Morse Cemetery, Brunswick County NC

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Morse Cemetery Contributed by Cindy Hardy Sellers January 2008 Brunswick County, North Carolina

Old Morse Cemetery 1855 W West Street Southport NC (Behind the Apostolic Church) click on photos for larger images thanks to Cindy Hardy Sellers for the photographs
Sam'l B Davis Died July 3rd 1871 Aged 62 Years
In Memory Of William Davis Born May 19th 1835 Died Nov 15th 1861
In Memory Of Francenea Davis Wife of C E Lea Born July 6th 1830 Died Sep 9th 1855 (dates now faded but appear to be the same as in 1983 cemetery book)
Charles E Lea Master CSS Issabel 1826 - 1864 *(New VA Marker)
Sarah Bernard 1759 - 1814 Wife of Capt John Conyers USA *(New VA Marker)
John Conyers Capt NC Continental Line Rev War 1750 - 1812 *(New VA Marker)
Capt J W Galloway, CSA (no other notation; read notes below)
William R Dosher Died Oct 21, 1878 aged 59 Yrs, 9 Mos & 8 Days (Headstone broken from base, leaning on tree)
Martha A Wife of William R Dosher Died Oct 11, 1908 aged 74 Yrs, 10 Mos, 20 Days **(Headstone and footstone broken off and gone; the base is still there)
Wm Crapon Price 1846 - 1932 Capt in Confederate Navy when 18 years old
Caroline F Price 1849 - 1927 Mother; Our Best Friend
Jakie Son of Wm C and Caroline F Price Died Jan 19, 1872 aged 2 Years 3 Months
George C Price 1875 - 1875
Carrie V Price 1878 - 1879 **(space next to George C, stone not visible)
Martha E Aspinwall May 22, 1877 Sept 7, 1963
Catherine Wife of Jacob Price Died Feb 8, 1914 Age 89 Years
To the Memory Of Jacob A S Price Born April 5th 1825 Died Sep 11th 1869 Aged 44 Yrs & 5 Mos
Lester Davis Apr 5, 1889 May 16, 1946
Decator Son of Fannie & Dunbar Davis Born Jan 20th 1869 Died Dec 8th 1871 Aged 2 Yrs 10 Mos 18 Ds
Cassie Daughter of Dunbar and Fannie Davis Age 14 Months
Little Jack Son of Dunbar and Fannie Davis Age 14 Months
Dunbar Davis Born June 30, 1843 Died March 30, 1923
Frances Price Davis Oct 23, 1850 June 25, 1949
***Sacred To the Memory Of George Davis Son of Sally Davis Died Nov 27, 1849 Aged 14 Years
Winifred Bell Aldridge May 19, 1849 Sept 17, 1901 (This last grave is outside of the fence and off by itself in a far corner of the cemetery.)
* These graves were not marked and listed in the 1983 cemetery book. These graves were listed in the 1983 cemetery book, but they are no longer visible as of this compilation, December 18, 2007. The J W Galloway buried here is John Wesley Galloway, Jr; Son of Capt J W Galloway who founded Galloway's Coast Guard and died 1864 in Hamilton, Bermuda. This excerpt is from Bill Reaves' Southport (Smithville) a Chronology Vol II: "1910 - (September 11) - Capt. John W Galloway died at his home in Southport. He was a Confederate veteran and had served in the Cumming Battery as a Lieutenant. Later he held various positions with the government. Interment in the Morse Cemetery, Wilmington." (Of course Morse Cemetery is in Southport.) Thanks to Jim McKee of the Maritime Museum for pointing us to this reference. *** This story copied from Dorcas "Dot" Schmidt's 1983 book "The Cemeteries of Southport." It is important that this story remains attached to this little headstone in hopes that someday his grave and his family can be found. Thank you, Dot, for taking such good care of this and so many other graves: "This stone, 'Sacred To the Memory of George Davis,' had been on the Quattlebaum property, since being brought there in the building which once housed the Southport Police Department. The building was purchased by Bobby Quattlebaum and moved from its original site to its present location. Ironically, we found this stone while inquiring about another cemetery close by. How the stone found its way to the police station remains a mystery. Because we are unable to locate the grave, we chose to put the stone in the Morse Cemetery with others by the same family name, with hopes that the Davis Family won't mind."