GIBSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Patti Simmons < fawn@iswt.com > ==================================================================== MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Location: At Bradford, take 105E toward Trezevant. From railroad tracks, go 4.7 miles to Gann Road. Turn right. Go .2 miles. Cemetery is on left of road. Transcribed by Patti Simmons. Proofread and corrected by Adam McCartney. 1. HOLMES, Katie - July 15, 1895 - Feb. 16, 1974 Roy - June 25, 1895 - June 3, 1966 2. ADAMS, Doris Sue - Jan. 14, 1947 - June 22, 1992 3. ADAMS, Pearl - Jan. 14, 1913 - May 6, 1998 Robert C. - Apr. 30, 1906 - Apr. 10, 1973 4. ADAMS, Bobbie Pearl - Aug. 30, 1937 - Feb. 9, 1960 5. ADAMS, Robert Ward - Apr. 11, 1932 - Feb. 12, 1994 6. WHITE, Dovie C. - July 22, 1891 - Feb. 7, 1967 Jesse B. - June 24, 1899 - June 28, 1986 7. NEWBILL, Georgia B. White - Mar. 13, 1926 - Apr. 29, 1996 8. NEWBILL, Mary Lee Rogers - Dec. 3, 1943 - May 7, 1996 Mother of Jason and Josh 9. AESCHBACHER, Alice (Becky) - 1933 Bill - 1939 10. DOWLAND, Vera - Oct. 3, 1897 - June 27, 1976 Claud - Apr. 25, 1901 - Oct. 4, 1967 11. DOWLAND, Jeanette C. Webster - Apr. 10, 1925 - Oct. 16, 1984 Roy Vernon - Aug. 30, 1928 Wed - June 13, 1959 12. DOWLAND, Minnie Mae - Sept. 30, 1905 - Jan. 10, 1975 Carl Vernon - Apr. 27, 1905 - Aug. 19, 1959 13. DOWLAND, Lizzie Ann - Dec. 26, 1884 - Mar. 10, 1974 John Henry - May 13, 1875 - Sept. 24, 1961 14. WHITE, M. D. - Sept. 5, 1901 - Nov. 24, 1960 Birdie - July 6, 1885 - Sept. 20, 1960 15. ALLAWINE, Lillian - Aug. 14, 1925 - Apr. 16, 1986 16. CATES, Elsie (No dates) 17. CATES, Paul (No dates) 18. CATES, Robert Leon - Oct. 15, 1920 - Nov. 12, 1978 Sgt. U.S. Army - World War II Sarah Elizabeth - Oct. 3, 1929 - 19. MITCHELL, Milburn - 1907 - 1966 Evelyn - 1911 - 1992 20. CONNELL, Earsley W. - Oct. 4, 1884 - May 29, 1958 21. FOREN, Alvin V. - Sept. 17, 1904 - June 25, 1987 22. MCCARTNEY, Claude B. - Dec. 23, 1896 - Jan. 24, 1957 Ollie Bates - Aug. 18, 1894 - Sept. 29, 1971 23. AYERS, Thomas Alexander - Nov. 19, 1987 - Aug. 31, 1990 24. DOWLAND, Pamela - 1951 (one date only) 25. DOWLAND, Valarie M. - 1918 - Robert Eli - 1922 - 1997 U. S. Army Air Corps 26. MCCARTNEY, Omatine D. - June 24, 1920 - Hershel - Feb. 24, 1920 - 27. DOWLAND, Myrtie Dane - Sept. 10, 1885 - July 20, 1960 Wilburn F. - July 24, 1877 - Nov. 6, 1962 28. HEADDEN, Beauton D. - May 31, 1912 - Apr. 14, 1995 Rodger C. - Sept. 22, 1909 - Dec. 20, 1969 Pvt. 54 TN G Group AAF - World War II 29. HAMPTON, Mae - Mar. 25, 1908 - Nov. 18, 1997 Odis - Apr. 19, 1904 - Aug. 5, 1991 Children: Kenny, June, Landon, Evaline, Patsy, Don 30. DOWLAND, Jim F. - 1888 - 1978 Jess - 1882 - 1968 31. HAMPTON, Oler Dowland - Dec. 11, 1909 - Apr. 16, 1951 32. HAMPTON, Hubert Edis - Mar. 7, 1908 - Jan. 7, 1977 33. HAMPTON, Wm. Aldon - June 22, 1954 - son of Kenny & Louise Hampton 34. GIBSON, Cleo West - Oct. 21, 1904 - Oct. 18, 1983 Wm. Luther - Nov. 5, 1893 - May 6, 1971 Footstone - Pvt. HQ Co 117 Infantry - World War I - Tennessee 35. HAMPTON, Mollie Grant - Oct. 1, 1877 - July 30, 1961 Robert Huston - Jan. 22, 1873 - Oct. 19, 1963 36. THOMASON, Nova - Aug. 31, 1897 - Feb. 26, 1967 Charlie - July 8, 1876 - May 2, 1957 37. HAMPTON, Myrtle Crocker - Mar. 23, 1904 - Feb. 17, 1995 E. G. - Feb. 28, 1906 - Apr. 29, 1984 38. HAMPTON, Adieroe Chester - Apr. 29, 1906 - June 12, 1983 Willie Angie - Dec. 31, 1908 - Nov. 2, 1996 39. ALEXANDER, Valerie Bennett - Oct. 24, 1941 Hull, England - Scotty Ray - Aug. 18, 1941 Bradford, TN - Mar. 20, 1982 40. ALEXANDER, Genie Knott - Nov. 11, 1899 - Oct. 20, 1977 Carl - June 13, 1894 - May 5, 1980 41. ALEXANDER, Nathan Scott - Mar. 3, 1918 - Mar. 10, 1989 Willie Grace - Aug. 5, 1917 - Dec. 12, 1980 Married: Dec. 24, 1938 42. PARKER, Alice May - Feb. 16, 1896 - Oct. 4, 1989 Curtis P. - Nov. 12, 1876 - Dec. 5, 1957 43. HICKS, Birchie Knott - Apr. 29, 1896 - July 20, 1952 Odie Earl - Sept. 16, 1895 - Aug. 28, 1976 44. HICKS, Bonnie - Aug. 26, 1930 45. DOWLAND, Gracie - 1901 - 1984 Sam - 1879 - 1960 46. DOWLAND, Infant daugh. of Sam and Gracie Dowland - Jan. 19, 1924 47. DOWLAND, Emerson Ethridge - Dec. 1, 1860 - Dec. 22, 1941 Son of Timothy, Descendents of Henry from Shaftesbury, Dorset County, England. Dowlands from Saxony, via Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury and PA to Salisbury, NC, and Skullbone, TN. Ancient "Dowland Farm" at Lyme Regis, England; Ancient "Dowland Church" in North Devonshire. Originally spelled "Dowland" ow as in cow. 48. REID, Wm. M. (Bill) - Mar. 5, 1851 - Mar. 8, 1920 Son of Harmon; Grandson of Columbus Reid, from Scotland. Husband of Margaret (Whicker) Reid. 49. REID, Margaret Whicker - Nov. 6, 1854 - July 9, 1917 Wife of Wm. M. (Bill), Daughter of Levi Whicker, Camp Ground. Son of James, Winston-Salem, NC. Son of Thomas, Winston-Salem, NC. Son of Benjamin, Richmond, VA; son of Thomas Whicker from England to Westmoreland County, VA in 1688. Daugh. of Agnes (Morrow) Whicker; Daugh. of Gabriel Morrow of Magherafelt, Ireland. Whickers from Bavaria via London. 50. HEADDEN, Johnny R. C. - Dec. 17, 1935 - 51. DOWLAND, Rudell - June 9, 1915 - Jan. 14, 1917 52. DOWLAND, Jim Veldie - Nov. 30, 1907 - Nov. 28, 1909 53. DOWLAND, Mary J. - 1844 - 1901 Bob - 1846 - 1904 54. CATES, Amanda B. - Mar. 12, 1865 - Feb. 14, 1890 wife of W. A. Cates 55. DOWLAND, Lew Octea - Dec. 23, 1885 - Jan. 29, 1887 Daughter of D. L. P. & Mary A. 56. DOWLAND, David E. (Bud) - Aug. 2, 1889 - Jan. 29, 1961 (It is known that this man was originally bur. at Shiloh Gen. Bapt. Cem.) 