Free Union Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery

Greene County, NC

Surveyed by April Westbrook January 2010




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Free Union Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Greene County, NC.

Location From Snow Hill, turn onto Hwy 91 North, take 1st left onto Beaman Old Creek Rd (S.R 1247). Stay on Beaman Old Creek Rd for a couple of miles. Turn right onto Fire Tower Rd (S.R 1239) cross over Washington Branch Church Rd (S.R 1245) and it's on the left hand side directly across the street from the church. 2573 Firetower Road Walstonburg, NC



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    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Donald Earl Graves Son of Walter & Peggy Graves June 15, 1944 April 24, 1947 Quad stone: John W Graves July 19, 1939 October 27, 1944 Kenneth H. Graves July 2, 1940 October 27, 1944 Sons of Mr & Mrs Walter Graves J.T Harrell January 16, 1941 October 27, 1944 Ervin Lee Harrell December 19, 1939 October 27, 1944 Sons of Mr & Mrs Elma Harrell Double Stone Harrell John T. December 20, 1861 October 28, 1928 Hattie E. November 22, 1873 July 31, 1942 Mercer G. Harrell December 26, 1931 April 30, 1951 Timothy James Rouse April 20, 1975 April 21, 1977 Double Stone Rouse Johnnie Joel 1906 - 1957 Persis Gainey 1906 - 1983 Johnnie W. Rouse July 25, 1927 August 2, 1927 Robert Hoke May April 26, 1875 November 16, 1946 Della Wooten January 2, 1878 February 24, 1938 Broken stone so only a portion is visible: Susan May Daughter of Robert H & Della May December 8, 1905 Mary Gail Letchworth May 3, 1918 June 10, 1957 Double Stone Beaman N.A Beaman January 13, 1866 September 6, 1937 Mary S. Beaman January 17, 1868 April 20, 1938 Benjamin Son of B.A & Cora Beaman June 6, 1926 June 10, 1927 Claude J. Harrell April 8, 1910 October 22, 1961 Curtis Ray Son of Elma and Florence Harrell May 28, 1937 October 7, 1937 Nealie R. Barfield March 18, 1911 March 28, 1981 Addie Rouse April 15, 1883 March 3, 1940 Isaac D. Rouse June 2, 1880 January 16, 1955 Mary Esther Daughter of B.F and Esther Beaman September 6, 1928 December 30, 1926 Nealia Hill October 10, 1863 March 1, 1930 Bonnie Mae Daughter of S & Emma Jones Febuary 23, 1921 December 12, 1926 Baby Boy Carson Lee Shingleton October 15, 1930 August 5, 1931 Son of Rosa Lee and Tommy Shingleton Infant daughters of E.C Jr. & Mary Ormond Shingleton NOI Double Stone Shingleton Eugene Cleveland October 1, 1885 January 6, 1938 Elaney Tyndall July 14, 1891 October 23, 1958 Double Stone Hardison Jacob C. January 12, 1882 August 15, 1943 Lala November 16, 1892 May 18, 1964 Baby Boy Carraway infant son of Raeford & Lillie Carraway November 24, 1932 December 9, 1932 Gatha Lucille Daughter of L.H & Gatha Harren October 21, 1922 November 28, 1934 Willis Raymond Harrell December 21, 1924 March 8, 1951 Infant of J.C & Lala Hardison July 5, 1934 Charles B. son of Ray and Maggie L. Hardison May 16, 1943 September 15, 1943 Alice Nadine Daughter of Fred & Callie Heath June 22, 1954 July 24, 1955 Unmarked grave Unmarked grave

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