Bear Cemetery

Equality Township

Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 14 West

Miller County, MO.

This is known as the Sim Bear Cemetery, but also called the Hackney Cemetery. Go to Tuscumbia and take 52 –17 highways across the River Bridge. Go to the first left hand road, which is highway 52 and take it. Go to the first right hand road, which is Bear School Road, and turn right. Go .3 miles until you come to a gate on the right side of the road and turn there. You will cross a private bridge and wind around to a brick home. The cemetery lies in front of the house and easily seen. Go approximately .2 miles across a valley and up a hill to this fenced cemetery. This is also known as the Hackney Cemetery.

Personally inventoried by Dianna (Hale) Mattingly & Glenda (May) Crawford and Vera (Clark) Strutton- April 2002

Updated by Dianna (Hale) Mattingly using thousands of obituaries. Updating will continue as long as I am able to do so.

For any information or corrections, please contact me at deestarr47@gmail.com

Abbett, Carroll Roundtree

24 Dec. 1864 – 13 Aug. 1941

s/o Daniel Abbett & Elvira (Roark) Abbett

h/o Nancy Caroline (Denton)

Abbett, Nancy Caroline (Denton)

5 Dec. 1871 – 4 Dec. 1940

d/o Joseph James Denton & Cynthia Amanda (Coxie) Denton – wed 25 Feb. 1862 – Miller County

w/o Carroll Roundtree Abbett

Adcock, Mary Elizabeth (Bear)

28 Jan. 1874 – Feb. 1938

d/o John Bear & Delilah (Dobson) Bear

w/o Samuel A. Adcock – wed 17 Dec. 1899

Adcock, Samuel A.

8 Apr. 1871- 9 May 1954

s/o James Henry Adcock & Amanda Minerva (Starling) Adcock

h/o Mary Elizabeth (Bear)

Bear, Andrew (Civil War – Veteran)

19 Sept. 1894 – 15 Nov. 1916

Co. I, 4th MO. Cavalry

s/o David Christian Bear & Mary Samantha (Winfrey) Bear

h/o Luiza E. (Curry)

Bear, Andrew

31 Mar. 1840 – 2 Mar. 1921

s/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

h/o Cynthia Ann (Lovall)

AF&AM

Bear, Arthur

6 Sept. 1884 – 15 Aug. 1900

s/o David Christian Bear & Mary Samantha (Winfrey) Bear

Bear, Benjamin F.

19 July 1851 - 9 Nov. 1879

s/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

Bear, Catherine

24 Aug. 1838 – 9 Apr. 1905

d/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

Bear, Cynthia Ann (Lovall)

5 Feb. 1852 – 24 Apr. 1950

d/o William Lovall & Hester Emily (Smith) Lovall

w/o Andrew Bear

Bear, David Christian (Judge)

10 Nov. 1853 – 10 Feb. 1942

Miller County Court presiding judge - 1910

s/o George C. Bear & Elizabeth (Boygt) Bear

h/o Mary Samantha (Winfrey) – wed 4 Aug. 1881

Bear, Delilah E. (Dobson)

12 Jan. 1848 – 9 Feb. 1932

d/o Thomas Dobson & Judith (Harrison) Dobson

w/o John Bear – wed 18 Aug. 1872

Bear, Edith

4 Oct. 1900 – 28 Nov. 1919

d/o George Bear & Jennie (Curry) Bear

Bear, Edward (Infant)

31 Oct. 1891 – 22 Oct. 1894

s/o David C. & Mary Samantha (Winfrey) Bear

Bear, Elizabeth (Vogt)

28 Jan. 1811 – 1 Nov. 1887

w/o George C. Bear – wed 27 Mar. 1834

Bear, George

5 May 1806 – 15 Jan. 1876

s/o George C. Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

h/o Elizabeth

Bear, George

1 Nov. 1849 – 18 Mar. 1918

h/o Jennie B. (Curry) – wed 5 Dec. 1880

Bear, Gertrude (Infant)

16 July 1884 – 12 Apr. 1886

d/o George & Jennie B. (Curry) Bear

Bear, Ida (child)

15 Jan. 1889 – 12 Mar. 1896

d/o George & Jennie B. (Curry) Bear

Bear, Infant

24 Aug. 1881 – 25 Aug. 1881

d/o George Bear & Jennie B. (Curry) Bear

Bear, Ivy Grace (Infant)

28 Mar. 1877 – 30 Sept. 1878

d/o Simeon Bear & Louisa J. (Cleveland) Bear

Bear, Jennie B. (Curry)

27 Aug. 1863 – 18 Mar. 1944

d/o Silas Curry & Adaline A. (Davis) Curry

w/o George Bear – wed 5 Dec. 1880

Bear, Joe Vernon (Infant)

22 Aug. 1912 – 1 Mar. 1917

s/o James B. Bear & Parthenia E. (McCubbins) Bear

Bear, John (Judge) (Civil War – Veteran)

13 Dec. 1834 – 30 July 1912

Mo. State Militia, MO Home Guards

s/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

h/o Delilah E. (Dobson) – wed 18 Aug. 1872

AF&AM

Bear, Juleen (Infant)

5 Oct. 1909- 15 Oct. 1909

d/o James B. & Parthenia E. (McCubbins) Bear

Bear, Louisa J. (Cleveland)

7 Oct. 1837 – 6 Mar. 1912

d/o Henry Cleveland & Elizabeth (Bear) Cleveland

w/o Simeon Bear

Bear, Mary Ann “Polly”

2 May 1836 – 21 Aug. 1877

d/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vogt) Bear

Bear, Mary Ellen (Infant)

13 Oct. 1877 – 16 Dec. 1877

d/o Andrew Bear & Cynthia Ann (Lovall) Bear

Bear, Mary S.

