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008    THORPE FAMILY (Hwy 258)

Location - off Hwy 258 south of Tarboro, on the left side of the road.

Coordinates: 35d 50m 41.7s N; 77d 34m 06.5s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: from Tarboro take Hwy 258 south; after crossing the Tar river continue on Hwy 258 for about 3.4 miles to the cemetery off the left side of the road about 30 feet. The cemetery is well kept.

Survey by Allen Dew in September 2020.

1. Arnold, Florence Thorpe   (b. 6 Jan 1912 - d. 21 Aug 2009)
Wife of William Parks Arnold. Daughter of Preston Henry Thorpe, Sr. and Florence Dozier Thorpe.
2. Exum, Augustus   (b. 1 Jun 1917 - d. 21 Apr 1992)
Son of Richard E. Exum and Mary Ann Thorpe Exum.
3. Exum, Mary Ann Thorpe   (b. 2 Nov 1887 - d. 4 Jul 1962)
Wife of Richard E. Exum. Daughter of Preston Henry Thorpe and Sylvester Bullock Thorpe.
4. Exum, Pauline   (b. 31 Jan 1916 - d. 17 Aug 1988)
Daughter of Richard E. Exum and Mary Ann Thorpe Exum.
5. Thorpe, Almond Brook   (b. 15 Sep 1902 - d. 5 May 1968)
Husband of Mary Lillian Battle Thorpe. Married 13 Sep 1947. Son of Preston Henry Thorpe and Sylvester Bullock Thorpe.
6. Thorpe, Callie Bynum   (b. 12 Apr 1898 - d. 26 Sep 1983)
Wife of Preston Henry Thorpe, Jr. Daughter of Simpson Bynum and Alice Harrell Bynum.
7. Thorpe, Frank (Sgt.)   (b. 6 May 1950 - d. 12 Oct 1995)
Son of Almond Brook Thorpe and Mary Lillian Battle Thorpe.
8. Thorpe, Franklin Roosevelt "Old Thorpe"   (b. 7 Aug 1948 - d. 15 Jun 1967)
LCpl. US Marine Corp., Vietnam. Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Purple Heart and Gold Star.
9. Thorpe, Mary Lillian Battle   (b. 25 Nov 1919 - d. 15 Feb 2008)
Wife of Almond Brook Thorpe. Daughter of Charlie Battle and Lottie Jane Best Battle.
10. Thorpe, Preston Henry, Jr. (Rev.)   (b. 4 Jul 1896 - d. 30 Dec 1975)
Husband of Callie Bynum Thorpe. Son of Preston Henry Thorpe, Sr. and Sylvester Bullock Thorpe.
11. Thorpe, Preston Henry, Sr.   (b. 9 Nov 1859 - d. 1 Sep 1944)
Husband of 1) Sylvester Bullock Thorpe, married 11 Jan 1887, and 2) Florence Dozier Thorpe, married 9 Dec 1908. Son of Frank L. Thorpe and Mary Hart Thorpe.
12. Thorpe, Tempie Wimberley   (b. 17 Oct 1889 - d. 27 Oct 1987)
Wife of William Henry Thorpe, married 26 Nov 1919. Daughter of John Wimberley and Mary Wimberley.
13. Thorpe, Wilbur Lee   (b. 24 Sep 1957 - d. 25 Mar 2009)
Son of Almond Brook Thorpe and Mary Lillian Battle Thorpe. SP-4 US Army.
14. Thorpe, William Henry   (b. 13 Dec 1888 - d. 20 Dec 1969)
Husband of Tempie Wimberley Thorpe, married 26 Nov 1919. Son of Preston Henry Thorpe and Sylvester Bullock Thorpe.
15. Thorpe, York David   (b. 15 Mar 1898 - d. 5 Sep 1972)
Husband of Maude Suggs Thorpe, married 30 Apr 1924. Son of Preston Henry Thorpe and Sylvester Bullock Thorpe.
16. Williams, Sylvester Exum   (b. 22 Aug 1922 - d. 2 Oct 2010)
Wife of Frank Columbus Williams. Daughter of Richard E. Exum and Mary Ann Thorpe Exum.