Thursday, December 6, 2007

Hughes Cemetery, Cainsville, MO

this information from david hughes of switzerland's website
The hughes cemetery is a one-acre plot set aside by Hiram "High" Hughes from what was at the time his farm. The cemetery is located in section qw, township 66, range 26 of harrison county, one-half mile west of the mercer-harrison county line, about 8 miles north of cainsville.
although the cemetery is located within harrison county, it can no longer be reached directly from there, as the old road has not been used in far too many years. it can now only be reached from mercer county, via the road that goes past the old hiram hughes farm now owned by mike campbell.
despite the hughes cemetery name, only three hughes' are buried there: hiram and his wife, sarah ann (McDonald) are buried with the only "Hughes" headstone; their daughter, Mary is buried there with her husband. james seymour. their son and only other child, john wesley hughes, is buried in freedom cemetery, near saline, mo.
headstone of alexander and anna axsom
a red granite slab with the following inscription:
Axsom mother anna m. 1848 1940
axsom alexander father 1845 1897
headstone of hiram s. and sarah a. hughes
hughes father hiram s hughes dec 14 `827 mar 9 1926
mother sarah a his wife june 10 1838 dec 10 1914
headstone of james e and mary a hughes seymour
a red granite slab with the following inscription:
seymour
mary a 1876 1965
james e 1862 1953

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