(Rows 14 -30)
ROW 14 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. I.C. McINTURFF FATHER March 7, 1845 - May 20, 1921
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
S.G. McINTURFF MOTHER HIS WIFE November 7, 1851 - August 24, 1919
ONE BY ONE LIFE ROBS US OF OUR TREASURES. NOTHING IS OUR OWN EXCEPT OUR DEAD.
HUDSON McINTURFF June 18, 1884 - March 17, 1920
RALPH McINTURFF March 16, 1894 - September 14, 1917
OUR BROTHER'S BLEST, WHO IS AT REST WITH CHRIST FOREVER MORE.
(Four names on one gravestone)
2. HENRY McINTURFF 1837 - 1915
AMERICA McINTURFF 1844 - 1918
3. CHARLES McINTURFF 1880 - 1938
EDNA McINTURFF 1893 - 1976
4. JOHN McGILL March 27, 1869 - June 4, 1947
TIME IS BUT A SHADOW
5. MARY E. McGILL HIS WIFE 1871 - 1912
HOW DESOLATE OUR HOME, BEREFT OF THEE
W.M. McGILL 1863 - 1947
6. JEFF GUILL FATHER April 17, 1844 46TH ILL CO 1 ILL VOL
ELIZABETH T. GUILL MOTHER February 8, 1846 (No other date)
7. WILLIAM GUILL November 29, 1874 - July 27, 1919 M.W.A. PER AUTRE VIE
8. ELLA PERRY 1858 - 1947
W.M. PERRY 1852 - 1904
9. BESSIE PERRY 1886 - 1911
10. PEARL PERRY 1882 - 1901
11. G.W. NEELY October 1, 1848 - September 1, 1915
12. MARY E. SIMMONS WIFE OF N.M. SIMMONS Born July 22, 1854 Died March 24, 1882
ISABEL SIMMONS WIFE OF N.M. SIMMONS Born September 5, 1844 Died September 7, 1876
MARY J. SIMMONS WIFE OF N.M. SIMMONS Born January 22, 1880 Died July 9, 1904
(The names of three wifes of N.M. Simmons are on the same large old stone.)
13. NANCY C. NEELY DAU OF C.W. & M.A. NEELY Died April 7, 1876 Aged 3 Y 5 M 16 D
GONE HOME
(Marker almost illegible)
14. Unmarked sandstone headstone. (An old white stone has been laid against it marked "M.S.")
15. CORNELIA E. CHAMNESS SIMMONS February 19, 1878 - July 12, 1943
16. GERTIE A. SIMMONS October 18, 1877 - August 5, 1973
MILTON H. SIMMONS August 14, 1867 - February 5, 1946
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
17. AMY SIMMONS Born September 8, 1837 Died December 26, 1901
S.M. SIMMONS Born December 1, 1837 Died June 29, 1916
WE WILL MEET AGAIN
18. MATTIE A. DURHAM July 14, 1881 - July 3, 1942
SAM. W. DURHAM October 16, 1875 - November 10, 1959
19. LYDA J. TUCKER DAU OF M. &. M.L. TUCKER Died May 18, 1895 Aged 19 Y 3 M 24 D
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
(Marker almost illegible)
20. JOSEPH A.D. SHEETZ 1867 - 19__ (No Date)
21. NANCY E. SHEETZ 1867 - 1928
22. Original census lists two graves marked "INFANT" here. Couldn't locate them this census.
ROW 15 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. ETHEL JONES 1897 - 1970
FRED JONES 1892 - 1939
2. JESSE HARRIS January 1, 1902 - February 12, 1984
JESSE HARRIS PVT U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR II January 1, 1902 - February 12, 1984
(Two grave markers. One is a military marker.)
3. HARVEY BLACKBURN SON 1909 -1987
RALEIGH BLACKBURN SON 1904 - 1968
LUTHARY BLACKBURN MOM 1882 - 1967
ELMER BLACKBURN DAD 1882 - 1927
TOGETHER FOREVER (Four names on one stone)
4. A.C.M L.P.S
MENEES
BLACKBURN
W.E.B.
(The writing on this square block of sandstone is almost illegible.)
5. RUBY (RADER) NORRIS August 9, 1894 - March 18, 1940
IN LOVING MEMORY ERECTED BY BROTHER
6. WILLIAM A. MATHIS ILLINOIS CPL COD II MGBN WORLD WAR I Oct. 4, 1888 - Nov. 3, 1971
7. ANDREW RADER Died February 11, 1897 Aged 31 Y 4 M 12 D
(Marker almost illegible)
8. WILLIAM H. McINTURFF 1896 - 1899
(This concrete marker is almost illegible.)
9. IVA McINTURFF 1894 - 1895
(This concrete marker is almost illegible.)
10. O.W. NEELY October 1, 1848 - September11, 1915
(This concrete marker is almost illegible. Was not included in original census)
11. ALBERT SIMMONS April 24, 1877 - December 5, 1944
IN MEMORY OF
12. N.M. SIMMONS 1844 - 1927
13. CHARLES N. SIMMONS FATHER 1892 -1958
14. MARY M. SIMMONS DAU OF M. & H.A. SIMMONS Died December 29, 1875 Aged 2 M 28 D
(Marker almost illegible
15. McCOY SIMMONS Died November 24, 1875 Aged 29 Y 5 D
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
16. HERBERT SIMMONS SON 1896 - 1929
17. JAMES D. SIMMONS 1869 - 1965
SALLIE SIMMONS 1875 - 1953
18. ROY L. (SUNSHINE) ROWLAND August 11, 1929 - February 19, 1975
OUR DEAR BROTHER, WE LOVED YOU SO
19. MOM
(Broken marble headstone)
20. JAMES LENDELL SMOOT SON July 5, 1942 (No other date)
IN LOVING MEMORY
21. SAM F. LENTZ BROWNAUM 1854 - (No Date)
(Sandstone marker, rounded on top. Almost illegible.)
22. NORA WOLLARD DAUGHTER June 11, 1891 - October 10, 1908
23. HOSEA WOLLARD September 18, 1861 - December 16, 1910
FRONA A. WOLLARD October 19, 1864 - November 15, 1947
24. Sandstone gravestone
25. MAY EVITTS Born May 10, 1895 Died November 15, 1915
KIND ANGELS WATCH HER SLEEPING DUST TILL JESUS COMES TO RAISE THE JUST
THEN MAY SHE AWAKE WITH SWEET SURPRISE AND IN HER SAVIOR'S IMAGE RISE.
(Marker almost illegible)
26. JAMES B. JONES ILLINOIS TEC 5 4025 SIGNAL SVC GP WORLD WAR II
May 30, 1918 - March 12, 1958
27. VIDA JONES December 4, 1928 - (No Date)
28. JAMES B. JONES May 30, 1918 - March 12, 1955
ROW 16 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. EMILY BANKSTON 1870 - 1932
J. LOREN BANKSTON 1871 - 1930
2. MINNIE BRADLEY October 17, 1869 - June 18, 1951
3. MACK BRADLEY 1866 - 1941
4. J.R.L. BRADLEY SON OF W.M. & MINNIE BRADLEY June 16, 1905 - October 31, 1917
5. BEULAH MARIE BLACKBURN 1901 - 1904
6. RALEIGH O. BLACKBURN ILLINOIS PVT MED DET 23 ENGR BN WORLD WAR II
(Name also appears on family gravestone. See Row 15 #3.) November 9, 1904 - July 13, 1968
7. JAMES MONROE RADER 1869 - 1939
MARTHA JANE RADER 1874 - 1958
8. BYRD MATHIS 1895 - 1984
W.A. MATHIS 1888 - 1971
9. ALICE McINTURFF HIS WIFE 1873 - 1918
SAMUEL M. McINTURFF 1864 - 1935
10. Piece of sandstone. No name.
11. Rather large piece of sandstone (12" x 12" x 20"). No name.
12. JAMES SIMMONS Died March 24, 1865 Aged 72 Years
(Marker almost illegible)
13. JAMES H. GIBBS Died August 20, 1871 Aged 19 Y 7 M 20 D
(Marker almost illegible)
14. EMILY GIBBS August 21, 1829 - June 25, 1912
15. JN. O. BUTLER Died February 18, 1878 Aged 21 Y 5 D
(This sandstone block is almost illegible. A 3' diameter tree has pushed the stone aside.)
16. JACKIE R. FREY April 23, 1943 - April 23, 1943
KENNETH W. FREY January 17, 1925 - February 3, 1925
(Two children listed on same gravestone)
17. MARIE FREY March 24, 1904 - April 8, 1979
MARSHALL FREY November 2, 1899 - September 29, 1955
18. EVELYN K. McKINNEY August 10, 1927 - December 5, 1975
19. Marble headstone. No name.
20. ANDREW PRESLEY PVT 4 TENN INF June 27, 1831 - February 22, 1893
21. MARY A. PRESLEY November 10, 1833 - September 12, 1900
(This gravestone is a concrete block.)
22. F.M. WYATT August 1, 1866 - March 30, 1925
MARY M. WYATT HIS WIFE May 3, 1861 - (No Date)
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
23. MARTHA C. CALVERT Born April 3, 1889 Died June12, 1907 Aged 68 Y 2 M 9 D
HEAVEN AGAIN ITS GATES HAS OPENED TO RECEIVE A SOUL ALL BRIGHT
(Illegibility has likely led to a misreading. The birth and death dates and the age
don't compute correctly.)
24. DORA A. PERRY 1889 - 1976
EMMETTE L. PERRY 1882 - 1976
SWEET BE THY REST
ROW 17 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. OTIS BRADLEY August 23, 1881 - February 11, 1947
2. SARAH J. WILLYARD April 11, 1856 - February 5, 1934
3. JAS. L. RAMSEY (RAINS?) Died October 1, 1876 Aged 69 Y 8 D
4. SARAH M. RAINS (RAMSEY?) WIFE OF JAS. L. RAMSEY (RAINS?), SR.
(Marker almost illegible. Unsure of last name.)Died Feb.2, 1875 Aged 66 Y 7 M 11 D
5. R.S. (Initials on a granite headstone)
6. SARAH A. SMITH December 29 - 1839 - ( No Date)
W.D. SMITH July 9, 1833 - April 8, 1906
RUFUS SMITH SON OF W.D. & S.A. SMITH July 25, 1875 - November 18, 1877
7. LITTLE HOPE DAU OF Z.L. & C. DURHAM Died April 28, 1897 Aged 1 M 9 Ds
AT REST
8. INFANT DAUGHTER OF S.W. & M.D. DURHAM Born and Died July 1, 1900
DARLING WE MISS THEE
9. LILLY J. DURHAM DAU OF Z.L. & C. DURHAM Born March 11, 1898 Died September 3, 1900
10. LITTLE LOIS DAU OF C.G. & M.E. FOSTER Born and Died April 29, 1911
11. LILLIAN FERN DURHAM Born and Died 1915
JAMES PAUL DURHAM Born and Died 1914
CHILDREN OF L.L. & L.V. DURHAM (Names of two children on same gravestone)
18. Three sandstone headstones in a row.
ROW 18 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. JOHN DUFF SMITH 1864 - 1953
ROSELLA SMITH 1872 - 1953
2. EUGENE SMITH 1903 - 1907
3. J.W. WELBORN Died November 25, 1899 Aged 71 Y 24 D
(Marker almost illegible)
4. AMANDA S. WELBORN WIFE OF JAMES W. WELBORN May 31, 1849 - November 9, 1922
5. THOMAS LOGAN WELBORN August 9, 1873 - October 19, 1955
6. JOHN T. CANNON PVT H & S BTRY 55 COAST ART January 17, 1903 - October 2, 1968
7. MAVIE M. CANNON November 15, 1894 - March 6, 1973
(Graves # 6 and #7 are out of line. Previous census listed them in an adjacent row.)
8. HIRAM W. MILLER SON OF ROBINSON & MARY MILLER
(Marker almost illegible) Died September 20, 1888 Aged 16 Y 2 M 20 D
9. SARILDA E. STARK WIFE OF J.H. STARK Died March 27, 1899 Aged 53 Y 11 M 23 D
JOSEPH H. STARK Died June 16, 1884 Aged 46 Y 6 M 26 D
NOT LOST, BUT GONE BEFORE (Tall old stone)
10. RILLA J. WHITE DAU OF J.H. & A.M. WHITE Died October 7, 1886 Aged 2 M 17 D
OUR JOY IS LIKE THE MORNING DEW (Old stone. Difficult to read.)
