Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Chautauqua County
Kansas


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Transcribed from Mr. G. Herman Guy's Cemeteries in Chautauqua County, Kansas


The Pleasant Valley cemetery is located 10 miles north on Road #8 from its junction with U.S. highway 166 near Wauneta. The land description is Section 15 - Township 32 - Range 09 in Caneyville Township and the map coordinates are 37.16214N latitude 096.23577W longitude. The cemetery was read in 1981 by Mike Brown and Bonnie Beckham and in 1985 by G. Herman Guy. The cemetery tombstones were again read and photographed in March of 2006 by Don Tharp.

The identification in front of each surname is the section, either A, north section or B, south section. Then the row number, starting with 01 is the east most row closest to the county road, and lastly the site number starting with 01, which is adjacent to the driveway. So, for the first site of the row closest to the road in section B, the south section, you will find it numbered B01-01. Also, A01-01 is the first site closest to the driveway and county road in the north section. (See outline map of cemetery.)


Abbreviations used in this transcriptions are; c/o children of, d/o daughter of, inf infant, f/o father of, h/o husband of, m/o mother of, p/o parent of, s/o son of, ssw same stone with and w/o wife of.


Some entries are links to individual obituaries. Entries denoted by **** are from obituaries indicating the individual is interred in the cemetery, but no stone was found.

If you have an obit of a person either listed or unlisted and would like to share it with others, I would be happy to post the obit and link to it. DET


