Collings Cemetery

Collings Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri

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Collings Cemetery is located in section 29 of Ravanna Township, approximately three miles east of Princeton. From Princeton, go east on highway 136 to the first gravel road to the right. Go south approx 1/2 mile. The cemetery is on top of the hill west of the road. Collings Cemetery was once totally abandoned and overgrown, but has recently been cleared. Although it is not routinely maintained, it is accessible by foot. The following list has been compiled from various sources including old surveys, burial records and family histories. It should not be considered a complete list of burials.

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SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE OTHER INSCRIPTION EDITOR'S NOTES
ADER Charles A. Jul 18, 1862 Age 11y, 2m, 22d
Son of Jacob & Harriet Ader No Birth Date
ADER Harriet Dec 20, 1872 Age 48y, 1m, 4d
Wife of Jacob Ader No Birth Date
Same stone with Jacob Ader
2nd Wife of Jacob Ader
Born in Indiana
Maiden Name Hunter
ADER Harriet E. Jul 7, 1872 Age 6m, 8d
Dau of S. & H. Ader No Birth Date
ADER Jacob Albert Oct 21, 1820 Sep 13, 1892 Age 71y, 10m, 22d Same stone with Harriet Ader
Son of John & Susannah (Ripple) Ader
Born in North Carolina
ADER John Feb 15, 1789 Aug 30, 1864 Husband of Susannah Ader
Son of Adam & Elizabeth Ader
Born in Maryland
ADER Susannah May 8, 1791 May 8, 1854 Wife of John Ader
Maiden Name Ripple
Born in Maryland
ARMSTRONG Clara A. Dec 2, 1859 Jun 3, 1860 Dau of H. H. & Mary Armstrong
ARMSTRONG Cyrus E. Jul 24, 1830 June 21, 1906 Son of James & Hettie Armstrong
Husband of Sarah Henley
ARMSTRONG Joseph W. Feb 16, 1866 May 17, 1867 Son of H. H. & Mary Armstrong
ARMSTRONG Sarah A. Nov 22, 1843 Mar 17, 1880 Wife of C. E. Armstrong Dau of Burell & Mary (Rogers) Henley
Born in Arkansas
BAXTER Clara E. 1892 Wife of Charles Z. Baxter
Obit dated Aug 24, 1892 Birth Date unreadable
BECK Lucinda Jan 24, 1894 Age 86y, 2m, 22d
Wife of William Beck No Birth Date
BECK W. T. Nov 7, 1862 Age 31y, 7m, 15d No Birth Date
Son of William & Lucinda Beck
Died while serving in Civil War with Co C,
3rd MO Cavalry
BRADLEY Gideon L. Aug 1, 1852 Oct 29, 1862 Son of Joseph & Almira Bradley
BRYAN Ahaz Feb 29, 1792 Aug 29, 1852 Age 59y, 8m Son of Allen & Elizabeth (Hubert) Bryan
Husband of Mary J. Webb
Born in Virginia
BRYAN Elizabeth J. Feb 9, 1865 Age 31y, 3m, 7d Wife of A. W. Bryan No Birth Date
BRYAN Jonathan H. Oct 7, 1857 Age 1y, 2m, 4d No Birth Date
Same stone with Elizabeth Bryan
BRYAN Margaret Jan 21, 1865 Jan 29, 1868 Dau of A. W. & Elizabeth Bryan
BRYAN Mary May 13, 1874 Age 77y, 1m, 14d No Birth Date
Wife of Ahaz Bryan
Maiden Name Webb
Born in North Carolina
BRYAN Teresa Jul 17, 1871 Sep 5, 1873 Dau of A. W. & Elizabeth Bryan