11. JOHN H. WHITE Died November 17, 1886 Aged 26 Y 7 M 6 D
12. WILLIE STARK Died September 5, 1894 Aged 24 Y 3 M 4 D
A KIND WIFE MOURNS THEE, A HUSBAND LOST
THE POOR FRIEND WHO FELT WHAT FRIENDSHIP COST
(Inscription difficult to read)
13. NATHAN S. WHITE Died June 20, 1892 Aged 60 Y 2 M 10 D
SARAH J. WHITE WIFE OF NATHAN WHITE Died November 20, 1896 Aged 66 Y 2 M 28 D
IN LABOR AND IN LOVE ALLIED IN DEATH THEY HERE SLEEP SIDE BY SIDE
RESTING IN PEACE ,THE AGED TWAIN TILL CHRIST SHALL RAISE THEM UP AGAIN
(Tall old stone)
14. ANGELINE E. DURHAM WIFE OF J.L. DURHAM Died October 30, 1887 Aged 51 Y 7 M 11 D
(Tall stone. Difficult to read.)
15. JAMES L. DURHAM January 1, 1837 - March 3, 1917
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
16. ADELIA DURHAM MOTHER January 8, 1853 - January 26, 1948
17. JOHN PARKS July 15, 1832 - October 5, 1907
(Illegible now)
18. MARY PARKS HIS WIFE December 20, 1832 - (No Date)
19. RALPH HUDSON SON OF G.W. & ______ HUDSON
SLEEP ON SWEET BABY AND TAKE THY REST GOD CALLED THEE HOME, HE THOUGHT IT BEST
(This marker has a carved dove sitting on top. It seems to have been illegible for some
time.)
20. DAVID D. SOOS January 31, 1905 - March 21, 1987
FAY M. SOOS February 2, 1908 - (No Date)
21. FLORA THORNTON January 12, 1886 - May 22, 1941
22. VIRGIL H. THORNTON HUSBAND March 30, 1884 - November 3, 1949
IN LOVING MEMORY
(Note: It is difficult to tell to which row some of these last graves belong.)
ROW 19 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. LINDSEY W. MILLER CO F 145 ILL VOL INF September 25, 1845 - (No Date)
LAURA ANN MILLER August 4, 1855 - March 24, 1918
ONE OF THE FIRST AMONG MOTHERS AND GAVE THE BEST OF HER LIFE FOR OTHERS
2. JULIA AYERS May 21, 1902 - November 24, 1929
3. EDWEN A WELBORN SON OF GEO. W. & LEONA WELBORN 1900 - 1901 Aged 1 Y 1 M 21 D
ERECTED BY MOTHER
(This old square stone is turned so that it stands on one of its corners.)
4. MARTHA M. MONTGOMERY November 8, 1852 - June 24, 1936
MOTHER OF MINE
5. JOSEPH N. MONTGOMERY CO B 11 ILL INF December 24, 1844 - July 31, 1901
SHELTERED AND SAFE FROM SORROW
6. LANA C. MILLER MOTHER March 4, 1865 - April 29, 1954
JAMES T. MILLER FATHER December 5, 1868 - June 26, 1932
7. ROBERT MILLER 1837 - 1914
MARY MILLER HIS WIFE 1837 - 1912
(Sandstone marker is difficult to read.)
8. JAMES McINTURFF SON OF J.C. & S.G. McINTURFF Died January 4, 1897 Aged 21 Y 7 M 6 D
HATTIE McINTURFF March 28, 1879 - July 22, 1901
(Marker almost illegible)
9. ROBERT T. GRONIN SON OF T.A. & ABBIE GRONIN Born April 30, 1901 Died October 11, 1902
WE LOVED THIS LITTLE TENDER ONE AND WOULD HAVE WISHED HIM STAY
BUT OUR FATHER'S WILL BE DONE HE SHINES IN ENDLESS DAY
10. Broken marble headstone laid in concrete. Illegible now.
11. Sandstone head stone.
12. Upright marble stone on sandstone base. Illegible now.
13. JAMES L. DURHAM, JR. 1865 - (No Date)
MILDRED T. DURHAM HIS WIFE 1867 - 1914
SHE WAS A KIND AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE A FOND MOTHER AND A FRIEND TO ALL
14. BYRON FERRY DURHAM ILLINOIS PVT 325 MG BN 84 DIV October 6, 1918
15. Sandstone marker. No inscription. (This marker was listed in the previous census.
Can't locate now.)
