you need to look at www.papemortuary.com they have a web page with a large list of Vance's. I am looking for the death record of Katy Anna Farnum Vance.

great job keep up the good work

Follow Songer Cemetery Road past the cemetery west. The road will make a sharp turn south and on the east side of the road south (about 1 or 2 miles) you will see some head stones between the road and a fence. The last time I saw this was in 2007 and I have not been back to Ill. since. There was tractor tire imprints in the dirt and if memory still serves there was a large tree on the site but before you reach the fence. I think that I saw some inscriptions on one of the stones which may give you a clew who is there but I don't remember fully. If you do not know about this, check it out. Loral

You are doing a excellent job for all interested in finding their ancestors. I was born in my grandfathers house in Tilton back in 1931 so as I read the names on the various head stones,in Oakhill, Songer, Greenwood, Pleasant Hill, I remember many of those families and individules personally and very well. I am a Korean Vet and of course I look at the military head stones with interest. So many of my friends are now gone. There was one in Oakhill cemetary which really caused a double take because I still have photo's in my family photo's of the two of us playing marbles on the front sidewalk of the old two room school in Hillery. Such memories.

However the last time I was back home in 2007, I was looking for some of my ancestors when I ran into a small cemetary at the side of the road.It is evidently a family plot, and rather beat up, but some one had been taking some care of it. Perhaps you are aware of this but perhaps not. The location is east of Songer cemetary, on the Songer Cemetary road. As one follows the gravel road east, it will eventually turn south. the location of this plot is on the left hand side of the road going south. If memory serves me there is a tree growing in the site, but I don't recall if any graves are disturbed yet. Anyhow if you are aware of this plot, okay, if not perhaps you would want to check it out. Keep up the good work. Loral

WOW! I don't know why you did this project, but I am very thankful. I have several relatives buried here and it is so great to be able to view their stones. Thank you.

I have been looking for the grave of Rev. Robert W. Greene, who is buried in Fairview Cemetery, in Jasper, IN. Can you help me? I have seen the grave before some years ago but when I go there I have not been able to find it, and I know he is buried there. I was told recently to go to the CourtHouse in Jasper to the Records Department, they might be able to help me. Any help you could give me would be helpful. Thanks, and keep up the excellent work that you are doing!

Will you (or do you already have) a way for a person to type in a last name for each cemetery visitied and your site will pull up those pictures or info on that name? It would certainly be a wonderful help for those of us who are searching for a missing relatives buriel place. Just to look at all of the pictures is so time consuming and since they are taken by rows they are not alphabetical and a person has to look at every page. Also because many of the old graves you can't read the inscription on the stone and we might miss a relative. Is that asking the impossible or ??? Thanks you are doing a wonderful thing, so important and I know very time consuming!!

Thank you!!

Susie,
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Thank you

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Hi Michaael
You have done an amazing job in getting pictures posted on the web but they would be much more helpful if they had the surname from the stone listed in the image identifier. That way if someone was looking for a Grimes they could search much more quickley to the stone in question. We have been rewalking many of the cemeteries over here in SE Iowa but I haven't gotten into posting stones on the web as yet. Maybe down the line when I find out more about what you have to do and how to do it. Are you ever over in western Illinois??? If so would you be interested in giving a program about your passion about photographing headstones and how you get it availaboe on the web to people who are interested in finding their ancestors? If so let me know at my e-mail address. Pat Morrison, Montrose, IA

When my grandfather, John J. Sungail, died in 1986, it was his final wish (requested of my father), Douglas C. Sungail that he be burried in the same grave as his departed wife, Elizabeth Pockevich-Sungail who died sometime in the late 1930's. However, "Elsie's" sister, Della Pockevich did not approve and my father, in honor of his living Aunt Della, had his father's ashes buried in another grave. My father is now 87 yrs old and has mentioned his regrets at not honoring his father's wishes especially since Della has now passed and will not be bothered.
What I need to know is, what would be involved in moving my grandfather's remains. My father's physical health is deteriorating rapidly and my mother is suffering from advanced dementia so I am now taking care of both them and the estate.
I will appreciate your response at your earliest convenience.
Karin Elizabeth Sungail

Thank you for posting this book. I just finished reviewing all the persons contained and find that 164 of these families are connected on one giant tree. Now have 48,164 linked folks on our Vermilion County Tree with reference to the book and page where they are mentioned. Welcome inquiries at susie1z@msn.com Starting on the next book!

Thank you for what you are doing. I am originally from Danville. My father had a grocery store on Pine and Madison Streets for many years. I also am a cemetery hunter with the exception I do it with genealogy records in mind. I have been in dozens of cemeteries from Danville to the east coast in hunting graves of family members. I would expect that I have several thousand pictures in my files. Most of my people are buried at St. Pat’s and Springhill cemeteries. I think it is wonderful that you take the time to do what you do. Keep up the good work.
Les Filicsky

Let me thank you for your work - it is significant. I began family genealogy work a couple years ago. I was raised about 2 miles south of McKendree and our family attended the McKendree Methodist church until early 50s. I have received McKendree Records for the new part of the cemetry form Garnet Miller the conservator for the cemetries in that area. The older records were destroyed. If you wish these records email me and I will send them. My GGGGrandfather Joseph Cowell, GGGGrandfather Joseph Smith, GGGrandfather Abraham B. Smith and GGrandfather David A. Smith are buried there. I am trying to find GGGGrandmother Catherine Ogden Cowell burial site. Records say she is buried in Paris Cemetry, but that would be in Edgar County. Most like she is in Parrish Cemetry in Grape Creek where family lived, but your webpage is malfuncting for the cemetry. She may also be buried in the Old Paris Family cemetry that is now a part of a more modern cemetry between Ogden and Royal, since she was an Ogden. Her husband Joseph is buried with two of his daughters Ammada (Misspelled on stone as Emanda) Cowell Cloe. Joseph is buried under Civel War stone Company F 4th Illinois Cavalry next to old maid daughter Mary Cowell the last grave in the Cloe family string. Daugher Rachel Cowell Rice Sprouls Boner is buried near by under her third husbands name Rachel Boner. Any info you provide on Catherine's burial would be most helpful. The mystry I am trying solve is her name. Joseph is married to Sarah Cowell in Greene Co, PA in late 1820's according to early 1830 land records. There are no record so her after that only of Catherine in 1850 census and beyond. There son Isaac Civil War vet's death certificate says mother's last name is Ogden. Rachel's 2nd marriage record also says Sarah Cowell of Georgetown is her mother. I believe we have only one women with two names? I also need to find Louisa Cowell Brown and husband Hiram's graves in Indianola Cemetry to help confirm she is fourth daughter to family. Any help you can provide would be helpful. I will return to Illinois in May-June 2012 time frame for HS reuions.
Thanks Myron Cowell LtCol USAF Ret.

Hello Michael,
I just read the article from the News-Gazette in our Daily Journal. I told my wife, "I think I know who this man is!" You must Be Henry's or Roger's son. I used to live down Columbia Street from your grand-parents, Thomas and Beverly. I have done some of the same thing, except not to the scale that has captured you! My wife and I have taken photos of some interesting work in cemeteries NE of Watseka (trees with squirrels), and around Kankakee and northern Iroquois Counties. We were visiting Georgetown, KY and took a look at a Negro cemetery there that was in sad disrepair. We did some clean-up without speaking to anyone. The next time we were there, we noticed we must have been an inspiration to others, as it had been mowed, trimmed and several stones were cleaned up considerably.

Keep up the good work,

Harry Seyfert

Looking for any gravesite of this name in the Danville area. Thanks and keep up the good work...I would love to do what you have done but time constraints don't allow it. Genealogists will love you for all your hard work.

Woolverton Cemetery was located in a field on the west side of the Conservation Club road as you turn on it from Route 9. There were several burials there but they were moved except one, which is why there is a rock there, to Floral Hill Cemetery. Exact date of removals to Floral Hill, I don't know. Eileen and Ed Layden, of Hoopeston, are the ones I talked to about this. At one time I had a brief list of who all was buried there but don't know right off hand where it is.

looking for my great great great grandmal Adline Jetter Female died 13 September 1925 in Danville Illinois Cerf#2920395 she is at Springhill Cemetery her maiden name Featherson and fergerson

Albert Riley Goodwin is my ggrandfather. Could find no pictures but the information from M.J.H. is new to me. Thank you for the time and effort you gave in putting together and posting the above information. I appreciate the labor of love and I have information that I could exchange with you.

Again, thank you for your hard work.
Richard

thank you so much for your hard work to put such great information at our fingertips. I have a death certificate for my ggg-grandmother Rene Belle ALLHANDS which states she was buried in the Allhands is cemetery. I did not see her listed on a couple of sites.
In any of the photos you took did this name show up and maybe I just can't make it out? It would have been in 1897!! She was only 23 and died of typhoid fever. She was married to a James Milton Cramer and I see many Cramer's buried there including my gggg-Grandparents James R. and Caroline (Scott) Cramer!
Any info you can shed on Rene Bell would be awesome.

Looks like you have done agreat job.

The site used is US Board of Geographic Names under geonames.usgs.gov where you search domestic names.

I use the following site when wanting to locate a specific location. This search engine will locate a place by name or feature. First, pick your state then pick county and put in the actual name. Or, pick state then type in feature name (cemetery, school, etc.) leaving off the county. I learned Vermillion County has 128 cemeteries. I hope this helps your mapping. I also have photograghed cemeteries and your site is truly an encouraging work. Thank you

According to the Pape Mortuary website your Levin Hurley is buried at Lynch cemetery.

1902 February 8 - Leven died at 10 AM.
OBITUARY FOR LEVIN HURLEY - Stockwell, Indiana - Word was received here Saturday of the death of Levin Hurley at Danville, Ill. He had been an inmate of the Soldiers home there for some time and at the time of his death was 80 years old. He leaves a widow and two daughters living here and children living elsewhere. Mrs Hiram Brooks and Mrs D A Gapen being the daughters living here. Mrs Hurley, Mrs D A Gapen, Mrs Jesse Baer and Mrs M B Platt went to Danville Monday morning to attend the funeral. (Stockwell News in the Lafayette paper, Friday, February 13, 1902.)

Looking for his grave.

MILITARY - COMRADE LEVIN HURLEY
Levin Hurley, a native of Ohio, was born March 20, 1822, the son of Levin and Susanna (Burt) Hurley. His wife, whom he married in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1842, is Elizabeth, daughter of David and Polly (Ervin), long ago deceased; his wife was born in Clinton county, Ohio, April 20, 1824. By this marriage there are eleven children, born in the order here given-Harrison, deceased, Ann, William, Mary deceased, Alexander, deceased, John, Isaac, Malinda, Belle, deceased, Josephine, deceased, and Ida deceased. Comrade Hurley was employed in farming when he entered the Federal Army August, 1862, from Clinton county, Indiana, at the age of 40 years; he was enrolled as a private in Company A, 20th Indiana Vol. Inf., 1st Brig. 3rd Division 2nd Army Corp. In 1863 he was wounded in right hand at Chancellorsville, he entered Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C. , he remained there one year, having been detailed as nurse when able. He was furloughed for thirty days and returned to his command in front of Petersburg in fall of 1864. In 1864 he was sent to New York with his Regiment to suppress the draft riots then occurring in that city.
The following are his battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Kelley's Ford, Fredericksburg 1st and 2nd , front of Petersburg, Gettysburg, Burksville and numerous skirmishes; he was granted an honorable discharge May 1865, at Indianapolis, Indiana. His oldest son, Harrison served in 11th Ind. Cav., took sick and died during service; his son-in-law, H. Brooks, served in an Ind. Regt. His wife's half-brother, Cornelius Cotteral served in 12th O.V.I., was taken prisoner and held in Libby (Prison) 18 months. Comrade Hurley belongs to Carroll Post, he is a disabled soldier and his address is Stockwell, Indiana. (Ref: Presidents-Soldiers-Statesmen, 1776-1896, by H. H. Hardesty, 1895)

Thank you for all of your pictures. I found my grandparents graves and they look good.
I took some pictures of all of my close relative in Mann's as I didn't think I would be back for awhile. It has been a couple of years.
I was wondering if you knew if Mann's Chapel has a committe that takes care of it? We had the book that was done a while back but i do not know who ended up with it. While there are only three people buried in my Grandfathers lot, I was always told that there are three more plots in this lot. Where is the best place to find this information? Thanks again for you time, it is really great that you are doing this.
Lilly

Would like to look at the pictures that you have taken..but, not sure how to do that not see anywhere to click on pictures?

Just wanted to let you know that the article in the 1/2/2012 New-Gazette was great. Keep up the good work.

that is my step moms fam

If you can find Stan Pentecost in Danville, he has done lot of research on the Pentecost family going way back. Has info on who is buried out there. Both my daughters have been out in last few year. so far I have not found it.

If your looking for a photo of a head stone you might try the Chamber they maybe able to help

I have a friend who is into geneology, and who visits a lot of cemeteries. I am a computer science professor at the U. of Illinois, and when I talked to him I thought that a great student project would be some sort of web site that could index cemeteries, i.e. it could take pictures of tomestones and figure out the names on them and then help people find them.

Would you be willing to work with some students on this, to be their "cemetery expert"? The project I was thinking of would be an image processing project, which would basically look at each picture, try to read the text, figure out the name of the person, birth and death dates, etc, and create an index of this material. The idea would be to try to automatically create an index of your pictures.

In the long run, it would be cool to do this for every cemetery in the country, but it is better to start with one site and grow it.

Anyway, if you are interested, please send me e-mail.

-Ralph Johnson

Mr. Coan:
Found your site in the News Gazzette this morning. I think you're doing a great job and serrvice to area residents.
I thought you might beinterested in the subject cemetary. My grand-parents and great-grandparents are buried there. I visited this vemetary last Summer. I had not been there since I was a child and finally re-discovered it's location through contacts at WCIA television station. There was a church there years ago that had since been torn down; but the cemetary is still there and has quite a few older plots there. From my Westville location you would go South to the intersection South of Chrisman and turn West; then take the First road North that goes to Newman. On that road there will be a sign denoting an "historical" marker that will require a left turn and the cemetary sits on top of a small hill. There are also an old bench from the original church (Methodist I believe) and photographs of the church etc. Thought you might like to know about this place in case you're ever in that area.

Sir: Forse Cemetery, which is in Danville Township just above the Mckendree Twp line, is located on land owned by the above-named person. It appears to have only two burials of the Forse (or Force) family ca mid 19th century. At present, I have no information regarding the family although I am interested in any information that might be available. The cemetery is currently in the process of being rehabilitated and will be available to members of the McCollum family. Incidentally, the access to the cemetery is only through the extension of TR 1280 and the permission of the property owner.

Is there a listing of all the people who are buried in Bock cemetery somewhere. Some of the stones are not legible and I have Hensley family members who I would like to find.

First let me say you have done a great job on your website...My gg-grandfather donated the land for the Pellville Cemetery which was part of the 40 acres of land they had at that time. I am trying to research the ownership of the land back to the 1850's when they acquired this land..There used to be a house above the cemetery on the east side. Would you know who lives there and/or the legal address of the property where the cemetery/house is? Any help would be greatly appreciated as to how I can find or obtain the history of this land. Thanking you in advance for your invaluable help.

Joanie/Florida

You have a wonderful site! I can't thank you enough. Is it okay to use your pictures on my tree I am doing for my family on ancestry.com? I love how you can actually see the dates so that I have the correct dates attached to my family.
Thank you again!
Cynthia

My great grandparents Albert or Albertus Johnson and Mary Jane Clines Johnson lived in
Danville Illinois area (3 girls born in Danville) one son, Charles Peter Johnson died about
1881-82 age and information on him is scant born about 1874 in Kentucky. Looking for any cemetery or death records for him
Thanks

An ancestor named Sally Ann Dunnington was said to have been buried here after the cemetery was moved from another location due to flooding many decades ago in the 1800s or early 1900s. An old letter from her daughter Susan Dunnington Wilson said that the cemetery was "Independence" later changed to "Riverside." I think that the grave is incorrectly read and listed in Findagrave.com under the name "Sally A. Dunninsten." I would greatly appreciate one of your researchers looking to see how the gravestone reads, and what are the dates on the monument. Could you tell me when the flooding occurred and the graves were moved away from the Wabash River to the newer cemetery site.

If this is the same Nathan (father and son), one is buried at the family farm, and the other in St Louis.

Descendants of Nathan Clinton Sr Howard

Generation No. 1

1. Nathan Clinton Sr2 Howard (Henry1) was born Apr 1786 in Ross Co, OH, and died 20 Dec 1834 in Vermilion Co, IL - buried on family farm Vermilion Co, IL. He married Nancy M McDougal 09 Nov 1813 in OH. She was born 29 Dec 1795 in Pike co, OH? VA per 1860 Newell Twp, Vermilion Co, IL census, and died 20 Dec 1863 in Vermilion Co, IL, buried on the farm in Newell Twp, Vermilion Co, IL.

Notes for Nathan Clinton Sr Howard:
This information from bible now owned by Mildred Leah Allison Wagner, gr.granddaughter of nathan & Nancy Howard. Family Bbible record notarized by Virgil W Burgess, NP 4/11 1950, Champaign Co, Ill.

