When I first tried to visit this cemetery in October of 2002, there were no trespassing signs and the gate was padlocked. Sometime later, Audrey Steffe send me some photos she had taken in the cemetery around August 2002, she said that the gate was not padlocked at that time. I visited this cemetery again, sometime in 2004, and the gate was not padlocked and I went in and took some overall shots. There was, however, still a no trespassing sign on the gate. I last visited September 29, 2006 and found the same no trespassing sign but the gate was not padlocked. Now that I know Missouri cemetery laws, I went in, equipped with my digital camera, with the purpose of getting a photo of every stone and completing the transcription for this website. It is legal to visit this cemetery, no matter what the signs may say, provided you are visiting for a valid reason, ie., you’re not there just to cause trouble. This cemetery is not landlocked, you do not have to cross any private property to get to it, there is a gravel road leading right to it.  So please feel free to visit this cemetery, just remember to respect it!

Photos at the bottom of this page as well as the photo of the sign immediately below are courtesy of Audrey Steffee (ABBAHORSE at aol.com) and are much appreciated – thank you! If a stone has another photo (submitted by Audrey) it will have an asterisk and the photo will be at the bottom of the page. Click the thumbnail to view a larger photo.

Overall Photos:

This transcription has now been done by myself from the photos I took in September of 2006. It has been done to the best of my knowledge and is up-to-date as of September 29, 2006. Below the transcription from the stones, you will find a few more names that I have seen on other transcriptions or that people have given me that I do not have photos of their stones. It is possible that the stones are now destroyed as there are several torn-up and/or unreadable ones in this cemetery.

