The Williams Cemetery near Winona, Shannon County, was started as a family cemetery on the homestead of Jacob Boston Williams,

the patriarch of the family in Missouri. He was the father of Alice, Fannie, Sarah S., Vinton, Jackson, Frank, Cynthia, Dick, Pinkney,

James P. C. and Willie Etta Williams. Most of the people who were buried there were his family or in-laws of his children. 

 It is likely there are other graves at this cemetery not listed.

'Somewhere along the way, folks have referred to the cemetery as the 'Dick Williams' cemetery.'
According to a direct descendant of this family, that is in error.

 

Updated Nov. 7, 2017

 

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Barnes, Julia Gosnell   Sep. 27, 1830 - Mar. 13, 1910.  MO Death Cert.#8203: Daughter of John Gosnell (IN). Mother's name indecipherable. Born in Indiana. Informant L. H. Barnes, Winona. Burial date unclear. 

 

DOUBLE:
Broadfoot, Elbert Ernest   Aug. 7, 1897 - Apr., 1975.   Son of John Wesley Broadfoot & Cordelia Copeland.
Broadfoot, Myrtle Jewel Matthews   1902 - 1964.   Daughter of Madison Riley Matthews & Nancy Elizabeth Williams.

Broadfoot, Veris W.   Oct. 22, 1929 - Mar. 7, 1998.   (FHM)   Son of Elbert Ernest Broadfoot & Myrtle Jewel Matthews.

Broadfoot, Zelma    1931 - 1955.   Daughter of Elbert Ernest Broadfoot & Myrtle Jewel Matthews.

Bunyard, Beulah    Jan. 26, 1899 - Oct., 1901.   Daughter of James K. Bunyard & Florida McDonald.

Bunyard, Daniel   Mar. 11, 1872 - Apr., 1894.   Son of James K. Bunyard & Florida McDonald.

Chrisco, Chester A.    Born & Died Jul. 29, 1896.   Son of Israel Monroe Chrisco & Fannie Bryson Williams.

DOUBLE:
Chrisco, Fannie Brazinal Bryson    Jun. 25, 1866 - Jul. 29, 1955.    MO Death Cert.#24959 is in error as it states she was the daughter of Israel Monroe Chrisco & Eliza Jane Henson. According to Israel's death cert. she was his wife. Eliza Henson was probably her mother but don't know the name of her father. She was born Randolph Co AR; died Slater Saline Co MO. Widow. Cause of death Carcinoma of face, left side; Mrs. H. R. Wheeler, Slater MO, informant.
Chrisco, Israel M.    Jun. 28, 1858 - May 31, 1947.    MO Death Cert.#26460 lists only the name 'Grace' for his mother, nothing for his father. Wife is listed as Fannie B. Chrisco. Born in Iron Co MO, died Birch Tree Shannon Co MO of 'full infirmities of age' (88 yrs. 11 mos. 3 days). Informant Mrs. I. M. Chrisco, Birch Tree.

Chrisco, Infant   Only Date b. Jun. 20, 1904.

Chrisco, Lawrence   Only Date b. Dec. 29, 1902.

Chrisco, Myra   Only Date b. Dec. 19, 1890.

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 26 Jul 1914 at Shannon Co MO.
Combs, James L.    Dec. 21, 1880 - May 6, 1850.   'Father.'   Son of George Gideon Combs & Missouri Elizabeth Hill.
Combs, Lillie M. Johnston    Apr. 9, 1893 - Nov. 2, 1944.   'Mother.'   Daughter of Hiram G. Johnston & Fannie E. Woolery. MO Death Cert.#33069. Died Kansas City Jackson Co MO.

Comely, Amy Edna    Nov. 11, 1911 - Mar. 4, 2003.  Daughter of Arlie Comely & Esther Mae Burnett.

DOUBLE:
Comely, Arla 'Arlie'    Dec. 25, 1881 - Feb. 20, 1960.  
Comely, Esther Mae Burnett    Sep. 10, 1885 - Oct. 7, 1953.   Daughter of Ira Burnett. Born Dent Co MO, Died Memorial Hosp., Howell Co MO. MO Death Cert.#35737.

Comely, Infant    No Dates.  First born son of Arlie Comely & Esther Mae Burnett.

Comely, Infant    No Dates.  Second son of Arlie Comely & Esther Mae Burnett.

Comely, Lorene Lee    May 10, 1916 - Apr. 5, 1996.   Daughter of Arlie Comely & Esther Mae Burnett.

Comely, Ray James    Aug. 14, 1918 - Nov. 12, 1992.   Son of Arlie Comely & Esther Mae Burnett.

Hamilton, Lona    Feb. 28, 1880 - Jun. 13, 1898.   Daughter of J. E. & J. A. Hamilton.

