Ozark County Missouri, Souder Cemetery ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm 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. ______________________________________________________________________________ Prepared by Shirley M. Hassell Henry from the original publication. Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004. ==================================================================== Souder Cemetery Records List Many Ozark County Pioneers Max Murphy, a member of the Souder Cemetery committee, has listed the names and dates from all of the headstones in the Souder Cemetery. The names gathered from these markers represent the pioneers, a number of them Civil War veterans, who settled in northern Ozark county and their descendants. Mr. Murphy's work was carried out during the summer months. The cemetery lies on a beautifully wooded slope on land dedicated by the George Souder family. Mr. and Mr. Lyle Murphy, the parents of Max Murphy, now live on the land homesteaded by George Souder. When Souder set aside land for the cemetery, there were several graves there marked by piles of rocks, probably made by Indians. Next to the cemetery is the Souder Church of Christ built in 1912. Mrs. Ora P. Murphy, who has attended every decoration held there since 1898, says that the church building was built as the community began to grow to give protection for meetings, singings and funerals. Mrs. Murphy in reminiscing about the cemetery writes: "When I was a little girl, there were four or five graves in the lower corner of the cemetery. I have been told that they were there before the Civil War and that they had rocks on them. People said that they were Indian graves. "The first decoration was in 1898. There were two platforms with an organ on each and there were two singing classes. One was the Brixey class and Ryley and May Harris led it. The other was the Spring Creek class and Dave Thomas led it. "In February, 1912, Grandma Mary Gardner's funeral was held in the church, and it was not quite finished. Hers was the first funeral in the church. "I attended the first decoration in 1898 and have been there every year since. I will be 78 years old this September 23. The first decorations were different from today. Flowers were all in baskets and Uncle Ramath Thornburg and Grandad Peter Murphy would make talks. All of the old soldiers would take flags and march around and put them on the soldier's graves. Then the crowd would march after them and decorate all the graves with flowers from their yards. "After the soldiers made their talks there was singing and pieces spoke by groups from different places. The crowd sat on seats made by putting boards over logs. "In 1911, when Minnie Price was buried, it rained so much a donation to build a church was begun and a year later funerals were held in the churchhouse." Mrs. Murphy was born Carrie Naugle, the daughter of Ben and Delevine (Loftus) Naugle on Sept. 23, 1886. Other daughters of the Naugles are Letty Stone and Ruby Shanks of Almartha. Carrie Naugle was married to the late Ora P. Murphy and to them two sons were born, Lyle and Joe. Here follows the cemetery record gathered by Max Murphy from the Souder Cemetery headstones: Allen, baby of Dell Allen 1948 - known to be buried here - no monument Alms, Charley F., 1887-1963 Altiser, Silas, 1871-1958 Arnold, Frank, Barley, Otto, 1950 - known to be buried here - no monument Beach, Cecil, 1912-1912 Beach, Charlie A., 1882-1946 Beach, Denton, 1919-1923 Beach, Doyle 1921-1921 Beach, Edgard, 1893-1959 Beach, Eliza H., 1844-1928 Beach, Hazel M., 1912-1949 Beach, J. L., 1867-1930 Beach, Maaud A., 1883-1919 Beach, Marcella, 1939-1939 Beach, Pearl, 1870-1940 Beach, Stillman A., 1838-1902 Beach, Willard E., 1887-1948 Beasley, Ettie Ann, 1877-1958 Beasley, Robert Wiley, 1871-1961 Bell, Jessie, 1888-1889 Bell, Tom, 1862-1894 Bolger, Lon, ____-1908 Breeding, Lieta, 1913-1918 Brown, Alva L., 1925-1626 Brown, David F., 1934-1939 Brown, Jane, 1854-1941 Brown, Zack R., 1884-1931 Brown, Mary, 1892-1914 Brown, S. O., 1866-1899 Brown, Walter, 1944 - known to be buried here - no monument Browning, Mary E., ____-1933 Browning, Ollie, 1881-1962 Bunner, Amanda M., 1846-1898 Burdan, Silvia O., 1893-1923 Burden, Delia Franklin, 1917-1930 Bushong, Lander, 1961 - known to be buried here - no monument Byerlee, Carol, 1946-1946 Byerlee, George S., 1849-1937 Byerlee, Laura Edith, 1915-1915 Byerlee, Louis Wm., 1879-1942 Byerlee, Mary R., 1858-1935 Byerlee, Roy Earl, 1942-1942 Byerlee, Troy Wm., 1934-1935 Byerley, Charles, Jr., 1930-1943 Byerley, Charley, 1896-1955 Byerley, Floyd J., 1887-1888 Byerley, Marion W., 1865-1920 Byerley, Mary E., 1865-1929 Byerley, Mrs. J., 1825-1878 Byerley, Phillip D., 1861-1949 Byerley, William M., 1855-1935 Conley, Buford, 1959 - known to be buried here - no monument Conley, John, 1958 - known to be buried here - no monument Conley, Harve, 1874-1943 Conley, Mary A., 1878-1942 Cook, Cinda, 1870-1915 Cook, J. A., 1827-1906 Cook, James Charles, 1954-1954 Cook, Jim, 1868-1932 Cook, Mary A., 1829-1910 Curtis, Glenda, 1951 - known to be buried here - no monument Curtis, Grace, 1955 - known to be buried here - no monument Curtis, Lowell T., 1922-1942 Daves, Pernelape A., 1889-____ Davis, Linda C., 1948-1948 Decker, Ida, 1871-1903 Decker, Phillip, 1855-1939 Dye, Bettie, 1856-1933 Edwards, Carl, 1879-1919 Edwards, Dorman Lynn, 1959-1959 Edwards, infant of J.P.Edwards Edwards, John P., 1847-1943 Edwards, Mary F., 1866-1941 Eliff, J., 1850-1883 Enloe, Allen C., 1864-1945 Enloe, Cora A., 1877-1957 Eslick, Chloe A., 1899-1963 Eslick, Veta Gwendolyn 1924-1933 Exline, Polly A., 1867-1931 Exline, Samuel A., 1858-1931 G., J. J., G., J. S., Gardner, A. J., 1864-1900 Gardner, Claude Albert, 1936-1937 Gardner, George W., 1874-1944 Gardner, H. V., 1868-1940 Gardner, Jackson, ____-1884 Gardner, Lenora, 1874-1963 Gardner, Mary Ann, ____-1912 Gardner, Monroe, 1889-1959 Gardner, Sarah E., 1869-1950 Gardner, T. P., 1871-1955 Gardner, Thomas A., 1887-1928 Garner Elizabeth, 1844-1934 Garner, J. H., 1870-1959 Garner, Nancy C., 1876-1946 Garton, Frederick, ____-1899 Garton, Ima F., 1881-1900 Garton, L. K., 1850-1913 Garton, Mary Alice, 1878-1893 Garton, Thomas, ____-1897 Goble, Norse, 1954 - known to be buried here - no monument Graham, Elpha N., 1886-1947 Graham, William M., 1881-1953 Growley, Phillip L., 1905-1907 Gunter, Charles, 1956 - known to be buried here - no monument Gunter, Jesse, 1944 - known to be buried here - no monument Gunter, Mr., 1945 - known to be buried here - no monument Hale, Andrew J., 1884-1940 Hale, Cora, 1886-1963 Hale, Irven, 1882-1948 Hale, Izzie F., 1894-1953 Handy, Bachel, 1836-1917 Hardwood, J. Leslie, 1892-1913 Harris, Benjamin G., 1868-1923 Harris, Cecil, 1950 - known to