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Old Prospect Methodist Cemetery Located in Callaway County, Missouri approximately 2 miles Southwest of New Bloomfield, Missouri. The church is no longer there, this is a fenced and well taken care of cemetery. | |
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| Appleton A. Holt, born Jan. 27, 1855 died May 4, 1878. Appleton A. Holt was a son of William Price Holt and Mary Polly Blythe. He was a grandson of Abner Holt Sr. and Elizabeth Brooks. He was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. | |
| Erma dau. of - very hard to read, looks like A. & C.? Hall or Holt, died ? 8, 1884, aged 2 ms 16 ds. I have not been able to find out who this was. | |
| Nellie, dau. of J.H. & F.H. Gray, born Dec. 13, 1891 died April 6, 1892. Budded on Earth to bloom in Heaven. Nellie Gray was a daughter of John Holt Gray and Frances Helen Brooks. She was a granddaughter of Alexander Gray and Elizabeth Ann Brooks, and, James Brooks Jr. and Elizabeth Ford. She was my 3rd cousin 3 times removed. | |
| James Brooks, died Apr. 14, 1888 aged 65y 2m 18d. James Brooks Jr. was a son of James Brooks Sr. and Elizabeth Holt. He was a grandson of John Brooks and Elizabeth Holt, and, Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers. He was my 1st cousin 5 times removed. He married Elizabeth Ford. | |
| Elizabeth, his wife. Born Feb. 17, 1820 died Jan 16, 1918, aged 97y 10m 30ds. Elizabeth Ford was a daughter of Saunders Ford of Tennessee. She married James Brooks Jr. | |
| Rachel D. wife of Robert F. Brooks, died Mar. 8, 1896 age 47 yrs 10ms 15ds. Mother of Fannie M. Jessie and John H. Brooks. Rachel D. Gray was a daughter of Alexander Gray and Elizabeth Ann Brooks. She was a granddaughter of George Gray and Fannie Brooks, and, James Brooks Sr. and Elizabeth Holt. She was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. She married my 2nd cousin 4 times removed, Robert F. Brooks. | |
| Julia Ann Hale, wife of John Wilson, born Dec. 19, 1848 died Sep. 28, 1879. | |
| Lucy J. Holt, died Sep. 3, 1844, in the second year of her age. Lucy J. Holt was probably a daughter of Abner Holt Jr. and Julian Gray, a granddaughter of Abner Holt Sr. and Elizabeth Brooks. She was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. | |
| James Holt, born Jan. 13, 1806 died July 3, 1894. rest of stone is unreadable. James Holt was a son of Abner Holt Sr. and Elizabeth Brooks. He was a grandson of Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers. He was my 1st cousin 5 times removed. He married his 1st cousin, Lucy Ann Reynolds. | |
| Lucy, wife of James Holt, born Sep. 17, 1811 died Mar. 20, 1852, age 40ys 6ms 3ds. Lucy Ann Reynolds was a daughter of William Reynolds and Lucy E. Holt. She was a granddaughter of Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers. She was my 1st cousin 5 times removed. She married her 1st cousin, James Holt. | |
| Lucy, wife of J.S. Holt, died Mar. 20, 1852. Appears to be for Lucy Ann Reynolds, this may be her original headstone, and when her husband died 42 years later, they put her name on one side of his headstone. These headstones are next to each other. | |
| Benjamin E. Holt, Died Oct. 19, 1873 aged 27ys, 11ms, 25ds. Stone sunken into ground. Benjamin E. Holt was a son of James Holt and Lucy Ann Reynolds. He was a grandson of Abner Holt Sr. and Elizabeth Brooks, and, William Reynolds and Lucy E. Holt. He was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. | |
| G.A. Holt, died Aug. 23, 1890 aged 40y 7m 27d. George A. Holt was a son of Abner Holt Jr. and Julian Gray. He was a grandson of Abner Holt Sr. and Elizabeth Brooks. He was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. | |
| William Gray, born Feb. 10, 1798 died Oct. 11, 1881. William Gray was a son of George Gray and Fannie Brooks. He was a grandson of Alexander Gray of Scotland, and Elizabeth Fitzhugh, and, John Brooks and Elizabeth Holt. He was my 2nd cousin 5 times removed. He married Hollie White Young. | |
| James W. son of Wm. & Hollie Gray, born Mar. 6, 1850 died Feb. 13, 1886. James W. Gray was a son of William Gray and Hollie White Young. He was a grandson of George Gray and Fanny Brooks. He was my 3rd cousin 4 times removed. This headstone was placed long after his death, his original headstone was also found. | |
| James Gray, original headstone, broken and leaning against a tree. Still readable in May 2007. | |
| Hollie W. wife of Wm. Gray, born Sep. 6, 1820. died July 18, 1907 mother we miss thee. Also listed on this headstone, Ella, dau. of Wm. & Hollie Gray, born May 14, 1848. Hollie White Young married William Gray. Her maiden name may have been White with a second marriage to Mr. Young. Ella Gray was a daughter of William and Hollie Gray. She was a twin to Sarah Gray, and died as an infant, she was my 3rd cousin 4 times removed. | |
| Gray, Sarah Ellen, May 14, 1848 - Nov. 5, 1926. Mary Ann, July 7, 1846 - Dec. 15, 1928. Beloved daughters of Wm. & Hollie Gray. Sarah Ellen Gray also know as Lara, and Mary Ann Gray also known as Mollie, were sisters, daughters of William Gray and Hollie White Young. They were granddaughters of George Gray and Fannie Brooks, and were my 3rd cousins 4 times removed. | |
| Martha C. Gray, born Feb. 14, 1801 died Dec. 17, 1892, age 91ys 10ms 3ds. Martha C. Gray was a daughter of George Gray and Fannie Brooks. She was a granddaughter of Alexander Gray of Scotland, and Elizabeth Fitzhugh, and, John Brooks and Elizabeth Holt. She was my 2nd cousin 5 times removed. On February 24, 1842 she married Henry T. Gray. | |
| Annie, dau. of S.P. & S. Holt, born June 9, 1872, died Jan. 6, 1877. Annie Holt was a daughter of Sterling Price Holt and Sarah Francis Vaughn. She was a granddaughter of Abner Holt Jr. and Julian Gray, and, William Wilson Vaughn and Elizabeth Jane Brandon. She was my 3rd cousin 3 times removed. | |
