Walnut Grove Cemetery

Walnut Grove Cemetery

Located about 1 mile N or Parkville on the E side of 9 Hwy. in Pettis township

The Walnut Grove Cemetery Association was organized in April 1883. The land was purchased from S. H. Graden, who became one of the partnership with Daniel Lowmiller, W. G. Gano, J. R. Flanery and Frank Luthy.

Mr. Gano was the 1st president of the Association and Herbert Busch the current president.

The founders of Park College, George S. Park and Rev. John H. McAfee, are buried in this cemetery.

Aker
Ernest, 1883-1958

Allison
Richard E., 1914-1953

Anders
Arra Lotta, b: 9/4/1882, d: 6/30/1909
David W., 1867-1951
Elizabeth F., 1852-1905
Hallie, b: 6/7/1887, d: 7/22/1908
James K. Polk, 1845-???
Jerry M. (Tug), 1880-1961
Mallie, b: 1/10/1877, d: 6 weeks of age
William Wallace, b: 1/10/1872, d: 8/4/1907

Ashby
Katie M. (Moore), 1860-1929
Robert, 1897-1963
Thad, 1854-1931
Wilma, 1901-living

Atkins
Daisy (Fickle), 1884-1951
Elsie C. 1844-1900
Jerry Dean, 1884-1929
Leah, 1897-1959
Reuben, 1846-1910

Babcock
Betty, 1868-1957
Ernest Allen, 1893-1964
Florence, 1860-1956
George W., 1883-1961
Henry T., 1869-1944
Ida E., 1875-1957
Merbert W., 1896-1944
Paddy, 1865-1931
William A., 1856-1943
William H., 1885-1954

Bales
Dillard, 1884-1947

Baldwin
Alice, 1858-1937
John A., 1848-1930
Lavoid, son of Charles, 1919-1936

Barham
Rev. C. T., 1872-1939

Bell
Cynthia Elizabeth, 1867-1951
James B., 1858-1942

Beller
Cassie, 1860 to ?
Harry C., 1877-1908
John A., 1849-1957

Bethel
Delcenia P. (Jansen), 1883-1956

Blanton
W. G., 1857-1905

Bohn
Josephine, 1886-1921

Bohreh
Adam, 1827-1896
Susan Gano, 1842-1885

Bowen
Katherine, 1839-1931

Brandenburg
John H., 1849-1904

Breen
Mary J., 1874-1918
T. A., Jr., 1902-1961
Thomas A., 1864-1929

Brewer
Abbott H., 1875-1936
Elizabeth, 1875-1961
Norman, 1904-1954

Bright
Henry J., 1875-1908
Mary, 1881- ????
Richard, 1886-1916
William, 1839-1913

Brightwell
DeWitt F., 1864-1905
Richard T., 1831-1913
Sally L., 1839-1907

Brown
Edna Hughes, 1899-1967
Joseph R., 1877-1952
Ora R., 1893-1946

Budgell
John J., 1886-1933

Bullock
Cora F., 1872-1961
William, 1855-1940

Burdick
Frank A., 1880-1941

Burnes
Pauline, 1889-1943

Burns
Wessley, 1886-???

Burris
Larah B., 1850-19??
William E., 1846-1916

Busch
Frank J., 1872-1951
Martha, infant, 1944-1944
Ruby Marilda, 1907-1908
Susie R., 1871-1963

Butner
Albert A., 1873-1950
Stella, 1893-1943

Butterfield
Amos A., 1904-1960
Clifford E., 1933-1954

Byram
Rev. A. B., 1843-1949

Calloway
Paul, 1909-1955

Carbaugh
Oran E., 1917-1948

Carmody
J. J., 1877-1897
Katie, 1858-1938

Carver
Mandana Robinson, 1895-1928

Chamberlain
George E., 1889-1941

Chaplin
S., 1859-1929

Clark
Julia, 1885-1931
Maria M., 1830-1913
Walter H., 1832-1912

Coffey
Marvin (Mike), 1907-1941

Cole
C. C., 1861-1947
E. J., 1858-1916

Colville
Charles Arthur (Baby), b&d 1927

Compton
Barbara Ellen, 1853-1933

Corse
Bell L., 1873-1950
Billy, 1935-1938
Bobby, 1937-1938
Frank C., 1859-1936
Nelle Brink, 1911-1938

