John Foss Cemetery

Lenoir County, NC

Surveyed by Glenn Fields May 2008




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

Location On Heath Rd near Kinsey Gin Rd.

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    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Double Stone John W Foss May 28 1859 Jul 9 1932 Effie Foss Oct 27 1881 Jul 18 1933 Ruby Lenoir Daughter of J W & Effie Foss Apr 12 1911 May 9 1914 John Clinton Foss Son of J W & Effie Foss Born & Died Feb 21 1913 Simon Dawson 1832 Apr 15 1912 Louis Foss Nov 30 1834 Mar 29 1908 Nancy Wife of Louis Foss Feb 16 1812 Nov 14 1906 not sure of death date...hard to read Susan Foss Wife of Leon Wiggins Aug 26 1876 Jun 14 1916 Edna Merie Daughter of Herbert & Lillian F Rouse Sep 12 1921 Jul 28 1934 Ethel A Daughter of Herbert & Lillian Rouse Jan 3 1901 Jun 19 1903 Broken Stone Dec 30 1881 only thing readable Leslie S Son of Simon & Anna Foss Jun 1 1896 Jul 8 1897 Simeon Son of Simon & Anna Foss Jul 4 1901 NOD Allie R Son of Simon & Anna Foss Oct 6 1902 Nov 18 1902 Willie D Son of Simon & Anna Foss Oct 27 1903 Jul 27 1905 Dorothy E Daughter of Simon & Anna Foss Jul 16 1910 Jul 17 1910 Ollie Ben Son of Simon & Anna Foss Feb 10 1914 Oct 22 1918 Ervin L Mewborn Oct 4 1888 Sep 18 1939 Daughter of Ervin L & Swannie Mewborn Jun 5 1918 Oct 25 1918 Decima Allene Daughter of Ervin & Swannie Mewborn Oct 31 1912 Nov 27 1912 Willie E Son of Clide & Carrie Foss Dec 28 1912 Jun 29 1913 James Son of Jesse W & Taiogetta? Hardy Mother's name very hard to decipher

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