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169    SAINT MARY'S FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH

Location - 9305 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs, Wake Co., NC.

Coordinates: 35d 40m 56.0s N; 78d 47m 14.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Surveyed by Shirley Olson on December 10, 2001.

Directions - from downtown Raleigh: Take Hillsborough St. (SR 3007, becomes Hwy. 54) to Jones Franklin Rd. (SR 1319) Go South to the stop sign at Walnut St. (SR1313) Continue across Tryon Rd. (SR 1009) to Holly Springs Rd. (SR 1152), continue South, cross SR 1010, continue South 2-3 miles to the church on the left side of the road.

Until recently this area of Wake Co. was predominantly African American and rural. It is in the process of dramatic change with an upscale country club and expensive homes changing the landscape. This African American cemetery is the property of the church. Records show a 1900 building date on 2.91 acres. The cemetery is not laid out in any practical manner. There are some graves near the front of the cemetery, another 2 rows of graves a little distance further back from the road and to the left of the front burials, another 2 rows semi-shielded from view by some trees further back and then a scattering of graves in the rear. Many of the graves are marked only by funeral home metal plates, some have lost their letters. There are other graves with no marker of any kind. There is plenty of room for more burials. At the bottom is a list of funeral homes who may be able to offer assistance in researching names of those buried in the unmarked graves.

Funeral Homes: Seagroves, Prince, Trice, Lea and Albright.

