Roller Cemetery
AKA Pleasant Hill Cemetery
McDonald Co., MO
SSW = Shares Stone With
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Ruby, D. (DAY) | Sept. 3, 1911 Near Jacket, McDonald Co., MO |
Oct. 10, 2011 MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of Jake Day and Alma Elizabeth Banks. She lived all of her life on Trents Creek at the bottom of Jake Day Hill. Ruby was hard working, from milking cows, raising chickens to retiring at Bella Vista Vacation Rentals at the age of 71. On September 10, 1930, she was united in marriage to Carroll Sanders, who preceded her in death on November 4, 1991, after sixty-one years of marriage. Also preceding her in death were her parents; three sisters, Pearl Shipley, Opal Day and Maxine Hendrix and two nieces, Phyllis Rollins and Fern Hendrix. | Headstone Delta Newby Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| SANDERS, William Carrol | June 16, 1909 Wheaton, Barry Co., MO |
Nov. 4, 1991 MO |
Research Note: His wife was Ruby Day. Son of Elijah Bemis Sanders and Emelline "Emma" Catherine Stephens. | Headstone Delta Newby Census Phyllis Long |
| SAULTER, Cheyenne Nicole | Dec. 1, 1994 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
May 3, 2013 St. John's Hosp., Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK |
Research Note: Grove, OK resident. Daughter of Denise Mae Cooper and Nolan Leonard Saulter, Jr. She resided in Texas before moving to Grove, Oklahoma while in high school. She leaves behind twin daughters, Ashton, 1 lb. 2 oz and Alison, 1 lb. 4 oz, both at St. John's Hospital; her loving fiance. Funeral services for Cheyenne will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hickory Grove Church in Grove, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in the Roller Cemetery near Washburn, Missouri. | Ozark Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Amos | June 15, 1894 McDonald Co., MO |
May 5, 1966 McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Esther - Research Note: Husband of Esther Laughlin. Son of Henry Cephas Schell and Anna J. Burnett. - Funeral Services for Amos Schell, 70 years old, of Mountain Community in Southeastern Missouri in McDonald County were held in the Roller Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m., May 8th. The Rev. LaFollette officiated and burial in Roller Cemetery under the direction of Downey-Woodard-Mooney Funeral Home of Anderson, Missouri. Mr. Schell was a life long resident of McDonald County, died at his home at 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 1965. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had been in failing health for two and one-half years. Surviving are his widow, Esther, of the home, one daughter, Amy Prime of Grandview, Missouri., three sons, Clint of Grove, Oklahoma, Carl and Billy of Washburn, Missouri, Two sisters, Mrs. Bell McDonald of Cutler, California, Mrs. Hazel Parker, Fresno, California, two brothers, Homer, Springer, New Mexico and Wallace of Brentwood, California, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Obit Census Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Bethel Gibson | Dec. 28, 1891 McDonald Co., MO |
Nov. 17, 1955 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. He was single and a grain farmer. Virgil Schell of Pea Ridge, AR was the informant on the death certificate. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Census Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Carl Shipley "J. C." | Oct. 12, 1923 Pittsburg, KS |
Feb. 8, 1991 At Home, Rural Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: Dorothy J. - Inscription: "US Army Air Corps World War II" - Research Note: Son of Amos Schell and Esther T. Laughlin. Carl Schell, age 25, married Christine Naomi Armstrong, age 21, on Aug. 30, 1946 (AR Marriage Records have Sept. 1, 1949 in Benton Co., AR). Another record has Carl S. Schell, age 25, married Eva Dean Ewing, both from Washburn, MO on Feb. 1, 1949 in Benton Co., AR. He married Dorothy J. on Feb. 8, 1966. Son of Amos Schell and Esther Laughlin. He lived in Joplin before moving to Lowell, Ark. He returned to Joplin in 1976. He owned Carl Schell Trucking Co. in Joplin. He was a Methodist. He was a member of Joplin Elks Lodge No. 501, the Masonic Lodge of Washburn, the Joplin Scottish Rite and the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine of Springfield. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. | Headstone Delta Newby Mason-Woodward Mortuary AR Marriage Index Father's Obit Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Clerinda (VANZANDT) | Jan. 15, 1864 MO |
Apr. 10, 1914 Rural McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Clerinda Vanzandt married Henry J. Schell on Dec. 22, 1881 in Mountain, McDonald Co., MO. Daughter of Thomas H. Vanzandt and Sarah Jane Martin. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Census MO Marriage Records Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Dorothy J. | Oct. 19, 1930 Great Bend, KS |
June 21, 2007 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: Carl S. - Inscription: "Beloved Wife" - Research Note: Second wife of Carl Shipley "J. C." Schell. - Dorothy J. Schell, age 76, of Carl Junction, passed away at 11:43 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin following three months of ill health. She had lived eight years in Carl Junction and in the Joplin area since 1976. She and her husband were co-owners of M and S Trucking Co. in Duenweg, Mo. Dorothy was married to Carl Schell Feb. 8, 1966, in Miami, Okla. He preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 1991. | Mason-Woodard Mortuary Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Ella Elizabeth | Apr. 12, 1898 McDonald Co., MO |
Mar. 9, 1966 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Ester Teresa (LAUGHLIN) | Dec. 5, 1897 Stella, Newton Co., MO |
Apr. 4, 1975 Rogers, Benton Co., AR |
SSW: Amos - Research Note: Esther Laughlin, age 18, married Amos Schell, age 21, on Feb. 2, 1916 in Benton Co., AR. Daughter of John Shipley Laughlin and Naomi Esther Moore. - Mrs. Esther Teresa Schell, 77, Washburn, Missouri, died at 4:16 a.m. on April 4, 1975, at the Rogers Memorial Hospital, Rogers, Arkansas where she had been a patient for one day. She was born December 5, 1897, in Stella, Missouri and was a member of the Methodist Church. On February 2,1917, she married Amos Schell who died in 1965. Survivors include two sons, Carl Schell, Lowell, Arkansas and Billy Schell, Washburn, a daughter, Mrs. Amy Prime, Washburn, a brother, Wyatt Laughlin, Riverton, Kansas, six sisters, Mrs. Ruth Ellis, Pineville, Mrs. Rena Lawson, Ramona, Oklahoma, Mrs. Rachel Bunch, Webb City, Missouri, Mrs. Hattie Schell, Delhi, California, Mrs. Georgia Camp and Mrs. Willa Bowman, both of Neosho, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. | Headstone Delta Newby AR Marriage Index Census Sisco Funeral Home Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Ester Veler | Sept. 7, 1903 McDonald Co., MO |
