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Burdett Cemetery Southeast of Fulton, Bellamy Springs Road, Callaway County, Missouri | |
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| Lisa Carrington, walking through what is left of Burdett Cemetery, looking for her great grandparents graves. | |
| Carrington, In Memory Of - Mother - Father - Nathan D. Jan 1912, Eliza S. Aug 2, 1941, Lydia Ann 1911, William 1896, Frank 1894, Beulah 1907. This stone was placed here by George Carrington, grandson of Nathan and Eliza, in the 1940's to mark the place where they and 6 of their 11 children were buried. Nathaniel Dillard Carrington and Eliza S. Herring, children Lydia Carrington, William B. Carrington, Frank Carrington, and Beulah M. Carrington. Also buried here are children Joe Carrington 1888 - 1889, and Peaches Carrington 1896 - abt 1899. The original stones are gone. Nathan and Eliza Carrington were my great grandparents. | |
| another view of same stone. Nathaniel Dillard Carrington was born in 1861, and died Jan 31, 1912. He was a son of Samuel Carrington and Lydia A. Bowen. He was a grandson of Randolph Carrington and Katharine McGary, and, Andrew H. Bowen and Anne Summers. He married Eliza S. Herring on Feb 22, 1882. Eliza was a daughter of George W. Herring and Hester Ann Kemp, a granddaughter of John Herring and Lucy Carver, and, Walter Kemp and Jerusha Key. Nathan and Eliza Carrington were my great grandparents. | |
| Carrington stone and the area around it where original graves were. | |
| Wayne Johnson, Callaway Co. cemetery expert and Rex Carrington, transcribing engraving on stone. | |
| pointing out what is left of original stone for Nathan Carrington. | |
| area surrounding Carrington stone. This cemetery is in very bad shape, but it appeared that some work has been done to clean it up. | |
| We had to drive off the gravel road, up a hill and into a wooded area to get to the cemetery. This cemetery is very hard to get to. | |
