Close to the center is a grave covered with a large slab of limestone, measuring about 4 feet by 8 feet. The slab sits atop smaller slabs -- about 16 inches square and sitting up on edge -- resembling a mausoleum. At this time (1964) some of the vertical slabs have caved in and the grave is partly open. Stories vary as to the identity of person buried here. One legend says that at those times when funerals were held here, the coffins were carried on the slab. Although the stone probably weighs more than 300 pounds, one particular gentleman was able to carry one end by himself. When he died, the slab was placed over his grave. According to Anna (Dockery) Burgess in "A Place Called Poosey" (recorded by Roy C. Hicklin, 1982), "Old man Freel, the one the first school was named after, was one of the first, if not the first that was buried here. The date of his death is unknown. Freel has no headstone, but has the distinction of having a very large slab of stone across his grave."
An inventory of this cemetery was made in 1964 by Mrs B.F. Hoover, Mrs. Vernal Ralston and Mrs. Delbert Hesler, who not only recorded the names and dates but also noted information regarding certain family relationships. Additional notations have since been added making it unclear which specific data actually appears on the headstones. Please beware of possible errors.
| ANDERSON | Samuel W. | 1809 | 1886 | husband of Mary |
| ANDERSON | Mary | 1809 | 1888 | wife of Samuel W. ANDERSON |
| ARBUCKLE | Stanley | 04 May 1798 | 29 Jul 1846 | husband of Clara (DOCKERY). dates from family records |
| ARBUCKLE | Clara (DOCKERY) | 04 Feb 1802 | 12 Feb 1879 | dau of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY. wife of Stanley ARBUCKLE; dates from family records |
| ARBUCKLE | John William | 17 Feb 1822 | 26 Dec 1912 | son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE. husband of Sarah Ann (GEE). born in Garrard Co., KY |
| ARBUCKLE | Sarah Ann "Sallie" (GEE) | 1869 | dau of William & Nancy GEE; wife of John William ARBUCKLE; date from family records | |
| ARBUCKLE | Francis Marion | 29 Jan 1838 | 14 Aug 1874 | son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; stone is down |
| ARBUCKLE | George W. | 1830 | 1874 | son of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; husband of Christine (KRAUSE) |
| ARBUCKLE | Christine (KRAUSE) | 03 Jan 1838 | 01 Jan 1907 | dau of Rachel KRAUSE; wife of George W. ARBUCKLE |
| ARBUCKLE | William L. | 1859 | 1939 | son of George ARBUCKLE |
| ARBUCKLE | Mary J. | 1862 | 1916 | |
| ARBUCKLE | Rachel A. | 28 Sep 1865 | 19 Feb 1902 | |
| 2 or more unmarked graves south of Rachel A. ARBUCKLE | ||||
| ASHBY | Isaac | 11 Jan 1819 | 07 Apr 1904 | husband of Judith |
| ASHBY | Judith | 16 Jan 1816 | 18 Mar 1904 | wife of Isaac ASHBY; "Lonely the home and sad the house since our dear parents have gone; but oh, a brighter home than ours, in Heaven now is their own" |
| ASHBY | Martha A. (ROSS) | 02 Dec 1890 | age 59y 8m 15d; dau of Joseph & Margaret ROSS; wife of William ASHBY | |
| ASHBY | Ada | 29 Jul 1872 | age 1y 2m 1d; dau of William & Martha (ROSS) ASHBY | |
