The church was organized on 4-25-1885. It is named after its first minister, Rev. John C. Williams. The cemetery is beside the church.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Co. Genealogy Society on 8-2-1983
There was only one headstone and one footstone visible in 7/2001. There may be unmarked graves.
Documentation
(1) Jane Johnson abstracted this cemetery in 7/2001.
The church was organized in 1881. The article by Martina Simmons also gives a brief history of the church and its early ministers. The cemetery is located across the street from the church.
Documentation
(1) "Wilson Grove Baptist Church North Carolina" by Martina Simmons, Olde Mecklenburg Genealogy Society Quartery, Vol. 16, #4, 1998.
According to the church secretary, it dates back to the 1930s or possibly before, but Nancy Spaine from the United Methodist Archives in Charlotte said a Methodist church previously owned the cemetery and sold it to Thrift Baptist Church. There appear to be some unmarked graves. According to the minister of the church in 2007, the cemetery was also known as Kendall Mills in the 1950s. The cemetery is visible from the street.
Documentation
(1) Thrift Baptist Church staff and Nancy Spaine, UMC Archives
This is not a complete list of burial records. The cemetery is next to the church.
The cemetery is next to the church and can be seen from the road. This church and cemetery are where Mecklenburg and Union Counties join.
This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area and is the earliest burial ground for the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in Mint Hill. It is also known as the Ashcraft Cemetery, but it does not have Ashcraft names on the tombstones. It got its name from the old school that once was nearby. The surnames in this cemetery are Harris, Alexander, Moore, Maxwell, Wilson, Robb, Morris, Cuery and Rodger.
The church was organized in 1884. Some names in the cemetery are Gresham, Gluyas, Griffin, Reames, Stephens, Price, Faires, Blythe, McCoy, Kirksey. The cemetery is behind the church. The property is on a hill. The best view of the cemetery is from the back of the church.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 7-25-1983.
(2) Mary Beth Gatza abstracted the cemetery burials, which are incomplete.
It is located on Charlotte Mecklenburg property parcels as #10109128. The cemetery is in a wooded area behind the church and is not visible from N. Sharon Amity, due to the thick vegetation. The church is directly across the street from the Queen City Apostolic Church. According go a posted sign, the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church was also used by a Hispanic church, but as of 10/2010. The church building has since been demolished. The church name has also had Primitive Baptist as part of its name in some records.
The rock wall that was built around it is a memorial to Major John Davidson. The Davidson home, once occupied by Major Davidson, is located on the opposite side of Neck Rd. See also Davidson Family Cemetery. The cemetery is behind a large brick wall and is easily visible from the road.