Camden County MO Archives Cemeteries.....Caldwell Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ 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: Alta (Burkhart) Rowe dsking@yhti.net and Suzanne (Shepherd) Gothard suzanne@candgrealestate.com February 12, 2009, 6:09 pm Abstracted By: Camden County In Section 30, Range 16 West, Township 40 North, in the Horseshoe Bend area, on what is now known as Mallard Point, lies this old Pioneer cemetery. Surrounded by woods and water, are many unmarked and sunken graves. Today some graves remain marked with very old headstones while others are marked with new and modern headstones. There is one small fenced grave which is an infant bearing the name Rastorfer. The oldest recorded and known burial to date in the cemetery is 1861. Some of these families were the Pioneer families that lived in the town of Cape Galena and surrounding areas, that are now underwater due to the construction of Bagnell Dam. This information was recorded on Nov. 5, 2008 by Suzanne Shepherd Gothard and Alta Burkhart Rowe.  At Lake Ozark, on Business Hyw. 54, turn onto HH (Horseshoe Bend Parkway) and proceed to Mallard Point. The cemetery lies in a wooded area next to Mallard Point Resort. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lanman Simon November 24, 1810 January 10, 1861 Lanman Nancy February 18, 1823 December 14, 1890 wife of Simon Lanman Kays Mary Ann Lanman February, 1845 February, 1918 2nd wife of John Jackson Kays and mother of Ida Kays Burkhart Burkhart Ruby Lee 1911 1918 daughter of Ida Kays Burkhart and Edward Burkhart Burkhart Nellie unknown unknown infant daughter of Ida Kays Burkhart and Edward Burkhart Kays Emma July 21, 1872 May 10, 1906 Kays Nellie December 1, 1905 August 2, 1914 daughter of G.W. and Emma Kays Cornett Charles January 3, 1891 October 8, 1896 son of D. and M.A. Cornett Cornett Pearl unknown unknown grave unmarked Bledsoe Claude Edward April 2, 1900 October 27, 1900 infant son of Leora Kays Bledsoe and Phillip Bledsoe Bledsoe Aubrey October 26, 1916 January 21, 1921 son of Leora Kays bledsoe and Phillip Bledsoe Polly Mary Ann unknown 1889 wife of Andrew J. Polly Polly Andrew J. 1849 1903 husband of Mary Ann Polly Shepherd Annie Blyth September 28, 1832 November 20, 1906 Brown David June 25, 1830 January 31, 1906 Brown Frances 1854 unknown wife of David Brown, grave unmarked Irwin Gertie May 12, 1913 February 23, 1925 daughter of Mart Irwin Irwin Elizabeth July 22, 1843 January 18, 1916 Rastorfer Unknown February 23, March 18, 1883 Infant son of Henry and M. J. Rastorfer. Fenced grave Wallace Thomas March 16, 1817 July 8, 1879 Wallace Rebecca August 15, July 24, 1907 wife of Thomas Wallace Little James W. November 11, 1876 July 18, 1880 son of J.W. and Rhoda Wallace Little Caldwell Burnice July 1, 1916 unknown daughter of T. M. Caldwell K. E. unknown unknown this marker reflects only the first and last initial of the person interred at this site Additional Comments: A companion of Annie Blyth Shepherd is also believed to be interred in Caldwell Cemetery in an unmarked grave. This has been reported by a family member. The Burkhart and Hogue famiy members report: 'Our families were forced to leave Cape Galena and relocate because of the construction of Bagnell Dam. For many years, on Memorial Day,we met with other families and neighbors on the hill, overlooking Caldwell Cemetery, and had a 'reunion picnic'. All of the families looked forward to this time of year with much excitement and anticipation. It was an important time to pay respect to deceased family members, as well as meet with family, friends and neighbors to reminisce and get reaquainted. They updated their old friends on new births, marriages, etc. in thier families. The men spoke of thier farms and hard work. Most of all, they spoke of their loved ones gone before them and the 'good old days' when they were neighbors. Quilts were thrown on the ground, with the women serving plenty of home made food such as fried chicken and berry cobblers that they had worked so lovingly to prepare. The older family members visited while the children played games and picked wild flowers. It really was 'the good old days.' Robert Burkhart recalls seeing his home (Everett and Alta Burkhart) and his grandparents home (Ed and Ida Burkhart)being set fire on the day they left Cape Galena. 'I remember walking across the field and looking back to see the house on fire. I was about 5 years old. We all got in the model-T and left' File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/camden/cemeteries/caldwell35gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb