Jonestown Cemetery
At Mount Zion Church
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Jonestown Cemetery is located between Decatur and Alvord. From Hwy 287 turn left on CR 1280. Youll see the cemetery and church in a little over a mile on the left.
We completed our survey of the cemetery in October 2000 and recorded 271 headstones.
There was a historical marker at the gate. Text follows:
Mount Zion Baptist Church In 1883
early settler Andrew Jackson Jones deeded four acres of land to be used for a church and
cemetery. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery dates from that year. After the first
church building burned in 1893, the members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church met in the nearby
Jones School until 1909 when they erected a one-room church building. In 1950 the lumber
from the 1909 structure was used to construct the present building. The membership has
supported mission work since 1902, and annual brush arbor meetings are traditional.
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Information in Alphabetical Order

Section - Row - # - Last Name - First Name
1-N 1 001 Yale Marjorie E. 1-N 1 002 Yale William R. 1-N 1 003 Yale Robert C. 1-N 1 004 Yale Maggie May 1-N 1 005 Myrow Augusta 1-N 1 006 Owen Effie 1-N 1 007 Owen Ted 1-N 2 008 Nikirk Infant Son 1-N 2 009 Claborn Victor Ray, Esq. 1-N 2 010 Wiley David D. 1-N 2 011 Wiley Margaret Helen 1-N 2 012 Wiley Carrie A. 1-N 2 013 Wiley Robert C. 1-N 2 014 Barton Bertha Jane 1-N 2 015 Barton Charley Truman 1-N 2 016 Barton Amanda 1-N 2 017 Carr Clementine T. 1-N 2 018 Carr James G. B. 1-N 2 019 Phenix Flora May 1-N 3 020 Cobb B. E. 1-N 3 021 Cobb Josephine J. 1-N 3 022 Molloy Wm. 1-N 3 023 Molloy Jane M. 1-N 3 024 Molloy Infant Son 1-N 3 025 Wiley John Leonard 1-N 3 026 Wiley Claude 1-N 3 027 Wiley Auther G. 1-N 3 028 Wiley Elizabeth 1-N 3 029 Wiley Alford A. 1-N 3 030 Orr Eva Wiley 1-N 4 031 Thomas Ann 1-N 4 032 Thomas Dave 1-N 4 033 Cobb Georgia 1-N 4 034 Cobb Myrtle 1-N 4 035 Cobb Curtis C. 1-N 4 036 Cobb Wilks 1-N 4 037 Cobb Dona 1-N 5 038 Donovan Reginald L. 1-N 5 039 Donovan Rosie A. 1-N 5 040 Taylor Austin B. 1-N 6 041 Rodgers Elijah 1-N 6 042 Taylor Earnest A. 1-N 6 043 Taylor Stanley Eugene 1-N 6 044 Taylor Ruby Beatrice 1-N 6 045 Jackson Rebecca 1-N 6 046 Caldwell Emly F. 1-N 6 047 Miller W. L. 1-N 7 048 Adams William Walter 1-N 7 049 Adams Margaret Alma 1-N 7 050 Scott Little Infant 1-N 7 051 Scott Mary D. Lilla 1-N 8 052 Scott Audie D. 1-N 8 053 Scott Lilly May 1-N 8 054 McEntire Katie L. 1-N 8 055 McEntire Daniel T. 1-N 8 056 McEntire Elmo C. 1-N 8 057 Ross S. L. 1-N 8 058 Ross Lula V. 1-N 8 059 Ross Estes J. 1-N 9 060 Scott John W. 1-N 9 061 Scott Herman D. 1-N 9 062 Hopper Frances