Thomas Tillery Cemetery

Thomas Tillery Cemetery Census
Thomas Tillery Cemetery (Long Branch Baptist Church) – located off NC 25/70 bypass on Madison County Road 1585 near Tillery Branch Road (1584). Cemetery is on hilltop and can be seen from the dual lane highway. Cemetery is maintained by the Long Branch Baptist Church located nearby.

Grave#
Name Born Died Notes
1 Fuller H. Stines August 19, 1892 Sept. 19, 1978
Bessie Fox Stines Dec. 30, 1892 April 9, 1979 wife of Fuller
2 James N. Fisher May 3, 1870 Oct. 23, 1942
Lola E. Tillery Fisher May 9, 1874 May 18, 1967 wife of James N.
3 Richmond Pearson Ball Sept. 8, 1891 June 9, 1945
Grace Fisher Ball August 18, 1893 June 25, 1975 wife of Richmond
4 Wayne Fisher Feb. 4, 1903
Treva Silver Fisher April 9, 1906 July 16, 1988 wife of Wayne
5 Jack Smith June 8, 1929 April 14, 1981 Corp, US Army – Korea
6 Calvin Eugene Reed Sept. 26, 1953 March 3, 1979 Specialist 4 – US Army
7 Posey M. Ball Fisher 1897 1937 Wife of Jessie Fisher Ball
Jessie Fisher Ball 1895 1985
8 Frank W. Reed March 15, 1901 March 24, 1988
Sally F. Reed June 3, 1906
Wife of Frank W,
9 Clarence H. Fox Feb. 17, 1896 Sept. 4, 1964
Loneasy B. Fox July 12, 1899 May 31, 1979 Wife of Clarence
10 Harriet Lucille Fox Jan. 29, 1923 July 29, 1936
11 Max O. Wilde 1895 1958
Roxy K. Wilde 1899 1966 Wife of Max
12 Fred B. Wilde Feb. 28, 1891 Feb. 21 1960
13 Clinton R. Wilde June 14, 1923 April 4, 1987
14 Minnie Belle Bishop-Capps April 30, 1907 Aug. 7, 1927
15 William J. Bishop June 1, 1862 Nov. 1, 1933
Queen Rice Bishop April 19, 1869 Oct. 26, 1949 Wife of William J.
16 William M. Bishop Nov. 4, 1904 June 9, 1987
Estella G. Bishop Jan. 4, 1909 Feb. 16, 1985 Wife of William M.
17 Wendell N. Ward July 25, 1925 Oct. 20, 1947 s/o M/M E. N. Ward
18 Eugene N. Ward Aug. 12, 1888 Jan. 22, 1967
Annie C. Ward Aug. 13, 1899 Nov. 1, 1976 Wife of Eugene N.
19 John D. Crowder July 12, 1855 Jan. 8, 1936
Addie Tillery Crowder Feb. 26, 1862 March 31, 1950 Wife of John D.
20 Thadeus Isaac Tillery 1865 1933
Margaret Sams Tillery 1867 1902 Wife of Thadeus
21 Nellie Carter
d/o Elmore & Lula
22 Nellie Jo Carter Jan. 19, 1911 Nov. 9, 1966 NC S1 USNR – WWII
23 Nola Rice Carter Jan. 8, 1895 Aug. 11, 1982
24 James Elmore Carter Nov. 11, 1880 Aug. 15, 1967
25 Lula Wilde Carter April 17, 1878 March 24, 1933
26 Noah Wilde April 23, 1840 July 27, 1900
Catherine Tillery Wilde June 6, 1841 Nov. 5, 1908 Wife of Noah
27 Thomas F. Wilde Feb. 18, 1869 June 5, 1910
Mary B. Wilde Aug. 18, 1855 Oct. 12, 1945 Wife of Thomas F.
28 Joe E. Bishop July 4, 1892 Nov. 12, 1968
Virgie W. Bishop Aug. 24, 1891 Dec. 18, 1974 Wife of Joe E.
29 Dwight W. Wilde Oct. 20, 1896 May 20, 1980
Alice B. Wilde Aug. 9, 1901 Nov. 21, 1976 Wife of Dwight W.
30 Lester C. Wilde June 24, 1918 Dec. 6, 1983
Clara Hamlin Wilde April 13, 1917
Wife of Lester C.
31 Addie S. McCray June 12/19, 1862 July 12, 1886 Wife of T. C. McCray
31 W. S. Smith
age 41 badly damaged stone; illegible
33 Infant child, Inez Fox
34 Hubert Elmer Fox Oct. 29, 1896 March 24, 1960
35 Wilma Winnie Fox Jan. 11, 1908 May 14, 1928
36 Julius Everette Fox Dec. 6, 1868 Feb. 27, 1927
