OLD BAPTIST CEMETERY

Birch Tree Shannon Co MO

From Birch Tree, MO. take 1st St. west, go right at Y onto Co. Rd. 60-641-642 go about 1 mile and turn south (left) on Co. Rd. 642, go 0.6 miles and cemetery is on the left.

GPS Coordinates: Lattitude: 36.979878, Longitude: -91.518677

Rev. Jan. 14, 2008

Allen, Dr. William A.  Oct. 20, 1836 - Aug. 27, 1889. ‘Aged 52 Yrs. 8 Mo. 7 Da.’ Medical doctor. Husband of Mrs. Louisa Baird (later married John Miller). Father of Albert Allen & Emma Alice Allen (m. Roy W. Evans).

Alley, Ira Chester  Apr. 23, 1887 - Aug. 25, 1888. ‘Son of G. W. & A. D. Alley.’ (George W. Alley & Anna D. Brown).

Ball, W. G.  Died May 17, 1903. ‘Age 45 yr 8 mo 17da.’

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Barker, Daniel  Aug. 3, 1868 - Oct. 31, 1912.
 Barker, Parthesa Sparks  Jul. 21, 1875 - Mar. 5, 1910. Parents of Rosa Lee, Arthur J. & James M. Barker.

Bates, Earnest  Died Oct. 15, 1889. ‘Age 2yr 2mo 15da. Son of C. W. & L. A. Bates.’ (Broken stone)

Boze, Presley  Dec. 17, 1857 - Aug., 1917. Son of Alex E. Boze & Elizabeth Bockman. Married Rebecca Cates.

Bryson, Maggie M.  Born abt. 1906. ‘Age 2 yr 2 mo 19 da. Daughter of R. O. & M. A,. Bryson.’ (Richard O. Bryson & Minnie A. Brewer.)

Buffington, M. J.  Feb. 14, 1877 - Aug. 21, 1898.

Burris, Dollie A.  Aug. 28, 1896 - Sep. 1, 1897. Daughter of W. H. & M. I. Burris.’

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 1867 TN.
 Butler, Daniel Jasper  Feb.,1844 - 1922. Born in TN. Married 2nd Mrs. Sarah Clark 09 May 1905 Shannon Co MO.
Butler, Elizabeth E. Reaser  Apr. 15, 1840 - Nov. 25, 1904. Born in TN. Parents of Peter Ferdinand Butler (m. Louisa F. Hoops, m. Missouri F. Teague) & Thomas W. Butler (m. Virginia Lee Simpson, m. Josephine Safrona Roseanna Darling). For photographs go to:

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Butler, Jacob L.  Jul. 25, 1903 - Oct. 15, 1903. ‘Son of T. W. & J. R. Butler.’ (Thomas W. Butler & Josephine Safrona Roseanna Darling). Married Missouri F. Teague 01 Apr 1908.

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 31 Dec 1891 Shannon Co MO.
Butler, Louisa F. Hoops  Jul. 29, 1872 - Oct. 19, 1904. ‘Mother.’ Parents of Mary Elizabeth Butler, Cloa B. Butler, Lucy Leta Butler, Alta Butler, Henry Butler & Howard J. Butler.
 Butler, Peter Ferdinand  Feb., 1870 – 1959. 

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 06 Aug 1891.
 Butler, Josephine Safrona Roseanna ‘Rosey’ Darling  1873 – 1925. Born in AR.
Butler, Thomas W.  Feb., 1872 – 1948. Born in MO. Married 1st Virginia Lee Simpson; child Nancy Butler (m. Marvin Ed Sisco). Children of Thomas & Rosey: George, Paul Albert, Presley Odis, James Ferdinand, Eva Cordelia (m. Fred I. Faulkner), Daniel Dewey (m. Maude M. Shelley), Sarah Elizabeth, Jacob L., William Dow, Thomas Clem (m. Flora Moore), Clarence & Jacob L. Butler. For photographs go to:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1984720&GRid=8839047&

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Crowley, John W.  Nov. 9, 1869 - Jun. 23, 1904.

Darling, J. F.  Dec. 2, 1876 - May 19, 1878. ‘Son of L. H. & S. A.’ (Henry L. Darling & Sarah A. 'Sallie' Wood).

