Slayton Cemetery
near Jenkins CommunityLocation: Travel west on Hwy 144 from the Jenkins Community for 2.3 miles to the cemetery sign. Turn left onto CR 1117 for .3 mile to the cemetery.
The cemetery was read Jun 24, 1997 by Charles Steger, Gerald Hammock, Kathryn McAlexander, Irene Powell and Melba Tims reading north to south and is known to be predominantly white.
Thanks to Kenny Williams for his help on and map for this cemetery.
*The oldest known marked grave: Row 5 WILLIAMS Augustus Aug 12, 1857 Oct 8, 1860
This information was copied from the MORRIS COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK - SOUTHERN SECTION of 1999 which was compiled by the Cass County Genealogical Society in cooperation with the Morris County Historical Commission. Janette Tigert Cook, janettetigertomaha@yahoo.com, May 19, 2008
s/o = Son of
h/o = Husband of
d/o = Daughter of
w/o = Wife of
fhm = funeral home marker
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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ADDISON, Doc | No dates | Row 9; Rock w/ metal pipe | |
BARNARD, Infant | No dates | Row 3; Ch/o Levi & Margaret S | |
BARNARD, Infant | No dates | Row 3; Ch/o Levi & Margaret S | |
BARNARD, Levi N | Nov 12, 1853 | Apr 16, 1915 | Row 3 |
BARNARD, Lula M | May 9, 1878 | Apr 10, 1881 | Row 3 |
BARNARD, Margaret S | Aug 8, 1858 | Feb 23, 1900 | Row 3 |
BEASLEY, Earl | Oct 25, 1908 | Only Date | Row 8; S/o Jim & Drudie |
BRYANT, Patsy Myrel | Apr 9, 1949 | Apr 10, 1949 | Row 8 |
BULGER, Hiram “Harm” | No dates | Row 2 | |
BULGER, Leenora | Apr 15, 1895 | Sep 9, 1900 | Row 2; D/o M/M S R Bulger |
BULGER, Mattie Lenora WOOD | Mar 12, 1865 | Only Date | Row 1; D/o William W & Mary Elizabeth BROWN Wood; ch Lena, Harm, Essie, Doc & Tommy; sis/o William Fountain, Joanna Rachel, Henry Calvin, Peter Warren, Mary Ellen, James Valentine & Charlie Lee |
BULGER, Onne Lee | Jan 1, 1887 | Jun 12, 1892 | Row 2; S/o M/M S R Bulger |
BULGER, S R “Coot” | No dates | Row 1; H/o Mattie Lenora | |
CLAYTON, Charity E | Dec 18, 1836 | Aug 16, 1911 | Row 4 |
COOK, Fannie Elizabeth | Jan 31, 1872 | May 28, 1934 | Row 7; |
CROSSLAND, Nettie | No dates | Row 7; Infant | |
DEPRANG, Infant | 1919 | 1919 | Row 4; Ch/o Walter & Estelle |
DEPRANG, Johnie R | Aug 31, 1883 | Nov 19, 1883 | Row 4; S/o W R & J |
FLOYD, Reginald | 1926 | 1926 | Row 4; Infant; b/o C R |
FOWLER, A H | Mar 2, 1860 | Feb 5, 1886 | Row 4; S/o S M & C E |
FOWLER, A H | Oct 8, 1885 | Feb 5, 1886 | Row 4; S/o A R & L M |
FOWLER, Erben | Mar 22, 1883 | Aug 28, 1884 | Row 4; S/o A R & L M |
FOWLER, Morris S “Billy” | Sep 26, 1906 | Mar 26, 1995 | Row 4 |
FOWLER, Samuel M | Jan 6, 1863 | Jun 20, 1919 | Row 4; WOW |
FOWLER, W C | Jun 4, 1901 | Nov 29, 1903 | Row 4; S/o S M & A |
JEMERSON, Bill | No dates | Row 7; Rock marker w/name on metal plate | |
JEMERSON, Charlie | No dates | Row 6 | |
JEMERSON, Emma | No dates | Row 6; 2nd w/o Jesse | |
JEMERSON, Hub | No dates | Row 7; Metal marker w/name | |
JEMERSON, Jesse | No dates | Row 6; H/o Mollie | |
JEMERSON, John H | Nov 18, 1858 | Sep 2, 1935 | Row 7 |
JEMERSON, Lula | No dates | Row 7; Metal marker w/name – Cherokee | |
JEMERSON, Mattie | No dates | Row 7; Rock marker w/name on metal plate – Cherokee | |
JEMERSON, Mollie “Williams Cherokee” | No dates | Row 6; 1st w/o Jesse | |
JOHNSTON, Luther G | Jan 15, 1895 | Sep 27, 1895 | Row 5; S/o W H & Lester |
