Mt. Olive M.E. Church Cemetery
Lat: 39° 30' 36"N, Lon: 77° 08' 32"W
Up dirt road off the east side of Parsonage
Lane, approximately 0.5 mile north of intersection with Rte. 31. Data collected
January, 2012 by R.H. Smith and members of McDaniel College Roots class.
| Mt. Olive M.E. Church Cemetery, Frederick County, MD | ||||
| for tombstones w/ more than one name, names in ( ) are other names on tombstone | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| ? | ? | Aged 51 yrs and 21 days; top of tombstone missing | ||
| C? A? Son… | ? | ? | 186? | slate headstone partially buried in cedar tree, unreadable C? A? / Son??? / 186? / 28 |
| D? A? John died Ma…. | ? | ? | ? | slate headstone , semi-unreadable "D (P?) A" in caps above " John" above "Died Ma"…, rest of stone broken off and lost, in lab pict |
| H. B. | B. | |||
| L. J. | B. | L.J.B. | ||
| Emma Jane | Black | 1865 | 19-- | One of 2 names on stone (+ Melvin L.). "His wife" death date not specified (19__) |
| Ida | Black | no dates, partial slate, "Ida --ack", guessed at name. stone found behind Aunt Polly Woppens tombstone | ||
| Melvin L. | Black | 1875 | 1936 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Emma Jane) |
| Mary L. | Branch | 10/12/1883 | 10/29/1948 | "Mathias" on base |
| Alfred W. | Brightful | 11/22/1908 | 7/30/1943 | two on same tombstone (+Charles H.) |
| Charles H. | Brightful | 11/12/1910 | 11/9/1952 | two on same tombstone (+Alfred W.) |
| Joseph | Brightful | 5/5/1875 | 7/1/1955 | |
| Ada | Brown | 1870 | 1/15/1951 | aged 81 yrs. (given by Howard Blackston [&] Sadie Bennett) birth date calc'd |
| Delma G. | Brown | 1/8/1911 | 12/31/1993 | Age 82 y 11m 23 d, Hartzler & Sons Four Funeral Homes, New Windsor, Union Bridge, Libertytown, Woodsboro |
| Geo. W. | Brown | 8/1/1864 | 11/28/1926 | |
| Jesse | Brown | 1890 | 19-- | two on same tombstone (+L. Viola), the death year was incomplete |
| L. Viola | Brown | 1896 | 1961 | two on same tombstone (+Jesse) |
| Maryanna | Brown | 5/19/1897 | 1/22/1913 | aged 15 yrs. 8 mos. and 3 days |
| Susie J. | Brown | 8/31/1933 | two in same tombstone (Welton), names her as Welton's wife, no birthdate or age | |
| Welton | Brown | 1/20/1938 | two on same tombstone (+Susie J.), no birthdate or age | |
| Louise Jones | Budd | 1847 | 1922 | Second daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Jones |
| Marrell | Budd | ? | 11/7/1939 | "Maryland", "PVT 155 Depot Brig." Only one date was listed (assumed death date). |
| Phena (Liena?) | Burges | 4/4/1851 | shaped slate tombstone, with rossette, serifed Greek cross, and two half circles as decorations. Also includes Died …& mo…& days. No numbers. Broken in half w/ diagonal strip of center surface missing. Letters carefully crafted. "ena" and "Burges" easy to read, first letter(s) hard to interpret | |
| M. | C. | 1839 | small slate tombstone, nicely made | |
| Lydia Patterson | Carter | 1898 | 1993 | (second half of stone)One of 5 names on stone (+ Lewis E. Patterson II, Thelma P. Johnson, Lewis E. Patterson III, John W. Patterson) |
| Clarence R. | Clark | 11/23/1908 | 4/18/1985 | Sgt. US Army World War II |
| Margie T. | Clark | 1908 | 1961 | |
| ? | Curry | ? | ? | Badly weathered tombstone |
| Charles Lewis | Davis | 9/30/1896 | 3/25/1958 | Maryland, Pvt Co A 413 Svg BN OMC, WWI |
| Robert S. | Diles | 12/6/1968 | 11/1/1981 | |
