Wayne County, NC - Cemeteries Inventory of the Jewish Section of Historic Willow Dale Cemetery Submitted by David Weil March 2023 Willow Dale Cemetery Dedicated 1853 Located at 306 E. Elm Street, Goldsboro, NC This information was compiled by: Participants in North Carolina Hillel’s 2014 Alternate Spring Break: Sari-Rose Brown Aaron Guttenberg Michelle Bronstein Horowitz Phoebe Kaplan Rebecca Moffa Joshua Orol Aaron Sugar In addition: Leonard Rogoff Emily Weil David Weil ROW 1 Jacob Rosenberg Son of Ph and Ida Born: August 8, 1908 Died: September (?) 1910 Row 1 – Stone 1 Gaston Joseph Son of Abram & Rebecca Light Born: May 8, 1893 Died: February 18, 1913 Row 1 – Stone 2 Ida Mollie Brener Wife of Benjamin Glazer Born: ? 1854 Died: ? Row 1 – Stone 3 Elsie (likely Bloom) Daughter of Morris & Lula Peel Bloom Born: January 23, 1913 Died: February 3, 1913 Row 1 – Stone 4 Harry M. Wahrhjaftig (likely Wahrhaftig) Born: June 15, 1860 Died: December 14, 1905 Row 1 – Stone 5 Barnet Finkelstein Died: March 25, 1902 Age 43 Row 1 – Stone 6 Ruth Tonkel 1914 – 1916 Row 1 – Stone 7 Louis Levy 1869 – 1909 Row 1 – Stone 8 Annie Wolf Born: March 4, 1867 Died: June 10, 1906 Married June 10, 1887 Row 1 – Stone 9 Jennie S. Cohen Born: August 21, 1882 Died: March 30, 1923 Row 1 – Stone 10 Isadore Pearl 1851 – 1924 Row 1 – Stone 11 Rosalie Pearl 1830 – 1907 Row 1 – Stone 12 ROW 2 Bell Hilb Herman Wife of B. Herman Born: March 16, 1879 Died: May 29, 1917 Row 2 – Stone 1 Augustus Hilb Born in Stuttgart, Germany Born: October 10, 1852 Died: March 29, 1906 Row 2 – Stone 2 Abraham (last name?) Born in Maintz (likely Mainz), Germany Born: October 2, 1820 Died: ? Row 2 – Stone 3 Matilda (last name?) Wife of Abraham Born in Hellerich (?), Germany Born: March 3, 1849 Died: November 19, 1900; Goldsboro, NC Row 2 – Stone 4 Benlah (?) Spier Born: September 21, 1867 Died: March 18, 1889 Row 2 – Stone 5 Samuel S. Spier Born: December 25, 1836 Died: December 31, 1901 Row 2 – Stone 6 Amelia Rider Born: January 19, 1848 Died: September 30, 1910 Row 2 – Stone 7 Ida C. Dortch Born: October 26, 1889 Died: February 27, 1951 Row 2 – Stone 8 Samuel Cohn 1838 – 1902 Rosa Cohn 1842 – 1921 Row 2 – Stone 9 Yetta Cohn Born: June 10, 1869 Died: August 25, 1955 Row 2 – Stone 10 Isadore Cohn Born: July 1, 1862 Died: October 16, 1916 Row 2 – Stone 11 ROW 3 Maxie Mayerberg Son of J.L.S.R. Mayerberg Aged 2 years, 9 months Row 3 – Stone 1 William Elias Blumenthal Infant son of Isaac and Rachel Died July 21, 1887 Aged 1 year, 1 month, 3 days Row 3 – Stone 2 Isidore Blumenthal Died May 18, 1888 Aged 50 years “Died in the Harness” Row 3 – Stone 3 Cholne Ruben Son of Harris and Ida Levi August 29, 1903 – May 13, 1905 Row 3 – Stone 4 Rosa Daughter of H. M. & Jinnie Wahrhaftig Born August 23, 1904 Died April 22, 1905 Row 3 – Stone 5 Michael Heineman – April 8, 1838 – November 17, 1875 Mary F. Heineman (wife) March 3, 1850 – September 17, 1915 Michael (infant son) April 30, 1876 – December 28, 1876 Row 3 – Stone 6 Isidor Einstein March 24, 1875 – May 31, 1875 Row 3 – Stone 7 Florence Mayerberg July 10, 1882 – November 29, 1944 Row 3 – Stone 8 Infant children of J & M Rosenbloom July 16, 1918 Row 3 – Stone 9 Pauline Daughter of Joe and Ray Mark Died November 9, 1878 Row 3 – Stone 10 Myrtilla Daughter of S.S. & A. R. Spier October 23, 1879 – May 6, 1880 Rachel Mayerberg & Rabbi Julius S. Lewis Mayerberg Rachel: 1859 – 1921 Rev. Julius: 1856 – 1928 Row 3 – Stone 12 Samuel Dannenberg Son of H. & E. Born July 18, 1877 Died July 2p6, 1880 Row 3 – Stone 13 Helena Daughter of Rev. M. & H. Moses Born June 16, 1887 Died August 27, 1887 Row 3 – Stone 14 ROW 4 Alfred Schwab Son of Nathan & Lena September 23, 1887 – May 2, 1896 Row 4 – Stone 1 Infant son of Joseph & Clara Schwab August 21, 1896 – October 26, 1896 Row 4 – Stone 2 Jennie Rebecca Light Died February 8, 1928 Aged 55 years