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005    ASKEW, JAMES E. FAMILY

Location - of Hwy 32 about 2.8 miles from Plymouth.

Coordinates: 35d 49m 08.7s N; 76d 44m 15.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: Leaving stoplight in Plymouth, enter Hwy 32 - go 2.8 miles - tum right up private road (Askew Ln) - go 0.2 mile bearing to the right - cemeterey is on left at edge of road. A lovely dogwood tree is in the center of the graveyard.

There are 8 unknown burials marked only by fieldstones.

Survey by Vance & Veronica Hasket in April 1991.

1. Askew, James Edward   (b. 12 Nov 1865 - d. 10 Jul 1943)
Gone but not forgotten. Husband of Susie Elizabeth Riddick
2. Askew, Susie Elizabeth Reddick   (b. 27 Nov 1866 - d. 27 Jun 1928)
Age: 61 y 7 m. Gone but not forgotten. Wife of James E. Askew. Daughter of Noah Riddick.
3. Askew, William S.   (b. 7 Dec 1890 - d. 28 Oct 1916)
Son of J.E. Askew & Susie Riddick. Askew Family Stone.
4. Ayers, Leonard B.   (b. 9 Oct 1900 - d. 3 Nov 1976)
Dbl HS. Footstone: Daddy. Husband of Susie E. Ayers.
5. Ayers, Susie E.   (b. 4 Oct 1894 - d. 20 Feb 1974)
Dbl HS. Footstone: Mama. Wife of Leonard B. Ayers.
6. Leary, Duard Milton, Jr.   (b. 4 Sep 1926 - d. 11 Nov 1940)
Our loved one, just away. Footstone: Son
7. Leary, Duard Milton, Sr.   (b. 22 Jun l901 - d. 24 Dec 1935)
A good father and friend. Footstone: Father
8. Leary, Lucy C. Askew   (b. 7 Jan 1901 - d. 5 Oct 1967)
A good mother and a friend to all. Footstone: Mother
9. Leggs, Leonard B.   (b. 28 Nov 1951 - d. 28 Nov 1951)
Footstone: L.B.L.
10. Norman, Harvey Ward   (b. 13 May 1917 - d. 29 Jul 1917)
Son. Age: 2 months & 16 days. Son of Nehemiah Griffin Norman & Lenora Askew
11. Norman, Lenora Askew   (b. 19 Oct 1884 - d. 19 Jul 1950)
Wife of Nehemiah Griffin Nonnan. Daughter of J. E. Askew & Susie Riddick.
12. Norman, Nehemiah Griffin   (b. 1879 - d. 1 Apr 1920)
Norman Family Stone. Died : April 1, 1920. 40y 6m 29d. Son of Thomas Norman & Lydia E. Cooper. Husband of Lenora Askew Norman.
13. Norman, William Roy   (b. 15 May 1915 - d. 2 Feb 1975)
SGT US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA
14. Peed, Allen Wilson   (b. 12 Nov 1904 - d. 15 Nov 1951)
Son of Thomas Peed & Mabel I. Thomas
15. Peed, Infant Son   (b. 8 Mar 1929 - d. 28 Mar 1929)
Peed Family Stone.
16. Riddick, Mary Elizabeth   (b. 6 Aug 1959 - d. 12 Jun 1975)
Our Angel. Footstone: M.E.R. Daughter of Wilson Riddick & Iva Mae Ayers