The Minor Private Cemetery is a small cemetery off old 61 Highway west of Hannibal. Its listings can be found at the Hannibal, Missouri, Library in a "Red Folder." The "Red Folder" says that the property is owned by Marion Parker. Where library listings I copied differ from the inscriptions, they are noted. When I visited it in the early 1980s, it was difficult to find. We stopped and asked a gentleman for directions, and it happened that the man owned the property where the cemetery is located. We trudged through the barnyard and through a field (it was spring and very muddy), finally climbing the hill to the little cemetery, enclosed by a rusting fence.
As might be expected, the old cemetery was in fair condition, having been dutifully (if not obsessively) cared for by the property owner. The headstones were old and some were very hard to read. The owner told us there had been burials in the cemetery in his memory (the newest stone we found is dated 1946). He further told us that there was another road they used to bring the casket in for burial (fine time to tell us that – maybe the barnyard and field were a test of integrity we had to pass before being allowed on the property!).
Starting at the gate on the back row:
1. SANDLIGE, Mary
b. 23 Mar 1857 - d. May 16 1916
2a. MINOR, Mary 21 Nov 1825 - 29 Feb 1904
2b. MINOR John d. 14 Jun 1887 69y 2m 5d
3. MINOR, Henry U. son of J. & M. Minor
d. 7 May 1860 age 1y 11m 22/23d
4. MINOR, James S. son of J. & M. Minor
d. 20 Mar 1873 20y 7m 13d
Also had footstone "J.S.M"
5. MINOR, Josephine L. dau of J.W. & D.M Minor
d. 3 Aug 1887 2wks 2 d
6. HOWARD, Charlie
d. 28 Sep 1889 68y 3m 3d
Erected by his Sons Cyrus and Harry
7. Footstone "L.H."
8. STRANGE, Lula D. 24 Jan 1909 - 27 Jan 1909
9. Footstone "M.E.H."
10. MINOR, Jos. W. 1854 - 1920
11a. MINOR, Anna Mae 1898 - 1925
11b. MINOR, Dora 1867 - 1938 (Plaque)
12. MINOR, Raymond G. 9 Jan 1923 - 14 Feb 1929
13. BAKER, Raymond G. son of W.J. & G.H. Baker
b. 1904 d. 1911 (stone is off to the side)
Middle Row
14. FUQUA, Wm. S. 8 Dec 1848 - 25 Apr 1926
NOTE: "Red Folder" at Hannibal Library lists birth as
"5 Dec 1845"
15. FUQUA, Sarah A. 5 Apr 1847 - 3 Jun 1924
16. BELL, Martha Alice dau of Wm. & Lucinda HOLLAND
b. 17 Jun 1852 d. 8 Jun 1861
NOTE: "Red Folder lists birth year as 1857 and does not
say "Wm. & Lucinda Holland," merely "Wm. & Lucinda."
17. Footstone "M.A.B.H."
18. Footstone "M.E.W."
Around tree:
19. Footstone "J.W."
20. Footstone "J.S."
21. HOLLAND, (Wm.) b. 12 May 1823 (hard to read)
d. 6(1?) yrs?
First Row, east to west
22. HOLLAND, Lucinda wife of Wm. Holland b. 6 Jan 1822 d. 9 May 1903
NOTE: "Red Folder" lists birth date as 8 Jan 1822
HOLLAND, Mary E. dau of W. & L. Holland
b. 8 Sep 1845 - d. 19 Jun 1903
NOTE: "Red Folder" also lists the following, not found at cemetery:
HOLLAND, John b. 16 Mar 1771 d. 23 Aug 1868 or 1863
23. CONWAY, Mary b. in S.C. af 1785 d. Marion Co. Mo. 31 Jan 1860
**NOTE: "Red Folder" at Hannibal Library lists birth date:
"Jun (?) 1, 1783"
24. HOWELL, Jane wife of John S. Howell b. 9 Dec 1823 d. 17 Oct 1866
25. WALKER, Margaret b. (7?) Jun 1811 d. 2 Jan 1867 (or 1862)
26. WALKER, Richard b. 18 Feb 1818 d. 16 Feb 1876
27. WALKER, Elisabeth wife of Richard Walker
b. 27 Sep 1816 d. 1 May 1880
28. WALKER, Sam’l U. b. 17 Feb 1839 d. 28 Oct 1886
29. WALKER, Mary J. b. 13 Jul 1841 d. 9 Jan 1863
30. Stone with a verse, no names
31. WESSINGER, Georgia Mae "Mother" 1885 - 1946
(I recorded "white lock" but have no idea what this means)
In Back Row:
32. CONNER, J. J. 1875 - 1928
33. CONNER, William L. 1874 - 1934
CONNER, Pearl L. 1877 - 1940
In Corner
34. DALTON, Martin V. "Father" 17 Oct 1876 - 20 May 1910
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