Children of Nathan Howard and Nancy McDougal are:
+ 2 i. Minerva3 Howard, born 20 Oct 1814 in Pike Co, OH - 1860 census says KY (father Henry?); died 12 Mar 1864 in "Newell Grove" Walnut Corner cemetery, Vermilion Co, IL, 44y, 3m 25d.
3 ii. Nancy Howard, born 01 Jan 1816 in Pike Co, OH; died Unknown.
4 iii. Drusilla Howard, born 31 Jan 1818 in Pike Co, OH; died Unknown.

Notes for Drusilla Howard:
02/18/2001 2:15:35 From: nspaeth@libertybay.com (Nancy H. Spaeth)
Dear Susan, 1. I found your entry of Drusilla Howard on Rootsweb. I think we may have a connection. I have a ggggrandmother, Drusilla Howard, born July 13 1788. Her father was Cornelius Howard. Drusilla married John Humes and had a son, James Humes, born 3/22/1812 in Pike Co., Ohio. Do you think Henry could be a brother of Cornelius?(this comes from my grandmother's mother's line)

2. Also, I have ggggrandmother, Elizabeth(or Sarah) Allison born abt 1755?, married John Headlee Sr., who migrated from New Jersey after his service in the Revolution. He died in Greene Co., PA in 1825. They had a son named John Headlee Jr. and a grandson named Ephriam born in Woodsfield, OH.(this is from my grandmother's father's line) Does any of this sound familiar? It certainly looks like a possible match due to name and place similarities. Let me know what you think. Thank-you, Nancy
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+ 5 iv. Joseph F Howard, born 13 Sep 1819 in Pike Co, OH; died 12 Jan 1851 in Vermilion Co, IL buried in Brierly Cemetery, Vermilion Co, IL 31y 4m.
+ 6 v. Thomas J Howard, born 23 Sep 1821 in Pike Co, OH; died 20 Jan 1865 in ?.
7 vi. Julian Julie Ann Howard, born 25 Oct 1824 in Pike Co, OH; died 01 Aug 1850 in Vermilion Co, IL , buried in Lamb cemetery 25y 9m 3d. She married Corydon H Campbell 11 Nov 1849 in Vermilion Co, IL; born 19 Dec 1825 in Seneca Co, NY; died 22 Dec 1902 in unk.

Notes for Corydon H Campbell:
See "History of Vermilion County" Illinois by H W Beckwith, page 963 bio drove stock in southwest, drove hogs to Cherokee nation, cattle to Milwaukee.

See "The Past and Present of Vermilion Co, Illinois" by C G Pearson, Clarke Pub Co, 1903, page 1108

See 1860 Vermilion Co, IL Census, Newell Twp, #3422-3445
Campbell, Corydon H 35 M NY farmer
Mary 24 F IL
John 6 M IL
Joseph 4 M IL
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If same man See Illiana Genealogist, Spring 2003, page 8, came from Cincinnati, OH 1831 settled in Newell twp, 1840 removed to MIssouri lived there 7 years, drove calle overland to Milwaukee..returned to Vermilion co 1844.

+ 8 vii. Milton W Howard, born 24 Apr 1826 in Vermilion Co, IL; died 03 Jul 1892 in unk.
+ 9 viii. Nathan Clinton Jr Howard, born 15 Aug 1827 in Oakwood, Vermilion Co, IL; died 01 Sep 1864 in Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, IL, buried in St. Louis.
+ 10 ix. Richard Lloyd Howard, born 08 Mar 1830 in Vermilion Co, IL; died 07 Apr 1883 in Vermilion Co, IL, buried in Springhill cemetery, Danville.

I do think one of my ancestors may have been buried here - Allen Bonebrake. He was deaf and lived there for the best part of 20 years. It's sad to know that none of the graves are marked. Thanks to the person who erected the memorial for them.

I'm looking forward to seeing Parke County here. I am searching for the grave Warren T. Moore, who died in 1876. Thanks for your efforts!

Michael,
Thanks for all of your efforts to digitally save all of these headstones! My mothers family (Baum, Salt, Varner, Dickson....) hail from Edgar and Vermilion Counties. She was born (Varner) in Georgetown-raised in Danville by her grandmother and aunt(Baum).

I don't know how I could help with your project but am the webmaster for the Genealogical Society of Marion County(Indiana). Not looking for any credit but am a good technician-detail man.

I am particularly anxious to see your Edgar County pages completed and will help if I can.

Feel welcome to contact me any time- meanwhile have a very Merry Holiday!!! And thanks again for your 'gift' from my family.

Rick McNutt

How wonderful for central Illinois that you are recording these cemeteries. Our line has ancestors in Edgar Co, IL. I am encountering lost or distressed small cemeteries all over central KY area, esp Scott Co, and some in Fayette Co.
I hope you are a very young man and take lots of vitamins. Great selfless task to do.

I too list all the burials in our local cemetery and do a few other things to get info out to the public for others to share. I use Find a grave site alot. THANK YOU AGAIN and Merry Christmas.

Are you familiar with findagrave.com If you go to the cemetery and there is a memorial without a picture you can click the request a photo button. You will probably have to wait until spring now, but here is Rev. Coe memorial

Michael, I know what an undertaking this is for you. I timed my reading of St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley (Iroquois) about 15 years ago, and it was 8 hours working time then to stop and read information into a recorder. Photographing would take much longer.
I have a FEW photographs taken then and earlier there, at Ash Grove and Immanuel Cissna Park. If would be interested in using those, I would be happy to send them. Just tell me how.

Misty West/Loy (#47488484)
member for 8 months, 3 days
www.findagrave.com

Old Danville Cemetery has it's own page here on my site:

www.vermilioncounty.info

Have a description & map of where it was. Some of the older panoramic maps of Danville show this cemetery - I hope when I update my site, I will include these also.

Occasionally when they do utility work in that area, they come across a headstone that was once there - I believe the Danville Museum has at least 1 of these found headstones.

Can you please tell me where the Old Danville Cemetery or Williams Burial ground was located. I am a former Danville resident and grew up near Springhill, but never heard of or knew about the Old Danville Cemetery. Thank you.

Jack A. Sprouls

Bethel Ross Picture number 118 has a stone of a Mary J Wood
Born Nov 25 1841 Died April 28 1909

Looking for grave of Mary Jane Wining Wood. Information indicates she was buried in Bethel Cemetery but it does not say which one. Date of death is April 22, 1909. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Looking for grave of Mary Jane Wining Wood. Information indicates she was buried in Bethel Cemetery but it does not say which one. Date of death is April 22, 1909. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Looking for grave of Mary Jane Wining Wood. Information indicates she was buried in Bethel Cemetery but it does not say which one. Date of death is April 22, 1909. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Looking for grave of Mary Jane Wining Wood. Information indicates she was buried in Bethel Cemetery but it does not say which one. Date of death is April 22, 1909. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Looking for grave of Mary Jane Wining Wood. Information indicates she was buried in Bethel Cemetery but it does not say which one. Date of death is April 22, 1909. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

I have been searching for the gravesites of my husband's great grandparents. William Zorns died in 1938 and his wife Clara King Zorns died in 1965. We were told by several of their grandchildren that they were buried in Farmers Chapel Cemetery but we walked the cemetery and did not find a headstone. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

I just found out that my mother had a sister . I found it in the 1930 Census for Vigo County . I never knew any of my mother's family I just satrted finding some of them within the last couple of years. When my mother was little ( like 2 ro 3) herparents split up and went their serperate ways . I think when her parents went their seperate ways the children were put somewhere ,like a Foster home or something. My mother's name was Margaret Mary Steele ( Maiden Name ) and her sister's name is or was Ellen Gertrude Steele... My mother never knew her parents or that she had a sister . In the 1930 Census my mother was 2 years old ,(she was born July 16th,1927)and her sister was 5 month's old ( Ellen was born October 1929 ). My mother didn't know any of here family ,not even her parents. Their parents were Herschell Steele & Mildred Garrigus ( Steele)...My mother died Dec 3rd ,1986 not knowing anymore then she did when she was alive. I've tried to find any traces of my Aunt Ellen ,But I get as far as the 1930 Census and that's it . Please Help me. ( if you can )...Thank you & God bless

Amos & Sarah (Pate) Wilson are my great grandparents. I have been visiting Pate cemetery for years. My great, great grandfather, Robert Wilson is also buried there, as are my grandparents, Robert Lee & Clarissa (Stansbury) Wilson. My parents, Paul & Lethel (Johnson) Wilson are there now too. When I first started to research the Wilson side of our family several years ago, my father took me to Pate to show me where our ancestors were buried. I have not been able to confirm that Sarah Pate Wilson is buried there due to lost and incomplete cemetery records. Unfortunately, the stones in the old part of the cemetery have deteriorated over the years, and some have been moved, broken, or seperated from their bases. This new site with the great photo's will help many family researchers.
Ona (Wilson) Osborne

I beleive this cemetery was started By John and Drusilla Underwood, not William and Margaret. There are burials prior to 1837 and by 1838 William and Margaret Underwood were in Wisconsin. William had one son, Abram, die in Vermillion county about 1830 but I can not locate a grave for him.

Who ever loaded all this, thank you so much....I have 45,000 Vermilion Co linked folks in one database and now able to make this single tree grow much faster. Thanks again.

Great Job you are doing thanks so much . Bob Burris

Thank you for taking all the pictures loved to see them my father and mother are there grandma grandpa aunt uncles too hope to hear from you thanks again Karen

I grew up in the Potomac, IL area. Thel only cemetary I know south of Potomac and north of Collison is Knight's Branch. It's located at 2700 N, 630 E, Collison. My great, great grandparents are buried there. Someone takes very good care of it. It is back in a corn field. One of the area residents took us there. I can ask him if there is another cemetary close.

I am Linda Rosenthal, DAR and vice chair of the Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. You may be aware that the US Daughters of 1812 published a book of soldiers who died and are buried in Illinois. I was working on several southern counties and found it woefully under researched. For a year now I have been working on the state and in Sangamon county, which was listed with 68 soldiers I have found 325 and still counting. I found your website searching for Searle cemetery. Dawn Cobb director of Illinois Preservation of Cemeteries gave me info on Edward Maxwell Wilson and a contact of Lary Lovette. I researched Wilson and found he served as a Pvt 5Regt (Sterett's) MD Mil. I have a large list of names to be vetted that are not listed on the USD1812 list. I also have Edgar, Ford, and Iroquois, which you noted that you have in progress. My question to you is would you consider working with me in noting the soldiers in the cemeteries by taking a current photo and a gps of the grave. As you see a stone can be gone in a short period of time and if they are not noted by gps all is lost. I will do the research and bio on the men if you would be the boots on the ground for photo and gps. Each county will have their own book in detail on the men buried there. The state book will list the men, birth-death, service, spouse, cemetery found, and note details are at the county level. This will allow historical societies to sell the books and help them make money for their society. It is a large effort for there were close to 20,000 land grants given for service. Not all came out, many sold the grant and remained in the east and some died before they could take possession so their heirs did get the land. I will be at the 200th anniversary of Tippecanoe in West Lafayette, IN this weekend and will drive back through Vermilion on Sunday. Would like to stop and meet you and discuss workable solution if you are not interested would you know of someone who may be.
Thank you. Linda cell:618-924-5727

Hello, he is buried in Section N - Row 7 - Lot 7 ... which is the later part of my pictures.

Took a quick look through, and found the picture - #4354

www.vermilioncounty.info

Hope this help!

He is supposed to have been buried in Woodlawn in 1930. I have scanned through your pictures but did not see him. Given the size of the folder I am not suprised. Do you know if he is actually there?

Thanks in advance.

I've visited this cemetery on numerous occasions in the last few years. I'm very curious... why it's called Johnson Hill? From what I've seen, there's not one Johnson buried here!

This cemetery intrigues me! I don't know why! I visit this area a few times a year, and while I have no money to spare, I'd like to provide a service.

I'm a union carpenter, and I have a little bit of talent with my hands. I'd like, if I may to provide a new sign {hand engraved, to read... Johnson Hill...} and sign post for the entrance to the cemetery. Please advise of your approval, or not, at your convenience. Thank you!

Thank You!!!

You have done an excellent job with all of the photos in the cemeteries where my relatives are buried. I wish I had the time to come to Illinois myself to look through Pate and Oakridge cemeteries to find other grave locations of relatives that are said to be buried in these cemeteries!

Can not get past page two of this site. Do I need to set my browser or machine to get to the remaining pages,

Enjoy hunting your outstanding sites.

George

I am looking for my great-great grandparents Charles 1827-1892 and Elizabeth? 1826-1879 Butler. Information from Roots Web says they are in Springhill Cemetery. I have found the graves of my grandparents. These photos have helped me with my genealogy. Thank you so much.

Cheryl,
The info here on this site is correct about Ruckmans location and demise of being bulldozed over. I found a cemetery in the woods and was told by a local Collison gentleman I had found Ruckmans when in fact what I had found was the Old Collison cemetery. I apologized earlier for this mistake. Ruckman cemetery no longer exists.
Bob

Hello,

Joe Truman d. Jan or Jun 10, 1915 - buried in Block 20A - Lot 87. (originally buried in another plot and moved to 20A-Lot87) - Picture 09091

Leonard J. Truman d. Jun 23, 1922 - buried in Block 20A - Lot87. Picture #09093

www.coannet.com

Top row, 2nd & 4th picture.

Hope this helps!

Hi

I am looking for the gravesite of Leonard J. Truman (my great-grandfather) and his son Joe who was an 11 day old infant when he died. Thank you very much

Rob

I grew up and lived in Collison all my life, never heard of this cemetry!??? But am interested if it really exists. More details please. Thanks!!

I lived my whole life in Collison as did all of my grandparents, great-grandparents...never heard of this cemetery. More specific directions. I know all of the roads and farm ground there. Would be interested to hear more.

I have been diligently trying to find the graves locations of my great grandparents Malcolm and Cynthia Phillips Drollinger for several years now. Along with my great great grandmother Julia Luckey Phillips. They have no stones to be found and finding anyone who has old burial maps or plot maps had been fruitless. If anyone can help locate these graves at Rose it would be greatly appreciated.

I checked out some of the grave pics with the names..awsume...My moher 88 is from danville vermillion county (Betty Jean Cosat)...she was telling me all the names and all the reltiives buried in Danvilles gaves..i guess my question is ,,is there a list in alpabetical order of graves?..i have cosats, martins.corders and she cant remember the names of the grave yards..so i was hoping there was an list?..thank ou so much for your work and dedication

Thanks for the wonderful pictures of the headstones there at the Niccum Cemetery.

Have a copy of the names that were buried in the Humrick Cem, but I do not see any Thompsons. Last I heard there were very few stones in the cem., but what I have is: Kendalls, Sayer, Mc Daniel, Crowser, Watkins, Price,Wallace,, Cooper, Golliday, Hixon and Jones. This was copied from the Illiana Genealogy Society at Danville, Il. and was read by Mrs Erma Wasson. Don't have the date it was read, but apparently a few years ago, as they say there are only a very few stones there now.

Do you have a picture of her headstone? I didn't find her in the search process, but that doesn't tell me that you don't have one and just haven't loaded it yet. I'm really just trying to make sure she's in there before I place a request for a photo. thanks

Hello,

He is in Block 16, Lot 72 - (which is near the middle of Block 16) - the approx. location is here:

www.acme.com

Good Luck!

I AM LOOKING FOR THE GRAVE SITE OF KENNETH DILLION BAILEY WWII MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT--I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT--THANKS

Hello,

If you are looking for DeGafferelly's stones - there are a few in section E, pictures #1777 - #1780

Pictures: www.vermilioncounty.info

I don't have a map up yet, but section E is one of the smaller circle area, and here is a map with the aprox. location of the DeGafferelly's stones #1777-#1780 are at:

www.acme.com

If you are looking for someone else, let me know who and I can try to help. With my pictures, I try to take "overview" pictures here and there, so if you can find the pictures on my site - hopefully the overview pictures can help locate where in the cemetery the stones are located.

Good Luck!

Thank you for the pictures. Is there anyway to locate a stone? I am coming there and have never seen my mothers grave but hate to hike the whole cemetery to find it. Thank you !!! ( referring to Woodlawn at Indianola) Jan (De Gafferelly)

My family is also there and I spent many happy hours at the Bantz homestead when I was kid. Our families were good friends, parents and grandparents. Good times.

Looks like they are probable buried in Vermilion Grove Cemetery in Vermilion County Illinois.

www.vermilioncounty.info

I don't have time to search through my pictures since I do not have those pictures indexed yet, but pictures of every headstone in this cemetery is on my page here, so feel free to have a look and hopefully you can find who you are looking for.

I am trying to locate my great grandmother's grave at Sanhill Cemetery, but my family was told the location is unknown d/t a fire that destroyed the records regarding the plot locations. Her name was Lula Banks. Is this true? Thanks for your time.