Darling, Sallie A. Wood  Dec. 22, 1838 - Aug. 17, 1907. ‘Married 16 Apr. 1861 to l. H. Darling.’ (Henry L. Darling)

Dean, Little Cora  Oct. 20, 1885 - Oct. 30, 1885. ‘Daughtger of Elder T. A. & M. J. Dean.’ (Thomas A. Dean & Mary Jane Unknown).

Earls, Carl FranklinBorn & died Oct. 1, 1933. ‘Baby.’ Son of Rufus Franklin Earls & Ollie Melvina Strain.

Fears, Baby  Born & died Feb. 5, 1900.

Gosnell, James W.Died Aug. 23, 1897. ‘Age 7 yrs 7 mos 3 da. Son of C. F. & D. V. Gosnell.’ (Charles F. Gosnell & Dorah V. Unknown.)     

Handey, Nancy A.  Jul. 15, 1851 - Sep. 19, 1900. ‘Wife of Z. C. Handey.’ (Found James Z. Handy & Nancy A. Unknown Handy. Same dates).

Harris, Dian Elizabeth  Aug. 12, 1859 - Feb. 23, 1896.

Hartgroves, Earnest S.  Nov. 21, 1880 - Feb. 24, 1892. ‘Son of Felix R. & Emaline Hartgroves.’

Helms, Rebecca  Feb. 7, 1831 - Jan. 31, 1891. ‘Wife of J. H. Helms.’ (John H. Helms). Mother of Dora Helms.

Hensley, Malinda Pierce  1848 – 1883. Born in Texas in 1847, daughter of Nathan Priest Pierce & Isabella Mariah McKay. Married Thomas Austin Hensley 29 Nov 1871 in Jefferson Co MO. Mother of Leonard, Iley Fennimore (m. Rosie Etna Pierce), Susey L., Cynthia Isabell (m. Henry Lee Ledbetter) and two children who died in infancy.

Hood, James W.  Mar. 4, 1852 – Mar. 14, 1912. Son of Aaron Hood & Sarah Kidd. Born in TN. Married Sarah C. Unknown abt. 1873. Children William Casper 'Cap' (m. Martha Jane Weaver), James A., Sarah Myrtle, Artie (m. Grover C. Anderson) & Jessie Hood (m. Ollie Davis Pulliam).

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married abt. 1888.
 Hoover, Alpheus  1857 – 1937. Married 2nd Mrs. Dora Lee Parker 27 Jul 1905 Shannon Co MO; daughters Nellie & Beulah.
 Hoover, Sina  Died Apr. 20, 1905. ‘Age 35 yrs 14 da. Wife of A. L. Hoover.’ Parents of Frank, Eta, Mary, Pearl & Earl Hoover. 

Huff, Julia A.  1855 – 1893. ‘Wife of S. P. Huff. Mother of Allen & Mary Huff.’

HUSBAND & WIFE:
 John, David M. 1828 - Nov. 18, 1901. ‘Age 74 yrs 3 mos 15 da.’ 
 John, Susan  No dates. Parents of Anna John. 

Killough, W. M.  No dates. Born in IN. Husband of Caledonia Unknown (b. 1862, MO). Father of William, Stanley, Milo, Onie & Oscar Killough.

Lancaster, William  1857 - Nov. 8, 1894. ‘Age 37 yrs.’ Son of Samuel Lancaster & Polly Unknown. Married Amanda ‘Mandy’ Alley. Father of Dave, Susie (m. Shelton J. Rose), William R. (m. Ethel Rebecca Jones) & Joe Lancaster.

Ledgerwood, Lucy Emeline  Jan. 28, 1881 - May 27, 1884. ‘Daughter of W. H. & A. M. Ledgerwood.’ (William Henry Ledgerwood & America Matilda Weaver).

Lewis, Charles J.  Sep. 19, 1902 - Oct. 8, 1902. ‘Son of S. B. & Sarah J. Lewis.’

McDowell, Arthur  Sep. 15, 1891 - Dec. 3, 1894. ‘Son of A. & S. D. McDowell.’ (Arthur McDowell, Sr. & Sadia D. Bryson).

McKinney, C. J.  Apr. 18, 1876 - May 12, 1908. Son of Monroe McKinney & Nancy E. Unknown.

