Elisha Metcalf Cemetery
Barry Co., MO

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Directions: Go west on Hwy 76/86 for 2 miles west of the Exeter City limits sign. Turn left on Farm Road 1045 and follow that for one mile until you come to a "T", and then turn right. That will be Farm Road 2190. Stay on this road for approximately 4 miles. Turn left on Farm Road 1010. According to local residents, this is also called Bear Cave Road. Go up the hill approximately a mile and there will be a white double-wide mobile home on the right side. There are two tin outbuildings behind the house. The graves are to the left of Anthony Littleton family.

Jack Fly, Jay Trace and Ted Roller searched the location for more graves and stones in Feb. 2009.

Photos submitted by Jack Fly.

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Patty McWilliams shared this information below with the list mail readers:

Sarah Metcalf is buried in a cemetery on what was at one time the land of Elisha Metcalf, my great grandfather. Possibly named Sarah Anna.

As for information on Elisha and Sarah Margaret (Williams) Metcalf, they had 2 children who apparently died very young and I have no dates for. Elisha's obit includes this statement: "He was married to Sarah Williams in 1875 (in KY). To this union 10 children were born, four of whom preceded him in death, Anna, Hiram, Jimmy, and Frances. He was also preceded in death by his wife."

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Cassville Democrat
Wed., April 1, 1953

Obit: Elisha Metcalf, son of Hiram and Mary Ann Metcalf, was born October 13, 1858, in Jackson County, Kentucky. When a young man he moved to Southwest Missouri. He was married to Sarah Williams in 1875. To this union 10 children were born, four of whom preceded him in death, Anna, Hiram, Jimmy, and Frances. He was also preceded in death by his wife. The surviving children are Elisha and John of Neosho, Elijah of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. James Long of Cassville, Mrs. Martha Ridenour of Baker, Ore., and Mrs. Susie Lee, Rocky Comfort. Mr. Metcalf was converted at the age of 21 years and united with the United Baptist Church in Kentucky. He was active as a minister of the gospel, preaching in various communities in Barry and McDonald Counties. He passed away at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James Long, in Cassville, March 27, at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 14 days. In addition to the above mentioned children the deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frances Clark, Butterfield; 35 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted (preacher's name removed as he is still living) at the Exeter Baptist Church, Sunday, March 29, 1953. Interment was in the Elm Springs Cemetery in the Camp Crowder Military Reservation, near Neosho, Mo., under the direction of the Culver Funeral Home of Cassville.

Cassville Republican
Thursday, May 21, 1936

Obit: LOCALS: Wayne, MO - "Mrs. Metcalf died Sunday and was buried Monday at Elm Springs. She was the grandmother of Mrs. Jim Senters and Mrs. Plennie Boles of this place."