I am looking for my grand parents graves. They were Quakers and I was told they are buried here. Does anyone know how I can find the pictures of their stones?
William Alpheus Rees & Reba Janet Hoffman Rees and maybe Adella Commons Rees. I would appreciate any help. Thank you

Ira Faurot is buried is buried in Partlow Cemetery. His dates are:Apr.23,1819 to Jul.18,1899. I was hoping to see on of his children's stones there. You say you checked out all the cemetery and I was wondering if there was an index of your data. Tim

hi, ed is my grandfather. He would not speak of his family. Now, as I am growing older, I have an ache to find out who they were/are, and why he wouldn't tell us anything.
If this is where his father, Sylvanus, and his father and mother might be, I would appreciate any help ya'll might contribute. Thanks, susan

9/25/2011

The pictures of the cemetery are fantastic. I have many many ancestors buried in Partlow...Reagans, Warrens and Creightons...Would appreciate access to the tombstone pix. I have an inventory (2001), alphabetically, of the cemetery prepared by the Claypools and B. Pichon. I can take my cursor and move along the river, eastward, and see my g'parents old home where I have many fond memories . TKS

Jay Warren

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other to Stebbins Jennings. Probably the former was the first estab- lished in business. He attained to much local prominence. Jennings was gifted with practical ...
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Hello, so glad my pictures has helped.

I'm currently working on updating cemetery readings, and I looked at an older reading of the cemetery, and it lists:

Wilson, Mary I - d. May 23, 1852 - 35y.2m - w/o John

Of course the stone looks like "Jane" as middle name (not "I"), and it lists wife of William - not John.... I guess that is one of the reasons the lists need updated.

But looking at the picture - the May 23, 1852 does look to match up with the stone pretty well. I would guess her age would be below that under ground.

This is the only "Wilson" listed in the reading of that cemetery. I also took a quick look around with what I have for Albro & William, but did not find anything on them.

The local genealogical society (who I'm helping with the cemetery lists) may have more resources to research them if you wanted to try to contact them.

illianaghs.org

Mary Jane Wilson is my 2x grandmother. You have a wonderful photo of a stone that is so exciting for me to see. I was told that her grave had no stone!? Obviously that is not true and you have a wonderful clear photo.

I have one favor to ask. Her death date is just barely peering out from the soil at the base. Would it be possible to clear enough soil to read her death date? I have not been able to find it anywhere else. It would help my research for this family to have a confirmed death date. I will be happy to provide funds to cover another photo or just confirmation of her death date.

Mary Jane's maiden name is Macomber and she became the 2nd wife of William Wilson on 12 Oct 1844 in Vermilion county, Illinois. She and her husband both died young, leaving a pair of twins born in 1849 (Alfred and Albro) a daughter Rachel, another son Christopher Columbus Wilson, and a step-son William Alonzo. Both her husband William and her son Albro died in Vermilion county but have not been located.

www.vermilioncounty.info

Thank you so much for your wonderful work!

Glenna

Hello - I'm currently working on an index for the Springhill Cemetery pictures, and about 1/2 way done. (nothing on the site yet). I took a look at what I have so far, and did not find Thomas & Martha Mackin.

I did find Edward & Minerva Rouse - they are in Block 1. Edward is Pic# 14709 and Minerva is Pic# 14713 (With some other "Rouse" stones near them.)

I am looking for information on my family. I have traced my great grandfather Raymond Vance Morrison to Eugene Vermillion Indiana on the 1910 Census. His father Thomas Graham Morrison lived there with his wife Jennie Victoria Siner Morrison. Thomas died in Cayuga Indiana in 1920 under the presumption of murder by Jennie's brothers. If anyone could help point me in a direction were I might find some information I would be greatly appreciative.

Hello, I looked through your photos of the headstones but I must have overlooked or am mistaken about their location. I thought that my great great and great great great grandparents were buried here but couldn't locate their stones. Their names are: Thomas Mackin b 1843 d 1925, his wife Martha Ann (Rouse) Mackin b 1847 d 1926, Edward Rouse b 1825 d 1910, his wife Minerva Edward (Martin) Rouse b 1829 d 1909. Do you recall seeing any of these names? I looked for an index but didn't see one. I appreciate your help! You have done a great job!

Cammie,

Michael Weaver is my 3d gr grandfather. His daughter, Nancy, married John Cole and they are my 2d gr grandparents. How are you related to MW?

Thank you for your time and effort. It am very appreciative of you hard work. many of my wives family is buried here. thanks again

Last known adress was Blout, Vermillion Co. Illinois in 1860. They were both born in 1812. Thank you for all the time and effort in this monumental task of documentation. Cecelia Anissy

lookin to join family on same trail. My family is from the vermillon county area. are you on ancestry.com? not sure if I should travel from california to illinois to do deeper reseach. are you in ill.? I was thinking of looking into cemetary sites. did you ever get to the nicholson site?
leslie whitaker

I am looking for her kids are at: 1) I know her daughter is Barbara Ritter/Snow/Mikeworth is passed away and is at. 2) I know her daughter Alice Nora Welker/Fieleke (my mom) is passed away and is at. 3) I know her daughter name is Florance Welker/Tracy I was told lives in Illinois area around Oblong somewhere,does anyone know of her or where abouts are. 4) I know she had a daughter name Marjorie Welker/unknown anyone knows anything on her please let know. 5) I know she had a son named unkown Welker,they called him Buddy and I do have a picture of him and Barbara with mom togather,anything on him would be nice.
I know someone out there know of these people are related to them around Illinois and she was married to a Edward Ritter and to a William Franklin Welker. Bless you all if you know something to give me on this.

He had 12 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood. He died sometime after 1910. He spent several times in a Soldier's Home in Danville. He was a Civil War veteran. Which cemetery should I look for him and his wife Sarah Ann? Thank you.

Patrick,
My email address is hageman@fairpoint.net. Send me your snail address and I will mail you info that I have. I am originally from that area and some of my family still live there. Markers are difficult to read. We plan to replace them with a family marker. Azariah's father (Henry) lived about 3 miles to the SW of the cemetary. His home is marked with a "Trail of Tears" marker.

I'm interested to know more about Azariah Davis (1808-1857) and his wife Jane Connor, these were my 4xgreat-grandparents. I'm not sure if you still maintain this website, but if you do, I'd love to exchange information on what I have and learn more about this ancestor and his parents.

Patrick Jones

I am John McGee presently living in Troy Michigan but I grew up on a farm near Jamaica just southwest of Catlin. I am hoping to visit the cemetery soon. I would be very interested in viewing your list of names on the grave markers if you would be willing to share. Below is my ancestral line as I understand it in reverse order.

John D. McGee/Gerald R. McGee/Cecil McGee/Charles McGee/Giles McGee/James McGee/Samual McGee

This is in reply to your post of January 2010. I have researched whom I think may be one of the Eli/Elijah Fleming men you are asking about. Eli H. Fleming b. 1804 in KY of Parke County, IN shows up in Cottage Grove, Allen County, KS around 1859-60. Wife is Sarah (?) Fleming, children one older girl who did not travel to Kansas with them, James, Melinda, Margaret Sarah, Rosana (Fleming) Butler - married to Nathan Butler, Delilah (Fleming) Chambers married to William Chambers. Eli Fleming dies in 1876. If this is one of the Eli/Elijah Fleming fellows you are referring to, please contact me and share information. My connection, which so far no one has been able to prove, is that my GG Grandmother was a sister or cousin of Eli H. Fleming.

Many months ago I started working on my own internment list/index for my springhill pictures, and I have been working on it often... and I'm currently about 1/2 way done... maybe a little past 1/2 way. (25,000+ pictures take awhile - especially when many stones are worn and hard to read.)

I took a look through what I have done (which is many of the older sections), and did not find George E Brewer (1856-1891) yet. I will continue to look as I index my pictures.

After I get done with that, I hope to go a lot deeper and start to compare my list with the cemetery's own list they have and figure out who has and does not have stones (or every figure out many of the worn hard to read stones... who they belong to.) The cemetery has a very good list... but it's still all on paper, so slow to access it.

Also as a side note - Pape Mortuary website is a great resource, but I have found MANY errors on that site - from births / deaths / and even the cemetery being wrong on what is listed on their site, then where it really is. So it's a good place to start and hopefully get leads, but just wanted to throw out there to not trust that site 100% - most of their records are transcribed by people into their database, and mistakes are easy to make.

Thank you for your time and effort in this project. Most of my family is buried in this cemetery and for several years my father was in charge of this cemetery for the Lutheran churches. I not longer live in Danville and this site gives me the opportunity to visit my loved ones.

Your posting of these pictures has provided me with wonderful information regarding my family research. Thank you so much. I was wondering if you had an internment list or index for this cemetery. Pape lists "George E Brewer (1856-1891)" buried at this cemetery, but after running through your pictures, I either missed it, or its not there. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for this wonderful resource that you have provided.

Thank you for your work in this cemetery. The location map is great. I have tried for a long time to find my relatives who are buried here. I should be able to find them now.

James Norris was my great great grandfather. He was an early pioneer, settling
in Vermilion county about 1832. He was a preacher,represented the county in the
legislature and served as justice of the peace several years. Mary Norris was his
2nd wife, her maiden name was Newell. John Norris was the 2nd born son of
James and his first wife Elizabeth Carter. He died of disease about 1850. Mary
died of cholera about 1850-1851. James died soon after. This information comes
from my great grand father's memoir's.
I was planning to visit this fall and hoped to visit their graves. I quess that is out!!
Isn't there any laws in Illinois about desecration of graves?

I am looking for the parent of Bridget Martin listed in the 1880 census. She married Thomas Marron (from Indiana) Can you help me with this?

hello, i am looking for all swigers, or a list of them in any of the cemetaries in this area. some may not have headstones, how do i find them.
paula

We were thrilled to see your posting of a visit to the McGee Cemetery. It was our understanding that it no longer could be found. We know the general location of it on the old Power Plant land. We were looking again yesterday but only got to the gate. Since Dynegy, the present owner is closing everything down we aren't sure how to proceed. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

Clarence Drennen of Alvin, Il takes care of the cemetery. There are no funds, he just does it. After it was vandalized, people did give him donations to try to fix some of the stones. The story of this cemetery is that Valentine Leonard's son was struck by lightning while riding on a load of hay. He was buried on the land owned by the leonard's, thus Leonard Cemetery was created.

I just opened this page for the first time and see that the first picture is of the plot where my ancestors and grandparents are buried. It is a beautiful cemetery. I was born in Danville, but we moved to Texas when I was 3. My father was the auditor at the old Woford Hotel. I go back to the Giddings.

I believe you will find that most burials of those who died in and near Blue Grass are found in Wallace Chapel Cemetery a couple of miles south of the crossroads in a cornfield where blue Grass once showed promise as an upcoming prairie town. My grandfather, Azariah Sollars (1875-1966) was raised their by his elderly father Truman R. Sollars (1812-1898) and under the wing of Gabriel Judy and later his brother Mark Judy who was founder of the girl's school adjoining his property south of Blue Grass halfway down the road to Wallace Chapel.
Truman R. Sollars, his 2nd wife Susan Conrad and their children arrived in Blue Grass in 1880 having moved there from Eugene, Vermillion Co., IN in time to make the census of that year. He was in company with his nephew Myrick Coil and family Who he had raised back in Eugene. Myrick Coil, a Civil War veteran, was the last postmaster of Blue Grass when that service was closed down in 1900. The old gent cut his house, store, post office in half right down the center beam and moved it into Marysville/Potomac. He and his wife lived there until their new home was built and the old structure turned into a shed/garage and used as such until 1962 when it was removed. I always referred to it as being the last remnant of Blue Grass.
Truman R., wife Susan, daughter Maud are all buried in Wallace Chapel Cemetery, beside the marker of Millie McCorkle Sollars and infant son. She was the wife of Truman "Coon" T. Sollars who was a grandson of Truman R. Sollars. Millie's grave is the guide-on of six family members to the left (south) of her marker: these are unmarked graves in this order: John Coil (1871-1882); Susan (1883-1884), Maud (1874-1892), Truman R., (1812-1898); Levi Alonzo Sollars (1855-1916) son of Truman R., and 1st wife, Nancy Gebhart; and Edia Rush Sollars (1861-1918) wife of Lon.
I'm not sure where I am going with this at this point. I have some photographs of Wallace Chapel and some of the cemetery if there is an interest in same.

Robert C. Sollars

Hello, my name is Kevin Schmitt. I would like to start by saying that your website, photos, and work are wonderful! What has steered me in the direction of this page comes a few questions hoping could be answered. I have a great interest in the field/art of cemetery preservation and have worked in this field for a few years, in my recent past. I have just moved towards Vermillion County from Indiana. I'm new in town and could use some guidance in acheiving a few goals that i have set forth. Thank you for your time! If, at all possible, contact me at kschmitt501@yahoo.com
Thank you for your time!

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

I'd like to know who, if anyone, would have records for a family member of mine buried at Red Top cemetery. If anybody knows please Email me at amelliott83@gmail.com thank you!

I don't know of any list on-line - but a place to look is Pape Mortuary on-line database:

www.papemortuary.com

They have compiled a lot of information from obits, cemetery readings, etc... and put it all on-line. Many also include cemetery where they are buried and such.

*** Please beware - I have found a lot of incorrect information on the Pape site, so like all sources on the internet - a good place to start getting information to do more research, but don't trust the information 100%.

You have all the photos from Woodlawn but is there a listing for that cemetery? I want to see the members of my family that are buried there. I did contact someone and they were going to send me some info but they did not.

This is a great site. We visited the Pate Cemetery last summer and found the headstone of my Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Amos Wilson. His headstone is located on the old side of the cemetery and you have two pictures of it on your website. Do you know what the iron piece next to the headstone is? Also, we believe he was married to Sarah Pate on Sept. 14, 1856. The only headstone for a Sarah shows she was married to a man named Jones. I couldn't see another headstone with the name Sarah. Do you have any ideas on this?

Thanks for your help.

Thomas Seacrist

Your doing a great service to everyone that is doing genealogy and keep up the great work.

Thanks Dean

Wow, what a tremendous effort and service you have provided those of us unable to visit the cemeteries of our ancestors. We were very excited to find your website and have found several Grittons and Dodsons. Samuel Gritton listed by Pape Mortuary as being buried at Songer is the one tombstone I could not find after going through each photo. Maybe it is one of the ones that has become illegible. Unfortunately, his son, Charles Gritton's tombstone, photo # 1048 & 1049 is the only one I saw that has the dates obscured by a plant!! Regardless, we are extremely appreciative of your hard work & dedication at creating & maintaining this valuable site. Thank you!!

Hello,

There is another local Vermilion County site to check out - Pape Mortuary Website:

www.papemortuary.com

This site collects information from obits, cemetery readings, etc...

They have both Sarah & Daniel listed as being buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery (AKA: Resurrection Cemetery)

Find A Grave: www.findagrave.com

My Site: www.vermilioncounty.info

On my site, I have pictures of EVERY HEADSTONE from that cemetery - about 6,000 pictures. I don't have the pictures indexed yet, and don't have time to do searching myself right now - but feel free to talk a virtual walk-through the cemetery if you want to see if they have a headstone at the cemetery.

Hope this helps!

Sarah j. Young lived in danville,ill. Born in Pa.1840. Died in Newark,ohio,licking co. 1907 at daughter's home. She was sent back to danville,ill.for burial on the B&O R.R. Daniel Young same story as Sarah Born in germany 1840. died in newark 1910 sent back to danville on train for burial. All info. according to local newspaper (the Advocate). can't find burial place in vermillon co. used Ancestry.com and find a grave.com.. saw you web site hope you could help. In 1870 & 1880 census in danville,,1910 in Newark on daniel. write up in paper said they were lutheran. thanks Richard Martin

Thank you so very much for your help finding my oldest sisters(Jaunita Louis Cotellesso ) grave location if it was not for your help she would of been lost to my family forever. But since iI now know where she is buried at. my family will always know where she is .

Can Not Thank you Enough

Linda baldwin

I also walked the RR tracks down to the springs for a drink and also went up to the top of the hill to the graveyard. It was about 40 years ago, and it was in very bad condition way back then.
I've been told it was a black & Indian cemetery.

I am looking for my oldest sister (Juanita Louise Cotellesso)(born November 27 1946 and passed away Feb. 8 1947) she passed away at the age of 2mth and 12 days old . She was born to my mother and her husband at the time of her birth and death.( George W. Contellesso and Eva Contellesso)My mothers first marriage . I am trying to find her burial site in Oakhill cementery Danville, Illinois . I do not know if she has a grave marker or not. can anyone help me. I wish to put a grave maker on her grave .

Thank you linda

My family has an area in the cemetery and I would like to find out if there are any plots available there. I don't know who to contact on availabilty, price, ect. anyone can help me? Thank you.

I just found out that my oldest sister Juanita Luise Cotellesso is buried here in Oak Hill cementery. She is my mother's oldest daughter thru her marriage to george W.contellesso . Juanita was born on November 27 1946 and passed away on febnuary 8 1947 she was 2 mths and 12 days old. I am going to serch the Oak Hill cementery and see if I can find her grave. If I can find her grave I am going to start putting memorial flowers on it every year.If her tombstone is not legable after I found out whee she is buried I am going to try to place a grave maker where she is buried. So other mebers of my family can locate her . when they do a family search .

If you are asking Bob for directions, if you read his other post - he actually made a mistake and had visited Old Collison Cemetery, not Ruckman Cemetery. (Old Collison is about 1 mile south of where Ruckman Cemetery was.)

Ruckman cemetery had been bulldozed over - I'm going to at some point try to get a hold of the current land owner and see if I can investigate the area around where the cemetery was to see if I can find anything.

