BAKER CEMETERY

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP

CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Cemetery Compiled

By - Imogene Bailey &

Wilma Roesler - 8-4-1972

Updated by Alan Ayres &

Burl Rich, 10-31-2002

 

Rows Start on West Side of Cemetery.

Grave No=s. Start on South & go North.

 

ROW 1

 

Reed, Leonard                                                             8-19-1844       Death by Murder

Reed, Elizabeth Betsey Reed                                        8-23-1845       Death by Hanging

     Betsey Reed was convicted of murdering her husband Leonard and at a trial in Lawrenceville,

     Illinois was found guilty and was the first woman hanged in Illinois.

Mason, Mina E.                                                            9-22-1909       1Y1M21D, Dau HG & FB Mason

Mason, Richard V.                                                       8-23-1907       1Y2M2D, Son HG & FB Mason

 

 

ROW 2

 

Jenne, Elizabeth                                                            3-3-1895         62Y17DWife of Eber Jenne

Jenne, Eber                                                                  8-27-1892       63Y10M14D

Jenne, Sarah                                                                 3-24-1867       75Y6M7D, Wife of Isaiah Jenne

 

 

ROW 3

 

Gaines, Leander                                   9-17-1859       5-28-1910

Albertson, Joseph                                                         3-29-1881       48Y11M28D

Albertson, Harriett                                                        12-23-1894     65Y11M13D, Wife Joseph Albertson

Payne, W. S.                                                                7-13-1867       47Y8M17D

Herriman, John S.                                 8-22-1800       4-18-1866       65Y8M1D

Herriman, Elizabeth F.                          9-29-1805       5-12-1864       59Y7M15D, Wife John Herriman

Edgington, Jesse                                                           9-8-1850         1Y7M5D, Son J&N Edgington

Edgington, John                                                            4-3-1865         41Y6M1D

Edgington, Nancy                                                         8-23-1897       70Y10M13D

 

 

ROW 4

 

Fuller, Daniel                                                                2-26-1895       77Y11M2D

Fuller, Harriet                                                               7-23-1877       60Y4M10D, Wife of Daniel Fuller

Fuller, Douglas                                                             9-18-1854       4M12D, Son D & H Fuller

White, Mary Ann                                                          8-30-1859       50Y6M3D

 

ROW 5

 

Richards, Infant Twins                                                  4-15-1937       Daus Floyd & Pauline Richards

Edgington, Elizabeth E.                                                 10-6-1901       6M12D, Dau. of RE & NJ Edgington

Edgington, Robert H.                                                    2-10-1896       30 Days, Son of RE & NJ Edgington

Edgington, John Thomas                                               3-9-1895         2M9D, Son of RE & NJ Edgington

Edgington, Ethel                                                            8-29-1898       8Y12D, Dau. of RE & NJ Edgington

Edgington, Narcissus J.                                                 8-27-1901       33Y5M6D, Wife of  R. E. Edgington

Martin, Caroline                                                           1-24-1854       32Y6M,Consort of John Martin

Baird, Mary E.                                                             11-15-1851     7Y6M10D,Dau. of TR & E Baird

Gaines, Manda M.                                                        8-18-1888       10M6D, Dau. of LA & P Gaines

Baird, Lousanna                                                           11-6-1851       17Y4M16D, Dau. of TR & E Baird

 

 

ROW 6

 

Johnston, William                                                          8-5-1898         71Y11M1D

Johnston, Susan                                                            3-13-1864       35Y9M2D, Wife of Wm. Johnston

 

 

ROW 7

 

McCarter, Samuel W.                          1848                1933

McCarter, Cordelia                              1855                1921                Wife of Samuel W. McCarter

McCarter, Samuel G.                                                   11-7-1878       78Y10M2D

McCarter, Polly A.                                                       3-31-1873       60 Yrs, Wife of Samuel G. McCarter

Allison, Adaline                                                            11-18-1870     37Y10M30D, Wife Andrew Allison

Trucky, Joseph                                                                                     Co. B. 143 Ind. Infantry

 

 

ROW 8

 

Dale, Charles Henry                             7-15-1876       9-3-1919         Son of John & Emaline Dale

Dale, Emaline                                       8-25-1845       7-9-1918         Wife of John Dale

Dale, William Amos                              4-6-1879         8-15-1914       Son of John & Emaline Dale

Dale, Emma Alice                                 9-26-1902       5-9-1904         Dau. of William & Katherine Dale

Small Plain Stone

Edgington, John Andrew                                               1-3-1994         Son of John & Martha Edgington

 

 

ROW 9

 

Edgington, Emily Jane                           1-15-1868       3-18-1963

Edgington, Alvin                                   9-15-1880       6-20-1916

Edgington, Eleanor                                                        6-20-1904       60Y6M3D, Wife of F. M. Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.                                                   2-10-1892       60Y2M8D

Edgington, Infant Son                                                    5-11-1891       Son of WO & A Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.                                                   1-4-1900         16Y3M4DSon of FM & E Edgington

Edgington, Chester                                                       11-7-1889       12Y1M, Son of FM & E Edgington

Edgington, William                                                        8-4-1881         85Y1M3D

Calvin, Rebecca E.                               1-31-1849       11-12-1880     31Y9M11D, Wife of J.N. Calvin

Edgington, Jane                                                            9-10-1876       73Y8M8D, Wife of Wm. Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.                                                   6-15-1870       8M20D, Son of S. & RE Edgington

Edgington Daniel M.                             3-10-1868       5-7-1875         7Y1M27D, Son S. & RE. Edgington

Edgington, Slemmons                                                    4-6-1874         26Y7M15D

Edgington, Infant Son                                                    10-24-1872     Son of S. & RE Edgington

Postlewaite, Mary                                                         2-11-1860       21Y5M24D, Wife JL Postlewaite

Postlewaite, John W.                                                    3-14-1897       1M6D

Script on Grave Marker - ML 46 Infant

     Above Marker would be Miles Lambert, listed in Crawford Co., IL 1850 Census, Age 52 years

     born in Virginia, per Wilma Roesler 8-4-1972.

