Christian Church Cemetery

Hermon, IL

Site of the Hermon Christina Church  1866 ~~ 1974 Founders included Cashman, Bliss, Bond, Brown, Moon, Reece, Routh, & Smith Families	The Christian Church Bell	Looking From the south to north in the Cemetery.
	Photo on left shows the memorial marker with the bell behind it they are enclosed in a fence.. You may click on a photo and it open in it's own window for better viewing. Thanks	Back row in the Cemetery.

     My daughter, Kate, and I are in the process of walking this cemetery and the Methodist Cemetery across the street.  I'm photographing it and Kate is making sure the listings are correct and getting the newer burials after the tombstones were read by Kathryn Reece of Abingdon, and loaned to the Knox County Genealogical Society for Publication. Will post an update here when finished.  Kate is the process of typing up the listings.  This is just a partial.  The Christian Cemetery

     The Christian Church Cemetery is located in Hermon, IL, Chestnut Township, Knox co., Il right on county road 8. There are several ways to get to the Hermon depending on where are you. From Knoxville, Il, take county road #8 going south out of Knoxville, Keep going on this road until you come to a T in the Road which is county road #20 turn as to go to Abingdon.  Also, will be a sign saying Hermon.  Keep going West on this road until you get to another sign which is about a couple of miles down the road. There will be a sign saying Hermon. This is Knox county Rd #8 again. Turn left.  (If you should keep going straight on Knox Co. Rd. #20 it will take you in to Abingdon. The Hermon Christian Cemetery as it is now called is the Cemetery on the left-hand side of the road or the West side of the road.  The Christian Church Cemetery is located right across the street.  These are two very old cemeteries in Knox County. Knox County Road #8 going through Hermon, Il, south and keep going will take you to IL State Rt. #116.

   At one time both cemeteries were let go and got into pretty bad shape. That is not the case anymore. They are well maintained.  This is a partial listings as some tombstones have been lost.  It is a still used as a burying ground for Hermon residents and well maintained.

Kate and I have tried our best to give you the correct information as found in this cemetery.  We are not responsible for mistakes.  If there are any be sure to email me. Also, if you have connections with anyone buried here would love to hear from you. Thanks and have a great day.  Happy Gene Hunting.

I haven't gotten this whole cemetery checked out yet.  Kate and I have part of it.  I have two different listings for the cemetery and want to check out to see which is correct and also who has tombstones and who may not have tombstones. As when we were there a couple of weeks ago, it doesn't seem as though there were this many tombstones.  I know this cemetery was for a fact badly neglected at one time and then was put back to rights at a later date.  If you have any information to share on people buried in this cemetery would love to hear from you. Thanks.! Foxie 9/26/2005 and this cemetery needs to be checked.  There are errors. I've found from just taking photos of tombstones. 5:30p Monday night

Surname

First name or Woman's Maiden

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Other markings

Military

Townsend

Maurice J.

1859

1938

Townsend

Hannah Ruth

1857

1927

Wife

Grice

John A.

Nov. 4, 1852

Dec. 30 ,1918

McMaster

?

Apr. 2, 1891

Wife S.

McMaster

Jennie Belle

1891

1908

McMaster

David Edger

1857

1929

McMaster

Dora Custus

1859

1951

Steveson

George

1868

1941

Steveson

Elsie R.

1883

? ?

Steveson

Jacob Emery

Nov. 24,1871

Son T. A. & A. M. ae. 3y. 2m. 6d.

Routh

Isadora

June 23,1880

Apr. 23,1905

Smith

John F.

May 10,1851

July 8,1916

Smith

Mary

July 29,1853

Sept. 17,1895

Wife of John

Ray

Chesley

Mar. 8,1888

Ae. 71y. 1m. 17d.

Moon

Jesse

July 20,1818

Aug. 31,1892

Moon

Mary

May 15,1818

Mar. 27,1897

Wife of Jesse

Moon

Irvin

No dates

John

Elisha

Nov. 24,1832

Feb. 7,1901

Sgt. Co. K. Ill. Cal.

