Independence Cemetery, Burton Twp., Adams County, IL

AKA: STEWART CEMETERY, located in the SE 1/4 Section 4, Burton Township.  It is 1/2 mile south of U.S.104.  The cemetery was in fair condition when canvassed in 1980.  Access is very good.

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link to Linda McGee's Independence Cemetery listings

with adjoining tombstone photos. this listing was typed by Kathy Mills.

I hope this doesn't confuse people. but did not want to leave a page out so am putting them both online.

 


created June 13, 2006 2:25 pM

Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:30:55 PM

 

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SURNAMEGIVEN NAMEBIRTH DATEDEATH DATECOMMENTS/ INSCRIPTIONS
DELLAdam9/21/1767810/9/1840 
SHAFFERJames H.----1/24/1849ae 4m 3d, Son of I.D.& S.
P...........J. A.----3/6/1862ae 29yrs
PAULJohn M.18191911 
PAULDorothea BUHLER18311908His Wife
TENHOUSEKatie C.6/27/18732/19/1902His Wife
TENHOUSEHenry C.3/15/18613/7/1943Father
SAMUELJoseph Gordon----3/30/1871ae 9m 3w 3d, Infant son of E.V.& J.W.
STEWARTJane----10/2/1875in the 74th yr of her age, wife of Garret
STEWARTGarret9/5/17983/24/1888Father, ae 89y 6m 19d
MEANSRolie E.18901915 
RABEChristian1/1/18198/15/1877 
RABEMaria10/15/18241/24/1893 
WIRTHElizabeth1/4/18041/10/1887wife of Philip
WIRTHPhilipp10/24/18051/9/1878(German stone)
BRANDES--------6/5/1878ae 60y 1m 25d, (German Stone)
KESSEL----18181893Father
KASSELChristina4/21/18218/221890wife of Henry
KESSELInfant Daughter--------Dau of J.F.& I.
KESSELLizzie2/22/18504/20/1875 
HENZEHenry18411889 
HENZEElizabeth18401917Wife of Henry
GERKENWalter----7/11/1895ae 1y 9m, Son of G.& M.
HILLEBRENNEREsther----5/1/1898ae 2m 25d, Dau of W.& M.
JENNINGSMary A.18681893 
RIFEMargaret--------ae 12 days, Dau of G.A.& E.L.
RIFERaymond----1912ae 18 days, son of G.A.& E.L.
HEVANSJohn----6/24/1880ae 1y 7m 17d
WILSONLaura A.----7/26/1879ae 25yrs, Dau of J.L.& P.C.
WILSONJohn L.----3/6/1874ae 46 yrs
WILSONPolly C.18271910 
DEEGEJohn Philip18381920Father
DEEGECatherine18421923Mother
EBERHARDTPeter17921873 
PETERSJacob18131886 
PETERSChristina18161893Wife of Jacob
DEEGEHenry----2/10/1873ae 4y 23d, Son of P.& C.
DEEGEElizabeth----4/12/1873ae 3m 15d, Dau of P.& C.
DEEGEAdam----11/24/1895ae 10y 10m 18d, Dau of J.P.& C. (Dau??)
MEHAFFYMargaret E.18711871Dau of R.A.& E.
MEHAFFYRobert A.18761903Son of R.A.& E.
SAMUELAbsalom1/10/179310/9/1871 
SAMUELMary YOUNG----1/30/1888ae 82y 8d, Wife of Absalom
SAMUELLeve A.2/16/18484/3/1868Dau of A.& M.
SWAINEffie----5/30/1887ae 8y 24d, Dau of Charles & Rosa
MEHAFFYEuphemy R.18461925Mother
MEHAFFYR.A.18411925 
MEHAFFYHelen18461915His Wife
KLEINSCHMIDTJacob J.6/22/18336/17/1901 
KLEINSCHMIDTLouise A.F.11/21/18365/10/1908 
LANGLOTZRudolph18411907Father
LANGLOTZMary18851926 
WITTIKINDThos.----1864 
WITTIKINDJane----1888His Wife (toppled stone)
WITTIKINDThos.18191908 
WITTIKINDNancy18291889His Wife
MUSSERAlvira E.----9/5/1859in her 2nd year, Dau of T.& S.A. (broken stone)
MUSSERWilliam H.----10/1/1859ae 9y, Son of T.& S.A. (broken stone)
HATCHGeorge A.----1/10/1861ae 11y 6d, Son of S.M.& H.N. (broken stone)
MUSSEREmmet----10/9/1859ae 21days, Son of T.& S.A. (broken stone)
NAYLORThomas----1/30/1860ae 1y 11m 18d, Son of Richard & Catherine, (broken stone)
LONGLETTChristopher 18421912ae 17y 1m 9d 
LONGLETTSarah C.18541920Wife of Christian
