Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
 File contributed for use in Polk County GenWeb by Teresa McGowin

  Located in Section 26, Township 32 South, Range 25 East, Polk County, Florida
                    Driving Directions:
  From Ft. Meade:  Go South on US Highway 17 to Bowling Green.  Turn East on County Line Rd.
 at the Polk/Hardee County Line.  Continue East 2 miles to Mt. Pisgah Road.  Turn north and go 1.3
  miles. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is on the west side of the road, and the cemetery is behind the church
                                             

                                                           Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
                                                           6210 Mt. Pisgah Road
                                                            Ft. Meade, FL  33841
                                                             Telephone  863-375-4409

        Surveyed by:  Teresa McGowin and Amy McGowin, 26 August 2000, copyright 2000; checked on
                             02 September 2000 by Teresa and Donnie McGowin.
Notes:  This survey is in two parts.  The cemetery is divided into two sections. The older part of the
cemetery is the western part of the cemetery.  Since the rows in the older section are somewhat
irregular,I have arranged the information in alphabetical order.  The newer section is directly behind
the church.  These rows are straight, and have been surveyed beginning on the south end of the first
row west of the church, and going north.  At the present time, there are 5 rows in the new section.

Many of the older stones are broken or too old and weathered to read.  I have made every attempt
to record the information accurately, and I apologize for any errors.   Please contact me by e-mail
at teresam@strato.net  if you have any questions about the survey. 

                                                 Last name, given name, birth date, death date, remarks or military information
                                                                PART 1 - WESTERN SECTION OF CEMETERY

Albritton, Leroy 1934, 1993
Barefoot, Hannah, 20 Oct 1891, 01 Aug 1975
Barefoot, James A., 13 Aug 1925, 04 Sep 1996, Pvt. US Army, WWII
Barefoot, Joseph J. Sr., 01 Aug 1922, 13 Sep 1993
Barefoot, Joseph R., 06 May 1884, 25 Aug 1960
Barefoot, Pvt. Elmer G., 23 Mar 1930, 29 Apr 1951
Barefoot, Thelma J., 23 Mar 1930, 18 Nov 1930
Barker, Forrest A., son of J.C. & J. E., 24 Aug 1908, 04 Nov 1909
Barker, Jane E., 10 Mar 1869, 23 Sep 1956
Barker, John C., 21 Aug 1870, 02 Dec 1915 (Woodmen of the World)
Barker, John Edgar, 05 Apr 1898, 07 Apr 1933, FL CPL CO F 2 Inf Fla NG
Barker, Maude Myrtle, 13 Apr 1903, 19 Nov 1912 (Stone is broken)
Barnett, Clara Lee Weeks, 06 Feb 1907, 14 Nov 1989
Best, A. S., 17 Oct 1842, 13 May 1921
Best, George Franklin, 1881, 1959
Best, J. W., 29 Sep 1874, 05 Nov 1935
Best, Leo F., 03 Dec 1929, 04 Sep 1931
Best, Sarah Jane, 28 Mar 1848, 08 Mar 1921
Blackburn, Alice H., 19 Jul 1855, 08 Feb 1949 (wife of Wm. H.,d 1907)
Blackburn, Arthur L., 25 Dec 1887, 05 Feb 1970
Blackburn, Bertha C., 12 Dec 1888, 20 Jan 1976 (wife of Arthur L.)
Blackburn, Edward J., 1855, 1891
Blackburn, Ida Mae, 1889, 1975 (wife of Luther L.)
Blackburn, Luther L., 1889, 1966
Blackburn, Martha R., 01 Jan 1918, 28 Dec 1999 (w/o Wm H., d 1983)
Blackburn, Maude L., 09 Jan 1885, 15 Oct 1971
Blackburn, Pearl Crews, 1898, 1979
Blackburn, William H., 11 Jun 1851, 07 Jul 1907
Blackburn, William H., 11 Nov 1918, 14 Aug 1983 (h/o Martha R.)
Blackburn, William H., 1881, 1953
Blount, Marion Henry, 1862, 1936
Boney, Missourie, 18 Apr 1896, 06 Dec 1972
Bowen, Docia, wife of E. H., 03 May 1882, 22 May 1914
Bowen, E. H. "Sam," 1884, 1979
Bowen, Grover Wilson, 17 Aug 1918, 13 Aug 1992, BN2 USCG, WWII
Bowen, Guy H., 1912, 1913
Bowen, Mary M., 24 Nov 1850, 17 Feb 1940
Bowen, Mrs. E. H., 17 Feb 1888, 24 Mar 1943
Bowen, Nettie B., 28 May 1921, 27 Oct 1998
Bowen, ?, Broken - next to Mary M. Bowen - identical stone
Burts, Ernestine Bryant, 08 May 1913, only date
Burts, William James, Jr., 21 Jan 1905, 17 Mar 1994, USN WWII, Korea
Campbell, Alfred S., 1886, 1958
Campbell, Cassie Lee, 1907, 1917
Campbell, Charles P. H., 1909, 1910
Campbell, Mary Eunice, 1911, 1914
Campbell, Mrs. Carrie E., 1882, 1949
Carlton, infant son of J. G.  & L. D., 03 Jul 1906, 15 Jul 1906
Carlton, Lida, 1833, 1887 ? (next to Stephen Carlton; broken stone)
Carlton, Lorena Clementine, 06 Nov 1910, 04 Aug 1912
Carlton, Ollie Caughey, 11 May 1889, 16 Apr 1890
Carlton, Rev. J. W., 28 Feb 1818, 18 Jan 1894 (Born Samson Co. NC)(Mason)
Carlton, Stephen, 08 Aug 1806, Jan 1886 (Very difficult to read)
Carlton, Susan L., 20 Oct 1830, 09 Sep 1888, (wife of J. W. Carlton)

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