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009    ASBURY MEMORIAL CHURCH (Asbury Methodist Church)

Location - beside US Hwy 301 in Raynham NC about 4.8 miles south-west of intersection of I-95 and I-74.

Coordinates: 34d 34m 31.3s N; 79d 11m 34.1s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: from Lumberton take I-95 south to I-74. Turn off onto US Hwy 301 south and go about 4.8 miles to Raynham. The cemetery is on the right side of Hwy 301; the church building is on the left side of Hwy 301.

The 1861 Asbury Methodist Church (currently known as Asbury Memorial Church) is located in the south-central section of Robeson County in Raynham, a small town approximately twelve miles south of Lumberton, the county seat, and five miles north of Rowland. The church sits facing northwest in the middle of an approximate 1.5-acre lot on the southeast side of U.S. Highway 301 North. A one-acre cemetery, located on the north side of U. S. Highway 301, opposite Asbury Methodist Church, contains approximately 200 marked graves. The cemetery is partially enclosed by a chain link fence and entered through a ca. 1930 cast iron gate flanked by brick piers. There are no graves outside the fenced area. The stones are arranged in rows with most of the headstones facing west. A number of different marker styles are represented in the cemetery. The earlier markers tend to be upright slabs with segmental or gothic arches. Several of the stones marking the graves of children are topped by lambs or doves. There are also a number of obelisks and several horizontal slabs. Many of the newer markers consist of substantial marble or granite stones. The earliest burials that predate the church occurred when the property was a community burial ground. The cemetery continues to be used by former church members and their descendents.

Survey by Allen Dew in April 2020.

