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.
View photos of the headstones here.
View Google map here.
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
Diane Siniard Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Diane.
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