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Walter Cemetery,
Maquon Twp.,
Knox County, IL |
Foxie's Note:
I have put here some of the research plus, Todd's
listings which is the correct one with names and dates to the best of his
knowledge. Not all of his research is listed here. All of
Todd's information is listed below: making some changes here on Walter
Cemetery.
whatever. You may find errors as Todd did or something that isn't
quite right and sometimes things need to be further investigated to obtain
the correct information.
And I want to thank Todd for his
help and in his giving me permission to publish this information here.
 Todd for
your help and in the great job you've done here. I greatly admire you for
all you've accomplished. Todd has also restored some other
cemeteries in the area such as the McCallister Cemetery, Cook Cemetery,
and a couple of others. I'm glad I finally got to meet him.
Todd did all the restorations and setting of tombstones by himself.
No help from anyone. Thanks bunches Todd and I know your ancestors
will thank you, too. I will soon make a web page of the Walter Cemetery
photos. Am planning on making it a little different than the ones I
already have online. Thanks for your patience.
Todd
Walter's RESEARCH OF BURIALS IN WALTER CEMETERY
This
cemetery has been known variously as "Old Maquon", "Housh- Sumner-Walter",
and "Briggs", three obituaries and one death certificate have been found
that confirm it was named "Walter Cemetery" as late as 1914.
The first known
burial was in 1839 with the last being in 1914. It is located one and a
half miles west of Maquon on County Highway 20 and down a lane one-half
mile South on the Southern edge of the North East Quarter of Section 5 in
Maquon Township. The land was patented September 23, 1838 by Peter Jones
and John W. Walter. It measures 125 feet by 100 feet on a point,
overlooking a wooded ravine on three sides, where three small streams come
together with a field being on the North side. No mention is made of it in
any deeds. It is currently owned by Harlan and Jean England.
According to a
history of Maquon Cemetery written about 1900, in 1839 James Van Winkle, a
hired hand of Benoni Simkins Sr., died and Mr. Simkins approached John W.
Walter about burying the man here. He was told that the cemetery was
considered a family burial plot. He also approached Mr. Barbero, who owned
what is now known as Ouderkirk Cemetery in Section 4 of Maquon Township,
and was also refused. Mr. Simkins decided to start his own cemetery on his
farm on Section 34 in Haw Creek Township. This was the beginning of the
Maquon Cemetery.
I began working on
this cemetery on October 31, 1998. At that time only four stones were
visible among the trees, weeds and brush, most had fallen over and were
buried in the ground. I used a metal rod to probe the ground to locate
them. After removing countless trees and mountains of brush, I repaired
and reset all of the stones and keep it regularly maintained after decades
of neglect. Amazingly, it is probably this neglect, and the fact that it
was virtually inaccessible, that I was able to restore it to the condition
it is in today. There had been no vandalism and all but two of the graves
have their footstones. There are only 3 headstones that I'm not sure are
where they belong, but they are probably close.
Shrubs and
flowers have been planted and I've purchased flag holder markers for the
veterans. Being a work in progress, there is much more to do, not only on
the cemetery itself, but also on the research that follows.
Some dates and
names are from a Walter Family Bible, Will and Probate Records,
Biographies, Deeds, and Census. Following the research is the actual
transcription of the stones in this cemetery.
Todd
Walter, December, 2001
NOTES:
*1 - The date for this infant is incorrect, the
parents were not married until August, 1854.
*2 - Isaiah Stevenson's stone has his date of
death as 1849, but it was actually in 1848. His doctor bill is
from 1848 and his estate probate is dated January 9, 1849.
*3 - Betsy (Walter) Stevenson was first married
to Edward T. Smithson, son of Samuel and Mary (Terrill) Smithson. He died October 21, 1836 and is buried in Bennington (Thurman)
Cemetery in Maquon Township. Her uncle, Bowater Sumner,
served as Surety on July 11, 1837, in Highland County, Ohio, when her
father, John W. Walter was appointed Guardian of Edward and Betsy's sons:
William M., age 3 and John W., age 18 months. In 1848, John W. Walter was
again appointed guardian of the children in Knox County.
*4 - I have been unable to locate where or when
Cary Sumner died or is buried.
*5 - Thomas R. Sumner died in 1935 and is buried
in Cook Cemetery in Orange Township.
*6 - Martha J. (Sumner) McCoy died January 29,
1926 and is buried in Gilson Cemetery, Hawcreek Twp.
*7 - Abigail (Sumner) Stevenson was married to
Isaiah Stevenson, after his first wife, Betsy (Walter) died.
