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Homer Cemetery (Manteo)
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All photos taken March 2010 by Marla Walker Beasley. This cemetery is located in Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina. From Hwy. 64/264 take Harriott Street (SR 1118) for about .04 miles then bear left on George Daniels Road and go less than .01 mile. Take a left into Wescott Park and go less than .01 mile into the ball field area, then turn right and go about .02 mile. The cemetery is in the wooded area west of the ball field. Part of the cemetery is cleared but some of the graves further to the south are overgrown with vines and briers. Google Maps for directions to this cemetery. Click on underlined names to see a photo of the headstone.
| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS / INSCRIPTION |
| Daniels, Edward S. | Sept. 15, 1870 | Dec. 9, 1950 |
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to
be feared above all gods. - Ps. 96:4 [Double with Mary M. Daniels] |
| Daniels, Mary M. | Feb. 21, 1871 | Jan. 16, 1919 |
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to
be feared above all gods. - Ps. 96:4 [Double with Edward S. Daniels] |
| Dough, Elizabeth E. | Jan. 24, 1873 | Apr. 3, 1948 | [Double with Walter Otis Dough] |
| Dough, Walter Otis | Feb. 13, 1868 | Nov. 28, 1957 | [Double with Elizabeth E. Dough] |
| Etheridge, Clarence | Mar. 2, 1883 | Nov. 4, 1948 |
[Double with Josephine Etheridge] Father [Closeup] |
| Etheridge, Corisan V. | Mar. 3, 1851 | June 7, 1905 | In memory of - Wife of M.W. Etheridge Sr. |
| Etheridge, Josephine | Feb. 14, 1887 | Feb. 8, 1962 |
[Double with Clarence Etheridge] Mother [Closeup] [see obituary] |
| Etheridge, M.W. Sr. [Micajah Wynn] | Nov. 12, 1850 | Oct. 24, 1923 |
He's gone but not forgotten, Where no farewell tears are
shed, yet we hope to meet him, when the day of life is fled. [Tombstone knocked over and lying on the ground] |
| Etheridge, Nina L. | Feb. 14, 1910 | Oct. 8, 1910 |
Daughter of C.M & Josephine Etheridge From Mother's arms to the arms of Jesus |
| Hayes, Alfred T. | Jan 13, 1868 | April 4, 1870 | In memory of; Son of Wm. M. & Fredanna Hayes |
| Hayes, Margaret D. | Nov. 8, 1817 | Sept 29, 1895 |
Age 77 yrs. 10 mos.& 21 ds. Adieu my loving friends, Adieu. I can no longer stay with you. My Saviour calls and I must go. From this vain world of sin and woe. |
| Hayes, Rev. Wm. | Jan. 24, 1811 | Oct. 14, 1885 |
In Memory Of Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saint. [Closeup] |
| Hayes, William M. | Aug. 6, 1846 | Sep. 17, 1877 | Aged 31 yrs. 1 mo. & 11 days. |
| Homer, John Q. | Sep. 15, 1845 | Jan. 1, 1927 |
Age 81 Yrs. 3 Mo. & 17 Days Co. A 56 NC Reg. 1861-1865 [Epitaph too light to read] |
| Homer, Lovie W. | Jan. 21, 1874 | June 2, 1874 | Daughter of J.Q. & Matilda Homer |
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Homer, Matilda [photo not available] |
Feb. 6, 1846 [Birthdate calculator] |
Nov. 4, 1884 |
Aged 38 Yrs. 8 Mos. & 29 Days; Wife of J.Q. Homer [Footstone] [Info taken from Sacred to Their Memory by Meekins & Gamiel] |
| Jones, Matilda H. | May 27, 1878 | Sept. 18, 1908 |
In
memory of; Wife of C.C. Jones Safe in the arms of Jesus. Safe on His gentle breast. |
| Mann, Matilda A. | April 16, 1813 | Jany 10, 1862 | Farewell my friends and children dear. I am not dead but sleeping here. |
