Tillett Cemetery - Wanchese, Dare Co., NC

Dare Co., NC Cemeteries

Tillett Cemetery

This cemetery is located in Wanchese, Dare County, North Carolina. On Hwy. 345 in Wanchese take Tillett Rd. (SR 1138) and go about 0.1 mile. The cemetery will be on the right side of the road. Click on underlined names to see a photo of the headstone. Extra information is shown in brackets. This list is not complete so if you happen to have photos of headstones from this cemetery and would like to submit them please drop me a line. Google Maps for this cemetery.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS / INSCRIPTION
Austin, Merlee T.	Oct. 20, 1939	[no date]	[double with Wilbur N. Austin, Sr.]
Austin, Wilbur N. Sr.	Feb. 17, 1930	Jan. 21, 1999	Footstone U.S. Coast Guard [double with Merlee T. Austin]
Ballance, Brenda Jordan	Mar. 2, 1945	Oct. 10, 1988	Married Aug. 21, 1964 [double with Earl Wayne Ballance] Our children: Shon, Sonja, Jason and Our Nephew Tommy [taken from Sacred to Their Memory]
Ballance, Earl Wayne	Sept. 4, 1942	[no date]	Married Aug. 21, 1964 [double with Brenda Jordan Ballance] Our children: Shon, Sonja, Jason and Our Nephew Tommy [taken from Sacred to Their Memory]
Ballance, Juanita T.	Dec. 5, 1902	Jun. 8, 1984	[double with Walter J. Ballance]
Ballance, Walter J.	Aug. 8, 1901	June 23, 1975	[double with Juanita T. Ballance]
Baum, Jerrold Craig	Mar. 21, 1961	Oct. 3, 1999	Son
Beasley, Frances	1864	[Oct. 15] 1924
Beasley, John Kelly	Mar. [1], 1906	[Mar. 13] 1987
Brothers, Julian D.	Feb. 16, 1916	Mar. 1, 1980	[double with Shawnee T. Brothers]
Brothers, Shawnee T.	Sept. 11, 1920	[no date]	[double with Julian D. Brothers]
Buckner, Grant Coleman	Mar. 7, 1980	July 13, 2003	Son; Brother
Cahoon, Sarah E.	[Jan. 12] 1852	[Nov. 16] 1924	Grandmother
Cox, Ronald W. "Ron"	Nov. 27, 1937		[double with Ruth Daniels Cox]
Cox, Ruth Daniels	Feb. 20, 1937	Nov. 16, 2001	In love she lived and in peace she died [double with Ronald W. Cox]
Craig, Katherine D. "Kathy"	[May 8] 1921	[Oct. 22] 2007	[double with William T. Craig]
Craig, William T. "Bill"	[Oct. 8] 1918	[Oct. 23] 2002	[double with Katherine D. Craig]
Cudworth, Louise Daniels	Feb. 5, 1891	Oct. 20, 1986	She was a Dear Mother, Sister, Auntie, Granny, Old Granny and Big Granny
Curles, Garfield "GC"	Oct. 21, 1932	Apr. 24, 1999	Sept. 30, 1955 [double with Jean Daniels Curles]
Curles, Jean Daniels	Mar. 11, 1936	[no date]	Sept. 30, 1955 [double with Garfield Curles]
Daniel, Eliza	Oct. 25, 1808	Apr. 8, 1871
Daniel, Sophia M.	Oct. 6, 1790	Jan. 29, 1861
Daniel, Spencer	March 18, 1784	Oct'r. 28, 1859	aged 75 yrs. 7 mos. & 13 days
Daniel, Woodsey	Oct. 13, 1802	Jan. 5, 1871
Daniels, (no name)	June 7, 1903	Mar. 3, 1906	Son of J.T. & F.E. Daniels
Daniels, Bertie	Sept. 14, 1922	Aug. 9, 1956
Daniels, Binkie Bailey	May 10, 1948	May 23, 1970	Another photo Son of Mr. & Mrs. Orville Daniels
Daniels, Cleopatra M.	Apr. 5, 1893	Apr. 15, 1966	Married July 19, 1911 [double with Marvin P. Daniels]
Daniels, Dola T.	Jan. 10, 1900	Sept. 20, 1995
Daniels, Elmo H.	Apr. 17, 1915	Aug. 20, 1917	Son of W.O. & Sadie Daniels; Our Little Darling
