Burson / Burrison Cemetery Newton Co., Missouri

Information submitted & © 2004 by: Peggy Kreiger
and Orlena Marie Jenkins Bryant
Photos submitted by Peggy Jenkins Kreiger
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Location: Twp. 25N, Rge 34W, Sec 11; or, about 5 miles north of Seneca, Mo.
This cemetery was badly overgrown, a small part had been burned off,
another three lots had been cleared by cutting away the weeds.
Most of it was a jungle to get through. Canvassed: 27 Jun 1970 by Mary Curry.

The following information on Burson Cemetery is a compilation of the two following canvasses done by Mary Curry and Larry James plus my own and other families input on known burials in the Burson cemetery with or without stones.

My mother-in-law Mrs. Susie Canady Bryant was my informant. My sister Peggy Jenkins Kreiger and our mother Ruby Bash Jenkins went to the cemetery and checked for some of the information and found graves that were not listed on either canvass. Our cousin Nora knew some of the Wenes' and their relation were also buried there. The Wene graves had, since these canvasses, been marked by Derfelt Baxter Chapel Markers.

If the two canvases agreed there is one listing. If they didn't agree both options were given. If a listing was made by one and not the other, the listing was marked as to whose it was.
Colleen Belk & Mary Curry listing only*
Larry A. James listing only**
***found by Ruby Bash Jenkins & Peggy Jenkins Kreiger

This listing was fixed up for my own use some time ago. In some cases, I'm a bit hazy on just what I did mean. I should have made notes.
The two Bryant families are not related. They are of the singer Anita Bryants' line. Their line holds a yearly reunion in the Galena area.
My mother-in-law and others called this the Peoria, Okla. Cemetery. It is not actually in Oklahoma, as will be explained below.
The Cemetery has had a hand painted mispelled Burrison Cemetary sign on it. I am thinking they confused Harrison Burson and came up with Burrison Cemetary. The name should be Burson Cemetery.
When Mom and Peggy were there the sign did read Burson Cemetery.

Burson Cemetery
Newton Co. Mo. Vol. 1 Tombstones Pgs. 8; 9 & 10
Colleen Belk and Mary M. Curry
R 929.37778732 NEWT

I talked with a nearby resident who said his wife was a Burson. He said the cemetery was deeded by Harrison Burson to Newton County but that the cemetery had been used mainly by the resi- dents of Peoria, Okla. (He remarked that the ground at Peoria was too low for suitable cemetery use). He suggested that I talk with Miss Ethel Craig who lived next door to him.

