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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Pleasant Grove cemetery is located south of Ellisville, MS in the Dacetown Community. The cemetery is adjacent to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. This African-American cemetery has served the area families for many years. There are numerous marked but unlabeled graves. There are 23 graves with funeral home markers and 11 graves with illegible funeral home markers.
Location: At the intersection of MS Hwy. 29 and Hwy 11 in Ellisville, MS go 2.4 miles south on MS Hwy. 11; turn on Dacetown Road at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church sign, travel about two miles and the cemetery is located on the right side of the road.
Note: We would like to thank Cleveland Sowell For his wonderful contribution to this web site.
| Last Name | Given Names | Birth Date | Death Date | Notes/Inscriptions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asberry | McDouglas | Mar 04 1973 | (Age 52) | ||
| Baker | Lucy | (No dates) | |||
| Batson | Calvin | (No dates) | |||
| Beamon | Tracy Edward | Jun 20 1989 | Jun 20 1989 | (Infant) | |
| Brown | Alice A. | 1906 | 1991 | ||
| Cole | Anthony Kenyatta | August 1, 1973 | August 16, 2003 | ||
| Cole | Robert | Aug 01 1942 | Nov 16 1974 | ||
| Coleman | Daisy Thronton | Nov 05 1910 | Jul 20 1989 | ||
| Coleman | Willis | Mar 19 1934 | May 03 1986 | (Son of Daisy Coleman) | |
| Crawford | Benjamin | Mar 03 1904 | May 17 1970 | ||
| Crawford | Charlie | Jan 1887 | Mar 23 1918 | ||
| Crawford | Ervin L. | Apr 11 1926 | May 24 1964 | (Mississippi STM 1 USNR WORLD WAR2) | |
| Crawford | Libb | (No dates) | |||
| Crawford | Liza Gray | (No dates) | |||
| Dace | Ada Jones | (No dates) | |||
| Dace | Joe | (No dates) (Founder of Dacetown Community) | |||
| Deloach | David Charles | Oct 04 1926 | Oct 01 1985 | ||
| Deloach | Kadd | Jul 09 1911 | Jul 11 1993 | ||
| Deloach | Shellie | Jul 18 1913 | Sep 23 1940 | ||
| Everett | Agnes McAfee | Sep 27 1909 | May 01 2002 | (Wife of Clayton Everett) | |
| Everett | Clayton | Sep 28 1907 | May 14 1991 | (US Army World War2) | |
| Gallaway | Hester L. Walters | Oct 25 1921 | Feb 28 1962 | ||
| Gates | Willie Ann | Jun 24 1948 | Aug 24 2001 | ||
| Guy | Willie | Nov 10 1876 | Nov 28 1961 | ||
| Hamilton | Ace | (No dates) | |||
| Hamilton | Genvia | (No dates) | |||
| Hamilton | James T. | May 06 1912 | Nov 15 1948 | ||
| Hamilton | Rob | (No dates) | |||
| Hayes | Sandy | Jan 19 1955 | Nov 02 1995 | ||
| Henderson | Georgia A. Washington | Apr 02 1904 | Aug 21 1994 | ||
| Highland | Elliott Robert | Oct 12 1906 | Jun 12 2000 | ||
| Highland | Florence Moore | Nov 11 1880 | Apr 26 1970 | (Wife of Thomas J. Highland) | |
| Highland | S.W. | 1869 | 1944 | (H.B.A. 58) | |
| Highland | Theodore M. | Sep 15 1904 | Dec 21 1995 | (His Memory Is Blessed) | |
| Highland | Thomas J. | Apr 12 1879 | Dec 14 1949 | (Children: Theodore M. Robert E. Lucy H. Johnson Myrtle Gray) | |
| Hinton | Viola McAfee (Wells) | Feb 16 1900 | Apr 03 1980 | ||
| Howze | Lela | Nov 01 1886 | Oct 12 1938 | (Mother of Alberta Armstrong Mitchell) | |
| Jackson | Adline | (No dates) | |||
| Jackson | Josephine | Feb 12 1900 | Mar 02 1990 | (Wife of W.L. Jackson) | |
| Jackson | W.L. | (No dates) | |||
| Johnson | Johnnie H. | Oct 03 1898 | Apr 01 1961 | (Father) | |
| Johnson | Lucy H. | Mar 05 1900 | Apr 02 1961 | (Mother) | |
| Jones | Betty | (No dates) | |||
| Jones | Bill | (No dates) | |||
| Jones | Estella | (No dates) | |||
| Jones | Eugene | Nov 04 1934 | Nov 02 1998 | (CW2 US Army) ( Son of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Jim | (No dates) | |||
| Jones | John O. | 1909 | 1950 | (US Army WW2) (Brother of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Johnnie Larry | Jul 26 1938 | Aug 17 1993 | (Beloved Son of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Luther Jr. | Aug 04 1933 | Jan 25 1999 | (US Army Korea) | |
| Jones | Luther Sr. | May 21 1900 | Apr 01 1984 | ||
| Jones | Rosie | (No dates) | |||
