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McCallister Cemetery

Jorden and I took these photos last September, 2005.  It was a pretty nice day outside.

Off of IL HWY Rt#97 heading towards Maquon.

at the back of the cemetery looking forward

looking from back of cemetery towards the eastern side.

This tombstone greets you as you enter the cemetery.  Jorden, my 3 year old great-nephew, and helper. This is Isaac & Nancy Lotts' Tombstone

B. A. Hill

Co H

49 Ill INF

 Obediah H. Jackson

Co I

2 Ill

L. ARTY
John D. Moore

Co A

77 ILL. INF.

 Same as the one previous. Had to put here

It's Jorden my great-nephew.

I thought this was cute.
  Captain Charles W. Jackson

Co B 42 Ill. Inf.

      McCallister Cemetery is located in the southwest quarter of Section 12, Orange Township, Knox County, IL.  The property in 1981 was owned by Paul Dean Clark.  Many of the Stones have been set upright and cemented onto their bases.   Todd Walter of Maquon, IL, restored this cemetery sometime in the year of 2000 or 2001; told to me by Todd.

       The first burials in this cemetery seem to be that of the 2 infants of the McCallister Family.

   To find this cemetery, head out of Knoxville, Illinois, on IL State Route #97 going towards Maquon.  Keep going until just before a curve in the road and the Gilson intersection 4 way.  You will see the cemetery that is set back from the road.  There are white Gates and an entrance from the Illinois State Hwy. #97.  You will have to open them to drive back there or walk back to the cemetery.  It sets in a Grove of trees south easternly from the road.

McCallister Cemetery Tombstone Photo Gallery

takes 8min to dwnld ovr slw net connection

is now in the works. with 242 tombstone photos soon be uploaded.
Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Comments
Anderson C. H. Nov 17 1826 Oct 26 1904 wife of S. B.
Anderson Elizabeth Mar 06 1830 Apr 10 1907  
Anderson Henry C.   Apr 28 1840 stone has been reset and age is gone

son of S. B. & I. F.
Anderson Irene F.   Feb 19 1888 84y 00m 10d
Anderson S. B.  (Samuel) Jun 10 1803 Jan 02 1876  
         
Baker John A.   April 1, 1858 ae 11m 12d; son of E. D. & M.
Baker Infant daughter   Sep 20 1875 dau. of G. W. & S.
Baker J. A. 1845 1869 son of E. D. & M.
Baker Jacob T. 1820 1857 son of S. L. & L.
Baker Jane No dates    
Baker Joshua   Mar 29 1873 25y 05m 18d; son of S. L. & L.
Baker Malinda   Oct 20 1860 03y 08m; dau. of J. T. & V. M.
Baker Mary J.   Mar 27 1857 03y 02m; dau. of S. L. & L.
Baker Matilda   Jan 18 1861 09y 10m 22d; dau. of E. D. & M.
Baker infant 0f S. L. & L. No Dates    
Baker Villa M. Burnett 1824 1915 wife of Jacob
Beamer Charles No dates    
Beamer Maria No dates    
Booth Ira   Sep 28 1858 11y 01m 29d
Booth J. W. May 07 1847 Jan 10 1884  
Bowers George F.   Oct 16 1868 00y 04m 15d
Bowers W. E. & M. No dates    
Boyd Elizabeth A.   Oct 04 1876 22y 11m 16d
Boyd Jennie E.   Apr 26 1875 00y 05m 06d
Boynton D. A. & S. E. A. No dates    
Boynton Daniel A.   Jan 31 1861 01y 02m 08d
Boynton William L.   Mar 02 1866 00y 04m 24d
Brooks Fanny   Nov 10 1871 00y 00m 18d
Brooks Infant daughter no dates    
Brooks O. M. & M. A. no dates    
Brooks Rebecca   Apr 12 1871 00y 00m 20d
Capps Annie M. 1859 1859  
Capps Eleanor 1833   wife of J. C.
Capps Infant 1862 1862  
Capps Infant 1867 1867  
Capps James 1857    
Capps James C. 1823    
Capps Sarah L. 1860 1904  
Capps Willie 1864 1865 00y 11m; son of J. C. &E.

Cartwright all listed below with same name are the Children of D. B. & N. M.

