The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Bailey Cemetery in Greene County, NC.
Location From Snow Hill, take Hwy 91 to Walstonburg. After crossing railroad tracks, continue 1/2 mile. The cemetery is located on the right behind a white house. The nearest intersection is N. Wilson St. and N. Main St.
The cemetery is also known as the Ellis Cemetery. It has also been mistaken as the Walstonburg Cemetery.
This is on land formerly owned by Joseph Bailey. Land sold for division after his death.
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GPS Coordinates:
35.602149 N
77.694567 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
William C
Son of
Jessie & Beckie Bailey
Dec 2 1891
Jan 31 1915
Clarkie Ellis Pilkington
Apr 1 1836
Nov 5 1885
Judea Ann Ellis
1859-1930
Ruby May
Daughter of
Walter & Minnie Ellis
Nov 8 1925
Aug 14 1926
William H Ellis
Dec 18 1862
Jun 24 1915
Roy
Son of
James & Fannie Ellis
Aug 6 1899
Nov 18 1922
William H Whitley
Oct 27 1875
Aug 3 1921
Pearl
Wife of
B T Smith
Sep 5 1899
Oct 18 1918
Lizzie
Wife of
H L Ellis
Nov 19 1900
Oct 16 1918
Infant
Daughter of
H L & Lizzie Ellis
Jul 2 1918
Jul 6 1918
Etta Gray
Daughter of
C J & Nellie Holloman
Oct 26 1923
Jan 10 1924
Sam
Son of
Mr & Mrs S G Grimmer
Apr 11 1920
Jun 9 1921
Joseph Gay
Aug 28 1902
Jan 12 1934
Double Stone
Gay
Ella
Oct 15 1881
Nov 24 1942
Louis
Sep 20 1874
Sep 1 1956
George Gay
May 28 1907
Apr 18 1979
Minnie A Ellis
Jun 9 1899
Feb 1 1954
Walter Ellis
North Carolina
Pvt 119 Infantry
20 Division
World War I
Jan 29 1893
Oct 11 1951
Wiley L Ellis
PFC US Army
World War II
May 25 1924
Nov 14 1991
Nathan Edgar
Son of
E D & Flora Jones
1937
Jennie Ellis
Jul 29 1910
Aug 19 1944
Joseph James Ellis Sr
Mar 28 1898
Oct 21 1968
Barbara J Whaley
Nov 4 1940
Nov 4 1976
Eddie Jones
Jan 2 1909
Apr 19 1954
Double Stone
Holloman
Mabel P
Sep 22 1900
Feb 27 1971
Jesse G
Apr 12 1901
Jan 15 1985
Thomas Whaley
North Carolina
PFC 158 Infantry
World War II
Aug 1 1924
Jan 25 1945
Infant
Son of
J R Hollaman
Born & Died
Aug 8 1944
Thelma Whaley
Sep 1927
Jul 1928
Bertha E Newcomb
Oct 12 1935
Oct 13 1936
Herman Whaley
Oct 1936
Apr 1938
William H Hollaman
Jun 24 1927
Sep 20 1927
Jennie Hollaman
Sep 18 1898
Apr 11 1922
Alex Jones
Sep 5 1875
Dec 23 1926
Nancy A Evans
Mar 7 1853
Dec 2 1947
Nannie Wheeler
Wife of
J H Whitley
Oct 1 1856
May 22 1922
John H Whitley
Feb 27 1851
Oct 16 1927
Charlie Whitley
Aug 29 1903
Dec 25 1924
Charlie
Son of
J H & Nannie Whitley
Nov 25 1879
Jun 25 1896
Bennie
Son of
J C & Fannie Ellis
May 25 1894
Nov 26 1915
Francis V Holloman
Sep 30 1873
Apr 9 1921
J H Bailey
Mar 2 1876
Jul 25 1914
Wooden Marker
NOI
Calvin Bailey
Oct 11 1850
Nov 14 1896
Annie
Daughter of
B & A Bailey
Jun 7 1872
Nov 22 1890
Carrie E
Daughter of
B & A Bailey
Dec 12 1875
Jan 21 1891
James William Bowden
Aug 9 1852
May 28 1889
Amanda
Wife of
Benj F Bailey
Oct 30 1847
Sep 9 1908
Paul Douglas Edmundson
Son of
Mr & Mrs Bennie Edmundson
Sep 17 1950
Jesse Luther
Son of
C F & Sudie Bowden
