Dockery Cemetery, Livingston County, MO

This cemetery is located in Jackson Twp., (S14-T59W-R25N) about 1 mile north 
of Lily Grove Church. The road leading to it has long been abandoned and the 
cemetery is untended. There are numerous "lost" graves here and many more are 
marked only with native stones. Although most of these stones show no 
inscriptions, accompanying footstones make it clear whether the grave is of an 
adult or child. The center of the cemetery has a large amount of open space, giving 
one the impression of a span of unmarked graves. 

Close to the center is a grave covered with a large slab of limestone, measuring 
about 4 feet by 8 feet. The slab sits atop smaller slabs -- about 16 inches square and 
sitting up on edge -- resembling a mausoleum. At this time (1964) some of the 
vertical slabs have caved in and the grave is partly open. Stories vary as to the 
identity of person buried here. One legend says that at those times when funerals 
were held here, the coffins were carried on the slab. Although the stone probably 
weighs more than 300 pounds, one particular gentleman was able to carry one end 
by himself. When he died, the slab was placed over his grave. According to Anna 
(Dockery) Burgess in "A Place Called Poosey" (recorded by Roy C. Hicklin, 1982), 
"Old man Freel, the one the first school was named after, was one of the first, if not 
the first that was buried here. The date of his death is unknown. Freel has no 
headstone, but has the distinction of having a very large slab of stone across his 
grave." 

An inventory of this cemetery was made in 1964 by Mrs B.F. Hoover, Mrs. Vernal 
Ralston and Mrs. Delbert Hesler, who not only recorded the names and dates but 
also noted information regarding certain family relationships. Additional notations 
have since been added making it unclear which specific data actually appears on the 
headstones. Please beware of possible errors. 

ANDERSON
Samuel W.
1809
1886
husband of Mary

ANDERSON
Mary
1809
1888
wife of Samuel W. ANDERSON

ARBUCKLE
Stanley
04 May 1798
29 Jul 1846
husband of Clara DOCKERY; dates from 
family records

ARBUCKLE
Clara (DOCKERY)
04 Feb 1802
12 Feb 1879
dau of George & Patsy (EMBRY) 
DOCKERY; wife of Stanley ARBUCKLE; 
dates from family records

ARBUCKLE
John (William)
17 Feb 1822
26 Dec 1912
son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY)
ARBUCKLE; husband of Sarah A. GEE; 
born in Garrard Co., KY

ARBUCKLE
Sarah Ann (Sallie) 
(GEE)
1869
dau of William & Nancy GEE; wife of John William ARBUCKLE; 
date from family records

ARBUCKLE
Francis M. (Marion)
29 Jan 1838
14 Aug 1874
son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; stone is down

ARBUCKLE
George W.
1830
1874
son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; husband of Christine KRAUSE

ARBUCKLE
Christine (KRAUSE)
03 Jan 1838
01 Jan 1907
dau of Rachel KRAUSE; wife of George W. ARBUCKLE

ARBUCKLE
William L.
1859
1939
son of George ARBUCKLE

ARBUCKLE
Mary J.
1862
1916

ARBUCKLE
Rachel A.
28 Sep 1865
19 Feb 1902

2 or more unmarked graves south of Rachel A. ARBUCKLE

ASHBY
Isaac
11 Jan 1819
07 Apr 1904
husband of Judith 

ASHBY
Judith
16 Jan 1816
18 Mar 1904
wife of Isaac ASHBY; "Lonely the home 
and sad the house since our dear parents 
have gone; but oh, a brighter home than 
ours, in Heaven now is their own"

ASHBY
Martha A. (ROSS)
02 Dec 1890
age 59y 8m 15d; dau of Joseph & Margaret ROSS; wife of William ASHBY

ASHBY
Ada
29 Jul 1872
age 1y 2m 1d; dau of William & Martha (ROSS) ASHBY

ASHBY
Sarah E.
10 Feb 1837
22 May 1872
wife of Sanford B. ASHBY

ASHBY
Sanford E.
17 May 1872
age 12d; son of Sanford & Sarah ASHBY
7 or more unmarked graves north of Isaac ASHBY; 1 native stone & 2 
unmarked graves south of Sanford E. ASHBY

BOYLE
Dempsy Henry
1888
Dec 1923
son of William J. & Sarah Alice (POE) BOYLE; husband of Lulie M. SNIDOW

BOYLE
Lulie May (SNIDOW)
13 May 1889
23 Oct 1964
dau of George & Luella (ARBUCKLE) SNIDOW; wife of Dempsy H. BOYLE

BOYLE
Maude Marie
1911
1911

BRIEGEL
Carolina
31 Dec 1865
age 73y; mother of Valentine & John 
BRIEGEL; born in Germany

BRIEGEL
Nancy (ARBUCKLE)
1824
1880
dau of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) 
ARBUCKLE; wife of John BRIEGEL; 
dates from family records

BRIEGEL
Willis M.
08 Nov 1882
age 35y 1m 19d; son of John & Nancy 
(ARBUCKLE) BRIEGEL; 1st husband of Missouri A. DOCKERY?

