BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI poorfarm cemetery Copyright 1997, 2001 by Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, tmclean@earthlink.net. ) POOR FARM RECORDS (#32) T24N R6E SEC 18 Map #11 The County Poor Farm as it is remembered today was in operation between 1924 and 1950. However, various county records as long ago as the 1880’s mention the death or burial of ‘paupers’. In addition, Butler County death records of the 1880’s and 1890’s mention several individuals who were buried at the ‘Poor Farm’. It is uncertain if the poor farm of that time period was in the same location as the one of more recent years. At the end of this record are the names of those taken from the death records who are said to be buried at the older poor farm. With regard to the more recently known facility, we know there was a cemetery associated with it, but no record of burials as such has been found. The first portion of this record provides names found from research in the Poor Farm records, obituaries, and other local and family records. It is certain that many of the individuals here named were buried at the poor farm, and possibly several others others whose names are not recorded. NAME, SEX, AGE DATE ADMITTED DATE DISCHARGED ABNEY, Melvin - M 78 7 Mar 1947 d. Mar 1947 ADAMS, Mat - M 74 15 Mar 1925 d. 3 Aug 1925 ANDERSON, Jessie [?] - bill for funeral July 1942 ASHBY, Edward - M 13 Aug 1931 d. Mar 1942 ATTEBERRY, Sarah - F bill for funeral Apr 1943 BAILY, Sam - bill for funeral Dec 1942 BAKER Lewis - M 89 18 Jan 1943 funeral bill Feb 1944 BARBER, Hattie - F 60 25 Jan 1930 d. 30 Jan 1930 BATTS, Emanuel - M funeral bill Jan 1944 BECK, Charles - M 85 17 Aug 1942 d. Aug 1942 BECKWITH, Molly - F 71 1 Dec 1931 d. 28 Nov 1933 BENNETT, Mary - F 59 30 July 1937 funeral bill Dec 1942 BROTHERS, Tom - M 79 26 July 1929 d. 21 Dec 1930 BROWN, Carolyn - F 82 23 Sep 1948 d. 30 Oct 1948 BUCHANAN, Andrew - M 66 20 Mar 1940 funeral bill Mar 1946 BURCHUM, W. M. - M 64 12 Jan 1926 d. 31 Oct 1927 BURK, Cecil - M 43 19 Jan 1928 d. 4 May 1928 BURK, William - indian funeral bill June 1943 BUSBY, Mrs - F 80 27 May 1927 d. 24 Aug 1927 CALDWELL, D. F. - M 84 15 June 1919 d. 4 Apr 1947 CARLOCK, Tom - M 84 24 may 1934 d. 7 Aug 1934 CARTER, W. H. - M 66 9 May 1939 d. 13 June 1939 CARWIN, Works - M 76 14 Feb 1936 d. 18 Feb 1936 CLAY, Liza - F 108 1 Dec 1933 d. 6 Nov 1935 COCHRAN, Charley - M 64 4 Apr 1925 d. 22 Feb 1927 COFFEE, Mary Bell - F bill for funeral July 1942 COLLINS, J. P. bill for funeral 1 Dec 1942 CROCKETT, George - M 68 15 Mar 1946 d. 3 Apr 1947 DAVIS, Frank - M 85 4 July 1948 d. 20 July 1948 DECKER, Bessie - F 50 1 Dec 1931 d. 16 Feb 1934 DOOLIN, Harry M. - M 2 mos 17 Mar 1928 d. 19 May 1928 DOMINQUEZ, Guadalupe - F d. 1 Feb 1941 DUNBAR, _____ - M 80 3 Dec 1928 d. 27 Dec 1928 DUNNING, F. J. - M 73 14 May 1935 d. 8 Jan 1937 DUSCH, Rilla - F 83 1 Sep 1947 d. 20 May 1948 FARRIS, Charles - M 82 3 Mar 1947 d. 31 May 1947 FINELEY, John A. - M 50 10 Mar 1929 d.1 May 1929 FRITZ, Bess - M 80 13 Jan 1947 funeral bill Jan 1947 GADEN, Mickie - M funeral bill Sep 1946 GIBBS, Bob - M d. Nov 1941 GIBBS, Laura - F 64 6 May 1932 d. 6 Mar 1933 GREGORY, Daniel - M 54 [?] 