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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
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
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
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
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
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
GOIN	Faye				No Dates
GOIN	Mary M.	1841	1905		Wife of Elijah Goin Maiden Name Hamilton
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
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
McKAY	Mary R.	Jun 15, 1869	January 1919		Wife of Lewis McKay Dau of John & Sophia (Cox) Smith
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
RAGAN					Given Name unreadable Dates unreadable
RAGAN					Given Name unreadable Dates unreadable (Three unreadable stones with Ragan surname)
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
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
RAGAN	Margret	Nov 10, 1834	Nov 12, 1875		Wife of Nathan Ragan Maiden Name Smith Some records spell given name as "Margaret"
RAGAN	Milton E.		Feb 8, 1892	Age 76y, 7m, 19d	No Birth Date Son of Owen Ragan Husband of Delphia Ragan
RAGAN	Nathan	Apr 23, 1833	Feb 17, 1880		Husband of Margret Ragan Son of Owen Ragan Born in Kentucky
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
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
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
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
WILSON	John C.	Sep 1, 1852	Mar 31, 1890
WILSON	Nancy A.		Aug 5, 1889	Age 76y, 11m, 26d	No Birth Date

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