The above photos were taken by Foxie accompanied by her daughter Kate on one cold Sunday afternoon in February of 2005.  We took many photos of the tombstones that day and I will be placing more of them here on another page with links from this webpage.  So, check back and if there should be one you are wanting feel free to email me (click on email link below) and if don't have will go and get it.

      The first one is a photo of the sign you can see from the road.  Upon entering the cemetery you will first see a huge rock with the plaque on it in the above photo.  It reads~~"Site First Meridian Church Christian Church, Given by Henry Meadows, Built by pioneers."

        The Meridian Cemetery is located in the northwest quarter of Section 3 in Berwick Twp. about two and a half miles east of Berwick, IL. The cemetery is at the site of the old Meridian Christian Church, which was one of the early church organizations in Warren County, IL.  It is on land deeded to the church by a Meadows family member in 1868 and then to the Meridian Cemetery Association in 1919.

The church disorganized many years ago and the church has an attached plaque engraved with a cross and an inscription reading "Site First Meridian Christian Church- Given by Henry Meadows- built by Pioneers 1829".

The cemetery is approximately two acres in size and has been well maintained although burials are now infrequent.  In August 1982, the Meridian Cemetery inscriptions were identified as:

Note from Foxie:  This cemetery page was typed, designed, and proofread by Gloria Jackson.  I believe she did a an excellent job and had little corrections or none to make on it.  Thanks a bunch Gloria....

Note from Foxie:  Directions to this cemetery are I've been here many times and I think the name of the cemetery should of been Meadows as that is mostly who are buried in this cemetery.  From Berwick, IL, you take the black top going east out of Berwick.  You just stay on this blacktop road and you will see the cemetery on your left hand side of the road a few miles out.  This same blacktop will take you into Abingdon, IL, at the corner of highway 41, turn left to go to Galesburg, IL.

Adams

Kate Orban

Aug. 18 1861

July 9, 1911

dau of    John C. & Mary B. Adams

Amey

Infant

Nov. 7 1859

Infant Child of J. & P.    Amery

Amey

Julia A.

Jan. 18,  1859

1y 6m dau of J. & P. Amey

Amey

Permelia

Nov. 2, 1859

28y 3m 4d  wife of       James Amey

Anderson

Ethel M.

Jul. 1, 1912

Jul 22, 1956

Anderson

Frank R.

Sept. 3, 1915

Jul. 25, 1956

ILL, PFC, 501 Signal A. W. Regt World War II

Anderson

Frank R.

Aug. 5, 1945

infant son

Andrews,

William R.

Sept. 9, 1861

32y 11m 26d

Armstrong

John

May 11, 1812

June 27, 1881

Narcissa B. Vandeveer

Feb. 6, 1832

Apr. 14, 1858

Wife of John Armstrong

Elbert D.

May 8, 1854

Sept.21, 1881

Armstrong

Sadie

Sept. 19, 1876

23y5m5d  wife of      G.W. Armstrong

Sadie

Dec. 29, 1876

3m 19d      dau of       G.W. & S.C. Armstrong

Armstrong

William

Nov.21, 1860

age 23y 4m  s/o John & E. Armstrong

Bowers

Rebecca

May 21, 1824

April 3, 1895

Bowles

Henry B.

1877

1954

Father

Bowles

Infant

 Feb. 27 1905

Feb. 27, 1905

Infant son of H. B. & V. A. Bowles

Vella A.

1885

1970

Mother

Bowles

Thomas M.

1838

1912

Meadie

1855

1946

His wife

Bradbury

Margaret E.

1834

1913

Bradbury

Nathan

Co I 72 ILL Inf

Bradley

Martha J.

Jan. 21, 1855

   1d            d/o J.F. & N. J. Bradley

Burk

Elizabeth

Nov. 30. 1854

64y 7m    wife of      Jas Burk

Button

Alfred

1886

1965

Ethel

1888

1971

Cave

Nancy E.

dates unreadable

Dau of J. & E. Cave

Charles

Elizabeth

June 29, 1864

46y 5m 9d  wife of    Samuel   Charles

Clark

Adorah

Jan. 5, 1855

  2m 16d         d/o D.&.M.    Clark            

Clark

Albert M.

Aug. 8, 1850

age 11m 17d  son of   D. & M.  Clark

Clark

Dennis

Aug. 14, 1817

May 15, 1900

Martha

Nov. 11, 1825

July 19, 1906

Wife of Dennis Clark

Loren

Oct. 15, 1863

July 16, 1899

Clark: Children of Wm. B. & C.A. ? Clark

Clark

Infant

June 24, 1868

 Son of       D. & M  Clark

Clark

Loren

No other markings on stone

Clark

Marius

Feb. 15, 18__

2y 9m 3d     s/o  Dennis & Marth Clark  

Clark

Stanley

Oct. 5, 1852

age 2m 13d son of  Dennis   & Martha Clark

Clark

Daughter of W.H. &    M. A. Clark

Cline

Samuel L.

1901

1973

Gladys W.

