The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in J W Aldrich Cemetery in Wayne County, NC.
Location: From the intersection of US 117 South and US 13 South take US 13 South and turn left on Nancy Drive. Follow Nancy Drive to Fulton Road. Cemetery is on the left just past Fulton Road on Nancy Drive.
African American Cemetery
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GPS Coordinates:
35.319551 N
78.043053 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
Catherine Aldridge Davis
Aug 22 1900
Apr 3 2009
Double stone
HENDERSON
Horace B
Aug 6 1923
Jan 15 1984
Katie Lee
Dec 27 1923
Aug 18 1963
Aaron H Henderson
Apr 1 1922
Dec 8 1943
Lenora Henderson
Aug 22 1902
Nov 29 1961
Henry Lee Henderson
May 22 1901
Oct 19 1942
Hoover Aldridge
Jan 20 1929
Aug 14 1970
Double stone
ALDRICH
Dr. James T. Aldrich
May 14 1890
Feb 10 1968
His Beloved Wife
Athalia F. Aldrich
Nov 3 1900
Dec 10 1965
J W Aldrich
Jun 12 1853
Aug 20 1910
Vicy Aldrich
Sep 26 1863
Feb 13 1927
Frances Newsome
May 14 1883
Mar 14 1961
Close-up of previous stone
Veteran's Stone
George E Davis
North Carolina
SSGT
578 Field Artillery
World War II
Oct 17 1921
Jun 8 1964
Allen Aldridge
Sep 2 1908
Nov 21 1969
Milford Aldridge
1913-1985
Eliza Best Aldridge
Jan 29 1923
Mar 6 2007
Sarah Eliza Aldridge Powell
Sep 17 1918
Sep 20 1998
MM
Michael Devon Foust
Jul 10 1973
Feb 11 2007
Age 33 years
Bronze Veteran's Marker
Herman R Woods
Sgt US Army
World War II
Korea
May 31 1929
Aug 12 2003
Purple Heart
Paul Aldridge
1913-1947
Lonie Mae Aldridge
Jan 31 1919
Apr 28 1940
Robert Aldridge
1865-1941
Lula
Daughter of
J W & V Aldridge
Aug 19 1882
Nov 15 1919
Close-up of previous stone
Amanda A Newsome
Feb 18 1892
Nov 15 1918
Bennie R Aldridge Jr.
Apr 2 1940
Aug 28 2008
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