Aug. 23, 1909 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Jessie Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Note Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Ethel Mae | Apr. 1, 1889 McDonald Co., MO |
Mar. 18, 1938 Pineville, McDonald Co., MO |
Inscription: "Daughter of Jessie Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft" - Research Note: She was killed in an auto accident. The car skidded on a gravel road and turned over, crushing her head. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Grace C. (HARPER) | Nov. 21, 1888 | Feb. 9, 1961 | Research Note: Second wife of Henry J. Schell. Grace Harper married H. J. Schell on Nov. 17, 1919 in Neosho, Newton Co., MO. Daughter of Darius Leroy Harper and Rosa Lee Laughlin. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper MO Marriage Records Census Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Henry J. | Dec. 9, 1862 McDonald Co., MO |
July 31, 1948 Anderson, McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Henry first married Clerinda Vanzandt, and second Grace Harper. Son of Nathaniel Schell and Nancy Rose. Heart disease was the cause of death. Mrs. Grace Schell was the informant on the death certificate. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Census Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Infant | Aug. 11, 1890 | Aug. 11, 1890 | Research Note: Daughter of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Infant Sons | Apr. 12, 1904 | Apr. 12, 1904 | Inscription: "Infant sons of A. J. and Lizzie Schell" - Research Note: Sons of Andrew Jackson Schell and Lucretia Elizabeth Hall. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Jesse | Mar. 8, 1862 McDonald Co., MO |
Oct. 9, 1946 Mountain, McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Nancy E. - Inscription: "Son of Henry and Elizabeth Schell" - Research Note: Husband of Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. Son of Henry Schell Sr. and Elizabeth Yocum. - June 9, 1906, Cassville Democrat - Mayflower News: Jess Shell and son and Josh Pendergraft went through to Mexico in the wagon; they were 32 days after he got there. Said he did not like the sand. Josh Pendergraft still remains there. - 1920 Census, Mountain, McDonald, Missouri - Jess Schell, head, owns farm, age 57, born MO, parents born MO, farmer; Nancy, wife, age 51, born MO, father born VA, mother MO; Ethel, daughter, age 29, single, born MO; Bethel, son, age 26, single, born MO; Hershel, son, age 25, single, born MO; Ella, daughter, age 22, single, born MO; Marion, son, age 12, born MO. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Delta Newby Census Online Newspapers Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Jesse G. | Jan. 4, 1923 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Mar. 26, 1990 Lanagan, MO |
Inscription: "Son of Virgil and Alice" - Research Note: Son of Virgil P. Schell and Alice Miser. - Jesse Schell, 67, Lanagan, died at 11 :45 p.m. Monday at St. John's Regional Medical Center after a long illness. Mr. Schell was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Washburn. He had been a resident of a Lanagan nursing home since 1960. He is survived by three sisters. | Headstone Delta Newby Census Obit Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Josephine | 1906 | 1988 | Research Note: Buried next to Lenard L. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Lenard L. | 1897 | 1966 | Research Note: Buried next to Josephine. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Nancy (ROSE) | Apr. 26, 1843 MO |
Jan. 6, 1916 Mountain, McDonald, MO |
SSW: Nathaniel - Research Note: Daughter of John Rose and Nancy Strain. Nathaniel Schell (husband) of Jacket, McDonald Co., MO was the informant. Buried at Roller Cemetery, McDonald Co., MO. - Nancy Rose married Nathaniel Schell on Apr. 2, 1857 in Barry Co., MO. - Another Photo | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Delta Newby MO Marriage Records Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Nancy Elizabeth (PENDERGRAFT) | Jan. 26, 1868 Powell McDonald Co., MO |
Feb. 29,1932 Mountain, McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Jesse - Inscription: "Dau. of Wesley and Ellen Pendergraft" - Research Note: Wife of Jesse Schell. Daughter of Wesley Powell Pendergraft and Ellen Margaret Rose. Cancer of the stomach was the cause of death. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Nathaniel | Jan. 26, 1839 Shell Knob, Barry Co., MO |
Nov. 16, 1922 McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Nancy - Research Note: Husband of Nancy Rose. Son of Henry Schell Sr. and Elizabeth Yocum. - Another Photo | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Delta Newby Census Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Thomas Henry | Dec. 25, 1885 McDonald Co., MO |
Nov. 14, 1887 McDonald Co., MO |
Inscription: "Son of J. and N. E." - Research Note: Son of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Thomas M. | Mar. 1, 1890 McDonald Co., MO |
Sept. 16, 1890 McDonald Co., MO |
Inscription: "Son of H. J. and C." - Research Note: Son of Henry J. Schell and Clarinda VanZandt. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Venice | June 10, 1898 | Sept. 10, 1898 | Inscription: "Dau. of Hugh and V. B." - Research Note: Daughter of Hugh Schell and Virginia Belle Woodard. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Note Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Virgil Powell | Jan. 23, 1888 | Aug. 30, 1965 | Research Note: Son of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. Virgil Powell Schell, age 23, married Alice Miser, age 20, on Oct. 15, 1911 in Benton Co., AR. Alice died on Feb. 8, 1944 in Labette Co., KS and is buried there. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Delta Newby Census AR Marriage Index Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHELL, Wesley Hershel | Aug. 6, 1894 McDonald Co., MO |
June 7, 1947 Jacket, McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of Jesse Schell and Nancy Elizabeth Pendergraft. Virgil Schell (brother) of Garfield, AR was the informant on the death certificate. He was single. | Headstone Patricia Scott Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Photo Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER Charles E. T. | Nov. 6, 1876 | Sept. 25, 1886 | Research Note: Son of Henry L. Schrader and Susan/Savanah Wear. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Chester Florence | Mar. 15, 1901 MO |