20 Dec. 1881 – 6 July 1909

Bear, Mary Samantha (Winfrey)

29 June 1855 – 1 Nov. 1921

d/o William Carrol Winfrey & Christina (Golden) Winfrey

w/o David C. Bear (Judge) – wed 4 Aug. 1881 – Miller County

Bear, Ralph M. (Infant)

9 May 1921 – 28 Nov. 1924

Bear, Simeon

27 Nov. 1843 – 28 Sept. 1918

s/o George Bear & Elizabeth (Vought) Bear

h/o Louisa J. (Cleveland)

Benage, Hester Ida (Bear)

20 Dec. 1881 – 6 July 1909

w/o Fred Benage – wed 11 June 1899 – Miller County

Brockman, Hester Emily (Smith)

22 Nov. 1821 – 22 Nov. 1914

w/o William Loveall

w/o John Brockman Sr. – wed 11 July 1861

Burton, E. Alonzo (Infant)

1 May 1883 – 18 Feb. 1884

Burton, Elizabeth F. “Eliza” (Wilson)

4 July 1831 – 21 Sept. 1905

w/o William Zachariah “Zach” Burton

Burton, Lester (Infant)

2 Sept. 1890 – 3 Aug. 1893

s/o R. F. Burton & E. Burton

Burton, Robert F. (Infant)

died – 6 Oct. 1880 – age 1mo, 4 days

s/o J. W. Burton & A. Burton

Burton, W. Grover (Infant)

19 Jan. 1885 – 15 Feb. 1885

Burton, William Zachariah “Zach” (Civil War – Veteran)

15 Jan. 1831 – 8 Sept. 1926

Corporal Civil War – Union Army

s/o John Paris Burton & Mary A. Burton – father a soldier in Black Hawk War

h/o Elizabeth F. “Eliza” (Wilson) – wed May 1851 – Miller County

Dayton, Catherine C.

died – 29 Jan. 1886 – age 19

death certificate states she was married

Dayton, Floyd (Infant)

25 Apr. 1908 – 27 Mar. 1910

s/o J. A. Dayton & Lota Christina (Varner) Dayton

Dayton, George W.

4 June 1850 – 31 Oct. 1884

Dayton, John D.

10 June 1821 – 27 Sept. 1905

h/o Martha

Dayton, Martha

27 Feb. 1827 – 12 Sept. 1899

w/o John D. Dayton

Hawks, Phillip E.

1865 – 1927

Helton, James Richard

27 Oct. 1829 – 16 May 1910

s/o Ike Helton & can’t read

states he is married, but does not give name of wife.

Loveall, William

16 Dec. 1816 – Mar. 1861

h/o Hester Emily (Smith) Brockman

McDonald, Betty Kate (Infant)

30 July 1873 – 31 Sept. 1873

d/o William McDonald & Lou J. McDonald

Nixdorf, Lydia (Bear) Edith

3 Aug. 1885 – 1 May 1942

d/o George Bear & Jennie (Curry) Bear

w/o Victor Emanuel Nixdorf

Nixdorf, Tennyson Clay (Infant)

14 June 1918 – 25 June 1918

s/o C. M Nixdorf & Gertrude (Abbott) Nixdorf

Nixdorf, Victor Emanuel

10 Apr. 1883 – 2 Aug. 1950

s/o Anton Paul Nixdorf & Wilhehnina Augusta Carolina (Moehle) Nixdorf

h/o Lydia (Bear) – she preceded him in death

h/o Minnie (Small) Messersmith – wed 20 May 1947

Rhoads, Josie

27 Apr. 1864 – 4 Oct. 1898

Shipman, Nancy C.

one date – 1949

Varner, Francis Logan

3 Dec. 1872 – 6 May 1939

s/o Samuel Varner & Lucrenzia (Irwin) Varner

h/o Missouri Elsie (Allen) – wed Feb. 1897

sons : Harvey, Clyde and Allen preceded their father in death

no record of their burial

Varner, Missouri Elsie (Allen)

4 Aug. 1878 - 12 Sept. 1942

d/o Daniel Allen & Rebecca (Buster) Allen

w/o Francis Logan Varner – wed Feb. 1897

sons : Harvey, Clyde and Allen preceded their mother in death

no record of their burial

Wyrick, Louella (Infant)

10 Nov. 1888 – 1 Oct. 1890

d/o S. L. Wyrick & Minnie Wyrick

Wyrick, Margarie (Infant)

12 Mar. 1894 – 3 Mar. 1896

d/o S. L. Wyrick & Minnie Wyrick

Last update: 2023
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