Harmony Township cemetery, Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
This cemetery list was made at the cemetery by Mrs. Elmer Kay, R. F. D. No.1, Keokuk, Iowa. Mrs. Kay is a worker in the Lee County genealogical Society of Iowa.
This is not a complete list according to Mrs. Kay. In case further names are ever collected these will be added to the list.
Harmony townships cemetery is located in Section 15 of the of township. To get to lift the motorists takes the blacktop east out of the town about a mile and a half. From this point off to the east of corner the cemetery is about three-quarters of a mile south down road on the east side of the road.
Is not a fashionable or beautifully landscaped or with lovely natural setting burying ground. But it is a clean appearing, well ordered, roomy country cemetery. It is of course small an area as practically all burying places are in Hancock County where there are no large concentrations of population to make real large cemeteries necessary.
One gets the impression walking around among the stones that people of the area do well by their helpless dead. Fencing here is adequate for the cemetery; there is not a blade of grass not properly trimmed. The stones are nice.
This is the present century cemetery. Most cemetery's of this county were largely used in the 1800's century and are not practically abandoned today as far as the use goes. Not so here. The death dates here indicates as much if not more burials in our day than in past generations.
The names here pretty well covered the families who have built up this Ridge section of farm country southeast of Carthage. These data are enjoying well earned a rest here and they may well be proud of that fine heritage they have handed down to the living.
The following is a history of this Cemetery prepared by Chellis Cofffman and forwarded to Warren L. Van Dine for inclusion here by Miss Harry H. Siegfried, a Denver (in Harmony Township) professional researcher.
"In early times a Elijah O. Hall owned the SW 1/4 Section 15, Harmony Township. In the northwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 Section 15 he permitted neighbors to Bury free of lot cost. It wasn't plotted and burials were made in an air regular way. This was called Hall's Cemetery.
In 1883 hall and was gone and Josea Burnett owned the land where the Hall cemetery occupied. Population increasing fast the need for permanent cemetery became apparent, so on February 3, 1883 A. K. Coffman, Dr. J. A. James, John McCallister, L. F. Symmonds, S A. McCallister and the George James NET and signed an agreement to put up an equal amount of money to buy the Hall cemeter and two acres and 22 rods lying adjoining west of the Hall cemetery. These men elected 5 men to purchase and set as trustees. They were Isaac Burner, James Cad Jones, George W. Jones, Wiley Jones, and S. A . McAllister. The above Trustees bought the 2 acres and 22 rods from Josea Burnett for $100 .00 on March 13, 1883. This included the Hall cemetery land. This added land was known as the first edition. The name Hall cemetery was dropped. The land was plotted and sold to the people as burial places.
(Carthage Republican)
(paper read at Mt. Pleasant Church Centennial Meeting in 1925)
All are familiar with the ground of harmony in 1851 now owned by G. W .James and S. A. McCallister. The harmony cemetery was founded on little knoll on a farm owned by a man named Byron Pennock, who donated the ground which was afterwards used for a burial ground for 15 years. It was surrounded by timber. The first grave dug there was for an infant baby who was a twin brother of Joshua Hughett, of Carthage, Illinois, who is 74 years old the sixth day of August. The father of this child was Robert Hughett. There is an evergreen tree and now standing on the plot of ground which was planted by a man by the name of Bernard Wengle, who had several children buried there. A Mrs. Boyd was another early grave, also William Preston. Mr. Josea Burnett had during the time purchase this farm and he sold the first addition to the cemetery in 1883, and at this time the place was named Harmony and the trustees were appointed. This was in 1883. It was organized and Trustees were appointed: Cal Jones, D. Simmons, A. K. Coffman, Samuel McCallister, and Willey Jones.
The next edition was in 1902, which was bought by GW janes.
The present trustees are: Samuel McCallister, H. W. Shoup, S. Hadty and the J.W. Fleming
Now on April 10, 1883 at the advice of A. W. O'Harra, an attorney, Joseph A. James, Andrew Bush and L. F. Symmonds applied to the state of Illinois to have harmony cemetery organized into a corporation. In their application they named the James Cad Jones, S. A. McCallister, Isaac Burner, George W. Jones, Wiley Jones, to serve the first year as trustees. Then the trustee would be elected annually. This was sent to Springfield on April 10, 1883. On April 11, 1883 the state approved the incorporation and mail back the incorporation papers. They were recorded at Carthage April 21, 1883.
"The Harmony Cemetery Association" was now a corporation and subject to all state laws. By 1900 the lots were pretty well taken up and with 3 and 69/100 acres lying adjoining on the south, the trustees voted to buy the second edition. On September 8, 1902, they received the deed from George W. James and Mary Ann James, his wife for 3 and 69/100 acres just south of the original cemetery, paying $221.41 Total for the land. This is known as the second edition to the "Harmony Cemetery Association".
In 1933 the township was by a vote of the people took over the upkeep and management of all cemeteries in the township. The Trustees constitute the board. One member is elected each year. Deeded to town of Harmony in May 1933. "
The last paragraph would be understood to mean Township where town
of harmony is used. The trustees would be understood to mean a board of
elected Trustees put an office at the Township election.
