Lenoir County, NC - Cemeteries - Jackson Cemetery File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble JACKSON CEMETERY This cemetery is located to the left of Neuse Road on the Casey farm which used to belong to the John Jackson family. It is right on the Neuse River up on a bluff that used to be called Blue Banks. The cemetery is very overgrown and it was not possible to gain entry except right at the edge. It is a large cemetery and said to contain CSA dead from the Battle of Wyse Fork but it is highly unlikely those graves had a stone. According to the local families, at one time, this cemetery was kept up and there were a number of piles of rocks scattered around. The speculation was these rocks marked the graves of the CSA dead but the rocks may have been scattered at some point. We were only able to find three stones at the western edge and this cemetery is not listed at Heritage Place. Canvassed by Tracy Putnam and Martha Mewborn Marble in March 2002 Nancy wife of Simeon Simmons Born July 12 1835 Died April 24, 1895 (said to be the widow of John Henry Jackson and we have information that John Henry Jackson was also buried in this cemetery) Claudia Bernice Daughter of Jesse and Cattie Vause Born December 4, 1883 Died November 22, 1892 Annie Jones Wife of James F. Jones Born January 21, 1832? Died September 15, 1858? Aged 26 years 7 months 21 days The above stone was on the ground and covered in dirt which made it hard to read especially since we had no cleaning equipment with us. In addition to the above stones, there were several others that were moved some forty years ago and placed in the Vause Cemetery right on the Neuse Road. Among those moved (and on the cemetery list at LCC) John Jackson Born November 28, 1802 Died April 3, 1877 In addition to the stones moved to the Vause Cemetery from the Jackson Cemetery was the stone of Robert Bond Vause who died in the service of CSA and was buried near Bridgeton, Craven County. Robert Bond Vause married Adeline Jackson Vause who was the daughter of the above John Jackson. Robert Bond Vause had a brother James Bryant Vause who may be buried in the Vause 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. The 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________________