Potter Cemetery
Barry Co., MO
Surnames A - Z
SSW = Shares Stone With
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Richard | May 15, 1834 | Sept. 29, 1903 | Research Note: 1900 Census, Jenkins, Barry, Missouri - Richard Adams, head, born Apr. 1833 MO, age 67, married 48 years, parents born TN, farmer; Anna, wife, born Feb. 1830 MO, age 70, married 48 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living, parents born TN. - Another Photo - Another Photo | Census Phyllis Long Photo Nora Eden Photo Connie Schmidt |
| CALL, Baby Girl 1 | No Date | No Date | Another Photo - Plot Photo | Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| CALL, Baby Girl 2 | No Date | No Date | Research Note: She is the one with the yellow flowers in the plot stone. - Another Photo - Plot Photo | Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| CALL, Baby Boy | No Date | No Date | Another Photo - Plot Photo | Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| CALL, Charles | Dec. 6, 1870 Lawrence Co., MO |
Jan. 19, 1936 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Nannie - Research Note: He was the husband of Nannie Call and a son of Joseph Isaac Call and Nancy Caroline Graham. Occupation: Farmer - Informant: J. W. Call - Undertaker: Koon Funeral Home, Cassville, MO. - Another Photo - Plot Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| CALL, Nannie (HENSON) | Feb. 2, 1877 | July 2, 1943 | SSW: Charles L. - Research Note: Daughter of George W. Henson and Mary Armenda Rogers. Charles L. Call, age 26, married Nannie Henson, age 19, on Nov. 18, 1896 in Jenkins, Barry Co., MO. - Another Photo - Plot Photo | MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| DOTY, Clara A. | 1905 | 1905 | SSW: Lida B. - Another Photo | Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| DOTY, Dollie Elizabeth | Oct. 14, 1942 Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 16, 1942 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of George W. Doty and Lola May Wilson, both born Barry Co., MO. John Doty of Rural Jenkins, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - Another Photo - Another Photo | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| DOTY, Elizabeth "Elizziebeth" (HENSON) | Feb. 17, 1882 North MO |
Feb. 14, 1951 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: John - Research Note: Wife of John W. - Her death certificate lists her name as Elizabeth and not Elizziebeth as her stone reads. Her husband was listed as John Doty and Myrtle Richardson gave the information. - Daughter of George W. Henson and Mary Armenda Rogers. J. W. Doty, age 20, married Elizzie Henson, age 19, on Dec. 31, 1901 in Barry Co., MO. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| DOTY, John William | July 26, 1881 AR |
Feb 27, 1951 Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Elizabeth - Research Note: Husband of Elizziebeth Doty - His death certificate lists Joseph Doty as his father and his mother as Kathryn Abbott. His wife was given as Elizabeth Doty. George Doty gave the information. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| DOTY, Lida B. | 1909 | 1910 | SSW: Clara A. - Another Photo | Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| EDEN, Indiana E. J. | Apr. 9, 1868 Cato, Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 5, 1872 Cato, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Dau. of J. and M. Eden" - Research Note: She was a daughter of Jonathan and Martilda (Stockton) Eden. - Another Photo | Photo Connie Schmidt Note Photo Nora Eden |
| EDEN, Jonathan | Feb. 2, 1843 Flat Creek, Barry Co., MO |
May 5, 1917 Cato, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Martilda (Stockton) Eden - Research Note: Believed to be the son of Elias Eden and Edy P. Blythe. He was the husband of Martilda Stockton Eden. He was in the Missouri Home Guard Co. D. and then Union Army as a Private in Co. E, 1st Reg't. Arkansas Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1862 - June 1865. - "Flat Creek, Barry Co., MO. - Aug. 11, 1884 - Hon. W. W. Dudley, Commissioner Pensions Washington D.C. - Sir, In regard to Pension Claim of Johnathan Eden I have to state that Johnathan Eden was sounded by gunshot in left shoulder while engaged in battle on Flat Creek near Clarks Mill Barry Co. Mo about August 1st 1861. He was under command of a Capt. Charles Galloway commander of a Mo. Home Guard company. I was present with said Johnathan Eden and saw him receive said wound, and know that he was in the line of his duty. Respectfully, G. R. King" - Another Photo - Another Photo - Military Stone | Note Donna Cooper Online Civil War Records Census Phyllis Long Photos Connie Schmidt Photos Nora Eden |
| EDEN, Martilda (STOCKTON) | Dec. 2, 1842 MO |
Jan. 11, 1928 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Jonathan - Research Note: Daughter of Thomas Stockton and Elizabeth Martindale. Death certificate gives her father only as Stockton and mother's maiden name as Martindale. Link Eden (son Robert Lincoln) of Monett, MO was the informant. - Another Photo - Another Photo | Death Certificate Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden Photo Maxine Broom |
