Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri,
August 1999
by Geraldene "Jerrie" Dixon Lynch
| GILBERT LLOYD4 DAVIS (Sankey
Boyd3, George Groves2, William1) was born
October 14, 1902, in Madison Township southwest of Fair Play, Cedar County,
Missouri, the first child of Sankey Boyd [1881-1958] and Sarah "Sadie"
Margaret Abbott [1884-1955] Davis. His parents are buried in the
Rosebank Cemetery in Mulberry, Kansas. Gilbert married his sweetheart,
EVA PEARL THOMPSON, June 4, 1921, at Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri.
However, their marriage license was issued in Cedar County, Missouri.
EVA, was born June 10, 1901, in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, the
ninth child of fourteen children of Nathaniel Chesterfield "N.C. & Nat" and
Amanda Wilson (Adams) Thompson. Her parents are buried in Row A.
Gilbert was living near Bona, Missouri, when he died at age 30, Wednesday,
January 4, 1933, of pneumonia. Children of Gilbert and Eva (Thompson) Davis:
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| JAMES HARTLEY, SR., was born about
1779 near Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. He moved to Dickson
County, Tennessee, and about 1810 married ELIZABETH WALKER, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth
(McGill) Walker.
Elizabeth was the matriarch of the Walker family, although the tribe today
generally refers to this family as the Hartley's. However, this is not
accurate as the Hartley's were originally a family of English origin who
inter-married with the local Indians. On November 22, 1830, they sold
their 30 and 17 acres farms in Dickson County for $125 and moved to Illinois
settling in Greenville, Bond County, where their last two children were
born. Elizabeth was born about 1790 in Tennessee and died in Bond
County October 23, 1834. James sold their farm in Greenville (filed, January
1837), and moved to Missouri with his children. In 1840, he owned 80
acres northeast of what is now Stockton near Owen's Mill in Polk County (now
Cedar County). When Cedar County was organized in 1845, the government
offered land to the early settlers of which he received 80 acres in Madison
Township in the Hartley/Masters district. He was on the very first
grand jury in Cedar County in 1845 and was a Masonic Lodge member. He
died October 16, 1855, aged 76 which is on his tombstone. NOTE: FAMILY KNOWLEDGE IS THAT THEIR 8 SONS WERE IN THE CIVIL WAR; ALSO, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THEIR SON, HENRY K. HARTLEY, WRITTEN ABOUT 7 YEARS BEFORE HE DIED, STATES HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS THAT JOINED THE UNION ARMY AND HE AND THREE BROTHERS JOINED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. Children of James and Elizabeth (Walker) Hartley, Sr.:
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| RICHARD "Dick"2 HARTLEY (James, Sr.1) was born July 25, 1825, in Dickson County, Tennessee, the seventh child of James and Elizabeth Walker [1790-1834] Hartley. In about 1831, he moved with his family to Bond County, Illinois, and in 1837, moved with his father and siblings to Polk County, near Owen's Mill (now Cedar County), Missouri. He married ALMIRA T. UNDERWOOD, April 1, 1847. On August 9, 1862, he enrolled in the Union Army and was a private under Capt. w. J. Walker in the 26th Regt. E.M.M. Co. D. He was relieved of duty April 1, 1863. He was called to serve in "The 1864 Source" but was absent from the county. He owned at one time over 800 acres in the Masters area and in Cedar County. He would drive his horses and mules as far as Arkansas and Louisiana to sell them. His wife died September 6, 1908. He died at the age of 86 on Tuesday, January 9, 1912, of cirrhosis of the liver and was buried on Wednesday, January 10, 1912, next to his wife. Richard always wore this certain hat; so when he died they buried him in it. Four days after his funeral, it was 22 degrees below zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALMIRA T.(Underwood)4 HARTLEY
(Enoch S. Underwood3, John Underwood2,
Thomas Underwood1), the first child of Enoch Underwood
[1802-1879] and Sarah "Sally" Owings [1802-1899] Underwood, was born January
11, 1832, in Roane County, Tennessee. Her parents were married
December 9, 1830, in Roane County. they migrated northwestward to
Missouri and settled in Fair Play, Polk County, and are buried in the Akard
Cemetery. On April 1, 1847, she married RICHARD "Dick" HARTLEY.
