Caldwell County MO Archives History .....COMMENTARY ON WOODERSON CEMETERY, DAVIESS COUNTY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Walker khw4@yahoo.com September 4, 2008, 12:49 pm COMMENTARY ON WOODERSON CEMETERY, DAVIESS COUNTY Narrators: Mrs. Perry Roberts and Mrs. Sarah Dickerson The Wooderson cemetery, over in Daviess county, contains many interesting graves, some of families whose names have almost disappeared, others of pioneer families, yet prominent. Harvey Bacon (1839-1883) is a nephew of old Ira Bacon of the Kidder vicinity. Most of the Bacons bury in the Benson (or often called the Bacon) cemetery. His family lie with him. The Butricks are gone except for the members lying here. They were related to the prominent Casters. The Bristows who lie here are related to the McMurtreys who lived in this vicinity. Miles Bristow was a pioneer and came with his parents 1839. Several Bristows lie here but they are in several cemeteries in Caldwell and Daviess counties. The Bellamy family have moved to Oklahoma, but left their son Chas. buried here. (1888-1931) The Castor and Caster graves all represent one family, the spelling seemed to be a matter of choice. They go back to Holmes Co. O., John Caster, an 1812 soldier, came early and had two sons. He himself either does not lie here or his grave is not marked. The Casters married into the Revert and the Rohrbaugh families both of whom have members here. Wm. Elgin (1827-1895) buried here came into Daviess Co. about 1865 and died there. He was related to the Cook family who have children buried there. The Givens family buried there. A Givens was an early pioneer there. Capt. Merritt Givens, a Union soldier, was killed 1864 by men of another Union force, while attempting to capture some escaped Confederate soldiers. By him, lies his son Isaac 1847- 1915 who also served in the Union army. His second wife was the mother of Virgil Givens, a school teacher of Kidder. Daniel Werner, father of Mrs. Roberts (narrator) buried three infants there and a grandchild. This was the district of the Sears family and Mrs. Louisa Johnson, mother of Mrs. Sears lies there. The Sears family is notable because it has produced so many college professors. There are five of the Kelso family buried here, the old pioneer, himself Edward C. Kelso, lying in Hamilton Highland cemetery in the lot of his daughter Mrs. W.J. Ervin. The Kelso family were among the earliest in Daviess county. Geo. Leabo who died 1858 was the infant son of Daniel Leabo one of the constituent members of the Mt. Lebo church. Geo. M. Noah (1828-1889) came into Daviess county 1836 with his parents and they settled in Sheridan township; he married into the Bacon family. The Lewis Rohrbaugh family (Lewis 1830-1896) lie here, father, mother and two daughters, as well as his mother Elizabeth Schaffer (1794-1875) wife of Henry Rohrbaugh. He had a brother John both settling in Sheridan twp., coming in late 60s from Stark County O. They are not related to the wealthy John and Anthony Rohrbaugh families of Hamilton. The Rhoades family, Robert (1815-1877) and wife Mary (1823-1895) lie here but the family left to pioneer in Oklahoma. Hugh Roney (1850-1888) was the first husband of Mrs. Ursule Brookshire of Hamilton. There is a Sandals child, son of Asher Sandals who came into the Wooderson district in the late 60s about the same time with Daniel Werner. Charlie Saxton who lies ther was the first husband of Frances Copeland (who died summer of 1934) and who married successively John McMurtrey, Wm. Austin and Charley Hawks. Jacob J. Spohn (1805-1870) a pioneer there, came to his death by falling in Marrowbone creek while fishing. The Tuggle child buried there is not in the graveyard where you would expect it to be. The Tuggle families usually bury in the Tuggle cemetery north of Nettleton. Richard Wooderson (1822-1858) was a pioneer who settled in Gomer township in Caldwell county but probably had land on both sides of the county line. The Woodersons gave the name to this grave yard, and possibly gave the tract itself. Interviews 1934-5. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/caldwell/history/other/commenta167gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb