Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Bluff City, Kansas

Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a well tended small cemetery, located in Harper County, Kansas. From Bluff City, it is 1/2 mile south, and 1/4 mile east on S.E. 60 Road. The cemetery is located on the north side of the road and is surrounded by a chain link fence.

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Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Gate Sign
NE part of cemetery looking north.
Benjamin & Maria Martin's stone
is back center left,
to the right of the tree
in the foreground.
J.A. Bowles' stone is in front
of the tree at the back left.
Benjamin Martin Plot
Benjamin Martin plot
from the back.
Looks like enough space
for 8 graves.
There is a corner stone
on all 4 corners
of the Martin plot.
Top of Benjamin & Maria
Martin's stone.
Benjamin Martin
Jan. 1, 1825
Mar. 26, 1905
Maria - His Wife
Aug. 21, 1830
Jan. 19, 1917
At Rest
Dr. J. Andy Bowles
Aug. 7, 1854 - July 24, 1906
John Andrew Bowles' Stone
This stone is just south
of J.A. Bowles' stone,
at the foot of what looks
like another grave.
Is this where his wife is buried?
(Mary Josephine "Maud"
(Martin) Bowles)
This stone looks like it's
at the head of the grave
next to J.A. Bowles' stone.
Same grave as the small
J.A.B. stone shown at left.
Roy B. Bowles
January 27, 1897
February 2, 1967
(Son of J.A. & Maud)
Christine Bowles
August 23, 1881
December 1, 1974
(Wife of Roy B.)
Oscar H. Lane
Born Mar. 24, 1833
Died Mar. 21, 1906
First Sargt. Co. 1
2nd U.S. Calv.
Mary R.
Wife of Oscar H. Lane
Born June 5, 1844
Died Oct. 25, 1913
James A. Bennett
Sept. 6, 1839
Dec. 14, 1916
Martha His Wife
Dec. 18 1839
Dec. 4, 1925
Ethel J.
Dau of I. & C. Tracy
Apr. 6, 1897
Apr. 22, 1902
Clara Swink
Mar. 8, 1869
Feb. 1, 1965
TRACY on bottom
of stone
Clara Swink
Tall stone with an
elaborate carved angel.
Benjamin & Maria Martin
are my gr-gr-grandparents
Maud Bowles, their daughter.
Roy B. Bowles, their grandson.

Benjamin & Maria came from
DeWitt County, IL and were
related to Lane & Bennett
families there. Are these
Lane's & Bennett's
related to the DeWitt
County Lane's & Bennett's?

Benny & Maria's grandaughter
Ora Belle Martin married
Willie Tracy.
Are these Tracy's related?