Eleven children were born to this union with only seven that lived to
adulthood. On September 20, 1896, they were surprised with a grand
reunion of the Hartley family, especially in her honor, as at that time she
had been confined to her home 14 years. There were 93 family and
friends present. She was a large lady and would set up in bed and do
beautiful crochet work. She passed away Sunday, September 6, 1908, at
age 76, at her home in Masters, Cedar County, Missouri.
Children of Richard and Almira (Underwood) Hartley:
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| MARY ANN3 HARTLEY (Richard2, James, Sr.1), the second child of eleven children born to Richard "Dick" and Almira T. (Underwood) Hartley, was born September 17, 1850, and died September 3, 1855, at the age of four years, eleven and one-half months old in Cedar County, Missouri. She passed away just five days after the death of her little brother, William Henry Hartley. On her tombstone: Daughter of R.H. & A.T. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WILLIAM HENRY3 HARTLEY (Richard2, James, Sr.1), the third child of eleven children of Richard "Dick" and Almira T. (Underwood) Hartley, was born June 27, 1852, and died August 29, 1855, at age three in Cedar County, Missouri. His grandfather, James Hartley, Sr., died a month and one-half later on October 16, 1855. On William's tombstone: Son of R. H. & A.T. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JAMES ENOCH3 HARTLEY (Richard2, James, Sr.1), the sixth child of the eleven children of Richard "Dick" and Almira T. (Underwood) Hartley, was born April 4, 1859, in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. Abe, as he was called, was just a young 18 year old man when he went outside during a rain storm on Saturday, June 9, 1877, and was killed when a tree fell on him. His tombstone is lying flat on the ground and has: Son of R.H. & A.T. KILLED BY A TREE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALMIRA L.3 HARTLEY (Richard2, James, Sr.1), the seventh child of the eleven children born to Richard "Dick" and Almira T. (Underwood) Hartley, was born December 17, 1862, in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri, and died Sunday, September 4, 1864, at the age of one year and nine months old at her home in Masters. On her tombstone: Daughter of R.H. & A.T. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infant son3 HARTLEY (Richard2, James, Sr.1), the ninth child of the eleven children of Richard "Dick" and Almira T. (Underwood) Hartley, was born May 20, 1867, and died three day's later, May 23, 1867, in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. On his tombstone: Infant of R.H. & A.T. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HATTIE JANE5 THOMPSON (Nathaniel Chesterfield4, James "Young" William3, Lawson2, James M.1), daughter of Nathaniel Chesterfield "N.C. & Nat" and Amanda Wilson (Adams) Thompson, was born July 16, 1886, (the date on her tombstone) and and died at one month and __ days old; however, the days are unreadable on her tombstone. Family knowledge related her mother was unable to nurse her or she was unable to nurse, so they gave her goat milk which was tainted. Her parent's are buried in the next row-Row A. On her tombstone: Daughter of N.C. & A.W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WALTER5 THOMPSON (Nathaniel Chesterfield4, James "Young" William3, Lawson2, James M.1), the first child of Y.R.L. Thompson [1861-1931] and Sarah Angeline "Angie" (Adams) Thompson, was born November 10, 1886, in Missouri. He passed away at the age of two years and nine months old, Sunday, August 18, 1889. His mother is buried in the next row--Row A. His father remarried and is buried in Pleasant ridge Cemetery located two and one-half miles southwest of Aldrich, Polk County, Missouri. |
ROW C
| WILLIS2 HARTLEY (James, Sr.1), the fourth child of thirteen children of James [1779-1855] and Elizabeth Walker [1790-1834] Hartley, was born December 14, 1818, in Dickson County, Tennessee. He moved with his parents and siblings to Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, about 1831. After his mother died in 1834, he moved to Missouri with his father and siblings to Polk County, (now, Cedar County) northeast of what is now Stockton near Owen's Mill. His father is buried in the cemetery in Row B. He married SARAH ANN AKINS, about 1841. Ten Children were born to this union with only the first four that lived. Family knowledge is that Willis was in the Civil War. Their two sons, James Marion and John Riley Hartley, were in the Union Army. In 1853 and 1856, they became owners of 240 acres in the Hartley district near Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. Willis was a farmer and died at the age of 73 on Friday, April 22, 1892. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SARAH ANN (AKINS) HARTLEY was born
May 12, 1821, in Tennessee. Her parents are unknown. In about
the year 1841, she married WILLIS HARTLEY, who had moved to Polk County,
Missouri, in 1837 from Bond County, Illinois. They were the parents of
ten children; however, only the first four lived. Willis was born
December 14, 1818, and died April 22, 1892. Sarah lived nine years
after the death of her husband. She passed away at the age of 80 on
Monday, July 8, 1901, in Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri, and is
buried next to her husband and six children (maybe seven, to include Martha
Jane). It is not known where their infant son [1850-1850] is buried.
