OLIVE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C. in No. 11 Township
four miles northeast of Casar, N.C. Rev. E. McDaniel is the present
pastor of this church with 100 members.

Owner of Cemetery: Olive Grove Baptist Church

Approximate number of marked graves: 54
 Unmarked graves: 95

Earliest marked grave: Infant son of W. S. & N. A. Johnson, d. Sept. 15, 1887

General condition of cemetery: In fair condition.

Date of survey: Sept. 5, 1939
Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:

Cook, Infant of
 Oscar & Hattie Cook
(No dates)

Lail, Massie E., daughter of
 Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Lail
B. July 27, 1902
D. Sept. 17, 1918

Lail, Junie, daughter of
 Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Lail
B. July 27, 1915
D. July 17, 1916

Lail, Ellis, son of
 Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Lail
B. May 3, 1901
D. Mar. 15, 1902

Sparks, Lottie, daughter of
 R. K. & R. F. Sparks
B. Mar. 15, 1899
D. May 4, 1899

Sparks, Charley, son of
 R. K. & R. F. Sparks
B. May 3, 1908
D. Oct. 7, 1908

Sigman, Burnett
Co. D. 12 N.C. Inf. C.S.A.
(Govt. Marker)
[No dates]

Buff, Henry
Co. F. 55 N.C. Inf. C.S.A.
(Govt. Marker)
[No dates]

Fredell, Margaret
B. Aug. 6, 1900
D. Sept. 2, 1900

Costner, Infant of
 J. C. & M. A. Costner
(No dates)

Costner, Infant of
 J. C. & M. A. Costner
(No dates)

Buff, Myrtle Elma, daughter of
 John & Ruth Buff [per text]
B. Aug. 18, 1906
D. June 8, 1907

Buff, Mamie Lee, daughter of
 John & Bertie Buff [per text]
B. April 29, 1897
D. Dec. 17, 1901

Buff, John & Bertha
B. April 29, 1897
D. Dec. 17, 1901 [per text]

Buff, Lottie M., daughter of
 W. N. & F. R. Buff
D. Feb. 25, 1905

Johnson, Infant daughter of
 W. S. & N. A. Johnson
D. Dec. 12, 1893
Aged: 27 ds.

Johnson, Infant son of
 W. S. & N. A. Johnson
D. Sept. 15, 1887
Aged: 2 mos., 9 ds.

Cook, J. H., a Baptist Minister
B. Mar. 14, 1848
D. Mar. 23, 1933

Cook, Fannie
B. Oct. 25, 1853
D. May 12, 1932

Cook, James
3 Regt. N.C. Troops, Rev. War
Govt. Marker
(No dates)

Cook, Liza J. Buff
B. June 1851
D. Nov. 21, 1913

Speck, John Alexander, son of
 David & M. C. Speck
D. July 27, 1898
Aged: 20 yrs., 2 mos., 15 ds.

Johnson, Wallace E., son of
 J. M. & M. L. Johnson
B. Sept. 23, 1907
D. Nov. 7, 1907

Puett, Ector B., son of
 J. E. & S. V. Puett
B. Aug. 29, 1872
D. Aug. 6, 1899
Aged: 26 yrs., 11 mos., 7 ds.

Puett, S. M.
B. Dec. 26, 1839
D. June 1909

Puett, Warrick Mecklenburg, son of
 Myrtle & J. W. Puett
B. Oct. 23, 1901
D. July 28, 1902

Wortman, Nancy
B. July 12, 1834
D. June 11, 1920

Cook, D. D.
B. April 6, 1854
D. Aug. 18, 1927

Cook, Sallie
B. Mar. 30, 1862
D. Feb. 3, 1938

Cook, Calvin, son of
 D. D. & S. C. Cook
B. July 15, 1898
D. Jan. 10, 1919

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This cemetery is among the many Cleveland cemeteries included on the Cleveland Count WPA Cemeteries CD,
copyrighted 2008, by Ann K. Propst and Derick S. Hartshorn.
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