Moran Cemetery
AKA Stewart Cemetery
Empire Township, Section 28
Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, east on Hwy. E 3.5 miles to D. North on D 4.3 miles to driveway to farm. Cemetery is on private property. Drive 0.1 mile east onto property to a path going north through the alfalfa field. Drive 0.1 mile north right to the cemetery. Accessible only in good weather, preferably after alfalfa has been cut.
Notes: This was a family cemetery, used mainly in the 1870s. Several of the people with surnames other than “Moran” were living with the Moran family at some time.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
Rows
| Row | Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07-09 | |
| 2 | 10-13 | |
| 3 | North to south | 13-36 |
| 4 | South to north | 27-50 |
* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available
| Name | Inscription | Photograph(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Cemetery | 01 02 03 04 05 06 | |
| Brumfield, Rachel* | Rachel Brumfield Aged about 80 years |
07 08 09 |
| Dawes, Mary A.+ | Mary A. Dawes Died Feb. 19, 1874 Aged 36 yrs 9 m’s 11 d’s |
42 43 48 47 |
| Long, infant | Infant son of J. H. & M. J. Long Died June 9, 1871 aged 6 weeks |
10 11 12 |
| Moran, Catharine A | Catharin[e A.] wife of David Mor[an] Born Feb 29, … [stone broken] David M[oran] Jan. 9, 1… Died May 18, 1… 70 Yr’s 2 M & 19 Ds |
25 26 27 29 34 30 36 |
| Moran, David L.+ | David L. Moran Died Feb. 23, 1903 Aged 43 Y 6 M 9 D We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care, Our home is dark without thee, Dave, We miss thee everywhere. |
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| Moran, Elizabeth | Elizabeth Moran Born July 16, 1783 Died July 30, 1871 |
23 24 |
| Moran, S. G. | Gone Home S. G. Moran Died April 20, 1870 Aged 51 Yrs 17 Ds |
21 22 41 |
| Shearer, infant | [stone broken] J. M. & H. Shearer Died Jan. 14, 1874 |
31 32 33 |
| Tanner, William | Gone Home Wm. Tanner Born in Fayette Co. Ky. Dec. 18, 1796 Died Nov. 18, 1877 |
38 39 40 46 |
| unknown | 37 | |
| unknown fragment | … And … rowin… | 13 |
| unknown, Elizabeth | [spelled in marbles] Elizabeth died Se… [stone damaged] |
49 50 |
| Wood, Mary | To the Memory of [Mar]y W[ood] [stone broken] |
35 |
Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006:
Buhr, Ferdinand
Buhr, Sarah (Moran)
Dawes, Emma J.
Dick, Charles
Dick, Helena
Dick, Paul Allen
Hess, Mary*
Moran, David
Moran, Martha (Logan)
Smith, Elizabeth Jane (Wiley)
Vaughn, Almora (Moran)
Vaughn, David
Vaughn, Jennie
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