Pettis County, Missouri

To add to the readings below, record in afternoon sunlight and take a nylon bristle scrub brush for the moss. In summer, lots of poison ivy. We have about 85 names below, which puts us at 1/3rd of this cemetery's readable markers (given the right light & time of year). I paced it off, but scribbled the dimensions on a piece of paper in the rain that I subsequenty lost...a guess would be 50 yards by 30 yards. (GCW 2004)

Up-dates Apr 23 & June 4, 2004, by George C. Willick. All rights reserved. Listings without spaces are on one marker.

Anderson, John S.; Sept 3, 1820 - ___(no data)
Anderson, Mary A., wife of J. S.; Jun 15, 1824 - May 28, 1885
Anderson, Frank M.; Mar 4, 1861 - Oct 19, 1886

Ayres, Eliza C., wife of James H.; d Mar 15, 1880 - 35y, 2m, & 9d

Bell, Phebe, wife of H. C.; Apr 18, 1841 - Nov 26, 1892

Berry, Lawson F.; Aug 2, 1853 - Sept 2, 1907

Blank, Charles W.; 1891 - 1968

Blank, Charles William; Mar 13, 1914 - May 15, 1993

Blank, Margaret W.; 1897 - 1981

Bobbitt, Dexter; 1870 - 1960
Bobbitt, Cartie; 1883 - 1952

Bright, George R. 1858 - 1937
Bright, Sarah A.; 1860 - 1938

Bright, Robert L.; 1881 - 1959

Brown, Dr. J. A. C.; died Dec 7, 1888 - aged 54y [masonic emblem]

Brown, Mattie, wife of J. A. C.; died Oct 2, 1893 - aged 54y

Crews, Ella Cooper, wife of L. L., Apr 6, 1861 - Oct 30, 1894

Daniel, Carrie L.; Apr 13, 1871 - Apr 24, 1969

Daniel, Diane E.; Oct 10, 1941 -June 11, 1976

Daniel, Hannah, wife of W.; Sept 15, 1801 - __(stone broken at this point)

Davidson, Lillie M., dau of S. & J.; b&d Jan 20, 1880

Dennis, Loretta, wife of G.(?) A.; d Dec 24, 1878 - 24y, 8m, & 25d

Duck, Lulu J., wife of W. L., dau of W. C. & E. D. Riley
June 21, 1861 - Sept 20, 1890 - aged 29y & 3m

Folkerth, Charles; Oct 23, 1867 - Oct 18, 1877

Folkerth, Harvey; Oct 2, 1830 - July 19, 1878
Folkerth, Elizabeth; June 20, 1837 - Feb 20, 1889

Folkerth, Rosa Lee; Dec 26, 1874 - Jan 22, 1958

Franklin, Ralph Earl; June 24, 1920 - Dec 24, 1987; [+mil] AD2, US Navy, WWII
Franklin, Betty Jo Williams; July 1, 1924 - ___(no data) [married 5/24/45]

Gallagher, Nancy A., wife of P.B.; d Jan 10, 1862 - 25(?)y, 11m,__(broken at this point)

Gray, Alex H.; died Dec 26, 1912 - aged 54y [IOOF emblem]

Guinn, Bettie, dau of Bartholomew & Margaret; d Apr 13, 1883 - aged 18y, 5m, & 1d Photo

Gwinn, Bartholomew; 1832 - 1912

Gwinn, Margaret; 1888 - 1912

Idol, Ransom H.; Dec 10, 1832 - Jan 17, 1901

Jones, James A.; Nov 23, 1848 - July 8, 1905

Lamm, George H.; Oct 30, 1921 - ___(no data)
Lamm, Virginia L.; Aug 24, 1926 - Nov 21, 1996

Lane, Melvin Leroy; May 11, 1918 - ___(no data)
Lane, Mary Lou Daniel; Aug 24, 1908 - July 23, 2001 [married 5/29/43]