their daughter, Mary A. Hartley, who died at birth August 31, 1852, has the
oldest readable tombstone in this cemetery. Children of Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley:
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| MARTHA JANE3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1) was born May 24, 1846, in Cedar County, Missouri, the third child of ten children of WILLIS AND SARAH (AKINS) HARTLEY. MARTHA never married and was a resident of the Hartley district near Masters, Cedar County, Missouri. She had been an invalid for forty years. Her nephew, Billy Hartley, and family gave her the best of care. MARTHA was well known throughout the community in which she lived having been born, reared and died in the same community. She died Sunday night, December 11, 1927, at the age of 81 years and six months old. She was the last remaining member of her family. According to her obituary, she is buried in this cemetery. However, she has no identifiable marker. There is a small rusty, metal marker next to her mother which could be hers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARY A.3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1), the sixth child of ten children of Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley, died at birth Tuesday, August 31, 1852, in Cedar County, Missouri. She was one of her parent's last six children that died at birth. Her tombstone is the oldest readable tombstone in this cemetery. It has: Daughter of WILLIS & SARAH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WILLIS J.3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1), the seventh child of the ten children born to Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley, died at birth Wednesday, April 25, 1855, in Cedar County, Missouri. He was one of his parent's last six children that died at birth. On his tombstone: Son of WILLIS & SARAH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SARAH E.3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1), the eighth child of the ten children of Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley, died at birth Wednesday, September 23, 1857, in the Hartley district near Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. She was one of her parents last six children that died at birth. On her tombstone: Daughter of WILLIS & SARAH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARGRET L.3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1), the ninth child of the ten children born to Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley, died at birth on Wednesday, January 18, 1860, in the Hartley district near Masters southwest of Fair Play, Cedar County, Missouri. She was one of her parent's last six children that died at birth. On her tombstone: Daughter of WILLIS & SARAH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AMANDA L.3 HARTLEY (Willis2, James, Sr.1), the tenth and last child of Willis and Sarah Ann (Akins) Hartley, died at birth on Sunday, October 5, 1862, in the Hartley district near Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. On her tombstone: Daughter of WILLIS & SARAH |
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| JOHN W.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the second child of eleven children of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born June 24, 1838, in Polk County, (now, Cedar County), Missouri. He died on Friday, August 9, 1861, at the age of 23 in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. He is buried in the same row with six of his siblings. Their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOLOMON3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the fourth child of eleven children born to James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born April 2, 1842, in Polk County, (now, Cedar County), Missouri. He died at the age of nineteen years, eleven and one-half months on Saturday, March 15, 1862, in Masters southwest of Fair Play, Cedar County, Missouri. Six of his siblings are buried in this row. Their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHANEY A.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the sixth child of eleven children of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born August 6, 1846, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. She died on Monday, October 7, 1861, at the age of 15 at her home in Masters, Cedar County, Missouri. She is buried in the same row with six of her brothers and sisters. Their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. Her beautiful tombstone is laying flat on the ground. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NANCY C.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the eighth child of the eleven children of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born January 5, 1853, and passed away on Friday, July 24, 1863, at ten and one-half years old in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri. Six of her siblings are buried in the row. their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. On her tombstone: dau of J. & J.W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SERENA J.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the ninth child of the eleven children of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born June 15, 1855, and died Saturday, April 12, 1862, at the age of six yeas and ten months old in Masters, Cedar County, Missouri. She died just five days after her little brother, Henry K. Hartley, and eight days after her little brother, Nathaniel Hartley, died. She is buried in the same row with six of her brothers and sisters. Their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. On her tombstone: dau of J. & J.W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HENRY K.