To find this cemetery follow these directions: while on Illinois State Route #97 heading North through Petersburg, go to the Lincoln Trail Road, which is the third road past R & H Home Supply just outside of Petersburg. Turn right -east- on the Lincoln Trail Road, go approximately a half of a mile to a grassy lane between two fields. Follow the grassy lane back to the cemetery - about a quarter of a mile. This cemetery has a flag pole, is fenced and very well maintained. Cemetery has a marker showing the original burial place for Ann Rutledge, first love of Abraham Lincoln. Her remains were later removed to Oakland Cemetery which rests just outside of Petersburg.
OLD CONCORD CEMETERY, MENARD COUNTY, ILLINOIS
This list was compiled from the gravestones in the Old Concord Cemetery on the Grosboll farm by William C. Grosboll in 1963. Was transcribed and made available for Illinois Savings Graves by Isabella Rutledge. thanks Isabella so much for your contribution. Hope many more to come.
Old Concord Cemetery also called the Goodpasture Cemetery.
Abraham Lincoln's first love is buried here.
JONES, Maria M. 1874 17 yrs 4 mos
WILLCOX, Charles E. 1864 2 yrs 9 mos
SHORT, John G. 1833 1858 25 yrs
SHORT, elizabeth 1863 59 yrs
WILLCOX, Albert 1863 4 yrs 1 mo
WILLCOX, Menerva E. 1863 8 mos
WILLCOX, Mayett 1863 46 yrs 7 mos
WILCOX, Isaac 1862 79 yrs 5 mos
WILCOX, Eunice 1861 80 yrs 3 mos
WILCOX, Hiland 1859 7 mos
ADCOCK, Mary J. 1856 2 yrs
CHASE, Rev. B. 1852 68 yrs 7 mos
HAYNES, Joseph 1856 48 yrs 3 mos
BERGEN, Sarah E. 1857 8 yrs 3 mos
TRAYLOR, Sarah C. 2 October 1862 1 yr 6 mos ()sister
TRAYLOR, John D. 13 September 1862 4 yrs ()brother
JACKSON, James 10 March 1845 3 yrs 6 mos ()brother
JACKSON, Susan 14 March 1845 8 yrs ()sister
JACKSON, Elizabeth 1850 10 mos
SQUIRES, Martha 1857 2 yrs 4 mos
EAGER, Catherine J. 1857 16 yrs
RUTLEDGE, Susannah 1883 91 yrs 8 mos
RUTLEDGE, William 1864 74 yrs 9 mos
ATCHISON, Trinvilla 1845 15 yrs
THOMPSON, George 1855 1 yr 6 mos
THOMPSON, Sarah J. 1854 26 yrs (mother)
JONES, Elijah G. 1852 49 yrs
CONNER, Lydia 1849 16 yrs 11 mos
ARMSTRONG, Bowling 1848 13 yrs 7 mos
CLARY, Sarah E. 1861 27 yrs 25 days
CLARY, John L. 1856 1 yr
CLARY, E. C. 1854 6 mos 18 days
CLARY, Andrew J. 1852 1 yr
GOODPASTURE, Orlenah 1850 1 yr 8 mos
CLARY, John C. 1859 not listed
CLARY, Holte 1835 1860 25 yrs
CLARY, Julia E. 1857 2 mos
CLARY, Emmarine 1861 11 mos 28 days
CLARY, William W. 1847 1 yr 9 mos
CLARY, Thomas H. 1852 1 yr 2 mos
CLARY, John 1859 22 days
CLARY, Mary 1847 3 mos 13 days
CLARY, John W. 1847 2 yrs
CLARY, Elizabeth 1859 18 yrs
CLARY, Rhoda 1794 1840 46 yrs
CLARY, Henry 1847 10 yrs 10 mos
CLARY, John 1860 67 yrs
CLARY, Reney 1841 21 yrs 11 mos
ELMORE, Jane 1845 9 mos
ELMORE, Hulda 9 mos
JONES, John Sr. 1845 68 yrs 9 mos
JONES, Lydia 1858 80 yrs
JONES, Elizabeth 1844 12 yrs 1 mo
JONES, Robert A. 1853 7 yrs 3 mos
JONES, Diana 18_5 _5 yrs 8 mos
JONES, Isaaca September 1844 2 mos 17 days
JONES, Elizabeth August 1844 20 yrs 5 mos
MELTIBARGER, John 1854 39 yrs 7 mos
LEONARD, Catherine not listed 30 yrs 4 mos
SAMPSON, Matilda 1863 80 yrs 3 mos
ARMSTRONG, Robert 1760 1834 74 years Revolutionary War Soldier
COLSON, Robert 1837 33 yrs
COLSON, Isaac 1854 51 yrs
COLSON, Jane 1849 53 yrs 3 mos
TRENARY, Charles 1857 15 yrs
