In reply to Nancy.

Hi Nancy,

Thanks for your comment, and for reading! Unfortunately, the documentation that we have about the headstone (and that we received when it was transferred to us) suggests nothing more concrete than that it was "discovered" at that construction site. We have examined plats and maps of Duke land, and haven't been able to discover a cemetery near that area, or that might have been connected to an Emily Johnson.

Since the name is so common, we haven't been able to pinpoint exactly who Emily Johnson was. We've discovered one possible Emily Johnson in Wake County--how the stone would have made it to Duke is another matter! We'll keep looking, and we'll definitely use every means available to make a match and reunite Emily Johnson with her headstone!