HAZEL CREEK CEMETERY
ADAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI
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Located on west side of BB, northwest of Kirksville about three miles. There is an active Church there. The old part of
the cemetery is north and behind the Church, the new part lies south of the Church. Rows start on west side of
cemetery, in the NW corner.
Information was furnished by Mrs. Thomas May of Kirksville, copying of stones by Elizabeth Laughlin and Bess Mercer;
family information, additions, and corrections by Mrs. Cleve (Juanity) Adams, Route #2, Kirksville.
History of Hazel Creek Union Church and Cemetery
A quit claim deed was made on the 25th day of January 1895 AD by and between William F. Link and Mary E. Link, his
wife, of Adair Co., MO for the public for Church site and grave year purposes for the sum of one dollar.
Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Section No. 36
in Township No. 64 of Range No. 16 West and running thence East 24 rods, thence North 13 1/3 rods, thence West 24
rods, and thence South 13 1/3 rods to the place of beginning. Containing in said tract 2 acres ore or less.
This deed is given and accepted with the understanding that there shall be erected on said premises a building to be
used as a Union Church.
A Church was built that year with Peter Voelker as Head Carpenter. It faced the South, but in later years, was turned
around and now faces the East.
While men were clearing the land for the cemetery, Samuel Scott made the remark that he’d be the first one buried there
and, sure enough, he was. On August 14, 1896 he died. Cause of death was an overdose of drugs given by a drunken
doctor. Samuel had typhoid fever.
On December 16, 1896, a meeting was called and C. G. Young was elected to serve as Chairman and W. E. Seirts as
Secretary. Trustees elected were Peter Vollker and Jacob Newcomer. They, in turn, appointed D. C. Scott as the third
Trustee.
The three Churches represented were Presbyterian, Methodist, and Free Will Baptist.
Charter members were William Dictmairs, Charley Young, Jacob Sevits, Dan Sevits, Frank Sevits, William Sevits, Charles
Sevits, Charles Stokesberry, George Gardner, Charles Newcomer, Richard Byrd, Aus Filkins, Frank Miller, G. W. Felker, D.
C. Scott, Jacob Newcomer, Sherod Law, William Law, Fred Scott, and Peter Vollker.
In 1950, 8 acres and the house on it 1/4 miles from the Church were purchased from Hershel Sevits to be used as a
parsonage. This land is South of the Church.
In 1968, members of the Church bought a new unfurnished house trailer and attached it to the back of the Church to be
used as classrooms for Sunday School, etc.
A quit claim deed was made on the 5th day of September 1968 by Cyrus Seirts and wife, Sylvia Seirts, to the Hazel Creek
Union Church for 2 acres of land for cemetery ground that joins the Church on the South.
The first grave in the new part was that of Douglas Paul Filkins. He died May 28, 1971. He accidentally shot himself.
The upkeep of the cemetery is by donations only.
It is still a very active Church and Sunday School with a full-time pastor. The seats and bible stand that Peter Vollker
made in 1896 are still in use.
Information from Mrs. Juanita Sevits Adams.
Surname
Given names
Birth year
Death year
Comments
Scott
William Steven
Little brother
Infant
Lucy
Mary
John Willie
Iva Pearl Scott
David C.
Emily J.
Samuel
11-23-1872
3-1874
May be buried in New Harmony
Son of Fred & Hattie
Child of Fred & Hattie
Age 2 mo.
1903
1901
10-9-1848
9-28-1850
11-16-1877
1912
4-1929
11-8-1917
12-3-1918
8-14-1896
Fred
Hettie Marks
Mary
4-21-1876
3-4-1881
1911
12-19-1943
9-30-1942
1939
Templeman
Adams
C. C.
M. E.
1862
1857
1936
12-20-1919
Pointer
Sylvia T.
Orval W.
John W.
Cyrus
Sylvia
11-26-1925
3-10-1935
1895
1-31-1932
8-14-1936
1965
Christman
Stafford
Walter Lee
George
Gracie J.
1912
1872
1881
1978
1933
1954
Burgin
Nissen
Kenneth D.
