Theophilus W Best Cemetery

Wayne County North Carolina

Surveyed by Glenn Fields March 2012




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in Theophilus W Best Cemetery in Wayne County, NC.

Location: Approximately 2/10 mile west of New Hope Road on Cuyler Best Road. Turn into driveway at house on left and follow path to cemetery which is behind the house.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.396134369430555 N
    77.93351411819458 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    

John Walter Best
Aug 9 1872
Oct 13 1936

Mrs Cannizer Best
Jan 23 1843
Apr 30 1923

Council Best
Apr 15 1834
May 18 1896

Lourena Best
Daughter of
W T & A J Best
July 12 1864
Age about 2 years

Theophilus W. Best
Son of
Benjamin & Mary Best
Aug 20 1799
Aug 17 1857
Ag’d 57 Y’s. 11 M’s. 21 D’s

Nancy Jane
Wife of
Theophilus W. Best
May 30 1802
Feb 18 1871

Broken stone
NOI

Annie Mae
Daughter of
J W & Addie Best
Sept 12 1898
Dec 29 1903

Infant of 
J W Best and Wife

Grover Cleveland
Son of
R W & E S Best
Sept 28 1885
Nov 7 1902

Mary Louvenia Best
Mar 26 1876
Nov 18 1886

William Bright Best
Jan 26 1878
Oct 20 1886

Avy Jane Best
Apr 3 1880
June 17 1887

Willis Hinton Best
Sept 22 1879
June 18 1880

Nancy Caroline Best
July 1 1872
Oct 7 1873

Infant of 
J H Best and Wife

Infant of
J H Best and Wife

Infant of 
J H Best and Wife

Lella G
Wife of
J H Best
Feb 6 1877
Mar 23 1906

Lourena W
Wife of 
John H Best
Sept 3 1873
Oct 4 1914

Mary Jane
Wife of
Waitmon Best
Died July 31 1911
Age about 80 yrs.

W T Best
June 26 1839
Feb 24 1912

A J B
NOI

Winnie Sauls
NOI

Appie Sauls
NOI

Crude marker
NOI

Infant of 
J H Best and Wife

Infant of 
J H Best and Wife

John H Best
Oct 16 1868
Jan 17 1928

Nancy C Best
Mar 25 1882
Jan 26 1926

Infant of 
J H Best and Wife

Crude marker
NOI

Crude marker
NOI

Jonnie
Son of
J E & E T Garris
Nov 6 1886
Jan 10 1890
Aged 3 yr’s, 2 mos, & 4 dys

Crude marker
NOI

Harvey M
Son of
C & B Best
Mar 24 1901
June 27 1902
Age 18 m’s

Richard W Best
Apr 3 1836
Oct 14 1914

Infant of
C W & Vicy L Best
Born & Died
July 19 1922

Infant of
C W & Avey Best
Sept 1 1911
Oct 29 1911

Richard C
Son of
C & B Best
Feb 2 1903
May 12 1909
Age 6 yrs

Avey Bulah
Wife of 
C W Best
Nov 27 1872
Sept 21 1918

Crude marker
NOI

Vicey Leona
Wife of
C W Best
Jan 20 1885
July 20 1922

Charles W Best
May 5 1871
July 8 1937

Ludy Best
Died
June 19 1938
Age 53 years           

Double stone
BEST
George H Best Sr.
Oct 30 1898
Oct 19 1977
Gladys R Best
July 8 1906
June 29 1962

Martha Creech
June 14 1853
Feb 11 1925

Daniel Creech
Jan 19 1849
Apr 12 1906

Catrathen
Wife of
Guss Creech
Apr 10 1821
Oct 15 1903

Crude marker
NOI

Crude marker
NOI

Annie May
Daughter of 
J W & Addie Best
Sept 12 1898
Dec 29 1903

Broken stone
NOI

Broken stone
NOI

Dock Best
Died
Mar 16 1904
Age about 98 yrs

Charty (Charity) A
Wife of 
Dock Best
May 13 1833
Dec 19 1919

Emma Lee
Daughter of
J H & Emma L Green
May 26 1897
Aug 5 1912

Close up of previous stone

Doctor G
Son of
J H & M L Green
Oct 15 1886
June 3 1888


    

    

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