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Submitted: 10/28/24 • Approved: 10/28/24 • Last Updated: 10/31/24 • R835959-G835953-S3
Purportedly the graves were moved to Clear Creek Cemetery.
Possible burials:
Dolly Burkett
1840 Fayette Co IL
1858 Lawrence Co MO
Daughter of Needham Burkett and Annis Pruett
Married Ephraim Southard 9 Aug 1855 Marion Williamson IL
Campbell Gilmer Cowan
1 Jan 1807 Maryville Blount TN
1 Mar 1846 Pierce City MO
Son of John Alexander Cowan and Rosanna Gillespy
Married Elizabeth H Tankersley 15 Feb 1828 Athens McMinn TN
Buried in Clear Creek Cemetery Newton Co MO
Post Master for Mount Pleasant Barry Co MO
Appointment Date 28 Jan 1840
Elizabeth H "Betsy" Tankersley Cowan
27 May 1811 Blairsville Williamson IL
28 Jan 1871 Pierce City MO
Daughter of Richard C Tankersley
Wife of Campbell
Buried in Clear Creek Cemetery Newton Co MO
John Alexander Cowan
*21 Dec 1828 Athens McMinn TN (Verify)
2 May 1863 MO?
Son of Campbell Cowan and Elizabeth Tankersley
Married Rainey Jane Brite 15 Oct 1852 Lawrence or Barry Co MO
Buried in Pierce City Cemetery
Samuel Moseley Hewlett Sr
1788 Greenville SC
Aug 1856 Pierce City MO
Son of Martin Hewlett and Jane Henry
Married Rebecca Frazier 17 Nov 1812 Caldwell KY
Married Eleanor Florence McDaniel 25 Feb 1817 Christian KY
And possibly married Abigail Smith about 1828 Nashville TN
John Kittrell Higgs Jr
30 Sep 1830 NC
21 Aug 1853 Lawrence Co MO
Son of John K Higgs and Martha Harrison
Robert W Higgs
9 Apr 1829 NC
12 Sep 1853 Lawrence Co MO
Son of John K Higgs and Martha Harrison
Contributed on 10/28/24
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Record #: 835959