BUNTON James Aug 20, 1806 May 21, 1860
BURK Martha Ellen Feb 10, 1875 Age 33y, 1m, 15d
Wife of D. S. Burk No Birth Date
BUSH Frances E. Jun 2, 1875 Age 24y, 21d
Wife of W. W. Bush No Birth Date
COKER Clarissa Jane Feb 29, 1860 Aug 27, 1879 Dau of Isaac & Hannah Coker
COKER Hannah M. Jul 11, 1832 May 21, 1879
COKER Hannah M. Feb 22, 1872 Age 11m, 13d No Birth Date
COKER Melvina Oct 8, 1855 May 21, 1878 Dau of Isaac & Hannah Coker
COLLINGS Abraham L. Dec 27, 1862 Age 61y, 7m, 24d No Birth Date
Son of Spencer & Catherine Collings
Born in Shelby Co., KY
Husband of Lydia Graham
COLLINGS Chestina A. Feb 2, 1855 Age 1y, 6m, 27d No Birth Date
COLLINGS Florence Nov 7, 1862 Dau of William & M. E. Collings No Birth Date
COLLINGS Jennie Feb 10, 1874 Age 1y, 8m, 4d
Dau of William & M. E. Collings No Birth Date
COLLINGS Joseph G. 1826 1861 Son of Abraham & Lydia Collings
COLLINGS Joseph G. Jr 1862 1868
COLLINGS Lilly Frances 1879 Death Date unreadable
Dau of William & Mary Collings
COLLINGS Lydia 1803 Dec 13, 1885 Wife of Abraham Collings
Dau of Joseph Graham
Born in Kentucky
COLLINGS Margaret Age 2 Years
Dau of William & Mary Collings Dates unreadable
COLLINGS Martha E. 1855 1877
COLLINGS Mary A. Jan 14, 1872 Age 5y, 7m 3d
Dau of Lorenzo & Sophia Collings No Birth Date
COLLINGS Mary C. Oct 6, 1869 Age 2y, 1m, 8d
Dau of A. & R. Collings No Birth Date
COLLINGS Mary F. August 18, 1922 Age 71y, 5m, 13d No Birth Date
Same stone with William Collings
COLLINGS Mary L. 1825 1895
COLLINGS Mase No Birth Date No Dates
Military Stone
Co I 7th MO State Militia Cavalry
COLLINGS William A. December 25, 1926 Age 80y, 9m, 5d No Birth Date
Same stone with Mary F. Collings
DAVIS Annie Jul 18, 1892 Age 28y, 5m, 12d
Wife of J. L. Davis No Birth Date
DAVIS Frank Jan 8, 1892 Age 3m, 27d
Son of J. L. & A. Davis No Birth Date
DAVIS James L. 1859 1920
DAVIS Rose Ella Jan 16, 1861 July 04, 1939
EVANS Hiram F. May 7, 1873 Age 1y, 3m, 6d
Son of J. & E. Evans No Birth Date
EVANS Robert Oct 4, 1822 Sep 1852
FIEHLER George W. 1872 1873 Son of George & Mary Fiehler
GANNON Lucinda Margaret Feb 2, 1875 Age 24y, 8m, 1d No Birth Date
GANNON Mary Jane Oct 25, 1869 Age 25y, 1m, 2d No Birth Date
GANNON Sabra B. Aug 28, 1869 Age 1m, 2d
Dau of Mary Jane Gannon No Birth Date
GARLAND Mary E. Oct 2, 1879 Age 2y, 1m, 18d
Dau of T. & E. Garland No Birth Date
HALL Jehu Feb 12, 1805 Feb 28, 1886 Son of Samuel & Nancy (Steele) Hall
Born in North Carolina
Husband of Rosannah Rhodes & Cynthia Rhodes
HALL Maggie May 6, 1883 Jun 2, 1884
HALL Mariah Dec 3, 1818 Nov 3, 1893 Wife of Thomas Dow Hall
HALL Perry N. Aug 24, 1869 Apr 16, 1882 Son of Bird Pyle Hall and Elizabeth Jane Street
HALL Rosanna Sep 19, 1873 Age 64y, 3m, 18d
Wife of J. Hall No Birth Date
Wife of Jehu Hall
Dau of Jesse & Martha Rhodes
Born in Tennessee
HALL S. P. Mar 28, 1890 Age 53y, 4m, 5d Given name Samuel P.
