Wake County, NC - Cemeteries - Old City Cemetery


OLD CITY CEMETERY, RALEIGH NC

Located near the heart of downtown Raleigh, bounded on the north 
by New Bern Avenue, on the south by Hargett Street, on the west by 
East Street and on the east by Swain Street.  The cemetery was 
established in 1798 and contained four sections; two for residents, 
one for visitors and one for slaves. Originally it contained four 
acres, but was enlarged to seven acres. Plots are no longer available. 
This lovely old cemetery is badly in need of restoration and preservation 
and contains a wealth of history in its rapidly deteriorating stones.

This is only a partial listing of the gravesites in this cemetery.
Photos taken 2007 by Lucia Finley
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Boylan, Benjamin M.
IN
Memory of
BENJAMIN M. BOYLAN
who departed this life
September 12th
1809
aged 17 months
and 29 days
Infant son of
William and Elizabeth

Boylan, John Hodge
In Memory of
JOHN HODGE BOYLAN
Son of
BETSEY McCULLOCH
AND
WILLIAM BOYLAN
Born in Raleigh
January 5, 1803
DIED
December 1, 1870
In the 68th year of his
AGE.

Boylan?), Little William
LITTLE WILLIAM

Boylan, Sarah
IN 
Memory of
SARAH BOYLAN
who departed this life
October 11th
1821
aged 10 months
Infant Daughter of
William and Elizabeth

Boylan, William
TO
The memory of
WILLIAM BOYLAN
Son of
Eleanor Hodge & John Boylan
Born in Somerset County
New Jersey September 1st 1777
Died in Raleigh N.C.
July 15th 1861
Aged 88 years & 10 months

Branch, Mary Blount
MARY BLOUNT BRANCH
BORN
January 8th 185(4?)
Died
March 12th 1855

Bryan, James Louis
In memory of
JAMES LOUIS 
SON OF
John S. & Lucy D.
BRYAN
Born Mar. 16, 1840
died Augt. 21, 1840

Bryan, John S.
IN MEMEROY OF
JOHN S. BRYAN
BORN
APRIL 15TH 1797
DIED
FEBRUARY 24TH 1848

Bryan, Lucy D.
IN MEMORY OF
LUCY D. BRYAN
WIFE OF
JOHN S. BRYAN
BORN
JUNE 15TH 1806
DIED
DEC. 27TH 1886

Burns, Silas
SILAS BURNS
Born in
Andover Mass.
June 17th 1804
died in 
Lockville, N.C.
Oct 20th 1876
Aged
72 yrs. 4 mo's. & 3 dys.

Cannon, Robert
TO THE MEMORY OF
ROBERT CANNON
WHO WAS BORN
IN PITT COUNTY NC
MARCH 7TH 1780
AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE
IN RALEIGH
JULY 9TH 1833

Clarke, Charles D.,
CHARLES D. CLARKE
Son of
Wm F. & C.B.
CLARKE.
Died
Nov,. 3rd. 1861,
Aged 24 Years

Clarke, George H.
IN
memory of
GEORGE H. CLARKE
Born May 6th 1826
Died June 23rd
1826

Clarke, Katherine B.
KATHERINE B. CLARKE
BORN
March 17th 1808
DIED
October 14th 1864

Clarke, Wm F.
Wm F. CLARKE
Died
Nov. 10th 1844
Aged 55 years

Colburn, Eleazer
ELEAZER COLBURN
Born in Mass.
June 26th 1796
Died in Raleigh N.C.
____ _th 1861
He giveth his beloved sleep
Psalm 127:2

Colburn, Mary Hopkins Moody
MARY HOPKINS MOODY
COLBURN
BORN CAROLINE COUNTY, VA.
JANUARY 22, 1801
DIED JUNE 11, 1849

Colburn, Phoebe H
In Memoery of
PHOEBE H. COLBURN
wife of
ELEAZER COLBURN
BORN IN ENGLAND
_____25, 1811
DIED IN RALEIGH
March 12, 1878

Coman, James
IN
Memory of
JAMES COMAN
who departed this life
January 9th 1842
aged 75 years
ORIGINAL MARKER
DUPLICATED 1959
BY JAMES H. COMAN

