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October 22, 2012.

KNOTTS ISLAND CEMETERIES
Compiled by Melinda Lukei

Graveyards 5 thru 14.

Graveyard #5. Cross over the Marsh Causeway, 100 yards on the right before the intersection of Marsh Causeway and Knotts Island Rd (North). This is the Simpson Cemetery

49. Oscar Lee Simpson
    b 14 Oct 1923
    d 29 April 1977
50. Henry Jerome Simpson
    b 5 Oct 1926
    d 21 May 1989
51. Lucetta Waterfield Simpson
    b 20 Dec 1920
52. Cordelia Cooper
    w/o J. (John) Howard Cooper
    d/o H. H. & M. J. Simpson
    b 17 Sept 1875
    d 26 June 1922
53. J. (John) Howard Cooper
    Our Father
    b 16 May 1871
    d 24 Nov 1937
54. James Sydney Beasley
    b 8 Dec 1942
    d 19 Jan 1943
55. Annette C. Beasley
    May 23, 1945
56. Hattie Cooper Beasley
    b 1908
    d 14 Oct 1970
    (tombstone not found)
57. Lonnie L. Waterfield
    1911-1991
(Twiford Funeral Home)
58. Charlie W. Simpson, Sr
    b 5 July 1929
    d 17 July 1991

At intersection of Marsh Causeway and Knotts Island Road go to the left. This is Knotts Island Road. Part of this road is in Virginia and part in North Carolina.

Graveyard #6 State Road #1255 and Rutter Drive southeast of land that belonged to Norwood Ansell. Right side of house.

Graveyard #7 Waterfield Cemetery on left side of Knotts Island Road on first area that Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge owns.

64. Walter John J. Williams
    b 14 Sept 1869 (April)
    d 28 May 1923
65. Mary Elizabeth Williams
    Mother
w/o Walter J. Williams
b 11 April 1877
d 6 Mar 1915

Graveyard #8. On the right side of Knotts Island Road behind M. E. (Casey) Munden's house at 5065.

70. Elias Williams
    My Uncle
    b 10 Oct 1814
    d 8 April 1896
71. Elizabeth E. Williams
    Our Mother
    b 12 Dec 1832
    d 13 Dec 1906
72. Stewart R. Williams
    b 2 Aug 1825
    d 8 Nov 1886
George A.------
    no dates
E. E. M
no dates

Casey Munden said that there was a Indian Cemetery behind this cemetery. Carey Simmons, a slave, was the only slave to have a marker on Knotts Island. The Simmons have been to Casey's house looking for the graveyard. There is supposed to be a slave cemetery in the back of the field here. No one could tell me exactly where it was. This land was the Williams Plantation during the Civil War.

Graveyard #9. Knotts Island Road at Box 6468 Marsh Wood Point behind the house.

74. Letha M. Simpson
    b 8 Sept 1909
    d 6 Mar 1910
75. Nora E. Simpson
    b 28 July 1892
    d 28 Sept 1912

Graveyard #10. On the Virginia side of the State Line. Lane at Box 6408, about 2 blocks up lane in large clump of trees on left.

77. James Spratt
    b 2 Oct 1826
    d 17 April 1862

Should be a Craft Cemetery on main road to the right before the locked gate. I didn't find it or any record of it.

Graveyard #11. In front of Raccoon Drive and Knotts Island Road (Highway 615).

81. Anderson Williams
    b 14 April 1864
    d 17 Jan 1947
82. Robert Paul Williams
    infant s/o Charles and Fanny Williams
    b 11 June 1898
    d 11 June 1899

Graveyard #12 At the end of Raccoon Drive on the right and north back to the woods.

86. Elton Simpson
    d 25 Sept 1957
    66 yrs old
87.  Jesse Simpson
    d Dec 1957
    75 yrs old

Graveyard #13. 100 yards south from Raccoon Drive on Highway 615, right side.

91. Infant Williams
    Floyd and Myrtle Williams
    no stone there
92. Infant Williams
    child of Morrison & Ella (Simpson) Williams
    d 14 Oct 1894
93. Infant Simpson
    William E. & Arseneth
    d 18 April ----
Infant d 30 --- 1906

Graveyard #14. Knotts Island Road and Woodleigh Road in the edge of the woods. This is supposed to be a slave cemetery and Calvin Jones was the only white person buried there. This was formerly Morrison Williams place. No other stones or markers left.