Row 4 – Stone 3 Bertha H. Susman 1879 – 1933 Row 4 – Stone 4 Josie Susman Moore April 14, 1906 – June 16, 1982 Row 4 – Stone 5 Benjamin L. Susman 1872 – 1929 Row 4 – Stone 6 Eva Edwards Died September 13, 1898 (39 years) Row 4 – Stone 7 Nathan Edwards October 13, 1879 – May 23, 1888 Row 4 – Stone 8 Gertrude Edwards 5 years, 6 months, 16 days Row 4 – Stone 9 Freda Edwards Lipman Edwards 1848 – 1892 1839 – 1930 Row 4 – Stone 10 Nat W. Edwards July 10, 1892 – July 28, 1916 Row 4 – Stone 11 Beno Nordlinger From Laupheim Kingtom of Wurtemberg August 3, 1861 – June 8, 1882 Row 4 – Stone 12 Joseph Feldenheimer February 28, 1835 – January 19, 1882 Row 4 – Stone 13 Mike Mann Born: September 1, 1866 Died: December 20, 1882 Row 4 – Stone 14 Carrie Oettinger February 18, 1887 Died: illegible Row 4 – Stone 15 Joseph Oettinger Dec. 28, 1885 – August 23, 1886 Row 4 – Stone 16 Ida Rosenthal November 30, 1834 – April 11, 1890 Row 4 – Stone 17 Jacob Rosenthal Nov. 10, 1834 – June 7, 1879 Row 4 – Stone 18 Isaac Summerfield 1828 – 1885 Row 4 – Stone 19 Dorah Okonskey 1850 –April 13, 1888 Row 4 – Stone 20 Albert Jacobson June 14 – 1849 – May 11, 1893 Row 4 – Stone 21 Amalia Jacobson September 3, 1834 – Dec. 1, 1907 Row 4 – Stone 22 ROW 5 Bennie Urbans Born @ Laeban, MP (?) B: Sept 6, 1822 D: Aug. 29, 1890 Row 5 – Stone 1 Leon Son of Joseph & Fannie Edwards Born June 18, 1886 D: April 25, 1887 Row 5 – Stone 2 Joseph Edwards April 30, 1842 d. October 26, 1912 father Row 5 – Stone 3 Fannie Edwards May 7, 1857 D: Jan 30, 1916 Mother Row 5 – Stone 4 Isaacs (Square with several graves) #1, Fannie Isaacs 1868 (3?)- 1885 #2, Simon Isaacs 1858 – 1888 #3, Joseph Isaacs Dec. 24, 1853 March 26, 1909 #4, Sammie Issacs 1886 – 1888 #5, Laura L. Isaacs March 8, 1863 July 18, 1939 #6, Lesley Isaacs 1898 – 1899 All these were Row 5 – Square of stones 5 SQUARE OF GRAVES Marked Faulk #1, Broken headstone (illegible) Hilda Sarah Falk (?) March 23, 1856 (?) May 10, 1886 #2, Hebrew words (illegible) Helena Falk b. May 30, 1825 d. May 12, 1889 (?) #3, Isidor Falk b. Feb. 23, 1816 d. ---- 28, 1888 Goldsboro NC End of Faulk (?) Row 5 – Stones 6 Willie R. Infant son of A & B Oettinger Born Kinston NC ______ 1894 Row 5 – Stone 7 METAL FENCE #1, Carl Neuman Born in Austria Jan 10, 1828 d. Enfield NC Nov. 2, 1891 #2, Pauline Neuman B. Horste, Germany Feb. 8, 1828 d. Tarboro NC Feb 28, 1914 age 86 #3, Joseph Kirschbaum b. in Germany Age 82 years d. in Tarboro, NC April 11, 1904 Row 5 - Stones 8 END OF METAL FENCE Susan Cohen d. Jan 9, 1896 (our mother) Row 5 - Stone 9 On Same Stone William Harris Rosalie b. Feb 12, 1829 b. August 19, 1840 d. Dec 5, 1909 d. July 12, 1909 Row 5 – Stone 10 ROW 6 Adolph Lehman (my father) b. April 12, 1829 d. Feb. 4, 1898 Row 6 – Stone 1 Bertha (my wife) Wife of Adolph Lehman b. January 20, 1820 d. April 3, 1893 Row 6 – Stone 2 Lehman (Double Stone) Left wife Edward Lehman Amalie b. November 29, 1852 b. December 25, 1862 d. December 12, 1901 d. September 25, 1902 Row 6 – Stone 3 Brick Partition Fannie (wife of) Louis Heilbrone (? illegible) b. February 11, 1852 d. Tarboro Aug 13 or 18, 1885 Row 6 – Stone 4 Samuel Son of L & S Heilbrone June 1892 Row 6 – Stone 5 CEMENT FENCE Small unmarked stone Row 6 – Stone 6 Large Obelisk - quite tall Illegible name b. February 2, 1825 d. -------192 or 18 (?) illegible Other side September 19 (died) b. April 2 (illegible) Row 6 – Stone 7 Louis B. Berger Aged 19 yrs, 4 months, 11 days d. September 14, 1877 Row 6 – Stone 8 Adolph Cohn Hebrew Illegible Row 6 – Stone 9 Moses Cohn (very large stone) b. in Germany March 15, 1834 d. illegible 1895 (or 6) Row 6 – Stone 10 Max Cohn v. March 14, 1867 d. September 20, 1915 Row 6 – Stone 11 Jacob Cohn (Mason) b. July 31, 1866 d. January 29, 1897 Row 6 – Stone 12 Jeanette daughter of Jacob & Annie Cohn b. July 12, 1895 d. July 24, 1919 Row 6 – Stone 12 END