Miller, Eliza; July 11, 1824 - June 23, 1911

Miller, Everett C.; Feb 15, 1861 - Feb 12, 1914

Miller, Sidney M.; 1852 - 1901
Miller, Laura; Oct 12, 1855 - Aug 21, 1910

Myers, Clement E., son of J. & E. W.; June 7, 1867 - Aug 15, 1899

Myers, Joseph; July 4, 1819 - Nov 8, 1898
Myers, Eleanor W.; Feb 24, 1827 - Mar 16, 1881

Payne, John; Jan 7, 1807 - May 3/8, 1884 - aged 7_y, 2m, & 25d (error, math doesn't work)

Payne, Junieus C.; Mar 28, 1848 - Sept 5, 1903

Pitman, George T.; d June 30, 1877 - aged 32y, 5m, & 8d

Ray, Rosamond F. Lond, wife of J. W.; May 17, 1852 - Feb 22, 1909

Ray, Sarah Estelle, dau of J. W. & Rosa F.; d Sept 16, 1899 - 8y, 11m, & 16d

Ray, William Claud, infant son of J. W. & Rosa F.; d July 5, 1887 - 8m & 21d

Reavis, Angeline; Nov (?) 28, 1864 - June 18 (?), 1885

Roberts, Lecy; Feb 3, 1817 - Aug 3, 1883 - aged 66y & 6m

Robinson, Marie N.; d Nov 17, 1879 - aged 16y, 3m, and 12d (marker down)

Sleeper, George L.; Aug 15, 1878 - July 25, 1954

Smith, Alvius; 1843 - 1905
Smith, Marinda; 1855 - 1903

Smith, Byron Duncan, Apr 4, 1898 - May 16, 1959; Ill, Pvt, Stu Army Tng Corps, WWI

Smith, Ida E., dau of Wm. M. & M Vickrey, wife of Charles O.;
Feb 14, 1871 - Dec 15, 1894 - aged 23y, 10m, & 1d

Smith, infant son of Eli & S.; June 15, 1882 - July 7, 1882

Smith, Sylvia Williams, wife of Byron; 1894 - 1980

Spratt, W. A. (need sunshine to read)

Spurgin, Joseph; Nov 14, 1825 - Aug 24, 1900
Spurgin, Mary A.; Feb 24, 1836 - Mar 8, 1882
Spurgin, Samuel; 1862 - 1907 (on back of marker)

Spurgin, Orleana C.; Apr 16, 1848 - Aug 29, 1883

Spurgin, Solomon; Oct 10, 1822 - Feb 5, 1907
Spurgin, Eliza M. Haynes, wife of Solomon; July 5, 1825 - Apr 2, 1896

Vickrey, Mary J., wife of Wm. M.; Jan 25, 1850 - May 26, 1903

Vickrey, Wm. M.; 1830 - 1917

Waddle, B. C., dau of C. & A. E. (then this figure) LL D: III6I [hand carved stone]

Wakelin, Harold G.; Dec 16, 1923 - May 23, 1989
Wakelin, M. Jeanette; Mar 1, 1929 - June 30, 1986

Williams, Caroline C., wife of D. L.; Dec 12, 1832 - Feb 6, 1854

Williams, Demps Brown; Sept 8 1903 - July 7, 1969

Williams, E. Hampton; July 31, 1899 - Mar 6, 1965; Mo, PFC, Co B, 140 INF, WWI

Williams, Flavius S.; Nov 7, 1863 - June 1, 1945
Williams, Cora B.; Nov 19, 1865 - Sept 12, 1913

Williams, J. L.; d Mar 7, 1876 - aged 28y, 2m, & 19d (marker down)

Williams, Larkin F.; Nov 14, 1830 - Nov 6, 1903
Williams, Elizabeth, his wife; Dec 5, 1833 - Jan 20, 1905

Williams, Lois Annetta, wife of E. Hampton; Aug 20, 1910 - Feb 1, 1974

Williams, Marguerite Elliott; Dec 25, 1905 - Apr 25, 1999