| Calvin T. R. | Dorsey | 10/8/1923 | Maryland P.V.T.; 1 CL; Army Services Corps, no birth or age | |
| Ella Thompson | Dorsey | 5/13/1907 | 1/6/1989 | |
| Sterling | Dorsey | 1/21/1896 | 11/5/1949 | Maryland Private 343 Service BN QMC WWI |
| Bessie A. | Doweary | 4/2/1886 | 7/22/1941 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Martin T.) |
| Martin T. | Doweary | 11/10/1883 | 6/26/1944 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Bessie A.) |
| L. Marie | English | 1914 | 2003 | one of 2 names on stone (+ Thomas E.) |
| Thomas E. | English | 1924 | 1987 | one of 2 names on stone (+ L. Marie) |
| J. Henry | Fisher | 1872 | 1941 | two on same tombstone (+Mary M.) |
| Mary M. | Fisher | 1876 | ? | two on same tombstone (+J. Henry), death year not on tombstone |
| Ernest L. | Gallighan | 6/12/1932 | 10/10/1944 | "Our Little Boy" |
| Nathaniel E. | Garrett | 12/15/1881 | 1/11/1958 | |
| Murvie B. | Green | 6/24/1898 | 11/21/1988 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Roland W.) |
| Roland W. | Green | 3/2/1900 | 11/11/1974 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Murvie B.) |
| Benjamin Richard | Harp | 5/10/1828 | 3/18/1913 | two on same tombstone (+ Rachel Elizabeth, his wife) |
| Benjamin Richard | Harp | CO.F. 4 U.S.C.I. | ||
| George F. | Harp | 1869 | 2/8/1914 | In his 45th Year. (birth year abt 1869) - calculated "Brother", "Sleep brother dear and take your rest. God called you home. He thought it best." |
| Lorenzo H. | Harp | 1/9/1892 | 12/18/1912 | Son of Nora E. Tucker; aged 20 yrs. 11mo. and 9 days (birth calc'd) |
| Martha E. | Harp | 1850 | 5/28/1914 | In her 64th Year. Birth year abt 1850 (calculated), "Rest mother, rest in quiet sleep, while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep." |
| Rachel Elizabeth | Harp (Married) | 12/17/1844 | 1/20/1935 | two on same tombstone (+ Benjamin Richard, her husband) |
| John T. | Harps | 5/5/1889 | 3/9/1936 | "PVT 351 Field Arty 92 Div. World War I" |
| Burnie L. | Hill | 1864 | 1932 | wife of Ephraim Hill |
| Elise D. | Hill | 1880 | 1975 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Garfield). "His wife" |
| Garfield | Hill | 1880 | 1918 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Elise D.) |
| Hattie T. | Hill | 2/14/1896 | 5/24/1989 | two on same tombstone (+Roland R.) #1349 is whole tombstone |
| Roland R | Hill | 5/2/1895 | 6/23/1959 | two on same tombstone (+Hattie T.)#1349 is whole tombstone |
| Viola | Hill | 1898 | 1928 | two on one tombstone (w/ Martha Milberry) |
| Leroy L. | Hollingsworth | Private 1CL. Company K 813 Pioneer Infantry, birth and death dates not on tombstone [WWI] | ||
| Annie M. | Howard | 2/3/1863 | 1/14/1928 | birthdate calculated, aged 64 yrs. 11 mo. & 1 day, names husband as Jos. H Howard |
| George H. | Howard | 1884 | 1963 | two on same tombstone (+Minnie A.), names were only on one side of tombstone |
| Minnie A. | Howard | 1884 | 1947 | two on same tombstone (+George H.), names were only on one side of tombstone |
| Anthony | Jackson | 12/22/1797 | 8/1/1873 | semi-unreadable tombstone, Aged 75 Yrs 7 Mo & 10 days (birth calc'd & somewhat questionable) |
| Mary | Jackson | 6/1/1800 | 6/30/1881 | birthdate calculated, aged 81 yrs & 29 days |
| Mary | Jackson | 1860 | 1927 | "wife of John H. Key", "Gone but not forgotten", "Mother" |
| Margaret | Jobes | 1830 | 11/26/1918 | Aged 88 years (birth date calculated) |
