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Howard-Wahab Cemetery
(Trent Rd. , Ocracoke, NC)
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Photos were taken in September 2009 by Marla Walker Beasley
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Inscription |
| Best, Capt. James | [c1791] | June 15th 1846 | Sacred to the
Memory Of Yes the Christian's course is run. Ended in the glorious strife: Fought the fight, the work is done. Death has swallowed up life. Aged 55 Years |
| Best, Nancy | March 15th 1801 | September 10th 1857 | Widow of Capt.
James Best She was! But words are wanting to say what. Think what a wife should be. She was that. |
| Chace, Eliza Ann | [Apr. 8, 1823] | 29th Augt 1824 | In Memory Of Daughter of Elisha & Thyrza Chace aged 16 months & 21 days Oh envied babe! O happy soul! Thy loss we cannot mourn At thought of thee and thy blest fate, Our hearts with rapture burn. |
| Dailey, Jordan P. | [Feb. 9, 1806] | December the 31st 1843 | Sacred to the
memory of aged 36 years 10 months & 22 days Tis over, that deep sigh was the last, the last of mortal grief and pain. Death's gloomy horror all is past and finish'd all this mournful reign. Close-up photo |
| Farow, Susan Ann | [Mar. 26, 1846] | [Dec. 21, 1867] | [No photo available. Information taken from In Memory Of...An Index to Hyde County Cemeteries] |
| Fitts, Virginia Dare | July 20, 1929 | Feb. 17, 1931 | Asleep in Jesus. |
| Gaskins, Elen | June 7, 1859 | June 27, 1882 | Wife of
Zorababel Gaskins One day amidst the place where Jesus is within, Is better than ten thousand days of pleasure and of sin. |
| Gaskins, George M. | June 12, 1882 | Nov. 18, 1882 | Son of Z. & Elen
Gaskins I take this little lamb, said He, and lay it on my breast, Proclaim it shall find in me, In me be ever blest. |
| Gaskins, Sarah L. | Sept. __ 1815? | July 13th 1850 | Sacred to the
Memory Of Wife of Ira C. Gaskins Let's mourn no more, she is not dead. Her gentle spirit's only fled Where she enjoys perpetual bliss, And in endless scenes of happiness. |
| Heggart, Louisa | [Aug. 14, 1800] | March the 12th 1835 | Sacred to the
Memory Of Wife of Thomas Heggart aged 34 years 6 months & 26 days Here where our mortal eyes now see, The form in deaths cold sleep recline, We'd view the soul from sorrow free, Exulting in its change divine. |
| Howard, Agnes | December 15th 1780 | October 24th 1857 | Widow of William
Howard Sen. She was! But words are wanting to say what. Think what a wife should be. She was that. |
| Howard, Ann | Wife of John Howard; Age 99 years | ||
| Howard, Ann | 1724 | November 24th 1841 | Wife of George
Howard; Aged 117 Years Lo, the prisoner is released. Lightened of her fleshly load. Where the weary are at rest, She is gathered unto God. |
| Howard, Eliza |
September the 22nd 1812 |
August the 23rd 1846 | Consort of
Richard G. Howard [epitaph unreadable] |
| Howard, George | June 8th 1749 | June 8th 1806 | In Memory Of; Aged 57 Years [epitaph unreadable] |
| Howard, George | 19th day of Sept. 1831 | The Grave Of;
Son of John & Anna Howard aged 28 y 9 m & 6 days [Close-up] The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, But He casteth away the substance of the wicked. |
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| Howard, George W. | [Sept. 2, 1814] | January the 14th 1844 | Sacred to the
Memory Of Aged 29 years 4 months & 12 days How short the race our friend has run, Cut down in all his bloom. The course but yesterday begun, Now finished in the tomb. |
| Howard, John Esq. | [Aug. 24, 1778] | October 20th AD 1832 | The Grave Of Aged 54 years, 1 month & 26 days Erected to his memory by his affectionate Widow Anna Howard Behold vain mortals, flitting forms |
| Howard, Richard G. | October 7th 1816 | January 23rd 1857 | [epitaph unreadable] |
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Howard, Miss S.M.P. [Sarah Mary Parliament Howard] |
[Apr. 5, 1810] | 50th [sic] Aug 1828 | In Memory Of;
Daughter of Wm. & Agness Howard aged 18 years & 4 months. What'er of mild affection were beloved, Revered of art? we and of sense approved. What'er of candor female bosom know, Once warmed the gentle heart, that rests below. |