*8 - Dorothy (Strange) Thurman's stone has dates
that conflict with her obituary. Her stone indicates she was born Apr 6,
1797 and died Jan 25, 1887. Her obituary says she was born Apr 15, 1799
and died Jan 28, 1888. Clearly she died in 1888. Her son Alexander's
biography is found below and supports that she was born in 1799.
*9 - Peter Brown's death certificate has his
father's name as John Brown, but unfortunately it has his wife,
Martha Thurman, listed as being his mother.
*10 - Cynthia M. (Montgomery) Beacham was married
to John Beauchamp, although the name on the stones for her
and their son is "Beacham". Census and other records also have the name
as "Beauchamp". Her father's name was probably John.
*11 - William Brown is not known to be related to
Peter Brown , although they were both from Highland Co., Ohio. I
can't find that he was married or had any family here.
According to his probate record
his possessions were "in the hands of John Walter" and "the sum of
fourteen hundred and sixty three dollars and interest in the hands of John
Eads", who had been appointed his administrator by his brother, Elgar, who
was in Ohio. Bowater Sumner is listed as Executor on the probate packet.
His family were Quaker, and his stone is the only one: I've seen in the
area that has Quaker dating (8th month, 1st, 1839).
UNMARKED
BURIALS
There are 46 marked graves, not including 4
duplicate stones. The 3 children of James H. and Rachel Sumner that are
buried here have separate marble stones and are also on the family
monument, and John G. Thurman has one for him and is also on one with his
wife. There are at least fifteen depressions in the ground that are very
visible and are probably graves, judging by their locations in the rows. A
couple of the depressions are marked with simple rocks in
the ground. I have been told by a former resident of the nearby farmhouse
that there were a few tombstones in the creek in the late 1950's, but I
have been unable to locate any.
There is one stone base with no monument on top of
it in the section among the Thurman's. I believe that this stone was for
Elizabeth (Waddle) Jan 30, 1830-Nov 2, 1869, the wife of Joseph P.
Thurman, who was a son of John G. and Dorothy (Strange) Thurman. Their
monument is in Maquon Cemetery with no base. The placement of the
footstone (to the left) would seem to indicate it was the wife of someone.
Next to this there is a depression that was possibly Joseph and
Elizabeth's daughter, Samantha, who died September 11, 1865, and whose
name is on the stone with her parents in Maquon. The monument could have
been moved when Joseph died in 1892.
Another probable burial is Joshua Barrett Needles,
parents unknown, who died October 18, 1845. He was married to Lettice
Walter, a daughter of John W. and Hannah (Sumner) Walter. There is no
stone found for him in any area cemetery. Lettice later married William
Darnell and moved to Nebraska.
According to the obituary of Thomas Richardson
Walter, son of John W. Walter and Hannah Sumner, from May, 1897, he was
buried in "Walters Cemetery" but the family has a large monument in Maquon
Cemetery. His wife, Sarah (Stevenson), died in 1904. His body was possibly
moved at this time. The above Mary Ellen Walter, Thomas and Sarah's
daughter, also has a stone with the family in Maquon.
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There is a footstone with the initials N. M. H.
found near the headstone of Granville Houser. Possibly a sibling.
James H. Sumner had a brother, Thomas W. who lived
near him in Orange Township. He was married to Sarah G. Ashby and they had
several children, four of whom died young:
Ashby Sep 27, 1852 - Nov 11,
1857
Wilshire Jan 27, 1855 - Nov 22,
1857
Infant Dau Aug 27, 1862 - Aug 27,
1862
Bowater Apr 8, 1864 - Oct 2, 1869
Their names are all listed on their parents stone
in Gilson, Haw Creek Township, however, Gilson Cemetery was not used until
1878. It's very possible that the four children were buried here.
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William Jackson Walter and Catherine Housh had
three children that died, besides Thomas R. who has a stone here, and it
is likely that they are also buried here though unmarked:
Wesley Born about 1841
Abraham Jun 10, 1851 - Jun 14, 1851
Eliza Vianna Jun 5, 1866 - Jun 30,
1866
VETERANS
John W. Walter was a Private in Captain Hugh
Rogers Company of Highland Co., Ohio, from July 28, 1813 to August 26,
1813 during the War Of 1812.
Peter Brown enlisted as a Private in Co. G, 83rd
Infantry of Knox County, IL, on August 11, 1862 and was discharged on
December 22, 1862 due to disability during the Civil War.
