Black Oak Cemetery, Grundy County, MO


also known as Pleasant Hill Cemetery

This cemetery is located in Marion Township; S26-T61N-R23W. A church was formerly located here, but was disbanded and the building sold. The cemetery is excellently kept and the stones are in good condition (1964, when the cemetery was recorded).
ALLNUT Lenore (WALKER) 22 Sep 1883 May 1955 69y; wife of Grover; dau of Link & Millie (KNAPP) WALKER
BARR Anna A. 05  Sep  1863 11  Apr  1906 42y 5m 6d
BARR Margaret "Mag" (MOORE) 04 Dec 1879 1964 mother of Otis; wife of David BARR; dau of Willie & Sarah (SHANEY) MOORE; 1st husband Emmett C. BARNETT; fun. marker
BARNETT Alice K. (KELSO) 19 Jan 1891 22 Jan 1977 d/o Joseph Warren & Anna Mae (FLESHMAN) KELSO. w/o Robert Arch BARNETT 09 Feb 1911.
BARNETT Betty

(north of Roy)
BARNETT Blanche (ISHMAEL) 1904 1935
BARNETT Dorenda Jane (ISHMAEL) 1867 1949 wife of Spencer; dau of Solomon & Elizabeth (MARTIN) ISHMAEL
BARNETT Edward

(flat stone)
BARNETT Emmett C.
1912
BARNETT Infant son
1918 son of Ora E. & Laura E. (LONG) BARNETT
BARNETT Laura E. (LONG) 1892 1947 wife of Ora E.; dau of Andrew & Alice (RAY) LONG
BARNETT L. V. 03 Oct 1905 21 Jul 1967 h/o Mae (SEAREY); son of Emmett & Margaret (MOORE)
BARNETT Mary R. (SHANEY) 1862 1936 wife of Robert
BARNETT Ora E. 1888 1956 son of Robert & Mary R. (SHANEY); bro of Myrthle JOHNSON; husband of Laura E. (LONG)
BARNETT Otis R. 1900 1936 son of Emmett & Maggie (MOORE) BARNETT
BARNETT Robert 1838 1927 Private Co I 159 Reg Ohio Nat´l Guard Vol. (Civil War); husband of Mary R. (SHANEY)
BARNETT Robert Arch 1890 01 May 1947 h/o Alice K. (KELSO) 09 Feb 1911
BARNETT Roy

(north of Ed)
BARNETT Spencer 1865 1947 son of Robert & Lottie; husband of Dorenda Jane (ISHMAEL)
BOFMAN Emry E. 03 Jun 1904 02 Feb 1905 son of George W. & Lucinda H. (ISHMAEL) BOFMAN
BOFMAN George W. 1868 1950 husband of Lucinda H. (ISHMAEL)
BOFMAN Lucinda H. (ISHMAEL) 1870 1950 wife of George W.; dau of Solomon & Elizabeth (MARTIN) ISHMAEL
BOFMAN William H. 17 Feb 1892 25 Mar 1892 son of George W. & Lucinda H. (ISHMAEL) BOFMAN
BROWN Clava L. 22 Sep 1860 28 Mar 1924
BULLOCK Edward A. 1874 1937 born in VA
BULLOCK Mary E. (HESSENFLOW) 1874 22 Jul 1969 dau of Joseph H. & Sarah (CLAYPOLE) HESSENFLOW
BUTLER Nancy (ISHMAEL)
1933 88y
BURNWORTH Melissa A.
02 Nov 1889 27y 7d; (stone is down)
CHRISMAN Mary Ann
10 Nov 1898 52y 1m 8d; wife of Samuel; concrete slab south of Mary Ann: Nail holes in slab: S.C.
CHRISMAN Max F.
27 Jun 1917 7d
CHRISMAN Samuel

