Barry County, Missouri Carlin-Wallen Cemetery Notes Kings Prarie Township ( T25N-R27W-S4 ) Located west of Monett and the the intersection of FR 2020 and FR 1100. It is in a woods quite a distance north of FR 2020. Apr 23, 1999 Note from Jim Frankie Meyer" The cemetery was originally part of the farm of Amos and Amanda Carlin, who moved to the area around 1841. The first graves in the cemetery were of their two infant children. The infants were named Manda Jane and Robert. Another early grave was of Amos's wife, Amanda, who died in 1864. The three were buried in a field on their farm, and their graves were marked with fieldstone. Amos remarried and he and his wife moved to Newton County near Racine. The farm was sold to the Ernest Wallen family. Their are several graves of members of the Wallen family who died between 1870 and 1990, five of these graves have stones that are engraved with their names. One I specifically remember is Bernice Wallen. Another grave, which has an engraved stone, is that of an employee of the Long family who died in 1993. . There were also three slabs markers that were about 6 X 12 X 2. These had been laid against a tree and had no inscriptions. Bernice Wallen (who owned the farm at one time) had said that there were about 20 Civil War soldiers (both Union and Confederate) buried in the cemetery, so those slabs are probably some of their stones. The main part of the cemetery, as well as the lane leading to it, is well maintained by the current owners. Some of the cemetery is believed to also extend into a brushy area. The Wallen farm is now owned by Marilyn and Billy Joe Long and their family. Anyone wanting to visit the cemetery should contact the family and get permission before entering their farm. © 1999 Susan Tortorelli All Rights Reserved