Compiled during cemetery visits made in 1994 and from the book, "A Belated Census of Earliest Settlers of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri" compiled by the Rev. William J. Gammon in 1958.

This cemetery is located 1 mile west of Oak Ridge, Missouri, off the road to the west 1/4 mile; on top of a hill.

1— John W. Fulbright: b. 6 July 1874, d. 12 Jan. 1915. (Aged 40 yrs, 6 mo., 6 da. Located off by himself at east side of fence)

2— Jacob Fulbright: b. 1 Feb. 1818, d. 23 Feb. 1888. (I read it to say John w/same info. plus aged 70 years, 22 days, tall marker, & Matilda on other side of same marker)

3— Matilda Fulbright: b. 8 Feb. 1827, d. 4 May 1902.

(Next to them is:

4— (In memory of) Austin Fulbright, b. 28 Sept. 1813, d. 21 Nov. 1835. (The rest of the inscription is not readable)

5— Next to Austin, the marker is not readable.

6— Barbara Fulbright: wife of Jacob, b. 1783, d. 6 Aug. 1858 (next to Austin)

7— (In memory of) Jacob Fulbright b. 26 Mar. 1778, d.19 July 1844. (New marker, with old one still there) located next to Barbara.

8— In front of Jacob is an unreadable marker.

Next to that one is:

9— Father, John J. Fulbright: b. 23 July 1851, d. 5 Dec. 1921. (on same marker as Mary A. Large marker)

10— Mother, Mary A. Fulbright: b. 7 Apr. 1859, d. 20 July 1917. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints". (next to Jacob 1778 is:)

11— In Memory of Steven Fulbright, b. 8 May 1846, d. 12 May 1846. (Next to Steven is:)

12— In memory of Emily Fulbright, b. 3 May 1874?, d. 15 Nov. 18--(97?)

13— Next to Emily are 2 unreadable markers.

14— E.E. B?or R?or H????

15— Emily G., dau. of Jacob & Nancy Fulbright,

19 Oct. 1874 -7 May 18--.

16— Matilda J., dau. of Jacob & Nancy Fulbright,

b. 30 Apr. 1869, d. 2 Sept. 1888. (Next to Matilda is:)

17— Jacob F. Fulbright, b. 8 May 1846, d. 29 Mar. 1903. Aged 56 yrs. 10 mo. 21 da. "Father" (On same marker is:)

18— Nancy E. Fulbright, b. 14 Nov. 1848, d. 9 July 1903, aged 54 yrs. 8 mo. 23 da. "Mother" (Note: she died less than 4 mos. after Jacob, her husband...broken heart or same illness???)

19— Infant son (JF??) of Wm. L. & Susan (L.) Eddleman, b.&d. 15 Feb. 1917. "A little bud of love to bloom with God above" (located next to Nancy E. Fulbright-1848)

20— Pearl J., dau of WL & Susan L. Eddleman, b. 15 Mar. 1919, d. 10 Nov. 1920, aged 1 yr. 7 mos. 25 da. "A little bud of love to bloom with God above"

21— Dixie A. Abernathy, dau. of M & E (& M.E.)d. 14 Sept. 1886, age 5 yrs, 21 da. (Dixie also has a headstone in the Oak Ridge Cem.—a newer looking one)

22— Mary E. Abernathy, b. 27 Feb. 1853, d. 3 Mar. 1924. (This marker is no longer readable. There is also a Margaret E. Abernathy stone in the Oak Ridge Cem. with the exact same dates.)

23— "Father" C. J. Jack Fulbright, 9 June 1888 -17 Jan. 1928 (located between Dixie Abernathy & Nancy Malone, in vicinity of Nancy E. & Jacob F. Fulbright.)

24— "At Rest" Nancy, wife of John A. Malone, b. 5 June 1856, d. 12 Jan. 1916. "Gone but not forgotten." MALONE"

26— Lieu (L.) Malone, dau. of J.A. & N.A., d. 13 Aug. 1883, age 4 yrs 5 mo 2 da.

27— Thomas Malone: 23 Nov 1881 -10 Mar. 1956.

28/29— next to Thomas are 2 unreadable markers, but next to them are:

30— Mary (F.): wife of John Drum, dau. of Jacob & Barbara Fulbright, b. 21 Jan 1811, d. 12 June 1884.(on same marker is:)

31— John Drum: b. 17 May 1808, d. 13 Jan 1897.

32— Johnson, son of John & Mary Drum, b. 21 Feb. 1842, d. 30 Nov. 1856, aged ------.

33— John Jr., son of Jno & Mary Drum, b. 24 Mar. 1840, d. 8 Feb. 1841.

34— Shaby Isabell Drum: dau of John & Mary, b. 3 May 1852, d. 4 Feb. 1855. (most is unreadable) (Ed: Dorothy Schaper gave this name as Shary Isabell Drum.)

