Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Washington Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Edie McKinney Talley ********************************************************************** ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Source: Cemetery Records: Louisiana, Vol. III, pp. 49-57. Documented and compiled by Mrs. R.A. Magee, Franklinton, La. and Mrs. Doyle L. Bateman, Baton Rouge, La. 1965 Contributed by Mrs. Dixie Sylvest Moss. Located in Ward 2, Washingtonparish, La. T2S,R9E. Established in 1872. Infant - Booty - 1903 "FATHER" - Burnice M. Booty - Apr. 6, 1872 - Jan. 21, 1952 "MOTHER" - Peggy M. Booty - Apr. 11, 1876 - Jan.27, 1935 Mary Wells - 1861 - 1935 Necie B. Westmoreland, Wife of J. B. Dees July 17, 1867 - Feb. 5, 1885 Wanzie Pettit - 1920 - 1944 Infant Daughter Born to I. E. and Alice O. Bankston - June 2, 1915 Alvie M. Bankston, Son of I. E. and A. O. Bankston Oct. 18, 1900 - Mar. 29, 1909 Natalie E., Daughter of W. B. and E. Bankston June 10, 1917 - Dec. 21, 1928 John L. Bankston - 1848 - 1933 - Masonic Emblem L. J. Shillings, Wife of M. J. Kemp - July 4, 1890 - Apr. 29, 1914 2 graves - infants - brick and sand - no identification Emily M. Smith, Wife of J. L. Bankston Jan. 12, 1847 - Apr. 7, 1915 Zina Bankston - July 15, 1882 - May 30, 1937 Lela Bond - 1886 - 1949 J. F. Bond - 1886 - 1949 J. D., Son of J. F. and Lela Bond - Jan. 13, 1910 - May 9, 1911 W. P. King - 1865 - 1896 Mary C. King - 1861 - 1932 3 graves - marble stobs - no identification Dannie Stamer, Daughter of T. J. and Vera Shilling July 16, 1924 - June 29, 1925 Robert Lee Bankston - Oct. 31, 1869 - Mar. 26, 1946 Double Marker: Ruth Vine Bankston - 1905 - (Living in 1965) L. Houston Bankston - 1897 - 1946 Green J. Bankston - Dec. 16, 1877 - Apr. 21, 1958 Child - Funeral Home Marker - no identification Child - Sand and flowers 5 graves - children - sand, flowers, and brick - no identification 1 grave - adult - funeral home marker - flowers - no idendification Delphine Lambert, Wife of S. D. McElveen Died Mar. 21, 1884 - Aged 24 yrs. S. M. Bankston - Nov. 20, 1836 - Jan. 22, 1925 Jane Jenkins Willie - Born 1802 - Died Feb. 25, 1880 (The First Buriel in This Cemetery) Annie Toney - Birth Unknown - Died Sept. 30, 1893 R. S. Bankston, Son of B. D. and Elcaby Bankston Jan. 17, 1881 - Dec. 11, 1902 B. D. Bankston - Aug. 6, 1838 - Oct. 26, 1914 Elcaby Willey - Wife of B. D. Bankston Oct. 13, 1840 - June 16, 1918 4 graves - children - brick and flowers - no identification Rachel J. Miller - Mar. 19, 1900 - June 5, 1926 Martha F. Johnson - 1837 - 1924 - "OUR MOTHER" Frank M. Johnson - 1870 - 1952 Double Marker: Lizzie B. Johnson - 1883 - 1953 J. Wesley Johnson - 1879 - 1940 Charlie W. Johnson, Son of Mr. J. W. Johnson April 11, 1900 - Nov. 7, 1942 1 grave - child - wooden stobs - flowers - no identification Addella Husser, Wife of F. M. Johnson Oct. 30, 1876 - Mar. 25, 1915 Edward Hays - May 16, 1837 - Dec. 2, 1900 Infant Son of J. M. and M. J. Miller - no dates Lillie Lorena, Daughter of J. E. and Angie Schilling Jan. 9, 1911 - Nov. 21, 1922 Arnest T., Son of M. J. and