NASH COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - H. Rufus Pridgen 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: Faye Jeans Parker fparker@bellsouth.net and Pam Jeans jeans@sierratel.com ==================================================================== H. Rufus Pridgen Cemetery located at Mount Herman Baptist Church Cemetery Near the corner of S. Old Carriage Rd. and Bend of the River Rd. Nash County. The cemetery is in pretty good shape considering the age of the stones. The names together represent family members in a double plot. There are at least 11 unmarked graves in this cemetery. Some of the stones are fallen and broken and impossible to read. Surveyed February 13, 2002 by Faye Jeans Parker fparker@bellsouth.net and Pam Jeans jeans@sierratel.com ======================================================================= Grave Marked as: FLORA infant boy b: 1959 d: 1959 infant b: May 10, 1928 d: May 13, 1928 infant b: Jan 12, 1931 d: Jan 12, 1931 Largenie Batchelor b: Sept 11, 1875 d: Oct 13, 1918 Sam Batchelor b: Sept 26, 1866 d: June 4, 1944 W Regar Batts b: Nov 25, 1915 d: Leona P Batts b: Nov 9, 1902 d: Dec 3, 1991 Martha Elizabeth Batts b: Nov 1, 1863 d: July 8, 1942 wife of John H Eason William B Batts b: July 24, 1904 d: July 3, 1974 Naomi F Batts b: Aug 15, 1903 d: Aug 26, 1963 Annie b: Oct 8, 1887 d: March 20, 1917 wife of J H Cockrell Annie W Cockrell b: Aug 23, 1898 d: Feb 1, 1966 Geneva Cockrell b: Aug 4, 1908 d: Nov 2, 1948 Johnnie Cockrell b: Feb 15, 1919 d: Dec 11, 1978 Joseph D Cockrell b: July 4, 1924 d: March 7, 1945 North Carolina PFC 385 Infantry 76 Infantry Division WWII Lottie Mae Coston Cockrell b: Sept 3, 1914 d: Fred Woodard Cockrell b: Oct 14, 1909 d: Oct 21, 1993 Lue Bone Cockrell b: Aug 20, 1883 d: May 9, 1962 Eliza Taylor Cockrell b: July 22, 1877 d: Feb 22, 1963 Mack E Cockrell b: Sept 13, 1922 d: March 23, 1960 North Carolina Cpl 387 Field Artillery B WWII Russell C Cockrell b: Feb 17, 1905 d: Oct 13, 1945 Gladys Deans Cockrell b: Oct 25, 1904 d: Jan 20, 1981 William L Bud Cooper b: July 9, 1890 d: Nov 15, 1945 Lela Lewis Cooper b: Aug 22, 1882 d: Oct 2, 1952 Sam R Cooper b: Oct 6, 1895 d: Dec 31, 1951 North Carolina PFC 322 Infantry 81 Division WWI Geo Thomas b: Nov 18, 1924 d: Nov 9, 1925 son of Berry & Lillie Davis Berry Davis b: March 16, 1884 d: Jan 27, 1941 Lillie Brown Davis b: Feb 14, 1892 d: Nov 17, 1958 James A b: Jan 22, 1917 d: Feb 8, 1917 son of Berry & Lillie Davis Jennie Davis b: July 4, 1886 d: Mar 23, 1912 wife of Berry Davis Ray Lee b: Sept 8, 1923 d: Jan 12, 1924 son of Berry & Lillie Davis W B Davis b: May 23, 1915 d: June 24, 1934 Mattie Dawes b: June 8, 1910 d: April 22, 1945 wife of R E Dawer Douglas Scott Deans b: Aug 9, 1875 d: Aug 31, 1944 Arabella Clark Deans b: Oct 20, 1884 d: March 17, 1934 Eddie W Denton b: May 14, 1886 d: April 24, 1953 William b: July 4, 1926 d: Nov 25, 1943 son of Mr & Mrs E W Denton Carrie M L b: Aug 9, 1889 d: Oct 25, 1891 daughter of J H & Martha Eason John H Eason b: Dec 1, 1862 d: Nov 25, 1937 W H Eason no dates Alice Estelle Griffin b: Feb 20, 1925 d: Feb 26, 1925 Catherine Mavis Griffin b: Feb 20, 1925 d: Feb 20, 1925 Etta Mavis Griffin b: Nov 13, 1892 d: March 2, 1925 Joseph May Griffin b: April 30, 1878 d: Feb 16, 1945 Barry J Joyner b: 1887 d: 1931 (stone hard to read could be Berry G Goyner) Bessie Estell b: April 14, 1901 d: Aug 29, 1919 daughter of BD & Susan Joyner Bettie Ann b: Oct 29, 1870 d: Sept 18, 1846 wife of George E Joyner George E Joyner b: May 16, 1860 d: March 4, 1931 Johnnie Q Joyner b: Dec 6, 1909 d: Jan 30, 1939 Lula Davis Joyner b: Aug 27, 1882 d: March 25, 1954 