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Old Palestine Cemetery

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Location	:	Speed, Cooper County, USA
Description	:	Location: Quadrant Map: Bunceton General Location: Southwest of Speed Congressional Township: Township 47-N; Range 17-W Section: Northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 18 History: The old cemetery probably was a little east of the old town, as a resident of Speed, Missouri recalls that there were a number of gravestones visible from the inter-section of Route "F" and the gravel road from the south; opposite the large transformer. According to Mr. Gerhardt, present owner of the land (1980) there was only one marker left when the road was changed. The new route destroyed any remaining remnants... Read More	Location: Quadrant Map: Bunceton General Location: Southwest of Speed Congressional Township: Township 47-N; Range 17-W Section: Northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 18 History: The old cemetery probably was a little east of the old town, as a resident of Speed, Missouri recalls that there were a number of gravestones visible from the inter-section of Route "F" and the gravel road from the south; opposite the large transformer. According to Mr. Gerhardt, present owner of the land (1980) there was only one marker left when the road was changed. The new route destroyed any remaining remnants of the old cemetery. No one seems to recall any names of those buried there; the only clues to any possible ones come from the histories of Cooper County, Mo. The following account from Mr. E. J. Melton's "history of Cooper County, Mo." "Vanished Villages are No Ghost Towns" - page 498. Old Palestine was built about a public square and was an important and thriving community from later pioneer days through the time of the Mexican and Civil War periods. It remained so until the Boonville-Versailes branch of the Mo. Pacific Railroad was built, when the community drew away to the railroad to establish New Palestine, about a mile to the east and north, later named Speed, Mo. Michael Son erected the first building in Old Palestine using it for a grocery store and his home. The second was built by Judge John Briscoe and his son Wm. M. Briscoe. It was a store house. Other early merchants included Isaac Lionberger; Ward and parsons; Dr. Samuel Tutt; and James Bell. James Taliaferro had a saddle shop and Jacob Shupler and men named Hummer & Taylor conducted blacksmith shops. Judge J. Hazell, Alexander Evans, and one Sebrom were early mechanics. Among the towns last merchants were J. R. Parrish, Charles T. Moore, and J. Lawrence Stephens. Busy and prosperous, the community saw many political conventions; company, battalion and general muster by the county military establishments in earlier times; and many justice-court hearings. Horse and foot races, wrestling matches, and fighting were impromptu affairs. The first settlers came here about 1817. "Joseph Stephens, Sr. and family settled in Palestine in 1817; being piloted to their new home by Major Stephen Cole. Some of the other early settlers in Palestine Township were: Henry, Hiram, Heli, and Harden Corum; Mr. Tevis, the father of Capt. Simeon Tevis; Thomas Collins, Jacob Summers; Michael and James Williamson; John and Joseph Cathey; James, David, and John H. Hutchison; Nathaniel Leonard; John and Andrew Wallace; Henry Woolery; Holbert and Samuel Cole; James Bridges; James Simms; Russell Smallwood; Thomas Best; Greenberry Allison; William C. Lowery; Anthony F. Read; and others. It is rumored that some of the old gravestones from the old burial grounds could be found in the walk at the old residence on this farm. This has not been verified. Source: http://cooper.mogenweb.org/AltIndex.htm -> Cemetery -> Old Palestine Cemetery _______________________________________________ **I have created all of the Interments in this Cemetery, but none of these are related to me. So, if any one of these are your relatives let me know and I can transfer management of these Memorials to you. Just please prove your relation first. Kevin Patton [email protected]

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