SHARP CEMETERY

Camden Township

Township 51, Range 28, Section 21

Ray County, Missouri

This cemetery was located on R.B. Sharp property in Camden Township. R.B. Sharp is on the 1914 plat map for Ray County, Mo and his land was just west of Camden, Mo. Most burials that have been found are from death certificates. It is said that a farmer had destroyed what stones were remaining.

This was known as the a cemetery for black people.

So far three death certificates have been found that state the individuals are buried in "Sharp Cemetery".

Sarah Johnson is recorded as being buried in CAMDEN CEMETERY on a transcription found in the Ray County Genealogical Library (Ray County Genealogical Assn.) located at the Ray County Museum.

We have listed these individuals in Camden City Cemetery at this time until proof can be found that there is/was a Sharp Cemetery not associated with the Camden City Cemetery.

Listed below are those found on death certificates.

Surname	Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Comments
Johnson	Sarah	9 Jun. 1844	15 Nov. 1911	wife of George W.; dates per VKM; death certificate states she is buried in Sharp Cemetery
SIMPSON	Alexander	1826	31 Dec. 1910	per death certificate; states he is buried in Sharp cemetery
KING	Louise	30 Oct. 1830	1 Jan. 1912	per death certificate; states buried in Sharp Cemetery
FOSTER	Lonnie McGill	30 Jun. 1910	13 Dec. 1910	per death certificate; states buried at Sharp Cemetery

Information per C. McCorkendale

See MO GenWeb, Ray County for more information