OAK GROVE CEMETERY, Pinetta, 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. ******************************************************************************* OAK GROVE CEMETERY FROM US 90 IN MADISON, GO 9.7 MILES NORTH ON FLA 145 TO PINETTA. TURN EAST ON COUNTY RD. 150, GO 1.2 MILES. THE CEMETERY IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF THE ROAD IN A SMALL CLUSTER OF OAKS, WHICH IN TURN IS LOCATED IN A SEA OF PLANTED PINES. THIS CEMETERY HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS BADLY OVERGROWN. SEVERAL STONES WERE BROKEN AND WELL-NIGH UNREADABLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS UNMARKED GRAVES THAT WERE NOT RECOGNIZED, AND THAT SOME STONES COULD BE DOWN AND COVERED, AND HENCE WERE NOT DISCOVERED. THERE IS AN OLD FENCE HERE, BUT AS NOTED, NOT ALL THE GRAVES WERE WITHIN THE FENCE. 15' NORTH OF CEMETERY FENCE BROKEN STONE - FATHER O' FATHER/ *** CRI *** AT FOOT, BROKEN MONUMENT: INFANT OF/I.E. & J.V./AVERETT/JULY 9,1904 MONUMENT WITH BROKEN TOP: JULIA V. AVERETT/BORN/AUG 10,1888/DIED/APR 21,1909 INSIDE FENCE. NORTH END, EAST SIDE GO WEST JAMES J./SON OF/J.W.L. & M.F./EVERETT/OCT 30,1887/SEPT 6,1901/ *** CRI *** FANNIE BELL/DAU OF/J.W.L. & M.F./EVERETT/BORN/JUNE 21,1886/DIED/SEPT 16,1886 ELLAE DELLE/DAU OF/J.W.L. & M.F./EVERETT/BORN/JUNE 21,1888/DIED/SEP 20,1888 SUNKEN AREA. ONE GRAVE, POSSIBLY TWO. EAST END JOHN BEARDEN/CROFFORD/BORN/DEC 10,1822/DIED/OCT 8,1854/BLESSED ARE THE/PURE IN HEART FOR/THEY SHALL SEE GOD HOLY BIBLE/MARY E./HARDIE/BORN/DEC 6,1823/DIED/FEB 4,1896/SHE FALTERED BY THE WAYSIDE/AND THE ANGELS TOOK HER HOME SILAS F./SON OF/J.F. & E.D./HARDEE/BORN OCT 15,1888/DIED/DEC 24,1888/BUDDED ON/EARTH TO/BLOOM IN/HEAVEN MAMIE V./DAU/OF/W.P. & E.E./CRAWFORD/BORN/FEB 17,1883/DIED/SEP 30,1883/AT REST WILLIAM/SON OF/G.W. & A.J./DEMPSEY/BORN/AUG 13.1886/DIED/SEPT 25,1886/SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN/TO COME UNTO ME GEO. FRANKLIN/SON OF/G.W. & A.J./DEMPSEY/BORN/AUG 13,1886/DIED/NOV 8,1886 RUBY P./DAUGHTER OF/G.W. & A.J./DEMPSEY/BORN MAR 13,1883/DIED/OCT 19,1894//[AT FOOT:] R.P.D. END OF ROW EAST END JULIA D./WIFE OF/D.T. O'HARA/BORN APR 15,1870/DIED MAY 16,1900/CHEER MY HUSBAND CHEER/OUR TRIALS WILL SOON BE O'ER/OUR LOVED ONES WE WILL MEET/UPON THE GOLDEN SHORE BERTA B./DAU OF/W.P. & E.E./CRAWFORD/BORN/AUG 20,1887/DIED/JULY 10,1888/GONE HOME JULIA/WIFE OF/G.W. ARNOLD/BORN/JUNE 28,1855/DIED/JUNE 30,1896 END OF ROW SOUTH FENCE JUST SOUTH OF FENCE AT EAST END: WILLIE/SON OF/D.T. & JULIA D./O'HARA/OCT 14,1891/JAN 22,1911//[AT FOOT:] W.O. EAST OF FENCE, PERHAPS 40': REBECCA/ANN E./BURNETT/SEPT 23,1884/DEC 12,1905/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN//[AT FOOT:] R.A.E.B. END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 14 MAY 1986 THESE CEMETERY DATA WERE NOT CHECKED.