35— Chaflin Limbaugh: son of D & R, b. 9 May 1862, d. 16 May 1864. (Note: I found a marriage record in Cape Girardeau Co. for a Limbaugh marrying a Fulbright. I recall it being Rhoda) (Ed: Dorothy Schaper gave the name as, Henry Chaplin Limbaugh; his parents were Rhoda and Daniel Limbaugh. Rhoda (4-224.1) first married Milas Drum and later, after being widowed, she married Daniel and they had 3 daughters and 2 sons. The sons died very young. However, from the first marriage, a daughter, Nancy Drum (1841-1907) married Ambrose Limbaugh on 20 Dec. 1859. This could possibly be the line leading to Rush Limbaugh. If so, Rush is distantly related to two Democratic Senators!, one, at least, having suffered through some unfavorable Limbaugh comments. Does any reader know of Rush’s lineage? If so, the FFA would appreciate receiving that information. Should the line be established hopefully someone will forward a membership application!)

36— Daniel Limbaugh: d. 24 Dec. 1861, age 45 yr.

37— Marion Limbaugh: son of D & R, b. 2 Dec. 1850, d. 22 Aug. 1852. (most is unreadable now)

38— Rhoda Limbaugh: b. 11 Feb. 1819, d. 30 July 1902, (aged 83 yrs. 5 mo. 19 da.—

39— (Sarah E. --Limbaugh--) (Ed: She died as an infant.)

40— (Limbaugh-b. 26 Oct. 1776, d. 13 Apr. 1839)

(Note: I didn’t note if it is unreadable now, but suspect it isn’t since I put it in () when originally typed this.)

41— John W., son of John S. Pennel(y?), b. 19 July 1854, d. 12 ----1860)

42— ------, dau of John S. Penney, b. 24 July 1878, d. ?(death date was buried underground & could not restore to above earth)

43— Andrew W., son of JJ & MA Fulbright, 13 Sept. 1895, 8 Jan 1900. "Our darling one gone before to greet us on the other shore" Note: JJ is John Jasper Fulbright (1851-1921)

44— Ellis, son of JJ & MA Fulbright, b. 25 Mar. 1897, d. 12 Oct. 1899. "A little bud of love to bloom with God above"

45— Alphaoel, dau of JJ & MA Fulbright, b. 28 July 1889?, d. 28 Aug. 1889. (Ed: Dorothy Schaper and Mrs. Robert Jellison claimed the name was Alphadel, b. 28 Aug. 1879-30 Mar. 1831.)

46— Margie J. (Maggie), dau of JJ & MA Fulbright, d. 7 Oct. 1866(?), Age 1 yr 1 mo 20 da. (Ed: Dorothy Schaper and Mrs. Robert Jellison claimed the dates were, b. 17 July 1885-7 Oct. 1886.) "A little babe sleeps su?----"

47— Mary E. Fulbright: b. 14 Nov. 1848, d. 9 July 1903 (this was in the book, must be one of the earlier unreadable markers)

48— William (Willie) Fulbright: son of GW & Kate, b. (11 Jan. 1887, d. 31 Jan 1887) Note: His father is at the next stone.

49— George W. Fulbright: b. 6 Dec. 1857, d. 9 Feb. 1903. "(Father let thy grace be given that we may meet in Heaven")

50— (Our darling Jewell of PJ & P or F. Prob(p?)st, b. 5 Dec. 1912, d. 23 Jan 1913. "Baby, beautiful, lovely, she-----but-----a fair bird to earth to ----in Heaven."

51— Emma Fulbright: dau. of D & W, b. 16 Oct. 1876, d. 28 June 1882. (Book says D&W, but looked like a P.) (MO. 1880 census gives, Emma, dau. of P&M, same dates.)

52— (At Rest) Philip Fulbright: son of Jno (John) & Matilda, b. 31 Jan 1849, d. 7 Sept. 1914. (aged 65 yrs 7 mo 6? da.) FULBRIGHT" (Ed: Philip was the father of Emma, above.)

53— (Margett, wife of CW Fulbright, 1875-1944) (Next to her:)

54— (CW Fulbright, 1887-1957)

55— (Infant dau. of JB? & PL Smith-------------)

56— "Reverend Dr. Wm. A. Fulbright, Sr., b. Daisy, Missouri 30 Jan. 1883, d. St. Louis, Missouri 7 Feb. 1964. A Minister 59 Years. (Large new marker, same kind as Jacob’s. At the foot of the Rev.’s grave is a temporary marker, unreadable, but has Shipman & Sons on it)

57— (Mollie Jacobs, b. 8 Oct. 1862, d. 20 July 1942.)

58— (Ollie Wilson Jacobs -Missouri-Sgt., Co. F., 354 Inf., 89th Div. -WWI-, 19 Nov. 1892(?), 29 July 1957.)

Some interesting facts gleaned from the listings:

Deaths:

9 deaths between 1880-1889 (5 of them were 1886-1888)

6 deaths from 1902-1903 (what disease swept over the family?)

Earliest death: Austin Fulbright, 1835. He may be the first buried in the Fulbright Cemetery.

Last death: Rev. Dr. Wm A. Fulbright 1964. (as of Mar. 1994)

Births:

7 births in the 1840’s

9 births in the 1850’s

7 births in the 1870’s (3 alone were 1874)

9 births in 1880’s

Earliest birth: Limbaugh 1776

Last birth: Pearl J. Eddleman 1919

Surnames in Fulbright Cemetery:

31 Fulbright 8 Drum 6 Limbaugh 4 Malone

2 Abernathy 2 Jacobs 2 Penney 2 Eddleman

1 Smith 1 Probst(Propst?)