EAST UNION/WESNER CEMETERY

LAMOTTE TOWNSHIP

CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Cemetery Compiled

By Wilma Roesler - 8-4-1972

Revised by Carolyn Ellis, 5-17-1979

Updated by Alan Ayres &

Burl L. Rich, 10-1-2002

 

ROWS Start on West Side and go East.

Grave Sites Start on North Side of Row and go South.

 

ROW 1

 

Maddox, Susan                                                         8-22-1904     Age 83Y 2M 1D

Maddox, Thomas J.                         8-31-1861      11-16-1883

Harvey, John A.                                6-11-1868      1-15-1892

Seaney, Lela R.                                 1870               1938               Wife of Edward Seaney

Seaney, Edward                                1869               1929

Fowler, Charley   *                                                   9-2-1899       Age 1M 23D

Fowler, Infant Son  *                                               3-28-1904       Age 4 Days

Fowler, Neil           *                            2-6-1921         3-18-1921

     *Sons of Ralph W. & Villa M. Fowler

Stone Marker with Initials J. J. U.

 

 

ROW 2

 

 

Folck, Laura A.                                    2-12-1864       1-3-1917

Folck, Josephus                                    8-10-1860       2-14-1912

Folck, Otto                                                                  1-11-1897       Age 2Y 1M 4D, Son of J. & L. Folck

Folck, Jasper                                                                3-22-1888       Age 1M 9D, Son of J. & L. Folck

Folck, Jonathan                                                            1-31-1884       Age 58Y 8M 4D

     Company A. 154th Ohio Infantry

Gano, Eliza                                                                   4-30-1877       Age 69Y 10M 24D, Wife AmosGano

Folck, Henry A.                                                           10-29-1884     Age 40Y 5M 15D

Gano, Elizabeth                                    8-17-1846       5-22-1934       Wife of John Gano

Gano, John J.                                       4-20-1842       9-15-1905

Hulse, John E.                                                              4-5-1897         Age 1M 3D, Son WJ & IB Hulse

Hulse, Infant Daughter                                                  8-26-1901       Age 6D, Dau. WJ & IB Hulse

Hulse, Wallace J.                                  1870                1930

Hulse, Isabelle                                      1868                1932                Wife of Wallace Hulse

 

 

ROW 3

 

Folck, Denver                                      1-6-1886         10-15-1942

 

NO MORE GRAVES IN ROW #3

ROW #4

 

Higgins, Levi J.                                                             5-14-1847       Age 6Y 9M, Son WB & M Higgins

Higgins, Benjamin E.                                                     10-29-1858     Age 8Y2M6D, Son WB&M Higgins

Higgins, Salley A.                                                         4-7-1859         Age 14Y 1D, Dau WB & M Higgins

Higgins,  Margaret                                                        1-28-1873       Age 55Y 7M 15D, Wife WB Higgins

Wesner,  Mary E. Fulling                      2-20-1853       5-29-1935       Wife George L. Wesner

Wesner, George L.                               1-23-1849       1-23-1929      

Wesner, Carrie E.                                 1-18-1878       7-1-1917         Wife of Harry H. Wesner

Wesner, Harry H.                                 1-26-1876       12-13-1938

Schifler, Infant Son (NO MARKER)    Born & Died    10-4-1924       Son of Glenn & Myrtle Schifler

Talley, Reba                                         10-4-1903

Talley, Mary T.                                     1864                1944                Wife of David E. Talley

Talley, David E.                                    1861                1922

Talley, William                                      1859                1913

 

 

ROW 5

 

Hawkins, Infant Dau.                                                    11-22-1881     Dau. GW & RL Hawkins

Westner, Uriah S.                                                        4-21-1859       15Y3M5D, Son of J & MC Westner

Westner, Elanor                                                            11-30-1811     Age 16D, Dau. of J & MC Westner

Westner, Benjamin F.                                                   10-8-1861       19Y10M5D Son of J & MC Westner

Westner, Margaret L. B.                                               2-8-1865         10Y6M10D, Dau. of J&MC Westner

Westner, Alpheus M.                                                    4-24-1872       20Y1M26D Son of J. & MC Westner

Wesner, James                                     7-17-1820       7-25-1889       Age 69Y 8D

Wesner, Margaret                                1-12-1819       8-20-1897       Age 88Y 8D, Wife of James Wesner

