Greep ~ Anderson Cemetery??? Truro Twp., Knox co., IL

Armstrong Family Cemetery, contributed by Laura of Elmore, IL. Knox County, IL Cemeteries Page Two
To get to this cemetery if you are in Williamsfield, IL, head out north on IL Sate Hwy 180, about two miles, just before the Caldwell Creek is a cross roads. You turn East right on 1660N. You stay on that road and follow it. when you see a curve it turns into 2325E. you will also see a dead end sign follow that road straight east. just before you come to a for Sale sign on a new house property and the curve in the road pull over. You will see a mound, not so much a mound any longer as I cut most of it down this afternoon, but it looks like a water way in the bean field. That is where the cemetery is. If this is the Greep - Anderson Cemetery then there should of been about 1/4 acre. It's about the same place. And so named on account of the Eric Able & his wife Caroline J. Greep conveyed a warrant to John A. Anderson of County of Knox except for one fourth of an acre to be used as a cemetery. So, there should be more people buried here. Talked the Farmer who farms the ground tonight Oct 01, 2008 eight pm and he assured me he does not drive his equipment over the stones. He's a very nice gentleman & will talk to the Woman who owns the ground very soon. She has some problems right now; have also found our some information on the families who are buried there & will be posting later when it all gets sorts out and comes together. anyone who is descended would truly love to hear from you. I have Armstrong's in my line of descent and would love to know if there is a connection I'm working on it I re-track what I said earlier.. I went back today and cleaned up and around the stones there are more bases than stones, scattered stones which seem to almost be in pieces and such. I noted who was buried there and the condition of the stones. This needs immediate attention and I'm trying my best. September 30, 2008. Pictures took today will be on the next page.
	This is a child's stone. It is broken is many many pieces and I took several photos trying to read it. I cleaned it the best I could with just plain water & soft brush. and just added a little chalk to the bottom to read her epitaph. I felt so sorry for the youngster buried here and her stone in such a mess I wanted to get everything I could from it. What I got was C O or U ----- for her name rest of it is broken off and I couldn't find the piece that went with it. next it reads part of that is missing too but daughter of you can just see a D... then broke off then on the other part strong meaning or my taking it to mean Armstrong. died Mar 25, 1862 Aged 15ms and 7ds. Just a little baby who is buried here once loved and now long long forgotten about. shame...... the epitaph what I could decipher was Sleep of dreams only take thy and that was all I could make out. There was a footstone by it with the initials of C. I. A. on it I took it as for hers.
` colored photos and the one on the right with the footstones. You can also see the pile of crumbs that was once part of someone's stone.
---- GONE HOME--- Little Annie--- dau of W. M. & M. E. Armstrong Died Dec 31, 1863 Aged 12yrs 2ms
John C. son of P. & M. A. Armstrong died. the bottom of his stone his gone. but he does have a his footstone with his initials on it.
Little John C's stone by itself.

two photos above are of same stone one just a closer look. It appears to be the first name of Lucy but only Luc is left of this woman's first name. Lucy wife of Wm. Armstrong died Feb 16, 18?? Aged 42y's & 3ms. the long handled knife was for cutting down the very tall grass although I told my husband it was very dull.
Partial pile of stones mostly children's we-- Laura, Kate, & I uncovered on Saturday.

although the stone above is for a Civil War Veteran who lost his life and the very young age of 18ys8ms 9ds the family saw fit to place a stone among theirs in their family plot. Daniel was in Co E 85 Regt. Ill Vol. & was buried near Bowling Green Kentucky. the bottom of the stone is in three pieces. with a chip out of the top near his first name. Daniel was the son of William & Lucy A. Armstrong & his stone was found near what appears to be his mother's stone--- LUC above.

Lydia C wife of Wm Armstrong died Feb 22, 1876 Aged 57yrs1mo 22ds. Lydia's stone is cracked in the middle as you can see and has the bottom parts broken off & parts of the top half.
These are black & white photo of the little girl's above. on both sides. trying to get different angle to read her epitaph.
Little girls above and at very top should of put these together but didn't. her first photo of her stone is at very top of page this is how I laid it out on someone's base for a larger stone. C O?U rest of name is broken off. Strong died Mar 25, 1862 Aged 15ms & 7ds ~~Epitaph~~ Sleep of dreams only ---- Take Thy ---- can't read the whole thing but was trying very hard to.
To show positioning of the stones Daniel K's is the foreground & didn't realize I still had it on black & white
photo above black & white of Lydia's & Daniel K's. to show positioning as they are laid out here.
Photo to right is of a base probably one of the child's it is smaller than the other base where bigger stones used to be.
Only partial top of stone that reads "Farewell"
Only part of the top of another stone. This is a Hand held Torch!