Boswell Cemetery, Grundy County, MO

Also known as Mears Cemetery

This cemetery is located in Franklin Township; Sec 26-T63N-R24W. It is part of the road, about a mile in a pasture. The cemetery is poorly fenced and completely untended. Several graves are unmarked and funeral markers impossible to read. Thomas Boswell gave the plot (approximately 1 acre) for the cemetery. He lived in a little two-room house near by and he and wife Eliza are buried in the cemetery. The cemetery was recorded in 1964 by Mrs. Vernal Ralston, Mrs. Delbert Hasler and Mrs. B. F. Hoover.

ALLISON	Brough L. 'Bruff'	04  Mar  1859	10  Sep  1919	50y 6m 6d. born Daviess Co., MO. s/o Mase & Marie (ATCHISON) ALLISON. h/o Sarah Ann (CROCKETT). death certificate has place of burial blank.
ALLISON	Sarah Ann (CROCKETT)	10 Feb 1866	18 May 1951	d/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT. w/o Brough L. ALLISON.
BARNES	Cynthia (MEARS)	abt 1815	18 Jun 1852	born TN. 1st w/o Flanders Callaway BARNES 25 Dec 1834 in Carroll Co., MO. "Dying is but going home."
BARNES	Flanders Callaway	abt 1812	Dec 1855	born KY. s/o James H. & Sarah Boone (CALLAWAY) BARNES. h/o 1st Cynthia (MEARS) 25 Dec 1834 in Carroll Co., MO & 2nd Sarah (BOOHER) BENNER 30 Aug 1855 in Grundy Co., MO. "There are no partings in Heaven"
BERRY	Della Birdie (POPPINO)	1909	01 Jan 1932	22y. d/o George POPPINO. w/o John Arthur BERRY. one source gives name as 'Birda Dell'
BERRY	John Arthur	1905	1934	h/o Della Birdie (POPPINO)
BOSWELL	Eliza	1813	15 Dec 1899	86y 3m 17d. w/o Thomas BOSWELL.
BOSWELL	Thomas			h/o Eliza BOSWELL.
CALL	Infant			s/o A. I. & G. A.
CALL	Reuben J.		08 Aug 1873	1y 6m 24d. s/o A. I. & G. A.
CARTMILL	Charles 'Charley' O.	23 Feb 1880	10 Jul 1911	s/o John A. & Mary (MEARS) CARTMILL. single.
CARTMILL	Grover Cleveland	23 Nov 1885	27 Mar 1963	s/o John A. & Mary (MEARS) CARTMILL. 2nd h/o Sylvia (LEEPER).
CARTMILL	John A.	28 Jul 1834	13 Nov 1910	born Ralls Co., MO. s/o William W. & Mary (CROCKETT) CARTMILL. h/o Mary (MEARS).
CARTMILL	Mary (MEARS)	1849	1929	w/o John A. CARTMILL.
CHANDLER	Albert H.	25 Sep 1864	31 May 1936	2nd h/o Martha 'Mattie' Leann (GENTRY) CORNWELL.
COOPER	Infant		Apr 1901	d/o L. G. & G. M.
COOPER	Mickey S.		18 Jun 1873	56y 2m 24d. w/o Rev. A. T. COOPER
COX	Riley R.		14 Sep 1897	3y 16d. s/o L. E. & M.
CROCKETT	Betsy E.	16 Apr 1846	01 May 1912
CROCKETT	Eldora (SMITH)	16 Apr 1880	18 Mar 1946	d/o Henry & Mary (LUKEMYERS) SMITH. w/o 1st Oliver BRIGGS & 2nd James Harrison CROCKETT Jr.
CROCKETT	Eli	01 Jun 1867	12 Nov 1872	s/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT.
CROCKETT	Elizabeth 'Betty' (MEARS)	14 Apr 1845	01 May 1912	d/o Samuel & Piney (GENTRY) MEARS. w/o James Harrison CROCKETT Sr.
