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Old Easley Cemetery
Barry County, Missouri

White River Township

NE Sec. 7, T21N, R25W

363255N 0934501W

 

This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Barry Co., MO and was first known as the Hickam Cemetery, then Easley, and finally as Old Easley.

Directions:  At Golden, MO turn North on J Highway, then turn left on Farm Road 2260 go about half mile until Farm Road 1215 that turns left again.  In about 1/10 of mile, look to the left across a pasture where the tree in the picture here can be seen on top of the hill.  There is no road or gate and the only way to get to it is to go under a wire fence. The cemetery is not fenced now and is part of a large field.

 

 

Old Easley Cemetery

Darla Marbut added this: According to Virginia DeMarce who is a long time Easley researcher, Jacob Hickam and his family, moved back to Cole Co., MO where he is buried. It was probably named Hickam Prairie because he settled there.

Here are Darla's notes on him:  Because Martha Hickam was born 1850 in Cole Co., MO, it is possible that Jacob did died in Cole Co instead of Barry Co., MO. Virginia DeMarce on page 197: Jacob died 1854 in Cole Co., MO. of a cholera epidemic on a boat from St. Louis, MO to Marion, Cole Co., MO.

Virginia received information on Oct 31, and 17 Nov 1989 from Mrs. Mildred (Hickam) McDow, 2238 Midland Rd., Bay City, MI 48706 a descendent of this line.

Jacob Hickum (Hickam) settled in 1828 on Hickum Prairie, near Golden, MO.  The court records indicate that in 1833 the marriage date instead of 1838. Three's and eights can look alike in the old hand writing. As the first child was born in 1839, I expect the 1838 dates is correct.

Jacob had land in Twp 21, Range 25 - as assignee of W.R. McFarland on Section 9 in 1850.

Goodspeed Reprint, page 58: White River Township was detached from Sugar Creek Township in May 1841, and the following described boundaries established: Commencing at the State line, east of John Roller's house, running east of north to Henry Pendergraft's thence to J. J. Davis Mill and thence east to the Taney County line, Charles Haddock's house was the designated place of meeting, and J .J. Davis, Jacob Hickum and Charles Haddock were appointed judges. J. Hickum and Mira Jackson were elected justices of the peace.

 

 Descendants of Jacob Hickam


1 Jacob Hickam 1812 - 1854 d: June 22, 1854 b: Abt. 1812 in Ipava, Fulton Co., IL +Elizabeth "Betsy" Easley 1814 - 1880 d: Aft. 1880 m: June 27, 1838 in Boone Co., MO b: January 16, 1814 in KY
2 Sarah Hickam 1839 - b: 1839 in Barry Co., MO + James Durham m: February 07, 1856 in Cole., MO
2 Owen Hickam 1841 - b: 1841 in Barry Co., MO
2 Elizabeth Hickam 1843 - b: 1843 in Barry Co., MO +John Pebley m: September 18, 1859 in Cole Co., MO
2 James Hickam 1845 - 1920 d: October 28, 1920 b: January 15, 1845 in Barry Co., MO +Mary Frances Hayter 1849 - m: April 02, 1868 in Cole Co., MO b: January 1849
2 William Hickam 1847 - 1877 d: September 15, 1877 b: April 30, 1847 in Barry Co., MO +Mary M. Clark 1850 - 1920 d: 1920 m: February 14, 1869 b: 1850
2 Hulda Hickam 1849 - b: 1849 in Barry Co., MO
2 Martha Hickam 1850 - b: 1850 in Cole Co., MO

 

 

 Darla is a descendant and Gina is married into the descendant line of the Easley family and Jack helped out with the photos.

Photos are from the photo files of Jack Fly

Name

Born             

Died              

Research Note or Inscription

Resource or Researcher

CLEARWATERS, Martha (BUCE)

May 28, 1850 Baxter Co., AR

Oct. 30, 1881

Barry Co., MO

Inscription: "Wife of J. W. Clearwaters" - Research Note: Martha A. wife of J. W. Clearwaters, wife of Jesse Wilson Clearwaters, dau. of Charles Evander Buce & Lucinda Engelube Maltby.  

Jay Trace and  Jack Fly

 

EASLEY

Mar. 1868

Apr. 1871

No Data

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

EASLEY, Eveline (JOHNSON)

Feb. 15, 1818

TN

Jan. 31, 1864

Barry Co., MO

SSW: Green Berry - Research Note: Eveline, old stone has same as listed on the double stone. Original old stone

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

EASLEY, Christopher Columbus

Mar. 5, 1838

MO

Feb. 2, 1886

Barry Co., MO

Research Note: He was the husband of Susan Elizabeth Cotner - father of Edward Green Easley who married Dona Mary Shrum, both buried at Roach Cemetery.  He was a son of Green Berry and Eveline (Johnson) Easley.

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

Phyllis Long

EASLEY, Green Berry

Sept. 30, 1805

Oct. 29, 1863

Barry Co., MO

 

SSW: Eveline - Research Note: He was a son of William Franklin and Sarah (Graham) Easley. The Graham family was related to the Collins family who inter-married with the Haddock family.  Original Old stone

 

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

EASLEY, Greenberry

Aug. 18, 1866

Oct. 3, 1866 

 

Research Note: Son of E. G. & Mary Easley

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

EASLEY, Joseph

Dec. 25, 1871

May 3, 1873

No Data

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly

HEMBREE, E. F. 

No Date

No Date

Inscription: "Co. L, 1 Ark. Cav."

Jack Fly

HEMBREE, Mary Ann

Aug. 22, 1841

Oct. 20, 1897

Inscription: "Wife of E. F. Hembree"

Jack Fly

UNKNOWN

No Date

No Date

No Data 

Jack Fly

UNKNOWN

No Date

No Date

No Data 

Jack Fly

UNKNOWN

No Date

No Date

No Data 

Jack Fly

WINTON, Infant

Apr. 21, 1887

May 7, 1887

Inscription: "Son of J. R. & M. C. Winton"

 

Gina Easley

Darla Ball Marbut

Jack Fly


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