| Miller, Martha B. | June 30, 1846 | Feb. 3, 1895 | |
| Pugh, Maggie E. | June 29, 1870 | Nov. 19, 1894 |
Wife of M.C. Pugh; Aged 24 yrs. 4 mos. & 21 days My darling husband and baby dear, I leave you all alone. I hope I shall with Jesus dwell, while you are left to mourn. |
| Quidley, Miss Addie | Sept. 2, 1878 | Jan. 15, 1956 |
[Double with Clarence Dorian Quidley] [Closeup] [Tombstone was against the fence] |
| Quidley, Barry Wayne | Dec. 21, 1936 | Jan. 29, 1937 |
Son of Gus & Geraldine Quidley Weep not Father & mother for me, for I am waiting in Glory for thee. |
| Quidley, C.B. [Charles Brothers] | Jan. 18, 1876 | April 6, 1937 |
Father - Age 61 Yrs. 2 Mo. 19 Days Gone but not forgotten. [Masonic Emblem] |
| Quidley, Clarence Dorian | Feb. 19, 1884 | Jan. 9, 1948 |
[Double with Miss Addie Quidley] [Masonic Emblem]
[Closeup] [Tombstone was against the fence] |
| Quidley, Johnnie R. Homer | May 15, 1881 | Dec. 24, 1931 |
Mother - Wife of C.B. Quidley - Age 50 Yrs. 7 Mos. 9 Dys. Gone, but not forgotten. |
| Quidley, Lovie | Dec. 13, 1906 | Dec. 21, 1906 | |
| Quidley, Orvill | Aug. 28, 1912 | Sept. 6, 1912 | |
| Quidley, Vernon | Nov. 16, 1900 | Nov. 16, 1900 | |
| Quidley, Vivian Irene | Sept. 18, 1903 | July 7, 1916 |
Daughter of C.B. & Johnnie Quidley Dearest Daughter thou has left us, And our loss we deeply feel, But 'tis God who has bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal. |
| Shannon, Nathaniel A. | April 26, 1819 | Sep. 29, 1896 | In memory of |
| Wescott, Allie B. | Aug. 27, 1876 | Sept. 18, 1907 | Age 31 yrs 21 dys. - For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. [Closeup] |
| Wescott, Alvilla | Oct. 13, 1860 | Dec. 25, 1861 | My first born. |
| Wescott, Berttie S. | Oct. 15, 1881 | Oct. 15, 1881 | |
| Wescott, Maxmillan | July 27, 1865 | Oct. 8, 1865 | |
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Wescott, Sophia T. [photo not available] |
May 26, 1909 | May 26, 1909 |
Daughter of G.T. & O.V. Wescott [Info taken from Sacred to Their Memory by Meekins & Gamiel] |
| Wescott, Wm. H. | Apr. 18, 1878 | Oct. 15, 1887 | Suffer little children to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Westcott, Bethany D. | May 25, 1841 | Jan. 14, 1909 |
Age 67 Yrs. 7 Mos. 19 Days - Wife of George W. Westcott [Double with G.W.. Westcott] [Closeup] |
| Westcott, G.W. [George Wright] | Dec. 26, 1837 | July 8, 1905 | Age 67 Yrs. 6 Mos. 12 Days [Double with Bethany D. Westcott] [Closeup] |
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Westcott, R.E. L. (possibly Robert. E. Lee?) |
Apr. 21, 1867 | Oct. 21, 1867 | |
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Wise, Jos. M. [see his photo here] |
[Mar. 27, 1846] | Aug. 26, 1915 | Age 69 yrs. [Double with Mary E. Wise] [Closeup] |
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Wise, Mary E. [see her photo here] |
[June 1846] | June 27, 1905 | Wife of Jos. M. Wise; Age 58 yrs. [Double with Jos. M. Wise] [Closeup] |
| Wood, Elma Etheridge | Jan. 18, 1917 | Nov. 8, 1985 | Beloved Mother |
| Wood, Lacy Patrick | May 2, 1937 | May 4, 1937 | Son of Lacy and Elma Wood |
Cemetery directions and the list of decedents are taken from Sacred to Their Memory by Lois Johnson Meekins and Amy Midgett Gamiel; © 2001. No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research. Images are for personal use only, not for redistribution.
© 2008 Kay Midgett Sheppard & Marla Beasley
