County Farm Cemetery, Grundy County, MO

"The necessity of making provisions for the poor of the county being apparent, the County Court at March 7th, 1871, ordered that twenty cents on the one hundred dollars be levied on all taxable property in the county, to be known as the poor fund, to be used for the purchase and improvement of a poor farm. The Court examined a piece of land containing 84 acres three miles north of Trenton, purchased the same, and ordered suitable buildings to be erected. At January term, 1872, George W. Gibson was appointed by the Court as superintendent for one year commencing March 1st, 1872. One half acre of this farm was fenced off in the southeast corner, as a burial place for the pauper dead. The cost of a pauper burial outfit was fixed at ten dollars for a suit and five dollars for a coffin. All coffins over three feet in length were to have raised lids. No records were kept for the first three years, but the county physician suggested a book of record and "all inmates have their full names entered as such facts are of value for identification of all who may be compelled by misfourtune to accept a pauper living and fill a pauperīs grave." Mr. David Wigle was the second supīt. As high as one dollar and fifty cents per week has been allowed for board of those unable to work"
[Grundy County History 1881]

In 1964, this small cemetery is unused and uncared for; few records are available. The cemetery is about 2 1/2 miles east northeast of Trenton, just off Hwy Y.

Only two stones have names and dates:
BOYER Mary M.
11 Feb 1879 62y 4m 26d; wife of Peter
COBLE Ellen 1845 1935 dau of Joseph & Amelia (BARNETT) COBLE
There are several handmade monuments, but are unreadable. The following information comes from the Trenton Republican Times :
CARR Mrs. Mary
06 Mar 1924 "she was very old"
LUDWICK Sammy S. 19  Aug  1820 09  Mar  1915 95y
MACY James Arthur
14 Sep 1883 1m 20d
REESE Close
19 Aug 1915 about 65y
LEWELLYN Mrs. Mollie
14 Nov 1912
JORDEN Ed
10 Sep 1934 68y. his wife Emma (EDWARDS) died in 1932
COMBS Charles
1935 71y
DENNIS Willie
21 Jan 1912
POWELL Reuben
28 Nov 1911 admitted to the home 27 Oct 1845; came from Morgan Co., OH. "an old person"
SPERRY Stephen A.
Jan 1941 80y. son of B. F. & Elizabeth SPERRY. husband of Alice
NEWMAN Frank
06 Oct 1930 "very old"
QUILLIANS Henry
07 Oct 1930 85y
STACKHOUSE Lou
12 Feb 1946 70y. she was an inmate for 50y
ALLMAN Anna (COBLE) 16 Jun 1863 03 Nov 1953 wife of Samuel. born Lindley, MO
HUFFSTUTTER John
17 Nov 1952 68y. son of George

This material transcribed from the written records by Larry Flesher.
Copyright Đ 1997-2008 Grundy County, MO Genealogical Society; reproduced here with their permission.

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Larry Flesher, Washington County, MO