MT. PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH


MT. PLEASANT METHODIST CEMETERY IN TANGLEWOOD PARK,
NEAR CLEMMONS, FORSYTH CO. NC

Note: Names in upper case letters are known burials here, lower case names denote additional family information.

Located on the highest point of what was William Johnson's land in former Rowan Co NC,
The historic Mt. Pleasant Methodist church building was built in 1809.

WILLIAM JOHNSON MONUMENT

William Johnson came from Wales, great Britain. He purchased one square mile of land along the Yadkin River in 1757. The valley north of this fort which he erected to protect his family from the Indians stood about three quarters of a mile from this monument North 15 degrees West. His wife's name was Elizabeth; Son, James; Daughter, Sarah. Erected by his descendents 1954.

BRENDLE, Abraham 19 Mar 1790-1 Nov 1834, 44y, 7m, 7d

BRENDLE, Anna 1798-1802

BRENDLE, Charles d 18 Jan 1815, 3m, 11d

BRENDLE, John d 11 Feb 1824, 55y, 8m, 3d

BRENDLE, Mary d 10 Feb 1820, 54y, 8m, 15d

BRENDLE, William 7 Jan 1793-24 Dec 1834, 41y, 11m, 17d

BRENDLE, Zasper d 7 Apr 1810, 21y, 3m, 24d

BRINDLE, Alice d 16 Jul 1815, 26y

BRINDLE, Nancy 5 Nov 1815, age 5

BROCK, Jane 4 Jul 1748-28 Feb 1772

CLAYTON, Margaret 16 Nov 1825, 52y

CLOUSE, Catharine d. 12 Nov 1844, 52y, 11m, 15d (1st wife of Joseph Clouse, dau of James and Jane McKnight Johnson. Jane was dau of George and Catha McKnight.)

children:
Jinsey Jane, m. Dickerson Chaffin, moved 1849 to Prairie Co AR;
William, m. Nancy C. Miller;
James, m Eliza Cooper;
Ambrose W;
Enoch G., m. Julia Phelps)

CLOUSE, Joseph , b 1787 PA, d. 1861, 74y

CLOUSE, Mrs Cynthia P. Hampton 7 Jan 1819-30 Nov 1886 (Joseph's second wife)

children:
Sarah H Clouse;
Laura C. Clouse, m. Charles Griffith, son of
Zadock and Emily Johnson Griffith)

CLOUSE, Sarah 24 Feb 1852, 6d (dau of Joseph and 2nd wife, Cynthia Hampton Clouse)

CLOUSE, William 5 Sep 1816-4 Mar 1880 (son of Joseph and Catharine Johnson Clouse)

CLOUSE, Nancy (Miller) 15 Jul 1820-16 Oct 1908, 88y, 3m, 1d (wife of William Clouse)

children:
Katie, m. ? Page;
Lula, m. John Hanes
John, m. Ada Ward
Lillie, m Ed Smith
Joseph N.
James F.

CLOUSE, Ambrose W. d. 25 Jun 1859, 34y 4m 26d, single, died of typhoid fever, son of Joseph and 1st wife, Catherine Johnson Clouse)

CLOUSE, James d. 22 Sep 1850m 32y 7m 21d (son of Joseph and 1st wife, Catherine Johnson Clouse)

CLOUSE, James F. d 18 Jul 1852, 1y, 22d (son of William and Nancy Miller Clouse)

CLOUSE, Joseph N. 13 Aug 1844-4 Jan 1865 (son of William and Nancy Miller Clouse)

DAVIES, James d 12 Sep 1765, 60y

DAVIES, Elinor d 9 May 1767 (wife of James Davies)

children:
James Davies
John Davies
Evan Davies
Mary Davies m. ? Enochs
Ann Davies
Eleanor (Nellie) Davies m. John B. Douthit, Jr.

DAVIES, Evan d 3 Aug 1776

DOUTHIT, Comfort 29 Aug 1813-23 Sep 1814 (dau of Siner Alphonsine Clemmons and Joseph Douthit)

DOUTHIT, Joseph 25 Feb 1785-2 Feb 1817

DOUTHIT, Phebe 17 Dec 1759-26 Jan 1828, 68y, 1m, 9d

DOUTHIT, Thomas 4 Feb 1753-31 Mar 1819

DOUTHIT, William 15 May 1786-4 Mar 1816, 30y

ECCLES, Jeremiah (son of Henry Eakle and Mary Ann, Mt Pleasant church records say he is buried here, no stone is evident)