Cox
Anna, 1897-1928
Eli, 1875-1933
Ernest Lee, 1941-1962
Julia G., 1877-1931

Creason
Katie, 1863-1937

Croskey
Dana, 1867-1941
Robert, 1867-1951

Crosswhite
Emma M., 1857-1958
J. J., 1851-1885

Crothers
Mary A., 1893-1939

Curry
Claude H. B., 1885-1955
Clifford J., Jr., 1936-1959

Davis
Mary, 1859-1920
Thomas, 1854-1911
William H., 1891-1893

Dawson
George Frank, 1882-1962

Dean
Clyde C., 1880-1945
Howard, 1874-1947

Dexter
Anita R., 1892-1907
Austin, 1868-1939
Mary Bell, 1867-1935
Doyle
Allen, 1825-1896
Clay, 1870-1929
Nellie, 1876-1928

Ducret
Frank, no dates
Mary E. (Martin) (May), 1894-1959

Dziubon
Jacob, 1849-1908
Lizzie, 1850-1936
Walter E., no dates

Eckert
Allen G., 1908-1956
Howard, 1903-1913
Jacob, 1872-1927
Lena, 1877-1960

Eckland
Leonard E., 1898-1949

Eckles
Angeline, 1858-1910

Edgar
Edwin, 1823-1907
N. Rebecca, 1827-1941

Elder
Willis Gene, 1939-1941

Eldridge
Eliza Ellen, 1868-1948
Levi, 1862-1933

Elliott
Adele, 1847-1932
Arthur B., 1881-1941
Frances L., 1888-1941
Kate, 1877-1953
Lewis, 1842-1915
Richard, infant, no dates

Engleman
Mary Milbert, 1914-1954
Pauline, 1856-1904
Sadie Ray, 1893-1953

Farr
Agnes, 1907-1932
Mary E., 1913-1956

Ferbert
Elizabeth E., 1895-1950

Fickle
Edna, 1879-1954
Etta Lee, 1886-1948
James Matt, 1882-1962
Rachel, 1907-1908
Walter, 1876-1947
William Riley, 1884-1933

Fleming
Alva Pettis, 1879-1951
Esther Mae, 1911-1931
Gertrude S., 1888-???

Ford
Harmon H., 1836-1931
Kate, 1855-1932
Lillian, 1868-1912
Louis, 1837-1927
Margaret J., 1939-1918
Martin , 1828-1898
Mary C., 1840-1922
Maude, 1879-1952
Park, 1862-1922
Dr. Sam P., 1870-1942

Fox
Cora B., 1890-1966
Dorris W., 1880-1935
George B., 1911-1928
Loresa J., 1913-1929
O. Ray, 1909-1921
Susan E., 1879-1927
William H., 1880-1940

Francis
Dudley G., 1882-1944
James W., 1855-1900
Minnie M., 1881-19??
Mary E., 1854-1940

Frew
Charlie, 1865-1938
Minnie May, 1872-1940

Fulton
Elzie, 1840-1916
Ida, 1899-1955
Robert D., 1880-1946
William J., 1832-1912

Gabbert
Tina Dee Ann, 1859-1959

Galbraith
C. A., 1851-??
Florence, 1858-1921
William, 1884-1958

Gano
Jennie, 1870-1944
Myrtle, 1806-1886
Naomi, 1846-1915
Walter, 1867-1878
William, 1839-1910
William George, 1877-1941

Gardney
John B., 1882-1959

Gates
Ethel, 1884-1963

Gilchrist
Lizzie, 1862-1899

Glass
Sarah Jennie, 1854-1932
William, 1846-1931

Goff
William, 1883-1907

Goodin
Jennie Mae Beller, 1883-1954
Mart L., 1878-1934

Graden
Addie (Threlkeld), 1874-1896
Annie E., 1881-1948
Dora, 1877-1957
James, 1841-1915
Martha, 1831-1907
Sam H., 1847-1918