Adams, Bertha - b: 1891
Adams, George W. - b: 1890 d: 1962
Akers, Albert Lee - b: February 8, 1870
d: September 15, 1915 (h/o Lelia Alice (Phillips)Akers)
Akers, Andrew Floyd - b: March 26, 1881
d: January 28, 1917
Akers, Daniel - b: 1916 d: 1965
Akers, Ervin Taswell - b: October 10, 1891
d: August 11, 1951 (h/o Opal Pearl (Smith)Akers) Vet Cook 339th Field
Art. 88 Div. WWl
Akers, Grace Pearl (Akers) - b: May 5, 1900 d: June
2, 1933 (w/o Herman E. Akers)
Akers, Herman - b: 1899 d: January 4,1947
in Bowen Village, Hancock County Illinois (h/o Grace
Pearl Akers)
Akers, Lelia Alice (Phillips) - b: September 8, 1877
d: August 29, 1956 (w/o Albert Lee Akers)
Akers, Letcher - b: 1890 d: 1946
(s/o Andrew Floyd and Sarah Catharine (Duncan) Akers)
Akers, Opal Pearl (Smith) - b: June 10, 1895
April 18, 1956 (w/o Ervin Taswell Akers)
Akers, Sarah Catharine (Duncan) - b: February 8, 1863
d: March 15, 1928 (w/o Andrew Floyd Akers)
Akers, William E. - b: 1923 d: 1944
Allen, George C. - b: 1874 d: February 1, 1945 in
Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Allen, Maude B. - b: 1882 d: 1957
Alley, Henrietta Letitia (Wilson) - b: January 19, 1846
d: April 22, 1919 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(w/o James Gordon Alley)
Alley, James Gordon - b: December 9, 1834 d: May
10, 1919 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(h/o Henrietta Letitia (Wilson) Alley)
Atwood, Edward - b: March 29, ???? d: March 29,
1908
Atwood, Thomas E. - b: January 26, 1874 d: May 16,
1909
Bennett, Charlie - b: no dates aged 5 years
Bond, Nancy - b: 1832 d: 1906
Boston, Josie - b: October 25, 1886 d: May 29, 1887
aged 7 months 4 days (d/o J. L. and S. M. Boston)
Boston, Nellie Blanche (Burner) - b: February 6, 1887
d: January 22, 1943 (1st w/o Olney Frank Perry, 2nd w/o Sylvester
Comer Boston)
Burner, Cora Olive - b: 1867 d: March 6, 1871 aged
4 years
Burner, Emma - b: Jan. 1, 1876 d: December 16, 1904
(w/o George L. Burner)
Burner, George L. - b: December 27, 1874 d: August
17, 1922 (h/o Emma Burner)
Burner, George Lee - b: December 27, 1875 d: August
17, 1922 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (1st h/o Emma
Mathias, 2nd h/o Vernie Claire Kennedy)
Burner, George Sylvester - b: November 18, 1848
February 5, 1928 (h/o Susan Martha Fletcher)
Burner, Isaac Strickler - b: March 21, 1817 d: November
3, 1886 aged 69 years 7 months 13 days (h/o Jane Amanda Lionberger)
Burner, Jane Amanda (Lionberger) - b: April 21, 1820
d: October 31, 1890 aged 70 years 6 months 10 days (w/o Isaac
Strickler Burner)
Burner, John W. - b:July 18, 1840 d: July
26, 1875 aged 35 years 8 days
Burner, Susan Martha (Fletcher) - b: December 28, 1855
d: April 13, 1904 (w/o George Sylvester Burner)
Burnett, Alfred H. - b: 1859 d: November 10, 1920
in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Burnett, Duleika - b: December 30, 1856 d: August
7, 1921
Burnett, Melgard - b: 1864 d: Nov. 2, 1887 aged
23 years
Burner, Olive - b: 1858 d: 1910
Burnett, Hosea - b: April 03, 1821 in Kentucky d:
March 5, 1884 aged 62 years 11 months 2 days (h/o Susannah Burnett)
Burnett, Sophia L. - b: February 15, 1853 d: April
21, 1900 (d/o Hosea and Susannah Burnett)
Burnett, Susanna - b: March 05, 1824 in Virginia
d: Sept. 7, 1905 aged 81 years 6 months 2 days (w/o Hosea Burnett)
Burnett, Valeria Ann (Smith) - b: December 14, 1862
d: September 10, 1952 (w/o Alfred Henry Burnett)
Butler, Amanda (Black) - b: December 13, 1830 d:
February 2, 1906
Butler, Benjamin B. - b: February 7, 1824 d: Sept.
22, 1908
Byers, Eliza D. - b: d: March 29, 1862
Casley, Leroy F. - b: August 19, 1913 d: October
24, 1991 (h/o Verna Iona Krueger)
Casley, Verna Iona (Krueger) - b: August 10, 1920 in Tuckertown,
Hancock County, Illinois October 2, 2003 in Denver, Hancock
County, Illinois (w/o Leroy F. Casley)
Childers, Cisco - b: 1857 d: unreadable
Childers, Harriet L. b: 1902 d: 1941
Childers, Rhoda - b: 1871 d: February 28, 1923 in
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
Clark, J. W. - b: 1873 d: 1950
Clark, James L - b: March 11, 1843 d: March 30,
1906 (h/o Naomi (Hedgecock) Clark)
Clark, Lawrence R. - b: 1868 d: Sept. 25, 1943 in
Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Clark, Marshall L. - b: February 14, 1837 d: June
8, 1916 (h/o Nancy Clark)
Clark, Nancy A. - b: May 23, 1846 d: June 28, 1927
in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Clark, Naomi (Hedgecock) - b: April 3, 1848 d: no date
(w/o James L. Clark)
Clark, Thomas J. - b: Oct. 27, 1844 d: July 3, 1924
Clark, Thomas J.- b: d: July 3, 1924 in Hancock
Co, Illinois
Coffman, Andrew K.. - b: August 28, 1832 d: January
15, 1926 (h/o Mary M. (Byers) Coffman)
Coffman, Chellis - b: 1889 d: 19??
