Wormington Cemetery
AKA Duff and Wallis Cemetery
Barry County, MO.
SW of Monett, Barry Co., MO
Capps Creek Twp.
Land Office Location - SW Sec. 21, T25N R28W
GPS - 365153N 0940037W
Capps Creek Twp.
Land Office Location - SW Sec. 21, T25N R28W
GPS - 365153N 0940037W
Directions: From Highway 60 west of Monett, turn south on Highway 97. You'll go 3.6 miles total. You go through Pulaskifield, pass the St. Peter & Paul Church on the right, then pass the Capps Creek bridge. Go just 2/10 of a mile past the bridge and peel your eyes on the left side of the road in the brush.
The stone above is 20-25 feet off the road, and Jay Trace says it's not really visible from the road.
The man who lives across the road is named:
Curtis Johnson
Rt. 2, Box 204
Monett, MO 65708.
Cemetery and Photos submitted by Jay Trace
SSW = Shares Stone With
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUFF, George | Feb. 10, 1800 SC |
Oct. 29, 1877 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of Abraham Duff and Velinda Combs. His wife was Jemima Jane "Jennie" Archer married in 1822, Sangamon Co., IL. 1830 Census, they are still in Sangamon Co., IL. 1840, Barry Co., MO. 1850 and 1860, they are in Sarcoxie, Jasper Co., MO. 1870, he is in Capps Creek, Barry, MO with James, age 24, Mary, age 26, and Sarah, age 22. George and Jane had 12 children: Milton L., Missoniah, William, Abraham Jackson, Greenbury, George Washington, Moses Carl, John William, Martha Jane, Mary Ann, James Knox Polk, and Sarah Verlinda. - Judy Duff's notes: I do know that a George Duff (born 10 Feb. 1800 - died 29 Oct. 1877 Barry County, Missouri) was buried there. We have family who remember visiting the site with their father, John W. Duff Sr. John W. Duff, Sr. paid someone to fence in the cemetery and clean it at that time (probably in 1920s). We have family who tell us that a young boy, named George Duff (a great great great great grandson of the above mentioned George Duff) saw the stone near the fence and took it to school to show his friends. The stone was lost and never returned. We were there several years ago. We were searching for this place with our brother who had been there with his dad. We talked with Curtis Johnson and he showed us where it was. But alas, the George stone had been taken. In the process of searching for the site we'd developed car trouble and just after Curtis showed us the area we wanted, the tow truck arrived and we had to leave. Curtis told us there were perhaps 20 graves in that cemetery. We didn't know it had a name. Originally it was land that had belonged to George Duff (I have been told by family). Curtis told us several years ago that there were some fallen stones pretty well buried by build up of leaves, growth etc. Jim Duff, the brother, who went with his father when he was a boy, has passed on now and we were much younger children. | Note Phyllis Long Notes Judy Duff |
| DUFF, Susan Peralee (WELLS) | Mar. 21, 1849 | Jan. 13, 1877 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Judy Duff's notes: Also buried in that area is Susan P. (Wells) Duff born 21 Mar. 1849 - died 13 Jan. 1877 Barry County, Missouri. Susan Wells married James Knox Polk Duff. James is buried at Seneca MO. Susan's twin sons who died at birth are also buried here, both without stones. Susan died with her twin sons. She was the daughter-in-law of George Duff (1800-1877) and mother of John W. Duff, Sr. and wife of James Knox Polk Duff, who was the son of George Duff. When Susan Wells Duff was buried there was only one large tree ... she was buried beside it with her baby twin boys. - Notes of John Duff, found on this site with picture of Susan and James Duff: James Knox Polk Duff was born 1 November, 1845 and died 6 October, 1905 in Ottawa Co., OK. He was the son of George and Jane (Archer) Duff. Susan Peralee (Wells) Duff was born 21 March, 1849 and died 13 January, 1877. She was the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Nancy (Lawson) Wells. James and Susan were married September 1, 1870. The Wells and Duff families lived in Capps Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri. The Wells can be found on censuses from 1850-1880. The Duffs can be found on 1870 and 1880. | Notes Judy Duff Note John Duff |
| WALLIS Stone | No Date | No Date | Research Note: Judy Duff's notes: The Wormington-Wallis grave is possibly someone from the family of John Fletcher Wormington (born 9 June 1845 in MO - died 1 Dec. 1920 Barry County MO) and his wife, Mildred Ann Wallis born about 1843 (from 1880 census Barry County, MO) and died 1917. They were married 1 Sept. 1865 in Lawrence County, MO. His father was Asa Wormington and Nancy Green. John and Mildred lived near Daniel and Sarah (Wells) Eden in Barry County in the 1880 census. | Note Judy Duff Photo Jay Trace |
| WORMINGTON Stone | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Jay Trace |
| Unknown | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Jay Trace |
| Unknown | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Jay Trace |
| Unknown | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Jay Trace |
| Unknown | No Date | No Date | No Data | Photo Jay Trace |