BRIEGEL
C.W.B.
footstone? south of Willis M. BRIEGEL
1 native stone & 5 unmarked graves south of C.W.B.

BRUMMITT
Sarah
14 Mar 1873
age 60y; wife of William BRUMMITT
3 native stones south of Sarah BRUMMITT

CHUMBLEY
Robert
1828
1917
husband of Louisa Jane

CHUMBLEY
Louisa 
Jane
31 Mar 1875
age 42y 2m 16d; wife of Robert CHUMBLEY
1 native stone between CHUMBLEY & DOCKERY

CLARK
Sciatha (DOCKERY)
1847
1873
dau of George & Matilda (HOUSE) DOCKERY; 1st wife of William Weston 
(Bill) CLARK; same stone as Nancy DOCKERY & Paulina VANDERPOOL
 
CLARK
Mary (KRAUSE)
28 Jul 1874
age 32y 2m 18d; dau of Rachel KRAUSE; 
2nd wife of William Weston (Bill) CLARK

CURTIS
Mahala E. (HOUSE)
27 Sep 1878
age 21y 9m 7d; dau of Minton & Martha 
(DOCKERY) HOUSE; wife of John L. CURTIS

DAVIDSON
Willis M. (Monroe)
22 Oct 1891
age 31y 3m 2d; son of John A. & Sarah 
Elizabeth (DOCKERY) DAVIDSON
5 native stones between DAVIDSON & WARE

DOCKERY
George 
(Sr.)
his wife, Patsy EMBRY, reportedly 
returned to Kentucky after George's death

DOCKERY
Burrill
son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Alexander
15 Dec 1803
20 Sep 1851
age 47y 9m 5d; son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; husband of 
Nancy WARE

DOCKERY
Nancy (WARE)
05 Oct 1874
age 70y 11days; wife of Alexander 
DOCKERY; "Blessed are the dead, etc."

DOCKERY
Mary Jane
04 Jun 1845
age 1y 4m 5d; dau of Rev. Willis E. & Sarah E. (McHANEY) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
George (Jr.)
17 Dec 1882
age 77y 6m; husband of Matilda HOUSE

DOCKERY
Matilda (HOUSE)
24 Sep 1886
age 77y; wife of George DOCKERY Jr.

DOCKERY
John (White)
1844
1927
son of George & Matilda (HOUSE) DOCKERY; husband of Eliza Jane 
BRIEGEL; dates from family records

DOCKERY
Eliza Jane (BRIEGEL)
1850
1919
dau of John & Nancy (ARBUCKLE) BRIEGEL; wife of John (White) 
DOCKERY; dates from family records

DOCKERY
Robert (Old Bob)
02 Dec 1810
02 Dec 1894
son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; 1st md Allie EMBRY (died in 
Kentucky); 2nd md Huldy A. MORRIS; 3rd md Penelope PULLIAM; "At rest"

DOCKERY
Huldy A. (MORRIS)
Jul 1850
age 31y 6m; 2nd wife of Robert DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Penelope (PULLIAM)
17 Dec 1879
age 49y 2m 21d; 3rd wife of Robert DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Alexander (Mink)
son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Elizabeth

DOCKERY
Elizabeth
wife of Alexander (Mink) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Ashford
11 Feb 1841
24 May 1911
son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Eliza J. 
BLACKBURN

DOCKERY
Eliza J. (BLACKBURN)
17 Feb 1848
dau of Rankin & Sarah BLACKBURN; wife of Ashford DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Henry
22 Nov 1845
09 Nov 1907
son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Mary E.

