History of the Restoration Movement


Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In Missouri

Below Is An Incomplete List Of Leaders In The Restoration Movement Now Deceased Whose Remains Have Been Located And Kept On Record For Future Restoration Study. Photos And The Locations Are Sketchy. As Further Investigation Comes To Light, Updates Of Photos And Directions To Locations Will Be Made. Some Of The Names Listed Below Represent A "Wish-List" Of Graves I Hope To Visit Someday. If You Would Care To Assist In Producing Pages For Any Listed Below, Contact Me And Ask How You Can Help! For A Complete Listing Of Pages That Have Been Produced See The Master Index

Sorted By Name

Alexander, John (????-1844) Monroe County (Haley p.119,120)
Allen, Thomas Miller (1797-1871) Columbia *lp

Barbee, William J. (1816-1894) Ash Grove, Greene County, Ash Grove Cemetery, GPS:37.3159790,-93.5782089 (wife Mary Jane was daughter of James Matthews)
Baughn, George Robert (11.14.1891-12.27.1933) Current View, Ripley County, Pope Chapel Cemetery, GPS: 36.511818,-90.782219, (Find-A-Grave) (Obit. GA, 2.22.1934, p.151; Ark. Angels p.143)
Baxter, Kirkland R. "Kirk" (2.26.1829-9.19.1893) Springfield, Greene County, Hazelwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Bledsoe, Hiram Miller, Jr. (d.02.06.1899) Lexington, Lafayette County, Pleasant Hill Cemetery GPS:38.805517,-94.262847 (Find-A-Grave) See Where The Saints Have Trod Vol. 2, page 134; The Confederate Veteran, p.140; The Christian Church in Missouri, pages 208-211.
Bledsoe, Hiram Miller, Sr. (08.12.1797-10.25.1876) Lexington, Lafayette County, Machpelah Cemetery, GPS:39.177712,-93.872677, (Find-A-Grave)
Brannam, Clediece Webster (1.6.1906-8.24.2002) Kennett, Dunklin County, Dunklin County Memorial Gardens (Find-A-Grave)
Brooks, John A. (06.06.1836-02.03.1897) Kansas City, Jackson County, Elmwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Brumley, Albert E. (1905-1977) Powell, Fox Cemetery
Butterfield, Dean Paul (1905-1970) Golden City, Jasper County, Dudenville Cemetery

Campbell, Alexander Cleveland- 11.15.1858-7.29,1930, Hillsdale, St. Louis County, Greenwood Cemetery (6571 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Missouri)
Carrick, Andrew J. (1859-1953) Savannah, Andrew County, Savannah Cemetery, Plot: Section 11, GPS: 39.938225,-94.828788, (Find-A-Grave)
Cave, Robert C. (1843-1923) St. Louis Co., Valhalla Cemetery
Chilton, Thomas J. (08.02.1886-07.01.1955) Ellington, Reynolds County, Ellington City Cemetery, GPS: 37.24130,-90.96650, (Find-A-Grave)
Colvin, Charner Burdett (11.08.1851-10.05.1923) Aurora, Lawrence County, Maple Park Cemetery, GPS: 36.9530983,-93.7205963, (Find-A-Grave)
Coons, Jacob (1800-1869) Mexico, Old Village Cemetery
Creath, Jr., Jacob (1.17.1799-1.9.1886) Palmyra Palmyra Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp
Creel, James Cowherd (04.13.1846-12.09.1923) Plattsburg, Clinton County, Greenlawn Cemetery, Sec 3 block 1 sp 7, GPS: 39.5586014,-94.4483032 (Find-A-Grave)

Eckstein, Sr., Stephen Daniel (1893-1975) Kansas City, Floral Hills Cemetery
Edwards, John Lowell (01.24.1922-02.13.2013) Springfield, Greene County, Mount Comfort Cemetery GPS: 37.325913,-93.247426, (Find-A-Grave)

Fields, Samuel Preston (1883-1973) Fordland, Fordland Cemetery
Findlay, Clyde Pitt (01.14.1900-05.13.1984) Springfield, Greene County, East Lawn Cemetery, GPS:37.217813,-93.252212, (Find-A-Grave)
Foy, Joseph Henry (d.03.1917)- Left to join the Episcopalians/moved to St. Louis, Mo. From N.C. (son-in-law of N.C preacher, Amos Battle) (Find-A-Grave)

Gaines, Thomas N. (June 5, 1814- Oct. 27,1874) Richmond, Ray County, City Cemetery on West Main St.