Miss Ethel Craig (aged about 93 yrs) said her Maternal Great Grandfather was Harrison Burson and Paternal Great Grandfather was Isaac Craig. She said Harrison Burson's wife left this part of the country. According to her, the only other Burson burials in this cemetery were two of Harrison's grandchildren who died before he did. They belonged to a son. Miss Craig said her parents were interred in the large Seneca, Mo. Cemetery

~~~~ Pioneers of the Six Bulls, The Newton Co. Saga Newton Co. Mo. Vol. 4
THE BURSON CEMETERY
Location: Twp 25 Rge 34 Sec 11
Canvassed: November 1972 by Larry A James

ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTION as Submitted

LAST NAME	FIRST MI	BORN	DIED	COMMENTS
? ADAMSON ?	J. A. *	1892	1924	Handmade, between Millard & Adamson
ADAMSON	A. P.	01/09/1845	04/17/1918
ADAMSON	C. D.	03/28/1856	09/17/1935
ADAMSON	W. E.	02/16/1899	08/11/1933
BEERS	MAY or MARY	05/01/1902	05/13/1904
BEETS	ARTHUR	09/17/1911	04/17/1921	Son/M. & M.A. *
BEETS	CLAUD	09/02/1897	11/03/1903
BERRY or BENY	WILLIAM A.	06/10/1918	11/02/1918	Son/R. W. & L. C. *
BESWICK	SARAH	09/23/1826	08/05/1900	?15; 73y 10m 22d; w/H. O.
BRYANT	R. H.	1853	1929	ssw/Zora gparents Ruth Bryant Bailey
BRYANT	ZORA	1853	1894	ssw/R.H. Ruth's parent's in Lowell Cem.
BRYANT	BABY BOY	08/20/1915	08/20/1915	UNMARKED son/Sam & Susie
BURNSIDE	CHARLEY	1892	1939
BURNSIDE(S)	SAMUEL	08/29/1837	01/02/1923	ssw/Susan
BURNSIDE(S)	SUSAN	10/28/1850	12/02/1906	ssw/Samuel
BURNSIDE(S)	PLEAS or PLES	03/14/1894	05/29/1918	Burnside(s) & Scott lot in stone wall
BURSON	HARRISON	12/20/1814	01/13/1890	75y 24d two umarked gchildren's graves
BURSON GRANDCHILD				UNMARKED GRAVE
BURSON GRANDCHILD				UNMARKED GRAVE
CALDWELL	J. A. **	03/24/ 1845	04/27/1917
CALDWELL	VIRGINIA **	03/07/1845	07/19/1915
CANADY    PHOTO	FRANK L. ?Uncle?	1861	1920	FATHER ssw/Mary F. J. & John L.
CANADY    PHOTO	MARY F. J. * ?Aunt?	1866	1946	MOTHER ssw/ Frank L. & John L.
CANADY    PHOTO	JOHN L. *	1884	1916	SON ssw/ Frank L. & Mary F. L.
CANADY     PHOTO	LUTISHA** Wilson Taylor	1865	ca. 1900 ***	Homemade-barely readable (Lutitia)***
CANADY	AUDRA MARIE	04/10/1899		Dau./L. W. T. C. UNMARKED GRAVE
CARLTON	EUGENE **	12/02/1917	01/28/1919
CLARK	ORIN			Co. H 51st OHIO Infantry
CLARK	MARGIE MAE **	1928	1935
CLINE	TAYLOR M.	11/06/1833	08/19/1927	FATHER; ssw/Charlotte
CLINE	CHARLOTTE Jenkins	12/22/1830	12/27/1910	MOTHER; ssw/Taylor M.
COLLIER	OMER ALLEN or OMER	1881	1943
COLLIER	OLIVE M. or OLIVE	1861	1948
COWAN	EARL	06/23/1916	06/23/1916	Son/W. I. & V. L.
COWAN	W. I. or W. J.	12/29/1875	06/08/1925
CRAIG	H. I. or H. L.	12/06/1889	12/26/1891	ssw/W. E.
CRAIG	W. E.	12/25/1891	01/21/1892	Son/C.W. & S. L.
CRAIG	ISAAC	05/07/1812	09/20/1898
CRAIG	WESLEY	02/26/1866	05/14/1887
CRAIG	STEPHEN A. or STEPHEN		05/10/1891	80y 04m 04d or 30y 04m 04d
CRAIG	ELDO(rado) R. Driscoll		01/18/1881	27y 11m 28d
CRAIG	INFANT or INFANT SON		01/14/1881	Son/ J. S. & E. R.
CRAIG	WILLIAM T.		09/03/1880	ssw/Infant; 01y 11m 08d
CRAIG	W. L.	10/25/1822	01/21/1892	Larry A. James listing only**
CRAM	CLYDE A.	1889	1964
CRAM	LULA C.	1889	19~~	Colleen Belk & Mary Curry listing only*
CRIAG	SUSANNAH		11/25/1887	Wife/Issac; 58y 02m 01d
CRISE	ADALINE NAOMA*	11/02/1841	07/27/1900	Wife/H. H.; See: Grise, Adaline
DAVIS	THOMAS J.*		06/08/1944	69y 01m 03d Mortuary Marker
DAVIS	MARCELAS EMMETT	11/22/1908	08/09/1965	MARCELAS**
DAVIS	MRS. WINNIE J.*		01/17/1944	68y 00m 23d Mortuary Marker
DINGMAN	GEORGE W.	01/26/1831	02/10/1897	ssw/Laura J.
DINGMAN	LAURA J.	05/25/1839	08/17/1910	His Wife"
ELLIOTT	THOMAS			Co D 8th Missouri Cavalry
ELLIOTT	JOHN L.**	1884	1916
GRISE	ADALINE**	11/21/1841	07/02/1900	See: Crise, Adaline Naoma
HALL	WILLIAM	11/~~/1873	11/18/1922
HALL	SALLIE C.	07/31/1887	11/06/1914	Wife/William
HALL	JULIA C. or G	05/08/1846	03/31/1913	Wife/J. M.
HARPER	ROLLAND*	10/24/1892	08/08/1894	Son/R. D. & E.
