Cemeteries in Pettis County, Missouri with Crawford relatives

Last updated June 4, 2004


Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery


Location: T-44-N; R-21-W; Section 4 NW

Directions: From Sedalia, take Hwy 65 south about 5 miles to Hwy F, also known as Anderson Road. Go east 1.1 miles to Bethlehem Baptist Church on the south side of the road. The cemetery is in the back of the church.
 ------------------     ----------------      ----------------
| John E. Crawford |   | C. C. Crawford |    | W. O. Crawford |
|  Sept. 24, 1802  |   |      born      |    |  Nov. 26, 1832 |
|   Feb. 7, 1891   |   |  Dec 19, 1830  |    |  May 19, 1905  |
|     his wife     |   |      died      |    |    his wife    |
|    Sarilda J.    |   |  July 7, 1889  |    |   Elizabeth    |
|  Mar. 20, 1819   |    ----------------     |  Dec. 9, 1834  |
|  Feb. 2, 1895    |                         |  Sept 21, 1906 |
 ------------------      --------------       ----------------
                        |   Amanda F.  |
 -----------------      |    wife of   |     -----------------
| James McCormick |     |     C. C.    |    | W. Ed. Crawford |
|      died       |     |   Crawford   |    |      born       |
|  May 21, 1861   |     |     born     |    |   June 6, 1854  |
|      aged       |     | Nov 2, 1833  |    |      died       |
|  71 yrs. & 11 d |     |     died     |    |  Sept. 8, 1895  |
 -----------------      | Mar 20, 1902 |     ----------------- 
                         --------------     
 --------------                               ----------------
| Hetty Thomas |                             |   Annie Neal   |
|   ????????   |                             |    wife of     |
 --------------                              | W. Ed Crawford | 
                      -------------------    |      born      |
 -----------------   | G. Logan Crawford |   |  Dec. 28, 1860 |
| James H. Thomas |  |       died        |   |      died      |
|    ?????????    |  |    ???????????    |   |  Nov 21, 1881  | 
 -----------------    -------------------     ----------------

[note: indented names on same marker as previous name]
 Crawford, Amanda F.      Nov 2,  1833 - Mar 20, 1902 
 Crawford, C. C.          Dec 19, 1830 - July 7, 1889 
*Crawford, Charles Isaac  Mar  1867 - Feb 1887 
 Crawford, G. Logan       died Sept 28, 1869 - aged 16y & 9m 
*Crawford, James H., son of C. C. & A. F.; died Feb 1858 - aged 1y, 2m, & 28d 
 Crawford, John E.        Sep, 1802 - Feb 1891
  Crawford, Sarilda J.    Mar  1819 - Feb 1895 
*Crawford, Maud Ann, dau of W. O. & E. J.; died Jan 11, 1857 - aged 1y & 1d 
 Crawford, W. Ed          June 6, 1854 - Sept 8, 1895
  Crawford, Annie Neal    Dec 28, 1860 - Nov 21, 1881 
 Crawford, W. O.          Nov 26, 1832 - May 19, 1905
  Crawford, Elizabeth     Dec 9,  1834 - Sept 21, 1906 
*McCormick, Bettie, dau of H. J. & S. A.; 1862 - Aug 15, 1863 
*McCormick, F. E.         Aug 31, 1817 - Feb 6, 1902 
 McCormick, James         May 21, 1861 - aged 71y & 11d 
*McCormick, James R., son of J. H. & S. A.; died Dec 15, 1866 - aged 1y 
*McCormick, Rebecca, wife of James; May 9, 1798 - July 24, 1860 - aged 62y, 2m, & 13d 
 Thomas, James H.          - Mar 1875   [son of Hetty Thomas]
 Thomas, Hetty

* We do not have any photos of the tombstones. We also need better photos for
  G. Logan Crawford and the two Thomas'

Bourn Cemetery


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Location: T-44-N; R-21-W; Section 4 NWSW

Directions: From Sedalia, take Hwy 65 south about 5 miles to Hwy F, also known as Anderson Road. Go east 1.1 miles to Bethlehem Baptist Church on the south side of the road. Go south immediately after the church on Wingate Rd. Proceed about 1 mile. The road drops down toward Spring Fork Creek, as it loops back to the northeast. In the flat meadow, the road bends to head east. The cemetery is in the forest 50 feet south of the road.
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| John R. |         
|  Bourn  |         
|  ????   |         
 ---------          
                    