E. 1-N 9 063 Hopper T. J. 1-N 10 064 Scott Jeff L. 1-N 10 065 Scott A. T. 1-N 10 066 Scott Mary J. 1-N 10 067 Scott Attie B. 1-N 10 068 Scott R. Riley 1-N 11 069 Thompson Blanche 1-N 11 070 Thompson Dessie M. 1-N 11 071 Thompson James W. 1-N 11 072 Tucker Ralph C. 1-N 11 073 Holder Christina Lynn 2-M 1 074 Reagan Mecia C. 2-M 1 075 Reagan Sam Henry 2-M 1 076 Watts Cecil N. 2-M 1 077 Watts Carlos H. 2-M 1 078 Reagan James Ricky 2-M 1 079 Jones Maggie V. 2-M 1 080 Jones Alexander J. 2-M 1 081 Howell Hattie Bell 2-M 1 082 Watts Opal May 2-M 1 083 Watts Callie 2-M 1 084 Watts Henry 2-M 1 085 Watts Irene 2-M 1 086 Watts Odell 2-M 2 087 Collins Bill 2-M 2 088 Collins Polly 2-M 2 089 Collins Minnie 2-M 2 090 Collins William A. 2-M 3 091 Upton Robert E. 2-M 3 092 Upton Sarah Elizabeth 2-M 3 093 Upton William Andrew 2-M 3 094 Yerby Martha Elizabath 2-M 3 095 Yerby Eliza Jane 2-M 3 096 Yerby John Lee 2-M 3 097 Porter Sarah E. 2-M 3 098 Porter W. M. 2-M 3 099 Upchurch Vergie O. 2-M 3 100 Upchurch Thomas J. "Tommy" 2-M 3 101 Upchurch Melvin Douglas 2-M 3 102 Alcorn Allie J. 2-M 3 103 Yale Laura Lucille 2-M 3 104 Yale Bennie A. 2-M 3 105 Yale W. R. 2-M 3 106 Yale Leatie 2-M 3 107 Yale Pollie M. 2-M 3 108 Yale James A. 2-M 3 109 Yale Georgie D. 2-M 4 110 Jones Mamie L. 2-M 4 111 Jones Sallie E. 2-M 4 112 Jones Effa C. 2-M 4 113 Jones John L. 2-M 4 114 Jones Martha E. 2-M 4 115 Jones A. J. 2-M 4 116 Jones Wm. Earl 2-M 4 117 Jones Basil Earl 2-M 4 118 Jones James D. 2-M 4 119 Jones Dora Ethel 2-M 4 120 Jones Wm. Henry "Bill" 2-M 4 121 McGuairt Mollie 2-M 4 122 McGuairt Jack 2-M 5 123 Strickland Lillie J. 2-M 5 124 Strickland Nancy 2-M 5 125 Jones Aunt Lucinda 2-M 5 126 Jones Uncle Frank 2-M 5 127 Jones James L. 2-M 5 128 Jones Sarah F. 2-M 5 129 Sanders J. M. 2-M 5 130 Sanders Elizabeth Elbert 2-M 5 131 Sanders Dora E. 2-M 5 132 Sanders Martha Lee 2-M 5 133 Sanders Rosa Julia 2-M 5 134 Sanders George M. 2-M 5 135 Bourden G. B. 2-M 5 136 Bourden Mary F. 2-M 5 137 Bourden Florence 2-M 5 138 Bourden Eula May 2-M 6 139 Durham J. D. 2-M 7 140 Stepp Viola J. 2-M 7 141 Stepp Stella A. 2-M 7 142 Kearney Mary Frances 2-M 7 143 Kearney William M. 2-M 7 144 Jones Nancy Jane 2-M 7 145 Foster James Baker 2-M 7 146 Foster Mary Aurora 2-M 7 147 Owen Frank 2-M 7 148 Tipton J. W. 2-M 7 149 Tipton M.A.D. 2-M 7 150 Tipton Emaline 2-M 8 151 Jones Reese 2-M 8 152 Owen Edward 2-M 8 153 Owen Pricilla 2-M 8 154 Wheelis Walter C. 2-M 8 155 Stepp Richard 2-M 8 156 Stepp F. M. 2-M 8 157 Stepp Nancy J. 2-M 8 158 Willbanks Lum J. 2-M 8 159 Willbanks Eliza J. 2-M 9 160 Merritt Alpha A. 2-M 9 161 Merritt T. J. 2-M 9 162 Merritt Laura C. 2-M 9 163 Stepp Cora 2-M 9 164 Stepp Alpha L. 2-M 9 165 Stepp Homer William 2-M 9 166 George Clifford 2-M 