| ASHBY | Sarah E. | 10 Feb 1837 | 22 May 1872 | wife of Sanford B. ASHBY |
| ASHBY | Sanford E. | 17 May 1872 | age 12d; son of Sanford B. & Sarah E. ASHBY | |
| 7 or more unmarked graves north of Isaac ASHBY; 1 native stone & 2 unmarked graves south of Sanford E. ASHBY | ||||
| BOYLE | Dempsy Henry | 1888 | Dec 1923 | son of William J. & Sarah Alice (POE) BOYLE; husband of Lulie May (SNIDOW) |
| BOYLE | Lulie May (SNIDOW) | 13 May 1889 | 23 Oct 1964 | dau of George & Luella (ARBUCKLE) SNIDOW; wife of Dempsy H. BOYLE |
| BOYLE | Maude Marie | 1911 | 1911 | |
| BRIEGEL | Carolina | 31 Dec 1865 | age 73y; mother of Valentine & John BRIEGEL; born in Germany | |
| BRIEGEL | Nancy (ARBUCKLE) | 1824 | 1880 | dau of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; wife of John BRIEGEL; dates from family records |
| BRIEGEL | Willis M. | 08 Nov 1882 | age 35y 1m 19d; son of John & Nancy (ARBUCKLE) BRIEGEL; 1st husband of Missouri A. DOCKERY? | |
| BRIEGEL | C. W. B. | footstone? south of Willis M. BRIEGEL | ||
| 1 native stone & 5 unmarked graves south of C.W.B. | ||||
| BRUMMITT | Sarah | 14 Mar 1873 | age 60y; wife of William BRUMMITT | |
| 3 native stones south of Sarah BRUMMITT | ||||
| CHUMBLEY | Robert | 1828 | 1917 | husband of Louisa Jane |
| CHUMBLEY | Louisa Jane | 31 Mar 1875 | age 42y 2m 16d; wife of Robert CHUMBLEY | |
| 1 native stone between CHUMBLEY & DOCKERY | ||||
| CLARK | Sciatha (DOCKERY) | 1847 | 1873 | dau of George & Matilda (HOUSE) DOCKERY; 1st wife of William Weston (Bill) CLARK; same stone as Nancy DOCKERY & Paulina VANDERPOOL |
| CLARK | Mary (KRAUSE) | 28 Jul 1874 | age 32y 2m 18d; dau of Rachel KRAUSE; 2nd wife of William Weston (Bill) CLARK | |
| CURTIS | Mahala E. (HOUSE) | 27 Sep 1878 | age 21y 9m 7d; dau of Minton & Martha (DOCKERY) HOUSE; wife of John L. CURTIS | |
| DAVIDSON | Willis Monroe | 22 Oct 1891 | age 31y 3m 2d; son of John A. & Sarah Elizabeth (DOCKERY) DAVIDSON | |
| 5 native stones between DAVIDSON & WARE | ||||
| DOCKERY | George Sr. | his wife, Patsy (EMBRY), reportedly returned to Kentucky after George's death | ||
| DOCKERY | Burrill | son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY | ||
| DOCKERY | Alexander | 15 Dec 1803 | 20 Sep 1851 | age 47y 9m 5d; son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; husband of Nancy (WARE) |
| DOCKERY | Nancy (WARE) | 05 Oct 1874 | age 70y 11days; wife of Alexander DOCKERY; "Blessed are the dead, etc." | |
| DOCKERY | Mary Jane | 04 Jun 1845 | age 1y 4m 5d; dau of Rev. Willis E. & Sarah E. (McHANEY) DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | George Jr. | 17 Dec 1882 | age 77y 6m; husband of Matilda (HOUSE) | |
| DOCKERY | Matilda (HOUSE) | 24 Sep 1886 | age 77y; wife of George DOCKERY Jr. | |
| DOCKERY | John White | 1844 | 1927 | son of George & Matilda (HOUSE) DOCKERY; husband of Eliza Jane (BRIEGEL); dates from family records |
| DOCKERY | Eliza Jane (BRIEGEL) | 1850 | 1919 | dau of John & Nancy (ARBUCKLE) BRIEGEL; wife of John White DOCKERY; dates from family records |
