The “Wilson, N.C.” society column of the 25 June 1927 Norfolk Journal and Guide noted two recent funerals at which the deceased was buried in Rountree Cemetery by the short-lived undertaking firm, Artis and Freeman.
- Mary Jane Tate
As noted here, though her gravestone has not yet been found, Mary Jane Tate is likely buried in the Noah Tate family plot in Odd Fellows cemetery. We see here how early the name “Rountree” was applied to all the cemeteries on this stretch of Bishop L.N. Forbes Street.
- Serenda Morgan
Mrs. Serenda Morgan was in fact Sarah Bullock Morgan, wife of Surrender Morgan. The Morgans were married just two months before she died.
On 12 April 1927, Surrender Morgan, 21, of Wilson, son of Calvin and Almeta Morgan, married Sarah Bullock, 18, of Wilson, daughter of Walter and Sarah E. Bullock. Free Will Baptist minister E.H. Cox performed the ceremony in the presence of Ernest Bullock, Grim Bynum, and Author Williams.
Sarah Morgan died 16 June 1927 in childbirth in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was 19 years old; was born in Robeson County, N.C., to Walter Bullock Sr. and Emma Clark; was married to Surender Morgan; lived on Atlantic Street; and was buried in Rountree Cemetery.
Surrender Morgan died 19 October 1939 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was 27 years old; was born in Wilson to Calvin Morgan and Almeta Morgan (she of the State of “Missippa”); was the widower of Sarah Morgan; worked as a chauffeur; and was buried in Wilson, N.C. [Other records, including her own death certificate, report Almeta Bynum Morgan’s birthplace as Wilson County.]