Richard Caswell Cemetery

Lenoir County, NC

Surveyed by Glenn Fields April 2009




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

Location at the Richard Caswell Memorial Park on East Vernon Avenue in Kinston. It is where the CSS Neuse is located.

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    The epitaphs are as follows:

    

John R Watford
Feb. 12, 1873 
Dec. 26, 1950

Rachel L Brown
Wife of 
J R Watford
March 9, 1880
April 21, 1947

Aunt Pennie
Mary P Brown
Daughter of
John M. & Martha C. Brown
Born Sept. 20, 1854
Died Dec. 2 , 1922

Mary W. Brown
Wife of 
G. T. Brown
Born
Feb. 12, 1855
Died
Oct. 20, 1908

G. T. Brown
Born
Sept. 22, 1845
Died
Feb. 21, 1897

In Memory Of
Sarah C. Reavis
Daughter of
John & Susan Gatlin
who died in Kin(g)ston
on the 24th March, 1858.
Aged 23 years & 7 months.

In Memory Of
John Gatlin
who died in Kin(g)ston
on the 20th June, 1836.
Aged 67 years 5 months 
and 10 days.

Mary E. Fonville
Daughter of
Lewis G. & Eliza W.
Desmond
Born 
July 25, 1823
Died
April 18, 1900

The Remains Of
Walter Davenport
repose here.  He was 
a native of Coventry, Conn.
Died June 5, 1822
AEt 32

Louisa Jane 
Daughter of
Lewis C. & 
Eliza W. Desmond
died 
July 12, 1844
AE 4 yrs.
1 mo.& 9 ds.

Elizabeth Bryan
Daughter of
Lewis C. & 
Eliza W. Desmond
died 
Dec. 8, 1840
AE 8 yrs.
1 mo.&25 ds.

Sarah Catherine
Daughter of
Lewis C. & 
Eliza W. Desmond
died
Oct. 17, 1836
AE 2 yrs.
3 mos.& 9ds.

William Lewis
Son of
Lewis C. & 
Eliza W. Desmond
Died
Oct. 25, 1831
AE 5 yrs.
& 27 ds.

Eliza W.
Wife of
Lewis C. Desmond
Born
Sept. 17, 1804
Died
Sept. 18, 1844
Aged 40 years & 1 day

Lewis C. Desmond
Born
April 10, 1812
Died
Oct. 24, 1868

Joshua D.
Son of
Lewis C. & Eliza W.
Desmond
Born
Nov. 26, 1829

In Memory Of
Mary Catherine
Wife of 
J. Chestnutt,
who departed 
this life
the 23rd of February
ED 1834
Aged 24 years & 
4 months

In Memory Of
Susan Gatlin
Daughter of
Richard Caswell
who died at the Rev. C. Floak’s
in Wayne, Co.
on the 5th March, 1843
aged 67 years & 17 days

Richard Caswell
Aug. 23, 1729 – Nov. 10, 1789
First Constitutional Gov.
Master
First Recorded Of St. John’s
No. 4 A. F. & A. M.
Second Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of N. C.

Caswell (front of previous stone)

A Hero Among Masons
Grand Lodge
A. F. & A. M. of N. C.

Richard Caswell
Cmdr of the 
Minutemen 1775
Kinston, NC
1st NC Gov. 1777 


    

    

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