J. M. Miller Feb. 29, 1892 - Mar. 12, 1892 1 grave - adult - flowers and brick - no identification Infant Daughter of J. E. and A. Shilling - B and D June 1898 William Homer Jones - Died Dec. 10, 1952 - Age 59 yrs. 4 mo. 3 days Brown Funeral Home Marker 1 grave - marble stob - flowers - no identification George F. Bankston - July 5, 1884 - Nov. 4, 1931 Addie B. Lambert - Feb. 13, 1906 - Nov. 19, 1938 Alice Jane Bankston, wife of D. P. Stringfield Oct. 20, 1869 - July 17, 1916 - Eastern Star Emblem Infant Daughter of S. and O. McElveen - Oct. 1, 1947 "OUR DARLING" Herbert Varnado - 1915 - 1916 "OUR DARLING BABY" - Varnado - B and D 1933 Adline Maples, Wife of W. T. James - July 4, 1849 - Feb. 15, 1927 William James - Nov. 15, 1826 - Dec. 9, 1903 William Joseph, Son of W. T. and M. Z. James Jan. 26, 1884 - Jan. 10, 1900 Williem T. Watson - June 22, 1859 Dec. 21, 1915 1 grave - child - brick - no identification Family Plot: Surrounded with concrete coping - on monument "WHITE" - Three small stones: J. M. - 1860 - 1935 S. H. - 1891 - 1914 R. V. - 1862 - 1900 Ellese Smith - Jan. 23, 1917 - Nov. 22, 1942 - Sam and Lizzie 7 graves - children - sand, brick and flowers - no identification Mildred Morris Simmons - 1915 - 1946 3 graves - infants - brick - no identification H. F. Huffman - Jan. 16, 1873 - Oct. 30, 1926 Willie Pearl, Daughter of W. I. and S. B. Forrest July 9, 1905 - Dec. 29, 1905 Infant Daughter of W. I and S. B. Forrest - B and D Feb. 25, 1907 Double Marker: Olar Painter Booty - Dec. 28, 1888 - (Living in 1965) Grover Cleve Booty - Dec. 24, 1884 - July 17, 1964 Jearil, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Booty July 26, 1931 - Oct. 15, 1931 Renon Riley - Jan. 14, 1926 - Dec. 12, 1936 Tincy Booty - wife of Esco Riley - Aug. 12, 1909 - may 16, 1929 Vera Booty Screen - no dates Mrs. Elaine P. Watson - Died July 1, 1964 - Age 22 yrs 8 mos. 10 days Brown Funeral Home Marker Luther Watson - Dec. 26, 1888 - Mar. 25, 1964 2 graves - adults - brick and flowers - no identfication Richard R. Watson - Apr. 13, 1947 - July 22, 1916 4 graves - adults - bricks and flowers - no identification Faye McMorgan - Sept. 17, 1942 - Sept. 22, 1961 Houston Dewey McElveen = Died May 19, 1954 - Age 54 yrs 6 mos. 27 days Mary Olar Lemoine - 1879 - 1962 "FATHER" Murphy George Pettitt - 1893 - 1949 Infant of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schilling - April 8, 1928 Henry Schilling - Feb. 18, 1927 - July 28, 1927 11 graves - children - sand and brick - no identification Arlie T.Goings - Apr. 7, 1888 - Nov.7, 1938 Ethel Lee Goings - Nov. 27, 1916 Robert Earl Goings - Sept. 29,1946 Eugene L. Goings - Mar. 17, 1933 - Sept. 7, 1950 Double Marker: "MOTHER" Minnie Goings Nov. 22, 1906 - Jan.24, 1961 "FATHER" Robert Goings Jan. 11, 1897 - Apr. 15, 1957 Corporal Daniel R. Goings - Feb. 23, 1935 - Jan. 4, 1959 Gladys, Daughter of T. W. and A. P. McDaniel Aug. 9, 1921 - Sept. 19, 1921 Iva V. Tichenor - 1916 - 1959 Grover C. Varnado - 1885 - 1948 Saphronia Schilling - Died May 22, 1941 - Aged 87 yrs. 7 mos. 7 days Brown Funeral Home Marker Eleanor Bradford, Wife of