Daniels, Florence Ward	June 16, 1870	June 24, 1942	Mother; Resting
Daniels, Idail Midgett	October 10, 1890	August 15, 1986
Daniels, infant daughter	June 30, 1955 ?	June 30, 1955 ?	Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Orville Daniels [probably born & died same day]
Daniels, infant daughter	Mar. 6, 1958 ?	Mar. 6, 1958 ?	Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Orville Daniels [probably born & died same day]
Daniels, Iodell	Dec. 4, 1899	Oct. 30, 1918	Wife of Hubert Daniels Closed are thy sweet eys [sic] From this world of pain; But we trust in God to meet thee again; your loving husband
Daniels, Ishmiel W.	Aug. 26, 1922	Sept. 26, 1922	Son of W.O. & Sadie Daniels; Gone So Soon
Daniels, Joe Tom	Dec. 18, 1867	Sept. 17, 1925
Daniels, Marvin Eugene	Nov. 21, 1920	Jan. 6, 1981	The man who was always there, may his memory never fade.
Daniels, Marvin P.	Jan. 15, 1893	Oct. 6, 1972	Married July 19, 1911 [double with Cleopatra M. Daniels]
Daniels, Murdock D.	Sept. 15, 1911	June 23, 1997	Life is a rainbow of beautiful memories [double with W. Ward Daniels]
Daniels, Paul M.	Dec. 31, 1896	April 5, 1968	North Carolina; Sea U.S. Coast Guard; World War I
Daniels, Sadie T.	Oct. 15, 1894	Sept. 22, 1973	[double with Willard O. Daniels]
Daniels, Sidney Lee	Feb. 2, 1913	May 30, 1913	Daughter of Marvin P.& Cleopatra M. Daniels
Daniels, W. [Wellington] Ward	Dec. 21, 1911	Aug. 6, 1990	Life is a rainbow of beautiful memories [double with Murdock D. Daniels]
Daniels, Wanda	Feb. 10, 1926	Sept. 13, 1928
Daniels, Willard O.	Nov. 22, 1894	Sept. 1, 1970	[double with Sadie T. Daniels]
Daniels, Willis Longsworth	February 23, 1893	December 18, 1979
Davis, Joseph Spencer	Jan. 27, 1925	Feb. 23, 1926	Son of W.A. & Maggie Davis; Darling we miss thee.
Davis, Maggie M.	[Apr. 11] 1899	[Jun. 30] 1961	[double with William A. Davis]
Davis, William A.	[Aug. 21] 1895	[Sept. 5] 1978	[double with Maggie M. Davis]
Duvall, Hope Daniels	Aug. 2, 1914	Oct. 10, 1999	At Rest With Her Saviour
Etheridge, Darrow Tillett	Aug. 2, 1903	Oct. 3, 1940	Faithful to her trust, even unto death. [triple with Eileen Peele Etheridge and Jesse Emerson Etheridge]
Etheridge, Eileen Peele	May 10, 1919	Feb. 22, 1990	A tender mother and a faithful friend. [triple with Darrow Tillett Etheridge and Jesse Emerson Etheridge]
Etheridge, Jesse Emerson	July 13, 1902	Dec. 11, 1983	[triple with Darrow Tillett Etheridge and Eileen Peele Etheridge]
Etheridge, Oswald McRae	July 7, 1921	Sept. 8, 1974	Masonic Emblem
Gallop, Delilah F.	Dec. 7, 1886	Jan. 19, 1976	Gone but not forgotten [double with Marvin L. Gallop]
Gallop, Lawrence G.	July 13, 1908	Sept. 7, 1972	Son; I am so lonesome without you. mother
Gallop, Marvin L.	Sept. 30, 1881	Aug. 17, 1951	Gone but not forgotten [double with Delilah F. Gallop]
Gallop, Peggy Strickland	Jan. 25, 1944	May 19, 1995	I Love You
Hanley, Mark Steven	July 7, 1950	Apr. 21, 2002
Hatchell, Carrie	[Oct. 2] 1862	[[Jan. 20] 1941	Mother; Just Away
Hayes, Chasity Lynn	April 3, 2001	April 3, 2001	Our Angels [double with Ezekiel Roscoe Hayes, Jr.]
