Onslow County, NC - Huggins Cemetery

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Agustus Cicero Huggins is buried there as is his wife and father 
in law Richard Canaday according to the Lesesne Family Bible which 
is in the possession of James Bush of TN now that his father has 
passed away. Agustus Cicero Huggins was born 11-12-1840.
 
The marker with 9-10-1879 belongs to Laura Pauline Huggins born 
9-4-1879 and died 9-10-1879. This is a child of Agustus Huggins and 
his second wife Laura Canaday Huggins.
 
Much of what had been Huggins land in NC is now part of an army base 
and there is no known record of any burials, or removal of burials, 
to be found.
 
Some records compiled by the Historical Records Survey of N.C.

Onslow Co, Jacksonville, NC: The Huggins Cemetery: This cemetery is
located on N.C. highway #24, on right, in first block from the 
intersection of that highway with U.S. Hwy #17 in Jacksonville.  
It is situated nr. two large magnolia trees on vacant lot between 
home of Mr. Floy Ketchum and that of Mrs. Fletcher Marine. It is in 
poor condition. The stone markers are nearly all leaning, and the 
lettering very dim. It is now (1938) overgrown with trees and vines
which make it almost inaccessible.
 
All land, formerly owned by Augustus C. Huggins. Land was sold and 
tract where graves are located was exempted -- deed to that property 
reads that no one can ever have possession of it. The vacant lot now 
in front of graves, ideal lot for home in best residential section 
of town. Title to cemetery itself is supposedly in the hands of the 
town of Jacksonville and the county of Onslow. Land surrounding and 
adjoining graves owned in 1938 by W. Lee Humphrey, Verona, N.C.  
Formerly owned by Fred W. Hargett, deceased, of Jacksonville, NC.
 
CANADAY, Canelum, b. 10-28-1849 and d. 9-10-1879  
         son of Harriet & Richard Canaday
Canaday, Harriet, b. 2-28-1827 and d. 4-1-1882, 
         wife of Richard Canaday
Canaday, Richard, b. 10-21-1822 and d. 3-15-1888
HUGGINS, Augustus C. no birth/death dates on stones:  
         Sgt. Major - Civil War. Clerk, Superior Court, 1869-1896; 
         First Clerk of Superior Court under the present Constitution 
         drafted immediately after the civil War
HUGGINS, Laura D. b. 9-18-1851 and d. 3-18-1888 
         wife of Augustus C. Huggins
 
Above received from Dept of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, NC. 27611 
         Misc. Records, Cemetery Records, W.P.A.  Pre-1914, 
        Cemetery Inscriptions, Box 7, Onslow County, Huggins Cem.
 
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