Clay County Cemetery Records,
Volume II
Source: Ancestry.com
New Hope
Cemetery
Located: N. E. corner of N. E.1/4 of S. E. Section; Twp.
53 R. 31
New Hope Baptist Church in Washington township, Clay
county, Mo.,
was organzied in 1829 soon after pioneers from Kentucky
emigrated
to Missouri. In 1884 [corrected to 1844] soon after the
Rev. Robert James,
(father of James boys) came to Clay county, the church
was
re-organized and as a county church has been in existance
118 years.
The cemetery where many of the early settlers sleep
is west of the church and is well kept.
Name: Clarra Agee
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1818
Death Date: 05 Feb 1869
Age: 50-10-26
Comment: wife of Michael Agee
Name: Daniel H. Askew
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1828
Death Date: 12 Apr 1875
Comment: Supposed to have been killed by the James boys
Name: Elizabeth S. Baker
Birth Date: 08 Jul 1807
Death Date: 22 Jun 1859
Age: 51-11-14
Name: William Bayers
Death Date: 29 Oct 1864
Age: 57-7-9
Name: David O. Brawner
Death Date: 06 Aug 1869
Age: 66-10-20
Name: Sarah Brawner
Birth Date: 07 Aug 1807
Death Date: 19 May 1874
Age: 66-9-10
Comment: wife of David O. Brawner
Name: Ambroae Brockman
Death Date: 11 Mar 1862
Age: 77 yrs., 15 days
Name: Elizabeth Brockman
Death Date: 18 May 1881
Age: 93
Comment: wife of Ambrose Brockman
Name: Louisa G. Cole
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1829
Death Date: 05 Nov 1870
Comment: wife of J. R. Cole
Name: Mary B. Cole
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1852
Death Date: 26 Feb 1871
Comment: daughter of J. R. and L. G. Cole
Name: Eliza F. Cosby
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1826
Death Date: 10 Oct 1848
Comment: wife of W. H. Cosby
Name: James G. Courtney
Death Date: 10 Feb 1875
Age: 23-4-1
Name: Joseph P. Dagley
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1826
Death Date: 23 May 1875
Name: Emily Dagley
Birth Date: 01 Oct 1819
Death Date: 04 Sep 1848
Age: 28-11-3
Comment: daughter of J. and D. Dagley
Name: Early Armstead
Death Date: 09 May 1855
Age: 52 years
Name: Jane Armstead
Death Date: 07 Oct 1871
Age: 69
Comment: wife of Earley Armstead
Name: Leander Fitzgerald
Birth Date: 08 Jul 1842
Death Date: 09 Dec 1861
Age: 19-5-1
Comment: b. Clay Co., Mo.; d. Haynesville, Mo.
Name: Matilda Fitzgerald
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1805
Death Date: 27 Apr 1877
Age: 71-6-6
Comment: wife of James Fitzgerald;
b. Georgetown, Ky.; d. Liberty, Mo.
Name: Eliza Gow
Death Date: 19 Jan 1859
Age: 20-5-27
Comment: wife of James M. Gow
Name: Garret Green
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1787
Death Date: 04 May 1870
Name: Mary Green
Birth Date: 01 Apr 1789
Death Date: 15 Jan 1874
Comment: wife of Garret Green
Name: Yelverton O. Green
Death Date: 21 Nov 1865
Age: 43-11-6
Name: Elizabeth Groomer
Death Date: 26 Feb 1858
Age: 66-1-28
Comment: wife of William Groomer
Name: Garret Groomer
Death Date: 02 Dec 1860
Age: 74 years
Name: Letty Groomer
Death Date: 05 Apr 1857
Age: 73 yrs.
Name: William Groomer
Death Date: 02 Feb 1858
Age: 70-10-12
Name: Sarah Henderson
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1812
Death Date: 18 Oct 1872
Comment: wife of Wesley Henderson
Name: Elizabeth Harris
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1818
Death Date: 28 May 1868
Age: 49-8-21
Comment: wife of James Harris
Name: Francis M. Harris
Death Date: 16 Feb 1864
Age: 21 years
Comment: killed by the Pawpaw Militia
Name: James Harris, jr.
Death Date: 12 Feb 1863
Age: 24-5-12
Comment: killed by the sympathizers of the rebellion
Name: Nancy Harris
Comment: wife of James Harris ?
Name: Robert Harris
Death Date: 20 Jun 1857
Age: 57th year
Name: Tyra Harris
Death Date: 12 Feb 1861
Age: 63-2-23
Name: John C. Hawkins
Death Date: 04 May 1868
Age: 65 years, 20 days
Name: Nancy C. Hawkins
Death Date: 05 Mar 1858
Age: 49-7-1
Comment: wife of John C. Hawkins
A Correction: In the short sketch about the history of
New Hope church, published in the Liberty Tribune
of July 24, 1947, it stated the Rev. Robert James
reorganized the church in 1884.
It should have been in 1844.
Name: Mantius Thomanson
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1833
Death Date: 03 Sep 1961
Name: Robert Thomanson
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1791
Death Date: 21 Apr 1864
Name: Sarah S. Thomanson
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1803
Death Date: 12 Oct 1851
Comment: wife of Robert Thomanson
Name: Simson Thomanson
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1825
Death Date: 15 Dec 1847
Name: Andrew Wilhoit
Death Date: 28 Oct 1860
Age: 48-7-6
Name: Jane Wilhoit
Death Date: 11 Mar 1874
Age: 60-7-11
Comment: wife of Andrew Wilhoit
Name: Elizabeth Yates
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1844
Death Date: 04 Jan 1870
Name: John E. Yates
Death Date: 16 Jan 1860
Age: 19-7-16
Name: William L. Yates
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1802
Death Date: 25 Dec 1869
Clay County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Volume II
New Hope Cemetery
Records taken 1936 by Mrs. Mary B. Per Lee
[newspaper date] September 15, 1947 - The Liberty Advance
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