JONES METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

East side Jesterville Road & south side of Muddy Hole Rd. (*Listed as Clara Rd. in John Jacob’s Book)

There is no longer a church at this site. This is a heavily wooded corner lot, thick with trees, vines, spines, brambles, barbs and dense undergrowth. Footing is treacherous. The West Side Lions Club cleared the site several years ago, but it is obvious that no effort has been made to do anything recently. Extremely hard to navigate (we both tripped on vines and fell). Gravestones are 20 feet or less from edge of woods, but can barely (if at all) be seen as you drive past. We stopped first on opposite side of road, and did not see them, then drove on looking for Clara Road. (It is now renamed and signed as Muddy Hole Road). On the return trip we stopped on the adjacent shoulder and saw the stones. Recorded November 29, 1997 by Margaret Robinson and Paul Willing.

Addie Bernice WALTER, daughter of Thos. T. & Mary E. Walter, b. Mar. 27, 1873 d. Aug. 8, 1873

Willie A., Infant son of Thos. T. & Mary E. Walter, b. Jan. 25, 1892 d. Sept. 25, 1892

Annie Grace, daughter of Thos. T. and Mary E. Walter, b. Oct. 3, 1877 d. Oct. 16, 1888, Aged 11 years 13 months

Warren Stingle HEATH, b. Aug. 23, 1877 d. Feb. 19, 1878

(No name) Infant child of Francis and Lacy, b. Oct. 2, 1884 d. Oct. 23, 1884

* Note: Above graves were inside a wrought iron fenced enclosure at the edge of the woods on the Jesterville Road side. They were not recorded in John Jacob’s book, although they were buried prior to 1900.

Isaac S. STREET, d. Aug. 5, 1882 24 yrs. 5 days

Albert T., consort of Delia S. MEZICK, b. Jan 8, 1854 d. Oct. 11, 1878

(Note: John Jacob’s book lists above as Albert T. Mezick, son of Delius Mezick)

The following are listed in the order found in John Jacob’s book and each was verified.

Louisa J. Catlin, Wife of Julius Catlin, b. Mar. 26, 1853 d. Sept. 3, 1898

Maria COLBURN, b. Sept 1, 1891 d. Oct. 23, 1882

Mary C. DICKERSON, b. Sept. 28, 1828 d. Nov. 9, 1887

Sarah V. JENKINS, Wife of Theodore K. Jenkins, b. Apr. 29, 1851 d. Oct. 4, 1899

Minus D. MESSICK, b. Dec. 21, 1859 d. Sept. 12, 1881

Ritty A. MESSICK, b. Sept. 10, 1825 d. Feb. 16, 1879

Mahlon S. MUSIC, b. Apr. 9, 1826 d. Dec. 5, 1894

Henry J. MESSICK, b. Mar. 10, 1833 d. June 17, 1892

Mabel MESSICK ,Daughter of Henry J. and Annie E. Messick, b. May 6, 1893 d. Sept. 3, 1894

Margaret MESSICK, Wife of George Messick, b. Mar. 4, 1803 d. Apr. 17, 1885

Lucy E. A. TRAVERS, Wife of Francis M. Travers, b. Feb. 5, 1865 d. May 11, 1885, age 20 yrs. 3 mos. 6 days

Note: There is a single sized plot on the Muddy Hole Road side enclosed by a wrought iron fence. It appears to be a single grave, or it may be 2 infant graves end to end. There is a small stone at each end similar to a foot stone, but they are both sunken to half their depth, and there is no discernible inscription on either. It was not possible to get inside the enclosure or close enough to see anything more.

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