1900

1973

Coddington

John

Aug. 9, 1828

May 10, 1911

Cynthia E.  Whitman

Dec. 23, 1834

Mar. 30, 1881

his wife

Julia R. Williams

Jan. 1850

June 19, 1917

his wife

Sarah N.

Mar. 17, 1852

Apr.20,1854

William C.

Aug 9, 1854

July 31, 1855

Roy B.

Apr. 19, 1884

Feb. 16, 1905

Coddington

Sarah

Apr. 20, 1854

2y 1m 3d dau of          J. & C. E.    Coddington

Coddington

William C.

July 31, 1855

11m 21d   son of           J. & C. E. Coddington

Coleman

Charles N.

1865

1934

Mary B.

1869

1938

Courson

Benjamin R.

Feb. 16, 1867

Feb. 17, 1942

Courson

Hannah

Apr. 24, 1883

76y 5m 18d

Courson

Wm

1837

1933

Sarah A.

1837

1916

His wife

Cross

Lucinda

Sept.17, 1874

37y 5m 9d   wife of C. L. Cross

Crotts

W. H.

Sept. 20, 1841

Sept.14, 1897

Mary C.

Jan 22, 1851

Jan. 15, 1917

wife of      W. H. Crotts

Albert B.

no dates given

7y            

Infant son

no dates given

1d

Darland

Columbus

Aug 19, 1855

7y 8m 5d    son of   John & Martha      Darland

Darland

Infant

Jan. 2, 1849

  9d  Daughter of J. & M.     Darland

Darland

Martha

Sept. 26, 1867

39y 11m    wife of      John Darland

Darland

M. A.

No Markings on Stone

Darland

Mary C.

Dec. 27, 1863

11y 6m 17d dau of        J. &M. Darland

Darland

Mary E.

Jan. 23, 1872

2y 5m 20d   dau of          J. M. Darland

Davis

Mary

Dec. 19, 1849

Jan. 5, 1876

    wife of    T. H. Davis

Dean

Bertha F.

Jan 26, 1911

Nov. 17, 1964

Dean

Frank N.

1867

1941

Jessie B.

1878

1937

Dodge

Louisa Ann

Dec. 19, 1851

21y 10d      dau of          John & T. Dodge

Dodge

Sons of J. & M Dodge

Newton M.

James C.

Feb. 27, 1851

Feb. 27, 1851

2y 3m 9d

13d

Dodge

Josiah

Jan. 24, 1856

66y

Dodge

John

May 10, 1873

80y 3m 20d

______

Mary J.

Aug. 1, 1831

9y 5m 12   dau of     Stone Unreadable

Easter

Caleb

Jan. 23, 1873

22y 8m 18d s/o A.J. & S Easter

Easter

Mary M.

Dec. 7, 1864

1y 7m 27d  d/o A. J. & S.  Easter   

Easter

Tabitha

unreadable

unreadable

d/o A.J. & S Easter

Embree

James

Feb. 12, 1862

13y  1m 2d

Endeman

Samuel E.

1855

1942

Sarah J.

1856

1932

Fields

W. H.

Jul. 10, 1861

May 17, 1959

Nancy M. Jewel

Aug. 5, 1862

Jan. 29, 1901

His wife

Fields: Children of W. S. & D. E.

Willie S.

Ernest R.

Dec. 4, 1892

Nov. 22, 1867

Dec. 4, 1892

Nov.22, 1867

Fletcher

John

Jan. 26, 1858

 32y 2m 1d

Franklin

Arrobel I.

Jan. 13, 1857

14y             dau of         Jas & S. H. Franklin

Franklin

Erastus W.

Feb. 24, 1860

22y 1m

Franklin

James M.

July 2, 1875

73y 2m 3d

Franklin

Sarah E.

Unreadable

dau of           Jas. & S. H. Franlin

Franklin

Sarah W.

May 2, 1864

61y 8m 18d wife of J. M. Franklin

Franklin

Unreadable

Mar. 8, 1858

3y 5m         Son of       G. W. &    R. J. Franklin

George

Nancy

Sept. 21, 1842

23y 5m     wife of       W. F. George

Glancy

Stone very weather worn unable to read dates

June 9, 1898

dau of       J.H. & Laura Glancy

Glick

William

July 4, 1855

35y 6m 20d

Gillett

Guy L.

1895

1971

 Father

Wanda

1895

1952

 Mother

Hall

Jennie

Mar. 25, 1840

Jul. 22,1889

Wife of  S. D. Hall and dau. of  S. & A. J. Reynolds 

Harris: Children of H.J.&M.   

John F.

Willard

July 17, 1866

Nov 22, 1867

6y 10m 23d

4y 7m 17d

Head

Charlotte M.

1862

wife of James Head

Imel

William A.

1865

1939

Father

Eva H.

1868

1953

Mother

Imel

Infant

Feb. 22, 1894

Feb. 25, 1894

Infant d/o W.A. & H. E. Imel

Imel

Leo H.

1896

1963

World War I

Imel

Leo Ross

Feb. 27, 1923

May 2, 1961

Illinois, Cpl. US Marine Corps Res. World War II

James

Elizabeth A. J.

