Maple Grove Cemetery Washington Township Township 58, Range 32, Section 27 DeKalb County, Missouri N Highway north of 36 Highway at Stewartsville. Located at the NE corner of intersection of State Hwy N and SW Gridley Road. Kelly submitted the photographs for this cemetery.
Loggendate Cemetery AKA Norwegian Cemetery Dallas Township Township 59, Range 30, Section 5 DeKalb County, Missouri One mile north of Bethel Church on D Highway, then west on gravel road about one mile. Kris took the photographs of this cemetery.
Jones Cemetery Grand River Township Township 57, Range 30, Section 13 Cameron, DeKalb County, Missouri Steve Jones, Kelly and Kris took the photos of this cemetery.
Irwin Cemetery Adams Township Township 59, Range 30, Section 30 DeKalb County, Missouri According to the cemetery book issued by the DeKalb County Historical Society (1971), this cemetery was fenced and well-maintained. However, in October of 2011, it was very overgrown and not maintained, so much of it was inaccessible. Kelly and Kris took the…
Hopewell Cemetery Dallas Township Township 59, Range 30, Section 10 DeKalb County, Missouri Kelly and her friends took the photographs of this cemetery.
Groomer Cemetery Dallas Township Township 60, Range 30, Section 11 Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri West of Weatherby on 6 Highway, north on D Highway, east on NE King Road. Located on a farm 1 mile NE of Round Top School. We were unable to locate this cemetery in 2011. The burials recorded are from the…
Greenridge Cemetery Dallas Township Township 60, Range 30, Section 31 DeKalb County, Missouri Kelly submitted the photographs for this cemetery.
Fairport Cemetery Grant Township Township 60, Range 31, Section 26 DeKalb County, Missouri This is a very large cemetery and we need volunteers to photograph it for us. If you are interested in helping, please coordinate with Kelly Alvarado of the NWMGS. It would be greatly appreciated. Photos
Ellis Cemetery Sherman Township Township 58, Range 32, Section 4 DeKalb County, Missouri North of Stewartsville on N Highway at Alva Gilbert Farm. The graves are located in a pasture 1/2 mile west of N Highway. There were originally four graves in the Ellis Cemetery, two infants and two adults. Only two remain: Daniel Ellis…
Doherty Cemetery Washington Township Township 57, Range 32, Section 14 Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Missouri Located on the Dallas Pickett farm about 1-1/2 miles east of Stewartsville. This cemetery has not yet been photographed.
Dice Cemetery Adams Township Township 58, Range 30, Section 12 DeKalb County, Missouri North of Cameron on 69 Highway, north on EE Highway. Cemetery is in a fenced area on private land east of EE Highway. This cemetery is on private property. On purchase of the place, the current owners (as of October 2011) found…
Delano Cemetery Grand River Township Township 58, Range 30, Section 35 DeKalb County, Missouri From the intersection of Hwy 36 and 69 in Cameron, Hwy 69 north for about 2.5 miles (passing the prison on the right), turn left/west on Frost Road and proceed 1/2 mile. Cemetery is on right/north side of road. Kelly submitted…
DeKalb Cemetery AKA McKee Cemetery and Black Cemetery Washington Township Township 57, Range 32, Section 5 DeKalb County, Missouri In Cameron, from Walnut and Hwy 36, proceed west on Hwy 36 approximately 14 miles, turn right and head north on Sharp Road (this is a gravel road) about 1.5 miles. The cemetery will be on…
County Poor Farm Cemetery Adams Township Township 58, Range 30, Section 6 DeKalb County, Missouri The county “Paupers’ Home” was in operation from 1874 to 1905. Reportedly, there is one marker, “The DeKalb Co. Poor” in a poorly fenced area that we were unable to locate in 2011. To date, no record of burials has…
Clarksdale Cemetery Washington Township Township 58, Range 33, Section 23 DeKalb County, Missouri Clarksdale Cemetery is located approximately one mile northwest of the town of Clarksdale. From Clarksdale, from Hwy 6/31, go west on State Route P 3/4 mile to Bray Road, a gravel road on the north, or right, side. This will be as…
Christian Chapel Cemetery Adams Township Township 58, Range 30, Section 11 Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri Christian Chapel Cemetery is approximately four miles south of Weatherby in DeKalb County, Missouri. The church itself is no longer standing, but there is a memorial stone at the site. The cemetery has a nice white vinyl fence around it,…
Butler Cemetery Grant Township Township 60, Range 31, Section 20 DeKalb County, Missouri Kris and Kelly took the photographs of this cemetery.
