Vanschoiack Cemetery West

Vanschoiack Cemetery West
Jefferson Township, Section 10
Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: About 0.1 mile west of Highway 71, about 0.2 mile north of Highway 29 overpass. Behind a white fence in front yard of a private home.

Notes: This burial ground may once have been on the same property as Vanschoiack East. Both can been seen in picture 01a. West is beyond the road, East by the white fence.

Credits: These pictures were taken by Gary Weekly and Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).

* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available

Name Inscription Photograph(s)
Vanschoiack West 00 01 14B
Dillon, John Franklin In memory of John Franklin Dillon
who died the 6th of May 1849
aged 10 months 6 days
Oh, what is life? tis like a flower
That blossoms and is gone,
We see it flourish for an hour
With all its beauty on,
Death comes like a wintry day
It cuts the pretty flower away.
02B 03B 04 04B 05B 06B
Dougherty, Rosy Ann Rich+ Sacred to the memory of Rosy Ann
wife of Joseph L. Dougherty
and daughter of John and Sarah Rich
born in Charlotte, Vermont
Dec 27th, 1812
Died March 4th, 1858
aged 45 years.
10B 10Ba 11 11B 12B 13B 26B
Gabbert, Jacob H. Jacob H.
son of J. & L. Gabbert
Died Aug. 7, 1867
Aged 18 yrs 8 ms 3 ds
21B 22B 23B 25B 26B
unknown 07B 07Ba
unknown 19B 20B 21B
Vanschoiack, Josiah+ Josiah Vanschoiack
1789-1852
father of Martin & Macaja Vanschoiack
08 08B 09B 25B 26B
Vanschoiack, Miles F. 1865-1866 15B 16B 17B 20B 21B 25B 26B
Vanschoiack, Sister 1869-1869 18B 20B 21B 25B 26B

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2005:

Gabbert, William
Vanschoiack, Pery Theadore

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