Northampton County, NC - Barnes Cemetery

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BARNES CEMETERY

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N.C. - FROM HWY 35 OUTSIDE OF SEVERN, N.C.; 
TURN ONTO VAUGHAN MILL ROAD, TURN LEFT ONTO BOONE'S BRIDGE ROAD. 
THE CEMETERY IS IN A FIELD ON THE RIGHT. THE CEMETERY HAS AN IRON 
FENCE WHICH IS DOWN IN SOME PLACES. THE GROUND HOGS HAVE CAUSE 
MUCH DAMAGE. SOME OF THE STONES ARE DOWN AND ARE ABOUT 12 INCHES 
OR MORE UNDER THE DIRT. THIS CEMETERY HAS SOME VERY NICE STONES.

COPIED BY CAROL FERGUSON AND TRUDY GUNN.

IN MEMORY OF
ELLA J. BARNES
09-04-1853
08-14-1894
GOD MY REDEEMER LIVES
AND EVEN FROM THE SLEEP
LOOKS DOWN AND WATCHES ALL MY
DUST TILL HE SHALL BID IT RISE
(THIS A LARGE STONE - HAS CLASPED HANDS AT THE TOP
MADE BY C.M. WALSH, PETERSBURG, VA.)

IN MEMORY OF
ROYALL F. BARNES
SON OF JOS. T. AND ELLA J. BARNES
10-27-1879
05-30-1880
(STONE HAS A ROSE BUD AT THE TOP)

JAMES M. BARNES
SON OF JOS. T. AND ELLA J. BARNES
03-30-1881
10-28-1881
(KNEELING LAMB AT TOP OF STONE)

IN MEMORY OF
JACOB BARNES
01-18-1813
10-14-1865

CAPT. JAMES BARNES
12-22-1803
01-12-1869

IN MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH PRISCILLA BARNES
DAUGHTER OF JACOB S. AND
CAROLINE R. BARNES
05-05-1859
10-10-1864
(DOVE AT TOP OF STONE)