Cemetery: Mt. Paran Baptist Church Cemetery (Nelson County, VA) Location: Rt. 56 west, left on Rt. 603, about 1/2 mile on left Address: Mt. Paran Baptist Church, P. O. Box 146, Montebello, VA 24464 phone 540-949-0329 Source: Elodie Thompson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Partial listing, compiled by Elodie Thompson on May 26, 2002, from tombstone inscriptions Surname First Name Birth Death Inscription/Notes ? C. D. Jr. 1-Aug-1916 29-Sep-1917 ? Infants 14-Jul-1922 14-Jul-1922 "Our loved ones" ? John military marker unreadable due to lichens ? Lana ??-???-???? 03-???-1957 Allen ? 09-Aug-1887 1915 s/w Jacob H. Allen Allen Carlene E. Grant 29-Jul-1921 9-Jun-1983 s/w Jacob Edward Allen Allen Ettie Edna 20-Mar-1916 27-Dec-1918 Allen Jacob Edward 6-Aug-1912 19-Jun-1989 s/w Carlene E. Grant Allen Allen Jacob H. 01-Oct-1886 Allen Una L. 19-Aug-1887 24-Oct-1919 "We trust our loss will be your gain. And that with Christ She's going to reign" Anderson Homer F. 22-Oct-1915 s/w Pauline R. Anderson Anderson Jacob Y. 11-Feb-1887 25-Feb-1961 s/w Lottie C. Anderson Anderson Lottie C. 22-Jun-1895 18-Aug-1981 s/w Jacob Y. Anderson Anderson Pauline R. 5-Sep-1919 24-Jun-1988 s/w Homer F. Anderson Bradley Beulah Phillips 10-Apr-1898 1-Dec-1972 "Mother" s/w Cornelius Washington Bradley Bradley Cornelius Washington 22-Feb-1895 22-May-1930 "Father" "Come unto me and I will give you rest" s/w Beulah Bradley Phillips Bradley Dawson M. 9-Apr-1914 23-Dec-1914 Bradley Ella Ramsey 05-Mar-1882 21-May-1972 Bradley James A. 11-Mar-1849 1-Mar-1939 "At rest in heaven" s/w Martha A. Bradley Bradley James Pamplin 19-Oct-1882 11-Aug-1969 Bradley Martha A. 09-Jul-1857 25-Aug-1933 "At rest in heaven" s/w James A. Bradley Bradley Wm N Bryant Annette L. 28-Sep-1884 29-Jan-1969 "Mother" s/w Frank W. Bryant Bryant David Franklin 22-Jun-1913 2-May-1992 "Father" "Come unto me and I will give you rest" s/w Kathleen Doyle Bryant Bryant Frank W. 15-Jun-1884 7-Mar-1964 "Father" s/w Annette L. Bryant Bryant Gleenwood W. 16-Sep-1934 22-Nov-1975 s/w Mary R. Bryant Bryant Jerry David 30-Jan-1940 13-Feb-1940 "Children of D. F. & K. Bryant" s/w Reginal Byron Bryant Bryant Kathleen Doyle 6-Jul-1915 4-Mar-1992 "Mother" s/w David Franklin Bryant Bryant Lewis Wilson 7-Aug-1954 9-Jul-1957 "Son of G. W. & Mary R. Bryant" Bryant Lois Bradley 23-Nov-1914 4-Sep-2001 s/w Melvin Zirkle Bryant Bryant Mary R. 18-Oct-1930 s/w Gleenwood W. Bryant Bryant Melvin Zirkle 3-Feb-1908 28-Jul-1990 "Precious Lord take my hand" s/w Lois Bradley Bryant Bryant Reginal Byron 12-May-1948 28-Feb-1949 s/w Jerry David Bryant Bryant Timothy Scott 9-May-1967 25-May-1967 Bryant Virginia Ann 22-Aug-1958 8-Jun-1974 "A darling on Earth an angel in heaven" "In him we live" Byers J. F. 1855 1910 s/w Ira Byers Cash, A. B. Cash Campbell Aubrey D. 17-Aug-1895 16-Jun-1951 Campbell Buford R. 19-Jul-1903 15-May-1973 Campbell C.C. 30-Dec-1888 20-Dec-1933 "Gone but not forgotten" Campbell Calvin 27-Oct-1954 Campbell Churchill G. 3-Jul-1894 8-Jun-1954 Campbell Corine R. 3-Oct-1901 Campbell Dillard R. 3-May-1908 19-Feb-1910 Campbell Ewin 11-Feb-1915 