1. Bullard, Alexander Wesley   (b. 28 May 1863 - d. 14 Aug 1938)
2. Bullard, Mary Hattie Miller   (b. 21 Apr 1881 - d. 23 Aug 1959)
3. Bullard, Robert H.   (b. 9 Oct 1916 - d. 22 Nov 1941)
4. Carter, John Robinson   (b. 3 Apr 1829 - d. 31 Oct 1900)
5. Faulk, Mary McLean   (b. 1846 - d. 1904)
6. Graham, Winifred Blount "Winnie"   (b. 18 Oct 1846 - d. 31 Dec 1866)
7. Hamer, Alice R.   (b. 15 Mar 1881 - d. 20 Feb 1882)
8. McCormick, Langdon Townsend   (b. 9 Nov 1925 - d. 4 Nov 1990)
9. McCormick, William Albert   (b. 25 Sep 1895 - d. 12 Oct 1947)
10. McLean, Ellen   (b. 1838 - d. 1888)
11. McLean, Hattie   (b. 1842 - d. 1880)
12. McLean, Mary Ann   (b. 1812 - d. 1884)
13. McMillan, Mary Bullard   (b. 4 Nov 1912 - d. 16 Nov 1979)
14. McPipkin, Lewis   (b. 19 Jun 1839 - d. 11 Mar 1887)
15. Norment, Juliette Bullard   (b. 22 Sep 1891 - d. 10 Aug 1971)
16. Norment, Mildred L. Smith   (b. 2 Jun 1876 - d. 27 Sep 1891)
17. Pate, George Lewis   (b. 22 Mar 1907 - d. 27 Jul 1965)
18. Pate, George M. (Dr.)   (b. 9 Feb 1877 - d. 13 Nov 1944)
19. Pate, George Matthew   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
20. Pate, Ruth White Reed   (b. 13 Mar 1905 - d. 24 Feb 1967)
21. Pate, Sara Elizabeth   (b. 18 Nov 1917 - d. 27 Jun 2005)
22. Pate, Wanda Burns   (b. 23 Aug 1957 - d. 12 Jul 1991)
23. Pate, William Zebulon   (b. 8 Jan 1914 - d. 2 Feb 1972)
24. Pittman, Cora Islay Thompson   (b. 7 Nov 1872 - d. 26 Jan 1954)
25. Pittman, George L.   (b. 24 Oct 1875 - d. 21 Apr 1917)
26. Pittman, Redin Gresham   (b. 6 Jan 1905 - d. 24 Nov 1972)
27. Ruffin, Eleanor Matilda Townsend   (b. 22 Dec 1922 - d. 20 Mar 1989)
28. Smith, Elizabeth Patience Thompson "Betty"   (b. 14 Aug 1854 - d. 8 Feb 1888)
29. Smith, Enos   (b. 24 Dec 1829 - d. 3 Aug 1885)
30. Smith, Ernest Arron   (b. 16 May 1889 - d. 20 Nov 1923)
31. Smith, Eula Estella McPipkin   (b. 18 Dec 1876 - d. 16 May 1911)
32. Smith, Infant   (b. 3 May 1896 - d. 8 Sep 1896)
33. Smith, John E.   (b. 26 Sep 1824 - d. 8 Sep 1879)
34. Smith, Lucy Catherine Thompson "Kate"   (b. 30 Aug 1842 - d. 12 Sep 1904)
35. Smith, Mattie A.   (b. 29 Aug 1869 - d. 25 Aug 1896)
36. Smith, Ruby Amaret   (b. 25 Nov 1891 - d. 13 Jul 1893)
37. Stubbs, Infant   (b. 26 Oct 1901 - d. 26 Oct 1901)
38. Stubbs, Kittie E.   (b. 1 Jun 1874 - d. 26 Oct 1901)
39. Thompson, Albert G.   (b. 23 May 1886 - d. 29 Dec 1929)
40. Thompson, Alma Louise Macy   (b. 8 Jan 1896 - d. 23 Dec 1983)
41. Thompson, Charity Alford   (b. 4 Apr 1776 - d. 7 Aug 1838)
42. Thompson, Charles   (b. 1763 - d. 13 Aug 1821)
43. Thompson, Charles A.   (b. 26 Apr 1811 - d. 14 Apr 1851)
44. Thompson, Charles Alford (Dr.)   (b. 23 Jun 1840 - d. 29 Dec 1872)
45. Thompson, Charles Duncan   (b. Unknown - d. 18 Aug 1877)
46. Thompson, Edgar Tristram (Dr.) "Tommy"   (b. 13 Sep 1900 - d. 22 Apr 1989)
47. Thompson, Hugh   (b. 31 Jan 1803 - d. 5 Apr 1871)
48. Thompson, J. N.   (b. 28 Aug 1872 - d. 1 Feb 1873)
49. Thompson, John Sanders (Pvt.)   (b. 1839 - d. 1864)
50. Thompson, Jordan (Dr.)   (b. 21 Mar 1803 - d. 3 May 1838)
51. Thompson, Joseph   (b. 7 Dec 1804 - d. 7 Oct 1881)
52. Thompson, Lewis C.   (b. Unknown - d. 2 Apr 1845)
53. Thompson, Lucy Mansfield   (b. 1 Feb 1886 - d. 17 Feb 1948)
54. Thompson, Lucy Thompson   (b. 5 Feb 1812 - d. 25 Oct 1887)
