MOUNT NEBO MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Greenville, Madison County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joseph T. Burval, e-mail: JBurval@mindspring.com COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright (c) 1990 by Joseph T. Burval, Publisher. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Publisher. The publisher donates the contents of this file in digital format to USGenWeb Project Archives for inclusion in USGenWeb's Digital Library (Archives) for the purpose of making this work freely available to researchers under the rules and policies of The USGenWeb Project. 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 cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. CORRECTIONS AND ERRORS: Comments from readers concerning errors in the data, or information readers may have about unmarked graves should be addressed to Joseph T. Burval, 1995 Parkwood Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25314, USA or e-mail at JBurval@mindspring.com ******************************************************************************* INTRODUCTION The tombstone inscriptions for the cemetery below are the same as those contained in the book "Madison County Florida Cemeteries" authored by Joseph T. Eichelberger (Privately Published: J. T. Burval, Charleston, WV (1990)). In some cases, additions and corrections have been made. They are digitally reproduced here to make this information available to the USGenWeb Project Archives. Mr. Eichelberger surveyed all the cemeteries of Madison County, Florida known to him over an eight year period from about 1985 to 1993. In most cases, the date of the survey, as well as, the date of his second survey used to verify his data is included at the end of the listing. The reader will note the detail that Mr. Eichelberger has used to record the inscriptions in this work. This work is more than a listing of names and dates. It is the next best thing to actually seeing the gravesite in person. Its content shows the author's obvious extraordinary effort to preserve what he called the "flavor" of the tombstone by recording full inscriptions. His work includes misspellings, error notation and describing the marker's location so it can be found by the reader. Often a description of the tombstone, especially if it was unusual or damaged is included. A truly outstanding work, which will serve to preserve our heritage. Mr. Eichelberger very concisely and modestly explained his work in part as follows: "This project has been a one-man effort. As a result the readings and the typing have not been checked by a second party. To make matters worse, the elapsed time between reading the tombstones and typing the listing from notes has been rather great. Reading old notes written hurriedly in the field can be a trying experience, especially if the writer's handwriting isn't too neat." "An effort was made to preserve the "flavor" of the inscriptions by retaining misspellings and errors. In general, no attempt was made to correct any data, but occasionally observations have been inserted. These are in square brackets [] except where no