Category: Cemeteries

HENRY TARKINGTON CEMETERY

West side of Lamb’s Road, Camden County, .10 mile south of Trafton Road on a hill in the field near woods.

H. A. Tarkington (Henry Alexander Tarkington)
Oct. 30, 1934
June 28, 1918
Kind father of love thou art gone to thy rest

Rebecca Tarkington (daughter of Jerry and Liza Sawyer)
May 5, 1840
Jan. 27, 1918
Having served her generation,
By the will of God she fell asleep.

Wm. H. Tarkington (son of Henry & Rebecca, second son named William Henry)
Born July 6, 1866
Died May 22, 1894

Infant Daughter of (Elsie Dean, daughter of Samuel and Nora Perline Tarkington S. W. & Nora T. McPherson)
McPherson
Oct. 11, 1932
“Suffer little children to come unto me.”

Mary E. Ferebee (daughter of Henry & Rebecca, wife of Greenville Ferebee)
Born May 19, 1863
Died Oct. 30, 1899

Contributed by Christine Ambrose

 

SAWYER Cemetery (South Mills Road)

Although there are not stones for each person, The family believes the following are all buried there.

Malachi Sawyer Born ca 1804 Died 10 Dec 1884

Elvia ( Elvey) Eason Sawyer Born ca 1810 Died 1871 (1st Wife of Malachi Sawyer)

Samuel Sawyer Born ca 1838 Died 2 Oct 1894 (Son of Malachi Sawyer)

Fanny Sawyer Jones Sawyer Born 16 May 1832 Died 11 Mar 1915 (2nd Wife of Malachi Sawyer)

Sarah McPherson Sawyer Died 1867-1870 (1st Wife of Samuel Sawyer)

Joe Sawyer Born 10 May 1908 Died 20 Sept 1910 ( Son of Joseph & Martha Etheridge Sawyer)

Ida Lovie Sawyer Born 12 Nov 1877 Died 6 Apr 1888 (Daughter of Malachi & Fanny Sawyer )

Contributed by: Darleen F. Ricci

 

SAWYER Cemetery

Location: Burnt Mills Section on a hill next to the swamp in the 1097 N.343 area. about 18 graves . 2 with broken off markers.

MARTHA A. SAWYER
1850-1924
We miss you dearest mother

GRANDY SAWYER
B. Dec. 16, 1827
D. Sept 1, 1908
erected by Etta & India

MARGARET OVERTON
B. June 28, 1849
D. Mar. 13, 1904

In Memory of our dear Father & Mother
J. E. TROTMAN ANN EURE his wife
B. July 4, 1828 B. Apr. 25, 1833
D. Nov. 29, 1910 D. Feb. 11, 1899

Beleived to be buried here but no marker
JOHN W. SAWYER (son of Lemuel & Charlotte Sawyer, B. 1826 – D. 1862

Contributed by: D.G. Owens

 

CORNELIUS G. LAMB Family Cemetery

Cornelius Gray Lamb Sr. was a prominent farmer and land owner during the antebellum period of Camden County. He was born abt 1798, son of Cornelius Lamb and Chloe Lurry (Leary). He was the grandson of the Lamb Family patriarch Capt. Luke Lamb and his first wife Mary Gray. He inherited a substantial estate and managed to increase the value. In the 1860 census, his estate was valued over $70,000 and was listed as owning 39 slaves.

Linwood, was the name of his plantation, and the beautiful home once stood at Lambs Corner, on the Southside of Lambs Road and North 343. Sadly the home burnt down in the late 1930’s. Linwood was a gathering place for scholars, statesmen and prominent families of Northeastern North Carolina.

About 1825, Cornelius G. Lamb married Margaret Mackie (Mackey) daughter of Capt. John Mackie and Mary Gregory of Currituck County, North Carolina. She died in 1834. He married 2nd, Judith Gregory Mackie Ferebee, sister of his first wife Margaret, and the widow of Thomas Cooper (Cowper)

Ferebee Sr. of Currituck. Two Children of his marriages lived to adulthood. A daughter, Mary E. Lamb who married Dr. Samuel I. Brown of Norfolk County on January 15,1852 and a son Cornelius Gray Lamb Jr., who graduated from the University of North Carolina.

Cornelius G. Lamb Jr. joined the Confederate Army and was captured at the Battle of Hatteras Island. He was a prisoner of war until his exchange in February of 1862. He never recovered his health and died sometime in 1863.

Cornelius G. Lamb Sr. was reported to have been beaten and robbed by Yankee soldiers at his home in Camden. He made it through the war years and died in 1866. The Cornelius G. Lamb Family Cemetery is located in the corner of the woods about 6/10 of a mile southwest of Lambs Corner. The last time I was there, 1983, the graves had been desecrated. One tall marker marks the graves of his wives. A brick lined grave had been broke into and the cast iron coffin was laid out on the ground.

The tall marker reads:
In Memory of
Margaret Lamb
Born Dec. 25, 1803
Died Feb. 2, 1834

Judith G. Lamb
Born March 3, 1794
Died Oct. 10, 1853 The stone was made by M.P. Butcher Norfolk, Va.

John M. Lamb Thomas Lamb Cornelius G. Lamb Sr.
B. Oct 24, 1827 B. Dec.1,1829 Cornelius G. Lamb Jr.
D. Sept. 21,1833 D. Oct 5,1832 believed to be buried here.

Contributed by D. G. Owens

 

GARDNER TRAFTON Cemetery

Small cemetery in field on north side of Trafton Road .6 miles from intersection with Hwy 343.