Take a look at the page - has a map from a 1940 aerial photo that shows where the cemetery was and that it is just farm land today, and the GPS link will take you to the exact location on Google Maps which should help with you knowing the exact location... not sure how much is still there, but hopefully I will be able to make it out there at some point and look around to see what I can find.

Michael A. Coan (site admin)

I am looking for directions to the Ruckman Cemetery. I am not from the area so need pretty detailed directions. Thanks!

I am very interested in visiting the Ruckman Cemetery. It sound like there was some confusion on its location. Could you describe to me how to find it. I am not from the area so I would need pretty specific instructions. Thank you so much. Michelle

I believe photo #269 is my Great Great Grandmother Ann McCool, wife of Wm. R. McCool, they had a son Richard McCool, he married Lula Boen.

Do you have one? Please load it on page 68670828 (Find-a-grave). thanks

I am trying to locate some graves believed to be at Hooton Cemetery. Internet information only shows 9 interments, but the photo of Hooton indicates that there are many more. Please advise as to how I might be able to ascertain additional information about Hooton Cemetery.
Thank You

MY HUSBAND'S GREATGRANDPARENT'S ARE BURIED AT SONGER CEMETARY THE NAME ON THE HEADSTONE READS PREWITT THAT IS WRONG IT IS SPELLED PRUITT I DONT' KNOW WHY IT IS THAT WAY I JUST KNOW THAT IT WOULD CAUSE A LOT OF CONFUSION FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR THAT NAME. IT IS ON PG. 6. I LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HERE IS IS VERY INFORMATIVE. I AM LOOKING FOR AN AUNT AND UNCLE OF MY HUSBAND WHO DIED WHEN SMALL AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WHERE BURIED. NAMES MARY ELLEN AND ALBERT JOHNSON. I'LL KEEP LOOKING. AGAIN THANKS IT IS A WONDERFUL WEBSITE.

The Bethel Church that you refer to is no longer there. When we went to the Bethel in September of 2009 and to the Cemetery, we noticed that the Church had been torn down. Our daughter has requested she be buried in the Cemetery (she has cancer) where her Thompson relatives rest. Since most of the Thompson's buried there are our family line, I am now searching for the parents of William, Thomas, George and Samuel , James (b. 1782) and his wife Betsy (May) Thompson (b. abt 1797) and she d. 11 Sept 1858 in Elwood, Love Twp, Vermilion Co. Ill. We thought they would be found in the Bethel Cemetery since it was on the Thomas Thompson's land but we have not found them as yet. Now, we are thinking that the Humrick/Collier might be the place to look next. I understand that it is not maintained and you need permission to go to the old cemetery. My question is, besides the Historical Society, is there anyone who would know the listing of people buried in the two cemeteries Bethel and Humrick/Collier that I could contact that might be able to help me find the information that I seek?

I found the information that you provided with your photos of all the cemeteries very helpful and I wanted to Thank you for your efforts. We know how hard it is too photograph the old gravestones.

Wanda Thompson

I have been unable to find this burial site myself but I do know three names of individuals that were supposedly buried there: Maria Ann Williams (1876-1876), Electra Ellis Williams (1881-1882) and John Clark Williams (1884-1885). They were the children of my great grandparents: John Williams and Nancy Emaline Cosat Williams. One grave was once marked by a "blue mason jar." I am unsure as to any others that were buried there. Thanks.

I dont know much about my grandmother. Im told by my grandfather her name was Helen Elizabeth Blunckaul when she died in 1983, but i can not find any confimation to her last name or the correct spelling. I also know that she is buried in Danville IN. Her maiden name was Helen Elizabeth Dove - Mothers name Ruth Dove. If you have any info, if she is in the Old Danville Cemetary, and the correct last name/spelling please let me know by email.

Pictures #203-206 appear to be of the same stone and appear to read Delcena on first line and Whitsett on about the third line, if so it is
Delcena Whitsett daughter of Newton and Ann (Baxter) Whitsett , born 25 Aug 1851 died 15 Jun 1857. This is the only note we have of this family being in Vermilion County. Wonder if another daughter Eliza might have married and remained there?

What a shame, Hugh Allen is in my line of Allens. Also shame what happened to Newell plot. Those too are my desendents Keep up the great work

There is no formal plot map of this cemetery. The man that was in charge for many years was unable to read or write. The records are pretty much what families know. I have many family members buried here. It is a shame that some questions will never have answers.

Where would you look for imfomation on he early settlers in Middlefork especially around
around 1890 -1905.Is there any one I can contact about possible births deaths marriges ih the area especiallyin late 1890. I am looking for a marriage and death of a William? K kimball and later a John Martin to Mary Lucille Wilson( Bruner) who parents were a William Harker Wilson and Emma Harrison. One (may be the Kimball) may have occured in 1902 or after her marriage to Guy L Brunerin 1912. I have placed her in Middlefork with her children and her father and mother and sister? Hazel wilson in 1920 as a widow. Feel free to forword this to anyone who may help me.Thank You Tom Quyle

We plan to visit there April 29 to see the graves of my ancestors, Elijah Whitaker, Mary Sharp Whitaker Anderson, and Ruth Wright Sharp Nicholson.
Do you know who we should contact for permisson?

Thank you so much for doing these pictures of the gravestones. I have asked on a couple diff sites to get the picture and nobody has responded. And here it has been on your site the whole time. Thanks again. I now have a headstone picture for my 2 great uncle. Thanks again God Bless

I was wondering if any pictures of the gravestones in "God's Acre" otherwise known as the Butler burying ground. My 4x great grandfather was James Butler.

Hi,
Did you get a reply to your question ? I would also like to see a photo of his stone...he is my 4g grandfather...

My father, Paul L. Capps was b 1885 in Vermillion Co. Any books, reference material concerning the Enoch R. Capps & Mary Good family would be appreciated.

Thank You! Alice

Hi, one of the Morgan family here.
My Grandmother, Nannie Morgan (Mrs Earl Morgan), was just telling me the other day how we used to go up to the farm and spend some time.
She said it was Capones Farm, and that he bought it to be reclusive.
I do not know where it is, but would like to know.
I do know it was owned by Ralph Morgan, and to my understanding, should still be in the family.
Please respond, and keep in touch, after all, we're family.
Dan Peters

Wonderful website with outstanding tombstone photographs. Thank you for all your time, skills, and posting of the Bethel Cemetery tombstones photographs as well as various cemetery tombstones.

Pape Mortuary was a nice database online which is a good place to start looking.

www.papemortuary.com

Looking up Manerva Martin, shows that she is buried in Wesley Chapel - which is in north-east Edgar county (The South-east Vermilion County IL, North-east Edgar County IL, and the Mid-west Vermillion county IN were all part of the "Quaker community")

Wesley Chapel is also known as Friends Chapel Cemetery - here is a link to the cemetery on Find A Grave:

www.findagrave.com

Also on the Pape website, I did a quick lookup of George martin, looks like he got remarried in 1864 and lived until 1911, and may be buried in Chautaqu, KS.

WARNING: With Pape Mortuary Website, along with a lot of on-line sources - use the information there as leads and not 100% facts. I have found many mistakes on their site, but the information is usually good to lead you in the right direction.

Hope this information helps.

I have for many years been looking for the burial location of Manerva Jane (Hollingsworth) Martin. She was born in 1833 and died Apr 1863 at Quaker Point, Love Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois. She was married to George Washington Martin on 26 Nov 1854.

I would assume that she was buried in a cemetery in the area of Ridge Farm or maybe in Bethel cemetery. I need the mailing address of the cemetery sexton of the Bethel cemetery. Thanks for any help I could get.

What a wonderful map you have. I have requested from the cemetery a list of my family in Spring Hill Cemetery. These maps will help me locate them once I have the information. Thank you for taking the time to post them.

Sincerely,
Mary Coe Kinch

Searching for Roy's grave in Danville Il.

My grandparents were buried in that cemetery when it was known as Oak Grove Cemetery. Their names were Cora and Ira Hess. Cora was buried in 1934 and Ira was buried in 1924. I am disappointed that it has been destroyed. What happened to those that were buried there? Also I am wondering if anyone knows any Hess families in the area.

I must apologize to everyone. I was told that I was at Ruckman but after investigating further I believe that I was at Old Collison cemetery.

Hello Mr.Coan,

I visited Ruckman cemetery today. Yes it does exist and has a beautiful wrought iron fence all around it with a walk in gate. E mail me to discuss this cemetery.

I live in Gilbert, AZ. and need pictures of my g grandparents and gg grandparents grave in the cemetery. If anyone have copies or can get images for me it would be greatly appricated. Merwin M. Coe, Sadie Coe, Rev. James Wells Coe and Esther Knapp Merwin Coe. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Mary

I am looking for all the Coe graves that are in Spring Hill Cemetery. I know that my g granfather and gg grandparents are buried there but living in Az it makes it hard for me to travel to take pictures of the headstones. Merwin M. Coe, Rev. James Wells Coe, Esther Knapp Merwin Coe and Sadie Coe. If anyone has these pictures please let me know. Any help will greatly be appricated.

Sincerely,
Mary

Enjoyed your comments on Stearns. My parents, Grandparents & many other family members lay at Stearn's. What I remember is the old Bantz homestead was just across the gravel road from Stearns near I 74.
Thanks for the story..........Ed Bantz

thank you so much. could you please contact me threw my email i would like to ask you some questions about this cemetery. blessings connie

I do have pictures of every headstone from Michael's Cemetery here on my website:

www.vermilioncounty.info

I seen the 3 pictures you requested on Find A Grave, I have claimed those and will upload pictures for those 3 here soon.

I tried to search for the Hazel Susan Pearman Ritter Welker person through all the ways I could search, and nothing has turned up.

You can also try searching through Pape Funeral Home Database which has a database of many people through many different sources from the Vermilion County Illinois area - I did some searching, and could not come up with that person - but here is the address in case you wanted to give it a try:

www.papemortuary.com

Good Luck.

Could you please go to the Michaels cemetery and tell me which Pearmans and Welkers are there. We are having some problems with another person who will not tell us who really is in this cemetery. One of the Pearman's that we are looking for is a Hazel Susan "Susie" Pearman Ritter Welker. She was left in a mental hospital back in the late 1930's or early 40's. We know that she married a edward Ritter and then a William Franklin Welker who was much older then her. She had a nerves break down and was put in a mental hospital we don't know anything about any hospitals that was or still is there. She was left there by her second husband. We really need some answers. Thank you and Blessings to you. Connie Lawson

Alexander Franklin Collins (b. 12 May 1831 - d. 6 July 1897) is buried there also next to his wife Zerilda Collins. I believe he does not have a stone.

I have not published any internment list for Springhill Cemetery on my website yet, so it was not on my site that this misspelling happened. Looks like you are talking about her Find A Grave memorial.

www.findagrave.com

To get a simple misspelling corrected, on the top right of her memorial, just click EDIT & Suggest a correction. This will send a message to the person who made that memorial, and they should be able to fix it right away.

We were very upset when we got on this page to find out that our aunt's name is listed wrong, it is misspelled. She is listed as Rosetta (Teens) Didocka and it should be Rosetta (Teems) Didocka. How can we go about correcting this?

Would like to show you for your information, but must be visited before the snakes come out. Can be reached via cell phone 812-201-8798 if you are in the area of Sandcut, In, north of Terre Haute.

I have no prior knowledge of Vermillion Co., however, I have many ancestors from that county. Surnames Ingersol, Possee aka Passey,Posse,Posey, possibly others but haven't managed to get much past this, possibly Ebling. I would be grateful for any information or leads where to hunt for further information.
Will you have a lisiting of names for the cemeteries or is there something like this already in place, that I haven't noticed..?
Thank you, Happy 2011

Hello,
I am working on my husband's family history. I am wondering if all the gravestones are posted for Bethel cemetary near Attica, Indiana, on findagrave? It lists 334 headstones. An aunt just told us relatives by the name of HANNIFORD are buried in this cemetary. It really means a lot for us to find them. Who can I call to see if there is a list of people buried there? The death dates would be sometime betw. 1876-1880.

thanks
Carol Black currently in SC

If you are looking for someone buried in Floral Hill you might try findagrave.com They have a listing of all burials there, but they don't have pictures of the stones.

just to give you an update: there is now a new block 22 just east of the maint. building along vorhees.

I appreciate your information about the Ruckman Family Cemetery though I am disappointed that someone would have bulldozed it over. I am desended from the Ruckman's that lived in Vermilion Co. in the 1800's. Mrs. Ruckamn's brother was married to the sister of Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father. Mr. Ruckman was a justice of the peace in Vermilion Co. one of their daughters married in to the LeNeve family who were prosperus farmers in the 1800's and built the first home in Vermilion Co.

I am looking for informtion about my gg grandfather John McFall who was born in 1799, Vincennes IN. and died after 1880 in Vermillion county IN. Do you have any information that would be helpful? Thank you for any help you can give me.
Mike McFall

Tip: I keep an umbrella in my "cemetery" bag & use it to shade the headstone when the glare makes it difficult to read. Also-your water tip--take a photo FIRST--because sometimes the water makes it harder to read--but most of the time it helps!

Thank you so much for taking all the wonderful headstone photos! As the family genealogist it is a wonderful source. I hope that you are a volunteer at www.findagrave.com as their site has about 55 MILLION headstone memorials, lots of them with photos of the headstones, but those that don't, people are constantly asking volunteers to take a photo for them. You would be good at this!!
Keep up the good work.

I am the great-great-great-grandson of Thomas Longfellow who is buried in the Newton Cemetery in Edgar County that I found only a few years ago. I have a lot of relatives buried in the Floral Hill Cemetery in Iroquois County one mile north of Hoopeston in Vermilion County in Illinois. I have also found relatives graves in Indiana and other parts of Illinos. I was sent to your website by someone else like my self that have been gathering and taking photos of tombstones of relatives that I have on my Family Tree on Ancestry.com. I found five photos that I did not have on the VermiliionCounty info website. They are il-vermilion-pilot-grove photos 0103, 0104, 0105, 0106 and 0107. I have downloaded them to my computer and entered them into family tree with the information that follows listed. Is this ok or do I need to take them off?

Photo provided by COAN.NET and VermilionCounty.info.
The VermilionCounty.infor Cemetery Genealogical Website is an excellent place to go to see tombstones of your loved ones and relatives if they have them. This is for Vermilion County in Illinois and a few surrounding counties in Ilinois and Indiana.

It sounds like the Ralph Morgan farm that was South of Rossville. Only one I know of that had a huge metal ship in front for a mail box. Don't know about the Al Capone thing. Do know that it was built by the Mann's (the ones that built Mann's Chapel) and later was bought by a Mr. Belt. He was the founder of Steak and Shake. It then became known as Steak and Shake Acers. Don't know if there was anyone between Belt and Ralph Morgan. They say during the depression cattle were allowed to roam through the house. I'm sure you can find everything about the house on the Rossville Historical Site or by contacting Phyllis Bell or Eva Neeland. (I received this information from a Mrs. Harold Morgan in Vermilion Co, IL)

You have done an amazing job with this site. I had requested some photos on findagrave before I realized you had this site. But if you should happen to want to fulfill the pics, they are from IL-Vermilion-Songer - 0131, 0132, 0135, 0136. I think I have only requested two so far, but I will go back and request the rest.

Thanks again for an awesome job and also for allowing me to use your photos on my tree with credit to you.

Keep up the great work!!

Teresa

I can take you to the Poor Farm Cemetery. There are a few tombstones still standing as of this spring.

Thank you for all of your work on this project. My family the Scotts settled Edgar County and I really appreciate the photos and references available through your site. If you have any other pictures of Friends Chapel/Wesley Chapel Cemetery I'd love to see a link to them. Thanks!

Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this project. I found the burial and headstone for my 3 Great Grandparents in the Rossville Cemetery pictures. They were Moses and Nancy Savage who both died in 1884. They have a limestone headstone and it won't probably be readable for to much longer. Thanks again
Larry E

Thanks so much. I have been trying to find family for some time and found them in Rose Cemetary.

I know my grandparents are buried there, but looking for other family members THANKS/SallyJo Mitchell at sallyjoaz@yahoo.com

My ggrandmother was Nancy Redden who married Thomas French in Vermillion Co, IN.They are buried at Campbell Chapel Cemetery just outside of Veedersburg. Nancy's parents were George W. Redden and Rebecca Campbell, she was the daughter of John Campbell and Melinda Fraizier. After Rebecca died George married Matilda Chambers. George W. was the son of William Redden and Kittura Glascock. William was the son of George Redden the Revolutionary soldier. I have been trying to prove George W. to William to George for a couple of years. Do you have anything that will prove what I am sure to be true. Thanks....this is a neat website, huh......Rita

Thank you so much for all of your hard work in documenting these cemeteries!
I recently stumbled onto a family history, and found that my 4th great-grandfather was said to be buried in Allhands Cemetery. I searched Find a Grave, and found that this is a Vermilion County cemetery. While there was no memorial for him at that point, I knew that if the stone was still standing, you'd have it, and you did! On this same stone is my 4th great-grandmother. I wasn't really expecting to find either since I wasn't even convinced that my source was reliable.
You are a blessing!!!
Thank you,
Celeste

Hello from Arizona!
It is wonderful to find the location of my Grandfather's grave. Thank you.
We have two burial plots that we no longer need in Mann's Chapel Cemetary that we would like to sell. We transplanted to Arizona several years and now have family history here. We probably will not return to bury anyone to the Illinois area. If you or anyone you know might be interested in them, please contact me by replying to this post and I will call you with information.