Son of Thomas Dow and Mariah Hall
No Birth Date
Co I 7th MO State Militia Cavalry
HALL Thomas Dow Dec 18, 1813 Mar 8, 1886 Son of Samuel & Nancy (Steele) Hall
Husband of Mariah Hall
HALLOCK Elisha W. Jul 15, 1871 Son of Ira & Julia Hallock Birth Date unreadable
HENLEY E. J. 1849 1933
OWEN Carl C. Sep 3, 1881 Age 1y, 21d
Son of R. M. & M. I Owen No Birth Date
PICKETT Eliza Jun 13, 1875 Age 52 Years
Wife of C. Pickett No Birth Date
PICKETT John L . Jun 20, 1878 Age 1y, 4m, 12d
Son of M. & M. A. Pickett No Birth Date
PICKETT Melinda Oct 23, 1857 Age 2y, 11m, 23d
Dau of William & Rachel Pickett No Birth Date
POWELL Allie Mar 20, 1871 Age 28y, 6m, 10d
Wife of J. L. Powell No Birth Date
POWELL Andrew 1836 1858 Son of Moses & Agnes Powell
Born in Illinois
POWELL Benjamin Franklin Jun 23, 1848 May 07, 1928 Son of Moses & Mary Powell
POWELL Betty (Pickett) Aug 1, 1860 December 12, 1928 Wife of B. F. Powell
POWELL Dora A. Aug 19, 1871 Age 6m, 15d
Dau of J. L. & A. Powell No Birth Date
POWELL Eliza A. Oct 2, 1823 Jun 8, 1895
POWELL Julia A. Jul 10, 1875 Age 33y, 1m, 20d
Wife of B. F. Powell No Birth Date
POWELL Mary 1869 Birth Date unknown
May be the third wife of Moses Powell
POWELL Moses 1805 1883 Son of Simon & Jane (Johnson) Powell
Born in Kentucky
Husband of Mary Calvin, Agnes McElvain and Mary Humphrey Street
POWELL Nora M. Dec 21, 1874 Age 1m, 25d
Dau of J. L. & A. Powell No Birth Date
ROWE Jane May 30, 1869 Age 14y, 8m, 18d No Birth Date
SHOOK Sarah C. Sep 8, 1876 Age 49y, 11m, 3d No Birth Date
Maiden Name Smith
SMITH Elmira Feb 6, 1874 Age 37y, 3m, 17d
Wife of William Smith No Birth Date
SPENCER Sarah M. Apr 17, 1823 Jul 4, 1859 Wife of O. Spencer
SUMNER Joel Auty Sep 1, 1878 Age 7y, 11d
Son of S. C. & E. Sumner No Birth Date
Van AKEN Amelia Mar 9, 1873 Age 75y, 1d
Wife of J. Van Aken No Birth Date
Van AKEN Jerimiah Jul 8, 1877 Age 82y, 5d No Birth Date
Husband of Amelia VanAken
Son of Gideon & Elizabeth (Masten) Van Aken
Born in New York
Van AKEN Marquis O. Nov 20, 1871 Age 39 Years
Son of J. & A. Van Aken No Birth Date
Van AKEN Mary Ann Sep 7, 1821 Jan 25, 1897
WELLS Olive Oct 12, 1874 Age 9m, 24d
Dau of D. W. & R. E. Wells No Birth Date
WELLS Ranson Jul 31, 1871 Age 1y, 2m, 19d
Son of D. W. & R. E. Wells No Birth Date

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Site Updated: 7 January 2021

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	BIRTH DATE	DEATH DATE	OTHER INSCRIPTION	EDITOR'S NOTES
ADER	Charles A.		Jul 18, 1862	Age 11y, 2m, 22d Son of Jacob & Harriet Ader	No Birth Date
ADER	Harriet		Dec 20, 1872	Age 48y, 1m, 4d Wife of Jacob Ader	No Birth Date Same stone with Jacob Ader 2nd Wife of Jacob Ader Born in Indiana Maiden Name Hunter
ADER	Harriet E.		Jul 7, 1872	Age 6m, 8d Dau of S. & H. Ader	No Birth Date
ADER	Jacob Albert	Oct 21, 1820	Sep 13, 1892	Age 71y, 10m, 22d	Same stone with Harriet Ader Son of John & Susannah (Ripple) Ader Born in North Carolina
ADER	John	Feb 15, 1789	Aug 30, 1864		Husband of Susannah Ader Son of Adam & Elizabeth Ader Born in Maryland
ADER	Susannah	May 8, 1791	May 8, 1854		Wife of John Ader Maiden Name Ripple Born in Maryland
ARMSTRONG	Clara A.	Dec 2, 1859	Jun 3, 1860	Dau of H. H. & Mary Armstrong
ARMSTRONG	Cyrus E.	Jul 24, 1830	June 21, 1906		Son of James & Hettie Armstrong Husband of Sarah Henley
