Ardilara (Scott) Duncan (1854-1906)

OBITUARY

Died; at her home near Spring Creek Phelps county, April 3, 1906. Mrs. Ardilara, widow of the late John R. Duncan aged 51 years 7 months and 2 days.

Mrs. Duncan was born in Warren county Tennessee Aug, 31^st, 1854, her maiden name was Scott, and she was married to John R. Duncan at Bloodland September 19^th, 1872 and became step-mother to three children and mother of eight children, three have passed on before with one step-daughter, Mrs. Elmer Duncan, five children survive her. Mrs. Duncan was a true mother and grandmother several of whom she cared for so faithfully. May God in mercy comfort the bereaved ones so suddenly deprived of a mothers love and care. Some months ago she was partially paralyzed, and on Tuesday, morning at 11 she received a second stroke and passed away the same evening at five o’clock p.m. ---J.J. Watts

The Pulaski County Democrat

Waynesville, Missouri

20 April, 1906

Page 4

Transcribed by Laura (Abernathy) Huffman

Hale Cemetery

Click picture for a more detailed view of Hale Cemetery's location in Pulaski County, Missouri.

Hale Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., on Fort Leonard Wood, near the Eastern Boundary line of the military installation. It is also reported as being just outside of the Fort Wood boundaries on Thatch Lane, near J Highway. It is possible that the confusion lies in it's proximity to the boundary of Ft. Leonard Wood and National Forest boundary.

It is an old family/neighborhood graveyard. As the name implies, at least 5 members of the Hale family are buried here. Other family names that have tombstones here include Deer, Duncan, Jones, Logan, Stevenson, Steward, Thornhill, and Wade. The earliest marked graves date to 1872 and are both for young children, Edward S, Hale, and Lorinda Logan. Most of the tombstones are from the mid to late 1800’s, but burials continued here long after Ft. Wood was established. The Reverend J.J. Watts referred to this graveyard as Sam R. Hale Cemetery. It is believed that Samuel Right Hale was the original landowner. His wife, Mary A. Hale, was buried here in May of 1879.

The Ft. Leonard Wood Guidon published the following about Hale Cemetery in 2008:

"The Hale Cemetery is the final resting place of a Korean War veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Another man buried there, John H. Logan, was possibly the commanding officer of 1-6 Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War."

*Editor's note: The confusion in the location of Hale Cemetery is due to a boundary change of Fort Leonard Wood, which occurred in 1997. The cemetery no longer lies within the boundaries of the military reservation and the state of Hale Cemetery has declined rapidly since it is no longer under Ft. Wood's care.

Hale Cemetery is under the care of the National Forestry Service and Project Preservation is working with them to help maintain this cemetery.

Latitude: 37.7605965
Longitude: -92.0529395
Township 35-Range 10-Section 17

William Carrol Steward 1887-1893

This entry is from the J.J. Watts collection. John J. Watts hailed from Warren, Maine and moved to the northern Ozarks of Missouri sometime after the Civil War. He was a circuit-riding Baptist Minister and his territory covered Phelps, Pulaski, and Texas Counties and parts of Maries and Dent Counties. He established a cemetery, Watt’s Lawn, which is located 1 mile West of J Highway, near the Pulaski County-Phelps County line. This collection covers 1882-1912.

William Carrol, son of James M. and Laura Ellen Steward born on Piney River, Pulaski Co., Oct 20th 1887, died there in Cullen Township, Pulaski Co., Apr. 17th 1893 at 2 p.m., aged 5 ys. 5 ms. and 27 ds. Singing, Prayer, and remarks at the S.R. Hale Cemetery by J.J. Watts, April 19th 1893 at 10 a.m. A funeral sermon was preached at the Rolling Heath School House from Isaiah 48 X 10 by J.J. Watts, May 7th 1893 at 11 a.m. Sun. Father, Mother, grand parents 4 survive.

James Anthony Logan 1869-1889

This entry is from the J.J. Watts collection. John J. Watts hailed from Warren, Maine and moved to the northern Ozarks of Missouri sometime after the Civil War. He was a circuit-riding Baptist Minister and his territory covered Phelps, Pulaski, and Texas Counties and parts of Maries and Dent Counties. He established a cemetery, Watt’s Lawn, which is located 1 mile West of J Highway, near the Pulaski County-Phelps County line. This collection covers 1882-1912.

James Anthony, son of John and the late Lucinda Logan born in Pulaski Co., MO, Nov. 6th 1869, died on Big Piney, Pulaski Co., Sept. 27th 1889, aged 19 ys. 10 ms. and 21 days. Singing, Prayer, and remarks at the Sam R. Hale Cemetery by J.J. Watts, Sept. 29t h 1889. Buried by the Wheelers of Rolling Heath A.W.