Mt. Comfort Cemetery
Barry Co., MO

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BADGER, George Reason Aug. 7, 1821
IN
June 12, 1888
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: Research Note: Researchers say he was the son of Daniel Badger and Hannah Malott. George first married Margaret Meyers and second married her sister, Barbary (Meyers) Oakley on Nov. 23, 1879. Barbary is buried at Washburn Prairie Cemetery next to her first husband William Oakley, died 1902. Margaret and Barbary were sisters and daughters of Phillip and Margaret Meyers. - 1870 Capps Creek Twp., Barry Co., MO - Geo. R. Badger, farmer, age 49, IN, white, male; Margaret, age 55, PA, white, female; Daniel, age 22, IN, white, male; Phillip, age 19, IN, white, male; Margaret, age 17, IN, white, female; Hannah, age 16, IN, white, female; Mary C., age 14, IN, white, female; Ebenezer, age 12, white, male; George, age 9, white, male. - Another Photo Photos
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BADGER, Margaret (MEYERS) May 24, 1821 Sept. 15, 1877
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: Wife of George Badger. Daughter of Phillip and Margaret Meyers. - Another Photo Photos
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BADGER, Philip May 27, 1849
IN
Jan. 17, 1874
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: Son of George and Margaret (Meyers) Badger. - Another Photo Photos
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BIRKES, Emily Jane (TRENT) Jan. 14, 1848
IN
Mar. 7, 1879
Barry Co., MO
Inscription: "Age 31 Y. 1 M. 22 D. - Wife of Henry Birkes" - Research Note: Daughter of Jackson Trent and Eliza Ann Jobe. She married Henry Birkes on Nov. 19, 1865 in Lawrence Co., MO. Henry is buried at Seligman Cemetery under Birks. Photo
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BIRKES, Silas Mar. 1, 1815
AL
May 29, 1882
Barry Co., MO
Inscription: "67 yrs. 2 ms. 28 dys." - Research Note: Researchers say he was the son of Charles Birkes and Mary Rogers. He married Sally Rogers on Dec. 16, 1835 in Hancock Co., IL, and Sally died Mar. 18, 1857 in Madison Co., AR, and then he married Elizabeth Coats in Seligman, MO, on Jan. 15, 1861. Photo
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BUSHNELL, Alice P. Nov. 11, 1858
IL
Mar. 28, 1873
Barry Co., MO
Inscription: "Daughter of H. H. and J. H." - Research Note: Daughter of Hiram Bushnell and Julia Watson. - Another Photo Photos
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COWAN, Bertha E. Aug. 2, 1869 May 1, 1871
Barry Co., MO
Inscription: "Dau. of J. G. and M. F." - Research Note: Daughter of James G. Cowan and Mary Frances Burnham. James died in Denton, Denton Co., TX. James' obit: Record-Chronicle, Denton, TX, Monday evening, July 25, 1910 - J. G. Cowan Is Dead - Paralysis Caused Death of a well known Farmer Living Southwest of Denton J. G. Cowan, living four miles southwest of Denton, died at 2 o;clock Sunday afternoon. The cause of death was paralysis with which he had been affected for the past sixteen days. Until Friday only one side was afflicted, but Friday evening, he became totally paralyzed. The remains were buried Monday at the Old Dalton (part of present-day Roselawn Memorial Park) cemetery. Mr. Cowan leaves a wife (Mary B) and several children to mourn his death. - Another Photo Photo
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J. E. D. No Date No Date Research Note: The letter D. is probably what the surname begins with. - J. E. D. Marker - J. E. D. Photos
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HOLMES, ____ No Date No Date Research Note: This is a sandstone marker. Goodspeed's 1888 history gives a bio for Allen Hudson, son of James and Sarah. It names his wife as Margaret Holmes, born in Polk Co., MO on Feb. 3, 1841 but was principally reared in AR. They were married on Oct. 3, 1860 in AR. Could be a connection. Photo
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HUDSON, James Harris Apr. 6, 1804
Smith Co., TN
Feb. 22, 1884
Barry Co., MO
SSW: Sarah - Research Note: Son of Edward Daniel Hudson and Mary Ann Wheat. This is from a Goodspeed bio for their son Allen Hudson, born Nov. 16, 1834 in Boone Co., AR: James H. and Sarah (Bellah) Hudson were born in TN on Apr. 3, 1804, and Apr. 6, 1806, respectively. When young they removed to AR in which state they were married, and resided until 1861, when they came to Capp's Creek Twp., where they spent the remainder of their lives, passing away within six days of each other in 1884. They owned a nice farm of 240 acres and were highly respected citizens of the county. For forty years they were active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Photo