 

NOTE: The Johnston family listed here was the family of Uncle Garland Rosenbum's wife Katherine Docia Johnston; Hiram & Fannie were her parents. (Sandy Dailey)

Johnston, Catherine Tyler    No Dates.   Found two possible: Catherine, mother of Robert E. Johnston, and Catherine E., daughter of Robert E. May not be either person. No death certificate found.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Johnston, Fannie Elizabeth Woolery    May 25, 1868 - May 12, 1946.   Daughter of John Woolery & Tobitha White. MO Death Cert.#19161. Informant Kathryn Frisby, Kansas City.
Johnston, Hiram Green   Aug. 4, 1851 - Feb. 5, 1927.   Son of John Johnston & Fannie E. Woolery.  Died at Winona MO. MO Death Cert.#6924. Informant J. P. Johnston.

Johnston, Infant    No Dates.   'Stillborn Twin Baby Boy.'

Johnston, Johnny   No Dates.

Johnston, Loren    Mar. 1, 1906 - Jul. 22, 1921.   Son of Hiram Johnston & Fannie Woolery. Born & died Winona Shannon Co MO. Died of acute dysentery secondary to typhoid fever. MO Death Cert.#19606. Informant H. G. Johnston.

Johnston, Marion Andrew -   Died Apr. 1, 1921 - Age 22 years.   Son of Hiram Johnston & Fannie Woolery. Cause of death accidentally killed while hunting. MO Death Cert.#11214. Informant H. G. Johnston.

Matthews, Chelsea   Jun 16, 1924.   Only Date   Hand Carved Stone   Daughter of William David Matthews & Paris Weaver. Premature (7 mos.) MO Death Cert.#19524.

Matthews, Drusilla 'Drewsey' Beck    Feb. 7, 1830 - Nov. 16, 1904.   Hand Carved Stone.   Wife of William Matthews, who was born in Ireland. Mother of Nancy Drusilla Bland (Mrs. James 'Wesley' Bland) and Madison Riley Matthews (who married Nancy Elizabeth Williams).

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Matthews, Nancy Elizabeth Williams    Sep. 21, 1869 - Jun. 12, 1932.   Hand Carved Stone.   Daughter of David R. Williams & Mary Barnett. Died of a stroke. MO Death Cert.#21663; informant Will Matthews.
Matthews, Madison Riley    Sep. 16, 1868 - Apr. 6, 1937.   Son of William Matthews & Drusilla Beck.

DOUBLE: Married 22 June 1918
Price, Alfred Otto    Jan. 19, 1895 - Sep. 20, 1990.   Son of George H. Price & Mary Unknown.
Price, Nova Ethel Bird    Jan. 14, 1900 - Oct. 6, 1984.   Daughter of Harless Parmer Bird & Minnie Lee Corbet. Parents of Ray Orbra, Juanita Mae, Olive Ruth, Inez Marie, Otto Dee, William Harless, Ethel Patsy, Lee Rogers, and Richard Donald.

Price, Arnold    Died Mar. 10, 1906.   Infant Son of C. L. 'DeForest' Price & Rose Unknown.

Price, Everett D.    Sep. 4, 1937 - Jun. 17, 1988.

Price, 'Granny'    1850 - 1920.   Inscription: Dates Approx. Midwife from Arkansas. No death certificate found.

Price, Laura    1836 - 1905.   Born in New York.   Mother of Alice Price born 1855. Husband born in Virginia.

DOUBLE:
Price, Mary 'Jane' Yearwood    1853 - Oct. 26, 1919.    MO Death Cert.#32095 lists birth year as 1849. Census has born Jan 1855.  Born in Georgia; daughter of William Harwood  (NC) (William Riley Yearwood, SC)& Mary Jane Yearwood (GA) (Nancy J. Unknown, TN). Died of dropsy, kidney failure. Informant Samuel D. Price.
Price, William 'Alfred'   1859 - Nov. 4, 1894.     Son o f J. W. Price (b. 1812, MD) & M. M. Unknown (b. 1815, TN)

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Price, Ola Mae Bird    Aug. 6, 1906 - Dec. 6, 1994.    Daughter of MacDonald D. Bird & Elizabeth E. Schroeder.
Price, Samuel D.    Dec. 16, 1891 - Dec. 23, 1974.    'PFC U S Army.'    Son of George H. Price & Mary Unknown.

Price, William Harless   Jul. 7, 1931 - Feb. 21, 1932.   Son of Alfred Otto Price & Nova Bird. Died of respiratory failure secondary to bronchial pneumonia. MO Death Cert.#7053; informant Alfred Otto Price, Bartlett MO.

Price, William 'Riley'   Jun. 14, 1881 - Jun. 27, 1959.    Son of William 'Alfred' Price & Mary 'Jane' Yearwood.  Census gives birth May, 1881.

Snelson, Andrew Watta    Jul. 13, 1891 - Sep. 30, 1892.   Son of William Suggett Snelson & Sara Susanah Williams.

Snelson, Carrie E.   Sep. 10, 1890 - Oct. 15, 1968.