Adam Housh served from Indiana in Captain James
Bigger's Company of US Mounted Rangers during the War of 1812 from June 1,
1814 to May 31, 1815. For his service he was paid one dollar per day for a
total of $365.
There is a James Walter listed in the
Revolutionary War Militia Muster Roll of Captain Jonathon Isham's Company
of Montgomery County, Virginia, dated April 28, 1778. I have not yet been
able to prove this is the same buried here, and probably never will since
the records were destroyed, but it appears there was only one Walter
Family in Montgomery, now Carroll County at the time. James would have
been 15 years old, which at that time was not too young.
OBITUARIES
the following have been found: Left these as is what I am about is
obituaries and such.
Unknown Paper
Died, Jan 28, 1888, Mrs. Doritha Thurman. Mrs.
Thurman was born in Virginia, April 15, 1799, aged 88 years, 9 months and
13 days. Her parents to Ohio; there she married John G. Thurman and there
resided until 1843, when they moved to Knox County, Illinois, and remained
in Knox Co., until 1857 when they moved to Iowa living there 2 years, and
then returned to their old home in Ill. after the death of her husband
she made her home with her son Alexander Thurman, and after his death with
Alexander's wife Eliza Thurman. She leaves to mourn for her loss, seven
children, 4 boys and 3 girls. She was the mother of 12 children. She was
interred at the cemetery one mile west of Maquon.
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Knox County Republican
Wednesday, September 5, 1894
LOST HIS LIFE
James Sumner Killed by the Cars
Mr. James Sumner of Orange
township, and for many years a resident of the county, lost his life last
Saturday morning, at the fairgrounds crossing. He was a member of the Knox
County Agricultural Board, and had been at the grounds attending to some
of the work of the fair, and while crossing the track was struck by the
morning passenger train and instantly killed, his neck being broken and
his skull crushed.
A jury was empanelled by Coroner
Aldrich. After viewing the remains, an adjournment was had until Monday
morning, when the following verdict was rendered:
We, the undersigned jurors, sworn
to inquire into the death of James Sumner, deceased, do say that the said
James Sumner came to his death by being struck by Peoria passenger train
No. 2, of the C.B.&Q. R.R. Co., on the morning of Sept. 1st, 1894, in such
a manner, by us unknown, as to cause instant death.
Dr. W.R. McLaren,
Foreman,
E. Sherman,
A.C. Dempsey,
William Tate,
S.M. Turner,
Harvey J. Butts.
James H. Sumner was born in
Highland County, Ohio, Nov. 28th, 1814, Emigrated to Illinois in the fall
of 1837, and settled in Canton, Fulton County. In the spring of 1838 he
moved to Knox County, near where Gilson now is, and has ever since resided
in that vicinity, until death. May 12th, 1847 he was united in marriage to
Rachel Epperson, and departed this life Sept. 1st, 1894, aged 79years, 9
months, and 3 days, and leaves to mourn his sudden and cruel death, one
brother, Thomas W. Sumner, two sisters, Mrs. Peter Godfrey and Mrs.
Richard Maxey, two sons, Thomas and Carry Sumner, and one daughter, Mrs.
Lewis McCoy, besides hosts of friends and neighbors to mourn his death, as
he was a friend to the needy, a helper to those who were in want, a
faithful, loving husband, a kind father, and respected by all who knew
him. The funeral was held at his late residence, conducted by Rev. N. G.
Clark, and attended by a large concourse of people, and his body laid to
rest beside his wife near Maquon.
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Galesburg Evening Mail; Thursday June 3, 1897
T. R. Walter, who has been in declining health
for the last year, died at his home south of town Friday, May 28, at the
age of 79 years. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church
Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. N. G. Clark. The remains were interred
in the Walters cemetery. The deceased was one of our oldest citizens and
was highly respected by all who knew him.
London Times; London Mills, IL
Uncle Tom Walters of Maquon township, Knox
County, died on Friday of last week, in the 80th year of his age. He was
a prominent and wealthy man. and one of the oldest settlers of the
county. His funeral was preached by Rev. N. G. Clark at Maquon. Sunday.
He was buried in the Walters cemetery.
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Galesburg Daily Republican Register; Thursday
April 2, 1914; Rapatee
Peter Brown is quite bad off at this writing, with
the chances against him. He is 88 years old, and a
veteran of Civil War.
