A Rose In Memory of All Our Pioneer Ancestors Pioneer Uptegrove Cemetery Lincoln County, Missouri

Submitted by   Bill and Jean Earnest   Sun, 31 Aug 1997

The following is a copy of the Pioneer Uptegrove Cemetery - Lincoln County, Missouri - Interments Beginning in 1838 ending in 1909 -
Found in an abondoned condition in 1980. These records from a member of the Uptegrove family in 1996. The cemetery is located on a farm between Louisville and Corso, about 5 miles from the "Old Liberty Cemetery" where many Uptegroves are buried. The Atlas of Lincoln Co., Mo., locates the farm in Twp 51N, Range 2 W, Section 28. In 1980 there were stones we had no access to. Others are buried where they fell. Most of the stones found are of white marble and in good condition. In 1980 the farm is privately owned.

In Memory of Isaac 1. Isaac  Son of I.& R. Uptegrove  Died 1888  8 years old

In Memory of Katie 2. Katie  Dau of G.E. & Margaret Gleason  July 12, 1874 - Nov. 25, 1875

In Memory of William 3. William Uptegrove  Born Oct. 11, 1785  Sept. 4, 1875  90 years, 10, months, 23 days

In Memory of Mary 4. Mary Uptegrove  Born June 12, 1787  Died Aug. 17, 1850  Age 63 years, 2 months, 5 days

In Memory of Isaac 5. Isaac Uptegrove  Born Oct. 25, 1800  Died June 15, 1875

In Memory of Rebecca 6. Rebecca Uptegrove  Born July 10, 1804  Died Sept. 27, 1887  Age 83, 2 months, 17 days

In Memory of Elizabeth 7. Elizabeth, wife of J.W. Brown  Died May 17, 1858  26 years, 1 month, 1 day

In Memory of Candace 8. Candance, wife of A.F. Uptegrove  Died Nov. 4, 1842  Age 23 years

In Memory of Isaac 9. Isaac Logan  July 12, 1823  August 8, 1877  Age 54

In Memory of Elizabeth 10. Elizabeth Logan  April 30, 1824  July 5, 1909  Age 85

In Memory of Rebecca 11. Rebecca A., Dau of G. & M. Dull  April 23, 1842, 1 year

In Memory of Nancy 12. Nancy E., Dau of G. & M. Dull  June 1847, Age 2 years, 4 months

In Memory of Candes 13. Candes W., Dau of I. & R. Uptegrove  Born 1844, Died Dec. 12, 1852

In Memory of Rebecca 14. Rebecca A., Dau of I. & R. Uptegrove  B & D 1842  6 months old

In Memory of Nancy 15. Nancy, Dau of I. & R. Uptegrove  Died Jan. 24, 1849  6 months and 8 days old

In Memory of Nancy 16. Nancy D., wife of John Damron  Died Oct. 6, 1890  Age 36 years, 10 months, 14 days

In Memory of Elias 17. Elias A. Choate  Died march 20, 1873  Age 23 years, 7 months, 27 days

Credit is due Gladys Lovell Uptegrove (Mrs. William) for the location of the Pioneer Uptegrove Cemetery and above monument data.

Submitted byWilliam H. Earnest

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