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This burial ground originally served a pioneer settlement of related families who migrated to the area from Missouri in 1847 as members of the Peters Colony. They were headed by a widow, Permelia Allen (d. 1866), who is buried here in an unmarked grave. This tract, adjacent to the Mount Gilead Baptish Church and school, was first owned by her sons-in-law Daniel Barcroft (1836-81) and Iraneous Neace (1816-79). The Earliest marked gravesite is that of Willian Joyce (1836-54). Homemade grave markers here reflect the pioneer lifestyle of the early settlers:
b. Jun. 21, 1869 d. Jul. 1, 1922
Carmichael, Helen
b. 1930 d. 1932
Cavins, Annie
b. Sep. 2, 1898 d. Aug. 28, 1899
Cavins, Felix Grundy
b. Jun. 7, 1836 d. Feb. 11, 1908
Chaney, William H.
b. Aug., 1808 d. Aug. 1, 1883
Chapman, A.J.
b. Jun. 17, 1848 d. Mar. 31, 1877
Creed, John Colby
b. Feb. 5, 1812 d. Feb. 11, 1894
Davis, Bill
b. Dec. 5, 1909 d. Jul. 3, 1985
Davis, David
b. Oct. 23, 1819 d. Apr. 24, 1881
Davis, Lucinda
b. Jan. 12, 1821 d. Sep. 15, 1904
Drake, Claudia Walker
b. 1889 d. 1933 Mount Gilead Cemetery
Drake, Vida Verda Osborne
b. Feb. 9, 1892 d. Jun. 24, 1984
Elston, D. E.
b. Jan. 19, 1825 d. Feb. 14, 1896
b. Jun. 10, 1840 d. Jun. 18, 1913
Elston, Lucy J.
b. Apr. 5, 1874 d. Sep. 30, 1894
Grimes, H George
b. Mar. 16, 1837 d. Jan. 8, 1866
Grimes, John
b. Jan. 20, 1842 d. Mar. 25, 1879
Grimes, Rev Robert Kilgore
b. Jun. 30, 1845 d. Apr. 2, 1921
Grimes, Thomas
b. Feb. 26, 1814 d. Feb. 1, 1876
Harris, Deola
b. 1916 d. 1916
Harris, Harvey
b. 1873 d. 1949
Harris, Rosie
b. 1879 d. 1926
Hill, John Henry
b. Dec. 14, 1836 d. Nov. 28, 1885
Hill, Perlie
b. Sep. 20, 1888 d. Sep. 20, 1890
Lipscomb, Charlie & Eddie
b. Nov. 12, 1870 d. Nov. 12, 1870
McCain, Robert Eli
b. Jun. 9, 1836 d. Oct. 1, 1872
Miller, Mrs O. E.
b. Sep. 18, 1882 d. Mar. 14, 1915
b. Dec. 22, 1818 d. Jan. 15, 1884
Price, W. A.
b. Apr. 30, 1857 d. Nov. 30, 1922
Price, William W.
b. Feb. 8, 1818 d. Aug. 17, 1904
Price, Wm Elbert
b. Jul. 15, 1885 d. Sep. 27, 1899
Sharpless, Clyde W.
b. Jun. 1, 1915 d. Apr. 15, 1929
Sharpless, Richard William
b. May 25, 1863 d. Sep. 21, 1916
Sharpless, Sarah Margaret “Maggie” Welch
b. Nov. 7, 1879 d. Sep. 12, 1957
Thompson, Joe
b. 1860 d. 1881
Thompson, Martha Evans
b. 1830 d. 1909
Thompson, Mary Ann Stephens
b. Oct. 26, 1847 d. Feb. 14, 1899
Thompson, Thomas Jefferson
b. Dec. 17, 1814 d. Jul. 16, 1896
Wallace, Henry Clarkson
b. 1828 d. 1900
White, John Bishop b. 1855 d. 1897