Coffman, Lola G. - b: 1890 d: June 10, 1941 in Bentley,
Hancock County, Illinois
Coffman, Mary M. (Byers) - b: Sept. 3, 1837
d: Nov. 11, 1905 (w/o Andrew K. Coffman)
Coffman, Maude - b: December 25, 1871 d: April 28,
1892 (d/o Andrew K. and Mary M. (Byers) Coffman)
Couchman, Adelia - b: 1869 d: 1964
Couchman, Melgar - b: 1871 d: 1896
Couchman, Miller - b: 1875 d: 1928
Couchman, Eliza Dickinson (Metcalf) - b: December 6, 1846
d: May 13, 1916 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o
William Oscar Couchman)
Couchman, William Oscar - b: April 27, 1837 d: August
20, 1929 (h/o Eliza Dickinson Metcalf)
Cox, Beauford - b: January 30, 1844 d: September
17, 1931 in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois (1st h/o Nancy
Emaline Phillips, 2nd h/o Malissa Frances (Hill) Cox)
Cox, Henry F. - b: July 15, 1877 d: July 9, 1951
(s/o Beauford and Nancy Emaline (Phillips) Cox)
Cox, Malissa Frances (Hill) - b: September 14, 1848
d: November 10, 1927 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(w/o Beauford Cox)
Crume, Laura M. - b: 1904 d: 1904
Curtis, Louis - b: 1903 d: 1957
Curtis, Mary - b: 1907
Dickeson, Hattie May - b: 1867 d: 1951 (Mother)
Dickinson, Eulah Sarah (Couchman) - b: March 7, 1883
d: April 28, 1973 (w/o Thane Edward Dickinson)
Dickinson, Thane Edward - b: November 11, 1889
d: September 27, 1945 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(h/o Eulah Sarah Couchman)
Douglas, Carl A. - b: 1884 d: 19??
Douglas, Fred M. - b: 1872 d: 1944
Douglas, Martha J. - b: 1874
Douglas, Nellie - b: 1886 d: 19??
Dunsworth, - b: 1865 d: 1938
Dunsworth, Albert - b: Jan. 23, 1882 d: July 30,
1882 (s/o Joseph M. and Elizabeth Catherine. Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Arthur - b: 1883 d: 1936
Dunsworth, Catherine - b: 1869 d: 1948 Inscription:
Great Love Lives on
Dunsworth, Catherine - b: no dates
Dunsworth, Chester Arthur - b: February 28, 1883
d: November 30, 1936 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
(h/o Neva Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Clarence E. - b: 1879 d: May 20, 1941
in Ferris Village, Hancock County, Illinois
Dunsworth, Daniel Thomas - b: December 7, 1865 in Illinois
d: December 18, 1938 (h/o Sarah Catherine Yetter) Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Elizabeth Catherine (Timberlake) - b: July 30, 1843
July 30, 1843 d: August 30, 1915 in Harmony Township, Hancock County,
Illinois (h/o Joseph M. Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Fred E. - b: June 14, 1888 d: August
5, 1956 Sargent Batry B. 339 field artillery World War I
Dunsworth, Hazel - b: 1891 d: Sept. 1891
Dunsworth, Joseph M. - b: September 4, 1833 in Illinois
d: January 11, 1903 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(h/o Elizabeth Catherine (Timberlake) Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Marguerite - b: January 9, 1904 d: April
20, 1905 (d/o Daniel Thomas and Sarah Catherine (Yetter)
Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Sarah Catherine (Yetter) - b: September 14, 1869
d: January 28, 1942 (w/o Daniel Thomas Dunsworth)
Dunsworth, Tena - 1884
Earls, A. Elmettie - b: 1858 d: 1914
Earls, M. Ballard - b: 1849 d: 1916
Faulkner, Frank - b: April 25, 1875 d: Oct. 19,
1965
Faulkner, Wendell - b: d: 1908 (s/o Frank
and Mable Faulkner)
Farrell, Bessie (Zeh) - b: 1877 d: 1930
Fleming, Infant - b: d: April 6, 1921 (d/o
F. and B. Fleming)
Fleming, Janie - b: March 23, 1872 d: Nov. 27, 1895
aged 23 years 8 months 4 days
Fleming, John W. - b: 1865 d: December 19, 1945
in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Mary S. (Shinkle) Fleming)
Fleming, Mary S. (Shinkle) - b: 1866 d: 1953
(w/o John W. Fleming)
Fleming, Miriam L. - b: 1906 d: 1942
(d/o John W. and Mary (Shinkle) Fleming
Fleming, Ora M. - b: 1872 d: 1963
Fleming, Samuel G. - b: 1857 d: Jan. 3, 1942 in
Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Fleming, Samuel R. - b: 1835 d: May 1, 1922 in Harmony
Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Fleming, Sarah - b: 1890 d: August 2, 1894
