Black Fox Cemetery
Also known as Humphrey Cemetery , Van Buren Cemetery , Van Buren Union Cemetery
Ritchey, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Notes: One source said Van Buren was established on land, in 1846, belonging to an Indian lady named Black Fox and she donated the land. It carried the Black Fox name until incorporated as Van Buren. That area was, and still is by some old-timers, called Black Fox. In 1888, Henry Alburty was buried at the Humphrey Cemetery and in 1906, Rev. George Alburty had two obits – one gave Humphrey and another Van Buren as his resting place. In 1882, there were two Humphreys living near the cemetery; in 1902, none. No Humphreys are listed as being buried there.
Interesting story: "Up in this (old part) north end of Block 1 there is a lot of graves no one knows who's there. Years and years ago they'd bring bodies up during the night and bury them – there would just be a new grave and that's all they knew. I don't know if they couldn't pay for the grave site or what but way back (1924 I think it was) my grandfather was on the cemetery board and he told us that."
Notes: One source said Van Buren was established on land, in 1846, belonging to an Indian lady named Black Fox and she donated the land. It carried the Black Fox name until incorporated as Van Buren. That area was, and still is by some old-timers, called Black Fox. In 1888, Henry Alburty was buried at the Humphrey Cemetery and in 1906, Rev. George Alburty had two obits – one gave Humphrey and another Van Buren as his resting place. In 1882, there were two Humphreys living near the cemetery; in 1902, none. No Humphreys are listed as being buried there.
Interesting story: "Up in this (old part) north end of Block 1 there is a lot of graves no one knows who's there. Years and years ago they'd bring bodies up during the night and bury them – there would just be a new grave and that's all they knew. I don't know if they couldn't pay for the grave site or what but way back (1924 I think it was) my grandfather was on the cemetery board and he told us that."
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Ritchey, Newton County, Missouri, USA
- Total memorials2
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS0%
Newton County, Missouri, USA
- Total memorials618
- Percent photographed95%
- Percent with GPS90%
Newton County, Missouri, USA
- Total memorials18
- Percent photographed78%
- Percent with GPS0%
Newton County, Missouri, USA
- Total memorials12
- Percent photographed58%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 3 Sep 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 739771
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