James Faison Cemetery also called Cartwheel Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Lillian & Pearl Houston May 2010




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the James Faison Cemetery also called Cartwheel Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location: on Highway # 24, NEAR ROWAN Road (SR# 1924) Turkey, NC between New Hope Road (Sr# 1926) and Highway # 24 Cemetery is located behind the Allen Canning Company have to asked for permission to enter the cemetery the personnel are very nice. Cemetery is just inside of Sampson County. Cemetery is well maintained



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.98190 N
    78.22202 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    In the center of the cemetery They are handsome marble vaults The Cemetery is called Cartwheel Cemetery because the parents and grandparents are in the center and the children and grandchildren are around the center vaults in a wheel like fashion JOSEPH F. FAISON Son of WILLIAM A. & HARRIETT W. FAISON Nov. 13, 1856 Mar 30, 1947 HARRIETT WILLIAMS Wife of WM A. FAISON Dec.14, 1826 Aug. 2, 1913 WILLIAM A. FAISON Aug. 24, 1821 Dec. 31, 1903 An infant daughter of W. A. & H.C. FAISON died May 25, 1851 MARY LOUISA Daughter of W. A. & H.C. FAISON Born Nov. 28, 1851 Age 1 year, 1 month, 20 days LITTLE MOSLEY FAISON Son of WILLIAM A. & H. C. FAISON Nov. 28, 1861 July 20, 1862 JUNIUS FAISON Son of J.W. & M. E. MORISEY June 5, 1891 July 10, 1892 JOHN W., JR. Son of J.W. & M.E. MORISEY Sept 25, 1902 March 3, 1904 COL. FAISON son of WILLIAM and SUSAN FAISON aged 38 years 5 months, 26 days He died as a Christian hero (on west side) LILLA F. Daughter of F. J. & S. M. FAISON Nov. 9, 1851 July 20, 1855 FRANK J. FAISON July 15, 1857 March 7, 1934 IDA M Wife of F. J. FAISON Feb. 28, 1857 Aug. 5, 1890 SUSAN M. Wife of DR. J. R. MARABLE Oct 16, 1829 May 18, 1890 MITTIE FAISON Wife of R.M. MIDDLETON July 3, 1850 Aug. 7, 1898 L. POYDRUS FAISON Oct. 28, 1848 Mar 29, 1915 THOMAS Youngest son of WRIGHT & MARY W. FAISON born Hardeman County, Tennessee Nov. 29, 1836 died Sampson county NC March 2, 1860 OUR MOTHER SARAH Wife of THOMAS I. FAISON April 13, 1819 May 24, 1874 Sacred to the memory of MARY FAISON Aug. 17, 1797 Jan. 11, 1861 SALLIE GILBERT Daughter of THOMAS I. & SARAH FAISON Jan. 23, 1861 May 6, 1880 PRESTON K. FAISON June 2, 1852 Nov. 2, 1923 DOUBLE STONE FAISON ABNER MOSELEY Nov. 5, 1825 Aug. 25, 1888 SUSAN C. Aug. 5, 1830 Oct. 20, 1902 LITTLE SALLIE Died Nov. 23, 1862 age 27rs. 9 mos. 5 days Back of stone Daughter of A. M. & S. C. FAISON DeBERNIERE FAISON July 4, 1869 Dec. 24, 1933 HENRY son of A.M. & S.C. FAISON Jun 24 1856 Jun 25 1856 WILLIAM H FAISON SON OF SOLOMON & ASHA C FAISON BORN IN 1815 HIS WIVES MARGARET TORRANS BORN OCT 7 1819 SALLIE JANE THOMSON SOLOMON W FAISON CO A 61 NC INF CSA BROKEN STONES NOI SOLOMON FAISON DIED NOV 13 1832 AGED 53 YERS JOHN M FAISON DEC 11 1860 SEP 4 1935 M SAMUEL FAISON OCT 5 1857 APR 23 1912 Monument Faison Dedicated to the memory of Thomas Ivey Faison born on this plantation, Summer Hill on July 7, 1802 son of James 1777-1825 and Charlotte Ivey Faison anf Grandson of James 1753-1812 and Mary Hollingsworth Faison and of Thomas D 1796 and Ann Gilbert Ivey Planter, Mason, Clerk of the Court, Legislator, and Leader of Session married in 1825 to Maria Louisa Moseley 1805-1850 Married in 1851 to Sarah Faison McCalop 1819-1874 Died on Dec 22 1865. Children: The Rev Julien Poydrus Faison born Apr 1 1825 and his wife Helen Newkirk; Elizabeth Faison born Dec 3 1826 and her husband Jesse