Rio Baptist Cemetery, Rio Township, Knox County, IL

        The Old-School Predestinarian Baptist is the oldest religion organization in the county as of 1878.  It was known as the "Henderson Church" and was constituted at Henderson Grove August 14, 1830 by Elders Stephen Strickland and John Logan.  The membership in 1878 consisted of 45.  Elder J.M. Brown was the minister in 1878.  The church stood in the middle of the ground and the cemetery was once located on both sides of the church.  All that remains now is the burying grounds of the oldest church in Knox County.  The cemetery has been beautifully restored and is still used for burying grounds by the township.  On Feb 16, 1863 Larkin & Polly Robertson filed a deed for the one acre burying ground known as Robertson Grave Yard to the State of Illinois.  Recorded in Vol 55, p 461 of Knox Co. Deeds.  The former church and cemetery is located on the southwest corner of the northeast 1/4 of Section 28, Rio Township.  It is 1/2 mile north of the Rte. 150 and Ontario Road junction and then 1/2 mile west of Rte 150.

This cemetery down through the years has sometimes been referred to as the Robertson Cemetery.

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Rio Baptist Cemetery Tombstone Gallery
SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE COMMENTS/ INSCRIPTIONS
SCOTT Albert N. 1890 1967 M: 8/14/1912
SCOTT Elda M. 1892 19-- wife of A.N.
HALL Howard 1902 19-- Dad
HALL Emma M. 1907 19-- Mom
POWELL James ---- 21/27/1976 ae 66yrs, funeral home marker
LIVINGSTON Otto H. 4/17/1889 11/13/1973 2 C USN WW1, military marker
SHEPHERD Joseph W. 1894 19--  
SHEPHERD Ethel F. 1897 19-- wife of Jos. W.
SHEPHERD Charles 1911 19--  
SHEPHERD Ethel M. 1910 19-- wife of Chas.
FOLGER Mary Adaline 7/30/185- 2/21/1878 wife of J.W.
FOLGER Luella 2/15/1883 3/19/1883 dau of J.W.& C.W.
MAXWELL John M. ---- 9/6/1875 ae 1m 2d, son of Wm. & AE
BLOOMFIELD John L. 1836 1915  
BLOOMFIELD Hannah S. 1850 1898 wife of J.L.
BLOOMFIELD William ---- 1/19/1873 ae 3m 24d
BLOOMFIELD May 1886 1887  
HAMBSCH Michael 2/11/1841 2/22/1924  
HAMBSCH Martha 8/12/1844 9/27/1900 wife of Michael
HAMBSCH William 12/20/1871 8/25/1872 son of M.& M.
HAMBSCH Infant ---- 6/29/1870  
HAMBSCH Sarah H. 12/4/1874 11/12/1908  
MELTON Lavonne M. 1912 1969  
MELTON Walter W. 1909 19--  
BLOOMFIELD Mary 7/13/1811 7/12/1884 wife of Isaac
BLOOMFIELD Isaac ---- 2/3/1876 ae 77y 3m 13d
BLOOMFIELD Sarah A. ---- 1/26/1878 ae 35y 10m 9d, dau of I.& M.
BLOOMFIELD Daniel 6/29/1840 ---- son of I & M.
BLOOMFIELD Georgiana 3/19/1863 8/15/1895 wife of E.M.
KEFFER Hester ---- 8/12/1875 ae 22y 8m 12d, wife of Reuben
KEFFER Freddie ---- 9/2/1875 ae 5m 26d, son of R.& H.
MELTON Lawrence O. 1909 1970 M: 8/25/1935
MELTON Alma C. ---- ---- wife of L.O.
FIELDS John 1846 1889 Father
FIELDS Melissa 1843 1928 Mother
FIELDS Lucinda 1885 1889 dau of J.& M.
FIELDS Delera ---- 4/13/1888 ae 1y 10m 9d, dau of JF&AV
FIELDS Infant Son ---- ----  
MAXWELL Reuben ---- 4/16/1885 ae 66y 5m 29d
MAXWELL Elizabeth ---- 7/16/1904 ae 84y 2m 11d, wife of Reuben
MAXWELL Hannah ---- 12/16/1872 ae 17y 1m 6d, wife of......can't read
HAHN Michael ---- 7/21/1876 ae 72y 10m 15d
HAHN Rebecca 2/1/1807 2/9/1892  
HAHN Joseph ---- 1/5/1872 ae 41y 2m 13d
HAHN Cyrus ---- 10/27/1857 ae 20y 3m 27d
HAHN Amos ---- 4/8/1872 ae 23y 8m 21d
HAHN Wilbern ---- 1/9/1863 ae 18y 4m 7d
HAHN Edward ---- 3/27/1862  
BLOOMFIELD J. H. 1834 1917  
BLOOMFIELD Lucinda 1841 1915 wife of J.H.