| Thelma P. | Johnson | 1920 | 2011 | (first half of stone)One of 5 names on stone (+ Lydia Patterson Carter, Lewis E. Patterson II, Lewis E. Patterson III, John W. Patterson) |
| M. J. | K. | footstone of Mary Jackson (wife of John H. Key) | ||
| Ann | Key | 1822 | 5/6/1907 | Aged 85 years old; birth calc'd |
| Edward L. | Key | 8/28/1879 | 9/1/1926 | |
| Hagar | Key | 2/19/1789 | 10/26/1883 | Aged 94 yrs 8 months 7 days; birth date calculated based on age at time of death |
| Rosa N. | Key | 9/25/1881 | 1/7/1954 | |
| H. | L. | |||
| Asbury | Lewis | ? | 10/1901 | crude slate stone, "Oct 1901", not sure if it is birth or death date |
| Henry | Lewis | C.O.F. ; 4 U.S.C.I. | ||
| C. C. | M. | footstone | ||
| Felix A. | Mathews | 4/8/1868 | 2/12/1920 | |
| Agnes E. | Matthews | 4/29/1845 | 7/1/1921 | birthdate calculated, aged 76 yrs. 3 mo. &2 days, mother on top of tombstone |
| Harrison G. (C.?) | Matthews | 9/27/1872 | 10/17/1900 | birth date calculated, Aged 27 yrs. 11 mo. & 20 days, cornerstone post with 'M' on top |
| Jeremiah | Matthews | 11/30/1841 | 7/27/1923 | birthdate calculated, 81 yrs. 7 mo. & 27 days, father on top of tombstone |
| Ruth A. | Matthews | 4/21/1876 | 1/1/1899 | birthdate calculated, aged 23 yrs. 8 mo. & 10 days, named daughter of Jeremiah & A.E. Matthews |
| Henry | Mercer | 3/16/1846 | 12/2/1925 | Aged 79 yrs 8 months and 16 days |
| Mary J. | Mercer | 1844 | 1/30/1916 | Aged 72 years; birth date calculated based on age at time of death |
| Martha | Milberry | 1859 | 1942 | two on one tombstone (w/ Viola Hill)) |
| Ellen H. | Moore | 1/7/1842 | 8/2/1930 | (Father) "Gone but not forgotten" |
| L | O | cornerstone post small L inside large O | ||
| Florence | Owens | 1870 | 1935 | |
| Luvear E. Sr. | Owens | 7/5/1910 | 9/6/1971 | two on same tombstone (+Nellie M.) |
| Nellie M. | Owens | 10/4/1915 | 3/24/1992 | two on same tombstone (+Luvear E. Sr.) |
| F. C. | P. | 1858 | crude stone, characters of uneven sizes. Located beside Henry Mercer and Mary Mercer tombstones. | |
| Antony | Parker | 1826 | 7/7/1886 | Aged 60 years; birth date calculated based on age at time of death; cross on top of tombstone see pict 4395 |
| Eiffel | Parker | 1878 | ? | One of 2 names on stone (+ Louisa Parker). No death date on stone. |
| Louis A. | Parker | 1858 | 1916 | One of 2 names on stone (+ Eiffel Parker) |
| Mary | Parker | 1827 | 9/25/1907 | Aged 80 years; "Mary, wife of Antony Parker"; birth date calculated based on age at time of death |
| John W. | Patterson | 1931 | (center of stone)One of 5 names on stone (+ Lydia Patterson Carter, Thelma P. Johnson, Lewis E. Patterson III, Lewis E. Patterson II). No death date on stone. | |
| Arthur H. | Patterson Jr. | 4/14/1918 | 6/24/1950 | Maryland PFC 131 Port COTC World War II |
| Lewis E. | Patterson, II | 1895 | 1955 | (first half of stone)One of 5 names on stone (+ Lydia Patterson Carter, Thelma P. Johnson, Lewis E. Patterson III, John W. Patterson) |
| Lewis E. | Patterson, III | 1926 | 2009 | (second half of stone)One of 5 names on stone (+ Lydia Patterson Carter, Thelma P. Johnson, Lewis E. Patterson II, John W. Patterson) |
| Janie [Tucker?] | Purnell | 4/2/1874 | 2/17/1901 | (their daughter) one of 3 on tombstone (+Sarah & John T) |
| Margaret | Purnell | 10/25/1900 | 3/2/1901 | (their granddaughter) |
| Infant | Roberts | 1915? | 7/19/1915 | Infant son of James and Mary Roberts, single date |