ARMSTRONG	Joseph W.	Feb 16, 1866	May 17, 1867	Son of H. H. & Mary Armstrong
ARMSTRONG	Sarah A.	Nov 22, 1843	Mar 17, 1880	Wife of C. E. Armstrong	Dau of Burell & Mary (Rogers) Henley Born in Arkansas
BAXTER	Clara E.		1892	Wife of Charles Z. Baxter Obit dated Aug 24, 1892	Birth Date unreadable
BECK	Lucinda		Jan 24, 1894	Age 86y, 2m, 22d Wife of William Beck	No Birth Date
BECK	W. T.		Nov 7, 1862	Age 31y, 7m, 15d	No Birth Date Son of William & Lucinda Beck Died while serving in Civil War with Co C, 3rd MO Cavalry
BRADLEY	Gideon L.	Aug 1, 1852	Oct 29, 1862	Son of Joseph & Almira Bradley
BRYAN	Ahaz	Feb 29, 1792	Aug 29, 1852	Age 59y, 8m	Son of Allen & Elizabeth (Hubert) Bryan Husband of Mary J. Webb Born in Virginia
BRYAN	Elizabeth J.		Feb 9, 1865	Age 31y, 3m, 7d Wife of A. W. Bryan	No Birth Date
BRYAN	Jonathan H.		Oct 7, 1857	Age 1y, 2m, 4d	No Birth Date Same stone with Elizabeth Bryan
BRYAN	Margaret	Jan 21, 1865	Jan 29, 1868		Dau of A. W. & Elizabeth Bryan
BRYAN	Mary		May 13, 1874	Age 77y, 1m, 14d	No Birth Date Wife of Ahaz Bryan Maiden Name Webb Born in North Carolina
BRYAN	Teresa	Jul 17, 1871	Sep 5, 1873		Dau of A. W. & Elizabeth Bryan
BUNTON	James	Aug 20, 1806	May 21, 1860
BURK	Martha Ellen		Feb 10, 1875	Age 33y, 1m, 15d Wife of D. S. Burk	No Birth Date
BUSH	Frances E.		Jun 2, 1875	Age 24y, 21d Wife of W. W. Bush	No Birth Date
COKER	Clarissa Jane	Feb 29, 1860	Aug 27, 1879		Dau of Isaac & Hannah Coker
COKER	Hannah M.	Jul 11, 1832	May 21, 1879
COKER	Hannah M.		Feb 22, 1872	Age 11m, 13d	No Birth Date
COKER	Melvina	Oct 8, 1855	May 21, 1878		Dau of Isaac & Hannah Coker
COLLINGS	Abraham L.		Dec 27, 1862	Age 61y, 7m, 24d	No Birth Date Son of Spencer & Catherine Collings Born in Shelby Co., KY Husband of Lydia Graham
COLLINGS	Chestina A.		Feb 2, 1855	Age 1y, 6m, 27d	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Florence		Nov 7, 1862	Dau of William & M. E. Collings	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Jennie		Feb 10, 1874	Age 1y, 8m, 4d Dau of William & M. E. Collings	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Joseph G.	1826	1861		Son of Abraham & Lydia Collings
COLLINGS	Joseph G. Jr	1862	1868
COLLINGS	Lilly Frances	1879			Death Date unreadable Dau of William & Mary Collings
COLLINGS	Lydia	1803	Dec 13, 1885		Wife of Abraham Collings Dau of Joseph Graham Born in Kentucky
COLLINGS	Margaret			Age 2 Years Dau of William & Mary Collings	Dates unreadable
COLLINGS	Martha E.	1855	1877
COLLINGS	Mary A.		Jan 14, 1872	Age 5y, 7m 3d Dau of Lorenzo & Sophia Collings	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Mary C.		Oct 6, 1869	Age 2y, 1m, 8d Dau of A. & R. Collings	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Mary F.		August 18, 1922	Age 71y, 5m, 13d	No Birth Date Same stone with William Collings
COLLINGS	Mary L.	1825	1895
COLLINGS	Mase			No Birth Date	No Dates Military Stone Co I 7th MO State Militia Cavalry
COLLINGS	William A.		December 25, 1926	Age 80y, 9m, 5d	No Birth Date Same stone with Mary F. Collings
DAVIS	Annie		Jul 18, 1892	Age 28y, 5m, 12d Wife of J. L. Davis	No Birth Date
DAVIS	Frank		Jan 8, 1892	Age 3m, 27d Son of J. L. & A. Davis	No Birth Date
DAVIS	James L.	1859	1920
DAVIS	Rose Ella	Jan 16, 1861	July 04, 1939