Haden, Joel P. Harris (1788-1862) Glasgow, Howard County, Haden Cemetery, GPS: 39.180747,-92.786691, (Find-A-Grave)
Hancock, Goldman Buford Leland Kimbrel (6.7.1839-1.1.1914) Scholten, Barry County, Mars Hill Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp
Harris, John Roy (12.09.1915-06.08.2010) Zanoni, Ozark County, Smith Chapel Cemetery, GPS:36.700273,-92.36503, (Find-A-Grave)
Hatchitt, Livy S. (1835-1921) Lewistown, Lewis County, Lewistown Cemetery, GPS Loc. of Grave: 40.089760,-91.814540, (Find-A-Grave) (Elder Livy Hatchitt was state agent who made available the Biography of B.W. Stone, See The Bible Advocate, 1847, page 247.
Hayes, Oscar L. (1879-1963)
Honeycutt, Nathaniel E. (1914-1973) Thayer, Thayer Cemetery
Hooper, William (1862-1941) Arbyd
Huffard, Elza Noah William (6.11.1913-9.17.1993) Bernie, Stoddard County, Bernie Memorial Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Jones, Allen Bailey (A.B.) (1.5.1832-12.1920), Liberty
Jourdan, Dr. William D. (d.08.16.1886) Plattsburg, Clinton County, Old Plattsburg Cemetery, GPS:39.563508,-94.447010, (Find-A-Grave)

Ketcherside, William Carl (1908-1989) Farmington, St. Francois County, Parkview Cemetery
Kokendoffer, A.W. (05.24.1860-04.17.1956) Sedalia, Pettis County, Crown Hill Cemetery, GPS: 38.7178001,-93.2149963 (Find-A-Grave) (Son-in-law to F.G. Allen)

Lard, Moses E. (10.29.1818-6.18.1880) St. Joseph, Mt. Mora Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

Mason, Marshall.S. (5.20.1882-10.1.1930) Springfield, Greene County, Maple Park Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Meng, James A (1828-1882) Moberly, Oakland Cemetery
Monser, John W. (11.1838-12.31.1911) Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Elmwood Cemetery, GPS: 39.094290,-94.525620, (Find-A-Grave)

Newberry, John Alfred (1889-196?) Moody

O'Kane, John (1802-1881) St. Louis, Bellefontaine Cemetery

Payne, Augustus H.F. (1807-1864) Plattsburg, Green Lawn Cemetery (bio VanDeusen, p.73-75, Lard's Quarterly, Oct. 1864, p.107 )
Purcell, John Baptist (2.26.1800-7.4.1883) Saint Louis, Calvary Cemetery And Mausoleum (Find-A-Grave) (Catholic-Debated Alexander Campbell in 1837)
Pitchford, Doin (1921-2008) Dora, Ball Church of Christ Cemetery
Porter, Roland Rue (1890-1967) Boulder City, Hazel Green Cemetery
Proctor, Alexander (4.1.1825-1900) Independence?

Reaves, Ralph Elwood (09.16.1933-07.19.1999) Malden, Dunklin County, Memorial Park Cemetery, GPS: 36.580390,-89.968881, (Find-A-Grave)
Ringo, A.R. (????-????) businessman, son-in-law of Raccoon John Smith, buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri
Rice, Nathan L. (12.29.1807-06.11.1877) Presbyterian, Debated Alexander Campbell, Fulton, Callaway County, Hillcrest Cemetery, GPS: 38.850594,-91.936251, (Find-A-Grave)
Rogers, William Campbell (6.10.1828-12.7.1915) Cameron, Clinton County, Evergreen Cemetery, GPS: 39.7324982,-94.2253036, (Find-A-Grave) (son of Samuel Rogers)
Russell, William H. (1812-1872) (Christian, & Founder Of The Pony Express) Greenwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Sain, Harold (03.18.1912-09.29.1980) Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, GPS: 36.731073,-90.446949, (Find-A-Grave)
Sewell, Joseph S. "J.S." (8.16.1840-8.18.1890) Ripley County (Find-A-Grave) *lp (eldest son of J.L.S. Obit. GA, Sept. 10, 1890, p.587)
Shank, Robert Lee (05.08.1918-10.16.2006) Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Mount Vernon Cemetery, GPS: 37.085992,-93.810736, (Find-A-Grave)
Shaver, William Wilson (1822-1898) south of Fordland, Cardwell Chapel Cemetery
Showalter, Winifred Mason Moore (2.14.1885-4.9.1956), Springfield, Greene County, Maple Park Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Starling, Harry (1899-1961) St. Louis, Laurel Hills Cemetery
Stivers, Benjamin Franklin (08.11.1868-06.09.1945) Kansas City, Jackson County, Mount Moriah Cemetery, GPS: 38.9375810,-94.5814490 (Find-A-Grave) *.lp
Stone, Celia Wilson Bowen (1793-1857) Hannibal, Old Baptist Cemetery (second wife of Barton W. Stone)