Grayson
Katy, 1883-1932

Green
William C., 1869-1937

Gregg
Cordelia, 1838-1917
David Wayne (Bud), 1878-1937
George, 1854-1926
J. F., 1828-1902
John H., 1844-1914
John M., 1870-1933
Lola A., 1863-1950
Margaret K., 1833-1894
Mariah, 1849-1922
Thomas A., 1831-1914

Gresham
Alvin and Allen, twins, 1951-1951
J. Fuller, 1877-1967
Lucy, no dates
Wayne Wilson, Veteran of WWII, 1913-1966

Harmon
John, 1816-1898
Mona W. Hagberg, 1898-1930

Harness
Irma Lee, 1924-1940

Harrington
Emma, 1874-1952
Jacob, 1839-1935
Marcella, 1873-1954
Martha, 1885-1936
Walter, 1864-1943

Harris
Anna, 1850-1947

Hatfield
Minerva, 1835-1898
Sarah K., 1872-1899

Heaton
Sara N., 1878-1959

Herndon
Margaret, 1873-1959
Thomas, 1830-1902
William, 1860-1946

Hevalow
Annie, 1873-1947
G. B., 1835-1926
James E., 1876-1941
Llewellen, 1870-1943

Higgins
Alice, 1872-1929
Andrew Jackson, son of Josiah & Barbara Smelser Higgins, 1816-1895
Benjamin, 1844-1928
Bettie, 1846-1928
David Bartleson, son of Andrew J. & Susan Gregg Higgins, 1850-1926
Ellenora, 1848-1923
H. B., 1859-1882
L. B., 1842-1933
Mary Frances, 1837-1907
O.B., 1925-1925
Sarah M., wife of D. B. Higgins, daughter of Obed Noland, 1859-1902
Susan, wife of Andrew J. Higgins, daughter of David Gregg, 1823-1895
William Riley, son of Andrew J. & S. G. Higgins, d: single, 1843-1895

Holmes
Ettie L. (Ross), 1876-1948
William, 1868-1933

Holt
Herbert, 1877-1940

Hon
Belle, no dates
Homer E., 1900-1960
Noka B., 1873-1929

Hook
Charles, 1935-1940
George (Baby), 1927-1927

Houtturn
See Noordhoorm

Hoy
Margaret, 1839-1909
Strother, 1825-1895

Huddle
James C., 1902-1952

Hughes
Leroy, 1882-1932
Ward d., 1908-1935

Hundley
Harry W., 1908-1940
Wanda L., 1912-1952

Ireland
Matilda, 1866-1914

Jacks
Addie (Anders), 1975-1951
Angie, 1864-1947
Catherine, wife of Charley, no dates
Charley S., 1873-1937
Elias, 1872-1953
Elmorin, b&d 1897
Frances, b&d 1898
Frankie, b&d 1898
Frank, 1869-1919
James D., 1856-1908
James D., Jr., 1900-1917
J. K., infant son, 1906-1907
Lettie, 1873-1947
Lizzie, no dates
Nancy M., 1827-1898
Sidney, 1826-???
Theodore, 1892-1964
Thomas, 1893-1898
William, 1869-1912

Jamison
James, 1860-1927
Mary F., 1856-1923

Jantzen
Susan S., 1896-1958
William R., 1900-1960

Jenkins
Joseph A., 1837-1904
Keziah E., 1833-1913
William, 1859-1896

Jessup
Katherine Koehler, 1898-1936

Johnson
A. B., 1911-1943
Anna B., 1909-1943
Carrie M., 1910-1960
Charles G., 1859-1949
Eliza Jane, wife of Charles G., daughter of John & Malinda Witt Higgins, 1861-1946
Emma Anders, 1865-1897
Emmily B., 1872-1945
Flora V., 1868-1935
Frank L., 1864-1954
George L., 1864-1955
Lula J., 1883-1932
Lula J., 1892-1934
Raymond E., 1944-1954

