The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Groves Family Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.
Location: off Gold Pond Road, Magnolia, North Carolina: This cemetery is located on the old Joseph Bass GROVES property that is now owned by a dairy farm. The Groves family of Wilmington, North Carolina fenced in the area to keep the cattle out, and they clean and clear the area annually. In the spring the unmarked graves are surrounded by blooming daffodils.
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GPS Coordinates:
34.85467 N
78.11184 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
Minnie Strickland
Daughter of
John and Amanda Strickland
Jul ?? 1875
Oct 27 1881
G E Groves
Mar 14 1886
Sep 16 1930
Martha May Groves
Sep 4 1915
Jun 9 1917
Nancy E Joyner
Wife of
Geo E Groves
Apr 15 1893
Jan 7 1927
Melrose Groves
Infant
son of
G E & Nancy Groves
Nov 20 1926
Dec 16 1926
J B Groves
(Joe Bass Groves)
Apr 5 1848
Jun 6 1913
There are several unmarked graves,
four of which have
metal stake markers
and lightwood markers.
Surveyed by Wanda GROVES Kohlmann
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