McKinney, Nancy E.Feb. 18, 1846 - Mar. 15, 1908. Wife of Monroe McKinney. Mother of C. J. & Nettie O. McKinney (m. William O. Wofford).

Monds, William  No dates.

Parker, Allen Goldman  Mar. 24, 1807 - Oct. 25, 1892. Husband of Margaret Dougherty. Father of Robert Benjamin Parker (m. Mary Louisa Yelton).

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 1871.
Parker, Mary Louisa YeltonAug. 15, 1854 - Apr. 28, 1921. ‘Nee Yelton. Wife of R. B. Parker.’ Daughter of William R. Yelton & Nancy J. Johnson.
Parker, Robert Benjamin May 3, 1837 - Mar. 1, 1923. Son of Allen Goldman Parker & Margaret Dougherty. Parents of Margaret J. (m. John D. Smith), Burnetta O. (m. David M. Brown), Nancy Ann (m. Lemuel Newland Searcy), Lona D. (m. Louis Minor Dowler), Viola A. (m. William A. ‘Doc’ Deskins), Lulu S. (m. James H. Howard), Goldman H. (m. Jessie Bolen), Mary P. (m. George C. Simms), Yelton D. & Robert Cornelius ‘Neil’ (m. Rose Bolen).

Pettit, Allie Maud  Aug. 27, 1887 - Jan. 25, 1893. ‘Daughter of J. H. & Ella H. Pettit.’  

Pidcock, Visey E.  Jun. 2, 1894 - Apr. 20, 1895. ‘Daughter of F. L. & A. M. Pidcock.’

Pitts, Marion E.  Dec. 11, 1898. ‘Son of J. T. & L. E. Pitts. Age 1 yr 1 mo 11 da.’

Pollock, James W.  Apr. 16, 1872 - Oct. 5, 1877. ‘Son of N. J. & F. M. Pollock.’ (Francis Marion Pollock & Nancy J. Unknown.)

Pollock, Nancy J.Feb. 28, 1851 - Oct. 28, 1878. ‘Wife of F. M. Pollock.’

Ramsey, MaryNo dates.

Randall, Clarence 'Ernest'  Feb. 21, 1893 - Feb. 23, 1893. Son of Clement Laird Valendingham Randall &  Lorena Bates.

Ratliff, BettieNo dates. (Hand carved rock.)

Ratliff, J. A. B.  No dates.

Reed, W. Milt  Jan., 1851 - Dec. 9, 1901. Husband of Anne Rebecca Wallace Reed.

Roark, Delmer E.  Aug. 26, 1883 - Aug. 11, 1884. ‘Son of C. E. & M. C. Roark.’ (Chris E. Roark & Mary C. Harris).

DOUBLE:
Sears, O. P.Oct. 29, 1831 - Jul. 10, 1896.
Sears, S. E.Oct. 3, 1841 - May 3, 1918.

Smith, Nancy Daugherty  Nov. 21, 1810 - May 11, 1906.

Smotherman, Adah Rebecca  Nov. 28, 1888 - Aug. 8, 1889. ‘Daughter of L. W. & M. D. Smotherman.’ (Luther Watson Smotherman & Malinda Delilah Weaver).

Tevault, Earl  Aug. 18, 1902 - Aug. 27, 1903. Son of William S. Tevault & Birdie Unknown.

Tevault, Grace  Mar. 13, 1898 - Jul. 17, 1899. ‘Daughter of W. S. & B. Tevault.’ (William S. Tevault & Birdie Unknown.)

Tevault, Jennie  Sep. 20, 1900 - Sep. 17, 1901. ‘Daughter of W. S. & B. Tevault.’ (William S. Tevault & Birdie Unknown.)

Tevault, Unes  Nov. 10, 1892 - Dec. 4, 1892. ‘Daughter of W. S. & B. Tevault.’ (William S. Tevault & Birdie Unknown.)

Thomas, Henry  Dec. 25, 1886 - Apr. 18, 1887. Son of Ridley B. Thomas & Louella 'Josephine' DePriest.

Thompson, Rosa Lillian  Jul. 21, 1898 - Dec. 18, 1898. ‘Daughter of A. L. Thompson.’