1. Abrams, Peggy, E.   (b. 24 May 1940 - d. 20 Sep 1972)
2. Allen, Charlie U.   (b. 1930 - d. 1986)
3. Allen, Marie A.   (b. 1932 - d. ????)
4. Banks, Louise Stewart   (b. 14 Jul 1929 - d. 21 May 1972)
5. Bass, Frank   (b. 31 Aug 1920 - d. 24 Jun 1977)
6. Bratcher, Ethel   (b. 1902 - d. 1982)
7. Bratcher, Leonard   (b. 6 Jul 1894 - d. 5 Sep 1977)
8. Burt, Charie E.   (b. 1948 - d. 2001)
9. Burt, Excell   (b. 4 Feb 1927 - d. 26 Sep 1979)
Sgt US Army WWII
10. Burt, Patrick (Rev.)   (b. 6 Aug 1915 - d. 1 Mar 1995)
11. Burt, Rosie M.   (b. 6 Jun 1920 - d. ????)
12. Burt, Walter   (b. 24 Jan 1916 - d. 10 Jan 1967)
13. Burton, Eva Bell   (b. 8 Apr 1926 - d. 24 Feb 1991)
14. Campbell, James   (b. 1 May 1920 - d. 17 Jan 1971)
15. Campbell, Kattie   (b. 12 Feb 1911 - d. 9 Nov 1991)
16. Carrington, Robert B.   (b. 1924 - d. 1991)
17. Cobb, Christine Kersey   (b. 1925 - d. 1985)
18. Council, Crystal Lavern   (b. 14 Nov 1973 - d. 14 Dec 1973)
19. Council, Joe L.   (b. 1935 - d. 1997)
20. Council, Louise W.   (b. 30 Jan 1919 - d. 26 Jan 2000)
21. Council, Lucille   (b. 28 Feb 1931 - d. 22 Nov 1991)
22. Council, Mary   (b. 1956 - d. 1980)
23. Council, P. Albert   (b. 10 Mar 1910 - d. 1 Jun 1985)
24. Council, Preston C.   (b. 7 Oct 1940 - d. 20 Feb 1997)
from Lufkin Assoc.
25. Council, William   (b. 1922 - d. 1994)
26. Dancil, Susie Bell   (b. 1943 - d. 1990)
27. Dixon, Alton   (b. 23 Dec 1923 - d. 26 Jul 1982)
28. Fine, Bill J.   (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
29. Foster, Joann W.   (b. 18 Nov 1957 - d. 13 Dec 1999)
30. Harrington, Jessie Lee   (b. 1935 - d. 1998)
31. Harris, Augustine R.   (b. 10 Aug 1910 - d. 5 Sep 1965)
32. Harris, Cleno   (b. 1910 - d. 1972)
33. Harris, Joseph Sr.   (b. 15 Jan 1915 - d. 21 Aug 1971)
34. Harris, Lunaria Taylor   (b. 5 Jun 1937 - d. 20 Nov 1972)
35. Harris, Sarah   (b. 9 Jul 1909 - d. 22 Aug 1981)
36. Harrison, Robert F.   (b. 13 Aug 1926 - d. 28Apr 1998)
37. Hinton, Clarine J.   (b. 29 Mar 1930 - d. 10 Apr 1991)
38. Hinton, David Jr.   (b. 1921 - d. 1995)
39. Hinton, Henrietta W.   (b. 3 Dec 1922 - d. 9 May 1997)
40. Hinton, Lula S.   (b. 24 Nov 1897 - d. 4 Feb 1998)
41. Hinton, Olivia C.   (b. 1917 - d. ????)
married 9 Dec 1935
42. Hinton, Roosevelt   (b. 22 Dec 1924 - d. 29 Nov 1998)
43. Hinton, Theodore C. Sr.   (b. 1915 - d. 1985)
44. James-Kersey, Ruth   (b. 2 Jul 1935 - d. 20 Dec 1996)
45. Jefferies, Levi   (b. 6 Feb 1869 - d. 15 Jul 1935)
46. Jefferies, Mother Odelia   (b. 1907 - d. 1999)
47. Jefferies, William R.   (b. 15 Jan 1902 - d. 29 Jan 1980)
48. Jeffries, Carl L.   (b. 11 Jul 1938 - d. 15 May 1975)
49. Jeffries, Cleve   (b. 1895 - d. 1979)
50. Johnson, Tom Eugene   (b. 1942 - d. 1990)
51. Joint, Kenneth A.   (b. 1961 - d. 1992)
52. Joint, Leon   (b. 1957 - d. 1996)
53. Joint, Mary E.W.   (b. 28 Oct 1929 - d. 23 Aug 1968)
54. Joint, William   (b. 25 Jun 1925 - d. 26 Jun 1976)
"Pie"
55. Kersey, Elizabeth Ray   (b. 1918 - d. 1984)
56. Kersey, James   (b. 1916 - d. 1993)
57. Leach, Nykeim   (b. 1995 - d. 1995)
58. Lipscomb, Furman Lee   (b. 1 Jan 1934 - d. 31 Dec 1995)
59. Lipscombe, Robert   (b. 1929 - d. 1992)
60. Lockley, Willie   (b. 1 Apr 1896 - d. 29 Nov 1974)
Pvt US Army, WWI
61. Marrow, James   (b. 28 Nov 1895 - d. 18 Mar 1993)