Tomson, Green Lee (12.19.1838-1.29.1918) Tuscumbia, Miller County, Tuscumbia Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp
Thomas, Claude B. (10.21.1897-3.1.1981) Holcomb, Dunklin County, Loyd Cemetery, GPS: 36.397035,-90.046725, (brother of L.G. Thomas, obit, GA, 5.7.1981,p.280) (Find-A-Grave)
Thompson/Tomson, Henry (1787-1862) Cole County, Near Brazito, New Marker placed 1998
Trillinger, John Buchanan (2.17.1857-11.23.1952) Maryville, Nodaway County, Miriam Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

Vardeman, Jeremiah (1775-1842) (Baptist) Center, Ralls County
Vinzant, James Jefferson (06.16.1809-07.02.1881) Mercer, Mercer County, McKinney Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Reed (Reid) Jr., William (1811-1897) (wife Sarah M. Thompson) Spickard(3 m. NW), Mercer Co., Groff Cemetery (see Haley)
Russell, William H. (1812-1872) Palmyra, Greenwood Cemetery (Christian, & Founder Of The Pony Express)

Shannon, James (1799 -1859) Columbia (Obit. MH, 1859, p.293-295)
Shoot, Frederick (1794-????), Trenton (Haley p.115)
Stone, Celia W. (1783-1857) wife of B.W. Stone, Hannibal

Waller, Josiah W. (08.04.1828-11.18.1889) Kansas City, Jackson County, Elmwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) (Baptized J.S. Sweeney)
Warren, Dr. Lindsey Davis (8.24.1950-9.24.2009) Steele, Pemiscot County, Mount Zion Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Warriner, Jacob (d. Sept. 12, 1845) Ray County (Obit. MH, 1845, p. 571) - Strongly influenced M.E. Lard (Find-A-Grave)
Wilkerson, Clarence L. (7.26.1888-2.15.1949) Springfield, Greene County, Mount Comfort Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)
Wright, Allen (1809-1860) Higginsville, Republican Cemetery, GPS:39.0586014,-93.6952972 (Find-A-Grave)

Sorted By City

Ash Grove, Greene County
Ash Grove Cemetery
William J. Barbee (1816-10.27.1892) GPS:37.3159790,-93.5782089 (wife Mary Jane was daughter of James Matthews) (Find-A-Grave)

Arbyrd
William Hooper (1862-1941)

Aurora, Lawrence County
Maple Park Cemetery, GPS: 36.9530983,-93.7205963,
Charner Burdett Colvin (11.08.1851-10.05.1923) (Find-A-Grave)

Bernie, Stoddard County
Elza Noah William Huffard (6.11.1913-9.17.1993) Bernie Memorial Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Boulder City
Roland Rue Porter (1890-1967) Near Neosho, Hazel Green Cemetery

Cameron, Clinton County
Evergreen Cemetery GPS: 39.7324982,-94.2253036,
William Campbell Rogers (6.10.1828-12.7.1915) (Find-A-Grave) (son of Samuel Rogers)

Center
Jeremiah Vardeman (1775-1842) (Baptist) Ralls County

Cole County
Henry Thompson/Tomson (1787-1862) Near Brazito, New marker placed in 1998.

Columbia
Columbia Cemetery
Thomas Miller Allen (1797-1871) *lp
James Shannon (1799 -1859)

Current View, Ripley County
George Robert Baughn (11.14.1891-12.27.1933) Pope Chapel Cemetery, GPS: 36.511818,-90.782219, (Find-A-Grave) (Obit. GA, 2.22.1934, p.151; Ark.Angels p.143)

Dora
Doin Pitchford (1921-2008) Ball Church of Christ Cemetery

Fayette, Howard County
Joel Haden (1788-1862)

Farmington, St. Francois County
William Carl Ketcherside (1908-1989) Parkview Cemetery

Fordland
Samuel Preston Fields (1883-1973) Fordland Cemetery
William Wilson Shaver (1822-1898) Cardwell Chapel Cemetery

Fulton, Callaway County
Nathan L. Rice (12.29.1807-06.11.1877) Presbyterian, Debated Alexander Campbell, Hillcrest Cemetery, GPS: 38.850594,-91.936251, (Find-A-Grave)

Glasgow, Howard County
Haden Cemetery, GPS: 39.1808747,-92.787541
Joel P. Harris Haden (1788-1862) (Find-A-Grave)

Golden City, Jasper County
Dean Paul Butterfield (1905-1970) Dudenville Cemetery

Hannibal
Celia Wilson Bowen Stone (1793-1857) Hannibal, Old Baptist Cemetery (second wife of Barton W. Stone)

Higginsville, Layfayette County
Republican Cemetery GPS:39.0586014,-93.6952972
Allen Wright (1809-1860) (Find-A-Grave)

Holcomb, Dunklin County
Claude B. Thomas (10.21.1897-3.1.1981) Loyd Cemetery, GPS: 36.397035,-90.046725, (brother of L.G. Thomas, obit, GA, 5.7.1981,p.280) (Find-A-Grave)

Independence?
Alexander Proctor (4.1.1825-1900)

Kansas City, Jackson County
Elmwood Cemetery GPS: 39.094290,-94.525620
John A. Brooks (06.06.1836-02.03.1897) (Find-A-Grave)
John W. Monser (11.1838-12.31.1911) (Find-A-Grave)
Josiah W. Waller (08.04.1828-11.18.1889) (Find-A-Grave) (Baptized J.S. Sweeney)

Stephen Daniel Eckstein, Sr. (1893-1975) Floral Hills Cemetery

 

Kansas City, Jackson County
Mount Moriah Cemetery, GPS: 38.9375810,-94.5814490
Benjamin Franklin Stivers (08.11.1868-06.09.1945) (Find-A-Grave) *.lp

Kennett, Dunklin County
Clediece Webster Brannam (1.6.1906-8.24.2002) Dunklin County Memorial Gardens (Find-A-Grave)

Lewistown, Lewis County
Livy S. Hatchitt (1835-1921) Lewistown Cemetery, GPS Loc. of Grave: 40.089760,-91.814540, (Find-A-Grave) (Elder Livy Hatchitt was state agent who made available the Biography of B.W. Stone, See The Bible Advocate, 1847, page 247.

Lexington, Lafayette County
Hiram Miller Bledsoe, Jr. (d.02.06.1899) Lexington, Lafayette County, Pleasant Hill Cemetery GPS:38.805517,-94.262847 (Find-A-Grave) Info: Where The Saints Have Trod Vol. 2, page 134; The Confederate Veteran, p.140; The Christian Church in Missouri, pages 208-211.
Hiram Miller Bledsoe, Sr. (08.12.1797-10.25.1876) Machpelah Cemetery, GPS:39.177712,-93.872677, (Find-A-Grave)

Liberty
Allen Bailey (A.B.) Jones (1.5.1832-12.1920)

Malden, Dunklin County
Ralph Elwood Reaves (09.16.1933-07.19.1999) Memorial Park Cemetery, GPS: 36.580390,-89.968881, (Find-A-Grave)

Maryville, Nodaway County
John Buchanan Trillinger (2.17.1857-11.23.1952) Miriam Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

Mercer, Mercer County
James Jefferson Vinzant (06.16.1809-07.02.1881) McKinney Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Mexico
Jacob Coons (1800-1869) Old Village Cemetery

A.R. Ringo (????-????) businessman, son-in-law of Raccoon John Smith, buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri

Moberly
James A Meng (1828-1882) Oakland Cemetery

Monroe County
John Alexander (????-1844)

Moody
John Alfred Newberry (1889-196?)

