Cox Cemetery

Pasquotank County North Carolina

Surveyed by Diane Siniard
August 2007


The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Cox Cemetery in Pasquotank County, NC.

Location: Hwy Business 17 North in Elizabeth City. Follow signs towards Kentucky Fried Chicken. At stop light turn beside convenience store onto Main Street Ext. Follow this road approx. 2 - 21/2 miles to 2723 Main St. Ext. You will see cemetery on the left in the yard.

This cemetery is also called by the following names:
"Whitehurst Burial Ground" per Camden death cert of Maggie C. McPherson - Dec. 1929
"Whitehurst Cemetery" per the Historical Records Survey of North Carolina - worker Ruth L. Riddick - 1939
"Fork School Cemetery" per Pasquotank death cert. of Charlie Cox - Jan 1940
"Pritchard Cemetery" per Tombstones and Epitaphs of Northeastern North Carolina compiled by Wilma Cartwright Spence - 1973



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    GPS Coordinates:
    36° 19.128 N
    76° 16.048 W


    The epitaphs are as follows:

    

    

    
Mary Ann
wife of
Evan Cox Sr.
Sep 2, 1845
Feb 20, 1923
age 77 yrs 5 mo. 18 da.

Evan Cox Sr.
Sep 12, 1845
Jun 18, 1924
age 78 yrs 9 mo 6 d

Martha K. Cox
wife of 
James E. Cox
Apr 30, 1926
Oct 23, 1947

MGO
Apr98
rest unreadable...see photo

Double Stone
Cox
Charlie Cox
Jan 18, 1870
Jan 9, 1940
Annie E Cox
Oct 16, 1876
Sep 20, 1938

Charlie Clarance
son of Charlie & Annie E
Cox
Mar 29, 1902
Sep 7, 1915

Bessie L.
daughter of
Chas & Anne
Cox
Mar 30
June 2, 1914

Edna E.
daughter of
Chas. & Annie
Cox
Jan 21, 1909
Jan 11, 1911

Martha Jane Cox
May 4, 1840
May 26, 1927

Unmarked grave

stone flipped over couldn't turn over to read
This headstone photographed by Chris Perry:
Sarah B. 
Wife of
Jas. H. Perry
Apr. 5, 1881
Sept. 24, 1930

Little Archie
son of
J.H. & S.B. Perry
Sep 17, 1908
Aug 29, 1909

Laurine
wife of
J.H. Perry
Dec 21, 1878
Aug 30, 1901

Broken Perry monument
see photos

William R Speight
Oct 23, 1854
Apr 18, 1909
stone completely buried...see photos

Mary E.
wife of W.R. Speight
Jul 7, 1856
Jun 17, 1921

James O. Midgeth 
May 29, 1896
age 42 years
10 mos. & 29 days
Notes From Kay M. Shepard:
This is actually James Owens Midgett who was born July 30, 1853 and 
died May 29, 1896 in Plymouth, Washington Co., NC but was bought to 
Eliz. City for burial.
Source:  The Economist (Elizabeth City, NC) - Friday, June 5, 1896
Mr. J.O. Midgett, a former resident of Camden County, departed this life at 
Plymouth on Friday and his remains were brought to this town for interment 
on Saturday.  He was aged about 40 years.
Source:  Fisherman & Farmer (Elizabeth City, NC) - Friday June 5,1896
The remains of Mr. J.O. Midgett, who died at Plymouth, N.C. on Saturday last, 
were brought here Monday for interment.


James Grady
son of
Jas. & S. E. Thomas
Apr 16, 1890
Jun 11, 1896

David Harney Pritchard
Oct 27, 1864
Aug 17, 1928

Sarah E. Thomas
Dec 2, 1852
Dec 30, 1927

James Thomas
Jan 14, 1853
Dec 23, 1925

Unmarked grave

Mary
wife of
A.W. Morgan
Apr 25, 1835
Aug 18, 1887

Anthony W. Morgan
Oct 14, 1830
Jan 25, 1875

Unmarked grave

Margaret Frances Speight
Feb 24, 1858
Jun 16, 1928

William Pelig Pritchard
Nov 23, 1861
Oct 5, 1927

Susan P. Davis
Sep 13, 1852
Apr 7, 1914

Mary L. Pritchard
wife of
Clinton S. Pritchard
Nov 20, 1857
Feb 25, 1935

Clinton S. Pritchard
Nov 14, 1853
Apr 8, 1909

Double stone
Cader Jennings
Apr 8, 1844
Dec 29, 1911
Elizabeth Jennings
Jan 4, 1849
Apr 7, 1920

Edith Muriel Jennings
Jun 9, 1916
Sep 23, 1917

Unmarked grave

James Jennings
Feb 16, 1830
Oct 15, 1900
Age 70 yrs. 7 mos & 29 Dys.

Thomas M. Jennings
Died Nov 7, 1898
Age 27 yrs 7 mos & 6 dys

Margaret C. Temple McPherson
Sep 7, 1876
Dec 5, 1929
wife of Thomas G. McPherson

Sarah Virginia
wife of Lemuel Harris
1872-1918

Lemuel Harris
Aug 16 1870
Mar 17 1908
age 37 yrs 7 mos 1 day

William H. Harris
May 4 1842
Jun 2 1909
age 67 yrs 28 days

Mary W. Harris
Nov 7 1846
Feb 29 1912
age 65 yrs 3 mo 22 days

Lucy W. Jennings
Oct 6 1911
Jan 2 1915
This grave is already half gone over the 
edge into the ditch. It may not be here much longer!

Sarah J
wife of 
Fred Bray
Jul 4 1844
Jan 23 1916

Unmarked grave

These are stones of people that are buried here that are in the broken rubble pile:
E.P. Pritchard
May 17 1859
no death date

S.M. Cox
Nov 30 '69
Apr 9 '74

Davis Whitehurst-
Died 
Mar 14 1858
Age 45 yrs


    

    

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