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500    TOMLINSON - WICKER [R23.2]

Location - Oakland Township. 800 feet east of SR 2151, Asbury Church Road, 0.5 mile south of SR 2152, Wade Bright Road. Address: 1075 Asbury Church Road, Sanford, NC 27330

Coordinates: 35d 36m 00.0s N; 79d 12m 24.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1989 Joe Ellen, property owner, reported an abandoned family cemetery with five inscribed markers. The site was visited and documented in May 2024 by Julie King-McDaniel. The site has not been examined to rule out the existence of additional graves.

Another view. - - - Additional view.

Owner: Joseph and Donna Mills Ellen. (2024)
Legal description: Parcel 18605. Deed 471/732, 1984; DB/179.
Topo Quadrant: Colon.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 5 marked
White: Yes
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed conditions: Wooden fence.
Markers: Yes.
Inscribed markers: 4
Last burial: 1863
First Burial: 1853
Miscellaneous information: The Tomlinsons enslaved people in 1850 and 1860. The grounds should be examined to determine whether there are additional graves.
Last canvassed by: Joe Ellen, 25 Sep 1989; Julie King-McDaniel, May 2024.

1. Tomlinson, William   (b. 20 Jan 1796 - d. 11 Apr 1859)
In Memory Of, "Aged 63 Years, 2 Months, & 22 Days" Another view.
2. Tomlinson, William H.   (b. 5 Feb 1839 - d. 11 Jul 1863)
In Memory Of, "Son of William & Nabby Tomlinson", "Aged 24 Years, 5 Months, & 6 Days" Another view. - - - Third view.
3. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
4. Wicker, Emily G.   (b. 25 Oct 1861 - d. 4 Aug 1863)
In Memory Of, "Daughter of P & Emily F. Wicker", "Our loss is her eternal gain" Additional view.
5. Wicker, John W.   (b. 24 Nov 1848 - d. 12 Oct 1853)
Son of P. Wicker. Another view. - - - Additional view.