Caneyville Cemetery
Chautauqua County
Kansas

The Caneyville Cemetery is located in S3 - T32 - R8, which is Caneyville Twp, Chautauqua, Kansas. The cemetery is about 7 miles north of Cedar Vale. The cemetery is well kept, fenced and is located on the west side of a county road. It was copied on 24 Nov 1983 by Cheryl Voigtlander and her daughter, Melody Vaden. The earliest burial seems to be Will Shaff who died on 27 Aug 1871.
NOTE; The History of Chautauqua County, Kansas list this cemetery in S2 - T33 - R8

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       NAME	                  Born	        Died	           Comment



CATING, Sarah                   03 Aug 1819   19 Feb 1892  w/o of J.N.
CLIFTON, Myrtle                               22 Jan 1892  d/o ? & S. (7 y, 13 d)
DAVIS, T. W.                                  08 Aug 1899  (78 y, 7 m, 2 d)
DAY, Fannie                     03 Oct 1861   09 Mar 1942
DAY, William S.                 23 Apr 1859   18 Mar 1912
GROZZAR, Josiah                 13 Apr 1871   27 Jul 1947
GROZZAR, Thomas                 23 May 1828   23 Dec 1908
GROZZAR, Mary L.                27 Mar 1840   22 Apr 1895  w/o T.
HELMICK, James R.                             29 Jan 1897  s/o J.B. & D.C. 
                                                           (5 m, 3 d)
HELMICK, Leah                                 27 Jan 1901  d/o J.B. & D.C. 
                                                           (7 y, 7 m, 20 d)
HELMICK, Cornelius                            18 May 1894  (84 y, 10 m, 3 d)
HENDRICKS, Lydia M.             14 Oct 1874   08 Jan 1897  w/o H.W.
LISTER, Madison                 05 May 1895   05 May 1895  s/o W. & M.
LISTER                          25 Nov 1905   01 Dec 1905  Inf. s/o J.A. & R.M.
McDONOUGH, Lois                 16 Dec 1824   28 Feb 1907
McKEE, Frank                    16 May 1868   25 Dec 1892  s/o A. & M.E.
MURFIN, Jemima                  26 Mar 1824   29 Mar 1904  w/o S.H.
MURFIN, S. H.                   25 Nov 1822   17 Jan 1915
MURFIN, W. S.                   01 Aug 1858   08 Sep 1932  “Father”
MURFIN, Emma F.                 20 Aug 1866   04 Oct 1896  w/o William
MURFIN                                        18 Jul 1895  Inf. s/o William & E.F.
MYERS, Caroline                               26 Feb 1902  w/o A. (57 y, 7 m, 11 d)
MYERS, Jane                     25 Dec 1824   31 Oct 1892  w/o A.
POWELL, Charles                 03 Aug 1819   19 Feb 1892
SHAFF, Clyde V.                 05 Sep 1916   30 Jun 1964
SHAFF, Lydia M.                 05 Apr 1841   17 Jan 1912  w/o J.V.
SHAFF, Will E.                                27 Aug 1871  “son” (3 y, 9 m)
SHIMER, Moses                   07 Mar 1832   16 Dec 1898  Co. A, 4th Reg. Cal. Inf.
SINCLAIR, Ella J.                             23 Apr 1877  d/o J. & M.J. (2 y)
SINCLAIR, J. Freddie                          25 Feb 1881  s/o J. & M.J. (4 m, 19 d)
SINCLAIR, Rebecca               09 Feb 1816   03 Feb 1899
SINCLAIR, Francis A.                          18 Apr 1877  d/o A. & R. 
                                                           (10 y, 4 m, 8 d)
SINCLAIR                                      02 Jul 1872  Inf. of J. & M.J.
SINCLAIR, John                                05 Apr 1892  (55 y, 4 m, 12 d)
SWITZER, Charles H.             07 Jul 1882   27 Nov 1906
TOUT, William E.                22 Jul 1875   01 Apr 1894  s/o L.D. & M.
WILLIAMS, Deborah               13 Jun 1815   27 Apr 1895  w/o C.

Misc:
In midst of row of gravestones for Sinclairs there is an unmarked stone
One sandstone 4 metal mortuary markers no information
these are next to Fannie & William Day