Headstone of J. B. and Nancey H. Carlisle, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Coosa County
9 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Nancy Harris Craddock, John Bunyon Carlisle
Transcription
Double upright marble headstone; left face:
J. B. CARLISLE / AUG. 1. 1833 / DEC. 24. 1914.
Right face:
NANCEY H. / WIFE OF / J. B. CARLISLE / MAY 9. 1832 / AUG. 6. 1918.
Across the foot, below both faces, a line in script: May they find joy in the life everlasting [?].
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of J. B. and Nancey H. Carlisle, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Coosa County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 9 April 2026.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bunyon Carlisle | Birth | Aug. 1. 1833 | 1 August 1833, Walton, Georgia | agrees |
| John Bunyon Carlisle | Death | Dec. 24. 1914 | 24 December 1914, Mount Olive, Coosa | agrees |
| John Bunyon Carlisle | Burial | Mount Pleasant Cemetery | 1914, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Coosa | agrees |
| Nancy Harris Craddock | Name | Nancey H., wife of J. B. Carlisle | Nancy Harris Craddock, wife of John Bunyon Carlisle | agrees (spelled Nancey on the stone) |
| Nancy Harris Craddock | Birth | May 9. 1832 | May 1832, Georgia | new: the day (FS-281 step 3 already asks for 9 May 1832 from the memorial's photo; this is the same stone) |
| Nancy Harris Craddock | Death | Aug. 6. 1918 | 6 August 1918, Sylacauga, Talladega | agrees on the date; the stone gives no place |
| Nancy Harris Craddock | Burial | Mount Pleasant Cemetery | none | new (FS-281 step 1 already asks for it) |