Vicky not vicki Sue Moore date of death nov 13 2007 not 11

Thank you so much for all your wonderful work! It's been invaluable in my family search! I'm trying to check the above cemetery for the Worley family, but it says the link is broken. Any suggestions, please?

Beverly

Michael -

Saw your email, and replying in email with details.

Thanks!

I sent you an email reply also, but will post it here also.

I worked with the staff of the cemetery when I made the plot maps, and there was no block 23. Most of the cemetery records are hand-written in big books, and would guess maybe either it was written wrong or sloppy, or someone read it wrong. Maybe block 25 or something.

If you let me know the name of the person, and the dates (birth/death) - I will be happy to investigate it for you to see if I can find the information needed.

My son-law's grandmother died in 1965 and was buried in Springhill Cemetery. I called the cemetery last week to find out where, and they gave me the Block and Plot number. The Block number was given to me as Block 23, yet you state there is no Block 23?

Thank you for documenting & taking pictures. I am involved in gathering as much information about my family as possible. I love the pictures you have taken, your hard work means a lot to my family and I. Thank you, -Tim Mann

I'm looking for info on the death of Charity A Vance Brown. I'm wondering if she is buried in Vermillion Cem. in Edgar Co. as is her husband, Wm R. Brown (1862-1920). I'm told Charity was b. c. 1861 and died in 1937, but I have no documentation.
Charity's parents were James R. VANCE & Mary E SHINEFIELD.

You've been a great help by providing photos of many of the BROWNS in Vermillion Cem. to FINDAGRAVE. I'd appreciate any info you can generate on Charity.

Do you have a list of burials and locations for Oak Ridge? I'm trying to find the location of some relatives, and their graves may not be well marked. Thanks

It's off the main East/West highway on the North side, not too far back in there, and it's a nicely kept cemetery - I used Google map to locate it and it gave me good directions. Hope this helps!

Oops - I meant "Listing" not "liting"!

Was in Lockett Cemetry looking for Aaron Howard & Rachel Moshberger. It was too grown up with weeds. Only found 5 stones. Will go back in the fall. Saw your photos, but could not make out names on all of them. Did you happen to see Aaron Howard's stone? He is my great,great,great grandfather.

FYI The ashes of my mother, Blanche Craft Tilton will be interred next to the ashes of my father, Joseph W. Tilton. A stone is erected and we are awaiting the stone carver to engrave my mother's death date. Her dates were 1913-2009 and his 1904-2000. Both my parents were born in Vermillion Co. from old families in the area.

Thank you very much for your time and effort in giving us pictures that we otherwise would have never seen.

Great work you've done here! I am looking for the gravesite of Norris Besin Buckellew buried at Songer. Does anyone have a plot map for the graves or a liting of interments?

Michael,

Do you have a master list of the burials at Oak Ridge? I'm lookng for some family members that are there, but may have poorly marked gravesites. Please email me back if you do. Also curious about Old Songer, and Atherton (which is beautiful).

Thanks,
Mike

Is there a list available of all of the names/head stones in the Weaver cemetery? If so, can I have a list of those names? Thanks!! Michael Weaver was my great(x4) grand father. I would love to know who his parents were!!

I don't know about a cemetery, but I have further information on Lanty and his family. Are you descended from his son Wesley?

I was delighted to find your site and be able to see some of my families stones. Thank you for all of your work and dedication to this project. All of the photo's will enlarge for better reading when I click on them except for the Spring Hill Cemetery photos. None of them will enlarge. Is this something that can be corrected? Thanks again.

Looking for great grandmother Sarah Farnham. Lived in Perrysville after 1866 and had two children, daughter Rebecca born in 1866, and a son william Richard Farnum born in 1867. William my grandfather was raised in a foster family which leads me to believe his mom might have died in Perrysville. Father moved to Vermilion Co. Illinois and remarried in 1872. If you find a head stone for Sarah Farnham I would like to hear from you

Thank you so much for all of your work and willingness to share.

My family is in Springhill Cemetery in Danville and clearer photos if available of the the following would be helpful in my research....

IL-Vermilion-Springhill-12924 and IL-Vermilion-Springhill-12929

I think the name is Rachel M Shultz but can't quite make it out.

Again Thank You

Steve Shultz

Esther was born around Denmark road area on March 6, 1897 and died the same day. I have researched for years to try to find where she is buried. I found on this web site about the Denmark cemetery and there is where she could have very well been buried. Can any one help with information as to this and if she was moved to the Gordon Cemetery. The people at Gordon Cemetery could not find information on her. Does anyone know where else I might look.

Thanks for any help that you can provide.
Jack

To T. Morgan: If you are on Facebook, go to the group "Who Grew Up In Cayuga" and ask this question. There are several folks who are members of the Historical Society as well as folks who are probably relatives of the Morgans.

I just found this and am getting back into geneaology. My family chart shows that I have a Henry Kight who was married to a Rachel Acton and had a son John D Kight Sr. Could this be the same person? I don't have any vital information on him - but my records show he would be my GR GR GR GR GR grandfather. How are you connected may I ask?

Wow! What a tremendous amount of work. I love photographing cemeteries too, but I have nothing close to this. An index search feature sure would be helpful. I was exhausted after looking through just one cemetery set. Unfortunately, I don't know where some of my Illinois family is buried. But no matter. This is a great project, and I appreciate your time and efforts. THANK YOU!!!

Thanks for posting those photos. It's a lot of work but you do a great service for people who live far away. It was great to see my family headstones. I'm related to Henry and Eleanor (Dille - Forshier) Hoover, William and Eldora (Sherill)Forshier. Recently I was accepted to the DAR from a relation on my father's side. When I visited several years ago I remembered a headstone with a Revolutionary War citation. I thought it would be nice to have a soldier from my mother's side as well, but I couldn't remember who he was. I found him in your photos, George Redden is Eldora Sherill's Great Grandfather on her mother's side. Now I just have to get the hard evidence.

Hi Mike!

Just thought I'd let you know that the stone for Warner Clossin Dove is a bit hard to understand for those who don't have family knowledge on this one. You happen to have misinterpreted his name as Clossin Dove Warner. His parents were Maude (Warner) Dove and James Douglas Love (Sr.) and he was the older brother of James Douglas Dove (Jr). According to the Pape Mortuary Database he died of Diptheria at about age 3.

Maude Warner's parents were William Joseph Warner and Emma J. (Handley) Warner. This connection to me is through the Handleys. Warner Clossin Dove would have been my mother's first cousin (once removed) and he would be my 2nd cousin (no removals). Emma J. (Handley) Warner was the older sister of my grandmother, Maggie Mae (Handley) Claypool.

Emma and Maggie were daughters of James William and Mary Ann (Jenkins) Handley. They died "in Snider" in 1894 and 1898 respectively and I strongly suspect that they are buried in Bethel (Blount) in graves that either never got marked, or the markers have been lost. Dessie Tuttle is also JW and MA Handley's granddaughter via their son John D Handley, who also died in the late 1890's and also probably is buried in Bethel.

Hope this helps!

Great website. Thank you for all the pictures. Its websites like yours
that help all of us in genealogy. Again thank you.
Linda

I have been doing searches on family members. your website has been wonderful!! I am related to about two thirds of the markers you published! Thank you!!

Can I get a list of Dufour's buried there along with their birth and death dates?

Thanks

I am looking for the Morgan family farm. I was told it was in Vermilion co. possibly along Hwy no. 1. It is a large farm home that used to be a hideout for Al Capone. It has a flat roof with fence around it where guards stood watch And also a ship or sail boat for a mailbox. If anyone could give my any information or address on this it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Charles Montgomery is the contact person for Songar, His address is 207 North Oakwood St. Oakwood, Il. 61858.

I would like a picture of edmund powells grave at dry grove cemetery. He is my great great great grandfather and I am doing a family history. He was born in 1815 and died in 1872. thank you.

I am seeking any information regarding the Lake family. I believe William Lake came to Vermillion co. In in the early 1800's. His son was Wallace Lake, his son was Sheridan, his son was Merle. Any info would be deeply appreciated.

Was there a cemetery associated with or close to the County Home or County Farm. I have a relative (Lanty Larrance) who lived at the County Farm in the 1920 Census.

Was there a cemetery associated with or close to the County Home or County Farm. I have a relative (Lanty Larrance) who lived at the County Farm in the 1920 Census.

What a great plan for your work Michael. The pictures and stone restoration are amazing. You have a special calling.

dont know anything about the house -- but for awhile my Dad kept up with the maintenance of the grounds

Thank you for going out and getting the Picture of Henry Patterson for me.. It did not have the information i was looking for but I did take the time to look around your wonderful website.. I have really enjoyed my visit and will be back again.. Thank you and keep up the amazing work..

-Joshua Patterson

Is there a Gentry McGee on the list you mention? I believe I'm related to him and trying to find more history. He was James C Mcgee's older brother b. 1791 d.1830. Additionally is there a Fielding McGee b.1825?

Thanks
Ramsey

Thank you for your work here - having been there many times, I know the old section is in terrible shape and you have done an excellent job taking, and indexing these pictures. Too bad we don't know how many old stones, or pieces of old stones are buried beneath the sod. I know that my gg grandparents are buried there, but there is no visible stone. But, thanks to your hard work I will be able to easily locate the stones of his brother and another of their young children. I feel guilty - you did the work and I will benefit!! If you do get into the 'restoration' work, the old part of Rose would be a challenge. Kris Loseke

Thank you for all you've done to provide these pictures, freely, online. You have helped me make a couple connections that have been difficult for me to make AND saved me a trip to Vermilion County, Illinois.
Thank you! I'm thrilled to see these stones!

Have you found any WINZLOFF orWINSLOFF .Lots of variation of spelling . Just found out i had a lot of family in Illinois Thank you Keep up the GOOD work

i am planning on visiting my grandmothers grave mothers day. the problem is i'm not sure were her grave is her name is easter ruth earhart/dove she was buried there in 1973. if you could e mail me a map of location so i could find her grave when i get there this would be a big help to me. if you have any questions please call 1 217 834 3580 thank you very much helen sims have a nice day.

Hi Michael,
I'm doing research on the Davis family of Pesotum IL. My grandmother, Mildred Davis Denslow (born 1900, died 1974) and her sister Constance Davis Tucker are the last Davis' to be buried in the Davis Memorial Cemetery as they are the last of the Davis line to carry the name. I am interested in all of the Davis' buried in this cemetery ... I was able to find Jehu Davis on Find a Gravestone, but there should be others, most notably, Jay Everett Davis, who my mother thinks died in the 1950's. I tried to find pictures on your site of this cemetery, but couldn't locate them is they are here.
Thank you for your work and your help.
With best regards,
-Ford

Does anyone know the history of the church that was associated with this cemetery?

With it being about a mile from Bethel (Blount Township) and with many of the names in the 2 cemeteries being the same, it would be good to have those histories. We might be able to distinguish the names on the eroded stones with that.

My interest in this, and in Bethel, is that my Great Grandparents, James William and Mary Ann (Jenkins) Handley lived at Snider, and according to the Pape Mortuary database, were eulogized at Bethel, but no-one seems to know where they were buried. Their daughter, Maggie May (Handley) Claypool is my grandmother. It's a "mystery" we would love to solve.

All that to say, having walked Fairchild many times in the past 2 years, even after the burn-off last year, I'm impressed with your tenacity and diligence here.

Thanks!

Joe Hittle

Hi Michael. Sorry to hear about the site issues. Keep up the good work though. Can you send me copies of Potomac Ill cemetery Rice -Selsor photos 0334-0336 to use on my ancestry family tree..Harry

This doesn't answer your question but I found this little bit and thought it was interesting. Proves there are more burials there.

Brittingham Family Plot

Jeremiah Brittingham came to Vermilion County in 1830 from Ohio and died in the winter of 1831; due to the extreme cold, he could not be buried immediately. An Indian chief died shortly thereafter and his people asked that he be buried with Jeremiah.

Also try a local funeral home. They will probably know where it is. Funeral homes are generally very helpful.

That location should have been north of Voorhees Street in the newer section- my mistake.

Springhill has excellent help that will direct you to where you need to go. They are located in the newer section on the north side of English street. With DOD info they will direct you and tell you if the grave is marked.

The info that I have is that Martha Templin, died 3 Nov 1958 and her daughter Helen who died 27 May 1920 are buried in Spring Hill Cemetery. I have gone thru all the sections online of Spring Hill cemetery and didn't find them. Is there any way you can check to see if these folks are actually buried there. It's hard to find this info out long distance.

You have done such a wonderful job of getting tombstone pictures, you are really going above and beyond the call of duty on this. Thanks so much.

Could you please let me know about these, and we're not in any rush.
Samme Templin

Have you updated any photos from this cemetery yet? I am waiting anxiously for the results as I have a gggrandmother buried there in August 1890, and I am looking for her spouse, probably buried in the same place - don't know when he died or where, but am hoping. Thanks for all your hard work!!! Pat

Thank you for everything on this site. It has been so much help and I have been able to piece together parts of my family.

Everything is greatly appreciated and I would like to donate to whomever is responsible for this website.

Thank you once again for everything.
Connie

Thanks for all your hard work! The photos are of such good quality and show not only tombstone inscriptions but also locations in the cemetery if the viewer just takes time to study what you've taken time to photograph! Very impressive and a real labor of love!

My gggrandfather William Riley Goodwin supposedly moved to Illinois in 1852. By April 1856 he and his growing family lived east of Ludlow near Paxton in Button Twp., Ford Co., IL.

His wife, my gggrandmother--Elizabeth Crawford Goodwin, died in May 1862 (during the Civil War) in Button Twp., Ford Co., IL about a week after of the birth of her 8th child--my ggrandfather Frantz Sigel Goodwin (named after a then popular Civil War general who had come from Prussia to help train Union forces).

He was kept by an Allhands family for a few years (while his father was still in the Union Army). I'm not sure where the older six children were during this time (the eldest--William Henry Goodwin--was 13 when their mother died) or if Elizabeth (Crawford) Goodwin was related to any Allhands. Frantz Sigel "Sig" Goodwin was named in Elizabeth [wife of Daniel] Allhands will [thanks to info forwarded to me by Grandee].

I have not found where Elizabeth Goodwin was buried. Perhaps it was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery; the index of graves there doesn't list her name, but the intro does say that some fallen markers were pushed aside in some cemeteries. Maybe that's why I have not been able to find out where she is buried.

William Henry Goodwin (1849-1925), who married Ella Jarvis Flagg (abt 1850-1926), lived, died and were buried in Ford Co., IL, I believe. Albert Riley Goodwin (1851-1927), married first Lucinda Alice Wright (ca 1853-1886) who was buried in then Mount Olivet Christian Church Cemetery (aka Pleasant Grove Cemetery), Mount Olivet Cemetery, Button Twp., Ford Co., IL. He later married Mary Helmick Selser (1855-abt 1895), and finally Alice Crawford Lane (b. before 1880; married about 1900?). I'm not sure where Albert or his second and third wives were buried.

Frantz Sigel Goodwin, his father and "new" wife, plus two sisters, three brothers and two half-brothers all moved to Republic County, KS in 1876 where some are buried. The sisters married and moved west--one, Sarah (who married Lemuel or Leonard Smith) to Oregon and Washington state, the other (Elizabeth who married first Cy Vawter, then John Hendrickson) to Oregon, then California.

As an update on the cemetery, the owner of the property changed hands a couple of years ago and has been more friendly towards visitors (STILL ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - So always ask first.)

But there is a person who has been doing a GREAT JOB in cleaning up the cemetery, and even has some history & pictures up on their own website here:

www.wa9iac.com

I learned about this right when winter set in, so I have not had a chance to visit yet - but do plan on doing my own visit when the weather allows me to.

I'm trying to find an address for Songer Cemetery. Can anyone help? I'm trying to link Della M Brown as Della McGill so I would like to write the cemetery to get any information on her. No matter how I try to find address it won't work.

Thank you,
Cyndi

My grandparents were caretakers of the cemetery for awhile when I was very young.They took me there once or twice when they had to mow pull weeds etc.I dont remember much.I do remember my grandma telling me about one spot that had many graves but no markers because my grandpas family was poor and could not afford markers.My older brother knows where the cemetery is and the man who now owns it has told me he will take me out there later this year.

My grandparents lived on Bowman from the 1920's through the 1960's about 1-2 miles on north of the airport. My grandfather built the house and barn - the house is still there surrounded by all the new houses. When I was a kid, my granfather used to take me back in the woods,not straight behind the house but more on a northeast direction to the old cemetery. The family always said there was an Indian burial ground there also - in fact I have a rock from there that was supposed to be from the Indian burial ground - it had been at my grandparents until they moved, my brother inherited it and I inherited from my brother when he passed away last year.

Just wanted to thank you so much for your wonderful website and for the time and dedication to preserve these wonderful headstones and many "lost" cemeteries. I've been tracking back my Marlett/Snider family for almost ten years and today a huge wall came tumbling down thanks to you. The pictures in the Snider Cemetery found under "old pictures" were wonderful and I am now busily reading every inch of your site hoping to find other family members that I know died in Vermilion County IL.

