Monrovia Cemetery
Founded 1855
Located at:
5280 US Hwy 159
Effingham, KS 66023
Contact information:
Steve Caplinger, Pres./Sexton
cap@caplingers.com 913-370-0523
Lorraine Strine, Treasurer
Violet Sinclair, Secretary
Clifford Oswald, Director
John 'Jack' Noll, Director/Grounds
Information Sources:
Atchison County Cemetery Contacts
Cemetery Rules:
Decorations must be placed immediately adjacent to
the stone.
No new planting of trees or bushes are allowed.
Flowers and containers will be removed 30 days
after Memorial Day.
No Glass containers.
Location of any stone/monument must be approved
by the sexton.
A fee of $50.00 is charged to the funeral home for
marking a grave location.
Grave Prices are presently $25.00 per grave.
MONROVIA CEMETERY
ATCHISON COUNTY, KANSAS
The cemetery is financially supported by tax payers in the Monrovia Cemetery District and by donations.
Below is a layout of the Lot numbers in the cemetery
At the right
is a sample of a lot layout.
A lot measures 16 feet by 16 feet. There is a total of 8 graves in each lot.
Note North is the right side of the map. Graves are 4 feet wide (North-South) and 8 feet long (East-West).
There exists between each Lot a 4 feet alley on all four sides.
This is a form that is kept on file for each lot and is marked up to show where stones lie and graves are placed.
These can be made into a PDF and emailed to those needing information. Some of these documents include copies of obituaries and photos of the stones.
Names are searchable by using the Ctrl+F key. It will bring up a box to enter in the name of the person you are looking for.
After hitting enter, the name will be highlighted. This will give you the information we have on file.
You can then click on the Lot number in the left column to open a document with more information.
| Lot # | Grave # | Row # | Occupant-Last | Occupant-First | D-o-Birth | D-o-D |
| 91 | 2 | 7 | Berry | Jeanette | ||
| 91 | 1 | 7 | Berry | Lewis E. | ||
| 286 | 2 | 6 | Bishop | Anna Donovan | 1867 | 1957 |
| 287 | 7 | 7 | Bishop | Betsy M | 1832 | 1907 |
| 286 | 3 | 6 | Bishop | Dorothy W. | 1902 | 1951 |
| 274 | 5 | 7 | Bishop | Ernest L. | 1882 | 0-0-1959 |
| 286 | 4 | 6 | Bishop | Erwin Burr | 1887 | 1936 |
| 274 | 2 | 7 | Bishop | Frank W. | 1852 | 0-0-1921 |
| 287 | 4 | 7 | Bishop | Helen E. | 1821 | 1913 |
| 287 | 6 | 7 | Bishop | L H | 1824 | 1906 |
| 274 | 1 | 7 | Bishop | Mary E. | 1855 | 0-0-1921 |
| 274 | 6 | 7 | Bishop | Mary J. | 1888 | 0-0-1966 |
| 274 | 3 | 7 | Bishop | wife of Frank | ||
| 286 | 1 | 6 | Bishop | Willis | 1858 | 1919 |
| 119 | 1 | 7 | Bodenhausen | David | ||
