Leigh's Temple AME Zion Church Cemetery

Perquimans County North Carolina

Surveyed by Diane Siniard
June 2008




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Leigh's Temple AME Zion Church Cemetery in Perquimans County, NC.

Location: Cross Neck Rd. This cemetery is in VERY bad shape! Most stones will be lost if something isn't done. There is one growing into a tree, and others that are buried completely. There are 2 USCT soldiers buried here, one of the headstones is almost completely fallen over, the other is on the verge. If you are a descendant, please ask to have this cemetery maintained better to stop the loss of these graves.

Transcription by Kerry Smith

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    GPS Coordinates:
    36° 07.304 N
    76° 14.988 W


    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Papa Lemiah Dillard 1908 – 1967 James Green Died Jan 30 1961 Robert E Leigh Born July 3 1887 Died May _ 196_ Lillian L Dillard Jan 30 1923 Nov 24 1994 Isreal Dillard Sr Feb 5 1928 Feb 9 2007 Lovie J Leigh July 22 1945 May 10 2006 Ruth L Thomas Jan 30 1923 May 25 2008 Mabel M Simpson Aug 18 1917 May 28 1998 Dolly L Spellman Oct 5 1919 Dec 6 1989 Robert A Leigh US Army World War II Aug 15 1915 Aug 31 1984 Susan E Overton Born Nov 6 1890 Died June 29 1969 Lizzie Taylor Aug 6 1898 Sep 2 1962 Lucy Elnora Dillard Overton Feb 18 1918 Jan 12 1962 Alice West Aug 1889 Jul 14 1963 Unreadable Stone Philander H White US Army Feb 16 1956 Nov 7 1980 McKinta Levell Mallory Feb 11 1977 Jun 13 2007 Mattie Mallory Apr 16 1915 Sep 12 1975 Enos Mallory Feb 22 1911 Oct 3 1988 Cato Mallory Apr 21 1917 Oct 26 2000 Cleo M Mallory US Army World War II Oct 28 1921 Feb 6 1996 Eddie Malloy (misspelled - should be Mallory) Jun 30 1896 Dec 12 1977 Josphine O Mallory (Josephine per SSDI) July 10 1900 Jun 6 1992 Double Stone Mallory Willie Mar 7 1906 Dec 8 1988 Virginia Burke Sep 2 1921 Mar 7 1989 Ray Bud Whidbee Apr 18 1948 May 26 1990 Emline S White Aug 11 1921 Dec 26 1991 Mary S Taylor Dec 25 1930 Apr 18 1989 Murry P White Aug 26 1979 Herbert White Died Mar 26 1968 Noar Green (Noah) Died Nov 4 1964 Henry M Greene Born Nov 26 1905 Died Jun 29 1965 Edgar Mallory Jun 2 1921 Mar 6 1995 Bertha C Mallory Dec 24 1904 May 1 1988 Lury Mallory Mar 12 1900 Feb 16 1975 Ella G Bey Sep 17 1916 Nov 21 1987 William L Mallory Oct 11 1925 Dec 29 1989 Sue M Leigh Mar 11 1923 Oct 25 2005 Caleb L Mallory Apr 22 1956 Feb 14 1993 Lila Miller Dec 30 1929 Apr 25 2006 Henry Mallory Sr May 17 1912 Nov 5 1988 Susie Mallory Dec 26 1905 Mar 25 2006 Samuel Mallory Feb 7 1904 May 18 1957 Margaret Brabham ? 1889 - 1961 Keffer Mallory 10 13 1923 12 17 1972 Doria B Ward Born May 2 1876 Died Nov 2 1973 John Simpson Pvt US Army World War II May 27 1905 Aug 8 1975 David W Simpson Oct 8 1899 Dec 14 1972 Broken unreadable flat stone William Simpson Mar 9 1919 Jul 4 1966 Eliza J White Mar 12 1929 Oct 23 2007 George L Sutton TEC 5 US Army Nov 15 1916 Dec 16 1986 Mary L Banks Mar 14 1888 Sep 7 1983 Alfred Miller 1898 – 1976 Metal Marker Lilly Backer Morgan 1908 - 1998 Louisana B Whidbee May 1 1916 Sep 3 1998 Ulysses Skinner North Carolina Pvt Btry E 350 Field Arty World War II Nov 21 1910 May 2 1960 Margaret O Dillard Jul 4 1924 Jul 17 1999 Alexziner J Dillard Aug 17 1893 Apr 19, 1993 Father Hillard Dillard Jan 5 1894 Nov 5 1958 Stanley Dillard Jul 7 1923 Sep 18 2003 David G Simpson Co A 35 USC Inf Annie Miller 1901 – 1983 Levy Poole 1913 – 1975 