Hello,
I just wanted to say I have found your site very interesting. I have been trying to learn about the Reese family who originated in Danville, Illinois area. I descend from the Louis Albert Reese Jr. family. I believe he had brothers Jessie, Edward, and Everett Reese who were from the State Line City area. Would you happen to know of anyone I can contact about this family?

I thank you for your dedication and time spent researching all of these cemeteries. This is truly a tremendous undertaking and a beautiful hobby. I hope it helps many people with their genealogical research.

Thank you again and feel free to contact me at shazam989@yahoo.com

Jonathan Pignataro

The only clue found for this daughter is his obit and she was known as Mrs. J R Jackson from Indianapolis, Indiana during 1925. She is the adopted daughter of Frank Yates and his first unknown wife. I am wanting information on his second wife, Laura E. Ordner Nebeker Yates, still living when he died in 1925 in Florida.

I have been looking for Mrs. Francis Dwight Yates for several years. Last known residence was Miami, Florida in 1925. She and her second husband lived in Orange County, Indiana for twenty-plus years.

Thanks for any help!!!

Carolyn

I have a little half sign of a cemetery entrance that starts with John... in a arching metal bow shaped entrance. It's near by to my Grandmothers old house/barn still remains outside of Danville. I believe that there is still an Acton in the next yard over. It's got to be hjust a few miles from Danville. (I am in Colorado so can't get back there to give better directions -) Any idea of the name?

I cannot tell you how wonderful it is that you have done this. The wo9rk is tremendous, and you have done a great service to people who will never get to walk around and view these in person. Many many thanks.

There are two Elijah Flemings; and maybe a third in Illinois and Indiana. They were all over that area since the early 1800s. I have some of the property record transactions, and some info, but I cannot connect by birth certificates, cemetery records, church records, wills or deaths, who belonged to whom. I am wandering around the countryside every couple of years in this search, and so far- nothing can connect me. There are a couple of old newspaper annouts of Elijah, but whether this was the one born in 1803 or 1830, and who the parents were is not listed anyplace. There are lots of possibilities, as in Warren County especially, in W. Lebanon there were Flemings everywhere underfoot for a while. But- where did they go? who was whose ? I can't tell. I have a cousin who has been given a shorter life time recently, and we are trying to find his and my history while he is here so that he can write his biography. If you have any photos, information or recommendations. Please let me know. Thank you.

There are two Elijah Flemings; and maybe a third in Illinois and Indiana. They were all over that area since the early 1800s. I have some of the property record transactions, and some info, but I cannot connect by birth certificates, cemetery records, church records, wills or deaths, who belonged to whom. I am wandering around the countryside every couple of years in this search, and so far- nothing can connect me. There are a couple of old newspaper annouts of Elijah, but whether this was the one born in 1803 or 1830, and who the parents were is not listed anyplace. There are lots of possibilities, as in Warren County especially, in W. Lebanon there were Flemings everywhere underfoot for a while. But- where did they go? who was whose ? I can't tell. I have a cousin who has been given a shorter life time recently, and we are trying to find his and my history while he is here so that he can write his biography. If you have any photos, information or recommendations. Please let me know. Thank you.

I recently came across a postcard that my grandfather send to my grandmother when he was "courting" her. The postmark was Grape Creek Illinois but it was addressed to my grandmother in Brookville, Illinois. My mom grew up in Grape Creek, my grandfather worked for the railroad and my grandmother was the postmaster for the Grape Creek post office. I have great memories. The post card is dated 1912.

I just bought the Red Top Cemetery House. Any history you can tell me I would be interested in. It had been forclosed on and winterized April 08, but they let the heating system freeze and break. The basement was flooded. We are currently gutting it. They we will move upstairs to see what has to be removed in it because of mold. But it is a great house. I am very excited. Thanks for the info. Joanie

I'm looking for the burial site of Laura E. Yates, nee Ordner. She is sister of Daniel C. Ordner, who is buried in Lot 186, Block 15. She supposedly died after March 1925 in Miami, FL., but no record in their death index. Hopefully, she is with family. Her first husband, Alonzo Nebeker of four years is buried in the River Bend Cemetery, near Covington, IN. The second husband, Francis Dwight Yates of thirty plus years is buried in Miami, FL by himself.

If any record please e-mail me.

Thank you.

Carolyn

Hi,

Great site. I don't imagine that this will be all that helpful, but Grandfather (who was born in Alvin) recently described a cemetery that he said was downtown, east across the railroad tracks at the north end of town. Does this fit with Bethel Cemetery- or with the Knights Family Plot?

Thank you,
Malia

Marillyn McArdle,
Yes, Coan had the cemetery on his site here. I didn't find any ancestors in that cemetery. Are you from that area?
Maggie

When does christmas break start for kids in vermillion county, Indiana start? i need to know it's very important that i get this information asap

I have some photos that I have taken if you want them I will send them to you. Also this is a wonderful website. Preserving the memory of the people and the condition of the stones for future reference.

Did you ever get answer to your 9/09 post? I might be able to help you.

I am researching the family of Rawser Spicer who is the maternal side of my husband's Crow family. According to my info Rawser Spicer died 30 October 1839 and is buried in the Spicer Cemetary.
I was wondering if many of the Spicer stones are still standing in Spicer Cemetary and how much you would charge to photograph and document the dates?
Susan Crow
Box 26 Dexter, Ks. 67038

I am looking to get info/pictures of gravestones
for a married couple - Casper & Caroline Custer
Both died in 1916

Hi
Thanks for an interesting site.
I try to access the link concerning Butler township but I keep getting error messages even though I just have downloaded the new Acrobat? The messages says that I miss a plug-in called "handler something".., do you happen to know what might be wrong?
Best regards, Rikard, Stockholm.

Thank you for the work you have done in this cemetery and all your work. Its invaluable.

Wanda
Do you rember Barbara, we takled a few years ago. GGGrandaughter of Samuel one of James sons. Did you find the graves? I have never located them. Whis I had known you were in the area.

Barbara Thompson

Just wanted to say I love your web site and think you are doing a great job. Keep it up.

Something happened the other day--I left a message, but apparently it didn't go through to you. Anyway, I brought the notebook back from upstate NY with tons of info on the Old Davis cemetery--who is buried there, etc. etc. Are you interested??
Gil Beers

I know of an unmarked grave at Bethel Cemetery. The grave is that of a one month old child born to Luther and Delona Marrow. I was told by my mother and also by several (Marrow) relatives about the unmarked grave. I recently found his birth and death record at the Vermilion county court house annex. The mothers name shown on the Birth Certificate is listed as "Delogna" P. Marrow. Her death notice from the newspaper indicates her name as Delona Perkins Marrow. The child's name was Otis Victor Marrow and he is said to be buried at the base of a very large tree located S.E. of Delona Marrow's grave which is located in the South East corner of the cemetery.

Luther and Delona Marrow had 9 children, 7 of them are buried at Bethel. Luther Marrow is buried in an unmarked grave in New Salem Cemetery which is about a mile and a half North of Bethel Cemetery. Ruth (Marrow) Allen is at Springhill and Bertha (Marrow) Nail is at Atherton.

We corresponded before. I brought home from our cabin in upstate NY the large notebook my brother Ransom made of the Old Davis Cemetery. He died 10 years ago. Two days ago my grown grandson and I knocked on the door of the home (cemetery behind the barn) and in a couple of minutes a VERY LARGE Rottweiler (sp) dog bounded the corner. Never barked. Acted like we were long-lost friends, but was so big we were concerned that he would knock us over. No one answered the door, so we left.

Are you interested in any of this info? It includes the people buried there, etc. etc.

Best,
Gil Beers

Thank you for your dedication to this huge project. I found several of my ancestors in this cemetery and in other cemeteries that you have photographed.

I found two graves for Spring Hill that I would like to ask you to post to FAG. They are Dolly Jones Block 9 21202 & 21203 ( don't know which picture is the best) and James L. Bracewell Block 8 12599 and 12600. I was also looking for Robert Bracewell May 17, 1898. I called the cemetery and they said he is in block 14A. I searched there but the stones are older and I could not read them. Thank you for posting the pictures!

Do you know if pics of the tombstones of these cemetaries will be going up any time soon. Thank you for your magnificant project and all the work you are doing. Donna

The Historical Society of Vance and Jamaica Townships are doing a history of the cemeteries in our area. Could you point us in the right direction. We only learned of Bodkin this year. We also have Doughtery Cemetery, Davis and Greenview. Any help in getting us started would be a great help. Thank You Margie Gaffney

The Penecost cemetary does sit in a farmers field. My mother, Norma Woodrum, actually has held the deed to this cemetary for many years. My brother and my mothers cousin has spent the past summer cleaning this cemetary up. I have several relatives buried there.

We corresponded several months ago. My brother Ransom invested hundreds of hours trying to find some organization that would clean up and care for this cemetery, without success. I have a rather large notebook that I brought back from our summer home in upstate NY, with all the burials in the Old Davis Cemetery, his correspondence, etc. At that time it had become a pig lot. He even tried to buy the cemetery to preserve it, without success. I will be happy to xerox as much of this info as you would like, estimated about 100-150 sheets. Also, you may know of some way this, and the Hickman Cemetery, could be better preserved. These people were pioneers and deserve a decent burial place.
Gil (V. Gilbert Beers, 11N720 Rohrssen Road, Elgin, IL 60120 -- 847-741-3319--afbvgb@sbcglobal.net.)

Your work is amazing. Thank you so much for the incredible amount of time you have donated. Is there an index to the gravestones you photographed in Vermillion Grove? I saw the list of markers, is that in the same order as the photographed stones?

Sounds like you might be looking for Nicholson Cemetery, also known as Indian Paint or Indian Point Cemetery.

www.vermilioncounty.info

It is south of the Parish Cemetery in the Grape Creek area - a little ways off the road on private property.

I also have listed about 20 names that is a combined list of the stones I had found at the cemetery, along with what the Genealogy society had listed for that cemetery.

Hello,
I have been looking for a cemetery down From Grape Creek Baptsit Church in Grape Creek, IL. I was told that this cemetery was about a good walk on private property. I also have been told there may be Indian burials there. I am looking for Blue surnames in Grape Creek. I saw you have Parish Cemetery. Thanks!

Can you tell me the date of death listed in your records for Ivan George, son of Jesse Jasper George buried in the young america cemetery in hume, il?

I have been trying to locate Howards Chapel cemetery in Vermillion Co., no one seems to have heard of it! I'm so glad you will have this one up soon. I am searching for stones belonging to Hiram and Mary Jane Strawser, and William and Eliza Swem/Swim.
LaVonda

I have photos of the headstones of John H, wife Hazel M, and the three daughters who perished in the fire. They lived on Marrow Hollow road, about a mile South of Bethel Cemetery and the site of their home is now under water as it is presently known as Lake Mingo in the Kennekuk County Park.

There was a Shelby Marrow who burnt in a fire many years ago.
I'm related as my mother was a Marrow. I'm working on my genealogy and should have an answer shortly. Bob Makemson is the person who would be best to answer the question as he knew Shelby. Bob's mother was also a Marrow.

chas at iquest dot net

Hoopeston not Hoopesville. It is the home of the National Sweet Corn Festival.

I have tryed to locate this town but have not been able to do. Do you know if it still exist or has it gonre by the way side . Thank you very much for any help you can give

R Lackey Reno Nv

I was told by the Grape Creek Baptist Church that there was a cemetery up the road from them that isn't labeled, it has been around for years. It is in or around someone's yard they said. I am not from that area. Most of the Blue family I am researching is buried in Parish Creek Cemetery. Does any one know this area or can someone look or please take pictures? I will try to reask the church. I am willing to take pictures in my area. Happy Hunting!
Thanks,
Maggie

Thanks to your wonderful web site I was able to find the grave markers of my GGGGG-parents. The markers are in excellent condition considering their age. Do you know who might have repaired them, and also placed the Revolution War Emblem on Zachariah's tombstone?

William E. Johnson
Rockford, IL
wej814@aol.com

My g-grandmother Mary Jane (jennie)Sanders Johnson was born in Higginsville 4/6/1860 to Lewis and Lisa Gardener Sanders. I studied the gravestones but was not able to determine if they are buried there. Do know if they are buried there or at another cemetery in the area?

Mary Johnson is buried in East Lawn Park Cemetery, Urbana,Illinois. I was able to locate the the marker with the help of the Urbana Free Library Historical and Geneology department. I was at the cemetery and on the phone with them and they were able to talk me right to the marker which was not visible as it was covered with grass------after a little probing, I was able to find the marker.

William E.Johnson
Rockford,Ill

What a great web site----wish I saw this several years ago. The pic's of James Johnson
# 0078,79 and 80 are for the same James Johnson and his wife ,Anna W (Wilson) on pic's 0759,0760 and 0761. I did not find this stone until after I fixed up the original stone from 1867. I think it is great that GG grandmother Johnson/Deck put them together.

I did not notice, but do you have stone for Zachariah Robertson, died 16 Jan 1839, in Bismarck. He was a revolutionary war vet from 1778-1781 , born in Prince George ,Maryland, and after the war settled in Harrison County , Kentucky, then moved to Vermilion County in 1835. His wife, Elizabeth Jones , died 15 Sept 1838, in Bismarck.
Zachariah and Elizabeth are the grandparents of James Johnson who died in 1867.
William Johnson, the father of James Johnson died in Kentucky abt 1835-1838.

William E Johnson
Rockford ,Illinois

Mr. Roan,

Could you please provide information on who is charge of mowing maintenace at Rose Cemetery. Last year I located the grave marker of my Great-Great Grandfather, James Johnson, who died in 1867. At the time the cemetery looked like it had not been moved in several years. The white marble tombstone was laying on the ground and in poor condition at the time. Last fall I made another trip to Rose and poured a cement base and and fixed up the tombstone. To my horrors, I made another trip to Rose 9/16/09 and found that the the grass was now mowed, but whoever mowed ran over the stone and broke it off 3" above the base. I have contacted Kelly Monument in Danville to see if they can repair the stone. I am really dissapointed that no respect in shown in the care of the cemetery.

On another note, James Johnson, also has another tombstone which he shares with his wife(my G-G- mother), Anna (Deck) Johnson, who died in 1907. This is a large red granite stone which also in in need of repair---the top was toppled from the base. I am in the process of getting a bid from Kelly Monument to repair this site also.

I have no information on living relatives in this area but if you know of any Johnson's that would want to contact me, please feel free to give them my e-mail.

i was wondering who takes care of the cemetary in vermillion co. illinois, i had several relation by the names of jessie busselen, hazel jennings, leon barley and mary and gene maurice that were cremated and had a spot where they were buried, they were brother and sisters, how can i locate them there......looked but could not find
any help would be appreciated
barbara sollars

Thanks to you I have located the grave of my oldest identified Ashby, Joseph born 1775 in VA and buried in Sandusky Westville. My Great grandfather's Great grandfather. I sincerely appreciate all your work

I don't live in Danville but have a cousin who lives a couple of hrs away who visits Danville from time to time who might be able to take the pic.

Thank you for your efforts. I have relatives buried there.

Does anyone reading this have info on Thomas J. Blackford (buried here)?

I would like a photo of the headstone of Peter Matice, Burial site Section #1 Row 4 Grave 85 in Danville ,Vermilion National Cemetery.

I would be willing to take a photo of a headstone in the Quad City area and would be able to do the same for anyone else who may ask of a photo in a 50 mile radius of my area. That includes the Rock Island National Cemetery. Or for what ever we can agree on.
I contacted Cidney Engberg today, then relized you may have a photo.

I would just like to thank you for all those photographs. Doing a family tree and looking for information is hard enough as it is. I managed to find family members and especially my great grandparents gravesite. How lucky for me! Thank you again for all the hard work you must have had to do. You have made many families very happy. Our appreciation!

Sincerely.

Vicky Al Mahrous

Thank you for the photos of the Fairchild Cemetary. My husband and I tried to get through the "growth" in June a few years ago! We could see the top of one tall stone, but that was about it. We will be coming to Mann's Chapel to bury my parents ashes in late October. Do you think we will be able to get to the Fairchild stones then? My great grandmother was Effie Fairchild Bennett. She is buried at Mann's Chapel but I would like to see her parents graves and get pictures for my files.

Jackie,
Yes that is my great grandmother Cynthia.Thank you for the info as I didnt have all her siblings names.The name Julia Luckey is interesting as Malcolm and Cynthia Drollinger are listed as living with the George Luckey family in the 1870 census. I have one picture of Cynthia Phillips.If you care to receive a copy send me an e-mail at bobd1976@comcast.net.

Jackie,

My Great Grandmother wea Jane (Phillips) Ingram. She was married to Josiah Ingram, and she had siblings, Cynthia, Hester, Obadiah. John, Mary, James, Robert, William, Sarah, Franklin, and Julia. I have her parents as Daniel William Phillips and Julia Luckey

I would really like to see the pictures of Burson cemetery on the Newport grounds as that is where my wifes GGGG-Grandmother is supposed to be buried Elizabeth Burson, she was previously married to a Grubb(first name unknown,brick wall?) and had my wifes GG-Grandfather. I have never been free to get to Newport when they allow the people in on Memorial Day to see the cemetery itself.

what is the price to have one of these done?

Picture #3- stone no long findable. To help with the location info- the area that the cemetery is in is commonly refered to as The Bottoms, owned by the Bean's.

Thank you for your reply.What was the last name of your gr.grandparents? My family research shows that Cynthia Phillips Drollinger was a daughter of William and Julia Phillips and had a sister named Hester Phillips.Any of these names in your family?

Just a quick thank you for all the work you do, it must really be gratifying to know how much you help those of us out there studying our roots. I have ancestors in Jones Grove (yeah, I'm a Jones!), Spring Hill, Oak Grove, Resurrection and Sunset. I hope you can get to Sunset soon, I have a lot there to look for. Again, thank you so much for all your time and effort, it is very appreciated!

Our family will be at Mann's Chapel in late October to bury my parents' ashes. Plan to make a trip over to the Fairchild Cemetary to show the kids where their great-great-great Fairchild grandparents are buried. Hope we can get to the stones. Last time we tried was several years ago in the late summer...not good timing!

I can supply updated pictures. I was there about 2 weeks ago and have very updated pictures.

Have you been able to take pictures there yet? Looking for Cyprian Sloan died 1926 and his wife Lola died 1978 she never remarried.

I love your site, I know it is a LOT of hard work. Thanks for going above and beyond.

Carol

What a wonderful job it is to see this site. Since so many of my ancestors are buried here starting with Samuel Thompson, (and the McCleary's on my Mom's side of the tree) I was wondering if it was ever called the Thompson Cemetery as I recall someone saying the land was donated by the Thompson's.

Thank you for doing this. It is a blessing to most genealogists and we appreciate all your efforts.
Bob Thompson

Michael I am amazed at this site. I just finished looking at the Oak Hill cemetary site where my dad, and both sets of grandparents are buried along with numerous friends of my parents. I visit my dad's grave quite often as well as my grandparents (Verhoeven and Harrier). This is great, how do you find the time?

I help keep songer and i found 5 head stones on graves just east of songer cemetery i have clear some of trees away from them i did not know if this is one of the family grave yards y would be looking for

Thank you for all your work documenting the gravesites. It was exciting to see the grave stones of my great great grandfathers while doing geneaology research. Wish there were similar sites like yours in other parts of the country. There may be....I'll keep looking.
Carolyn

We will be traveling to Bethel, Ridgefarm, Georgetown and Danville around September 10 this year. We are interested in the Yankee Point Cemetery and the gravestones of James Thompson, my great greatgrandfather b. 1782 in Mercer Co. Ky and d. Jan 8 1864 and is buried in the Yankee Point Cemetery. We are curious if his wife "Betsey" Thompson d. 14 Sept 1858 is buried there also. We visited in 1998 but did not have time to search for her grave. The rest of James Thompson's sons are buried in the Bethel, "Love" Cemetery and our daughter has made arrangements to be buried there also. She and her husband are coming with us. We would appreciate any help you can give us. Thank you.

Bob and Wanda Thompson

My g/grandparents Josiah & Jane(Phillips) are at Rose. I think she is a sister to Cynthia, maybe they are buried close to Josiah & Jane.

it was first known as the demoss pentecostal located on the old makemson farm. its on e 2130 north road.jim bloomfield lives on that road and could tell you how to find it. he has the orginal deed to the place.but the new owners of the property wont let you go back there saying it private property. maybe this will help you.

we were at wallace cemetery north of potomac.could not find andrew jackson kimball stone. is there anyone who can help us locate his grave so we could replace a stone for him. the picture was #569. or maybe your pictures have a better clearer names on the ones around it so we could find it.any hepl would be greatful. thanks sue

Hi, I grew up just down the road from this cemetery. I remember the church that sat near where the small building is now. It was in the early 70's, I helped my grandfather mow this cemetery, and also helped him contsruct the cable fence that surrounds it. I see they have replaced the cable with chain, I think it was around 1975-1978. I still visit it frequently, brings back memeories of the area and my childhood.

Does anyone have pics of the Vermillion County Poor Farm? My dad lived there w/his mom & brothers in the 1930's.

Thanks.

Alix

I just found out that there is a possibility that one or more of my relatives may have been buried in Newell Cemetery. Ambrose Phelps Andrews married Elizabeth Newell who was born in Harrison County, KY, the daughter of "Squire" Newell and Winnifred Bridges. I believe both families moved to Vermilion County. Ambrose and Elizabeth are buried at the Walnut Corners Cemetery southeast of Bismarck. Does anyone have any more information on them?

The cemetery itself does have an office, in which they have records of most all burials - and you as long as you have the person & date of death, they can usually find the Block & Plot number.

I have all my pictures on this site for Springhill separated by block, so that will reduce some searching. Since you live in Canada, I will try to call them this week & get the information needed. If others who are reading this want to call for their own information, Springhill's phone number is 217-442-0334 - the records they keep are by death date, so that along with name are the 2 things you will most likely need when calling.

Oh, and I'm slowly working on an index of the cemeteries / pictures that I have, but that is slow work, and will probably be awhile before I get to working on Sprinhill, which is the largest cemetery in the county.

The "Quaker" area is in the southern Vermilion County. Found Manerva Jane Martin in the online Pape Moruary genealogy database, ans it lists her as being buried just south of Vermilion County, in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, which is in northern Edgar County Illinois.

I'm looking a Minerva Jane Hollingsworth Martin , died a Quaker Point, Vermilion Co, Ill. I do not know where she was buried at. Quaker Point no longer exists. Do you know of what cemeteries would be in that area.

What a wonderful gift you have given to those of us who do not live near Illinois. I searched all your pictures of Springhill Cemetery, but only enlarged the ones clear enough to read the name Fairchild or Gritton on (It took me a few days on and off). According to Pape funeral home my great great grandparents Daniel Perry Fairchild 1820-1897 and his wife Dorothy Gritton Fairchild 1823-1900 were buried here. I didn't find their headstone. Has anyone done a name transcription of this cemetery with an index so I would know what section and only have to enlarge that section to do a detailed search for thier headstone? I wish I lived closer so I could transcribe this cemetery and link your pictures. Thank you for all your work.

Yes, I am desc. from Bartle Baugh who was from Germany. My line is down thru Rufus Baugh of Paris, Ill. My gf was born in Paris, Ill. and was raised in Vigo Co., Ind. I would love to get with you on the Baugh line. Please contact me direct at rrjpalmer@hotmail.com
Thanks Sharon

Where is your Baugh line from? I have Baugh's from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Cheryl

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS INTERNMENT LIST WITH THE PHOTOS! I WAS ABLE TO FIND MY RELATIVE'S TOMBSTONE SO MUCH EASIER! I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT BEFORE! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. YOUR WORK MAY BE ALL THAT SURVIVES OF SOME OF THESE OLDER STONES AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT!

Have you done any cem photos of Watseka, Il. yet? I sure hope so. Dorothy

To: David Marrow

I may be able to help you. My father was the long time mail carrier on Danville RR #1. That included Marrow Hollow which I think is where your ancestors lived. Did your Uncle Shelby Marrow also die in a house fire at the same location as your grandparents? My father remembers the family well and knew many of them although he did not know the grandparents. If I can help you just email me at hageman@fairpoint.net.

What a terrific site you have here and what an absolutely wonderful service you have provided for so many families! I cannot express how pleased I am to have found your website. Your work is certainly admired and respected, there is an obviously large amount of time that you have devoted to this. With what you have done, I have been able to view the gravestone (Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Il) of my Great Grandfather who emigrated here from Scotland in 1888 - William S. McFadden. I am now going to be in the process of paging through the other photos in hope of finding my Great Great Grandfather who is buried in Springhill Cemetery, Danville, IL.

Thank you!

Kevin McFadden

I am trying to find information on two infants who died in Catlin.
There parents where Henry Thomas Lloyd 1841-1926.
And Sarah lloyd nee Church 1844-1925 all the family buried in the Catlin area, one Fanny E Lloyd was buried 7.12.1875 in Jones Grove, it is possible that the infants may also have been buried there.
With Regards.
Tony Lloyd

I sent you an email also, but thought I would post a reply here in case others are looking for the same information.

Springhill has an area that is called the "Baby Section" located in Block 26 (Block 26, page 4 if you look at the PDF maps) - which can be found in the pictures area in the Block26-26a-26c area, with the "baby section" pictures starting around picture 00993 on page 3 of that block on pictures.

I have a cousin that was buried in what my grandmother called the baby area of the cemetary. Could you tell me what block that would be under so I could look for the headstone please? Thanks and you've done fabulous work with all this!

Dear Michael,
I want to thank you VERY much for photographing this Cemetery! It took me several years after beginning my family research to find the names of my GrGrGrandparents children who died. It took me another few years to find the name of the Cemetery they were buried in, Stunkard. I wondered if they even had a headstone because the family was not very wealthy. Now today, I find your website AND photos of their headstones!! I am in TEARS!! Would you consider sending me better quality, nonwater marked photos for my Family Tree program and to share with a few other cousins who share in my interest of family research? I would appreciate it more than you know!!
I myself have just started transcribing and photographing grave sites in my area and adding them to findagrave.com. I will NOT add these to the site because I don't know how to place a link??? Unless you would give me permission to do so without a link? I would be just as happy to just have them in my personal collection.
Thank you again for your kindness and efforts in taken all these photos! They made me feel like I was right there! I need photos numbered 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83. The names are Daisey, Ida A., and James S. Neal. They are all the children of L.M. and L.J. Neal, or Lanson McGuire and Letticia Jane (Stewart) Neal. Thanks again,
Pam Clark

My husband, Stacey Moore, and I have recently become members of the Dougherty Cemetery Board. In reviewing your wonderful informational site; I am hoping you will be able to direct us on how may we go about obtaining a map of the Dougherty Cemetery.

Any assistance you could provide, or references, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Barbara Moore
Fairmount, IL

Anyone know if Whitlock has been transcribed? Im looking for the Don Carlos family.

- This site has been wonderful - I've found so much information that we've been looking for for a VERY long time. Thank you for all of your hard/enjoyable 'work.'

I did want to let you know that the site for the Hebron/Newtown Cemetery is not working.

Bev

I don't know how you do all this, but it is awsome!! Thank you very much for your ongoing effort.

Thank you for this wonderful site and all this work! It's great and I've found lots of important family info.

I just learned of your website and visited the Walmut Corner Cemetery. My mother and maternal grandparents are buried there. I have visited their graves often, but it was nice to see their grave stones on your site - page 4 (204-208). This is a great service you are performing for the public! Soon I will be searching Spring Hill Cemetery for many more relatives. I have requested the lot and block numbers from the office this morning!

My name is Don Forsythe. Mary C. (Hollingsworth) Longfellow was a sister to my great-great-great grandfather, George Henderson Hollingsworth, a Civil War veteran. I have some info on Henry and Mary Longfellow. She was the daughter of Hiram and Isabelle (Thompson) Hollingsworth. I have found Henry and Mary Longfellow in three censuses so far: 1880 Vermilion County, Indiana; 1900 Hunter township, Edgar County, Illinois; and 1910 Prairie township, Edgar County, Illinois. Mary died in 1910 after the census was taken, and Henry was still living as of the census. I haven't been able to find a death date for him as of yet. I have some more limited info on the family if you would like.

Really appreciate the effort that went into this project!

Is there any plan to provide some sort of alpha index or a least a general reference that pictures 1-200 are in a particular block....it would sure cut down on search time.

Thanks again.

My family connections are: Baugh, Horrall/Horrell, Benefiel, Forkner, Mercer, Bronnenberg, Gooding, Hamilton, Aulick, Lea, Palmer, VanDeren, Journey, VanHorn, Broadwell, McMillin/McMillan, Arms, Cunningham, Wells, DeJarnette, Sanders, Magee/McGee, Miller, Smith, Wiggelworths, Smiser, Lair, Renaker/Rennecker/Rennaker, Lemmons, Boyer, Conrad, Bennett, Green, and many others. My mother's great grandparents were from Daviess Co., Edgar Co. Vigo and Vermillion Counties. Would appreciate any information on the above families.

You really put a lot of work into this! It's great! I've ben to Oak Hill plenty of times, but never took a picture of my mom's grave, so now I have one. Practically my whole family is buried there. Grandparents, great grandparents, uncles& aunts (well you know). So thanks for the great job. She's on page #30 top row , 3rd one over I believe. Thanks again!

page eight, #04045 and #04040, #04039 is a view with both.

Anxious to see when this one is added

some of my family

LEONARD, John Fowler 1924 1834 Jun. 7 (1st burial in this cemetery)
LEONARD, Mary "Polly" Fowler
LEONARD, Matilda
LEONARD, Phillip
LEONARD, William James
LEONARD, Valentine

members here some of them are

LEONARD, John Fowler 1924 1834 Jun. 7 (1st burial in this cemetery)
LEONARD, Mary "Polly" Fowler 1776 1845 Jul. 19
LEONARD, Matilda 1812 May 29 1864 Sep. 29
LEONARD, Phillip 1820 Dec. 20 1890 Sep. 18
LEONARD, William James Jack 1814 Sep. 4 b
LEONARD, Valentine 1763 1853
LEONARD, Valentine
once again Thank YOU

glad you are doing this and it is awesome. I took some photos of a small cementery in IL but the county would not publish them. This one will be gone soon.
Thanks

You are doing such a wonderful job ont these photos, it really is nice because a lot of us don't live anywhere close but our ancestors are there. I am looking for relatives in Sunset...do you know when those will brought in?
Thank you!!!

Marrow's can be found in Davis Cemetery. Sent you an email with more detail. Glad you like my site!

My father Richard L Marrow passed away recently , I never met his parents they were killed in a house fire when he was a little boy . My dad a brother and two sister survived. Rest of family did not Grandfathers name was John Marrow, Grandmothers name was Hazel White Marrow, also two sisters I do not know their names . At funeral I was told they were buried at cemetary by Indian Springs Horse stables . I have searched the cemetary with no luck. Just wandering if you could help me. This is a very nice web site . Ican tell alot of work has gone into it . Thank you David Marrow

Thank you for you work building this web site. You have done a great deed.
Thank you for sharing your work.

I have two uncles in the Fairview Cemetery. Sam and Eugene Huskisson.
I remember as a young child visiting the Cemetery with my grandmother and aunt.
It looks so much nicer then years ago.
Also two Babys are buried near Sam and Eugene's graves with no headstone.
They are my Aunts children that died very young. She could not afford headstones.
They are Kenneth Ronk Jr. b: Sept. 9 1939 - d: Sept. 9 1939
Anna Mae Ronk b: Feb. 4, 1941 - d: Feb. 16, 1942
That is all the information i know. Thank You Again

I'm looking for someone to do a look-up for me at the (I think) Old Hopewell Cemetery in Indiana. I would like pictures taken of the head stone if they are still there. Please contact me at: hydi828@charter.net if you are interested.
Thanks
Tammy

Check out Pape Mortuary website: www.papemortuary.com

Reports they are buried in Wesley Chapel, which I believe is just south of Vermilion County in Edgar County, Illinois.

I'm looking for information on a cemetery near Quaker Point,Love Twp., Vermilion Co, IL, looking for the grave of Manerva Jane (Hollingsworth) Martin. She died Apr 1863.

Thank you so much for your valuable work in documenting the gravesites in the cemetaries on your website! For 5 years, I have been trying to find the death dates and burial location for my g-g-grandfather/mother and relatives, and thanks to your site, I finally found them! I managed to stumble upon some information about the death date and burial of one relative, and when I looked through the gravestone pictures on your site, I was able to verify that information, and also found many other family members. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your work. Thanks again.

Terri

I knew zane cole, an elderly gent. with long white hair and
was always up for a game of chess. back in the 80s i covered
every inch of that ground and the stone that i seen was of
a little one prob. of the one you have listed above was the only
stone i have ever seen. its prob. still leaning on that tree back
in the pines..

I don't find a listing for subject in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Person might try Forest Park (when corrected), McKendree, a church cemetery east of town, Pleasant Mound, a church cemetery west of town; Mt. Pisgah, church cemetery west of town; or Crown Hill south of us at Ridge Farm.

Seeking burial location of James Neer d. 11 or 3 Mar 1863 Douglas Co., IL at age 52

My grandparents, great grandparents, Aunts and Uncles are buried here. I was surprised to see how well it has been kept up. When I lived with my Grandmother in the 50's we used to take her lawnmower out there and mow the grass. No one seemed to care if it was kept up at that time so we did the majority of it. Now it is kept beautifully.

Hi Michael

Thank you for the wonderful pictures of the Davis Cemetery tombstones! I know this took you many, many hours and is a wonderful source for so many of us. I have looked all over for an address or phone number for Davis Cemetery. I can't read the bottom line on my ancestor's tombstone picture and would like to call them to see if they have the inscriptions recorded in their records. Do you by chance have the address and/or phone number?

Thanks again for the pictures.

Linda B. Morin
LinLB5@msn.com

Thanks for the information. I don't live too far from this cemetery, and I did drive by and it looks very good. I will make sure to stop by there soon and do another run through to take photo's of all the stones again. I know there were at least a few stones that I did not have a picture of yet since the brush was so thick, I could see the stone through it... but no way to get to it. Hopefully I will be able to get those photo's.

So once I get that done - I will update this site with another "batch" of new pictures!