Wesner, Glen                                                               9-25-1900       Age 2M 2D, Son HH & CE Wesner

Wesner, Melva                                     1-15-1905       3-5-1913         Dau. HH & CE Wesner

Kent, Thomas Walter                                                   6-11-1865       4Y 1M, Son TR & NA Kent

Kent, Mary E.                                                              2-11-1862       3Y 2M 28D, Dau. TR & NA Kent

Kent, Nancy A.                                                            6-12-1869       38Y 7M 3D, Wife Thomas R Kent

Kent, Flora A.                                                              9-21-1882       22Y 7M 14D, Dau. TR & NA Kent

Kent, Thomas R.                                  2-13-1831       9-16-1902

Kent, Thelma G.                                   4-28-1904       2-28-1905       Dau. Everett & Hallie Kent

Spinner, Sarah Opal                             6-16-1908       5-4-1912         Dau. CD & Lela Spinner

Spinner, Clinton D.                               1-24-1882       12-24-1938

Spinner, Lela M. Goodwin                    9-4-1882         12-28-1963     Wife of Clinton D. Spinner

 

 

ROW 6

 

Wesner, Malissa                                                           5-18-1858       11M 18D - PLAIN MARKER

Kenney, Daniel    **                                                     8-9-1824

     PVT VA Continental Trps - Revolutionary War

Easton, Thomas  **

     PVT 2 Bridg 2 Regt. Ill Infantry - Black Hawk War

Wesner, Nancy Eaton                           1771                1833                Wife of George Wesner

Wesner, George                                   1765                1851                Nancy&George-Wesner Pioneers

     Tombstone for George & Nancy erected by their Gr. Grandson - June 30, 1944.

Wesner, George                                   1808                1837

Wesner, Elenoer                                                           5-1-1839         Age 2M 18D, Dau. R. & E. Wesner

Higgins, Eliza Jane                                                        4-24-1853       23Y 4M 14D, Wife Jacob Higgins

Ripple, Daniel                                       No Dates or Ages Given

Harlin, Joshua                                       No Dates or Ages Given

Wesner, Elizabeth                                 12-22-1800     12-20-1859     Wife of Richard Wesner

Ripple, Mary                                        No Dates or Ages Given

Wesner, Richard                                   2-15-1804       3-17-1863

Ripple, Infant Son of Hattie                   Born&Died      6-26-1916       NO MARKER

Templeton, Infant Son                           Born&Died      9-10-1898       Son of U.R. & C.A. Templeton

Templeton, Clara A.                                                     9-22-1898       37Y8M15D, Wife UR Templeton

Templeton, Paul V.                               9-12-1896       5-20-1915       Died in New Mexico

Templeton, U. R.                                  1860                12-8-1935

 

 

ROW 7

 

McCall, Thomas  **                                                     1819

     Capt. 7 PA CAV - Revolutionary War

Stewart, John      **

     Pvt. 2 Brig. Mtd. Regt. Ill Inf. - Black Hawk War

Kimberlin, Jim W.                                 12-27-1942     8-14-1997       USN

Kimberlin, Sharon Price                        3-25-1946                               Married 8-21-1964

     Children of Jim & Sharon - Sheila C. & James D.

Bryans, Percy                                       9-17-1916

Bryans, Alice Rhine                              3-20-1915                               Married 7-3-1940

Ellis, Robert B.                                     7-6-1928         8-24-1999

Ellis, L. Carolyn Wesner                       8-20-1937                               Married 3-17-1962

 

 

ROW 8

 

Berry, John         **

     Capt. 1 Mass Regt. - Revolutionary War

Middleton, Benoni   **

     1st Sgt. - 1st Indiana Regiment - War of 1812

Kimberlin, Bill L.                                  7-19-1935       11-5-1999       AO2 U.S. Navy - Korean War

 

 

ROW 9

 

Bennett, George **

     Pvt. 7 Mass. Regt. - Revolutionary War

Bennett, James G. **

     1st Sgt. Co. F - 5 Regt. Ill. Vol. Cav. - Civil War

Bennett, Eliza J.                                                            5-31-1859       Age 9M 14D, Dau. A & E. Bennett

 

     ** - Veterans Tombstones set by Mrs. Elva Tennis.  These stones may not be on correct grave site??