Copley Scotch Cemetery

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Kate & Racheal |
Looking Northeast |
Kate & Racheal in front of
the Civil War Soldiers |
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This is looking at the front of the cemetery.
The tree
was of very beautiful colors. |
John Tait |
Peter C. Tait |
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These are the tops of the
main tombstones for the
the Tait Boys who were
killed while serving for the
freedom of our country.
I thought them unique. |
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Samuel Mc Conghie
died July 16, 1859
Aged 54 years
Took several different ones of
Samuel's as his grave is off by itself tending you or
leading you to believe their might be others buried here
with no tombstones.
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She is not in the list below
Marion McGuie
died April 05, 1863
Aged 67 yrs & 11m's |
Father
Samuel Milroy
died
November 23, 1887
Aged 89 years
AT REST
This is a tree like tombstone
I liked it. Has markings
on three sides, footstones,
and then grave site markers. |
Infant
son of N & E C. Gordon
died March 10, 1889
These are by the big
Milroy Tombstone
which is next to this
one. |
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Katie
daughter of
A H & M C Gordon
Born March 04, 1881
died August 23, 1884
We found this one under
a tree Katie is not listed
below either. |
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Old Scotch Photo Gallery coming
soon.... |
The Old Scotch Cemetery is located about one mile west and one half mile
south of Victoria. It is in the south east side of the south west quarter
of Section 14 in Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois. You take IL state Rt.
167 west out of Victoria. You go about a one and half mile and you see county
road 1650E turn left off of highway heading south. Go on pass a house and
the cemetery will be on your left hand side of the Road. It is mowed by
Copley Twp. person's. There used to be a Chapel here called the John Knox
Chapel.
Have photos will upload at a later time. If you have any
information, corrections, additions, on persons buried or not listed as buried
here be sure to email me the corrections. Also, if you have any photos of
the tombstones in this cemetery I would gladly share them with others.
Some people are missing in this listing. I did research and there should of been
more. I will have to go back to the cemetery and check. It's been
over a year since I did this cemetery and the research on the McDowell's for a
gentleman out east but they ended up not being related.
The ones listed below with with * before it I've made changes
and for proof have inserted the tombstone. They are old and
very hard to read. Didn't realize this was going to take so
long to download over a slow internet connection if you have trouble
let me know via click'n on my doggie and he will let me know and I
can remove them and put them on another page.
Thanks for your help!
Always a work in
Progress.
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SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
COMMENTS |
McCONCHEE |
Samuel |
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7/16/1859 |
ae 54 yrs |
McCORNACH |
John |
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3/20/1885 |
ae 43 yrs |
McCORNACH |
Lizzie |
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1/8/1885 |
ae 35 yrs, Wife of John |
McCORNACH |
Nettie A. |
11/24/1876 |
8/6/1894 |
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EVANS |
Mary G. |
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8/12/1880 |
ae 21y 9m 22d, Wife of J. B., Dau of A.& J. MILROY |
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Small Stone |
M .G. E. |
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footstone probably for Mary G. Evans |
MILROY |
Alexander |
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8/20/1890 |
ae 69 yrs |
MILROY |
Janet |
6/5/1830 |
3/28/1903 |
Wife |
MILROY |
Samuel T. |
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11/14/1898 |
ae 30 yrs |
MILROY |
Samuel |
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small stone only |
The above are in an old iron fence |
McKIE |
James |
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4/18/1852 |
ae 2y 9m 12d, Son of J.& J. |
McKIE |
Mary |
6/8/1858 |
ae 17y 2m 6d, Dau of J.& J. |
McKIE |
R. M. C. |
---- |
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a small stone only |
McCLYMONT |
Margaret |
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4/14/1880 |
ae 59y 2m 6d, Wife of Peter |
M. Mc. D |
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---- |
Footstones Note: not in the cemetery as of
October 28, 2005. |
W. M. |
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---- |
McCORNACK |
Jessie Ann |
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9/25/1889 |
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McCORNACK |
Sarah |
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9/2/1884 |
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McKIE |
W. |
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9/26/189- |
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McDOWELL |
Elizabeth |
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8/29/1844 |
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*McCORNICK |
Gordon McDOWELL |
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12/14/1849
ae 37 yrs, Wife of Robert |
