Record #:

44394

Author(s):

Fleming, Monika

Abstract:

Noted is a student project in 2009, in which stones were cleaned in Tarboro's Old Town Cemetery, located in the block of St. James, St. Patrick, St. David and Pitt Streets. Uncovered on the stones were inscriptions revealing clues to Tarboro natives. The oldest marked graves date to the 1820s.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , April 2025, p25-26, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cemeteries--Tarboro; Gravestones--Old Town Cemetery--Tarboro

Record #:

44500

Author(s):

Fleming, Monika

Abstract:

This article focuses on tombstones connected with Old Town Cemetery adjacent to Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church.. Two items of particular note are the Bond family plot and the 1938 Memory Chapel behind it. Patriarch of the Bond family, Lewis Bond operated a large furniture making business on Main St.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2025, p27-28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bond, Lewis, b. 1795; Bond, Francis L., 1820-1890; Cemeteries--Tarboro; Old Town Cemetery (Tarboro)