Cooper, PH.D., Anna J.
ANNA J. COOPER, PH.D.
1859-1964
EDUCATOR, AUTHOR, POET AND
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
EARLY ADVOCATE OF EQUAL RIGHTS
FOR BLACKS AND WOMEN
A GRADUATE OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
ERECTED 1979

Ellen, Emley C.
In memory of
EMLEY C. ELLEN.
Daughter of
W.H. & M.B. ELLEN
Born Nov 19th 18(18?)
Died April 24th 18(31?)
This lovely___

Finch, Rev. Josiah J.
SACRED
to the memory of
Rev. JOSIAH J. FINCH
Born Feb. 3rd 1814
Died Jan. 21st 1850
Aged 36.
For several of the last years of his life,
Pastor of the Baptist Church in Raleigh
Who in honor of his Fidelity
And gratitude for his services,
Have erected this monument.

Frazier, Martha E.
MARTHA E. FRAZIER
Wife of
R.F. FRAZIER
Born Aug. 18, 1864
Died Aug.8, 1918
At Rest

Harrison, Mary E.
IN MEMORY OF
MARY E. HARRISON
BORN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY VIRGINIA
MARCH 31ST 1794
DIED IN RALEIGH JUNE 24TH 1858

Harrison, Robert 
IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT HARRISON
BORN IN AMELIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
DIED IN RALEIGH FEBRUARY 28TH
A.D. 1864 IN THE 67TH YEAR
OF HIS AGE

Harrison, Susan
SUSAN HARRISON
DAUGHTER OF
THOMAS POLLOK & ANNE MARY DEVEREUX
JUNE 24, 1839 - AUGUST 13, 1931

Haywood, Ann
ANN HAYWOOD
Wife of
WM. HENRY HAYWOOD
BORN DEC 31, 1776
DIED FEB 17, 1800

Haywood, Charity Hare
CHARITY HARE HAYWOOD
WIFE OF
GOV. CHARLES MANLY
AUG. 18, 1799
SEPT. 23, 1880

Haywood, Fabius J. (M.D.) And Martha H.
FABIUS J. HAYWOOD M.D.
BORN
OCTOBER 26TH 1803
DIED
MAY 30TH 1880

MARTHA H.
WIFE OF 
DR. F.J. HAYWOOD
BORN
MAY 17TH 1811
DIED
JULY 22 1902

Haywood, John Lee
IN
MEMORY OF
JOHN LEE HAYWOOD M.D.
Born the 9th July, 1804.
Died the 26th Febry, 1856.

Haywood, Mary Alice
MARY ALICE HAYWOOD
DAUGHTER OF
WILLIAM M. & MARY BOYLAN
Blessed are the pure in heart for 
they shall see God
Haywood, Robert W.

ROBERT W. HAYWOOD
OCT 8, 1812
FEB 15, 1869

Haywood, Stephen
IN
MEMORY OF
STEPHEN HAYWOOD
Born 1772
Died the 11th of September 1824

Haywood, W. Dallas And Mary Eliza
W. DALLAS HAYWOOD
1810- 1894
MARY ELIZA HAYWOOD
1815- 1894
IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED

Haywood, William Henry
In memory of
WILLIAM HENRY HAYWOOD
Who was born
July 7th A.D. 1770
and Died
June 8th A.D. 1807

Henry, Charles
CHARLES HENRY
son of 
HENRY and CAROLINA
HENRY
Born in Raleigh
August 26, 1812
Died in Raleigh
October 12 1818
Aged 6 years & 1 month
and ___days

Herron, Bernard Byrne
In
Memory
of
BERNARD BYRNE HERRON
son of
James & F.M. Herron
Born May 8th 1837
Died October 6th 1838

Hill, Rachel P.
RACHEL P. 
WIFE OF DR. W.G. HILL,
BORN
JAN.2,1825,
DIED
JAN. 1, 1907.
"SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE 
COULD."