Mount Vernon, Lawrence County
Robert Lee Shank (05.08.1918-10.16.2006) Mount Vernon Cemetery, GPS: 37.085992,-93.810736, (Find-A-Grave)

Palmyra
Jacob Creath, Jr.(1.17.1799-1.9.1886) Palmyra Palmyra Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp
William H. Russell (1812-1872) (Christian, & Founder Of The Pony Express) Greenwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Poplar Bluff, Butler County
Harold Sain (03.18.1912-09.29.1980) Memorial Gardens Cemetery, GPS: 36.731073,-90.446949, (Find-A-Grave)

Mercer County
William Reed (Reid) Jr. (1811-1897) Spickard (3 m. NW) Groff Cemetery

Plattsburg, Clinton County
Greenlawn Cemetery GPS: 39.5586014,-94.4483032
James Cowherd Creel (04.13.1846-12.09.1923) Sec 3 block 1 sp 7, (Find-A-Grave)
Augustus H.F. Payne (1807-1864) Block 7, Lot 3, Grave 2, (Find-A-Grave) (bio Van Deusen, p.73-75, Lard's Quarterly, Oct. 1864, p.107)

Old Plattsburg Cemetery, GPS:39.563508,-94.447010
Dr. William D. Jourdan (d.08.16.1886) (Find-A-Grave)

Powell
Albert E. Brumley (1905-1977) Fox Cemetery

Richmond, Ray County
Jacob Warriner (d. Sept. 12, 1845) (Obit. MH, 1845, p. 571) - Strongly influenced M.E. Lard


City Cemetery on West Main St.
Thomas N. Gaines (June 5, 1814- Oct. 27,1874) (cf. Moses Lard, VanDeusen, p.26-29

Ripley County
Joseph S. "J.S." Sewell (8.16.1840-8.18.1890) (Find-A-Grave) *lp

Savannah, Andrew County
Andrew J. Carrick (1859-1953) Savannah Cemetery, Plot: Section 11, GPS: 39.938225,-94.828788, (Find-A-Grave)

Sedalia, Pettis County
Crown Hill Cemetery, GPS: 38.7178001,-93.2149963
A.W. Kokendoffer (05.24.1860-04.17.1956) (Find-A-Grave) (Son-in-law to F.G. Allen)

Senath
Oscar L. Hays (1879-1963)

Scholten, Barry County
Goldman Buford Leland Kimbrel Hancock (6.7.1839-1.1.1914) Mars Hill Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

St. Joseph
Moses E. Lard (10.29.1818-6.18.1880) St. Joseph, Mt. Mora Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

St. Louis
Alexander Cleveland Campbell- 11.15.1858-7.29,1930, Hillsdale, St. Louis County, Greenwood Cemetery (6571 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Missouri) (Harriet Scott, wife of Dred Scott, also buried there.)
John O'Kane (1802-1881) Bellefontaine Cemetery
Robert C. Cave (1843-1923) Valhalla Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery And Mausoleum

John Baptist Purcell (2.26.1800-7.4.1883) (Find-A-Grave) (Catholic-Debated Alexander Campbell in 1837)
Joseph Henry Foy - Left to join the Episcopalians/moved to St. Louis, Mo. (son-in-law of N.C. preacher, Amos Battle) (Find-A-Grave)
Harry Starling (1899-1961) Laurel Hills Cemetery

Steele, Pemiscot County
Dr. Lindsey Davis Warren (8.24.1950-9.24.2009) Mount Zion Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Springfield, Greene County
Maple Park Cemetery
Marshall S. Mason (5.20.1882-10.1.1930) (Find-A-Grave)
Winifred Mason Moore Showalter (2.14.1885-4.9.1956) (Find-A-Grave)

Clyde Pitt Findlay (01.14.1900-05.13.1984) Springfield, Greene County, East Lawn Cemetery, GPS: 37.217813,-93.252212, (Find-A-Grave)

Mount Comfort Cemetery GPS: 37.325913,-93.247426
John Lowell Edwards (01.24.1922-02.13.2013) (Find-A-Grave)
Clarence Lee Wilkerson (7.26.1888-2.15.1949) (Find-A-Grave)

Kirkland R. "Kirk" Baxter (2.26.1829-9.19.1893) Hazelwood Cemetery (Find-A-Grave)

Tuscumbia, Miller County
Green Lee Tomson (12.19.1838-1.29.1918) , Tuscumbia Cemetery (Find-A-Grave) *lp

Thayer
Nathan E. Honeycutt (1914-1973) Thayer Cemetery

Trenton
Frederick Shoot (1794-????)

Zanoni, Ozark County
John Roy Harris (12.09.1915-06.08.2010) Smith Chapel Cemetery, GPS:36.700273,-92.36503, (Find-A-Grave)

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