Known as Gardner Trafton Cemetery

Sign on chain around cemetery reads:

Charles Gardner Trafton
b. Dec. 31, 1760
d. Sept. 2, 1831

Tombstones read:

GARDNER TRAFTON
MASS. MIL.
REV. WAR

IN MEMORY OF
HORATIO W TRAFTON
BORN OCT 13, 1834
DIED MAR 23, 1864

GEORGE TRAFTON
Son of JOHN & MARY TRAFTON
Born June 11, 1827
Died Feb. 20, 1906
He searched the scriptures.

Contributed by Christine Ambrose

 

WHITE OAK HILL – TRAFTON Cemetery

These are gravestones in the White Oak Hill – Trafton Cemetery. The cemetery is located about ½ mile north of the intersection of NC Rt.353 and Trafton Road, Camden County, NC. The cemetery is behind George Berry’s house which is on the west side of the highway. There have been three surveys (1939, 1973, and 2002). Some of the graves have been moved and there are some unmarked graves.

This cemetery has been referred to as the White Oak Hill Cemetery and the Trafton Cemetery. Also referred to as being located in Bray’s Field.

For more information about any of the people buried here contact Kevin Crofton (crofton@coastalnet.com)

Mary F. Bray

Wife of J. A. Gregory

Born Aug 9, 1870

Died Aug 13, 1894

“Peace Perfect Peace.

Since thou can’st no longer

Stay to cheer me with thy love

I hope to meet with thee again

In yon bright world above”

 

Bernard W. Forbes

Nov. 28, 1898

June 30, 1930

“Asleep in Jesus”

 

Maud Kight

Born

Sept 29, 1879

Died Jan. 10, 1884

“Dearest Maud thou has left us,

Andy thy loss we deeply feel,

But tis God that has berefit us,

He can all our sorrows heal.

Farwell loved one.”

 

SACRED

to the Memory of

WILLIAM JARVIS

who was born

Dec. 20, 1804

DIED

Jan. 8, 1860

To the memory of

Mary Jarvis

Born

July 15, 1815,

Died Jan. 6, 1877

 

For many days she suffered here,

But not tis at an end,

And while her body sleeps .. death

In Christ she has a friend.

In Memory Of

Amelia B. Nash

wife of

C. R. Nash

Born Oct. 1, 1835

Died Sept. 16, 1875

“Blessed are the pure in heart

For they shall see God

 

Walter S. Forbes

1872-1954

 

TO MY UNCLE & AUNT

CALEB G. GRANDY

Age 81 yrs.

LYDIA J. GRANDY

Age 66 yrs.

“Blessed are the pure in heart

for they shall see God”

Contributed by Kevin Crofton

 

CUTRELL Family Cemetery

Cutrell

 

On the way to Texaco Beach or Elizabeth City Beach as it is now called, is a small brick enclosed family cemetery on the left hand side of the road constructed by P.W. Hutchins & R.B Cutrell  on 8-19-1925.
There are 12 graves (that I could find) in the cemetery
Johnathan C. Cutrell 1865 – 1928
Lucretia S. Cutell 1867 – 1928 (Johnathan’s wife)
Beadie Cutrell Giles (12/26/1890 – 6/1/1946) Johnathan’s child
Steve E Cutrell (8/21/1900 – 12/5/1952) Johnathan’s child
R.B. (Bob) Cutrell (2-18/1897 – 1/4/1953) Johnathan’s child
Garlon C Cutrell (1/18/1889 – 9/28/1960) Johnathan’s child
Georgia Hutchins Cutrell (10/4/1896 – 1/15/1946) (R.B.’s wife)
Robert B Cutrell (3/31/1922 – 8/17/1924) R.B.’s Son
P.W. Hutchins (1/4/1855 – 6/21/1939) (Georgia’s father)
Louise M Hutchins (7/4/186 – 7/9/1937) (P.W.’s wife)
Charles H. Clark (1884-1948) Unknown
Eugene Philmore (7/21/1940) Unknown, possible an army friend of Garlon’s.
Contributed by Jen Eldridge

EDWIN FEREBEE Cemetery (Update 2009)

The following information is recorded in the Camden County Cemeteries Volume II compiled by Gloria Twiddy Wesner. During the week of February 9, 2009 the resting ground of the Ferebee family was cleaned up and additional tombstones were located. With Gloria’s permission we are publishing the information in her book and the names on the additional stones found.

Location: South side of Run Swamp Road state road 1201 – .1 mile east from Lamb’s Road state road 1208; N36 21.145 W76 09.664 (Information from WPA RECORDS)

Edwin Ferebee, MD
Husband of Mary E. Ferebee

Oct. 4, 1819
Oct. 23, 1880

Mary E. Ferebee (maiden name-Boushal)
Wife of Edwin Ferebee

Oct. 23, 1827 (note: her husband died on her birthday)
July 10, 1911

Robert Lee Ferebee

Feb. 1, 1865
Nov. 20, 1881

Wiley Grandy Ferebee

Jan. 21, 1858
Oct. 16, 1895

Tombstones found February 2009

Sarah (was she a Ferebee?)
Wife of Edmond Arnold

born April 15, 1843
died Nov. 22, 1905

(according to the 1880 census records they had at least two children…John and Quinton)

On same stone (brother and sister)

Edwin Ferebee, MD (Camden County death records show that he never married)

1860-1930

Mary F. Applewhite

April 13, 1862
May 12, 1933

Mary was the daughter of Edwin and Mary Ferebee and the wife of E. P. Applewhite. She was living in Shawboro when she died according to her death certificate. She died of stomach cancer.

Small marker beside Wiley Ferebee reads WGF may be a footstone that has been moved

Three ballast stones were also located in the cemetery

For more information contact: Christine Brothers Ambrose – cbambrose@mchsi.com