Hayes, Ezekiel Roscoe Jr.	April 3, 2001	April 3, 2001	Our Angels [double with Chasity Lynn Hayes]
Hayman, Dora Tillett	Sept. 12, 1900	Apr. 27, 1971	Wife [double with Samuel Daniel Hayman]
Hayman, Samuel Daniel	Jan. 18, 1896	Mar. 21, 1953	Husband [double with Dora Tillett Hayman]
Jackson, Sallie	May 25, 1822	Sept. 21, 1902	In Memory Of
Johnson, Gloria D.	Sept. 23, 1925		[double with Ralph E. Johnson]
Johnson, Matilda E. Tillett	Sept. 14, 1864	Oct. 20, 1943
Johnson, Ralph Ernest	Mar. 18, 1922	July 10, 1976	[double with Gloria D. Johnson] Military Marker: AMCS; US Coast Guard; 1922 - 1977 [sic]
Johnson, Ralph Wayne "Snookie"	Oct. 29, 1944	Oct. 5, 2003	In God's Care; Son of "Swede" and Gloria Brother of Tana and Dean Father of Lee, Anna and Tana
Mann, Raymond Lee	Dec. 6, 1951	Jul. 7, 1999	U.S. Army Vietnam
May, Earl	Mar. 25, 1899	Feb. 9, 1978	[double with Lorena May]
May, Lorena	Apr. 13, 1896	Sept. 16, 1980	[double with Earl May]
Meekins, Eliza	March 8, 1861	Dec. 5, 1931	Wife of W.L. Meekins; She believed and sleeps in Jesus; Mother
Meekins, Ralph S.	Dec. 11, 1916	Jan. 1, 1992	Dad; Son of Ulysses and Lillie; [married] Jan. 3, 1936 [double with Texie T. Meekins]
Meekins, Texie T.	Jan. 25, 1916	Aug. 22, 2006	Mom; Daughter of Ralph and Laura; [married] Jan. 3, 1936 [double with Ralph S. Meekins]
Meekins, W.L. [Wm. Lawrence]	Sept. 10, 1856	Oct. 16, 1934	Husband of Eliza Meekins; Father And now that our circle is broken And parting fills us with pain, We hold a glorious token--The bright hope of meeting again.
Midgett, Ella H.	Apr. 27, 1873	Aug. 24, 1950	Mother
Midgett, Elnora	1878	1902	Mother; May she rest in peace
Midgett, Elnora	1902	1902	Daughter of J.S. & Elnora Midgett; Gone so soon
Midgett, J.S. [Joseph Spencer Midgett]	1871	[Feb. 7] 1924	Father; Gone but not forgotten. NOTE: Death certificate states birth on May 10, 1872
Midgett, Lillian	Oct. 10, 1890	Jan. 10, 1891	Daughter of P.D. & Mattie Midgett; Gone to be an angel
Midgett, Martha J.	Dec. 29, 1870	Mar. 28, 1952
Midgett, Naomi	Nov. 2, 1895	Nov. 2, 1895	Daughter of P.D. & Mattie Midgett; Gone so soon
Midgett, Peleg Dameron	Feb. 28, 1864	Aug. 5, 1931
Midgett, Peleg Dameron Jr.	December 7, 1899	January 17, 1995	Beloved husband of Virginia Brittain
Midgett, S.T. [Solomon Thomas]	Nov. 14, 1869	Jan. 13, 1922
Midgett, Virginia Brittain	October 13, 1908	June 21, 1977	Beloved Wife of Peleg Dameron Midgett. Jr.