Jan. 1978 Pampa, Gray Co., TX |
SSW: Hazel L. - Research Note: Son of George W. Schrader and Lillie M. Shepherd. | Headstone Delta Newby SSDI TX Death Records Census Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, George W. | Oct. 1, 1873 KS |
Sept. 18, 1952 Sales Mem. Hosp., Neosho, Newton Co., MO |
SSW: Lillie M. - Research Note: Son of Henry L. Schrader and Susan/Savanah Wear. Mrs. Lillie Schrader of Washburn, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Usual residence says Rural McDonald Co., MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Glades | 1903 | 1904 | Research Note: Probably the daughter of George and Lillie. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Hazel L. (BANKS) | May 21, 1906 | Mar. 5, 1999 | SSW: Chester F. - Research Note: Daughter of Lott Gilbert Banks and Sarilda "Rilda" C. Mahurin. | Headstone Delta Newby Census Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Henry L. | June 14, 1839 Germany |
Aug. 11, 1921 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was married and a merchant. Parents not named but born in Germany. Mrs. Nettie Clark of Seneca, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Buried at Roller Cemetery. - His wife was Susan Wear according to her death certificate. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Lillie M. (SHEPHARD) | Jan. 22, 1881 Newton Co., MO |
Aug. 28, 1953 Rural Newton Co., MO |
SSW: George W. - Research Note: Wife of George W. Schrader. Daughter of Leander Shephard and Mary E. Grimes. Buried at Roller Cemetery. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Raymond | 1906 | 1909 | Research Note: Probably the son of George and Lillie. | Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Susan O. (WEAR) | July 6, 1835 | Aug. 28, 1910 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Henry L. Schrader. Daughter of John Wear/Weir and Margaret Gilbert born Cumberland Co., PA. Henry was the informant. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SCHRADER, Teddy | 1934 | 1940 | Research Note: Son of Chester Schrader and Hazel Banks. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SCOTT, Eliza | 1841 | 1906 | Research Note: Listed at findagrave.com as Elijah. | Headstone Donna Cooper |
| SHEPPARD, Joe E. | June 22, 1876 | Jan. 6, 1902 | Research Note: Son of Leander Sheppard and Mary E. Grimes. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SHEPPARD, Leander John | Feb. 22, 1847 | Oct. 24, 1896 | Research Note: Leander Sheppard married Mary Elizabeth Grimes on Oct. 3, 1875 in Newton Co., MO. Mary's second husband was John Rose and she is buried next to Leander as Mary E. Rose. Son of Joseph B. Sheppard and Mary Catherine Clark. | Headstone Donna Cooper MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long |
| SHEPPARD, Leander A. | June 16, 1897 | Oct. 21, 1918 | Research Note: Son of Leander Sheppard and Mary E. Grimes. Buried next to Mary and Leander. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Christopher Columbus "Lum", Jr. | Nov. 22, 1888 McDonald Co., MO |
Nov. 20, 1976 | SSW: Sylvia - Research Note: Husband of Sylvia Harper. Son of C. C. (Orson) Shipley and Betty Skinner. | Headstone Delta Newby Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Christopher Columbus "Orson", Sr. | June 19, 1854 Sale Creek, Hamilton Co., TN |
Sept. 23, 1899 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Sometimes called Orson. Husband of Betty Skinner. Son of John H. Shipley and Harriet Jane Varner. | Headstone Census Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Donnie Ray | 1933 | No Date | No Data | Headstone Delta Newby |
| SHIPLEY, Everett Arnold | Apr. 26, 1914 NM |
May 22, 1969 Anderson, McDonald Co., MO |
Inscription: "Mo Cpl 32 Inf WWII" - Research Note: Everett Shipley, age 35 of Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, married Wanda Janes of Neosho, Newton, Missouri, age 32, on Feb. 7, 1950 in Benton Co., AR. Son of C. C. "Lum" Shipley and Sylvia Harper. C. C. Shipley of Anderson MO was the informant on the death certificate. Pronounced dead at the scene. - News Gazette, May 29, 1969 - Everett Shipley Killed in Wreck - An Anderson man was killed in a car-truck accident on Highway 71, just east of Anderson at 5:35 last Thursday afternoon. Arnold Shipley, 55, driver of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Joseph V. Clark, 27, Neosho, driver of the tractor-trailer truck was not injured. The accident occurred when Shipley drove onto the highway in front of the oncoming truck, and the two vehicles collided. Shipley was thrown from his car and run over by the rear wheels of the truck, according to the highway patrol. Funeral services for Everett Arnold Shipley, 55 years old, Anderson, who was killed last Thursday afternoon in a car-truck crash on Route 71, just east of Anderson, were held Monday afternoon at the Roller Methodist Church near the Simsberry Community near Powell, MO. The Rev. Dean Royce officiated and burial was held in the Roller Cemetery under the direction of Ozark Funeral Home of Anderson. Pallbearers were Odis Ragland, Glen Eads, Bill Spears, Lee Ledford, Eugene Thurman and Bill Lacy. | Headstone Donna Cooper AR Marriage Index Census Obit Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Harriet Jane (VARNER) (MORGAN) (SHIPLEY) | Sept. 30, 1830 TN |
Aug. 2, 1911 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of William Varner and Sabrina Moulton. Father given on the death certificate as Varner and B. F. Shipley of Washburn, MO RR 2 was the informant. Buried at Roller Cemetery. First husband was John H. Shipley, second Peter Morgan a Methodist Minister, married on June 7, 1874 in McDonald Co., MO, third Richard W. Shipley who committed suicide at the age of 86, married in May 1882 in Barry Co., MO. | Death Certificate MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, John Hunt | Sept. 12, 1829 Sullivan Co., TN |