       NAME                      Born          Died          Comment

B04-05 APPLEBY, Myrtle                1887          1937
B04-06 APPLEBY, Mary Ellen            1860          1939  ssw Eagleton
B04-06 APPLEBY, Eagleton Arguyle      1852          1945  ssw Mary E.
B11-07 APPLEBY, James Elzy     28 Sep 1884   13 Nov 1956
B05-04 BAYS, Sarah E.          27 Oct 1861   14 Aug 1876  d/o C. & H.
B11-04 BECKHAM, Bonnie Paisley 19 Mar 1921                Mother ssw Sephen
B11-04 BECKHAM, Stephen G.     01 Feb 1947                Son ssw Bonnie
B01-13 BENNETT, Adaline Yancy  24 Jul 1863   17 Jan 1903  Mother see Yancy
B08-01 BOGUE, Jim              10 Oct 1939   24 Oct 2000  ssw June Roper
B03-10 BOND, Maybel Grace      26 Jan 1894   25 Jul 1895  d/o F.D. & H.
B03-05 COFFMAN                 14 Oct 1900   14 Oct 1900  Inf d/o W.N. & L.E. ssw
                                                          Coffman Inf. son
B03-05 COFFMAN                 07 Mar 1902   08 Mar 1902  Inf s/o W.N. & L.E. ssw
                                                          Coffman Inf daughter
B07-09 CONNER, Frank D.        27 Jun 1879   07 Aug 1884  s/o J.F. & Jennie C.
B03-01 DIKEMAN, Amanda         19 May 1837   18 Sep 1878
B04-07 DRAPER, Margaret E.                   29 Apr 1894  w/o C.R. (34y, 7m, 17d)
B02-10 DUKE, Elsie             17 Oct 1816   19 Dec 1888  w/o E.
B07-05 DUTTON, Alma B.                       06 Feb 1880  d/o J.C. & A.M. (aged 30d)
B07-06 DUTTON, Emeret M.       05 Feb 1866   10 May 1887  d/o J.C. & A.M.
B07-07 DUTTON, James                                      Co. A, 99th Ind. Inft.
****   EVANS, Richard          29 Jul 1937   01 Sep 2006  
A01-01 FILDES, Herchel A.      29 Jul 1912   27 Sep 1983  ssw M. Annora
A01-01 FILDES, M. Annora       27 Aug 1921                m 5 Jan 1946 ssw Herchel
B05-02 FILDES, James W.        26 May 1861   03 Jul 1939
B04-01 FILDES, Jesse                  1872          1961  ssw Lila A.
B04-01 FILDES, Lila A.                1878          1942  w/o Jesse ssw Jesse
B05-01 FILDES, Margret(Grounds)06 May 1841   09 Nov 1924  “Mother”
B09-12 HANDY, Bessie Mae       10 Aug 1912   15 Oct 1913  d/o Silas & Mittie K.
B09-06 HILBERT, Amanda E.                       ??? 1882  d/o of N. & S.J. (8m, 18d)
B08-06 HUFF, Kyle L.           07 Jun 1965   16 Jan 2001
B03-03 HUFFMAN, Leona                        30 Jul 1887  d/o F. & M. (11y, 11m)
B05-08 HUMPHREY, Linuil        19 Jan 1881   18 Sep 1903  s/o J.F. & M.E.
B02-01 H. W.                                              Field stone with initials
B09-03 LAMBERT, J. E.                 1862          1918
B09-05 LAMBERT, Kate           19 Jun 1873   03 Aug 1908  w/o J.E. (35y, 11m, 15d)
B09-04 LAMBERT, Ralph                        14 May 1897  s/o J.E. & Katie  
A02-02 LAMPSON, Nettie M.             1889          1970
A02-01 LAMPSON, Sherman F.            1889          1975
B11-05 LANE, Zelah             20 Mar 1909   26 Apr 1974  buried in California ssw
                                                          Webb, Vera and Paisley, Robert
                                                          Beckham inscribed on reverse side
B11-02 LEONARD, C. W.                 1877          1922
B11-01 LEONARD, Charley O.     22 Mar 1906   02 Oct 1976
B03-07 LEONARD, John A.        07 Jul 1847   09 Apr 1913
B03-04 LEONARD, Willis                       25 Jul 1888  (69 y, 13 d)
B10-05 LINDERMAN, Kisirah      28 Feb 1837   09 Jul 1922
B10-03 McGLASSON, Boyd Israel  09 Jan 1909   24 Aug 1924
B05-05 McGLASSON, Charles                    21 Aug 1876  s/o J. & S. (3y, 8m)
B10-02 McGLASSON, Evelina      04 Jan 1914   25 Jun 1915  ssw Nadine
B10-04 McGLASSON, Israel E.    10 Jan 1878   01 Apr 1968  ssw Maude
B05-06 McGLASSON, James        09 Sep 1845   18 Jun 1927
B10-04 McGLASSON, Maude V.     30 Mar 1880   17 Jul 1942  w/o Israel E. ssw Israel
B10-02 McGLASSON, Nadine       20 Jan 1911   27 Jan 1911  ssw Evelina
B06-01 MORELAND, Ray                         11 Mar 1893  s/o B.F & Annie (7y, 10m)?
B07-01 MORRISON, James         04 Mar 1851   27 Feb 1936 
B07-02 MORRISON, Ramona                      14 Jul 1891  w/o J. (43y, 8m, 3d)?? 
B02-15 MUNDAY, Gladys Fern**                 11 Feb 1899  (age 11d) d/o L.D. & I.E.
B02-16 MUNDAY, Lora M.**       05 Jul 1895   15 Aug 1895  d/o L.D. & I.E.
B02-13 MUNDAY, Maria Regina    23 Jan 1829   09 Apr 1894  (65y, 3m, 14d)
                   Nelson**                               w/o W. W. Munday
B02-14 MUNDAY, Wilson Wesley** 29 Nov 1833   05 Dec 1903
B11-05 PAISLEY, Robert L.      25 Jul 1918   25 May 1943  U.S. Navy - lost at sea
                                                          ssw Zelah Lane & Vera Webb
                                                          Beckham inscribed on reverse side
B01-14 POWELL, Perry           28 Sep 1884   13 Nov 1956
B01-08 RISH, Dale              11 Aug 1907   13 Aug 1907  RISH isn't on stone
B11-03 RISH, Everett Alfred    30 Oct 1893   16 Dec 1934  “Jake” Ks., Sgt., 30th 
                                                          Field Art., 10th Div.
B01-10 RISH, Franklin K.       10 May 1864   08 Mar 1933  ssw Lizzie
B01-07 RISH, Glen              26 Nov 1908   27 Nov 1908  RISH isn't on stone
B01-11 RISH, Harry                           18 Aug 1888  RISH isn't on stone
B01-10 RISH, Lizzie M.         
    (Mary Elizabeth Fildes)    28 Mar 1869   17 Feb 1960  ssw Franklin                 
B01-09 RISH, Otis A.           04 Jan 1890   08 Jan 1915  s/o Frank & Lizzie
