MORGAN WALKER FAMILY CEMETERY, JACKSON CO., MO

Located on the grounds of the James Lewis Elementery School, on a small hill overlooking the 
school (about 34 or 40 yards from the school building).

All of the original stones are gone (apparently stolen). There is an big old marker base left and 
two newer monuments, one at the entrance of the cemetery and the other a short distance away. 
There is a lot of glass from broken beer bottles. The monument at the entrance states 5 known 
burials with full dates.The other monument talks about how William Clarke Quantrell got his 
infamous Civil War guerilla start on the Morgan Walker Farm. 

WALKER CEMETERY KNOWN BURIALS:
  
FRANKLIN, Sarah Jane    dau. of John & Lucy Franklin    born Oct.21,1837- died Jan. 5, 1840
 
WALKER, James Morgan     died Sept. 7, 1866     age 72 yrs. 6 months 14 days
  
WALKER, Polly     wife of James M. Walker      died Oct. 6, 1876       age 74y 6m 26d 
 
WALKER, Dudley       son of J.M. & P.Walker       died Dec.18, 1839       age 6m
  
WALKER, Jefferson       son of J.M.&P. Walker       died 1840        age 8years 8days  

According to family members there are more than 5 people there. 

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