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the tenth child of the eleven children of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born January 2, 1859, and died Monday, April 7, 1862, at age 3 in Masters, Cedar County, Missouri. His little brother, Nathaniel Hartley, died just three days earlier probably of the same illness. He is buried in the same row with six of her brothers and sisters. Their parents are buried in the next row east--Row D. On his tombstone: Son of J. & J.W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATHANIEL S.3 HARTLEY (James, Jr.2, James, Sr.1), the eleventh and last child of James and Jane Wyley (Carson) Hartley, Jr., was born October 7, 1861, and died April 4, 1862, at the very young age of six months old in Madison Township southwest of Fair Play, Cedar County, Missouri. His brother, Henry K. Hartley, died just three days later and his sister, Serena Hartley, died eight days later. Their parents are buried in the next row--Row D. On his tombstone: Son of J. & J.W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SAMUEL TATE, was born October 12, 1808, in Georgia. He moved to Dickson County, Tennessee, where on April 21, 1835, he married MARY NANCY HEDGE. SAMUEL was a justice of the peace in Dickson County and performed several marriage ceremonies. The first marriage was recorded in 1843. SAMUEL, MARY, and nine children moved to Missouri about 1852 and settled in Masters, Madison Township, Cedar County. On January 18, 1853, they bought 40 acres from Richard and Levina (Hartley) Tatom in Masters and later bought the adjoining 80 acres. The Tatom family moved to Benton County, Oregon, that same year. After moving to Cedar County SAMUEL engaged in farming, but still maintained his occupation of being a justice of the peace which he served from 1857 to 1861. He passed away on Sunday, July 29, 1861, at age 52 at his home in Masters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARY NANCY (HEDGE) TATE, was born
February 12, 1812, in Tennessee. Her parents are unknown. On
April 21, 1835, she married SAMUEL TATE in Dickson County, Tennessee.
Around 1852, they moved to Missouri and settled in Masters, Cedar County,
where their last two children were born. Her husband passed away July
29, 1861. She lived 27 years after the death of her husband. She
died at her home on Monday, November 12, 1888, at the age of 76. She
was buried next to her husband and children. Their son, Samuel A. "S.A."
and his family are buried in the next row east--Row D--in the long
cement-curb section. Children of Samuel and Mary (Hedge) Tate:
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| MARY ELIZABETH2 TATE (Samuel1), was born January 30, 1836, in Dickson County, Tennessee, the first child of Samuel and Mary Nancy (Hedge) Tate. She moved to Missouri with her parents and eight siblings about 1852 and settled in Masters, Cedar County. She never married and lived at home with her mother. She died at age 44 on Wednesday, March 17, 1880. She is buried between her two sisters, Sarah O. and Amanda (Tate) Tolbert. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AMANDA CAROLINE2 TATE (Samuel1), was born August 13, 1837, in Dickson County, Tennessee, the second child of Samuel and Mary Nancy (Hedge) Tate. In about 1852, she moved to Missouri with her parents and eight siblings and settled in Masters southwest of Fair Play, Cedar County. On October 25, 1885, she married ANDREW "Andy" TOLBERT in Cedar County. No children were born to this union. However, he was married before and had eight children. Amanda passed away at her home on Thursday, February 28, 1901, at age 63. Andrew was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1835. He served three years in the Civil War in Ohio under General Sherman. He died September 14, 1921, at age 85 and was buried in Lindley Prairie Cemetery near Bear Creek, Cedar County, Missouri. On Amanda's tombstone: Wife of ANDREW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THOMAS B.2 TATE (Samuel1), was born June 24, 1839, in Dickson County, Tennessee, third child of Samuel and Mary Nancy (Hedge) Tate. In about the year 1852, he moved to Masters, Cedar County, Missouri, with his parents and eight siblings. He died at the very young age of 21 on Saturday, July 7, 1860. He was the first one of his family to be buried in this cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SARAH ORLENIA2 TATE (Samuel1), was born November 9, 1849, in Dickson County Tennessee, the eighth child of Samuel and Mary Nancy (Hedge) Tate. When she was about three years old, she moved to Cedar County, Missouri, settling in Masters southwest of Fair Play with her parents and eight siblings. She died at the age of 28 years and 9 months on Monday, August 12, 1878, no doubt at her home in Masters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WILSON WYATT2 TATE (Samuel1), was born August 5, 1857, in Masters southwest of Fair Play, Madison Township, Cedar County, Missouri, the eleventh and last child of Samuel and Mary Nancy (Hedge) Tate who came to this area in about 1852 and bought 40 acres from Richard and Levina (Hartley) Tatom. Later his parents bought the adjoining 80 acres in Masters. Wilson died at age 16 on September 22, 1873, probably at his home in Masters. |
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