(d/o J. W. and M. Fleming)
Fleming, Sarah J. - b: 1836 d: 1907
Fleming, Virgil R. - b: 1879 d: 1944
Frazee, Elizabeth Virginia - b: September 27, 1912
d: August 31, 1997 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (d/o David
Lawrence Frazee & Sarah (Shinkle) Frazee)
Frazee, Katherine Isabelle - b: May 4, 1909 d: February
10, 1910 (d/oD. L. and Sarah Frazee)
Frazee, Lawrence - b: 1874 d: 1947
Frazee, Sarah A. - b: 1876 d: 1960
Freeman, Golden Atwood - b: 1886 d: 1948
Fristo, Ann M. - b: October 12, 1834 d: Nov. 17,
1908 (w/o William F. Fristo)
Fristo, William F. - b: March 15, 1824 d: Nov. 22,
1911 (h/o Ann M. Fristo)
Galloway, Ellen (Burnett) - b:1848 in Illinois
d: 1922 ( w/o George R. Galloway)
Galloway, George R. - b: February 11, 1832 in Kentucky
d: February 5, 1896 (h/o Elizabeth Wilson) Galloway,
2nd (h/o Ellen (Burnett) Galloway)
Galloway, Willis - b: d: September 26, 1896
(h/o Julia Caroline (Metcalf) Galloway)
Good, Albert - b: 1860 d: 1934
Griffin, Donald Wayne - b: December 18, 1951 d:
May 27, 1960
Griffin, Earl - b: 1836 d: 1956
Griffin, Eliz. J. - b: 1872 d: Jan. 6, 1938
Griffin, Frank - b: Sept. 17, 1862 d: May 28, 1929
Griffin, Grace - b: 1890 d: 1936
Griffin, Leora Ora - b: 1882 d: December 14,
1921 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Griffin, Zelia A. - b: May 26, 1863 d: Sept. 8,
1904
Grove, Elzie Benton - b: October 25, 1880 d: September
27, 1940 (h/o Mary Ellen (Langley) Grove)
Grove, Ernest C. - b: April 29, 1882 d: February
12, 1959 (h/o Mabel Burner) Grove)
Grove, Jacob S. - b: August 22, 1850 d: May 8, 1921
in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Maggie (Dickson)
Grove)
Grove, Mabel (Burner) - b: July 10, 1883 d: September
22, 1966 (w/o Ernest C. Grove)
Grove, Maggie A. (Dickson) - b: July 17, 1859 d:
March 11, 1899 (w/o Jacob S. Grove)
Grove, Martha Helen (Tucker) - b: September 25, 1860
d: May 19, 1936 (w/o Francis Marion Grove)
Hankins, Kenneth L - b: d: 1927 (Infant)
Hardy, Baptist- b: October 20, 1850 in Overton Co, Tennessee
d: February 28, 1928 In Adams Co, Illinois (h/o
Mary Jane (Stowe) Hardy)
Hardy, Baptist - b: February 13, 1866 d: February
27, 1935 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Ollie May (Hughett)
Hardy)
Hardy, Clarence Lester - b: April 25, 1890 d: February
10, 1950 (h/o Iona Mae (Austin) Hardy
Hardy, Clement Valndnghm - b: April 14, 1864 d:
December 16, 1939 (1st h/o Lucinda Dell (Jones) Hardy,
2nd h/o Mrs. Octavia (Cox) Hardy)
Hardy, Clifton N. - b: November 7, 1891 June 3,
1971 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (s/o Clement Valndnghm
and Lucinda Dell (Jones) Hardy)
Hardy, Iona Mae (Austin) - b: May 2, 1903 d: July
18, 1991 (w/o George Davis, w/o Clarence Lester Hardy)
Hardy, Joseph - b:1876 d: November 26, 1937
Hardy, Lucinda Dell (Jones) - b: June 17, 1868 in Hancock County,
Illinois d: July 27, 1932 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
(d/o Wiley and Mary Jane (Tummons) Jones, w/o Clement Valndnghm Hardy)
Hardy, Lula - b: October 5, 1902 d: February 22,
1910 (d/o Baptist Hardy and Ollie May Hughett)
Hardy, Maggie - b: 1876 d: 1960
Hardy, Margaret - b: 1860 d: September 27, 1861
aged 1 year
Hardy, Margaret S. - b: January 10, 1838 d:
February 6, 1896 (w/o Thomas Hardy)
Hardy, Martha - b: January 2, 1875 November
8, 1895
Hardy, Mary Jane (Stowe)- b: July 06, 1852 in Hancock Co, Illinois
d: March 24, 1929 in Hancock Co, Illinois (w/o Baptist Hardy)
Hardy, Ollie May (Hughett) - b: October 18, 1875
d: January 25, 1956 (w/o Baptist Hardy)
Hardy, Ruby (McCallister) - b: September 27, 1901
d: June 12, 1974 (w/o Walter J. Hardy)
Hardy, Ruth Elaine (Vance) - b: 1942
Hardy, Thomas - b: June 11, 1833 d: March 2, 1900
Hardy, Thomas - b: 1874 d: March 12, 1927
in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
Hardy, Walter J. - b: December 25, 1900 d: December
29, 1987 d: December 25, 1900 (h/o Ruby (McCallister)
Hardy)
Harris, Earnest - b: Nov. 5, 1896 d: December 1978
in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
Harris, Esther - b: 1898 d: 19??
