Mt. Olivet Methodist Protestant Cemetery, Chester Co., PA Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Fred Kelso Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Mt. Olivet Methodist Protestant Cemetery Intersection Of Chrome Rd. And Mt. Pleasant Rd. East Nottingham Twp. ---------------------------------- Tombstone Images for this cemetery are located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/mtolivetmp.htm Mt. Olivet Methodist Protestant Cemetery No trace of the church remains. The cemetery is very well manicured and backs up on the yard of a private home. At least one grave had recently-placed flowers on it. I identified the denomination (The Methodist Protestant Church was founded on 2 November, 1830, at Baltimore by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church who had been expelled or had freely withdrawn from that body ) from the following Cecil Whig (Elkton, Cecil Co., MD) obituary: Sat., 2/26/1887 “Death at 99” Mrs. Amelia Fulton of Chrome, E. Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA, died last Wednesday night in the 99th year of her age. She was the oldest inhabitant of this region. Mrs. Fulton, who was called "Aunty Fulton" by young and old where she resided, was born near Rising Sun, Cecil County, MD, 3/22/1788. Her parents were John & Rachel Coulson. The deceased married twice, Levi Charles being her first husband and Thomas Fulton the last. She had no children of her own, but she adopted a number and cared for them until they attained their majority…She was the oldest member of Mt. Olivet M. P. Church…Interment was in West Nottingham Friends Burying Ground, Cecil Co. BROWN, Emily Jane Mother Died Sept. 7, 1890 Aged 57 Yrs., 1 Mo., 22 Ds. [Footstone has initials EJB and “At Rest”] BROWN, Harvey Father Died July 30, 1895 Aged 67 Yrs, 3 Mo., 23 Ds. [Footstone has initials HB and “At Rest”] COX, Benjamin F. 1863 – 1923 COX, R. Henrietta His Wife 1867 – 1919 DAWSON, Jacob Our Father HARRIS, Ruben In Memory of Ruben HARRIS who departed this life February 11, 18?? In his 83 year KENNEDY, Lydia [Dates Illegible] MAGAW, Alfred Co. H, 72 Indiana Vol. Infantry Died Dec. 28, 1902 In his 68 year. [GAR CW Marker] MAGAW, George Born April 10, 1834 Died Oct. 6, 1894 [Script Verse, GAR CW Marker] MAGAW, George W. 1874 – 1929 MAGAW, Dora Mars 1881 – 1920 His Wife MAGAW, James A. Brother Born Oct. 25, 1878 Died March 13, 1920 He Always Made Home Happy MAGAW, Martha G. Born Aug. 23, 1836 Died Nov. 15, 1918 MAGAW, William H. 1868 – 1925 MAGAW, Mabel P. 1871 – 1960 His Wife MAGAW, Viola M. 1900 – 1903 MAGAW, Frank G. 1895 – 1916 MAGAW, Sarah E. 1838 – 1915 McMULLEN, Bessie J. Wife of Jacob McMULLEN [Dates Illegible] McMULLEN, Jacob Born March 9, 1875 Died Oct. 30, 1920 Unknown 1876 [No other markings on this stone, perhaps it was the date stone for the church] Last Updated: 11/23/2005