62. Marrow, Marie J.   (b. 7 Oct 1899 - d. 14 Oct 1963)
63. McDougal, Bill   (b. 1919 - d. 1984)
64. McKinney, Almira Stewart   (b. 25 Jul 1900 - d. 30 Nov 1969)
65. McNeil, Charles Jr.   (b. 1934 - d. 1985)
66. McNeil, James Otis   (b. 1940 - d. 1983)
67. McNeill, Allie R.   (b. 22 Apr 1931 - d. 8 Jan 1987)
68. McNeill, Charles E. Sr.   (b. 1915 - d. 1962)
69. McNeill, Hattie M.   (b. 1913 - d. 1967)
70. Norris, James F.   (b. 1949 - d. 2001)
71. Osborne, Rev. Lillian   (b. 10 Apr 1920 - d. 31 Aug 1985)
72. Osborne, Walter E.   (b. 1924 - d. 1991)
73. Powell, Elbert   (b. ? Aug 1943 - d. 8 Jun 1972)
74. Ray, Ella Mae Johnson   (b. 25 Nov 1935 - d. 18 Sep 1988)
75. Ray, Gertie M.   (b. 4 Jul 1904 - d. 4 Mar 1968)
76. Reynolds, James   (b. 1939 - d. 2001)
77. Roberts, Alice   (b. - d. 1973)
no readable marker, Lightner Fun. Home
78. Rowland, Anzola W. (Mrs.)   (b. 1929 - d. 1991)
79. Scott, Marian   (b. 1942 - d. 2001)
80. Smith, Carolyn T.   (b. 1950 - d. 1991)
81. Smith, Lula U.   (b. 10 Apr 1905 - d. 20 Dec 1970)
82. Smith, Shellie   (b. 12 Dec 1897 - d. 17 Mar 1962)
83. Snelling, Lillie Mae   (b. 27 Aug 1927 - d. 12 Nov 1972)
84. Stevenson, Barbara A.   (b. 10 Jul 1943 - d. 4 Dec 1998)
85. Stewart, Addie   (b. 11 Oct 1872 - d. 30 Jun 1949)
86. Stewart, Charlie   (b. 1905 - d. 1989)
87. Stewart, Claudis   (b. 10 May 1921 - d. 29 Sep 1983)
88. Stewart, Elder Walter   (b. 3 May 1894 - d. 18 Jun 1981)
89. Stewart, Hattie   (b. 1914 - d. 1996)
90. Stewart, Linwood   (b. 1928 - d. 1988)
91. Stewart, Margie Ree   (b. 20 Jan 1926 - d. 29 Nov 1981)
92. Stewart, Nezzie Lee (Mrs.)   (b. 1925 - d. 1987)
93. Stewart, Ranzy   (b. 2 Apr 1918 - d. 30 Mar 1981)
94. Stewart, Rome   (b. 1861 - d. 30 Dec 1930)
95. Stewart, Vance Lee   (b. 30 Dec 1941 - d. 15 Oct 1950)
96. Stewart, Wallace   (b. 4 Jul 1922 - d. 23 Dec 1974)
97. Stewart, Wiliam L.   (b. 28 Jan 1966 - d. 30 Jan 1966)
98. Taylor, Catherine Allen   (b. 1 Jun 1926 - d. 6 May 1989)
99. Taylor, DeWitt Jr.   (b. 24 Mar 1921 - d. 27 Apr 1970)
100. Taylor, DeWitt Sr.   (b. 1895 - d. 1946)
101. Taylor, Dorothy Leach   (b. 3 Dec 1940 - d. 27 Mar 1998)
102. Taylor, Ella Stewart   (b. 30 Sep 1902 - d. 19 Feb 1959)
103. Taylor, Frank   (b. 10 May 1933 - d. 9 Mar 1983)
104. Taylor, Thenonia   (b. 10 Jan 1929 - d. 27 Nov 1977)
105. Taylor, Timothy D.   (b. 8 Jul 1927 - d. 19 Mar 1991)
106. Taylor, Willma N.   (b. 1931 - d. 1990)
107. Thompson, Rendocie   (b. 7 Oct 1931 - d. 20 Jan 2000)
Cpl US Army Korea
108. Wilkerson, Gladys Kersey   (b. 24 Apr 1928 - d. 8 Apr 1999)
109. Wilson, Arthur L.   (b. 10 Aug 1923 - d. 27 Nov 1997)
110. Wilson, Dora Mae   (b. 22 Jul 1923 - d. 8 Jun 1989)
111. Wilson, Hattie R.   (b. 23 Apr 1904 - d. 20 Jun 1981)
112. Wilson, Lacy Green   (b. 20 Apr 1901 - d. 22 Feb 1963)
113. Wilson, Roger A.   (b. 1963 - d. 2000)
114. Woodard, Andrew J.,Sr.   (b. 25 Nov 1910 - d. 19 Jan 1981)
115. Woodard, Gregory   (b. 1959 - d. 1998)
116. Woodard, Mary F.   (b. 1942 - d. 1999)
117. Woodard, Mary V.   (b. 25 Dec 1918 - d. 28 Mar 1995)
118. Woodard, Terry   (b. 1956 - d. 1994)
Pvt US Army
119. Woodard, Vera J.   (b. 1892 - d. 1912)
120. Woodard, William Wesley   (b. 1939 - d. 2000)
121. Yates, Ella C.   (b. 1934 - d. 2001)
122. Yates, Walter D'andra   (b. 1972 - d. 1984)