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Mt Pleasant Cemetery

(aka Overfelt Cemetery)

Location: at the extant Primitive Baptist Church site. Go one mile east of Madison on US 24, turn north on Route JJ and continue for one mile. The Blades home is on the eastern side and the cemetery on the west about 1/3 of a mile from Route JJ. There are no signs marking the cemetery and it is not visible from Route JJ . 

Compilation and Comments by:

Mr. John Overfelt, formerly of Paris, Missouri

(joverfelt@socket.net)

1.   Atkinson, Rachel

Wife of T.J. Atkinson 

D. Jan 13, 1887 

Aged 67 yrs 2 mos 23 das

2.   Atkinson, Thomas J.  

D. Dec 26, 1877  

Aged 76 yrs 1 mo 20 das

3.   Boyd, Mary L.

Sacred to the Memory of  

Wife of F.J. Boyd  

D. Sept 30, 1857

Age 16 yrs 1 mo 21 das

4.   Carter, John H.

June 6, 1832  

Feb 6, 1919

5. Carter, Mary C.

His Wife 

Sep 12, 1832  

Feb 11, 1897

6.   Custer, Infant

Son of Fleming and S.A. Custer

Feb 22, 1873 

Feb 30, 1873

7. Custer, Mollie C.  

Dau of Fleming and S.A. Custer  

B. Aug 3, 1875  

D. Mar 8, 1876

8.   Hayes, James B.

Son of M.J. and J.D. Hayes 

D. Apr 26, 1893 

Aged 12 yrs 1 mo 29 das

9.   Hayes, John D.  

D. Feb 20, 1896  

Aged 49 yrs 2 mos 1 da

10.  Hayes, Laura B.

Dau of (???) Hayes  

D. May 1, 1888

Age 18 yrs 4 mos 26 das

11.  Hayes, Martha J.

D. Mar 21, 1895

Wife of J.E. Hayes 

Aged 43 yrs 2 mos 28 das

12. (Heathe?), James (Lesle?)

Son of Benjamin and (Eli??) (Heathe?) 

B. Oct 2, 1866  

D. Aug 6, 1870

Age 3 yrs 10 mos 9 das

(Note: Broken Headstone)

13.  Helms, John T.

1853 - 1927

14. Helms, Maranda

1860 - 1935

15.  Overfelt, Anna L.

Apr 8, 1870

Jul 19, 1891

(Note: Dau of Charles H. and Susan M. Overfelt)

16. Overfelt, Bennie

Son of M.D. and C.A. Overfelt

D. Jun 26, 1877  

Aged 2 yrs 3 mos 1 da

(Note: Son of Moses Divers and Clara (Cloey?) A Overfelt)

17.  Overfelt, Berry

B. Jan 25, 1811  

D. Feb 8, 1899  

(Note: Son of Charles Overfelt and Mary “Polly” Howell)

18. Overfelt, Buriah

Father

1810 – 1897

(Note: Son of Charles Overfelt and brother to Berry Overfelt per data from Flora Nell Ranton)

19.  Overfelt, C. H.

Aug 13, 1844  

Dec 8, 1900

(Note: Son of David Overfelt and Evaline Carper)

20. Overfelt, David

B. Sep 13, 1814  

D. Oct 19, 1880

Aged 69 yrs 1 mo (4) das

(Note: Born in Franklin Co, Va, son of Charles Overfelt and Mary “Polly” Howell)

21. Overfelt, Eliza V.

Wife of W.S. Overfelt

B. Oct 23, 1839

D. Oct 6, 1859

(Note: Died in childbirth, first wife of William S. Overfelt, dau of Eli and Sarah Jackson, sister of Phoebe Jackson Overfelt)

21.  Overfelt, Emma Kate

Dau of B. and M. Overfelt

D. Nov 30, 1878 

Aged 18 yrs 1 mo 12 das

(Note: Dau of Berry and Moriah Overfelt)

22. Overfelt, Evaline (G).

Wife of David Overfelt

Jun 30, 1818

May 15, 1874

Aged 55 yrs 10 mos 15 das

(Note: Born in Franklin Co, Va, dau of Henry Carper and Nancy Greer)

23. Overfelt, Maria

(Moriah per census records; second wife of Berry Overfelt)

24.  Overfelt, Martha

Wife of B. Overfelt

D. Jun 1, 1857  

Aged 37 yrs 1 mo 2 das

(Note: First wife of Berry Overfelt and dau of Aquilla Divers and Nancy Bradley)

25. Overfelt, Mary J.

His Wife

1822 – 1887

(Note: Mary J. Akers was the second wife of Buriah Overfelt per Flora Nell Ranton Unger)

26. Overfelt, Minnie L.

Dau of D. & S.C. Overfelt

B. May 3, 1867

D. Sep 18, 1967

26. Overfelt, Moses C.

Son of David and Evaline (G). Overfelt

B. May 8, 1854

D. Aug 21, 1873

Aged 19 yrs 3 mos 21 das

(Note: Grandson of Charles Overfelt and Mary “Polly” Howell)

27.  Overfelt, Nellie Maud

B. Aug 1, 1891

D. Apr 16, 1892

28. Overfelt, Phebe A.

His Wife

B. Sep 12, 1844

D. Nov 1, 1916

(Note: Wife of William S. Overfelt, dau of Eli and Sarah Jackson, sister of William’s first wife, Eliza V. Jackson Overfelt)

29. Overfelt, Rosa C. 

B. Mar 31, 1882  

D. Sep 22, 1895

30.  Overfelt, Samuel W.

1852 - 1928

(Note: Son of Berry Overfelt and Martha Divers)

31.  Overfelt, Sarah

1854 - 1932

32. Overfelt, Sue M.

His Wife

Oct 24, 1848

Dec 24, 1922

(Note: Wife of C.H. Overfelt)

33. Overfelt, W. S.

Feb 23, 1838

Jun 14, 1914

(Note: Son of Berry Overfelt and Martha Divers)

34. Owings, Benjamin H.

Elder

B. Sep 11, 1807

D. Apr 12, 1888

(Note: Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church)

35. Riley, Mary E.

Wife of Balis Riley

Dau of L.B. and M.E. Wade

D. Sep 17, 1891

Aged 30 yrs 10 mos 24 das

36. Wesley, Agnes C.

1874 - 1948

37. Wesley, Mary J.

1871 - 1910

38. Wesley, Thomas G.

1872 - 1935