Woodland Cemetery, est. 1874 (aka Winston)
This is an archived index from the Digital Cemetery.
Address
2300 W 175th St
Stilwell, KS
Aubry Twp
GPS Location
38° 48' 40" N, 94° 36' 44" W
38.811, -94.612
GoogleMap
Legal Location
Section 22, Township 14S, Range 25E
About the Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery was first established in 1874. The cemetery is not marked on the 1874 Atlas, however the land is shown to be owned by B. F. Jones. Many of the neighboring family names from the 1874 census can be found in this cemetery, such as Cole, Jones, Kentch, McKinley, Pedigo, and Rule.
According to a previous index of the cemetery in the 1970s, the land was deeded to the Woodland Cemetery Improvement Association on 9 Sep 1908 by Samuel L Winston. The cemetery is marked on the 1902 Atlas on land owned by S L Wilson (s/b Winston). The Crandall and Rule families are close neighbors. In 1922 Atlas we find the land surrounding the cemetery is owned by J H Winston. The cemetery is frequently referred to as Winston cemetery in death notices during Winston's time. Samuel L Winston died 3 Feb 1916 and was interred in nearby Bryant cemetery in Cass County, MO.
An article in the Olathe Mirror, on 7 Mar 1918, page 8, mentions a pie supper that raised $41 to be used for cement gate posts, new gates, and other improvements to the Woodland cemetery. While no fence or gates exist today, the cement posts still mark the original entrance to the cemetery.
This cemetery has suffered a great deal of damage, and is known to have suffered vandalism. There are many broken and obviously missing stones. It is known through stories of those in the area that there are other unmarked burials in the cemetery. Due to the number of unidentified burials, it is difficult to evaluate the activity in the cemetery.
From the Olathe Mirror we learn that the entire William X. Pedigo family, with the exception of William, suffered from a measles outbreak in 1900 and 3 of his daughters perished. Ada May, age 16, died 22 Feb 1900; Abbie Gertrude (Gertie), age 10, died 2 March 1900; Mary Samantha, age 23, died 12 March 1900. William's Aunt Calphurey (Callie) passed away suddenly in 1906. According to local resident Clayton Richardson, Charles E and William H Pedigo (son and grandson of William X) were killed by a train in Spring Hill, KS, on 24 Jul 1936.
This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Aubry Cemetery District, Aubry Twp, Johnson Co, KS and no history is available. No lots are currently being sold.
Index
Photographed and transcribed by Linda K. Lewis, 30 Jul 2005. This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones, and was rephotographed in 2008. Additional information was provided by the sexton's map which filled in a few illegible stones and missing markers. Further information was provided from an index compiled in the 1970s and found in the Johnson County Cemetery Index, published by the Johnson County Genealogical Society.
Keys: s/w = same stone with, * = Supplemented from sexton records, # = Supplemented from previous index, ^ = Olathe Mirror death notices
Anderson, F G; Setting only *; Section G Row 07 Lot G136 Photo
Anderson, Infant; Setting only *; Section G Row 07 Lot G137 Photo
Barnett, J B; Piece of marble stone *; Section G Row 10 Lot G201 Photo
Barnett, J H; Piece of marble stone *; Section G Row 10 Lot G203 Photo
