The King Cemetery, Center Township, Dade County, MO

King Cemetery

The King Cemetery is located in the Northwest corner of Center Township in Section 3 Township 31 range 27, less than one fourth mile from County Highway BB close to where it crosses Sons Creek. There are no roads to it.

The last burial was in 1900. This land was owned by Allen Medling when the Cemetery first started. Reading the stones West to East, starting in South part of the Cemetery.

Row 1:

Maulson, J.R. Co. H 6th Iowa Cav.

Native stone

Row 2:

Native stone

Row 3:

King, Samuel d. 9 April 1899 age 61 years Co. N 8th Rg. Mo. Cav.

King, Sintha C. (Caroline Reed) d. 13 January 1888 age 48 years

wife of Samuel

Murrel, Susan d. 22 May 1885 age 74 yrs. 9 m. 25 da.

Gentry, Nancy A. b. 18 Nov. 1826 d. 7 Feb. 1900

1st wife of Minor Gentry

Minor Gentry and 2nd wife buried at Mt. Vernon MO.

Row 4:

Native stone

Haynes, C.L. d 16 Oct. 1889 age 9 years 2 m. 24 da.

son of Wm. & Susan Jane Medlin Haynes

Medling(Medlin), Allen H. d. 13 March 1899 age 80 yrs 4 m. 21 da.

Row 5:

3 unmarked graves

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