 ------------------     ----------------     ----------------
|       ????       |   |     Nellie     |   |    Stella M.   |
|       died       |   |     dau of     |   |  dau & wife of |
|   Jan 22, 18??   |   | O.E. & Sarah A |   |    Anderson    |
|     Aged ???     |   |    McConnel    |   |      died      |
|       ----       |   |      born      |   | Nov. 16, 1872? |
|      Mary A.     |   |  July 5, 1850  |   |      aged      |
|       died       |   |      died      |   |      ????      |
|   Feb 25 1848?   |   |  Sep 19, 1868  |    ----------------
|     Aged ???     |    ----------------
|      2m 1d       |                         ----------
|       ----       |    ----------------    |   ????   |
|    John R. ??    |   | John C. Kebid? |   | Anderson |
|     died  ??     |   |    born ???    |    ----------
|       ????       |   |      ????      |
|   May ?, 1855?   |    ----------------     --------
|  Aged 1 mo 14 d  |                        | Marvin |
|       ----       |                        |  ????  |
|       ????       |                         --------
| Infant son & dau |
|    Children of   |                         ----------
| J R & M A Bourn  |                        | Anderson |
 ------------------                         |   ????   |
                                             ----------

Total of 15(?) headstones. We have very few good still photos of the 
tombstones.

Crown Hill Cemetery


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Location: 830 N. Engineer, Sedalia, Mo 65301 - (660) 826-1562
 ------------------      ------------------      ------------------
| John D. Crawford |    | John G. Crawford |    | Hope D. Crawford |
|   1838 - 1908    |    |   1901 - 1968    |    |    1897 - 1974   |
 ------------------      ------------------      ------------------

                      -------------------------
                     |    John G Crawford      |
                     |       Missouri          |
                     |     Major Ord Dep       |
                     |      World War II       |
                     | Jan 11 1901 Nov 13 1968 |
                      -------------------------

Grant Crawford and his wife Alice are also buried here, but with no headstones.

New Bethel Cemetery


Location: T-44-N; R-21-W; Section 5 NW

Directions: From Sedalia, take Hwy 65 south about 5.5 miles, past Hwy F, also known as Anderson Road, about 1/2 mile. On the east side of Hwy 65 is the New Bethel Church, with the cemetery besides it to the south.
 ----------------      -------------------      -----------------
| C. A. Crawford |    |       Agnes       |    |    Donnohue     |
|      born      |    |      Elliott      |    |    Thomas B     |
|  Aug 26, 1869  |    |      Wife of      |    |  1844 --- 1924  |
|      died      |    |  C. A. Crawford   |    | Fannie His Wife |
|  Sep. 24, 1896 |    |       born        |    |  1842 --- 1929  |
|     ???????    |    |   May 27, 1871.   |     -----------------
 ----------------     |       died        |
                      |   Mar. 31, 1891   |       -------------
                      | Blessed are the ? |      |  Parberry   |
                      |     ???????       |      |   Thomas    |
                       -------------------       | 1848 - 1929 |
                                                  -------------

[note: indented names on same marker as previous name]
Crawford, C. A.                              Aug 26, 1869 - Sept 24, 1896
 Crawford, Agnes Elliott, wife of C. A.      May 27, 1871 - Mar 31, 1891 
Donnohue, Amanda J., dau of T. B. & Mary F.  died Sept 1, 1879 - aged 7m & 24d 
Donnohue, S. Abbie, dau of T. B. & Fannie    July 10, 1877 - Sept 6, 1886 
Donnohue, Thomas B.                          1844 - 1924
 Donnohue, Fannie, wife of T. B.             1842 - 1929 
Parberry, Anna, dau of T. & L. A.            died Aug 21, 1882 - aged 3y & 3m 
Parberry, John                               1871 - 1917 
Parberry, Lydia, wife of T.,                 died Apr 15, 1890 - aged 41y, 9m, & 18d 
Parberry, N. N.                              Nov 27, 1820 - Feb 21, 1897
 Parberry, Elizabeth  b. Wilson Co. Tenn.    Aug 20, 1825 - Apr 10, 1892 
Parberry, Thomas                             1848 - 1920 

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Location: T-45-N; R-21-W; Section 36 NE

Directions:From Sedalia, take Hwy M six miles southeast to Pleasant Hill Road. Go west (road then bends south) 1.6 miles to the Methodist Church on the right. Cemetery is behind the church and surrounded by a chain link fence.
McCormick, Abraham C.    b Jan 11 1783, d Jan 25 1862
McCormick, Sally Wright  b Nov 6  1798, d Jul 9  1859
McCormick, George        b Mar 23 1819, d Feb 1  1820
McCormick, John Wright   b Dec 10 1816, d Sep 4  1874
McCormick, Joseph N.     b Mar 28 1823, d Jun 16 1850
McCormick, Massena M.    b May 28 1827, d Sep 3  1916
McCormick, Sarah E.      b Feb 23 1849, d Sep 20 1919
[Also on this marker; Julietter Stephens & Polly Ann Morgan.] 

Here are some useful web links:
Pettis County Cemetery List
Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery (Several Crawfords and McCormicks)
Another Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Cemetery (Abraham McCormick (Grand Uncle of Margaret Emerine Bourn) and his family)
Another Pleasant Hill Cemetery
New Bethel Cemetery (C. A. Crawford and wife Agnes, perhaps William O. Crawford's son)