Ray County, Missouri, Genealogy Resources, Grape Grove Township

Meinking-Wilson Cemetery
More Photos	#12 on Grape Grove Twp Map

Name of Cemetery	Meinking-Wilson Cemetery
Township	Grape Grove Twp
Cemetery #	#412
Alternate Names	Cox Cemetery
Latitude/Longitude	Latitude: 39°21'29"N; Longitude: 93°47'60"W (degrees minutes seconds) Latitude 39 deg 21' 510' N & 93 deg 47' 988' N (degrees minutes minutes)
Township/Range/Section	T53R26S34; NE1/4 SE1/4
Cemetery Still in Use	No
Size of Cemetery	16 known stones
Condition	not fenced or mowed
Range of Burial Dates
	Oldest Known Stone:	John S. Pugh d. December 27, 1951
	Last Known Burial	Nancy E. Wilson d. August 16, 1901
Visited yet?	CC - yes................ JZ - yes...........anyone else - yes
Location/Directions/Comments
	Most recent directions	From the intersection of Hwy A and Hwy AA travel east on Hwy AA 7/10 miles. Cemetery is located about 50 yards south of the road in a grove of trees (southeast of the house). 48227 Hwy AA
	1973 Ray County History; p. 230	not shown
	1973 Ray County History; p. 232; Cemeteries Not Listed on Map	#24: Cox Cemetery is on south east part of James Bowman farm, Route AA
	Big Black Cemetery Binder	Cox Cemetery is on private property. Located in wooded area on south side of Route AA approximately 3/4 miles east of Route A on Lamar Carpenter property in NW 1/4, SE 1/4, Sec 34, Twp 52N, Rng 26W, Crooked River Twp. This area very well kept. [CC comment: even though it says Crooked River Twp, these coordinates would place it right at Meinking-Wilson Cemetery in Crooked River Twp]
	Cemeteries of Grape Grove Township by McKemy	On south side of route 'AA'; 3/4 miles east of route 'A'; located in a grove of trees near the road; about 13 marked graves (1989)
	Ancestry.com	xxxx
	DAR Index:	Meinking/Wilson (Cox) Cemetery is located about 3/4 miles east of Route A, on Route AA on the south side of the road in a clump of trees
	LS info	xxx
	Other Comments	xxx
Plat Maps	year	marked?	who's land?
T53R26S34	1877	no	F. Minking
	1897	yes	Fred Manking
	1914	yes	J. F. Manking
	1930	no	J. F. Manking
	1970	no	Eldred Falls
	1976	no	Lamar Carpenter
	1997	no	Lamar Carpenter
	2005	no	Lamar Carpenter
Transcriptions online:
	GTT online
	Ray County Archives
	Ancestry.com
	Find-A-Grave
	Other Online Link
Compilations	Cemeteries of Grape Grove Township, January 1995; compiled by Al McKemy, Mar 1989
Library References
	Genealogical Library - Ray County Museum
	Ray County Library - Richmond
	Mid-Continent Library	MC 977.819 M195c AFRA
	Family History Library (FHL)
Lookups	xxxx
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