May-House Cemetery

Craven County, NC

Surveyed by Diane Siniard & Ila Grey McIlwean White April 2009




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the May-House Cemetery in Craven County, NC.

Location off Spring Garden Road take dirt path right before Stoney Branch Rd follow to the field, turn left, cemetery will be past the barn on chain link fence. Extremely overgrown.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35° 12.994 N
    77° 10.042 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Broken Stone Emily A Wife of rest of stnoe missing Walter S Son of J T & E A House Aug 22 1873 Aug 12 1887 John B Son of H H & Lucy House Sep 21 1901 Sep 6 1907 Lucy Wife of H H House Aug 13 1879 Apr 20 1904 This stone was buried, pulled it out of ground and propped back on base. Herbert H House Jan 7 1872 Jan 5 1907 J T House Feb 10 1829 Feb 5 1885 Turner May Mar 21 1801 Nov 11 1872 MM NOI This stone was almost impossible to reach Elizabeth Wife of Turnage May Feb 10 1805 Mar 3 1870 Aged 64 months 20 days Turner J May Jan 29 1846 Apr 23 1889 Stone broken Ma Wife of Turner J Jun 1 184 Dec 19 1918 Infant rest of stone buried William C Son of T J & Mary May May 27 1870 Sep 24 1876 Joseph D Son of T J & Maria May Mar 8 1872 Jul 5 1887 Rayburn May Son of T E & Jennie French Jul 5 1894 Jul 29 1895 Thomas E French Apr 8 1845 rest of stone buried grave has imploded This stone was dug up from ground Henry E French Apr 14 1817 Jul 19 or 14 1891 William H May Oct 5 1829 rest buried couldn't get close to stone MM NOI Charlie M Ewell Jan 16 1863 May 21 1897 Pearl P Daughter of C M & C Ewell Sep 13 1893 Mar 29 1896 This stone was also dug out of the ground Joshua Ewell Jul 24 1821 Jun 4 1878 Franklin J Son of J & M S Ewell May 3 1870 Aug 2 1872 MM NOI Riddie May Wife of Samuel Abbott Daughter of Turner J May Jan 14 1873 Feb 13 1904

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