Sexton, Shaffer & Scott Hill Cemeteries, Mercer County, Missouri
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Sexton Cemetery
Sexton Cemetery is located at the eastern edge of section 27 of Marion Township in northcentral Mercer County. It is at least 1/2 mile from the nearest road, is on private property and is inaccessible by vehicle. Others are believed to have been buried there, but only one individual can be documented.
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| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | OTHER INSCRIPTION | EDITOR'S NOTES |
| SEXTON | William B. | Co M, 12th MO Cavalry | No Dates Born abt 1839 Death date unknown Military Stone May be the son of Stephen & Edney Sexton Listed in the household of Stephen Sexton in the 1860 Census of Mercer County, MO as a 21-year-old farm laborer, born in Indiana |
Shaffer Cemetery
Shaffer Cemetery is located in section 22 of Marion Township, approximately six miles north of Princeton. From Princeton, go seven miles north on highway 65 to the first blacktop road to the left (west). Go west approximately two-and-a-half miles to the third gravel road to the left (south). Follow this road 3/4 mile. The cemetery is a few hundred yards east of the road and is inaccessable by vehicle. It is considered abandoned and not maintained. This list is compiled from various sources including old surveys, burial records and family histories. It should not be considered a complete list of burials.
| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | OTHER INSCRIPTION | EDITOR'S NOTES | |
| BROWNING | Cora E. | Sep 18, 1874 |
Age 4m, 16d Dau of W. S. & A. M. Browning | No Birth Date | ||
| BROWNING | Infant Son |
Dates Unknown Son of W. S. & A. M. Browning | ||||
| FRENCH | William M. A. | Apr 18, 1888 |
Age 1m, 18d Son of J. M. & J. French | No Birth Date | ||
| GRAVES | Henderson | Sep 14, 1864 | Age 59y, 6m, 11d | No Birth Date Husband of R. A. Graves |
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| SHAFFER | Jacob | Oct 2, 1847 |
Age 1y, 9m, 12d Son of S. & M. Shaffer | No Birth Date | ||
| SHAFFER | Barbra | Apr 12, 1842 | Age 1 Day | No Birth Date Dau of S. & M. Shaffer |
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| SHAFFER | Margaret |
Born abt 1795 Died aft 1870 No stone, but may be buried with husband Seth Saffer at Shaffer Cemetery Maiden Name Faulkner Born in Virginia |
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| SHAFFER | Seth | Apr 6, 1863 | Age 73y, 6d | No Birth Date Son of Michael & Hannah Shaffer Born in Virginia Husband of Margaret Faulkner Among the first settlers of Mercer County |
Scott Hill Cemetery
Scott Hill Cemetery is located in section 29 of Marion Township in north-central Mercer County. It is approximately seven miles north of Princeton and is approximately 1/2 mile from the nearest road and is inaccessable by vehicle. It is on private property and is considered abandoned. This 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.
| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | OTHER INSCRIPTION | EDITOR'S NOTES | |
| COX | Benjamin | 1807 | Jul 25, 1883 |
Son of Frederick & HAnnah (Cobb) Cox Born in Kentucky |
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| COX | Benjamin F. | 1842 | Nov 25, 1869 | Son of Benjamin & Louisa Cox | ||
| COX | Franklin | Jun 25, 1869 |
Age 8 Months Son of W. & N. A. Cox | No Birth Date | ||
| COX | Ida B. | Sep 6, 1881 |
Age 8y, 1m, 12d Dau of R. & R. J. Cox | No Birth Date | ||
| COX | Infant | Nov 26, 1860 |
Age 1 Day Child of W. & N. A. Cox | No Birth Date | ||
| COX | Louisa | Dec 15, 1808 | Feb 11, 1870 |
Wife of Benjamin Cox Dau of Richard & Sarah (Stevens) Parker Born in Tennessee |
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| COX | Nancy A. | Oct 11, 1869 | Wife of Wiley A. Cox | No Birth Date | ||
| COX | Richard | 1844 | 1923 | Son of Benjamin & Louisa Cox | ||
| DYKES | Clarinda A. | Aug 24, 1881 |
Age 17y, 9m Wife of J. F. Dykes | No Birth Date | ||
| GARDNER | Margaret L. | Feb 3, 1885 |
Age 1 Year Dau of J. M. & L. Gardner | No Birth Date | ||
| GOIN | Delbert | Jul 26, 1878 |
Age 1y, 10m, 26d Son of E. & M. M. Goin | No Birth Date | ||
| GOIN | Elijah | 1836 | 1902 |
Husband of Mary Goin Son of Uriah & Nancy (Dickson) Goin Born in Tennessee |
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| GOIN | Faye | No Dates | ||||
| GOIN | Mary M. | 1841 | 1905 |
Wife of Elijah Goin Maiden Name Hamilton |
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| GOIN | Thomas | Dec 3, 1872 | October 26, 1944 | Son of Elijah & Mary Goin | ||
| GOODIN | Viola | Mar 25, 1891 |
Age 16y, 2m, 28d Wife of W. T. Goodin | No Birth Date Maiden Name Smith Wife of William T. Goodin who is buried at Fairview Cemetery, Mercer County, MO |
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| HUBBS | Susan A. | Aug 7, 1874 |
Age 9m, 20d Dau of W. & S. L. Hubbs | No Birth Date | ||
| JONES | Delbert | Feb 20, 1876 | Age 1 Month | No Birth Date | ||
| JONES | Dory | Feb 23, 1876 | Age 1m, 3d | No Birth Date | ||
| JONES | George | Feb 26, 1874 | Age 5m, 3d | No Birth Date | ||
| JONES | Sophia | Sep 8, 1876 |
Age 28y, 4m, 12d Wife of N. D. Jones | No Birth Date | ||
| McKAY | Ira E. | Jan 21, 1889 |
Age 10 Days Son of L. J. & M. R. McKay | No Birth Date | ||
| McKAY | Lewis James | Apr 18, 1865 | September 11, 1905 |
Husband of Mary (Smith) McKay Son of Greenup & Mary (Smith) McKay |
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| McKAY | Mary R. | Jun 15, 1869 | January 1919 |
Wife of Lewis McKay Dau of John & Sophia (Cox) Smith |
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| McKAY | Roy | Apr 16, 1897 |
Age 3y, 1m, 25d Son of L. J. & Mary McKay | No Birth Date | ||
| MICHELSON | Charity | Feb 1, 1855 | Jan 20, 1875 | Dau of J. N. & M. N. Michelson | ||
| RAGAN |
Given Name unreadable Dates unreadable |
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| RAGAN |
Given Name unreadable Dates unreadable |
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| RAGAN |
Given Name unreadable Dates unreadable (Three unreadable stones with Ragan surname) |
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| RAGAN | Belle | Nov 23, 1863 | February 06, 1912 | Wife of Benjamin Ragan | ||
| RAGAN | Benjamin E. | Oct 1, 1858 | October 28, 1939 | |||
| RAGAN | Delphia | Oct 13, 1896 | Age 68y, 1m, 19d | No Birth Date Wife of Melvin Ragan Maiden Name Jones |
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| RAGAN | Flora E. | Aug 1, 1875 | Nov 12, 1879 | |||
| RAGAN | Loucinda | Sep 16, 1882 |
Age 49 Years Wife of Calvin Ragan | No Birth Date Maiden Name Cox |
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| RAGAN | Margret | Nov 10, 1834 | Nov 12, 1875 |
Wife of Nathan Ragan Maiden Name Smith Some records spell given name as "Margaret" |
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| RAGAN | Milton E. | Feb 8, 1892 | Age 76y, 7m, 19d | No Birth Date Son of Owen Ragan Husband of Delphia Ragan |
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| RAGAN | Nathan | Apr 23, 1833 | Feb 17, 1880 |
Husband of Margret Ragan Son of Owen Ragan Born in Kentucky |
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| RAGAN | Owen | 1787 | May 7, 1870 | Age 83 Years | Born in North Carolina | |
| RAGAN | Wilson | Feb 20, 1874 |
Age 48y, 27d Husband of Hannah Ragan | No Birth Date | ||
| SCOTT | R. B. | 1859 | 1887 | |||
| SMITH | Jesse A. | May 9, 1885 |
Age 9m, 12d Son of J. W. & W. J. Smith | No Birth Date | ||
| SMITH | John B. | Mar 11, 1880 | Birth Date unreadable Husband of Mary Catherine Swingle |
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| SMITH | John Lemuel | November 17, 1905 | Age 70y, 4m, 5d | No Birth Date Son of Isreal & Rebecca (Arbuckle) Smith Born in Ohio Husband of Sophia (Cox) Smith |
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| SMITH | John W. | 1859 | 1931 | |||
| SMITH | Sarah J. | Sep 7, 1883 |
Age 11y, 8m, 23d Dau of J. L. & S. Smith | No Birth Date | ||
| SMITH | Sophia | Aug 23, 1899 |
Age 63y, 7m, 13d Wife of John L. Smith | No Birth Date Maiden Name Cox |
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| SMITH | Viola E. | Feb 19, 1882 |
Age 1y, 5m Dau of J. B. & M. C. Smith | No Birth Date | ||
| SMITH | Winnie J. | 1862 | 1886 | |||
| THOMAS | Elmer L. | Aug 13, 1887 |
Age 9m, 16d Son of J. W. & I. C. Thomas | No Birth Date | ||
| THOMAS | Iowa C. | Jun 4, 1895 |
Age 47y, 8m, 6d Wife of J. W. Thomas | No Birth Date | ||
| WIGGINS | Frances | Dates unknown | ||||
| WILSON | Alva J. | Nov 25, 1880 | Age 2y, 4m, 27d | No Birth Date | ||
| WILSON | Callia D. | Nov 26, 1880 | Age 1y, 1m, 27d | No Birth Date | ||
| WILSON | Infants | Children of J. C. & M. J. Wilson | No Birth Date Death Date unreadable |
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| WILSON | John C. | Sep 1, 1852 | Mar 31, 1890 | |||
| WILSON | Nancy A. | Aug 5, 1889 | Age 76y, 11m, 26d | No Birth Date |