KIRKPATRICK, Infant | No dates | Row 4 | |
NEWELL, Newsome | No dates | Row 1; Infant | |
PILGRAM, Willie Ray | 1938 | 1988 | Row 9 |
PORTER, Infant | No dates | Row 3 | |
PORTER, Infant | No dates | Row 3 | |
POST, George | No dates | Row 10 | |
ROWE, Infant | Mar 18, 1923 | Mar 18, 1923 | Row 7; D/o J D & Ola; Ola, Lelon, Infant on same stone |
ROWE, Lelon | Jan 18, 1918 | Sep 9, 1919 | Row 7 |
ROWE, Lillie Mae | No dates | Row 7; Metal marker & rock head & foot; age 10 yrs | |
ROWE, Nora | Jun 9, 1897 | Jul 25, 1924 | Row 8 |
ROWE, Ola | Dec 6, 1899 | Apr 4, 1923 | Row 7 |
ROWE, Zachariah A, Rev | Jan 15, 1855 | May 2, 1906 | Row 7; Cherokee; on same stone with Fannie Elizabeth Cook |
SLAYTON, C E | Aug 31, 1836 | Dec 26, 1883 | Row 5; H/o M F |
SLAYTON, Infant | Oct 7, 1866 | Oct 7, 1866 | Row 5; D/o C E & M F |
SLAYTON, M F, Mrs | No dates | Row 5 | |
SMITHERS, Alvin | No dates | Row 1; Infant | |
STEVENS, Infant | No dates | Row 4 | |
TAYLOR, Annie L | Mar 24, 1916 | Aug 24, 1995 | Row 8; FHM |
TAYLOR, James Newton | Feb 15, 1892 | Oct 1918 | Row 2 |
TRICE, J P | Mar 18, 1856 | Apr 2, 1898 | Row 6 |
UNKNOWN | Row 3; Unmarked grave | ||
UNKNOWN | Row 4; 5 rock marked graves | ||
UNKNOWN | Row 5; Unmarked grave | ||
UNKNOWN | Row 7; 2 rock marked graves, head & foot | ||
UNKNOWN | Row 7; Rock marked grave | ||
VINES, Infant | No dates | Row 6; Inf/o Jeff & Mattie Lee | |
WILLIAMS, Albert L, Jr | Jun 22, 1920 | Row 8 | |
WILLIAMS, Augustus* | Aug 12, 1857 | Oct 9, 1860 | Row 5 |
WILLIAMS, Cherokee Bob | No dates | Row 5; B/o Albert | |
WILLIAMS, Cornelice | No dates | Row 6; D/o Albert & Lena | |
WILLIAMS, George | No dates | Row 5; B/o Albert | |
WILLIAMS, George Walter | Aug 22, 1855 | Sep 19, 1874 | Row 5 |
WILLIAMS, Gerald | No dates | Row 6; S/o Albert & Lena | |
WILLIAMS, Infant | No dates | Row 5; D/o George & Mary | |
WILLIAMS, J A | No dates | Row 5; Top broken off tombstone | |
WILLIAMS, Johnnie | Mar 5, 1901 | Jul10, 1901 | Row 6 |
WILLIAMS, Levi | No dates | Row 5; S/o Bob | |
WILLIAMS, Lud | Mar 12, 1859 | Sep 2, 1864 | Row 5 |
WILLIAMS, Mary “Mollie” TRIMBLE | No dates | Row 5; W/o George | |
WILLIAMS, Mattie | Dec 27, 1880 | May 30, 1919 | Row 6; W/o Albert, ggrp/o Kenny Williams |
WILLIAMS, Mattie Mitchel | May 30, 1919 | Aug 6, 1919 | Row 6; D/o Albert & Mattie |
WILLIAMS, Nfn | No dates | Row 5; W/o Bob | |
WILLIAMS, Nfn | No dates | Row 5; W/o Bob; could be Eva Bulger | |
WILLIAMS, Nfn | No dates | Row 5; W/o Bob | |
WILLIAMS, Opal Landrum | No dates | Row 5; D/o Bob | |
WILLIAMS, Opal Mae | Jun 24, 1920 | May 5, 1992 | Row 8; W/o Albert Jr |
WILLIAMS, Robert L | Aug 2, 1949 | Oct 20, 1989 | Row 8; W/o Albert Jr |
WILLIAMS, Sallie “Cherokee” | Mar 29, 1835 | Mar 29, 1915 | Row 6; W/o George Sr; ch Albert & George; gggrp/o Kenny Williams |
WILLIAMS, Sallie Post | No dates | Row 5; D/o Bob | |
WILSON, Infant | No dates | Row 4 | |
WILSON, Thomas A | 1864 | 1909 | Row 9 |
WOOD, Anna Rose | Nov 3, 1895 | Jun 4, 1915 | Row 1; D/o William Fountain & Sarah Alice COPELAND; sis/o Era Allie, Maronie MaCaggir, Willie Lee, Lizzie Ray, Lula Mae, Marion Franklin & Ocie October Valentine |
WOOD, Lizzie Ray | Feb 2, 1885 | 1904 | Row 1; D/o William Fountain & Sarah Alice COPELAND |
WOOD, Willie Lee | May 15, 1885 | Sep 15, 1885 | Row 1; D/o William Fountain & Sarah Alice COPELAN |
YOUNG, Infant | No dates | Row 10; Inf/o Stella |