Chester Neil
9-10-1940
2-24-1960
11-8-1952
2-24-1960
Walder
Kathy Alice
4-6-1964
Morton
Infant
Orval
1911
1907
Cook
Scott
Loch
Unknown
Grave
6-1907
Location
in
Cemetery
Row 1
Husband of Emily
Daughter of Moses Sevits
Son of David & Emily.
First buried here.
Samuel and Charley Glaspie fenced the
cemetery. Samuel made the remark that he
would be the first buried there. He died of
typhoid fever soon after.
Son of David & Emily
Twin of Nettie Marks Newcomer
Daughter of Fred & Helen
Row 2
Sevits
Relative of M. E. Adams
Wife of Jess Adams (maiden name,
Ferguson). Jess Adams not buried here.
Daughter of John & Hazel (Scott) Pointer
Father of Sylvia & Orval
Row 3
1978
Husband of Mona Stafford Christman
Son of George & Mary Hess Stafford
Wife of George. Daughter of David & Emily
Scott.
Son of Tommy Burgin & Pearl Stafford Neff
Child of Wanda Burgin (Daughter of Tommy &
Pearl)
Daughter of Clarence & Bernice (Daughter of
Tommy & Pearl) (Tommy Burgin first husband
of Pearl Stafford)
Son of James, brother of Elvert; father of
Wendell, Richard, & Talmage; husband of
Ruby)
Unknown
Grave
Row 4
Hanlin
Bessie
Nancy
(Illegible marker) Daughter of Nancy & Patrick
Wife of Patrick, age 25 or 75 (unable to read
Clark
Patrick
Donald Eugene
Talmage D.
2-2-1929
1888
2-19-1929
1970
Morton
Helen
Elbert
Wendell
1908
1966
Sevits
William
1866
1945
Mary
1869
1942
Jacob
3-20-1839
2-17-1903
Amanda
Daniel
9-30-1845
6-9-1898
Hershel H.
Franklin D.
Kayla Jo
1928
1937
1954
1928
1937
1955
Lulah (Sevits)
11-5-1900
Thomas
1-29-1899
6-25-1975
5-6-1882
2-22-1882
12-10-1949
7-29-1934
9-4-1937
4-16-1975
1-8-1950
11-21-1949
marker). Mother of Isaac
No dates; husband of Nancy
Son of Marie & Alvin
Husband of Pearl Norton; father of Ruby
Morton
Wife of Elbert; daughter of Hobith Wait
Row 5
May
Hardy
Bass
Morton
William
Lottie
Lewis
Richard Lee
Talmage
Eugene
Vieola
1878
James
1892
1949
James
Infant
W. D.
1874
1932
Lonbarger
Johnson
William
William
Filkins
Loyd Ernest
Lela Bell
Mary J. Scott
Son of Jacob & Amanda; husband of Mary;
father of Cyrus & Jacob Henry
Wife of William; daughter of Peter & Katherine
Culler Felker; mother of Jacob H.
Father of William.
7th Missouri Calvary
Wife of Jacob; mother of William
Brother of Jacob.
Co. D 12th Iowa Infantry
Son of Thomas & Lulah
Son of Thomas & Lulah
Daughter of Thomas & Lulah-daughter of
James
Daughter of William & Mary Sevits; twin of
Beulah S. Rhoads
Husband of Lulah; son of Joe & Margaret
Stokesberry May
First husband of Lottie Bass
Second husband of Lottie
Son of Orval & Ruby
Second wife of James; maiden name
Robinson
Father of Orval & Elbert; brother of William,
Lottie, Hanlin, Sarah Byrd, & Alice Waggoner
First wife was Mary Byrd
Stepfather of Ruby; brother of Lettie Hanlin &
Sarah Byrd & James Morton; first wife was
Emma Yoakum; Second wife was Pearl Clark
Row 6
Ditmars
Hanlin
Orrison R.
Verlin C.
James William
2 Infants
Charles
Ida
Isaac G.
Lettie J.
Elmer R.
Illegible marker; son of Orrison & Mary
Illegible marker; daughter of Orrison & Mary
Second wife of Harrison; mother of Loyd &
Lala
9-15-1849
1911
1-31-1930
3-31-1936
1965
4-3-1955
1885
1943
1867
1872
1939
1958
1896
1958
Son of Ida & Chrles
Son of Olin & Luilla Martin Ditmars Sykes
Children of Charles & Ida
Husband of Ida; father of Verlin
Husband of Lettie
Wife of Isaac; daughter of William & Elizabeth
Runnels Morton
Son of Isaac & Lettie
Van
Laningham
Bass
Scott
Newcomer
Claude W.
