FITZSIMMONS CEMETERY, Laclede County, Missouri On East Highway 32 in Section 16, Township 34 North, Range 15 West. Turn right (south) on a dirt lane, go through the gate and up to the barn. The cemetery begins on the side of the barn (south) and goes east. We found 22 stones, but more graves could be there. Inside a fence: Buster, Abner 13 Nov. 1861 - 12 Mar 1929 Buster, Emma (wife of Abner) 11 Feb 1869 - 26 Oct 1918 Buster, Katy L. (Kathy Lucinda, dau of Abner and Emma) 7 Sep 1908 - 8 Nov 1909 Large rock that could mark a grave Row 1: Fitzsimmons, Thomas 8 Nov 1835 - Aug 1920 Fitzsimmons, Mary Jane (d/o John & Martha) 19 Aug 1848 - 15 Oct 1907 Row 2: Fitzsimmons, George F 18 Mar 1837 - 6 Apr 1873 Fitzsimmons, John 12 Jan 1824 - 17 July 1878 Fitzsimmons, Martha 3 Oct 1825 - 29 Nov 1863 Footstone with the initials SEG (could belong to Susan E. Garr) Row 3: Grigsby, Catherine 25 June 1807 - 11 Aug 1880 Prock, J. H. 13 July 1873 - 26 Nov 1932 Ivey, Polly died 1 Jan 1879, aged 26 years Two more unmarked stones Row 4: Unmarked stone Yates, Wiley Yates, America Garr, Fount M 1 Oct 1844 - 6 Mar1932 Garr, Susan E (his wife) 25 Nov 1850 - 27 Mar 1929 Row 5: Turner, Perry G Jan 1862, aged 45 years Row 6: Mattingley, J F 22 Aug 1866 - 4 Apr 1927 Emma Buster died during the flu epidemic following World War I. Abner Buster was a blacksmith by trade. Their daughters, Racheal (married a Thomas) and Emma were raised by Thomas and May Fitzsimmons. ==================================================================== 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. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Checita Hoke ====================================================================