be buried here - no monument Harris, F. M., 1893-1895 Harris, James Arthur, 1881-1958 Harris, John R., 1843-1913 Harris, Joseph B., 1872-1899 Harris, L. J., 1888-1888 Harris, Missouri A., 1849-1932 Harris, Sarah M., 1865-1893 Harris, Riley, 1874-1938 Hatfield, Clara W., 1895-1896 Hawkins, A. G., 1831-1890 Hawkins, Clyde L., 1896-1898 Hawkins, Eunice, 1887-1910 Hawkins, Faney A., 1873-1873 Hawkins, Mary A., 1831-1919 Hawkins, Mary B., 1855-1933 Hawkins, Melissie Ann, 1858-1882 Hawkins, R. G., 1856-1937 Haynew, J. W. A., 1830-1890 Herndon, Athron, 1912-1913 Herndon, Marion, 1855-1932 Herndon, Nancy, 1852-1937 Herndon, Otis, Alvin, 1882-1963 Herndon, Velma, 1905-1906 Hesterlee, Lillian, 1909-1936 Hicks, W. W., High, Oickie, 1931-1934 High, Rata E., 1908-1934 Hoover Isaac, 1870-1941 Hoover, Maud L., 1880-1957 Ingram, Nathon Russell, 1909-1915 James, Dona, 1907-1907 James, H. G., 1869-1942 James, J., 1961 - known to be buried here - no monument James, Louise A., 1869-1917 James, M. R., 1877-1960 James, Mary, 1849-1931 James, W. M., 1830-1915 Kastning, J. W., 1852-1924 Kastning, Mary, 1858-1919 Kastning, Mintie G., 1891-1907 Kastning, Willie, 1889-1934 Kemper, Anna M., 1871-1953 Kemper, Herman 1865-1953 Lamar, Martha P., 1846-1913 Leach, Richard, Leek, Edith, 1886-1905 Leek, Eliza J., 1864-1962 Leek, George W., 1879-1955 Leek, John R., 1854-1901 Leek, Lydia J., 1879-1940 Liniger, August G., 1866-1937 Liniger, baby of Lyle Liniger 1952 - known to be buried here - no monument Liniger, James, ____1929 Liniger, Mary M. 1871-1956 Luna, Bluford M., 1873-1945 Luna, Della J., 1881-1912 Luna, Lou E., 1889-1934 Mackey, Arch, 1889-1960 Mackey, Charolett, 1940-1950 Mackey, Cora, 1890-1909 Mackey, Don, 1917-1917 Mackey, Dorthy Lee, 1943-1950 Mackey, Mable, Mackey, Martha, 1863-1933 Mackey, Monroe H., 1938-1962 Mackey, Monroe, 1818-1936 - - too long, error somewhere Mackey, Penelopy 1833-1909 Mackey, Ralph C., 1912-1960 Mahan, Alonzo, 1880-1962 Mahan, baby, 1961 - known to be buried here - no monument Mahan, Donna Marie, 1922-1925 Mahan, Edgie, 1886-1908 Mahan, Esca Rachell, 1902-1903 Mahan, Fred, 1893-1927 Mahan, Georgia Ann, 1858-1952 Mahan, Ross, 1899-1958 Mahan, William, 1848-1936 Martin, Thomas R., 1844-1909 Martin, Martha J., 1846-1934 Martin, Mary E., 1848-1909 Martin, Mrs. Bill, 1952 - known to be buried here - no monument Martin, T. R., 1857-1924 McKay, Pernettie J., 1860-1901 McKay, Robinson, 1829-1906 Miller, Lemuel E., 1865-1937 Miller, Minnie 1891-1911 Miller, Ola, 1958 - known to be buried here - no monument Morris, Byron V., 1848-1932 Morris, Cleo, 1885-1885 Morris, Eliza J., 1849-1932 Morris, Frank B., 1877-1947 Moss, George W., Murphy, Martha J., 1845-1930 Murphy, Ora P., 1875-1960 Murphy, Peter T., 1840-1915 Naugle, Carmon Otis, 1901-1903 Naugle, Elizabeth, 1849-1932 Naugle, Elmer H., 1892-1898 Naugle, Emery Clyde, 1904-1907 Naugle, Lena B., 1922-1923 Naugle, Logan, 1890-1946 Naugle, Mildred N., 1924-1926 Naugle, Nancy M., 1880-1953 Naugle, Nariges E., 1848-1920 Naugle, Nicholas, 1842-1925 Naugle, Norah R., 1849-1936 Naugle, Polly, 1843-1888 Naugle, Walter O., 1899-1899 Parker, A. G., 1862-1923 Parker, Mary A., 1866-1938 Parnell, Thomas, 1861-1863 Pender, Geraldine, 1930-1935 Pender, John, 1868-1933 Pender, Ellen, 1876-1937 Pendergraft, Richard, 1871-1928 Pitcock, Ella, 1874-1947 Pitcock, Fern, 1911-1911 Pitcock, George, 1868-1951 Plaster, Alexander, 