Margaret Sessoms Jan 9 1936 Jan 30 1981 Eleanor S Jones Jan 2 1906 Sep 3 1993 Frank Wallace Overton Sr Oct 12 1912 Dec 17 1999 Robert Godfrey III Nov 20 1933 Aug 21 2001 Godfrey Sophia L Sep 15 1909 Jul 5 2000 Ozel Lee Jan 27 1911 Nov 22 1994 Wife Emily West Lee Feb 17 1916 Jan 8 1989 Gladys W Garvin Aug 18 1908 Oct 18 1987 John Lee Co F 36 USC Inf Corneilus Johnson 1881 – 1918 Willie H Harrell Sr Nov 28 1948 Sep 29 1993 Herman Johnson Apr 30 1922 Mar 19 1992 Henry L Whidbee Oct 23 1910 May 24 1992 Jeremiah White Sep 15 1924 Dec 20 1992 George W Whidbee Jul 7 1921 Aug 22 1994 Lucius G Whidbee Sr Jan 1 1917 Mar 12 1996 Double Stone Hollowell Elijah Aug 17 1915 Sep 2 1990 Dorothy Lee W Jan 26 1920 Feb 12 2001 Graham Leigh Dec 7 1880 Sep 2 1950 Ida Overton Sep 20 1963 Merritt Hollowell Apr 6 1913 Jul 17 1978 Andrew Leigh Mar 8 1848 Mar 17 1923 Double Stone Hollowell Mattie L 1874 – 1955 Belver N Taylor Jul 24 1931 Dec 24 1967 Marshall Taylor Jr North Carolina Sgt US Army Korea Oct 15 1929 March 18 1961 BSM (Bronze Star Medal) Father Zeb Taylor Mar 15 1889 Jul 29 1932 Richard Pugh Born July 4 1867 Died Dec 10 1916 James E Wilson Pvt US Army World War II Sep 19 1921 May 29 2002 Metal Marker Michael Wilson No other information Veloa M Walker May 11 1932 Aug 5 2007 Gertie W Gordon Jun 23 1925 Feb 27 2008 Ellen A Wilson Sep 6 1934 Mar 4 1997 Joe L White Jr Sep 20 1935 May 11 1994 William Son of _ac and Caroli_ _blont Feb 15 Dec 18 Sides obscured by tree Overturned Stone Hezikiah Overton Born Feb 26 1846 Died Apr 12 1917 Frank Wallace Overton Sr Oct 12 1912 Dec 17 1999 Eleanor S Jones Jan 2 1906 Sep 3 1993 Margaret Sessoms Jan 9 1936 Jan 30 1981 Lottie T Morris Jun 28 1932 May 29 2000 Richard Taylor Apr 18 1894 Aug 16 1978 Mrs Willie W Taylor 1 / 19 / 1905 1 / 27 / 1971 Frank Wallace Overton Jr A3C US Air Force Apr 10 1935 Dec 30 2003 William H Johnson Aug 27 1943 Jun 5 2007 Seth Thomas Oct 8 1903 Nov 23 1986 Mildred Harrell Jul 24 1921 Apr 20 1987 Carrie H Floyd Dec 4 1926 Dec 22 1996 Ethel Lee White Feb 23 1914 Jul 6 1976 Mother Rose Lee Mar 24 1863 Jun 24 1928 Lewis Leigh Born Mar 1861 Died Jan 24 1913 Philander H Leigh Born Mar 9 1897 Died Mar 28 1922 Thomas Nixon Born Aug 16 1821 Died Mar 17 1911 Unreadable Flat Stone Sue Mallory Born 1879 Died May 3 1914 C M Mallory Died Sep 8 1927 Age 61 years Wooden post With blank metal marker James E Leigh Jun 16 1869 Jan 8 1928 In memory of Father Berry Jenkins Died Feb 15 1932 Age 61 years Mother Emmer Jenkins Died Dec 12 1934 Age 54 years Elcana Whidbee Jan 23 1900 May 20 1944 Frank Hollowell Dec 22 1874 Feb 22 1959 Alice Godfrey Born Dec 27 1927 Died Sep 6 1965 Mother Mary H Whidbee (hand inscribed) Marjorie M Whidbee Dec 27 1945 May 23 1974 Clayton Jenkins 1907 – 1949 Katie Hollowell Feb 4 1920 Oct 11 1976 Booker T Harrell Apr 10 1906 Jul 9 1976 Edith O Nixon Born Jun 8 1885 Died Jan 30 1970 Ernest Wilson North Carolina PFC 349 Labor BN QMC World War I Feb 18 1888 Oct 2 1968 Alfred Wilson Age 65 May 24 1957 Benjamin Wilson Jr Nov 12 1947 Aug 25 1983 Anderson White Pvt US Army World War I Sep 15 1896 Jun 4 1980 Stanley L Wilson Sep 22 1928 Dec 2 1987 Martha F Pruill Dec 2 1929 Oct 19 1938 Richard L Spruill Dec 29 1959 Nov 20 2001 Solomon White 1868 – 1925 and wife Susan White 1874 – 1939 Mother Sarah Cox Sep 30 1879 May 25 1943 Spence Cox 1865 – 1936 W H Eason 1867 – 1940 Joseph H Dillard Mar 3 1908 Apr 20 1960



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