Barber County Kansas Old Sun City Cemetery

Old Sun City Cemetery

 Barber County Kansas Old Sun City Cemetery

The Old Sun City Cemetery is north of Sun City and is on land owned by the heirs of Homer Hoagland, one of which is Fred Hoagland. Most of the stones in this cemetery are in terrible condition.

The founding of the cemetery was described in the obituary of Johnson M. Adams: "Coming to Douglas County, Kansas, with an immigrant train in 1870, he later in 1874 moved to Barber County and has resided in or near Sun City ever since. He lost one son, age fourteen years when he had been here but a short time and selected as his final resting place, the top of the hill north of Sun City because it was an inaccessible place and not liable to be disturbed by Indian or buffalo, both of which were numerous here at that time, and this place has been used as a resting place for the dead ever since. Later, another son and his aged mother were buried there and in his last days, Mr. Adams expressed the wish that when the end came, to be laid beside his mother."


Barber County Kansas Cemetery
ADAMS
Harris
(Apr 13, 1862 - Apr 20, 1873)
Lee
(Jan 15, 1858 - Nov 15, 1880)
 Barber County Kansas Cemetery
ADAMS
J.M.
(Jan 10, 1828 - May 18, 1912)
Lucinda
(Oct 7, 1843 - July 1, 1911)
 Barber County Kansas Cemetery
ADAMS
Katie
(Apr 1883 - May 8, 1883)
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Barber County Kansas Cemetery
ADAMS
Katie
(Apr 1883 - May 8, 1883)
(bottom)
 
 Barber County Kansas Cemetery
ADAMS
Libby
(Oct 1, 1881 - May 26, 1885)
 
 
Unidentified grave marker

There are 13 known burials. They are:

Adams, Harris Apr 13, 1862 - Apr 20, 1873
Adams, J.M. Jan 10, 1828 - May 18, 1912
Adams, Katie   img 2 Apr 1883 - May 8, 1883
Adams, Lee Jan 15, 1858 - Nov 15, 1880
Adams, Libby Oct 1, 1881 - May 26, 1885
Adams, Lucinda Oct 7, 1843 - July 1, 1911
Allen, B.B.    img 2 Apr 16, 1842 - Apr 20, 1883
Lamport, Edwin June 17, 1817 - June 20, 1884?
Lamport, John A. Apr 22, 1857 - Mar 11, 1913
McCall, Samuel W. Oct 11, 1859 - Apr 15, 1875
Shumate, David   img 2    img 3 Jan 3, 1864 - Apr 20, 1883
Shumate, Mrs. S.M.   img 2  img 3 Feb 16, 1832? - Apr 20, 1883
VanDerpool, Newton    img 2 June 28, 1861 - July 27, 1880

This old cemetery is north of Sun City, SWSW 36-30-15, Fred Hoagland, land owner as of 2004. Oldest marked grave still visible is Harris Adams (April 13, 1862 - April 20, 1873), son of Rev. and Mrs. Adams, Sun City's first preacher. Three graves are marked April 20, 1883, the deaths resulting from a cyclone. Identities are Mrs. S.M. Shumate (February 16, 1832); her son David (January 3, 1864); B.B. Allen (April 16, 1842).

(Information from pages 28-29 of Chosen Land - A History of Barber County, Kansas ©1980)
(Photos and known burials contributed by Kim Fowles.)

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