HALIFAX COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Richards Family Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vicky Sutton ==================================================================== THE RICHARDS FAMILY CEMETERY Located On Branch Farm, Aurelian Springs Rd., Near Pierces Campground Church, Halifax County, near Weldon, NC The information is presented in this format: NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE 1- John W. Pierce April 1, 1818 Sept. 26, 1854 2- Raymond L. Carroll Sept. 18, 1922 Jan. 11, 1923 3- Mabell L. Carroll April 15, 1907 Aug. 15, 1907 4- Richard Earl Dickens June 18, 1911 Oct. 7, 1912 5- Unmarked 6- Unmarked 7- John R. R. Richards Feb. 8, 1857 Dec. 16, 1907 8- Unmarked 9- Unmarked 10- Samuel A. Richards June 18, 1858 Mar. 31, 1933 11- Unmarked 12- Unmarked 13- Josephine Hamill Richards 1865 1924 Theresa J. Burgess (PO Box 487, Prosperity, WV 25909-0487) adds to the list: Rebecca Norwood Davis Richards Sept. 1863 Feb. 1920 (Death Cert. March 29, 1920) Clarence Lee Shaw, Jr. Abt. 1915 1917 John Henry Shaw Dec. 1919 Dec. 1921 Obits from THE ROANOKE NEWS, Weldon, NC add: The information in this section is presented: NAME AGE DEATH DATE (OBITUARY DATE) Mrs. Annie C. Harper 86 Mar. 25, 1926 (Apr. 8, 1926) Beulah Richards 5 yrs. Sept. 6, 1909 (Sept. 9, 1909) William Fletcher Richards 74 yrs. May 8, 1904 (May 26, 1904) William Richards 35 yrs. Aug. 20, 1898 (Aug. 25, 1898) --------------- Obit from the FREE PRESS & SOUTHERNER, Tarboro, NC Martha S. Richards 47 yrs. June 18, 1872 (June 13, 1872) Note: Theresa states that there are probably many more graves but the cemetery is overgrown and not being taken care of by anyone.