Infant
Sophia
Caroline
Mirrel
Cecil Melvin
Arthur V.
Ella M.
Patricia
9-30-1943
10-26-1944
1932
1937
Son of Jim & Berniece
Child of Jim & Berniece
Daughter of Dee & Emma (Ewing)
12-33
1-8-1922
1893
1895
1938
5-7-1942
1968
1975
Daughter of Dee & Emma (Ewing)
Son of Edgar
Son of David & Emily
Wife of Arthur; maiden name Sponsler
Catherine
Mary
Allen
Bobbie Lee
Daisy Belle
Kenneth
Carmileta
Jackie, Jr.
Walter
1-3-1814
1877
12-31-1881
1922
1899
4-5-1899
1927
12-2-1902
1923
1979
Wife of J.D.
Maiden name Stokesberry
Ada
1895
Arthur
12-24-1944
12-24-1944
Warren
William Earl, Jr.
3-16-1943
11-26-1947
1-1959
11-1973
Row 7
Miller
Halley
Stokesberry
Sevits
Scott
Shelton
Scott
Sponsler
1891
1951
Son of Daisy
Son of Walter and Ada
Daughter of Jack & Beulah (Scott) Shelton
Son of Jack & Beulah (Scott) Shelton
Son of David & Emily; brother of Walter, Fred,
& Arthur
Wife of Walter; mother of Kenneth; maiden
name Fowler
Stillborn; son of William Earl, Sr. & Dora
(Hoover) Sponsler
Son of William Earl & Dora
Son of William Earl & Dora
Unknown
Grave
Row 8
Nettley
Joe
Horrell
Mary F.
Stella
8-30-1899
1881
Ca. 1954
or 1955
12-28-1901
1953
Benedict
Ray E.
Camelie
Mary Jane
1875
1905
1915
10-18-1888
1939
1968
1915
12-9-1965
Grant
9-28-1887
4-22-1972
Barnett
Leona Violet
Adams
Liddie E.
1910 or
1911
1894
1910 or
1911
9-30-1918
Newcomer
Alice Emma
1865
1948
J. A.
1889
1966
Warren
Gertrude
Jessie
Frank
1921
1913
1885
1878
1938
1915
1964
1953
Zimmerman
Unknown
Grave
Glaspie
Scott
Infant
Daughter of R. J. & S. M.
Daughter of Amanda Stokesberry & Immanuel
Glaspie
Husband of Stella
Son of Benedict & Stella; brother of Mary
Daughter of Mary Jane & Grant
Known as “Pet”; sister of Frank, Charley &
John Glaspie & Stella Horrell; daughter of
Immanuel & Amanda S. Glaspie
Husband of “Pet”; sonof Alfred & Emma
(Stivers) Zimmerman
Daughter of Bishe Newcomer
Daughter of Alice & Jacob Newcomer; mother
of Cleve; no stone
Maiden name Gardner; second wife of Jacob
who is buried in New Harmony
Son of Alice & Jacob; brother of Alfred,
Jacob, LeRoy, & Liddie Adams
Son of Jessue & Frank
Daughter of Jessie & Frank
Wife of Frank; maiden name Scott
Brother to John, Charlie, Stella Horrell & Pet
Zimmerman; son of Immanuel & Amanda
Child of Henry
Unknown
Grave
Unknown
Grave
Newcomer
1886
1886
Between
1922-1928
1933
1956
1961
Between
1922-1928
1933
Infant
Eva May
Thomas
Pearl
Ada Ethel
Charles
Anna
1863
1864
12-8-1891
6-28-1898
8-9-1874
7-2-1876
7-28-1904
1904
1933
1-8-1949
11-3-1918
9-14-1920
8-1-1955
Elizabeth
10-28-1879
8-23-1945
John
Richard
Jacob Henry
Dollie
4-18-1876
1919
1890
1891
2-8-1958
1941
1964
Filkins
Harry H.