	Bailey, Edwin Dr.; 1822 – Feb 7 1881; b Belpry, Ohio; d Coffman, MO; aged 59 years (*) NOTE: this is one that I do not have a photo of. This photo was submitted by Audrey. I am not sure if I just missed this stone somehow, though I checked three times, or if it’s one of the now completely destroyed stones you will find towards the bottom of this page.
	Bloom, Elizabeth; 1833 – 1889 (*) Bloom, James; 1822 – 1901 (*)
	Bloom, Thomas E.; d. Dec 9 1881
	Bryan, Jesse; died Jan 18 1845 There is also the number 86 on a line below the death date but I cannot read the surrounding text. It could be 86 years old or something like that. See right for another photo.
	Bryan, Louisa; May 12 1807 – Jun 3 1887; w/o Thos Bryan
	Bryan, Thomas; May 30 1810 – Aug 5 1891
	Bryan, Wm. B.; Sep 1 1802 Jun 1 1853; age 51 years
	Cheesbrough, Thomas; Jun 9 1804 – Aug 27 1874; h/o Margaret C. Cheesbrough (*)
	Coffman, J.M.; Aug 2 1851 – Feb 11 1899
	Coulter, Ruth L.; Feb 20 1898 – Oct 21 1978
	Eades, Ellen A.; Sep 20 1851 – ?? (underground); w/o J. M. Eades
	Eades, Joseph M. Jan 19 1848 – Sep 27 1911
	Eades, Samuel R.; Aug 7 1877 – Jul 13 1878; s/o J. M. & E. A.
	Griffith, H. Ralph; Apr 19 1896 – Mar 21 1966 Griffith, M. Zelma; Apr 10 1897 – Jul 15 1940
	Holmes, Robert B.; Jul 11 1822 – Jul 16 1892 (*)
	Holmes, Sarah C.; Oct 18 1823 – Jan 5 1887 (*)
	Jones, Martha A.; d. Aug 9 1852; age 18 yrs, 6 months, 7 days; consort of A. G. Jones
	Kelley, Sidney J.; s/o H. N. & Sidonia
	Kennon, Maggie; Sep 1861 – Mar 1876 (*)
	McFarland, John G.; Aug 15 1826 – Jan 9 1879
	Miller, Celia Boarman; w/o Harrison Miller; married Oct 25 1869
	Miller, Martha Walker; Dec 5 1805 – Dec 2 1885
	Miller, Robert; Mar 17 1790 – Nov 9 1874
	Miller, William. H.; Sep 22 1839 – Mar 12 1902; PVT CO K 47 MO Inf
	Nessel, Anna Pfeifer; 1900 – 1993; nee Holland; w/o Emmett Pfeifer
	Patterson, Artie E.; Sep 17 1889 – Oct 23 1953 (*)
	Patterson, John H.; Dec 5 1854 – Jun 29 1946 (*) Patterson, Mary E.; Jan 22 1858 – Jun 28 1938 (*)
	Patterson, Gretchen T.; Nov 21 1905 – Sep 23 1974 Patterson, William J.; Feb 20 1898 – May 27 1976
	Patterson, Infants; 1927 & 1928; “Patterson Babies Sons of Gretchen and William 1927 & 1928″ (This stone also has two arrows, pointing respectively at the lower corners of the stone.)
	Patterson, Lorenzo B.; Aug 24 1880; s/o John and Mary (I am not sure if this is the birthdate or deathdate, it is possible that another date could be below the ground.)
	Patterson, William B.; Jan 24 1932 – Apr 25 1986; father of Terry & Steve
	Peace, Mrs.; died Nov 8 1872; age 36 yrs, 6 months, 18 days; w/o Rev Andrew Peace; d/o Rev John & Elizabeth McFarland
	Perry, Bessie; Feb 15 1850
	Perry, Charles H.; Sep 20 1867 – Nov 18 1899; h/o Fannie E.
	Perry, Cleveland; Jun 21 1885 – Mar 21 1903; aged 17 years, 3 months, 9 days; s/o John & Bessie
	Perry, John T.; Jul 8 1838 – Dec 13 1922
	Pfeifer, Charles F.; 1867 – 1917 Pfeifer, Ida E.; 1875 – 1951 Note regarding this stone from BP: Ida E., is related to the other Eades in the cemetery who are, in turn, related to the Eades who designed the Eades Bridge in St. Louis, MO.
	Pfeifer, Davis B.; 1924 – 1938
	Pfeifer, Emmett E.; 1896 – 1934
	Pfeifer, R. Irene; June 4 1923 – June 6 200? Pfeifer, Stanley J.; Jun 19 1962 – Jun 23 1962 Pfeifer, Sterling; Mar 16 1921 – ? 30 2000 Note regarding these stones, submitted by BP: The two stones on either side are Stanley’s parents. Both of his parents, my grandparents, were cremated and so do not have any official markers. Their ashes were spread on our family farm which is adjacent to Chaumette Winery.
	Pratte Ann L.; Jan 22 1847 – Mar 9 1914; w/o B. S. Pratte; age 67 years, 1 month, 17 days
	Pratte, Bernard S.; Mar 24 1845 – Jan 25 1937; age 91 years, 10 months, 1 day
	Pratte, Clara; Jun 12 1868 – Nov 10 1896; w/o Henry
	Pratte, Infant; died Jan 13 1881; d/o P. R. & M. A. Pratte
	Pratte, Margaret A.; Jun 23 1857 – Jul 3 1890; w/o Peter
	Rivers, Anna Miller; d/o Harrison & Celia Miller
	Shearlock, Clement William; Nov 4 1866 – ?? 15 1867; s/o J. F. & Mary
	Shearlock, Mary H., Mar 4, 1816 – Nov 14, 1867, w/o John F.
	Simpson, Charles U(?); Jan 1 1838 – Aug 26, 1881 (*)
	Tallevast, Adolphine; 1872 – 1945
	Tallevast, Elizabeth E.; Feb 14 1851 – May 2 1921 Tallevast, Grace E.; Jan 27 1888 – Mar 15 1908 (or 1918?)
	Woolford, Eliza L.; born Nov 27 1855 (death date underground) (*)
	Woolford, Elizabeth B.; Jun 25 1837 – ?? (underground) (*)
	Woolford, Jane; Feb 4 1813 – Apr 27 1870 (*)

The following individual is in the cemetery but the stone no longer exists.  See source info.

Cheesbrough, Thomas D.; July 10, 1840 – Jan 24, 1921.
Source: Missouri Death certificate #1925 (burial on 1-25-1921) by way of Audrey Steffee.  (This Thomas is the son of the Thomas Cheesbrough already listed in this cemetery.)

The following individuals have been said to be in this cemetery but I did not find any stones for them when I visited in September 2006. It is very possible that they belong to one of the destroyed stones (see below). The next time I get a chance I will check again for these names and if I find them they’ll be added to the regular list with photos, or if someone can provide me with a photo of their stone or other valid source of information such as death certificate or church record that shows burial in this cemetery.

The following are broken/unreadable stones captured September 29, 2006:

NOTE: if you are looking for more information on any of these families, please try viewing this 1999 transcription. This transcription is missing a few individuals but it has some information regarding who married who and who was related to who, etc.

[The above photos, and one below, courtesy of Audrey Steffee ((Enable Javascript to see the email address))]

Above is a photo of the plaque on the wall of the church.  Click it to view the full size version of the photo.