Best Cemetery
Benton township, Daviess county, Missouri
Location: from the intersection of Hwy 69 and route Z, take Z west for 2 1/2 miles. Turn right (north) on route AA and proceed northwest for 2 miles until Elmwood Ave. At Elmwood, turn left (west); the cemetery lies on the right (north) side of the road 1/2 mile down Elmwood. Thanks to Lavena Lowrey for help with these directions! [Pic -SR]
This cemetery was transcribed by the Tree Climbers of Pattonsburg, Missouri.
Disclaimer: some stones are difficult to read. Moreover, errors
invariably creep into any transcription project. Some graves have
no markers. Researchers are advised to check the data herein.
Abbreviations and notations:
b: born
co: county or military company
d: died
d/o: daughter of
h/o: husband of
pic: picture
s/o: son of
sic: thus, that's how it is
w/o: wife of
WWI, WWII: World War I, II
y m d: age at death in years, months, days
? or _ [underline]: uncertain
[illeg]: illegible
[text in brackets is not in the source or is an editorial comment]
Pic: picture credits: SR: Steve Reid.
BEST
BEST, Rebecca, w/o H. B.
b 10 Feb 1820, d 6 Mar 1898
BEST, Howard Boon
b 7 Jul 1818, d 22 Feb 1900
BEST, Louis M.
b 17 Jan 1852, d 10 Feb 1912
BEST, Nancy E.
b 6 May 1852, d 4 Mar 1910
BEST, Infant son
b 12 May 1824, d 12 May 1824
BEST, Infant dau
28 Mar 1891, age 7m 26d
BEST, John G.
19 May 1880, age 3y 20d
BEST, Ethline Rose
20 Feb 1891, age 16y 9m 21d
BEST, Julia, w/o S. N.
b 7 Nov 1840, d 16 Mar 1905
BEST, Silas N.
b 27 Jan 1844, d 13 Jun 1907
BEST, Humphrey
b 19 Jan 1880, d 5 Feb 1911, age 31y 16d
BEST, Nancy Elizabeth HIBBS, w/o L. M. BEST
d Mar 4 1911
BOLEY
BOLEY, Isaac
b 1851, d 1929
BOLEY, Lottie
b 1874, d 1954
CAIN
CAIN, Infant s/o L. & B.
b 12 Oct 1913, d 19 Oct 1913
CAIN, John T.
b 1863, d 31 Jun 1939
CAIN, Lude
b 23 Mar 1873, d 4 Dec 1962
CAIN, Jack, s/o J. T. & Lude
b 10 Apr 1895, d 27 Aug 1897
CARTER
CARTER, Franklin P.
b 10 May 1853, d 14 Aug 1937
CARTER, America J.
b 5 May 1861, d 11 Mar 1920
CARTER, McKinney
11th MO Cav.
b 16 Apr 1841, d 25 Sep 1924
CARTER, Caroline
b 16 Mar 1851, d 21 Feb 1910
CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM, John E.
b 7 Dec 1866, d 29 Apr 1901
DEARING
DEARING, Robert W.
b 1836, d 1907
DEARING, Sarah J.
b 1876, d 1933
DOUGHERTY
DOUGHERTY, W. J.
b 1870, d 1948
DOUGHERTY, Mary
b 1876, d 1933
ELAM
ELAM, Henry N.
b 20 Jan 1846, d 24 Jun 1913
ELAM, Emily A.
b 5 Feb 1852, d 27 Dec 1902
ENGLAND
ENGLAND, Leve W.
b 18 Feb 1854, d 13 Jul 1908
EPPERSON
EPPERSON, Life
[no dates]
FURGUSON
FURGUSON, Eliza
b 24 Jan 1819, d 24 Nov 1908
FURGUSON, Martha E.
b 11 Jan 1869, d 31 Jul 1947
FURGUSON, James D.
b 5 Jan 1857, d 23 Feb 1933
FURGUSON, Earle, s/o W. & L.
27 Dec 1892, age 1y 11d
HARDIN
HARDIN, J. H. & Nolia infant?
1914
HARDIN, Edna B.
b 1895, d 1927
HIBBS
HIBBS, William N.
b 27 Jul 1828, d 6 Apr 1912
HIBBS, Sarah J.
b 8 Aug 1833, d 25 Feb 1900
HIBBS, Infant s/o G. J & J. E.