6-4-1880
11-8-1958
Ditmars
Milton
6-9-1912
8-19-1970
Lonberger
William Charles
7-5-1912
2-20-1971
Waggoner
Hanlin
Byrd
Unknown
Grave
Byrd
John Samuel
Elizabeth
John
Taar
Precious Pearl
Alfred B.
Leon
Billie Dean
Scott
Wife of Alfred; maiden name Glaspie
Son of Alice & Jacob
Son of Alfred & Precious
Son of Capp Taar (or Tarr) & Dorothy Bowers
(daughter of Alfred & Precious Newcomer)
Son of Henry & Leone Benefield (daughter of
Alfred & Precious Newcomer)
Row 9
Scott
Beck
Glaspie
Sevits
Daughter of Thomas
Second wife of Thomas (maiden name Davis)
Husband of Eva; cousin of David
Daughter of Eva & Thomas
Daughter of Anna & Charlie Glaspie
Brother of Frank, John, Stella, & Mary J.
Wife of Charlie; sister of Elizabeth; maiden
name Fegley
Wife of John; mother of Roy & John Leo;
maiden name Fegley
Brother of Frank, Charlie, etc.
Son of Jacob & Dollie
Son of William & Mary; brother of Cyrus
Daughter of Richard & Sarah Byrd; wife of
Jacob
Son of Orrison; husband of Lizzie (Lay);
brother of Rollie
Son of Mark; mother’s maiden name Stemper;
WW2 and Korea PFC H&S Co. 8 Engineer
Son of William & Linnie (Hanlin) Lee; Linnie’s
second husband, John Lee
Row 10
Glaspie
Filkins
Paterson
11-18-1847
8-26-1899
8-9-1928
9-15-1953
First husband of Elizabeth Hanlin
Second husband, Richard (Dick) Hanlin
Son of Richard & Sarah
James
Richard
Sarah
Sarah
10-11-1879
1-30-1860
11-29-1918
3-30-1930
Son of Richard & Sarah
Husband of Sarah
4-1861
11-28-1949
Mary
Roy
1-3-1908
2-6-1899
10-15-1976
2-20-1964
Janice
Gary L.
Nellie G.
1938
3-24-1937
1878
1940
8-10-1937
1934
Rollie
1876
1944
Florence
Alexander V.
1892
1909
1934
Wife of Richard; daughter of Eliza (Runnels)
Morton
Wife of Roy; maiden name McCabe
Husband of Mary; son of John & Elizabeth
(Fogley) Glaspie; brother of John Leo
Daughter of Herman & Ruth (Wayman)
Son of Herman & Ruth (Wayman)
First wife of Rollie; maiden name Stevens;
mother of Herman
Son of Orrison; father of Herman; second
wife Florence
Miaden name Inbody; Rollie’s second wife
Son of Oscar & Nellie (they are buried at
Jewel Cemetery; his wife was Melvina Fiscua
(she married Ernest Howe); a daughter, Betty,
was born after Alexander died)
Row 11
Waggoner
Infant
John
Alice
Ada
James Wiley
Anna Marie
Grover, Jr.
Celesta
John Leo
12-12-1873
1942
1949
Ca. 1930
1969
1967
1957
1949
1901
1969
Larry
Thelma
Goldie
Walter
Lottie
Ada
James
1944
1918
1921
1896
1896
1971
1918
1921
1928
Chester
Susie
Homer
1918
1921
1895
1973
1936
1946
1942
1914
9-11-1879
2-6-1890
1936
Feske
Deanna
Max
Cleeta
Lester C.
George
Ida E.
Carrie
Leland
Heather
Rhoads
Beulah H.
1900
Eugene
1895
1962
Charles
Lena
Darlene
Siamese twins
Sarah
Martin
Mrs. Charles
10-17-1864
3-28-1864
3-26-1940
5-12-1931
12-31-1944
2-23-1874
5-19-1868
6-27-1935
8-19-1923
Unknown
Grave
Briddle
Hess
John W.
Mrs.
10-8-1917
10-8-1917
Newcomer
Alta
12-15-1896
David
10-28-1892
1-11-1971
Mildred
Jacob LeRoy
1-17-1919
1888
1-2-1946
1933
Acuby???