57. DOWLAND, Tennie Reid - July 9, 1897 - July 15, 1904 Daughter of Emerson & Addie Reid Dowland 58. DOWLAND, Addie Reid - June 13, 1871 - Dec. 15, 1903 Wife of Emerson Etheridge Dowland. Daughter of Wm. M. (Bill) Reid & Margaret (Whicker) Reid. 59. MOUNT, Emma Parker - 1874 - 1964 James A. - 1851 - 1940 60. MOUNT, Nell - Nov. 13, 1892 - Jan. 12, 1977 Irby - Jan. 16, 1896 - May 28, 1980 61. PARKER, Fairy - 1880 - 19__ Elijah - 1872 - 1959 62. PARKER, Leonard - Feb. 26, 1907 - Feb. 24, 1968 Cassie B. - Aug. 15, 1910 - 63. SORRELLE, Margaret L. - Aug. 14, 1941 - Feb. 22, 1989 (Funeral home mkr. reads "Foren, Margaret") 64. NEEDHAM, Betty Lowery - Mar. 21, 1949 - John Martin - July 24, 1946 - Wed June 30, 1972 65. BAKER, Erner Dew - July 1, 1900 - Dec. 3, 1980 Monnie Lee - Sept. 10, 1897 - Jan. 31, 1964 Sisters 66. LOWERY, Aileene Baker - June 7, 1917 - June 24, 1960 67. LOWERY, Billy Thomas - Dec. 4, 1936 - Oct. 31, 1986 68. BAIRD, Lula Mae - Dec. 19, 1895 - Sept. 13, 1967 Sidney S. - Dec. 26, 1889 - Oct. 7, 1957 69. CARROLL, Cora - Nov. 8, 1872 - Mar. 17, 1957 George F. - Dec. 18, 1869 - Dec. 18, 1950 70. BAKER, W. P. - Sept. 22, 1841 - Jan. 19, 1933 71. DOWLAND, C. Reid - Oct. 28, 1893 - Dec. 22, 1964 Son of Emerson E. & Addie Reid Dowland 72. MCGRAW, Mattie J. - Feb. 22, 1876 - July 4, 1945 73. SMITH, Ollie Butler - Oct. 18, 1900 - Oct. 6, 1985 Hallie H. - Oct. 26, 1897 - May 6, 1968 74. BUTLER, Ora T. - Mar. 15, 1877 - Feb. 11, 1954 George F. - Jan. 31, 1878 - Dec. 21, 1954 75. REID, Martha Keesee - May 21, 1808 - Sept. 23, 1883 Harmon - July 30, 1799 - June 21, 1862 Harmon - son of Columbus Reid of NC from Scotland 76. CATES, Neil Kermit - 1920 - 1982 (Funeral Home Marker) 77. CATES, Flara - 1883 - 1961 Bob - 1877 - 1950 78. CATES, Thessel V. - Oct. 16, 1915 Clay L. - Aug. 6, 1913 - Feb. 4, 1961 79. AZBELL, Gladys Marie - Mar. 2, 1933 - July 14, 1988 Ellis James - June 26, 1932 - Jan. 4, 1983 Footmarker - U.S. Army - Korea 80. AZBELL, Marvin - Sept. 15, 1934 - June 5, 1965 81. AZBELL, Norene - Aug. 22, 1910 - May 3, 1968 Ellis - Jan. 22, 1902 - Nov. 16, 1972 82. AZBELL, Gennia N. - Sept. 24, 1934 - Feb. 21, 1969 83. MANION, Etta Mae Cunningham - Jan. 19, 1915 - June 7, 1995 James R. - Sept. 10, 1925 - 84. FOREN, Evelena C. - June 7, 1918 - Charles E. - Sept. 17, 1923 - May 21, 1995 Wed June 15, 1946 Footmarker - Tec 5 - U.S. Army - WW II 85. FOREN, Louise Powell - Aug. 7, 1908 - May 26, 1997 86. LOWERY, Eunice - Deceased 1913 87. LOWERY, Clyde C. - July 1, 1917 - Dec. 4, 1984 88. LOWERY, Ludie - 1889 - 1965 Charlie - 1889 - 1962 89. HOLT, Annie Nell - 1921 - Wm. Clayton - 1923 - 1954 90. ALEXANDER, Evie Pearl - 1898 - 1932 91. MARTIN, C. S. - Oct. 9, 1856 - Nov. 19, 1932 92. SHAW, Nannie Martin - Mar. 26, 1893 - June 22, 1969 93. MARTIN, Elander - Apr. 5, 1792 - July 7, 1883 94. MARTIN, W. L. - Apr. 8, 1858 - Aug. 13, 1883 (Son of W.L. & L.A.) 95. MARTIN, L. A. - Apr. 7, 1863 - July 3, 1884 (Daugh. of W.L. & L.A.) 96. MARTIN, Emma - 1877 - 19__ J. D. - 1867 - 1939 97. MOUNT, Walter Berman - Feb. 12, 1883 - Jan. 25, 1969 98. PATTERSON, Nellie Seymour - 1877 - 1952 Elijah Green - 1876 - 1934 99. PATTERSON, LaVerne - June 25, 1903 - Fair Mae - Jan. 31, 1898 - Nov. 13, 1981 100. PATTERSON, Ava Mae Flippin - June 27, 1909 - June 21, 1980 Robert Felix - Aug. 29, 1905 - July 23, 1990 101. CUNNINGHAM, Annie B. - Dec. 20, 1913 - Jiles E. - June 13, 1910 - Dec. 27, 1957 102. CUNNINGHAM, Ida Buttler - Dec. 11, 1892 - Sept. 14, 1972 Edd - Jan. 9, 1885 - Feb. 24, 1979 103. HARRIS, Beatrice C. - Nov. 22, 1921 - Douglas C. - Aug. 21, 1922 - Dec. 19, 1995 Footmarker - Douglas Cordell Harris - PFC - U.S. Army - WW II 104. WHITE, Faye Capps - Sept. 13, 1913 - Hulon Brown - Sept. 22, 1910 - July 10, 1967 105. SPRINGER, David Randal - Apr. 20, 1962 - May 16, 1964 106. Blank funeral home marker 107. HART, Mary J. - Sept. 19, 1905 - Sampson M. - June 11, 1898 - Apr. 6, 1970 108. Grave marker with initials J.M.A. 109. TART, Robert (funeral home marker only, no dates) 110. TART, Bobby (funeral home marker w/ no dates and small sandstone) Note: Tart and Hart are apparently two last names. Markers and stone were very legible. Hart was on 107 and Tart on 109 and 110. 111. HILLARD, Medie - Oct. 2, 1853 - Nov. 22, 1938 112. HILLARD, G. C. - Sept. 29, 1830 - Feb. 6, 1913 113. HILLARD, L. R. - Oct. 25, 1830 - Oct. 15, 1896 (wife of G. C.) 114. HILLIARD, Lue Ann - Apr. 29, 1872 - June 8, 1925 George - July 4, 1868 - Aug. 12, 1955 115. HILLIARD, Linnie Bell - Nov. 7, 1902 - Sept. 15, 1954 Sidney - June 12, 1900 - Aug. 9, 1974 Sister & brother 116. COCHRAN, Mildred - Apr. 20, 1913 - Paul - Nov. 18, 1910 - Feb. 7, 1998 Parents of: Larry, Charlie & Linda (Funeral home marker for Paul has name as "Leonard Paul") 117. KIZER, J. Hugh - Dec. 24, 1905 - June 4, 1981 Lauran - Mar. 23, 1911 - Aug. 27, 1973 118. BUTLER, Noah William - June 12, 1998 - July 21, 1998 119. COPOUS, Matt E. - Oct. 20, 1911 - Oct. 3, 1987 Jessie V. - Mar. 19, 1925 - May 22, 1996 120. HAMPTON, Martha C. - May 31, 1904 - William T. - Oct. 16, 1896 - Sept. 13, 1981 Footmarker - Pvt. - U.S. Army - WW I 121. THOMASON, Kathleen - May 16, 1927 - James C. - Nov. 26, 1918 - June 26, 1987 122. STAFFORD, Ophelia Sellers - Sept. 23, 1905 - Aug. 8, 1992 123. CATES, Lawrence J. - 1903 - 1958 124. CATES, N. Viola - 1880 - 1963 Samuel J. - 1875 - 1961 125. SELLERS, Voltie Princess - Apr. 19, 1910 - Nov. 8, 1977 William Orell - Nov. 16, 1903 - July 10, 1995 126. The family of Edward L. Sherrod - U.S. Army - WW II - 1914 - 1993 SHERROD, Pansy M. - July 9, 1915 Linda Joy - Oct. 24, 1959 127. KIRK, Mary L. - Sept. 24, 1942 James H. - Jan. 12, 1940 - Oct. 14, 1995 128. DOWLAND, Annette - Feb. 2, 1922 - Cecil R. - Apr. 20, 1925 - Aug. 3, 1994 Footmarker - Pvt. - U.S. Army - WW II Married: Dec. 22, 1945 129. RUSSELL, Nancy Cox - Apr. 7, 1938 Robert T. - Sept. 12, 1928 - Apr. 3, 1994 Footmarker: Robert Thomas Russell - Cpl. - U.S. Army - Korea 130. DOWLAND, Evelyn F. - July 10, 1928 - Gene "Shorty" - Feb. 16, 1999 - Aug. 13, 1999 (Funeral Home Marker: Gene W. Dowland) Daughter: Shelia Grandchildren: Katana and Scott 131. FOREN, Erma "West" - Sept. 17, 1932 - 132. KIRK, Jimmy Oneal - Aug. 13, 1960 - July 30, 1981 133. KIRK, Norene - Mar. 30, 1920 - Noble - Sept. 16, 1917 - 134. CUNNINGHAM, Annie B. - Sept. 20, 1923 - Joel J. - Aug. 4, 1919 - 135. SINGLETON, Flara - June 4, 1899 - Jan. 21, 1983 A. G. - Apr. 24, 1896 - Feb. 25, 1974 136. LAMB, Birdie Thornell - Dec. 31, 1918 - May 25, 1989 E. G. - Mar. 4, 1912 - May 24, 1970 137. LONG, Ola Mae - Feb. 18, 1918 - Nov. 26, 1990 Oliver - July 7, 1904 - Feb. 16, 1980 138. Blank funeral home marker 139. WHITE, Carlie - 1936 - 1997 140. CROCKER, Betty R. - Aug. 5, 1929 - T. M., Jr. - June 11, 1927 - Married: Dec. 12, 1944 Parents of: Ruth Ann, Tommy & Billy 141. CARROLL, Dewey Lane - Sept. 17, 1927 - Jan. 13, 1928 Son of T. F. & Ola Carroll 142. FISHER, Ellen - 1834 - 1905 143. NEVIL, Sarah Malissa Fisher - Aug. 4, 1864 - Mar. 17, 1909 144. FISHER, triplets (sons of Milburn & Minnie Fisher) - Aug. 19, 1926 145. FISHER, Milburn - Nov. 30, 1889 - July 26, 1972 Minnie - Dec. 27, 1888 - Aug. 27, 1963 Married: Sept. 24, 1905 146. CATES, Lymon - Aug. 27, 1896 - Aug. 24, 1969 Ellen - Nov. 7, 1901 - July 19, 1987 147. CATES, R. L. - Mar. 14, 1865 - Jan. 18, 1944 S. V. - Mar. 22, 1869 - May 10, 1917 148. CATES, William Russell - Oct. 28, 1901 - Feb. 5, 1967 149. CARROLL, Allie - age 66 yrs. 150. CARROLL, Albert M. - age 78 yrs. 151. WILLIAMS, Nancy Jane - no dates 152. CARROLL, Ina - 1889 - 1890 Bula - 1891 - 1892 153. TERRY, Luceile - Mar. 31, 1915 - July 29, 1916 Daughter of G.E. & Ola Terry 154. HAMPTON, Tom J. - 1869 - 1937 Cindie R. - 1867 - 1937 155. Unmarked stone 156. CATES, Infant Son of J.R. & F.E. - Born and died Nov. 3, 1908 157. HAMPTON, Norene Campbell - 1909 - 1991 Rev. Raymond H. - 1904 - 1958 158. SELLERS, Infant daughter of H.G. & Dovie Sellers - Born and died Aug. 8, 1911 159. BAKER, Infant son of W.P. & Nancy A. - Jan. 8, 1903 - Jan. 22, 1903 160. BAKER, Elbert Clide - Sept. 21, 1901 - July 20, 1902 Son of E. T. & Lillie 161. BAKER, Bob Joe - Jan. 2, 1895 - Dec. 5, 1898 Son of W. P. & N. A. 162. BAKER, Earnest - Dec. 22, 1893 - Sept. 18, 1897 Son of W. P. & N. A. 163. BAKER, Ella J. - May 1, 1888 - Aug. 22, 1893 Daughter of E.T. & L. 164. ALLEN, Lectie - Mar. 20, 1897 - Oct. 17, 1898 Daughter of Y.F. & A. 165. ALLEN, Johnnie - Apr. 14, 1895 - Sept. 22, 1896 Son of Y.F. & A. 166. ALLEN, Deller - Apr. 5, 1873 - Apr. 27, 1889 - wife of Y.F. 167. NEWBILL, Addie Bell - 1871 - 1929 168. DECLUE, Mossie Newbill - 1908 - 1961 169. DOWLAND, T.L. - May 19, 1848 - May 25, 1848 170. FLIPPIN, Grace S. - 1904 - 1971 (Funeral home marker) 171. FLIPPIN, Sr., Thomas - 1894 - 1965 (Funeral home marker) 172. FLIPPIN, Jr., Thomas - 1935 - 1962 (Funeral home marker) 173. Small rock 174. Small rock 175. FLIPPIN, Arpie Dowland - 1867 - 1915 William A. - 1861 - 1941 176. FLIPPIN, Edward S. - Feb. 10, 1888 - Nov. 26, 1960 Addie L. - Nov. 8, 1886 - Nov. 15, 1964 177. STEWART, Ocie Flippin - Jan. 26, 1893 - Dec. 8, 1979 wife of Dallie 178. JENKINS, Beulah Verna - Jan. 11, 1901 - Oct. 26, 1974 Willie Otha - Dec. 15, 1898 - Feb. 13, 1974 Footmarker: TN Pvt. - U.S. Army - WW I 179. RYE, Eula L. - 1904 - Otis R. - 1904 - 1967 180. AKIN, Zora H. - Jan. 23, 1885 - June 6, 1971 H.E. - May 28, 1886 - Nov. 21, 1958 181. FOX, Daniel - July 1, 1891 - aged 63 yrs. 4 mos. - husband of S.A. Infant daughter of Daniel & S.A. - aged 1 yr. 2 mos 4 days 182. HAMPTON, Heather Starr - Dec. 2, 1981 Infant daughter of Jackie & Karen 183. RAY, Nancy Ing - 1794 - 1864 Alexander - 1781 - 1864 184. SMITH, Ada Ethel - Feb. 12, 1891 185. SMITH, Frank E. - Feb. 15, 1890 - Dec. 26, 1957 - born in Gibson County, TN. - Ohio Cpl. 16 Infantry - WW I - SS-PH Died at Veterans Hospital in Memphis, Tn. My Dear Husband 186. DOWLAND, John J. - Aug. 6, 1826 - Oct. 5, 1854 187. DOWLAND, Susannah - 1784 - June 26, 1852 188. DOWLAND, Henry - Dec. 25, 1773 - Apr. 29, 1858 (nearly illegible) 189. CATES, Pernecy E. - Dec. 29, 1855 - Apr. 1, 1884 - wife of Wm. A. 190. MCALISTER, Dovie Hampton - Jan. 11, 1885 - Mar. 2, 1966 Clarence G. - Mar. 17, 1893 - Mar. 28, 1974 191. LONGWORTH, Thelma - Sept. 13, 1929 - Feb. 13, 1999 192. GRIFFIN, Emmitt - Oct. 27, 1900 - Aug. 23, 1994 Lela D. - July 22, 1903 193. LONGWORTH, James Leon - Feb. 11, 1924 - Aug. 9, 1992 Footmarker: U.S. Marine Corps - WW II Father of: Mildred and Steve 194. DAVIDSON, Annie Owens - Dec. 18, 1887 - Jan. 22, 1973 James Leonard - May 5, 1898 195. DAVIDSON, Maud - 1877 - 1906 196. DAVIDSON, G.F. - 1875 - 1937 197. MAYBERRY, Virlon - 1915 - 1987 S Sgt. - U. S. Marine Corps - WW II 198. MAYBERRY, Bertha C. - 1890 - 1983 Anderson - 1884 - 1965 199. TILFORD, Georgia - Dec. 21, 1918 - William Earl - Aug. 30, 1918 - Aug. 13, 1994 Married: Dec. 23, 1936 200. CHANCE, Ellen Tilford "Jodie" - July 23, 1947 - Mar. 1, 1998 Rondall Dean - Apr. 23, 1948 - 201. SMITH, Ruby M. - Aug. 31, 1927 - Clay L. - Aug. 13, 1925 - Sept. 26, 1991 Footmarker: S2 - U. S. Navy - WW II 202. MOUNT, Caroline Blankenship - Aug. 3, 1888 - Jan. 13, 1951 