Barry County, MO Residents who were Murdered by Bushwhackers Each person's name can have as many stories linked to it as are submitted, and names can be listed without a story linked to it. If you find something about bushwhacker deaths, please add it the page on the right where it reads submit.

Sometimes these old stories may differ a bit from family to family so it's important to capture as many of them as we can.

Please help us preserve this part of our Barry County history by submitting your story or some other form of data that documents a person who died at the hands of a bushwhacker.

Tip: Some places to look for names of people who were killed by bushwhackers are: old newspapers items, Goodspeed's History, family stories or family history books.

Please help us preserve this part of our Barry County history by submitting your story or some other form of data.



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Name Born Died Where Buried & Notes Researcher or Resource
BANKS, Moses Elcany "Caney" 1830
Carter County, TN
Nov. 10, 1864
Newtonia, Newton Co., MO
Not Known History
Tony Martin
CAMERON, William H. Abt. 1831
Cooke Co., TN
Jan. 23, 1863 Body dropped down a well Cheryl
CARSON, John W. Abt. 1834,
Illinois/ possibly Barry Co., MO
May 1862
Gadfly, Barry Co., MO
Not Known History
Tony Martin
CHILCUTT, Asa Abt. 1816 Mar. 20, 1862
Barry Co., MO
Packwood Cemetery Stan McKay - Deceased
DILWORTH, Thomas H. Dec. 7, 1827
NC
Mar. 20, 1862
Barry Co., MO
Packwood Cemetery Stan McKay
FLY, Martin Van Buren, Dr. Mar. 17, 1838
TN
May 26, 1863
Lawrence Co., MO
He was buried beside the yard fence of the home. Jack Fly
HADDOCK, Charles, Jr. 1809
Pitt Co., NC
1862
Near Garfield,
Benton Co., AR
Tow sack full of bones buried in New Site - Walnut Grove Family Story
Donna Cooper
HARRIS, Moses B. 1827
TN
Mar. 23, 1863
Barry Co., MO
Packwood Cemetery Stan McKay - Deceased
HIGGS, Seth Rederick Aug. 1, 1844
Granville, NC
Nov. 22, 1913
Mt. Pleasant, Barry Co., MO
Mt Pleasant Betty Higgs Lamberson - Deceased
IRELAND, John Apr. 28, 1817
TN
May 13, 1862
Near Cassville,
Barry Co., MO
Oak Hill Dates
Donna Cooper
LEE, Issac Newton 1803
TN
1866
Barry Co., MO
Lee Cemetery (Stubblefield Farm) Family Story
Ted Coatney
LONG, Hiram May 20, 1796
East TN
1862
Near Purdy?, Barry Co., MO
Probably buried in Corsicana or Maddy? Family Story
Donna Cooper
LONG, John Dake 1827
Greene Co., IN
1862?
Near Purdy?, Barry Co., MO
Corsicana or Maddy? Donna's Note: Maddy might not have been a cemetery that early - if not then probably Corsicana. Family Story
Donna Cooper
PRICE, Elias Abt. 1819
TN
Mar. 20, 1862 Packwood Cemetery Stan McKay - Deceased
RAY, George R. Sept. 15, 1828 1862 Unknown Loyd M. Bishop
SKELTON, John M. Mar. 4, 1823,
Hawkins Co., TN
Aug. 26, 1866
Near Seligman, Barry County, MO
Front Yard Linda Skelton Corbin
STONE, William Bird 1811
TN
1864
Barry Co., MO
Unknown Family Story Military Records, & Goodspeed
Carol Ann Neeley Kilgore
WILCOX, William S. 1813 1861
Linn Creek, Barry Co., MO
Unknown Tony Martin - Deceased
WOODARD, George Washington "Wash" Abt. 1805
Rappahannock Co., VA
1862
Maybe near Mayflower,Barry Co., MO
Donna Cooper's Note: Possibly buried in Potts Cemetery or in Roller Cemetery, McDonald Co., MO. The older family members thought Roller. One older member of the family even said that he died in Texas. Joyce Snell
WORMINGTON, Edward Dec. 31, 1831 Oct. 9, 1865
Near Walnut Grove,
Barry Co., MO
New Site - Walnut Grove Donna Cooper


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