Snelson, Doil (or Doyal)   Feb. 14, 1905 - Aug. 12, 1906.    Son of William Suggett Snelson & Sara Susanah Williams.

DOUBLE:
Snelson, Sara Susanah Williams    Jan. 9, 1869 - 1907 ( or Mar. 11, 1897).   Daughter of Jacob Boston Williams & Eliza Jane Henson.
Snelson, William Suggett    Feb. 7, 1865 - Aug. 10, 1930 Son of Amos Leonard Snelson & Amy Sinclair. Husband of Carrie Snelson. (a 2nd wife?) Died of heat exhaustion. MO Death Cert.#28849. Informant Dopha Snelson, Greenville MO.

DOUBLE:
Snelson, Stella E. Carver   Jul. 13, 1901 - Dec. 28, 1981.    Daughter of William H. Carver & Adelia Unknown.
Snelson, William Harrison 'Harry'   Jan. 15, 1893 - Nov. 7, 1917.    Son of William Suggett Snelson & Sara Susanah Williams.

Snelson, Willard Dolph    Feb. 27, 1917 - Jul. 10, 1992.    'CM3 U S Navy WWII.'    Son of William Harrison Snelson & Stella E. Carver.

Weaver, Abigail Weaver   Jun. 28, 1854 - May 12, 1923.    MO Death Cert.#17871 gives date of birth as May, 1854. Daughter of Hezekiah Weaver & Mary Catherine Brock. Born in Kentucky. Died of nephritis. Single. Informant Silas Weaver, Winona.

Weaver, Riley Hezekiah   Jun. 8, 1872 - Mar. 16, 1956.    Son of James 'Hezekiah' Balfrier Weaver & Sarah Mary Catherine Brock. Widower of Cynthia Agnes Williams. MO Death Cert.#15239. Informant Fred Weaver.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Williams, Eliza Catherine 'Cassie' Weaver    Sep. 25, 1881 - Aug. 2, 1910.    Daughter of James 'Hezekiah' Balfrier Weaver & Sarah Mary Catherine Brock. Died of typhoid fever. MO Death Cert.#26130; informant Frank Williams.
Williams, Francis Sylvester 'Frank'    Feb. 23, 1875 - Oct. 30, 1952.   Son of Jacob Boston Williams & Eliza Jane Henson.

Williams, Carroll   1873 - Dec. 5, 1951.   Died at Missouri State Hospital in Farmington St Francois Co MO; Parents unknown. Born in Shannon Co MO. MO Death Cert.#42702.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Williams, David R.    Oct. 5, 1844 - Feb 5, 1901.   'Age 56 yr 4 mo inscription.' 
Williams, Mary Barnett     Jan 21, 1846 - Dec 14, 1918.   Age 72 yr 10 mo 23 days.   Mrs. D. R. Williams. MO Death Cert.#50756 gives date of birth as Jan. 21, 1854. Daughter of William Barnett & Nancy Gillen. Widow. Born Reynolds Co MO, died Pike Creek Shannon Co MO, of Bright's Disease. William Matthews, informant.

HUSBAND & WIFE:  Married 01 Dec 1864 in Union Co IL.
Williams, Eliza J. Henson    Jan. 9, 1845 - Mar. 11, 1897.   Born in Indiana.
Williams, Jacob Boston    Nov. 16, 1836 - Sep. 25, 1893.   Born Baltimore MD.  Son of William Joseph Williams & Margaret Ann Thomas. He married 1st Virginia Elizabeth Breeden 17 Jan 1861 and had sons John Newell Williams & William Joseph Williams. Children of Jacob with Eliza Henson: Alice G. Chrisco (Mrs. Alfred Chrisco); Fannie Bryson Williams; Sarah Susanah Williams; Vinton Alexis 'Bud' Williams; Jackson Randolph Corey Williams; Francis Sylvester 'Frank' Williams; Cynthia Agnes Weaver (Mrs. Riley Hezekiah Weaver); Richard Oscar 'Dick' Williams; Pinkney Arthur Williams; James Princeton Clyde 'Jimmy' Williams; Willie Etta Williams and foster or adopted son, Ralph Reinsmidt Percell.

Williams, George W.   Jan. 8, 1881 - Apr. 3, 1948.    Age 67 yrs. 2 mos. 25 days.   Son of John Williams & Nancy Tripp. Husband of Nora Williams. Born & died Shannon Co MO. Two MO Death Cert.#25153 & 18417; informant Emmet Williams, St. Louis MO.

Williams, Vinton Alexis   Jul. 16, 1871 - May 27, 1948.   Son of Jacob B. Williams (MD) & Eliza J. Henson (IN). Husband of Code Williams. Oil field worker, born in Arkansas; died Shannon Co MO. Died of a stroke. MO Death Cert.#21881; informant R. O. Williams, Winona.

Willis, Kate   Jan 14, 1942   Only Date   Grave marked by a stick with a board nailed to it. MO Death Cert.#22424 for Catherine Willis, died Jan., 1942 Shannon Co MO.