On the hill east of the Church is the old Sharpsburg cemetery. It has been vandalized, invaded by livestock, and overgrown with sprouts as Mother Nature seeks to reclaim the land. Tradition has it that an Indian was the first to...
Read MoreThe following submission is from Fleta Aday who so graciously offered to share this important document with us. POWELL – CRANE CEMETERY Commonly referred to as the Terrill Cemetery in Marion County, Missouri two miles...
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In a dingy corner of the Hannibal Public Library an old handwritten yellow pad has been found...
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GPS Coordinates: 39.7105656,-91.5672764 West Ely Lutheran Church Cemetery wdt_ID Surname Given...
Read MoreConsider the lack of slave graves in Marion County. From the early to mid-1800s thousands lived in and around Marion County – thousands of black domestic servants and field hands, thousands of black men, black women and black chidren who were bought and sold at the Marion County Courthouse in Palmyra. But no one can say for sure where these thousands of slaves lie buried.
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The following cemetery transcriptions have been contributed by volunteers over the years. If you have walked and/or photographed a cemetery in Marion County, Missouri, please consider contributing it to this project!
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