Midgette, Charles H.	Jan. 31, 1897	Jan. 3, 1953
Murray, Rodney Lee "Big Rod"	Feb. 4, 1984	July 13, 2000	In God's Care; Rodney's Philosophy of Life "If it's raining, get under an umbrella and keep singing anyway".
Owens, Grady Frank	Apr. 20, 1926	Nov. 23, 2003	U.S. Marine Corp 1943 [double with Mildred "Mickey" Owens]
Owens, Iva Tillett	Jan. 2, 1915	Nov. 30, 2004	Mother [double with William A. Owens]
Owens, Mildred "Mickey"	Jul. 7, 1922	May 17, 2002	U.S. Navy Nurse Corp 1943 [double with Grady Frank Owens]
Owens, William A.	Mar. 17, 1909	May 25, 1952	Father [double with Iva Tillett Owens]
Owens, William Conrad	July 28, 1940	Dec. 5, 1975
J.A.P. M.P. F.P.	no dates	no dates	The "P" possibly stands for Payne but no clue as to who they really are.
Payne, Clarence D.	July 19, 1919	Sept. 18, 1959	Gone but not forgotten
Payne, Laura M.	Jan. 11, 1901	Jan. 30, 1980	[double with Marcellus Payne]
Payne, F. [Franklin] Corbet	Apr. 1, 1931	Nov. 15, 1981	US Army; Korea
Payne, Josephine M.	May 21, 1866	Dec. 14, 1939	[double with Nathan O. Payne]
Payne, Marcellus	Oct. 2, 1899	Jan. 1, 1958	[double with Laura M. Payne]
Payne, Marcellus Jr.	Dec. 29, 1919	Mar. 3, 1920
Payne, Nathan O.	May 13, 1864	Feb. 26, 1923	[double with Josephine M. Payne]
Payne, Rudy Lee	Oct. 6, 1954	July 28, 1955	A Precious One From Us Is Gone
Quidley, Geraldine D.	[Apr. 23] 1921	[Sept.] 1948
Ruhle, James Alan Jr.	January 29, 1967	August 8. 2000	Forever Loved Forever Missed
Sanderlin Marshall W. III	Aug. 29, 1964	Feb. 21, 2004	Beloved Son
Sapone, Myrna Kay Owens	May 12, 1946	Nov. 7, 2005	[double with Nicholas F. Sapone]
Sapone, Nicholas F.	July 11, 1943	[no date]	[double with Myrna Kay Owens Sapone]
Stetson, daughter	Mar. 30, 1948	Mar. 31, 1948	Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Stetson
Stetson, Lucretia W.	Feb. 7, 1917	Aug. 5, 2006	[double with Woodrow S. Stetson]
Stetson, Woodrow I.	Oct. 22, 1942	Oct. 31, 1942	Son of Lucretia and Woodrow Stetson; Our Darling
Stetson, Woodrow S.	Feb. 1, 1916	Oct. 17, 1990	[double with Lucretia W. Stetson]
[Stowe], Ira Mead	Sept. 3, 1926	Feb. 2, 1928	Son
Stowe, Ira Thomas	Aug. 25, 1893	Jan. 5, 1955	North Carolina CBM USNRF World War I
Stowe, Margie Tillett	June 22, 1898	October 19, 1964
Tillett, Annette	[no date]	[no date]	Children of Charlotte and L.R. Tillett [triple with Denie & Holland Tillett]
Tillett, Archie B.	Aug. 11, 1930	Nov. 16, 2006	US Army Korea
Tillett, Arizona J.	Aug. 7, 1904	Oct. 26, 1975	At Rest [double with Woodsey C. Tillett]
Tillett, Arlettie D.	Dec. 23, 1876	Aug. 9, 1969	Mother [double with Woodsey D. Tillett]
Tillett, Billy R.	1902	1951	[double with Lennie B. Tillett]
Tillett, Carrie D.	May 9, 1903	Mar. 25, 1992	[double with Guy J. Tillett]
Tillett, Charles K.	Aug. 19, 1873	Apr. 6, 1941	Father; Not my will but Thine be done. [double with Eleazor G. Tillett]
Tillett, Charles Sigsbee	Dec. 6, 1897	Dec. 13, 1960	In Memory Of
Tillett, Colinda A.	Nov. 12, 1873	Aug. 15, 1945
Tillett, David W.	May 15, 1958	Dec. 14, 2000	Sons of Jack & Polly [double with Jack G. Tillett, Jr.]