Botts Cemetery Grant Township Township 60, Range 31, Section 32 DeKalb County, Missouri On the old Charlie Pierce farm Section 32, Township 60, Range 31. We have not been able to find this cemetery. From the DeKalb County Historical Society’s Cemetery Census 1845-1971: “Roy Stockdale said Bryan Botts rebuilt the fence many years ago and…
Bethel Cemetery Dallas Township Township 59, Range 30, Section 9 Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri West of Weatherby on Hwy 7, north on D Highway. Located adjacent to the west side of D Highway. South of Bethel Church at NE Gospel Rd. This cemetery was established by deed from Earl Richards to George L. Bray and…
Amity Cemetery Camden Township Township 58, Range 32, Section 12 DeKalb County, Missouri Credits: Kelly Alvarado photographed this cemetery.
From the book The History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. I, edited by Walter Williams, published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, in 1915.
Plat Book of DeKalb County, Missouri, W. W. Hixson & Co., Rockford, Illinois, 1930. Images downloaded from Missouri Digital Heritage.
Plat Book of DeKalb County, Missouri, North West Publishing Co., 1897. Images downloaded from Missouri Digital Heritage.
An Illustrated Historical Atlas of DeKalb County, Missouri, Edwards Brothers of Missouri, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1877. Images downloaded from Missouri Digital Heritage.
Date of death: 24 Jul 1907 Subject: Arnold Ziegler Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 25 Jul 1907, p. 2 Arnold Ziegler, aged forty-four years, died yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at a local hospital. He was unmarried and is survived by one brother. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Savannah, Mo. Interment…
Date of Death: 27 Feb 1878 Subject: Frederick Zeigler Source: Holt County Sentinel, 8 Mar 1878, p. 2 (From the Savannah Democrat, 1st.) Frederick Zeigler died on Wednesday evening last, at the residence of his father, about 5 miles southeast of town. Source: Holt County Sentinel, 15 Mar 1878, p. 3 From the Savannah Reporter,…
Date of death: 1 Nov 1921+ Subject: Nora I. (Agee) Younger Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 1 Nov 1921, p. 6 Mrs. Nora Younger, fifty-eight years old, wife of George O. Younger, Whitesville, Mo., died at 12:15 o’clock this morning in a St. Joseph hospital. The body will be taken to Whitesville for burial.
LEWIS CASS YATES. Another one of Lafayette county’s worthy citizens who has lived to good purpose, at the same time maintaining the excellent standard of right living and thinking that his ancestors were noted for through several generations, is Lewis Cass Yates, the efficient superintendent of the Lexington waterworks. He was born July 24, 1844,…
Date of Death: 12 Oct 1910 Subject: Susan (Shunk) Wright Source: unknown, Oct 1910 After an illness of only six days, Mrs. Susan Wright passed away in death at the home of her son, Daniel Wright, near Rosendale, October 12, 1910. Her maiden name was Shunk. She was born in Perry county, Ohio, August 4,…
Date of Death: 14 Aug 1891 Subject: Mary (Roberts) Wright Source: Savannah Reporter, 20 Aug 1891 Last Friday, August 14, Mrs. Mary Wright died at the residence of her son, E. C. Wright, east of Savannah, aged 79 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was a native of Ohio, where she was married to…
Date of Death: 15 Mar 1902 & 16 Mar 1902 Subject: Lewis Wright & Martha (Shunk) Wright Source: Savannah Democrat from the Fillmore Lever, 28 Mar 1902 Lewis Wright died at his home south of town, Saturday, at the advanced age of 80 years, 11 months and 16 days. On the following day the old…
Date of Death: 19 Jun 1899 Subject: Mary (Bunting) Worley Source: Savannah Reporter, 20 Jun 1919 “Twenty Years Ago” The body of Mrs. James M. Worley was placed in the Fairview cemetery. She died at her home in Savannah and leaves her husband and four children.
Date of Death: 30 Dec 1873 Subject: Mary A. (Vaux) Woodward Source: Andrew County Republican, 9 Jan 1874, p. 3 The wife of James Woodward was also buried on New Year’s day.