Woodburn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Contributed by Cynthia Ganey
October 2001
Brunswick County, North Carolina

Woodburn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Village Road
Leland, NC 28451


Located in woods behind church. A recent burial turned up an unmarked grave. In September 2001 the Church formed a committee to research and determine who was buried at the site.

In the 1970's, a group of people decided to survey local cemeteries. They continued until the 1990's. Many were small family graveyards without formal names. In some cases the survey has been supplemented by further research. This information was given to me by one of the surveyors, Lucille Blake of Leland, N.C. Per Mrs. Blake's instructions this information may be freely distributed. It may not be reproduced for commercial purposes.
Cynthia Ganey October 23, 2001


1. SESSOMS
Lennon SESSOMS
March 14, 1915 - October 26, 1934

Sallie Maggie
5 July 1888- 24 June 1968

Jerome Lee

19 July 1883 - 4 July 1984

2. Baby boy Oosterwyk (MM is unreadable, but earlier you could read it)
Died 16 August 1932

3. Margie
Dau. Of Hugh and Marie Oosterwyk
18 October 1929
14 May 1936

4. Robert H. Anderson
April 11, 1886- May 23 1938


5. Louise Hopson Anderson
27 July 1895- 19 March 1982


6. Martha Eulalia Anderson

28 January 1922 - 19 January 1993

7. TUCKER
Aliff A. White
24 April 1882- 14 July 1970

John Carlisle

1883 - 1954


8. Brother Bob
R.F. Branner
June 27, 1866- April 17, 1939



9. Mrs. Iris B. Wood

Died June 12, 1953
Age 90 yrs., 1 mo., 19 days
(there was a MM in 197? - it is gone now, 1994)

10. Elsie J. Lassiter
1889 - 1924 (Died Oct. 8, 1924)

11. Jainele Chandler
Died 1 December 1924
(she is the mother of Permelia Campbell per death record in Bolivia)


12. W. D. CAMPBELL

Died December 1929 - Age 61 years
His wife Permelia C.
Died 27 September 1928 - Age 52 yrs.

13. Cora B. Jenkins
15 March 1896 - 2 Feb. 1982


14. Lorene Ennis Bergman
June 1, 1871 - Dec. 25 1947


15. Ernest Bergman

Died January 28, 1955
Age 67

16. 2 Infant Stewart graves (the children of Nellie Bergman Stewart)

17. FIELD
Henry Augustus
1892-1969

Katie B.

1901-1981


18. Catherine Ann Watts
Died Nov. 28, 1928
(There was a M.M. in 1970, but it is gone)


19. Mrs. Harriett Jarrell
15 July 1870 - 6 March 1958


20. Vernon D. Long

U.S. Army
4 June 1929 -
15 March 1989

21. Clarence Montgomery
21 Dec. 1877 - 26 Feb. 1964


22. Neil J. Hines, Sr.
16 Feb. 1891 - 28 Dec. 1942


23. Ethel Montgomery Hines

13 April 1892 - 13 April 1987

24. Neil J. Hines
8 Oct. 1914 - 5 Feb. 1958


25. Boy Parker
(Ruth B.)


26. There is a small concrete slab
with no name on it, but it is :
Joann Clark

25 June 1947
4 Dec. 1948
(The information came from New Hanover County death records)

27. Floyd Etts Stafford
D. 6 July 1963
Age 51 years


28. Cherly Ann Stafford
13 Jan. 1950 - 21 March 1950


29. Jeanette Thompson Stafford

9 Dec. 1915 - 31 August 1982

30. Laffey A. Willetts, Sr.
31 July 1896 - 12 Feb. 1950


31. George Johnson Willetts
13 June 1926 - 9 May 1964


32. James Willetts

9 Feb. 1940 - 15 Feb. 1973

33. Betty L. Willetts
5 Dec. 1925 - 31 July 1992

34. Franklin Pierce
5 July 1940 - 22 Jan. 1958
(The stone was there in 1970 but I could not find it in 1994. It is supposed to be by the big azalea bush
in the left hand back corner.)

35. Strange Van Blizzard
16 Sept. 1881 - 9 Oct. 1963
(It is unmarked, the information came from death records in Bolivia)


In 1970 there were 5 mortuary markers that were unreadable. Now they are
gone. Through death records I have found the following:

36. Addie Russ
Died 6 September 1933
Age 51 years

37. Grace Helen Lott
22 June 1909 - 12 July 1938


38. Baby Boy Anderson

22 November 1941 - 22 November 1941

39. Iris Fay Long
Died 15 July 1936
7 months old