Stephenson Cemetery
The following are taken from an old cemetery known as STEPHENSON Cemetery on the Noble Davis farm, 6 miles north of Odessa, Missouri, Route 3, in Lafayette county., Copied by Loretta B. Bingham.
Jesse Rankin
Soldier of War of 1812
March 20, 1792-Feb. 23, 1884
(Elizabeth Ashley Rankin, his wife, is supposed to be buried here, but the grave could not be found because of weeds)
Nellis, wife of J.S. Buchaman (dau. of above Jesse Rankin)
Feb 26, 1829-Oct. 3, 1901
J. Buchaman
March 28, 1821-April 17, 1868
Jesse Buchaman
John R., son of J. W. and Eliza Rankin,
died age 2 years.
Isabell, dau of J. W. and Eliza Rankin,
died age 2 years
One stone down which has inscription of children of W. P. and R. A. Stephenson; James F., born Aug. 11, 1871-Aug. 10, 1873
Other children of William Frank Stephenson and his wife Rebecca Ann (Rankin) Stephenson, could not be located.
The following records are from an old cemetery located just west of Buck's summer fruit stand, on Highway 24, near Waverly, Missoui in Lafayette county. This cemetery is extremely overgrown, and would have been nearly impossible to search had the foliage not been dormant. It is in bad condition. The stones are nearly covered in many instances with several year's growht of grass that has dried without being cut. The bank along the highway side has eroded. The post to what once must have been the gate are lying on their sides. It is obvious that there are many graves in this loction that will never be marked, or, if marked already, the markers will never be found beneath the growth of weeds and grass. It looks suspiciously as though the cemetery plots are being re-used, as there are some recent graves in the area. The following are miscellaneous old stone inscriptions:
Susan C., wife of Rev. J. W. Maddox - November 23, 1832-Aug. 2, 1873
Isaac Henry, son of Joseph & J. Chrisman, died April 12, 1842, aged ?
George E., son of Joseph & J. Chrisman, died July 7, 1841, aged 2 years
Theodore H. Chrisman, August 11, 1829 - April 29, 1853
John Edwards, died April 22, 1875, age 61 years
John A. P. Craig, died 1857
Rudolph Stolte, December 22, 1847-August 9, 1936
Mary E. (nee Ritter), his wife, October 18,1852 - September 19, 1911
Geo. R. Keill, April 26, 1834 - March 23, 1910
Anna Elizabeth Chrisman, September 16, 1836 - May 30, 1892 (his wife)
Bartlett Hall, 1856 - 1915
Janie Mary Keill, his wife, 1858 - 1917
Mary T. Pogue, 1824 - 1866
Ann Price, died ? 12, 1862
Washington, son of W. & M. J. Price, born ?, 1862
James L. Bray, June 26, 1848 - February 14, 1925
Mary A., his wife, May 3, 1845 - December 21, 1895 (or 93)
Monroe G. Bray, 1850 - 1939
Virginia C. Bray, 1853-1933
Alberta, daughter of C. (or G.) W. & I. B. Hacie, born and died 1904
William H. Freeman, June 8, 1803 - October 27, 1851
Susan Freeman, died August 22, 1851-, aged 53 years
Jos. Chrisman, died 1824, aged 76 years
Jane, his wife, died January 24, 1823, aged 67 years
Benjamin F. Henton, died May 4, 1859, aged 32 years
John Henton, March 2, 1836 - November 23, 1850
Elizabeth, wife of Col. David Henton, died December 19, 1853, aged 53 years
David Henton, September 5, 1786 - September 9, 1870
Henry S. VanAnglen, born Brunswick, New Jersey, October 16, 1819 - September 7, 1899
Syche, wife of Cornelius Van Anglen of New Jersey, January 6, 1776 - September 6, 1844
Charles VanAnglen, died July 16, 1859, aged 48years, 8 months, 15 days
Maria B. Adams, born January 22, 1821, married Charles VanAnglen in June, 1840; married Geo. W. Smith, July, 1861; died November 19, 1889
Mother - Elizabeth Shroyer, 1836-1884
Grandmother - Jane Shroyer, 1807-1881
Father - John W. Shroyer, 1830-1850
Mother - Mary Walter Tice, December 15, 1851 - January 4, 1936
Charles N. Belt, October 22, 1846 - February 10, 1918, Pvt. Co. C, 46th Inf. U.S.A.
George M. Smith - 1852-1933
Mary M. Smith, 1867-1954
This page was last updated August 19, 2006.