Eugene Gates Cemetery
Barry Co., MO
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| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKES, Katie E. | May 5, 1878 | Sept. 22, 1879 | Inscription: "Daughter of Jacob Birkes and N. J. Birkes" Research Note: Her mother was Nancy Waltrip. | Note Photo Jay Trace |
| BIRKES, Nancy J. | Feb. 27, 1872 | Jan. 1, 1875 | Inscription: "Daughter of Jacob Birkes and N. J. Birkes" - Research Note: Nancy Jane Birkes - daughter of Jacob Birkes and Nancy (Waltrip) Birkes. | Note Photo Jay Trace |
| BIRKES, Sarah L. | Apr. 18, 1870 | Oct. 3, 1872 | Inscription: "Daughter of Jacob Birkes and N. J. Birkes"- Research Note: Sarah L. Birkes, daughter of Jacob Birkes and Nancy (Waltrip) Birkes. | Note Photo Jay Trace |
| HAYNES, Martin Luther | Aug. 31, 1828 TN |
Feb. 18, 1883 MO |
Inscription: "Age 54 Yr 5 Mo 19 D" - Research Note: His wife was Martha Brown. Son of Eli Haynes and Mary Branson. Delilah (Haynes) Waltrip's oldest brother. Civil War Veteran. He enlisted in the Union Army in Company I, 6th Cavalry Regiment Missouri. Martha filed for his Civil War Pension on May 19, 1888. She claimed a minor, William H. Brown, grandson, on Mar. 1, 1895. | Census Civil War Records Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace |
| HAYNES, Martha Ann (BROWN) | Apr. 22, 1829 TN |
Sept. 14, 1892 MO |
Research Note: Wife of Martin Luther Haynes. Daughter of William Brown and Susannah Deakins. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace |
| ROBBERSON, Malinda (WALTRIP) | Sept. 27, 1855 | July 11, 1893 | Inscription: "Wife of T. H. Robberson" - Research Note: Daughter of Elijah Waltrip and Delilah Haynes. In 1900, Thomas H. Robberson lived in Capps Creek Twp., with a wife named Ollie who he had been married to for 6 years. According to the newspapers he married Olive Dixon in 1894. Thomas H. Robberson first married Malinda Waltrip June 4, 1874 in Barry Co., MO. - Computer Enhanced Negative | Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Note Photo Jay Trace |
| ROGERS, William E. | Mar. 24, 1883 | Aug. 5, 1884 | Inscription: "Son of H. B. and L. C." - Research Note: He was a son of Hugh Berry and Lucinda (Waltrip) Rogers. | Note Photo Jay Trace |
| SPEARS, Mary Katherine (TANNER) | Dec. 27, 1852 Tuscombia, AL |
Feb. 12, 1939 West Plains, MO |
Research Note: West Plains appears to be in Howell Co., MO, and the death certificate for this person is registered in Feb. of 1939 in Ozark Co., MO. There is no stone - but the submitter listed a headstone as her source. There was a rusted out funeral home marker found, but there was no name on it. This entry could be in error. The last census found in 1920 is in OK. No MO census found. | Note Donna Cooper Headstone Mary E. Hedrick |
| WALTRIP, Delilah (HAYNES) | Oct. 12, 1835 TN |
Jan. 13, 1920 Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Our Mother" - Research Note: Daughter of Eli Haynes and Mary Branson. Second wife of Elijah Waltrip. Elijah Waltrip married Delilah Haynes on Mar. 4, 1851 in Barry Co., MO. According to her son's death certificate she was born in TN and Elijah was born in KY. Stone reads Jan. 13, 1920 as a death date. - Feb. 1892, Cassville Republican - Estate of Elijah Waltrip, dec'd; William F. Horrall, W. M. Carlin and John D. Ferguson appointed Commissioners to set homestead for use of Delilah J. Waltrip. - Wheaton Journal, Jan. 16, 1920 - Mrs. D. J. Waltrip one of the oldest citizens of Barry county died Tuesday evening Jan. 13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Johnson of Wheaton. Mrs. Waltrip was seriously ill for several weeks before her death which was principally due to old age. She had passed the 84th year of her life, a greater part of which had been spent in Barry county at the old Winthrop homestead northwest of Purdy. Mrs. Waltrip was the mother of eleven children, five of whom were able to be present at the funeral. Those attending the funeral from a distance were: her son J. M. Waltrip of Memphis, Tenn., her daughters, Mrs. Maggie Wilks of Springfield, Mo. and Mrs. J.C. Bowmen of Miller, Mo., and her granddaughter, Mrs. Maud Gillett of Monett. Funeral services were conducted at the home of M. E. Johnson Thursday by J. S. McQueen and again at the Waltrip burial grounds northwest of Purdy by Rev. Goodnight. | Online Obit Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Online Newspapers Photo Jay Trace |
| WALTRIP, Easter (TERRY) | Feb. 3, 1823 IN |
Jan. 20, 1851 MO |
Research Note: First wife of Elijah Waltrip | Note Photo Jay Trace |
| WALTRIP, Elijah | Oct. 7, 1815 KY |
Jan. 12, 1892 MO |
Inscription: "Husband of Delilah" - Elijah Waltrip was the son of Luke and Susannah (Fentress) Waltrip. His first wife was Easter Terry. Second wife was Delilah Haynes, married on Mar. 4, 1851 in Barry Co., MO. - Feb. 4, 1892, Cassville Republican - Est. Elijah Waltrip, dec'd personal property set aside for use of widow. Wheat in the bin ordered sold at private sale. | MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Online Newspapers Photo Jay Trace |
| WALTRIP, John R. | Aug. 1846 MO |
Apr. 2, 1909 Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Co D 46 MO Inf." - Research Note: Nephew of Elijah Waltrip. Son of James Waltrip and Nancy Lucinda Oxford, both buried in Santa Cruz Co., MO. John R. Waltrip, age 19, married Margaret Melton, age 16, on Aug. 9, 1866 in Barry Co., MO. - May 15, 1909, Cassville Democrat - Probate Court Proceedings: Estate of John R. Waltrip, dec'd Margaret Waltrip, widow applied for allowance of $400 and a year's provisions; ordered that there be no further administration and that executor and bondsmen be discharged. | Note Melvin Haynes MO Marriage Records Census Online Newspapers Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace |
