The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Streeter Family Cemetery in Greene County, NC.
Location Approximately 1 mile east of Hwy 258 north of Snow Hill on Hwy 13. Cemetery is north of highway in a field. At the path, at the time of this survey, there was a white sign advertising honey and honey bees
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GPS Coordinates:
35.53816 N
77:34:59 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
Peyton T Atkinson
Born Oct’r 10 1846
Died Aug’t 7 1861
Close up of previous stone
Peyton T Atkinson
PVT Co C 17 NC INFANTRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Oct 10 1846 August 7 1861
Frank M Atkinson
Born March 10 1852
Died Jan’y 30 1880
Rebee
Wife of
Frank Atkinson
No Dates
Sacred to the memory of
George A Sugg
who was born
17th August 1769
and died
12th April 1855
Virginia
Daughter of
Frank & Rebee
Atkinson
No Dates
Ella
Daughter of
Frank & Rebee
Atkinson
No Dates
Edgar Lee
Son of
Payton & Susan
Atkinson
Born
May 15th 1856
Died
July 8th 1857
Aged 1 year 1 mo
And 23 days
Ella V
Daughter of
Payton & Susan
Atkinson
Born
April 1 1851
Died
July 19 1851
Age 2 mos 19 days
Allice Rebecca
Daughter of
Peyton & Susan Atkinson
Was born
8th of September 1850
Died
17th of July 1851
aged 10 mos and 9 days
Edward Stanley
Son of
Peyton & Susan Atkinson
Was born
20th of February 1848
Died
6th of July 1849
Aged 1 year 4 mos 17 days
?????us Junius
Son of
Peyton & Susan Atkinson
Born April 11th 18??
Died August 12th 18??
Aged 4 mos & 1day
Benjamin
Son of
John & Patsy Streeter
Born
May 8th 1798
Died
January 26th 1856
Aged 57 years 8 mos & 18 days
Beneath this stone are deposited
the immortal remains of
Alice Streeter
Wife of
M Benjamin Streeter
and daughter of
William May, Esq.
who was born November 27th 1800
and departed this life
October 17th 1835
Aged 34 years 10 mos & 20 days
To the memory of
Susan Virginia
Daughter of
Benjamin & Allice Streeter
and wife of
Peyton Atkinson
Departed this life
Dec 4 1895
NOD
Benashley S Atkinson
Born
December 30 1844
Died
November 11 1884
Close up of other side of previous stone
Close up of other side of previous stone
Peyton Atkinson
Died at Bensboro 1863
Age 61 yrs
A true patriot and good neighbor
Benjamin Atkinson
Son of
Thomas Atkinson
and Mourning his wife.
Was born the 15th day of
September A. D. 1753
Died on the 2nd day of
Feb’y 1816 Aged 62 Years
4 months 17 days
Sacred to the memory of
Benjamin Ashley Atkinson
Who was born
on the 30th of June 1800
and died
on the 1st day of October 1859
Aged 59 years
and 5 months
In memory of
Benjamin Atkinson
Born
September 5 1826
Died
October 5 1832
Broken Stone
No Dates
Baby George
Son of
G W & Ines B
Carraway
Died
Apr 29 1897
Aged
5 Months 11 Days
Blank Headstone
Streeter Gate Ornamentation
Glenn Fields Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Glenn.
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