22 Dec 1935 d. 28 Dec 1935 GRIFON, Carrie - F d. 1 Feb 1942 HALE, Lis - F 35 17 Oct 1923 d. 20 Feb 1928 HARGUS, Ab - M 67 17 Dec 1938 d. 10 Apr 1939 HARPER, Amanda - M 84 6 Jan 1947 d. 20 July 1947 HARWOOD, John d. July 1941 HAYDON, Hudson - M 79 14 Oct 1923 d. 4 Sep 1924. HICKS, Elizabeth - F 81 d. 30 Oct 1925 HILDERBRAND, J. D. - 65 21 Aug 1932 d. 24 Aug 1932 HIRE, Roy - M 61 11 Apr 1943 funeral bill J ul 1945 HOLDER, Mance - M 75 24 June 1925 d. 9 May 1931 HOPLER, G. H. - M 75 5 Nov 1938 d. 11 Nov 1938 HOSEA, David - M 76 29 Mar 1939 d. 4 Apr 1939 HUNTER, Henry M d. May 1942 JETT, Lawrence - M 39 17 Apr 1927 d. 21 Apr 1927 JOHNSON, Alice - F 68 1 Sep 1931 d. 11 Dec 1931 JOHNSON, Arthur - M bill for funeral JONES, Melvin - M d. Aug 1941 KENNY, Freddy d.1 Feb 1941 KENNEY, Tedd d.1 Feb 1941 KENT, George bill for funeral Sep 1942 KLINE, Peter - M 74 10 May 1924 d. 7 Oct 1928 LARSON, Nels - M 71 26 Nov 1940 d. 9 Apr 1941 LEDFORD, Mollie - F 77 7 Apr 1942 d. 27 Jan 1947 LINGO, Robert - M 68 24 Dec 1942 funeral bill Dec 1943 LOWHORN, Tom - M 69 7 Jan 1943 funeral bill Mar 1943 LUTTRELL, Clara Ellen - F funeral bill May 1943 MADDUX, James - M 78 4 Aug 1929 d. 7 Aug 1929 MALLADY, Tom - M 62 4 Nov 1929 d. 10 Dec 1930 (originally buried at the poor farm, his sister had him removed to the Cane Creek/Kittrell Cemetery, where his family was buried.) MANGUM, Nancy - F 80 23 July 1932 d. 6 Aug 1932 MARSH, S. M. - F 65 15 Mar 1927 d. 10 Sep 1927 MCCALISTER, Gene - M 65 2 Feb 1928 d. 12 Feb 1928 MCCALISTER, James - M 65 16 Oct 1933 d. 12 Feb 1934 MCCORMICK, Betty - F 53 13 Dec 1929 d. 14 Dec 1929 MCGILLIS, R. - M 81 17 Jan 1917 d. 13 Nov 1924 MILES, Pete - M 55 17 Nov 1930 d. 5 Jan 1932 MOBLEY, Henry - M 73 21 May 1928 d. 31 Oct 1928 MORECRAFT, John - M 67 1 Sep 1937 d. 5 Sep 1937 MOSBY, G. P. - M 56 11 Aug 1947 d. 27 Sep 1947 MOSLEY, Ellie - F 37 21 Nov 1923 d. 12 Sep 1928 MOTSINGER, M. L. - M 78 18 July 1946 funeral bill Aug 1946 MUNGLE, W. H. - M 67 7 Aug 1942 d. Aug 1942 MURPHEY, Maurice - M d. 3 May 1940 MURRAY, George - M 65 15 July 1937 funeral bill Jan 1944 NEILSON, F. S. - M 62 14 June 1927 d. 8 Mar 1928 NORMAN, Nellie - F 42 12 Oct 1936 d. 27 Oct 1940 NORMAN, Nellie - F 44 30 Sep 1939 d. 27 Oct 1940 PERRY, Jim - M funeral bill June 1944 PHALEN, W. - M 63 30 Sep 1931 d. 24 Jan 1932 PHILLIPS, Telie - F 45 29 May 1934 d. 19 June 1934 PLEMANS, Evaline - F 74 13 Mar 1916 d. 6 Oct 1924 POLK, Will - M d. 2 May 1940 PRESTON, Melissa - F 66 2 Sep 1924 d. 9 Feb 1925 PRICE, Cora - F 45 25 July 1926 d. 1 Jan 1929 RAY, G. W. - M 62 30 July 1933 d. 16 Feb 1934 REAVIS, John - M 74 20 July 1935 d. 23 July 1935 REED, Billy - M 70 30 Oct 1931 d. 22 Aug 1922 REED, Mrs. Dicie d. 1 Feb 1941 RIDDLE, Seymour - M 62 14 Nov 1930 d. 28 Dec 1930 RIGGS, S. E. - M 64 6 Jan 1926 d. 14 Sep 1926 ROARK, James - M 70 4 Jan 1941 d. 6 Jan 1941 ROBERTS, Joseph - M 73 28 Dec 1932 d. 13 July 1939 RODGERS, W. H. - M 93 27 June 1919 d. 2 Dec 1924 SAUL, Herman - M 76 8 Aug 1936 d. 2 Feb 1940 SAWYER, John Robert - M funeral bill Apr 1944 SHAW, A. J. - M 70 23 Dec 1936 d. 25 Jan 1941 SIMPSON, W. R. - M 65 26 Apr 1948 d. 27 Apr 1948 SMITH, Dan - M funeral bill Feb 1946 SPRINGS, Tom - M 65 19 Jan 1921 d.19 Feb 1927 STONE, William - M 85 14 Oct 1944 listed as died. SUMNER, Abner - M 56 26 May 1926 d. 8 July 1926 TIMMONS, Gilbert - M 75 1 Oct 1941 d. Sep 1942 TOMAS, John - M 28 20 Apr 1927 d. 5 July 1927 TRIBBLE, Mrs - F 71 15 Aug 1926 d. 20 Aug 1926 TUCK, Ida - F 62 27 Feb 1926 d. 3 Mar 1926 VAN, Nathan - M 78 15 Nov 1929 d. 10 Feb 1931 VICTORY, James E. - M funeral bill Apr 1944 WALKER, Albert - M 67 1 May 1929 d. 20 Dec 1929 WALKER, Jim - M (col) d. Mar 1942 WESTHAVER, Jennie - F 45 25 Dec 1932 d. 6 Jan 1933 WHITFIELD, Rhina - F 63 28 Jan 1932 d. 11 Sep 1955 WINDGATE, Mart - M 49 12 Sep 1930 d. 25 Sep 1930 WOOD, Ollie d. Oct 1940 WOODS, J.T. - M 69 17 Aug 1948 d. 14 Sep 1948 YOUNG, John - M 67 5 Jan 1937 d. 14 June 1937 YOUNG, Sallie - F 63 14 May 1937 d. 30 July 1937 unknown - M funeral 15 Feb 1940 Baby buried 28 Sep 1939 Negro funeral Apr 1940 ***** ******** ***** the following were found in Butler County Death records: _____ white premature female d. 14 Feb 1897 age 13 hours bur. at poor farm _____, Halie Alicia d. 22 Jan 1886 age ___ a pauper, bur. poor farm DAVIS, Wm. d. 18 Jan 1887 age 50y bur. poor farm DILSE, Wm. d. 22 Jan 1885 age ___ bur. poor farm GREGOR, Catherine d. 19 Feb 1885 age 19y 5m bur. Butler Co (resident of poor house) HANEY, John d. 2 Mar 1884 age 55y bur. ?? (resident of poor house) HOOTON, Thomas d. 22 Oct 1883 age 65y bur. ??? (resided at poor house) [Note: John HOOTON, poor house resident, d. 19 Oct 1883 age 23y bur. at Black Creek] LAGUIRE, T. H. d. 24 Mar 1884 age 33y bur. at poor farm MAXWELL, Stephen d. 20 Feb 1885 age ___ bur. Butler Co (resident of poor house) MCKEANE, Jos. H. d. 8 Sep 1885 age ___ bur. poor farm POWERS, Jerry [Jessy?] d. 17 Feb 1886 age 41y bur. county poor house SLATER, Daniel d. 23 Sep 1885 age ___??? bur. poor farm SPRADLING, Joseph d. 12 Jan 1887 age 21y bur. poor farm Researched by Betty Hanks ----CEMETERIES of BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI ----- © 1999,2000,2001 by Terry McLean & Betty Hanks Copyright 1999 by Terry McLean & Betty Hanks All Rights reserved worldwide Printed in the United States of America This file was contributed for non-commercial, non-exclusive use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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