Jones
Noel, 1928-1952
George Tolbert, 1868-1950
Luzannie F., 1868-1943
Mary A., 1880-1935

Judy
William C., 1848-1895

Kahm
Elizabeth, mother, 1843-1922
Frederick, 1833-1905
Grace, 1872-1963
Mary Elizabeth, 1862-1939
Minnie, 1866-1900
Walter, 1869-1900

Kamphefner
Franklin, 1917-1962

Kelley
Joseph L., 1905-1967

Kennedy
Esta S., 1888-1944

Kerns
Atil, 1880-1942
Gertie Lee, wife of George, 1919-1943
Isham, 1860-1933
Roberta, 1864-1904
Sarah M., 1855-1933

Koehler
Elizabeth, 1860-1931
Frank S., 1859-1902
Margaret L., 1899-1864

Koepke
Walter J., 1898-1964

Lake
Charles W., 1934-1934
Jane, 1876-1936

Lambert
Constance, 1889-1956

Lane
David C., 1853-1931
Elizabeth E., 1854-1919
Margaret Everett, 1817-1909

Leach
Sarah L., 1878-1955
William, 1861-1929
William C., 1909-1927

Leavel
Dean, 1888-1964
Ellen (Puss), wife of J. L., 1856-1943
Frankie, 1882-1922
J. L., (Jack), 1849-1924
Opal, 1894-1897

Lessley
Alma E., infant b&d, 1889
Everette, 1875-1931
Guy E., 1887-???
Iva M., 1884-???
James T. (Bud), 1844-1921
J. B., 1901-1901
Katherine L., 1902-???
Mary, 1850-1941
Ora M., 1884-???
Quinnie (Dearing), 1882-1958
Sarah H., 1882-1958

Linville
Ernest, Veteran of WWII, 1918-1945
Florence H., 1888-1951
Walter M., 1882-1958

Listrom
Andrew, 1852-1943
Carl, 1888-1923
Irma, 1891-1923
Johanna, 1853-1928

Lowmiller
Arthur, 1893-1964
Daniel, 1853-1921
Joshua, 1817-1915
Lenora, 1864-1948
Louisa, 1859-1932
Messe, 1855-1941
Sarah, 1859-1947
Stella M., 1894-1951
Sterling, 1899-1946

Mannen
D. B., 1842-1919

Marshall
Betty Lee, 1924-1930

Merritt
Martha J., 1839-1902

Martin
George, 1891-1940
John F., 1860-1926
Josephine, 1866-1931
Henry N., 1886-1950
Ruth, 1896-1933
William B., 1884-???

Matthews
Abby A., 1873-1922
Mary Drucilla, 1851-1929

Meek
Anna M., 1890-1893
Joseph K., 1898-1944
Robert F., 1867-1923

Melvin
Anna, 1872-1945

Miller
Abraham, 1847-1915
Jacob, 1880-19??
Maude, 1880-1911
Susan F., 1849-1931

Moore
Dr. F. B., 1830-1897
Hettie A., 1830-1886
Lela (Jacks), 1874-1962
Virginia, 1853-1927
William S., 1873-1941

Morton
Annie Gregg, 1873-1939
Moses, 1868-1949

Mothershead
Eyshenia, 1882-1899
James P., 1854-1916
John W., b&d. 1837

Mundy
Ada G., 1859-1953
Frank G., 1880-1945

Myers
Maidene, 1886-1952
Wade, 1914-1933
William, 1907-1933

McAdams
Edward, 1881-1945

McAfee
Howard, 1861-1949
Lucy Helen, 1861-1948

McCanse
James, 1877-1949
John, no dates
Marion A., 1881-1959

McCormick
Elizabeth, 1868-1959
J. T., 1847-1925

McCoy
Jesse T., 1890-1919

McIntyre
Bertha, 1883-1935
Catherine, 1895-1966
Elmosona, 1906-1953
Elijah, father, 1846-1923
Josie F., 1882-1962
Lucy, 1853-1941
Van B., 1885-1961