ELLIS, Jane d 26 Oct 1765

ELLIS, Jesse 28 Feb 1759-8 Oct 1768

ELLIS, Ransome d 16 Mar 1870, 84y, 9m, 4d

ELLIS, Sarah Daniels d 22 June 1879 82y, 9m, 9d (wife of Ransome Ellis)

children:
Mary Ann Ellis, 3rd wife of Wiley Ellis Johnson

ELLIS, Dr John W. 23 Oct 1825-22 Jul 1883

ELLIS, Rebecca 18 Nov 1838-20 Feb 1918, 79y, 3m

ELROD, Apphia 23 Oct 1818-4 Feb 1835

ELROD, Elender R. 26 Mar 1782-17 Jul 1840

ELROD, John 30 May 1806--11 J?? 1830

ELROD, Jacob Jan 1810-Jan 1835

ELROD, Jacob 30 May 1772-7 Feb 1816

ELROD, Jacob 8 May 1810-28 Jan 1816

ELROD, Richard 19 Aug 1824, 30y

ELROD, Solomon 8 Oct 1796-21 Oct 1846 (husband of Rebecca, father of Sarah Elrod, who was 1st wife of Wiley E Johnson)

GRIFFITH, Zadock 25 Mar 1821-10 Jul 1889, 68y, 3m, 15d

GRIFFITH, Emily 24 Jul 1828-6 Jun 1911 (wife of Zadock Griffith and dau of James Jr. and Anna Eccles Johnson,)

children:
James F. Griffith, Dr. m. Sallie Miller
Thomas Griffith m. Margaret Nailor
Jennie Griffith m. William Stafford

HALEY, Harison E. 1 Oct 1843-24 Jul 1871, 28y, 9m, 7d

HANES, Elizabeth 16 Jan 1783-1 Jul 1818, 35y, 5m, 13d

HANES, Julia Anne, Rowan County N.C., 21 Jun 1818-15 Jul 1818, 24d

HANES, John, Esq., Rowan Co N.C., 25 Jun 1779-24 May 1822, 43y, 11m, 27d

HANES, George, Rowan Co N.C., 5 Mar 1781-5 May 1834

IDOL, Isaac Wesley 14 Apr 1830-28 Oct 1916, 86y, 6m, 14d

IDOL, Elizabeth 9 Apr 1827-5 Dec 1869, 42y, 7m, 26d (wife of I.W. Idol)

JOB, Samuel d 18 Aug 1803, 63y

JOHNSON, William 31 Aug 1732-5 Sep 1765

JOHNSON, James b abt 1757, at sea, son of William and Elizabeth, died 1830 (believed to be buried here)

JOHNSON, Jane McKnight 4 Oct 1762-31 Jan 1818 (1st wife of James, dau of George and Catherine McKnight)

children:
Wm Johnson II m. Asher Boner
John Johnson m. Lydia Elrod, (sister of Sarah Elrod,
who was John's stepmother)
Catherine Johnson m. Joseph Clouse
James Johnson Jr. m. Anna Eccles
Mary Johnson m. Philip Whitman
Elizabeth Johnson m. Jeremiah Eccles

JOHNSON, William II 27 Feb 1786-28 Jan 1835

JOHNSON, Asher (Alsha) Boner 12 Jul 1787-21 Feb 1818 (1st wife of Wm. Johnson II, daughter of Joseph Wm. Boner and Margaret Elrod)

children: Joshua Johnson Wiley Ellis Johnson m. Sarah Elrod

children:
Katie, m. ? Page;
Lula, m. John Hanes
John, m. Ada Ward
Lillie, m Ed Smith
Joseph N.
James F.

JOHNSON, John 22 Nov 1787-29 Jan 1835 (son of James and Jane McKnight Johnson)

JOHNSON, Anna Eccles 31 Jan 1791-23 Apr 1854 (wife of James Johnson Jr.)

JOHNSON, Lydia 11 Apr 1790-27 Dec 1816 (1st wife of John Johnson)

children:
Geo. Wesley m. Martha Taylor
Adam
Madison m. Rebecca Hughes
Bettie
Sam, killed in Civil War
Sallie
John

JOHNSON, Madison 9 Mar 1816-18 Nov 1848 (son of John and Lydia Elrod Johnson)

JOHNSON, Adam 6 May 1813-3 Mar 1831 (son of John and Lydia Elrod Johnson)

JOHNSON, James Jr. 13 Feb 1797-15 Oct 1866, 69y, 8m, 2d (son of James and Jane McKnight Johnson)

JOHNSON, Asbury M. 21 Jul 1824, 10m, 27d (son of James and Ann Eccles Johnson)

JOHNSON, Lydia 22 May 1819-23 Nov 1826 (dau of John and Sarah JOHNSON, Sarah Elrod 9 Sep 1795-26 Aug 1834 (wife of John Johnson)

JOHNSON, Wiley E. 27 Sep 1815-8 Dec 1890 (son of Wm. and Alsha Boner Johnson)

JOHNSON, Sarah 2 Feb 1822-24 Sep 1850 (1st wife of Wiley E. Johnson, dau of Solomon and Rebecca Elrod)

children:
Wm. Augustian Johnson m. Sallie Rominger
Henry Newton Johnson
Martha C. Johnson
Elizabeth R Johnson m. Lee Craver
Mary L. Johnson m. Joseph Watkins and Rufus Kinnaman