Tillett, Denie	[no date]	[no date]	Children of Charlotte and L.R. Tillett [triple with Annette & Holland Tillett]
Tillett, Dorothy H.	Nov. 17, 1921	Mar. 26, 1982	Mother [double with Ralph E. Tillett]
Tillett, Eleazor G.	Sept. 19, 1874	Sept. 19, 1968	Mother; Not my will but Thine be done. [double with Charles K. Tillett]
Tillett, Emily Lou	3-27-1997		[double with Sophronia M. Tillett]; Mein Darling
Tillett, Ethel H.	Sept. 22, 1899	Oct. 19, 1991	[double with T. Dewey Tillett]
Tillett, Evolena L.	Jan. 14, 1866	July 7, 1945
Tillett, Gilbert R. "Moon"	Dec. 17, 1929		Masonic Emblem; Married Nov. 19, 1948 [double with Linda S. Tillett]
Tillett, Guy J.	Oct. 6, 1902	July 6, 1938	[double with Carrie D. Tillett]
Tillett, Guy Jr.	Nov. 24, 1925	Nov. 24, 1925	Son of Carrie & Guy Tillett
Tillett, Herbert White	Dec. 30, 1917	Apr. 30, 1982	Father; Tho lost from sight, still dear in memories. [double with Nellie Swain Tillett]
Tillett, Hiram G. "Sam"	Jan. 6, 1907	Apr. 30, [1974]	[double with Theresa W. Tillett]
Tillett, Holland	[no date]	[no date]	Children of Charlotte and L.R. Tillett [triple with Annette & Denie Tillett]
Tillett, infant daughter	Sept. 6, 1927	Sept. 6, 1927	Infant daughter of Guy and Carrie Tillett
Tillett, infant daughter	April 23, 1933	April 23, 1933	Infant daughter of Guy and Carrie Tillett
Tillett, Jack G. Jr.	Mar. 4, 1950		Sons of Jack & Polly [double with David W. Tillett]
Tillett, Joseph G.	[May 28, 1859]	Oct. 19, 1891	Age 32 yrs. 4 mo. & 21 days
Tillett, L. Rosser	1853	1889	Father [double with Lottie M. Tillett]
Tillett, Laura A.	Oct. 13, 1898	Aug. 3, 1933
Tillett, Laura E.	Nov. 15, 1922	Apr. 6, 1928	Daughter of Dewey & Ethel Tillett
Tillett, Lennie B.	1908	1987	[double with Billy R. Tillett]
Tillett, Linda S.	Jan. 24, 1929	June 19, 1998	Eastern Star Emblem; Married Nov. 19, 1948 [double with Gilbert R. "Moon" Tillett]
Tillett, Lottie M.	1854	1944	Mother [double with L. Rosser Tillett]
Tillett, Lucinda	June 8, 1852	May 1, 1900
Tillett, Mable H.	Dec. 8, 1895	Feb. 1, 1969	[double with Ralph E. Tillett]
Tillett, Mack Russell	Sept. 15, 1901	Nov. 30, 1966	Husband of Lennie B. Tillett
Tillett, Margie	Mar. 12, 1901	[May 9, 1951]	Mother [double with Rosser Tillett]
Tillett, Mary Eliza	Oct. 6, 1903	Dec. 15, 1903	Daughter of Woodsey and Arlettie Tillett
Tillett, Mary W.	Nov. 15, 1873	May 31, 1959	[double with William B. Tillett]
Tillett, Nellie Swain	Sept. 4, 1922	June 17, 1990	Mother; Not my will but thine be done. [double with Herbert White Tillett]
