YANCY (CLOVERDALE) CEMETERY, BENTON COUNTY, MISSOURI This cemetery is located in Section 11, Township 42, Range 23 of Benton County, Missouri, on land patented by Joel Yancey, of Barren County, Kentucky in May of 1857. Many of those buried in this small cemetery are descendants of Joel Yancey and his wife Lucy T. Twyman. Several of the stones were too worn or buried too deeply to read. William M. Thompson Born Jan. 10, 1823 Died Mar.4, 1906 (one stone) Lucy C., his wife Born Oct. 13, 1831 Inscription: “In my Father’s House are many mansions” Joel A. Thompson Sept 30 1858 June 20, 1918 Inscription: “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away” Andrew G. Nixon 1840-1926 Irvin Nixon Sept 14, 1867 Sept 19, 1889 Nixon (one stone) Catherine Died Jan 24, 1894 Age 75 years Emma (?), 1836 September 14, 1901 Thompson Mattie, dau of W.M. and L.C. Thompson Born March (3?), 1855 Died Feb 8, 1879 Thompson Lewis G., son of W.M. and L.C. Thompson Born (Feb?) 2, 1851 Kentucky Died August 12, 1864 Missouri Inscription: “ I am gone to the grave and the wide arms (of the Lord?) are proud to celebrate” Annie A. Rae Rae (one stone) Elizabeth Jennie ? Rae William Rae ---------, 1859, aged 46?, 48? Years, 2 months, 21 days. Infant son of --------- July (29?), 1883 “Charlie” Marshall/ Hall Died July 5, 1888, aged 1 year, 11 months, 18 days. Stone fallen over and unreadable Robinson (one stone) Martha Jane August 7, 1860 September 5, 1918 James M. 1860-1945 Robinson Son of J.M. and M.J. Robinson September 15, 1891 July 21, 1892 Chastain (one stone) Joseph June 28, 182(0 or 1?) ------18, 18(8? Or 7?)1 Mary (E.?), his wife ------13, 1824 ------26, 1876 Chastain Maud Dau of T.H. and ??? Born ------12, 1825 Died ------ , 1837 Fallen stone unreadable Roestin Josephine Chastain Wife of D.B. Rolstin Born July 16, 184(3?) Died May 24, 1886 Roestin David B. 1842-1916 Yancey (one stone) Charles Yancey December 15, 1839 April 6, 1907 Matilda F., his wife Oct. 21, 1845 June 11, 1903 “Gone, But Not Forgotten” C.Y. (next to Yanceys) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pam Mitchell ====================================================================