Index to Locations Halleck CemeteryEastonBlakely CemeteryFaucettYates CemeteryRushvilleSugar Creek CemeterySt. JosephAshland CemeterySt. JosephCalvary Cemetery (nowgone)St. JosephMemorial Park CemeterySt. JosephMt. Auburn CemeterySt. JosephMt. Mora CemeterySt. JosephMt. Olivet CemeterySt. JosephOakland CemeterySt. JosephSt. Joseph MemorialPark
HalleckCemetery
Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Hugh Maxwell McCauley (1879-1949) — also known asHugh M. McCauley — of Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Willow Brook,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January14, 1879.Democrat.Banker;BuchananCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1923-31; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1945-48; defeated in primary, 1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows.Died in Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October1, 1949 (age70 years, 260days).Interment at Halleck Cemetery.
BlakelyCemetery
Easton, Buchanan County, Missouri
YatesCemetery
Faucett, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) — also known asHarry C. Yates — of Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October12, 1878.Democrat.Schoolteacher;banker;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1909-12, 1923-26;BuchananCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23;BuchananCounty Judge, 1927-31.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Died, fromcoronaryocclusion,kidneydisease,diverticulitis,andintestinalhemorrhage, in Missouri MethodistHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,December5, 1953 (age75 years, 54days).Interment at Yates Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; marriedto Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married,March18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Sugar CreekCemetery
Rushville, Buchanan County, Missouri
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Benjamin Franklin Stuart (1860-1917) — also known asBen F. Stuart — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Born near Rushville,BuchananCounty, Mo.,July 2,1860.Democrat.Fruitfarmer;schoolteacher;inventor;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1889-94, 1917; died in office 1917.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,April16, 1917 (age56 years, 288days).Interment at Sugar Creek Cemetery.| | Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin | | | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin'Frank' Stuart and Martha Jane (Cox) Stuarty; married to ClaraVirginia Gray; married,April 1,1892, to Mary Louisa Wellman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
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AshlandCemetery
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in1864.Republican.Physician;U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1902-03; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1908(alternate),1916(alternate),1920,1932(alternate),1936.Africanancestry.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia andseniledementia, in the StateHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September12, 1950 (ageabout 86years).Interment at Ashland Cemetery. | | John Lawrence Bittinger (1833-1911) — also known asJohn L. Bittinger — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born near Chambersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,November28, 1833.Republican.Newspapereditor; postmaster atSt.Joseph, Mo., 1861-65; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1872,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1895-98, 1905-06 (Buchanan County1st District 1895-98, Buchanan County 2nd District 1905-06); U.S.Consul General inMontreal, 1897-1900.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January9, 1911 (age77 years, 42days).Interment at Ashland Cemetery. | | Emmett Felts Cook (1872-1941) — also known asEmmett F. Cook — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Stewartsville,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,August5, 1872.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1939-41; died in office 1941.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;American MedicalAssociation.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,July 22,1941 (age68 years, 351days).Interment at Ashland Cemetery. | | Walker LaBrunerie (1901-1959) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,December3, 1901.Democrat.Banker;chair ofBuchanan County Democratic Party, 1945-49.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,April 7,1959 (age57 years, 125days).Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery (now gone)
St. Joseph, Buchanan County,
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August10, 1783.Fur trader;bakerybusiness;townpresident of St. Joseph, Missouri, 1845-46.Catholic.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Founder of St. Joseph, Mo. Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,May 27,1868 (age84 years, 291days).Original interment at Calvary Cemetery; reinterment atMt. Olivet Cemetery.