Oct. 12, 1864 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Contrary to the notes below, John Hunt Shipley is most likely buried on the Shipley Family Farm Cemetery. It was brought to my attention that it is listed on Findagrave.com with a photo of the stone. - Agnes Lawson's note: Harriet Jane Varner's first husband. Son of Orson Shipley and Hannah Hunt. Agnes Lawson's family history states that "John Shipley was killed at Twelve Corners in the Battle of Pea Ridge. Hattie slipped in after dark on her horse and took the body of John and then with Aunt Nerva Roller, George C. Laughlin's sister, they went to Roller Cemetery and buried his body there after dark." - Doyle Laughlin's note: John Shipley and Harriet Jane Varner Shipley came from east Tennessee in a covered wagon drawn by oxen. The wheels slowly rolled to the west for almost two months, a distance of between 600 and 700 miles. They crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry boat. Several families were in the party. When Saturday came, the party always camped until the following Monday. They kept the Sabbath holy. John Shipley was a Methodist minister. The Shipley family settled on Trents Creek. - Cleva Bynum Bouvier's note: Bushwhackers claimed they wanted John Shipley to show them the way to Arkansas. Evidently he tried to escape and they shot him. Later the bushwhackers came back to the door and asked Harriet where her husband was. Harriet was rather spunky so she said "You know where he is. He's right out there under the tree. You killed him." They acted innocent and demanded to come in to make sure he was not there. Its a wonder they didn't kill her. One of them climbed the ladder to the loft with his gun and found Rena whom Harriet had sent to the loft to get some canned fruit. When they found only Rena was there, they left. | Notes Census Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Richard W. "Dick" | Dec. 1834 Hamilton Co., TN |
Apr. 7, 1909 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Sandstone - Son of Nathaniel "Nathan" Shipley and Charlotte Campbell. R. W. Shipley married Catherine Shelton on Sept. 8, 1857 on McMinn Co., TN. His second wife was Harriet Jane Varner, married in May 1882 in Barry Co., MO. - April 10, 1909, Cassville Democrat - Mayflower News: Dick Shipley, of McDonald County, age 86 years, cut his throat Monday morning, April ?, at 6 o'clock. No one knew the cause of him doing the deed only loss of mind; the remains were taken to the Roller Cemetery. - The Families of James Shelton of McMinn County, Tennessee and His Father Roderick Shelton of Buncombe County, North Carolina and Their Antecedents by Arthur Paul Shelton, August 1987 - Letter from Dick Shipley to John E. Shelton - Catherine Shelton, twelfth and last of James and Sara Shelton’s children, was born July 20, 1842, there having been a span of six years between children here and Sarah now being 47 years old. Catherine married Richard N. (Dick) Shipley September 17, 1857. In 1872 James deeded them 118 acres in Newton, County, Missouri. There is at hand a letter from Dick Shipley to his brother-in-law, John E. Shelton. This is a nice newsy letter. Part of it is missing. The portion at hand is here quoted: Newton County, Missouri, October 27, 1873. Dear Brother John. I take my pen in hand to write you a letter in answer to yours of September 2 which was received in due time. We were glad to hear from you once more but were sorry to hear your health is not very good (John died two year later.) In the first place I will ask you to excuse us for not writing sooner and will say to you that we are all well except the little girls have whooping cough, though they are not very bad off. I have nothing much of interest to write you at present. You complain of hard times in your country. I would say to you that hard times have found their way here too. Crop on an average is very light. Wheat and oats crops were ordinary. Corn crop is tolerable good in places while in other places there is an almost entire failure. So on the whole there is not more than half a crop, the money is so scarce that corn is not selling very high. It can be bought now at thirty-five or forty cents. The prospect is that it will run up to a pretty high figure before spring. It may be of interest to you to know what our prospects are for a living here. I would say that we are doing the best we can and that is bad enough, though I would say that we have lived so far and lived as well as we ever did in Tennessee. The prospects ahead look very gloomy but maybe the dark clouds will blow over. After which I will give you a short sketch of what we have been doing since we have been out here. When we got here I found myself with sixty dollars in money. So as a matter of course we had to have some little necessities to go in the house and some provisions, the first thing which exhausted my capital. At once winter was on us and nothing could be done out until March to amount to anything. I was not able to make any move to make a garden, so I hired myself out and worked for fifteen dollars per month from March till July. Since then I have been working at anything I could do my best at. So I have made a little money. We had a tolerable good garden. Catherine has sold out of the garden, chickens and butter about forty dollars cash. In the way of stock we now have one cow and calf, one sow and eight fine pigs. I have bought me a good last spring colt and pretty much corn, enough to do me until spring. Catherine and the children have three geese and six ducks. I have three hogs now fat that will make close to one thousand pounds of pork, so we intend to just sop one side of our bread and sell our bacon next summer. I am not able yet to turn a wheel toward improving land. It costs so much here to break the land and fence. I have traded for a little improvement near me which has some little improved land on it ... - It is indicated that Catherine and Dick, partly because of their industry and thrift, perhaps, as indicated in the above letter, were favorites of James. In terms not heretofore found in papers at hand he refers to his affection and love for his daughter Catherine in a deed and for this consideration deeds her the property. There were at least two children. Catherine is named in her father’s will. | Headstone Delta Newby Online Newspapers Census TN Marriage Records MO Marriage Records Book Phyllis Long |
| SHIPLEY, Sylvia (HARPER) | June 22, 1892 McDonald Co., MO |
1976 Neosho, Newton Co., MO |
SSW: CC "Lum" - Research Note: Daughter of Darius Leroy Harper and Rosa Lee Laughlin. Sylvia Harper, age 19, married Christopher C. Shipley, age 23, on May 8, 1913 in Cassville, Barry Co., MO. - Joplin Globe, June 2, 1976 - Mrs. Sylvia Shipley, 82, Anderson, died at 9:20 at the Neosho Senior Citizens Center following a lengthy illness. She was born June 22, 1892, in McDonald County and was a lifetime resident of this area. She was a member of the Roller Community Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, C. C. Shipley, and a sister Mrs. Eva Loar, Fresno, CA. Services will be at 10: 30 a.m. Friday at the Ozark Funeral Home here. The Rev. Dean Royce will officiate. Burial will be in the Roller Cemetery. The family will be at the home of Doyle Laughlin, Tiff City. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Obit Phyllis Long |
