Also known as Swearengin-Stafford Cemetery
Spencer Township, Douglas County, MO
From Ava, go west on 14 Hwy. About 15 miles from Ava, the cemetery is
on the right side of the highway, in a cow pasture. There is a small
sign on the fence, very easy to miss. It is just before County Road
556, so if you see 556 you have gone too far.
Photographed and transcribed by Johnna Quick, Jane Owens, and Hailey
Keel on 3 August 2004. There are many fieldstones marking graves
here, and we will add the names as we find them in our
research. Genealogy information provided by Jane Owens.
MORGAN
Laura 10-18-1880 10-27-1880 Daughter of NB and N Morgan
STAFFORD
EW 2-28-1833 4-16-1876 [Elisha W Stafford, first husband of
Margaret Hart Stafford Swearengin]
SWEARENGIN
Oliver Curtis 1-10-1887 2-17-1909
Albert H 2-14-1900 11-3-1900 Son of Lewis and MA
Bengamen born 5-25-1881 Aged 1 yr 2mo Son of Eli and Malissa
AR died 9-22-1905 Age 74 yr 1 mo [Andrew R. Swearengin,
husband of Margaret Jane Williams, Son of Elijah Hugh and Sarah
Caroline (Jackson) Swearengin]
Cecil 4-19-1912 1-22-1944 Son of Jacob C and Sarah
Thelma 2-8-1914 1-20-1942 Daughter of Jacob and Sarah
Jacob C 3-1-1874 10-12-1943
Sarah L C 5-10-1881 7-1-1941
Alonzo 12-11-1920 5-19-1939
Kermit 1-29-1918 9-11-1938
Myrtle 11-22-1898 1-26-1923 Daughter of JC and Sarah L
Mable 1901 1915
Velma 12-1-1907 12-10-1910 Daughter of Sarah and Jacob
Sessina Ruth 2-17-1903 8-21-1904 Daughter of Sarah and Jacob
Infant son of Sarah and Jacob 12-9-1899 2-3-1900
Malinda 11-8-1863 11-8-1863 Daughter of AR and MJ
Louie 6-4-1892 1-28-1894 Son of Eli and Josie
Eli 6-5-1805 5-25-1854 Eli and Sarah had eleven children. They
included Wade in 1830, Sarah Polly who was born in 1831, Melinda
in 1833, John Edmond in 1834, Andrew R. in 1836, Sarah Caroline
in 1837, Eli F. in 1839, Levi Grant in 1842, William A. in 1845
and James Ellis "Curly Jim" in 1848 and Jordan Jackson in 1852.
In about 1839 the first group of Swearengin family members came
to Missouri from Jackson County, Tennessee, and settled near Ava,
Missouri in what is now the northeastern part of Christian County
and part of northwestern Douglas County.
Sarah Caroline (Jackson) 7-14-1810 8-15-1879 Eli and Sarah had
eleven children. They included Wade in 1830, Sarah Polly who was
born in 1831, Melinda in 1833, John Edmond in 1834, Andrew R. in
1836, Sarah Caroline in 1837, Eli F. in 1839, Levi Grant in 1842,
William A. in 1845 and James Ellis "Curly Jim" in 1848 and Jordan
Jackson in 1852.
Infant daughter of Hugh and Maggie born and died 4-21-1897
MM 10-12-1840 2-1-1931 [Margaret Hart Stafford Swearengin,
wife of Hiram E Swearengin, daughter of John P and Mary (Walker)
Hart]
Hiram 1857 1902 no marker
Albert Lenard 4-3-1882 8-6-1897 Son of LT and Sarah A
Sinngelton 1-28-1880 3-27-1892 Son of LT and Sarah A
Infant daughter of LT and Sarah A born and died 7-18-1872
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