Hill , M.D., William Geddy
WILLIAM GEDDY HILL, M.D.
BORN
SEP. 11, 1806.
DIED
MAY 4 1877.
A CHRISTIAN PHYSICIAN
TRUE FRIEND AND GOOD
CITIZEN

Hinton, Margaret G.
in memory of
MARGARET G. HINTON
The Loved 
And Loving
wife of
Dr. JOSEPH B. HINTON
DIED Dec 18 A.D. 1851
Aged about ___ Years
She lived and died
in the soul___calm____
and the heartfelt Joy of
being with
GOD

Howell, Dorothy
DOROTHY HOWELL
Aug 9, 1917
July 13, 1918

Johnson, Emily A.
In memory of
EMILY A. JOHNSON
wife of
CHARLES E. JOHNSON
who died December the 20th
1847
aged 29 years & ____ months
Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God

Johnson, Jacob
IN MEMORY OF
JACOB JOHNSON
AN HONEST MAN BELOVED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
BORN- 
DIED-  JANUARY 4, 1812 FROM DISEASE CAUSED BY AN OVER-EFFORT
       IN SAVING THE LIFE OF HIS FRIEND.
FATHER OF ANDREW JOHNSON 17TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
           RALEIGH HISTORIC SITES COMMISSION
                       1967

Jones, Lou Bundy
LOU BUNDY 
JONES
Mar. 18, 1875
Aug. 29, 1927

Jones, Sarah Evans
SARAH EVANS JONES
WIFE OF
DAVID W. STONE  ^  ALFRED WILLIAMS I
 1ST MARRIAGE       2ND MARRIAGE
            1802  -  1896

Karrer, Joint Stone For Jacob & Katherina
THY WILL BE DONE ON
EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE
IS THERE WILL YOUR HEART
BE ALSO

KARRER

Karrer, Jacob Anton
JACOB ANTON
KARRER
Born in St. Gall
Switzerland
___ 3, 1816
Died in Raleigh N.C.
July 22, 1871
Blessed are the pure in heart
For they shall see God.

Karrer, Katherina D. Ziegler
KATHERINA D. 
ZIEGLER.
Wife of
Jacob Anton Karrer
Born in Michelbach,
Wurtemberg.
Jan. 19, 1831
Entered into Rest Oct. 15
1887 At Raleigh N.C.
To me to me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden ________

Kilkelly, Wm.. Gray
In memory of
WM. GRAY KILKELLY
Express Agent.
who perished the 10th
MARCH 1856,
In the burning of the
CARS
ON THE SEABOARD
ROAD
Aged 33 Years
and 7 months.
Exected by his Affectionate
MOTHER

King, (Son)
KING
son of
___ Ann King
born Raleigh on the
___day of September
A.D. 1831.
Departed this life on
___day of September
A.D. 1852

Lane, Joel And Family
LANE FAMILY- JOEL LANE, PATRIOT
COLONEL, MILITIA MEMBER: COMMITTEES OF
SAFETY, GENERAL ASSEMBLIES, PROVINCIAL CONGRESS
AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS
TRUSTEE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
OUR PERMANENT CAPITAL STANDS ON HIS ESTATE
DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 29, 1795
MARCH 29, 1974

Lemay, Eliza A.P.
ELIZA A.P. LEMAY,
Wife of
THOMAS J. LEMAY.
BORN
January 14, 1809;
Died March 3, 1837

Lewis, Catharine A.
CATHARINE A.
WIFE OF
DR. JOHN W. LEWIS
BORN EDGECOMBE COUNTY
AUGUST 1 1809
DIED AT WAKE FOREST
APRIL 25 1879
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS
A FOUNTAIN OF LIFE

Lewis, Dr. John W.
TO THE MEMORY OF
DR. JOHN W. LEWIS
BORN EDGECOMBE COUNTY
MARCH 2 1804
DIED IN RALEIGH
NOVEMBER 22 1842
MARK THE PERFECT MAN AND
BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT: FOR THE
END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE
      PSALMS  

Litchford, Angella  
ANGELLA  __. LITCHFORD
WIFE OF 
J.O. LITCHFORD
BORN MARCH 12TH, 1836
DIED OCT. 12TH 1870

