Morris Center Cemetery, Sumner, Kansas

The following data is extracted from Cemetery Collection.

(Loc. 7 miles south, 1 mile east of Argonia, Sumner, Kansas)

ALTON
Solomon, b. 19 June 1849, d. 13 Apr. 1886.

ANTHONY
Adams, d. 5 May 1881, ae. 19 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days. Child of N. and A. Anthony.
Jare Lee, no dates. Child of John N. and Leona Anthony.

ASHER
Henry P., d. 27 May 1881, ae. 10 days. Child of J. I. and Mary F. Asher.
Mary F., d. 21 May 1881, ae. 38 yrs., 1 mo., 21 days.

BAGGITT
Nancy, d. 26 Mar. 1882, ae. 57 yrs., 11 mos., 9 days.

BEAM
Gean, d. 6 Aug. 1877. Child of S. A. and F. T. Beam.

BROOKS
Gracie L., d. 24 Feb. 1880, ae. 1 yr., 2 mos., 28 days. Child of W. P. and I. Brooks.

BURNETT
Earl, d. 4 Aug. 1901, ae. 21 days. Child of J. L. and Burnett.
Eva Alice, b. 16 May 1871, d. 19 Aug. 1884, ae. 13 yrs., 3 mos., 3 days. Daughter of A. I. and M. Burnett
Ida M., d. 6 Aug. 1901, ae. 24 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days. On same stone as Earl Burnett.

CARR
Eliza A., 1823 - 1909. Wife of Isiah Carr.
Isiah, 1819 - 1900.

COOK
Frank, d. 11 Sept. 1879, 1 yr., 4 days. Son of H. and J. Cook.

COSBY
Benjamin, b. 29 Jan. 1824, d. 2 Nov. 1895. Husband of Elizabeth J. Cosby.
Charles B., d. 27 May 1886, ae. 27 yrs. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth J. Cosby.
Elizabeth J., b. 30 Apr. 1830, d. 26 Feb. 1894.
U. Grant, d. 6 Apr. 1892, ae. 26 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth J. Cosby.

COWELL
Daughter, b. 25 Oct. 1878, d. 7 July 1886. Daughter of J. and M. J. Cowell.
Edward, b. 24 May 1887, d. 18 Dec. 1906. Son of J. and M. J. Cowell.

COX
John P., d. 8 Apr. 1890, ae. 43 yrs., 4 mos., 29 days.

DOBSON
Anna, Cecil, Jim, Julia, Lewis, Sally, Stella. No dates, on same stone as Lewis J. Matson. Children of S. F. & M. E. Dobson.

EARLES
Clarie E., d. 4 Feb. 1889, ae. 4 mos., 4 days. Child of A. J. and P. A. Earles.

ELARTON
Catharine, b. 7 Feb. 1827, d. 21 Jan. 1919.
Robert, b. 1 Mar. 1819, d. 2 Sept. 1903.

FORD
Benjamin F., d. 6 Apr. 1884, ae. 37 yrs., 1 mo., 2 days.
Charlie, 1811 - 1884. Husband of Elizabeth Ford.
Elizabeth, 1812 - 1880.
Ray, d. 7 May 1880, ae. 4 days. Child of C. and M. Ford.
William, 1849 - 1883. Son of Charlie and Elizabeth Ford.

FOWLER
Maudie M., d. 15 May 1886, ae. 2 yrs., 5 mos., 6 days. Child of J. H. and M. J. Fowler.

GIBSON
Hopey, d. 3 Feb. 1890, ae. 89 yrs., 6 mos., 17 days.
May E., d. 12 Mar. 1891, ae. 19 yrs., 2 mos., 6 days. Daughter of Wm. and Agness Gibson.

GRUWELL
Lilly E., d. 20 Dec. 1885, ae. 5 yrs., 10 days. Child o J. L. and M. Gruwell.

GUM
Carey Oscar, b. 27 Jan. 1893, d. 14 Mar. 1916.
Mary, b. 6 June 1848, d. 18 Apr. 1922. Wife of Moses.
Moses, b. 2 Sept. 1854, d. 29 Apr. 1931.

