• Slave cemetery fights for life. ‘I’m haunted by who the descendants are of these folks.

    Posted on February 23, 2018

    By Josh Shaffer February 20, 2018 01:40 PM Updated February 22, 2018 01:28 PM RALEIGH In 1811, a slave known only as Cato died of consumption in Raleigh, taking his rest in the corner of City Cemetery reserved for the black departed. No one knows Cato’s age, but his reputation endures in an obituary printed […]

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  • Box Tomb Restored

    Posted on June 12, 2015

    The box tomb of Julia Rowan Taylor Busbee was restored thanks to a generous donation from the 1789 Questers. Julia Taylor Busbee, (April 19, 1828- February 27, 1858), was the first wife of soldier Quenten Busbee. She died at age 29. Although we know little about Julia’s background, her portrait, painted by an unknown artist, is […]

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