Barnett, Joseph; d. 27 Jun 1878; Piece of stone grown over *; Section G Row 10 Lot G202 Photo Photo
Cole, Harriet; Base only *; Section G Row 10 Lot G198 Photo
Crandall, Elfrieda; d. 25 Jul 1905; Section G Row 01 Lot G20 Photo
Crandall, Fannie May; b. 1869; d. 1909; s/w William M Crandall; Section G Row 01 Lot G18 Photo
Crandall, William M; b. 1862; d. 1943; s/w Fannie May Crandall; Section G Row 01 Lot G17 Photo
Deaton, Sarah J; b. 1833; d. 1906; s/w Thomas W Deaton; Section G Row 01 Lot G15 Photo
Deaton, Thomas W; b. 1832; d. 1906; s/w Sarah J Deaton; Section G Row 01 Lot G14 Photo
Elder, L D; d. 07 Oct 1878; #; Section G Row 09 Lot G183 Photo Photo
Ferrel, Becky; *; Section G Row 07 Lot G135
Hampton, Annie C; Piece of stone grown over *; Section G Row 06 Lot G120 Photo Photo
Hampton, Katie; *; Section G Row 07 Lot G141
Hampton, Mary C; Dau of E F and ? ; Piece of stone grown over *; Section G Row 06 Lot G122 Photo Photo
Harris, Ida May; Pedistal only *; Section G Row 10 Lot G197 Photo
Hoy, Edith; Piece of marble stone *; Section G Row 10 Lot G190 Photo
Hoy, Ferrel; Piece of stone grown over *; Section G Row 10 Lot G191 Photo
Huggins, W S; *; Section G Row 08 Lot G162
Jasper, Johnny; *; Section G Row 09 Lot G182
Jones, B F; b. 1842; d. 1917; s/w Fannie A Jones; Section G Row 06 Lot G117 Photo
Jones, Fannie A; b. 1845; d. 1908; His wife; s/w B F Jones; Section G Row 06 Lot G118 Photo
Kentch, Infant; d. 20 Nov 1892; Son of J B and Fanny Kentch; Section G Row 04 Lot G95 Photo
Kentch, Viola; Pedistal and stone pieces *; Section G Row 05 Lot G94 Photo
McKinley, Elsa; *; Section G Row 05 Lot G101
McKinley, John Henry; b. 22 Jan 1850; d. 24 Apr 1935; s/w Sarah Elizabeth McKinley; Section G Row 05 Lot G97 Photo
McKinley, Johnie; *; Section G Row 05 Lot G100
McKinley, Sarah Elizabeth; b. 02 Jun 1854; d. 14 Feb 1940; s/w John Henry McKinley; Section G Row 05 Lot G96 Photo
Moser, Eva Louise; b. 13 Oct 1860; d. 04 Jan 1932; Section G Row 01 Lot G12 Photo
Moser, Wm; b. 13 Jul 1852; d. 31 Dec 1914; Section G Row 01 Lot G13 Photo
Pedigo, Ada; b. 1882; d. 1900; Section G Row 09 Lot G171 Photo Photo
Pedigo, Calphurney; d. 30 Apr 1906; Wife of H C Pedigo; Henry C Pedigo monument; Section G Row 07 Lot G133 Photo Photo Photo
Pedigo, Charles E; b. 1879; d. 1936; Father; Section G Row 08 Lot G148 Photo Photo
Pedigo, George B; b. 1923; d. 1923; Son; Section G Row 08 Lot G150 Photo Photo
Pedigo, Gertrude; b. 1889; d. 1900; Section G Row 09 Lot G170 Photo Photo
Pedigo, Henry C; d. 07 Nov 1885; Henry C Pedigo monument; Section G Row 07 Lot G134 Photo Photo Photo
Pedigo, Iris J; b. 03 Nov 1851; d. 02 Jun 1928; His Wife; s/w William X Pedigo #; Section G Row 09 Lot G167 Photo Photo
Pedigo, John G; d. 28 Dec 1890; Henry C Pedigo monument; Section G Row 07 Lot G132 Photo Photo Photo
Pedigo, Lucy M; b. 1888; d. 1972; Mother; Section G Row 08 Lot G149 Photo Photo
Pedigo, Lucy M Frye; b. 1918; d. 1958; Section G Row 08 Lot G146 Photo Photo
Pedigo, Mary; b. 1876; d. 1900; Section G Row 09 Lot G169 Photo Photo
Pedigo, William H; b. 1920; d. 1936; Son; Section G Row 08 Lot G147 Photo Photo
Pedigo, William X; b. 1845; d. 1911; s/w Iris J Pedigo; Section G Row 09 Lot G168 Photo Photo
Rule, Alice; Pedistal only *; Section G Row 03 Lot G60 Photo Photo
Rule, Julia A; b. 22 Dec 1866; d. 02 Mar 1899; Wife of J T Rule #; Pedistal only #; Section G Row 03 Lot G58 Photo Photo
Shipp, H W; *; Section G Row 04 Lot G80
Vance, Pruda; *; Section G Row 09 Lot G174