| SHIRA, Lula S. (COWAN) | May 13, 1870 Cherokee Co., KS |
Oct. 22, 1911 White Rock Twp., McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Samuel Nathan Shira. Daughter of William Cowan born TN and Louise Seaton born TN. Mother of Alfred Lee Shira, Ernest Shira, Freddie Shira, Edith Ann (Shira) Akehurst, Grace Stella (Shira) Myers, John William Shira Sr., and Alice Mae Shira. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SLINKARD, Shannon Nichole | May 25, 1984 | Dec. 13, 2003 | Research Note: Photo of stone at findagrave.com - Inscription: "Daughter of Alan Slinkard and Paula Nor????" - Her mother's maiden name was cropped off the photo. | findagrave.com Phyllis Long |
| SMITH, Eliza Ellen (BYNUM) | Dec. 8, 1865 IN |
Aug. 30, 1897 Pineville, McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Thomas Lawson Bynum and his first wife Eliza Jane Grove, married on Oct. 3, 1859 in IN. Maybe the wife of William Monroe Smith. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census IN Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| STANSBURY, Malinda (STANSBURY) | 1808 | June 25, 1876 | Inscription: "Age 68 years - Wife of Wm. Stansbury" - Research Note: Wife of William. Researchers say she was the daughter of David Stansbury and Rachel Holman. She is living with her son Solomon and wife Mary in the 1870 census, McDonald Co., MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Note Phyllis Long |
| STANSBURY, William Ira | Feb. 15, 1808 KY |
Mar. 16, 1870 MO |
Inscription: "Age 62y 1m 1d" - Research Note: His wife was Malinda. Researchers say he was the son of Solomon Stansbury and Jane Lewing. - Stansbury Newsletter - William Stansbury with the family came to Missouri in 1846, located in Barry County; also lived some time in Ozark County, but finally in 1870 he moved to McDonald County where he died. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Note Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Elizabeth (SCHELL) | Oct. 22, 1858 McDonald Co., MO |
June 3, 1892 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of John Willis Stephens. Daughter of Nathaniel Schell and Nancy Rose. John second married Lou Weathers on Feb. 9, 1896 in Barry Co., MO. - 1860 Census, Missouri, McDonald, Mountain - Nathaniel Schell, age 21, farmer, real estate value $1000, personal $500, born MO; Nancy, age 18, born MO; Elizabeth, age 2, born MO | Headstone Donna Cooper Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Elizabeth Jane (LAWSON) (EXUM) | 1880 McDonald Co., MO |
1963 Cardwell Mem. Hosp., Stella, Newton Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Rev. Nathaniel Stephens. Daughter of Harvey Lawson and Lois Arminda Laughlin. Usual residence was RR 2, Anderson, McDonald Co., MO. Lewis Stephens of Anderson, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Married second, John Exum. - Joplin Globe, January 1, 1964 - Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Lawson) (Stephens) Exum, 83 years old, Anderson, Missouri, Route 2, died at 4:25 o'clock, Wednesday morning in Cardwell memorial Hospital in Stella where she had been a patient for one week. Born in McDonald County in the Mountain Community, she had been a resident of this area all her life. Surviving are seven sons, Homer Stephens of Granby, Mo., John Stephens of Exeter, Mo. Harve Stephens, Hiawassee, Ark., Frank Stephens, Rio Dell, California, Carlin Stephens, Vista, California, Lewis Stephens, Anderson, Mo., Route 2 and Edward Stephens of Parma, Idaho; three brothers, Earl Lawson and Wyatt Lawson both of Washburn, and Cecil Lawson of Pea Ridge, Arkansas; more than 100 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services will be under the direction of Downey-Woodard-Mooney Funeral Home of Anderson. Burial will be in the Roller Cemetery. | Headstone Donna Cooper Obit Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, John Willis | Mar. 15, 1852 Johnson Co., MO |
Feb. 17, 1904 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Husband of Elizabeth Schell. Son of Green Berry Stephens and Nancy Laurany Cumpton. Married second, Lou Weathers. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Nancy L. (CUMPTON) | Nov. 19, 1833 Howard Co., MO |
Jan. 1, 1892 McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Green Berry Stephens. Daughter of John J. Cumpton and Hannah Anderson. - 1860 Census, Missouri, Hickory - Living with parents. - John J. Cumpton, age 57, farmer, real estate value, $320, personal $200, born TN; Hannah, age 47, born VA; Ersley?, age 16, female, born MO; Mary U or M., age 14, female, born MO; Thomas, age 10, male, born MO; ???tty, U., age 6, female, born MO; Green B. Stephens, age 30, farmer; Nancy L., age 29, born MO; James D., age 9, born MO; John W., age 8, born MO; Lovet A., age 6, born MO; Hannah E., age 3, born MO; Mary A., age 11 months, born MO. - Greenberry enlisted in Confederate Army 17 Nov 1862 in Horsehead, Arkansas in Company B, 8th Musser's Battalion, Missouri Infantry. He was a Private and a teamster. He then was in Company F, 9th Reg't Missouri Infantry. He was captured 29 July 1863 in Benton County, Arkansas at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. He was then sent to Springfield, Missouri and on to Graft Military Prison in St. Louis, Missouri on 4 September 1863. From there he was sent to Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana on 20 November 1863 and on 23 Feb. 1864 he passed away. He was buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. - The following is a letter written to his Wife and Children while in prison. - Letter to Nancy sent from prison - Gratist Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 November 1863 - Dear Wife and Children, It is through the goodness that I am permitted to drop you a few lines of answering your letter of Nov. 10. I am not very well at this time through I am getting better at this time. I hope that these few lines may find you all well and doing well. I can't say when I will get to come home. I would be glad to take the oath and come home but I do not know as I can. You must do the best you can. I hope to see you soon but if I should never see you in this world I hope to meet you where parting will be no more forever. Give my best respects to Mother and the Children and enquiring of friends. Tell those I would like to see them all very much now. May the good lord bless you all and keep you from all harm. Nothing more at this time but still remain your husband until Death. From G. B. Stephens. - There are a few more letters in the possession of the Rose family. | Headstone Donna Cooper Notes Census Letter Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Nathaniel "Nathan" N., Rev. | Sept. 8, 1875 Powell, McDonald Co., MO |