55. Thompson, Maggie Martin McLeod   (b. 20 Dec 1854 - d. 18 Feb 1925)
56. Thompson, Margaret Niven "Maggie"   (b. 3 Aug 1845 - d. 21 Jun 1912)
57. Thompson, Martha Ann Hamer   (b. 1836 - d. 2 Dec 1883)
58. Thompson, Needham Joseph   (b. 11 Aug 1842 - d. 12 Dec 1910)
59. Thompson, S. R.   (b. 3 Jun 1871 - d. 20 Jul 1872)
60. Thompson, Susan B.   (b. 10 ??? 1802 - d. 3 ??? 1892)
61. Thompson, Wesley (Rev.)   (b. 30 Jul 1845 - d. 9 Dec 1925)
62. Townsend, Alexander   (b. 11 Nov 1787 - d. 14 Dec 1828)
63. Townsend, Annie Franklin   (b. 23 Dec 1883 - d. 25 Dec 1883)
64. Townsend, Benjamin Oliver   (b. 25 Oct 1880 - d. 25 Jun 1930)
65. Townsend, Charles Marvin   (b. 1866 - d. 12 Jul 1941)
66. Townsend, Daniel Earle   (b. 4 Jul 1897 - d. 22 Apr 1985)
67. Townsend, David   (b. 7 Nov 1896 - d. 16 Feb 1972)
68. Townsend, Donald Towles   (b. 10 Sep 1887 - d. 4 May 1971)
69. Townsend, Elizabeth Wright McGeorge   (b. 10 Oct 1917 - d. 30 Jan 2003)
70. Townsend, Emory Braxton   (b. 22 Mar 1861 - d. 9 Mar 1891)
71. Townsend, Ethel Elizabeth Townsend   (b. 7 Apr 1881 - d. 5 Oct 1965)
72. Townsend, Francis Harllee   (b. 20 May 1879 - d. 20 Oct 1960)
73. Townsend, Francis Milton   (b. 12 Sep 1852 - d. 8 Feb 1938)
74. Townsend, Guy O.   (b. 14 Aug 1896 - d. 2 Feb 1975)
75. Townsend, Harriet Elizabeth   (b. 8 Oct 1888 - d. 1 Aug 1889)
76. Townsend, Henrietta Aycock Covington   (b. 26 May 1894 - d. 7 Jan 1987)
77. Townsend, Herbert Alexander   (b. 14 Oct 1870 - d. 6 Apr 1910)
78. Townsend, Hugh Barnes   (b. 17 Jan 1903 - d. 27 Dec 2000)
79. Townsend, Infant Daughter   (b. 1910 - d. 1910)
80. Townsend, Infant Son   (b. 7 Mar 1855 - d. 8 Mar 1855)
81. Townsend, Isabelle Thompson   (b. 22 Oct 1875 - d. 28 Dec 1943)
82. Townsend, Jackson   (b. 1890 - d. 1942)
83. Townsend, Jackson   (b. 18 Nov 1916 - d. 4 Nov 1999)
84. Townsend, Jackson (Rev.)   (b. 11 Dec 1822 - d. 10 Jan 1892)
85. Townsend, Jean Gillespie McLucas   (b. 9 Oct 1894 - d. 8 Oct 1987)
86. Townsend, Julian Edgar   (b. 1 May 1871 - d. 8 Oct 1892)
87. Townsend, Leonidas Theodore "Lonnie"   (b. 26 May 1867 - d. 9 Apr 1946)
88. Townsend, Lillian Virginia Townsend   (b. 26 Oct 1877 - d. 3 Apr 1900)
89. Townsend, Lolita Armour Lytch   (b. 26 Jun 1901 - d. 3 Aug 1951)
90. Townsend, Lula Townsend   (b. 1892 - d. 1920)
91. Townsend, Mabel Agnes   (b. 9 Sep 1893 - d. 6 Nov 1988)
92. Townsend, Marcus Satchwell   (b. 25 Sep 1863 - d. 10 Sep 1870)
93. Townsend, Margaret Smith "Rusty"   (b. Unknown - d. 6 Sep 2013)
94. Townsend, Martha Olivia Harllee "Mattie"   (b. 7 Sep 1858 - d. 30 Nov 1882)
95. Townsend, Mary Aurora McDuffie   (b. 30 May 1866 - d. 6 Apr 1906)
96. Townsend, Mary Bertha Towles   (b. 1 Apr 1863 - d. 2 Jan 1942)
97. Townsend, Modeste Keeler   (b. 16 Oct 1883 - d. 16 Jul 1936)
98. Townsend, Richard Clinton   (b. 23 Dec 1824 - d. 26 Oct 1900)
99. Townsend, Richard Walter   (b. 1 Dec 1859 - d. 6 Jul 1937)
100. Townsend, Sallie Jackson   (b. 14 Mar 1877 - d. 31 Oct 1878)
101. Townsend, Sara Bertha   (b. 1 Apr 1892 - d. 15 Feb 1967)
102. Townsend, Sarah Jane Thompson   (b. 21 Dec 1831 - d. 17 May 1877)
103. Townsend, Sarah Mariah Moore   (b. 14 Dec 1828 - d. 18 Jul 1896)
104. Townsend, Sarah Rhodes   (b. 9 Feb 1794 - d. 8 Aug 1880)
105. Walters, Enoch Rodgers   (b. 11 Aug 1873 - d. 11 Mar 1906)