BLOOMFIELD Mary J. ---- 4/4/1865 ae 4y 28d, dau of J.H.& L.
POWELSON Paul ---- 12/6/1867 ae 30y 4m 29d
POWELSON Sarah E. ---- 12/26/1864 ae 10m 2d, dau of P.& C.
JACKSON W. A. 11/1/1846 6/30/1911  
JACKSON Charity E. 10/3/1836 10/27/1903 wife of W.A.
ROSE Elmer C. 8/15/1866 11/13/1891  
ROSE Anna 1868 1940 wife of Elmer C.
MARTIN Edward ---- 5/29/1870 ae 38y 9m 2d
SHANNON John ---- 5/26/1870 ae 72y 3m 18d
SHANNON Margaret ---- 6/4/1868 ae 66y 5m 10d, wife of John
SHANNON Harrison ---- 6/17/1864 ae 51y 4m 18d
SHANNON George M. ---- 7/19/1861 ae 11y 2m 4d, son of GW&HJ
DEAN Aaron ---- 1/6/1863 ae 22y 1m 4d, son of SL& JA
HAHN Dalton ---- 1/4/1863 ae 31y 6m 4d, son of E.& A.
DEAN Joseph H. 7/2/1836 4/18/1892  
DEAN George W. ---- 3/8/1880 ae 19y 8m 19d, so of JH&MA
DEAN Samuel A. ---- 11/8/1871 ae 9y 5d, son of JH& MA
DEAN Malvina J. ---- 7/29/1868 ae 29y 10m 1d, wife of J.H.
DEAN Maraha A. ---- 8/24/1871 ae 20y 2m 15d, wife of W.J.
COLEMAN George W. 1837 1913  
COLEMAN Harriett 1842 1869 wife of Geo. W.
COLEMAN Emma E. 1849 ----  
COLEMAN Ambrosia E. 1862 1891  
COLEMAN Nathaniel ---- 6/24/1881 ae 69y 9m 4d
MOORE Lyman K. 5/8/1814 12/20/1885  
MOORE Mary S. 8/21/1818 4/15/1856/66 wife of L.K.
MOORE Edward L. 12/22/1841 8/5/1843  
MOORE Calvin J. 4/5/1843 2/21/1862  
MOORE Ellen 4/5/1843 8/4/1847  
MOORE Celina A. 11/24/1853 1/2/1854  
WOODMAN Vine G. ---- 6/1/1850 ae 17y 10m, son of P.& R.
WOODMAN Edwin B. ---- 8/17/1843 ae 14y 6m 28d, son of P.& R.
WOODMAN Pearce ---- 9/15/1853 ae 58y 2m 22d
WOODMAN Roxa ---- 4/9/1876 ae 77y 2m 12d, Wife of Pearce
WOODMAN Betsy ---- 4/3/1848 ae 13y 2m 11d, dau of P.& R.
WOODMAN Martha Loretta 4/20/1867 8/12/1879 dau of P& R.
WOODMAN Mary S. ---- 4/13/1856 ae 27y 7m 2d, dau of P.& R.
WOODMAN David B. 5/1/1821 6/16/1877  
WOODMAN Lorena 5/18/1822 12/14/1887 wife of D.B.
WOODMAN Ida M. 4/27/1858 ---- dau of DB& L.
WOODMAN Lyman 6/28/1852 8/25/1852 son of DB& L.
WOODMAN Clarence 12/9/1854 3/8/1855 son of DB& L.
WOODMAN Clara 4/20/1857 5/15/1857 dau of DB& L.
WOODMAN Cornelia 5/9/1847 7/15/1847 son of DB& L.
WOODMAN Foster 4/22/1848 1/9/1863 son of DB& L.
WOODMAN Armelia 1/27/1850 5/17/1850 dau of DB& L.
WOODMAN W. Foster ---- 2/9/1863 ae 4y 7m 17d, son of DB& L.
RILEY Harbin 1821 1894 Father
RILEY Amanda 1821 1908 Mother
CHIDESTER Adelia Riley 1850 1914  
RILEY Nancy 1846 1862  
McDONALD Ira V. 12/29/1860 6/22/1889  
McDONALD Lucia A. Riley 1863 1955 wife of I.V.
