Woodcock Cemetery

Woodcock Cemetery
AKA Fleming Cemetery
Clay Township, Section 20
Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Savannah, north on US 71, 10.7 miles to State Route Y, then west 5.5 miles to Highway H, then south on Hwy. H 1.2 miles to County Road 15, west on CR 15 for 0.5 mile to private property. With permission from owner, drive north about 0.2 mile. Cemetery is on the east side of the lane and is surrounded by crop fields. Walk through fields after harvest about 50 feet to cemetery.

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

* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available

Name	Inscription	Photograph(s)
Woodcock Cemetery		00 00a 00b 01J 01 71 89
Channel, Eliza S.+	[stone broken] wife of M. W. Channel Died Aug. 4, 1872 Aged 41 y 3 m 22 d A tribute of respect by her mother, Mary A. Evans Far from home beside strangers I lie Will my children pause and drop a tear as they pass by.	24 25 26 21 23
Coffman, Levi	Levi Coffman Co. G. 51st Mo. Inf.	49
Dyer, Alfred	Alfred Dyer Died Dec. 28, 1872 Aged 54 y 3 m 22 d	64 65
Dyer, Clabourn	Clabourn Dyer Died Jan. 16, 1879 aged 54 Ys 10 Ms 7 Ds	15 16 17 67 68
Dyer, William A.	William A. Dyer Died July 10, 1880 Aged 51 y 3 m 2 d	69 70
Hughes, Harvy J.	Harvy J. son of Sam’l & Ann C. Hughes Died July 30, 1879 Aged 18 Y 2 M 8 days Oh cease dear parents cease your weeping Above the spot where I am sleeping My time was short and blessed be He That called me to eternity.	76 76J 77 78
Lance, Bettie	Bettie wife of Adam Lance Died Oct. 28, 1890 Aged 63 y My wife is gone She lies beneath the sod Dear mother tho we miss you much We know you rest with God.	18 19 20
Lance, Zala C.	Zala C. son of I. M. & S. S. Lance Died Aug. 9, 1875 Aged 10 Mo’s 14 D’s	53 54
Nims, Julia I.	Julia I. daughter of G. S. & A. Nims Died July 13, 1868 Aged 11 y’rs 5 mo’s 20 d’s	50 51
Pearson, Nancy	Nancy Pearson Died Mar. 11, 1868 aged 76 y’rs Here where the silent marble weeps A friend a wife a mother sleeps A heart within whoes sacred cell The peaceful virtues love to dwell.	61 62 63
Pixler, Hiram	Hiram son of John & Elizabeth Pixler Died June 16, 1879 Aged 17 Y’s 10 M’s 7 D’s Oh cease dear mother cease your weeping Above the spot where I am sleeping My time was short and blessed be He Who called me to eternity.	80 81 82
Pixler, John+	Holy Bible John Pixler Died Oct. 8, 1874 Aged 62 Y 11 M 28 D McDermott & Berryhill Sav., Mo.	85 86 87
Sells, Anthony	Anthony Sells Died Aug. 12, 1871 Aged 69 y’rs 4 mo’s 10 d’s	38 39
Sells, Arminta A.	Arminta A. dau. of J. P. & M. J. Sells Died Sept. 1, 1877 Aged 5 M 20 D Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.	36 37
Sells, infant	Infant dau. of S. M. & M. A. Sells	32
Sells, Josephine A.	Josephine A. Sells Died Apr. 31, 1865 Aged 9 mo’s 18 d’s	48
Sells, Leona L.	At rest Leona L. dau. of J. P. & M. J. Sells Died Jun. 22, 1878 Aged 3 mo’s 2 d’s Sweet bud transplanted in a clime, Where never comes the blight of time.	33 34 35
Sells, Margery A.	Rest in peace Margery A. wife of S. M. Sells Died Sep. 12, 1878 Aged 30 y 5 m’s & 4 ds A light is from our household gone A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant at our hearth, Which never can be filled.	29 30 31 32J
Shannon, John	John, son of D. E. & S. R. Shannon Died Oct. 4, 1865 Aged 5 mo’s & 7 d’s	44 45 47
Shannon, Sarah R.	Sarah R. wife of David E. Shannon Died Oct. 27, 1865 Aged 32 Y’s 6 M’s 28 D’s	40 41 42 43
unknown		10
unknown		11
unknown		12
unknown		14
unknown		22
unknown		27
unknown		28
unknown		52
unknown		60
unknown		88
Wardlow, Frances Elizabeth	[footstone]	13
Wardlow, infant	Infant Dau. Died July 28, 1878 Aged 11 D’s	04 05 07 09
Wardlow, Martha E.	Martha E. wife of B. J. Wardlow Died July 17, 1878 Aged 23 Y’s 8 M’s 5 D’s Oh cease dear husband cease your weeping Above the spot where I am sleeping My time was short and blessed be He That called me to eternity.	04 05 06 07 08
Winterbotham, Mary	Mary wife of S. H. Winterbotham Born Feb. 2, 1816 Died Jan. 28, 1848	56 57 58
Winterbotham, Stull	Stull son of S. H. and M. Winterbotham Born Apr. 20, 1844 Died May 14, 1848	56 57 59 55
Woodcock, Samuel W.	Samuel W. Woodcock Died Aug. 12, 1866 Aged 62 y’rs 11 m’s 21 d’s	72 73 74 75

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

Alloway, William
Ammon, John
Beasley, Mrs. Almeda
Fleming, Mr., died Jan. 24, 1879
Osborn, infant of John & Margaret
Sells, Melissa
Sells, Miranda (Hessey)
Sells, Samuel Martin
Wardlow, Benjamin A.
Wardlow, Ida E.

Post Views: 7

The Cousin Collector

Archives

Woodcock Cemetery