Betterton

Owen

Aug. 7,1886

Ae. 73y. 3m. 16d.

Betterton

Ann

Sept. 23,1871

Wife of Owen ae. 57y. 6m. 11d.

Davis

Permela

Nov. 5,1869

Nov. 11,1873

Grice

Joseph

July 5,1814

Sept. 8,1892

Grice

Susannah

Nov. 30,1822

Sept. 15,1901

Wife of J.

Grice

Pleasant D.

Feb. 23,1845

Dec. 8,1920

Grice

Ellen Betterton

Apr. 28,1851

Apr. 26,1929

Wife of J.

Davis

Cora

Oct. 15,1877

Nov. 5,1879

Coffman

Cordelia

Sept. 22,1803

Mar. 22,1869

Coffman

Samuel

Mar. 10,1801

Feb. 14,1871

Robison

Annie

July 28,1873

Feb. 17,1906

Dau. A. R. & M.E.

Combs

Laura

Apr. 14,1879

May 30,1910

Bowton

Albert

July 11,1861

Apr. 20,1891

Newell

Mary

Aug. 28, 1872

Wf. Of J. W. ae. 78y. 6m. 26d. 

Newell

Child

1872

Inft. Of J. W. & M. ae. 1yr.

Davis

Elmer

Jan. 1895

Ae. 20yr. 8m. 7d.

Davis

Samuel

Oct. 27,1829

Ae. 68yr. 6m. 17d. 

Davis

Lucy

Aug. 15, 1904

Ae. 72yr. 7m. 21d. 

Bliss

Clark T.

July 22, 1833

Nov. 8, 1899

Husband

Bliss

Harriet O.

Mar. 15, 1845

May 15, 1924

Wife

Bliss

Charles C.

Mar. 21, 1869

Aug. 7, 1895

Son

Bliss

Laura M.

Dec. 6, 1871

Aug. 21, 1966

Dau.

Barnes

O. M.

1871

1924

Barnes

O. M. Jr.

May 18, 1904

Aug. 30, 1911

Barnes

Allena Smith

1873

1941

Bjorklund

Adolph F.

Oct. 25, 1861

Apr. 18, 1923

Bjorklund

Jennie

Mar. 18, 1869

July 17, 1919

Wf.

Miller

Leanard

Dec. 8, 1899

Dec. 28, 1968

Miller

Mary Ethel

Dec. 19, 1901

Nov. 29, 1954

Wf.

Schafer

Franklin R.

1858

1919

Schafer

Phoeba E.

1861

1920

Wf.

Brown

Albert

Nov. 24, 1870

Son of J. W. & C. 4yr. 11m. 3d. 

Brown

Charles W.

Oct. 27, 1870

Son of J. W. & C. ae. 8y. 7m. 14d. 

Brown

George M.

1855

1932

Brown

Herbert

Oct. 28, 1882

Son of C. M. & P. 3m. 3d. 

Brown

Phoebe

1858

1933

Prall

William

May 6, 1864

May 8,1873

Brown

William

July 24, 1811

Dec. ? 1888

Brown

Mary

Feb. 28, 1884

Wf. Ae. 76y. 6m. 10d.

Terry

John H.

Mar. 14, 1873

Ae. 5y. 8m. 20d.

Moore

Blondell

Sept. 1, 1874

Dau. W. I. And E. J. ae. 8m. 22d.

Challender

Washington

Washington Co. E. 192 Ohio Inf.

Challender

Mary E.

June 18, 1836

June 12, 1896

Wf.

Challender

Alonzo Parkerson

May 1, 1887

Son ae. 16y. 8m. 15d. 

Michael

William

1860

1889

Owens

Ora H.

Mar. 3, 1890

Mar. 29, 1952

Cpl. 423 Mtr. Sup. Tn. QMC WW1

Barton

Clarence

Mar. 2, 1893

Son F. B. ae. 6m. 22d.