McRae
Duncan, 1836-1908
Susan Murey, 1831-1906

McRuer
infant, b&d 10/4/1917

Nash
Alberta, 1862-1940
John, 1824-1884
Mary, 1933-1948
Mary S., 1892-1964
W. E., 1841-1919

Naylor
Annie C., 1854-1941
Chester, 1883-1965
Gordon F., 1889-1937
Isaac Newton, 1850-1930
Laura, 1883-1951
Ward, 1888-1919

Neff
Alice A., 1885-1942
Noland
Harry C., son of Obed & Elizabeth Higgins Noland, 1878-1928

Noordhoorm
J. Houtturn, 1899-1960

Owens
Clifton O., 1895-1964
May Price, 1836-1926
Susie, 1897-1937

Palmer
E. B., 1836-1926
Rev. E. M., 1832-1892
William L., 1860-1925

Pastern
Mildred Irene, 1904-1956

Patterson
John L., 1868-1941
Maude M., 1880-19??

Peed
Cornelius F., 1850-??
Mary C., Dale, 1857-1916

Peery
Nettie, 1879-1955
Thomas T., 1864-1940

Philander
Alice Smith, no dates
Annie D., no dates
E. Bert, no dates
Harry D., no dates

Phillipius
Julius C., 1882-1950
Julius C., Jr., 1919-1941
Lula D., 1885-1950

Pierce
Walter W., 1895-1961

Pollard
Christine L., 1887-1951

Porter
Walter A., 1875-1952
William I., 1887-1960

Powell
Sarah L., 1859-1948

Rence
Charles V., 1855-1926

Riley
Ellen, 1860-1911
J. W., 1860-1914

Ringo
Charles, 1832-1913
Ruth, 1848-1928

Robb
Ella E., 1861-1948

Robinson
Carlie, 1899-1902

Ross
Melissa J., 1841-1923
Noah N., 1835-1915
Tracy Wilbur, 1893-1946

Sabin
Almer L., 1852-1908
Mary, 1852-1910

Samples
Viola, 1908-1908

Shields
Arthur J., 1878-1942
Arthur L., 1914-1948
Lena (Lessley), 1891-1962
Lottie, wife of Louis Shields, daughter of Obed & Elizabeth H. Noland, 1881-1949
Louis, 1873-1965
Lowell, Veteran of WWII, 1915-1944

Simpson
Elizabeth, 1912-1934
Lydia A., 1882-1941
William Art, 1876-1957

Shannon
Mary, 1840-1924
William Carter, 1839-192?

Sloan
Harold B., 1909-1960

Smith
Floyd, 1884-1954
James B., 1884-1948
Jeannette (Cox), 1899-1936

Snider
William B., 1896-1951

Spahr
Wilson (Jack), 1864-1940

Stauffer
Joseph W., 1855-1946
Mary C., 1858-1940

Steineker
Ruby L., 1897-1951

Stillwagon
Edwin R., 1860-1933
Harriett, 1866-1924

Stout
Rupus (or Rufus), 1877-1944

Stumbo
Annie, no dates
Harry E., 1885-1947

Stutz
B. A., ??-1893

Summers
Commodore, 1820-1900
Emma, 1821-1903
Elizabeth, 1831-1920
George, 1846-1903
Kate, 1850-1935
W. J., 1850-1900

Tedron
Joseph Herbert, 1885-1951
Joseph R., 1855-1933
Lena N., 1859-1938

Thomas
Leonard L., 1885-1912
Maggie G., 1875-1958

Underwood
Dr. Johnson, 1864-1954
Mary Ida, wife of Dr. Underwood, 1866-1936

VanHecke
Edith Mae (Bullock), 1902-1959

Wallis
Lillian K., 1909-???
Martin C. (Jap), 1898-1961
M. C., Jr., 1927-1927

Waltney
A. Y., 1877-1911
Walton
Cole, 1925-1962
John, 1892-1953
John W., Jr., 1935-1959
Lucy N., 1862-1920
Richard, 1860-1914
Rosemary, 1925-1962