George P Joyner b: March 10, 1875 d: Sept 7, 1934 L Randolph Joyner b: June 22, 1932 d: 1944 Lemon Littleton Joyner b: April 14, 1872 d: Dec 7, 1929 Robert Lee Joyner b: April 15, 1898 d: Jan 10, 1947 William Kenzie Joyner b: Oct 12, 1884 d: March 17, 1936 Ina Bone Joyner b: June 5, 1890 d: June 2, 1976 Barbara Ann Cockrell Klein b: 1934 d: 1989 Sylvia Long b: Sept 20, 1921 d: Sept 21, 1939 wife of John Matthew Long Nelson Ray Moore b: Feb 4, 1963 d: Feb 22, 1963 Ruby Alma Pridgen Moore b: Sept 11, 1915 d: Oct 4, 1996 William Ashley Moore b: Oct 21, 1918 d: Dec 6, 1994 Alice Virginia Parker b: March 7, 1893 d: April 24, 1959 Eddie Clarence b: Feb 23, 1891 d: May 14, 1954 Helen J Parker b: July 17, 1933 d: Nov 30, 1933 Lester S Parker b: Dec 7, 1921 d: Jan 6, 1924 son of DS Parker Infant son of Feb 14, 1953 M Z & Virginia Parker Sallie b: Sept 22, 1913 d: June 1, 1914 daughter of C J & Rosa Parker Davis A Poland b: Aug 26, 1861 d: March 18, 1947 James Elmer b: Aug 21, 1908 d: Oct 1, 1951 son of D A & Rhonda Ann Batchelor Poland John W Poland b: May 24, 1901 d: April 2, 1961 Lillie M Poland b: 1905 d: 1955 Willie R Poland b: 1898 d: 1966 Rhonda H Poland b: Aug 17, 1866 d: May 9, 1938 Ann Pridgen b: 1928 d: 1945 Eliza Pridgen b: 1857 d: 1917 H Rufus Pridgen b: Oct 7, 1874 d: May 11, 1949 James David Pridgen b: Jan 15, 1879 d: April 14, 1939 Stella May Pridgen b: Feb 11, 1880 d: March 2, 1938 John David Pridgen b: Dec 25, 1843 d: Nov 10, 1911 Lessie Pridgen b: 1927 d: 1929 Lucy Lee Pridgen b: 1934 d: 1938 Margarette Pridgen b: April 6, 1844 d: Oct 3, 1921 wife of W H Pridgen Martha Pridgen Feb 8, 1872 Mrs Mattie N Pridgen b: June 13, 1893 d: April 26, 1965 Noah Jackson Pridgen b: Sept 16, 1919 d: Oct 13, 1978 Cpl US Army WWII Randolph Pridgen b: 1936 d: 1936 Raymond C Pridgen b: Sept 12, 1911 d: July 15, 1982 Pearl B Pridgen b: Oct 11, 1908 d: Rufus S b: Sept 12, 1909 d: May 8, 1911 son of H H & Sallie Pridgen Sallie A Pridgen b: Nov 10, 1884 d: July 28, 1970 Sallie Ruth Pridgen b: June 4, 1924 d: Aug 3, 1986 Sheila Marleen Pridgen b: Feb 5, 1953 d: Oct 4, 1984 Sidney Gray Pridgen b: May 12, 1872 d: June 12, 1926 Violet Pridgen b: 1938 d: 1957 W H Pridgen b: Dec 6, 1844 d: July 5, 1913 William D Pridgen b: Sept 3, 1896 d: Jan 30, 1970 William M Pridgen b: Oct 4, 1900 d: Sept 5, 1981 married Dec 21, 1924 Lillie Messer b: Feb 18, 1901 d: Nov 16, 1968 George Walter Robbins b: June 7, 1893 d: Nov 11, 1951 A C C Smith b: Oct 14, 1860 d: April 4, 1943 Barthell C Smith (father) b: Aug 8, 1899 d: April 4, 1948 Effie Eason Smith b: May 27, 1884 d: April 12, 1932 Isabelle A Smith b: Jue 15, 1886 d: July 11, 1969 William Thomas Taylor b: July 3, 1877 d: Oct 27, 1943 Martha Ann b: Dec 8, 1841 d: July 1, 1918 wife of Henry Turner William Henry Turner b: June 8, 1850 d: April 27, 1912 Willie Lihner Turner b: April 17, 1878 d: Oct 1, 1933 (stone hard to read middle name) B W Weaver b: Feb 17, 1840 d: April 25, 1913 husband of Mary E Weaver Baby Weaver Aug 21, 1921 at rest John T Weaver b: Dec 24, 1883 d: March 3, 1925 Minnie W Weaver b: Aug 17, 1892 d: June 23, 1960 Johnnie H b: June 6, 1910 d: May 27, 1911 son of J T Weaver and Minnie Mary Eliza Weaver b: April 5, 1852 d: June 2, 1935 wife of B W Weaver Mary E Weaver b: Feb 17, 1840 d: April 25, 1918 William David Weaver b: Jan 19, 1880 d: June 3, 1955 Bettie Langley Weaver b: Aug 6, 1894 d: March 6, 1936 Alma L Winn b: 1916 d: 1966 Henry Ruffin Winstead b: Feb 2, 1892 d: Feb 21, 1950 Emily J Winstead b: Oct 25, 1892 d: Jan 16, 1946 wife of H R Winstead Mittie Winstead b: May 27, 1884 d: May 15, 1928 Raymond L b: Feb 20, 1920 d: April 28, 1921 son of G W A & Rosa Winstead