Source Information

Ancestry.com. Bates County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1823-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2001.
Original data: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Cemetery Records of Bates County, Missouri. Vol. 1-4, 5 (Part 1), 6 (Parts 1 & 2), 7, 8 (Parts 1-3). Chillicothe, MO, USA: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965.

About Bates County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1823-1959

This collection of cemetery records adds to the growing number of databases in the "Ellsberry Collection." The database was compiled by long-time researcher, school teacher, and professional genealogist Elizabeth Ellsberry. These cemetery records contain the name of the deceased, relatives, birth date, death date, etc., as well as age, when given. You may also find notes on some of the graveyards listed. The database includes more than 15,600 entries.

The following cemeteries are included in the database:

  • Fairview, Scott, Radford, East Mt. Zion, Walnut Grove, Salem, Morris, Prairie City, Virginia Cemeteries
  • Hume: Located in Hume, MO
  • Woodfin: Located two miles northwest of Foster, MO
  • Myers: Located nine miles southwest of Butler, MO
  • Cloud: Located four miles east of Altona, MO
  • Zion Lutheran: Located in Prairie City, MO
  • Spangler: Located twelve miles from Amsterdam, MO
  • West: Located 2 miles east of Aaron, MO
  • Burdette: Located 10 miles from Adrian, MO
  • Cove Creek: Located about 2 1/2 miles southeast of Aaron, MO
  • State Line: Located 1 mile west of Amoret, MO
  • Nicholas: Located seven miles northeast of Adrian, MO
  • Papinsville: Located in Papinsville, MO
  • Rider Cemetery: Located on Rider farm, located 18 miles from Butler and one mile from Rich Hill, in Osage Township, MO
  • Altoona Cemetery: Located in church yard at edge of the town of Latocha in Grand River Township, MO
  • Bethel Cemetery: Located 9 miles northeast and 1/2 mile south of Butler, or 4 1/3 miles southwest of Ballard, MO
  • Double Branch: Located about 10 miles southeast of Butler, MO
  • Oakhill Cemetery: Located in Butler, MO
  • Johnstown Cemetery: Located at the edge of the village of Johnstown, MO
  • Mulberry Cemetery: Located two and one half miles south of Mulberry, MO
  • Adam Howe Cemetery: Located 7 miles northwest of Butler, MO
  • Rich Hill Lutheran Cemetery: Located at Rich Hill, MO
  • Green Lawn: Located at Rich Hill, MO
  • Robinson Cemetery: Located at Rich Hill, MO
  • Saint Bridget Catholic Cemetery: Located at Rich Hill, MO
  • Crescent Hill Cemetery (A - M): Located at Adrian, MO
  • White: Located 10 miles northeast of Butler, MO

Ms. Ellsberry began genealogical publication in 1958, when she published her own family history, The Warrens and You. In researching her own family, she found that libraries needed additional information from cemetery records, wills, land records, probate records, census records, etc., to help people with their family history. Ellsberry decided that she wanted to help by publishing books that contained solid genealogical data. She taught school for 34 years, but on weekends and summer vacation, she would travel around to different courthouses and cemeteries, recording the information she found. She also corresponded with several researchers and helped them in their research. Ellsberry self-published more than 300 books, and most of them are available for sale. Most of the compilation of these books took place between 1958 and into the 1970s, so the recorded information should include the cemetery and/or courthouse records of that time period.

Address:
Ms. Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry
P.O. Box 206
Chillicothe, MO 64601