When I drove by there a few weeks ago, there is a gentleman who is trying to make easier access to the stones...he is mashing down the prarie grass around the stones clearing away some brush to get to the markers...so maybe in a few more months you will be able to get in there...my son and I did looking for some family members but there were still a few we couldn't get to yet...maybe soon.

I was wondering if there is a list telling which page a person is pictured, I love looking thru and find it relaxing-just wondering. We came from that area many years ago and have most of our families in the area. Keep up what you are doing, it is great for us not in the area.

Check Farmer Chapel Cemetery - Picture 73 - 78. Found information on Pape Mortuary genealogy database website: www.papemortuary.com

Thank you for your commitment to this project...what an undertaking! I was hoping to locate John (born ca 1800) and Margaret Hulse Johnson (born 1801) in this cemetery...perhaps I overlooked them since the stones are quite worn due to age. I had thought that since I was looking for Johnsons, this was the most logical cemetery to check first! Two other families might be buried near them as well: James and Mary Polly Hulse Sconce, and James and Martha Hulse. Again, my thanks for the time and effort you have invested -- I'm 'off' to check the other cemeteries!

You mention that permission needs to be obtained to get to Nicholson Cemetery because it is on private property. To whom do we contact to obtain permission and how do we contact them. Various Nicholson persons there are my ancestors.
Thanks

Sue Stine is the Treasurer of Vermilion County and the resident of the Sandusky Homestead. I bet she would be happy for you to call at the Treasurer's Office and give permission to visit the cemetery.

I was so excited to find stones for 2 sisters, 2 daughters, and 1 son of gr. gr. grandmother R. Moore. One could not be read, but am guessing who it was. Thanks so much!

I meant Mount Pisgah Cemetery...Sorry

I have been searching your pictures of Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Georgetown. Thanks again for the priceless help that you are giving to us all. I am trying to find a marker for Mary Swank Lewman and Basil Finn Lewman. Have you seen them? Or am I missing them among the old and hard to read? He died in 1857 and she died in 1855. Any help you can give would be GREATLY appreciated.

I am not sure if you are aware of this cemetery. I found it when looking for Bethel. It is located on the same road and just prior to Bethel. Someone has been cleaning it up and removing the overgrowth. It is called Fairchild Cemetery Savannah.

What a wonderful job you have done with this site, it is going to help so many people who are searching for cemeteries and sones of amcrstors. Thank you!

I have relatives buried here. Two i have identified as Mary C (hollingsworth) Longfellow and Grace Longefellow wife of Charles Perry Longfellow. But I cannot find Henry Longfellow husband of Mary C (Hollingsworth) Longfellow and Charles Perry Longfellow husband of Grace Longfellow. Can anyone help me with identifiing their tombstone?

THIS IS GREAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! If you need to get into the Pentecost cemetary let me know, the gentleman that owns the land around it won't let anyone in unless they have family there. This is because of so much vandalisum. I can also show you where the Pioneer cemetary is in Kennekuk Park. I have also been to Kerby cemetary there are pictures at the IGHS library that I donated for the Kerby cemetary. I have visited most all the cemetaries in Vermilion county,and I would be happy to help you with any directions. You can contact my wife, Mary, at the IGHS libary on most Thursdays. Stan

You have put in alot of time photographing which helps alot of people in their genealogies. Thank You! I was glad to hear that you could supply pictures upon request without the watermark on them. You need help to attach names and dates to the photos. Perhaps someone out there could do that to help you out. I would, but Alaska is too far away.
There is near Quaker,Verm,IN both a New and Old Hopewell Cemetery. Old Hopewell is in the middle of a field and hard to locate. Recent photos of Old Hopewell are on find-a-grave.com. Keep up the good work. Does anyone have an earlier cemetery list than 1975 for McKendree,Vermilion,IL? email me at josum053@hotmail.com

Many tombstones are unreadable when photographed, but can be read or rubbed to get the names and dates. Your pictures that you can't read would be more helpful if the names and dates were tagged to them. I grew up in Vermilion Co,IL and know many of the cemeteries of Vermilion Co,IL and Vermillion Co,IN and have taken many cemetery photos of cemeteries in the area. I applaud your efforts.
Old Hopewell Cemetery near Quaker,Vermillion,IN is hard to find, but I took pictures and my friend posted them on find-a-grave.com for anyone who didn't know it existed.

My great-grandparents are buried there. Do have photos of Daniel and Pearl Woodard? Should also abe one for Alice Faye and Frank.

I used to live in the Red Top Cemetery House... I can answer questions about the history of the house and the cemetery...

Hello,You are doibg a good job on the cementeries of Vermilion County.I see you have nothing on Salem cementery. My ancestors are buried there. No one can get in there now. I have pictures of all the stones there, I would send you a copy of them.i personally took them . I think there are pictures at IGHS library. If interested email me at the above email Delmer.

Thank you for providing this site. My mother and most of mother's family are buried here. I am most touched.

I have search Georgetown Cemetery with no luck. I was wondering if maybe I am just not looking good enough.
I am searching for Samuel Martin Burtron died September 5, 1952. He did serve our country so I am sure his grave should be marked.
Do you know if anyone has a plot map so I can see what section he is in?
Thank you so much.

This makes me so sad that this cemetery is in this shape.

Thanks so much for your hard work and priceless contribution to our family research. I cannot imagine how many hours and effort you have expended with this project. You are greatly appreciated.

I have two family members buried here with no headstone found by this wonderful person who took all of these photos for this web site.
Here is there link on findagrave.com

Martin Reuben Burtron

Nancy Angeline (Ann\Annie\Anna) Moore Burtron

If anyone ever comes across a plot map of this cemetery that shows were they are at please do contact me.

Thanks,
JoLynn Self

Thanks for all the pictures of Milner. The Jacob and Elizabeth Mertz buried there are my parents. Keep up the good work!

I looked thru every picture of Johnson Cemetery and was suprised to also find my great, great grandparents plus several great aunts and uncles that I did not not were there. We looked over the cemetary before but missed them. Thanks again.

I too would like to thank you for all the hard work you have done taking pictures of these cemeteries. My parents, grandparents and great grandparents are buried in Johnson Cemetary and I don't live that far away. What is nice is the other cemeteries that I don't visit that I have been able to fine relatives by just looking at your pictures. Thank you.

Songer Cemetery is sometimes called "the John Payne Cemetery" not because of John Payne, Jr., who was shot on the court house steps, but because of his father -- John Payne, Sr. Here is the findagrave memorial for John Payne, Jr.: John PAYNE, Jr., memorial page. And here is the findagrave memorial for his first wife: Virletta O'Neal PAYNE memorial page.

Virletta had died over 15 years before John was shot on the court house steps. By the time he was shot, he had remarried and had two children from his second wife.

More information is at one of my web pages: John and Virletta.

my parents and family are here. my mothers family are also

Thank you so much for adding the headstones from Parish Cemetery. It is such a peaceful place to rest. Nice photos of my ancestors, the Tuttle Family.
Dot

The Tilton Historical Society has some information on the
poor farm cemetery. In the late 1930's the township work
program had people dig up most of the bodies and reburied
them behind numbered stomes on the southwest corner of
Songer Cemetery. The original poor farm graves were mostly
around the circle drive on the southern part of the cemeery.
The original entrance to Songer Cemetery was from the
Tilton - Catlin road through the county farm.
The Tilton Historical Society is located just west of the old
Tilton grade school at 201 West 5th street and is open every
Thursday from 9:00 to Noon.

Just a quick update. I have also emailed info and pics to you. The spelling may or may not be different than you show. I have my pictures labeled as Workheiser, but looking closely them, am not now certain.

Anyway, the location is further south than the Genealogy Society shows. I am very familiar with the river, it's twists and turns, and that whole area. The cemetery is located close to the next parking area south of the parking area that you show. It is quite easy to locate. Park there and just walk straight east. There is a walkway mowed that will take you to it. If you begin going down hill, you have taken the wrong walkway.
Best of luck.

I have visited the Workheiser Cemetary quite a number of times. The spelling on the sign is different than your spelling. I have a couple of pictures and can send those to you. It is south of Porter Cemetary, approximately where the Genealogy Society location is on your map, but probably about a half mile from the river on a bluff overlooking the river bottom. It is not too far from the road and a hunter parking area; but not as close to the road as the Porter Cemetary.
Feel free to contact me.
Harold

Amazing work and thanks. Your efforts are doing a great service in documenting the history of our many ancestores. Many of my ancestors are buried at Walnut Corner, starting with James Cunningham, my 3rd G grandfather.

Have you visited and or photographed Brierly Cemetery?? About 10 years ago, my dad (Jene), brother and i walked through the cemetery. It was in very poor condition. We found the face down headstone of William Cunningham B 1779 D 1852, next to his wifes head stone, Mary (Humes)

If you ever can photograph the old Brierly cemetery, that would be great. I'm still trying to find who Williams parents are, his head stone had lots of info, except for parents. Would welcome comments from others bearpawsglass@aol.com

I came across your website on AllAroundDanville. I noticed that you have an album on Songer Cemetary (John Payne's graveyard). I assume that you have a picture of John & his wife, Virletta, headstone but do not have time to look through the album. 1200+ pictures...Wow!

Do you know the story of John Payne? Thought to be a Southern sympathizer, he was shot and killed on 13 Sep 1863, setting off a riot in Danville. You may find the whole story in 'The History of Vermilion County'.

The last time I was out at Songer Cemetary a couple of years ago, the headstone was still standing, but the inscription is unreadable. According to the Payne family website, it reads:

"The brave man seeks not popular applause,
nor over-powered with arms deserts his cause.
Undaunted, though foiled, he does the best he can.
Force is of brutes, but honor is of man."

I just thought that you would be interested in this information if you did not already know it.

You are doing a fantastic job. Must keep you very busy.

My Texas daughter was in Danville this past summer and was out to see the Pentecost Cemetary. Hard to find but she did. I have never been out there. It is out North of the Henning Road I believe. Danville Daughter knows where it is and so soon as Spring gets here I will have her show me and will take photo's .

Keep up the good work. People will appreciate it. It is a great site.

All my research I am doing is in England. Wish someone doing the same as you are over there. Would help me.

Jeanne

This is a very old cemetery,and believe that the last burials were in the 1960's, but I have a lot of ancestors, plus my grandmother buried here. You have done a fantastic job in taking pictures.Myself I dabble with genealogy, and I am sure it is helpful to a lot of people that have moved away that too, are in genealogy. Thank you so much for your hobby.

Sorry about my first comment, after looking further I did find my ancestors that I had asked about. Stones are very old, and hard to read. You have done such a good job, and have a wonderful hobby. Keep up your good work.

When I was just a young kid we used to walk the railroad tracks behind the park in Westville and go to a place that we called "the spring"--- in "the woods". There was a pipe pushed into the side of the hill there with continuous running spring water-- which we drank-- and never got sick!! We climbed the hill above the spring and walked just a short way back in the woods to this cemetary! It was in terrible shape then!! and that at least 60 or more years ago!! The thing that interested me more at that time tho, was that there was an old tree in the cemetary always covered with live "walking sticks" (insects) that we would "play" with!!!! We never bothered the graves tho, cause it was kinda spooky there, and sacred!! We always whispered in the cemetary!!

I just noticed the location, Gundy is WEST of Bismarck, not East

My parents are buried in Johnson Cemetery. I live a ways away, so it's nice to have your website to "visit". Thanks and God Bless you. Wow.

Hello,
I came across the Lorrence Pioneer Cemetary years ago; just after Kennekuk County Park was opened. At that time, there was no sign or pathway back to it; and it was very heavilty overgrown. I searched through the brush and found several gravestones and several stones, that appeared to mark grave locations. There were also several very old red cedars growing there that appeared to have been planted near the graves. I pointed out to the park officials that there were graves in that location. I do not recall if they already knew the graves were there or not. A few years later they marked it, put up a sign, and a pathway.

I have also come across other small grave plots in wooded areas over the last few years. You may already be aware of those, but I just discovered your site; so have not checked everything out yet.

well, hi admin adn people nice forum indeed. how's life? hope it's introduce branch

Thank you so much for all your effort and expense.

What a great site!!! I have been a volunteer with the "worldwide" site "Find-a-Grave" for about 2 years. I have been to many of these cemetaries in Verm. Co. and also some outside the county. I find this fascinating. Would like to discuss this with you! Maybe I could help. Most of my ancestors are in Woodlawn in Indianola, and St. Peter's and Paul's in Westville. I have been thinking of doing this with one of these cemetaries!! Regards-- Elle McCarthy

Going trough your pictures of stones, I was wondering if there were still Stones up for John P and his 3 children that are buried there on the north side near the fence.
You have done a good deed for people that have moved away and have ancestors in these cemeteries. Good work,

Hi,
See FAirview cemetary in Newbern or dyer co tn. a list of names as well as photos is wonderful!!!

thanks,

Lola

Just wanted to thank you again for the 2006 Selsor photos you took in Knights Branch Cemetery, Pilot Twp. Are you going to post that cemetery on line too? I am looking for a few of the relatively newer Selsor's. Not sure where they are buried though. Most of the Selsor's died in Pilot Twp I think.
William Edward Selsor 1922-1998, and his Father Samuel Hamilton Selsor 1873-1939. Samuel's wife #1 Lottie Nichols Selsor 1874-1920. Wife #2 Minnie Marie Sitler Selsor 1881-1978.
Thanks again..Harry Selsor in Jacksonville FL..

This is really great. My husband ,my father and brother are buried at Oakridge. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

I grew up in Blount Township, My parents are burried at sunset, wifes parents burried in Gundy. There is a Cememtary by Adrians Pond in Kennecuch(spelling) It was a small site, but I never knew the name , do you have anything on it.

thanks

Charlie Boes
chazey1@mchsi.om

Your site is outstanding keep up the good work

I know exactly where this cemetery is located. As a Boy Scout, we camped at the old homestead and did some clean-up and maintenance on the cemetery.
I have a neighbor who works at the plant. If you would like, I could see about gaining acess for you. I don't think it would be a real problem if you would explain who you are and why you want acess.
If I can help you in any way, call me at (217) 354-4024.
The location of the cem. is approx. 1/4 mile walk thru the woods to a finger point, west of the homesteads foundation.

Came across your site and wondered if anyone could assist me with something. I am trying to research some property located in Ridge Farm , Illinois. By research I mean,what Native American tribes dominated that area. As well as the ones that settled near to the Vermillion River in the Ridge Farm area. Has Ridge Farm always been called that as well ? The land I am referring to is on South State Street. According to a few there might have been a fatal fire (home) at this particular location. And am curious now as to the history of this land. If anyone is familiar with S. State Street in Ridge Farm , do contact me at TruckDriver1972@aol.com thank you.

**Please put something along the lines of Vernillion River , Ridge Farm in the subject line.**

how do you get the copy rite on the photo and so many of them.

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Dear Mr. Coan, I am surprised that I had not heard of your Web site before. A friend emailed me that she found her relative's tombstone on your site and so I had to check it out.
I am anxious to tell readers of my genealogy column about your site. I presume you won't mind.
Joan Griffis (writer of weekly genealogy columns in Danville, IL Commercial News and Champaign's News-Gazette; former pres of Illiana Gen & His Soc.)

Michael, you are doing such a great service for the descendants of early Vermilion county settlers. Your not accepting personal donations testifies to your devotion and integrity.

Overall, a great job documenting Cemeteries. I found folks in Rankin Union Cemetery - I could easily read almost everything. I was disappointed by Higginsville as the headstones are old & I couldn't read most of them from the Photos. I'm anxious to see Floral Hill when you get to it, as I have folks there also.

I'd love to see a by-name index to the photo's, but know you've already got a huge job. THANK YOU - It's a major service to genealogists everywhere. I'll be adding your site to my Web Page.

When I was younger, my boy scout troop camped out there every fall and did work on the cemetery. There is a dirt road that dead ends about two hundred yards from the cemetery. we made a path or "trail" rather to it and built a fence surrounding the perimeter. Its in a very neat location hidden in the woods and only a few hundred yards from the river valley. Its unfortunate that it isnt open to the public. I also know that my last few years in scouts we stoped going for one reason or another, and i dont believe the troop has gone back since.

Great work, I have not found what I been looking for but, I will be back. I belong to a couple of discussion boards on genealogy and post a link to your site.

Thanks for all of your work and efforts!

Thanks so much, this is a prized site! I realize you stated it's a hobby, but a lot of effort goes into this plus the costs. My sister and I are doing family genealogy and we have many of our people in these cemeteries. We walked for hours during a week's visit to Vermilion County this past summer trying to locate our ancestors... we found most of them too. We also met many friendly locals who helped us on our journey with many thanks to them. We hit the jackpot when we found living relatives we didn't know we had! Will you be photographing headstones in the Parish Cemetery soon as we have several family members there, too. Thanks again, what a great hobby and how wonderful of you to share with those of us who are researching. Dot

I have great grandparents Malcolm and Cynthia Phillips Drollinger that are supposed to be buried at Rose but there are no stones for them.Have been trying to find their exact location to mark their graves.Any help is appreciated.

I visted the cemetary a couple years ago with my uncle, Charles F. McGee of Catlin. The family of James C. McGee is buried there (my grandfather's great grandfather) and we have an inventory of the grave stones that was created by a power plant employee in 1962. It has been maintained by a local Boy Scout troup.