Silas Chappell Cemetery

Perquimans County North Carolina

Surveyed by Diane Siniard & Don Copeland
December 2007




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Silas Chappell Cemetery in Perquimans County, NC.

Location: 329-B Drinking Hole Rd. Back in a field off the road. The White-Chappell Cemetery is in front of this one.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    36° 16.157 N
    76° 34.092 W


    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Charles Edward Chappell Nov 22 1900 Dec 7 1941 Elizabeth A Wife of Silas S Chappell May 13 1862 Feb 24 1917 Silas S Chappell May 5 1852 Dec 2 1914 Gulia J Copeland Jan 1836 Nov 10 1908 Mildred L Chappell Oct 6 1932 Jun 1 1934 Daniel B Rogerson Feb 18 1847 Nov 15 1904 Age 59 years rest of age unreadable Double Stone Rountree James A Mar 27 1872 May 17 1944 Minerva E Dec 22 1872 Jun 1 1955 Silas W Chappell Jan 17 1844 Jan 13 1928 Elmirah J Chappell Oct 1 1847 Jan 1 1927 Elizabeth Chappell Died Nov 1893 Aged 84 years 6 mo John C Son of JQA & Sallie F Rogerson Sep 22 1900 Feb 27 1921 JQA Rogerson Feb 11 1857 Nov 30 1925 Sallie F Rogerson Aug 22 1866 Oct 21 1934 Emma Marie Daughter of EL & Mary L Chappell Age 3 yrs 2 mo NOI Myra E Daughter of EL & Mary L Chappell Jul 13 1919 Edward L Chappell 1874-1947 Mary Lane Chappell 1877-1939 Hemby Lane Chappell Oct 2 1911 Jun 14 2000 These headstones are in the woods. Look for broken part of fence go across you will see 3 headstones, go behind those and to the left and you will see more in a fence. William H Buffkin May 1 1859 May 14 1906 Corpl Amos J Smith Co E 1 NC Inf. Feb 24 1843 Jan 29 1918 Sarah A Wife of Amos J Smith Feb 24 1840 Aug 31 1919 Corpl Fred'k Smith Co E 1 NC Inf. Mary ANN Wife of Frederick Smith Aug 8 1829 Oct 27 1906 Alethia E WIfe of AN Winslow Oct 26 1882 Apr 20 1919 Pherby Wooten Dec 15 1824 Sep 11 1917 Gulie E Wooten Apr 13 1828 Aug 20 1907 This one is virtually impossible to reach Rufus McKniely? Son of I had to zoom in to take photo too many briars and undergrowth to get closer. I will go back and try and cut my way in to get more.



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