| DOCKERY | Robert "Old Bob" | 02 Dec 1810 | 02 Dec 1894 | son of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; 1st md Allie (EMBRY) (died in Kentucky); 2nd md Huldy A. (MORRIS); 3rd md Penelope (PULLIAM); "At rest" |
| DOCKERY | Huldy A. (MORRIS) | Jul 1850 | age 31y 6m; 2nd wife of Robert DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Penelope (PULLIAM) | 17 Dec 1879 | age 49y 2m 21d; 3rd wife of Robert DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Alexander "Mink" | son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Elizabeth (DOCKERY) | ||
| DOCKERY | Elizabeth (DOCKERY) | wife of Alexander "Mink" DOCKERY | ||
| DOCKERY | Ashford | 11 Feb 1841 | 24 May 1911 | son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Eliza J. (BLACKBURN) |
| DOCKERY | Eliza J. (BLACKBURN) | 17 Feb 1848 | dau of Rankin & Sarah BLACKBURN; wife of Ashford DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Henry | 22 Nov 1845 | 09 Nov 1907 | son of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; husband of Mary E. |
| DOCKERY | Mary E. | 26 May 1857 | wife of Henry DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Genetty | 14 Jan 1878 | age 5m 13d; dau of Henry & Mary E. DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Walter | 18 Jul 1880 | age 9m 9d; son of Henry & Mary E. DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Willis | 10 Mar 1951 | age 95y 3m 8d; son of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY; husband of Elizabeth "Lizzie" DOCKERY | |
| DOCKERY | Elizabeth "Lizzie" (DOCKERY) | 20 Aug 1863 | 23 Jan 1925 | dau of George Washington "Tim" DOCKERY; wife of Willis DOCKERY |
| DOCKERY | Carrie | 27 Jun 1889 | 29 Dec 1893 | dau of Willis & Elizabeth (DOCKERY) DOCKERY |
| DOCKERY | John P. | 20 Mar 1860 | 30 Apr 1883 | son of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY |
| DOCKERY | Angeline | 20 Jan 1864 | 22 Dec 1879 | dau of Robert & Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY; stone down & broken |
| DOCKERY | Nancy | 1827 | 1869 | same stone as Sciatha (DOCKERY) CLARK & Paulina VANDERPOOL |
| DOCKERY | Harry N. | 22 Mar 1888 | 24 Oct 1931 | husband of Dora (CRAWFORD) |
| DOCKERY | Alexander | 26 Jan 1829 | 27 Sep 1903 | age 74y 8m 1d; husband of Mahala G. DOCKERY; converted & united with Shelburne Baptist Church 25 Jan 1872 |
| DOCKERY | Mahala G. (DOCKERY) | 04 Apr 1832 | 14 Oct 1891 | dau of Alexander & Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; wife of Alexander DOCKERY; united with Shelburne Baptist Church & was baptized 23 May 1869 |
| 1 unmarked grave south of Alexander DOCKERY; 7 native stones & 4 unmarked graves south of Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; 4 native stones north & 4 native stones east of George DOCKERY Jr.; 3 native stones south of Huldy A. (MORRIS) DOCKERY; 3 native stones south of Penelope (PULLIAM) DOCKERY; 4 native stones north of Carrie DOCKERY (under cedar trees) | ||||
| EMBRY | Gideon | 09 Oct 1824 | 24 Feb 1893 | age 68y 4m 15d; husband of Pauline J. (DOCKERY) |
| EMBRY | Pauline J. (DOCKERY) | 07 Jul 1829 | 01 May 1917 | age 87y 9m 24d; dau of Alexander & Nancy (WARE) DOCKERY; wife of Gideon EMBRY |