203. MOUNT, Thomas Elmer - Sept. 7, 1871 - May 19, 1946 204. MOUNT, Pearl Sanders - Oct. 16, 1877 - Nov. 6, 1924 205. HAMPTON, Jas. F. - Feb. 8, 1843 - July 6, 1907 206. HAMPTON, Mary S. - July 8, 1844 - Mar. 4, 1929 Wife of Jas. F. 207. YOUNG, Callie - Oct. 11, 1893 - Mar. 18, 1979 208. YOUNG, Willie T. - Nov. 13, 1925 - Jan. 6, 1988 209. MULLINS, Silous - Sept. 8, 1833 - Jan. 14, 1890 - husband of Mary John S. - May 1, 1865 - Jan. 8, 1888 - son of Silous & Mary 210. SELLERS, Dovie V. - Jan. 20, 1892 - Apr. 16, 1974 Henry G. - Aug. 4, 1890 - Apr. 8, 1966 211. BAKER, John T. - Oct. 13, 1878 - Sept. 13, 1879 - son of J.T. & A.A. 212. BAKER, Nancy A. - Jan. 31, 1869 - Mar. 22, 1903 - wife of W. P. 213. BAKER, Sarah F. - Dec. 13, 1815 - Nov. 7, 1885 - wife of W. P. 214. BAKER, Mary E. - Feb. 11, 1863 - Apr. 15, 1877 Dau. of W. P. & S. F. (Maybe? Stone broken & repaired. Partially illegible. Based on the proximety to Sarah Baker and the bottom of the letters, this is the best I could come up with.) 215. BAKER, W. F. - May 18, 1876 - Aug. 1, 1876 - son of W.P. & S.F. 216. BAKER, Wilburn - May 15, 1878 - Sept. 15, 1878 - son of W.P. & S.F. 217. BAKER, Dennis - Aug. 4, 1886 - Nov. 8, 1887 - son of E.T. & Lillie 218. DOWLAND, Timothy - May 17, 1812 - Jan. 21, 1892 - husband of Sarah 219. DOLLAND, Sallie - Jan. 13, 1819 - Nov. 29, 1913 - wife of T. (Surname on stone is supposed to be spelled "Dowland.") 220. PARKER, W. M. - 1844 - 1932 221. PARKER, Sarah M. 1848 - 1882 222. BAKER, Beulah Williams - 1898 - 1971 Oscar Wilson - 1880 - 1951 223. BAKER, Shellie - May 28, 1880 - Aug. 16, 1916 224. BAKER, Little Inis May - July 14, 1916 - Oct. 16, 1916 225. WHITE, Jessie Rene - Feb. 26, 1926 - John Rubin - Aug. 15, 1928 - Dec. 17, 1991 Son: Milton Harold 226. LOWERY, Gracie Foren - July 15, 1904 - Jan. 1, 1998 Alvis Lee - Jan. 1, 1880 - Aug. 9, 1962 227. LOWERY, Joe Wayne - Aug. 4, 1945 - Oct. 29, 1966 228. LOWERY, Myrta Lee - Nov. 13, 1925 - Sylvane Lee - Aug. 15, 1921 - June 12, 1984 229. LOWERY, Kathaleen E. - June 9, 1946 - Aug. 28, 1997 Paul D. - May 26, 1949 - 230. WOLLAM, Curtis Stanley - Dec. 20, 1969 - Oct. 18, 1997 Tracy Lynn - Oct. 27, 1972 - Wed: May 30, 1992 Son: Zachary Curtis 231. LANNOM, Evelyn Lois - Feb. 15, 1924 - June 1, 1996 Children: Betty and Margie 232. WOLLAM, Margie - Mar. 31, 1949 - Pat - Sept. 21, 1947 - Wed: May 29, 1966 Children: Eric & Curtis 233. WOLLAM, Veteris C. - Jan. 30, 1920 - Stanley W. - June 10, 1912 - May 5, 1989 234. HOLDER, Evelyn Jewell - Aug. 18, 1918 - Tommie Leon - July 18, 1913 - Jan. 2, 1997 Children: Jane, Johnny & Mitzi 235. ARNOLD, William Clyde - Sept. 28, 1920 - Feb. 21, 1992 Helen Marie - Oct. 28, 1922 Children: Rosa Marie & Ronnie Wilson 236. CUNNINGHAM, Benia Rial - Dec. 25, 1877 - Dec. 19, 1973 Bob W. - Mar. 