Hilton Cemetery
AKA Scholten
Barry Co., MO
Wheelerville
Crane Creek Twp.
Land Office Location
NW Sec. 25, T25N, R25W
GPS Coordinates - 365039N 0933730W
Crane Creek Twp.
Land Office Location
NW Sec. 25, T25N, R25W
GPS Coordinates - 365039N 0933730W
Directions: Located Approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile southeast of Scholten. From the intersection of D and FR 1240 in Scholten take D east to FR 1244 and turn south. The cemetery is on the left just before the road turns straight east.
All the cemetery photos in this file were taken in the October of 2007 and were submitted by Diana Cope.
Please make all Donations to:
Hilton Cemetery
c/o Darlene Custer
4897 Roundhouse Rd
Aurora, MO 65605
417-258-2554
Hilton Cemetery
c/o Darlene Custer
4897 Roundhouse Rd
Aurora, MO 65605
417-258-2554
Hilton Cemetery History - Submitted Diana Cope
Jonathan Hilton came to Barry County after the death of his wife. He was about the age of 65 and alone. He had two brothers who had left Virginia and moved to westward to Missouri, and also two sons and a daughter who had already located in Missouri. About this time, his youngest son, David, was preparing to join the family who had already made Barry County their home.
Jonathan, a widow, came to Barry County around 1861. He and his wife, Frances (Ramey) Hilton, were the parents of ten children. She died in Scott County, Virginia, March 2, 1860.
When Jonathan arrived in Barry County, he settled close to his brother, Enos. He lived there until his death in 1866 and was the first person buried in Hilton Cemetery.
Although Jonathan was the first person buried in the cemetery, it was established by his brother, Enos Hilton, on his land in Scholten.
Most of the people buried in this cemetery are related in one way or another to the Hilton family and there are about 200 to 225 graves there.