Williams/Plymouth Baptist cemetery listings

Moniteau County Missouri

Williams Family Cemetery listings
aka Plymouth Baptist Church Cemetery

Above from left: cemetery looking north, cemetery looking east and cemetery looking southeast. Click on picture for larger view.

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Directions to cemetery: Approximately 1.5 miles south of Clarksburg. At the Clarksburg junction (Hwy 50, Rt H & Long Branch Rd), go south on Long Branch Rd approximately 1/2 mile. The cemetery is back in a field on private property. Please ask permission before visiting this cemetery.

GPS Position: 38.638701,-92.659932

According to the Recordings of Willow Fork and Moreau Township Cemeteries it states:
The church stood just south of the cemetery. It was built by Abe Williams, who was a carpenter by trade. The church was razed in 1917. At the present time there is no road to the cemetery. Years ago there was a road to the west of the church. The road was lined with bur oak trees and tables were built between the trees. Families coming to church from a distance would bring their dinner and after church would linger to eat and visit.

The Williams were of Welch descent and used the custom of "Sheet winding" for burial. A strip of sheeting 28 inches wide and 40 feet long was used to bind or wrap the body. The end was brought up on the head forming a cap. The neckline was adjusted to look like a shirt or dress. Many in the cemetery were buried this way.

At the death of Thomas Williams, roads being impassable, he was laid to rest on his farm, thus starting the cemetery. He had entered this land from the United States government. The only way to reach the cemetery at the present time is across the yard of Mrs Fred Koechner and one-half mile through a field. When there is a burial the casket is carried from the Koechner home to the cemetery. Seven of Thomas Williams nine children who came with him to Missouri are resting there.

Originally, the inscriptions were read by Dorothy and Francis Ketterlin in 1967.

Alan Sparks re-visited the cemetery in the Spring of 2004 when the pictures were taken..

Above: Stones that have no discernible inscriptions. Click on picture for larger view.

* = Calculated Date based on age; d/o = daughter of; s/o = son of; w/o = wife of; m = married

Info from death certificate = the information is from a death certificate and no stone was found for the individual.

Info from news obit = the information is from a newspaper obituary and no stone was found for the individual.

Info from 1883-1894 Moniteau Co Birth & Death Rec = the information is from the county death records and no stone was found for the individual.

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Last Name, First Name, Middle, Birth Date, Death Date, Comments

B

Baize Mertie -- Died 1884 Oct 16 -- Aged 1y -- Info from 1883-1894 Moniteau County Birth & Death Rec

-- Died 16 Oct 1884. 11:30AM. 1y. Born: Clarksburg, MO. Resident: one year. Died: Clarksburg. Cause: Immediate cause - pneumonia. This child was never well. When quite young had several large boils in groin from which it never recovered. 37 weeks old at that time - never expected to recover. Had summer complaint all this summer and teething. Taken ill 5 Oct 1884 resulting in pneumonia, as immediate cause of death. Buried: 17 Oct 1884, Clarksburg. Undertaker: Mr. Woodrum, Tipton. W. J. Atkinson MD Clarksburg.

Baize Walter -- Died 1883 Sep 30 -- Aged 5y 5m -- Info from 1883-1894 Moniteau Co Birth & Death Rec

-- Died 31 Sep 1883. 4AM. 5y, 5m, 0d. Born: Moniteau Co. Moreau Twp. Resident: Lifetime. Died: Clarksburg. Cause: Pabes Messenteni-Malenus fevers. Buried: George Williams Graveyard by neighbors. J. B. Stewart MD of Moniteau County.

Barnhart Betty Lucille -- 1914 Sep 04 - 1916 Jul 26 -- d/o D H & Jannie Sinnett Barnhart
Barnhart Elsie -- 1905 Apr 13 - 1905 Apr 13 -- d/o D A & Janie Barnhart

C

Cantlon James -- Aged 8m -- No dates; -- s/o J & M Cantlon -- Pic 1: Pic 2:
Cantlon Jeremiah -- 1845 - 1885 Aug 20
Cantlon Johanna -- Aged 8m No dates; -- d/o J & M Cantlon
Cantlon Margaret Ann -- 1845 Jan 04 - 1909 Aug 13 -- m 1860 May 20 to Jeremiah Cantlon; d/o J & S Williams
Cantlon Mary -- Aged 2y -- No dates; -- d/o J & M Cantlon
Cantlon Sally -- Aged 3y -- No dates; -- d/o J & M Cantlon

D

Dexhimer James Andrew -- 1872 Sep 25 - 1946 Jun 26

-- m 1896 Apr 02 to Mary Williams; m 1909 Aug 26 to Annie Yarnell -- Info from death certificate & news obit Jul 04, 1946 California Democrat
Dexhimer Rose Dawn -- 1938 Aug 10 - 1938 Sep 21 -- d/o Alvah & Margaret Bratton Dexhimer