Smith; John Elliott Faison born Oct 10 1828 died Oct 9 1843; James Alexander Faison born Sep 15 1831 West Point Capt in Confederate Army; Maria Lousa Faison born Dec 2 1833 and her husband LewisWhitfield; Mary Anna Faison born Feb 11 1836 and her husband the Rev James Dunn Hufham, DD; Susan Theodosia Burr Faison born Jun 8 1838 died Jun15 1839; Octavia Faison born Sep 22 1840 and her husband the Rev Benjamin F Marable, DD; Thomas Faison Confederate born Oct 17 1843; William Preston Faison born Oct 26 1851; Alberta Columbia Faison born Oct 19 1853 and her husband The Rev William Shaw; Susan Virginia Faison born July 13 1856 and her husband Dr William W Faison; Sallie Gilbert Faison born Jan 23 1861 died Dec 6 1880; Two step sons James and John McCalop Confederate Soldiers Unveiled on May 23 1934 Susan T B Daughter of Thomas I & Maria Louisa Faison Died Feb 15 1839 Aged 1 yr 7 days Unreadable name son of Thomas I & Maria Louisa Faison Died Sep ? 18?? Aged ? years all dates have been dug out Professor Cameron Certain Died Dec 7 1901 Aged 60 years Triple Stone James Son of Henry & Mary Fainson Died May 29 1838 aged 34 yrs Elizabeth his wife Died July 17 1819 Aged 15 yrs Calvin son of H & M Faison Died Oct 25 1836 aged 29 yrs Triple Stone John C Hines Died Apr 8 1813 Aged 30 yrs Mary his wife Died Sep 21 1811 aged 31 yrs James son of the above Died Jun 27 1818 aged 18 yrs 5 person Stone Henry F son of Joel & June Hines Died Sep 10 1836 aged 8 yrs Martha L Dau of the above Died Dec 8 1839 aged 5 mos Susan Dau of the above Died Sep 11 1842 aged 1 year An infant son of the above Died 1850 Oscar O son of the same died Jun 2 1852 aged 2 mos Family Monument Of Henry & Mary Faison Henry Faison Died Jun 16 1827 aged 17 yrs Mary his wife Died May 1 1856 CHARLES S. STUART First born of J. G. & M. A. McDOUGALD Jan. 1855 July 8, 1855 MARY AMELIA MARABLE Wife of REV. B. F. MARABLE Died Aug. 21, 1861 Age 28 yrs. 5 mo and 16 days JNO GILLIESPIE McDOUGALD July 10, 1823 Oct. 6, 1857 Aged 31 yrs rest of age buried THOMAS KENAN BRYAN Oct. 16, 1829 March 12, 1890 (Masonic Emblem at top of this stone) SUSAN FRANCES SHAW Daughter of DR. E.F. & Mrs. S. A. SHAW Nov. 26, 1851 July 31, 1856 Aged 14 yrs. 8 mos. 5 days MAY JOSEPHINE Daughter of E.F. & S.A. SHAW died March 10, 1862 age 6 years, 5 months, 2 days WILLIAM FAISON Son of ELIAS & SUSAN SHAW died Dec 19, 1848 ages 2 mos Unreadable Marker COL. ELIAS F. SHAW May 12, 1822 killed at Five Forks Virginia March 31, 1865 (on the top of this stone is laurel wreath and the Confederate battle flag in the center of the wreath) Susan A Bryan Jan 28 1828 May 12 1902 EUGENE THOMSON Oct. 23, 1878 June 1880 WALTER THOMSON May 1, 1881 Nov. 1882 ANNIE SHAW Wife of IVEY THOMSON June 16, 1861 Sept. 21, 1885 EUGENE J. SHAW April 13, 1850 Oct. 9, 1887 Masonic emblem at top of this stone JAMES FAISON PVT. BLOUNT’S COMPANY N. C. TROOPS REV WAR 1812 VAULT On the top of the vault the slab has JAMES FAISON and on the upright end of the vaults it reads Died Nov 28, 1812 Aged 59 years. VAULT MARY FAISON Wife of James Faison died Sept 9, 1822 aged 69 yrs VAULT In memory of William Faison Aug. 29, 1791 Sept. 17, 1856 aged 66 yrs, 9 days. “A useful member of Society with industry and energy A friend of the poor and with many good qualities VAULT In memory of Susan relict of WILLIAM FAISON Jan. 13, 1799 June 1st 1860 aged 61 years, 4 months & 19 days In Memory of FRANK J. FAISON LT. COL. Of the south REGT. N. C.T. He fell on the bloody field at Cold Harbor Virginia June 27, 1862

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