Memorial ParkCemetery
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Meloan Duncan (1889-1974) — also known asRichard M. Duncan — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inPlatteCounty, Mo.,November10, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1933-43 (at-large 1933-35, 3rdDistrict 1935-43); defeated, 1928 (4th District), 1942 (3rdDistrict);U.S.District Judge for Missouri, 1943.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August1, 1974 (age84 years, 264days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.  | Philip James Welch (1895-1963) — also known asPhil J. Welch — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,April 4,1895.Democrat. Sales manager for afurniturecompany;mayorof St. Joseph, Mo., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);U.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1949-53; candidate forGovernorof Missouri, 1952.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in MethodistHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,April26, 1963 (age68 years, 22days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | David William Hopkins (1897-1968) — also known asDavid W. Hopkins — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Troy,DoniphanCounty, Kan.,October31, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1929-33; defeated,1932.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October14, 1968 (age70 years, 349days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mt. AuburnCemetery
3137 Beck Road
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Earl Conrad Borchers (1891-1953) — also known asEarl C. Borchers — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Rosendale,AndrewCounty, Mo.,December30, 1891.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,1944; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1952.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September29, 1953 (age61 years, 273days).Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. | | Charles F. Strop (1868-1928) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,February20, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September27, 1928 (age60 years, 220days).Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Mt. MoraCemetery
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Silas Woodson (1819-1896) — ofKnoxCounty, Ky.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born near Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.,May 18,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849;Governor ofMissouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Missouri,1876,1880;circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.Protestant;laterCatholic.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October9, 1896 (age77 years, 144days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Wade Netherland Woodson and Almyor Alice (Cheek) Woodson; married,September13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts; married,July 27,1846, to Olivia Adams; married,December27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard; uncle ofArchelausMarius Woodson; first cousin ofSamuelHughes Woodson (1777-1827); first cousin once removed ofTuckerWoodson,DavidMeade Woodson andSamuelHughes Woodson (1815-1881); first cousin twice removed ofJohnMcDowell Woodson; third cousin once removed ofFrederickBates,JamesWoodson Bates andEdwardBates; third cousin twice removed ofDanielWoodson andJohnArchibald Woodson; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesAlexander Woodson andUreyWoodson. | | | | Political family:Woodsonfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Marcellus Stewart (1815-1871) — of Missouri. BornMarch12, 1815.Delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District,1845-46;Governor ofMissouri, 1857-61.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,September21, 1871 (age56 years, 193days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | Willard Preble Hall (1820-1882) — also known asWillard P. Hall — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Harpers Ferry,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 9,1820.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1847-53;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1861-64;Governor ofMissouri, 1864-65.Slaveowner. Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November3, 1882 (age62 years, 178days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | Robert Wilson (1803-1870) — ofHowardCounty, Mo.; Huntsville,RandolphCounty, Mo.;AndrewCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born near Staunton,AugustaCounty, Va., November,1803.Democrat.Schoolteacher;HowardCounty Probate Judge, 1825;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1844; member ofMissouristate senate, 1854;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1862-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1864.Slaveowner. Died in Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.,May 10,1870 (age66 years, 0days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) — also known asJames N. Burnes — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inMarionCounty, Ind.,August22, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;railroadexecutive; Democratic Presidential Elector for Missouri,1856;common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died inoffice 1889.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,January23, 1889 (age61 years, 154days).Entombed at Mt. Mora Cemetery.  | Archelaus Marius Woodson (1854-1925) — also known asArchelaus M. Woodson;A. M.Woodson —of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inKnoxCounty, Ky.,January30, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1890-1904; appointed 1890;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1907-17.Christian.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,November10, 1925 (age71 years, 284days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Jourdan Woodson and Margaret Jane (Fulkerson) Woodson;married,April13, 1886, to Bettie Oliver; nephew ofSilasWoodson; first cousin once removed ofSamuelHughes Woodson (1777-1827),JohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden andRobertCrittenden; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson; second cousin ofTuckerWoodson,DavidMeade Woodson,SamuelHughes Woodson (1815-1881),AlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden andThomasTheodore Crittenden; second cousin once removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph andDabneyCarr; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; fourth cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge andEdithWilson. | | | | Political families:Woodsonfamily of Kentucky;Crittendenfamily of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Benjamin Franklin Loan (1819-1881) — also known asBenjamin F. Loan — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Hardinsburg,BreckinridgeCounty, Ky.,October4, 1819.Republican.U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1863-69; defeated,1876; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1868-70.