Thursday, February 15, 2007

Braxton Cemetery, Craven County, North Carolina

805 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, NC 28586 Lat: 35° 19' 36"N, Lon: 77° 08' 04"W Contributed by Betty Ormond, Nov 17, 2001, last edited Jul 14, 2005. [ormond@coastalnet.com]. Total records = 4. To reach the Braxton Cemetery, turn on 1638 (Maul Swamp Rd.) from Hwy. 17 Bypass. There you take a right turn and then left on the lane beside the Kite Cemetery. The Braxton house is at the end of the lane and the cemetery is off to the left of the house. The cemetery is owned by the Braxton and Ormond families. To date there are only the three graves, but future family members will be buried here. The cemetery is well cared for by the family member who lives there. The cemetery is situated in the side yard of this home. - Betty Ormond Braxton, Bertha Harris, b. 11/1/1903, d. 2/1/1970, w/o William Jasper Braxton, d/o James Henry Harris and Mary (Mollie) E. Ipock HarrisBraxton, William Jasper, b. 7/28/1898, d. 1/24/1955, h/o Bertha Harris Braxton, s/o William (Bill) Braxton and Philey Hardy BraxtonOrmond, Gary Kent, b. 3/2/1950, d. 11/29/1991, s/o Lester Cecil Ormond and Virgina Belle Braxton OrmondOrmond, Lester Cecil, b. 9/23/1915, d. 3/8/2004, h/o Virginia Bell Braxton Ormond, s/o Wherry Cecil Ormond and Dora Washington Chandler Ormond

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