confusion should result. It is hoped that few errors have been introduced in recording and typing the data, but surely some have been." It is a pleasure to donate this work to the USGenWeb Project Archives to make this very valuable information available to all researchers interested in Madison County. J. T. Burval Charleston, West Virginia October 26, 1998 ******************************************************************************* SYMBOLS USED: A "/" is used to indicate a new line on the tombstone. A "//" indicates a new section of the tombstone. "FHMM" means funeral home metal marker. "CRI" means cannot read inscription. A "#" indicates a cross as used on stones and memorials, and denotes military Service. Brackets [] indicate the authors comments and are used to distinguish comments from the tombstone inscription. Two names side by side indicate either a common headstone or two headstones on a common pedestal. Two names side by side with a third name below and indented, indicate that all three names are included on a common headstone or that all three headstones are on a common pedestal. ******************************************************************************* MOUNT NEBO MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY FROM US 221 IN GREENVILLE, GO EAST 1.6 MILES TO COUNTY ROAD 150. TURN NORTH, GO 4.1 MILES. CHURCH AND CEMETERY ARE ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD. BEGIN AT WEST SIDE (ALONG ROAD). PROCEED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. HARLIE/MILLIE [MILLER?] [THE NAME WAS SCRATCHED IN THE SURFACE OF THE CONCRETE SLAB. THE GRAVE APPEARS TO BE THAT OF A YOUTH.] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. JANNIE COOPER/4 18 1908/12 23 1980 [CONCRETE SLAB.] JACK THOMAS/9 8 1903/7 21 1980 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NAPOLEO T./WILLIAMS/APR 28,1910/OCT 14,1978 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: FANNIE JEFFERSON/46/JAN 29,1958 SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK MARKS HEAD OF GRAVE, PROBABLY THAT OF AN ADULT. BEGGS FHMM: B.T. THOMAS/ AGE _____/d SEPT 5,1953 [IN 1989, THIS WAS LOOSE, AND BESIDE THE FHMM FOR FANNIE JEFFERSON ABOVE.] A PIECE OF CONCRETE MARKS A GRAVE. BEGGS FHMM: HE______ THOMAS ______/MARCH 14,1948 FHMM: NO DATA REMAIN CHARLIE MILLER [CONCRETE SLAB.] SOUTH END MRS. IDELLA JENKINS/JULY 26,1924/APRIL 28,1987/[CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. PARRNER WARE/AUG 5,1905/FEB 27,1975 [CONCRETE SLAB.] HEZIKIAH/WARE/1908 - 1978///[ON SLAB:] HEZIKIAH/WARE/1905 - 1978/// [AT HEAD, BEGGS FHMM:] MR. HEZEKIAH WARE/MARCH 6,1905/DECEMBER 29,1978 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: JULIA TAYLOR/SEPT 1866/MAY 27,1963 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NORTH FENCE ROSEVELT MOORE/6 12 1935/11 16 1978 MOTHER//OLLIE MITCHELL/JULY 31,1898/OCT 31,1952 [THERE IS A DESTROYED BEGGS FHMM ON TOP OF THE SLAB FOR THIS GRAVE, A VICTIM OF A MOWER.] ROSEZEL/LAMB/1915 - 1946 [DATA SCATCHED IN CONCRETE. THE IDENTIFICATION BEHIND A GLASS INSERT HAS BEEN DESTROYED.] JUST EAST OF OLLIE MITCHELL'S GRAVE ABOVE, THERE IS A SMALL CONCRETE "SLAB" ON THE GROUND. DATA ARE SCRATCHED IN. THE BEST I CAN GUESS IS: IDA/BRELY/WARE [GONE IN 1989.] JESSIE WASHINGTON/1928 - 1989 [FHMM EMBEDDED IN PILLOW ON HEAD OF CONCRETE SLAB.] LUCILLE JONES/8-6-51/6-22-52 [DATA SCRATCHRD IN CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: ERNIE TEGW???????????