Cemetery Records
Sunnyside Cemetery
Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., NC
Selected Inscriptions
Surnames include: Alexander, Arrington, Brown, Butler, Byrd, Correll, Davis, Dunn, Goodrich, Hale, Harris, Herring, Hines, Johnson, Josey, Kitchin, Lamb, Lucas, Sears, Shannon, Shields, VanLandingham, Whitehead, Whitmel, and Young
Angeline E. Alexander
wife of Samuel M. Alexander, Sr.
July 3, 1823 - Jan. 17, 1889
Samuel M. Alexander
Nov. 5, 1829 - Sep. 8, 1911
Samuel M. Alexander, Jr.
[SSS note - child of Samuel M. & Angeline E. Alexander above]
May 31, 1858 - Mar 2, 1889
Caroline Augusta Alexander
Sep 2, 1851 - July 23, 1922
Edmond Alexander
July 2, 1855 - Apr 4, 1923
Edward Madison
son of J. H. & Mary G. [S.] Alexander
[SSS note - no dates listed]
James Harper Alexander
Sep 11, 1852 - Oct 21, 1925
Mary Shields Alexander
[SSS note - wife of James Harper Alexander above]
July 26, 1856 - Aug 5, 1941
Annie Dupree Alexander
June 1, 1885 - Jan 31, 1971
Charles Shields Alexander
son of Mary Shields & J. Harper Alexander
Aug 10, 1893 - May 12, 1977
Mattie Herring Josey
daughter of Mattie Herring & James L. Josey
[SSS note - no dates listed]
James Harper Alexander, Jr.
son of J. Harper & Mary Shields Alexander
Feb 7, 1884 - Dec 31, 1936
Ethel Dunn Alexander
daughter of Charles Wells & Elizabeth Manning Dunn
Oct 18, 1887 - Feb 28, 1971
Lena H. Alexander
July 30, 1893 - June 4, 1976
Woodbury N. Alexander
Mar 19, 1886 - July 12, 1951
[SSS note - "Woodmen of the World Memorial" symbol on marker]
Robert Nickols Alexander
Sep 6, 1924 - Mar 4, 1939
Seaton H. Alexander
Sep 17, 1888 - Dec 29, 1957
Kate Elizabeth
daughter of Thos. A. & Martha J. Shields
Nov 14, 1852 - Aug 24, 1896
Joseph B. Shields
Jan 1[9], 1857 - Oct 3, 1879
Robert Cecil Shields
June 26, 1900 - Aug 31, 1984
Jane Norman Shields
Dec 31, 1898 - Jan 12, 1978
Leon G. Shields
Oct 28, 1895 - July 20, 1948
Robert Joseph Brown, Sr.
1st Lt. U.S. Army, WWII, Korea
Apr 18, 1918 - Feb 5, 1963
Infant son of Gertrude [Arrington] K[itchin] & James Griffin Shields
Jan 5, 1919
Gertrude Arrington Kitchin
daughter of Claude & Kate Mills Kitchin
Oct 12, 1897 - Apr 29, 1957
James Griffin Shields
son of F. P. & Mollie T. Shields
Nov 20, 1895 - Apr 20, 1953
Married Apr 13, 1918
Pauline Tillery Shields
Apr 10, 1886 - Jan 4, 1963
Charles J. Shields
Sep 2, 1884 - Apr 10, 1947
Coralesa E. Shields
Dec 2, 1867 - Aug 10, 1868
Hallie Shields
July 1, 1881 - June 10, 1883
Margaret Whitmore Shields
Aug 18, 1843 - Mar 26, 1922
James G. Shields
Mar 20, 1838 - July 22, 1893
Mollie Tillery Shields
Aug 18, 1868 - Sep 12, 1941
Frank Percival Shields
Feb 1, 1864 - Jan 9, 1920
Mary Tillery Shields
Jan 29, 1899 - Apr 2, 1946
Susan India Shields
Dec 14, 1865 - Sep 9, 1950
Katherine Shields Whitehead
Feb 22, 1905 - Jan 11, 1960
Joseph L. Whitehead
Sep 22, 1905 - May 23, 1975
[SSS note - husband of Katherine Shields Whitehead above]
Frank Percival Shields
Apr 17, 1918 - Dec 27, 1972
Frances Boland Shields
Aug 21, 1917 - June 1, 1965
Walter Davis Shields
Aug 12, 1861 - May 21, 1901
Rowena Hines
1867 - 1885
[SSS note - wife of Walter Davis Shields above]
Rebecca Whitmel
July 22, 1861 - Apr 17, 1940
[SSS note - wife of Walter Davis Shields above]
Rebecca Hill Shields
Aug 4, 1890 - Apr 19, 1965
Rowena
daughter of W. D. & Rebe W. Shields
Oct 26, 1888 - Aug 10, 1889
Wm. Henry
son of R. W. & W. D. Shields
Nov 12, 1896 - Jan 8, 1897
James Edward
born & died Dec 9, 1897
[SSS note - son of Wm. Henry & Rowena W. Shields above]
Lena Smith
Aug 9, 1899 - June 20, 1900
[SSS note - daughter of Wm. Henry & Rowena W. Shields above]
Walter D. Shields
Dec 9, 1897 - July 12, 1961
