Search billions of records on Ancestry.com

White Cemetery

Platte Township, Section 15 West

Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Whitesville, go east on State Highway 48, 0.5 mile to County Road 91, then north 2 miles to top of hill.  On west side of road there is a driveway into the field at what was once a homestead.  Must have landowner's permission to get to cemetery.  Drive up private driveway, around the west and north side of shed, through an open gate, turn east through another gate which must be opened/closed, turn back west through another gate that must be opened/ closed and then proceed north and west through a large cattle pasture to the timber line on the north edge of the pond.  Crawl under the barbed wire fence.  The cemetery is just north and west of the corner of the pasture.

Name

Inscription

Photograph(s)

White Cemetery

 

059 082

Allen, Rial

Rial Allen

Died Sep. 29, 1865

AE. 76 Y 7 M 12 D

131 132

Bowzer, Nevada

Nevada

daughter of John W. & Maria Bowzer

died June 28, 1865,

Aged 13 y'rs 5 m's

092 093 091

Briggs, William

(west)

William Briggs

Born May 30, 1828

Died Jan. 31, 1855

Aged 26 Y 8 M 1 D

112 113

C. R.

[R. C. footstone]

114

Clemmons, George W.

(west)

George W. Clemmons

Died Mar. 20, 1882

Aged 49 y's & 4 d's

Farewell my wife and children all

From you a father Christ doth call

Mourn not for me, it is vain

To call me to your sight again.

122 123 125

Clemmons, Laura E

Laura E.

Died Nov. 5, 1876

aged 2 y 2 m 18 d

Children of G. W. & Sarah Clemmons

124

Clemmons, Sarah A.

(east)

Sarah A.

Died July 11, 1861

aged 6 m 21 d

Children of G. W. & Sarah Clemmons

124

H., M. C.

[M. C. H. footstone]

128

Hunt, Laura

Laura Hunt

Born June 18, 1796

Died Nov. 15, 1866

126 127 137

Huston, Sarah A.

Sarah A.

wife of Wm. Huston

Died Dec. 24, 1878,

Aged 39 y's 9 m's 27 d's

Dearest wife thou hast left me

[Never] to meet on earth more

…but will meet us all in…

… that bright and shining shore

079 080 081

Joslin, Eli

(east)

Eli Joslin

Born Sep. 4, 1823

Died May 25, 1850

Each of us hopes to join you at last

On the beautiful heavenly shore.

060 062 063 064 067

Joslin, Eunice Evans

1805-1859

068

Joslin, John K.

(north)

John K. Joslin

Born Feb. 27, 1831

Died May 28, 1850

060 065

Joslin, Jonathan

(south)

Jonathan Joslin

Born May 3, 1844

Died Aug. 22, 1848

060 061 066

Joslin, Josiah

(north)

Josiah Joslin

Born Jan. 23, 1799

Died Dec. 12, 1886

What though his aged form decay

And moulder in the tomb;

His spirit lives in realms of day,

Enjoying endles bloom.

069 070 071 075

Joslin, Margret

(south)

Margret Joslin

Born Feb. 26, 1804

Died Jan. 31, 1889

What though her aged form decay

And moulder in the tomb;

Her spirit lives in realms of day,

Enjoying endless bloom.

069 072 073

S., B.

[B. S. footstone]

102

S., B.

[B. S. footstone]

106

Snyder, Elizabeth

Elizabeth

wife of S. Snyder

born in Pulaski Ky. Aug. 20, 1821

Died in Andrew Co. Mo. Aug. 27, 1873

Aged 52 y'rs 7 d's

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

133 134 135

Stingley, Adoni

Adoni[stone broken] Stingley

Died Oct. 30, 1859.

In the 20 y'r of his age.

094 103 105

Stingley, Ann

(west)

At rest

Our Father and Mother are gone,

They lie beneath the sod,

Dear parents tho' we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

(north)

Ann

wife of Eli Stingley

Died May 13, 1883

Aged 64 Y 8 M 28 D

095 096 097 100 098

Stingley, Eli+

(west)

At rest

Our Father and Mother are gone,

They lie beneath the sod,

Dear parents tho' we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

(south)

Eli Stingley

Died Feb. 1, 1874

Aged 61 Y 1 M 6 D

095 096 097 101 099

Stingley, Franklin

In Memory of Franklin,

son of Eli & Ann Stingley

Died May 22, 185[stone broken, 1858]

Aged 17 ys 3 ms 11 [ds]

107 108

Stinson, Arnestina

Arnestena

dau. of F. M. & M. E. Stinson

died Dec. 19, 1875

aged 1 y 5 m 5 d

A little flower of love

Transplanted now above.

083 084 085

Stinson, infant

Infant son of F. M. & M. E. Stinson

Died Oct. 15, 1872

089 090

Stinson, Willie

Willie

son of F. M. & M. E. Stinson

Died Nov. 5, 1872

aged 1 y 5 m

087 088

unknown

[footstone]

121

White, Lyman A.

(east)

Father Lyman A. White

Born Dec. 27, 1835

Died Jan. 9, 1883

Farewell my wife and children all,

From you a Father Christ doth call

Mourn not for me it is vain

To call me to your sight again.

109 110 111 104

Withrow, Edward H.

Edward H.

Died Sep. 21, 1872

Aged 4 Y 6 M 6 D

Children of A. J. & M. M. Withrow

115 117

Withrow, Mary M.

Mary M.

wife of A. J. Withrow

Died Oct. 3, 1888

Aged 55 y's 4 m's 23 d

129 130

Withrow, Oliver B.

Oliver B.

Died Aug. 28, 1871

Aged 7 Y 10 M 21 D

Children of A. J. & M. M. Withrow

115 116 117

Withrow, Wesley W

Wesley W.

Died Nov. 28, 1864

Aged 10 M

Children of A. J. & M. M. Withrow

115 116

+ Obituary available

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006

Gee, Henry [has tombstone at Fairview Cemetery]

Johnson, Salathael

Johnson, Velura

Reinhart, George W.

Wilson, John

©Photograph Andrew County Tombstones (PACT) Project, 2006

Pictures may be used for personal research,

but not for duplication or sale. 

These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006.

©THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman)

Return to Home Page