/AGE 11 JUNE 22,1962 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A CONCRETE SLAB. DATA ARE SCRATCHED IN.] ARMIE J. JONES/ 7/4/50 - 6/12/62 CURTIS THOMAS III/AUG 15,1946/AUG 29,1969 CORLINE HENRY/AUG 24,1903/SEPT 29,1955 SUNKEN GRAVE. ADULT'S. BEGGS FHMM: FANNIE COX/MAY 9,1888/APRIL 16,1985 NEWT DEMPS/10 14 1902/1 29 1983 THREE CONCRETE SLABS COVER ADULTS' GRAVES. THE SOUTHERN-MOST HAS AN OLD FHMM WITH THE TAG GONE. SOUTH END JOSEPHINE/McCRAY/YEAR 1865/NOV 10,1935/AT REST HARRY/HENRY/1874 - 1936 JOHHNY LEE [THE REST IS BURIED.] BEGGS FHMM: JOHN CHARLES EDWARDS/JULY 13,1967/AUGUST 24,1967 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. JOHN C. EDWARDS/10-25-42/7-4[9?]-83 WILLIE TILLMAN/AGE 56/DIED NOV 14,19??/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [BEGGS FHMM:] WILLIE TILLMAN/AGE 56/DIED___ 1959 BEGGS FHMM: PHIL WARE/MARCH 3,1903/SEPT 30,1955 BRGGS FHMM: MAGGIE GREEN/APR 10[?],1898/APRIL 7. 1965 BEGGS FHMM: PEARLIE MAE WARE/AUG 31,1915/MAY 5,1969 BEGGS FHMM: CARLA VICTORIA TERRY/DEC 20,1971/DEC 19,1972 MARY A. TERRY/MAR 10,1913/SEPT 20,1973 NORTH END THERE APPEARS TO BE AN UNMARKED GRAVE HERE. #/JIMMIE LEE SANDERS/FLORIDA/PFC HHC 24 INFANTRY/WORLD WAR II/JULY 4 1922 JAN 21 1961 [DESTROYED BEGGS FHMM AT HEAD OF GRAVE.] LIZZIE WILLIAMS/JULY 19,1878 - AUG 18,1970 BEGGS FHMM: SHELLIE EDWARDS/ _____ /APRIL 3,1966///[ON SLAB:] BORN JULY 4,1898/DIED APR 3,1966 LOOSE BEGGS FHMM: JOHN C. EDWARDS/10-25-42/7-9-83 [SEE JOHN C. EDWARDS ABOVE.] BEGGS FHMM: HENRIETTA DEMPS EDWARDS/JAN 1,1880 [1886?]/AUG 25,1965 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A MONUMENT:] HENRIETTA EDWARDS/JAN 1,1880/AUG 25,1965 FATHER/ABROM EDWARDS/AUG 25,1870/OCT 25,1956 BEGGS FHMM: CARY EDWARDS/ ??????? /APRIL[?] 1[?],1954[?] [SCRATCHED IN CONCRETE SLAB:] CARY EDWARDS/B 1900/D MAR 1,1954 BEGGS FHMM: MATTIE STACY TAYLOR /APRIL 10,1889/APRIL 3,1962 [DATA ARE ALSO SCRATCHED IN CONCRETE SLAB, EXCEPT MIDDLE NAME IS OMITTED.] SOUTH END A SUNKEN AREA MAY HOLD 2 OR 3 GRAVES. CLARA DEMPS/DEC 20,1883/APRIL 11,1917/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [MOUND WITH DETERIORATING SLAB ATOP IT.] JOHN DEMPS/MARCH 21,1870/DEC 6,1949///[AT FOOT IS A FHMM. THE DATA ARE NEARLY GONE.] MR. JOHN DEMPS, DIED DEC 8, 1???/AGED 63 YEARS [AT RIGHT IS A DATE. IT MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLES 1940 THAN 1949.] EMMA DEMPS SOLOMON/ JAN 6,1913 - NOV 19,1966 BEGGS FHMM: TERRENCE SOLOMON/AUGUST 1,1968/FEB 3,1980 [SUNKEN GRAVE.] [IN 1989, THE FHMM HAS BEEN DESTROYED, AND THE GRAVE HAS BEEN FILLED IN.] BEGGS FHMM: APOSTLE SOLOMON/APRIL 8,1911/MAY 25,1983 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MOSES EDWARDS/MAR 6,1913/FEB 19,1976 [CONCRETE SLAB.] LIZZIE EDWARDS/HAMILTON/JAN 12,1893/FEB 6,1988 [CONCRETE SLAB.] LEROY A./STEPHENS/NOV 23,1941/JAN 29,1956 BEGGS FHMM: JEROME JACKSON,JR./AUG 