Tillett, Paul Jones	March 18, 1895	March 28, 1895	Son of Woodsey and Arlettie Tillett
Tillett, Ralph E.	Sept. 20, 1883	Sept. 8, 1960	[double with Mable H. Tillett]
Tillett, Ralph E.	Nov. 11, 1920	Aug. 31, 1997	Father [double with Dorothy H. Tillett]
Tillett, Richard W.	Jan. 2, 1909	Oct. 5, 1990	Married: Oct. 17, 1931 [double with Sabra W. Tillett]
Tillett, Rosser	Feb. 2, 1891	June 12, 1946	Father [double with Margie Tillett]
Tillett, Sabra W.	Oct. 30, 1913	May 11, 1981	Married: Oct. 17, 1931 [double with Richard W. Tillett]
Tillett-Garner Sharon Kay	Apr. 22, 1956	Dec. 22, 2003	She was a wonderful Mother who was always there. Clayton & Sarah Concrete marker Mother of Clayton & Sarah; Daughter of Jack & Polly
Tillett, Sophia M.	May 3, 1832	July 19, 1882
Tillett, Sophronia M.	11-12-1898	3-13-1994	[double with Emily Lou Tillett]; Mein Darling
Tillett, Theresa W.	Nov. 2, 1913	Aug. 22, 1974	[double with Hiram G. Tillett]
Tillett, Thomas C.	July 9, 1863	Nov. 8, 1931	Age 68 Years, 3 Months, 29 Days
Tillett, T. [Thomas] Dewey	Apr. 26, 1898	Dec. 17, 1971	[double with Ethel H. Tillett]
Tillett, Thomas E.	Apr. 30, 1831	Feb. 12, 1897	Aged 65 yrs. 3 mos. & 13 days
Tillett, Wanda	Dec. 26, 1925	Jan. 23, 1926	Daughter of Dewey & Ethel Tillett
Tillett, children of W. Mott & Colinda	[no date]	[no date]	[no names]
Tillett, Willett Mott	May 22, 1868	Oct. 3, 1929
Tillett, William B.	Oct. 30, 1875	Jan. 24, 1947	[double with Mary W. Tillett]
Tillett, Woodsey C.	May 22, 1901	Mar. 2, 1970	At Rest [double with Arizona J. Tillett]
Tillett, Woodsey D.	Apr. 11, 1866	May 22, 1931	Father [double with Arlettie D. Tillett]
Tillitt, Thomas T.	June 23, 1857	Apr. 27, 1893
Vanderslice, Brucie T.	Nov. 14, 1903	Aug. 31, 1969	[double with Reuben H. Vanderslice]
Vanderslice, Reuben H.	Feb. 15, 1891	July 26, 1970	[double with Brucie T. Vanderslice]
White, Edna I.	Jan. 6, 1921	Mar. 3, 2006	"Maw Maw"; In Loving Memory
Williams, Irving [Sr.]	May 9, 1889	June 26, 1919	[double with Louisa T. Williams]
Williams, Irving [Jr.]	Jan. 20, 1920	Nov. 1, 1985	Gone but not forgotten [Masonic Emblem]
Williams, Louisa	July 22, 1889	Aug. 30, 1981	[double with Irving Williams]

Some photographs of headstones in this cemetery were taken in April 2000 by Dan and Mary Hayman Kemp and the rest were taken in 2008 byMarla Beasley. This cemetery is complete as of August 2008. Cemetery directions are taken from Sacred to Their Memory by Lois Johnson Meekins and Amy Midgett Gamiel. No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research. Images are for personal use only, not for redistribution.