Brann Cemetery
Greene Co., NC
Surveyed by Horace Wiggins & James J Ellis III
November 2013




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Brann Cemetery in Greene County, NC.

Location From hwy 258 between Farmville and Snow Hill turn onto Tyson's Chapel Church Rd-the road only turns one way. Go to the end and turn right onto Friendship Church Rd. Go 2 miles and turn left onto Knox School Rd. Go approximately 9/10 mile to Strickland Farm. On the right side of the road there are some doublewides and an old brick house that sit off the road a little. The cemetery is located behind these in a field at the edge of the woods.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.582221 N
    77.644475 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Z D Cobb Sep 15 1868 Sep 20 1931 Pennie B Cobb Dec 24 1872 Aug 23 1944 P Walter Son of Z D & Pennie Cobb Dec 26 1891 Dec 9 1914 Lanie Daughter of Z D & Pennie Cobb Feb 26 1908 Jul 3 1908 Chas E Cobb Son of Z D & Pennie Cobb Aug 23 1904 Dec 11 1904 Jessie I Brann 1884-1894 Double Stone Brann Lannie B Age 45 ys William R May 8 1849 Jan 12 1936 Infant of William R Brann NOI Sallie Butts Age 84 ys Sarah L Wife of W H Edwards Sep 27 1874 Dec 10 1901 Jonas Son of W H & S L Edwards Jun 6 1896 Nov 13 1896 Infant Son of W H & S L Edwards May 5 1894 W H Edwards Apr 10 1864 Sep 14 1920 Colby Mitchell Infant Son of Lindsay T Strickland Jun 8 2005 Infant Son of Floyd & Mary Strickland Dec 9 1942 Ellen J Gallmeyer A2C US Air Force Vietnam Jun 19 1943 Jan 9 2010 Sadie Edwards Daughter of W H & Lou Edwards Dec 21 1901 Aug 7 1957 J Arthur Cobb Jul 9 1902 Oct 15 1947 Minnie J Daughter of Z D & Pennie Cobb Feb 6 1914 Oct 12 1914 Chas E Cobb Son of Z D & Pennie Cobb Aug 23 1904 Dec 11 1904 Double Stone Tyson Bennett Mar 16 1893 May 28 1963 Mattie Apr 27 1892 Dec 17 1979 Max G Son of Mr & Mrs Bennett Tyson Jul 31 1930 Dec 12 1944 Doris Ann Daughter of Mr & Mrs W I Tyson Jan 18 1935 Nov 6 1936 Mattie M Daughter of Mr & Mrs Bennett Tyson Dec 5 1932 Apr 25 1934 Bennett Jr Son of Mr & Mrs Bennett Tyson May 16 1925 Jul 1 1926 Walter A Son of Mr & Mrs Bennett Tyson Jan 15 1920 Apr 8 1926 George Tyson Mar 30 1874 May 14 1916 Joe Tyson Age 69 Margaina Daughter of George & Pennie Tyson Aug 1915 Oct 1918 Double Stone Cobb William 1826-1892 Gattsy A 1821-1904 J T Cobb Sep 15 1855 Jan 2 1901 Martha A Wife of J T Cobb Dec 21 1850 Nov 19 1923

    Horace Wiggins Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Horace

    James J Ellis III Send your questions (and thanks) directly to James

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