Christopher Cemetery
AKA Sexton
Barry County, MO.

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Located, canvassed and research in Spring of 2005 by Jay Trace

Directions: Located 5.9 miles west of the Monett, Missouri city limits sign on Highway 60 and just before the Newton County Line.
The driveway is 5.9 miles west of the Monett, Missouri city limits sign on Highway 60. The lady that owns it is named Billie Wormington. Her address is Rt. 3 Box 475, Pierce City, MO, 65723.

She and her husband, Amos, bought the property 50 years ago from a man named Bill Sexton. Mr. Sexton was 90 years old at the time, and died a few years later. (She said he is buried in Pierce City) The house had been vacant for 9 years prior to the Wormington purchase. It was overgrown, and it needed work. While chopping down enormous weeds, Mr. Wormington tripped over the gravestones. They had no idea there was even a graveyard there. They contacted Mr. Sexton, and he said a couple of his kids were buried there. I presume those were the two Sexton child graves there. Mr. Sexton also had two more boys that were raised there. She said that at some point, they got really mad at their Dad, and burned the house down! The one there now was what they rebuilt afterwards.

Mrs. Wormington said that between 9 and 14 years ago, Mr. Sexton's MUCH younger 2nd wife (maybe named Lola) and the two living sons came from California to view the graves.