JOHNSON, Henry N. 6 Jan 1842-3 Feb 1845 (son of Wiley Ellis and Sarah Elrod Johnson)

JOHNSON, Martha C. 31 Dec 1854, 10y, 9m, 27d (dau of W.E. and S. Johnson)

JOHNSON, Martha L. Norman 10 Sep 1829-30 Oct 1865 (second wife of Wiley E. Johnson)

children:
Thomas F Johnson m Mary Harbe
Sarah L Johnson m Wm. Hampton
James Hiram Johnson
Clara C Johnson m Robert Lee Shoaf
Joseph E Johnson
Joseph E Johnson
Charles L Johnson m Mary Spaugh

JOHNSON, James H. 3 Nov 1857-21 Apr 1868 (died of rabies, son of W.E. and Martha L. Johnson)

JOHNSON, Joseph E. 14 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1886 (son of Wiley Ellis and Martha L. Johnson)

JOHNSON, Elizabeth Eccles 23 Nov 1785-5 Jan 1831 (second wife of Wm. Johnson)

JOHNSON, Alexander E. 24 Feb 1822-27 Apr 1871, 49y, 2m, 3d (son of William Johnson II and 2nd wife Elizabeth Eccles; Alexander's wife was Emely Martin.)

children:
John Emery Johnson m. Lillie Alspaugh
Sarah E. Johnson m. Thomas Welfare
Augusta Johnson m. James Craver

LEE, Joseph 1 Dec 1804-10 Jul 1856, 51y, 7m, 9d

LYNBROOK, Robert M. 23 Jul 1918-27 Oct 1957 (NC Sgt Med Det 1, Station Hospital, WWII)

McKNIGHT, Catha d 5 Sep 1771 (1st wife of George McKnight)

children:
Jane m. James Johnson, son of Wm. Johnson

MOCK, Jacob D. 9 Jul 1825-28 May 1852

MOCK, James H.E. 13 Jan 1843-10 Oct 1851

MOCK, William C. 18 Feb 1841-27 Dec 1843

PHELPS, Catherine d 3 Apr 1875, 73y, 6m, 28d

PHELPS, George d 31 May 1869, 29y, 4m

PHELPS, Samuel M., d 23 Oct 1874, 79y, 11m, 22d

RIDDLE, Elijah d. 18 Apr 1800, 2y

RIDDLE, Eliza 26 Feb 1790-19 Sep 1790

RIDDLE, Elizabeth 29 Apr 1739-22 Oct 1790

RIDDLE, Stephen d. 3 Dec 1807, 77y

RIDDLE, John 24 Jun 1784-15 Oct 1826 (m. Elizabeth Douthit, dau of John Douthid and Mary Scott)

SANFORD, Howard 8 Aug 1907-2 Apr 1913 (son of William and Mary Frey)

SMITH, Lawrence Lorenzo 12 Aug 1881-4 Feb 1939

SMITH, Roba Celdon 19 Jul 1895-25 Jan 1957 (Lawrence's brother)

TODD, Bertha Harper 22 Jul 1893-14 Feb 1981 (wife of Lewie Albert Todd)

TODD, Lewie Albert 2 Mr 1892-11 Jun 1962

VEACH, Emerier 20 mar 1833-30 Sep 1834

WHISENHUNT, Thomas L. d 21 Jun 1851, 2y, 5m, 13d (son of Thomas and Martha)

WILSON, William 5 Sep 1769-8 Oct 1772

WOMMACK, Eliabeth C. 17 Apr 1835-6 Sept 1835

WOMMACK, Elizabeth 2 Jan 1815-26 Apr 1835

WOMMACK, I.W. 1 Aug 1813-4 Oct 1831

WOMMACK, J. 21 Jan 1866-1 Dec 1866 (son of J.C. and E.J. Wommack)

WOMACCK, Mary Jane, d. 25 Sept 1841, 1y, 6m (dau of Wilson W. and Rebecca Wommack)

WOMMACK, Wilson W. d. 14 Jun 1845, 34y (son of James and Mary Wommack, m. Elizabeth Clouse)

WOOD, Hiram T. 9 Jan 1854-31 Jan 1936

WOOD, John F. Sr. 14 Apr-28 Nov 1945, 64y, 6m, 14d

WOOD, Jennie C. 26 Apr 1870-25 Mar 1934 (wife of J.F. Wood)

WOOD, Laurence H. 3 Apr 1910-13 Jul 1910 (son of J.F. and J.C. Wood)

WOOD, Infant sons of J.M. and Lillie Wood (no dates)

WOOD, Vira Slater 29 Jul 1860-8 Jun 1921 (wife of H.T. Wood)



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