Campbell George W. 28-Sep-1901 29-Mar-1976 Campbell Georgie A. 8-Aug-1889 11-Jun-1918 Campbell Hall T. 21-Jan-1901 26-Mar-1981 s/w Mary F. Campbell Campbell Hattie E. 13-Dec-1915 14-Mar-1918 Campbell Herbert H. 1894 1942 "Father" s/w Willie L. Campbell Campbell Infant 26-Oct-1923 26-Oct-1923 "Infant of P. & Mattie Campbell" Campbell John Franklin 10-Jun-1908 25-Mar-1987 s/w Nellie Bartley Campbell Campbell Leaffee W. 18-Jan-1885 17-Feb-1914 Campbell Lena B. 13-Jun-1898 7-Oct-1975 Campbell Lillian F. 1-Oct-1906 5-Feb-1930 Campbell Lovie D. 9-Nov-1899 3-Sep-1968 Campbell Mary F. 14-Oct-1906 3-Mar-1964 s/w Hall T. Campbell Campbell Milford H. 13-Aug-1932 31-Jul-1973 "Pvt. U.S.A. Korea" Campbell Nellie Bartley 22-May-1911 23-Mar-1988 s/w John Franklin Campbell Campbell William B. 28-Oct-1871 9-Nov-1957 Campbell Willie L. 1905 1945 "Mother" s/w Herbert H. Campbell Carr Caudell D. 1-Jul-1917 29-Jun-1966 s/w H. Clay Carr, Nettie B. Carr Carr H. Clay 07-Mar-1885 20-Aug-1967 s/w Nettie B. Carr, Caudell D. Carr Carr Nettie B. 24-Feb-1888 27-Dec-1978 s/w H. Clay Carr, Caudell D. Carr Cash A. B. 1890 1918 s/w Ira Byers Cash, J. F. Byers Cash Ada R. 20-Mar-1884 2-Apr-1946 s/w Charlene Cash, Charlie D. Cash Cash Calvin Delano 5-Dec-1942 30-Jun-1968 "VIRGINIA AN US NAVY" Cash Charlene 7-May-1921 26-Aug-1985 s/w Charlie D. Cash, Ada R. Cash Cash Charlie D. 26-Aug-1878 23-Oct-1967 s/w Charlene Cash, Ada R. Cash Cash Daniel Shelton 03-Sep-1841 2-Apr-1918 "PVT/20TH VA/ARTY/CSA" Cash Eliza F. 09-May-1847 1925 Cash Ira Byers 1879 1947 s/w J. F. Byers, A. B. Cash" Cash Jessie W. 8-Jul-1904 1-Jun-1906 Cash Millie J. 11-Dec-1882 17-Feb-1915 "Wife of P. G. Cash" "She was a kind and affectionate/wife/A find mother and firend to all" Cash Oswald B. 19-Dec-1904 20-Jan-1934 "Son of C. D. & A. R. Cash" Cash P. G. 10-Apr-1876 14-Aug-1927 "Our father has gone/to a mansion of rest/To the glorious land/by the Deity blest." Cash Vera B. 19-Dec-1911 13-Nov-1916 "Children of C. D. & A. R. Cash" obelisk Cash mostly unreadable Coffey Clarence Henry 18-Jun-1899 2-Feb-1980 s/w Maywood Sorrells Coffey Coffey Ethel M. 15-Oct-1888 22-Oct-1918 Coffey Maywood Sorrells 18-Apr-1903 18-Aug-1974 "his wife" s/w Clarence Henry Coffey Coffey Regnald Don 22-Jun-1954 29-Jun-1954 Doyle Annie P. 15-Sep-1890 6-Jan-1974 s/w McClellan Doyle Doyle McClellan 08-May-1890 15-Apr-1959 s/w Annie P. Doyle Farris Albert W. 15-Aug-1889 24-Mar-1953 s/w Ollie M. Farris Farris Mahevra Rose 20-Jun-19?2 16-Mar-1944 Farris Ollie M. 21-Sep-1898 10-Mar-1991 s/w Albert W. Farris Farris Thurmond A. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? "VIRGINIA/PVT 153 FIELD ARTY BTLN/WORLD WAR II" Dates of birth and death have sunk into the ground Fitzgerald Dollie E. Painter 18-Sep-1902 27-Mar-1957 "Mother" s/w William Howard Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Ellastine Whitesel 5-Oct-1913 13-Dec-1994 s/w John William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Ethel R. 20-Nov-1905 31-Aug-1938 "Gone but not/forgotten" Fitzgerald Flauncie B. 28-Aug-1895 23-Jul-1901 Fitzgerald Infant son 9-Aug-1926 9-Aug-1926 "Infant son of