TRENARY, William F. 1855 10 mos
TRENARY, Mary A. 1854 8 mos
TRENARY, Benjamin 1850 49 yrs (father)
TRENARY, Elizabeth 1848 46 yrs 1 day
GOODEN, John 1852 42 yrs
GOODEN, Nancy 1847 2 mos
GOODEN, Susannah 1846 1 yr 2 mos
KING, Mary A. 1855 20 yrs 6 mos
CLARY, Benjamin Z. 1858 1 yr
KNOWLES, Emma A. 1862 not listed
CLARY, James H. 1862 7 yrs 2 mos
KING, James A. 1863 5 yrs
ALTIG, Mary A. 1863 no death date
BERRY, Catherine J. 1859 1860 1 yr
NANCE, James P. not listed not listed
ROBINSON, infant 1857 1 mo
HUDSPETH , Margaret 1863 49 yrs 10 mos
HUDSPETH, Mary E. 1862 11 yrs
HUDSPETH, William 1853 17 days
GOODPASTURE, Martha 1855 41 yrs
GOODPASTURE, McGrady 1851 10 mos
NANCE, Hannah 1852 25 yrs (mother)
NANCE, George 1852 18 mos (son)
GOODPASTURE, Robert M. 1852 8 mos
BERRY, David A. 1857 11 yrs
BERRY, Jane O. 1866 57 yrs
BERRY, James 1855 49 yrs
ROBERTSON, Charles F. 1863 no death date
RUTLEDGE, Edward 1863 1 yr 6 mos (son)
RUTLEDGE, William M. 1854 24 yrs 9 mos
RUTLEDGE, Robert N. 1851 2 yrs 9 mos
RUTLEDGE, Mary A. 1849 16 yrs 11 mos
RUTLEDGE, Thomas E. 1848 23 yrs 1 mo
RUTLEDGE, David E. 1845 10 mos
RUTLEDGE, Hardy A. 1864 8 mos
RUTLEDGE, David H. 1842 26 yrs 9 mos
RUTLEDGE, Ann 1813 1835 22 yrs
Ann Rutledge, sweetheart of Abraham Lincoln, died Aug. 25, 1835, and was buried in the Goodpasture grave yard (sometimes called Old Concord cemetery), near Petersburg. Her brother, David, and other relatives were buried beside her. Abraham Lincoln used to visit her grave site.
PANTIER, John W. 1832 28 yrs 4 mos
YOUNG, Hannah 1847 41 yrs 1 mo
YOUNG, Mathew S. 1849 47 yrs
PANTIER, Sarah 1815 184? approx 30 yrs
PANTIER, Elizabeth 1848 no death date
PANTIER, Elizabeth W. 1848 36 yrs 3 mos (wife of D. M.)
PANTIER, William W. 1859 17 days (son of D. M.)
PANTIER, Elizabeth J. 1851 1 yr 6 mos (daughter of D. M.)
KNOWLES, Abner L. 1854 1 yr (son of J. K.)
KNOWLES, Frances 1859 3 yrs (daughter of J. K.)
KNOWLES, Elizabeth 1855 not known if death or birth date (daughter of J. K.)
PANTIER, Mary E. 1855 3 mos 17days (daughter of D. M.)
KNOWLES, Nancy L. 1859 1 yr (daughter of J. K.)
PANTIER, James 1779 1859 79 yrs 11 mos
PANTIER, Susannah 1870 88 yrs 8 mos
PANTIER, infant 1861 birth
HICKEY, Rebecca 1831 no death date
TRENARY, Mary 1837 1859 22 yrs (wife of B. T.)
TRENARY, Jacob 1839 1858 19 yrs (son of B. T.)
GOLDWELL, John A. 1863 11 mos 7 days
CARLINGER, Nancy J. 1863 30 yrs
CALDWELL, Alexander 1863 79 yrs
KING, David H. 1856 3 mos 2 days
CALDWELL, Judith 1852 62 yrs
KING, William A. 1848 1 yr 9 mos
LINGRELL, Mary S. 1844 28 yrs
LOTSPEICH, Ralph A. 1836 1 mo
LOTSPEICH, Othru A. 1840 2 mos
JONES, Mariah E. 1855 1 yr 14 days
BERRY, Nancy S. 1855 11 yrs 6 mos
NANCE, Redding 1854 29 yrs 2 days
ALTIG, Francis B. 1847 11 days
ALTIG, Sarah W. 1824 no death date
ALTIG, infant 1846 birth
BERRY, James B. 1846 13 yrs 6 mos
BERRY, Margaret J. 1839 7 mos 23 days
BERRY, William T. 1837 2 mos 15 days
JETER, Sarah 1835 not listed
BERRY, Ann 1834 unknown
BERRY, Samuel 1855 11 yrs
BERRY, Isabald 1846 no deah date
BERRY, Charity C. 1832 3 yrs. 10 mos
SHORT, Eliza J. 1830 16 yrs
SHORT, Jacob 1825 50 yrsSHORT, Joshua 1752 1842 90 yrs Revolutionary War Soldier
CLARY, Mary M. 1856 1 mo 19 days
CLARY, Robert F. 1859 1 yr
THOMPSON, William C. 1849 3 mos 14 days
