Mills, who lives right now in Texas, typed this up and emailed it to me via the
net. 
Thanks 
so
Much Kathy!!! I really
appreciate all the time and trouble you've taken to help me out on my new
venture on my Knox County, Illinois Web Site.
This cemetery has been abandoned and is
in very bad repair. The stones are all very old. Have been told it
has been completely destroyed by farm animals.
If you know of anyone who is buried here or information that is not correct feel
free to
Have a Great Day.!!
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THURMAN CEMETERY
This cemetery is located two miles south of Maquon on the north east quarter of Section 21 in Maquon Township. (Near the old Bennington school house.) This cemetery was originally known as the Bennington Cemetery. Elisha Thurman laid out the Town of Bennington on April 04, 1838, with 20 lots, two streets, and two alleys. The town failed to developed was was used as the township voting place until 1858. After that it was moved to Maquon. Andrew C. Housh bought out Elisha Thurman's farm but one acre was set aside for the cemetery. In 1884 Elisha & his wfie, Anna, sold the one-acre lot to the Bennington Cemetery Association for $1.00. They also sold the one acre lot the school sat on to the Maquon School District #8 for one dollar. The first known burial in the Bennington Cemetery was in 1836 and the last in 1923. Most of the stones have been destroyed by a cow pasture. UNMARKED BURIALS There are surely several unmarked graves in this cemetery
John W. Smithson,
Maquon, enlisted as a Corporal in Company F. 86th Infantry on August 5,
1862, died of illness at Danville, Kentucky, November 18, 1862.
Known burials in this abandoned and very neglected, destroyed cemetery:
FOSTER, Joseph E. 1840 –
1917 Co. C 133 Inf. Regt. Pa.
Harriet , his Wife, 1844 – May 14, 1871 age 25 yr 7 mo 26 days Eliza Combs, Wife of J. M. Foster, d. Mar 25, 1847 Infant d. Sep 18, 1842 age 13 days infant d. May 17, 1871
Keys, Amanda F. Thurman Smithson b. Sept. 29, 1835 d. Feb. 09, 1883 47 y 4m 10da. OAKS, Mary J. dau. of G. R. & E., d. May 28, 1868 age 18 mo 17 days Bemon M., child of D. E. & N. U.. d. 1841
SMITHSON, John W. b. Sept 28, 1835 d. Nov 18, 1862 age 27 yr 1 mo 20 days Edward (Husband of Betsey Walter) d. young
THURMAN, Elisha b. July 1, 1812 d. July 4, 1885 Anna (Bell) b. Oct 29, 1814 d. Dec 28, 1899 Albert 1857 - 1923 Anna Hall Oct. 29, 1814 d. Dec. 28, 1899 Archie b. Dec. 08, 1882 d. Feb. 16, 1883 Nico b. May 02, 1840 d. Sept. 22, 1841 1 y 4m 20da
infant dau. b.
(First couple married from Maquon Township, Married in Fulton Co.)
THURMAN, Albert 1857 - 1928 Infant
Daughter d. Sept 26, 1876 Infant Son b.
Sept 17, 1876 d. Sept 26, 1876 Archie b. Dec 8,
1882 d. Feb 16, 1883 (Children of H. & M.A. Thurman) Nica, dau. of J. &
H. Thurman, d. Sept 22, 1841 age 1 yr 4 mo.
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infant son b. Sept. 17, 1876 - Sept. 26,
1876 of H. & M. Thurman 
d. Sept. 26, 1876
of H. & M. Thurman 
