ABANDONED CEMETERIES

 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP

CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Compiled 1969 THRU 1972

By Wilma Roesler & Imogene Bailey

Computer Format 12-10-2002

By Alan Ayres & Burl Rich

 

ADAMS CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 10 West

 

 

ALLISON CEMETERY

 

Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

On Land originally owned by Allison Family.

 

Allison, David Young (Rev.)                                         3-5-1881         72Y9M29D

Allison, Sarah                                                               7-1-1896         84Y7M25D

Above Tombstone erected by D. H. Clements

Highsmith, James Buchanan                                          5-24-1882       25Y4M29D

Allison, William M.                                                       6-19-1861       9M23D, Son C.M.&M.E. Allison

Allison, Calip M.                                                          10-14-1865     30Y2M29D

Highsmith, Thomas T.                                                   4-16-1891       77Y4M10D

Highsmith, Angeline                                                      8-27-1883       52Y4M29D, Wife of T.T. Highsmith

Allison, Robert Y.                                                         4-13-1874       12Y14D, Son C.M.&M.E. Allison

Allison, Clement V.                                                       5-24-1866       2Y8M9D, Son CM&ME Allison

Seaney, Audrillo                                                           9-1-1885         2Y4M29D

Allison, Claudie M.                                                       4-15-1879       1Y9M13D

 

 

BAIRD, JAMES      -   DESTROYED

 

Single Grave of James Beard or Baird, killed by Indians.

Section 8, Township 5 North, Range 10 West.

 

 

BARTMESS CEMETERY     - John Illyes Farm     - DESTROYED

       Tombstones have been moved - Alan Ayres & Burl Rich 12-5-2002.

 

Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 10 West

 

Bartmess, John (Jr)                                                       9-16-1840       39th year of his age

Bartmess Mary                                                             11-5-1836       30th year of his age

Bartmess, John                                                             10-23-1840     80th Year of his age.

Bartmess, Sarah                                                           1-16-1835       37th year of her age.

 

 

BARTMESS CEMETERY     - Lewis Meek Farm

 

Section 29, Township 6 North, Range 10 West.

 

Stiles, Lydia M.                                                            12-21-1864     21Y4M8D, Dau. of A.&H. Stiles

Baird, Almira                                                                9-__-186__     39Y6M, Consort of Robt. Baird

Baird, Emma J.                                                             10-7-1855       2Y8M21D

Baird, Sewell J.                                                            4-7-1852         1Y4M15D, Son of R & N Baird

Bartmess, Peter                                                            2-9-1857         53Y17D

Crews, Elizabeth                                                           5-22-1859       22Y1M16D, Wife of John Crews

Bartmess, Sarah C.                                                       12-1-1853       33Y2M11D

Consort of Peter Bartmess

Baird, Nancy                                                                10-1-1856       29Y10M28D

Consort of Robert Baird

Bartmess, Mary Jane                                                    4-16-1840       27Yrs, Consort of Peter Bartmess

Bartmess, Martha                                                         12-28-1840     9M2D, Dau P. & MJ Bartmess

 

 

BENNETT CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 11 West

 

 

CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH

 

Section 24, Township 5 North, Range 10 West

 

Allison, Rebecca                                                           5-1850             Abt. 78 Years, Wife of F.H. Allison

 

CLAYTON CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Clayton Grave

      One grave is located on land belong to Amanda Coombes (1970).

      Section 9, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

      Mrs. Coombes tells me (Wilma Roesler) the surname was Clyton and was a sister to her

      grandmother=s brother-in-law.  No Records.

      Land today is owned by Mrs. Chester (Lois) Hout - old bricks have been found near a hill site.

      (Alan Ayres & Burl Rich - 12-5-2002)

 

CREWS CEMETERY

 

Section 22, Township 6 North, Range 11 West

 

Kent, Lucinda                                                               8-30-1842       26Y4M16D, Wife of T. R. Kent

Crews, Emily Jane                                                        5-8-1853         8Y2M15D, Dau SR & EA Crews

Kent, William M.                                                          6-17-1856       19Y22D

Kent, Marshal J.                                                           9-30-1855       20Y7M21D

Kent, Thomas R.                                                          1-5-1848         34Y9M

One Marker Broken & Gone.

DOW VERNON CEMETERY      -  DESTROYED

 

Five Unmarked Graves

Section 11, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

In 1971 - Land belonged to James & Edith Willis.

At one time it belonged to Uncle Dow Vernon

 

 

FERRELL/LITTLE VILLAGE CEMETERY

 

Section 24, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

 

Hale, Julia A. McCarter                                                6-18-1878       29Yrs2M25D, Wife of John E. Hale

Shaw, America F.                                                                                 Rest of Stone Broken off.

Dau. of J. & N. J. Shaw

Shaw, Martha Jane                                                       3-5-1883         20Y10M28D - NO MARKER

Footstone with Letters A. F. J.                                                              No Marker to Match

 

Merle Richards Survey in the 1940's also lists:

 

Allison, Rebecca                                                           May 1950        Age 78 Yrs, Wife of F. H. Allison

       See the Cannan Church Cemetery for her tombstone.