| 132 | 5 | 9 | Bowser | Anna | 8-31-1884 | 4/16/1905 |
| 132 | 2 | 9 | Bowser | Elizabeth | 1831 | ?-?-1912 |
| 132 | 3 | 9 | Bowser | John | 1869 | ?-?-1954 |
| 132 | 6 | 9 | Bowser | Louis | 7-23-1898 | 2/9/1988 |
| 132 | 4 | 9 | Bowser | Lula | 1879 | ?-?-1967 |
| 132 | 1 | 9 | Bowser | N. B. (father) | 1831 | ?-?-1909 |
| 136 | Left | West | Bryant | Lois Lou | ||
| 315 | 3 | 7 | Burgoon | Curt J. | 2/16/2002 | |
| 315 | 4 | 7 | Burgoon | Illa Odessa | 7/4/1978 | |
| 60 | 5 | 4 | Calhoon, Sr | Orville D. | ||
| 248 | 4 | 5 | Cannon | Alice M. | 1903 | 0/0/1993 |
| 248 | 5 | 5 | Cannon | H. Reed | 1901 | 0-0-1997 |
| 88 | 6 | 4 | Christie | Albert C. | 3/29/1988 | |
| 88 | 2 | 4 | Christie | Alice | ?-?-1939 | |
| 81 | 7 | 4 | Christie | Alva D. & Baby | 5-11-1918 /1911 | |
| 88 | 1 | 4 | Christie | Arthur | ?-?-1958 | |
| 109 | 3 | 4 | Christie | Elsie C. | 5/26/1919 | |
| 60 | 4 | 4 | Christie | Elsie Pearl "Bond" | 1910 | 9/9/1981 |
| 81 | 8 | 4 | Christie | Eunice | ?-?-1908 | |
| 81 | 5 | 4 | Christie | James A. | 4/9/1979 | |
| 109 | 2 | 4 | Christie | Joe H. | ||
| 88 | 5 | 4 | Christie | Mary V. | 12/27/1959 | |
| 60 | 1 | 4 | Christie | Minnie | 1869 | ?/?/1945 |
| 81 | 6 | 4 | Christie | Nellie D. | 8-3-1893 | 6/29/1982 |
| 109 | 4 | 4 | Christie | Nona Bearl | 7/12/1980 | |
| 60 | 3 | 4 | Christie | Robert A. "Bub" | 1/3/1906 | 5/29/1986 |
| 109 | 1 | 4 | Christie | Robert E. | 9/16/1976 | |
| 81 | 2 | 4 | Christie | Siney C. | ?-?-1944 | |
| 60 | 2 | 4 | Christie | Thomas | 1866 | ?/?/1952 |
| 124 | 1 | 12 | Creech | Lena A. | 8/5/1905 | 7/17/1917 |
| 151 | 1 | 11 | Custer | Lizzie | ?-?-1934 | |
| 151 | 2 | 11 | Custer? | Stella | ?-?-1920 | |
| 184 | 8 | 13 | Dalbey | Ronald Dale | reserved for | |
| 184 | 3 | 13 | Dalbey | Ruth | 4/21/1979 | |
| 184 | 4 | 13 | Dalbey | William D. | 11/8/1908 | 12/23/1982 |
| 193 | 3 | 4 | Delzeit | Harold | ||
| 158 | 3 | 11 | Donovan | Andrew "Andy" | 8-11-1883 | 8/17/1960 |
| 158 | 5 | 11 | Donovan | Dale | 3/29/1932 | 6/1/1982 |
| 158 | 2 | 11 | Donovan | Elizabeth | ?-?-1844 | ?-?-1910 |
| 158 | 1 | 11 | Donovan | George | ?-?-1840 | ?-?-1924 |
| 158 | 4 | 11 | Donovan | Lula Chase | 2-21-1897 | 11/23/1991 |
| 158 | 6 | 11 | Donovan | Norman | 9/29/1920 | 6/2/1996 |
| 57 | 3 | 1 | Eberly | Sarah | ? grave # | |
| 57 | 2 | 1 | Eberly | Susan & Adam | ? grave # | |
| 287 | 3 | 7 | Gillen | Sade Bishop | 1868 | 1927 |
| 89 | 1 | 5 | Goodpasture | Frank E. | 9/1/1960 | |
| 89 | 5 | 5 | Goodpasture | George Henry | 7/5/1924 | 4/14/2002 |
| 89 | 5 | 5 | Goodpasture | Georgia P. | 1946 | 4/30/1905 |
