Wesley Chapel Cemetery & Annex - near Pilot Grove, MO - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

County of cemetery: Cooper County
Location of cemetery: MO-135 & MO-N, 200 yards behind the chapel, approx. 1 mile S. of Pilot Grove
Pastor: David Stuckey
Phone: (816) 826-1882
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Number of graves: 470 known

Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery:
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery had its beginnings as a private cemetery as early as 1869, when John H. Schlotzhauer (1867-1869) the son of Henry and Catherine Schlotzhauer, was buried there. ... The ground was purchased by the Wesley Chapel in 1873 from Henry, Jr. and Catherine née Kahrs Schlotzhauer.

The Wesley Chapel was incorporated on February 4, 1922.

Updated: November 9, 2015 with 237 entries for this cemetery." ~ White Cemetery on MOGenWeb

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Wesley Chapel Cemetery Annex:
For Black People or Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Today this cemetery occupies the north portion of this cemetery. There are two big trees, if you check the Google map, and everything north of them is the old Mt. Olive Cemetery.)

" ... cemetery is quite a ways back in the woods from the church.

For many years, this cemetery was neglected and allowed to become overgrown with brush and weeds.

Sometime prior to Memorial Day, 1977, it had been nicely cleared off and mowed. Some of the graves are marked with nice monuments; and there are a number of military markers at veterans graves; flags were placed at these for Memorial Day by members of the American Legions Post.

Updated: August 9, 2013 with 216 entries for this cemetery" ~ Black Cemetery listed on MoGenWeb

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"In 1883 Frank Johnston, William Hawkins and Anderson Miller purchased less than an acre adjoining the old burial ground for a negro cemetery for freed slaves." ~ MoGenWeb

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Required Tombstone Text:

JAMES MONTGOMERY
CO. F
17 U. S.
CLD. INF. [For those not familiar with military terminology, the stone reads: JAMES MONTGOMERY, Company F, 17th United States Colored Infantry]

Name of church or churchyard: Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery and Annex Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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