oldbaptist
Old Baptist
© Copyright 2004 by Jean Leeper
All Rights Reserved
Pictures by Jean Leeper taken on Feb 29,
2004
It is located in the NE corner of section 26 of Jefferson
township, near Finley Chapel,
on the corner of 140th Street and Gabriel
Avenue.
I do not know the history of the church.
A pioneer cemetery is one that has not had a burial in
fifty years.
From the road looking SW.
Above, looking NE and below, looking SE, from the same
spot.
Conover stone is in the middle of the above
picture.
The parents are listed on this side and the children on
the backside. There are a row of small stones to the
north.
George H Conover, Apri 10, 1832 - Oct 14,
1911
Adaline Kingsbury Conover, his wife May 24, 1837 - Feb.
27, 1922
Madison M Conover, June 24-1862 - Aug 28,
1862
Lottie M Conover, Aug 24 1863 - Sept 29,
1863
Freddy G Conover, June 4, 1866 - Aug 21,
1866
Etta M Conover, Oct 11, 1871 - Oct 16,
1872
Lettie Conover, Sep 21, 1873 - Nov 8, 1873
Elmer Conover, Mar 5, 1875 - Sep 14, 1878
Lue R Conover, Oct 8, 1866 - Sep 22, 1878
Barr family stone.
In Memory of Alexander Barr, Samuel Spring, Erastus
Ives
The children of John Barr and Orvilla Spring (Ives)
Barr
Samuel Huffman Barr, Aged 5 mos.
Mary Philena Barr, Aged 12 years.
Lauren Leslie Barr, Aged 11 mos.
George A Johnson, son of G S and E Johnson, died May 3,
1855, aged 3y's 1mo 21 d's
Robert N Johnson, son of G S and E Johnson, died Aug 7,
1855, aged 10 mo 4dys
Lucinda Morton, wife of Richard Morton, died Aug 5,
1861?
Aged 19?y 11m and 17d
Stone is damaged so I enlarged the picture to try to read
it.
James H Stockton, son of J and L Stockton, died June 14,
1863, aged 20 yrs. 8 Mo. 4d.
Killed before Vicksburg
This stone was standing and the other one was on the
ground in front .