Cooper and Covey Cemeteries, Mercer County, Missouri



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Cooper Cemetery
Cooper Cemetery is located in section 5 of Washington Township in south-central Mercer County, a mile-and-a-half north of the Grundy County line and approximately four miles west of the village of Half Rock. Little remains of the cemetery that is on private property. It is approximately 1/2 mile from the nearest road and is inaccessable by vehicle. The following information has been compiled from various sources including old surveys, census records, burial records and family histories. It should not be considered a complete list of burials.

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SURNAMEGIVEN NAME BIRTH DATEDEATH DATE OTHER INSCRIPTIONEDITOR'S NOTES
COOPER Clara B.  Nov 27, 1876 Age 3y, 10m, 6d
Dau of J. A. & J. E. Cooper
No Birth Date
COOPER Dora  Nov 1, 1877 Age 3y, 7m, 10d
Dau of Thomas & Drucilla Cooper
No Birth Date
COOPER Loren  Apr 3, 1878  No Birth Date
Son of Thomas & Drucilla Cooper
COOPER Lotta N.     Info from research
No Birth Date
Date of death unknown
Age 1y, 27d
Dau of S. G. & R. E. Cooper
COOPER Thomas Blueford  Jul 5, 1898  Info from research
No Birth Date
Age 48y, 5m, 12d
Son of Thomas W. & Mary J. (Adams) Cooper
Born in Illinois
Married Drucilla Coon, dau of David & Lucinda (Shaw) Coon on Aug 31, 1873 in Grundy County, MO
Drucilla Cooper died in Wichita, KS on Mar 29, 1934 and was buried there
COOPER Thomas W. Oct 1, 1821 Feb 1, 1884  Born in Shelby Co., KY
Married Mary Jane Adams on Aug 6, 1846 in Marion Co., Illinois
Mary Jane Cooper died in Delta County, Colorado on Nov 27, 1912 and was buried there
ROBERTS George W.  Dec 14, 1891  Info from research
No Birth Date
Age 52y, 10d
Husband of Mary L. (Cooper)
Son of Joshua & Sally Ann (Sandlin) Robert
Born in Iowa
Married Mary L. Cooper on Dec 29, 1870 in Grundy Co., MO
ROBERTS Mary L.  Dec 13, 1883  Info from research
No Birth Date
Age 29y, 11m, 4d
Dau of Thomas B. & Mary Cooper
Wife of George Roberts.
 


Covey Cemetery

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME BIRTH DATEDEATH DATE OTHER INSCRIPTIONEDITOR'S NOTES
COVEY Benjamin F.     Born 1844
Died abt 1863
No Dates on Stone
Dates from research
Military Stone
Son of John & Susannah (Petty) Covey
COVEY Israel G.  Sep 22, 1866 Age 1y, 5m, 15d
Child of W. H. & R. Covey
No Birth Date
COVEY John W.  Dec 11, 1858 Age 9m, 22d
Son of W. H. & R. Covey
No Birth Date
COVEY Margaret J.  Jan 2, 1865 Age 19y, 11m, 15d
Dau of W. H. & R. Covey
No Birth Date
COVEY William H.  Aug 5, 1880 Age 58y, 8m, 3dNo Birth Date
Son of William & Susannah (Godsbey) Covey
Born in Virginia
Married Ruth Rogers on Dec 31, 1843 in Ray County, MO
HERIFORD Margaret P.  Aug 13, 1871 Age 30y, 2m, 5d
Wife of John H. Heriford
No Birth Date
HERIFORD Naoma  Apr 12, 1871 Age 3y, 3m, 7d
Dau of M. P. Heriford
No Birth Date
OGERS John  May 4, 1859 Age 67y, 2m, 4dNo Birth Date
Born in Tennessee
Husband of Agnes Vance


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