MORRIS CEMETERY, Caldwell Co., MO Mirabile Township -- Section 24, Township 56, Range 29 Located: 3.8 miles west of Kingston on HH; at curve, turn onto gravel, cemetery is on the north side of road. The Morris Family Graveyard was originally on Kerr land; it was primarily meant for the Kerrs but, also includes families connected by marriage with the Kerrs and some of their neighbors. James and Catherine (Simpson) Kerr were the pioneers, arriving in Mirabile Township in 1858 from Ky. The earliest grave in the cemetery is that of James Kerr, who died Jan. 19, 1860. One of their daughters, Nancy, married Henderson Morris and they inherited the farm. The second burial was Robert McBeath, who was killed as a southern sympathizer in the Civil War, April 1863. He was a son-in-law of the Kerrs, having married Mary Jane Kerr. The oldest birth date in the graveyard is for Frances Allen, wife of James Allen, (1791-1880) who was the mother-in-law of Isabel Kerr. Isabel married Wallace Allen. Jerry Sloan (1833-1885) has a reason for being there. His mother was a Morris and his wife a daughter of Socrates (Tes) Hinds, who is buried there. There is quite a list of Hinds connections there. These people were just good neighbors of the Morris-Kerr group. All having come to Mo from Wayne Co., Ky. Perhaps the most interesting graves there, are unmarked. The two graves of two southern sympathizers or rather southern soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Caldwell County Militia and put to death in the field opposite the graveyard. They were buried in this cemetery by order of the Commander Capt. Johnson, without coffins with their hats over their faces. Their names were: Stump Breckinridge and Richard Lancaster. They were members of Thrailkills Gang from Platte County. One is impressed with the large number of very young children buried there. Infant mortality was great. ALLEN, Frances F., wife of James, Nov. 4, 1791 Jan. 8, 1880 ANDREWS, Infant, of H. L. & T., d. Jan. 10, 1881 aged 11d ANTLE, Infant, son of L. & L., d. Jan. 10, 1881 aged 2d ATKINSON, Robert L., son of Elza & Martha, Nov. 7, 1889 Apr. 25, 1891 BEAMER, George Henry, son of M. & E., d. Sept. 10, 1873 aged 10m 10d BELL, Mary C., dau. of J.D. & A.E., Oct. 6, 1884 Feb. 7, 1890 BRECKINRIDGE, "Stump", d. Jul. 20, 1864 (shot) Confederate of Thrailkill's Gang from Platte County COVER, James L., son of E. J. & S. L., d. Mar. 18, 1880 DEVLIN, Amanda (Kennedy), HINDS, Socrates, d. Mar. 1, 1880 aged 64y 7m Jane W., wife of Socrates, d. Mar. 16, 1877 aged 64y 2m 15d P. H., Mar. 6, 1844 May 2, 1880 HOWARD, Celia Wenona, dau. of R. G. & Josie B. Howard, d. Sept. 16, 1891 aged 2m 3wks 3d JONES, Elizabeth, wife of J. W., d. Mar. 16, 1884 aged 29y 4m 7d KERR, James, Mar. 28, 1798 Jan. 19, 1860 Catherine, wife of James, Jul. 2, 1797 Jan. 14, 1881 LANCASTER, Richard, d. Jul. 20, 1864 (shot) Confederate of Thrailkill's Gang from Platte County Children of A. W. & M. B. McBeath McBEATH, Infant, d. Feb. 25, 1882 Mary C., d. Sept. 1, 1885 aged 2y 20d Rolla, d. Sept 18, 1888 aged 3m 10d Robert S., d. Apr. 2, 1863 aged 40y 3m 12d Mary J., wife of R. S., d. Dec. 14, 1887 aged 55y 3m 15d MORRIS, John D., son of H.C. & Nancy, d. May 14, 1863 aged 11y 8m 25d PHILLIPS, Emma, dau. of J. & J., d. Jul. 11, 1879 aged 11m John, son of J. & J., d. Sept. 15, 1871 aged 1y 4m J. P., PIERCE, Franklin, son of N. H. & M. A., d. Jan. 7, 1880 aged 19y 4m Children of C. A. & C. N. Rhea RHEA, Lizzie E., d. Dec. 18, 1884 aged 4m 18d William Robert, d. Dec. 11, 1885 aged 5y SLOAN, Jerry M., d. May 23, 1885 aged 52y 5m 11d Annie C., d. Sept. 8, 1870 aged 6y 9m 16d Jennie E., d. Apr. 11, 1870 aged 3y 3m 12d Kittie P., dau. of J. & E., d. Dec. 21, 1877 aged 3y 9m 21d Children of G. W. & A. J. Smith SMITH, Jennie C., d. Aug. 6, 1879 aged 2y 1m 17d Nettie M., d. Nov. 4, 1880 aged 11m 7d Oscar, d. Mar. 28, 1875 aged 1y 3m 15d Willie H., d. Jul. 14, 1873 aged 1y 3m 6d SPARKS, Emma, wife of Geo., d. Oct. 1891 aged 28y Infant. d. before 1891 Infant, d. before 1891 Nora, dau. of Geo., d. Nov. 17, 1891 aged 6y TUTTLE, Infant, child of Milton & Terah, d. Sept. 1885 WEAVER, Infant, dau. of J. W. & H. H., d. Aug. 9, 1879 WRAY, John P., d. Dec. 26, 1910 aged 66y 8m 14d Emila A., wife of John P., d. Jul. 24, 1890 aged 47y 6m 6d Children of J. P. & E. A. Wray Donnie M., d. Jul. 23, 1883 aged 3m 18d George D., d. Dec. 27, 1878 aged 1y 2m 18d John S., d. Nov. 20, 1874 aged 1d Lumas F., d. Jan. 6, 1887 aged 1y 3m 5d ==================================================================== 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. 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