Pvt NC STU Army TNG Corps WWI
Felicia Norfleet Young
wife of Chas. Shields
June 1, 1803 - Apr 12, 1879
Charles C. Shields
[SSS note - no dates]
Co. G 3 NC Cav CSA
James Edward Shields
Sep 5, 1859 - July 11, 1923
Wm Madison
son of W. H. & Annie N. Shields
Feb 27, 1853 - June 14, 1895
Leah Arrington
wife of Wm. H. Shields
Nov 22, 1832 - Aug 27, 1885
Wm. H. Shields
Sep 13, 1827 - Oct 20, 1893
Mrs. Ann N. Shields
wife of Wm. H. Shields
Aug 30, 1831 - Feb 17, 1868
Benjamin Francis
June 12, 1851 - June 1, 1852
[SSS note - son of Wm. H. & Ann N. Shields above]
Rebecca Wilson
Aug 1, 1855 - Apr 8, 1886
[SSS note - daughter of Wm. H. & Ann N. Shields above]
Nannie Dupree
Mar 30, 1858 - Sep 10, 1889
[SSS note - daughter of Wm. H. & Ann N. Shields above]
Cora Hart
daughter of W. H. & Leah Shields
Apr 1, 1874 - June 4, 1895
Pauline Shields Herring
Oct 24, 1876 - Feb 22, 1958
Chas. H. Herring
Nov 22, 1877 - Apr 17, 1921
Nannie Shields
daughter of Olivia Shields & Gideon Lamb
Jan 20, 1895 - Oct 13, 1951
Olivia Shields
June 23, 1863 - July 9, 1944
Gideon Lamb
July 23, 1845 - Sep 6, 1923
Peter Evans Shields
WWI - PVT US ARMY
Dec 17, 1892 - Oct 4, 1980
Ella Mae Miller Shields
Oct 20, 1891 - Feb 24, 1979
Prof. Thomas Shields
Sep 5, 1867 - Apr 11, 1923
Pattie T. Shields
July 27, 1855 - Oct 17, 1931
Dr. Richard M. Johnson
May 7, 1851 - Oct 13, 1915
[SSS note - husband of Pattie T. Shields above]
Davis
Joseph Robert Davis
July 26, 1895 - Feb 20, 1978
[SSS note - brother of Myrtle Davis]
Lillie Goodrich
Apr 22, 1902 - May 26, 1967
[SSS note - wife of Joseph Robert Davis above]
Henry W. Davis
Aug 13, 1913 - Aug 10, 1981
[SSS note - brother of Myrtle Davis]
John Redmond Davis
Aug 9, 1916 - Oct 15, 1966
[SSS note - possibly brother of Myrtle Davis]
George L. Davis
Feb 14, 1886 - Dec 28, 1955
Annie Lucas
Oct 7, 1889 - May 10, 1971
Ethel Lassiter Butler
May 4, 1889 - May 24, 1931
Inez Butler Hale
July 7, 1909 - June 20, 1961
Chester M. Butler
Jan 6, 1911 - Feb 4, 1982
Annie Inez H. Butler
Jan 19, 1911
[SSS note - no date of death listed]
Mary L. Byrd
Jan 28, 1873 - Dec 25, 1948
Dorcas O. Byrd
Feb 28, 1914
[SSS note - no date of death listed]
Charlie R. Byrd
July 27, 1911 - May 8, 1978
Rufus Pelham Byrd
Jan 21, 1879 - Oct 9, 1951
Ellen Hatcher Byrd
Nov 14, 1884 - Mar 15, 1972
Harris
R. W. Harris
July 16, 1836 - Oct 27, 1894
"58 yrs, 3 mos., 4 days"
Lucy
Apr 25 1867 - Dec 5, 1893
[SSS note - wife of R. W. Harris above]
Lula
Aug 7, 1892 - Oct 11, 1893
[SSS note - daughter of R. W. & Lucy Harris above]
Joe Mac Harris
July 27, 1868 - Mary 14, 1944
Katherine S. Harris
Jan 10, 1885 - Dec 25, 1976
Louise Sears Shannon
Feb 18, 1900 - Oct 2, 1966
Gillis P. Sears
"Jack"
Mar 22, 1901 - Feb 10, 1966
Lydia Diuguid Harris
Hopkinsville, KY - Dec 14, 1861
wife of William Henry Harris of VA
Dec 4, 1944
Harvey B. Harris, Sr.
Sep 2, 1911 - Dec 12, 1984
Lena P.
Oct 2, 1913
[SSS note -- wife of Harvey B. Harris, Sr. above; no date of death listed]
Other
Charles Thomas VanLandingham, Jr.
Jan 30, 1947 - Aug 25, 1963
[SSS note - there is a large "CORRELL" headstone, but no markers to indicate anyone is buried in the plot]
Submitted by: Susan Shields Sasek. These inscriptions were dictated to cassette tape while I was at the cemetery after the funeral of Spencer VanLandingham on 9 Dec 1985 & later transcribed from the tape. My notes are enclosed in brackets [ ].
Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County southeast of Halifax between Tarboro and Murfreesboro on US Hwy 258. Source: Travel Guide to North Carolina, http://www.ohwy.com/nc/s/scotland.htm
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