| EDEN, Sarah E. | Oct. 30, 1870 | Mar. 18, 1888 | Inscription: "Dau. of J. and M. Eden - Research Note: Daughter of Jonathan & Martilda (Stockton) Eden. Never married. | Note Nora Eden Photo Connie Schmidt |
| HENSON, Catherine | Jan. 29, 1875 | Mar. 8, 1892 | Research Note: Daughter of George W. Henson and Mary Armenda Rogers. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| HENSON, George W. | May 8, 1856 MO |
Jan. 6, 1929 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Mary Armenda (Rogers) Henson - Research Note: Father was Demarius Henson and mother's maiden name was (Margaret) Howard. George Hilton of Jenkins, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| HENSON, Mary Armenda (ROGERS) | Sept. 17, 1850 MO |
Jan. 24, 1932 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: George W. Henson - Research Note: Husband named as George W. Henson. Daughter of John Rogers born TN and mother's maiden name (Mary) Rentfrow born Poke Co., MO. Mrs. Cora Hilton of Jenkins, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| JENNINGS, Nellie Irene (POTTER) | Sept. 1, 1896 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 27, 1937 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: She was a daughter of James T. and Margaret "Maggie" (Periman) Potter. Nellie Potter, age 18, married John P. Jennings, age 22, on Sept. 5, 1914 in Barry Co., MO. Previous entry had date of death as Feb. 27, funeral home stated that it was Feb. 26, 1937. Wife of John Jennings, died of lobar pneumonia. Father J. T. Potter, born in Stotts City, MO. Mother Margaret Periman, born in Jenkins, MO. Funeral home record refers to cemetery name and father's surname as "Patter." | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Death Certificate Donna Cooper MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| E. T. P. | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Could be the footstone for Ellen T. Purdom. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| PERIMAN, Elizabeth (SHORT) | Nov. 18, 1844 Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 16, 1888 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Allen Periman and daughter of Jonah G. Short and Susan Taylor. | Headstone Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Photo Connie Schmidt |
| PERIMAN, Nancy Ellen (STOCKTON) | Oct. 25, 1863 | Dec. 24, 1880 | Research Note: Nancy Ellen Stockton married Joel Elisha Periman on July 4, 1879. Daughter of T. J. Stockton and Mary Ann Short. - 1870 Census, Mountain, Barry, Missouri - Jeff Stockton, age 30, born TN; Mary A., age 30, born MO; Nancy E., age 6, born MO; James, age 1, born MO; Jackson, age 17 or 47, born MO; Ell?t, age 19, female, born MO; Catharine, age 21, born MO; Elizabeth, age 1, born MO | Note Nora Eden Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| PERIMAN, Uda Lacsetta | July 22, 1887 | July 22, 1887 | Research Note: She was a daughter of Joel Elisha & Martha E. (Barnes) Periman. - Another Photo | Photo Connie Schmidt Note Photo Nora Eden |
| PERIMAN, William L. | Dec. 8, 1880 | Mar. 31, 1881 | Research Note: He was a son of Joel Elisha & Nancy Ellen (Stockton) Periman | Note Nora Eden Photo Connie Schmidt |
| PERRYMAN, Evey | Aug. 1883 | Aug. 1883 | Research Note: SSW: Martha and James S. - Inscription: "Daut. of A. and E. Perryman" - Research Note: She was a daughter of Allen & Elizabeth (Short) Perryman. - Another Photo | Note Nora Eden Photo Connie Schmidt |
| PERRYMAN, James S. | May 18, 1880 | Sept. 18, 1880 | SSW: Martha and Evey - Inscription: "Son of A. and E. Perryman" - Research Note: He was a son of Allen & Elizabeth (Short) Perryman. - Another Photo | Note Nora Eden Photos Connie Schmidt |
| PERRYMAN, Martha | Feb. 1882 | Feb. 1882 | SSW: Evey and James S. - Inscription: "Daut. of A. and E. Perryman" - Research Note: She was a daughter of Allen & Elizabeth (Short) Perryman. - Another Photo | Note Nora Eden Photos Connie Schmidt |
| PERRYMAN, William S. | Nov. 26, 1870 | Mar. 23, 1871 | Inscription: "Son of A. and E. Perryman" - Research Note: He was a son of Allen & Elizabeth (Short) Perryman. | Note Nora Eden |
| POTTER, George Washington | Aug. 25, 1876 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
June 19, 1885 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Son of J. T. and L. Potter" - Research Note: He was a son of James Thomas Potter and Lucinda Short. - Plot Stone | Headstone and Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Photos Connie Schmidt |
| POTTER, James Thomas | Mar. 18, 1851 LaRussell, Jasper Co., MO |
Apr. 6, 1919 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was a son of Thomas Hastings Potter and Orpha Jane Love, both born TN. Husband of Lucinda Short. William C. Potter of Jenkins, MO was the informant on the death certificate.- Another Photo - Plot Stone | Headstone Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| POTTER, Lucinda (SHORT) | Sept. 3, 1857 Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 17, 1889 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Lucy, wife of J. T. Potter" - Research Note: First wife of James Thomas Potter. Daughter of Jonah G. Short and Susan Taylor. - Plot Stone | Headstone Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Photo Connie Schmidt |