DOCKERY
Mary E.
26 May 1857
wife of Henry DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Genetty
14 Jan 1878
age 5m 13d; dau of Henry & Mary E. DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Walter
18 Jul 1880
age 9m 9d; son of Henry & Mary E. DOCKERY
 
DOCKERY
Willis
10 Mar 1951
age 95y 3m 8d; son of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY; husband of 
Elizabeth (Lizzie) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Lizzie (DOCKERY)
20 Aug 1863
23 Jan 1925
dau of George Washington (Tim) DOCKERY; wife of Willis DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Carrie
27 Jun 1889
29 Dec 1893
dau of Willis & Elizabeth (DOCKERY) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
John P.
20 Mar 1860
30 Apr 1883
son of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY

DOCKERY
Angeline
20 Jan 1864
22 Dec 1879
dau of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY; stone down & broken

DOCKERY
Nancy
1827
1869
same stone as Sciatha (DOCKERY) CLARK & Paulina VANDERPOOL

DOCKERY
Harry N.
22 Mar 1888
24 Oct 1931
husband of Dora CRAWFORD

DOCKERY
Alexander
26 Jan 1829
27 Sep 1903
age 74y 8m 1d; husband of Mahala G. DOCKERY; converted & united with 
Shelburne Baptist Church 25 Jan 1872

DOCKERY
Mahala G. (DOCKERY)
04 Apr 1832
14 Oct 1891
dau of Alexander & Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; wife of Alexander 
DOCKERY; united with Shelburne Baptist Church & was baptized 23 May 1869

1 unmarked grave south of Alexander DOCKERY; 7 native stones & 4 
unmarked graves south of Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; 4 native stones north 
& 4 native stones east of George DOCKERY Jr.; 3 native stones south of 
Huldy A. (MORRIS) DOCKERY; 3 native stones south of Penelope 
(PULLIAM) DOCKERY; 4 native stones north of Carrie DOCKERY (under 
cedar trees)

EMBRY
Gideon
09 Oct 1824
24 Feb 1893
age 68y 4m 15d; husband of Pauline J. DOCKERY

EMBRY
Pauline J. (DOCKERY)
07 Jul 1829
01 May 1917
age 87y 9m 24d; dau of Alexander & Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; wife of 
Gideon EMBRY

EMBRY
Alexander H.
1846
1892
son of Gideon EMBRY; 2nd husband of Missouri A. DOCKERY

EMBRY
Missouri Ann (DOCKERY)
1848
1899
dau of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; 1st md Willis BRIEGEL; 2nd 
md Alexander H. EMBRY

EMBRY
E. Manser
1878
1893
son of Alexander & Missouri (DOCKERY) EMBRY

1 native stone east of Gideon EMBRY; 1 native stone next to E. Manser 
EMBRY

GEE
William
23 Aug 1823
15 Aug 1906
son of William & Nancy GEE; husband of Tabetha S. ARBUCKLE

GEE
Tabetha S. (ARBUCKLE)
21 Aug 1827
09 Feb 1905
dau of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; wife of William GEE; "The 
golden gates were open wide / a gentle voice said 'come' and angels from 
the other side welcomed my dear father & mother home" marker erected 
by Sarah M. (GEE) WHITTECAR (buried at Bratton Cemetery)

GEE
Clarissa Caroline
04 Jan 1859
age 7y 4m 22d; dau of William & Tabetha (ARBUCKLE) GEE

GEE
William Eleander (Alexander)
04 Jan 1859
age 6y 1m 1d; son of William & Tabetha (ARBUCKLE) GEE

GEE
04 Nov 1866
age 6wks; infant dau of Squire Maryland & Eleanor P. (ROBINSON) GEE 
(buried at Shelburne Cemetery)

GEE
22 Feb 1869
infant dau of Squire Maryland & Eleanor P. (ROBINSON) GEE (buried 
at Shelburne Cemetery)

1 unmarked grave south of GEE infant

HARVEY
Rudy E.
01 Sep 1896
age 1y 1m 17d; dau of John & L.M. HARVEY

HOUSE
M.P.
18 Mar 1814
28 June 1908
husband of Martha Ann (Patsy) DOCKERY 

HOUSE
Patsy (DOCKERY)
19 May 1816
26 Aug 1881
age 65y 3m 7d; dau of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; wife of 
Minton Peery (Mint) HOUSE

HOUSE
Woodson T.
1846
1874
son of Minton & Patsy (DOCKERY) HOUSE; husband of Libby RANDOLPH

HUMPHREYS
William R.
09 Feb 1841
15 Jun 1930
husband of Mahulda A. GEE

HUMPHREYS
Mahulda Ann (GEE)
24 Mar 1845
06 Jan 1907
dau of Henry & Anna (DOCKERY) GEE; 
wife of William Robert HUMPHREYS

HUMPHREYS
William H. (Billie)
22 Dec 1876
age 11m 6d; son of William & Mahulda (GEE) HUMPHREYS

IRONS
22 Dec 1852
31 Apr 1924
wife of J.E. IRONS

KRAUSE (KROUSE)
Rachel
23 Jan 1892
age 84y 11m 8d; born in Germany

LEE
James
08 Feb 1882

LEE
Emily
17 Jul 1885

4 native stones south of James LEE

MASON
Bennie P.
20 Aug 1870
22 Nov 1870
son of James M. & Matilda Ann (ARBUCKLE) MASON (buried at 
Shelburne Cemetery)

