Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, African American, Randolph, Alabama

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OCTOBER 2003

PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY-African American
Township 20, Range 11, Section 29
County Road 15, Wedowee
Randolph County, Alabama

The church was moved, so earlier graves for this church cemetery are listed 
under Pleasant Grove Cemetery #1  Township 20, Range 10, Section 35.

Surveyed October 14, 2003 by Gilbert & Julia Marshall & Marilyn M. Girardi
Submitted by Marilyn M. Girardi  MMGir@aol.com


Four unmarked graves
One unmarked baby's grave

Billingsley, Ora Lee S.                   Dec 22, 1908   Jan 17, 1993

Benefield, Harvey                         Jan 15, 1908   Mar 26, 1985

Minnifield, Otis Crawford                 Jan 23, 1923   Jan 7, 1982
Minniefield, Jessie (TEC5 US ARMY WWII)   Jan 1, 1916    Jul 7, 1968

Callaway, Joe                             1860?1962
Callaway, Lula Belle                      Apr 11, 1885   Aug 25, 1960

Minnifield, Elma & Zelma (Babies)         No Dates
Minnifield, Mrs. Thelma Mae [Stephens]    Oct 11, 1923   Feb 25, 1973
     [1st wife of Rev. Warren Minnifield]    
Minnifield, Rev. Warren                   Oct 17, 1920   Jul 28, 2002
     [Married 2nd Susie Rosser who d. 1989 & 3rd Emma Cooper]

Heard, McKinley    "At Rest"              Dec 14, 1896   Oct 29, 1967
Heard, Sallie                             Oct 23, 1901   Mar 6, 1990

N???, R?sa    [No info readable 2003]     No Dates

Heard, Martha J.                          Oct 6, 1899    May 2, 1965
Heard, Clayton (AL COOK US ARMY WWI)      Oct 28, 1894   Jan 1, 1969     

McClure, Lena M.                          Feb 10, 1925   May 3, 1989
McClure, John Perry                       Mar 1926       Mar 1962

One unmarked grave                        

Wright, Naomi B. (Married: 1937)          Aug 28, 1917   OD
Wright, Otis                              Jun 10, 1916   May 30, 1978

Swift, Henretter 'Ponk' M.                Jun 24, 1909   Apr 6, 1993

O'Neal, Velma E. Moore Jackson            May 24, 1938   Jul 22, 1989

Marable, Roosevelt 'Ted' 'Daddy'          Jul 13, 1905   Dec 22, 1959

Guy, Minnie Lee Marable                   Dec 18, 1928   Dec 18, 1999

Bailey, Oran                              Oct 31, 1912   Apr 28, 1991

Burroughs, Ada (Mother) "At Rest"         1888-1961

Burroughs, John S.                        Apr 4, 1926    Jan 10, 1963
     (Husband of Barbara Burroughs)

Davenport, James H.                       Apr 28, 1945   Jan 21, 1967
	(AL SP4 CO B 16 INF I INF DIV Vietnam BSM-PH)

Davenport, Ruby H.                        Jan 28, 1904   Oct 25, 1981
     'Gone but not forgotton'
Davenport, John II                        Feb 22, 1909   Jan 17, 1996
     'Gone but not forgotton'

Billingsley, Winnie                       Mar 17, 1901   May 24, 1972
Billingsley, Sam                          Aug 24, 1899   Jul 31, 1977

Bailey, Josephine D.                      Apr 26, 1923   Dec 17 , 1983
Bailey, Willie                            Jul 25, 1918   OD

Bailey, Eliza                             1894-1983
Bailey, George                            1889-1969

[Bailey Lot], Infants Fridrick and Rodrick               No Dates

Singleton, Gracie                         Oct 14, 1923   Feb 25, 1997

Robertson, Fannie                         1900-1992
Robertson, Arthur            (FHM)        1913-2000

Marable, Jeana Retony                     Nov 4, 1978    Nov 6, 1978

Green, Ennaree  (Mother)                  Apr 15, 1900   Jan 8, 1986
Green, Dea. Robert Heard                  1894-1978

One unmarked large slab

Burroughs, Lizzie Cornelia H.             Nov 6, 1925    OD
Burroughs, J.P. Jake                      May 14, 1919   Nov 13, 1986

Seven unmarked graves were found for this transcription of October 18, 2003.


OBITS LIST PLEASANT GROVE BAP CH CEM AS BURIAL SITE FOR: (May have been buried in 
Pleasant Grove Cemetery #1 as it is still active.)

McMILLER, Sophia Daniel, 87, of New Orleans, La; a native of Randolph County, AL; 
died Dec 11, 2002 at her residence; preceded by her husband Clifton McMiller. 
Services were at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wedowee, on Friday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m., 
with the Rev. Henry Sterling officiating.  Interment was in the church cemetery.

KNIGHT, Fred, 76, of County Road 15, Wedowee; b. Mar 8, 1928, in Randolph County; 
d. April 25, 2003 at Roanoke Healthcare Center; s/o Mance and Fannie Heard Knight.  
Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.