Harris, Helen - b: 1934 d: July 19, 1937
Harris, James Lyon - b: February 7, 1929
Harter, Harman Theodore - b: April 5, 1877 d: August
1969 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Mary
Josie (Hough) Harter)
Harter, Mary Josie (Hough) - b: July 17, 1883 d:
October 191962 (w/o Harman Theodore Harter)
Hill, Melissa F. - b: 1848 d: 1927
Hillard, Lafayette P. - b: no date
Huey, Frankie B. - b: 1888 d: 19??
Huey, William L. - b: 1884 d:1961
Hughett, Lovina (Wilson) - b: d: March
3, 1861 (w/o Robert Hughett)
Hughett, Robert - b: d: April 29, 1896
(h/o Lovina (Wilson) Hughett, (h/o Martha (Oley) Hughett)
James, Cecil Roy - b: 1891 d: May 1,1945 in Chili
Township, Hancock County, Illinois
James, Emma F. - b: 1872 d: 1957
James, Grace - b: 1888 d: 1945
James, Harry S. - b: 1901 d: 1954
James, Riley B. - b: 1882 d: 1952
James, Ola M. - b: 1901
James, William H. - b: 1860 d: 1934
Jenkins, Clarrissa Ep - b: 1847 d: April 10, 1927
in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
Jenkins, Della (Hardy) - b: to October 8, 1869 d:
February 19, 1918 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o Elbert
H. Jenkins)
Jenkins, Elbert H. - b: December 20, 1867 d: August
29, 1932 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Della (Hardy)
Jenkins)
Jennings, Harry - b: 1987 d:: 1945
Jenkins, Lena - b: June 28, 1900 d: February 22, 1902
(d/o James and Lucinda Jenkins)
Johnson, Etta B. - b: 1879 d: February 18, 1938
Johnson, Francis M. - b: 1878
Jones, Annie J. (Mathias) - b: 1870
d: February 21, 1944 in Bentley Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(w/o Caleb B. Jones)
Jones, Caleb B. - b: 1870 d: 1952 in Hancock
Co, Illinois (s/o Wiley Jones and Mary Jane (Tummons) Jones, h/o
Caleb B Jones
Jones, Charles G.- b: 1876 d: 1938 in Hancock Co, Illinois
Jones, Frederick S. - b: September 4, 1878 in Hancock Co, Illinois
d: June 22, 1913 in Hancock Co, Illinois
Jones, George Washington - b: December 21, 1840 in Rockwood,
Roane Co, Tennessee d: June 12, 1898 in Bently, Hancock Co, Illinois
(s/o Thomas Jackson and Harriett (Haggard) Jones) Inscription:
an honorable and upright man is the noblest work of God.
Jones, Harriett C. (Haggard) - b: January 29, 1813 in Clinch
River, Roane Co, Tennessee d: October 05, 1880 in Bentley, Hancock Co,
Illinois (d/o Gray Haggard and Jane (Gilliland) Haggard, w/o Thomas
Jackson Jones)
Jones, James Caswell - b: January 19, 1836 in Rockwood, Roane
Co, Tennessee d: January 17, 1903 in Hancock Co, Illinois (s/o
Thomas Jackson and Harriett (Haggard) Jones h/o (Sarah Jenkins) Jones)
Jones, John Fleming - b: March 13, 1873 d: December
19, 1900 Inscription: Come Ye Blessed
Jones, James Martin - b: 1864 d: July 9, 1931 in
Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Laura E. (Mathias)
Jones)
Jones, James Robert Franklin- b: August 05, 1875 in Bentley,
Hancock Co, Illinois d: October 15 1875 in Bentley, Hancock Co, Illinois
( s/o Wiley and Mary Jane (Tummons) Jones
Jones, Laura E. (Mathias) - b: 1867 d: July 1, 1941
in Bentley Township, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o James Martin Jones)
Jones, Malinda - b: August 26, 1853 d: March 15,
1919
Jones, Mandy A - b: 1871 d: 1929 in Hancock
County, Illinois
Jones, Mary F - b: April 11, 1897 in Hancock County, Illinois
d: January 5, 1906 in Hancock County, Illinois ( d/o William Jackson
and Mattie A. (Castlebury) Jones)
Jones, Mary Jane (Tummons) - b: Jan. 29, 1845 d:
Jan. 13, 1918 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Jones, Matti A. (Castlebury)- b: May 3, 1868 d: December 30,
1948 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o William Jackson Jones)
Jones, Robert F- b: November 04, 1858 in Bentley, Hancock Co,
Illinois d: Sept. 2, 1938 in Hancock Co, Illinois (s/o James Casswell and
Sarah (Jenkins) Jones)
Jones, Sarah (Jenkins)- b: September 17, 1835 in Bentley, Hancock
County, Illinois d: September 23, 1904 in Bentley, Hancock County,
Illinois (w/o James Caswell Jones)
Jones, Thomas E.- b: 1866 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
d: 1944 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
Jones, Thomas Jackson, Jr.- b: November 05, 1842 in Rockwood,
Roane County, Tennessee d: 1913 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
(s/o Thomas Jackson and Harriett (Haggard) Jones)
Jones, Thomas Jackson- b: June 24, 1811 in Anderson County,