Galesburg Daily Republican Register; Wednesday
April 8, 1914
Peter Brown
Rapatee, Ill., April 8. - The telephone informed
us on Saturday morning that Uncle Peter Brown had died on Friday night at
his home northeast of Rapatee. This removes one who has lived in Maquon
township for over four score years, he was brought here an infant and was
in his 84th year. He married Martha Thurman who died nine years since.
There remains living four children, Elias of Nebraska, Gilvey of Peoria,
Mrs. Sylva Bridgewater, of Rapatee, and Irven of Middlegrove,
grandchildren and great grand-children. Peter was a
veteran of the Civil War. The funeral was held at the home on
Monday morning and the interment in the Walter cemetery west of Maquon.
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BIOGRAPHIES
the following mention people buried here:
Not all biographies are here. Just left Thomas R. Walter's in
tribute to Todd who is a direct descendant. Other's Todd had you can
find on the other site. Thanks!
Portrait and Biographical Album of
Illinois and Knox County 1886, Chapman Brothers
THOMAS
R. WALTER is a successful farmer and stock raiser, residing on his
productive farm on section 16, Maquon Township. He has been closely
identified with the agricultural development of the county since his
arrival here in the fall of 1837. He emigrated to this county from
Highland County, Ohio, with his parents, and resided on the home farm in
Maquon Township, west of Maquon, remaining there until his final
settlement on his farm on section 16.
The parents of Mr. Walter are
John W. and Hannah (Sumner) Walter. The
father was born in Virginia and was a soldier in the War of 1812. The
mother was a native of South (sic, North) Carolina. Mr. Walter is the
third in order of birth in a family of ten children, namely:
Betsey (deceased), William J., our
subject, Jincy, Lettice (deceased), James
(deceased), Bowater, John G. (deceased),
Cynthia (deceased), and Richeson C. William J. married Catherine Housh and
they live in Nebraska; Betsey was the wife
of Edward Smithson, deceased; subsequentially she married
Isaiah Stevenson; Jincy became the wife of
Milo Preston, deceased, and she lives in Iowa;
James married Catherine Lawrence; Lettice became the wife of
Joshua Needles, now deceased; she was a
second time married to William Darnell; Cynthia became the wife of Joel
Darnell; and Richeson C. became the husband of Polly Hall; the latter
resides in Nebraska.
Mr. Walter's first purchase of
land was 160 acres, on which he erected a set of comfortable and
substantial buildings and made other convenient improvements, subsequently
adding to his first purchase until he is now the proprietor of 1,481 acres
of well improved and cultivated land in Knox County. He is also the owner
of property in the village of Maquon.
Thomas Walter was born in Highland
County, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1817. He had attained the age of 19 years upon his arrival in this county, and has
always followed the honorable calling of an agriculturalist.
It is needless to say that he is one of the
largest land-owners and most substantial farmers within the county of
Knox.
The date of the marriage of our
subject, in Maquon Township, was Aug. 8, 1854. The lady of his choice was
Sarah J. Stevenson, daughter of Edward and Mary (Keys) Stevenson. The
father was a native of Maryland and the mother of Delaware. In June,
1840, the date of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. S. in Knox County, they
settled in Haw Creek Township, subsequently removing to the township of
Maquon, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their
family consisted of six children, and bear the names of Sarah J., William, John, James K., Lewis N., and
Edward O. Sarah J., the wife of our subject was born inFranklin County, Ohio, Sept 24, 1835.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter, of whom we
write, have become the parents of ten children, as follows: Vianna,
Mary E.., Ethzelda,
two who died in infancy, Lyman, Elnora,
Thomas Ulysses, Laura B., and Albertie. Vianna is the wife of B.F. Adams and
resides in Peoria; Ethzelda married Frank D. Pickrel; this lady died in
Haw Creek Township June 2, 1881. Mary E. is deceased, and the remaining
children reside at home.
Mr. Walter has held the position
of Road Commissioner and also that of School Director. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.
The publishers take pleasure in presenting a view of Mr. Walter's fine homestead in connection with this
sketch.
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MISC. RECORDS
James Walter's bill for one visit from Dr.
Caldwell of Farmington was $1.50. His coffin was built by Jacob Conser for
$8.00.
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Moses H. Gregg's doctor bill from Richeson Walter
was $33.75 from September 3rd to November 17, 1846. His coffin was built
by James McCully for $15.00.
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Isaiah Stevenson's doctor bill from Richeson
Walter was . In his probate there is a bill for
"...making one cauphfin for Isaiah Stevenson,
Deceased. December 5, 1848, Seven Dollars, Wm. Conser".