Co B 23 Mo. Inf. (Sherman´s march to sea) S.L.C. written at base in tiny shells; husband of Mary Ann
CLAYPOLE Irene C. (BARR) 28 Feb 1865 29 Aug 1945 wife of James A.; 2nd married Thomas P. FLAGG; dau of Dave & Ann (CHRISMAN) BARR
CLAYPOLE James A. 03 Jul 1863 26 Dec 1911
CLAYPOLE Jane L. (KNAPP) 1855 1933 wife of John W. CLAYPOLE
CLAYPOLE John W. 1855 1935 husband of Jane L. (KNAPP)
CLAYPOLE Mary A.
25 Jan 1892 25y 8m 22d
CUNDIFF George Sanford 21 Nov 1858 03 Jan 1921 son of J. E. & Elizabeth; his wife Mary E. (LA FLESH)
DILLIN Emmett Floyd 19 Jan 1925 14 Jan 1926 son of Joseph Martin DILLIN
DILLIN Joseph Martin 19 Jul 1879 07 Oct 1946 son of Winfield Scott & Mary Elizabeth (GLADDIN) DILLIN. 1st husband of Gladys (BARNETT) DILLIN SHERROW.
FLAGG Lenora B. (ROOKS) 25 Feb 1872 15 Apr 1912 1st w/o Thomas P. FLAGG
FLAGG Thomas P. 1870 1944 h/o 1st Lenora B. (ROOKS) & 2nd - 2nd h/o Irene C. (BARR) CLAYPOLE FLAGG
GREGG Nora O. (HOLLOWAY) 27 Feb 1894 18 July 1952 dau of Hiram & Sarah Katherine (CHRISMAN) HOLLOWAY. 2nd wife of Millard C. GREGG.
HOLLOWAY Emily Mae "Ann" (CLARK) 21 Apr 1918 11 May 1970 dau of Joe & Mary (HAWK) CLARK. wife of Lloyd HOLLOWAY.
HOLLOWAY Helen Jennie (THORP) 16 Apr 1901 25 Dec 1980 d/o Daniel & Nettie (MENSER) THORP. w/o Loren E. HOLLOWAY 23 Nov 1920.
HOLLOWAY Hiram 1869 1953 s/o William & Mary (CHRISMAN) HOLLOWAY. h/o Sarah Katherine (CHRISMAN).
HOLLOWAY Lloyd "Typo" 29 Oct 1918 24 Sep 2000 born Chillicothe, MO. s/o Lee & Dolly (PENDERGAST) HOLLOWAY. h/o Emily Mae (CLARK).
HOLLOWAY Loren E. 11 Jan 1901 29 Dec 1969 s/o Hiram & Sarah Katherine (CHRISMAN) HOLLOWAY. h/o Helen Jennie (THORP) 23 Nov 1920.
HOLLOWAY Sarah Katherine (CHRISMAN) 31 Jan 1864 09 May 1939 d/o Mathies & Nancy (ISHMAEL) CHRISMAN. w/o Hiram HOLLOWAY.
HUEY Carinda (HOLLOWAY)
25 Oct 1928 61y 5m 10d. wife of Thomas HUEY
GARRETT Arthur 13 Dec 1889 24 Sep 1939 born in Wapello, IA. s/o Walter & Ella (HICKLEN) GARRETT. 1st h/o Osa O. (ISHMAEL) GARRETT HESSENFLOW
HESSENFLOW Francis E., Rev. 1833 1911 husband of Helen (CRAWFORD)
HESSENFLOW Helen (CRAWFORD) 1835 1930 wife of Rev. Francis E.; born in Pittsburg
HESSENFLOW Joseph H. 1852 1891
HESSENFLOW Osa O. (ISHMAEL) 27 Aug 1891 11 oct 1977 d/o Soloman & Mary A. (SLANDERS) ISHMAEL. w/o 1st Arthur GARRETT & 2nd Charles HESSENFLOW 02 Aug 1954 (he died in Dec 1975).
HESSENFLOW Sample Sanford 1856 1941 son of Rev. Francis E.; his wife Mary (RICHMOND)
HESSENFLOW Sarah M. 1851 1939 dau of James Andrew & Mary Ann (CLAYPOLE)
HUFFSTUTTER Helen A. 1934 1940 dau of Frank & Ruby (McKAY) HUFFSTUTTER
HUFFSTUTTER Robert Levi 1856 1938 born in IN; husband of Sarah A.
HUFFSTUTTER Sarah A. 1874 1913 wife of Robert Levi HUFFSTUTTER
HUEY Carinda (HOLLOWAY)
25 Oct 1928 61y 5m 10d; wife of Thomas
HUEY Frank 25 Feb 1888 26 Aug 1959 son of Thomas & Carinda (HOLLOWAY); wife Jessie (THARP); born Lindley; funeral marker south of Frank
HUEY Nova S. 18 Dec 1885 16 Nov 1905 son of T.S.
HUEY Mary L. 29 Sep 1902 19 Feb 1903
IRELAND Earl Newton 07 Feb 1920 16 Mar 1987 born Chula, MO. s/o John & Lucinda Mae (DILLARD) IRELAND. h/o Vera O. (MEEKER) 20 Feb 1943/1943 at Chula, MO. Vet WW II.
IRELAND Vera O. (MEEKER) 31 Jan 1922 18 Apr 1992 d/o Samuel W. & Mary? Margaret (HBUMPHREYS) MEEKER. w/o Earl Newton IRELAND 20 Feb 1942/1943 at Chula, MO.
ISHMAEL Mary Martha? (FLATHERS) 1851 1915 wife of Solomon ISHMAEL Jr.
ISHMAEL Solomon
19 Dec 1894 77y 1m 5d; "Rest soldier, rest. Thy warfare o'er. Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking. Dream of battlefields no more, days of danger, nights of waking." Co B 23 Mo Inf.
ISHMAEL Solomon Jr. 1850 1938 husband of Mary Martha? (FLATHERS)
JACKSON Agnes J.
18 Aug 1886 57y 8m 20d; wife of William P.
JACKSON Francis W.
29 Sep 1890 son of William P. & Agnes J. JACKSON; G.A.R. post 374; Dept Mo R.P. Carnes
JACKSON James
15 Aug 1872 10d; son of William P. & Agnes J. JACKSON
JACKSON Susannah F.
28 Mar 1871 1m 29d; dau of William P. & Agnes J. JACKSON
JACKSON William P.

