LANCASTER CEMETERY
Cadet, Washington County, Missouri

The Lancaster Cemetery was one helluva cemetery to find! This was our third or fourth attempt over numerous years. On one of the previous tries my cousin went with us.  He decided he was going to carry me across Mill Creek.   He backed up to me & picked me up piggy-back style.  He wasn't much larger than I was & it was very quickly evident that I was too heavy for him.  He lost his balance & ......... I think you can figure out the rest.  lol

On our last attempt to find the cemetery Gene & I had to take our four-wheel drive pick-up truck past the barn, through the cow pasture, then down a very narrow, rough, dirt road through the woods. Through another cow pasture, then park it & go the rest of the way on foot. Climb over a barbed wire fence, through the weeds, down the creek bank and wade the cold water of Mill Creek. After tramping around for maybe an hour we were about to drop from exhaustion but finally found the cemetery.  Then we had to re-trace our path back to the truck, take the truck back up through the woods to the farmhouse of a relative & collapse on the couch.

 

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Overall view of cemetery.

Photographed:  1 Oct. 1994

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Washington County Journal
Thursday, December 5, 1867
Page 2 Column 2

The following are the details of the very sad accident, which occurred at Cadet, in this county, on Wednesday last, and which resulted in a horrible, lingering death to Mrs. Lancaster, widow of the late James Lancaster, and sister-in-law to Judge D. E. Perryman. On that day as a daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Cummings, was leading a family horse into the stable, the animal from some unknown cause became either frightened or infuriated, and rushed upon her, emminently endangering her life. Seeing her daughter's critical position, with sympathy and protective instinct of a mother's nature, and entirely regardless of her own safety, Mrs. Lancaster attempted to make her way by the horse inside the stable, to rescue her daughter from danger. The animal meantime breaking loose from the latter, turned quickly around and rushing on Mrs. L threw her violently to the earth, and passed over her. In the fall she either received the full force of the horses feet or was thrown against some object near at hand with such violence as to fracture the temporal bone, in the head.

The aid of Dr. Bruce, of Old Mines, was called in and upon examination of the very serious wound it was deemed advisable to obtain further medical assistance, in consultation. Dr. Hall of this place was called in, and upon consultation it was decided to operate on the following (Thursday) morning, if the patient's case would justify it. This was accordingly done, but the patient was beyond the reach of relief, and, on Friday morning died.

 (Neglected to copy last paragraph of article.)

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Mary E. Long dau. of A.L. & M.S. Long
B: Nov. 23, 1885 - D: Jan. 18, 1903
[Albin & Mary Susan Lancaster Long]

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In memory of Jas. Lancaster B: date broken D: July, 31, 1864 Aged: 54 years, 7mo. 16d. Erected Sept. 1864 by his beloved wife Mary H. Lancaster

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Cornelius E. Cummins
B: Jan. 13, 1875 - D: Aug. 25, 1885

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Thomas Cummins
B: Feb. 20, 1840 - D: Feb. 9, 1889


Lizzie Cummins died 12 Sept. 1885 eighteen days after her son Cornelius.
She is probably buried in this cemetery too but could not find a tombstone for her.


 

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The pictures below were photographed (2010) & submitted by:
The Pat & George Brown family

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