Henry Best Sr Cemetery

Greene County, NC

Surveyed by Judy Hawkins & Faye Walston July 2008




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

Location From Snow Hill, take Hwy 13 S. for about 8 miles toward Goldsboro. Turn right on Eden Church Rd. & continue for 2 miles to end of the road. Turn left on Cow Branch Rd. and continue for .7 mile. The cemetery is located on the left in a field. the nearest intersection is Shirley Deadend Rd. and Cow Branch Rd.



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    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Winifred Wife of Kinchen Taylor Born Apr 30 1808 Died Dec 4 1886 Winifred Wife of Henry Best, Sr. Born June 29, 1765 Died Aug. 12, 1811 Henry Best, Sr. Born Apr 11, 1762 Died Dec. 2, 1839 Back of Stone Reads Henry Best, Sr. Revolutionary Soldier Erected By His Descendents

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