| 90 | 2 | 6 | Goodpasture | Jaunita | 7/26/1928 | 7/2/2016 |
| 89 | 2 | 5 | Goodpasture | Jesse L. | 3/23/1968 | |
| 90 | 5 | 6 | Goodpasture-Maret | Lucy A. | 10/24/1905 | 1/19/1992 |
| 302 | 2 | 7 | Gore | Evelyn | 1916 | |
| 302 | 1 | 7 | Gore | Mitchell | 1906 | 5/19/1905 |
| 316 | 2 | 8 | Green | Denise | 1/23/1970 | 4/22/2012 |
| 58 | 3 | 2 | Hartman | John | ||
| 58 | 4 | 2 | Hartman | Laura Ann | ||
| 115 | 2 | 3 | Hartter | Lisa Kaye | 4/4/1962 | 3/10/2004 |
| 120 | 4 | 8 | Hawk | Leroy | ||
| 120 | 3 | 8 | Hawk | Lois | ||
| 108 | 6 | 5 | Henning | Oren Dean | 11/1/1978 | |
| 187 | 2 | 10 | Hipple | Emma L. | ||
| 186 | 3 | 11 | Hipple | Lee | 6-5-1874 | 2/26/1912 |
| 187 | 3 | 10 | Hipple | Mabel | ||
| 186 | 2 | 11 | Hipple | Melvina Peachy | 4-6-1853 | 5/30/1926 |
| 186 | 1 | 11 | Hipple | Oliver P. | 2-19-1850 | 7-28-1898 |
| 187 | 6 | 10 | Hipple | Samuel | 1-20-1875 | |
| 286 | 5 | 6 | Hockens | Jessie Bishop | 1895 | 1967 |
| 304 | 1 | 5 | Hockens | Virginia Lee | 8/20/1926 | 5/13/2011 |
| 133 | 3 | 8 | Hahn, Jr. | John | 4-13-1896 | 7/13/1982 |
| 116 | 8 | 4 | Jones | William E. | 6/3/1978 | |
| 56 | 4 | 1 | Knobloch | Catherine, wife-Jacob | 1790 | 2/4/1905 |
| 199 | 1 | 3 | Martin | John | ||
| 90 | 4 | 6 | McCoy | Nancy | 8/5/1944 | 8/21/2014 |
| 80 | 6 | 5 | McCray | Gladys V. | ?-?-1995 | |
| 80 | 5 | 5 | McCray | Jesse D. | ?-?-1952 | |
| 179 | 3 | 11 | McDowell | Alice J. | 5-18-1849 | 12/5/1922 |
| 179 | 2 | 11 | McDowell | John H. | 9-15-1844 | 5/3/1908 |
| 184 | 1 | 13 | McFarland | Calvin | 7/9/2007 | |
| 40 | 4 | 12 | Nottingham | Barbara | ||
| 302 | 7 | 7 | Nottingham | Birdie | 1890 | 5/27/1905 |
| 302 | 8 | 7 | Nottingham | Earl H | 1893 | 5/21/1905 |
| 17 | 1 | 12 | Nottingham | Leslie | ||
| 60 | 6 | 4 | Oldaker | Candy A. | 2/1/1956 | 1/10/2004 |
| 121 | 2 | 9 | Olson | Clyde H. | 6/20/1917 | 5/26/1982 |
| 103 | 6 | 10 | Olson | Elling (Swede) | 4/26/1907 | 3/13/1995 |
| 103 | 5 | 10 | Olson | Esther I (Chisam) | 1909 | 5/22/1905 |
| 121 | 6 | 9 | Olson | Harry "Butch" | 8/29/1911 | 1/26/1989 |
| 121 | 5 | 9 | Olson | Oscar (Ole) | 1914 | 5/19/1985 |
| 121 | 1 | 9 | Olson | Pearl | ?-?-1953 | |
| 257 | 2 | 5 | Pfouts | Alice O. | 11-14-1894 | 12/16/1982 |
| 136 | 5 | 5 | Reynolds, III | Jame Richard | 5/28/2007 | |
| 89 | 7 | 5 | Royer | John Dean | 2/16/1961 | 5/19/1983 |
| 89 | 8 | 5 | Royer | Robert E., Jr. | 7/22/1962 | 8/14/1983 |
| 89 | 6 | 5 | Royer | Robert Eugene "Royer Bob" Lackland Royer, Sr. | 11/23/1937 | 4/5/2002 |
| 89 | 6 | 5 | Royer | Sharon Kay | 5/21/1905 | |
| 101 | 2 | 12 | Rutledge | Bertha | ||
| 165 | 5 | 4 | Ryser | James | ||
