Academy Cemetery (Baptist)

Blue Mountain, Tippah County, MS



Academy Baptist Church


cemetery


Academy Cemetery (c. 1843)
2251 County Road 700, Blue Mountain, MS 38610
(Also known as Old Ripley/Pontotoc Rd. or Hwy 15)

Located 7 miles South of Ripley on
Old Pontotoc (Academy) Road; NE 1/4 NW 1/4 S 27 TS5 R3E

Submitted by Sandra McCollum & Robert C. McAllister

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John Bell McAllister
b. 29 Oct 1796, d. 9 Feb 1871
John Bell McAllister

B03-1 Husband of Mary Ann Perry and Martha Ann Perry Ezell, oldest son of Barnabus, the B03 progenitor.
Mary Ann Perry McAllister,
b. 16 Oct 1795 d. 7 Jun 1865 Mary Ann Perry McAllister

1st wife of John Bell McAllister - click photo to see "before" condition

Martha Ann Perry Ezell McAllister,
b. 1827 d. 1890
Martha Ann Perry Ezell McAllister

Widow of Noah Ezell, cousin to Mary Ann Perry McAllister & 2nd wife of John Bell McAllister and mother to B03-1-4 John Robert McAllister
Zachariah Porter McAllister
b. 1815, d. 1847
Sorry, no photo available
B03-1-1, oldest child of John Bell McAllister

Bennett Carroll Simpson McAllister
b. 16 Sep 1816, d. 28 Apr 1894 
Bennett Carroll Simpson McAllister
B03-1-2- Second child of John Bell McAllister - had 4 wives
Mary Ann Elizabeth Norriss (sic)
b. 23 Nov 1823 d. 19 Dec 1881 
Mary Ann Elizabeth Norriss

B01-1-3 - Third child of John Bell McAllister and his 1st wife, Mary Ann Perry

BCS House
One of four houses built by Bennett Carroll Simpson McAllister for his daughters,
just down the road from Ebenezer Church. This is the only one still standing as of April, 2016.

Elizabeth Cole McAllister
b. 27 Nov 1829 d. 22 Jul 1886
Elizabeth Cole McAllister

1st wife of B. C. S. McAllister
John Cole
b. 1795, d. 12 Feb 1865
John Cole

- father of Elizabeth Cole who was first wife of B. C. S. McAlliste

Permelia Cole
b. 16 Jun 1808 d. 10 Sep 1858
Permelia Cole

wife of John Cole, mother of Elizabeth Cole McAllister
Florence McAllister,
b. 31 Dec 1848, d. 24 Jul 1928
Florence McAllister

Oldest child of B. C. S. McAllister & Elizabeth Cole

Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth McAllister
b. 16 Aug 1861, d.16 Aug 1922 
Martha McAllister

Second daughter of B. C. S. McAllister & Elizabeth Cole, wife of Flavius Guyton
Mary Ann Alice McAllister
b. 15 Sep 1853 d. 5 Apr 1862
Mary Ann Alice (McAllister

Third daughter of B. C. S. McAllister and Elizabeth Cole McAllister

William Martin (McAllister)
b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 26 Sep 1859
William Martin McAllister

Son of B. C. S. McAllister and Elizabeth McAllester (sic)
Kate Permilia Cole McAllister
b. 12 Mar 1859, d. 11 Jun 1911
Kate Permilia Cole McAllister

Fourth daughter of B. C. S. McAllister amd wife of William Pressley Wiseman

Emma Alice McAllister Patterson
b. 16 Aug 1861, d. 1954
Emma Alice McAllister

Wife of Robert H. Patterson and fifth daughter of B. C. S. McAllister
Virginia Lee (McAllister)
b. 5 Nov 1864, d. 26 Aug 1867
Virginia Lee McAllister

Sixth daughter of B. C. S. McAllister and Elizabeth Cole McAllister

John Wilson Norriss (sic)
b. 5 Feb 1818, d. 1915

Sorry, no photo available
Husband of Mary Ann Elizabeth McAllister
Andrew Norriss (sic)
b. 25 Feb 1791 d. 23 Nov 1874
Andrew Norriss


Academy Cemetery Iron Fence

Beatrice Cole Guyton
b. 27 Jun 1899 d. 28 Feb 1968
Beatrice Cole Guyton

Walter Guyton
b. 7 Dec 1886 d. 15 Apr 1952
Walter Guyton

Husband of Beatrice C. Guyton

Emma McAllister
B. 11 Mar 1882
Emma McAllister

D. J. Guytom
b.26 Dec 1840 d. 11 Jun 1862
D. J. Guytom

Notes

Martha A. (Ann) McAllester (sic)
b. 16 Sep 1824, d. 13 Jul 1845
Martha A. (Ann) McAllester (sic)

Clara L.
b. 1852, d. 15 Jan 1893
Clara L.

wife of J. E. Crawford

Nelson Norris
b. 22 Nov 1822 d. 26 Aug 1862
Nelson Norris

Died during war?
Susan E. Norris
b. 28 Oct 1825 d. 12 Jun 1894
Susan E. Norris


Little Sallie Wiseman
b. 2 Nov 1893 d. 11 Nov 1895
Little Sallie Wiseman


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