Uniontown Cemetery, Salem Twp., Knox Co., IL Genealogy

Kathy Mills, who lives right now in Texas, typed this up and emailed it to me via the net. Thanks so Much Kathy!!! But somehow it got lost in cyberspace. am working on putting it back together again. in the Meantime

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Filed for Record December 14th, 1883 at 10:15 o'clock A.M.

This Indenture Witnessed that on the Thirteenth day of February Eighteen Hundred and Sixty five, Sampson Shinn and Edith his wife of the County of Knox and State of Illinois hereby relinquishes all their right title interest and estate in and to the following described piece of land unto N. Z. Potter, Alvah Hulbert ?, and Alexander Grim, all of the County and State aforesaid and to their successors in office forever. They being Trustees to the above named premises said premises to be for the use and benefit of the inhabitants in the vicinity of Uniontown for the purpose of Burying Grounds forever and described as follows to wit:

Beginning at the South East Corner of Section Nineteen in Salem Township Nine North Range Four East in Knox County and State of Illinois. Running thence North 8.12 chs Thence S 59degW - 6.50 chs Thence S 49 1/2deg E - 7.33 chs to the place of beginning containing Two and one fourth acres of Land.

The parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty Seven dollars & fifty cents paid to them by N. Z. Potter, Alvah Hulbert ?, and Alexander Grim have relinquished and forever quit claims to the above described premises unto the party of the second part for the uses and purposes therein expressed, Reserving to themselves the right to join Fences at the North East & South West corners of said premises and to their heirs and assignees forever.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Thirteenth day of February Eighteen Hundred and Sixty five.

State of Illinois } Sampson Shinn {Seal}
Knox County } Edith Shinn {Seal}

Given under my hand and seal on this Thirteenth (13) day of February A. D. 1865.

Cyrus M. Hall, J. P.

Surveyed June 30th 1864
R. Voris Co. Surp.
Knox Co. Ill
Includes one Acre beside old Cemetery
and 1/2 of the East Road

Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Age	Inscription/Comments
Babbitt, Christie				Co. A 55 Ill. Inf.
Beal, Aaron	Sep 17 1819	Jan 02 1894
Beal, Harriet	Sep 14 1820	Dec 10 1909		Wife of Aaron Beal
Boher, Lulu Maud Lindsey	1874	1910
Brock, Martha Asenath Ann		Oct 07 1845	1 yr 11 mo 16 da
Brock, Meredith W.				Co. F 67 Ill. Inf.
Buffum, Stephen S.	Oct 22 1802	Feb 06 1871
Combs, Mary A.		Aug 10 1846	52 yr 3 mo 23 da	Wife of J. M. Combs
Coon, David				Co. F 86 Ill. Inf.
Cowman, Adolphis F.		Jun 20 1852	5 yr 3 mo 23 da	Son of G. W. & E. Cowman; sunken stone
Cowman, Amanda F.		Sep 8 1855	2 yr	Dau of G. W. & E. Cowman; sunken stone
Cowman, G. W.		Sep 11 1855	41 yr 10 mo 25 da	Lying on the ground
Cowman, George A.		Apr 11 1854	11 mo 22 da	Son of G. W. & E. Cowman; sunken stone
Cowman, Nancy		Sep 11 1852	8 mo 2 da	Dau of G. W. & E. Cowman; sunken stone
Cowman, Oren L.	Feb 28 1845	no death date		Son of G. W. & E. Cowman; sunken stone