CROCKETT	James Harrison, Sr., Corporal	14 Feb 1836	18 Jan 1923	born Ralls Co, MO. s/o Eli & Sarah Ann (DUVAL) CROCKETT. h/o Elizabeth 'Betty' (MEARS).  Govt stone: Co C 23 Mo Inf Civil War.
CROCKETT	James Harrison Jr.	14 Jul 1892	28 May 1947	s/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT. 2nd h/o Eldora (SMITH)
CROCKETT	Lilly Fae	09 Sep 1882	16 Sep 1883	1y 7d. d/o P. M. & E. A. CROCKETT.
CROCKETT	Nancy Jane	18 Mar 1868	06 Sep 1872	d/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT.
CROCKETT	Sinthy	02 Mar 1871	18 Nov 1874	d/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT
CROCKETT	William	21 May 1875	08 Sep 1876	s/o James Harrison & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT
GENTRY	Elza Green	08 Mar 1850	16 Jan 1941	born Carlton, MO. s/o Robert J. & Zerilda (ASHBY) GENTRY. h/o Nancy (MEARS).
GENTRY	Nancy (MEARS)		08 Sep 1927	71y. d/o Samuel Sr. & Pina (GENTRY) MEARS. w/o Elza Green GENTRY.
HARTZELL	Abram			Govt. stone: Sgt Co F 5th Iowa Inf
KENNEDY	Infant			s/o C. E.
MEARS	David		14 Mar 1894	73y 4m 14d
MEARS	Elizabeth		13 Aug 1904	82y
MEARS	G.		20 Jan 1852	77y 2m 10d. h/o Naomy MEARS.
MEARS	Lewis M.	15 Nov 1849	Dec 1908
MEARS	Naomy		22 Sep 1871	86y 4m 22d. w/o G. MEARS.
MEARS	Samuel, Jr	09 Jul 1864	05 Mar 1948	s/o Samuel Sr. & Tina MEARS
MEARS	Samuel, Sr	14 Sep 1814	01 Apr 1880	h/o Tina
POPPINO	Charles B.	1912	1936	s/o Bert & Elizabeth (SMITH) POPPINO.
POPPINO	Cliff	09 Mar 1903	19 May 1963	60y. s/o George & Virginia 'Jennie' (CROCKETT) POPPINO
POPPINO	George		06 Jul 1946	73y. s/o Jessie & Mary POPPINO. h/o Virginia 'Jennie' (CROCKETT).
POPPINO	Virginia 'Jennie' (CROCKETT)		22 Dec 1918	44y. d/o James Harrison Sr. & Elizabeth (MEARS) CROCKETT. w/o George POPPINO.
RALSTON	Infant		1914	d/o J. O. RALSTON
RITKO	Kathaleen (WENSEL)	13 Dec 1914	01 Dec 2004	died Hemet, CA. d/o Frank & Eva (WARREN) WENSEL. w/o Harold RITKO. Cremated.
SMITH	J. William Jinks	21 Sep 1877	01 Mar 1943	s/o John & Prudence SMITH. h/o 1st Sophia (ALLEY) d. 21 Oct 1921 & 2nd Margaret (BROWN). "At rest"
SMITH	Prudence	1855	1920
WARREN	Elizabeth C. (MEEKER)	19 Feb 1852	1940	born Randolph Co, IN. d/o David & Rebecca MEEKER. w/o Henry WARREN.
WARREN	Henry	24 Jan 1842	31 Oct 1904	62y 9m 7d. h/o Elizabeth C. (MEEKER). Govt stone: Co G 129 Ind Inf
WENSEL	Eva Mabel (WARREN)	15 Jan 1883	04 Jan 1968	d/o Henry & Kathryn (MEEKER) WARREN. w/o William Franklin 'Frank' WENSEL 26 Apr 1894
WENSEL	Revera Rachel	26 Nov 1901	11 Dec 1901	d/o William Franklin & Eva Mabel (WARREN) WENSEL
WENSEL	William Franklin 'Frank'	1870	26 Jun 1938	68y. h/o Eva Mabel (WARREN) 26 Apr 1894
WINGER	Alvin	1890	30 Jun 1913	s/o Seigel
WINGER	Seigel			(no dates)

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