Apr. 21, 1948 Anderson, McDonald Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of John Willis Stephens and Elizabeth Schell. His wife was Elizabeth Jane Lawson. - PINEVILLE DEMOCRAT - Rev. Nathan Stephens entered this life at Powell, Missouri, September 8, 1875 and departed this life April 21, 1948 at Anderson, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Janey Lawson at Mountain, Missouri on January 6, 1895 and to this union were born thirteen children, ten sons and three daughters, five of which preceded him in death. He was converted at the age of 15 years, and has been in the ministry work for 35 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, 8 sons, one brother, 37 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Nathan Stephens of Anderson were conducted Monday by Rev. McNabb at the Roller Baptist Church. Burial was in Roller Cemetery. - 1880 Mountain, McDonald, Missouri - John W. STEVENS, age 28, MO, Farmer; Elizabeth STEVENS, wife, age 22, MO; Nathaniel STEVENS, Son, age 4 MO; Levi STEVENS, Son; age 3 months, MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Obit Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Sidney Ray | Aug. 18, 1910 | Oct. 5, 1912 | Inscription: "Son of N. and Janie" - Research Note: Son of Nathaniel Stephens and Elizabeth Jane Lawson. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| STEPHENS, Willy | July 16, 1897 | July 31, 1897 | Inscription: "Son of J. W. and L. Stephens" - Research Note: Son of John Willis Stephens and Lou Weathers. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| STEWART, Dema Roxie (WOODARD) | June 30, 1922 Woodard Hollow Barry Co., MO |
June 19, 2024 Lacoba Nursing Home, Monett, Lawrence Co. MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Wes and Elora (Haggard) Woodard. Dema was a 1940 graduate of Washburn High School. On Sep. 13, 1943, she married Oren L. Stewart in Exeter, MO. After the war ended, Oren and Dema lived in CA and then Phoenix, AZ. While raising their family she also was employed with Attorneys and Title/Escrow Offices. After retirement they returned to MO. As a widow, Dema enjoyed spending time on the OATS bus, at the Senior Center playing dominoes, and getting together with friends and family. She attended Southside Baptist Church which she enjoyed enormously. Dema is survived by her daughter, Debbie Flageolle and her husband Buford, of Aurora, MO; eight grandchildren and several great and great-great-grandchildren. Dema was preceded in death by her parents, Wes and Elora; her husband, Oren; her son, Steve Stewart, two sisters and one brother. | Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home L. Pearce FindaGrave |
| STOCKWELL, Edna (HAGGARD) | Jan. 15, 1886 | Feb. 16, 1921 | Research Note: Daughter of Samuel Monroe Haggard and Martha Lou Kinnell. Edna Haggard married Joseph C. Stockwell on Feb. 11, 1908 in McDonald Co., MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Alvie Lee | Jan. 7, 1912 OK |
July 1976 MO |
Research Note: Son of Albert A. and Bessie Stogdill. His wife was Pauline Cline. | Headstone Delta Newby Census Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Boyd E. | Dec. 7, 1953 Auburn, CA |
Feb. 28, 2017 Mercy Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Alvie and Pauline (Cline) Stogdill. On June 23, 1984 he was united in marriage to Cheryl Samples. Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Bill and two sisters, Lois Ann and Phyllis. Boyd was a graduate of Southwest High School at Washburn. He was a very talented musician and loved to play many instruments especially the banjo. Blue Grass was his favorite music. For several years he ran a dozer and he enjoyed working lumber. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Pauline (CLINE) | Aug. 17, 1916 Purnam, OK |
Oct. 19, 2005 Red Rose Inn, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of Jacob Sherman and Missouri Gertrude (Lac) Cline. She married Alvie Stogdill on December 20, 1932, in Taloga, Oklahoma, and he preceded her in death in 1976. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Phyllis Whited and Lois Hendrix; five brothers, one grandchild, and one great grandchild. | Headstone Delta Newby Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Phyllis E. (NORMAN) (WHITED) | 1946 | 1992 | Research Note: Daughter of Alvie Lee Stogdill and Pauline Cline. Her first husband was Donnie Norman. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Geraldine Pendergraft Mother's Obit Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Ruth Willeen (BEAVER) | May 1, 1937 Wyandotte, OK |
Dec. 14, 2021 Medicalodges, Neosho, Newton Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of Albert "Willie" Wilson and Euna Murl (Miller) Beaver. On August 22, 1953 in Loomis, California she was united in marriage to Warren Albert Stogdill, who preceded her in death on October 21, 2021. Also preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, Melvin Shingleton and Harold Shingleton; one sister, Virginia Mitchell and one son-in-law, Jerry Pettit. Willeen attended school in California, moving back to Washburn in 1959 and then to Exeter in 1999. She was a homemaker and also a babysitter for several years. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she also taught Sunday School. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| STOGDILL, Warren Albert | Nov. 2, 1933 Putnam, OK |
Oct. 21, 2021 Freeman Hosp., Neosho, Newton Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the oldest son of Alvie Lee and Pauline (Cline) Stogdill. Warren married Ruth Willeen Beaver on August 22, 1953 in Loomis, California. He was employed by Stone Container in Rogers, Arkansas from where he retired in February of 1996. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Washburn, Missouri where he was an ordained deacon and taught adult Sunday School classes for many years. Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Bill Stogdill and Boyd Stogdill; two sisters, Lois Ann Hendrix and Phyllis Norman Whited and one son-in-law, Jerry Pettit. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| STORY, John H. | Mar. 17, 1855 MO |