HALL
Francis E., b. 30 Dec. 1880, d. 9 May 1887. Child of C. C. and M. E. Hall.

HENDERSON
E. M. (male), d. 5 Apr. 1882, ae. 75 yrs., 4 mos., 15 days.
Hue M., b. 23 Sept. 1891, d. 29 June 1895. Child of I. F. and I. M. Henderson.

HERRINGTON
Dicy (female), d. 3 Mar. 1882, ae. 3 mos., 16 days. Old Child of Z. and H. A. Herrington.

Fay (male), d. 26 June 1892, ae. 8 yrs., 10 mos., 19 days. Child of M. and E. M. Herrington.
Martha M., b. 6 June 1832, d. 17 Feb. 1882. Wife of J. Herrington.
Sarah D., b. 25 July 1871, d. 26 Feb. 1882. Dau. of J. and Martha M. Herrington.

HOPPER
Ivy M., only one date, 13 May 1880. Possibly the child of J. J. and M. A. Hopper.

HUBBARD
Francis M., d. 7 Feb. 1897, ae. 62 yrs., 22 days.
Rebeca, d. 12 Aug. 1879, ae. 69 yrs., 8 days. Wife of J. M. Hubbard.
Sadie, b. 7 Apr. 1879, d. 5 Sept. 1895. Dau. of G. W. and M. A. Hubbard.

HUTTON
George E., d. 16 Nov. 1887, ae. 15 yrs., 7 mos., 11 days. Son of Wm. and M. A. Hutton.

JORDAN
Constance, b. 17 Aug. 1889, d. 22 Aug. 1889. Child of Thos. and Ettie Jordan.
George W., d. 27 Mar. 1888, ae. 65 yrs., 6 mos., 5 days. Husband of Letta A. Jordan.

Letta A., d. 18 Apr. 1891, ae. 59 yrs., 1 mo., 28 days.
Roy, b. 29 Oct. 1889, d. 9 Oct. 1892. Son of W. H. and L. A. Jordan.

MACK
William, d. 18 Nov. 1879, ae. 22 yrs., 2 mos., 1 day.

MANELA
Infant son, d. 24 Nov. 1901, ae. 15 days.
Wm., b. 6 Feb. 1848, d. 7 Feb. 1880. Same plot as Mary and Moses Gum. Argonia Undertaking Co. in charge of services.

MARTIN
Iva, d. 27 Jan. 1883, ae. 17 days. Child of E. P. and A. L. Martin.

MATSON
Cecil, 1881 - 1885. Son of Lewis J. and Julia A. Matson. On same stone as Isiah Carr, and the Dobsons.
Lewis J., 1844 - 1904. Husband of Julia A. Matson (1846 - 1927). Same stone as Isiah Carr, etc.

NEWKIRK
Arthur M., b. 28 Jan. 1880, d. 22 July 1881, ae. 11 yrs., 7 mos., 1 day. (The birth or death date apparently was copied wrong since it does not correspond with the age.)

NIMMO
James T., b. 12 Feb. 1885, d. 4 Mar. 1887. Son of W. and M. A. Nimmo.

OTIS
John E., d. 6 May 1882, ae. 32 yrs., 3 mos., 7 days.

PEPIN
Arthur Love, b. 26 Jan. 1884, d. 10 June 1885. Son of G. F. and A. E. Pepin.

PILKINGTON
Eliza D., d. 6 May 1884, ae. 23 yrs., 9 mos., 6 days. Wife of Thomas F. Pilkington.

