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Ferguson Cemetery Near the line of Barry & of Newton Co., MO
*** FERGUSON CEMETERY Newton County, Missouri Van Buren Township, Section 11, Twp. 25N, Range 29W
Submitted by Jack Fly
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Directions:
From the intersection of
Highways 60 & 37 in Monett, MO, go about 6 miles west on 60 hwy. Turn south
(left) on FR1010.
There will be a sign for Jolly Mill at this intersection. Turn west (right) on FR2025. Continue west on FR2025 until you come to Jolly Mill. On the south side of the road opposite the entrance to Jolly Mill Park will be a small parking lot and the gate to the Missouri Conversation land. The cemetery is south south-west of this point in a grove of trees. |
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The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton
County within site of the Barry/Newton County line. It is west of the Jolly
Bethel Cemetery at Jollification and directly south of Jolly Mill. The
cemetery contains the remains of members of the Davis Ferguson family and
others. Davis Ferguson married Rhoda H. Rogers, January 23, 1828, in Franklin Co., Virginia and brought their family west, via Tennessee, to arrive in Newton county before the 1840 census rider made his rounds. Davis Ferguson was a surveyor and farmer. In the fall of 1843 he surveyed a road from Hazeltine in Greene County to the Indian Territory routing it through Neosho. In 1849 he surveyed and marked the western boundary of Barry County. The Ferguson’s were slave owner and it is thought that the eleven identified graves marked only with fieldstones are those of their slave population. Today the cemetery lies on land owned by the Missouri Conservation Department and is only accessible by foot. In February 2006 the cemetery was cleared and stones were repaired and reset by Jack Fly, Ted Roller, Jay Trace with the help of Roger Terry, Roger Theriault and Jerry Morton.
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Name |
Born |
Died |
Research Note or Inscription |
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Nov 22, 1849 |
Oct 12, 1855 |
Inscription: "Dau of A. C. & A. M. Doty" - SSW: Teresse E. Doty |
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April 15, 1866 |
Nov 11, 1866 |
Inscription: "Dau of A. C. & A. M. Doty" - SSW: Mary J. Doty |
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Abt. 1835 |
After 1860 |
Research Note: She was a daughter of Davis and Rhoda (Rogers) Ferguson. |
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Abt. 1843 |
Before 1860 |
Research Note: She was a daughter of Davis and Rhoda (Rogers) Ferguson. |
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June 19, 1797 |
Feb 6, 1860 |
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July 21, 1833 |
Nov 29, 1902 |
Research Note: Daughter of Davis and Rhonda Ferguson. |
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Abt. 1838 |
1860 |
Research Note: He was a son of Davis & Rhonda H. (Rogers) Ferguson. Death date established from the 1860 Newton County, MO, Mortality Index |
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Abt. 1811 |
Abt. 1855 |
Research Note: Lucinda T. (Lewellen) Ferguson married Standifer Ferguson, November 17, 1829, in Franklin Co., Virginia. She was born abt. 1811 and died abt. 1855. Standifer Ferguson married second Juliet Waller, the widow and second wife of William Collins. She and Standifer are both buried at Corsicana. |
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Sept 22, 1806 |
Aug 5, 1875 |
Research Note: She was a daughter of Josiah Rogers and wife of Davis Ferguson. In 1860 Rhoda Ferguson was living in Van Buren Twp., of Newton Co., MO. She was age 52, reported as born in VA. She was a widow with children Teressa - age 30, TN; Emily - age 25, TN; Amanda - 23, TN; Parasade - 18, MO; & Mary - 14, MO. |
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Abt 1775 |
After 1850 |
Research Note: Cloa Rogers mother of Rhoda H. Rogers Ferguson. |
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Dec 28, 1853 |
June 30, 1868 |
Research Note: Harriet E. Smith, Dau. of S. & W. Smith |
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Research Note: There are eleven unmarked stones - fieldstones. |
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