Amish cemetery listings

Moniteau County Missouri

Amish Cemetery listings

According to the Recordings of Burris Fork, Harrison & Pilot Grove Township Cemeteries published by the Moniteau County Historical Society "A group of Amish people moved into Morgan and Moniteau Counties around 1960, near where the two counties join, southeast of Fortuna, Missouri. The first to die among their midst was Ruby Yoder, a young beautiful daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen and Kate (Borntrager) Yoder who was only 15 years old. Some time back she was thrown from a horse and soon after they discovered she had cancer. After an illness of six months she passed away at the family home near Latham, Mo."

Ruby Yoder was born in Marysville, Ohio, 8 May 1954, she has three sisters Rachel, Rosie and Wilma Yoder and a brother, Elvon. Her paternal grandparents Henry and Ester Yoder of Millersburg, IN and maternal step-grandfather, Sam J Gingerich of Plain City, OH.

The cemetery is located here: 38.509582, -92.693045.

On December 26, 2021, Alan Sparks and James Albin visited the cemetery and took pictures.

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Last Name, First Name, Middle, Birth Date, Death Date, Comments
Yoder, Ruby -- 1954 May 08 - 1969 Jul 01 -- d/o Allen & Kate Borntrager Yoder

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