ROW 20 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. JAMES A. MIDGETT May 3, 1914 - November 9, 1982
2. GUY MIDGETT June 25, 1889 - April 26, 1955
EFFIE MIDGETT July 30, 1894 - November 26, 1967
3. IVA HAWKINS GRANDSON OF W.T. & L.E. HAWKINS May 25, 1895 - November 20. 1910
4. L.E. HAWKINS WIFE OF W.T. HAWKINS September 5, 1859 - (1917?)
B.W. POYE October 2, 1917 (No other date)
W.T. HAWKINS CO B 9 ILL INFT March 6, 1842 - March 21, 1910
A LIGHT FROM OUR HOUSE IS GONE. A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED.
A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HEARTS THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED.
(Three names on this gravestone, parts of which are now illegible.)
5. NEEDHAM PRICE September 2, 1840 - October 16, 1919
6. ARTHUR W. PRICE August 15, 1897 - October 11, 1958
7. MELISSA PRICE October 28, 1871 - April 1, 1940
8. JOE McBRIDE SON OF T.J. & CORAL McBRIDE May 15, 1897 - March 18, 1898 Aged 10 M 5 D
ONE ROSE OF MANY ONE HOUR OF JOY SOON FADED
9. LITTLE FRANK McBRIDE SON OF T.J. & CORAL McBRIDE JULY 1, 1894 Aged 1 Y 5 M 20 D
SLEEP STILL, SLEEP SWEETLY OUR OWN LITTLE DARLING
EVER PEACE & HAPPINESS SWELL THERE
10. ADDIE STARK BENNETT June 30, 1864 - February 19, 1928
11. MARSHALL F. BENNETT January 12, 1846 - January 2, 1925
12. RICHARD E. STARK SON OF J.H. & S.E. STARK Born October 14, 1874 Died February 8, 1899
(Marker now illegible)
ROW 21 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)(Note: In the back of the cemetery the rows don't run in
long straight lines. They seem to be broken into shorter rows.)
1. FRANK L. McKINNEY September 12, 1911 - July 14, 1994
DORIS D. MIDGETT McKINNEY March 27, 1912 - January 28, 1972
MARRIED FEBRUARY 7, 1927
2. CORA McBRIDE May 26, 1872 - February 4, 1905
3. TOM McBRIDE August 25, 1868 - August 21, 1928
4. JUDA REECE Died December 29, 1884 Aged 71 Y 9 M 8 D
(This grave stands by itself, several feet from other graves. It is difficult to know in
which row to list it.)
ROW 22 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. EARL E. MIDGETT February 16, 1920 - (No Date)
