MT. PLEASANT CEMETERIES
The Mt. Pleasant cemeteries are two small cemeteries on the same piece of property but separated from one another by about 100 yards. They are located about 3 miles northwest of Pinson, Tennessee on the north side of Stone Road.
David Donahue recorded this cemetery January 18, 2004, based on earlier work by Jonathan K. T. Smith. Mr. Smith's 1995 record for this cemetery appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee and a 2000 update appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, Volume 2. These works are referred to collectively as Smith in the notes below.
Mt. Pleasant Church #1
(west side)This section of the cemetery contains nine temporary marker plates with no information and maybe three or four unmarked graves.
Cason, Johnnie Mae, Sept. 15, 1912-Mar. 22, 1972
Givens, Alice Manus, July 3,1893-June 14,1965
Givens, Curtis Eugene, Aug. 27, 1914-Sept. 9, 1974
Hall, Billy Jack, Apr. 24, 1934-July 13, 1977
Hall, M. Louise, Jan. 15, 1913-Jan. 11, 1989
Hall, R. Azzie, Apr. 23, 1909-July 14, 1995; also temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, Mr. Robert "Azzie" Sidney HallHart, Thelma Hughes, July 12, 1949-Nov. 25, 1972, "Niece"
Hervey, James M., Aug. 1, 1879-June 6, 1970
Holland, Amos "A.B.," Sept. 25, 1936-Oct. 10, 1997
Holland, Joe Ben, Aug. 10, 1915-Mar. 16, 1962
Hughes, Christaina, 1912-1982, "From daughter"
Hughes, Claudie, 1910-1982, "From Daughter" (fallen)
Hughes, Thelma [see Hart, Thelma Hughes]
Jackson, Carrie Bell, June 20, 1891-Aug. 15, 1967
Jeffries, Allie M., May 26, 1911-Oct. 22, 1969, "Mother" footstone (fallen)
Jeffries, Elnora, Mrs., Aug. 8, 1900?-Dec. 2_, 1992, temporary marker, Stephenson Shaw, 3 feet north of military marker for Tom Henry Thomas
Johnson, Mary Joyce, Mrs., June 14, 1931-Mar. 3, 2002, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 3 feet south of homemade marker for Heath Di-Jon Woods
Jones, John Henry, Jan. 6, 1904-Jan. 1, 1961, military marker "Tennessee Pvt Co C 266 QM Bn World War II"
Jones, Sevier, Apr. 24, 1894-Nov. 27, 1966, military marker "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War I"
Lancaster, Lessie M., Oct. 8, 1916-May 30, 1997
Laster, Robert S., d. Jan. 27, 1994, Aged 83 Years, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home, 10 feet south-southeast of military marker for Johnie McDonald
Manus, Alice [see Givens, Alice Manus]
McDonald, Johnie, Mar. 27, 1915-Oct. 25, 1972, military marker "Tennessee PFC Us Army World War II"
McKinney, Addie, Feb.11, 1910-Jan. 10, 1973
Moore, Ernestine, Mrs., Feb. ?, ____-June 27, 1983, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 3 feet north of homemade marker for Heath Di-Jon Woods [as reported by Smith in 1995: Ernestine Moore, 1934-1983; this may have been painted on a concrete block]
Pearson, Ezell, Oct. 2, 1916-Jan. 29, 1980
Pirtle, Eliza, Dec. 29, 1903-Mar. 6, 1987
Thomas, Tom Henry, 1905-1977, military marker "PFC US Army World War II"
Truelove, Clemon, Mr., d. Mar. 24, 1992, Age 72, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]
Truelove, U. M. B., Aug. 1, 1879-Feb. 10, 1968
Williams, Clara Mae, Mrs., 1910-1997, temporary markerm, Stephenson-Shaw, 10 feet west-northwest of military marker for Johnie McDonald
Williams, Maurice, July 3, 1927-Sept. 6, 1995, military marker "Pvt US Army"
Woods, Heath Di-Jon, Nov. 29, 1973-Oct. 17, 1993 (homemade); also temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, Heath De-Jon Woods
Woods, Peggy, Mrs., Dec. 15, 1935-May 29, 1990, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 10 feet east of marker for Curtis Eugene Givens
Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church #2
(east side)This section of the cemetery contains eight temporary marker plates with no information and about six unmarked graves.