CLAYTON Etta Riley 1855 1932  
MELTON Ruth ---- 1869 Mother
MELTON Ada ---- 1849  
MELTON Ada ---- 5/24/1863 ae 2y 11m 18d, dau of E.& RM
MELTON Catherine ---- 4/10/1875 ae 81y 8m, wife of David
MELTON David ---- 8/19/1859 ae 72y 8m 4d
ROBERTSON Francis M. ---- 8/18/1843 ae 8y 8m 1d, son of L.& P.
COX Martha ---- 10/11/1865 ae 87yrs, wife of Martin
ROBERTSON Larkin ---- 2/6/1869 ae 66y 4m 9d
ROBERTSON Polly 1802 1887  
ROBERTSON John ---- 4/1/1863 ae 10y 10m 27d, son of L.& P.
COX Nancy ---- 2/28/1887 ae 81yrs, born in Virginia
PETERSON Dellie 10/3/1895 10/2/1896 triplet
PETERSON Nella 10/3/1895 9/23/1896 triplet
PETERSON Ella 10/3/1895 8/28/1896 triplet
PETERSON Katie ---- 5/23/1898 ae 2y 1m 25d, dau of JB& Ada
MAYO Curtis ---- 8/12/1863 ae 1y 2m 18d, son of M& PA
MAYO Frank ---- 11/18/1863 ae 6y 5m 22d, son of M& PA
JACKSON Harrison 9/20/1820 5/20/1899  
JACKSON Roxena 2/3/1821 11/28/1893 wife of Harrison
JACKSON Elizabeth 11/19/1828 10/21/1864 wife of Mayo
JACKSON Mahala S. 5/21/1859 8/27/1928  
JACKSON Arrena Jackson White 5/22/1852 7/17/1914  
DEATHERAGE Achilles 12/1/1842 2/13/1918  
DEATHERAGE Dora E. Stroud 11/3/1859 12/19/1952 wife of A.
DEATHERAGE Ethel 9/24/1883 3/10/1917 dau of A.& D.
ADCOCK Daisy Deatherage 3/27/1881 7/31/1974 dau of A.& D.
NASH Infant ---- ---- infant of JC& S.
ADAMS Albert A. ---- 11/1/1864 ae 1y 5m, son of W.L.& L.
IDDINGS Samuel H. ---- 7/17/1863 ae (can't read), son of T.& E.
LEVALLEY Mary A. ---- 9/10/1863 ae  23y 3m 20d, wife of S.E.
IDDINGS Thomas 3/4/1820 2/25/1886  
IDDINGS Emily 11/22/1821 12/1/1907 wife of Thomas
SHEPARD Mary G. 9/6/1801 8/24/1895  
DEVLIN Frank A. 12/25/1853 2/26/1906  
KRANZ Georgia R. 1879 1950  
KRANZ Theodore J. 1866 1948  
RUSK Samantha C. 12/6/1851 3/8/1885 wife of Hiram
RUSK Hiram 1843 1923 Co F 102 IL Inf.
LEE Ida ---- 3/10/1860 ae 1m 16d, dau of S.& I.
RUSK Mary E. ---- 1/18/1865 ae 13m, dau of H.& D.S.
RUSK Fredia W. 12/3/1882 3/15/1883 son of H.& D.S.
RUSK E.W. ---- ---- no dates
LEE John W. ----- ----- son of S.& I., dates cannot be read
LEE James M. ---- 3/1/1856 infant son of S.& I.
LEE Samantha ---- 10/5/1852 ae 7y 5m, dau of S.& I.
LEE Infant Son ---- 2/15/1857 infant son of S.& I.
WILSON George ---- 6/28/1867 ae 27y 3m 24d
CRISMAN Matilda F. Boyd ---- 10/5/1868 ae 21y 10m 24d, wife of Geo., dau of T.& M.Boyd
BOYD William H. ---- 8/5/1866 ae 25y 7m 21d, son of T.& M.
GULLSTRAND Albin E. 1904 1959  
GULLSTRAND Alta Lee 1904 19--  
ADAMS Ava Blanch 7/10/1891 11/25/1891  
ADAMS Theron ---- 4/25/1863 ae 1y 9m 26d, son of WR& SJ
ADAMS Wilson R. 9/23/1833 5/30/1912  
ADAMS Sarelda J. 12/20/1834 10/10/1912 wife of W.R.
VICKERY Katie L. ---- 12/13/1878 ae 1y 1m 15d, dau of R.E.& J.
VICKERY Effie M. ---- 12/19/1878 ae 4y 3m 13d, dau of R.E.& J.
