Shelby County Alabama

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church


Cemetery Survey dated March 2005

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church was founded April 9, 1856.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church was registered on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on April 16, 1985.
From Columbiana toward Chelsea travel Shelby County Hwy. #47 North. Turn left onShelby County Hwy. #69 North.
Turn left on Shelby County Hwy. #74 West. Church is located approximately 1. 5 mile on left
and cemetery across highway on right (before Jct. Shelby County Hwy. #39. There are many graves marked with only a rock.

In August 2010 "Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery" was favorably reviewed and listed on the
"Alabama Historic Cemetery Register" with The Alabama Historical Commission.
Also, it is on the "Alabama Cemetery Register" with The Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance.
A public dedication of the Historical Cemetery Roadside Memorial Marker was held on November 20, 2010.


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It is to be used for research only. Thank you.

Please understand that some of the grave markers were worn, broken, and/or illegible,
therefore, some errors in transcribing may have occurred.



NAME                           BIRTH          DEATH                 COMMENT  

ARMSTRONG, John W.	 11 Feb 1857	 07 Jun 1931	Father.	
ARMSTRONG, Nancy H.	 07 Sep 1853	 02 Aug 1935	Mother.	
ARMSTRONG, Willie Estelle	 02 Oct 1888	 13 Jul 1908	Mother.	
BRASHER, Lousinda 	 No dates		Marker etched.	
FARRELL, Arrominta A. 	 05 May 1855 	 27 Oct 1858	Aged 3 yr. 5 mos. 21 days.	
FARRELL, James S.	 03 Nov 1829 	 16 Jan 1904	Marker broken.	
FARRELL, Martha F.  	 16 Nov 1850 	 15 Sep 1876	Aged 25 yr. 9 mos. 29 days.	
FARRELL, Mary H. 	 06 Mar 1831 	 03 Jul 1858	Aged 27 yr. 3 mos. 27 days; 
                                                               Marker broken.
                                                                     	
HARPER, John J. 	 26 Jan 1870 	 04 Jun 1940		
HARPER, Martha E. 	 02 Jun 1866 	 28 Mar 1956	Wife of John J. HARPER.	
KENDRICK, A.J.	No dates		A.J. & Carrie KENDRICK; At Rest.	
KENDRICK, Carrie	No dates		A.J. & Carrie KENDRICK; At Rest.	
KENDRICK, Nancy Lavonia	 16 May 1885	 07 Apr 1973	
                                Wife of Rev. Oliver C. KENDRICK; "Mama's Gone Home".
                            	
KENDRICK, Oliver C., Rev.	 15 Apr 1882	 03 Oct 1952		
KENDRICK, Osce Stanford	 03 Mar 1910	 11 Apr 1911	Son of W.W. & T.A. KENDRICK.	
KIRKLIN, J. C.	 25 Dec 1881	 12 Jul 1910		
MINOR, Alvin R.	07 Dec 1907	06 Dec 1995	US Army, WWII.	
MINOR, Charles Evans 	 05 Jul 1911 	 08 Mar 1931		
MINOR, John H.	 11 Jan 1868	 02 Dec 1949		
MINOR, John W.	 No dates 		Co. K. 31 Ala Inf., C.S.A.	
MINOR, Louis A. 	 02 Nov 1804 	 22 Jan 1910		
MINOR, Lulu J.	 01 Aug 1875	 11 Jan 1953		
MINOR, Margret Grabriel	 27 Jan 1830	 11 Feb 1925		
MINOR, Mary Jane	 05 Feb 1871	 17 Jan 1928		
MINOR, Nancy K.	 26 Feb 1857	 14 Feb 1928	Wife of W. H. MINOR.	
MINOR, W. D., Jr. 	 03 Jun 1923 	 06 Oct 1927	"June Boy".	
MINOR, William Henry	 12 Mar 1858	 13 Apr 1944	Grandpa.	
MOONEY, Annie E. 	 24 Jul 1884 	22 Dec 1974	Wife of Marlin MOONEY.	
MOONEY, C. L.	No dates	 	Co. E. 219 Ala. Inf., C.S.A.; 
                Calvin Lee MOONEY, born 13 Jan 1830, died 06 Nov 1906.
                
MOONEY, Elbert	 No dates		Resting In Peace.	
MOONEY, Elizabeth	 17 Oct 1833	 19 Jan 1911	Wife of C.L. MOONEY.	
MOONEY, Infant 	 07 Apr 1880	 04 Aug 1880	Son of A. & C. MOONEY.	
MOONEY, Infant 	b&d	 07 Oct 1918	Daughter of Marlin & Annie MOONEY.	
MOONEY, Laura A.	 27 Jun 1882	 07 Apr 1886	
                 Daughter of A. & C. MOONEY; Marker broken, illegible.
                 	
MOONEY, Marlin 	 13 Jan 1880 	 20 Jun 1960		
MOONEY, Mary Emma 	 23 Nov 1869 	 14 May 1945		
MOONEY, Rachell	 No dates		Resting In Peace.	
MOORE, Clenton Brannon	 08 Jul 1907	 12 Apr 1914	Marker missing in 2005.	
MOORE, Ferman Wayne	 04 Jul 1938	 22 Oct 1938	Marker missing in 2005.	
MOORE, Francis Adaline	1874	1936	Marker missing in 2005.	
MOORE, W.R.	 06 Jan 1857	 20 Jul 1907	Concrete slab etched.	
PAYNE, Buster Brown	13 Sep 1911	25 Sep 1915	Son of Will & A.M. PAYNE.	
PAYNE, Fred     13 Sept 1886    13 Sep 1940
PRICE, William M.	 20 Nov 1827	 08 Feb 1863		
RAY, Sarah Jane	 05 Feb 1871	 07 Apr 1955		
ROPER, John W.	 29 Jul 1905	 04 May 1924		
ROPER, Nancy Joanna	 21 Apr 1880	 22 Feb 1965	Wife of William Jackson ROPER.	
ROPER, William Jackson	 03 May 1877	 07 Jan 1926		
SEAL, Elisabeth 	 01 Sep 1837 	 28 Nov 1871	Wife of S.H. SEAL; 
                                                                  Marker broken.
                                                              	
SHAW, Eunice A.	 08 Oct 1888	 22 Dec 1888	Daughter of G.W. & S.M. SHAW.	
SHAW, Homer G.	 25 Jan 1898	 29 Nov 1913	Son of G.W. & S.M. SHAW.	
STONE, George W.	 11 Aug 1858	 14 Feb 1938		
STONE, Ira	 08 Mar 1896	 23 Sep 1896	Marker illegible.	
STONE, Johnie Wilford	25 Sep 1908	04 May 1913	Son of J.W. & Mattie STONE.	
STONE, Nora	 11 Apr 1868	 13 May 1931	Wife of George W. STONE.	
SYPHURS, David Wayne	31 Jul 1938	28 May 1991	AA US Navy.	
THOMAS, Laura Parilla 	 03 May 1874 	 29 Jan 1875	Aged 8 mos. 26 days; 
                                                                 Marker broken.
                                                                 	
THOMAS, Mahaley	15 Aug 1844	09 Oct 1910	Wife of N.M. THOMAS.	
THOMAS, Nathaniel	 25 Mar 1832	 25 Aug 1897
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