| Jones | Ruby Lee Middleton | Jul 05 1904 | Sep 16 1994 | (Sister of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Samuel W. | Jan 18 1907 | Aug 07 1963 | (Gone But Not Forgotten) (Brother of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Sophronia Moore | Apr 10 1875 | Feb 23 1941 | (At Rest) (Mother of Luther Jones Sr.) | |
| Jones | Will | Jan 1880 | Sep 1947 | Age 57 | |
| Jones | Wm. | Jun 10 1845 | Apr 25 1925 | ||
| Keys | Enos | Dec 24 1912 | Nov 14 1964 | (Son of Annie Reid) | |
| Keys | Ida Mae Gains | 1915 | 1966 | (Wife of Enos Keys) | |
| Knight | Addie Walters | Apr 14 1948 | (Sister of Rev. Henry Walters) | ||
| Lewis | Carrie Lee Nichols | Mar 09 1908 | Nov 05 2000 | ||
| McAfee | Mary King | Dec 23 1879 | Oct 15 1954 | (Wife of Will McAfee) | |
| McAfee | Moses | Sep 16 1912 | Mar 24 1994 | (Pvt. US Army War 11) | |
| McAfee | Rochelle H | Apr 01 1923 | Oct 07 2001 | (Wife of Moses McAfee) | |
| McAfee | Will | Nov 10 1959 | Age 80 (Children: Richard Albert Moses Viola Hinton Annie M. Stokes Mary McAfee Agnes Everett | ||
| McCallum | Andrew | 1918 | 1990 | (US Army WW2) | |
| McCarty | T.L. | Jan 18 1866 | Jan 20 1944 | (He Is Sleep) | |
| McCarty | Sarah | Apr 10 1872 | Feb 28 1951 | ||
| McCarty | William (Bill) | Apr 19 1911 | Jan 23 2001 | ||
| McGill | Ruby Crawford | (No Dates) | |||
| Mitchell | Alberta Armstrong | Jun 30 1910 | Jun 15 1998 | ||
| Mitchell | Cal Henry | Apr 10 1905 | Sep 21 1966 | ||
| Mitchell | Charles | Nov 18 1935 | Dec 07 1989 | (US Air Force) | |
| Mitchell | Jim | 1879 | 1957 | ||
| Mitchell | Lillian | Aug 20 1883 | Apr 17 1961 | ||
| Mitchell | Thomas M. | Nov 18 1962 | Nov 21 1986 | ||
| Moore | Luvenia | Oct 26 1904 | Mar 17 1984 | (Wife of Melvin Moore Sr.) | |
| Moore | Melvin Sr. (Deacon) | Oct 26 1908 | Jul 25 1997 | (Mama and Daddy) | |
| Mosley | O.B. | (No dates) | |||
| Newell | Baby George | (No dates) (Son of Hattie Waters Newell) | |||
| Newell | Doristene | Mar 19 1940 | Nov -- 1970 | ||
| Newell | Hattie Waters | Aug 08 1914 | Dec 25 1949 | (Wife of Johnnie Newell Sr.) | |
| Newell | Henry | Oct 25 1917 | Jul 30 1976 | (US Army) (Son of John and Annie Newell) | |
| Newell | Johnnie Sr. | Oct 10 1908 | Jun 29 1996 | ||
| Picking | Clomen | May 19 1920 | Feb 23 1988 | (TEC5 US Army WW 11) | |
| Reed | Annie | Dec 25 1869 | Dec 17 1989 | ||
| Reid | Maria | (No dates) (Grandmother of the famous Red Fox.) | |||
| Rogers | Loudella | Oct 11 1934 | 1968 | ||
| Shows | Martha | (No dates) | |||
| Shows | Mary | (No dates) | |||
| Spells | Ethel Young | Jan 17 1917 | Jan 20 1996 | ||
| Spells | Jessie | Nov 01 1920 | Oct 23 1992 | (Husband of Ethel Young Spells) | |
| Stokes | Annie Mae McAfee | Apr 11 1911 | May 12 1999 | (Wife of Henry Stokes) | |
| Stokes | Henry | 1912 | 1974 | ||
| Tart | Treasy | Aug 01 1866 | Dec 24 1948 | ||
| Walters | Charles D. Sr. | 1936 | 2000 | (Son of Rev. Henry and Lucenda Walters) | |
| Walters | Henry Rev. | Mar 06 1872 | Dec 19 1952 | ||
| Walters | Lucendia Washington | Mar 05 1892 | May 31 1974 | (Wife of Rev. Henry Walters) | |
| Walters | Micheal | Feb 16 1951 | May 07 1973 | ||
| Welch | Charles (Buddy) | Aug 22 1929 | Nov 11 1962 | ||
| White | Johnny Earl | May 25 1949 | Dec 07 1987 | ||
| Wilson | Denis | Oct 29 1944 | Sep 14 1983 | ||
| Wright | William | Aug 11 1929 | Jan 14 1988 | ||
| Young | Alleen | Dec 25 1953 | Oct 01 1994 | ||
| Young | Baby | May 1968 | (Infant) | ||
| Young | Lee Mr. | Aug 15 1935 | Jun 22 1993 | ||
| Young | Lee Mrs. | (No dates on marker) | |||
| Young | Mattie L. | Jan 02 1961 | Dec 25 2000 | (2 Tim. 4:7 - Child Of The King Daughter of Verlon Young) | |
| Young | Mattie Newell | 1906 | 1995 | (Wife of William Charles Young) | |
| Young | Verlon | Mar 13 1932 | Aug 21 1995 | (Son of William Charles and Mattie Newell Young) | |
| Young | William Charles (Babe) | ||||
| Coleman | Kennedy Jr. | June 11, 1948 | May 13,2003 | ||
| Jones | Thelma E. | March 25, 1914 | June 10,2002 | ||
| Moore | Marilyn S | April 6 1960 | June 12 2003 | ||
| Newell | Johnnie Jr. | Oct. 8, 1930 | May 9, 2003 | US Army-Korea, Purple Heart | |
| Wilson | Ella B. | 1921 | 2004 |