Tennessee d: March 23, 1887 in Bently, Hancock County, Illinois (s/o
James and Nancy Harriet (Butler) Jones h/o Harriett (Haggard) Jones)
Jones, Viola B. - b: 1875 d: 1953
Jones, Wiley - b: April 3, 1834 in Anderson County, Tennessee
d: Sept. 1, 1915 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Jones, William A. - b: May 22, 1838 d: June 4, 1879
Jones, William Jackson - b: April 14, 1855 d: February
4, 1915
Kennedy, Eliza C. - b: 1853 d: 1935
Kennedy, Emanuel - b: 1837 d: 1907 (h/o Eliza
C. Kennedy)
Kindred, Aris M. - b:1888 d: June 1967 in Bowen,
Hancock County, Illinois
Kindred, Caroline - b: 1853 d: 1936
Kindred, John Anderson - b: 1851 d: Nov. 18, 1932
in Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Kindred, Leona - b: 1894 d: March 1968 in Bowen,
Hancock County, Illinois
Kinkade, Charles - b: 1852 d: 1934
Kinkade, Cordelia Elizabeth (Delano) - b: 1851 d:
April 9, 1934 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
Kee, Mother Sarah - 1832 d: March 22,1922 in Carthage,
Hancock County, Illinois
Keyser, Eliza (Tollman) - b: November 26, 1837 d:
April 14, 1921 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o
John H. Keyser)
Keyser, Charles - b: April 13, 1863 d: March 6,
1897 (s/o John and Eliza (Tollman) Keyser)
Keyser, John H. - b: April 15, 1826 d: December
3, 1894 (ho Eliza (Tollman) Keyser)
Langford, Bertie Leone - b: June 22, 1884 d: August
20, 1920 in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois (d/o John Thomas and
Sarah Elmira (Jones) Langford)
Langford, George - b: July 12, 1812
(h/o Jane Dickinson)
Langford, Jane (Dickinson) - b: November 21, 1811
d: (w/o George Langford)
Langford, John Thomas - b: August 8, 1859 d: August
20, 1920 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Langford, Sarah Elmira (Jones)- b: December 19, 1857
d: February 9, 1918 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(d/o Thomas Jackson and Harriett C. (Haggard) Jones, w/o John Thomas Langford)
Langford, Thomas - b: November 27, 1840 d: May 14,
1848 aged 7 years 5 months 17 days (s/o George and Jane (Dickinson)
Langford)
Lathan, Vernie - b: 1979 d:
Laughlin, James N. - b: November 8, 1833 d: January
29, 1902
Leland, Edgar - b: Sept. 2, 1871 Delta: Jan. 7,
1892
Leland, George E. - b: December 2, 1864 d: Jan.
26, 1910
Lionberger, Elizabeth - b: Jan. 3, 1849 d: June
9, 1903
Lionberger, Harry C. - b: August 28, 1829 d: February
11, 1902
Lionberger, Miller - b: August 20, 1879 d: Sept.
29, 1902
Lyon, David S. - b: 1861 d: 1957
Lyon, Frona - b: 1861 d: 1938
Lyon, Enoch G.- b: 1894 d: 1928
Lyon, Mable C. - b: 1892 d: 19??
Lyon, Ralph E. - b: 1887 d: 1957
Maberry, Rolandus Clinton - b: December 9, 1868
d: May 23, 1936 09-Dec-1868 (1st h/o Delia
(Flynn) Maberry, 2nd h/o Maggie (Kettenring)Maberry)
Manning, Elkana A. - b: March 11, 1862 d: December
5, 1898 aged 36 years 8 months 24 days
Matheny, Emlen - b: 1870 d: 1935
Matheny, Jossie C. - b: 1883 d: 1956
Matheny, Sarah A. - b: September 26, 1840 in Augusta County,
Virginia d: October 31, 1909 in Hancock County, Illinois
Mathias, Elmer J. - b: 1872 d: 1900
Mathias, John S. - b: 1840 d: November 3, 1925 in
Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois company B. 155 Pennsylvania infantry
Mathias, Mary Ann - b: 1841 d: 1896
Mathias, Ruth J. - b: 1868 d: 1948
Mathias, William E. - b: 1866 d: Jan. 6, 1942 in
Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Marsel, Frank - b: d: March 9, 1901 aged 5
years (s/o James and Mianda Jenkins)
Mauk, A. J. - b: February 12, 1833 d: July
28, 1907
Mauk, Ann - b: January 11, 1846 d: November 15,
1912
Mauk, Ambrose H. - b: February 6, 1826 d: April
22, 1890
Mauk, Birda - b: July 14, 1874 d: Sept. 18, 1875
(d/o A. H. and M. J. Mauk)
Mauk, Emma A. - b: 1868 d: April 6, 1943 in
St. Marys Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Mauk, George A. - b: 1859 d: December 12, 1861
Mauk, George A. - b: 1877 d: 1911
Mauk, John - b: 1870 d: 1940
Mauk, Mary J. - b: December 11, 1830 d: December
18, 1906 Inscription: two loved ones have gone from our home.
Mauk, Opal Mae - b: 1908 d: 1910 (d/o
G. A. and B. E. Mauk)
Mauk, Robert L. - b: Aug. 12, 1864 d: Nov. 26, 1911
McCallister, Alvin R. - b: 1886 d: 1964
McCallister, Lola - b:February 1, 1888 d: August 18, 1888
aged 7 months 17 days
McCallister, Lena - b: February 1, 1888 d: Sept.