There is also a bill of $3.00 from John W. Walter
for "setting tombstones" in September, 1848. These must have been the
stones for his wife and child.
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John W. Walter's bill from Dr. J. R. Cunningham
was $6.50, including a pint of whiskey. His coffin was purchased from F.
C. Warden for $25.00, his stones were purchased from Geo. Carley and A. W.
Anderson for $25.00, and his "articles for burial" were from George
Stetson for $1.25. E. E. Blakesly also furnished medication (what appears
to be "Frost's Pills") for $1.50.
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Peter Brown's death certificate indicates he died
of "Urenia" with complications from "Senile Debility" at 11:45 pm Apr 3,
1914 and was buried April 6, at 10:00 A.M. in "Maquon". Their stone has
no date of death for him. His was the last burial.
Martha (Thurman) Brown's death certificate states
she died of "Lagrippe" May 19, 1904 at 12:00 P.M. and was buried May 22 in
"Walters Cemetery". These are the only two burials here with death
certificates.
WALTER
CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION
FACING EAST
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MARY ELLEN - Dau. of T.? & S.J. WALTER -
Died ??
12, 187? Aged ?? Years, ? Ms., 2 Days
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ROW 2 Left
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Large White Bronze Monument
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Front (West):
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JAMES H. SUMNER, Born Nov. 28, 1814, Died Sept. 1,
1894.
RACHEL SUMNER, Born June 14, 1825 Died Jan. 7,
1893.
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DAVIS SUMNER, Born Apr. 16, 1853, Died Oct. 4,
1861.
WILLIAM M. SUMNER, Born Jan. 19, 1851, Died Aug.
22, 1855
MARY SUMNER, Born Mar. 5, 1869, Died Mar. 8, 1870
INFANT Son, Born June 28, 1860, Died July 9, 1860.
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THOMAS R. SUMNER, Born Dec. 6, 1848.
CARY SUMNER, Born May 6, 1855.; Erected 1893
Foxie's Note: These are all on the same tombstone above only
on a different side.
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Sumner
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MARTHA J. SUMNER, Born Sept. 12, 1857.
Gone But Still Remembered*****
Foxie's Note: These are
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BOWATER SUMNER - Died Nov. 4, 1851 Aged 63Yrs.
4Ms. 2Ds.
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Top Of Stone Gone - Died Apr. 28, 1852 Aged 60Yrs.
9Ms. 26Ds.
Has footstone with initials L. S. (Lettice Sumner)
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ELIZABETH - Wife of James WALTER - Died Oct. 13,
1845 Aged 79 Y's
JAMES WALTER - Died Feb. 8, 1839 Aged 75y's. 9m's.
& 18d's.
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SARAH - Daughter of James & E. WALTER - Died Aug.
8, 1839 Aged 40y's. 7m's. 7d's.
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INFANT Died Jan., 1858 - T. R. & S .J. WALTER
INFANT Died Sept., 1853 - T. R. & S. J. WALTER
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SARAH J. - Dau. of E.G. & H. MOORE - Died June 15,
1855 Aged 6yrs. 9mos. 16ds.
ELLEN - Dau. of E.G. & H. MOORE - Died May 14,
1855 Aged 2yrs.5ms.16ds.
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CYNTHIA - Wife of J. BEACHAM -
Died Sept. 7, 1861
Aged 49y's.11m. & 17days.
ROBERT - Son of J. & C. BEACHAM -
Died Feb. 10,
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In Memory of HANNAH WALTER
Who deceased on the 22nd day of September
A.D. 1844
Aged 51years, 4 months, and
13 days
To My Departed
Tis past - the fond - the
fleeting dream
Of love and hope is o'er,
And darkly steals life's
troubled stream
Unto the silver shore.
But still this broken heart
of mine
Shall be thy memory's
mournful shrine
Till it is laid at rest with
thine,
Where grief is felt no more.
My sorrow seeks a lonely spot
In some fair deserved place
To me each scene where thou
are not
Is not but joyless waste.
Where all the land is bright
and fair
But dim what thou can't not
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JOHN W. WALTER - Died Aug. 6, 1863 Aged 73y's.
7m's. & 24d's.
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JOHN G. - Son of J. W. & H. WALTER - Died Sept. 6,
1845 Aged 17y's. 11m's. & 28d's.
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In Memory of JAMES WALTER - Born Nov. 28 ??, A.D.
