Wooldridge Hopkins Cemetery
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Quadrant Map:
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General Location:
North of Wooldridge
Congressional Township:
Township 48-N; Range 15-W
Section:
Southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 23
Longitude & Latitude:
38 90 85 : 92 52 38
Directions:
At the north edge of the town of Wooldridge. This cemetery is on the old Wooldridge homestead, now
owned by Mr. H. Wooldridge. It is situated on a high hill overlooking the Missouri River Valley, a short
distance east and north of the residence.
Atlas Survey:
1877 land atlas – a cemetery symbol on H. B. Hopkins land. Near a port of the Missouri River, called a
‘chute” which surrounds a large island of land.
1915 land atlas – a cemetery symbol on T. B. Hopkins land
1978 plat book – no cemetery symbol on H. H. Wooldridge land
1991 plat book – no cemetery symbol on H. H. Wooldridge land
History:
This was originally a private burial ground; the Hays, Hopkins, and Wooldridge families now maintain it. It
is in very good condition.
Mrs. Henry Alex Nixon of Wooldridge, Missouri, submitted this list.
"Les"; born 05 Sep 1889; died 02 Jun 1973
Benjamin Franklin "Frank"; born 14 Dec 1860 in Cooper County, Missouri; died 05 Apr 1923 in
Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri; buried 07 Apr 1923; son of John (born Indiana) and
Nancy née Twentyman Anderson (born Missouri);; husband of Emma Sue née Hopkins Anderson;
school Teacher; informant Mrs. F. Anderson of Wooldridge, Missouri
Emma Sue née Hopkins; born 18 Apr 1858 in Cooper County, Missouri; died 26 Jun 1942 in
Wooldridge, Cooper County, Missouri; buried 8 Jun 1942; daughter of H. B. and Rebecca née
Burcham Hopkins; wife of Benjamin Franklin Anderson
Frank Leslie; born 05 Sep 1889; died 02 Jun 1973
Hallah B.; born 20 Jun 1892; died 27 Jun 1892; infant son of B. Frank and Emma Sue née Hopkins
Anderson; died 27 Jun 1893
Infant; died Oct 1881; birth date illegible; daughter of B. Frank and Emma Sue née Hopkins
Anderson; born and died 03 Oct 1886
Jesse E.; died 30 Dec 1887; aged 8 days; son of B. Frank and Emma Sue née Hopkins Anderson
Summer Therese; born 12 Nov 1997; died 20 Nov 1997
Bill; no marker; no dates; a transient worker buried in an unmarked grave
George; born 02 Dec 1901 in Cooper County, Missouri; died 03 Mar 1914 in Boonville, Missouri;
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There are approximately fifty unmarked graves of Negro slaves who were buried here before the Civil
War. There is also the grave of a transient worker, named Bill Bennett, in an unmarked grave
Updated:
July 29, 2013 with 87 entries for this cemetery.
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buried 05 Mar 1914; son of Clay (born Kentucky) and Mary née Davis Carter (born Cooper
County); schoolboy; informant Clay Carter, Boonville, Missouri; negro; died due to exposure to
cold
Flossie W. née Wooldrige; born 14 Aug 1893 at Clarksburg, Missouri; died 17 Mar 1991 at her
home in Boonville, Missouri; daughter of William J. and Lily Lee née Hooper Wooldridge; wife of
Robert Lon Freeman; married 14 Aug 1917 at Boonville, Missouri
Robert Lon; born 14 Aug 1891; died 02 May 1976; son of W. R. and Lettitia née Stone Freeman;
husband of Flossie née Wooldridge Freeman
Jesse Thomas; born 23 Nov 1870; died 17 Oct 1952; son of Honorable William G. and Mary E. née
Hurley Hays
Joe Hurley; died 01 Jan 1892; aged 11 years, 9 months, 29 days; son of Honorable William G. and
Mary E. née Hurley Hays
Mamie Jo; "Daughter"; born 22 Feb 1876; died 26 Jul 1876; daughter of William G. and Mary C.
Hays
Mary C.; "Mother"; born 23 Jul 1840; died 20 Mar 1878; wife of William G. Hays
William G.; "Father"; born 20 Nov 1833; did 25 Mar 1905; husband of Mary C. Hays
Jeffery T.; born 08 Jul 1964; died 21 Jul 1992
Ida née Anderson; born 1884; died 1962; daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Emma Sue née
Hopkins Anderson; wife of William E. Hooper
Unknown; 22 Dec 1906; daughter of Will and Ida Hooper
William E.; born 1876; died 1960; husband of Ida née Anderson Hooper; son of Professor J. N.
