The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Lemon Lee Cemetery in Sampson County, NC.
Location on Union Grove Church Rd (SR-1476) at Eugene Jernigan Rd (SR-1614) about 3.5 miles north of Mingo.
Note: According to the children of person's buried in this cemetery it orig. started as a slave cemetery. The slave graves have no names just some small stones, sticks etc. and are all along the back under the trees.
View photos of the headstones here.
View Google Map here.
GPS Coordinates:
35.23670 N
78.57810 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
Double Stone
Hellon Johnson Lee
Oct 18 1921
NOD
Julius Clifton Lee
Sep 11 1917
Jun 4 1982
Double Stone
Lee
W D Lee
May 21 1883
Sep 25 1959
Millie Boone
Feb 7 1892
Jun 28 1947
Double Stone
Stewart
Alex
Sep 15 1900
Mar 6 1954
North Carolina
Master Sgt US Army
Retired
1457 Svc Combat Unit
World War II
Soldiers Medal
Lona Lee
Aug 19 1906
Apr 30 1975
Roy Gerald Hensley
SA US Navy
Mar 24 1943
Mar 3 1996
Bessie Lee Hensley
Oct 7 1907
May 8 1999
Roy Garland Hensley
North Carolina
Sgt US Army
World War II
Mar 16 1915
May 10 1960
Double Stone
Hardison
Maybell T Hardison
May 17 1916
Jul 16 2011
(Headstone not engraved
at time of photo)
Wade J Hardison Sr
Oct 16 1913
Sep 13 1963
Double Stone
Hardison
Mittie P
Jun 26 1914
Nov 4 1980
Lewis
Mar 15 1912
Apr 1 2008
Double Stone
Lee
Annie Jane
May 10 1910
Nov 27 1998
Ollen P
Dec 1 1922
Feb 20 2002
Double Stone
Lee
Hattie E
Dec 28 1912
Feb 6 1995
Perry
Oct 8 1912
Jul 2 1987
Double Stone
Honeycutt
Treva Tew
Feb 3 1914
Jul 29 1991
Lloyd Haywood
May 27 1914
Aug 2 1984
Double Stone
West
Mackie
Apr 16 1901
Mar 12 1973
Annie O
Sep 22 1909
Nov 9 1990
Maggie Tew Tart
1937-2005
Double Stone
Lee
Robert F
Apr 7 1877
Jun 15 1937
Malissie J
May 20 1888
Apr 13 1947
Double Stone
Butler
Charlie F Jr
Oct 12 1905
Jan 23 1967
Gertrude L
Jan 6 1909
Jun 11 1979
Double Stone
Tew
Maggie Lee
Nov 10 1893
Feb 7 1978
Admon Oscar Sr
Aug 18 1891
Aug 13 1965
Raynelle
Daughter of
AO & Maggie Tew
Sep 21 1935
Feb 26 1938
Double Stone
Haithcock
Florence Norris
Jun 8 1899
Jan 22 1982
Manning N
Dec 15 1896
Jan 29 1960
Carl L Haithcock
May 26 1928
May 22 1971
Double Stone
Tew
Clayton Oscar
Jun 18 1919
Dec 7 1988
Ruth Draughon
Dec 1 1928
NOD
Double Stone
Pipkin
Thomas Milton
Sep 27 1913
Nov 18 1997
Donnie Rowena
Dec 15 1915
Dec 19 1990
Double Stone
Godwin
Bertha H
Jun 14 1906
Dec 14 2001
Asber C
Aug 30 1907
Aug 31 1975
J Marvin Godwin
Nov 5 1913
Oct 24 1968
Blake D
Son of
JH & SL Godwin
Feb 16 1920
May 29 1925
Double Stone
Godwin
Sarah L
Mar 10 1889
Oct 13 1963
James H
Apr 5 1871
Jun 21 1920
Callie M
Daughter of
JH & SL Godwin
Jan 1 1906
Feb 12 1906
Berllio
Daughter of
JH & SL Godwin
Nov 5 1911
Aug 1 1919
Double Stone
Byrd
Rena Lee
NOI
Oscar Junious
NOI
Double Stone
Scalzo
Bertha K
Nov 11 1920
Aug 23 1984
Antonio Jr
Jul 17 1927
NOD
James
Son of
JP & SE Lee
Jun 18 1906
Feb 23 1917
Woodrow
Son of
JP & SE Lee
Aug 1 1912
Feb 8 1917
Lovy Jernigan
Wife of
L Lee
Apr 20 1810
Jul 27 1887
Infant of
Lunda & Nancy E Lee
Born & Died
Sep 10 1890
Mary Rubie
Daughter of
DM & Callie Lee
Dec 30 1914
Dec 18 1915
Double Stone
Lee
Callie Barefoot
1893
Oct 18 1929
Lundy Mack
Sep 25 1891
Jul 1956
Double Stone
West
Mildred Lee
Oct 25 1915
Jan 24 1958
Felton A
Aug 1 1909
May 26 1968
Double Stone
Jackson
Louise S
Jan 16 1920
Jun 13 2001
Lundy Gibson
Feb 8 1913
Oct 24 1999
Nancy E
Wife of
Lunda Lee
Dec 28 1858
Sep 21 1923
Rev Lunda Lee
Jun 24 1854
Oct 20 1917
Abe Columbus
Son of
H & MA Mclemore
Jul 8 1885
May 10 1908
Double Stone
Lee
Lemon H Lee
Feb 10 1810
Mar 20 1885
Lovy
Apr 20 1810
Jul 27 1887
Double Stone
Infant
Son of
WD & Millie Lee
Born & Died
Aug 19 1905
Willie D
Son of
WD & Millie Lee
Mar 14 1916
May 25 1917
Mary A
Wife of
Julius Lee
Married
Feb 5 1874
Died
Sep 23 1897
Mary L
Daughter of
JE & Mary Lee
Sep 26 1886
Mar 3 1898
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Infant of
JE & Mary A Lee
NOI
Stella May
Wife of
G Sallis
Oct 16 1899
Aug 6 1917
Darslon M
Daughter of
G & Stella Sallis
Aug 5 1917
Aug 30 1917
Double Stone
Jackson
Nancy Pearl
Oct 29 1895
May 17 1941
D Ballard
Aug 13 1895
Jun 27 1950
Infant of
DB & VP Jackson
Born & Died
Aug 1915
Infant of
DB & VP Jackson
Born & Died
Nov 1924
Katie McKinney
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