Index to Locations BoonvilleCity CemeteryBoonvilleSts. Peter and Paul CatholicCemeteryBoonvilleWalnut Grove CemeteryPilot GrovePilot Grove CityCemetery CityCemetery Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as"Little Red" — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born near Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.,December14, 1783.Missouriterritory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri,1815-17; member ofMissouriterritorial House of Representatives, 1818;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from St. LouisCounty, 1820;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1834-35.Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,September28, 1837 (age53 years, 288days).Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment in 1858 atWalnut Grove Cemetery.
Sts. Peter andPaul Catholic Cemetery Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph A. Eppstein (1824-1886) — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Hesse-Darmstadt,Germany,January1, 1824.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1868;postmaster atBoonville,Mo., 1878-86.Germanancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,March 4,1886 (age62 years, 62days).Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery. | | John L. Esser (1885-1972) — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.BornNovember12, 1885.Republican. Postmaster atBoonville,Mo., 1923-36 (acting, 1923-24); member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1941-42.DiedFebruary13, 1972 (age86 years, 93days).Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.
Walnut GroveCemetery 1006 Locust Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Founded 1852 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as"Little Red" — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born near Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.,December14, 1783.Missouriterritory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri,1815-17; member ofMissouriterritorial House of Representatives, 1818;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from St. LouisCounty, 1820;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1834-35.Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,September28, 1837 (age53 years, 288days).Original interment atCity Cemetery;reinterment in 1858 at Walnut Grove Cemetery.  | Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858-1923) — also known asLon Vest Stephens — ofCooperCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,December21, 1858.Democrat.Newspapereditor;banker;director, St. Louis and SouthernRailroad;Missouristate treasurer, 1890-97;Governor ofMissouri, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Missouri,1900,1904(alternate),1912,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Methodist.Scottishancestry.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,January10, 1923 (age64 years, 20days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.  | Dorsey William Shackleford (1853-1936) — also known asDorsey W. Shackleford — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.; Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born near Sweet Springs,SalineCounty, Mo.,August27, 1853.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;CooperCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-86, 1890-92; circuit judge inMissouri 14th Circuit, 1892-99;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1899-1919.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,July 15,1936 (age82 years, 323days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery. | | John Cosgrove (1839-1925) — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born near Alexandria,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1880(speaker);U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1883-85.Died, fromacutenephritis andinfluenza,in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,August15, 1925 (age85 years, 337days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.  | Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (1839-1914) — also known asJacob F. Gmelich — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Wurttemberg,Germany,July23, 1839.Republican.Jeweler;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1895-96;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1900;Missouristate treasurer, 1905-09;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1909-13.Member,OddFellows.Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,February21, 1914 (age74 years, 213days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.| |  Image source:Missouri Official Manual 1907 |
| | | Elston Joseph Melton — also known asE. J. Melton — of Missouri. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1930.Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery. | | Cullen Steger Duncan (1889-1964) — also known asCullen S. Duncan — of Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.; New Franklin,HowardCounty, Mo.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,March22, 1889.Democrat.Funeraldirector; mayor of New Franklin, Mo.; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Howard County, 1937-38;member ofMissouristate senate 14th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District,1943-44; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1944.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,July 5,1964 (age75 years, 105days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery. | | Owen Winn Cochran (1860-1937) — also known asO. W. Cochran — of Gooch Mill,CooperCounty, Mo.BornMarch 5,1860.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1904.DiedAugust29, 1937 (age77 years, 177days).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Davis Cochran and Amanda (Wheeler) Cochran; married toOctavia Victoria Quarles. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Pilot Grove CityCemetery Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Caleb Clayton Jones (1871-1953) — also known asC. C. Jones — of Pilot Grove,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Blackwater,CooperCounty, Mo.,October28, 1871.Democrat.Farmer;auctioneer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1931-34;defeated, 1934.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,May 13,1953 (age81 years, 197days).Interment at Pilot Grove City Cemetery.
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