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,March30, 1881 (age61 years, 177days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | Daniel Dee Burnes (1851-1899) — also known asDaniel D. Burnes — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Ringgold,PlatteCounty, Mo.,January4, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1893-95.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November2, 1899 (age48 years, 302days).Entombed at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | James Craig (1818-1888) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,February28, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1856-57;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1857-61; defeated,1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1860,1880;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Hannibal &St. JosephRailroad.Slaveowner. Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October22, 1888 (age70 years, 237days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.  | Lawrence Archer Vories (1862-1939) — also known asLawrence A. Vories — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,March30, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;BuchananCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92;mayorof St. Joseph, Mo., 1896-98; member ofMissouristate senate 2nd District, 1903-06; circuit judge in Missouri 6th Circuit, 1917-37; appointed 1917.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,February28, 1939 (age76 years, 335days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Montfort Vories and Laura Amanda (Cake) Vories; married,February10, 1921, to Frances Anna Curtis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of St.Joseph |
| | Elijah P. Gates (1827-1915) — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Kentucky,1827.BuchananCounty Sheriff, 1872;Missouristate treasurer, 1877-81.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,March 4,1915 (ageabout 87years).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | Romulus Estep Culver (1865-1957) — also known asRomulus E. Culver — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Plattsburg,ClintonCounty, Mo.,January12, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;BuchananCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-93; criminal court judge inMissouri, 1895-98;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 2nd District,1922-23; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1930; candidate fordelegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943.DiedApril 6,1957 (age92 years, 84days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mt. Mora Cemetery.  | William Knowles James (1852-1927) — also known asW. K. James — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.;AndrewCounty, Mo.Born near Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,August20, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1898-1902; candidate forMissouristate senate, 1906;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1917-18;defeated, 1918.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;American BarAssociation;Skulland Bones.Died, frompneumonia,in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November11, 1927 (age75 years, 83days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Uriah Thomas James and Eliza Jane (Knowles) James; married,October31, 1883, to Mary Armstrong Tootle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Oliver Martin Spencer (1849-1924) — also known asOliver M. Spencer — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inBuchananCounty, Mo.,August23, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 12th Circuit, 1887-90; general solicitorfor the BurlingtonRailroadSystem in Missouri.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 5,1924 (age74 years, 287days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery. | | Harry Niedorp (1873-1929) — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.,October7, 1873.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,1923-24.Dutchancestry.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,July 9,1929 (age55 years, 275days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Lambertus Niedorp and Cornelia M. Niedorp; married to Cora MaePoe. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Roderick Monroe Abercrombie (1856-1936) — also known asRoderick M. Abercrombie — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1856.Republican.Stonecontractor; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1901-02; defeated, 1916.Scottishancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Missouri State Hospital #2, aninsaneasylum, St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,January24, 1936 (age80 years, 10days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Abercrombie and Agnes (Monroe) Abercrombie; married1878 toRosaline May Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Albus Jr. (1860-1940) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas,October4, 1860.Republican.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1888;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at St. Joseph, Mo., Missouri, 1909-10.Germanancestry.DiedOctober22, 1940 (age80 years, 18days).Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Albus and Elizabeth Albus; married to ClaraHanssen. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Margaret Wyeth — also known asMrs. John Wyeth — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1937.Female.Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August10, 1783.Fur trader;bakerybusiness;townpresident of St. Joseph, Missouri, 1845-46.Catholic.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Founder of St. Joseph, Mo. Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,May 27,1868 (age84 years, 291days).Original interment atCalvary Cemetery (whichno longer exists); reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
OaklandCemetery
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Calhoun Crowther (1849-1914) — also known asGeorge C. Crowther — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Lancashire,England,January26, 1849.Republican. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1895-97; defeated,1892, 1896.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,March18, 1914 (age65 years, 51days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
St. JosephMemorial Park
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles H. Schindler (1883-1972) — of Cosby,AndrewCounty, Mo.Born near Cosby,AndrewCounty, Mo.,May 19,1883.Republican.Farmer;AndrewCounty Judge, 1941-47; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1947-58.EvangelicalUnited Brethren.DiedMarch14, 1972 (age88 years, 300days).Interment at St. Joseph Memorial Park. | | Galius L. Zwick (1876-1961) — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Macon,MaconCounty, Mo.,July 4,1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouriRepublican State Committee, 1908;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 2nd District,1922-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1940(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September22, 1961 (age85 years, 80days).Interment at St. Joseph Memorial Park.
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