Lillie Tillery Fox Jan. 11, 1908 Jan. 30, 1950 Wife of Julius E.
37
Grave Plot – Thomas Tillery Family
Thomas Tillery Dec. 10, 1807 Dec. 21, 1896
Elizabeth (West) Tillery Feb. 5, 1814 Sept. 5, 1857 1st wife of Thomasmarried Feb. 27, 1934
Susan (DeWeese) Tillery Jan. 15, 1834 Dec. 3, 1861 2nd wife of Thomas Tillerymarried May 16, 1861
William Tillery July 13, 1853 Oct. 31, 1857
Leonard Tillery Jan. 7, 1845 Aug. 24, 1855
Sally Tillery May 7, 1838 April 10, 1845
38 M. M. Hudspath
July 24, 1894
39 Luetta Hudspath Aug. 10, 1853 March 23, 1894 d/o W. L. & M. M. Hudspath
40 Matilda J. Walls illegible illegible d/o B. M. and S. A. Walls
41 John Pegg 1802 Aug. 14, 1886
42 Rebecca Jane Rice May 20, 1831 Nov. 21, 1905
43 Infant daughter July 8, 1904 July 8, 1904 d/o F. L. Tipton
44 Sarah Edmonds Feb. 22, 1851 June 28, 1904 Wife of W. W. Edmonds
45 W. W. Tipton Aug. 2, 1900 May 2, 1906 s/o L. J. Tipton
46 Julius Hensley March 9, 1889 Jan. 8, 1908
47 illegible
1913 illegible
48 R. Gordon Faulkner April 2, 1914 Feb. 3, 1932
49 Infant son May 4, 1930 May 6, 1930 s/o J. B. Fisher
50 Oddie M. Edmonds May 20, 1905 June 27, 1977
Queen Briggs Edmonds May 4, 1909
Wife of Oddie M.
51 Ronnie Maurice Faulker Jan. 26, 1952 April 5, 1971
52 Max C. Faulker 1884 1971
Orion B. Faulker 1884 1982 Wife of Max C.
53 Infant daughter
June 1948 d/o M/M Coy D. Biggs
54  Roscoe H. Briggs Feb. 23, 1890 Sept. 21, 1978
Mamie A. Ward Briggs March 2, 1902 July 16, 1981 married June 9, 1918
55 Colin H Briggs Oct. 7, 1928 Jan. 11, 1931 s/o M/M R. H. Briggs
57 James F. Candler 1865 1925
58  James M. Guthrie
Co. C !st NC Infantry – Span- Am. War
Baby SisterWilma Guthrie Nov. 2, 1916 Jan. 28, 1918
59 Albert D. Freeman July 10, 1880 July 9, 1975
Minnie Lee Deal Freeman Dec. 19, 1890 Aug. 27, 1971 Wife of Albert D.
60 Roxie Freeman 1896 1909
61  Clide Washington Feb. 22, 1912 Feb. 25, 1912 d/o A. M. & L.L. Washington
62 Reva Ward Robertson 4-6-31 8-18-88 age 57
63 Earl R. Ward March 7, 1910 Jan. 10, 1976
Ella K. Ward Dec. 14, 1909
Wife of Earl R.
64 Ruth J. Ward Aug. 18, 1831 Jan. 12, 1923
65 William E. Ward March 4, 1861 May 6, 1944
Polly M. Fisher Ward Jan. 1, 1872 April 13, 1936 Wife of William M.
66 Zeb. F. Ward Nov. 26, 1894 April 7, 1916
67 Grant E. Ward Sept. 30, 1892 April 14, 1929
Lillian B. Ward May 28, 1897 June 19, 1978 Wife of Grant E.
68 Herchel Franklin Ward April 7, 1921 Feb. 16, 1978 EM1- US Navy – WWII
69 Howard Erwin Ward 1922 1980 PFC, US Marines – WWII
70 E. W. Briggs Dec. 8, 1854 Jan. 22, 1938
Laura J. Briggs Dec. 19, 1852 Jan. 2, 1933 Wife of E. W.
71  Alpha C. Briggs Nov. 26, 1887 July 16, 1916
72 J. Frank Briggs Aug. 12, 1891 Aug. 19, 1964
Mabel Deal Briggs Oct. 4, 1898 May 13, 198- Wife of J. Frank
73 Homer W. Briggs Oct. 24, 1918 July 15, 1974 Tech 5 – US Army
74 James William Walter July 12, 1920 Aug. 11, 1981 US Navy – WWII
Christine Briggs Walter March 30, 1930
Wife of James W.
75 Clyde E. Briggs 12-23-1916 1-17-1990 age 73
surveyed by Clarence A. Tillery – printed in ALOB June 1991 Vol XII No. 6

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