H

Hill Catherine -- 1860 Jun 28 - 1918 Sep 25 -- w/o J R Hill
Hill James R -- 1856 Nov 27 - 1925 -- Death year according to this family tree; No death date on stone

K

Kenny Grace -- 1911 Aug 28 - 1911 Nov 13 -- d/o William & Cora Kenny

-- Info from death certificate & news obit Nov 16, 1911 California Democrat

Kenny Maria -- 1901 Jan 31 - 1901 Mar 19 -- d/o William & Cora Kenny
Kenny William -- 1873 Jan 14 - 1915 Oct 26 -- s/o Mark & Bettie Stout Kenny -- Info from death certificate

King Nellie Elizabeth -- 1901 Feb 01 - 1961 Nov 13 -- m 1926 to William King; d/o J & M Dexheimer
King William M -- 1901 - 1978 Jan 16 -- No death date on stone; Actually buried in Englewood Cemetery in Henry County, MO

S

Stout Andy -- Died 1900 Jan 13 -- Aged abt 30y -- Info from news obit Jan 18, 1900 Tipton Times Gazette
Stout David -- 1854 * - 1941 May 12 -- Aged 87y -- Cem book states Buried SW corner - unmarked; s/o C & Elizabeth Williams Stout
Stout Elizabeth -- 1821 - 1905 Mar 17 -- No stone -- Info from news obit Mar 30, 1905 California Democrat

Stout Evan J -- Died 1908 Nov 08 -- Aged 58y -- Info from news obit Nov 12, 1908 Herald

Stout Luther -- 1882 Apr 06 - 1896 May 08 -- Pic 1: Pic 2:

W

A genealogy of this Williams family can be found here.

Williams Abraham J -- 1849 Oct - 1915 Mar 01
Williams Celnira -- 1826 Mar 09 - 1912 Dec 08 -- w/o Isaac Williams
Williams Evan J -- 1815 Dec 12 - 1865 Nov 13 -- Aged 49y 11m 1d
Williams George W -- 1825 Sep 06 - 1902 Oct 03 -- m 1855 Jul 04 to Judith Hickman; Stone has 1903 death year
Williams Infant -- 1889 Jun 14 - 1889 Jun 14 -- c/o W H & Camelia Williams
Williams Isaac A -- 1863 Aug 31 - 1884 Oct 20 -- s/o E J & L Williams
Williams Isaac L -- 1819 Mar 15 - 1901 Apr 30 -- Co C 43 En Mo Mil; m 1847 to Celnira Christian -- Pic 1: Pic 2:
Williams Isaac Lloyd -- 1868 Jun 08 - 1913 Mar 03 -- m 1897 Dec 15 to Jennie Kays; s/o George & Judith Hickman Williams
Williams J William -- 1866 May 21 - 1888 Dec 10 -- s/o George & J L Williams
Williams Jacob W -- 1860 Sep * - 1868 May 16 -- Aged 7y 8m 6d -- s/o E J & L Williams
Williams Jane Jones -- 1784 Dec 05 - 1853 Dec 23 -- w/o Thomas J Williams -- Pic 1: Pic 2: Pic 3:
Williams Jennie -- 1878 - 1962 Jul 10 -- w/o Isaac Lloyd Williams; w/o Thomas Winebrenner; d/o Nathan & Judith Woods Kays; name Phoebe Jane on death certificate
Williams John -- 1808 Jul 02 - 1888 Dec 07
Williams Joseph -- 1847 Jul * - 1862 Jan 07 -- Aged 14y 11m 1d
Williams Judith Leake Hickman -- 1830 May 17 - 1924 Aug 04 -- w/o G W Williams
Williams Lucinda J Skyles -- 1839 Sep 22 - 1898 Mar 03 -- w/o Evan Williams
Williams Martha G -- 1838 Feb 27 - 1905 Jul 12 -- w/o Thomas Williams
Williams Martha J -- 1843 Jul 28 - 1907 Feb 23
Williams Mary J -- 1853 Feb 28 - 1926 Feb 14 -- d/o T J & Katherine Williams -- Info from death certificate

Williams Nancy A -- 1840 Sep 29 - 1881 Aug 11 -- w/o A J Williams
Williams Sallie Lee -- 1857 Mar 03 - 1887 Mar 03 -- d/o I L & C Williams
Williams Sally Riggs -- 1808 Mar 04 - 1894 Sep 29 -- w/o John W Williams
Williams Thomas J -- 1824 Sep 12 - 1883 Sep 06

Williams Thomas Jefferson -- 1776 Mar 07 - 1845 Aug 04 -- Cem book states Came to Missouri in 1836 -- Pic 1: Pic 2: Pic 3:

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