McCORNICK |
Robert |
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8/1890 |
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McDOWELL |
Gordon |
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Mother |
McDOWELL |
Marian |
---- |
---- |
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McDOWELL |
Robert |
---- |
---- |
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*McCONCHEE |
Sam |
---- |
---- |
small stone-no dates didn't find this at all but the above
tombstone above has to be his. His footstone is still there, too. It's been
set in cement and is in very good condition. |
McKIE |
John |
4/7/1808 |
2/1878(9) |
b: Parish of Comenell, Ayshire Scotland |
J. G. M. |
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---- |
Footstones |
E. N. |
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---- |
McKIE |
Elizabeth |
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3/2/1891 |
ae 38y 1m 22d |
McKIE |
Jessie STEWART |
5/2/1811 |
2/9/1899 |
Wife of John McKie, Born Wedonshire, Scotland |
McDOWELL |
Margaret GORDON |
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12/17/1881 |
ae 61y 4m 2d, Wife of J. McDowell |
McDOWELL |
John |
---- |
---- |
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*McDOWELL |
Margaret |
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Dec 17, 1891
Wife of
John McDowell |
*Margaret Gordon
wife of
John McDowell
died December 17, 1881
aged 61yrs 4ms 2ds
To those who for
her loss are grieved This consolations given
she's from a world of once relieved and blooms a rise in heaven
my info from tombstone |
McDOWELL |
J. M. |
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McDOWELL |
A. G. |
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---- |
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McDOWELL |
John |
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2/11/1878 |
ae 31y 9d |
McDOWELL |
Maggie |
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---- |
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GORDON |
William |
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5/4/1868 |
63yrs |
*GORDON |
Annie L. & Nettie L. |
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1/12/1865 |
Daughters of Peter & M.A. Gordon In the listings is
only Annie and they are on the same tombstone. Nettie above. She died
in the year of 1865 but very hard to read the date.
Peter Gordon lived in Copley Twp., 1878. |
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GORDON |
Alexander |
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8/22/1852 |
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SHAW |
Cora MCDOWELL |
4/3/1865 |
2/8/1905 |
Wife of James A. Shaw |
SWEENEY |
Miles |
1782 |
1860 |
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SWEENEY |
Mary |
1797 |
1864 |
Wife |
SCOTT |
Jane |
1831 |
1918 |
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SCOTT |
William |
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5/7/1885 |
ae 78 yrs |
SCOTT |
John |
1827 |
1911 |
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*SCOTT |
Jane |
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2/15/1871 |
ae 72 yrs, Wife of Wm. Scott |
McKEE |
Robert |
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12/10/1858 |
ae 44y 2m 22d |
*McKeE |
Sarah M. |
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August 25, 1854 |
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MILROY |
Samuel |
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11/23/1887 |
ae 69 yrs |
MILROY |
Margaret |
1815 |
1903 |
Wife |
AITKEN |
David |
11/6/1805 |
12/5/1872 |
Husband of Margaret |
AITKEN |
Margaret |
8/16/1816 |
7/8/1894 |
Wife of David |
McDOWELL |
Agnes |
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5/6/1875 |
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McDOWELL |
Bertie B. |
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4/1879 |
ae 4y 1m 4d, Child of J. B.& A. |
McDOWELL |
Peter |
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Son of J. B.& A. |
McDOWELL |
DeWitt |
10/17/1855 |
8/6/1894
His memory
is blessed |
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TAIT |
John |
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5/27/1861 |
ae 29y 10m 29d,
Co G 89 IL Inf |
TAIT |
Peter O. |
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12/16/1864 |
ae 26y 3m 29d,
Lt. Co G. 89 IL Inf. |
TAIT ? |
Nettie A. |
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1/1/1865 |
ae 71 y 16d |
TAIT |
William |
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1/3/1843 |
ae 40y 8m |
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McCORNACK, WILLIAM,
is a farmer living on section 8 of Copley Township, Knox
County, and was born in Creetown village, on the Cree River,
Scotland, March 22, 1832. His parents were Samuel and
Jenette (Tait) McCornack. They were natives of Scotland;
the father by trade was a carpenter, and, also owning a
saw-mill, had a good source of income. They came to America
in 1839, and settled four miles east of Knoxville. There
they purchased 40 acres of land, on which they remained
until 1852. They then removed into Copley Township and
purchased 160 acres on section 8, on which they lived until
1872. He then moved into Oneida village and erected a house,
living there until the death of the husband and father, in
1878. The mother followed him in 1880. Their family
consisted of four children, as follows: William,
Margaret, James, and Andrew. James died in 1874.