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Wallace, Silas AsberryDec. 15, 1849 - Jul. 20, 1899. ‘Son of Thomas & Ruth Havin Wallace.’ NOTE: Conflicting information from another source that has him the son of John W. Wallace & Mary Angelina Smith. Dates the same.
Wallace, Tobitha Louisa Renegar  Dec. 9, 1850 - Jun. 15, 1930. ‘Daughter of Stephen Ellis & Susan McGehee Renegar.’ Parents of Rhoda E. ‘Callie’, John, Harry, Susanna ‘Anne’, William Thomas (m. Lillie Jane Faulkner), James Asa Francis (m. Mary Talitha Faulkner) & Sarah Eliza Josephine ‘Josie’ Wallace. 

Wallis, EllerAug. 26, 1880 - May 14, 1898. ‘Wife of Oliver Wallis.’

DOUBLE:
Wallis, J. R.  1837 – Unknown.
Wallis, Rachel  1845 - Nov. 14, 1904. ‘Wife of J. R. Wallis.’

DOUBLE: Married 05 Nov 1820 Knox Co KY.
 Weaver, Anna ‘Ann’ Chestnut  1802 – 1881. Born Washington Co KY; died Birch Tree Shannon Co MO.
Weaver, Peter Alexander, Sr.Feb. 22, 1798 – 1882. Born Washington Co TN; died Birch Tree Shannon Co MO, son of Samuel James Weaver, Sr. & Mary Ann Bolinger. Parents of 12 children: Samuel Perry (m. Malinda Ann Jackson), Lavina (m. Arthur Sasser), John (m. Malinda Amelia 'Millie' Thomas), Sarah 'Sally' (m. James Elias Sellars), James Hezekiah Balfrier (m. Sarah ‘Catherine’ Ann Brock), Mary 'Polly' (m. Gillespie Henderson), Martha America Matilda (m. William Green 'Wick' Thomas), Daniel Andrew (m. Delilah Goldsberry), Dorcas (m. John Goldsberry), Joseph (m. Frances Rebecca DePriest), James K. Polk (m. Edell Lewis?) & Peter Alexander Weaver, Jr. (m. Catherine 'Cass' Thomas).
Weaver, Ann Elizabeth Aug. 17, 1876 - Oct. 1, 1888.

Weaver, Sarah ‘Catherine’ Ann Brock  Mar. 10, 1839 - Nov. 11, 1890. She was born in Kentucky & died at Rocky Falls near Winona Shannon Co MO. ‘Wife of Hezekiah Weaver.’ Married James Hezekiah Balfrier Weaver 27 Oct 1853 in Kentucky. He remarried to Mary Jane Wilbanks 24 Aug 1891 Shannon Co MO. He was born Jun. 10, 1832 at Laurel Co KY, died Feb. 25, 1919 at Mountain View Howell Co MO, and is buried at the Mountain View City Cemetery. Children of Catherine & Hezekiah were: Abigail, Arthur Sasser (m. Mary Ellen Pomeroy), John Edmon (m. Emily Jane 'Emma' Norton), George Brock (m. Nancy Elizabeth Norton), James Daniel Montgomery (m. Alice Evaline Anderson), Peter Phillip (m. Alice Ella Lee 'Alcie' Combs), Thomas Hyman (m. Alcy Donnalea 'Sally' Hill), Riley Hezekiah (m. Cynthia Agnes Williams), Silas Woodson (m. Ollia Delolah 'Ollie' Swain), Elizabeth Ann (died young) & Eliza Catherine 'Cassie' (m. Francis Sylvester 'Frank' Williams).

Weaver, George Washington Chestnut  Nov. 23, 1848 - May 15, 1888. Son of Samuel Perry Weaver  & Malinda Ann Jackson . Married Nancy Jane Alley 11 Dec 1879. Father of David W. (m. Edith Unknown), Melissa (m. Unknown Withers) & Lillie (m. Tom Sawry, m. Unknown Johnston).

Weaver, M. M.  Sep. 14, 1880 - Jan. 18, 1882. Daughter of William Daniel 'Billy' Weaver & Susan Rebecca Ledgerwood.

Wiles, Eld R.  Nov. 16, 1840 - Jun. 22, 1896.

Wofford, Dorothy M.  Dec. 23, 1909 - May 27, 1911. ‘Age 1 Yr. 5 Mos. 4 Days. Daughter of Charles Edward Wofford & Mary C. 'Mollie' Maize.

 

    

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