BETTY A. MIDGETT November 29, 1919 - October 24, 1989
2. EARL E. STURDIVANT 1910 - 1927
3. KATHLEEN STURDIVANT 1917 - 1919
4. HAROLD EUGENE OLLIS March 12, 1934 (No other date listed)
5. GRACE KAY January 29, 1902 - August 25, 1996 (Is "Kay" the last name?"
6. MURIEL KOONCE DAU OF GEO & MAY KOONCE November 8, 1904 - November 5, 1906
ROW 23 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. HERVEY STURDIVANT 1886 - 1926
AMANDA STURDIVANT 1892 - 1919
2. W.H. (JIM) OLLIS September 11, 1869 - November 11, 1954
MIRTA V. OLLIS March 19, 1877 - September 20, 1951
3. DANIEL W. OLLIS 1840 - 1926
BARBARA J. OLLIS HIS WIFE 1839 - 1919
(Large gravestone)
4. ETHEL KOONCE September 18, 1898 - July 31, 1970
5. NELL K. DAVIS 1908 - 1963
6. GEORGE W. KOONCE December 3, 1867 - January 18, 1938
MAY E. KOONCE May 1, 1876 - February 21, 1921
7. HARRIET C. HUDGENS DAU OF J.T. & L.D. HUDGENS Died July 2, 1881 Aged 1 Y 3 M 6 D
8. HARRIET C. HUDGENS DAU OF J.S. & A.M. HUDGENS Died Aug. 19, 1872 Aged 2 Y 10 M 13 D
9. HARRIET C. HUDGENS DAU OF W. & F.A. HUDGENS Died Aug. 5, 1878 Aged 1 Y 2 M 18 D
(The above three children, all named Harriet C. Hudgens, died in infancy on different dates.
All three had different parents, yet they are buried side by side with almost identical
gravestones.)
10. Sandstone marker Name Unknown August 9, 1879 Aged 3 Y 5 M 26 D
(Name on gravestone has been indecipherable for some time.)
ROW 24 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. BILL PHILLIPS October 7, 1899 - April 1, 1939
OPHA HUDGENS PHILLIPS February 19, 1902 - February 12, 1974
2. CHARLEY CASH February 1, 1887 - April 11, 1916
3. BURNEY PHILLIPS July 30, 1880 - July 31, 1946
DORA PHILLIPS September 18, 1881 - October 24, 1969
4. VIOLET PHILLIPS November 1, 1914 - (No Date)
5. JENNIE PHILLIPS WIFE OF HARVEY PHILLIPS July 27, 1890 - September 9, 1915
SHE WAS TOO GOOD, TOO GENTLE, AND FAIR
TO DWELL IN THIS COLD WORLD OF CARE
6. EDWARD L. HUDGENS SON OF A. & H. HUDGENS Died October 1, 1861 Aged 6 M 11 D
(Marker now illegible)
7. JNO HUDGENS Born June 8, 1804 Died December 29, 1878 Aged 74 Y 6 M 21 D
(This is John Thomas Hudgens who came from Tennessee with his brother. They were the
first Hudgens to settle in Williamson County, Illinois. Grave marked by one of the tallest
stones in the cemetery, similar in shape to the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.)
ROW 25 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. WM. BENSON PHILLIPS SON September 17, 1930 - December 30, 1930
2. JAMES W. PHILLIPS INFANT November 20, 1919 - November 21, 1919
3. RALPH H. CASH May 26, 1919 - July 11, 1985
ELVA M. CASH January 28, 1928 - (No Date)
4. PEARL CASH December 12, 1891 - April 2, 1972
IRA CASH October 24, 1876 - October 4, 1941
ALICE CASH September 20, 1880 - December 29, 1907
5. REV. WM. FINLEY Died November 23, 1870 Aged 69 Y 11 M 26 D
(Marker now illegible. Information taken from previous census.)
6. _________ MAYFIELD Died October 12, 1875 Aged 66 Y 8 M 11 D
(This marble stone has been laid flat in concrete to preserve it because it has been
broken in two pieces.The stone bears the name A.V. Stull of Marion, Ill., in small
letters at the bottom. He evidently made the marker. The inscription is now unreadable.
Information taken from previous census.)
ROW 26 ( BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. HARRY RUBLE 1884 - 1958
2. FREDIA RUBLE 1894 - 1953
3. MINNIE EDWARDS 1869 - 1941
4. DANIEL M. EDWARDS 1871 - 1940
5. CYNTHIA ANN _____ WIFE OF ________ Died November 16, 1881 Aged 66 Y 5 M
(Parts of the inscription on this stone have been illegible for some time.)
6. OVA (DAN) BRADLEY FATHER May 6, 1904 - March 13, 1944
7. HESTER A. BRADLEY DAU OF J. & N.E. BRADLEY Died November 9, 1862 Aged 1 Y & 8 D
8. LUCY E. BRADLEY DAU OF J. & N.E. BRADLEY Died August 22, 1870 Aged 21 D
9. ROBERTA A. BRADLEY DAU OF J.& N.E. BRADLEY Died Nov. 3, 1875 Aged 1 Y 3 M 20 D
10. TILDEN BRADLEY SON OF J.W. & T.L. BRADLEY Died July 6, 1877 Aged 1 Y 1 M 26 D
11. HESTERA BRADLEY WIFE OF J.W. BRADLEY Died September 30, 1863 Aged 15 Y 10 M 23 D
(Marker now illegible. Information taken from previous census.)
