Pike County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Mount Olive Baptist Church - African American ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Larry Childs http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00014.html#0003325 July 2005 Mount Olive Baptist Church African American This Church is located almost across the road from the Caucasian Mount Olive Baptist Church. It is located on Highway 109 between Molena and Meansville The story " I was told by two members of the African American church is That at one time we all went to church together. As a child I went there at the white peoples church. That back in the sixties that the church felt that during all things going on that it would be in the best interest to build a separate church for its Black members" The African American Mount Olive Baptist Church was built across the road from their Cemetery. I thought hard about adding this quote but it touched me and reminded me that God created us all equal and that we should all look at one another as people and not color. If this should offend anyone just let me know and I will see the quotes are removed. The two Churches are about three hundred yards apart. This church is in my opinion is one of the largest African American Churches in Pike County Ga. Some of these burials start about 1880 This section is located out in the middle of the cemetery. Straight in front of the Church. Pinkery Simmons Sept. 17, 1872 Mar. 3, 1918 Robert Alford July 13, 1819 July13, 1913 Rosa Mae Alford July 21, 1915 Jan 12, 1916 Florence Tigglers Nov. 10, 1890 Dec. 7, 1909 Infant Son of Lewis and Mollie Tiggerlers Jan. 2, 1903 Dec. 27, 1903 Mother Born 1864 Died Mar. 7, 1961 Aged 97 years Lino Hinton May 18, 1898 July 1, 1902 Eloise Hines May 18, 1933 June 5, 1986 O. H. B. Hines Sept. 22, 1903 July 17, 1906 Turner Hines Sept. 15, 1933 Nov. 29. 1957 Baby of Alford Hadden Beck Harden 1870 - 1905 Louisa Alford Feb. 20, 1848 July 12, 1918 Fannie Lee Wilkerson Oct. 16, 1871 Died July 14, 1899 Mary Riggins Jan. 10, 1848 Mar. 12, 1893 Mattie Eppinger April 7, 1880 Dec. 18, 1908 Fannie C. Knight June 21, 1904 Aug. 11, 1971 Lemon Bulle Born 1903 Nov.21, 1968 Mr. Lester Chaney July 27, 1964 Dallor Thompson Ga. Pvfc. WWI. Feb. 4, 1887 Feb. 4, 1960 Gussie Inez Thompson June 15, 1904 Feb. 7, 1962 Arthur Thomson June 14, 1904 Jan. 1966 Pop Albert Beeks Jan. 7, 1984 May 26, 1984 Lila Beeks Dec. 7, 1908 Dec. 26, 1984 J. C. Thompson June 9, 1910 July 16, 1950 Claude Thompson Dec. 3, 1895 Feb. 6, 1943 Bessie Alford July 4, 1881 Dec. 17, 1932 Ida L. Strickland Oct. 12, 1871 Aug. 7, 1934 Isaiah Stinson April 10, 1887 Nov. 28, 1955 W.W. I These Burials are under and around the large Oak trees near the road across from the church G. W. Sinson Mar. 10, 1882 Dec. 26, 1952 Willie Alton Gibbs June 29, 1884 Nov. 3, 1931 Foster Knight Mar. 8, 1901 Dec.21, 1923 Hattie Knight Dec. 10, 1877 April 14, 1927 Theodore T. R. Knight Sr Jan. 1924 June 1983 Theo Eppinger Sept. 11, 1896 Sept 16, 1956 Pvt. O. M. C. WWI Catherine Eppinger June 21. 1898 Jan. 1, 1974 Near large cedars and oaks Timothy Henry Eppinger May 11, 1916 Feb. 9, 1992 Robert Lee Eppinger April 16, 1918 Oct. 15, 1993 Julia Traylor Eppinger Nov. 24, 1892 Oct. 7, 1972 Daughter of Peter and Alice Taylor Mayboy Eppinger May 1, 1890 Mar 15. 