Wofford Cemetery

This was copied from "Ozark Heritage Dent County Missouri Area Cemeteries & Families" Vol III 1994 by Ken Fiebelman of Salem, MO. Reprinted with the permission of Ken Fiebelman on behalf of the Dent County Historical Society

Submitted by Kathy Welch Heidel

HUNT,

PHILLIPS,

STROUD, WILLIAM husband of Catherine Wofford; md. Louisa A. Wofford, 1887, Dent Co,---father of Perry, Ona Swyers, Maude J. (m Walter Stites, bur. Mt. Herman Cem.)

WOFFORD, WILLIAM DOCTOR "DOCKY" 1/19/1813, NC - 4/1/1880, Dent Co.; s/o William Lafayerr, b. MD 1770-75 & Sarah nee Yerkes --- bur. Wofford Cem. -Pilot Grove; md. Mary "Polly" C. Wynn (b. c1820, NC, bur. Rector, Clay Co. AR, d/o Daniel Wynn) 13 ch.: Wm. Jasper (10/31/1839 TN - 10/8/1924, bur. Palace Cem. -Texas Co., m. Martha A. Arnold, 6/3/1858, Dent Co., d/o James Arnold of NC), Manerva (c1841 TN, m. Claborn Phillips, 12/3/1853), Doctor David (c1851 - 1890, bur Watts Cem., Duke-Phelps Co., to NV & CA) Samuel A., Alethe P., Daniel Allen, James A., Mary A. (b. c1847, Dent Co.), Mourning (b. c1857, to FL, postmistress Panama City FL), Benjamin Outlaw (4/15/1859 - 9/18/1938, bur Greenwood Cem.-San Diego CA, m. 1 Mahala Sarber 12/8/1880, Dent Co., 2 m. Hazel Thurman 3/25/1900), Thomas (left or was killed in Civil War, m. Mary J. Shoults, 2/7/1850, Crawford Co., & twins C. Price (9/1862 - m. Melvina Nunn, 12/20/1883, to Black rock, Lawrence Co. AR) & Jefferson David (b. 9/1862 - d. 1905, bur. Pine Hill Cem.-Craighead Co. AR, m. resetta Josephine "Josie" Taylor, 1882, had 8 ch.); settled near Lenox MO 1847

WOFFORD, JAMES ANDREW s/o Wm. Doctor & Mary C.; 5/1/1845, Henry Co. TN - 8/20/1877, Dent Co.; nd. Nancy J. W. Arnold, 1/30/1863, Dent Co., 4 ch.: Louisa A. (b. c1866, m. William Stroud, Dent Co. 1887), Isaac (b. c1872), Mary (b. c1875), Charles Edward "Eddie" (b. c1877, m. ada Clementine Thompson, 12/26/1896; Nancy J. W. Wofford later m. John Smith Causey, 9/27/1900 (bur. Wofford Cem.-Pilot Grove, Dent Co.)

WOFFORD, ALETHE PRUDENCE d/o Wm. D. & Mary; 8/4/1850 - 11/1/1854

WOFFORD, SAMUEL ASBURY s/o Wm. D. & Mary C.; 12/19/1853 - 10/25/1869 ( on tombstone is carved a hand holding a six shooter and below it a lamb---tradition has it the boy loved firearms and the lamb stands for youth)

WOFFORD, DANIEL ALLEN s/o Wm. D. & Mary C.; 4/16/1843, Henry Co. TN - c1880; md. Sarah Elender Phillips, 1865 (b.6/25/1843 - d. 2/26/1924, bur. near Victor, Ravilli Co. MT, d/o Pleasant H. & Mary M. Causey Phillips). 6 ch.: William Lafayette (bur. Cedar Grove Cem. Salem) Mary Ann Eliza (m. Robert Hunter 1899, to Victor, MT), Elizabeth Caroline (m. Samuel Southards, m. Elijah Skiles, bur. Mt. Herman Cem.), Clementine "Clemmie" Y. (b. 1877, m. William Southards), James W. (b. 12/2/1867, to MT & Seattle WA), Doctor David (b. 1876 - d. 1933, Seattle WA, m. 1896)

WOFFORD, WILLIAM W. 6/3/1868 - 7/31/1871, s/o Wm. Jasper (bur. Palace Cem.) & Martha Irene nee Arnold (bur. Mt. Olive Cem.)

WOFFORD, INF. d/o Wm. J. & Martha I. 7/1/1883

*There are estimated another 75 graves unmarked, located in a grove of large pine trees