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 be buried the the cemetery but cause of death is unknown. The settlers had … Read more
The 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 southeast of Philadelphia. Listing transcribed from the records of Lily Hazel Bates of Palmyra, Missouri, a descendant of Cyrus Powell & … Read more
In a dingy corner of the Hannibal Public Library an old handwritten yellow pad has been found showing the location of many small and unnamed cemeteries within the county. The current existence of many of these are unknown, but further research is planned to identify, locate, and transcribe as many of these as can be … Read more
Consider 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.
New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Est 1834) North of Ben Bow, Missouri Bettie B. Hutcherson b (1841) d – Apr 9, 1892 age 51 w/o J. W. Hutcherson J. W. Hutcherson b – Oct 13, 1836 d – May 5, 1909 Joseph P. Chipman 1844 1910 Nannie H. Chipman w/o Joseph P. 1850 – 1936 … Read more
SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DEATH BAILEY Wm. H. 22 Oct 1881 20 Jan 1887 BAILEY Eugene 03 Feb 1884 16 Jan 1887 BAILEY Margaret L 11 Jan 1832 BAILEY James B. 13 Aug 1825 BALLUE Everett son of J. A. & R. R. 21 Jun 1887 30 May 1902 BALLUE Reuben W. son of J. … Read more
MT. ZION CEMETERY – (Est 1859) Located N.W. of Hannibal, Highway 61 WM. H. Loetterle b – Aug 21, 1875 d – Jan 22, 1955 Carolyn Hendren Loetterle b – Nov 3, 1877 d – Dec 11, 1952 ParmeliA E. Loetterle 1849 1917 (w/o Oscar) Oscar E. Loetterle 1841 – 1914 Chas. Luekenbaugh 1843 – … Read more
North of Nelsonville, Missouri. John T. Hutcherson 1849 – 1929 Mary E. Hutcherson 1850 – 1923 W/o John T. Hutcherson Silas Hutcherson 1811 – 1896 s/o John and (1st)wf Nancy (Adams) Hutcherson Emma J. Pryor Oct 15, 1855 Geo N. Pryor Aug 12, 1854 Ed M. Pryor b Oct 9 1866 d Oct 14, 1925 … Read more
The following submission is from Claudia Minor who so graciously offered to share this important document with us. MINOR CEMETERY Marion County, Missouri The Minor Private Cemetery is a small cemetery off old 61 Highway west of Hannibal. Its listings can be found at the Hannibal, Missouri, Library in a “Red Folder.” The “Red Folder” … Read more