10 167 Perkins J. L. 2-M 10 168 Perkins S. F. 2-M 10 169 Dodson R. P. 2-M 10 170 Trice A.Z. 2-M 10 171 Trice G. E. 2-M 10 172 Stepp W. P. Paris 2-M 10 173 Stepp Mattie E. 2-M 10 174 Berg Carl A. 2-M 10 175 Wheelis Jo Anna Stepp 2-M 10 176 Wheelis L. W. 2-M 10 177 George Marietta 2-M 10 178 George Frank 2-M 11 179 Head Ann 2-M 11 180 Rutledge Bertha Sanders 2-M 11 181 Walker Ida 2-M 11 182 Walker George 2-M 12 183 Taylor Mary R. 2-M 12 184 Taylor Herbert E. 2-M 12 185 Taylor Cora Opal 2-M 12 186 Taylor Anna A. 2-M 12 187 Taylor W. H. 2-M 12 188 Dennis Nellie May 2-M 13 189 Taylor Lula I. 2-M 13 190 Taylor Vernie W. 2-M 13 191 Bartlett Opal 2-M 13 192 Bartlett Lester 2-M 13 193 Limberg Hopson 2-M 13 194 Nalls Myrtle A. 2-M 13 195 Nalls Samuel E. 2-M 13 196 Limberg Pearl 2-M 13 197 Limberg Fred 3-S 1 198 Watts Clyde L. 3-S 1 199 Watts Maggie M. 3-S 1 200 Watts George W. 3-S 1 201 Watts Elisebeth 3-S 1 202 Watts A. J. 3-S 1 203 Watts Winnie M. 3-S 1 204 Watts Clifford M. 3-S 1 205 Cassity Leora J. 3-S 1 206 Cassity Glen E. 3-S 2 207 Taylor Oma Cleo 3-S 2 208 Watts Ernest 3-S 2 209 Watts Eunice 3-S 2 210 Watts Ethel Elizabeth 3-S 2 211 Watts Eula Mae 3-S 2 212 Watts Ila Lorene 3-S 2 213 Matney Mamie A. 3-S 2 214 Matney Homer S. 3-S 3 215 Yale Jake 3-S 3 216 Yale William Sidney 3-S 3 217 Bennett Rubye E. 3-S 3 218 Bennett Guy R. 3-S 3 219 Yale J. K. "Slick" 3-S 3 220 Hopper Florence S. 3-S 3 221 Hopper Marshal W. 3-S 4 222 Dodd Ed 3-S 4 223 Hopper J. H. 3-S 4 224 Hopper B. S. 3-S 4 225 Herrin James K. 3-S 5 226 Thompson Marietta 3-S 5 227 Dodd W. S. 3-S 5 228 Dodd Elizabeth J. 3-S 5 229 Hopper Patsie, Mrs. 3-S 5 230 Hopper John 3-S 5 231 Owen Viola 3-S 5 232 Owen W. H. 3-S 5 233 Owen Lizzie 3-S 5 234 Owen Will H. 3-S 6 235 Hopper Maudie 3-S 6 236 Hopper Callie 3-S 6 237 Hopper J. W. 3-S 6 238 Holloway J. W. 3-S 6 239 Holloway C. M. 3-S 6 240 Holloway Robert L. 3-S 6 241 Holloway Purnie 3-S 6 242 Holloway Robert J. 3-S 6 243 Stratton Hazel V. 3-S 6 244 Stratton H. A, "Blackie" 3-S 7 245 Sanders Dicy 3-S 7 246 Sanders William L. 3-S 7 247 Sanders Lucille 3-S 7 248 Sanders Jewel J. 3-S 7 249 Sanders Jesse William 3-S 8 250 Neeley Ullman J. 3-S 8 251 Thompson L. L. 3-S 8 252 Thompson W. W. 3-S 8 253 Sanders John Richard 3-S 8 254 Sanders Mary E. 3-S 8 255 Sanders W. M. 3-S 8 256 Ham Jewel Dean 3-S 9 257 Wilson Netia Carrel 3-S 9 258 Wilson William Herma 3-S 9 259 Wilson William Nona 3-S 9 260 Neighbors Cora L. 3-S 9 261 Neighbors Robert J. 3-S 9 262 Lasater Odie 3-S 10 263 Brassfield Robert Earl 3-S 10 264 Brassfield Lynett Joseph 3-S 10 265 Works Leola 3-S 10 266 Works Lucian R. 3-S 10 267 Ruthledge Velma 3-S 10 268 Ruthledge Jack 3-S 11 269 Ford Earl Joe 3-S 11 270 Ford V. Jean 3-S 11 271 Ford Marvin Wallace