Jul 19 1911
Sep 4 1911
Elton Lee
Son of
Mr & Mrs Willie Turnage
Jul 27 1922
Jul 5 1924
Patience Bowden McKeel
Jul 27 1865
Jul 4 1937
Robert "Bobby" Bruce Bowden
Sep 20 1939
Dec 27 2003
Double Stone
Worthington
William C
Jul 2 1952
Sep 6 2004
Married
Apr 15 1985
Linda C
Oct 19 1951
NOD
Bennie Franklin Bowden
Apr 25 1946
Jul 9 1989
Charlie W Bowden
Jan 8 1908
Jun 20 1979
Double Stone
Bowden
James W
Sep 15 1905
Sep 19 1975
Married
Sep 13 1930
Frances McKeel
Jun 18 1915
Feb 5 2003
McCoy Bowden
North Carolina
Pvt 12 Inf 4 Inf Div
World War II
Jun 20 1919
Aug 3 1944
Joe Bowden
North Carolina
Pvt FA Repl TNG Center
World War II
Jul 11 1912
May 4 1956
Liddy Hayes
Died
May 17 1928
Age 69 Yrs
Thomas Jefferson Davis
North Carolina
S2
USNR
World War II
Jan 16 1919
Jan 25 1970
Robert Earl Davis
Jan 1 1928
Sep 21 1928
Earlie Davis
Jun 12 1906
Jan 17 1948
Susan H Davis
1886-1953
Thomas Jefferson Davis
Feb 28 1862
Jul 17 1939
Dora Gay
Wife of
J A Bailey
Sep 20 1871
Jun 23 1941
Joseph Andrew Bailey
Apr 30 1883
May 14 1962
Mary Elizabeth
Daughter of
Bettie Hays
Mar 31 1902
Mar 20 1906
Carl L
Son of
W L & Mary V Riddick
Jan 4 1913
Jan 25 1913
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Amanda Bailey
Rest of Stone Missing
Clarkie Mae
Daughter of
C J & Nellie Holloman
Nov 24
Jul
Rest of Stone Missing
Joseph H
Son of
B & A Bailey
Apr 29 1860
Aug 7 1870
William J
Son of
B & A Bailey
Jul 12 1881
Jul 19 1883
Louisa Jane
Daughter of
J & N Bailey
Sep 20 1912
May 31 1913
Perdida
Wife of
Elisha Hollamon
Apr 10 1866
Mar 14 1896
Bessie
Wife of
J T Craft
Feb 7 1898
Oct 22 1918
Joseph Eli
Son of
J T & Bessie Craft
Oct 19 1918
Jun 9 1919
W S Gay
Jun 1 1878
Jan 29 1905
Dorothy Ruth
Daughter of
John & Mamie Beaman
Jun 5 1926
Aug 20 1938
Infant of
J T & Lillian Craft
Born & Died
Dec 19 1922
Saddie May
Daughter of
John & Mamie Beaman
May 17 1920
Feb 22 1926
Espey J Pilkington
Sep 25 1910
Jul 18 1911
Wiley
Son of
W H & Judia Ellis
Dec 18 1886
Jun 16 1888
Ray Doc
Son of
Thomas & Mary Hayes
Jun 24 1912
Aug 1 1912
Infant of
J E & Mary Craft
Oct 19 1905
Mary
Wife of
J E Craft
Jun 15 1860
Oct 26 1905
Joseph Robert
Son of
John & Mamie Beaman
Sep 27 1922
Mar 3 1931
Louisa
Wife of
Elisha Hollamon
Sept 3 1871
Apr 29 1918
Ruel S Holloman
1859
Apr 7 1925
Mary Holloman
Feb 18 1864
Sep 6 1941
Double Stone
Whaley
George
Apr 30 1892
Dec 14 1965
Winnie A
Sep 21 1893
Jul 23 1964
Lucinda Holloman
Feb 6 1873
Feb 6 1960
Henry Holloman
Jul 23 1858
Aug 23 1922
Charlie J Holloman
Apr 17 1886
Aug 18 1956
Jesse Bailey
Apr 11 1848
May 27 1922
Rebecca Crisp
Wife of
Jesse Bailey
Oct 21 1848
Jan 31 1921
Double Stone
Ashley E Newcomb
Aug 28 1901
Apr 30 1964
Rebecca Jane Newcomb
Oct 8 1909
Mar 19 1987
William Hase
Jul 4 1859
Aug 5 1910
Sarah Evans
Wife of
E D Jones
May 15 1888
May 14 1931
Jenny Sparrow Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Jenny
Judy Hawkins Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Judy
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