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088    JERIDAN FAMILY

Location - from Raleigh: From I-40 take the Lake Wheeler Rd. (SR 1375) exit South to SR 1010, turn right (West) about 1/2 mile to a left turn onto Johnson Pond Rd. (SR 1404). A short distance on Johnson Pond Rd., take a right turn on Heavy Weight Rd. (SR 2400) which is paved a short way and is then graveled. Follow the road less than 1/2 mile to a small cemetery, unfenced, in the middle of several homes scattered here and there in this semi rural area.

Coordinates: 35d 40m 05.7s N; 78d 43m 42.8s W Click here for Online Maps

Surveyed by Shirley Olson on December 10, 2001.

The tombstones are in good condition and the area tidy. This is an African American family burial ground. Descendants of the Woodard family reside on the property. The cemetery appears to be in the path of the proposed Southern Wake Expressway Corridor.

1. Scott, Margaret T.   (b. 30 Jun 1887 - d. 17 Jul 1966)
2. Terrell, Mary   (b. 1842 - d. 4 Mar 1918)
3. Thompson, Evelyn T.   (b. 10 Dec 1900 - d. 26 Jul 1973)
4. Woodard, Ernestine Eloise   (b. 1 Oct 1927 - d. 1 Dec 1999)
5. Woodard, Lugenia J.   (b. 1900 - d. 1993)
6. Woodard, Percy D.   (b. 1892 - d. 1968)