WATSON CEMETERY  (#74)

also known as

PLEASANT HILL or MONDY CEMETERY

T24N R8E SEC 17

Map #13

 

 

Located in the vicinity of Old Pleasant Hill General Baptist Church, this cemetery is sometimes referred to as Pleasant Hill Cemetery

 

ALFONSO , May   10 Jan 1867 - 8 Dec 1911           

 

JONES , Francis Mildred John

JONES, Rachel B.   29 Jan 1872 - 11 Aug 1911

 

BATES, Nona Mae   6 Jan 1911 -  __ Jun 1911                Daughter of George and Nona BATES

 

SANNER , Kenneth Milford    1 [6?] Feb 1903 - 23 Jan 1915         Son of Nora BATES

 

BATES , Horace   20 Dec 1851 - 5 Jan 1925    Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal

 

GREER , Joseph T.   6 Oct 1877 - 8 Apr 1912

GREER, George W.    17 Dec 1900 - 24 Nov 1921

 

JOINER John Franklin    2 Apr 1867 - 18 Jul 1909

JOINER, James Henry    25 Oct 1892 - 9 Nov 1910   [NOTE: one transcriber recorded these names as JONES]

 

LEADBETTER , Essie   19 Dec 1911 - 6  Mar 1912   Daughter of Allen and Della [Bella?]

LEADBETTER, Alex  

 

MONDY , Nancy    3 Apr 1904 - 15 Dec 1921   Wife of John Greer

MONDY , Iva    4 Jun 1877 - 6 Jul 1922   Wife M. M. Mondy

 

HAYES , Ray    21 Jun 1900 - 30 Jan 1901

 

JACO__, [JACOBS?]            21y 11m 7d   Son of A. S. & R. D.

 

LOTT, John    d. 18 Jan 1887

LOTT , Alafair    18 Jan 1860 - 29 Oct 1892   Daughter of J. & A. F. LOTT

 

____________     17 ____ 1829 - 29 Sep 1892

 

LITTLE , William E.    24 Apr 1826 - 8 Mar 1875   Son of L. F. & Emma LITTLE

 

WRIGHT , R.  H.    18 Sep 1883 - 6 Jul 1891   Son of B. & N. J. WRIGHT

 

LITTLE , Lemuel       4 Apr 1887 - 20 Feb 1892   Son of L. F. & Fannie LITTLE

 

JACOBS, John   

JACOBS , Ruthy    20 Nov 1876

 

DAVIS , Samuel    6 Mar 1885 - 22 Apr 1911  Enclosed by an iron fence.

                There is a tag enclosed in plastic attached to this fence that reads:

                “Glenda Dye Davis, granddaughter of John Davis, brother to Samuel.

                Anyone who can furnish information on this family please contact:

                   Glenda Dye Davis, 600 Spruce St., Farmington, MN 55024...”

DAVIS , Arville Lester    2 Oct 1909 - 11 Jun 1911          [these two enclosed by iron fence]

 

SISCO, Granville    25 Jan 1847 - 25 Feb 1847     -|  [could these two be the same person with dates

SISCO, Granville J.    25 Jan 1817 - 25 Feb 1883  -|  interpreted differently by various transcribers?]

 

DAVIDSON , Leta May    14 Jun 1914 - 15 Apr 1916

DAVIDSON , George Thomas    age 1y

DAVIDSON , Laura May    age 9m 1 week

DAVIDSON, J. T.    age 23y

 

FITZGERALD , Donahoo    age 62y

 

STEWART , Willis C.[?]        Son of C. & A. STEWART

 

EDWARDS, Nora Bell    9 Feb 1865 - 16 Sep 1897   Wife of A. V.

EDWARDS, A. V.    d. 17 Jun 1900   age 50y

 

WRIGHT , H. [B.?]    30 May 1888 - 6 Sep 1890   Son of B. J. and N. S. [J.?]

WRIGHT, N. J.    2 Jul 1862 - 15 Oct 1889   Wife of B. WRIGHT

 

DAVIS, Robert    21 Dec 1909 - 27 Mar 1910

 

STOUT , Minnie    1879 - 1932

STOUT , Alonza    1875 - 1930

STOUT , Otis E.    1911 - 1934    [bur at foot of the grave of  Alonza STOUT, above]

 

ASHBY , F. Evert    11 Jul 1908 - 4 Oct 1909

ASHBY , Dortha    25 Apr 1916 - 2 Sep 1916

 

WRIGHT , Andrew Jackson    21 Dec 1862 - 26 Nov 1908

WRIGHT , Allie    26 Aug 1868 - 12 Feb 1908

 

GREER , Winfield    Feb 1853 - Sep 1906

 

AVERY , Dora    Jan 1880 [1889?] - Jan 1889

 

STEWART, James W.    8 Sep 1871 - 1 Sep [Jul?] 1872   Son of C. & A. STEWART

 

HEACOCK , Marion A.    6 Jul 1893 [1803?] - 12 Jul 1893   Son of L. S. & L. B. HEACOCK

HEACOCK,  _____    8 Oct ____ - 21 Mar ____   [broken stone]    Infant Daughter of L. S. & L. B. HEACOCK

 

MORGAN , Jewell    1 Oct 1920 - 22 May 1922   Daughter of Mike & Bertha MORGAN

MORGAN , Rachel    __ Oct 1903 - 4 Aug 1905

 

_____________            14 Jul 1872    [broken white marble stone - one date is all that is legible]

   

JACKSON, J. H.    17 Feb 1829 - 29 Oct 1892

 

KEITH, Albert P.    5 Nov 1855 - 17 Dec 1893   38y 1m 12d

 

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From Butler Co. Death Records:

 

ABBY, Eliza     d. 8 May 1889age 41y      bur. Watson graveyard

 

ABLES, William     d. 7 May 1889   age 70y    bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

ARMON, Ardelia,    d. 7 Apr 1888   age 27y    bur. Watson schoolhouse

 

BAGGETT , Garrett     d. 15 Mar 1888   age 60y   bur. Watson schoolhouse

 

BAGGET, Tilly     d. 20 Mar 1891   age 15y   bur. Watson graveyard

BAGGETT, Wm G.    d 23 Nov [Dec] 1892   age 19y    bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

BAGWELL, Mary Ann    d. 10 Oct 1883  age 31y   bur.  Watson’s Schoolhouse

 

CARRICO, Rosey    d. 1 Jan 1892   age 18y    bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

CRAIGHEAD, Mrs. P.    d. 6 Nov 1892   age 60y   bur. Watson graveyard

 

DEPOYSTER , Jessey     d. 27 Dec 1883   age 20y    bur. Watson

DEPOYSTER, Robert    d. 3 Mar 1886   age 27y    bur. Watson cem.

 

FOSTER, Wm.     d 24 Nov 1883   age 47y   bur. Watson school house

 

GREER, Abner    d. 25 Oct 1885   age 4m    bur. Watson cem.

GREER,  July     d. 16 Oct 1888   age 31y    bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

HAISLIP, William    d. 30 Sep 1883   age 71y     bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

HEACOCK, Nettie    d. 7 Sep 1883   age 6m   bur. Watson Cemetery

HEACOCK, Warren    d. 5 Dec 1892, age 27   bur. Watson Cemetery

 

JACKSON, Ellick    d. 11 Dec 1889   age 27y   bur. Watson’s school house

 

JACKSON, Joseph    d. 28 Apr 1884   age 13y    bur.  Watson schoolhouse

 

JONES, Mary    d. 29 Sep 1887   age 21y   bur. Watson schoolhouse, Ash Hill

 

KEITH, Isom    d. 29 Dec 1891   age 40y    bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

LANDRUM, Matilda     d. 30 Jun 1889   age 18y   bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

MITCHELL, Charles    d. 8 Jan 1887    age 6y      bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

MITHEL [?] [MICHEL? ], John    d. 24 Dec 1885   age 33y    bur. Watson Cem

 

WELLARD [WOLLARD], James    d. 21 Jan 1889   age 40y   bur. Watson’s graveyard

 

WHITINGTON, Mary age    d. 13 Mar 1888   age 40/41y    bur. Watson Schoolhouse

 

 

 

A view of  part of  Watson Cemetery

 

 

 

 

Canvassed by Arnold Epps Aug 1984

Updated Betty Hanks & Flora Mae Tilley April 1996