Cemeteries

NAME LOCATION # OF Graves CONDITION ON MAP
Grace Cemetery In front of Wallace-Grace-Styron House 4 Good, well-kept Y
Gaskill Cemetery 100 yds behind Frank Gaskill house 1 tomb +evidence of 2 graves Unknown Y
Styron-Keeler Cemetery next to Keeler House 9 Unknown Y (?)
Bragg Cemetery Between Tolson and Willis’ house 13 Unknown Y
Community Cemetery Store/Post office, adjacent to Daly house 25 Good, well-kept Y
Babb Cemetery Near church and behind the Babb House 5 Good, well-kept Y (?)
Old Sea Captain’s Cemetery Behind Life Saving Station 2 Gravestones are in good condition Y
Capt. Dixon Site 1 mile south on “Straight Road” 1 Unknown, likely overgrown N
Portsmouth Cemetery Behind Visitor’s Center/adjacent to Tolson house 13 Good, well-kept Y
Lost Cemetery In Warren Gilgo’s Creek 2-50 (2 found, 50 possible) In creek N

Cemeteries of Portsmouth- Condition and Location

http://www.friendsofportsmouthisland.org/cemetery.htm

ECU Team Documenting the Community Cemetery on Portsmouth Island (Photo by Lynn Harris).
Ryan Marr photographing a gravestone in the Keeler Cemetery (Photo by Lynn Harris).
Rose Piggott, a slave, gravestone in the Keeler Cemetery (Photo by Lynn Harris).

NAME DOB DOD CEMETERY
Dixon, Arthur Edward 1/14/1888 10/31/1945 Babb Cemetery
Dixon, Nora Elizabeth 3/5/1892 9/12/1956 Babb Cemetery
Babb, Lillian M. 7/30/1896 1/8/1996 Babb Cemetery
Pigott, Elizabeth 8/28/1889 9/12/1960 Babb Cemetery
Pigott, Henry 5/10/1896 1/5/1971 Babb Cemetery
Green, Capt. Thomas W. 32y 1/17/1810 Old Sea Captain’s Cemetery
Hilzey, Capt. William D. 36y2m27d 10/4/1821 Old Sea Captain’s Cemetery
Dixon, Harry Needham 9/10/1889 9/27/1931 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Lida 9/19/1889 9/27/1931 Community Cemetery
Roberts, John B. 3/22/1830 3/19/1894 Community Cemetery
Dixon, George B. 3/19/1857 11/24/1919 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Martha 3/13/1859 3/4/1914 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Mary Helen 12/22/1876 8/22/1927 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Wilford B. 11/30/1909 11/23/1922 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Alfred B. 2/16/1870 3/16/1931 Community Cemetery
Babb, George Rodnal 10/16/1924 10/18/1924 Community Cemetery
Styron, James NA NA Community Cemetery
Williams, Bettie 7/6/1847 9/11/1929 Community Cemetery
Williams, Carolina 11/4/1856 7/30/1891 Community Cemetery
Parsons, Mary H. 7/31/1859 6/8/1934 Community Cemetery
Dixon, Eugene 3/2/1868 9/23/1888 Community Cemetery
Daly, Claudia 3/19/1857 9/7/1914 Community Cemetery
Daly, William T. 6/2/1844 2/6/1893 Community Cemetery
Daly, William T. 6/15/1887 6/29/1948 Community Cemetery
Daly, Blanch E. 5/10/1897 7/21/1927 Community Cemetery
Gaskins, Elizabeth Daly “Dasiy” 10/23/1883 2/22/1926 Community Cemetery
Gilgo, Monroe 3/26/1882 1/20/1927 Community Cemetery
Gilgo, Rita Johnson 8/18/1909 10/15/1911 Community Cemetery
Babb, Hugh Linwood 8/19/1912 10/28/1912 Community Cemetery
Willis, Ronald C. 4/25/1904 6/22/1904 Community Cemetery
Roberts, Elsie T. 10/15/1859 9/10/1914 Community Cemetery
Roberts, Mary E. 8/24/1878 1/29/1908 Community Cemetery
Roberts, William 5/18/1907 5/18/1907 Community Cemetery
Gaskill, Elijah 5/15/1878 11/11/1906 Gaskill Cemetery
Dixon, Capt. William W. 6/4/1800 9/14/1840 Capt. Dixon Site
Bragg, Thomas 2/17/1878 3/21/1960 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Bragg, John V. 61y 11/23/1887 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Bragg, Jane L. 6/22/1839 1/4/1893 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Mayo, Nancy 12/29/1833 1/26/1906 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Mayo, James 6/5/1830 4/18/1900 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Pigott, Rachel 8/15/1895 3/4/1960 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Dixon, George M. 1867 3/16/1905 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Dixon, Benjamin R. 1840 4/7/1905 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Styron, Maria 11/14/1816 9/1/1894 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Gaskill, Thomas 12/11/1840 2/1/1881 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Robinson, Alexandra 6/5/1843 8/21/1919 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Robinson, Jane Ann 12/24/1864 6/11/1928 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Robinson, James 5/21/1899 2/20/1919 The Portsmouth Cemetery
Styron, Benjamin G. 6/1/1815 9/21/1866 Keeler Cemetery
Styron, Ambrose J. 1/1/1839 6/12/1910 Keeler Cemetery
Styron, Mrs. J.D. Styron 2/21/1851 4/10/1932 Keeler Cemetery
Lawrence, Hannah 11/11/1811 3/23/1876 Keeler Cemetery
Pigott, Leah 6/1867 3/19/1922 Keeler Cemetery
Pickett, Rose (mispelled?) 12/1836 Mar-09 Keeler Cemetery
Pigott, Isaac NA NA Keeler Cemetery
Tolson, Sam 11/7/1840 11/30/1929 Keeler Cemetery
Grace, John K. 3/29/1881 9/8/1892 Grace Cemetery
Grace, Theresa 4/27/1842 1/14/1912 Grace Cemetery
Grace, John B. 4/2/1861 7/3/1883 Grace Cemetery
Grace, William 11/11/1867 9/9/1872 Grace Cemetery
Gilgo, Rita NA 12y Lost Cemetery
Austin, William 41y 8/4/1832 Lost Cemetery