ozark county missouri , old Herndon 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 -------------- Prepared by Willa-Beth Olson and Shirley Henry from the original publication. Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004. ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by: © Willa-Beth Olson © Compiled by: Ozark Co. Gen. & Historical Society ==================================================================== J. Vernie Hicks Compiles Herndon Cemetery Inscriptions J. Vernie Hicks, an Ozark countian now living in Springfield, has compiled information on the old Herndon Cemetery and on inscriptions from the headstones there. Lying along a county road about two miles north of Almartha near Spring Creek, the cemetery, long a public burial ground, was deeded in 1897 to the public by S. C. and Lucinda Herndon for the use of the "inhabitants of Ozark and Douglas counties." S. C. Herndon, who died in 1897, several months before the deed was registered, was buried in the cemetery which now carries his family name. The first burial in Herndon Cemetery with a dated stone is of John W. Orcutt, Jan. 14, 1868-March 24, 1870. "But it has been said that several were buried there before and during the war between the states," Hicks reports. There are 214 known graves in the cemetery, 138 with headstones and 76 marked with rocks. No estimate of the number of unknown burials has ever been made. Here is the headstone inscription information compiled from the marked graves by Hicks: Bennett, Albert B., July 18, 1872-Nov. 4, 1881 Bennett, Charles B., July 21, 1879-July 29, 1913 Bennett, James, Co. B. 16th Mo. Cal. Vol., March 10, 1844-May 25, 1926 Bennett, Louis, Nov. 19, 1901-Oct. 28, 1907 Bennett, Margaret, Jan. 16, 1855-Feb. 28, 1927 Boyer, Laura Ethel, April 1, 1895-Nov. 9, 1899 Boyer, Oscar Waren, June 8, 1893-Feb. 19, 1908 Burch, Ella, Jan. 18, 1870-July 31, 1915 Burch, Terry, Aug. 4, 1848-Dec. 10, 1911 Burton, Willie, Jan. 9, 1882-Nov. 5, 1901 Case, Mary Ellen, Oct. 16, 1869-Jan. 9, 1930 Casteel, Ora E. Oxley, Dec. 4, 1892-Oct. 30, 1971 Conrad, Mahala, Feb. 15, 1811-Dec. 23, 1896 Dean, N. J., June 8, 1852-Jan. 18, 1916 Denney, Clara, April 15, 1967-Feb. 3, 1915 (birth year probably 1867) Denney, John, Dec. 23, 1863-Nov. 21, 1942 Denney, Lenna B., Feb. 23, 1903-Oct. 9, 1913 Denny, Lonnie, Feb. 10, 1894-April 5, 1917 Denney, Nona, Sept. 28, 1887-Jan. 24, 1918 Dye, Henry, Aug. 8, 1837-May 9, 1916 Dye, Jake, Jan. 30, 1913-Jan. 30, 1913 Dye, Jeptha, Jan. 24, 1870-Aug. 16, 1905 Dye, Leslie, Dec. 5, 1898-Sept. 25, 1899 Dye, Margaret L., Jan. 8, 1848-May 12, 1903 Dye, Priscilla, Jan. 20, 1806-Nov. 7, 1878 Dye, Sarah L., Dec. 26, 1872-Dec. 12, 1941 Dye, Tommy R. Feb. 6, 1874-June 13, 1931 Filbeck, Mary Marinthy, Aug. 1, 1885-Aug. 25, 1888 Frazier, Davil L., Feb. 16, 1832-March26, 1908 Frazier, Ercell, March 12, 1909-July 13, 1909 Frazier, Ernest E., July 18, 1900-Jan. 28, 1919 Frazier, infant daughter of H. J. and M. A. Frazier, born and died Jan. 21, 1890 Frazier, infant son of H. J. and M. A. Frazier, born and died June 19, 1897 Frazier, Mazey Jane, Jan. 23, 1891-Aug. 11, 1892 Frazier, Robert L., April 5, 1869-Feb. 14, 1880 Frazier, Stonewall J., June 4, 1871-Feb. 2, 1919 Fry, Benjamin, Okla. Tec. WWII, June 21, 1921-Nov. 27, 1947 Fry, Elsie P., May 26, 1891- (no other date) Fry, George, July 5, 1876-Nov. 10, 1955 Fry, Harvey H., July 7, 1887-Aug. 30, 1888 Fry, James M., May 1, 1848-June 19, 1901 Fry, Nancy P., March 15, 1855-Aug. 16, 1937 Fry, Olive, Oct. 27, 1881-Aug. 18, 1892 Herndon, Dicey, Sept. 15, 1869-Sept. 3, 1878 Herndon, Rev. G. W., Jan. 24, 1849-Aug. 19, 1926 Herndon, Lucinda, July 23, 1831-Jan. 1, 1912 Herndon, Martha A., Feb. 23, 1841-March 10, 1921 Herndon, Phebe C., Oct. 22, 1821-Aug. 14, 1862 Herndon, Stephen C., Dec. 2, 1821-Mar. 27, 1897 Hicks, Arthur F., Co. M 40 U.S.V. Inf., 1868-1915 Isham, Myria Sue, infant daughter of Carl and Maxine Isham, born and died Jan. 11, 1945 James, Mary (Polly), 1825-1891 James, Sarah, Feb. 16, 1803-July 19, 1880 James, W. M., 1st Lt. Co. B. 16th Mo. Cal., Jan. 22, 1833-Jan. 15, 1875 Kay, Little Oka, daughter of Thomas A. and Carrie Kay, died Aug. 10, 1890, age 5 months, 28 days Manar, J. A., Feb. 9, 1870-Dec. 19, 1893 Manar, J. H., ______-Feb. 10, 1892 Miller, Mary Jane, Dec. 10, 1856-Aug. 2, 1930 Miller, Polly H. Mar., 3, 1812-April 14, 1893 Miller, Robert, Feb. 3, 1812-Dec. 16, 1891 Miller, Robert Perry, April 26, 1854-Nov. 11, 1932 Morgan, Clarence E., Sept. 14, 1877-Mar. 26, 1948 Morgan, Rosa, April 30, 1855-April 3, 1919 Orcutt, John W., Jan. 14, 1868-Mar. 24, 1870 Oxley, John C., Mar. 17, 1889-Aug. 2, 1964 Oxley, Moline, Feb. 17, 1913-.Nov. 2, 1918 Oxley, Reba, 1929-1935 Oxley, Ruby, 1915-1918 Oxley, Ruby Alene, Sept. 21, 1915-Sept. 15, 1918 Parker, A. G., Jan. 27, 1841-Aug. 10, 1873 Parker, Etna, Sept. 5, 1895-April 12, 1950 Parker, Lawrence B., Mar. 14, 1893-Nov. 5, 1961 Parker, Nola Fay, infant, June 7, 1925-June 19, 1925 Parker, Ray, infant, Feb. 1, 1919-April 18, 1919 Parnell, Carrie Ethel, Jan. 27, 1897-Feb. 11, 1897 Parnell, Esther L., Mar. 5, 1870-Aug. 3, 1884 Parnell, David C., June 3, 1861-May 7, 1877 Parnell, Fannie, July 7, 1898-Dec. 30, 1901 Parnell, Jocob, May 7, 1877-Feb. 2, 1895 Parnell, Mary A., April 5, 1831-Feb. 2, 1913 Parnell, Z. O., Aug. 4, 1819-Jan. 1, 1887 Piland, Alta, Oct. 19, 1886-Jan. 6, 1888 Piland, Julia A., Oct. 6, 1859-July 14, 1927 Piland, J. W., Dec. 20, 1861-Dec. 18, 1910 Prock, Elizabeth, July 11, 1866-Feb. 17, 1940 Prock, H. B., April 18, 1861-April 4, 1943 Prock, Infant son of H. B. and E. E. Prock, Mar. 15, 1909-Mar. 17, 1909 Prock, Mary E., April 5, 1867-April 30, 1889 Prock, Omar D., Sept. 18, 1915-Nov. 8, 1915 Ragsdale, Oct. 31, 1885------(no other dates) Riley, A. J., Mar. 3, 1868-June 3, 1843 Riley, E. L., Mar. 12, 1863-June 3, 1943 Riley, Martha A., May 18, 1902-July 5, 1929 Riley, Sofia, May 8, 1908-Aug. 20, 1909 Riley, W. R., June 22, 1900-Jan. 15, 1902 Robertson, John, June 29, 1861-May 17, 1938 Robertson, Martha, Mar. 30, 1868-Oct. 24, 1954 Rugherford, ________, 1856-1944 Scott, Glen S., June 28, 1916-Sept. 28, 1947 Scott, G. W., _______-Jan. 7, 1887 Scott, Infant daughter of G. W. and W. C. Scott, no dates Scott, Jacob W., Dec. 12, 1882-Oct. 27, 1928 Scott, Maggie L., Nov. 24, 1889-Sept. 25, 1947 Scott, O. W., _______-Sept. 10, 1886 Shindler, J. B., no dates given Shindler, Masisa Jane, April 16, 1851-Sept. 23, 1893 Shindler, Orville E., Nov. 11, 1903-Dec. 19, 1926 Shipman, Jack, Dec. 9, 1856-Dec. 11, 1893 Shirman, Anne L., died Feb. 14, 1965, age 87 years Shirman, Jim, 1911-Mar. 7, 1922 Shirman, Milton H., died Mar. 19, 1919 Shoup, Van, died April 17, 1932 Smith, Martin M., Sept. 24, 1866-Aug. 18, 1890 Stafford, Robert T., April 9, 1847-Jan. 22, 1886 Stewart, Helen Maribelle, 1921-1923 Stewart, Herndon T., Nov. 26, 1893-Feb. 10, 1919 Stewart, Julia F., July 29, 1869-Aug. 23, 1933 Stewart, Justus H., June 21, 1851-Aug. 23, 1941 Stewart, Laura Belle, Dec. 11, 1863-Oct. 23, 1951 Stewart, Lawrence C., July 1902-May 1906 Stewart, Leona, April 30, 1901-June 28, 1920 Stewart, Margaret DeArmond, Dec. 6, 1840-Oct. 16, 1918 Stewart, Martha E., Sept. 26, 1889-Aug. 11, 1965 Stewart, William Beecher, July 13, 1859-Oct. 2, 1933 Stewart, William Homer, Nov. 29, 1885- June 18, 1965 Stewart, William P., Dec. 22, 1820-Mar. 7, 1899 Thompson, Barney, May 22, 1892-Aug. 21, 1893 Thompson, C. M. Feb. 26, 1872-Mar. 6, 1909 Thompson, Hannah M., Oct. 28, 1949-Feb. 20, 1939 Thompson, Inez, infant daughter of Roy and Jessie Thompson, born and died Aug. 24, 1917 Thompson, John W., Co. B. 16th Mo. Cal., Dec. 19, 1844-Mar. 14, 1931 Thompson, Mary Jane, Mar. 26, 1832-Mar. 19, 1914 Ward, A. W., Nov. 29, 1819-Feb. 12, 1899 Ward, G. G., Sept. 23, 1868-June 15, 1901 Welch, John L., Jan. 9, 1825-Sept. 9, 1908 Welch, J. S., Aug. 11, 1865-______ Welch, M. E., Sept. 5, 1866-April 29, 1933 Welch, Winnie C., Jan. 27, 1854-Aug. 13, 1917