Bethel Family Cemetery

submitted by Gregory L. Bone
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The Bethel Cemetery is located on private property (SE 1/4, SW 1/4, Section 1, Township 22, Range 32) in the Bunker Hill community of McDonald County, Missouri. The property is located on the West side of County Road W, approximately 0.80 miles south of the W & State Highway 76 intersection. (Approximate GPS Coordinates: Latitude N 36 deg 39 min 12 sec, Longitude W 94 deg 20 min 50 sec)

Cemetery History

Information herein based upon field inspection and writings by William Hiram Baker, April 12, 1947.

"Graveyards of the Community"

"The Bethel Graveyard, located on the farm now owned by W H Baker and Mrs Gertie Baker, his wife, was the only cemetery near for many years. In this graveyard were buried:"

FAMILY_NAM

FIRST_NAME

DATE_BORN

YEAR_BORN

LOCATION_B

DATE_DIED

YEAR_DIED

LOCATION_D

APPROXIMAT

COMMENTS

INSCRIPTIO

Anderson

Harve

 

 

 

 

1887

 

-

Dates Approximate; Grave Unmarked

 

Anderson

Lettie Jane

 

 

 

 

1912

 

-

Dates Approximate; Grave Unmarked

 

Baker

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

1897

 

-

Wife of Hiram Baker

 

Baker

Hiram

3/15/2008

1818

 

3/17/2008

1902

Pineville, Missouri

84

Private, Company K, 2nd (New) Regiment Missouri Volunteers, Light Artillery, Civil

"Co. K., 2 Mo. L.A."

Baker

William Hiram

3/21/2008

1881

 

8/6/2008

1954

Pineville, Missouri

73

Grave Unmarked

 

Baker

Gertrude

3/9/2008

1885

 

2/22/2008

1970

Rogers, Arkansas

85

Grave Unmarked

 

Barber

James M.

5/3/2008

1837

 

2/2/2008

1881

Pineville, Missouri

44

Born In Piensseloier County, New York

"Sacred To The Memory of James M. Barber"

Bethel

N.D.

8/15/2008

1827

 

9/3/2008

1893

 

66

 

"Remember friends as you pass on, As you are now so once was I, As I am now you will be.  So take up your Cros

Bethel

Naomi E.

5/28/2008

1817

 

6/22/2008

1895

 

78

 

 

Bethel

Bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

Early Day of Cemetery

 

Gillmore

William W.

5/14/2008

1861

 

7/18/2008

1881

 

20

 

 

Gillmore

(Infant Son)

 

 

 

7/21/2008

1882

 

-

Infant Son of Willliam and Mary Ann Gillmore

 

Gillmore

Mary Ann

9/6/2008

1866

 

9/22/2008

1886

 

20

Daughter of J.G. and S.E. Stillions

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"

Hanks

Jonathan

 

1827

 

 

1886

 

59

 

 

Stillions

Stella E.

10/22/2008

1869

 

 

1904

 

35

Wife of Cash Little

 

Turner

G.D.

 

1823

 

 

1882

 

59

Husband of S. Ginda Turner

 

Turner

S. Ginda

4/4/2008

1823

 

6/16/2008

1882

 

59

Wife of G.D. Turner