1839-1906 Plaster, Clarence, ____-1921 Plaster, Elizabeth, 1845-1930 Plaster, George W., 1873-1958 Plaster, John R., 1831-1921 Plaster, Loran Dwain 1937-1938 Plaster, Marshel, 1864-1924 Plaster, Minnie B., 1903-1959 Plaster, Minnie Welch, 1879-1924 Porter, John, 1859-1901 Price, Annie, ____-1927 Prock, Neil, 1886-1960 Prock, O'Neil, 1936-1936 Ratliff, Malinda E., 1855-1928 Ratliff, Mary, 1829-1905 Ratliff, William H., 1852-1927 Rogers, Frank, 1899-1938 Rowlett, Allice, 1866-1935 Scott, Rose Etta, 1880-1959 Scott, William D., 1873-1954 Shanks, Grace, 1889-1922 Sherman, Ruth Souder, 1900-1923 Shindler, Elizann, 1833-1918 Shindler, George A., 1883-1951 Silva, J. D., 1862-1932 Silva, Ollie M., 1866-1927 Smith, Andy, 1954 - known to be buried here - no monument Smith, baby of Carl Smith, 1960 - known to be buried here - no monument Smith, Dora, 1879-1947 Smith, Edd, 1886-1920 Smith, Elizabeth C., 1852-1903 Smith, G. W., 1850-____ Smith, Gale, 1931-1944 Smith, George W., 1849-1923 Smith, H. E., 1853-1931 Smith, Harrison, 1811-1862 Smith, Lelah, 1907-1908 Smith, Margaaret J., 1871-1944 Smith, Mary, 1891-1930 Smith, Maudie, 1894-1925 Smith, Ruth, 1948 - known to be buried here - no monument Smith, Sanborn, 1952 - known to be buried here - no monument Smith, Walter, 1887-1952 Snelson, Alta Gilbert, 1903-1929 Snelson, Alyda, 1916-1920 Snelson, George J., 1871-1944 Snelson, Lora, 1885-1919 Snelson, Marshel, 1840-1917 Snelson, Pearl Stever, 1901-1922 Souder, Alice, 1870-1911 Souder, Beula, 1901-1930 Souder, Carrie Ann Gentry, 1885-1954 Souder, Clark, 1922-1924 Souder, Cleo, 1886-1920 Souder, Dora, 1874-1959 Souder, E. T., 1880-1929 Souder, Edgar E., 1880-1956 Souder, Fannie, 1964 - known to be buried here - no monument Souder, G. C., 1833-1906 Souder, George W., 1869-1936 Souder, H. N., 1876-1945 Souder, Horace E., 1904-1926 Souder, Isabell, 1960-1930 Souder, J. L., 1926-1929 Souder, Jackie D., 1935-1936 Souder, James H., 1880-1926 Souder, Jimmy B., 1944-1944 Souder, Mac, 1928-1930 Souder, Nora E., 1889-1899 Souder, Osa D., 1892-1960 Souder, Otta, 1854-1934 Souder, Sarah, 1857-1913 Sowder, Benjamine, 1860-1875 Sowder, Eliza, 1877-1880 Sowder, Lily, 1874-1877 Sowder, Louisa A., 1869-1870 Sowder, Louisa, 1841-1883 Sprig, Margaret, 1818-1897 Stout, Hannah E., 1831-1921 Strong, G. Sigle, 1864-1948 Strong, Ida, 1958 - known to be buried here - no monument Taylor, Beula, 1894-1900 Taylor, Burnell, 1922-1925 Taylor, Floyd Buoy, 1896-1942 Taylor, Hannah E., 1869-1955 Taylor, Lockeye, 1902-1923 Taylor, George W., 1866-1940 Thornburg, Sarah J., 1850-1916 Trantham, Don, 1914-1916 Trantham, Lou N., 1866-1912 Trantham, Ralph, 1907-1908 Trantham, Walter, 1887-1959 Upton, John F., 1864-1943 Upton, Sadie, 1883-1907 Upton, Sarah L., 1884-1933 Varner, Gradie, 1944 - known to be buried here - no monument Varner, Grady C., 1894-1944 Vaughn, J. F., 1868-1945 Vaughn, Mary, 1862-1904 Vincen, Flora E., 1891-1924 Wade, Douglas Perry 1947-1947 Wade, Lytha, Walker, Bettie, 1855-1927 Walker, Earl 1935-1936 Walker, Lula W., 1885-1925 Walker, Mary J., 1866-1944 Walker, Mary M., 1840-1919 Walker, Ollie Ellis, 1919-1922 Walker, Taylor E., 1887-1925 Walker, Thomas G., 1868-1948 Walker, Charles G., 1874-1957 Welch, Annie, Welch, Marshal, 1857-1928 Welch, Mary J., 1944 - known to be buried here - no monument Young, Mary E., 1869-1956 Young, May Harris, 1876-1960 Young, Samuel J., 1860-1924