12. No name. Concrete marker 6" square, 12" high.
ROW 27 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. LAWRENCE EDWARDS SON OF D.M. & M. EDWARDS Born May 6, 1896 Died May 11, 1906
WILLIE I. EDWARDS SON OF D.M. & M. EDWARDS Born June 18, 1903 Died May 27, 1906
SLEEP LOVED ONES SLEEP AND TAKE THY REST
GOD CALLED THEE HOME, HE THOUGHT IT BEST
(Marker illegible now. Information obtained from previous census.)
2. LEO EDWARDS 1905 - 1907
LOWELL EDWARDS 1909 - 1910
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
3. ANNA MARIE JENKINS SISTER July 13, 1901 - July 14, 1961
4. ABBIE WILLYARD JENKINS MOTHER WIFE OF OMY JENKINS 1882 - 1914
5. Four upright, rough cut, sandstone markers - each approximately 24 " high and 4" thick.
No names.
6. One upright, rough cut granite marker with no name. Approximately 12" high and 2" thick.
Just inches south of large cedar tree.
7. Five upright, rough cut, sandstone markers, about 2" thicker than those in #5 (above).
No names.
8. Under the cedar tree (see #6) is a memorial marker. IN MEMORY OF THE FOUNTAIN CHILDREN
DATES UNKNOWN IN MEMORY OF DELLA NEILSON (Kay B. Hudgens of Kankakee, IL, says
that an itinerant man with several small children passed through this area in the early
years of Fountain Cemetery. His children were ill, so he stopped here and put together
a small cabin in the back of the cemetery. All of his children died in the cabin, and
he buried them in unmarked graves in the cemetery. Kay Hudgens remembers the cabin which
stood for many years. This marker, he says, memorializes those children.)
ROW 28 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. STELLA W. STONE MOTHER October 15, 1880 - March 5, 1965
2. ALICE WILLYARD 1850 - 1938
S.M. WILLYARD 1845 - 1926
3. Large unmarked sandstone 36" x 12" x 5"
4. JEFF D. KING 1862 - 1931
MARY KING 1866 - 1955
5. JOSIAH WATSON ILLINOIS PVT VA MIL WAR OF 1812 August 1853 (Only one date)
6. JAMES SIMMONS Died August 7, 1872 Aged 61 Y 10 M 17 D
ROW 29 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. ELIZA WILLYARD WIFE OF HENRY WILLYARD Born November 4, 1814 Died July 30, 1898
J.L. WILLYARD Born March 1, 1855 Died August 27, 1870
(Marker almost illegible)
2. JAMES CASH 1839 - 1905
NANCY CASH 1835 - 1911
3. JAMES HENRY CASH 1871 - 1872
INFANT SON OF EMMA & RICHARD CASH 1873 -1873
4. EMMETT CASH 1884 - 1886
5. MELIA CASH Born August 4th, 1878 Died January 7th, 1896
(3 1/2" sandstone pilaster, 6" square at top)
6. EMMA CASH WIFE OF RICHARD CASH Born August 14, 1852 Died August 7, 1910
NO PAINS, NO GRIEFS, NO ANXIOUS FEAR CAN REACH OUR LOVED ONES SLEEPING HERE
7. RICHARD CASH HUSBAND December 11, 1846 - January 16, 1931
8. NANCY A NEILSON Born October 11, 1834 Died October 24, 1911
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD
(Marker almost illegible)
9. TAMER M. NEILSON WIFE OF A.G. NEILSON Born November 28, 1815 Died October 10, 1882
A LOVING WIFE, A MOTHER DEAR, A KIND FRIEND LIES BURIED HERE
REV. ALEX C. NEILSON OF THE M.E. CHURCH SOUTH Born Jan. 12, 1810 Died Nov. 19, 1878
A LOVING HUSBAND, A FATHER DEAR, A KIND FRIEND LIES BURIED HERE
(This stone is about 5"6" tall x 10 " square. The top 28 " has been reduced to an 8"
pilaster. The top 6" has been brought to a point. This stone was made by F.Dewitt of
Marion, IL.)