Sept. 4, 1933 Pineville, McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Rosa L.- Research Note: Parents weren't named on the death certificate. Everett Story (son) of Pineville, MO was the informant. After the death of John, Everett Story went to CA and died there. CA Death Index gives his birth date as Dec. 26, 1901 AR and died May 26, 1983 in Los Angeles Co., CA. Mother's maiden name was Day. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate CA Death Index Phyllis Long |
| STORY, Rosa L. (DAY) | 1878 | 1916 | SSW: John H. - Research Note: Daughter of William M. Day and Mary E. Warren. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SUMMEY, Ealiny George | 1882 | 1921 | SSW: Eliza - Research Note: Son of George Summey. Notes of Leo Summey: Leo Summey knew Ealiny and Eliza Summey but doesn't remember all of the details about their parents. Ealiny George Summey was known as "Ealin". He was a nephew and neighbor of Leo's adoptive father. Ealin's father was also named George Summey, and Leo thinks that his mother's maiden name was Skelton. Leo also thinks that Eliza's mother's name was Hannah Moore. William and George Summey's father was Columbus Summey. | Headstone Donna Cooper Note Phyllis Long |
| SUMMEY, Eliza (MOORE) (HARRISON) (RICE) | 1872 | 1962 | SSW: Ealiny George - Research Note: 1900 Census Missouri, McDonald, Mountain, District 97, Page 8 - James Moore, head, born Feb. 1856 TN, age 44 married 25 years, parents born TN; Hannah, wife, born Mar. 1857 MO, age 43, married 25 years, (no. of children not listed), parents born MO; Eliza Rice, dau., born Mar. 1878 MO, age 22, married, mother of 1 child, living, father born TN, mother MO; Green Rice, grandson, born Feb. 1896 MO, age 3, parents born MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long |
| SUMMEY, Leo E. | Mar. 23, 1912 Harper Co., KS |
Mar. 22, 2010 Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS |
SSW: Maurine E. - Research Note: Biological son of Ludellah Wayne "Shorty" Routh and Sallie Hunter. Adopted son of William Marion Summey and Nancy Hunter (sister to Sallie). His first wife was Maurine E. Anderson. His second wife was Vera Maurine Carr, buried at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS. - He worked at various professions in his lifetime from ranch hand, movie extra, radio crooner, government meat inspector during WWII and a licensed electrician. He was very versatile and excelled at anything he tried. In 1935, he married Maurine Anderson and lived with her 53 years until her passing in l988. There were six children from this marriage, one who passed away in infancy. Later in 1988 he married Maurine Wilkerson, a childhood friend who he had reconnected with. They were together for 18 years until her passing in 2006. Since her passing, he has lived in the home they shared with the family of his stepson. - Source for the Summey families from Leo Summey still living in Oct. 2009. Sent to me by his step son Harlan Wilkerson. "Summey" is Leo's adopted name. His real mother is buried in the nearby Mountain Community Cemetery. His real father and adoptive mother (his aunt) are buried in Roller cemetery on the other side of Mary Edith Summey. They are L. W. "Shorty" and Nancy (Hunter) Routh. Leo was born to Sallie (Hunter) Routh and her husband, L. Watt "Shorty" Routh, on a cattle ranch in Harper County Kansas. Shorty and Sallie were originally from Missouri. After Leo was born, the family moved to McDonald County, Mo. to work on a farm that was owned by a brother-in-law, William Summey, and his wife Nancy (Hunter) Summey. Leo's mother died in childbirth when Leo was twenty months old, in 1913. She and the infant were buried in a cemetery on the Summey farm in Mountain, Missouri (aka Frazier or Mountain Community Cemetery). It is just a few miles from the Roller Cemetery, on the old farm place of Ealiny and Eliza (Moore) Summey. BTW, when their son, George R. Summey, passed away in April 2008 he was buried in the old Summey cemetery near Leo's mom. Nancy (Hunter) Summey, and her husband, William Marion Summey never had any children of their own. They wanted to adopt Leo. Shorty agreed, and continued to work on the Summey place, other farms in the area, and on the annual harvests in Kansas and Oklahoma. Mr. Summey died during the Spanish Influenza pandemic in early 1919, and was buried at Twelve Corners Cemetery in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Leo's dad, Shorty Routh, subsequently married Nancy (Hunter) Summey. They are both buried at Roller cemetery, next to Leo and Maurine (Anderson) Summey's infant daughter Mary Edith. Maurine (Anderson) Summey was born in Colorado and raised just across the border in Kanarado, Kansas. Her parents were Alvin Leonard Anderson and Olive Anderson. Shorty had grown up in a town called "New York, Missouri". His father, Jesse Routh, had immigrated from Ireland as a young man and had become a physician and farmer. Shorty's mother was Martha (Vanderpool) Routh. She was from Washburn Mo. Sallie and Nancy Hunter were from Gum Springs Mo. Sallie was the youngest child of pioneers Elisha and Lucinda (Barker) Hunter. Elisha Hunter's house was designated as the original Cedar County seat of government in June of 1845, pending the establishment of the permanent seat of government. | Headstone Delta Newby Notes Obit Phyllis Long |
| SUMMEY, Mary Edith | Dec. 26, 1944 St. Johns' Hosp., Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
Dec. 26, 1944 St. Johns' Hosp., Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Leo Summey born Harper Co., KS and Maurine Anderson born Marino, CO. Leo was the informant on the death certificate. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SUMMEY, Maurine E. (ANDERSON) | Dec. 23, 1918 CO |
Aug. 31, 1988 Florence, Marion Co., KS |
SSW: Leo E. - Research Note: First wife of Leo Summey. Daughter of Alvin Leonard and Olive Anderson. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| THOMAS, Benjamin Franklin | Jan. 9, 1870 AR |
Nov. 23, 1943 Rural Jane, McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Golda - Research Note: Son of Daniel Thomas born AR and Martha Thornton born TN. Elmer Thomas of Jane, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Headstone Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| THOMAS, G. | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Buried next to H. J. Thomas. Maybe the children of Benjamin F. and Golda Thomas. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| THOMAS, Golda Caroline (MOORE) | Feb. 24, 1889 McDonald Co., MO |
Oct. 2, 1939 McDonald Co., MO |