| Jesse | Rynes | 11/27/1795 | 11/15/1891 | Aged 95 years 11 months and 19 days; birth date calculated based on age at time of death |
| S .E. V. | S. | |||
| Annie | Sanders | 1821 | 7/3/1899 | "Wife of George Saunders". "Aged 78 years" (born abt 1821- calculated) |
| Mary L. | Sanders | 1845 | 7/2/1904 | Died in her 59th year "Member of Daughters of Samaritans and Nazarites" "Asleep in Jesus" birth date calc'd |
| Rev. John E. | Sanders | ca 1838 | 3/3/1901 | aged about 63 (birth date calc'd) |
| George | Saunders | 6/15/1895 | Died June 15, 1895, no age or birth | |
| Charles Leroy | Smith | 11/8/1929 | 1/11/1988 | US Army Korea |
| Rachel A. | Smith | 6/10/1901 | 8/31/1998 | |
| John | Thomas | CO. 1; 29 U.S.C.I. [Civil War] no dates | ||
| C. Albert | Thompson | 1910 | 1927 | (second half of stone)One of 4 names listed on stone (+ Philip, Martha E., Harvey G.) also pict P1078271 |
| Dan'l | Thompson | beside 4384 is Civil War tombstone: "CORPL.; Dan'l THOMPSON; CO.F. 4 U.S.C.I." no dates | ||
| Daniel | Thompson | 1830 | 9/2/1908 | Died in his 78th year; "at rest, prepare to meet me in heaven" |
| George T. | Thompson | 12/16/1901 | Son of Geo. and A.M. Thompson Died Dec 16, 1901 | |
| Harvey G. | Thompson | 1872 | 1944 | (first half of stone)One of 4 names listed on stone (+ Philip, Martha E., C. Albert) also pict P1078271 |
| Hurbberd C. | Thompson | 1/9/1892 | 11/11/1899 | Son of Geo. And A.M. Thompson; aged 10 yrs. and 4 mos., birth calc'd |
| Martha E. | Thompson | 1874 | ? | (first half of stone)One of 4 names listed on stone (+ Philip, Harvey G., C. Albert). No death date on gravestone. also pict P1078271 |
| Philip | Thompson | 1904 | 1936 | (second half of stone)One of 4 names listed on stone (+ Harvey G., Martha E., C. Albert) also pict P1078271 |
| Raymond C. | Thompson | 3/31/1904 | 5/31/1898 | Son of Geo. And A.M. Thompson; aged 5 yrs. and 10 mos. (birth date calc'd) |
| Mary S.E. | Toop | 1/20/1909 | 2/29/2000 | two on same tombstone (+William J.), plaque next to tombstone (#1347) names her Mary Sarah Elizabeth Toop |
| Mary Sarah Elizabeth | Toop | 1/20/1909 | 2/29/2000 | temporary marker, same person as #1346 |
| William J. | Toop | 7/5/1905 | 12/18/1959 | two on same tombstone (+Mary S.E.) |
| Fushia | Tucker | 1891 | 1959 | |
| George | Tucker | 4/9/1873 | 11/7/1951 | Husband |
| Ira R. | Tucker | 4/9/1882 | 1/30/1947 | (3 on one tombstone Ira, Irene, Mary Tucker) |
| Irene C. | Tucker | 9/19/1885 | 5/9/1960 | (his wife) (3 on one tombstone Ira, Irene, Mary Tucker) |
| John T. | Tucker | 1889 | 19-- | Gravestone had no marked death date (19__). |
| John T. | Tucker | 11/2/1860 | 1/26/1914 | "gone but not forgotten" one of 3 on tombstone (+ Sarah & Janie) |
| Mary E. | Tucker | 11/8/1912 | 2/12/1956 | (their daughter) (3 on one tombstone Ira, Irene, Mary Tucker) |
| Nora | Tucker | 10/18/1873 | 1/26/1947 | Wife |
| Sarah | Tucker | 10/12/1852 | 10/13/1918 | (his wife) "Sleep on mother, take thy rest" one of 3 on tombstone (+ Janie & John T) |
| Ernest M. | Warfield | 1/24/1921 | 9/10/1945 | PFC 839 ENGR AVN BN WWII |
| Benjamin | Washington | 1840 | 1897 | "Father" also picts #1978 & P1078290 |
| Emily | Washington | 1835 | 1890 | "Mother" |
| "Aunt" Polly | Woppens | 1796 | 5/24/1892 | "Aged abt 96 years". (born abt 1796 - calculated) [Mary Wappins] |
| "hoct" | partial slate stone, half missing. found near slate imbedded in tree, but not part of that stone |