Litchford, Susan Helen
SUSAN HELEN LITCHFORD
1825 - 1890

Little, George & Margaret Craven Haywood
GEORGE LITTLE
SON OF
WILLIAM PERSON AND ANN HAWKINS LITTLE
FEB.27, 1810 - NOV. 2, 1876
AND HIS WIFE
MARGARET CRAVEN HAYWOOD
DAUGHTER OF
STEPHEN AND DELIA HAWKINS HAYWOOD
MAR. 16, 1812 - NOV. 27, 1897

Little, Sally Haywood
In Memory of
SALLY HAYWOOD LITTLE
Daughter of 
GEO. & MARGARET
LITTLE
Born Sept. 3rd 1831
Died
Jan. 8th 1861

Lumbley, Lucy
IN MEMORY OF MY
MOTHER
MRS. LUCY LUMBLEY
BORN APRIL 25 1800
DIED MAY 7, 1879
REST IN PEACE

Lumley, Washington
In memory
of
My Husband
WASHINGTON LUMLEY
BORN
Augst 27, 1801
DIED
Augst 10, 1866

Manly, Edward
In memory of
EDWARD Son of
Charles and Charity Manly
who was born ___1820
and died August __1820

Mann, Ephram 
EPHRAM MANN
A SENATOR
_______
_____________
who died __ December
   1834
   aged 34 years

Marling, Jacob
IN MEMORY OF
JACOB MARLING
DIED DEC. 18TH 1833
AGED 59 YEARS
WCHS - 1969

McDowell, Col. James C.S.
COL. JAMES C.S. McDOWELL
54 n.c. REG.
FEB. 6, 1831
MAY 8, 1863

McPheeters, James Turner Leftwich
JAMES
TURNER LEFTWICH
McPHEETERS
1873-1887

McPheeters, Susan
SUSAN
the
Beloved Orphan Wife
of
JAMES G. McPHEETERS
Born February the 22. 1821.
Died May the 7, 1845.
SHE WAS ALL MY HEART DESIRED-
O Grave! how dost thou rend in sunder
whom love has knit, and sympathy made one! 

McPheeters, Rev. William (D.D.) And Margaret Ann
IN THE MEMORY OF
OUR FATHER AND MOTHER
Rev WILLIAM McPHEETERS D.D.
BORN SEPT. 23, 1778.
DIED NOV. 7, 1842.

MARGARET ANN McPHEETERS
BORN OCT. 6, 1794
DIED FEB. 19, 1862

Memorial Stone, Raleigh's African American Citizens
DEDICATED
IN MEMORY
AND TO MARK THE
RESTING PLACE OF
RALEIGH'S
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CITIZENS
CIRCA 1798 TO 1872
PLACED BY
THE CITY OF RALEIGH
AND FRIENDS
1991

Owen, Reed J.
REED J. OWEN
BORN
BELCHERTOWN, MASS.
JAN. 31, 1821
DIED AT RALEIGH, N.C.
JAN. 8, 1860
HE WAS A FRIEND IN HEART AND DEED
TO HUMBLEST FELLOWMAN IN NEED
HE WOULD HIMSELF SOME GOOD DENY
THAT HE MIGHT OTHERS WANTS SUPPLY

Page, Thomas
IN
memory of
THOMAS PAGE
stone-cutter
a native of
SCOTLAND
who departed this life
September 4th
1834
aged 29 years

Palmer, Sarah J. 
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
MRS. SARAH J. PALMER
The lovely and much loved wife of
CHARLES W. PALMER,
Youthful but sincere Christian
WHOSE GENTLE SPIRIT PASSED
FROM EARTH ON THE ___ DAY OF
March A.D. 1855:
Aged 19 Years
giving birth to her first born babe
TROD SORROW ON THE HEELS OF JOY

Peace, William
WILLIAM PEACE
1773-1865
MERCHANT, PRESBYTERIAN ELDER AND
A FOUNDER OF PEACE COLLEGE
"I SUBSCRIBED....TO ESTABLISH PEACE INSTITUTE FOR THE GLORY OF
GOD AND THE BENEFIT OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH"  --Wm Peace
RALEIGH-WAKE COUNTY ALUMNAE CHAPTER - 1975

Polk, Colonel William
COLONEL WILLIAM POLK
    1758 - 1834
SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION
COLONEL POLK CHAPTER DAR
       1969

Pollard, Ralph Dewey
RALPH DEWEY POLLARD.
BORN
OCT. 6, 1898
DIED
JULY 3, 1902
Gone but not forgotten
There was an angel band in
heaven,
That was not quite complete,
So God took our darling
Dewey
To fill the vacant seat.