BROWN A. Archibald 2/9/1850 1/15/1905  
BROWN Mary Etta 4/19/1856 6/29/1913  
BROWN B. 2/28/1815 10/24/1905  
BROWN Lovicy 4/20/1822 2/17/1893 wife of B.
BROWN Elizabeth Lee ---- 10/18/1861 ae 19y 2m 24d, dau of B.& L.
BROWN Frank Lee ---- 12/9/1861 grandson of B.& L.
FRENCH Helen M. ---- 2/24/1864 ae 3m 4d, dau of T.G.& J.
FRENCH T.G. 5/13/1839 11/7/1918  
FRENCH Jane Brown 7/8/1846 1/23/1906 wife of T.G.
ROWE Fannie G. Riley ---- 8/21/1888 ae 30y 1m 18d, wife of Alonzo
ROBERTSON Arthur 1871 1945  
ROBERTSON Mae 1878 1971 wife of A.
ROBERTSON Infant Son ---- 12/3/1904 Infant son of A.& M.
ROBERTSON Lucille 1915 1916 dau of A.& M.
PETERSON Luther C. 1896 1965  
PETERSON Della M. 1895 19--  
DEVLIN Herman P. 1889 1961 son of Frank A.& Ida Iddings Devlin
DEVLIN Martha E. Munson 1893 1961  
DEVLIN Alice I. 1915 1926  
DEVLIN Herman Jr. 1921 1937  
PETERSON John B. 1856 1934  
PETERSON Ada I. 1869 1950  
SHEPHERD Fred B. 1886 1941  
SHEPHERD Myrtle 1887 1920  
ROBERTSON Larkin ---- 4/18/1871 ae 12y 5m 18d, son of Geo.& Juletta
ROBERTSON Julary Jun. ---- 5/10/1869 ae (can't read), son of G.& J.
ROBERTSON Elsie 10/1/1827 6/20/1912 husband of Mary J.
ROBERTSON Mary J. 7/4/1845 4/21/1918 wife of E.
MELTON Orlan C. 1864 1923  
MELTON Elizabeth F. 1874 1937  
ROBERTSON James R. 1867 1937 Father
IDDINGS Infant Son ---- 4/6/1878 infant son of M.S.& E.
ROBERTSON Daniel H. 1/22/1826 1/25/1899  
ROBERTSON Martha E. Strain 8/18/1832 1/23/1899 wife of D.H.
ROBERTSON Mattie A. ---- 11/17/1868 ae 3y 7d, dau of D.H.& M.
ROBERTSON Clara J. ---- 9/15/1856 ae 1y 3m 1d, dau of D.H.& M.
MEEKER Florence 1873 1897 wife of Daniel H.
ROBERTSON Martha ---- ---- no dates
BAIR Martha S. 4/7/1840 1/2/1882 wife of L.C.
BAIR Infant Daughter ---- 3/28/1875 dau of L.C.& M.S.
MORROW Elizabeth A. ---- 2/11/1863 ae 19y 6m 2d, dau of J.& E.
DEATHERAGE James 7/4/1853 12/29/1909  
DEATHERAGE Sarah 7/26/1853 2/12/1922  
SHEPHERD Floyd ---- 1959  
SHEPHERD William H. 1846 1919 Co F 102 IL Inf. Regt.
SHEPHERD Bertie J. 1856 1935  
BLOOMFIELD George E. 1870 1948 Father
BLOOMFIELD Ellen E. 1884 1974 Mother
DEW James H. 2/14/1809 1/25/1896  
DEW Elizabeth 9/29/1813 3/6/1902  
DEW William 2/9/1776 5/17/1875  
STEGALL Wiley 1/5/1820 ----  
STEGALL Margaret 4/18/1838 4/1/1899 wife of Wiley
MELTON Infant Daughter ---- 3/11/1859 ae 24 days, dau of J.& F.
SHEPHERD Cecil D. 1915 1960  
SHEPHERD Sindy Lee Townsend 1/23/1961 ----  
PETERSON Ray G. 7/26/1903 8/3/1974  
PETERSON Lyle T. 1/6/1908 19-- wife of R.G.
SCALF Kate J. ---- 6/20/1882 ae 20 yrs, wife of Wm.
SCALF Dellie ---- 5/24/1876 ae 1 day, dau of Wm.& M.J
SCALF Otis 10/11/1880 4/11/1882 son of Wm. & M.J.
SCALF Otis L. ---- 9/4/1874 ae 6mo., son of Wm.& M.J.