Nov. 1, 1861

42y 2m 25d wife of     John James

James

John

Unreadable

Unreadable

Unreadable

Jameson

Bruce W.

1876

1958

Nevah Meadows

1877

1961

Jameson

Ruby

1911

1934

Johnson

John S.

Aug 13, 1860

6y 6m 13d son of          Wm.& S. B. Johnson

Johnson

Malinda E.

Feb. 3,  1872

22y 4m 27d dau of Wm. & S. B. Johnson

Johnson

Mary

Feb. 11, 1856

5y 7d  dau of  C. & C. Johnson

Johnson

Mary J.

Aug. 14, 1860

2y 6m 4d    dau  of        Wm. & F. Johnson

Johnson: Children of Patton & Sarah Johnson

Johnson

Orla G.

Aug. 30 1873

Son of        J. J.& M. C. Johnson

Johnson

Patton

Mar.26, 1889

65y 2m 14d

Johnson

Richard

Unreadable

Unreadable

Johnson

Sarah

Jan. 5, 1829

Mar. 8, 1898

Mother

Johnson

Susan B.

Sept. 27, 1856

36y 6m 9d  wife of      William Johnson

Johnson

William

Aug. 27, 1813

Nov. 26, 1876

Johnson

Son and daughter of Wm. & Francis Johnson

Jones

Celis C.

Aug. 26, 1862

1y 5m 4d  dau of      W. A. & S Jones

Jones

Willis A.

Dec. 25, 1860

39y 4m 24d

Jones

Willis A.

Aug. 7, 1863

2y 7m 7d   son of       W. A.       S. Cyrena Jones

Keen

W. W.

May 9, 1856

Feb. 26, 1904

C. A.

Feb. 11, 1854

His wife

Kimble

Clarence I.

Aug. 12, 1870

age 1y 27d    son of   B. D. & D. P. Kimble

Landon

John

Apr. 15, 1885

62y 5m 21d

Landon: Children of  J. & C. Landon

Mary F.

Phinelia

no date

no date

10y 1m

11m

Lomax

James McCelellan

Apr. 4, 1886

23y11m 13d

Lomax

Henry J.

July 3, 1838

Mar. 5, 1903

Mary J.

Mar. 24, 1838

______

His wife

Magers

Eugene L.

Mar. 16, 1870

age 7y 2m 24d son of S. S. & H. Magers

Magers

Henrietta

Jul. 20, 1878

age 39y 8m 5d wife of Samuel S. Magers

McDonald

Effie

1863

1950

Meadows

Adda H.

Oct. 28th 1870

Dec. 20, 1872

dau of                G. B. & E. D. Meadows

Meadows

Andrew J.

    dates unreadable

So of J.&M. Meadows

Meadows

Arlien A.

May 9, 1892

Nov. 14, 1953

Lena B.

Jan. 4, 1890

Dec. 20, 1975

Meadows

Aurie A.

Sept. 25, 186_

Age 1y 10m

dau. of

E. & M. Meadows

Meadows

Austin T.

1870

1949

Minnie A.

1880

1964

Meadows

Comodore P.

May 21, 1871

in the 10th year of his age           son of                G. B. & E. D.    Meadows

Meadows

Cora E. Dean

Nov. 15, 1894

23y 10m  21d  wife of           F. M. Meadows

Meadows

Cyrena A.

Sept. 25, 1865

Nov. 29, 1897

dau. of               G. B.& E. D.    Meadows

Meadows

Daisy L.

1873

1914

Wife of Will Meadows

Meadows

Elijah J.

Apr. 22, 1802

Aug. 1, 1884

Jane

Sept. 14, 1863

62y 7m 2d       wife of              E. J. Meadows

Meadows

Elmer H.

1912

1938

Meadows

Erastus

1842

1882

Mary R.

1844

1920

Duma

1867

1882

Meadows

Everett E.

1917

1919

Delia H.

1913

Meadows

Galen P.

Feb. 6, 1849

Apr. 18, 1874

Sarah M.

Sept. 26, 1850

Mar. 24, 1869

Wife of            G.P. Meadows

Meadows

Gail Keith

1914

Meadows

Green Berry

Aug. 30, 1890

66y 17d

Mary J.

Oct. 17, 1851

20y 10m 5d    wife of G. B. Meadows

Eliza Dellia

Jan. 29, 1835

Mar. 3, 1903

wife of               G. B. Meadows

Meadows

Geo. W.

1853

1934

Mary K.

1854

1923

His wife

Meadows

George W.

1852

1934

Meadows

H. Winfrey

Dec. 30, 1831

Oct. 3, 1896

Jemima A.

Feb. 9, 1836

Sept. 26 1858

His wife

Maria E.

Dec. 12, 1845

July 17, 1901

His wife

Meadows

Henry

May 28, 1787

Jan. 13,1851

Meadows

Henry

Co D 1 ILL Calv

Mary Coffe

Sept. 16, 1799

Aug. 24, 1881

wife of          Henry Meadows

Meadows

Infant

Jul 18, 1909