18, 1888 aged 7 months 17 days
McCoy, Catherine A - b: 1829 d: 1917
McCoy, Benjamin - b: 1874 d: 1938
McCoy, Bessie G. - b: 1886 d: 1956
McCoy, Frankie A. - b: no dates
McCoy, James W. - b: Jan. 8, 1881 d: Nov. 26, 1889
McCoy, Margaret - b: no dates
McCoy, Merlan - b: no dates
McDannel, Steven Guy- baby - b: d: November
20, 1958
McHone, Elizabeth - b: 1869 d:1953
McHone, William - b: 1862 d: 1930
McPherson, Benjamin L - b: 1885 d: 1954
McPherson, Cleo Wayne - b: 1914 d:1915
McPherson, Della I. (MeCum)- b: 1882 d:
McPherson, Elizabeth F. (Tucker)- b: February 4, 1862 in Bently,
Hancock Co, Illinois d: January 5, 1916 in Bently, Hancock
Co, Illinois
McPherson, Eva Mae (MeCum) - b: Sept. 27, 1888 in Huntsville,
Illinois d: May 1978 in Bowen, Hancock County, Illinois
(w/o William Layton McPherson)
McPherson, Hezekiah William - b: Nov. 27, 1859 in Bently, Hancock
Co, Illinois d: March 5, 1950 in Bently, Hancock Co, Illinois
(h/o Elizabeth McPherson)
McPherson, James H. - b: 1947 (Inf)
McPherson, Madge L. (O'Bryant) - b: March 03, 1902 in Bently,
Hancock Co, Illinois d: August 1987 in Tennessee, Illinois
(w/o Walter M. McPherson
McPherson, Mary Hazel - b: 1908 d: 1923
McPherson, Walter M - b: November 19, 1900 d: November
1983 in Tennessee, Illinois (h/o Madge L. (O'Bryant) McPherson)
McPherson, William Layton. - b: August 16, 1884 in Bently, Hancock
Co, Illinois d: November 26, 1944 in Bently, Hancock Co, Illinois
(s/o Hezekiah William and Elizabeth F. (Tucker) McPherson, h/o Eva
Mae (MeCum) McPherson)
MeCum, Emma F. - b: 1872 d: 1953
MeCum, Pearl - b: 1896 d: 1929
MeCum, Wilborn - b: 1865 d: 1929
Merritt, Sarah E. - b: April 26, 1840 d: October
20, 1916
Miller, Anna B. (Renshaw) - b: August 3, 1848 d:
Jan. 24, 1932 (w/o John A. Miller)
Miller, John A. - b: July 13, 1841 d: April 13,
1883 (h/o Anna B. (Renshaw) Miller)
Miller, Mary B. - b: July 10, 1837
Orton, T. M. - b: Oct. 29, 1831 d: August 9, 1897
Orton, Eleanor V. - b: February 19, 1843 - d: Oct. 20, 1918
Perry, Henry - b: January 31, 1834 in Brown Co, Illinois
d: January 14, 1866 in Hancock Co, Illinois (s/o William and Emaline
(Breeding) Perry, h/o Mary Ellen (Burner) Perry)
Perry, Mary Ellen (Burner) - b: January 09, 1841
d: November 11, 1890 (w/o Henry Perry)
Perry, Olney Frank - b: October 28, 1885 d: September
10, 1929 in Bentley, Hancock Co, Illinois (s/o Robert Patterson
and Adella Belle (Beyler) Perry h/o Nellie Blanche (Burner) Perry)
Perry, Robert Patterson - b: March 7, 1853 in Brown Co, Illinois
May 19, 1907 in Bentley, Hancock Co, Illinois (h/o Ardella Belle
(Beyler) Perry)
Poling, Joshua H. - b: 1887 d: 19??
Poling, Pearl - b: 1888 d: 1962
Polk, Ann - b: 1849 d: 1937
Powell, Arthur M. - b: 1877 d:
Powell, Grace A - b: 1881 d: May 25, 1942 in Chili
Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Preston, Tamer - b: December 20, 1792 in Virginia d: November
22, 1875 in Hancock County, Illinois aged 83 years
Preston, Thomas M.- b: November 6, 1818 d: November
28, 1853 in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois (s/o Tamer Preston)
Purcell, Henry L. - b: December 18, 1858 in Bentley, Hancock
Co, Illinois d: March 18, 1940 in Bentley Township, Hancock
County, Illinois (h/o Nancy B. Purcell)
Purcell, Nancy Butler (Jones)- b: April 9, 1855 in Bently, Hancock
Co, Illinois d: Jan. 15, 1920 in Bently, Hancock Co, Illinois
(d/o Thomas Jackson and Harriett C. (Haggard) Jones, w/o Henry L.. Purcell)
O' Harra, Lauray - b: Sept. 21, 1863 d: Nov. 28,
1890 (Mother of Eva Laura) married October 1, 1885
Ramsey, Jean (Akers) - b: September 27, 1928
d: April 27, 2003 (w/o Robert H. Ramsey)
Ramsey, Samuel F. - b: March 16, 1834 d: Sept. 8,
1886
Ramsey, Samuel Isaac - b: Oct. 21, 1866 d: May 9,
1910
Rankin, Fiitia - b: May 06, 1857 d: Sept.