Pollok, George
To the memory of
GEORGE POLLOK
who was born March 16th
1772
and died April 9th
1839

Rowe, Sarah Johnson
To the memory of
our daughter
SARAH JOHNSON ROWE
BORN IN 
Edgefield District So.Ca
DIED IN
aleigh No.Ca.
Aged 12 Years
and 11 Months

Royster Jr., David
DAVID ROYSTER Jr.
Son of David Royster
and Mary Daniels
Born at
Clarksville Va. 1777
Died at
Raleigh N.C.
June __ 1865
Aged 88 years

Royster, Irene Nichols
IRENE NICHOLS
Daughter of
David & Susan
Royster
Wife of
John _____
_______
Born at
Raleigh N.C. 1819
Died at Raleigh N.C.
July 10th 1872.
Aged 53 years

Royster, Susan Sims
SUSAN ROYSTER
Wife of David Royster.
and Daughter of Elisha Sims.
Born in
_____Co. N.C. 1779.
Died
Raleigh N.C.
Oct. 25, 1864.
Aged 85 years

Saunders, Romulus Mitchell
ROMULUS MITCHELL
SAUNDERS
1791 - 1867

Scott, John
JOHN SCOTT
Born
April 21th 184_
Died
March 12th, 1857
Aged 16 Years
& 11 Months

Scott, Dr. Wm. R.
DR. Wm. R. SCOTT
BORN IN ROCKINGHAM Co.N.C.
MAY 8TH, 1809;
Died in Raleigh,
Oct. 29, 1854
THIS TOMB, ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
FOR HIS MANY VIRTUES BY THE MEMBERS 
of Manteo Lodge No.8
I.O.O.F.
CRIER 400.

Seawell, Miriam Colburn
MIRIAM COLBURN
SEAWELL
JULY 21, 1871
OCT. 31, 1952

Seawell, Richard Bullock
RICHARD BULLOCK
SEAWELL
MAY 26, 1818
APR. 1904

Seawell Jr., Richard Bullock
RICHARD BULLOCK
SEAWELL, JR.
DEC. 29, 1867
APR. 19, 1917

Shepard, James Biddle 
THIS
Monument
Marks the Hallowed
Spot where repose The
Mortal Remains of
JAMES BIDDLE SHEPARD
Son of
WILLIAM & MARY
SHEPARD
Born in New Berne N.C.
November 14, 1815
Died in Raleigh N.C.
June___18___

Sprull, Anne T.
SACRED 
To the memory of
ANNE T. SPRULL
Born the 18th November
1793
Died on the 29th day of March
1845

Stone, David W.
In
memory
of
DAVID W. STONE
Who was born Feb 22nd
1800
died August 8th 1848
This tomb is erected by his affectionate
wife.

Tredwell, Samuel
SAMUEL TREDWELL
Son of
JAMES & FRANCES
IREDELL
Born
Feb 17 1830
Died
Nov 20 1865

Watson, Elizabeth Obedience
IN
MEMORY 
OF
ELIZABETH OBEDIENCE
WATSON
Born 24th Sept 1819
Died 5th Dec 1859
only Child of
JOSIAH OGDEN &
PENNINAH TARTT
WATSON
We shall go to her but she
Shall not return to us.

Whitaker, Mary R.B. 
MARY R.B. WHITAKER
BORN
August 26th 1833
DIED
August 21st 1872

White, Anna
In memory of
ANNA WHITE
daughter of
RICHARD AND SARAH OASWELL
wife of
WILLIAM M. WHITE
Born 1st December 1766
Died 20th February 1850

White, William
In Memory of
WILLIAM WHITE
Secretary of the State of
North Carolina
Born 2nd November 1762
Died 8th November 1811

Yarborough, Edward
EDWARD YARBOROUGH

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