Hertford County, NC - Ramsey Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A small family cemetery with 12 known burials from 1814 to 1896 on the old Ramsey farm located near Murfreesboro, North Carolina just 300 feet of Vaughan Creek Road, up the hill, fenced at edge of wooded area, found March 2010 to be in very poor condition, some graves having been disrupted and ground sunken, with previously fallen stones found in earlier years, now upright, leaning upon supporting objects. Property owned in 1905, by Cornelia "Nellie" Hartshorn (Vaughan) Winborne (1855-1930) wife of Judge Benjamin Brodie Winborne (1854-1919). Dr Euclid Borland reinterred his family and father-in-law, Capt Moore, from their graves in Mississippi and Louisiana to Ramsey cemetery during year 1852, and son Phocion from Petersburg, VA in 1863. Dr Euclid's nephew, Thomas Roscius Borland (FAG 11378395) (U S Attorney for Eastern Virginia under president Harrison), of Norfolk, VA oversaw burials of Dr Euclid, his 2nd wife Lucy and son Gen Euclid (of New Orleans, who died in his home, closest of friends for life, born a month and 1000 miles apart, raised, educated and toured Europe together.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bell, Samuel, Jr (FAG 45029885), b. 1787NC, d. Dec. 23, 1814NC. 1st husband of Martha M Ramsay/Ramsey. Borland, Charlotte Wilcocks McCall (FAG 45017799), b. Jun. 7, 1852LA, d. Feb. 1, 1885LA, wife of Gen Euclid. Borland, Elizabeth Rebecca Moore 45017730 b. Dec. 24, 1818NC, d. Jan. 15, 1850LA, 1st wife of Dr Euclid, daughter of Capt Augustus & Martha. Borland, Gen Euclid (FAG 45017671), b. Feb. 7, 1844MS, d. Sep. 26, 1896VA, 2rd child of Dr Euclid & Elizabeth. Borland, Dr Euclid (FAG 44965412) b. Oct. 27, 1809VA d. Apr. 28, 1881VA, son of Dr Thomas Wood & Harriott (Godwin) Borland. Borland, Fanny 45030461, b. Oct. 10, 1846MS, d. Nov. 22, 1850AR, 4th child of Dr Euclid & Elizabeth. Borland, (child) Elizabeth (FAG 45030585), b. Feb. 14, 1848LA, d. Nov. 22, 1849LA, 5th & last child of Dr Euclid & Elizabeth. Borland, Lucien (FAG 45030182), b. Feb. 23, 1842MS, d. Aug. 4, 1845NC, 2nd child of Dr Euclid & Elizabeth. Borland, Lucy Wilkinson (FAG 45017783) b. May 23, 1819VA, d. Mar. 10, 1888NY, 2nd wife and 2nd cousin of Dr Euclid. Borland, Phocion Augustus (FAG 45017764), b. Jun. 8, 1839MS, d. Aug. 15, 1863VA, 1st child of Dr. Euclid and Elizabeth. Moore, Capt Augustus (FAG 45029926), b. 1781NC, d. 1843MS, 2nd husband of Martha M Ramsay/Ramsey, Moore, Martha M Ramsay/Ramsey (FAG 45030816), b. Jan. 16, 1788NC, d. Oct. 20, 1826NC, 1st husband Samuel Bell, jr., 2nd husband, Captain Augustus Moore Note: FAG; is Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2332608 All photographs by Joel Holland, jr, Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Joel Holland, Jr of Murfreesboro (whose family ran the funeral home for nearly 100 years in town) photographed all remaining 12 gravestones which reveals several errors in earlier transcription. He also commented on location and condition of cemetery as well as furnished a "earthgoogle" photo of it, giving his permission to publicly display the photos he had taken. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives from the records of Mr. E. Frank Stephenson, Jr., Meherrin River Press , submitted by Barbara Nichols Mulder & Bill Boggess ___________________________________________________________________