About Mt. Gilead Cemetery

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:

Blevins, Marion Joshua “Jock”
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


Elston, Hannah

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


Neace, Lucinda Louisa “Lee” Allen

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