| Howard, William | March 15th 1776 | August 30th 1851 | In Memory Of aged 75 years 5 months & 15 days As for man, his days are as grass as a flower of the field so he flourisheth for the wind passeth over it and it is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more. |
| Piland, M.L. [Michael Lawrence] | Jan. 20, 1861 | May 6, 1920 | Gone but not forgotten. |
| Wahab, Clifton Russell Sr. | February 2, 1892 | June 5, 1950 | North Carolina Cpl. 1 Prov. Dev.Regt. World War I |
| Wahab. Eliza B. | Sept. 29th 1808 | Jan. 25th 1870 | Mother. Fondest dearest name, farewell till we meet again. |
| Wahab, Eliza T. | Aug. 15, 1897 | Sept. 26, 1969 | Gone Home |
| Wahab, George W.H. | October 3d 1827 | November 22d 1847? | Sacred to the
Memory Of Son of Job of Eliza B. Wahab Unveil thy bosom faithful tomb, Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room, To slumber in the silent dust. |
| Wahab, Harold M. | October 10, 1936 | April 4, 1968 | Gone but not forgotten. |
| Wahab, Hettie Goldey | March 21, 1910 | Sept. 18, 1915 | Daughter of Hatton
and Martha Wahab Mama's darling child. |
| Wahab, James H. | January 31, 1861 | August 8, 1913 | U.S.L.S.S. Faithful until death. |
| Wahab, Job | Mach 25th 1802 | October 19th 1860 | In Memory Of;
Aged 58 years 7 months & 4 days. My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpets joyful sound. Then burst the grave with sweet surprise, And in my Saviors image rise. |
| Wahab, Job B. | March 3rd 1835 | September 4th 1842 | Sacred to the
Memory of. Son of Job of Eliza B. Wahab This tender bud so young and fair, Call'd hence by early doom, Just came to show how sweet a flower, In paradise would bloom. |
| Wahab, Jonathan H. | July 14th 1826 | September 11th 1842 | Sacred to the
Memory of. Son of Job of Eliza B. Wahab Why mourning parents grieve for me, Who made with you so short a stay, Perhaps our heavenly Father saw, Some threat ring evil on the way. |
| Wahab, Martha Ann | July 28, 1867 | July 27, 1949 | Wife of James H. Wahab; At Rest |
| Wahab, Molsey | March 22, 1831 | Nov. 5, 1885 | Wife of Wm. H. Wahab |
| Wahab, Myra Edwards | September 9, 1903 | March 26, 2002 | [Double with Robert Stanley Wahab] |
| Wahab, Robert Stanley | February 3, 1888 | November 20, 1967 | [Double with Myra Edwards Wahab] |
| Wahab, Thomas Harvey | May 18, 1902 | Oct. 24, 1974 | Son of J.H. and
Martha A. Wahab; "Memories" [Masonic Emblem] |
| Wahab, Virginia O'Neal | Feb. 1, 1906 | Feb. 21, 1943 | Say not goodbye but in a brighter clime bid me good morning. |
| Wahab, Vivian | Nov. 13, 1924 | Nov. 15, 1924 | |
| Wahab, Warren O. | September 10th 1833 | September 14th 1842 | Sacred to the
Memory of. Son of Job of Eliza B. Wahab [inscription partially obstructed by leaves] |
| Wahab, W. Clarence | Apr. 13, 1890 | Mar. 3, 1917 | God gave. He took. He will restore. He doeth all things well. |
| Wahab, William H. | May 21, 1830 | Oct. 17, 1906 | |
| Williams, Eunice Natlaie [sic] | June 26, 1915 | July 26, 1915 | Inf. Dau of Mr.
& Mrs. Zina Williams; Age 1 Month [inscription below ground] |
| Williams, Lola Wahab | Feb. 1, 1894 | Jan. 15, 1981 | Strength and honour are her clothing; And she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And in her tongue is the law of kindness. Her children arise up and call her blessed; Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her own works praise her in the gates. |
| Williams, Salina Ballance "Baba" | May 10, 1912 | July 28, 1969 | To love someone more dearly every day, to help a wondering child to find its way, to ponder o'er a noble thought and pray and smile when evening falls, that was her task. |
| Williams, Zini S. | Oct. 5, 1890 | Nov. 25, 1970 | An honest man is the noblest work of God. |
| Willis, Malsey Wahab | Mar. 20, 1896 | Feb. 5, 1981 | |
| Willis, Olive G. | [Oct. 22, 1916] | [Dec. 5, 1916] | [inscription nearly obliterated--data taken from In Memory Of...An Index to Hyde County Cemeteries] |
| Willis, Sigma Van | May 1, 1933 | May 21, 2002 | 1 Sg. US Army Vietnam [Close-up] |