31,1973/JAN 6,1974 [GONE IN 1989.] UNMARKED GRAVE WITH SEVERAL FLOWERS. [GONE IN 1989.] NORTH END DAN BURNETT/7 25 1902/3 25 1976 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. ANNIE BEE JONES/AUG 30,1973 [ADULT'S GRAVE IS COVERED BY A CONCRETE SLAB.] [IN 1989, THE FHMM IS LOOSE AND ATOP THE GRAVE OF DAN BURNETT ABOVE.] /#SAMUEL G SMITH/FLORIDA/PVT ARMY AIR FORCES/KOREA/MAY 21,1927 MARCH 30 1971 [THERE IS ALSO A BEGGS FHMM:] SAMUEL G. SMITH/MAY 21,1927/APRIL 4,1971 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS[?] FHMM: MRS. BERTHA MAE SMITH/JUNE 8,_____/MAY 28,1980 [CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT.] BEGGS FHMM: JOE TAYLOR SMITH/AGE 67/DIED 2/10/58 [CONCRETE SLAB.] FROM HERE THE ROW BENDS EAST: BUTHER TURNER/1888 - 1956 [BEGGS FHMM:] BUTLER TURNER/APRIL 1,1888/OCT 9,1956 SMALL MONUMENT. NO IDENTIFICATION. FATHER//JUNIOR BRANOM/DEC 9,1922/NOV 22,1950/AT REST CORA BRANOM/1897 - 1954 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. BEGGS FHMM: REV. PETER WARE/FEB 15,1926/AUG 15,1980 BEGGS FHMM: MRS. LUCILLE FRANCE/AUG 9,1917/JAN 31,1980 [DAMAGED IN 1989.] BEGGS FHMM. DESTROYED. CONCRETE SLAB COVERS ADULT'S GRAVE. HARRISON/MITCHELL/DIED[?]/1961[?] LOVING MOTHER/BACEY WARE/NOV 9,1901/DEC 26,1951 [CONCRETE SLAB.] SOUTH END CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. PEARL CAMBIC/4 22 1910/ 8 14 1985 [CONCRETE SLAB.] K.D. EDWARDS/MAY 23,1931/DEC 8,1980 JAMES EDWARDS/BORN FEB 2,1925/DIED SEPT 23,1966 [SCRATCHED IN SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. CEOLA EDWARDS SMITH/AUG 30,1933/AUG 2,1980 [CONCRETE SLAB.] THREE MOUNDED ADULT GRAVES. GENRAL/WASHINGTON/10 10 1908/4 25 1984 [CONCRETE SLAB.] HORACE/WASHINGTON/4 30 1910/12 11 1985 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BESSIE/WASHINGTON/JUNE 28,1902/OCT 12,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NORTH END FHMM EMBEDDED IN PILLOW ATOP CONCRETE SLAB:] SADIE McCRAY/1924 - 1988 LEON McCRAY/AUG 5,1960/AUG 7,1987 BEGGS FHMM: MRS. RUBY OLIVER WHITE/JULY 31,1897/JANUARY 23,1986 [CONCRETE SLAB WITH CURVED TOP.] BEGGS FHMM: MR. ROBERT SMITH [NO DATES. ADULT'S GRAVE. NUMEROUS FLOWERS. FRESHLY MOUNDED.] [GONE IN 1989.] BEGGS FHMM: JEANETTE LEWIS/APRIL 10,1944/APRIL 15,1984 ISRAEL LEE COPLAN/CK3 US NAVY/WORLD WAR II/1923 # 1980 [BRONZE PLAQUE] [CONCRETE SLAB.] #/CORDIE LEE COAKLIN/PVT US ARMY/WORD WAR II/JAN 18 1922 JUN 10 1978 [CONCRETE SLAB.] CORINA ROBINSON/5 1 1917/6 16 1978 [CONCRETE SLAB.] ARTHUR ROBISON/1911/1978 [CONCRETE SLAB.] CURVED CONCRETE SLAB COVERS AN ADULT'S GRAVE. MARY HENRY EDWARDS/APRIL 18,1906/FEB 12,1989 [ALSO BEGGS FHMM:] MRS. MARY EDWARDS, APRIL 18,1906/FEB 12,1989 [CONCRETE SLAB.] WILLIE BUGGS [APPEARS MORE LIKE BU885]/BORN AUG 5,1905/DIED AUG 3,1966///[AT FOOT - ] BEGGS FHMM: WILL (DOC) BUGGS/AUG 6,1905/AUG 3,1966 [CONCRETE SLAB.] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS AN ADULT'S GRAVE. PHOEBE JACKSON/BORN JUNE 18,1921[?]