Carole Goggin and I have revisited STROUP FAMILY GRAVEYARD Please verify your family information as recordings listed on web sites listings from the 1980 had some incorrect dates. The below listing is correct and verified. The general condition is fair. It is in a wooded area. Many fieldstones, grave outlines, and the below monuments. Many of the monuments we had to probe for as they were buried and broken. One grave had been dug into. The graveyard is deeded as 1 acre. We could see 7 rows each with maybe 25+ graves, possibly more. This is a large family graveyard. BURGESS Eli, Died Jul 27 1854, Aged 22 yrs 4 mo 15 days., E. B. (footstone) RICHARDSON Nancy across top (missing piece, could be dau of or wife of or something else) Robert Richardson, Born 1845, Died Jun 28 1885 Age: (41 missing piece) Ys, Stone broken into 8 pieces, Nancy across top of monument, Bird in Circle SMITH George Son of J & L Smith, Born Nov 15 1822, Died Oct 12 1847, same stone as Mary SMITH Mary A., Born Feb 17 1825, Died Feb 17 1847, on same stone as George, G.S. over M. A. S. (footstone) STROUP Elizabeth, Wife of John Stroup, Died, Dec 22 1858, Aged 41 yrs 11 mo 1 day, Sacred to the memory of around circle with Weeping Willow at top, L. M. Fuller, St. Louis (monument maker) STROUP John, Died Nov 15 1862, Aged 51 Yrs 4 Mos 15 Ds , To Our Father across top, Weeping Willow in circle. WILLIAMS Elmirah, Died, In 1853, Aged 39 years, Our Mother is Gone Home, around finger pointing up in circle at top, unreadable verse on bottom, monument VERY worn, E. W. (footstone) WILLIAMS Thomas, Died, Nov 23 1872, Aged 67 yrs 6 mo, Gone Home around Finger pointing up within circle at top These monuments recorded in 1980s could not be located; BURGESS Martin V., Nov 13 1838 Aug 13 1851 Son of L. & M. Burgess, M. V. B. (footstone) was located WILLIAMS Adelphia none given Nov 20 1891 Age: 83 yrs STROUP J. none given May 1831 This monument was not recorded as it is handmade of concrete and could not be read until we used shaving cream. STROUP, Peter, Born Aug. 21, 1840, Died Feb, 1917, At Rest, Hand made Concrete Monument with lettering written in with a nail Dave Hallemann Sleuth.Em@sbcglobal.net

Dave: Can you tell me in what township this cemetery is located? I have a lost RICHARDSON and am always interested in the folks with that surname, but particularly in Meramec Twp. or Big River Twp. Thanks, Dan -----Original Message----- From: sleuth.em@sbcglobal.net To: MOJEFFER@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 6:48 PM Subject: [MOJEFFER] Stroup Cemetery Carole Goggin and I have revisited STROUP FAMILY GRAVEYARD Please verify your family information as recordings listed on web sites listings from the 1980 had some incorrect dates. The below listing is correct and verified. The general condition is fair. It is in a wooded area. Many fieldstones, grave outlines, and the below monuments. Many of the monuments we had to probe for as they were buried and broken. One grave had been dug into. The graveyard is deeded as 1 acre. We could see 7 rows each with maybe 25+ graves, possibly more. This is a large family graveyard. BURGESS Eli, Died Jul 27 1854, Aged 22 yrs 4 mo 15 days., E. B. (footstone) RICHARDSON Nancy across top (missing piece, could be dau of or wife of or something else) Robert Richardson, Born 1845, Died Jun 28 1885 Age: (41 missing piece) Ys, Stone broken into 8 pieces, Nancy across top of monument, Bird in Circle SMITH George Son of J & L Smith, Born Nov 15 1822, Died Oct 12 1847, same stone as Mary SMITH Mary A., Born Feb 17 1825, Died Feb 17 1847, on same stone as George, G.S. over M. A. S. (footstone) STROUP Elizabeth, Wife of John Stroup, Died, Dec 22 1858, Aged 41 yrs 11 mo 1 day, Sacred to the memory of around circle with Weeping Willow at top, L. M. Fuller, St. Louis (monument maker) STROUP John, Died Nov 15 1862, Aged 51 Yrs 4 Mos 15 Ds , To Our Father across top, Weeping Willow in circle. WILLIAMS Elmirah, Died, In 1853, Aged 39 years, Our Mother is Gone Home, around finger pointing up in circle at top, unreadable verse on bottom, monument VERY worn, E. W. (footstone) WILLIAMS Thomas, Died, Nov 23 1872, Aged 67 yrs 6 mo, Gone Home around Finger pointing up within circle at top These monuments recorded in 1980s could not be located; BURGESS Martin V., Nov 13 1838 Aug 13 1851 Son of L. & M. Burgess, M. V. B. (footstone) was located WILLIAMS Adelphia none given Nov 20 1891 Age: 83 yrs STROUP J. none given May 1831 This monument was not recorded as it is handmade of concrete and could not be read until we used shaving cream. STROUP, Peter, Born Aug. 21, 1840, Died Feb, 1917, At Rest, Hand made Concrete Monument with lettering written in with a nail Dave Hallemann Sleuth.Em@sbcglobal.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.