1964 Son of Joe and Mattie Epinger Carrie Bell Eppinger June 10, 1920 Mar. 15, 1964 Mother of Chapel H. Willis J. Oliver Cathey Jeffery Beckham Oliver Beckhan Sr May 30, 1910 May 22, 1997 Husband of Carrie Bell Leon Bubbah Knight May 9, 1949 May 6, 1998 Andrew Stinson Dec. 25, 1842 April 20, 1907 Alice Jordan 1865 - 1925 Lizzella Jordan Oct. 27, 1895 Sept. 20, 1978 Electra M. Harden Dec. 22, 1895 Oct. 17, 1929 Julius Thompson June 15, 1897 Dec. 29, 1917 Delphia Knight June 3, 1867 June 20, 1897 Francis Windbush Wife of Ben Winbush May 15, 1873 Jan. 1, 1918 Aged 42 years Matilda Thompson Dec. 29, 1838 Feb, 24, 1918 Dollie Stinson Sept. 21, 1853 Mar. 26, 1915 Anna Walker Dec. 20, 1895 June 28, 1953 Ben Knight Jr. Scratched into concrete Lula Knight Scratched into concrete Mary Parks Aug. 19, 1848 Aug. 30, 1907 Minnie A. Connally Wife of J. H. Connally Age 30 years Father Hal Connally Sallie Alford Born Mar. 12, 1835 Died Jan. 16, 1991 Aged 84 years Jasper parks 1883 - 1935 Curtis J. E. Thompson April 4, 1909 Aug. 14, 1909 Sopho Thompson Infant Nov. 9, 1909 Zepho Thompson Infant July 13, 1907 Willie R. Thompson May 23, 1905 Oct. 27, 1905 Amy Parks Wife of Jim Parks May 3, 1847 April 20 1891 Ralph Watson April 13. 1899 Dec. 7, 1928 Viola Knight Sept. 23, 1827 Aug. 22, 1894 Mr Zet Willis Sept. 1, 1913 Aug.17, 1997 Benjamin Knight Sept. 24, 1849 Dec. 23, 1924 Jessie Harris Oct. 11, 1903 Mar. 10, 1963 Olon Veland Knight Sept. 30, 1922 Aug. 2, 1962 Mother Roxie Shelton 1910 - 1986 Annie Knight Jan. 1, 1856 Sept. 20, 1880 Elme James S. McDowell Born Sept. 16, 1952 Died Oct. 15, 1978 Sarah Harr 1904 Hamp Davis Gone but not forgotten Gladys Davis Jan. 6, 1905 Sept. 27, 1998 James Riley Willis Born May 1927 Died Sept. 28. 1977 Betty Jean Willis Born Mar. 26, 1932 Died Aug. 19, 1971 Roberta Willis Sidney Willis Born Mar. 30, 1937 Died July 22, 1982 Sister Lannie Mae Passmore Jan. 26, 1926 May 29, 200 Jimmie Richardson Born Mar. 6, 1841 Died Mar. 18, 1995 Sidney Willis Born Mar. 30, 1937 Died July 22, 1982 Stanley Willis June 16, 1962 Mar. 1, 2002 Florence L. Willis Feb. 7, 1931 June 27, 2004 Amy Alford Mar. 28, 1924 Nov. 3, 1924 Lonnie Trice Dec. 10, 1910 Aug. 27, 1996 Luerenia Wilcher Sept. 12, 1909 April 18, 1996 Ernest James Trice Aged 24 years Renal Trice Dec. 3, 1964 Mary Alice Trice Born Feb 20, 1921 Died May 23, 1970 Amy Willoughby Aug. 26, 1888 Sept 23, 1971 John R. Dickerson Nov. 13, 1852 On the back right out side edge of the cemetery Annie Dickerson April 15, 1905 July 17, 1920 S. J. Parks Son of W. G. and Cynthia Parks July 30, 1910 Mar 28, 1919 Willie N. Willis Born Sept. 20, 1927 Died May 10, 1979 Elois Park Willis Dec. 9, 1906 Dec. 21, 1979 J. M. McGill Feb. 20, 1986 Leon Holmes June 10, 1980 Nov. 3, 1980 Mr. George Thompson May 17, 1956 Hezahiah Thompson June 30, 1981 Allice May Corpett July 2, 1941 Mar. 1969 Lawerence Willis Olden Boy Willis Dec. 28, 1911 May 27, 1996 Gentsey T. Willis Feb. 14, 1913 July 27, 1977 John Parks July 1, 1908 Mar. 21, 1998 Essie W. Parks June 19, 1910 Sept. 8, 1960 Robert E. Horton Sr. April 7, 1938 Mar. 28, 1983 Glen F. Watson May 19, 1936 April 20, 1993 Cecile H. Thompson April 9, 1907 May 5, 1977 Willie Thompson June 17, 1907 Feb. 18, 1987 110