/SEPT 6,19952[?] [THE "1" AND "52" ARE QUESTIONABLE. DATA ARE SCRATCHED IN CONCRETE. THERE IS A SMALL, FANCY, CERAMIC CROSS EMBEDDED IN THE CENTER. [UNREADABLE IN 1989.] SOUTH END SMITH MOTHER FATHER ROSA MAE REV. CARLEY MAY 5,1906 DEC 27,1898 FEB 27,1971 FEB 25,1970 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN BY THE CHILDREN BY THE CHILDREN [AT HEAD:] STEVENS FHMM: ROSA MAE SMITH 1906 - 1971 SISTER//LUCILE WILSON/JUNE 6,1921/MAR 27,1950 MR. DOCK SMITH/JULY 5,1905/JAN 1,1984 LOOSE BEGGS FHMM: MARY SMITH/MAY 2,1928/FEB 4,1972 SUNKEN AREA MAY HOLD ONE OR TWO GRAVES. FOUR GRAVES FOR ADULTS, FRESHLY MOUNDED. 1) NO IDENTIFICATION 2) BEGGS FHMM: MR. MACK[?] FRYER/AGE 73/SEPT 27,1973 [LAST TWO DIGITS ARE MANGLED. THEY MIGHT BE 78 OR EVEN SOMETHING ELSE.] 3) NO IDENTIFICATION. 4)MANGLED BEGGS FHMM: MR. WASHINGTON MATHIS/DEC 15,1877/MAY 22,1968 BEGGS FHMM: COLUMBUS STEPHENS/DEC 13,1920/JUNE 24,1985 [CONCRETE SLAB.] JEROME JENNINGS/JUNE 19,1978/SEPT 19,1986 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NORTH FENCE BEGGS FHMM: LATANGA[?] NICOLA ROBINSON/AUG 4,1977/MAR 22,1978 BEGGS FHMM: TENIE STOVERS [STEVENS?] [THERE ARE NO DATES. THE GRAVE APPEARS TO BE THAT OF AN ADULT.] MAE BELL WILSON/11 17 1916/1 2 1984 [CONCRETE SLAB.] WILLIE TERRY/MAR 15 1952/APR 21 1976 [CONCRETE SLAB.] WILLIE WILSON/BORN 1906/DIED FEB 23,1919 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: DAVE WILSON/OCT 11,1903/JULY 11,1961 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: ANNIE HAMPTON/AGE 72/JAN 4,1958 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NEXT ROW EAST: ARTICE C. MILLER/10 16 1910/12 29 1984 [CONCRETE SLAB.] #/GEORGE/SAPP/GEORGIA/PVT/US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/NOVEMBER 5 1892/JULY 27 1971 IDA SAPP/NOV 5,1902/OCT 10,1971 BRONZE PLAQUE: WILLIE SOLOMON/FLORIDA/PVT US ARMY/KOREA/AUG 11 1930 # OCT 29 1973 BEGGS FHMM: J.B. SOLOMON/SEPT 7,1907/JULY 5,1980 NORTH END BEGGS FHMM: MRS. IDELLA W. BELL/JULY 1,1898/NOV 4,1973 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MR. JOE HENRY,JR./APRIL 19,1906/MAY 2,1979 [CONCRETE SLAB.] MOTHER//JANIE HENRY/NOV 17,1865/MAR 1,1956 SOUTH END LIZZIE BIRD/1 31 1899/12 25 1984 BEGGS FHMM HAS BEEN DESTROYED. CONCRETE STONE - UNREADABLE EXCEPT FOR - MR. ????? BYRD// GONE TO OUR HEAVENLY HOME. RA HAB [RAHAB?]/BYRD/MAR 3,1901/JULY 10,1936 FATHER//SALOM BYRD/MARCH 5,1864/JUNE 29,1946/AT REST BEGGS FHMM: MRS. MORIAH ISRAEL BYRD/MAY 10,1870/JULY 23,1967 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MR. THOMAS J. BYRD/DECEMBER 1890, MAY 9,1969 [CONCRETE SLAB.] NORTH END BEGGS FHMM: INFANT GLEE/JULY 26,1986/JULY 26,1986 REV. JAMES JACK GLEE/AUGUST 29,1921/JANUARY 6,1986 [CONCRETE SLAB.] OMEGA P. GLEE/B. FEB 14,1887/D. APRIL 20,1972 DESTROYED BEGGS FHMM: PAUL GLEE[?]/DEC[?] 9,1967/____ 2,1967 [WELL-NIGH UNREADABLE IN 1989.] #/JOHN/GLEE/FLORIDA/TEC 5/534 PORT CO TC/WORLD WAR II/AUGUST 14,1905 DEC 22 1957 NOW SOUTH - SUNKEN AREA MAY MARK ONE OR TWO GRAVES. THIN, FLAT STONE OR PIECE OF CONCRETE MARKS A GRAVE, PROBABLY THAT OF AN ADULT. ANGIE D. LUMPTION/3 12 1889/6 8 1980 BEGGS FHMM: M.C. MATHIS [MISSING IN 1989.] SOUTH END CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. ESSIE M. HARRIS/12 5 1933/7 10 1981 JENNIE DAWSON/4 1 1904/5 1 1985 END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 27 MARCH 1985 CHECKED 5 APRIL 1989