Flatfield Cemetery

Lenoir County, NC

Photos by Judy Hawkins May 2008




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Flatfield Cemetery in Lenoir County, NC.

Location From Daly Chapel Church going toward Jason--on Paul's Path Rd.go about 1 mile--cemetary is far back in a field-there is a path on the left beside a brick house that goes to cemetery.

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    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Double Stone Ava Jane Tillman Aug. 14, 1899 July 17, 1940 Kana Coy Tillman Mar. 7, 1897 Dec. 28, 1955 FS Kana Coy Tillman North Carolina Pvt 602 Field Arty Bn WWII March 8, 1896 Dec. 28, 1955 J. H. Tillman May 7, 1859 May 7, 1927 Emma Susan Tillman May 18, 1874 Feb. 16, 1926 Thomas Herring (No Dates) Susan Herring (No Dates) Double Stone Julia Ida. A. Grant Dec. 2, 1871 Sept. 14, 1940 Dock Grant March 16, 1868 (No date: Died Dec. 11, 1960 per Lenoir Co. death certificate.) Double Stone Oscar Grant Dec. 20, 1894 Aug. 30, 1952 Matilda Grant Mar. 9, 1899 NOD John William “Bill” Grant Aug. 30, 1919 May 31, 1972 Dannie Franklin son of Wilber and Margie Grant June 12, 1951 Jan 12 1955 Double Stone Ora Louise J. Grant May 16, 1933 Oscar Boot Grant, Jr. June 30, 1930 Jan. 3, 1988 Double Stone Harvey B. Rouse June 1, 1918 July 17, 2005 Lucille W. Rouse Oct. 12, 1921 FS Harvey B. Rouse United States Army-Navy World War II June 1, 1918 July 17, 2005 David S. Parrott Sept. 4, 1931 Oct. 17, 1932 Double Stone Alma G. Waters July 11, 1902 July 25, 1994 William T. Waters Apr. 20, 1896 May 31, 1982 William T. Warters PFC US Army World War I Apr. 20, 1896 May 31, 1982 Father Rigdon Sasser Died May 31 1877 Age 48 Yrs Mother Nancy S. Wife of Rigdon Sasser Born Jan. 20, 1855 Died Jul 12 1874 Nancy Wife of Pinckney Wade Jan. 16, 1838 Sept. 12, 1912 Mary C. Wife of James Measley Apr. 24, 1861 June 15, 1926 William E. Son of T.B. & Nancy Aldredge Dec. 16, 1868 Mar. 15, 1910 Father T. M. Aldredge Apr. 6, 1820 Aug 20, 1897 Mother Nancy A. Wife of T. M. Aldredge Apr. 11, 1822 Sep. 30, 1892 Tabitha Daughter of TM & Nancy Aldredge April 24, 1861 Jan 22, 1889 Allen J. Braxton April 3, 1909 Nov. 20, 1953 Herman S. Braxton May 7, 1915 Dec. 18, 1955 Double Stone Herman Braxton Apr. 27, 1878 Feb. 20, 1930 Mary Mitchell Braxton March 10, 1886 May 2, 1959 Double Stone Etheldred Mitchell April 18, 1880 Oct. 31, 1953 Annie Letchworth Mitchell May 20, 1891 Dec. 12, 1963 Mary R. Mitchell Wife of Lewis Mitchell July 11, 1853 March 11, 1927 Louis H. Mitchell Sept. 25, 1852 March 29, 1918 Josiah William Aldridge Pvt NC State Trps Confederate States Army 1823 1907 Clemmie Wooten Wife of Josiah W. Aldridge 1828 Aug. 7, 1875 Horace A. Letchworth, Sr. PFC US Army Aug 4, 1917 Aug. 6, 1989 Double Stone L. M. Letchworth Oct. 22, 1875 Jan. 18, 1944 Agnes Letchworth Mar. 19, 1883 May 28, 1965 Nancy Aldridge Braxton Dec. 9, 1849 Mar. 8, 1908 Isaac Bryant Braxton Pvt NC State Trps Confederate States Army Jun. 3, 1839 Apr. 15, 1911 Double Stone Mary Mildred B. Pelletier Apr. 2, 1912 Nov. 20, 1997 Archie Lee Pelletier Aug. 1, 1907 Aug. 6, 1974 Josiah S. Braxton April 25, 1872 Nov. 28, 1956 Julia Hinson Braxton Apr. 1, 1880 Oct. 23, 1918 Richard Hinson Braxton May 5, 1910 May 12, 1910 Martha Susan Braxton Sept. 5, 1903 Sept. 14, 1903 Father, H. H. Hinson (No Dates) Corey L. Hinson Dec. 10, 1875 May 24, 1951 J. Frank Herring Dec. 11, 1892 July 3, 1928 Lissie H. Aldridge Dec. 27, 1900 Dec. 18, 1984 Page 2 Double Stone Egbert M. Herring, Jr. Nov. 20, 1929 NOD Grace Carlyle Herring Aug. 10, 1928 NOD Emily Herring Aug. 14, 1952 Aug. 14, 1952 Egbert M. Herring July 26, 1904 July 25, 1932 Nora C. Becton Wife of Egbert M. Herring and Roy T. Rhodes Sept. 11, 1904 Feb. 21, 1995 Roy T. Rhodes Oct. 27, 1897 Jan. 10, 1980 Elvie Ruth Holland Jan. 13, 1923 Apr. 25, 1999 Robert Braxton Holland BM2 US Navy World War II Jan 20, 1922 Feb. 19, 2003 Double Stone Allen D. Herring Apr. 5, 1894 July 4, 1927 Allan Ann his wife Aug. 20, 1904 Feb. 21, 1925 Martha Dau of J T & Nau? Brown Aug 29, 1924 (Names of parents very hard to read) Double Stone Allen J. Herring Mar. 5, 1871 Jan. 1, 1920 And wife Mary Sasser Apr. 12, 1870 Dec. 23, 1945 Martha Lupley Dau of Allen & Mary Herring Sept. 29, 1912 Jan. 15, 1913 Elmer Smith Jr. Son of Allen & Mary Herring May 31 1906 May 26, 1909 Julian Son of Allen & Mary Herring March 19, 1902 July 13, 1907 Rigdon S. Son of J. K. & Martha Aldredge May 20, 1911 May 21, 1911 Walter C. Son of J.K. & Martha Aldredge Oct. 1, 1902 May 3, 1908 Robert M. Son of J.K. & Martha Aldredge Apr. 29, 1898 Sept. 11, 1898 Elias M. Son of J. K. & Martha Aldredge March 23, 1896 May 29, 1898 John A. Son of J. K. & Martha Aldredge May 20, 1911 May 21, 1911 Double Stone J. K. Aldredge Sept. 20, 1858 June 5, 1920 and wife Martha Jane April 11, 1872 Feb. 4, 1937 Walter Frank Son of ?? & M. L. Aldredge Dec. 22, 1955 Stone very hard to read Joseph Herring May 15, 1858 Jan. 15, 1905 Clemmie Wife of Geo. M. Rouse June 25, 1869 March 11, 1908 George M. Rouse Jan 2, 1867 Nov. 6, 1940 Mary Eula Hill Dec. 7, 1907 Nov. 21, 1928 Noah Herring Nov. 6, 1875 Jan. 3, 1929 Elizabeth Dau of J H & Debbie Herring Aug. 29, 1918 Aug. 29, 1922

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