Reuben Shilling June 20, 1826 - Oct. 25, 1903 Ruben Shilling - Nov. 16, 1828 - May 1, 1910 Permelia Malinda Crow, Wife of Neal Stahan Dec. 11, 1846 - June 1, 1899 - Married Mar. 8, 1865 Neal Strahan - June 2, 1838 - Nov. 1, 1924 Willie Goings - La. Pvt Co K 113 Infantry WWI March 25,1893 - Dec. 3, 1961 Arthur T. Painter - Dec. 14, 1887 - June 28, 1951 Celia A. Schilling, Wife of W. M. Painter Aug. 23, 1857 - Mar. 26, 1903 Will Painter - 1853 - 1928 Infant Daughter of T. C. and Lillie B. Rhodus - B & D Jn. 30, 1910 Infant Son - B and D Jan. 31,1911 Samuel Kemp - July 7, 1856 - July 8, 1940 Infant Son of W. H. and Nannie Goings - B and D Nov. 4,1912 Elva Finley Kemp - Dec. 16, 1900 - Nov. 2, 1913 Olon Bankston - 1900 - 1935 Staff Sargent Johnnie I. Bankston, Son of Willie B and Corine Bankston Sept. 19, 1903 - Nov. 17, 1944 - In U.S. Service 17 years "FATHER" Willie B. Bankston - July 5, 1876 - Apr. 10, 1956 Ruby P. Bankston - Nov. 20, 1889 - June 11, 1956 Lola Mae Bankston, Wife of Arley McClendon - 1915 - 1933 Maley Coren,Daugher of J. R. and Ophelia Shilling Jan. 16, 1889 - Dec. 1, 1900 Dixie I. Daughter of J. R. and O. Shilling June 10, 1902 - Oct. 25, 1902 Mary Hays, Widow of Wm. McClendon, Wife of Chs. Statham Born Oct. 1818 - Died Feb. 1888 - Age 60 yrs. J. H. McClendon, Son of L. E. and J. F. McClendon Nov. 30, 1878 - Nov. 10, 1889 - Age 11 yrs 8 mos. 20 days 10 graves - unmarked - no identification William J. McElveen - July 18,1852 - Nov. 1, 1898 - Masonic Emblem Lula Bell ????(Illegible) - Died Jan. 31, 1942 Age 56 yrs. 8 mos. 2 days - Brown Funeral Home Marker Thomas B. McElveen - Dec. 17, 1890 - Dec. 21, 1891 Age 1 yr. 8 days Jno. W. McElveen - Aug. 8, 1885 - Oct. 13, 1886 Age 1 yr. 2 mos. 5 days Willie M. McElveen - Mar. 22, 1865 - Oct. 3, 1930 Thomas Jenkins - Apr. 17, 1937 1 grave - child - flowers - no identification Sylvia D. Westmoreland - Apr. 1, 1938 - Sept. 26, 1938 Nettie Westmoreland - Oct. 1901 - Apr. 18, 1915 Luetta Westmoreland - July 1879 - Mar. 1932 Beldon Westmoreland - Oct. 22, 1875 - Mar. 17, 1903 2 graves- flowers - no identification Luther Westmoreland - Aug 19, 1882 - Aug. 31, 1926 Nina Westmoreland - Sept. 20, 1891 - Nov. 18, 1897 Franklin Westmoreland - Mar. 3, 1853 - Mar. 17, 1901 Cindarilla Westmoreland - Apr. 11, 1859 - Apr. 28, 1947 Mary Martena Miller, Wife of I. W. Westmoreland and John T. Stokes Oct. 26, 1879 - Oct. 31, 1962 I. W. Westmoreland - Jan.7, 1862 - Apr. 6, 1902 Freddie Westmoreland, Son of I. W. and Mary M. Miller Jan. 15, 1896 - Apr. 8, 1964 Double Marker: Janie J. Forrest - 1879 - 1929 James E. Forrest - 1875 - 1955 Sally Penny Forrest - 1841 - 1908 5 graves - infants - wooden staves - no identification 1 grave - adult - no identification Corine D. Morris, Wife of R. B. Morris Sept. 23, 1890 - Oct. 19, 1921 4 graves - children - brick - no identification Jasper R., Son of J. W. and M. J. Smith Dec. 14, 1868 - May 26, 1898 Infants - Daughter and Son of Jim and M. J. Miller - no dates Ernest T., Son of J.M. and M. J. Miller Aug. 18, 1888 - June 18, 1891 Jessie Lee, Daughter of T. G. and Nancy Lambert Jan. 7, 1919 - Sept. 