LONGLETTSophia C.----2/16/1863ae 19y 5m 7d, wife of Christ.
LONGLETTChristian----6/15/1900ae 61y 5m 3d, "fare well my wife & children all"
LONGLETTChristian R.----3/3/1888ae 1y 7d, Son of C.& S.C.
LONGLETTFicdora5/26/180511/14/1873Mother
LONGLETTEmanuel4/29/18034/19/1884Father
LONGLETTWilliam4/1/18502/25/1885Son of E.& F.
SWAINNoah----11/13/1862ae 63y 10m 11d
O'BRIENMargaret----11/17/1891ae 85y, Wife of Noah Swain, Mother
STEVENSONB.D.----Aug 1857ae 68yrs, stone broken
STEVENSONHenrietta----11/12/1868ae 77yrs, wife of B.D. stone broken
STEVENSONHarriet-----9/12/1853ae 2y 7m, Dau of Thos. & Sarah N.
WIESEMANNCharley-----5/20/1857ae 7m, Son of Thos. & Sarah N.
WIESEMANNCharlie18811897Son of H.& M.
MEHAFFYSadie Hellen----9/2/1887ae 2y 8m 12d, Dau of J.& S.
MEHAFFYJohn George--------Son of John & Ann
MEHAFFYAnn----12/17/1865ae 65y, wife of J.
MEHAFFYJohn----10/31/1891ae 62y
MEHAFFYWilliam A.----1/19/1867ae 22y 10m 1d, Son of J.& A.
KLEINSCHMIDTJ. Christopher----2/24/1864ae 63y 6m 4d
LUDWIGEva Judith KOCH7/16/18026/4/1865ae 62y 10m 18d, b: Niederdorla, Ger
KLEINSCHMIDTThorothea Elizabeth----12/7/1868---y 8m 28d, Wife of Christoph
KLEINSCHMIDTJ.C.18361901 
KLEINSCHMIDTMena18421901His Wife
GILBERTChas.18241905 
GILBERTCahterine18371908His Wife
WILLIAMSWilson A.----8/11/1855ae 34y 8m 23d
DELLRebecca----9/8/1874Wife of Adam
DELLCaroline5/23/18344/17/1853Dau of A.& R.
DELL?----5/2/1828/5812/31/1865No name or name gone
McCONNELLJohn18291866 
HESSEYWm.18181874born in VA, a pioneer of St. Louis & son of the Revolution--toppled stone
HESSEYThomas18471885"son", A Mason
HESSEYFrancis--------ae 3 mo.
CLEVELANDMary----8/14/1873ae 75y, stone broken, 2nd wife of Asa, consort of Benjamin Wilson
WILSONBenjamin----1/7/1844ae 63yrs, toppled stone
WILSONInfant Son----8/19/1867Son of J.L.& P.C.
WILSONMary J.----3/12/1851ae 7m 8d, Dau of J.L.&P.C./ toppled stone
WILSONJames--------ae 18mo, Son of B.& M., toppled stone
HONEBenjamin----11/5/1860ae 7y 5m 24d, Son of J.& M, broken stone
SHAFFERSarah E.----3/27/1850ae 3m 27d, Dau of L.D.& S./ broken stone
SHAFFERMargaret A.---8/1/1853ae 1m 19d, Dau of L.D.& S.
SHAFFERSophronia----6/13/1855ae 1y 2m 6d, Dau of L.D.& S., broken stone
PARKERPhebe----9/27/1865ae 71yrs, Wife of Jas. A., Toppled stone
PARKERElnore----3/21/1842ae 20y 7m 15d, toppled stone
PARKERM.C.----7/13/1864ae 45yrs, toppled stone
LIGHTFOOTVirginia A.--------Dau of J.G.& R., broken stone
DELLJames T.2/26/18529/16/1860 
STOVALLJohn W.----10/31/1856ae 1y 9m 14d, Son of G.W.& M.E., broken stone
WOODSWilliam----8/6/1873ae 94yrs, Father
WOODSSarah----9/10/1872ae 79yrs, Mother/ toppled stone
PAGEJake18791937 
PAGENicholas18771955 
PAGEElizabeth 18431930Mother
WEISINGEREugene E.18751945Sp War Vet
WEISINGERSophia H.18811925 
WEISINGEREmily Ruth10/18/191511/15/1979 
MEHAFFYSusanna8/1/18736/6/1922 
MEHAFFYSarah3/3/184212/19/1926Wife of John, Mother
MEHAFFYRuth R.1881---- 
MEHAFFYJoseph J.18711936 
BROCKSIECKGladys Lydia----3/2/1930 
BROCKSIECKRuth M.8/11/18961/4/1981 
BROCKSIECKElmer J.9/6/18917/10/1979"with love from the children"
BROCKSIECKElizabeth E.18571944Mother
BROCKSIECKWilliam L.18581937Father
LONGLETAdam18461926 
LONGLETKaty18561925Wife

 The following 2 burials could be in this cemetery, stones were not found:

MILLERMiss Jennie----Aug 1877ae 17 yrs
KIMMONSIra----2/10/1889ae 77 yrs
     

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