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075    WEST CHAPEL HILL CEMETERY - (CA. 1949)

Location - At the corner of Village Drive and Jay Street in Chapel Hill. Owned and maintained by the Town of Chapel Hill.

Coordinates: 35d 55m 13.0s N; 79d 04m 05.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - This cemetery was in the past referred to as the Lewis Hackney Memorial Cemetery or the Carrboro Black Cemetery. It was surveyed in March, 1975. In this survey there were 44 marked graves and 7 unmarked graves (probably more). Some stones from the 1970s survey may no longer be in place. A report on the cemetery was prepared in 2011 by Steve Rankin; this report provides more extensive information on the history and burials (Rankin, Steve J., "A Segregated Part of Heaven: The History of the West Chapel Hill Cemetery" [The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: May 2011]). The burials have been updated to include information from this report. Click on the following link to see Steve's report: CLICK HERE.

1. Alston, Gus   (b. 7 May 1908 - d. 8 Feb 1968)
Georgia Tec 5 Co F 1323 Engr Regt World War II
2. Alston, James T.   (b. 15 May 1919 - d. 24 Apr 1958)
PFC US Army World War II
3. Atwater, Carrie   (b. 14 Mar 1889 - d. 28 Mar 1959)
4. Atwater, Charlie   (b. 1893 - d. 1966)
5. Atwater, Nello   (b. 7 Oct 1914 - d. 3 Oct 1957)
6. Atwater, Roy   (b. 17 Dec 1892 - d. 31 Jan 1955)
Pvt Co B 423 Res Labor Bn QMC, World War I
7. Baldwin, Lillian Joyce and Barbara Sue   (b. 1960 - d. 1964)
Twins
8. Barbee, Gladys Augusta   (b. 1 Jan 1914 - d. 23 Jun 1969)
9. Barbee, Willis Edward, Jr.   (b. 18 Feb 1932 - d. 29 Oct 1950)
'He was the sunshine of our home'. (Football and Trumpet engraved on stone)
10. Barbee, Willis Edward, Sr.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
11. Brewer, Luther   (b. 1913 - d. 1968)
12. Brown, J. C.   (b. 1923 - d. 1967)
13. Campbel, Lillie   (b. 1931 - d. 1966)
14. Clark, Etta S.   (b. 16 May 1888 - d. 27 Dec 1958)
Footstone: E.S.C.
15. Cobb, James   (b. 22 Sep 1891 - d. 29 Oct 1949)
Cpl 411 Service Bn QMC World War I
16. Colson, Annie Mae   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Probably buried here - Rankin.)
17. Cox, Roberta Byrd   (b. 1899 - d. 1954)
'Mother'
18. Craig, Denna Cotton   (b. 26 Dec 1880 - d. 4 Dec 1949)
'At Rest'. Footstone: 'Mother'
19. Edwards, Walter C.   (b. 13 Nov 1889 - d. 6 Feb 1954)
Footstone: W.C.E.
20. Fearrington, Fannie   (b. 1899 - d. 20 Sep 1952)
'Mother', 'Her memory doth live'. Footstone: F.F.
21. Hargraves, Darnell   (b. 22 Oct 1896 - d. 19 Aug 1953)
Cook Sup Co 365 Infantry World War I
22. Hargraves, Dorsey   (b. Abt 1894 - d. 22 May 1961)
Aged 66 Yrs. Footstone: 'Father'
23. Hargraves, Henry   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Probably buried here - Rankin.)
24. Jones, Gustard Leo   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Probably buried here - Rankin.)
25. Mayes, Annie C.   (b. 22 Apr 1906 - d. 13 Aug 1956)
Wife of J R Mayes Footstone: A.C.M.
26. McArthur, John   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
27. McCelland, Stephen Gordon   (b. 1910 - d. 1967)
28. McCullough, Mary   (b. 1866 - d. 1951)
29. Merritt, Etta Stroud   (b. 27 Feb 1916 - d. 13 Aug 1950)
Footstone: E.S.M.
30. Miller, Carrie S.   (b. 2 Feb 1879 - d. 31 May 1951)
Footstone: 'Mother'
31. Milligan, Patricia Ann   (b. 1947 - d. 1964)
32. Milligan, Paul   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Possibly buried here - Rankin.)
33. Milligan, Radford Howard   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Possibly buried here - Rankin.)
34. Neville, John James   (b. 27 Oct 1890 - d. 6 Feb 1955)
35. Neville, Nellie   (b. 1892 - d. 1959)
Footstone: N.N.
36. Peace, Bessie Thompson   (b. 15 Feb 1884 - d. 26 Dec 1961)
(Wife of John Benton Peace) 'Mother' Footstone: B.T.P.
37. Peace, Ernest Leander   (b. 2 Jul 1926 - d. 20 Jun 1959)
Son of John Benton and Bessie T Peace. Sgt 91 Air Rflg Sq Af A/2c US Air Force Bombardment Wing World War II. Footstone: E.L.P.
38. Peace, John Benton   (b. 22 Apr 1871 - d. 6 Nov 1953)
'Father' Footstone: J.B.P.
39. Perry, Fannie Rogers   (b. 18 Jun 1870 - d. 4 Aug 1953)
Wife of Alfred N Perry Footstone: 'Mother'
40. Perry, Raymond Alphonza   (b. 24 May 1939 - d. 17 Oct 1963)
Son of Raymond L and Mary B Perry. Footstone: R.A.P.
41. Riggsbee, Easter (Esther)   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Possibly buried here - Rankin.)
42. Roberson, Jacqueline Carol   (b. 6 Dec 1960 - d. 20 Apr 1961)
Daughter of Marie Roberson
43. Smith, Brantley Henry   (b. 14 Mar 1905 - d. 5 Oct 1955)
Footstone: B.H.S.
44. Snipes, Robert Lee   (b. 1916 - d. 1965)
45. Thompson, Willie   (b. 1891 - d. 1964)
(Name and dates scratched in cement)
46. Trice, Lillie Jones (Jones, Lillie Mary?)   (b. Aug 1882 - d. 9 Sep 1961)
'Mother'
47. Unknown, Unknown   (b. 1962 - d. 1964)
(Date of death questionable)
48. Webster, Lillian H.   (b. 1881 - d. 13 Nov 1960)
(Wife of Willie W Webster) Aged 70 (?) Yrs. Footstone: 'Mother'
49. Webster, Willie W.   (b. 1882 - d. 1958)
Footstone: 'Father'
50. Williams, Christine Foushee   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
(Probably buried here - Rankin.)
51. Williams, Lucille   (b. 24 Jan 1919 - d. 15 Apr 1953)
(Letters scratched in concrete)
52. Williams, Mae F.   (b. 31 Dec 1938 - d. 12 Dec 1950)
(Letters scratched in concrete) (surname could be 'William')
53. Williams, Rosevelt (Roosevelt)   (b. 15 Feb 1924 - d. 4 Apr 1965)
Footstone: 'Son'
54. Winston, Ernest   (b. 10 Oct 1914 - d. 16 Oct 1961)
Tec 5 Us Army World War II
55. Young, Gladys   (b. 1917 - d. 1964)