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HUDSON, Sarah (BELLAH) Apr. 14, 1806
Smith Co., TN
Feb. 29, 1884
Barry Co., MO
SSW: James H. - Research Note: Researchers say she was the daughter of James Bellah and Mary Allen. - 1880 Census, Capps Creek Twp., Barry Co., MO - James Hudson, Self, Married, Male, White, 76, TN, Farmer, SC, SC; Sarah Hudson, Wife, Married, Female, White, 74, TN, Keeping House, NC, NC. Photo
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LEGRAND, Caldonia Feb. 29, 1872
Barry Co., MO
Mar. 18, 1872
Barry Co., MO
Inscription: "Dau. of J. E. and N. A." - Research Note: Daughter of James E. Legrand and Nancy Ann Brown. Photo
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LEGRAND, Nancy Ann Sept. 18, 1853 July 15, 1879 Inscription: "Wife of J. E." - Research Note: Daughter of Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Ramah King. Nancy A. Brown married James E. Legrand on Aug. 11, 1870 in Lawrence Co., MO. Some say James died in 1892 in Newton Co. and is buried at Berwick Cemetery Berwick Newton Co., MO. There is a photo of his stone there with no dates. - Then, there is this news item - September 8, 1917, Saturday, Cassville Democrat - James E. LeGrand is dead at age of 71 years, 5 months and 13 days. His home was in Pierce City. - Pierce City is in Lawrence Co., MO. Photo
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LELLIE, "Sister" No Date No Date Research Note: Sandstone Marker Photo
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ROE, William Matthew Abt. 1794
VA
Feb. 8, 1874 Inscription: "In his 80th yr. - Gone but not forgotten" - Research Note: Age 80 - William Matthew Roe was born in VA. His son Andrew W. Roe is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery. William married Margaret Bell. - Todd Co., KY Family History - William M. Roe was born about 1795 in VA, son of Moses and Rebekah (Mantalowe) Roe. With his parents, he moved to Robertson Co., TN (Springfield). In about 1820, he married, in Robertson Co., to Margaret Bell, born about 1794 in TN, died Aug. 1856 in Todd Co., KY. She was the daughter of James and Mary (McMillan) Carmack Bell, and was an Indian of the Cherokee tribe. - Notes of Gertrude Bivin Myers, Toledo, OH - "This is on my mothers side" Grandmother Wolf (Mary M. Roe) said "The farthest back she ever heard was that her Grandfather (Moses Roe, father of William M.) was stolen from Ireland when he was thirteen years old and brought to this country (USA). After he was grown and married and had two sons, the Indians killed one and the other was Grandmothers father". - Another Photo - Footstone Photos
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RUTLEDGE, Jane R (GAW) (BROWN) Abt. 1807
Greenville, SC
Nov. 22, 1885
Lawrence Co., MO
Inscription: "Age 78 yr, 5 mo., 15 dys" - Research Note: Jane was a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Hood) Gaw. - Excerpt from a letter written from Billie Thomas Smith to his sister-in-law Jane (Gaw) (Brown) Rutledge Aug. 4, 1878 states "my children has all married but two, Nancy Jane and James Munrow is at home yet. Tildy Gaw is as well as... Tell me about Daniel Brown, if he is living or where he is. ...my daughter Sinthadns man [sic] has went to the MC or MO Iron Co. She will start to move out there in a few dayes." - Tildy Gaw is Billie's sister-in-law Matilda (Rutledge) Gaw, Wiley Gaw's widow, and sister to Jane's 2nd husband John Rutledge. Daniel Brown born Oct. 6, 1825 is Jane's son by her first husband, Daniel Brown who died bef 1834. Family tale is Daniel was involved in a feud and when John Rutledge proposed to Jane, she said she'd marry him if he took her away from Tennessee. They moved to Missouri. - Another Photo - Another Photo Photo
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RUTLEDGE, John Abt. 1804
SC
Apr. 3, 1874
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: Age 70 - Researchers say he was the son of Thomas Peter Rutledge and Matilda Branham. His wife was Jane Gaw. - Another Photo - Another Photo Photos
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