| POTTER, Margaret "Maggie" (PERIMAN) | Aug. 24, 1867 | Sept. 21, 1930 | Research Note: Second wife of James T. Potter - Funeral Home Records stated that his father was William Perriman of IL. Mother, Martha Henson. Died of myocarditis. - Another Photo - Plot Stone | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| PURDOM, Ellen T. (MIDDLETON) | Aug. 1, 1828 Maury Co., TN |
Apr. 6, 1894 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Wife of B. T. Purdom" - Research Note: Researchers say she was the daughter of William H. Middleton and Eveline E. Hackney. Wife of Benjamin T. Purdom. - Plot Photo | Note Phyllis Long Headstone Nora Eden Photos Connie Schmidt |
| SEITZ, Mary H. | July 31, 1850 | Mar. 5, 1863 | Inscription: "Daughter of David and Louisa E. Seitz" - Research Note: She was a daughter of David and Louisa E. (Austin) Seitz, buried at Mars Hill Cemetery. | Note Nora Eden Note Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SHORT, David | No Date | No Date | Research Note: This grave is a large box the size of a grave on top of the ground about 3 feet high. You can see between blocks that nothing is above ground. Someone just laid these blocks to look like a crypt. - Could be the son of James Short and Mary Griffith, born 1823, and brother of Jonah and Jenkins. - Another Photo - Another Photo | Note Photo Nora Eden Note Phyllis Long Photos Connie Schmidt |
| SHORT, James F. | Sept. 19, 1861 | Apr. 1, 1880 | Research Note: He was a son of Jonah and Matilda Lawson (Ellis) Short. He was married to Amanda Jane Lassiter, who married Columbus Hilton after James F.'s death. | Note Nora Eden Family knowledge Judy Wilson Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SHORT, Jenkins | No Date | No Date | Research Note: No Headstone but known to be buried here per Mr. & Mrs. Eubanks. - Could be the son of James Short and Mary Griffith, born 1817, and brother of Jonah and David. | Note Nora Eden Phyllis Long |
| SHORT, Jonah | May 7, 1819 Jackson Co., TN |
Oct. 2, 1864 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was a son of James Short and Mary Griffith. Husband of Susan Taylor and Matilda Malinda Lawson. Mrs. Eubanks' listed "Killed by Bushwhackers" - Nora posted May 7, 1815 as his birth date and Oct. 2, 1864 as his death date. - Another Stone | Headstone Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Note Nora Eden Photos Connie Schmidt |
| SHORT, Mariah | 1847 Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 1885 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Shirley has birth date as 1847. Stone has "Born in or about 1855". She was a daughter of Jonah G. Short and Susan Taylor. | Headstone Personal Knowledge Shirley Writer Chang Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Baby Boy | Jan. 1, 1904 | Jan. 1, 1904 | Inscription: "Son of Pete and Mary (Doty) Stockton" - Research Note: May be Infant Stockton listed below with no date and note: "No Marker but known to be buried here per Mr. & Mrs. Eubanks." | Note Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Baby Girl | 1903 | 1903 | Inscription: "Daughter of Pete and Mary (Doty) Stockton" | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Clara Ann (HENSON) | Jan. 29, 1875 | Mar. 8, 1892 | Research Note: First wife of "Pete" Pet Stockton. Daughter of George Washington Henson and Mary Armenda Rogers. - Another Photo | Note Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Infant | No Date | No Date | Research Note: No Marker but known to be buried here per Mr. & Mrs. Eubanks. | Note Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Infants | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Infants of Obediah & Pheobann Stockton. Two or Three baby stones without names or dates. | Note Nora Eden Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Infant Daughter | Aug. 24, 1882 | Aug. 24, 1882 | Inscription: "Dau. of A. and M. C. Stockton" | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Mary Ann "Polly" (SHORT) | No Date | July 22, 1871 | Research Note: Daughter of Jonah Short and Susan Taylor. Second wife of Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Stockton. - Connie thinks that this is Mary Ann. It is with the Short's but we had thought that she was probably buried between Jeff and Pete as there is evidence of a grave there. - Another Photo - Another Photo | Census Phyllis Long Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Mary Elizabeth "Emilien" (THOMLINSON) | Dec. 19, 1856 | Feb. 23, 1932 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Her death certificate reads that she was born Nov. 19, 1855 and that she died Feb. 25, 1932. Her name is given as Mary Elizabeth, and Nora posted her as Emilien as the stone reads. Her father was given as Jacob Tomilson. She died from the effects of pneumonia. Elbert Stockton of Jenkins, MO, gave the information. Third wife of Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Stockton. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Mary R. | Nov. 15, 1879 | Apr. 17, 1880 | Research Note: She was a daughter of Jackson Monroe Stockton and Mary Jane Meek. | Headstone Nora Eden Note Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Minnie M. B. | Nov. 5, 1885 | Mar. 25, 1888 | Inscription: "Dau. of J. M. and M. J. Stockton" - Research Note: She was a daughter of Jackson Monroe Stockton and Miriah Jane Meek. - Another Photo | Photo Note Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Obediah | 1869 | Jan. 1941 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Pheobann - Research Note: Husband of Pheobann Stockton. His death certificate reads that his death was in Barry Co., MO. - Son of James C. Stockton and Rebecca Martindale. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Pheobann (THOMAS) | 1882 | 1910 | SSW: Obediah - Research Note: Wife of Obediah Stockton. MO Birth Records give Phebe Ann Thomas, born Jan. 28, 1886 in Barry Co., MO, daughter of Elisa Jaggers Thomas, age 28, and Henrietta (Garland) Thomas, age 26. Phoeba Ann Thomas, age 14, married Obediah Stockton, age 24, on Feb. 5, 1899 in Barry Co., MO. - Another Photo | MO Birth Records MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Thomas J. | July 12, 1865 | Dec. 20, 1877 | Inscription: "Son of G. M. and E. Stockton" - Research Note: Son of George Marion Stockton and Elizabeth James. George was the son of Thomas Jefferson Stockton, born 1805, and Elizabeth Martindale. | Headstone Nora Eden Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" | 1835 | Nov. 27, 1902 | Research Note: Son of Thomas Jefferson Stockton, born 1805, and Elizabeth Martindale. Jefferson Stockton married Sarah Walker on July 28, 1862 in Barry Co., MO. He married Mary Ann Short on June 14, 1868 in Barry Co., MO. He married Mary Emiline Tomlinson on Mar. 30, 1873 in Barry Co., MO. - Plot Photo | Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photos Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Thomas Jefferson "Pet/Pete" | June 22, 1868 | Dec. 18, 1927 | Research Note: His death certificate has a 1926 date of death. He was a farmer and a son of Jeff Stockton, born TN. His mother was Polly Short, born MO. The cause of death was Bright's Disease. James Stockton, Hailey, MO, was the informant. - Another Photo - Plot Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photos Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| STOCKTON, Unknown | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STOCKTON, Unknown | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Between Jeff and "Pet" Stockton. - Plot Photo | Note Photos Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Lies North of Indiana Eden. | Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Two unknown graves here. | Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has J. S. on it. | Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has M. E. on it. Could be a footstone for Mary Elizabeth Stockton. | Note Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has E. P. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has S. E. E. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has J. F. S. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has M. A. S. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has E. J. E. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has W. S. P. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Has R. A. on it. | Photo Connie Schmidt |
| VERMILLION, Eason | June 11, 1850 MO |
Mar. 28, 1927 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Visa - Research Note: His first wife was Visia Vermillion. Second wife was Louisa (Withers) Meador, buried at New Site Cemetery with her first husband, James Thomas Meador. His death certificate names his father as Uriah Vermillion and his mother with the maiden name of Ethridge, both born in OH. He had a brother Reason Vermillion which makes things confusing. According to death certificates for both, they were not twins. He was a retired farmer and his wife was given as Louisa Vermillion. Matilda Ethridge was his mother's name. - 1910 Census, Monett, Barry, Missouri - Eason Vermillion, head, age 59, married twice, married 3 years in this marriage, born MO; Louisa, wife, age 58, married twice, married 3 years in this marriage, born MO, mother of 8 children, 8 living. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
| VERMILLION, Visia | Sept. 1850 | 1903 | SSW: Eason - Research Note: First wife of Eason. - 1850 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - Eason Vermillion, age 29, born MO, father born IL, mother TN; Livisa, age 29, wife, born MO, parents born MO. - 1900 Census, Jenkins, Barry, Missouri - Eason Vermillion, head, born June 1850, MO, age 49, married at age 27; Levisa, wife, born Sept. 1850 MO, age 49, married at age 27; John C., cousin, born Jan. 1883 TX, age 17, farm hand. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt Photo Nora Eden |