Owens

Isaac M.

June 3, 1847

Dec. 15, 1929

Owens

Sonora

Jan. 22, 1859

Nov. 11, 1913

Wf.

Owens

Samuel

1881

1945

Son

Ray

Chesley

Mar. 8, 1888

Ae. 71y. 1m. 17d.

Owens

John

1815

1879

Owens

Margaret

1818

1899

Wf.

Owens

Harmon J.

Mar. 27, 1879

Feb. 23, 1891

Son J. & S.

Way

Harmon

Feb. 19, 1815

Mar. 5, 1897

Way

Elizabeth Wilson

Mar. 15, 1821

Oct. 21, 1904

Wf.

Way

Samuel

May 24, 1841

June 16, 1915

Way

Clara M. Beals

June 11, 1848

No death date

Wf.

Hatten

Ralph P.

1885

1967

Hatten

E. Della

1884

1968

Wf.

Barton

Sarah E.

Jan. 12, 1889

Wf. A. M. ae. 41y. in June 

Scott

Charles A.

Feb. 14, 1889

Ae. 28y.

Smith

Robert E.

Feb. 5, 1826

Mar. 1, 1898

Smith

Eliza J.

Feb. 16, 1830

Mar. 13, 1886

Wf.

McCrea

Temperance C.

Dec. 16, 1818

Mar. 26, 1884

McCrea

Anna

July 11, 1885

Wf. Ae. 77y. 8m. 30d. 

McCrea

William

1807

Jordan

Alfred

Union Lt. Co. S. Ohio Cal.

Bond

B. P.

Sgt. Co. K. 149 Ohio N. C. Inf.

Bliss

Robert Leonard

1937

19 ? ?

Bliss

Doris Evenve

1910

1938

Wf.

Crist

Clara E.

Jan. 8, 1885

Wf. I. L. ae. 24y.

Bond

infant

May 18 1878

 son of Lewis & M

Thurman

Arthur C.

1889

19 ? ?

Thurman

Theo I.

1890

1941

Wf.

Bond

Elemender

Dec. 19, 1834

Mar. 29, 1904

Bond

Sarah Gremer

Dec. 10,1844

Sept. 3, 1923

Wf.

Bond

Alice M.

1867

1931

Bond

Nellie Bond Monday

1874

1958

Davis

Frank

1874

1925

Davis

Elizabeth

1877

1957

Wf.

Davis

Glenn

Nov. 13, 1902

Jan. 31, 1904

Davis

Mabel

Apr. 5, 1894

Aug. 14, 1895

Dau. J. & Nora

Barnes

Ezra Franklin

May 7, 1840

Oct. 11, 1916

Barnes

Sarah E.

Dec. 31, 1840

Aug. 31, 1907

Wf.

Barnes

Phebe H.

1876

1936

Davis

Samuel

Oct. 27, 1892

Ae. 66y. 8m. 17d.

Davis

Lucy

Aug. 15, 1904

Wf. Ae. 72y. 7m. 21d. 

Davis

Elmer

Jan. 1, 1895

Ae. 30y. 8m. 7d.

Bond

Walter

Aug. 10, 1873

Ae. 73y. 3m. 11d.

Bond

Sinia Elizabeth

1842

1918

Bond

Harriet E.

Nov. 4, 1849

Sept. 26, 1881

Dau. Of W & E.

Bond

Elenor

June 6, 1889

Ae. 79y. 7m. 16d.

Davis

Wemery

Sept. 26, 1886

Son G. & J. ae. 7y. 4m. 20d. 

Bond

Infant son

May 18, 1878

Infant son of Lewis and M. 

Bond

Walter

Dec. 7, 1894

Son of Lewis and M. ae. 2y. 25d. 

Hale

Infant son

July 1, 1878

Infant son of M. D. and M. S. 

Berry

Ellen

1859

1903