and Georgia née Amos Hooper; husband of Ida née Anderson Hooper
Atlas Brown; died 27 Aug 1894; aged 28 years, 6 months, 4 days
Carl Atlas; born 1890; died 1963; husband of Maymie Hopkins
Dorsey; born 10 Jun 1896; died 01 Apr 1972; Veteran WWI, Missouri U.S. Navy F2
Hattie May née Bruce; born 20 Apr 1872; died 10 Aug 1947; wife of Trueman B. Hopkins
Hiram Brown; born 03 Mar 1815; died 18 Nov 1899; husband of Rebecca née Burcham Hopkins
Ida W.; died 11 Feb 1880; aged 23 years, 4 months, 7 days; daughter of Hiram Brown and
Rebecca S. Hopkins
Infant daughter of Hiram B. and Rebecca S. Hopkins; born 13 Oct 1863
Lee Hallah; born 08 Sep 1904; died 14 Nov 1975; son of Trueman B. and Hattie May née Bruce
Hopkins; husband of Ruth née Trippett Hopkins
Maymie née Bruce; born 1894; died 1933; wife of Carl Hopkins
Rebecca née Burcham; born 09 Feb 1829 in Kentucky; died 16 Sep 1901; wife of Hiram Brown
Hopkins
Ruth C. née Trippett; born 19 Oct 1900; died 22 Jan 1991; wife of Lee Hallah Hopkins
Trueman B.; died 24 Jan 1965; son of Hiram b. and Rebecca née Burcham Hopkins; husband of
Hattie May née Bruce Hopkins
Truman Alexander, Colonel; born 29 Mar 1919 in Wooldridge, Missouri; died 27 Mar 2006; buried
01 Apr 2006; son of Carl Atlas and Mayme née Bruce Hopkins; husband of Lillian née Huiet
Hopkins (survives)
Willie; born 23 Dec 1859; died 15 Jan 1960; son of Hiram B. and Rebecca S. Hopkins
Joe; died 01 Jan 1892; aged 41 years, 9 months, 29 days
E. R. K.; footstone
Hazel Lilliam née Hooper; born 19 Nov 1911 at Wooldridge, Missouri; died 03 Oct 1990; daughter
of William E. and Ida Hl. nee’ Anderson Hooper; wife of Troy Kaiser; married 28 Dec 1933 at
Jefferson City, Missouri
Troy; born 08 Oct 1906; died 05 Mar 1968; husband of Hazel Lilliam née Hooper Kaiser
William Fry; born 02 Apr 1964 at Kansas City, Missouri; died 27 Nov 1985 at Nashville, Tennessee;
son of Monte and Shari Kaiser
Robert S.; born 19 Sep 1977; died 20 Sep 1997
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Alexander Fletcher; born 16 Oct 1875; died 22 Mar 1951; son of David Fletcher and Christina née
Schlotzhauer Nixon; husband of Elizabeth née Wooldridge Nixon
Elizabeth née Wooldridge; born 07 Jan 1879; died 28 Apr 1951; daughter of William J. and Lily Lee
née Hooper Wooldridge; wife of Alexander Fletcher Nixon
Fletcher; 74 years of Wooldridge, Missouri; born 01 Mar 1907; died 13 Sep 1981; son of Alex
Fletcher and Elizabeth née Wooldridge Nixon; husband of Ida née Kaiser Nixon; married 05 Jan
1928 at Boonville, Missouri
Ida Marie née Kaiser; born 01 Mar 1909 near Wooldridge, Missouri; died 27 Nov 1999 at Lakeview
Care Center in Boonville, Missouri; daughter of Henry H. and Theodocia née Powell Kaiser; wife of
Fletcher H. Nixon; married 05 Jan 1928 in Boonville; buried 30 Nov 1999.