Postlewaite, James Oscar                     1-9-1886         4-12-1912

 

 

ROW 10

 

Edgington, Esther E.                                                     7-10-1900       3M2D, Dau WO & A Edgington

 

 

ROW 11

 

Felton, Asa B.                                                              2-3-1879         50Y10M27D

Felton, Ophelia M.                                                       8-25-1865       4Y M23D, Dau AB & R Felton

Felton, Cornelia S.                                                        2-18-1865       2Y3M15D, Dau AB & R Felton

Felton, Rachel A.                                                          8-25-1859       9M7D, Dau AB & R Felton

Felton, John R.                                                             9-13-1858       1Y6M24D, Son AB & R Felton

Marker E. J.

Plain Marker

Marker H. F.

Marker J. A.

 

 

ROW 12

 

Heath, Rennick                                                             3-1-1894         89Y7M16D

     Founder of Heathsville, Illinois

Heath, Malinda                                                             4-26-1887       81Y4M3D, Wife of Rennick Heath

Edgington, Idell                                                             5-6-1880         1Y2M5D,    Children of Thomas

Edgington, A. Delbert                                                   8-30-1879       4Y7M11D,     & Amelia Edgington

 

 

ROW 13

 

Baker, Andrew J.                                 7-10-1855       11-16-1933

Baker, Martha                                                              8-9-1906         47Y7M3D, Wife AJ Baker

Baker, Rachel                                                               1-25-1908       74Y3M23D, Wife L. Baker

Baker, Lawson                                                             10-11-1879     57Y8M29D

Baker, Gilbert                                                               2-23-1875       17Y, Son L & R Baker

Little, Prudence                                                            9-10-1877       34Y5M22D, Wife of Eli Little

Baker, Lawson                                                             12-24-1874     10Y11D, Son of BF & P Baker

Baker, Benjamin                                                           2-8-1865         25Y8M27D

Baker, Samuel                                                              Cpl. 1st Reg. Ohio Militia, War of 1812

Baker, Andrew W.                                                       Pvt. 2 Regt. 2 Brig. Ill Mtd. Vols, Black Hawk War

 

 

ROW 14

 

Cannon, Emily                                      12-8-1819       2-13-1911

Cannon, Oglesby                                  2-14-1814       8-25-1904       90Y6M11D

Cannon, Lawson                                  11-9-1849       8-30-1928

Cannon, Amelia                                    11-27-1854     4-19-1903       46Y5M8D, Wife of L. Cannon

Cannon, A. G.                                                              2-18-1909       67Y6M3D

Cannon, Malvina                                                          1-14-1898       54Y1M6D, Wife AG Cannon

Miller, Infant Dau.                                 Born&Died      11-22-1929     Dau. of Frank & Luma Miller

Lagow, Infant Son                                                        3-7-1893         5 Days, Son of CB & EJ Lagow

Cannon, Isaac                                      8-22-1851       11-27-1940

Cannon, Infant Dau.                                                      1-11-1892       1M23D, Dau. of I. & MR Cannon

Cannon, Rosea Belle                                                    6-17-1889       35Y6M4D, Wife of  I. Cannon

Cannon, Laura E.                                                         9-14-1884       3Y3M11D, Dau. of I. & RB Cannon

Cannon, Martha                                                           2-25-1881       6M26D, Dau AG & M Cannon

Cannon, Emily J.                                                           4-26-1879       11Y5M16D, Dau. AG & M Cannon

Cannon, Stella                                                              8-22-1877       1M12D, Dau. of L. & A Cannon

Cannon, Samuel                                   1-19-1846       8-22-1854

Cannon, Meril                                      11-26-1842     10-15-1843

Baird, Infant Dau.                                 Born&Died      1-18-1899       Dau. of WT & LE Baird

Baird, Infant Son                                                          1-12-1903       4 Days, Son of WT & LE Baird

 

ROW 15

 

Cannon, Alma                                                              11-26-1903     1Y, Dau of L & AM Cannon

Cannon, Marion Lawson                                              2-10-1903       8M10D, Son of E & DD Cannon

Simons, Earnest                                                            2-7-1904         4Y6M1D, Son WR & MD Simons

Simons, Mary D.                                                          11-18-1904     23Y10M9D, Wife of WR Simons

Johnston, Infant Son                                                     2-25-1881       Son of D & ME Johnston

Marker L.E.C.

Funk, Infant Son                                                           6-13-1890       Son of SH & Laura Funk

Infant Grave Marker

Baker, Jesse                                         10-2-1861       6-5-1933         Husband of Flora E., Md. 8-18-1881

Baker, Flora E.                                     8-30-1864       11-24-1909     Wie of Jesse Baker

Baker, Infant Dau.                                Born & Died    1-20-1903       Dau. of J. & FE Baker

Baker, Infant Son                                                         12-8-1901       1D, Son of J. & FE Baker

Marker A. C. C.                                 

Baker, Elmer                                                                1-12-1883       10D, Son of J & FE Baker

ROW 16

 

Miller, Frank L.                                    1888                1957

Miller, Luna B.                                     1889                1932

Miller, Infant Dau.                                                         1926                Dau. of Frank & Luna Miller

Miller, Infant Son                                                          1928                Son of Frank & Luna Miller