James Ross Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston September 2007




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the James Ross Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Take Summerlin Crossroad Road Turn left on Veachie Mill Road Cemetery is on Right app 3 miles.

African-American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.04975 N
    77.97413 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Fannie B. Smith March 23, 1902 March 24, 1988 Charlie H. Smith July 15, 1892 Dec. 22, 1982 Vance James Oct. 13, 1884 July 17, 1956 Neal Ross Nov. 26, 1901 July 29, 1952 NORTH CAROLINA PVT 828 TD RN WW II Penny J. Southerland Sept. 22, 1881 Nov. 16, 1964 2 MM Marker No info Nathaniel B. Davis, Jr. Oct. 1, 1956 May 1, 1978 3 MM Marker no info Minnie Blake April 9, 1933 Oct. 22, 2005 Ethel Lou Jarman Aug. 17, 1939 Aug. 20, 2007 MM Joe Ellis Southerland April 3, 1920 Oct. 25, 2004 PFC US ARMY WW II Cement Slab No info

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