24 Aug 1891
KERN
KERN, Catherine, w/o Noah
3 Jul 1895, age 53y 7m
KERN, Lewis D., s/o W. R. & Julia
27 Nov 1896, age 1y 9m 6d
KERNS
KERNS, Andrew D.
b 30 Nov 1871, d 21 Jan 1934
MILES
MILES, Diadama L., w/o S. M.
b 27 Jul 1839, d 17 Nov 1894
MILES, Samuel, h/o D. L.
b 21 Oct 1825, d 12 Apr 1919
MILES, James W.
b 22 Mar 1858, d 26 Dec 1938, age 80y 9m 4d
MORGAN
MORGAN, W. N.
b 5 Jan 1829, d 28 Feb 1892
MORGAN, Liddie
b 20 Jun 1826, d 23 Mar 1895
POWELL
POWELL, Vinson, s/o B. & N.
b 22 Feb 1828, d 21 Mar 1891, age 63y 2m 29d
RAMEY
RAMEY, Jack, infant s/o A. L. & V.
15 Feb 1910
RAMEY, Goldie Viola
b 8 Nov 1918, d 23 Feb 1925
RAMEY, William Clayton
b 1911, d 1920
RAMEY, Francis M.
b 8 Oct 1916, d 17 Jun 1946
RAMEY, Alvin L.
b 20 Sep 1874, d 24 Jul 1935
RAMEY, Vernie
b 20 Feb 1890, d 2 Jul 1981
There are several other unreadable stones in this area
ROYCE
ROYCE, James M.
b 17 Dec 1845, d 19 Nov 1906
ROYCE, Ellen N.
b 4 Apr 1859, d 10 Aug 1939
ROYCE, Merle, d/o J. M. & E. N.
9 Apr 1895, age 1y 25d
ROYSTON
ROYSTON, John D.
June 1895, age 35y 10m 23d
ROYSTON, Beulah, infant d/o John T. & Mary
29 Sep 1898 same date
ROYSTON, Anna Mae
b 11 Aug 1874, d 19 Apr 1948
ROYSTON, John Thomas
b 13 Nov 1873, d 5 Nov 1936
SAVAGE
SAVAGE, Grace
b 1887, d 1956
SAVAGE, Wm. Roy
b 1882, d 1946
Infant d/o Mr & Mrs G. P.
31 Dec 1908
SAVAGE, Hattie Elam
b 1874, d 1943
SAVAGE, John D.
b 1869, d 1943
SAVAGE, Gladys Marie
b 1898, d 1900
SIMPSON
SIMPSON, Mary E.
b 1880, d 1933
Three field rocks in this area and foot stone M. B.
SMITH
SMITH, Sylvester
d Mar 16 1911
He seems to be buried in Webb cemetery with his wife and 2
children; wife d Nov 28 1917
UTZ
UTZ, Mary Ann, d/o A. E. & Emma
8 Feb 1893, age 2m 11d
UTZ, Cretta Fannie, d/o A. E. & Emma
3 Nov 1896, age 2y 9d
UTZ, Mary A.
b 7 Apr 1827, d 23 Sep 1912, age 85y 6m 6d
UTZ, George M.
b 25 Dec 1827, d 4 Oct 1902, age 74y 9m 9d
UTZ, Bessie L.
b 24 Oct 1884, d 26 Jun 1969
UTZ, Pruda A.
b 19 Dec 1852, d 26 Feb 1929
UTZ, Jasper J.
b 24 Nov 1850, d 16 Feb 1923
UTZ, Elbert
b 30 Dec 1878, d 15 Aug 1902
UTZ, Cassie Pearl, d/o T. M. & M. B.
b 21 Jan 1893, d 3 Sep 1897, age 4y 7m 10d
Additions to Best Chapel cemetery from reading Pattonsburg Call and
other articles:
ADCOCK
ADCOCK, Nina Juanita, d/o Elza ADCOCK
Mar 3 1923, age 1y 11m 9d
ADCOCK, Robert Wm.
b Jun 1 1844, d Nov 26 1933
ADCOCK, Emily, w/o Robert Wm.
b Jan 7 1848, d Mar 8 1933, Pattonsburg Call
CAIN
CAIN, Hiram
b Dec 25 1839, d Apr 22 1916
CAIN, John, s/o Hiram
d Jan 1927
JOHNSON
Straight east of Jack Ramey grave parents Lude Cain Johnson Cain
MORRIS
MORRIS, Homer, his wife Ida Royston MORRIS
ROYSTON
[that's all]
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