Darius and Nancy married in 1836:
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900
CARTWRIGHT, DARIUS B; MCCALLISTER, NANCY 05/02/1836 001/0005 KNOX

Darius and Nancy were on the 1850 census in Knox Co., Illinois, with one of the children buried in the cemetery: Silas
1850 > ILLINOIS > KNOX > TWP 10 N RANGE 2 E Series: M432 Roll: 113 Page: 334
Darius Cartwright 35 farmer 2000 New York
Nancy 33 Illinois
James 12 Illinois in school
Catherine 10 Illinois in school
Mary 8 Illinois in school
Barton 5 Illinois in school
Silas 1 Illinois
Catherine Burch? 75 New York

Darius and Nancy moved to Oregon in 1853 and were on the 1860 census as D.B. and N.M. Cartwright:

1860 > OREGON > LANE > SIUSLAW PCT Series: M653 Roll: 1055 Page: 279, Enumerated July 3rd, 1860
D. B. Cartwright 46 Farmer 10,000 3,000 New York
N. M. 43 House Wife Illinois
Nancy C. 22 Schoolmistress 1,200 1,000 Illinois [Nancy Catherine]
Mary 19 1,200 500 Illinois
Barton N. 11 M Illinois
Information on the Cartwright's emailed to me from Janice McAlpine

Thank you for the great work on the McCallister Cemetery! I have one minor correction. The Cartwright children in the cemetery are the children of Darius Bates Cartwright and Nancy McCallister -- so D. B. & N. M. Cartwright rather than D. E. and N.M. Cartwright.

thanks so much Janice for correct info plus the other information.