THOMAS Stella --- 10/9/1878 dau of J.W.& M.
BENSON Wilmeta J. ---- 6/5/1882 ae 1y 1m 2d, dau of Wm. & M.
BENSON William H. ---- 11/9/1880 ae 22y 1m 26d
PORTER Melvina L. ---- 4/3/1917 ae 64y, wife of E.B.
BENSON Alexander F. 1823 1897 Co A 16th US Inf
BENSON Annie A. ---- 2/10/1875 ae 42yrs, wife of A.F.
GIBSON infant son ---- ---- son of Fanny & John
GIBSON infant daughter ---- 9/9/1864 ae 11m 30d, dau of Fanny & John
GIBSON A. Benton ---- 1/7/1863 ae 1y 9m, son of Fanny & John
RUSK Vance ---- 3/7/1860 ae 27 yrs
RUSK John ---- 3/9/1864 ae 23y 7m 4d
HEFLIN Freddie G. ---- ---- son of H.B.& N.A.
RUSK ------ ----- 2/8/1877 ae 1y 2m 22d (stone broken)
RUSK John ---- 11/6/1854 ae 50y 6m 4d
RUSK Martha ---- 5/27/1864 ae 21y 11m 20d, dau of J& J
RUSK Joana ---- ---- wife of John, stone broken
COX James ---- 3/4/1890 ae 78y 4m
COX Grace ---- 9/3/1884 ae 64y 2m 27d, wife of J.
COX Martha E. ---- 1/5/1863 ae 22y 3m 6d, dau of J.& G.
SMITH John J. 2/27/1826 3/13/1887  
SMITH Sarah E. ---- 12/6/1877 ae 48y 6m 18d, wife of J.J.
SMITH James H. ---- 10/19/1863 ae 3y 5m 9d, son of J.J.& S.E.
SMITH Anna ---- 11/6/1861 ae 62y 5m 23d, wife of John
SHANHOLTZER Christopher C. ---- 12/6/1860- ae 23 days, son of S.& C.
SHANHOLTZER Zilpha ---- 10/20/1864 ae 2y 20d, dau of S.& C.
HAINES Mary E. ---- 8/26/1863 ae 9m 11d, dau of L.& H.
McCARTNEY Malissa ---- 5/9/1866 ae 21y 6m, daughter
MELTON Mary D. ---- 2/8/1870 ae 2y 11m 8d, dau of I.& A.
DEAN Isaac N. 1847 1909  
DEAN Josephine 1850 1893 wife of Isaac N.
DEAN Charles 1870 1870 son of I.N.& J.
DEAN Fred 1874 1893 son of I.N.& J.
NOLAN James ---- ---- no dates
NOLAN Eliza ---- ---- no dates, wife of J.
BLAND Charles W. 1888 1971  
BLAND Lettie A. 1892 1956  
BRUNER Ren E. 1898 1963 Father
REED Isaac 1828 1871 ae 43y 7m 3d
REED Elizabeth 1831 1915 wife of Isaac (1st white girl born in Knox Co.)
REED Polly ---- 5/13/1879 ae 75y 1m, wife of J.C.
REED Jonathon ---- 6/1/1872 ae 72y 6m
BLOOMFIELD Infant son 6/3/1877 6/6/1877  
McCARTNEY Charles W. ---- 5/6/1865 ae 2y 4m 1d, son of J.M.& M.E.
McCARTNEY Nancy A. ---- 9/18/1860 ae 1y 15d, dau of J.M.& M.E.
ALLGEYER J.W. 1934 1934 son of J.& Lois Devlin Allgeyer
GLASS Charles W. 1/5/1863 5/6/1865  
GLASS Eleanor ---- ---- ae 79 yr, dau Enock Jones
GOFF Rebecca 5/6/1800 1/11/1863 wife of Lewis
JONES Enock 2/11/1768 1/26/1851  
JONES Lydia 1821 10/20/1857 wife of Camblin
JONES Sally ---- ---- no dates
JONES Sarah ---- ---- no dates
LATHROP Marion 1/14/1840 9/24/1865  
McCARTNEY J.M. ---- ---- husband, no dates
McCARTNEY M.E. ---- ---- wife, no dates
PECKINPAUGH A. ---- ---- Stapps Co IL Mounted Inf, Mexican War, Military Marker
PECKINPAUGH Francis A. Goff 9/10/1795 5/18/1823 wife of A., Dau of E.R. Goff
PETERSON Leonard ---- 1960  
SICKLES Infant children ---- ---- infants of Calvin & Hattie, no dates

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