Ray County, Missouri, Genealogy Resources, Fishing River Township Hamilton Cemetery

Hamilton Cemetery
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Name of Cemetery	Hamilton Cemetery
Township	Fishing River Twp
Cemetery #	#309
Alternate Names	xxx Cemetery
Latitude/Longitude	Latitude: 39°18'39.00"N; Longitude: 94° 6'4.00"W
Township/Range/Section	T52R29S13 SE1/4
Cemetery Still in Use	No
Size of Cemetery	about 60 known burials
Condition	not maintained
Range of Burial Dates
	Oldest Known Burial	Rachel M. Hamilton: b. April 3, 1795, d. January 15, 1850
	Last Known Burial	E. S. Estes: b. 1866, d. 1954
Visited yet?	CC - yes................ JZ - yes/no...........anyone else - yes
Location/Directions/Comments
	Most recent directions	From Excelsior Springs travel east on Hwy 10 to Elkhorn. From the intersection of Hwy 10 and Hwy N at Elkhorn, continue east on Hwy 10 for about 7/10 miles. Turn north into the driveway (Last house on the north before Pettus Road). Cemetery is north of the road about 1/2 mile in the middle of a field. On private property - please ask permission.
	1973 Ray County History; p. 230	#10, Richmond Twp [actually in Fishing River Twp]; The Hamilton Cemetery is located 1/4 mile north of Highway 10, 3/4 mile east of Elkhorn on a one acre plot. In 1973 the land is owned by William Irons. the land was originally settled on the government grant ground by Willis Hamilton, M.D. The stones in this cemetery can be seen during the winter months from the highway. Many of the stones are legible and tell the sad story of high infant mortality of the pioneer times.
	1973 Ray County History; p. 232; Cemeteries Not Listed on Map	#xx; description
	Big Black Cemetery Binder	Located north of Hwy 10 near Elkhorn, on farm of Sam Irons (1978) From Elkhorn travel east on Highway 10 to the TV tower, to Sammy Irons house [1978]. At the next house, east, north side of highway, go through three gates. The cemetery is partially fenced. There is one partly dead walnut tree, probably visible from the highway. This cemetery, probably 1/4 mile from the Craven Headstone, may be a related family. The Hamilton Cemetery has been listed by Zelma Stanley Conner, daughter of Dean B. Stanley, Grandview, Missouri. This cemetery is difficult to list. It is weedy and covered with tiny oak sprouts.
	Ancestry.com	xxxx
	DAR Index:	xxx
	LS info	xxx
	Other Comments	USGS GNIS It has been told that this cemetery was dozed under, but that is not true. The current land owner has taken an interest in the cemetery and has stopped much of the deterioration that had been happening (2008).
Plat Maps	year	marked?	who's land?
T52R29S13 SE1/4	Land Grants	January 31, 1832	Washington Huffaker
	1877	no	W. C. Hamilton
	1897	no	Jasper N. Smith
	1914	no	James A. Brand
	1930	no	T. M. Arnote
	1959	no	Wm. Irons
	1970	no	Wm. J. Irons
	1976	no	William Irons
	1990	no	not indicated
	1997	no	Samuel Irons
	2005	yes	Naomi Irons
Transcriptions online:
	GTT online
	Ray County Archives
	Ancestry.com
	Find-A-Grave
	Other Online Link
Compilations	Zelma Stanley Conner, daughter of Dean B. Stanley (Grandview, Missouri)
Library References
	Genealogical Library - Ray County Museum
	Ray County Library - Richmond	Ray REF 929.3 RAY
	Mid-Continent Library
	Family History Library (FHL)
Lookups	xxxx
Ray County Cemetery Project Volunteers

Death Certificate for Belle Bellis indicates she was buried in Hamilton Cemetery

Death Certificate for Belle Bellis indicates he was buried in Hamilton Cemetery

Death Certificate for James A. Brand indicates he was buried in Hamilton Cemetery

Death Certificate for Geo. Washington Cravens indicates he was buried in Hamilton Burial Ground

Death Certificate for Delbert Estes indicates he was buried in Hamilton Burial Ground

Death Certificate for Elijah Sanborn Estes indicates he was buried in Hamilton Cemetery

Death Certificate for Lucretia Hamelton indicates she was buried in Hamilton Cemetery

Death Certificate Nathaniel D. Hamilton indicates he was buried in Hamilton Cemetery