HARRINGTON	MABLE	03/?21/1895	11/01/?1936	03/02/1895** 11/01/1935**
HARRINGTON	MARGARET*	10/16/1886	06/29/1936	Sister"
HARVEY	LELA B.*	07/02/1892	01/07/1895	Dau/Frank & Ida
HAWREY	BELA**	07/02/1892	01/07/1895	See: Harvey, Lela B.; DUPLICATION?
HEAPES	MAUDIE E. or MAUDIE	08/22/1903	09/21/1907
HILE	C. ELMER or ELMER	01/26/1917	05/19/1924	Son/Charles & Maude
HILL	VINNIE (COWAN)* as on stone	09/25/1880	05/04/1949	Died in childbirth
HILL	VINNIE LEAH	05/04/1949	05/04/1949
HILL	CRATE	10/20/1878	05/04/1924	Mortuary Marker* 1878-1924**
HILL	R. H.*	1851	1928	Mortuary Marker
HILL	LUCINDA	1858	1906	Mortuary Marker
HILL	WILLIAM F.*			Co F 114 Illinois Infantry
HILL. INFANT DAUGHTER		ONE DATE	07/14/1916*	Dau/R. H. & G. M.
HUFFMAN    PHOTO	JOHNIE	NO DATES	ON STONE	Homemade: With WENE markers
HULL	WILLIAM F.** DUPLICATION?			114 Illinois Infantry
JONES	HARRIET	?05/16/1848	01/?20/1901	04/16/1848 01/23/1901**
KEITH	JENNIE CANADY (AUNT)	CA. 1869	CA.1900	UNMARKED, info> Susie Canady Bryant
KENDALL	JAMES A.	02/13/1890	12/11/1918
kENDALL	W. A.	11/05/1855	03/19/1912	Father
KENDALL	IRENE (Mother) "Wife"	05/07/1860	02/?08 1906	ssw/W. A.; 02/03/1906**
KENDALL	CLARENCE or Clarence R**	1884	1928
KENDALL	MARY**
KENDALL	MYRTLE**
KROPP	H. G.	07/10/1860	01/28/1906
KROPP	ADAM C.	06/11/1833	10/13/1925
KROPP	EMMA or EMMA R.*	?05/12/1838	12/20/1902	?04**: See: Young, Lizzie on Kropp lot*
LONG	JAMES**		07/31/1969	Age 81y
MILLARD	ELSIE M. or ELSIE**	07/02/1894	07/31/1937
MILLARD	DOLLIE	11/04/1936	09/23/1937
MOCK	EUGENE CARLTON	12/02/1917	06/28/1919	Son/J. S.
MORROW	ALVIN H. or ALVIN**	06/27/1893	02/15/1894	Son/E. S. & M. T.
NICHOLS	MAX E. or MAY E.**	02/?02/1921	04/02/1924	?09**; On SHIELDS Lot*
PERRY	ANDERSON	01/17/1861	02/01/1895	Son/W. & L. C.
PERY	SARAH J. or PERRY**		10/41/? 1871	?1891** ; 11m 26d
POOLE	J. W.	1863	1923
POTEET	GLEN KENDALL or Glenn K**	02/19/1916	10/13/1916	Son/C. N. & M. A.
POTEET	INFANT DAUGHTER	ONE DATE	09/09/1909	Dau/C. N. & M. A.
REYNOLDS	WILLIAM	03/12/1852	03/12/1914
SAMPLES	HARRY J.	1902	1933
SCOTT	RACHEL L. or RACHEL**	10/27/?1913	01/04/1923	?1912** Dau/G.A.&I.M. [Burnside(s) Lot]
SCOTT	EDWARD	07/10/1906	06/02/1907	Son/G.A.&I.M. [BURNSIDE(S) LOT]
SCOTT	MATTIE	01/17/1850	08/26/1911
SCOTT	EMETT	01/15/1846	11/29/1908
SHIELDS	JOHN S. or W.**	ONE DATE	09/08/1940	OKLA. Pvt. 1CL 140 Inf. 35th Div.
SHIELDS	CHARLEY A.	03/23/1882	02/ 22/1920	FATHER
SHIELDS	MARY E.	11/01/1863	01/15/?1902	?1903**;
SHIELDS	CHARLES E. or Charles**	1859	1938	FATHER
SHIELDS	MARY E.	1863	1904	MOTHER, See: NICHOLS on this lot.
SLANKER	JOSEPHINE	07/02/1867	07/27/1909
SMOCK	ANN	08/05/1833	08/03/1905
STIVERS	INFANT DAUGHTER	07/01/1908	07/10/1908	Dau/H.L. & S.R.
STIVERS	INFANT SON	ONE DATE	12/15/1904	Son/H.L.& S.R.
STREET	INFANT SON	08/?07/1896	?05/28/1897	?17;?03**; Son/O.S. & ?S.R.*; ?N.M.
STREET	FREDDIE L.	?05/22/1879	09/15/1898	?03**; Son/O.S. & N.M.
STREET	NANCY M.	09/06/1856	11/25/1888	Wife/O.S.
SULLIVAN	JOHN H.	1842	1924	ssw/Nancy
SULLIVAN	NANCY or NANCY A.**	1844	1935	ssw/John H.
SULLIVAN	WILLIAM or William W.**	1864	1955
SULLIVAN	ALBERT E. or Albert**	1880	1910	See: WEBB, CORA
TAYLOR	SUSIE E.	05/06/1880	07/25/1880	Dau/M.A. & L.M.
WATTS	WILLIAM E.	04/06/1916	09/09/1916
WEBB	CORA	1870	1959	SEE: SULLIVAN LOT
? WENE	?*** next south			Unmarked, decorated w/Wene flowers
WENE	CECIL*	NO DATES		Black Paint on Homemade Stone
WENE    PHOTO	BABY***	NO DATES		Derfelt Baxter Chapel Marker
WENE	CECIL CHARLEY***	1912	1913	Derfelt Baxter Chapel Marker
WENE    PHOTO	EVA HUFFMAN***	1837	1930	Derfelt Baxter Chapel Marker
WENE    PHOTO	PETER LANCE***	1860	1931	Derfelt Baxter Chapel Marker
WENE LOT; HUFFMAN JOHNIE***		NO DATES		HOMEMADE STONE
WOOD. A. C.*		ONE DATE	04/03/1942	Handmade-- broken
YOUNG	LIZZIE	11/19/1856	02/07/1901	SEE: KROPP LOT

• *** found by Peggy Kreiger
• Some info on family by Marie Bryant

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