(military stone) Co E Ill Inf.; husband of Agnes J.
JOHNSON Ernest N. 24 Jul 1896 14 Apr 1976 son of Cornelius & Lulu (BARR); husband of 1st Myrtle M. (BARNETT) & 2nd Pearl M. (ZIEGLER) FRISBY 27 Sep 1975 at Kansas City, MO
JOHNSON Keneth 26 Mar 1923 17 Oct 1944 son of Ernest N. & Myrtle M. (BARNETT) JOHNSON; Mo Sgt 175 Inf. 29 Div. WW II
JOHNSON Myrtle M. (BARNETT) 1895 1942 1st wife of Ernest N. JOHNSON; dau of Robert & Mary (SHANY) BARNETT
KNAPP Henry Solomon 1869 1943 son of Solomon & Elmira (KNIGHT); husband of Mary Christina (BARR)
KNAPP Mary Christina (BARR) 1867 1955 wife of Henry Solomon KNAPP; dau of David & Ann (CHRISMAN) BARR
LAFLESH Delilah (McGRIFF) 17 Apr 1839 28 Oct 1926 wife of F. H.; sister of Frank McGRIFF
LAFLESH F. H. 30 Jun 1832 09 Jun 1917 husband of Delilah (McGRIFF)
LESLIE George 17 May 1819 21 Sep 1895 husband of Phoebe (CHRISMAN) 25 Apr 1841. Co B 23 Regt MO Inf Civil War [also recorded buried Dillon Cem.]
LESLIE Phoebe (CHRISMAN) 16 Mar 1822
wife of George LESLIE 25 Apr 1841.
MANG Carl 05 Jul 1888 26 Dec 1977 s/o George & Anna (BRIEGEL) MANG.
MANG Pearl N. (FLAGG) 22 Nov 1895 21 Oct 1979 d/o T. P. & Lenora (ROOKS) FLAGG. w/o Rudolph MANG 22 May 1914
MANG Rudolph 08 Feb 1897 12 Oct 1980 born Mansfield, MO. s/o George & Anna (BRIEGEL) MANG. h/o Pearl N. (FLAGG) 22 May 1914.
McCULLOUGH Sarah (MOORE)

no dates
MOORE Alvin Theodore "Ted" 1876 1961 s/o Willie & Sarah (SHANEY); h/o Leona Alice (SHERROW)
MOORE Daisy (CLARK)

