Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery - near Pilot Grove, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 48.196 W 092° 53.363
15S E 509604 N 4294951
One of the oldest Baptist churches in Missouri, formed before Missouri was a state.
Waymark Code: WM11K14
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2019
Views: 3
County of church: Cooper County loation of church: MO Hwy E & Mt. Nebo Church Lane, about ½ mile E. of MO-135, and 1 mile S. of Pilot Grove Built: 1857 Architectural Style: Greek Revival Number of graves: 300 apx.
"Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery: As lifestyles rapidly changed after the Civil War, the
church felt it necessary to "inquire into the property of establishing and laying
off a burial ground under the control of the church and whether additional ground
can be purchased." The demise of family burying grounds on large family farms
must account for the sudden interest in a church cemetery. Also, lingering traces
of Romanticism made a cemetery a place of moral instruction on life and death which
appealed to and seemed most appropriate near a church. By 1871, adjoining
land had been purchased, and lots were sold for $5.00 each with the proceeds to
go into a fund to fence the church and cemetery together. Many members of the
congregation are buried in the cemetery, the most notable being Samuel Cole and
his cousin, James Cole. These two men were two of the first permanent white
settlers in the Boonslick, having arrived in the area from Loutre Island near
Hermann, Missouri. In the move west to the Boonslick, Samuel Cole's father,
William, was murdered by Indians but the family continued westward and the
widow, Hannah Cole, founded Boonville, Missouri, in 1810. Her son, Samuel, was nine
years old and much of the early history of the settling of the Boonslick is based
upon his memoirs which were collected when he was in his eighties by Levens and
Drake for their history of Cooper County. It is from his recollections that such
stories as Blackhawk and Daniel Boone being in certain parts of the Boonslick are
based. In 1825, Hannah Cole moved near Mt. Nebo Church and is buried in a cemetery
two miles to the east of the church. Some of her descendants were Mt. Nebo members
and naturally were buried in the church cemetery. James Cole was a double, cousin to
Samuel Cole (their fathers were brothers and their mothers were sisters) and like
Samuel came to the Boonslick in 1810 with his parents. The cemetery is well
maintained." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
There is a stone monument in the (almost) center of the cemetery, and that reads:
(I was told the cemetery mentioned has been razed and built over many, many years ago. Explanation of monument can be read here: MoGenWeb )
(front): The names on each side of this stone are in memory of those who were buried in the Old Hutchinson Cemetery on section 25, Palestine Township, about two miles south of
Bel Air, Cooper County, Missouri. Those stone were too damaged In memory of an infant son of Bennett C. & Margaret H.
Clark who died Nov. 27, 1842 In memory of infant daughter of Bennett C. & Margaret H. Clark who died Mar. 1, 1819
Sally H. daughter daughter of Bennett C. & Margaret H. Clark B/ Stpe. 24, 1814. D. Oct. 31, 1845
(back): Sally, wife of James F. Huntchison, B. Sept.3, 1799. D. Sept. 23, 1854. Laura, wife of J.J. Tucker, daughter of J.S. & Sally Hutchison, B. Apr. 6, 1829. D. Jan. 8, 1856
Infant, son of J.J. & Laura Tucker, D. May 18, 1854
James, son fo J.S. & Sally Hutchison. B. Mar. 7, 1835. D. Apr. 3, 1844 Sally J., daughter of L. & L. Huntchison. B. Aug. 13, 1871. D. Sept. 3, 1872 Charles M. Tutt Jr, son of S.I. & M. F. Tutt. B. July 16, 1844. D. May, 1854
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Sam'l J. Tutt. B. 1824. D. July 13, 1848
David M. Hutchison, B. Apr. 3, 1803. D. Nov. 1, 1851
Thomas, son of J.J. & S.E. Tucker, B. July 8, 1861. D. July 25, 1862
So there is no nic-picking over this I'll throw in another tombstone:
A. E. WOODS Nov. 28, 1823 ☆ Nov. 28, 1893 ________ MARY E. WOODS Dec. 1830 + Dec. 11, 1905 __________ MARGARET F. WOODS Jen. 22, 1858 + Oct. 1887
Name of church or churchyard: Mt. Nebo Baptist Church and Cemetery
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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