The Faubion Cemetery is located in Gladstone, Missouri at the corner of N.W. 72nd Street and Kranz Road, just a few blocks northeast of downtown Gladstone. I visited this cemetery and recorded the following information in about 1984. I photographed many of the stones. The cemetery was well kept and easily seen from N.W. 72nd Street. The cemetery contains lovely stones which are in excellent condition as well as numerous markers of sandstone rocks, faithfully preserved. Irregularities of the ground suggest other unmarked graves. It is surrounded on all four sides by residential neighborhoods, and our entrance was noted by more than one of the neighbors.
A large monument was erected in the memory of William Boydston by Charles N. Kimball of Sistersville, West Virginia. On the backside lists William Boydston's Revolutionary record:
The top and front of the marker tells the rest of the story:
"William Boydston,, A Revolutionary Soldier Born in Frederick Co., MD Mar. 24, 1753,
died in Clay Co., Mo. Dec. 1838. First to be buried in this Cemetery.
Married in Montgomery Co. Va. 1777-1778 Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel & Jane Christian.
Died in Buchanan Co., Mo., Aug. 1844."
This is a relatively small cemetery, and it seemed best to record the graves as they lay. I began in the northwest corner and worked across, then back, in a snaking fashion – first north to south, then south to north. The rows are arranged perpendicular 72nd Street. If one were to take the list to the cemetery, an occasional "jog" may be noted. Brackets indicate "same stone." There are occasional notes, indicating marriage dates or other family information.
Row 1, North to South
CUTTING, Lourania; Wife of L.G. CUTTING b. 11 Jun 1854 d. 10 Feb 1904
CUTTING, Eliza "Mother" b. 3 Oct 1828 d. 19 May 1904
Stone in inner corner:
{BROADHURST, M. b. 4 Dec 1832 d. 17 Jun 1881
{CREASON, A.E. b. 29 Sep 1869 d. 29 Jul 1883
{BROADHURST, J.G. wife of M. BROADHURST b. 25 Mar 1833 d. 3 Jul 1904
**Note: A Ginney E. Broadhurst md. Andrew Creason 19 Oct 1879, 2 years before death of
M. Broadhurst. A.E. Creason on tomb a son of a 2nd marriage for J.G. or not the same
person? Also, a Moses Broadhurst married Jane Rickman in Clay Co. Mo. 23 Sep 1852.
Large stone, broken off
Below three graves are old by the inner corner fence:
HORNER, Ann Eliza, dau. of Joseph & Barbara HORNER
b. in Country Armagh, Ire. 16 Jun 1821 d. 1 Jul 1895
HORNER, Barbara b. Ireland 14 Jan 1790 d. 14 Jul 1877 88th year.
HORNER, Ruth daughter of J. & R. HORNER b. 15 Oct 1835 d. 28 Jun 1865.
Row 2 South to North, street into cemetery
ORPUT, Nettie, Cloud Co. Kansas 1876 - Linden, Mo. 1891
{McMICHAEL, Jefferson D. "Father" 1860-1940
{McMICHAEL, Dianah Angeline "Mother" 1861-1946
{SANDIFER, Dexter S. "Father" 1875-1957
{SANDIFER, R. Peal "Mother" 1877-1954
FAUBION, Marion b. 19 Oct 1835 d. 20 Jan 1908
FAUBION, Nancy b. 26 Feb 1838 d. 16 Aug 1907
Broken stone
FAUBION, James Alfred, son of M. J. & Nancy FAUBION d. 13 Jul 1863 (age 1y 11mo?)
Row 3 North to South
Broken stone
ENGLISH, Nanabon? Nimaron? Son of C.H. & H ENGLISH b. 30 Dec 1833 d. 20 Jul 1834
Two rocks
Row 4 South to North
BAKER, (Lovinchee ?) Adaline daughter of Margaret J. & L.D. Baker
d. 3 Jan 1857 age 12 years.
{BOYDSTON, Jacob F. "Father" d. 16 Dec 1906 age 69y 3m 10d
{BOYDSTON, Sarah A. "Mother" d. 3 Sep 1905 62y 7m 8d
Unreadable stone
Row 5 North to South
{JOHNSON, Sarah A. wife of J.H. Johnson b. 18 Jun 1839 d. 2 Mar 1921
{THOMAS, Eliza 1836-1868
LILLY, J.R. d. 10 Sep 1877 64y 4m 25d (may be "wife of J.R. Lilly")
LILLY, Susan E. wife of T.J. LILLY d. 7 Oct 1878 age 21y 8m 1d
{MILLS, Martha E. "Mother" 1851-1884
{MILLS, Melvin J. "Son" 1880-1960
**Note: Martha E. Broadhurst md. G.M. Mills 29 Nov 1870, Clay Co. MO
"In Memory of Father and Mother":
{BROADHURST, Jacob b. 4 Nov 1811 d. 2 Apr 1874
{BROADHURST, Sarah, wife of J. Broadhurst b. 22 Jan 1816 d. 17 Jan 1886
Row 6 South to North
HORNER, infant daughters of D. & M.J. Horner 8 Aug 1866
{HORNER, David b. 11 Jan 1825 d. 8 Jun 1898
{HORNER, Martha his wife b. 12 Aug 1833 d. 12 Jun 1905
BOYDSTON, William (Large marker described previously)
7 stones in row to street behind this marker that can’t be read. One whole row.