Eliza Kellie; died 08 May 1885; aged 1 year, 7 months, 2 days; infant daughter of W. M. and Ella
E. Ragland
About fifty graves prior to Civil War; no records
Arthur C.; born 1893; died 1989; husband of Helen B. Strong
Helen B.; born 1895; died 1988; wife of Arthur C. Strong
Audrey Elizabeth née Nixon; born 22 Jul 1905; died 05 Jun 1945; daughter of Alexander F. and
Elizabeth née Wooldridge Nixon; wife of Gilson Edward Sublett
Gilson Edward; born 14 Mar 1905; died 04 Jul 1948; husband of Audrey Elizabeth née Nixon
Sublett
John B.; aged 77 years, 9 months; husband of Susan Trueman
Susan; aged 76 years, 3 months; wife of John B. Trueman
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Alma; born 04 Aug 1877; died 01 Sep 1877; aged 11 days; child of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge;
died 11 Sep 1877
Callie; born 07 Mar 1881; died 13 mar 1881; daughter of H. H. and S. C. Wooldridge; "Little Callie"
Dorothy née Burress; born 13 Nov 1907; died 27 Dec 1939; wife of Jess L. Wooldridge
Favel; born 21 Aug 1877; died 14 Sep 1877; aged 14 days; child of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge;
died 04 Sep 1877; aged 4 months, 14 days
Gertrude née Kaiser; born 13 Mar 1901 at Wooldridge, Missouri; died 03 Jun 1994 at Columbia,
Missouri; daughter of Henry and Theodore née Powell Kaiser; wife of Hooper E. Wooldridge;
married 08 Jan 1920
H. C.; born 18 Dec 1834 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died 17 Nov 1897; wife of Sallie née Howlett
Wooldridge
Helen née Carpenter; born 30 Jul 1911; died 18 Apr 1993; wife of William J. Wooldridge; married
18 May 1935 in California, Missouri
Hercules Hayes II; born 14 Jan 1890; died 29 Nov 1951; husband of Nell née Bruce Wooldridge
Hercules Hayes IV; "Herc" of Wooldridge, Missouri; born 25 Nov 1947 at Boonville, Missouri; died
20 Aug 1980; son of Hercules Hayes III and Lois née Strong Wooldridge; husband of Toni née
Stuart Wooldridge (divorced)
Hercules Hayes; born 12 Apr 1838 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died 28 Dec 1916; son of Jesse
and Susan née Hayes Wooldridge; husband of Sallie née Eager Wooldridge
Hooper E.; born 04 Mar 1900; died 23 May 1962; son of William J. and Lily Lee née Hooper
Wooldridge; husband of Gertrude née Kaiser Wooldridge
Ida; born 20 Jun 1858; died 11 Jan 1860; child of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
Infant son of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
Infant son of W. J. and Lily Lee Wooldridge; born 16 Apr 1898; died 05 May 1898
Jesse; born 05 Aug 1802 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died 25 Feb 1881; son of P. R. and R.
née Warren Wooldridge; husband of Susan née Hayes Wooldridge
Jessie Lee; born 06 May 1908 at Wooldrdige, Missouri; died 08 Jun 1991 at Columbia, Missouri;
son of William J. and Lily Lee née Hooper Wooldridge; husband of Ligouri (Lee) Agnes née Monzyk
Wooldridge; married 19 Apr 1941 at Washington, Missouri
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Jimmie; born and died 24 Dec 1939; infant son of Dorothy and Jesse L. Wooldridge
Johnnie; born 13 Aug 1860; died 29 Jul 1861; child of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
Johnnie; born 14 Jan 1890; died 17 Jan 1890; son of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
Ligouri “Lee” Agnes née Monzyk; born 12 Nov 1912 at Washington, Missouri; died 17 Mar 1990;
daughter of John Louise née Hilderbrand Monzyk; wife of Jessie “Jess” Lee Wooldridge; married 19
Apr 1941 at Washington, Missouri
Lily Lee née Hooper; born 08 Jul 1872; died 27 Apr 1915; daughter of Professor J. and Georgia
Hooper; wife of W. J. Wooldridge
Lois Mae née Strong; born 22 Aug 1923 in Superior, Wisconsin; died 19 Mar 2005 at her home in
Wooldridge; buried 23 Mar 2005; daughter of Arthur Clark and Helen née Burke Strong; wife of
Hercules Hays Wooldridge III (survives); married 23 Mar 1945
Nell née Bruce; born 30 Jun 1889; died Feb 1975; daughter of Daniel T. and Ella née Reimler
Bruce; wife of Hercules Hayes Wooldridge II
Paul Murray; born 18 Sep 1941 in Boonville, Missouri; died 12 Jul 2005 at Cooper County Memorial
Hospital in Boonville; buried 16 Jul 2005; son of Harry and Margaret Ann née Murray Wooldridge;
husband of Sharon née Wendleton Wooldridge
Sallie née Eager; no dates; wife of Hercules Hayes Wooldridge
Sallie née Howlett; born 18 Feb 1839; died 16 Sep 1916; wife of H. C. Wooldridge
Sarah Catherine; born 10 Jan 1852; died 08 Dec 1929
Susan née Hays; born 13 Aug 1801; died 25 Feb 1860; wife of Jesse Wooldridge; a native of
Hardin and Washington Counties, Kentucky
Tressilian; died 11 Oct 1872; aged 11 months, 11 days; son of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
W. J.; born 11 Sep 1870; died 05 Oct 1941; son of H. H. and Sallie née Eager Wooldridge;
husband of Lily Lee née Hooper Wooldridge
Whist; born 02 Apr 1863; died 25 May 1863; child of H. C. and S. E. Wooldridge
William Frank; born 05 Nov 1930 at Miami, Missouri; died 04 Feb 1986; son of Jesse L. and
Dorothy née Burrus Wooldridge; husband of Barbara Jean née Smith Wooldridge; married 05 Dec
1953
William J. “W.J.”; born 26 Sep 1911 in Wooldridge, Missouri; died 12 Jan 2003 in Boonville,
Missouri; buried 14 Jan 2003; son of W. J. and Lily née Hooper Wooldridge; husband of Helen née
Carpenter Wooldridge; married 18 May 1935 in California, Missouri
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