{"id":2120,"date":"2024-12-02T12:31:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/?p=2120"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:49:30","slug":"yates-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/yates-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Yates Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yates Cemetery
Platte Township, Section 6 East
Andrew County, Missouri<\/h3>\n

Directions: From Savannah, east on E Highway 3.5 miles to D Highway. North on D Highway 10.2 miles to Highway 48. East on Highway 48 for 6.3 miles to State Route P. North on SR P about 3.2 miles to where P makes a sharp turn to the west. Continue west on P for 2 miles until it joins into SR J. Go north on J for about 1.5 miles to driveway of private property. Must have permission to enter this property. Lane goes east through a number of gates which must be opened and closed by the owner. At the east end of the property, the lane turns north. Follow it for about 0.1 mile to the barbed wire fence. Walk north through timber for about 0.1 mile to the cemetery.<\/p>\n

Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nInscription<\/th>\nPhotograph(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates Cemetery <\/td>\n <\/td>\n 01<\/a> 02<\/a> 03<\/a> 04<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen, America <\/td>\n America
wife of W. B. Allen
Died June 9, 1892
Aged 73 y’rs 2 M 24 days <\/td>\n		 63<\/a> 65<\/a> 66<\/a> 70<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen, Hattie B. <\/td>\n Hattie B.
dau. of G. M. & M. E. Allen
Died Oct. 9, 1876
Aged 3 Y 8 M 5 D <\/td>\n		 57<\/a> 58<\/a> 59<\/a> 56<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen, W. B. <\/td>\n W. B. Allen
Died July 9, 1863
Aged 15 Y 6 M <\/td>\n		 60<\/a> 61<\/a> 62<\/a> 69<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen, Willie D. <\/td>\n Willie D.
infant son of R. T. & Mary C. Allen
Died Apr. 1, 1878
Aged 6 Mo’s 25 D’s
Sleep on dear Willie
Take thy rest.
God will raise thee with the blest. <\/td>\n		 32<\/a> 33<\/a> 34<\/a> 90<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowling, Susan <\/td>\n Susan Bowling
Died Mar. 6, 1893,
Aged 69 years <\/td>\n		 26<\/a> 27<\/a> 28<\/a> 29<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cundiff, Nelson <\/td>\n Nelson
son of John & Rachel M. Cundiff
died Jan. 3, 1889
aged 1 M
Happy infant early blest,
Rest, in peaceful slumber, rest. <\/td>\n		 13<\/a> 14<\/a> 15<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floyd, Frankie J. <\/td>\n [footstone] <\/td>\n 71<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Griggs, Nancy E. <\/td>\n Nancy E.-
wife of J. W. Griggs
Feb. 1, 1852
Mar. 16, 1903 <\/td>\n		 88<\/a> 89<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mileham, Rachel <\/td>\n Rachel Mileham
Died Feb. 4, 1886
Aged 80 y 8 m 24 d <\/td>\n		 76<\/a> 77<\/a> 78<\/a> 79<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mileham, Rachel O. <\/td>\n Farewell
Rachel O. Mileham
Died Oct. 1, 1874
Aged 21 Y 9 m 3 d
An angel more. <\/td>\n		 73<\/a> 74<\/a> 75<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith, Elmina <\/td>\n Elmina his wife
Apr. 24, 1828 – Mar. 30, 1903 <\/td>\n		 21<\/a> 22<\/a> 91<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith, James L. <\/td>\n James L. Smith
Nov. 15, 1812 – Mar. 31, 1897 <\/td>\n		 21<\/a> 22<\/a> 91<\/a> 24<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unknown <\/td>\n [Mother footstone] <\/td>\n 08<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unknown <\/td>\n [Father footstone] <\/td>\n 09<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unknown <\/td>\n [footstone] <\/td>\n 16<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unknown <\/td>\n <\/td>\n 87<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wells, Bertha <\/td>\n Bertha
dau. of A. & G. Wells
Died Aug. 15, 1873
AE. 1 y 6 m 21 d <\/td>\n		 80<\/a> 81<\/a> 83<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Elisabeth <\/td>\n Elisabeth
wife of Joshua Yates
Born Jan. 13, 1827,
Died May 18, 1890.
Aged 63 ys 4 ms 5 ds <\/td>\n		 05<\/a> 06<\/a> 10<\/a> 11<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Jeptha M. <\/td>\n Jeptha M. Yates
Born Dec. 17, 1857
Died Nov. 29, 1883
Aged 25 y 11 m 12 d
Oh, cease dear Mary cease your weeping
Above the spot where I am sleeping
My time was short and blessed be he,
That called me to eternity. <\/td>\n		 35<\/a> 36<\/a> 37<\/a> 38<\/a> 39<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, John W. <\/td>\n John W. Yates
Died Oct. 7, 1888
Aged 28 Yrs 9 Mos 22 Ds <\/td>\n		 17<\/a> 19<\/a> 43<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Jonathan Edward <\/td>\n Jonathan Edward
son of J. & E. Yates
Born Oct. 28, 1862
Died Mar. 19, 1876
Aged 13 Y 4 M 21 D <\/td>\n		 48<\/a> 50<\/a> 51<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Joshua <\/td>\n Josh. Yates
Died May 3, 1891
Aged 62 Yr 5 Mo 28 Days <\/td>\n		 07<\/a> 10<\/a> 12<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Louesa J. <\/td>\n Louesa J.
dau. of J. W. & E. Yates
Died Sept. 7, 1888
Aged 5 Yrs 10 Ms 22 Ds <\/td>\n		 17<\/a> 18<\/a> 41<\/a> 44<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Maggie E. <\/td>\n Maggie E.
dau. of J. W. & E. Yates
Died Nov. 10, 1888
Aged 8 Yrs 5 Mos 3 Ds
Little Maggie’s voice still is singing, though not for our ear,
She swelleth the chorus no mortal can hear;
For Jesus hath called her she rests in his arms
Free now from all sickness, free now from all harms. <\/td>\n		 17<\/a> 20<\/a> 42<\/a> 44<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Richard <\/td>\n Richard A.
infant son of Jeptha & Mary L. Yates
Born July 25, 1883
Died May 24, 1884
Aged 9 m 29 d
Budded on earth to bloom in heaven. <\/td>\n		 30<\/a> 31<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Richard Albert <\/td>\n Richard Albert Yates
Born Mar. 15, 1850
Died May 18, 1873
Aged 23 y’rs 2 m’s 3 d’s <\/td>\n		 52<\/a> 53<\/a> 54<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yates, Thompson Hill <\/td>\n Thompson Hill
son of J. & E. Yates
Born Mar. 5, 1853
Died Jan. 5, 1878
Aged 24 Ys 10 Ms <\/td>\n		 45<\/a> 46<\/a> 47<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006:<\/p>\n

Aldridge, George W.
Allen, William Byrd (unmarked)
Smith, Susan & Walter [probably on back of large Smith stone which couldn’t be lifted]
Yates, Sarah F. (Mileham) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yates Cemetery Platte Township, Section 6 EastAndrew County, Missouri Directions: From Savannah, east on E Highway 3.5 miles to D Highway. North on D Highway 10.2 miles to Highway 48. East on Highway 48 for 6.3 miles to State Route P. North on SR P about 3.2 miles to where P makes a sharp turn […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558,562],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-andrew-county","category-cemeteries-andrew-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2121,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions\/2121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cousin-collector.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}