Thomas A Deans Cemetery

Wayne County North Carolina

Surveyed by Glenn Fields March 2012




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in Thomas A Deans Cemetery in Wayne County, NC.

Location: North of Buck Swamp Road just before its intersection with NC 581 in the field. Path turns in at the old white house and goes around the barn to the right and straight to the cemetery. Be careful, there is a shallow drainage ditch across the road not quite half way.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.45805701187615 N
    78.04281949996948 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    

Vail Family Stone

Ora Belle D. Vail
June 9 1895
Apr 9 1953

Veteran's stone
George Willie Vail
North Carolina
CPL   MG CO 11 INFANTRY
World War I  PH
June 24 1886 – Feb 23 1963

Benjamin Deans
May 16 1859
Mar 17 1939

Lula A
Wife of
Benj. Deans
Oct 12 1870
May 22 1928 (Death certificate says May 21)

Hubert Deans
Son of
Benj. & Lula
Born Aug 26 1883
Died Jan 14 1884

Edith
Wife of 
Thomas A. Deans
Born
May 1 1824
Died
Sept 9 1901

Bottom of broken stone for
Thomas A. Deans
Born
May 6 1811
Died
Oct (?) 2 1876

Top of broken stone for previous stone

Double stone
WALKER
Bessie Ella Deans
Dec 17 1883
Aug 10 1976
William Thomas
Aug 11 1882
June 8 1955

Willie Deans
Born
May 18 1891
Died
Sept 22 1896

Double stone
DEANS
Mary Dees
Aug 29 1898
Apr 23 1964
Thomas A
May 3 1881
May 11 1922

Double stone
Dosia Jernigan Deans
June 15 1859
Sept 30 1939 (Death Certificate)
Woodard Deans
Dec 5 1855
Nov 21 1932

A Memorial 
To
Gerald Ray Lancaster
Born Oct 14 1952
Son of
Charles and Joyce Lancaster
who died in a plane crash
March 31 1984
He was lost at sea
But not in our hearts


    

    

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