7, 1880 - Jan. 28, 1930 237. HODGES, Erle Fleming - May 3, 1903 - Dec. 22, 1975 Mabel Cunningham - July 28, 1907 - Feb. 26, 1997 238. WEST, R.D. - Oct. 16, 1939 - Apr. 23, 1987 239. WEST, Clemmie R. - Sept. 17, 1912 - Aug. 26, 1994 William Thomas - May 10, 1910 - Mar. 6, 1987 240. PETTY, Carol Denise - June 6, 1966 - Michael D. - Feb. 1, 1963 - Apr. 19, 1994 241. PETTY, Mary Ruth - 1936 - 1999 (Funeral home marker only) 242. LAWSON, Chelsea Nicole - Apr. 24, 1991 There is a grave located about 150 yards north of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The inscription reads: MOUNT, Alfred - 1802 - 1867 The story behind this can be found in "Tennessee's Last Kingdom" by Ernest R. Pounds. A summary is that this man had such a love for his hogs, he was buried in their pen, which was here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newspaper article CEMETERY STORY REKINDLES MEMORIES by Sharon Hendrix --------------------------------------------------------------------- "When J.W. Hill read a story in The Mirror a couple of weeks ago about the old graveyard near Milan, it brought back memories. And after a search through old documents belonging to his family for generations, Mr. Hill discovered that the oldest grave in the cemetery, that of NANCY SHARP, 1838, is really that of his great-grandmother. Mr. Hill, 72, a retired farmer who lives near Skullbone, was born and reared near the cemetery. "It's Mt. Pleasant," he said, "and as some of the stones reveal, it dates back 140 years or so. Years ago one side of the plot was for white people and the other side for blacks. In fact, lots of slaves are buried out there." Coming from North Carolina in covered wagons pulled by oxen and headed west, Mr. Hill's ancestors arrived in Gibson County and decided to stay. And in those days taxes on 100 acres of land in the county were only $2.49. Mr. Hill has a receipt to this effect made out to his great-grandfather, Feb. 13, 1843. Walking across the cemetery with Mr. Hill is like a history lesson, as recalls people he knew as a child, and those he knew only from stories from his parents, "Joseph Sharp had 2 bales of cotton to sell during the Civil War, but because of the war, he refused to sell it. It would have brought $1.28 per pound, after the war was over he sold the cotton for 38 cents per pound. And old man Burnes, over there, he made molasses for my daddy..." Minerva Jerden, a former slave woman is remembered by Mr.Hill. "She lived to be will over 100, had bought a little house and ground by taking in washing after she was freed. She was about 102 when I was a young'un. Too old to work then, my mother cooked her breakfast every morning ...it's probably the only meal she had all day." And that's the way it was a century and a half ago."