Cartwright Emily A.   Aug 06 1845 00y 11m 21d
Cartwright Harvey E.   Aug 11 1852 00y 02m 07d
Cartwright Henry K.   Aug 11 1852 00y 02m 07d
Cartwright Sarah A.   Aug 09 1851 00y 08m 15d
Cartwright Silas D.   Oct 14 1850 00y 11m
Cartwright William   Aug 17 1851 00y 08m 23d
Clark Charles A. 1870 Nov 02 1877 06y 10m 09d;  son of W. E. & J. A.l
Clark Frances A.   Sep 10 1868 01y 02m 07ddau. of W. E. & J. A.l
Clark Frank A. 1867 1868  
Clark Julia A. 1849 1914 wife of W. E.-
Clark Martha   Jan 04 1846 01y 02m, twin to Mary below & daughter of Wm. & L.
Clark Mary   May 19 1846 01y 06mwin to Martha above & daughter of Wm. & L.
Clark Mary E. 1868 1876  
Clark Mary E.   Aug 15 1876 07y 08m 24d; dau. of W. E. & J. A.l
Clark Milton H.   Dec 17 1843 01y 01m; son of Wm. & Lydia
Clark Ruth   May 23 1842 60y (native of MD)
Clark W. E.      
Coe E. K. & M. M.      
Coe Julia   Apr 26 1865 07y 02m 11d
Couse Mary E.   Apr 26 1872 33y 00m 20d; wife of A, and daughter of S. B. & I. F. Anderson
Dempsey Anna 1810 1908 dau. of J. & S. H.
Dempsey Cornelius Oct. 31, 1804 Aug 05 1883 Father
Dempsey Ida E.   Apr 11 1861 00y 09m
Dempsey Infant daughter   Nov. 20, 1859 infant daughter of C. & J. A.
Dempsey James 1778 Nov 21 1859 80y 11m 05d
Dempsey James Mar 05 1815 Nov 15 1888  
Dempsey John James Feb 10 1839 Sep 20 1851  
Dempsey Jonathan   son of J. & S. broken stone
Dempsey Julia A. Mar 28 1813 Dec 02 1900  
Dempsey Lucinda 1853 1933  
Dempsey Ida E.   Apr 11, 1861 ae 9mo; dau. of J. & V. A.
Dempsey Mandana G.   Mar 10 1852 06y 11m 17d; dau. of J. & V. A.
Dempsey Susannah Aug 25 1775 1865 wife of J.
Dempsey Thomas Jan 11 1851 Oct 12 1851 son of C. & J. A.
Dempsey Virginia   May 11 1873 03y 06m 23d
Dempsey William C. May 05 1848 Mar 18 1851  
Dempsey Infant daughter   Mar. 1843  
Dempsey Infant daughter   Nov. 20, 1859  
Denny John      
Denny Sally Wilson   Mar 25 1841 44y 01m 22d; wife of John
Denny W. M.     only the headstone
Dickerson Hannah Briggs   Nov 20 1921 96y
Eastman Fanny      
Eastman W. H. & H.      
Eastman William H.   Feb 14 1860 01y 09m 22d
Elder C. D. & S. No dates    
Elder Lydia M.   Dec 15 1863 17y 07m 14d
Elder Mary   Jul 25 1867 92y 00m 27d
Elder Mary R.   Feb 23 1858 14y 11m 05d
Elder R. No dates    
Freet Lilly E.   Jul 10 1869 02y
Freet Mandainey G.   Nov 06 1874 00y 10m 04d
Freet O. & M. No dates    
Garrett Martha J.   Mar 18 1844 25y 05m 20d
Garrett William No dates    
Godfrey Priscilla 1848 1934  
Goodman Abraham No dates    
Goodman David J.   Nov 06 1870 02y 04m 23d
Goodman Elizabeth R. [Jackson] Pearce Aug 15 1824 Nov 11 1882  
Gross A. T. & S. J. No dates    
Gross Thomas   Nov 20 1876 15y 04m 11d
Gunsaules Benjamin Feb 02 1848 Sep 06 1850  
Gunsaules James Nov 27 1787 Apr 11 1844  
Hill Ann M.   Oct 28 1865 25y 09m 17d; wife of David
Hill B. A.     Co. H 49 IL Inf.
Hill Bessie R. 1884 1965  
Hill David W.   Nov 13 1865 30y 08m 01d
Hill Emma Irene   Dec 12 1866 01y 04m 06d; dau. of F. B & S. A.
Hill Joseph H.   Jan 15 1874 14y 04m 23d; son of D. W. & A.
Hill Lauren R. 1874 1945 -
Hill Mary A.   Dec 14 1866 57y 01m 16d; wife of Robert
Hill Mary E. Holmes   Feb 17 1868 12y 03m 13d; adopted by R. & M.
Hill May 1879 1902  
Hill Robert   Nov 26 1863 83y; died in Ross Co., OH
Hill Sarah A. 1846 1924  
Hill   No dates    
Hill William W.   Sep 03 1866 00y 03m 13d; son of W. & S.
Holloway A. S.   Feb 18 1868 90y 03m 21d
Holloway Ethan Jun 19 1856 Jul 28 1877 21y 01m 09d
Holloway Infant son   Jun 29 1875  
Holloway Joseph G., Sr. Oct 07 1812    
Holloway Mary   Apr 04 1884 63y 04m 06d
Holloway Mary J.   Dec 08 1865 18y 11m 08d
Holloway Mary J.   Dec 08 1865 18y 11m 18d
Holloway Mary M. Kirkman Jun 30 1844 Jan 13 1887  
Holloway Ruth Pickley   Dec 10 1865 24y 03m 23d
Holloway Thomas Sep 07 1837 Dec 11 1921  
Houk C. C. & A.      
Houk Conner C. Sep 19 1818 Mar 16 1890  
Houk Sarah J.   Jan 18 1880 29y
Ickes Jonas H.   Feb 22 1865 00y 11m 14d
Ickes S. M. & E. J.      
Jackson Charles W.      
Jackson Charles W. Mar 17 1837 Nov 02 1906  
Jackson David B.   Feb 18 1879 81y 08m 21d
Jackson Lucy Hendrix   Jan 13 1899 92y 05m 08d
Jackson Obdediah H.      
Kellar Catherine S. Turner 1840 1917  
Kellar Frank 1872 1947  
Kellar Ida May Feb 15 1862 Oct 26 1863 01y 08m 03d
Kellar Lucy Moore 1871 1955  
Kellar Margretta Jul 06 1874 Dec 03 1901  
Kellar Margretta Jul 06 1874 Dec 03 1901  
Kellar Mary Ann Sep 22 1804 Feb 18 1892  
Kellar Mary E.   Sep 30 1867 01y 01m 18d
Kellar Mary Lena Aug 12 1866 Sep 20 1867  
Kellar William P. Aug 12 1833 Jun 26 1891  
Kellar Willie Oct 11 1859 Nov 18 1869  
Knell George W. Oct 16 1837 Mar 19 1926  
Knell Lucy E. Pearce May 06 1852 Dec 09 1925  
Knox Sarah   Feb 05 1857 86y 09m
Lane Edward Apr 24 1874 May 10 1965  
Lane Mary A. Kellar Jun 26 1876 Jun 28 1929  
Lotts Abraham Mar 02 1832 May 25 1865  
Lotts Elizabeth Ward Apr 18 1825 May 01 1879  
Lotts Ella Oct 06 1863 Apr 13 1886  
Lotts Isaac Sep 20 1792 Oct 09 1875  
Lotts Isaac E. Aug 12 1860 Mar 06 1880  
Lotts Mary Cary Jan 30 1840 Mar 12 1910  
Lotts Milton Jan 01 1823 Mar 01 1913  
Lotts Nancy Sep 08 1799   76y 00m 16d
Mason Nancy   Mar 15 1859 81y
Mason William      
McCallister Harriet L. 1841 1928  
McCallister Henry S.   Jun 16 1864 26y 08m
McCallister Ida E. [Parkins] 1870 1896  
McCallister Infants (2)   Aug ?? 1839 first burials
McCallister Mary   Apr 02 1864 69y 11m 02d
McCallister Mary L.   Dec 08 1868 07y 00m 01d
McCallister Miles H. 1888 1896  
McCallister Raymond A. 1891 1896  
McCallister Silas H. 1865 1928  
McCallister Simon   Apr 04 1850  
McCallister Wesley   Feb 24 1890 59y 04m 17d
Merrifield ? 1870 1875  
Merrifield ? 1873 1879  
Merrifield Frances Elizabeth 1877 1949  
Merrifield Harry E. 1864 18??  
Merrifield Howard B. 1918