Yates Cemetery

Platte Township, Section 6 East

Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Savannah, east on E Highway 3.5 miles to D Highway.  North on D Highway 10.2 miles to Highway 48.  East on Highway 48 for 6.3 miles to State Route P.  North on SR P about 3.2 miles to where P makes a sharp turn to the west.  Continue west on P for 2 miles until it joins into SR J.  Go north on J for about 1.5 miles to driveway of private property.  Must have permission to enter this property.  Lane goes east through a number of gates which must be opened and closed by the owner.  At the east end of the property, the lane turns north.  Follow it for about 0.1 mile to the barbed wire fence.  Walk north through timber for about 0.1 mile to the cemetery.

Yates Cemetery

01 02 03 04

Allen, America

America

wife of W. B. Allen

Died June 9, 1892

Aged 73 y'rs 2 M 24 days

63 65 66 70

Allen, Hattie B.

Hattie B.

dau. of G. M. & M. E. Allen

Died Oct. 9, 1876

Aged 3 Y 8 M 5 D

57 58 59 56

Allen, W. B.

W. B. Allen

Died July 9, 1863

Aged 15 Y 6 M

60 61 62 69

Allen, Willie D.

Willie D.

infant son of R. T. & Mary C. Allen

Died Apr. 1, 1878

Aged 6 Mo's 25 D's

Sleep on dear Willie

Take thy rest.                 

God will raise thee with the blest.

32 33 34 90

Bowling, Susan

Susan Bowling

Died Mar. 6, 1893,

Aged 69 years

26 27 28 29

Cundiff, Nelson

Nelson

son of John & Rachel M. Cundiff

died Jan. 3, 1889

aged 1 M

Happy infant early blest,

Rest, in peaceful slumber, rest.

13 14 15

Floyd, Frankie J.

[footstone]

71

Griggs, Nancy E.

Nancy E.-

wife of J. W. Griggs

Feb. 1, 1852

Mar. 16, 1903

88 89

Mileham, Rachel

Rachel Mileham

Died Feb. 4, 1886

Aged 80 y 8 m 24 d

76 77 78 79

Mileham, Rachel O.

Farewell

Rachel O. Mileham

Died Oct. 1, 1874

Aged 21 Y 9 m 3 d

An angel more.

73 74 75

Smith, Elmina

Elmina his wife

Apr. 24, 1828 - Mar. 30, 1903

21 22 91

Smith, James L.

James L. Smith

Nov. 15, 1812 - Mar. 31, 1897

21 22 91 24

unknown

[Mother footstone]

08

unknown

[Father footstone]

09

unknown

[footstone]

16

unknown

87

Wells, Bertha

Bertha

dau. of A. & G. Wells

Died Aug. 15, 1873

AE. 1 y 6 m 21 d

80 81 83

Yates, Elisabeth

Elisabeth

wife of Joshua Yates

Born Jan. 13, 1827,

Died May 18, 1890.

Aged 63 ys 4 ms 5 ds

05 06 10 11

Yates, Jeptha M.

Jeptha M. Yates

Born Dec. 17, 1857

Died Nov. 29, 1883

Aged 25 y 11 m 12 d

Oh, cease dear Mary cease your weeping

Above the spot where I am sleeping

My time was short and blessed be he,

That called me to eternity.

35 36 37 38 39

Yates, John W.

John W. Yates

Died Oct. 7, 1888

Aged 28 Yrs 9 Mos 22 Ds

17 19 43

Yates, Jonathan Edward

Jonathan Edward

son of J. & E. Yates

Born Oct. 28, 1862

Died Mar. 19, 1876

Aged 13 Y 4 M 21 D

48 50 51

Yates, Joshua

Josh. Yates

Died May 3, 1891

Aged 62 Yr 5 Mo 28 Days

07 10 12

Yates, Louesa J.

Louesa J.

dau. of J. W. & E. Yates

Died Sept. 7, 1888

Aged 5 Yrs 10 Ms 22 Ds

17 18 41 44

Yates, Maggie E.

Maggie E.

dau. of J. W. & E. Yates

Died Nov. 10, 1888

Aged 8 Yrs 5 Mos 3 Ds

Little Maggie's voice still is singing, though not for our ear,

She swelleth the chorus no mortal can hear;

For Jesus hath called her she rests in his arms

Free now from all sickness, free now from all harms.

17 20 42 44

Yates, Richard

Richard A.

infant son of Jeptha & Mary L. Yates

Born July 25, 1883

Died May 24, 1884

Aged 9 m 29 d

Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.

30 31

Yates, Richard Albert

Richard Albert Yates

Born Mar. 15, 1850

Died May 18, 1873

Aged 23 y'rs 2 m's 3 d's

52 53 54

Yates, Thompson Hill

Thompson Hill

son of J. & E. Yates

Born Mar. 5, 1853

Died Jan. 5, 1878

Aged 24 Ys 10 Ms

45 46 47

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006 

Aldridge, George W.

Allen, William Byrd (unmarked)

Smith, Susan & Walter [probably on back of large Smith stone which couldn't be lifted]

Yates, Sarah F. (Mileham)