OLD BETHEL CEMETERY, Cape Girardeau County, MO. On October 24, 1906 the Missouri Baptist General Association erected a monument at this cemetery. The inscription reads as follows: -------------------- Here stood Old Bethel Baptist Church, the first permanent non-Catholic church west of the Mississippi River. Constituted July 19, 1806 with these members: David GREEN, Pastor; Thomas ENGLISH, Leaunde GREEN, Jane ENGLISH, Agnes BALLOU, Thomas BULL, Edward SPEARS, Anderson ROGERS, John HITT, Clara ABERNATHY, Catherine ANDERSON, Rebecca RANDOL, Francis HITT, William MATHEWS. The Missouri Baptist General Association commemorated with a celebration and the erection of this monument Oct. 24, 1806. What Hath God Wrought! -------------------- Location: Cape Girardeau County, MO. 3 miles south, slightly east of Jackson, mile to right (west) from Hwy 25, on farm of William A. Lowes. This inventory taken about 1928. This inventory is furnished to you to be used for genealogical purposes only. Use of this list for commercial purposes is prohibited. If you have any inquiries please contact me: heird@netvista.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAST NAME FIRST NAME & M.I. BORN DIED NOTE CRACRAFT Elizabeth Dec. 7, 1785 Nov. 11, 1844 ------ CRACRAFT William not shown Feb. 15, 1846 About 63 yrs of age, 2nd husband of Elizabeth (lst was Thomas English, Jr.) ENGLISH John Watkins Mar. 13, 1843 Feb. 16, 1859 son of T. W. & M. ENGLISH Martha Angaline Sept. 27, 1848 Mar. 1, 1863 dau of T. W. & M. ENGLISH Nancy Sheppard not shown Feb. 13, 1842 35yr. 11mo. 11da., wife of Albert G., dau.of Joel Renfro;m(Dunn)(English) ENGLISH Mary not shown Nov. 28, 1871 45 yr. 9 mo. 27 da. ENGLISH Elizabeth Oct. 20, 1845 June 23, 1846 dau of T. W. & M. ENGLISH Albert G. not shown Nov. 16, 1869 55yr. 9mo. 3 da. ENGLISH Nancy Elizabeth Dec. 22, 1831 Sept. 18, 1884 ------ EVANS Talitha Gumy not shown Oct. 9, 1822 27 yr. 7 da.,wife of John, dau. of Thomas English, Sr. HOWARD Narcissa Feb. 5, 1861 Nov. 25, 1881 wife of A. J. JENKINS William F. 1829 Oct. 25, 1871 b. Loudon Co VA. JENKINS Martha L. Nov. 1804 Feb. 6, 1877 wife of Edward B., b. Loudon Co, VA JENKINS Edward B. Mar. 4, 1804 Feb. 3, 1874 b Loudon Co VA JOHNSON Three Un-named not shown not shown 3 eldest children of Mary&Jonathan Children JOHNSON Sheppard not shown not shown 6 yr. 10 mo. 1 da. JOHNSON Mary not shown Mar. 1, 1830 34 yr. 3 mo. 9 da., w. of Jonathan MORGAN Maron Garly June 19, 1820 Nov. 24, 1888 ------ MORGAN Liness Mar. 15, 1860 Jan. 24, 1883 ------ MORGAN Jamire Dec. 17, 1816 Apr. 4, 1864 ------ MORRISON Margaret A. Feb. 2, 1830 Mar. 14. 1881 w. of Robert MORRISON Nancy Dec. 31, 1844 not shown on same stone as Robert MORRISON Robert B. Apr. 12, 1831 Apr. 30, 1895 on same stone as Nancy MORRISON William H. Feb. 6, 1858 Sept 18, 1858 s. of R. & M.A. MORRISON Jessey F. Jan. 24, 1861 not shown s. of R. & M.A. MORRISON Elizabeth Nov. 8, 1792 Sept. 4, 1846 ------ NIBLACK Un-named children not shown not shown 13 children of Miles & Mary Niblack (including twin boys & triplets) died as infants, inscriptions all on same stone. NIBLACK Milas July 2, 1829 Sept. 15, 1869 ------ NIBLACK Andrew J. Feb. 2, 1865 Oct. 6, 1865 ------ RENFROE John W. Not shown Nov. 13, 1874 36 yr. 8 mo. 24 da. RENFROE Thomas A. Dec. 9, 1835 Oct. 19, 1880 s.of David & Elizabeth RENFROE Charles R. June 22, 1873 Aug 15, 1877 s. of T. A. & N.B. RENFROE Altha B. Sept 23, 1865 Mar. 20, 1879 dau.of J. E.&N. G. SHEPPARD N. W. Feb. 11, 1814 Nov. 19, 1836 ------ SHEPPARD William June 1, 1799 Sept. 1, 1829 ------ SHEPPARD Matthew date faded date faded ------ SHEPPARD John June 16, 1765 Nov. 22, 1836 Inscription: "Baptized as one of the members of Regular Baptist Church in 1799, made a deacon in 1825" WATTS John Lee Sept. 3, 1815 June 2, 1865 ------ WATTS John E. Sept. 3, 1815 June 28, 1865 ------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by SALLY J HEIRD (© 1997 SALLY J HEIRD ) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------