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0309    PEACOCK, WILLIAM

Location - On Hwy 50, across from Meadow School and beside Trinity Baptist Church.

Coordinates: 35d 19m 09.5s N; 78d 27m 11.2s W Click here for Online Maps

At Peacock's Cross roads in front of Meadow School on Hwy 50 east of Hwy 96. Well kept. 5 marked graves. 2 small unmarked stones.

View #2 of the cemetery.

Cemetery is tucked away under a tree grove on the south side of Highway 50. Only two obelisk remain standing, plus one flat stone on the ground. Four other marker stones are present, but do not identify any individual family members.

Compiler: Elizabeth E Ross, Sep 1975. Updated by Allen Dew in Sep 2015. Photos by Gerry Morgan in Sep 2015.

1. Lee, Katie V.   (b. 25 Jun 1888 - d. 14 Nov 1918)
Wife of Seth Lee. From a Life of Want to a heavenly Home above.
2. Peacock, James F   (b. 15 Feb 1852 - d. 25 Jul 1889)
Husband of Jonnie Lee Peacock. Son of William and Nancy Peacock. Inscribed on same stone with his wife. The lord is righteous in all his way We trust in Home to meet them in Heaven IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED PARENTS - engraved on the third side of the shared obelisk.
3. Peacock, Jonnie Lee   (b. 3 Jul 1861 - d. 24 Nov 1888)
Wife of James F. Peacock. Inscribed on same stone with her husband.
4. Peacock, Nancy Roberson   (b. 1812 - d. 1874)
Wife of William Peacock. [Census 1850 h 1215] Census shows birth about 1812 age 38.
5. Peacock, William   (b. 1810 - d. 1866)
Husband of Nancy Roberson Peacock. [Census 1850 h 1215] Census show birth about 1798 age 52. His last will is dated 19 Dec 1861. The will was probated in the court of pleas in May 1862 where he was declared deceased. Dates on grave marker appear to be incorrect.