Andrews, ______, stillborn, 1988 (homemade; almost unreadable in 2004; painted on concrete block 8 feet west of double marker for Mildred and Raymond Pirtle)
Arnold, Joyce Ann Wilson "Pot," Nov. 11, 1950-Feb. 23, 2001
Beasley, Monroe, Aug. 11, 1928-July 13, 1999, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 3 feet north of marker for Peggy Jean Pirtle
Blackwell, Wanda Mae, June 29, 1923-Nov. 4, 1983, "Mother"
Chaney, Francine [see Edwards, Francine "Cookie" Chaney]
Chaney, Lillian [see Jenkins, Lillian Chaney]
Cheairs, Felix Walter, Jr., July 23, 1978-October 23, 1994, "Little Teadie"
Clifton, Cora Lee, Mrs., d. May 7,1993, Age 87, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 1995]
Cole, James Alvin, Dec. 31, 1947-July 24, 1996, military marker SP4 US Army, Vietnam"
Crane, Emmitt, June 6, ____-Feb. 10, 199_, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 3 feet north of military marker for Fred William Earl [almost unreadable in 2004; information as reported by Smith in 2000]
Daniel, Earnice Godwin, June 23, 1944-Oct. 13, 2000, "Mom"
Davis, candy [see Sinclair, Candy Davis]
Earl, Fred William, 1946-1991, military marker "US Army"
Edwards, Francine "Cookie" Chaney, June 30, 1953-Nov. 7, 1991
Ellison, Jason Deon, Sept. 1, 1981-Oct. 10, 1981
Fields, Lucille [see Woodson, Lucille Fields]
Fleet, Mary Jane, d. Oct. 16, 1989, "Mom" [a temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home, reported by Smith in 1995 listed her as Age 81]
Godwin, Earnice [see Daniel, Earnice Godwin]
Harris, Essie Mae, no dates, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 2 yards north of military marker for Charles L. Perry [in 2000 Smith did not report dates but noted that the burial was recent]
Hopgood, William Henry, Aug. 29, 1932-Oct. 29, 2001
Hunt, Joe, no dates (homemade; painted on concrete block 3 feet north of marker for Robert Neal Woods, Jr.)
Jenkins, Lillian Chaney, July 19, 1946-Sept. 17, 2002
Pearson, Hazel, Mr., 1910-1988, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 1995]
Perry, Charles L., May 11, 1950-July 24, 1999, military marker "US Army"
Pirtle, Mildred, July 22, 1921-____
Pirtle, Raymond, Jan. 1, 1913-July 16, 1987, carved rings and "Aug. 1, 1937"Pirtle, Peggy Jean, Oct. 18, 1952-Jan. 10, 1996
Sinclair, Candy Davis, Oct. 19, 1960-Apr. 26, 1997 [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 2000, possibly read from a temporary marker]
Sinclair, Jerry Wayne, Oct. 10, 1959-Apr. 26, 1997, "Fat Daddy" [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 2000, possibly read from a temporary marker]
Sinclair, Robert Howard, Sept. 26, 1912-Sept. 26, 1987, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 1995]
Smith, Chester Pauline, Feb. 23, 1928-Mar. 11, 1999, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 4 yards north of military marker for Fred William Earl
White, Robert N., April 8, 1942-April 18, 1990, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 1995]
Wilson, Catherine, Mrs., d. Oct. 28, 1994, Age 45, temporary marker, Ford Funeral Home [not found in 2004; reported by Smith in 1995]
Wilson, Elijah, Aug. 18, 1948-June 9, 1992, "Hotsauce"
Wilson, Joyce Ann [see Arnold, Joyce Ann Wilson "Pot"]
Wilson, Tommie Igussie, Mar. 26, 1919-Aug. 10, 1993, "Mother" footstone
Wilson, Jimmy C., June 14, 1918-Mar. 31, 1994, "Father" footstone, "Wed Aug. 5, 1939"Woods, Edward Lee, 1936-1995, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 3 feet south of marker for Peggy Jean Pirtle
Woods, Robert Neal, Jr., Apr. 8, 1942-Apr. 18, 1990
Woodson, Albert, July 2, 1914-Oct. 18, 1979
Woodson, Alline, Mrs., June 28, 1915-Aug. 21, 2001, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 10 feet west of marker for Feliz Walter Cheairs, Jr.
Woodson, Calvin, d. Aug. 28, 2003, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, grave immediately south of grave for Cederick Bernard Woodson
Woodson, Cedric Bernard, May 17, 1962-Nov. 7, 1996
Woodson, Lucille Fields, June 23, 1916-May 16, 1999 [adjacent to marker for Albert Woodson]
Worlick, Dora Mae, Mrs., Oct. 24, 1924-Mar. 24, 2002, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 4 yards west of double marker for Tommy Igussie and Jimmy C. Wilson
Unidentifiable
Zula, no other information