2, 1924 3 graves - adults - no identification Etheleen Crawford, Wife of H. E. Bankston Nov. 6, 1879 - June 6, 1937 Hansford Ellis Bankston - Apr. 4, 1884 - Nov. 29, 1964 Infant Son of W. M. and E. I Givens - B and D Apr. 26, 1926 Mattie Schilling - Dec. 1882 - June 1924 Henry Schilling - Dec. 29, 1883 - Sept. 19, 1912 Peter A. Schilling - Co. B 16 La. Inf. CSA Erin Thomas James - Jan. 23, 1882 - Feb. 1, 1922 Arthur Leetin James - Nov. 20, 1889 - Nov. 9, 1916 3 graves - infants - brick - no identification 1 grave - adult - brick - no identification John Harvey James - Mar. 16, 1872 - Mar. 21, 1954 Sarah Alice James - Apr. 20, 1962 - Age 86 yrs. 1 mo. 9 days Murray A. Breland - May 21, 1886 - May 24, 1958 Ervin Schilling - Nov. 30, 1885 - Sept. 10, 1961 Ellen Miller, Wife of Victor Holliday - 1894 - (Blank) Victor Holliday - June 15, 1889 - (Blank) Angeline Schilling - Wife of W. K. Holliday - 1843 - 1910 2 graves - adults - flowers - no identification Layton Schilling - Feb. 22, 1892 - May 7, 1946 Arthur, Son of Edward and Serena McClendon - B & D. Dec. 25, 1908 5 graves - children - no identification 2 graves - adults - no identification M. Elziabeth Primes, Wife of W. A. Booty June 18, 1874 - June 28, 1917 Wilton Howard Goings - Dec. 22, 1888 - Sept. 18, 1960 "MOTHER" Celia Holliday Goings - May 23, 1899 - June 19, 1957 Roy Holliday - Jan. 18, 1898 - Apr. 6, 1962 Jesse Hunt - Oct. 21, 1911 - May 9, 1953 Harace Hunt - Sept. 30, 1919 - Feb. 7, 1948 Elin S. Hunt - 1884 - 1957 Died Aprl 1, 1958 - Age 73 yrs. - Brown Funeral Home Marker Doris Schilling - 1918 - 1948 3 graves - adults - no identification 1 grave - child - no identification 2 graves - children - covered with cement slabs - no identification Alfred M. King - July 1, 1894 - Dec. 30, 1953 Parthena Breland Dykes - Sept. 17, 1859 - May 6, 1929 Mary Alford Crow - Mar. 25, 1852 - July 25, 1942 Lydia A. Booty - Dec. 6, 1844 - Apr. 30, 1927 Nola Booty - Mar. 7, 1883 - July 2, 1961 Felda Carrell Booty - July 14, 1879 - Feb. 29, 1960 Esco Schilling - July 7, 1907 = Dec. ??, 1956 Effie Lucille Schilling - July 15, 1908 - July 15, 1928 Corine Schilling - 1865 - 1940 Double Marker: Clemie May P. Touchstone - Mar. 25, 1890 - (Blank) Robert D. Touchstone - Mar. 26, 1900 - Mar. 5, 1938 Otis Booty - Died Dec. 18, 1932 Rosa Lee Pierce Pettitt - Oct. 17, 1877 - Apr. 6, 1964 William H. Pettitt - Apr. 11, 1868 - Jan. 2, 1948 J. Delmer, Son of W. H. and R. L. Pettitt Feb. 22, 1904 - Dec. 17, 1922 3 graves - adults - concrete at head - no identification Double Marker: Lorentha T. Goings - Mar. 27, 1857 - Dec. 5, 1943 James L. Goings - May 19, 1858 - Oct. 16, 1929 Clara Delar Kemp - Aug. 2, 1865 - June 21, 1936 Fannie Kemp Pierce - Apr. 1, 1846 - Dec. 17, 1932 Hazel Booty - Died Apr. 9, 1920 Winnie Lucille Booty White - Sept. 21, 1918 - Oct. 11, 1947 1 grave - adult - round cement plate at head - no identification 2 graves - adults - marked with brick - no identification 10 graves - children - brick - no identification J. L. Bankston - Mar. 24, 1872 - Dec.25, 1930 Fannie, Dau. of J. L. and Sallie Bankston June 2, 1903 - Dec. 9, 1907