| EMBRY | Alexander H. | 1846 | 1892 | son of Gideon EMBRY; 2nd husband of Missouri A. (DOCKERY) |
| EMBRY | Missouri Ann (DOCKERY) | 1848 | 1899 | dau of Robert & Huldy (MORRIS) DOCKERY; 1st md Willis BRIEGEL; 2nd md Alexander H. EMBRY |
| EMBRY | E. Manser | 1878 | 1893 | son of Alexander & Missouri (DOCKERY) EMBRY |
| 1 native stone east of Gideon EMBRY; 1 native stone next to E. Manser EMBRY | ||||
| GEE | William | 23 Aug 1823 | 15 Aug 1906 | son of William & Nancy GEE; husband of Tabetha S. (ARBUCKLE). "The golden gates were open wide / a gentle voice said 'come' and angels from the other side welcomed my dear father & mother home" marker erected by Sarah M. (GEE) WHITTECAR (buried at Bratton Cemetery) |
| GEE | Tabetha S. (ARBUCKLE) | 21 Aug 1827 | 09 Feb 1905 | dau of Stanley & Clara (DOCKERY) ARBUCKLE; wife of William GEE; "The golden gates were open wide / a gentle voice said 'come' and angels from the other side welcomed my dear father & mother home" marker erected by Sarah M. (GEE) WHITTECAR (buried at Bratton Cemetery) |
| GEE | Clarissa Caroline | 04 Jan 1859 | age 7y 4m 22d; dau of William & Tabetha (ARBUCKLE) GEE | |
| GEE | William Eleander (Alexander?) | 04 Jan 1859 | age 6y 1m 1d; son of William & Tabetha (ARBUCKLE) GEE | |
| GEE | 04 Nov 1866 | age 6wks; infant dau of Squire Maryland & Eleanor P. (ROBINSON) GEE (buried at Shelburne Cemetery) | ||
| GEE | 22 Feb 1869 | infant dau of Squire Maryland & Eleanor P. (ROBINSON) GEE (buried at Shelburne Cemetery) | ||
| 1 unmarked grave south of GEE infant | ||||
| HARVEY | Rudy E. | 01 Sep 1896 | age 1y 1m 17d; dau of John & L. M. HARVEY | |
| HOUSE | Minton Peery "Mint" | 18 Mar 1814 | 28 June 1908 | husband of Martha Ann "Patsy" (DOCKERY) |
| HOUSE | Martha Ann "Patsy" (DOCKERY) | 19 May 1816 | 26 Aug 1881 | age 65y 3m 7d; dau of George & Patsy (EMBRY) DOCKERY; wife of Minton Peery "Mint" HOUSE |
| HOUSE | Woodson T. | 1846 | 1874 | son of Minton Peery & Martha Ann "Patsy" (DOCKERY) HOUSE; husband of Libby RANDOLPH |
| HUMPHREYS | William R. | 09 Feb 1841 | 15 Jun 1930 | husband of Mahulda A. (GEE) |
| HUMPHREYS | Mahulda Ann (GEE) | 24 Mar 1845 | 06 Jan 1907 | dau of Henry & Anna (DOCKERY) GEE; wife of William Robert HUMPHREYS |
| HUMPHREYS | William H. "Billie" | 22 Dec 1876 | age 11m 6d; son of William & Mahulda (GEE) HUMPHREYS | |
| IRONS | 22 Dec 1852 | 31 Apr 1924 | wife of J. E. IRONS | |
| KRAUSE (KROUSE) | Rachel | 23 Jan 1892 | age 84y 11m 8d; born in Germany | |
| LEE | James | 08 Feb 1882 | ||
| LEE | Emily | 17 Jul 1885 | ||
| 4 native stones south of James LEE | ||||
| MASON | Bennie P. | 20 Aug 1870 | 22 Nov 1870 | son of James M. & Matilda Ann (ARBUCKLE) MASON (buried at Shelburne Cemetery) |
| 3 native stones & 7 unmarked graves north of Bennie MASON | ||||
| MOORE | Nancy Elizabeth | 21 Nov 1850 | 03 Jul 1909 | dau of Alexander & Mahala (DOCKERY) DOCKERY; 1st md John WOLDRIDGE; 2nd md Dr. John MOORE |
| MORRIS | Oliver | son of Henry & Nancy MORRIS; husband of Elizabeth (MASTERS) | ||