1821 Died Sept. ??, A.D. 1845
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In Memory of GEORGE K. STEVENSON
who deceased on
the 23rd day of June, A.D. 1842
Aged 7 months and 16 days
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In Memory of BETSY
STEVENSON
who deceased on the 23rd day of ??, A.D. 18??;
AE 28 years ??
months and 14 days
I. STEVENSON - Died Dec. 3, 1849 Aged 31y. 6m. 1d.
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In the background of the photo on the left you
can see Todd mowing.
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In memory of a daughter of Peter and Nancy GODFREY
who died in infancy.
INFANT Dau. of Peter and Nancy GODFREY - Born Feb.
18, 1841
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WILLIAM M. son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER -
Died Aug.
22, 1855 Aged 4yrs. 7ms. 3ds.
INFANT Son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER -
Died July 9,
1860 AE 12 Days;
Happy infant early blest, Rest in peaceful slumber rest.
DAVIS son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER -
Died Oct. 4,
1861 AE 8yrs. 5mos. & 18d's.
MARY dau. of J. H. & R. SUMNER -
Died Apr. 8, 1870
Aged 1yr. 3days.;
Short pain, Short grief,
Dear babe were thine, Now joy
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INFANT ?? of ?? KINSER - Sept. ??, 18??; Sleep on
sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home, He thought it best.
INFANT Dau. of W.J. & M.O. KINSER - Died Dec. 10,
1874 Aged 10 days; Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee
home, He thought it best.
ABIGAIL STEVENSON - Dau. of Thomas and Hannah
SUMNER; Born in N. C
Oct. 15, 1804 Died Feb. 12, 1894
PHEBE GREGG - Dau. of Thomas and Hannah SUMNER;
Born in N. Caro.
Mar. 1, 1781 Died Mar. 13, 1858
MOSES H. GREGG; Born in N. Caro. Apr. 1, 1777 Died
Nov. 19, 1846
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Farewell
SARAH HOUSH - Died Jan. 24, 1844 Aged 60
Yrs.
Farewell
ADAM HOUSH - Died Sept. 27, 1861 Aged 77
Yrs.
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ELIZA - Wife of John IVIS - Died Jan 17, 1875 Aged
54yrs. 2mos. 16days.
Rest Mother, Rest in quiet sleep, While friends in
sorrow for thee weep,
And here their heart-felt offerings bring, And
near thy grave thy requiem sings.
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THOMAS R. - Son of W. J. & C. WALTER -
Died Sept.
27, 1869 Aged 24yrs. 7ms. 2ds.
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Blank Footstone
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In Memory of WILLIAM BROWN Deceased 8th Month,
1st, 1839
Aged 40years, 4months, and 13days.
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William Brown's tombstone.
It's a Quaker Tombstone.... Notice the way the death is recorded
on this tombstone. The two Photos on the right are of the
main tombstone and then of his footstone. |
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Footstone with initials N. M. H.
GRANVILLE - Son of Wm. & S. HOUSER -
Died Apr. 6,
1856 Aged 10ms. 16ds.
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ROW 7 Left
to right
CLARY M. - Dau. of P. & M. BROWN - Died Sept 11,
1865 Aged 1y'r. 3m's. 16d's.
On Same Gray Marble Stone -
PETER BROWN - Born Jan. 1, 1831
His Wife; MARTHA A. - Born Feb. 14, 1835 Died May
20, 1904
OSCAR - Son of P. & E. THURMAN - Died Aug. 7, 1868
Aged 9ms. 16ds.
Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called
thee home, He thought it best.
On Same Gray Marble Stone -
JOHN G. THURMAN - Died Jun. 25, 1862 -
Aged 67y's.
5m's. 25d's; A loving husband and father dear, A faithful friend lies
buried here.
DOROTHY THURMAN - Died Jan. 25, 1887 Aged 89y's.
9m's. 19d's.
A place is vacant in our home, a voice we loved is
stilled,
A place is vacant in our hearts, that never can be
filled.
White Marble Stone -
JOHN G. THURMAN - Died Jun. 25, 1862 Aged 67y's.
5m's. 25d's.; loving husband and father dear, A faithful friend lies
buried here.
Stone Base and Blank Footstone
ROW 8
MARY A.- Dau. of R. W. & M. McWilliams - Died
Oct. 10, 1851 Aged 2yrs. 6ms. 24ds.
Below is what
the Knox County Genealogical Society has on record and in their listings. |
Kathy
Mills, who lives right now in Texas, typed this up and emailed it to me via the
net. 
Thanks 
so
Much Kathy!!! I really 
Kathy
typed up the information I had from the
Knox County Genealogical Society from
records at the Galesburg Library.