EVANS	Hiram F.		May 7, 1873	Age 1y, 3m, 6d Son of J. & E. Evans	No Birth Date
EVANS	Robert	Oct 4, 1822	Sep 1852
FIEHLER	George W.	1872	1873		Son of George & Mary Fiehler
GANNON	Lucinda Margaret		Feb 2, 1875	Age 24y, 8m, 1d	No Birth Date
GANNON	Mary Jane		Oct 25, 1869	Age 25y, 1m, 2d	No Birth Date
GANNON	Sabra B.		Aug 28, 1869	Age 1m, 2d Dau of Mary Jane Gannon	No Birth Date
GARLAND	Mary E.		Oct 2, 1879	Age 2y, 1m, 18d Dau of T. & E. Garland	No Birth Date
HALL	Jehu	Feb 12, 1805	Feb 28, 1886		Son of Samuel & Nancy (Steele) Hall Born in North Carolina Husband of Rosannah Rhodes & Cynthia Rhodes
HALL	Maggie	May 6, 1883	Jun 2, 1884
HALL	Mariah	Dec 3, 1818	Nov 3, 1893		Wife of Thomas Dow Hall
HALL	Perry N.	Aug 24, 1869	Apr 16, 1882		Son of Bird Pyle Hall and Elizabeth Jane Street
HALL	Rosanna		Sep 19, 1873	Age 64y, 3m, 18d Wife of J. Hall	No Birth Date Wife of Jehu Hall Dau of Jesse & Martha Rhodes Born in Tennessee
HALL	S. P.		Mar 28, 1890	Age 53y, 4m, 5d	Given name Samuel P. Son of Thomas Dow and Mariah Hall No Birth Date Co I 7th MO State Militia Cavalry
HALL	Thomas Dow	Dec 18, 1813	Mar 8, 1886		Son of Samuel & Nancy (Steele) Hall Husband of Mariah Hall
HALLOCK	Elisha W.		Jul 15, 1871	Son of Ira & Julia Hallock	Birth Date unreadable
HENLEY	E. J.	1849	1933
OWEN	Carl C.		Sep 3, 1881	Age 1y, 21d Son of R. M. & M. I Owen	No Birth Date
PICKETT	Eliza		Jun 13, 1875	Age 52 Years Wife of C. Pickett	No Birth Date
PICKETT	John L		. Jun 20, 1878	Age 1y, 4m, 12d Son of M. & M. A. Pickett	No Birth Date
PICKETT	Melinda		Oct 23, 1857	Age 2y, 11m, 23d Dau of William & Rachel Pickett	No Birth Date
POWELL	Allie		Mar 20, 1871	Age 28y, 6m, 10d Wife of J. L. Powell	No Birth Date
POWELL	Andrew	1836	1858		Son of Moses & Agnes Powell Born in Illinois
POWELL	Benjamin Franklin	Jun 23, 1848	May 07, 1928		Son of Moses & Mary Powell
POWELL	Betty (Pickett)	Aug 1, 1860	December 12, 1928	Wife of B. F. Powell
POWELL	Dora A.		Aug 19, 1871	Age 6m, 15d Dau of J. L. & A. Powell	No Birth Date
POWELL	Eliza A.	Oct 2, 1823	Jun 8, 1895
POWELL	Julia A.		Jul 10, 1875	Age 33y, 1m, 20d Wife of B. F. Powell	No Birth Date
POWELL	Mary		1869		Birth Date unknown May be the third wife of Moses Powell
POWELL	Moses	1805	1883		Son of Simon & Jane (Johnson) Powell Born in Kentucky Husband of Mary Calvin, Agnes McElvain and Mary Humphrey Street
POWELL	Nora M.		Dec 21, 1874	Age 1m, 25d Dau of J. L. & A. Powell	No Birth Date
ROWE	Jane		May 30, 1869	Age 14y, 8m, 18d	No Birth Date
SHOOK	Sarah C.		Sep 8, 1876	Age 49y, 11m, 3d	No Birth Date Maiden Name Smith
SMITH	Elmira		Feb 6, 1874	Age 37y, 3m, 17d Wife of William Smith	No Birth Date
SPENCER	Sarah M.	Apr 17, 1823	Jul 4, 1859	Wife of O. Spencer
SUMNER	Joel Auty		Sep 1, 1878	Age 7y, 11d Son of S. C. & E. Sumner	No Birth Date
Van AKEN	Amelia		Mar 9, 1873	Age 75y, 1d Wife of J. Van Aken	No Birth Date
Van AKEN	Jerimiah		Jul 8, 1877	Age 82y, 5d	No Birth Date Husband of Amelia VanAken Son of Gideon & Elizabeth (Masten) Van Aken Born in New York
Van AKEN	Marquis O.		Nov 20, 1871	Age 39 Years Son of J. & A. Van Aken	No Birth Date
Van AKEN	Mary Ann	Sep 7, 1821	Jan 25, 1897
WELLS	Olive		Oct 12, 1874	Age 9m, 24d Dau of D. W. & R. E. Wells	No Birth Date
WELLS	Ranson		Jul 31, 1871	Age 1y, 2m, 19d Son of D. W. & R. E. Wells	No Birth Date