SELECTED OREGON COUNTY CEMETERIES   

 

WILDERNESS CEMETERY

 

 Located at Wilderness, MO in northeast Oregon County.  From From Fremont, Carter County go south on Hwy J to Hwy K; then southwest to Wilderness.
County Rd 154 east.
Sec. 32, Twp. 25, R.2W (King Twp). From Alton, MO go north on Hwy 19 about 9 miles to CR 154, go east (right) to CR 158, turn right and go to Hwy K.

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.7889444, Longitude: -91.1920764

There are many unidentified graves in this cemetery. Please
contact me if you have additions or corrections to this list.

 

Updated Nov. 1, 2014

 

AB    CD    EFG    HI    JK    LMN    OPQ    RST    UVWXYZ

 


 

 

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Ellis, Infant    Born & died Oct 4 1903.     'Child of Mr. & Mrs. George Ellis.'

 

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Fears, Edith     02 May 1897 - 25 Sep 1899.     'Daughter of R. C. & B. L.' (Initials guessed at, not clear).

 

Foster, Edna Lavette    30 Nov 1932 - 19 Jan 1933.     Daughter of Willie L. Foster of Little Barren, Missouri and Zelma Brown of Wilderness, Missouri.

 

DOUBLE:
Foster, Herman M.     1910 - 1964.
Foster, Melba Gertie Simpson     01 Jul 1915 - 24 Feb 1984.    Daughter of James Robert Simpson & Elizabeth Ann Mullis. Born at Wilderness; died Kansas City Jackson Co MO.

 

Foster, Infant     No dates.

 

Foster, Infant     No dates.

 

Foster, Infant    Born & died 1941.    Daughter of Herman M. Foster & Melba Gertie Simpson.

 

Foster, Infant     Died May 31 1946.    'Daughter of Roy & Wanda.'

 

DOUBLE: Married 16 May 1937 Van Buren Carter Co MO.
Foster, Jesse James      12 Dec 1913 -  03 Dec 1993.     Son of James 'Jim' Foster & Maude Jones.
Foster, Mildred Geneva Simpson     30 Jul 1918 - 16 Jan 1990.     Daughter of James Robert Simpson & Elizabeth Ann Mullis. Parents of Karen, Debra & Glenna Foster.

 

DOUBLE:
Foster, James 'Jim'     08 Dec 1886 - 11 Aug 1965.
Foster, Maude Jones    25 Jul 1885 -  09 May 1957.    Parents of Irvin O. (m. Jessie O. Unknown), Sherman (m. L. M. Fox) & Jesse James Foster (m. Mildred Geneva Simpson).

 

DOUBLE:
Foster, Sherman     07 Nov 1912 - 31 Mar 1979.
Foster, L. M. Fox    No dates.

 

Fox, Infant    No dates.

 

Fox, Leona     15 Feb 1919 - 04 Apr 1919.     Daughter of Frank Fox & Ava Mae Simpson.

 

Fox, Lois Darlene     20 Oct 1935 - 01 Nov 1935.    Daughter of Frank Fox & Ava Mae Simpson.

 

Freeman, Evaline     No dates.

 

Freeman, Lula     1879 - 1965.

 

Freeman, W. M.     20 Apr 20 1855 - 02 Apr 1901.

 

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Gettings, F. M.     12 Nov 1853 - 04 Mar 1914.

 

Gibson, Lew Tanner     Died 02 Nov 1900.     'Age,1 Yr 10 mos. Son of P. M. & Winnie Gibson.

 

Glass, Ellen Jane Corbett     27 Apr 1844 - 11 Feb 1925.     Daughter of John James Corbut & Elizabeth Bryant of London, England. Wife of William Kirk Glass. Born in New York City (Manhattan). Note: She filed for a widow's pension in 1906, so that is most likely the year her husband William died. Their son Harvey had 10 children. Ellen & William had five children, John William, Esther Ann, Eliza Jane, Noble G & Harvey Francis. All of the children married and had children except for Noble; the two daughters married brothers. According to the 1930 census William Kirk Glass was born in Ireland. William and Ellen had another son named Harvey, born Sep 1887 in Missouri. William and Ellen were married about 1869. I think William died between 1900 and 1910. (info from Pamela Sopp, F.A.G.)

 

Glass, Noble G.     16 Jan 1880 - 09 Dec 1959.     Son of William Kirk Glass & Ellen J. Corbett. Never married.

 

Glass, Pearly     Died 05 Apr 1900.     'Age, 3 Yrs 7 mos 23 dys.'  'Daughter of J. W. & May Glass.'

 

Graham, Harry     12 Feb 1890 - 22 Feb 1900.    'Son of H. Graham.' 

 

Graham, Louise     07 Oct 1873 - 18 Jun 1904.    'Wife of H. Graham.'

 


 

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