Glaspie
Guffey
Glaspie
Briddle
McCoy
1897
Son of John & Alice
Died age 65
No stone; wife of John
Daughter of John & Alice Waggoner
Husband of Ada
Daughter of John & Celesta
Grandson of John & Celesta
Wife of John Leo
Son of John & Elizabeth; husband of Celesta;
brother of Roy
Son of John & Celesta
Daughter of Walter & Lottie
Daughter of Walter & Lottie
Cousin of Charles
Buried in California
Row 12
Briddle
Triplett
Faist
Beck
1943
1922
1-4-1952
6-3-1973
Son of Susie & Homer
Wife of Homer; maiden name Lay
Son of Charles & Lena; brother of Florence
Newcomer
Child of George & Ida
Child of George & Ida
Child of George & Ida
Son of Samuel & Mary (Stokesberry) Triplett
First wife of George Triplett
Row 13
Briddle
Stiles
Daughter of William & Mary Sevits; twin of
Lulah Sevits May; sister of Cyrus & Jacob
Henry
Husband of Beulah; son of William & Mary
(Perry) Rhoads
Husband of Lena; father of Homer & Florence
Wife of Charles; mother of Homer & Florence
Baby daughter of Alta & Everett
Childrenof Martin & Sarah
Wife of martin; mother of Siamese twins
Husband of Sarah; father of Siamese twins
Flowers; No stone
Baby son of W. & G.L.
Row 14
Wife of David; daughter of Charlie & Anna
Glaspie; mother of Mildred
Son of Jacob & Alice; husband of Alta; father
of Mildred; brother of Jacob, Alfred, James &
Liddie Adams
Daughter of David & Alta
Son of Alice & Jacob
Florence
Filkins
Drummond
Glaspie
Behind
Church
near a tree
Scott
Barp???
Skinner
Unknown
Grave
Unknown
Grave
NEW PART
(South of
Church
Sevits
7 or 8 empty
spaces
5 Johnson
1891
1956
Wife of Jacob; sister of Homer Briddle;
daughter of Charles & Lena Briddle
Douglas
Daniel
Delbert
Row 15
Row 16
No row
#’s on
these
Myrtle (Nash)
Row 3
First wife of Elmer; second wife of Elmer Oma
Ewing; Elmer buried at New Harmony
Child of Elmer & Myrtle
Buried near a big rock
Husband of Emma; buried near a big rock
Child of Gus & Emma; buried near a big rock
Infant of Sarah Glaspie Skinner (daughter of
Jim Glaspie)
North of George Stafford
Row 1
Near Samuel Scott’s grave
Baby
Emma
Gus
Baby
Baby
Lot 1
North to
South
Sylvia
Cyrus E.
8-27-1893
1-6-1892
4-22-1977
1-18-1975
Donated 2 acres South of Church
William D.
1927
1978
Korean War
South to
North
4 or 5 empty
spaces
16
Newcomer
15
Drummond
Long empty
space next
to Church
14 Filkins
Patricia
19-19-1976
12-21-1976
Daniel Gary
3-22-1939
3-19-1977
Douglas Paul
11-28-1960
5-28-1971
Accidentally shot; first buried in new part
Row E
North to
South
12 Beck
Feske
9 empty
spaces
25 Glaspie
Hanlin
Scott
Carrie O.
Leland
Heather
4-12-1915
6-6-1916
4-4-1979
4-5-1979
Dollie E.
Delbert I.
Joseph
Infant
1914
1909
1976
Myrtle
Sharp
Baby
5-23-1973
Baby of Elmer
DAR
Behind
Church
Behind
Church
Behind
Church
Skinner
Emma
Behind
Church
Gus
Behind
Church
Behind
Church
Baby
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM DAR LISTINGS OF ABOUT 1915
Surname
Given Name
Birth year
Death year
Stokesberry
Gracie J.
1901
1902
Scott
Ada
7-8-1895
12-7-1979
Hanlin
Joseph Lloyd
2-8-1906
1-23-1908
Comments
Row - no
rows listed
for these
three
Daughter of C. K. & C. E.
Wife of Walter; daughter of James alvin
& Mary Jane Waggoner Fowler
Son of Isaac & Lettie Jane Morton Hanlin
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