3 native stones & 7 unmarked graves north of Bennie MASON

MOORE
Nancy E. (Elizabeth)
21 Nov 1850
03 Jul 1909
dau of Alexander & Mahala (DOCKERY) 
DOCKERY; 1st md John WOLDRIDGE; 
2nd md Dr. John MOORE

MORRIS
Oliver
son of Henry & Nancy MORRIS; husband 
of Elizabeth MASTERS

MORRIS
Elizabeth (MASTERS)
dau of Moses & Nancy (EMBRY) MASTERS; wife of Oliver MORRIS

MORRIS
Henry
08 Dec 1855
03 Dec 1857


MORRIS
Willie
19 Dec 1867
27 Sep 1868


NEFF
Mary Ann
13 Apr 1821
26 Feb 1898
age 76y 10m 13d; wife of Ebenezer B. NEFF

PARNELL
Alice C.
31 Aug 1885
age 5m 25d; dau of Sol & Mary (DOCKERY) PARNELL

PARNELL
Mary (DOCKERY)

(see SERVIS)
2 native stones south of Alice C. PARNELL

RANES
Carolanas
27 Jan 1858
09 Oct 1881
age 23y 8m 12d; son of William E. & Amanda RANES

RICE
Charlie F.
17 Feb 1891
age 2m 22d; son of L.C. & E.C. RICE

ROSSON
Charles
01 Aug 1803
10 Jul 1874
age 70y 11m 9d; husband of Mahala WARE; "In memory of"

ROSSON
Mahala (WARE)
13 Dec 1807
29 May 1875
age 67y 6m 16d; dau of Dudley & Allie WARE; wife of Charles ROSSON

ROSSON
J.R.
12 Feb 1870
son of J.M. ROSSON; infant or small child

4' x 8' rock slab & 5 unmarked graves south of J.R. ROSSON

SERVIS
Mary (DOCKERY)
04 May 1871
04 Dec 1936
dau of Alexander (Mink) & Elizabeth DOCKERY; 1st md Sol (Solomon?) 
PARNELL; 2nd md Amos STANBERRY (Civil War soldier); 3rd md Harrison 
SERVIS

1 native stone south of Mary (DOCKERY) SERVIS

SNIDOW
George H.
1867
1939
husband of Amanda L. ARBUCKLE

SNIDOW
Amanda Luella (ARBUCKLE)
1867
1945
dau of George & Christine (KRAUSE) ARBUCKLE; wife of George H. SNIDOW

SNYDER
William
14 May 1836
18 Sep 1900
husband of Isophelia? HOUSE; Co. G 18th Missouri Infantry, USA 
(gov't marker); "Death is but a path that must be trod if ever 
a man should pass to God"

SNYDER
Jimmy
1882
age 15y (drowned)

VANDERPOOL
Paulina
1837
1877
same stone as Sciatha (DOCKERY) CLARK & Nancy DOCKERY

WARE
Dudley
22 May 1784
09 Jan 1877
1st md Alley; 2nd md Delia Jane (Dicey) GEE, 1853; native stone & down

WARE
Alley
30 Sep 1787
13 Apr 1839
1st wife of Dudley WARE

WARE
Henry
10 Dec 1820
18 Jun 1837
native stone & down

WARE
William H.
08 Jan 1849
25 Oct 1903
husband of Rebecca C. 

WARE
Rebecca C.
31 Jul 1853
14 Dec 1886
wife of William H. WARE; "Jesus has come and borne thee home beyond the 
stormy blast"

WARE
Lilburn
20 Sep 1843
age 5d; son of Isham & Catherine WARE

WARE
Almyre
19 May 1844
age 4y 3m 16d; dau of Isham & Catherine WARE

WARE
Henry W.
08 Nov 1837
age 44d; son of Isham & Catherine WARE

1 native stone south of Henry WARE; 6 unmarked graves south of Almyre 
WARE; 3 native stones under 2 center cedar trees

WHORTON
Henry
1840
1911
husband of Sophia Anna NEFF

WHORTON
Sophia Anna (NEFF)
1848
1873
wife of Henry WHORTON

WOLDRIDGE
Annie L. (Lizzie)
08 May 1867
21 Oct 1875
dau of John & Nancy (DOCKERY) WOLDRIDGE

WOLDRIDGE
Nancy E. (DOCKERY)

(see MOORE)
In center of cemetery, a handmade cement marker appears to say: SARILDA

This material graciously transcribed from the written records by Bobby J. Wadsworth. 

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