Whiteville Grove AME Zion Church Cemetery

Pasquotank County North Carolina

Surveyed by Diane Siniard
September 2007


The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Whiteville Grove AME Zion Church Cemetery in Pasquotank County, NC.

Location: On Nixonton Rd prior to 1647 Nixonton Rd

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    GPS Coordinates:
    36° 11.705 N
    76° 15.373 W


    The epitaphs are as follows:



    William T Williams Jun 30, 1893 Dec 11, 1977 Frances B White Sep 15, 1918 Sep 30, 1977 Evelena W Gordon Apr 28, 1928 Jul 21, 1987 Borleica Whitner Jan 24, 1904 Dec 30, 1969 William Henry Bailey Feb 2, 1876 Dec 8, 1978 Ellen Shannon Bailey Dec 2, 1870 Oct 2, 1959 Henry Crutch Mar 10, 1897 Aug 7, 1967 Sirlathion Bailey Jul 28, 1909 Feb 12, 1963 Will Dance Oct 16, 1886 Feb 12, 1966 Hattie B Dance Sep 12, 1890 Feb 1, 1974 Willie Dance Sr Sep 14, 1911 Dec 14, 1977 Arsine W Dance Jun 20, 1918 Sep 30, 1978 Double Crypt Bailey-Pearson Mollie Bailey July 11, 1931 NOD Same Crypt Ellen "Honnie" Pearson Mar 26, 1963 Jan 12, 2004 Audrey E Dance Jun 7, 1939 Jan 13, 1968 Double Stone Margaret Brown Boyd Jul 20, 1925 Jun 20, 1982 Same Stone James Edward Boyd Aug 27, 1929 Oct 13, 1987 Rosa Haggans Mar 19, 1898 Oct 20, 1973 Alice Crutch Vincent Dec 14, 1900 Mar 1965 Laster Bowe 1923-1975 Matthew E Bowe Jr Sep 21, 1916 Nov 30, 1986 Willie Edward Bowe Mar 26, 1925 Feb 27, 1989 Elvin R Dance Jan 24, 1953 May 6, 1990 George Overton Sr Feb 22, 1911 May 16, 1992 Ida Dance Poole Jan 16, 1913 Nov 28, 1993 Susie Crutch Aug 5, 1903 Jun 22, 1997 Joseph E Crutch Jan 28, 1926 Dec 16, 2002 Unmarked Grave Samuel Boyd Pvt US Army Vietnam Nov 10, 1947 Aug 13, 2003 George L Sutton, III Nov 21, 1979 Oct 31, 2005 Hattie Lucille T Bowe Aug 8, 1897 Sep 8, 2003 Rev. Benjamin F Thornton Jul 4, 1930 Jun 16, 2002 Ella Jane W Bailey Jun 26, 1902 May 7, 1995 Prince E Dance Jun 7, 1932 Nov 15, 1993 Rev. James E Turner Jul 4, 1914 Mar 19, 1977 John Whidbee Aug 16, 1908 Sep 9, 1976 Maggie Brown Jul 19, 1883 Jul 19, 1965 Robert Dance Sr Aug Mar NOI Benjamin Spellmans Mar 12, 1865 May 29, 1953 Charles L White Jun 16, 1971 Jun 18, 1971 Bettie B Wilson Mar 4, 1900 Dec 11, 1972 Benjamin D Dance Dec 13, 1961 Apr 14, 1986 Charles E Crutch Jul 7, 1948 Mar 25, 1989 Double Stone Dance Johnnie B Morris Feb 20, 1932 Jan 29, 2005 Same Stone Mervin Lee Mar 29, 1917 Jan 1, 1991 Addie B Bowser Mar 15, 1898 Jul 30, 1997 Fred Haggans Jan 12, 1932 Sep 24, 2001 William R Stallings May 12, 1952 Sep 13, 2001 Robert Smith Nov 15, 1930 Feb 19, 1994 Beatrice C Whitney Sep 14, 1909 Feb 12,1994 Ernest Stallings Dec 24, 1917 Apr 5, 1986 Roosevelt Hyter Oct 31, 1906 Jun 13, 1985 Adge Opa Etheridge May 7, 1917 Mar 6, 1976 Adgenora Bailey Etheridge May 7, 1917 Mar 6, 1976 Edward Spencer Neal North Carolina PFC Co H 224 Engineer GS Regiment World War II Dec 1, 1918 Dec 7, 1968 Unmarked Grave Unmarked Grave Richard Vincent Pvt US Army World War I Dec 10, 1896 Aug 1, 1987 Robert Lee Price PFC US Army Nov 16, 1923 Jan 20, 1977 Mabel M Whibee Sep 9, 1938 Jul 12, 1976 Ranson Price Apr 15, 1916 Oct 15, 1975 Aaran Price 1885-1976 William H Bow North Carolina PFC Det VA Facility World War II Dec 15, 1921 Mar 19, 1955 Matthew Bowe Dec 24, 1893? Nov 29, 1953 Mary C Dance Sep 9, 1924 Oct 24, 1987 Alfonzo Etheridge May 23, 1937 Apr 15, 1967 Pesie Trice 1913-1968 Annie E Shannon May 1, 1911 Jul 28, 1979 William Shannon Apr 15, 1911 Apr 11, 1996 Will D Shannon Sr Dec 15, 1939 Apr 27, 2000 New Grave not marked as yet Double Stone Etheridge John Miller Etheridge Jun 8, 1918 Aug 10, 1999 Same Stone Dorothy M Hyter Etheridge Sep 5, 1921 NOD William Etheridge Dec 27, 1942 Jul 13, 1968 Joyce J Etheridge Jul 3, 1945 Sep 22, 1978 Cora R Bailey Dec 20, 1895 Feb 14, 1991 Alice Holloway 1885 Sep 15, 1939 Lillie R Williams Jan 18, 1899 Oct 3, 1986 Aldgiche??? Price Dec 19, 1902 May 11, 1975?? Not sure about transcription stone very hard to read Zenas Dance North Carolina Pvt 825 Co Trans Corps World War I Feb 6, 1896 Apr 3, 1959 Unmarked Grave Nathan Morris 1875-1957 Ella Morris Died Jun 5, 1952 Ella Morris 1887-1962 Lenette Corne Feb 19, 1918 Aug 29, 1919 MM NOI Unmarked Grave Charlie E Price Sep 21, 1949 Dec 30, 1949 MM NOI Ransom Price Sr Apr 11, 1892 Dec 2, 1983 Stephen Price 1853-1938 ??? Price 1957-1935 Luther Price 1906-1922 Abigail Thomas Died Nov 19, 1911 Age 68 yrs Maggie Whidbee Brown 1903 Apr 16, 1948 Unmarked Grave Laura L Etheridge Apr 5, 1899 Feb 8, 1952 Henry Etheridge Mar 12, 1880 Jan 9, 1976 Luther Etheridge Jan 6, 1909 Feb 15, 1960 Jasper Etheridge PFC US Army World War II Dec 6, 1915 Jan 23, 1974 (transcribers note, different birth years on grave covering and headstone) Unmarked Grave Winfred Shannon SP4 US Army Vietnam May 14, 1947 Oct 15, 1991 Sarah A Spellmans Sep 28, 1871 Mar 9, 1954 Unmarked Grave Le Tavis Antonn Gramby Oct 26, 1976 Dec 4, 1976

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