Skelton Cemetery, Barry County, Missouri

Skelton Cemetery
Barry Co., MO

Sugar Creek Township

Sec 1, T21N, R28W

Located and existing stones transcribed June 2003 by Brandon Burns

Directions: Northwest of Seligman - From Highway 112, turn onto FR 1085. It will dead end at FR 1090. Turn right. Pass three curves. On the right 2/10th's of a mile past Yearns cemetery is the farm of Dave Frost. The cemetery is between the road and his house.

These same three stones, with the same dates were also submitted by Jerry Stephenson

Row 1:

Skelton, John - March 4, 1823 - August 26, 1866 - Inscription: "Sleep Father Dear, and take thy rest, God called thee home, He thought it best."

Research Note: John Skelton was born in Hawkins Co., TN, and married Elizabeth Skelton, March 4, 1849 in Beaver, Carroll Co., AR. The two children listed here are their children. Donna Cooper

Row 2:

Skelton, James - March 13, 1852 - November 12, 1860 - Inscription: "Gone but not Forgotten"

Skelton, M. C. May 10, 1856 - August 11, 1857 - "Gone but not Forgotten"

The cemetery is very grown up and all of the stones are broken off their bases. It is not fenced.

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