Row 7 North to South
{GROVES, Isaac E. b. 19 Jul 1824 d. 21 Nov 1904
{GROVES, Martha M. wife of I.E. Groves b. 3 Aug 1831 d. 8 Jul 1886
GROVES, Aldella K. son of L.R. & Irene Groves b. 22 Nov 1891 d. 28 Aug 1910
{GROVES, Lafayette R. b. 23 Aug 1854 d. 14 Apr 1918
{GROVES, Irene Clifton b. 24 Jul 1871 d. 21 Apr 1947
PERKINS, Gladys E. b. 13 Sep 1905 d. 15 Feb 1929
BRYANT, Anna Groves b. 11 Feb 1894 d. 20 May 1966
PRICE, Mary B. "Mother" 1867-1922
HOPEWELL, Samuel K. b. 14 Oct 1792 d. 20 Jan 1860
Four unreadable stones
Row 8 South to North
Six unreadable stones
SUTTON, Adaline, wife of A.J. Sutton & daughter of J.B. & Matilda Moran
b. 23 Dec 1831 d. 13 Jun 1862 in 17(?) yr. (?)mo.
Possible grave here
{JOHNSON, W.N. b. 8 Mar 1848 d. 21 May 1928
{JOHNSON, America J. wife of W.N. Johnson b. 23 Jan 1844 d. 3 Mar 1889
{JOHNSON, infants of W.M. & A.J. Johnson b. 1 Jan 1879
Row 9 North to South
{THOMAS, N.B. b. 23 Feb 1810 d. 24 Jan 1875 64y 11m 4d
{THOMAS, Sarah wife of N.B. Thomas b. 24 Oct 1812 d. 30 Aug 1879 66y 10m 6d
{THOMAS, James F. b. 15 Jun 1837 d. 10 Jan 1897
{THOMAS, Nancy S. wife of J.F. Thomas b. 24 Jan 1835 d. 14 Jun 1909
{THOMAS, Lafayette b. 3 Jan 1842 d. 5 Dec 1912
{THOMAS, May his wife b. 25 Oct 1864 d. (no date inscribed)
THOMAS, Ernest Howlin son of Robert & Minnie Thomas
b. 12 Feb 1912 d. 6 Mar 1918 (hard to read)
{BOYDSTON, Claude N. b. 3 May 1878 d. 19 Aug 1961
{BOYDSTON, Bertha E. b. 25 Aug 1877 d. 27 Apr 1946
**Note Claude & Bertha Boydston were married 15 Nov 1899 in Clay Co. Mo.
BOYDSTON, Estell E. son of Claude & Bertha Boydston b. 18 Mar 1902 d. 27 Oct 1908
BOYDSTON, William O. "Brother" 1874-1955
JOHNSON, Charles C. 1869 - 1953
JOHNSON, Flora Ella Boydston wife of C.C. Johnson 1871-1926
**Note Charles C. Johnson md. Flora E. Boydstun 3 Apr 1892 in Clay Co. Mo.
{BOYDSTON, Thomas b. 30 Sep 1843 d. 13 Apr 1925
{BOYDSTON, Adelia his wife b. 6 Jun 1844 d. 25 Feb 1884
Trees
Four stones
Row 10 South to North
BOYDSTON, M. Adelia 1884 - 1966
BOYDSTON, Rosa T. 1869 - 1957
**Note: I had originally marked the above two as being on one stone, and later
questioned whether it actually was one or two.
LENTZ, Warren son of C.F. & Maggie Lentz d. 17 Mar 1838 4m 4d
BOYDSTON, Sarah D. dau of Thomas W.R. & Adelia Boydston d. 10 Sep (1800?) age 22m __d.
Row 11 North to South
{BROADHURST, John b. 24 Oct 1826 d. 23 Jul 1886
{BROADHURST, Linewry J. Faubion, wife of J. Broadhurst b. 16 Mar 1828 d. 25 Feb 1904
{TUTTON, Aaron Frank b. 14 Nov 1843 d. 7 Jun 1907
{TUTTON, Sarah J. b. 20 Jul 1849 d. 8 Dec 1929
{JOHNSON, Lena E. 1871 - 1968
{JOHNSON, Harvey G. 1870-1944
{FAUBION, John Wesley b. 16 Feb 1832 d. 27 Jun 1897
{FAUBION, Sabel wife of John W. Faubion b. 10 Jun 1831 d. 19 Feb 1901
HUDSON, Brother Roy H. 1884-1937
{KIRKMAN, Richard B. b. 23 Aug 1879 d. 21 Mar 1966
{KIRKMAN, Maud H. b. 2 Aug 1881 d. 1 May 1946
{SEVAGE, Irene Faye 1898 - 1958
{SEVAGE, John B. 1897 - 19__ (not engraved)
{THOMAS, Isaac Ellis 1835 - 1914
{THOMAS, Burlie O. 1871 - 1953
{TARWATER, Joseph M. b. 2 Nov 1858 d. 31 Mar 1918
{TARWATER, Margaret E. his wife b. 17 Dec 1855 d. 12 Feb 1930
Row 12 South to North
{DALE, Nancy wife of T.A. Dale b. 11 Oct 1828 d. 28 Jul 1880
{DALE, Thomas A. b. 22 Dec 1821 d. 13 Nov 1882
Large stone, broken off. "Dale" scratched on remaining base)
DALE, Timothy b. 28 Jul 1848 d. 15 Feb 1901
ALLEN, Mary D. b. 8 Mar 1847 d. 23 Apr 1918
ALLEN, John b. 11 Feb 1834 d. 23 Apr 1920
ALLEN, S. Cordelia b. 29 Aug 1877 d. 10 Feb 1963
ALLEN, James Oscar b. 28 Dec 1869 d. 9 Aug 196_ (either 2, 8, or 0)
{ALLEN, Della N. 1875 - 1945
{ALLEN, George F. 1875 - 1960
{BROADHURST, Granville E. 1873 - 1963
{BROADHURST, Henrietta J. 1876 - 1858
**Note: "Hettie" Boydston & Granville Broadhurst were married Clay Co. Mo. 16 Apr 1902
{BROADHURST, Alfred H. b. 7 Nov 1836 d. 27 Dec 1920
{BROADHURST, Mary b. 2 Nov 1837 d. 22 Sep 1926
{HUDSON, Nannie D. 1855 - 1934
{HUDSON, John Thomas 1852 - 1905
FAUBION, Otto F. son of J.W. & I.A. Faubion b. 13 Feb 1897 d. 12 Jul 1897
FAUBION, Ida A. wife of Jon W. Faubion b. 14 Apr 1869 d. 13 Feb 1903
**Note: Ida A. Broadhurst & John W. Faubion md. Clay Co. Mo. 27 Dec 1893
FAUBION, William C. "Father" 1861 - 1936
**Note: A William Faubion md. Argin Adams 25 Jun 1885 Clay Co. Mo. Same person?
{PRATHER, James H. b. 14 Sep 1839 d. 17 Jul 1919
{PRATHER, Emma Broadhurst, his wife b. 24 Jul 1840 d. 18 Jul 1929
{PRATHER, John B. 1875 - 1941
{PRATHER, Bertha M. 1879 - 1965
HEY, Mollie H. wife of William Hey d. 24 May 1889 25y 5m 18d
William Hey and Mary H. Broadhurst md. Clay Co. Mo. 27 Jan 1886
Unreadable stone
Row 13 North to South
{PARVIN, Lula G. 1870 - 1950 "Mother"
{PARVIN, William J. 1864 - 1939 "Father"
SMITH, John O. born in Bourbon County Ky. 7 Oct 1845 d. in Clay Co. Mo. 6 Dec 1897
{SEVAGE, Mary E. 1863 - 1948
{SEVAGE, Oscar R. 1850 - 1938
Two stones on ground
{DRAKE, Charles L. 1874 - 1967 "Father"
{DRAKE, Viola B. 1888 - 1966 "Mother"
ROBB, Alexander b. Ireland 1866 d. 11 Sep 1894
{MOSBY, Mary Lillian "Mother 1872 -1965
{MOSBY, Thomas Gallitan "Father" 1864 - 1907
MOSBY, Lula E. inf. Daughter of Callie (Gallie?) & Lilly Mosby b. 5 Apr 1900 d. 4 Nov 1902
Row 14 South to North
{BARNES, N. Stella 1867 - 1956
{BARNES, George M. 1864 - 1949
ELLIOTT, Flossie Ermallee dau. Of H.B. & Opal Elliott b. 4 Apr 1918 d. 17 Feb 1920
{BROADHURST, Thomas H. b. 11 Dec 1855 d. 5 May 1904
{BROADHURST, Barbara I. Frazer, wife b. 23 Jun 1861 d. 11 Mar 1945
** Married Clay Co. Mo 7 Nov 1883
{FRAZER, Lucy A. wife of Joseph A. Frazer b. 5 Oct 1869 d. 10 Oct 1903
{FRAZER, Joseph A. b. 7 Sep 1851 d. 2 May 1905
{FRAZER, Robert husband of Isabella Frazer b. 18 Feb 1821 d. 28 Oct 1894
{FRAZER, Isabella wife of Robert Frazer b. 27 Nov 1818 in Co. Armah Ire. d. 21 Feb 1895
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