10. EMIT NEILSON SON OF J.A. & H.A. NEILSON Died November 15, 1876 Aged 3 Y 11 D
11. LUCY P. NEILSON Died April 9, 1870 Aged 28 Y 2 M 17 D
12. OLIVER H. NEILSON Died June 16, 1864 Aged 8 Y 5 M 18 D
13. ELIZAR J. NEILSON DAU OF J.A & H.A NEILSON Died September 4, 1866 Aged 2 M 18 D
14. JAMES A. NEILSON Born February 17, 1840 Died February 25, 1897 Aged 57 Y 8 D
A LIGHT FROM OUR HOUSEHOLD IS GONE A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED
A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HEARTS THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED.
15. JAMES A. NEILSON MARRIED TO HARRIET A. FOWLER May 22, 1862 (No other date)
HARRIET NEILSON September 22, 1846 - August 4, 1927
(Tall stone)
16. Unmarked standstone 6" square and 8" high
17. HARMON "TOE" NEILSON February 5, 1886 - July 4, 1970
18. EMMA NEILSON 1891 - 1937
ROW 30 (BEGINNING ON SOUTH SIDE)
1. CLARENCE "HOSS" HUDGENS 1897 - 1974
2. Previous census listed an unmarked sandstone here - 6" square x 6" high. Can't locate it now.
3. KATHERYN L. HOLLIS VAN WINKLE November 28, 1937 - August 1, 1972
4. TRAVIS DANIEL CASH INFANT SON OF DANIEL AND SHERRI CASH Oct. 5, 1988 - Oct. 21, 1988
(New, heart-shaped stone)
5. HENRY LEE HOLLIS FATHER July 2, 1914 - March 22, 1961
LILLIAN M. HOLLIS December 23, 1914 - July 5, 1992
(Henry Hollis has both a large and a small stone)
6. HAID HELTSLEY 1905 - 1972
HAID WAS A GRAPHIC ARTIST AND A TRUE ARTIST BY OTHER STANDARDS - MUSIC,
PHOTOGRAPHY, AND A LOVE FOR ALL FORMS OF ART.
7. BEN HELTSLEY December 14, 1876 - June 17, 1966
8. EARL C. BANKSTON 1892 - 1961
MYRTLE A. BANKSTON 1900 - 1975
9. PLESANT BRADLEY 1895 - 1969
HELEN BRADLEY 1896 - 1984
10. WILLIAM CLAUDE PRITCHETT PVT U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR I 1894 - 1976
LIBBY H. PRITCHETT 1902 - 1969
(Wm. Claude Pritchett has two markers. The other lists only his name and birth and death
years.)
11. WILLIAM PAUL PRITCHETT CPL U.S. ARMY KOREA Nov. 16, 1927 - Sep. 24, 1980
12. SANDRA LEE PRITCHETT 1945 - (No Date)
LARRY DEAN PRITCHETT 1936 - 1987
MARRIED MAY 9, 1964
(Larry Dean Pritchett has two markers. His military marker reads:
LARRY DEAN PRITCHETT SSGT U.S. ARMY VIETNAM November 18, 1936 - March 12, 1987
13. TED HEYDE 1905 - 1996
NORMA LEE HEYDE 1927 - (No Date)
(Ted and Norma Lee Heyde each have another grave marker which contains some
additional information.)
THEODORE R. HEYDE October 9, 1905 - October 11, 1996
NORMA LEE HEYDE December 31, 1927 - October 20, 1996
(Metal funeral home markers are still on these graves. Unclear why there are two
gravestones for each.)
14. JOHN BRADLEY HEYDE December 27, 1926 - (No Date)
15. MAURINE HEYDE November 6, 1906 - (No Date)
16. LAYNE E. FLY 1939 - 1973
(Two markers? Listed also in Row # 13.)
17. DALLAS B. FLY September 12, 1913 - May 6, 1979
HELEN FLY July 13, 1916 - (No Date)
End of Fountain Church Cemetery Census
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