WHITWORTH CEMETERY (#9)

also known as

DEATON or HARWELL

T26N R6E SEC 20

Map #3u

(listed as ‘Harwell’ on USGS map)

 

On the USGS map this is marked as HARWELL Cemetery, but locally is more commonly known as the WHITWORTH cemetery. Elias Whitworth used to cross this hill on his way to town, and always said this is where he wanted to be buried. While Elias was yet living, a neighbor boy died and was actually the first to be buried here, but Mr. Whitworth was the second. There are many more graves that no longer have legible markers. Most of the cemetery is overgrown, except for where the FREER family are buried, and their descendants keep that portion cleared.

 

RILEY, John G.    13 Mar 1830 - 10 Mar 1914

RILEY, Tenny? Virginia    21 Aug 1856 - 20 Apr 1947

 

HARWELL, Emma L.    1 Dec 1883 [1880?] - 17 Jul 1894

HARWELL, Basha     d. 21 Jan 1899  age 53y 11m 7d

 

WHITWORTH, Elias T.    27 Apr 1838 - 12 Feb 1888  

 

FREER, Charles    Co A 12th MO Cav

FREER, Nancy    30 Mar 1849 - 20 Dec 1927

FREER, Lyda    9 May 1891 - 13 Nov 1893

FREER, Esther    28 Feb 1872 - 22 Sep 1899

 

DEATON, Melessie    1877 - 1906 [1905?]

DEATON, Joe B.    7 Feb 1876 - 25 Jan 1927

 

TILMAN, Sophia     9 Jun 1833 - 30 Aug 1910 [1916?]

 

HAGGEN, W. T.    4 Jun 1831 - 10 Sep 1901

 

 

Canvassed by Betty Hanks 1980

Updated by Floyd & Flora Tilley 1996

Additional research by  Betty Hanks

including conversations with Catherine Sparks and Letha Freer

whose husband Ralph is a descendant of the FREER family buried here

 

 

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