B05-03 ROBINSON, Leona         21 Dec 1881   24 Jan 1957  “Mother” see Fildes
B08-04 ROPER, Amanda R.        01 Feb 1860   21 Jun 1894  w/o J. J.
B09-02 ROPER, Dora Jean                      26 Apr 1931  d/o Homer & Marie
B09-01 ROPER, E. Marie         06 Apr 1911   19 Jun 1998  w/o Homer A. ssw Homer
B08-07 ROPER, Frances          26 Feb 1933   18 May 1994  I'm only a nurse
B08-09 ROPER, Gary C.                 1898          1912
B09-01 ROPER, Homer A.         11 Jan 1901   22 Jan 1979  ssw E. Marie
B08-05 ROPER, John J.                 1854          1929  ssw Mary
B08-01 ROPER, June             07 Jun 1943   27 Feb 2005  ssw Jim Bogue d/o Marie &
                                                          Homer Roper w/o Jim Bogue
B08-08 ROPER, Lewis L.                1904          1934
B08-05 ROPER, Mary E.                 1870          1937  w/o John J. ssw John
B04-04 SPRAGUE, Almira         30 Sep 1818   12 Mar 1905  ssw Avery
B04-03 SPRAGUE, Avery                        04 Nov 1891  (71y, 11m, 8d) ssw Almira
B01-05 STILES                                02 Apr 1882  Inf d/o J.E. & M.H.
B09-07 STILES, Elnora          22 Aug 1855   10 Oct 1896  w/o O.P.
B09-08 STILES, O. P.           11 Dec 1858   01 Apr 1906
B02-07 STORM                                 10 May 1872  Inf s/o O.P. & S.B.
B02-05 STORM, Oliver P.                      27 Mar 1878  (33y, 5m, 21d) 
B10-01 STORM, Opal Mae         19 Apr 1912   04 Sep 1916  d/o E.F. & A.B.
B07-13 SWISHER, Hanna A.              1855          1920  w/o William H. ssw
                                                          William
B07-10 SWISHER, Peter          09 Dec 1892   15 Jul 1893  s/o William & H.A.
B07-12 SWISHER, Scott V.       20 May 1888   23 Nov 1903
B07-11 SWISHER, Thomas         14 Jul 1884   29 Jun 1897  s/o W.H. & H.A.
B07-13 SWISHER, William H.            1854          1924  ssw Hanna
B03-02 TAYLOR, Freddie         14 Aug 1883   20 Nov 1886  s/o J.W. & Maggie
B09-11 WALKER, Ivan R.         04 Mar 1906   16 Apr 1906  s/o A.J. & E.A.
B09-10 WALWORTH, Ben H.        16 Sep 1888   05 Jul 1949  Ks., F—3, US Navy, WW I
B09-09 WALWORTH, Marion C.     06 Jan 1848   06 Feb 1896
B11-05 WEBB, Vera              25 May 1910   04 Oct 1961  buried in California ssw
                                                          Zelah Lane & Paisley, Robert
                                                          Beckham inscribed on reverse side
B05-07 WELCH, Iva                     1881          1890
B07-08 WELLINGTON, Frankie E.                25 Mar 1884  s/o G.H. & H.L. 
                                                          (2y, 11m, 28d)
B01-03 WELLS                                     Jan 18?? Inf s/o ???
B01-02 WELLS                                  26 Jul 1883 Inf d/o O.T. & D.S.
B01-01 WELLS, ???as                                       Damaged metal marker,
                                                          possably that of William 
                                                          Thomas Wells
B07-14 WELLS, Aldo             11 May 1861   08 Jan 1902  one of the early pioneers
                                                          of Elk County
B06-02 WELLS, Drusey D.        26 May 1865   05 Apr 1891  w/o C.T.
B01-04 ???                                                Small stone in Wells plot 
                                                          no inscription 
B02-03 WELSH, Cora A.                        13 Nov 1880  d/o H.&L. (15y, 9m, 12d)
B02-02 WELSH, Henry            12 Aug 1820   03 Jun 1894
B03-08 WHITE, Fern             04 Mar 1906   15 Jun 1906  d/o J.W. & E.
B03-09 WHITE, Pearl            01 Nov 1893   01 Nov 1893  Inf d/o J.W. & Effie
B11-06 WILBER, Bessie A.       08 Aug 1891   14 Jul 1982  (Rish)
B02-06 WOLFE                                 11 Aug 1881  Inf s/o L. & A. (21d)
B02-08 WOLFE, Keith            10 Jan 1904   22 Nov 1985  s/o M/M Lycurgus Wolfe
B02-09 WOLFE, Lycurgus         09 Feb 1846   04 Jul 1924  ssw Maggie
B02-09 WOLFE, Maggie M.        02 Mar 1866   02 May 1948  w/o Lycurgus ssw Lycurgus
B02-04 WOLFE, Sarah B.         10 Mar 1851   14 Jun 1884  w/o L.A.
B08-03 WOOD, Elmira                          06 Apr 1883  w/o Thomas (63y, 6m)
B08-02 WOOD, Thomas                          08 Jan 1883  (73y, 6m, 12d) 22nd
                                                          Iowa Inft., Co. G.
B01-12 YANCEY, Ambrose         06 Nov 1818   04 Nov 1892  ssw Phebe
B07-03 YANCEY, F. A.                         12 Nov 1877  s/o James & R.A. (17 m)
B07-04 YANCEY, James                         03 Dec 1877  (33 y, 10 m)
B01-12 YANCEY, Phebe J.        15 Nov 1823   21 Jan 1899  ssw Ambrose
B02-11 ZUCK, U. S.             14 Dec 1872   07 Feb 1873  s/o W.M. & M.A.
B02-12 ZUCK, Wesley            15 Jan 1834   15 Oct 1885
                                                                      
B01-06 Not legible                      
B04-02 Not legible                          
                                                               
**Additional information submitted by  Don Roper

The following names are from previous readings of the cemetery by others. The tombstones either no longer exist or perhaps are those of the stones that are no longer legible. DET BALL, Darlie 02 Jun 1883 03 Nov 1885 d/o F. & J.A. BAYS, Willie 26 Jul 1873?9 s/o C. & M. McGLASSON, Almada 07 Aug 1877 (11 m, 7 d) McGLASSON 02 Sep 1882 07 Sep 1882 Inf son WELSH, Fremont 21 Sep 1879 s/o H. & L. (23y, 21d) WHITE 03 Jun 1900 03 Jun 1900 Inf d/o J.W. & E.


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