Hagler Burial Ground

Hagler Burial Ground
Possibly AKA Wright Cemetery
Benton Township, Section 12 South
Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Savannah, 3.5 miles east on State Hwy. E . North on D 10.1 miles to Highway 48, west on 48 1.4 miles to Rea at Post Office on Highway 48. Go South by the west side of PO about 0.1 mile to Wileman St. West on Wileman about 3.2 miles to County Road 175. Go south on CR 175 about 2.3 miles to CR 177. West on CR 177 0.6 mile to CR 179. South on CR 179 for 0.8 mile to gate into pasture on north side of road. Cemetery is at the northwest corner of the pasture by the big tree inside the 4-wire fence.

Notes: Stones are under the fence line for protection from cattle and can be retrieved without going under the fence.

This burial ground was named by PACT, as no information could be found about it, even its exact location (the stones had been moved). A local resident thought it might have been called Wright.

Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).

Name Inscription Photograph(s)
Hagler stones 03 04 17
Hagler, Belinda [stone broken, missing]
39 Y’rs 11 M’s 26 D’s
14
Hagler, Elizabeth C. Elizabeth C
wife of Johnson Hagler
Born Dec. 4, 1822
Died July 29, 1865
06 07 05
Hagler, Mary J. Mary J.
Daughter of Johnson & Belinda Hagler
Died Dec. 7, 1854
Aged 9 Y’rs 1 Mo 22 D’s
12 13

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