 

 

FUNK OR ALLEN CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 11, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

 

Murphy, Marshal C.                                                     9-9-1856         12Y18D

Funk, William R.                                                           6-12-1867       5Y2M6D, Son of G.M. & E.J. Funk

Funk, William M.                                                          11-27-1851     1Y7M20D, Son of W.M.& M. Funk

Funk, Thomas P.                                                          7-25-1859       7Y9M15D, Son of G.M. & E.J. Funk

Funk, Eliza J.                                                                4-1-1861         1Y6M10D, Dau. G.M. & E.J. Funk

Funk, Gabriel                                                               4-11-1855       1Y9M1D, Son W.M. & M. fUNK

Funk, Mary                                          10-9-1790       1-23-1854       64Y3M14D, Wife of Gabriel Funk

Footstone G. F.                                                            18______        67Y2M24D

      The Top of the above marker was broken off and gone, we believe this to be the marker

      of Gabriel Funk, husband of Mary Funk - Per Wilma Roesler & Imogene Bailey

 

 

GOWIN CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 17, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

 

Gowin, Drewry M.                               5-26-1819       11-5-1852

 

HIGGINS CEMETERY      -  DESTROYED

 

Section 22, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

COL. BENJAMIN HIGHSMITH      - DESTROYED

 

Land was owned by Lindsay Family

Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

 

 

JOHNSON FAMILY

 

Section 12, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

 

Johnson, William                                   4-20-1838       3-4-1883

Johnson, Rachel Holiday                       10-1-1843       3-3-1902         Wife of William Johnson

 

 

MADDOX CEMETERY

 

Section 35, Township 6 North, Range 11 West

 

Maddox, Benjamin                                                       8-26-1855       79Y3M15D

Maddox, Thomas                                                         7-1-1863         43Y3M26D

Maddox, Mary J.                                                         2-15-1848       9M19D

Maddox, Amanda E.                                                    5-30-1866       5Y28D, Dau of J. & J. Maddox

Maddox, Charlottee                                                     4-17-1848       10 Days

Maddox, Susan                                                            1-10-1881       40Y5M24D - NO MARKER

Maddox, Joseph                                                           4-30-1884       84Y14D - NO MARKER

 

 

MC CALL CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 11 West

 

 

MICKEY CEMETERY

 

Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 11 West.

 

McCarter, Eliza J.                                 5-10-1830       11-14-1882     Mother

McCarter, Jmes M.                              6-2-1833         3-2-1907         Father

Baledge, Mary C.                                 11-15-1877     7-6-1892         Dau. of J. L. & R. F. Baledge

McCarter, Amy Ellen                                                    11-28-1882     11M24D - NO MARKER

Wagonseller, John W.                                                   4-25-1881       1Y4M - NO MARKER

2 Sandstone Markers - No Insctipions.

 

 

PETER HALE CEMETERY

 

Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

 

Long, Redmond P.                                                       1-18-1842       3Y11M21D, Son W.M. & E. Long

Long, Thornton                                                             8-14-1856       16Y5M10D, Son W.M. & E. Long

Long, Andrew J.                                                           8-3-1858         14Y5M16D, Son of W.M. & E.Long

Hale, Minerva                                                               4-9-1853         38Years, Wife of Peter Hale

 

SHAW CEMETERY      - DESTROYED

 

Section 32, Township 6 N, Range 10 West

 

 

SHIMER CEMETERY

 

Section 21, Township 5 North, Range 11 West

 

Allison, S. H.                                                                2-5-1859         52Y9M

Rich, Amos                                          3-15-1798       10-19-1857     59Y7M4D

Rich, Sarah Highsmith                           3-11-1801       1830                1st Wife Amos Rich

Dau. of Thomas & Sarah Highsmih

Rich, Sarah Montgomery                      10-12-1804     7-24-1884       2nd Wife Amos Rich

Dau. of Andrew & Elizabeth Montgomery

Wagonseller, Malinda Rich                                           11-28-1856     29Y6M24D, Wife A. Wagonseller

Dau. of Amos & Sarah Highsmith Rich

Hendrix, Louis                                                              5-4-1866         27Y6M6D

Wesner, Mary A.                                                         8-12-1877       9 Mos., Dau. E. & L. Wesner

Mickey, Susan R.                                                         7-30-1849       9M28D, Dau J. & M.J. Mickey

Mickey, Eliza                                                                4-28-1846       24Y2D, Consort of John Mickey

Painter, Benjamin                                                          8-12-1877       72 Years

Rich, Ann                                                                     7-29-1859       14 Days, Dau. J.B. & C.J. Rich

Rich, Alice A.                                                               2-16-1868       9M19D, Dau. J. B. & C. J. Rich

Rich, Louisa J.                                                              7-30-1861       8M19D, Dau. J. B. & C. J. Rich

Rich, Catherine J.                                                         5-18-1869       36Y11M18D, Wife J. B. Rich

                        J. B. Rich is John Baptise Rich Son of Amos Rich & Sarah Highshmith Rich

Rich, Joseph W.                                                           4-9-1874         17Y28D, Son of J.B. & C. J. Rich

Rich, Mattie                                                                  10-1-1876       7Y10D, Dau. of J.B. & R. C. Rich

Whiteson, Emma. J. Rich                                              10-2-1876       5Yrs1Day Granddaughter JB Rich

Rich, Andrew Clark                                                      12-27-1865     27Y1D

Son of Amos & Sarah Montgomery Rich

Husband of Maria Ella Highsmith

Rich, Samuel Taylor                                                      5-24-1863       16Y5M17D

Died while serving in Co. D 62nd Ill. Infantry, Union Army

during the Civil War.  He died at Jackson, Tenn., per Company

Records, on May 25, 1863.

Samuel was the son of Amos & Sarah Montgomery Rich.

He was only 15 when he enlisted January 1, 1862 and 16 years

6 Mos 17 Days old when he died.   Born Nov. 17, 1846.