Ozark County Missouri,  Cemeteries in Ozark County, Catherwood/Riggs Cemetery
A SURVEY OF OZARK COUNTY CEMETERIES NINETY-ONE BURIAL SITES INVENTORIED 1986 – 1988
By: Connie Lyons

With Cemetery Histories by Various Contributors And A Miscellaneous of information
This Volume includes a Reprint Of Twenty-Four Cemetery Inventories Published in 1985
Published by the Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society Gainesville, Missouri 1989
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Prepared by Willa-Beth Olson and Shirley Henry from the original publication.
Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004.

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Catherwood/Riggs Cemetery
T23, R15, S20
Route Z south, right on Z850, left on first pasture road

This cemetery takes the first  part  of  its  name  from  Sam  and  Mary
Catherwood who were early settlers on the land and are buried there. The
second part if the name comes from their daughter and her husband, Cindy
Catherwood Riggs and John Riggs, who inherited the  property,  which  is
now owned by one of  their  descendants,  Dolan  Hobbs.  The  Billingsly
family members buried here were related  to  the  Catherwood  and  Riggs
families.

There are three graves marked with fieldstones, one unmarked grave,  and
ten have headstones.

  The inscriptions on the headstones are;

Billingsly, James A., 8 Jan 1900-29 Oct 1918
Billingsly, Frances M., 30 Mar 1919-11 May 1921
Billingsly, infant, no dates
Billingsly, Helen, 1939
Billingsly, Samuel M., 11 Dec 1897-21 Aug 1951
Billingsly, Coy H., 11 Mar 1907-5 Aug 1945
Billingsly, Margaret, wife of Henry, 9 Nov 1877-
Billingsly, Henry, 1 Dec 1868-2 Dec 1931
Catherwood, Mary Ann, wife of Sam, 1837-21 Mar 1888
Catherwood, Sam, Co. K 29th Mo. Inf. Civil War, 24 Apr 1837-12 Sep 1904