Click picture for a larger view of Johnson Cemetery's location in Pulaski County, Missouri.Johnson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., near Crocker, Missouri, on what was once known as the “old Charley Cook Farm”, which has also been owned by John Sharp.
Johnson Cemetery has about 31 marked graves, with almost half of them belonging to members of the Johnson family. Other family names that can be found on tombstones here are: Caldwell, Green, Howel, Kneip, Lappin, McKnabb, Phillips, Shannon, Skaggs, and Williams. The oldest stone belongs to Jesse A. Skaggs who died 6 October, 1856. At least one person has been interred here since 1980.
One story stands out in Johnson Cemetery. Joseph Lappin was born in 1836. As he was traveling from Polk County, Missouri to Wayne County, Illinois he died here in 1877. A marker was placed by his sons, Sam, Will, and John in 1949.
Latitude: 37.9553165
Longitude: -92.3123949
Township 37-Range 13-Section 12
Johnson Cemetery has about 31 marked graves, with almost half of them belonging to members of the Johnson family. Other family names that can be found on tombstones here are: Caldwell, Green, Howel, Kneip, Lappin, McKnabb, Phillips, Shannon, Skaggs, and Williams. The oldest stone belongs to Jesse A. Skaggs who died 6 October, 1856. At least one person has been interred here since 1980.
One story stands out in Johnson Cemetery. Joseph Lappin was born in 1836. As he was traveling from Polk County, Missouri to Wayne County, Illinois he died here in 1877. A marker was placed by his sons, Sam, Will, and John in 1949.
Latitude: 37.9553165
Longitude: -92.3123949
Township 37-Range 13-Section 12
The last person buired in the Johnson was my Aunt, date was Jan 18 1981, her name is Susie Mabel Johnson/Williams
ReplyDeletebuired by her brother, my Uncle Lee Johnson, Mabel was living in Richland at the time and was the daughter of John Wesley Johnson and Elizabeth both buired there
Warren Johnson
Sacramento Ca
Warren, Thank You for the information regarding Johnson Cemetery. I was able to visit there 11 October, 2011 and we have posted pictures from that day on the Cemeteries of Pulaski County Facebook page. You can see them here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.325512695097.151090.325260660097&type=3. Also, this morning, I came across the obituary for your aunt, Susie Mabel (Johnson) Williams. You can read it here: http://pulaskicountyobits.blogspot.com/2012/07/susie-mabel-johnson-williams-1897-1981.html If you would like a copy for your family history / records, please email me at piagt71@gmail.com.
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