SSW: Benjamin Franklin - Research Note: Daughter of William Moore and Missouri Alice Michael. E. L. Thomas of Jane, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - 1900 Census, Center, McDonald, Missouri - George Lawson, head, born Feb. 1853 TN, married 5 years in present marriage; Missouri A., wife, born June 1861 MO, age 38, married 5 years in present marriage, mother of 7 children, 4 living; George B., son, born Jan. 1887 MO, age 13; Luke, son, born May 1890 MO, age 10; Eddie, son, born Feb. 1876 MO, age 4; Lulie? M. Moore, stepdaughter, born Mar. 1883 MO, age 17; Goldie C. Moore, stepdaughter, born Feb. 1886 MO, age 14. - 1910 Census, Center, McDonald, Missouri - Merritt Sidney Laughlin, head, age 44, married once 23 years, born MO; Rebecca, wife, age 40, married once 23 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living, born MO; Pinkney, son, age 15, born MO; Ida, daughter, age 8, born MO; Alice Lawson, niece, age 49, widowed, mother of 9 children, 5 living, born MO; Eddie Lawson, age 14, son, born MO; Manda Lawson, daughter, age 6, born MO; Goldie Moore, daughter, age 21, born MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| THOMAS, H. J. | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Buried next to G. Thomas. Maybe the children of Benjamin F. and Golda Thomas. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| THORNTON, John Patrick | Feb. 4, 1898 | July 15, 1967 | Research Note: Son of William G. Thornton and Violet B. Patterson. - 1900 Census, Center, McDonald, Missouri - William G. Thornton, age 42, born Apr. 1838 IL, married 4 years, parents born Ireland; Violet B., wife, born Oct. 1873 AR, age 26, married 4 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living, father born AR, mother TN; John P,, son, born Feb. 1898 MO, age 2; Constance, J., daughter, born May 1899 MO, age 1. - WWI Draft registration gives his address in Rich Hill, Bates Co., MO. Violet Thornton, mother, of Rich Hill, MO was his nearest relative. 1930 census, his still single, living with his parents, in Rich Hill, MO. SSDI gives his last residence as Powell, McDonald Co., MO. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census WWI Reg. Records SSDI Phyllis Long |
| TIPTON, J. C. | Jan. 4, 1927 Wichita Falls, TX |
Nov. 28, 2008 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Wanda Mae - Research Note: Son of Harry L. and Leona (Wright) Tipton. On May 28, 1959, in Hobbs, New Mexico, he was united in marriage to Wanda Mae DeWitt, who preceded him in death on May 26, 2002. He was also preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Travis Tipton and Ernest Tipton; one sister, Nettie King and a grandson, Kevin. Survived by two sons, three brothers, and two sisters. J.C. received his education in Hobbs, New Mexico, where he graduated from high school. He joined the United States Navy during World War II, serving from January 24, 1945 until July 19, 1946. He then began working as a Clerk for the Post Office in Hobbs, New Mexico, remaining there until his retirement in 1992. In 1995 he moved to Missouri to make his home. | Barry Co. Advertiser Dec. 3, 2008 Phyllis Long |
| TIPTON, Wanda Mae (DEWITT) (NORMAN) | July 29, 1927 Powell, McDonald Co., MO |
May 26, 2002 St. John's Hosp., Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: J. C. - Research Note: Daughter of Andy Virgil Dewitt and Dollie Durbin. She was a self-employed seamstress, retiring in 1992. She first married Walden D. Norman, divorced. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Hobbs, New Mexico. She married J. C. Tipton on May 28, 1959, in Hobbs, New Mexico, and he survives. Additional survivors include two sons, surname Norman. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Virgil DeWitt and Vernon DeWitt. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Illegible Sandstone. Buried next to J. B. Ellis | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Buried next to Claudie E., David, and James M. Norman. James M. is a son to David and Catherine Norman, died age 19. Claude is a grandson to David and a son of William Monroe Norman. William had 3 sons died young. Claude, Otto, and Orville. Claude and Otto are listed. This must be the grave for Orville according to Delta's grave numbers. | Headstone Delta Newby Note Phyllis Long |
| UNKNOWN | 1902 | 1903 | Research Note: Illegible - Next to Francis Woodard. | Headstone Delta Newby |
| VANSANDT, Thomas Simpson | Mar. 18, 1862 McDonald Co., MO |
Oct. 29, 1926 Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS |
Research Note: Death certificate online at findagrave.com: Son of Thomas H. Vansandt and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Martin. Annis Vansandt was his wife. Mrs. Maude Bynum was the informant. - Married Martha "Queen" Foster, age 17, on Dec. 23, 1882 in Benton Co., AR. Notes at findagrave.com from the Lowe/Rentfrow Family Tree: Martha Foster was expecting her second child, Robert L., and had a lady helping her take care of her baby, William. William was dressed in his night shirt and toddled too near the open fire. His night shirt caught fire, and he died from the burns. Martha gave birth to Robert early. My grandmother told me that Robert started life as a two pound baby and grew up to be a 200 pound man. The trauma of seeing her baby burn to death caused Martha to loose her mind. She died in a mental hospital in Tulsa in 1888 at 23 years of age. Thomas second married Columbia Annis (Perkins) (Vansandt) Boles. Columbia Annis is buried in Roller Cemetery under Boles. Thomas S. Vansandt married Columbia A. Perkins on Feb. 26, 1891 in McDonald Co., MO. Annis is living with her son Thomas in the 1930 census Riverside, CA. | MO Marriage Records AR Marriage Records Note Census Phyllis Long |
| VANGIESON, Albert A. | Mar. 3, 1839 NY |
July 16, 1919 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was married and a retired druggist. Father was Cornelius VanGieson. Frances VanGieson of Washburn, MO was the informant on the death certificate. He first married Amelia Melissa Herrick, maybe in MI. In the 1900 Census, Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri he is divorced. - 1910 Census, Center, McDonald, Missouri - A. A. VanGieson, age 71, born NY, married twice, 5 years presently, parents born NY, own income; Frances, wife, age 32, married once, 5 years mother of 1 child, living, born KY, parents born KY; Aaron, son, age 4, born MO. - A. A. VanGieson married Frances Shoopman on Jan. 30, 1905 in Pineville, McDonald Co., MO. Civil War Pension Index: Albert filed for his pension on July 17, 1901 from MO. Frances filed for her widow's pension on Sept. 27, 1919 from MO. He served in the 149th IL Infantry, 12th IL Cav. Also listed is McClellans Dragons, IL Cav. | Headstone Donna Cooper Census MO Marriage Records Civil War Records Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