wife of Russell
MOORE Emma 1885

MOORE Henry E. unknown 07 Nov 1983 s/o Alvin Theodore & Leona Alice (SHERROW) MOORE. h/o Ione (HOLLOWAY) 12 Jun 1937.
MOORE James 1877 1941
MOORE Lloyd Russell 04 Sep 1940 20 Mar 1942
MOORE Russell
02 Feb 1974 69y; son of Alvin Theodore & Leona Alice (SHERROW); husband of Daisy (CLARK)
MOORE Susannah
07 Dec 1889 75y 10m 13d; wife of William
ROOKS Elizabeth J.
6 May 1902 61y 4m 17d; wife of F. M. ROOKS
ROOKS F. M. 31 Aug 1841 9 Apr 1914 G.A.R. post 374; Dept Mo R.P. CARNES; husband of Elizabeth J.
ROOKS Fannie E. 30 May 1888 14 Jun 1890 dau of W. H. & M. E.
OREN Rutha J. (McGRIFF) 1852 1917
OREN Silas 31 Jan 1845 1926 Civil War Vet
SHANEY Clara E (ROOKS)
08 Feb 1899 19y 8m 14d; wife of W. A. SHANEY
SHANEY Margaret
07 Mar 1836 79y 10m 5d
SHANEY Nettie I. (HESSENFLOW) 06 Oct 1881 06 Jul 1975 wife of Perry; dau of Joseph & Sarah (CLAYPOLE) HESSENFLOW
SHANEY Perry C. 1873 1920 son of John & Marguerite
SHANEY William H. 1869 1946 next is handmade flat slab - "Rebecca"
SHEARROW Ann


SHEARROW Anna Bell (ISHMAEL) 1877 1908 1st wife of William R.
SHEARROW John


SHEARROW Lida/Alida Jane "Jennie" (ISHMAEL) 1868 1937 2nd wife of William R. SHEARROW
SHEARROW William R.

military: Co G 14 Ind. Inf.
SHEARROW William R. 1871 1937 husband 1st of Anna Bell (ISHMAEL); 2nd of Alida/Lida Jane (ISHMAEL)
SHERROW Anna J. 1880 1897
SHERROW Carllas A. 22 Jul 1898 ?0 Nov 1900
SHERROW Earnest Earl
18 Jan 1964 48y 10m 8d. s/o Samuel Curtis & Nora Ellen (URTON) SHERROW. 2nd h/o Gladys (BARNETT) DILLIN.
SHERROW Gladys (BARNETT)
06 Jul 1974 66y. d/o Emmett & Margaret 'Maggie' (MOORE) BARNETT. w/o 1st Joseph Martin DILLIN & 2nd Earnest Earl SHERROW.
SHERROW James Nelson 1948 12 Dec 1965 17y; son of Earnest Earl & Gladys (BARNETT) SHERROW.
SHERROW John H. 1882 1900
SHERROW Rebecca A. (CLAYPOLE) 1846 1897 wife of William Byron SHERROW
SHERROW Virgil 07 Aug 1901 08 Aug 1901
SHERROW William Byron 25 Jan 1833 29 Nov 1924 Husband of Rebecca A. (CLAYPOLE). Civil War Vet.
SHERMAN James Edward
19 Sep 1899 1y 8m 10d
SHERMAN John
04 Oct 1890 3y 2m 22d
SHEPHERD Infant son
1915 son of G. L. & I. M.
SIMMS Nelson Leon 1932 1933 funeral marker
SIMMS Robert Lee 1938 1939 funeral marker
SNYDER Infant twin boys
10 Sep 1969 of Ralph & Kathleen (BARNETT)
WALKER Abraham L. 1861 1944 Husband of Willie K. (KNAPP)
WALKER Willie K. (KNAPP) 1861 1950 wife of Abraham L.; dau of Solomon & Almira (KNIGHT) KNAPP
WEBSTER Bessie B. (KNAPP) 1892 1939 1st wife of James A. WEBSTER
WEBSTER James A. 15 Sep 1890 12 Feb 1972 son of Charles & Alice (SHANEY); husband of 1st Bessie B. (KNAPP) & 2nd Edith (ROOT)
WEBSTER Kenneth
1918 3 weeks
WEBSTER Marvin L. 25 Oct 1928 01 Sep 1951 Cpl. Killed in Korea
WENDT Andrew Edward 02 Feb 1957 20 Oct 2003 died Wichita, KS. s/o Henry Eckley & Audrey Eilene (BAIRD) WENDT. h/o Kathryn Jean "Kathy" (VONALLMEN) 04 Jun 1994.
WENDT Helen Louise 1951 1956 d/o Henry Eckley & Audrey Eilene (BAIRD) WENDT.
WENDT Lawson Lee 1953 1956 s/o Henry Eckley & Audrey Eilene (BAIRD) WENDT.
WENDT unnamed
06 Feb 1961
WENDT unnamed
1963
WENDT Viola Jean 30 May 1940 10 Oct 1949 d/o Henry Eckley & Audrey Eilene (BAIRD) WENDT.

This material transcribed from the written records by Rana Krussow.
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