POPE
F. M., b. 9 May 1840, d. 4 Dec. 1905. Husband of Sarah C. Pope.
(Grandma), only date Mar. 1923.
Infant, no dates. Dau. of F. M. and S. C. Pope.
Jason, b. 22 Feb. 1840, d. 25 Jan. 1881. Member of Co. I 5 Mo. Vol. Cav.
Katie Fern, b. 30 Nov. 1894, d. 30 May 1895. Dau. of Wm. and N. Pope.
Lula C., d. 20 Feb. 1889, ae. 1 yr, 8 mos., 17 days. Dau. of F. M. and S. C. Pope.
Mary H., 1880 - 1922. Wife of Theodore G. Pope.
Mary W., d. 7 Dec. 1880, ae. 3 yrs., 2 mos., 2 days. Dau. of F. M. and S. C. Pope.
P. G., d. 21 Apr. 1882, ae. 8 yrs., 6 mos., 17 days. Child of T. J. and M. A. Pope.
Sarah C., b. 2 Sept. 1846, d. 4 Mar. 1928. Wife of F. M. Pope.
Theodore G., 1865 - 1938. Husband of Mary H. Pope.
T. J., d. 25 Apr. 1885, ae. 63 yrs., 3 mos., 8 days.

PORTER
J. W., d. 26 Feb. 1914, ae. 75 yrs., 11 mos., 10 days. Husband of Mary D. Porter.
Mary D., d. 3 Apr. 1896, ae. 52 yrs., 24 days.

ROBINSON
Lizzie, 1877 - 1894.

ROUTH
Edward M., b. 4 June 1865, d. 10 Oct. 1889. Son of J. and S. J. Routh.

SHOWALTER
Orley, b. 25 Aug. 1885, d. 19 Mar. 1887. Child of A. L. and Viola Showalter.

SIMPSON
Ruth A., b. 6 Sept. 1828, d. 30 July 1896. Wife of Isaac Simpson.

SLOAN
Hariet E., b. 31 Jan. 1849, d. 24 May 1887. Wife of J. D. Sloan.

SOUTHWICK
Anna I., d. 22 Oct. 1880, ae. 4 days. Child of A. G. and L. E. Southwick.

STEFFEN
Bertha, b. 24 Nov. 1878, d. 6 Sept. 1880, ae. 7 mo., 7 days. Dau. of F. and E. Steffen.
Fredrick, b. 15 Dec. 1879, d. 25 Aug. 1880, ae. 6 mos., 10 days. Son of F. and E. Steffen.
Lizzie, b. 1 July 1885, d. 6 Aug. 1885. Dau. of Fred and E. Steffan.
Emma, b. 4 July 1854, d. 8 Aug. 1911. Wife of Fredrick Steffen.
Fredrick, b. 8 July 1849, d. 12 June 1925.

STEWART
Lura M., b. 25 Oct. 1862, d. 22 Jan. 1893. Child of B. and J. Cosby.

SWALLEY
Clide M., d. 25 Dec. 1886, ae. 16 mos., 16 days. Child of H. S. and L. I. Swalley.

THOMPSON
Ellon or Ellen, d. 29 Aug. 1886, ae. 19 yrs., 5 mos., 16 days.

VANDOOZER
Etta W., d. 30 Oct. 1831, ae. 16 yrs., 8 mos., 15 days. Wife of F. Vandoozer.

WASHBURN
Ellen C., 1837 - 1913. Wife of William Washburn.
John H., b. 25 Oct. 1856, d. 27 July 1883. Son of Wm. and Ellen C. Washburn.
William, 1835 - 1915. Husband of Ellen C. Washburn.

WINDELL
Anthony, b. 27 Nov. 1842, d. 27 Dec. 1915. Husband of Emily C. Windell.
Emily C., b. 19 Nov. 1844, d. 25 Mar. 1910.
Joe A., b. 11 Nov. 1881, d. 25 Aug. 1883. Son of Anthony and Emily C. Windell.

WITHINGTON
Achilles V., 1844 - 1932. Same plot as Maggie J. and Catherine Withington.
Catherine, 1837 - 1883.
Maggie J., 1858 - 1940.
Minerva E., 1870 - 1893.

YATES
Amanda E., b. 12 Aug. 1861, d. 12 June 1895. Wife of G. A. Yates.

Source: Cemetery Collection

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