Ozark County Missouri Delp Cemetery

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A SURVEY OF OZARK COUNTY CEMETERIES 
Published by the Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society, 
Gainesville, MO 1989 
These surveys were done in 1986-1988 and were currant at that time. 
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Prepared by Shirley M. Hassell Henry from the original publication. 
Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004. 
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Delp Cemetery
T23, R14, S17
Route Z south to 850, right to cemetery near D855 junction

Delp Cemetery  is  located  across  from  land  settled  by  the  James
Henderson Delp family, who came to the area in 1888 from  Kyle's  Ford,
TN.

The cemetery first consisted of two plots, and several years ago,  Dean
Haskins, a sixth generation descendant of James H. and Sarah Jane Delp,
cleared the area and installed a fence to combine the  burial  grounds.
Ahigh arched gate, with name cast in metal, has been installed  at  the
entrance by Baker relatives.

Four graves are marked head and foot with cotonrocks, and there may  be
other burials unmarked.

The information on the inscribed stones includes:

DELP, James H., 1st Lt. Co. G Reg. Tenn. Cav. Civil War, 8 Nov 1827-3 Nov 1900
DELP, Sara J. (Sarah Jane Kyle Herd Delp), 1830-1906
FROST, Herbert S., 12 Mar 1903-21 Mar 1903
LAWSON, Joseph P. (born in Tennessee), died 
6 Apr. 1896
PRUCE or PRUCELL, A., no other information on stone.