Clay County Cemetery Records,
Volume II
Source: Ancestry.com
John Majors
Private Burial Ground
Located: In 1/2 acre a part of S. E. 1/4 of N. W. 1/4 of
Section 15, Twp. 53, Range 30.
John Majore, a Revolutionary soldier, born April 22, 1759
and died December 22, 1844. He came to Clay county, Mo.,
from Wayne county, Kentucky, in 1838. After coming to
Clay county he lived only six years. Soon after arriving
he pointed to a spot on a hill near the old home, 3 1/2
miles northwest of Excelsior Springs, Mo., and said,
"This is where I want to be buried. His wishes were
carried out and so began the Majors' burying ground.
Record of was service: Date of enlistment and length of
service:
July or August, 1776, 5 months, 14 days. Officers:
Richard Goode, Joseph Williams, N. Car., Oct. 10, 1779, 5
months; 1780-1781 service about 1 year, Minute Men, James
Sheppard, Bostick, Smith, Looin, Major Winston, Locke, N.
Car.; 1781 served 3 months, Minor Smith, Light Horse
Service.
Battles engaged in: Waccaman and Guilford, Residence of
Soldier at Enlistment, Surry Co., N. Car., Date of
application for pension, Sept. 24, 1832. Residence at
date of application, Wayne Co., Ky., age at date of
application, born April, 1759, in Baltimore, Md.
Remarks: Lived in Clay county, Mo., in 1838. For date of
last payment of pension, $80. per 12 months, and probable
date of death, September 4, 1844.
About 1908 the Elizabeth Benton chapter of DAR, Kansas
City Mo., placed a Revolutionary marker on the grave of
John Majors. From the department of Interior, Washington,
D. C., Feb. 6, 1908.
Others buried in Majors graveyard:
Name: Laura Dollis
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1827
Death Date: 19 Nov 1877
Comment: wife of Geo. W. Dollis
Name: John C. Dollis
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1860
Death Date: 26 Apr 1875
Name: Infant Dollis
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1851
Death Date: ?
Comment: son of ?
Name: Catherine Majors
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1803
Death Date: 27 Apr 1876
Comment: wife of E. Majors
Name: Elisha Majors
Death Date: 24 Oct 1878
Age: 74 yrs., 5 mos., 4 days
Name: John W. Majors
Death Date: 19 Feb 1850
Age: 22 years, 22 days
Name: Marilda C. Majors
Death Date: 27 Dec 1849
Age: 3 years, 2 mos., 20 days
Comment: daughter of Elisha and Catherine Majors
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