The subject of our sketch remained at
home until he reached the age of 29 years. He studied two
years at Monmouth College, and was a well-informed
and intelligent youth. His general knowledge of things and
his worldly experience were fairly good, and he was liked
and respected by those he met during these years.
He was married on the 4th
of March, 1861, to Miss Angeline Bacon, daughter of
Jirah and Maria (Reeves) Bacon. Five boys and one
girl were the result of this union—Jirah S., Edwin B.,
Ivan W., Willard H., and James L. The little girl died
in less than a year after birth. Mrs. McCornack died the 22nd
of July 1880, and Mr. McCornack remarried Sept. 27, 1883,
the second lady of his choice being Miss Ellen Doak,
daughter of William and Helen (McKee) Doak, native of
Scotland. They died in the land of their birth Sept. 8,
1878, and Feb 6, 1879, respectively.
Mr. McCornack moved onto the place he
now occupies in 1861, and at that time laid the foundation
of his present home. He is now the owner of 640 acres, 320
in Knox County and 320 in Iowa. He devotes his attention
chiefly to the raising of grain, hogs, and cattle, and is
very successful. He values his land at $40. per acre. In
politics Mr. McCornack is a Republican, and has held some of
the minor offices of his county, being Collector and
School Treasurer for several years. He takes a deep
interest in education and the prosperity of the schools of
his county. He and his wife, hand in hand a Christian bond
of union, are enrolled as members of the Presbyterian
Church.
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GORDON, ALEXANDER H., a farmer, residing on
section 12 of Copley Township, Knox County, was born
in that township Oct. 18, 1851. His parents,
Peter and Mary A. (McDowell) Gordon, were
natives of Scotland and came to America in
1840. They settled in Copley Township, locating on
section 10. Here they lived and reared a family of
six children, four of whom are still living— James,
Mary E., Alexander H., and Albinus M.
The subject of this biographical notice
remained at home until he was 22 years of age,
assisting on the farm and receiving a limited
education. He then took up a part of the homestead
for two years. At the end of that time, in 1876, he
moved onto 160 acres of land, where he has since
resided, raising stock and grain. He was married
Oct. 19, 1873, to Miss Mary C. Olmsted,
daughter of Henry and Catherine (Wilder) Olmsted. Her
parents were natives of New York, and she was born
Sept, 17, 1855, her birthplace being Delaware Co.,
N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon have four children, by
name: Arthur O., Eva L., John H., and James P. Arthur
O. was born Aug. 8, 1874; Eva L. was born
Jan. 5, 1877; John H., Dec. 31, 1878, and
James P., May 24, 1882.
Mr. Gordon is in politics a stanch
Republican, zealously supporting and voting for that
party. He is School Director and has a keen
interest in educational matters. Both himself and
wife are earnest members of the Presbyterian
Church, worshiping under its doctrines of faith
and showing forth the noble principles of a
Christian religion in their daily lives. Mr. Gordon
is one of the representative men of Knox County, and
for solid and substantial traits of character and
nobility of purpose has no superior in this section
of country.
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