Weatherby
Glenn C. 1876-1958
Lucy N., 1878-1960

Wells
Ross Albert, 1874-1934

West
Willis S., 1889-1944

Whipple
Clyde W., 1886-1949

Wilkins
Cora B., 1888-1943
Wilson, 1885-1948

Williams
Genevieve McAdams, 1911-1946

Wilson
Hugh, 1817-1895
Jessie, 1884-1902
Martha, 1853-1920
William, 1850, no other dates

Winchell
Charles F., 1867-1896

Winters
Alice Gates, 1871-1956
Dr. James H., 1871-1942

Witt
J. Thomas, 1875-1956
Littleberry, 1840-1924
Lora Frances, 1879-1964
Rebecca, 1845-1936

Wolfe
Arthur L., 1866-1931
Austin, 1861-1932
Cornelia, 1864-1939
Gerturde (Snow), 1867-1964
Mary P., 1862-1906
Walter M., 1859-1932

Yates
Charles S., 1871-19??
Evelyn, 1870-1944

Yerrington
Elbert, 1852-1936
Lee, 1862-1941

Park Lot in Walnut Grove Cemetery

The Park monument is a large one and it is surrounded by the following graves.

Park
Eliza Ann, wife of George S. Park, d: 2/14/1854, age 27 years
Emma, daughter of George S. & Eliza Ann, b: 4/15/1853, d: 7/5/1855
George S., b: at Grafton, Vermont, 10/28/1811, d: 6/6/1890. He and Rev. John A. McAfee founded Park College, which was so named in his honor. According to Paxton's Annals the college was "inaugurated" on April 12, 1875.
Mary Louise (Holmes), 2nd wife of George S. Park, b: 4/11/1831, d: 8/26/1900
William Henry, son of George S. & Eliza Ann, b: 9/30/1848, d: 12/12/1851

Hawley
Frederick W., 1866-1953
Pauline Aston, 1873-1954

The following graves lie due South of the Park monument

Barker
Loyde Taylor, 7/16/1838, no other date

Baxter
Neil H., 1895-1936

Bila
Constantine, PhD., 1881-1947

Fishburn
Edna, 1868-1960
Jacob P., 1866-1944

Linn
Paul, 1914-1935

Robbins
Leon A., 1899-1961

Sanders
Eleanor J. Patton, 1913-1938

Wilson
Cora Wigton, 1880-1959
Matthew Hale, D.D., 1882-1951

McAfee Family Graves in Walnut Grove Cemetery:

Bannister
Sarah, 1841-1928

Hindman
Mary M., b: 10/13/1831, d: 2/15/1916
Rev. David R., b: 11/26/1827, d: 3/11/1908

Lyon
Bernhard Lawrence, 1847-1934
Caroline Strahl, 1866-1936

McAfee
Anna Helen, daughter of H. B. & L. M. McAfee, b: 5/25/1890, d: 9/25/1896
Anna W., b: 4/28/1838, d: 2/6/1903
Carrie Canfield, 1865-1912
Clara Haynie, 1869-1960
Elizabeth, 1885-19??
Ella Taylor, wife Lapsley A. McAfee, 1867-1955
Helma Louise, daughter of H. B. & L. McAfee, b: 5/13/1898, d: 12/22/1905
Rev. John Armstrong, one of the founders of Park College, b: 12/12/1831, d: 6/12/1890
Lowell Mason, 1860-1929
Lowell, Mason II, son of R. C. & E. E. McAfee, 1928-1937
Lucy Marie, daughter of H. B. & L. McAfee, b: 1/13/1893, d: 9/27/1896
Mary Esther, b: 8/23/1850, d: 9/20/1928
Ralph Canfield, 1888-1963
Rev. Samuel L., b: 5/13/1841, d: 11/11/1920
Samuel Poage, b: 8/22/1888, d: 4/16/1892

McCune
Helen Bailey McAfee, 1872-1952
Rev. George Shannon, 1873-1941

Wells
Ross Albert (a duplication), 1874-1934