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Midgett -
Burgess
Cemetery
Wanchese, NC
Directions: Highway 345 going toward Wanchese from Manteo, this cemetery is just past the old WOBR radio station on the right, about 35 feet from road. Photos were taken in Feb. 2014 by Candy L. Roth. Information not listed on the tombstone is shown in brackets. Google Maps for this cemetery.
| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS / INSCRIPTION |
| Burgess, Annie E. | [Aug. 24, 1842] | Sept. 15, 1912 |
Wife of Warren Burgess; Age 63 Years [Daughter of John M. & Nancy Baum Midgett] |
| Burgess, Sarah J. | [c1873] | [c1890] |
In memory of - Age 17 yrs. & 9 mos.
How short the race my child has run, |
| Burgess, Warren A. | Dec. 5, 1833 | May 24, 1881 | Farewell wife and children dear. |
| Burgess, William F. [Franklin] | [c1872] | [c1890] |
In memory of - Age 18 yrs. & 19 days
And must my boy my loved one die |
| Midgett, Charlotte | Apr. 25, 1798 | Mar. 30, 1872 | [Wife of Lewis Midgett; Dau of Joseph & Nancy Midgett Pledger] |
| Midgett, Elizabeth J. Mason | Jan. 18, 1837 | Nov. 14, 1880 |
Wife of Marcus L. Midgett
[Daughter of John & Mary Caroon Mason] "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." |
| Midgett, Frances A. | Oct. 16, 1854 | Sep. 19, 1865 | Daughter of Robt. P. & Nancy Midgett |
| Midgett, Maggie J. | Sept. 13, 1870 | April 5, 1891 |
In memory of - "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall
see God." [Daughter of Marcus L. & Elizabeth J. Mason Midgett] |
| Midgett, Marcus L. | Nov. 10, 1839 | Jan. 12, 1889 |
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. [Son of Lewis & Charlotte Midgett; Husband of Elizabeth Mason Midgett] |
| Midgett, Mary A. | June 24, 1861 | July 6, 1861 | Daughter of Robt. P. & Nancy Midgett |
| Midgette, Nannie L. | March 6, 1875 | May 1, 1910 | [Daughter of Marcus L & Elizabeth J. Mason Midgett] |
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