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Hilton Cemetery AKA: Scholten Cemetery Crane Creek Twp. NW Sec. 25, T25N, R25W 365039N 0933730W
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From the photo files of Diana Cope
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Located Approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile southeast of Scholten. Directions: From the intersection of D and FR1240 in Scholten take D east to FR1244 and turn south. The cemetery is on the left just before the road turns straight east.
Hilton Cemetery History Submitted by: Diana Cope Jonathan Hilton came to Barry County after the death of his wife. He was about the age of 65 and alone. He had two brothers who had left Virginia and moved to westward to Missouri, and also two sons and a daughter who had already located in Missouri. About this time, his youngest son, David, was preparing to join the family who had already made Barry County their home. Jonathan, a widow, came to Barry County around 1861. He and his wife, Frances (Ramey) Hilton, were the parents of ten children. She died in Scott County, Virginia, March 2, 1860. When Jonathan arrived in Barry County, he settled close to his brother, Enos. He lived there until his death in 1866 and was the first person buried in Hilton Cemetery. Although Jonathan was the first person buried in the cemetery, it was established by his brother, Enos Hilton, on his land in Scholten. Most of the people buried in
this cemetery are related in one way or another to the Hilton family and there
are about 200 to 225 graves there.
From the photo files of Jay Trace
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All the other photos in this file were taken in the October of 2007 and were submitted by: Diana Cope |
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