Robeson County, NC - Dorthea Dix Hospital Cemetery

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ROBESONIANS BURIED IN THE DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL CEMETERY

DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL CAMPUS, RALEIGH, NC
 
     Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina had it’s earliest 
beginnings in the  late 1840s.  After several years of appropriating funds 
and erecting it’s first buildings, the first patient was admitted in the 
year 1856.  Being a state hospital, patients were admitted from all over 
the state of North Carolina.  Once patients were admitted many lived the 
rest of their natural lives in that facility.  The Dorothea Dix Hospital 
Cemetery covers an approximately three acre area on the campus of the state 
hospital.  The First burial there was in 1859, and the last was in the year 
1970.  Throughout the years many Robesonians who became residents there 
died and at least 25 were buried in many unmarked graves in this cemetery.  

Thanks to a group of volunteers in 1991, who under the leadership of Dave 
David of Physical Plan and Faye McArthur of Community Relations Department, 
began research in the North Carolina State Archives and the Dorothea Dix 
Hospital Medical Records Department began to identify the graves.  This 
resulted in the identification of 754 or 958 graves of people who have been 
buried in the cemetery.  Of these 754 there have been 25 burials whose county 
of residence was listed as Robeson County.  On September 15, 2007 a website 
was created which lists all of the 754 known burials in the Dorothea Dix 
Hospital Cemetery at:  http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/wake/cem244.htm.  On 
September 17, 2007 the compiler, Sam West, of this list has gone through and 
gleaned information on the known Robesonians who were buried in this cemetery, 
and list this information in the order of their deaths as follows:     

1. Daniel W. McArthur, died Feb 20, 1890 [Grave unmarked]

2. Mary Jane Ferguson, died Oct 27, 1891 ]Grave unmarked]

3. Carson Ashley, died Jan 07, 1894 [Grave unmarked]

4. Sabrina Thompson, died June 28, 1896 [Grave unmarked]

5. F. Y. Mears, died June 30, 1897 [Grave unmarked]

6. Dollie Barnes, died Jan 12, 1912 [Grave unmarked]

7. Minnie Lee Brock, died Apr 15, 1912 [Grave unmarked]

8. Quince E. Carter, born Sep 25, 1854, died Jun 30, 1915 
   [Grave marked with a Woodman of the World marker]

9. Riley Locklear, died Jan 24, 1925 [Grave unmarked]

10. Mathew Blackwell, died Apr 24, 1925 [Grave unmarked]

11. Lula Locklear, died Jul 06, 1925 [Grave unmarked]

12. Huddah Locklear, died Apr 06, 1926 [Grave unmarked]

13. Alex Oxendine, died May 10, 1927 [Grave unmarked]

14. Mattie Britt, died Jul 22, 1932 [Grave unmarked]

15. Charlie Berry, died Jul 24, 1932 [Grave unmarked]

16. Maggie Woodell, died Jul 24, 1932 [Grave unmarked]

17.  Margaret McLean Clark, died Apr 14, 1937 [Grave unmarked]

18. Adgie N. Jordon, died Oct 30, 1937 [Grave unmarked]

19. Mary Catherine Davis Parnell, died  Apr 17, 1938 [Grave unmarked]

20. David M. McDonald, died Jul 18, 1942 [Grave unmarked]

21. Fred Young, died Jan 11, 1946 [Grave unmarked]
 
22. Joel B. Brewer, died Aug 24, 1949 [Grave unmarked]

23. Mattie B. Simms, died Aug 07, 1956 [Grave unmarked]

24. Jack Lisbon, died Apr 12, 1969 [Grave unmarked]

25. Mary Maggie Moore, died Aug 15, 1970 [Grave unmarked]