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SSW = Shares Stone With

Name	Born	Died	Research Notes & Inscriptions	Researcher or Resource
CHRISTOPHER, Jesse	July 15, 1802 TN	Nov. 27, 1888 MO	Research Note: 1850 Census, District 17, Gibson, Tennessee - Jesse Christopher, age 47, farmer, born TN; Susan, age 36, born VA; James age 17; Mary, age 15; Martha, age 13; Frances, age 11; (Sarah) Elizabeth, age 9; Jesse H., age 6; William, age 5; Richard, age 4; Margaret, age 4 months. All children born TN. - 1860 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - Jesse Christopher, age 58, TN; Susan, age 48, VA; Mary, age 24, TN; Martha Ann, age 22, TN; Frances, age 20, TN; (Sarah) Elizabeth, age 18, TN; Jesse H., age 17, TN; William, age 16, TN; John, age 3, born MO. - 1870 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - Jesse, age 67; Susan, age 57; Polly (Mary), age 33; John, age 13; Martha (Christopher) Sexton, age 31; John William Sexton, age 5, born MO. - 1880 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - Jesse, age 77, farmer, born TN, father born Ireland; Susan, age 68, born VA, parents born VA; Mary, age 40, daughter, born TN; Martha Sexton, daughter, age 42, born TN; John William Sexton, age 15, grandson, born MO; John Christopher, age 25, son, farmer, born MO. - Daughter Martha's Record: Martha Christopher married John Sexton on Dec. 27, 1860 in Barry Co., MO. By 1870 census, she is back home living with her parents. John Sexton, born 1832, Green Co., IN, was a farmer, enlisted on July 11, 1855, Capps Creek, MO, by Capt. Coffee, 1 Cav., Co. K., Discharge date July 11, 1860, cause of discharge was Exp. of service. Records indicate that he died in 1866. John William Sexton, son of John and Martha, born 1865 and died 1957 in Pierce City, MO and is buried at Clear Creek. - 1900 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - John William Sexton, born 1865 MO, age 35, father born IN, mother TN; his wife Sarah (Allen), age 41, born IL; Martha A., mother, age 63, widowed, father born TN, mother VA; and Mary C. Smith, aunt, age 66, widowed, born TN, father born TN, mother VA, no children. They are living next door to Jesse H. Christopher, brother to Martha and Mary. Daughter Sarah Elizabeth's Record: - Elizabeth married Gustus Weaver Yoachum on Apr. 10, 1868 in Barry Co., MO. - Pierce City Leader-Journal, Friday, December 17, 1920 - Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Yoachum died at her home Dec. 9, age 80 years, 5 months, and 14 days. Death was due to chronic bronchitis. Funeral services were held at the Clear Creek church, Friday, Dec. 10. The deceased was the wife of G. W. Yoachum who with one son and two daughters survive her. - Gustus Weaver Yoachum died at age 80, in 1928, by suicide, he hung himself, from death certificate.	Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace
CHRISTOPHER, Richard	1846 TN	No Date	Research Note: Son of Jesse Christopher and Susan Shoemaker. - 1850 Census, District 17, Gibson, Tennessee - Jesse Christopher, age 47, farmer, born TN; Susan, age 36, born VA; James age 17; Mary, age 15; Martha, age 13; Frances, age 11; (Sarah) Elizabeth, age 9; Jesse H., age 6; William, age 5; Richard, age 4; Margaret, age 4 months. All children born TN. - The following from a relative contacted by Jay: About the headstone marked R. W. C. I'd guess that is Richard Christopher, younger brother of William Christopher. My data shows William Christopher born in 1845, and Richard Christopher born in 1846. I am related through the first child of this Jesse and Susan Christopher, James Christopher. He is abt 12 years older than the William whom you say served in the Civil War. My guess is that James removed himself back to Tennessee, possibly avoiding the war. In 1860 he is found with his wife and 5 small children on the Williamson Co., TN census.	Census Phyllis Long Photo Note Jay Trace
CHRISTOPHER, Susan (SHOEMAKER)	May 14, 1813 VA	Dec. 7, 1888 MO	Research Note: Jesse Christopher married Susan Shoemaker on July 31, 1832 in Wilson Co., TN. Goodspeed's History, list of Old People's Circle, gives Jesse Christopher, age 86 and Susan Christopher, age 76, of Pierce City, MO.	Census TN Marriage Records Goodspeed's History Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace
CHRISTOPHER, William	Abt. 1845 TN	Bef. 1880	Inscription: "Co. K. 2 MO. L.A." - Research Note: Son of Jesse Christopher and Susan Shoemaker. - 1850 Census, District 17, Gibson, Tennessee - Jesse Christopher, age 47, farmer, born TN; Susan, age 36, born VA; James age 17; Mary, age 15; Martha, age 13; Frances, age 11; (Sarah) Elizabeth, age 9; Jesse H., age 6; William, age 5; Richard, age 4; Margaret, age 4 months. All children born TN. - William's widow filed for his Civil War pension on Sept. 30, 1890. William Christopher, age 23, married Frances Jane (Hisaw) Walker, age 25, on July 26, 1866 in Barry Co., MO. Her first husband was William Henry Walker. He died in 1864. Frances is widowed by 1880 census with children, Alice, age 12; Jeremiah, age 9; and Hulda, age 6. Also with them is her daughter Mary Walker, age 18.	Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace
SEXTON, Infant	Apr. 1, 1890 Barry Co., MO	Apr. 1, 1890 Barry Co., MO	Inscription: "Infant Son of William and Sarah Sexton" - Research Note: Son of John William Sexton and Sarah Allen. Grandson of John Sexton and Martha Christopher. Great Grandson of Jesse Christopher and Susan Shoemaker.	Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace
SEXTON, William L.	Nov. 27, 1887 Barry Co., MO	July 14, 1889 Barry Co., MO	Inscription: "Son of William and Sarah Sexton" - Research Note: Son of John William Sexton and Sarah Allen. Grandson of John Sexton and Martha Christopher. Great Grandson of Jesse Christopher and Susan Shoemaker.	Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace
SMITH, Mary (CHRISTOPHER)	May 8, 1835 TN	Feb. 25, 1909 Barry Co., MO	Inscription: "Age 73 yrs 9 mos 17 days" - Research Note: The following from a relative contacted by Jay: William Sexton was Jesse's grandson, and I'll bet the Mary Smith buried at that graveyard is Mary Christopher. Probably a daughter of Jesse and Susan Christopher. 1880 census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri, has Mary Christopher, age 40, with Jesse, age 77, and Susan, age 68. (She's right.) - Cassville Democrat, March 6, 1909 - Hazel Dell News: Aunt Polly Smith, nee Christopher, one of the old time citizens of this community died Thursday and was buried Friday afternoon at the Christopher Cemetery. She was 73 years of age and leaves two sisters and several other relatives to mourn her death. - Mary married Nathan Smith on July 29, 1880 in Newton Co., MO. - 1900 Census, Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri - Mary C. Smith, age 66, born TN, widowed, no children; is living with her nephew, John William Sexton, age 35; and his wife Sarah, age 41; with Mary's sister and mother of John William, Martha A., age 63, widowed, mother of 2 children, 1 living.	Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Note Jay Trace