Flag Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery

first known as Platte River Congregation

Empire Township, Section 14

Andrew County, Missouri

Directions:From Savannah, go east on Hwy E 3.5 miles to D.  North on D 3.5 miles to County Road 223.  East on CR 223 for 2.1 miles to CR 221.  North and east on 221 for 1.3 miles to CR 216.  Follow 216 for 3/1 miles to CR 214.  North on 214 for 0.1 mile.

Name

Inscription

Photograph(s)

Flag Springs CP Cemetery

 

77 82 83 84 85

Barnett, Aunt Rachel

Aunt Rachel

wife of T. M. Barnett

Born Dec. 4, 1809

Died Jan. 9, 1886

Aged 76 Y 1 M 5 D

My wife is gone

She lies beneath the sod

Dear Aunt Rachel though we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

13 14 19 20 12

Boyles, Sarah

Sarah

wife of Willard T. Boyles

Born Mar. 15, 1846

Died Feb. 3, 1869

Life's duty done as sinks the day

Light from its load the spirit flies

While Heaven and earth combine to say

How blest the righteous when he dies.

78 79 81 30 31

Brooke, Nancy

(east)

Nancy A.

wife of W. Brooke

Died Mar. 22, 1876

Aged 69 Y 11 M 10 D

Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord

I will raise them up in the last day.

21 22 24 25

Brooke, William

(north)

Wm. Brooke

Died Apr. 1874

Aged 64 Y 12 D

21 22 23 24 25

Chapman, Catharine

Catharine

wife of Amos Chapman

Died June 27, 1887

Aged 75 y 4 m

Our Mother is gone,

She lies beneath the sod,

Dear Mother tho' we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

51 52 53

Cox, Elvira Taylor

Elvira

wife of Ulysses Cox

and daughter of Joel & Elizabeth Taylor

Died Jan. 15, 1866

Aged 28 y's 3 mo's 3 d's

37 38 39

Gibson, Lewis

Lewis Gibson

Born Aug. 4, 1811

Died Aug. 8, 1877

Aged 66 y's 4 d's

67 68 69

Gibson, Rachel

Rachel Gibson

Died Nov. 3, 1870

Aged 54 Ys 2 Ms 15 Ds

Gone but not forgotten.

70 71 72

Gilliland, Delitha J.

Gone Home

Delitha J.

wife of Josiah Gilliland

Born June 14, 1841

Died July 27, 1868

32 33 46

Henderson, Lizzie

Lizzie

daughter of L. W. & Mary C. Henderson

Died May 1, 1868

aged 5 mos 29 days

59 60

Holliday, Homer E.

(east)

Homer E.

Died Aug. 24, 1884

aged 26 Ds

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

Our children are gone

They lie beneath the sod

Dear babies thou we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

07 09 11

Holliday, John C.

(east)

John C.

Died Oct. 24, 1865

aged 3 Ms 14 Ds

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

07 08 11

Holliday, Joseph T.

(east)

Joseph T.

Died Jan. 28, 1881

aged 2 Ds

Our children are gone

They lie beneath the sod

Dear babies thou we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

07 10 11

Holliday, Lizzie E.

(west)

Lizzie E.

Died Jan. 3, 1880

Aged 2 Y's 11 M's 4 D's

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

01 02 03 06

Holliday, Lucy Bell

(north)

Lucy Bell

Died Jan. 6, 1878

Aged 6 Y's 3 M's 29 D's

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

Rest little Lucy in happiness rest

Mingling with angels, we know thou art blessed,

Far from the trials that tempt us to stray

God in his mercy has called thee away.

03 04 06 07

Holliday, Mary M.

(north)

Mary M.

Died Oct. 18, 1868

aged 1 Mo 1 D

Children of Joseph & Nancy L. Holliday

03 05 06 07

L

[footstone]

17

Lindley, Arthur Gibson

Arthur Gibson Lindley

Died July 10, 1891

Aged 20 y 7 m 24 d

Our Arthur is gone

He lies beneath the sod

Dear boy tho' we miss you much

We know you rest with God.

63 64 65 66

Lindley, Elizabeth J.

Elizabeth J.

wife of A. G. Lindley

Died Dec. 6, 1870

Aged 31 Ys 4 Ms 8 Ds

Gone but not forgotten.

62 73 74 75

Loving, Florence L.

Darling Florence L.

dau. of G. T. & E. J. Loving

Died May 4, 1869

Aged 13 Y 11 M 5 D

Like a spring's flower she passed away,

Mid innocence and bloom;

An angel now in a brighter world

Far, far beyond the tomb.

40 41 42 43

Miller, Elizabeth

Elizabeth

wife of John Miller

Died April 13, 1868

aged 57 y'rs 2 m's 3 d's

The pure in heart are thy delight and they thy face shall see.

54 55 56

Miller, George W.

Geo. W. Miller

son of John & Elizabeth Miller

Born Feb. 16, 1840

Died June 26, 1865

57 58 61

Rodman, W. J.

W. J. Rodman

Died July 22, 1866

Aged 38 y'rs 6 m's & 6 d's

47 48 49

Smith, Metcalf

Metcalf Smith

Born Apr. 15, 1812

Died Nov. 25, 1867

Life's duty done as sinks the day

Light from its load the Spirit flies

While Heaven and earth combine to say

How blest the righteous when he dies.

26 27 28

Taylor, George

George Taylor

Born June 1, 1829;      

Died Jan. 17, 1876

Aged 46 ys 7 ms 16 dys

34 35 44

Taylor, Joel

[footstone]

36

unknown

 

18

unknown fragment

 

50

 

Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006 

Boyles, Martha

Boyles, Martin

Chapman, Amos

Evert, W. D.

Miller, William D.

©Photograph Andrew County Tombstones (PACT) Project, 2006 

Pictures may be used for personal research,

but not for duplication or sale. 

These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006.

©THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman)

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