A. J. & E. R. Fitzgerald" Fitzgerald James F. 31-Oct-1881 3-Apr-1937 "Gone but not forgotten" Fitzgerald John William 13-Jan-1908 31-Mar-1996 s/w Ellastine Whitesel Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Katie E. 19-Oct-1934 14-Dec-1934 Fitzgerald McDowell 19-May-1842 12-Nov-1913 Fitzgerald McDowell CSA Iron marker Fitzgerald Sarah J. 02-Apr-1842 21-Jan-1926 "Sleep mother sleep" "God called you home" Fitzgerald Stillborn son 12-Sep-1928 12-Sep-1928 Fitzgerald William Howard 29-Apr-1904 2-Mar-1988 "Father" "In loving memory" s/w Dollie E. Painter Fitzgerald Floyd Annie Mae 18-Aug-1903 11-Jun-1950 "Mother" Floyd Janie Maxine 26-Aug-1939 26-Aug-1939 "Sister" Floyd Wm. Ray 1929 1933 "Brother" Floyd Wm. Roscoe 11-Jan-1900 2-Nov-1976 "Father" Grant Elodie F. 22-May-1908 28-Jan-1926 s/w Robert A. Grant Grant Hattie L. 17-Sep-1888 5-Sep-1924 "Mother" "Wife of R. A. Grant" Grant Robert A. 27-Feb-1885 28-Jan-1926 s/w Elodie F. Grant Harvey Dorris Lee 8-Oct-1917 23-Aug-1918 Harvey Ellee 17-Oct-1870 14-Oct-1923 "She was a kind/and affectionate/wife A loving mother/and a friend to all" Harvey James B. 23-Aug-1851 5-Oct-1933 "With Christ in Heaven" Hite Daniel Harrison 23-Jan-1895 3-Jun-1957 "VIRGINIA/PFC CO A 317 INFANTRY/WORLD WAR I PH" military marker Hite Judy Joanna ??-???-1951 ??-???-1955 Nov. 1951/Aug. 1955 Hite Julia A. 27-Jul-1870 10-Sep-1950 "Absent in body but present in spirit" s/w Shephard H. Hite Hite Polly Jennings Aug. 1943 1-Sep-1945 Hite Russell Wayne Mar. 1935 1-Jul-1938 Hite Shephard H. 14-Sep-1858 11-Feb-1926 "Absent in body but present in spirit" s/w Julia A. Hite Hopper Mattie P. 1895 1975 s/w Preston Hopper Hopper Preston 1887 1944 s/w Mattie P. Hopper Hughes Fleta Cash 2-Dec-1908 19-Dec-1988 Layton A. D. 03-Mar-1877 27-Apr-1945 s/w Rosa J. Layton Layton Ella V. 8-Jul-1909 Layton Infant 18-May-???? 05-18-???? "Infant daughter of W. H. & L. B. Layton/Born and died 05-18-????" Layton James F. 27-Apr-1842 2-Sep-1906 s/w Nancy A. Layton Layton Lina B. 03-Dec-1876 5-Apr-1954 s/w William H. Layton Layton Nancy A. 06-Jul-1843 2-Mar-1929 s/w James F. Layton Layton Nellie G. 1900 1976 s/w Willis H. Layton Layton Rosa J. 01-Mar-1883 29-May-1971 s/w A. D. Layton Layton William H. 20-Aug-1871 5-Apr-1968 s/w Lina B. Layton Layton Willis H. 1890 1962 "Married 1949" s/w Nellie G. Layton M? ? 09-Nov-1821 20-Feb-1907 "Rest mother rest" Maddox Shirley Ann 5-Apr-1940 2-Aug-1977 Mason Bessie L. 04-Oct-1892 28-Sep-1974 "Have faith in God" Mason Rufus W. 30-May-1928 28-Feb-1990 "Thy will be done." McDaniel Elmer J. 15-Aug-1914 25-Nov-1977 "Precious Lord lead me home" s/w Rebecca S. McDaniel McDaniel Rebecca S. 22-May-1914 19-Aug-1980 s/w Elmer J. McDaniel Painter Daniel G. 07-Jun-1881 20-Jan-1938 "Gone but not/forgotten" Painter Hannah M. 23-Mar-1882 14-Jan-1956 "Mother" "At Rest" Painter Hersey 8-Aug-1908 12-Aug-1922 Painter M. H. 1861 1938 "Father" Painter Virginia ??-???-???? ??-???