| MORRIS | Elizabeth (MASTERS) | dau of Moses & Nancy (EMBRY) MASTERS; wife of Oliver MORRIS | ||
| MORRIS | Henry | 08 Dec 1855 | 03 Dec 1857 | |
| MORRIS | Willie | 19 Dec 1867 | 27 Sep 1868 | |
| NEFF | Mary Ann | 13 Apr 1821 | 26 Feb 1898 | age 76y 10m 13d; wife of Ebenezer B. NEFF |
| PARNELL | Alice C. | 31 Aug 1885 | age 5m 25d; dau of Solomon & Julia Ann (PARMAN) PARNELL | |
| 2 native stones south of Alice C. PARNELL | ||||
| RANES | Carolanas | 27 Jan 1858 | 09 Oct 1881 | age 23y 8m 12d; son of William E. & Amanda RANES |
| RICE | Charlie F. | 17 Feb 1891 | age 2m 22d; son of L.C. & E.C. RICE | |
| ROSSON | Charles | 01 Aug 1803 | 10 Jul 1874 | age 70y 11m 9d; husband of Mahala (WARE); "In memory of" |
| ROSSON | Mahala (WARE) | 13 Dec 1807 | 29 May 1875 | age 67y 6m 16d; dau of Dudley & Allie WARE; wife of Charles ROSSON |
| ROSSON | J. R. | 12 Feb 1870 | son of J. M. ROSSON; infant or small child | |
| 4' x 8' rock slab & 5 unmarked graves south of J.R. ROSSON | ||||
| SERVISS | Mary S. (DOCKERY) | 04 May 1871 | 04 Dec 1936 | dau of Alexander "Mink" & Elizabeth (DOCKERY) DOCKERY. w/o 1st Solomon PARNELL (Civil War soldier) & 2nd Amos STANBERRY (Civil War soldier) & 3rd Harrison Lamon SERVISS (buried in OK). |
| 1 native stone south of Mary (DOCKERY) SERVISS | ||||
| SNIDOW | George H. | 1867 | 1939 | husband of Amanda L. (ARBUCKLE) |
| SNIDOW | Amanda Luella (ARBUCKLE) | 1867 | 1945 | dau of George & Christine (KRAUSE) ARBUCKLE; wife of George H. SNIDOW |
| SNYDER | William | 14 May 1836 | 18 Sep 1900 | husband of Isophelia? HOUSE; Co. G 18th Missouri Infantry, USA (gov't marker); "Death is but a path that must be trod if ever a man should pass to God" |
| SNYDER | Jimmy | 1882 | age 15y (drowned) | |
| VANDERPOOL | Paulina | 1837 | 1877 | same stone as Sciatha (DOCKERY) CLARK & Nancy DOCKERY |
| WARE | Dudley | 22 May 1784 | 09 Jan 1877 | 1st md Alley (UNKNOWN); 2nd md Delia Jane "Dicey" (GEE) in 1853; native stone & down |
| WARE | Alley | 30 Sep 1787 | 13 Apr 1839 | 1st wife of Dudley WARE |
| WARE | Henry | 10 Dec 1820 | 18 Jun 1837 | native stone & down |
| WARE | William H. | 08 Jan 1849 | 25 Oct 1903 | husband of Rebecca C. |
| WARE | Rebecca C. | 31 Jul 1853 | 14 Dec 1886 | wife of William H. WARE; "Jesus has come and borne thee home beyond the stormy blast" |
| WARE | Lilburn | 20 Sep 1843 | age 5d; son of Isham & Catherine WARE | |
| WARE | Almyre | 19 May 1844 | age 4y 3m 16d; dau of Isham & Catherine WARE | |
| WARE | Henry W. | 08 Nov 1837 | age 44d; son of Isham & Catherine WARE | |
| 1 native stone south of Henry WARE; 6 unmarked graves south of Almyre WARE; 3 native stones under 2 center cedar trees | ||||
| WHORTON | Henry | 1840 | 1911 | s/o Henry T. & Lucinda (COY) WHORTON. h/o 1st Sophia Anna (NEFF) & 2nd Barbara Ellen (BRATTON). |
| WHORTON | Sophia Anna (NEFF) | 1848 | 1873 | 1st w/o Henry T. WHORTON |
| WOLDRIDGE | Annie L. "Lizzie" | 08 May 1867 | 21 Oct 1875 | dau of John & Nancy (DOCKERY) WOLDRIDGE |
| In center of cemetery, a handmade cement marker appears to say: SARILDA | ||||
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