| 82 | 3 | 3 | Scholl | Kittie Ann | ||
| 82 | 8 | 3 | Scholl | Minnie Bell | ||
| 194 | 2 | 3 | Scott | Billie | ||
| 194 | 1 | 3 | Scott | Elton Gene | 3/1/2001 | |
| 120 | 2 | 8 | Sharp | Doris | ||
| 105 | 3 | 8 | Sharp | Mark Alfred | 8/17/1973 | |
| 120 | 1 | 8 | Sharp | William | ||
| 157 | 2 | 12 | Shriver | Tecumseh | 9-8-1879 | 5/19/1901 |
| 123 | 3 | 11 | Sinclair | David Hibbon | ||
| 136 | 1 | 5 | Sinclair | James M. | 3/19/1978 | |
| 123 | 1 | 11 | Sinclair | Robert E. | 5/30/1970 | |
| 136 | 6 | 5 | Sinclair | Tanner | ||
| 123 | 2 | 11 | Sinclair | Thelma | ||
| 136 | 2 | 5 | Sinclair | Vera | ||
| 136 | 3 | 5 | Sinclair | William R | ||
| 136 | Left | East | Sinclair | |||
| 81 | 4 | 4 | Stollsworth | Elijah | 3/5/1911 | |
| 81 | 3 | 4 | Stollsworth | Musie A. | 4/23/1956 | |
| 104 | 3 | 9 | Strine | Ardyth | ||
| 104 | 5 | 9 | Strine | Clyde | ||
| 104 | 1 | 9 | Strine | Earl E. | 1/2/1981 | |
| 104 | 7 | 9 | Strine | Earl Wayne | ||
| 104 | 2 | 9 | Strine | Wilda | ||
| 103 | 3 | 10 | Stumph | Ed | 1899 | 6/8/1905 |
| 103 | 4 | 10 | Stumph | Mary | 1902 | 6/20/1905 |
| 162 | 2 | 7 | Stutz | Edna C. | 3/22/2001 | |
| 162 | 1 | 7 | Stutz | Lester | ||
| 165 | 2 | 4 | Surritt | Mildred E. | ||
| 165 | 1 | 4 | Surritt | Roy | ||
| 174 | 5 | 6 | Swendson | baby | ||
| 172 | 8 | 4 | Swendson | Bill | ||
| 174 | 2 | 6 | Swendson | Florence | ||
| 171 | 4 | 3 | Swendson | gerald | ||
| 172 | 3 | 4 | Swendson | Irene | ||
| 172 | 1 | 4 | Swendson | Kenneth | ||
| 172 | 4 | 4 | Swendson | Lester | ||
| 174 | 3 | 6 | Swendson | Mary | ||
| 172 | 2 | 4 | Swendson | Nellie | ||
| 174 | 1 | 6 | Swendson | Severt | ||
| 172 | 7 | 4 | Swendson | Shirley | ||
| 107 | 5 | 6 | Tuley | Christy | 4/5/1978 | |
| 158 | 8 | 11 | Turner | Baby | 4/21/1918 | |
| 176 | 8 | 8 | Turner | James | ?-?-1964 | |
| 176 | 7 | 8 | Turner | Majorie | ||
| 313 | 2 | 5 | Turner | Mary E. | 7/9/1993 | |
| 235 | 3 | 11 | Wetzel ??? | Hazel M. | 12-18-1895 | 12/18/1986 |
| 315 | 1 | 7 | White | James | 1/20/1968 | 11/14/2012 |
| 152 | 1 | 12 | Wilkins | Alonzo "Lon" Elsworth | 1-24-1863 | 6/28/1937 |
| 152 | 5 | 12 | Wilkins | Fred | ?-?-1883 | ?-?-1951 |
| 152 | 2 | 12 | Wilkins | Katherine "Stutz" | 9-12-1860 | 6/7/1919 |
| 315 | 7 | 7 | Wills | Camille | ||
| 287 | 5 | 7 | Wilson | Mahala | 1803 | 1890 |
| 184 | 7 | 13 | Wilson | Nancy | reserved for | |
| 130 | 1 | 11 | Wilson | Paris | ?-?-1889 | ?-?-1961 |
| 130 | 2 | 11 | Wilson | Vera | ?-?-1895 | ?-?-1976 |
| 315 | 8 | 7 | Wolfe | Muriel | ||
| 89 | 4 | 5 | Wurzbacher | Mary | 10/20/1951 | 2/6/2004 |
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