-???? "wife of M. H. Painter" Phillips Beulah Bradley 10-Apr-1898 1-Dec-1972 "Mother" s/w Cornelius Washington Bradley Rachon Antoine 08-Jun-1860 5-Mar-1925 Ramsey Diane Fitzgerald 4-Sep-1944 s/w William Coleman Ramsey Ramsey Ethel M. 15-Oct-1888 22-Oct-1918 "Wife of H. L. Coffey" wife of Henry Lafayette Coffey; died during influenza epidemic of 1918 Ramsey Grover Cleveland 27-May-1888 13-Jul-1939 "Gone but not forgotten" Ramsey Hezekiah 15-Jul-1837 22-Mar-1918 Ramsey Howard L. 15-Sep-1884 7-Apr-1922 "Father" Ramsey Infant 26-Oct-1911 26-Oct-1911 "Infant of Simon & Stella Ramsey" "Born & died 10-26-1911" Ramsey Leroy ??-???-???? 28-Feb-19?0 "Died 02-28-19?0" "Aged 70 yrs" Ramsey Lucy A. 09-Sep-1845 2-Jun-1943 "She was the sunshine/of our lives" Ramsey Mary F. 05-Aug-1862 6-Apr-1947 Ramsey Quinton J. 24-Nov-1928 13-Aug-1935 "Gone to be an/angel" Ramsey Roswell 18-Aug-1878 10-Sep-1925 Ramsey Susan E. 1808 13-Dec-1905 "Wife of H. M. Ramsey" Ramsey William Coleman 23-Dec-1941 24-Nov-1999 "Earth has no sorrow that heaven can not heal" s/w Diane Fitzgerald Ramsey Robertson Clarence R. 19-Jan-1907 "Asleep in Jesus" Robertson Coy Charlie 22-Dec-1900 19-Nov-1968 Robertson Dennis C. 11-May-1912 20-Aug-1951 Robertson Hall T 1910 1980 "PFC US ARMY/WORLD WAR II" military marker Robertson Hall Thomas 25-Jul-1910 11-Jun-1980 "At rest" Robertson Infant "Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Robertson" Robertson James C. 8-Apr-1865 22-Aug-1997 s/w Ora A. Robertson Robertson Mary H. 06-Feb-1820 2-Apr-1908 "Resting till the /Resurrection morn" Robertson Melvin Arnold 21-Dec-1912 16-Nov-1999 "TSGT. RET. USAF/WWII & KOREA" "waiting the final roll call" Robertson Melvin Arnold 21-Dec-1912 16-Nov-1999 "TSGT. RET. USAF/WWII & KOREA" military marker Robertson Ora A. 24-May-1870 25-Jun-1938 s/w James C. Robertson Robertson Ruby 22-Apr-1900 22-Apr-1922 "Gone but not forgotten" Seaman Berta L. 1883 1968 s/w Elmer H. Seaman, Carlene E. Seaman Seaman Carlene E. Grant 1908 1987 s/w Elmer H. Seaman, Berta L. Seaman Seaman Elmer H. 1915 1959 s/w Berta L. Seaman, Carlene E. Seaman Seaman Helen F. 30-Dec-1917 3-Sep-1984 s/w Loven V. Seaman Seaman Loven V. 16-Dec-1907 09-Apr-1890 "How great thou art" s/w Helen F. Seaman Steele Brucewood 25-Aug-1917 5-Jan-1919 Steele Claude B. 4-Mar-1890 12-Dec-1968 Steele James Franklin 25-Apr-1853 21-Nov-1926 s/w Virginia Ann Steele Steele Ora Esther 20-Oct-1890 27-Jun-1925 "Mother" "She was the sunshine of our home" Steele Virginia Ann 02-Jan-1865 17-Jun-1934 s/w James Franklin Steele Taylor Bernice R. 25-Feb-1923 23-Jan-1978 "Sister" s/w Thomas B. Taylor Taylor Eugene 17-Feb-1881 16-Nov-1948 s/w Evelyn Taylor Taylor Evelyn 30-May-1880 30-Nov-1963 s/w Eugene Taylor Taylor G. W. 17-Mar-1867 2-Dec-1970 Taylor Thomas B. 15-Aug-1920 1-Apr-1978 "Brother" s/w Bernice R. Taylor Thaxton ? ??-Feb-1915 ??-???-???? Wheeler John W. 24-Jan-1895 13-Apr-1941 "At rest" s/w Ruth G. Wheeler Wheeler Leonard A. 5-Aug-1934 27-Dec-1946 "Son of J. W. & Ruth Wheeler" "Only sleeping" Wheeler Ruth G. ??-???-???? ??-Sep-1915 s/w John W. Wheeler Whitesell Emma J. 09-Oct-1888 3-Oct-1973 s/w Jacob T. Whitesell Whitesell Jacob T. 11-Mar-1893 25-Jul-1950 "Gone but not forgotten" s/w Emma J. Whitesell ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************