Flag Springs Cumberland Cemetery

Flag Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
Empire Township, Section 14
Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Savannah, go east on Hwy E 3.5 miles to D. North on D 3.5 miles to County Road 223. East on CR 223 for 2.1 miles to CR 221. North and east on 221 for 1.3 miles to CR 216. Follow 216 for 3/1 miles to CR 214. North on 214 for 0.1 mile.

Notes: First known as Platte River Congregation.

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

Name	Inscription	Photograph(s)
Flag Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery		77 82 83 84 85
Barnett, Aunt Rachel	Aunt Rachel wife of T. M. Barnett Born Dec. 4, 1809 Died Jan. 9, 1886 Aged 76 Y 1 M 5 D My wife is gone She lies beneath the sod Dear Aunt Rachel though we miss you much We know you rest with God.	13 14 19 20 12
Boyles, Sarah	Sarah wife of Willard T. Boyles Born Mar. 15, 1846 Died Feb. 3, 1869 Life's duty done as sinks the day Light from its load the spirit flies While Heaven and earth combine to say How blest the righteous when he dies.	78 79 81 30 31
Brooke, Nancy	(east) Nancy A. wife of W. Brooke Died Mar. 22, 1876 Aged 69 Y 11 M 10 D Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord I will raise them up in the last day.	21 22 24 25
Brooke, William	(north) Wm. Brooke Died Apr. 1874 Aged 64 Y 12 D	21 22 23 24 25
Chapman, Catharine	Catharine wife of Amos Chapman Died June 27, 1887 Aged 75 y 4 m Our Mother is gone, She lies beneath the sod, Dear Mother tho' we miss you much We know you rest with God.	51 52 53
Cox, Elvira Taylor	Elvira wife of Ulysses Cox and daughter of Joel & Elizabeth Taylor Died Jan. 15, 1866 Aged 28 y's 3 mo's 3 d's	37 38 39
Gibson, Lewis	Lewis Gibson Born Aug. 4, 1811 Died Aug. 8, 1877 Aged 66 y's 4 d's	67 68 69
Gibson, Rachel	Rachel Gibson Died Nov. 3, 1870 Aged 54 Ys 2 Ms 15 Ds Gone but not forgotten.	70 71 72
Gilliland, Delitha J.	Gone Home Delitha J. wife of Josiah Gilliland Born June 14, 1841 Died July 27, 1868	32 33 46
Henderson, Lizzie	Lizzie daughter of L. W. & Mary C. Henderson Died May 1, 1868 aged 5 mos 29 days	59 60
Holliday, Homer E.	(east) Homer E. Died Aug. 24, 1884 aged 26 Ds Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday Our children are gone They lie beneath the sod Dear babies thou we miss you much We know you rest with God.	07 09 11
Holliday, John C.	(east) John C. Died Oct. 24, 1865 aged 3 Ms 14 Ds Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday	07 08 11
Holliday, Joseph T.	(east) Joseph T. Died Jan. 28, 1881 aged 2 Ds Our children are gone They lie beneath the sod Dear babies thou we miss you much We know you rest with God. Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday	07 10 11
Holliday, Lizzie E.	(west) Lizzie E. Died Jan. 3, 1880 Aged 2 Y's 11 M's 4 D's Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday	01 02 03 06
Holliday, Lucy Bell	(north) Lucy Bell Died Jan. 6, 1878 Aged 6 Y's 3 M's 29 D's Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday Rest little Lucy in happiness rest Mingling with angels, we know thou art blessed, Far from the trials that tempt us to stray God in his mercy has called thee away.	03 04 06 07
Holliday, Mary M.	(north) Mary M. Died Oct. 18, 1868 aged 1 Mo 1 D Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday	03 05 06 07
L	[footstone]	17
Lindley, Arthur Gibson	Arthur Gibson Lindley Died July 10, 1891 Aged 20 y 7 m 24 d Our Arthur is gone He lies beneath the sod Dear boy tho' we miss you much We know you rest with God.	63 64 65 66
Lindley, Elizabeth J.	Elizabeth J. wife of A. G. Lindley Died Dec. 6, 1870 Aged 31 Ys 4 Ms 8 Ds Gone but not forgotten.	62 73 74 75
Loving, Florence L.	Darling Florence L. dau. of G. T. & E. J. Loving Died May 4, 1869 Aged 13 Y 11 M 5 D Like a spring's flower she passed away, Mid innocence and bloom; An angel now in a brighter world Far, far beyond the tomb.	40 41 42 43
Miller, Elizabeth	Elizabeth wife of John Miller Died April 13, 1868 aged 57 y'rs 2 m's 3 d's The pure in heart are thy delight and they thy face shall see.	54 55
Miller, George W.	Geo. W. Miller son of John & Elizabeth Miller Born Feb. 16, 1840 Died June 26, 1865	61
Rodman, W. J.	W. J. Rodman Died July 22, 1866 Aged 38 y'rs 6 m's & 6 d's	47 48 49
Smith, Metcalf	Metcalf Smith Born Apr. 15, 1812 Died Nov. 25, 1867 Life's duty done as sinks the day Light from its load the Spirit flies While Heaven and earth combine to say How blest the righteous when he dies.	26 27 28
Taylor, George	George Taylor Born June 1, 1829; Died Jan. 17, 1876 Aged 46 ys 7 ms 16 dys	34 35 44
Taylor, Joel	[footstone]	36
unknown		18
unknown fragment		50

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006:

Boyles, Martha
Boyles, Martin
Chapman, Amos
Evert, W. D.
Miller, William D.

01_lizzie_holliday	02_lizzie_holliday	03_holliday_children	04_lucy_bell_holliday
05_mary_holliday	06_holliday_verse	07_holliday_children	08_john_holliday
09_homer_holliday	10_joseph_holliday	11_holliday_verse	12_a_r_b
13_aunt_rachel_barnett	14_barnett_verse	17_l	18_unknown
19_rachel_barnett	20_rachel_barnett	21_brooke	22_brooke
23_william_brooke	24_nancy_brooke	25_brooke_verse	26_metcalf_smith
27_metcalf_smith	28_smith_verse	30_s_b	31_s_b
32_delitha_gilliland	33_delitha_gilliland	34_george_taylor	35_george_taylor
36_j_t	37_elvira_taylor_cox	38_elvira_taylor_cox	39_elvira_taylor_cox
40_florence_loving	41_florence_loving	42_loving_verse	43_f_l_l
44_g_t	45_e_c	46_d_j_g	47_w_j_rouman
48_w_j_rouman	49_w_j_r	50_unknown	51_catharine_chapman
52_catharine_chapman	53_chapman_verse	54_elizabeth_miller	55_elizabeth_miller
59_lizzie_henderson	60_lizzie_henderson	61_g_w_m	62
63_arthur_gibson_lindley	64_arthur_gibson_lindley	65_lindley_verse	66_a_g_l
67_lewis_gibson	68_lewis_gibson	69_l_g	70_rachel_gibson
71_rachel_gibson	72_r_g	73_elizabeth_lindley	74_elizabeth_lindley
75_e_j_l	77_cemetery	78_sarah_boyles	79_sarah_boyles
81_boyles_verse	82_cemetery	83_cemetery	84_cemetery
85_cemetery