6, 1880 aged 23 years 4 months (w/o Samuel Rankin)
Riggens, Homer Gardner - b: May 8, 1875
d: January 30, 1943 (h/o Sadie Ellen Jenkins) Riggens)
Riggens, Sadie Ellen (Jenkins) - b: September 22, 1876
d: February 26, 1911 (w/o Homer Gardner Riggens)
Renshaw, Susannah - b: March 11, 1803 d: February
4, 1892 aged 88 years 10 months 24 days
Reynolds, Miola J. (Mauk) - b: August 14, 1866
d: Aug. 22, 1892 aged 26 years 8 days (d/o A. H. and M. J.
Mauk)
Rogers, Biddie (McCoy) - b: October 5, 1865 d: Sept.
16, 1900
Sanson, Mary (Keyser) - b: June 14, 1876 d: February
27, 1909 (d/o John and Eliza (Tollman) Keyser)
Scott, Flora M. - b: 1876 d: November 2, 1946 in
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
Scott, Olivia A. - b: 1874 d: 1953
Scott, Sir Walter - b: 1875 d: 1947
Scott, William E. - b: 1873 d: June 13, 1945 in
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
Shinkle, George B. - b: 1874 d: 1949 (h/o
Alta (Clark) Shinkle)
Shinkle, George W. - b: January 8, 1833 d: August
25, 1902 (h/o Ruth A. (Southwick) Shinkle)
Shinkle, Mary Alta (Clark) - b: Jan. 15, 1875 d:
Sept. 17, 1901 (w/o George B. Shinkle) Inscription: Esther's
mother
Shinkle, Ruth A. (Southwick) - b: Nov. 19, 1838
d: Sept. 25, 1916
Shoup, Abraham - b: April 27, 1808 d: April 23,
1900
Shoup, Elizabeth H. - b: 1871 d: 1935 Inscription:
Mother
Shoup, Franklin P. - b: d: Sept. 29, 1883
aged 25 years 6 months 22 days
Shoup, Henry W. - b: 1846 d: 1944 Inscription:
Father
Shoup, Sarah A - b: Jan. 28, 1819 d: March 16, 1905
Sliger, Jacob F. - August 28, 1843 d: August 23,
1920 in Basco, Hancock County, Illinois (h/o Lydia Sliger)
Sliger, Lydia - b: October 6, 1835 d: January 12,
1903
Slusher, Ambrose D. - b: d: July 30, 1883
(s/o J. M. and L. Slusher)
Slusher, Charles A. - b: 1857 d: Jan. 16, 1937
Slusher, Edgar - b: 1867 d: 1938
Slusher, Infant - b: d: Jan. 21, 1910
Slusher, Forrest - b: Jan. 16, 1905 d: Jan. 21, 1905
aged 5 days to
Slusher, John A. - b: 1830 d: 1896
Slusher, Lillie E. - b: 1867 d: 1943
Slusher, Mary - b: 1833 d: 1950
Strong, William C. - b: 31-May-1875
08-Sep-1960 11-Sep-1960 (1st h/o Delphia
(Phillips) Strong, 2nd h/o Josephine (Porter) Strong)
Summers, Earl - b: 1881 d: 1929
Summers, Emma - b: 1873 d: 1955
Summers, Mary - b: 1864 d: 1932
Summers, Nancy - b: 1842 d: 1911
Symmonds, Loyal F. - b: June 12, 1827
Symmonds, Nancy - b: April 25, 1836 d: December
14, 1920
Symmonds, Minerva - b: Nov. 19, 1859 d: February
7, 1913 (d/o Loyal F. and Nancy Symmonds)
Timberlake, Billie Joe - b: 1924 d: February 14,
1925 in Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Timberlake, Elizabeth M. - b: October 23, 1821 d:
July 12, 1894 (w/o D. M. Timberlake)
Thompson, Mary Ann - b: 1856 d: May 10, 1926 in
Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois
Thompson, Clara Adaline - b: March 10, 1872 d: Oct.
29, 1901 (w/o E. K. Thompson)
Todd, C. L. - b: d: Aug. 26, 1893 aged
36 years
Todd, Martha V. - b: d: February 24, 1896
(d/o C. L. and A. A. Todd)
Tucker, Elzie Grove - b: 1880 d: 1940
Tucker, Helen - b: 1860 d: 1936
Tucker, Benjamin F. - b: July 21, 1826 d: July 9,
1909 (h/o Eva Martha Tucker)
Tucker, Martha Eve (Preston) - b: November 16, 1829 in Virginia
d: May 2, 1917 in Hancock County, Illinois (d/o Tamer Preston, w/o Benjamin
Franklin Tucker)
Turley, Emery - b: 1882 d: 1949
Turley, Hattie - b: 1894
Vance, Elise B. (Peters) - b: March 25, 1869 d:
December 26, 1945 in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o
Sherman Vance)
Vance, Son - b: no dates (s/o J.O. Vance)
Vance, Joe Wayne - b: 1945
Vance, Joseph - b: 1895 d: 1964
Vance, Ruth - b: August 21, 1894 d: January. 1980 in Basco,
Hancock County, llinois
Vance, Sherman - b: August 19, 1866 d: September
17, 1910 (h/o Elise B. (Peters) Vance)
Vance, Sandra - b: 1957 d: 1959
Vandeventer, Clark A. - b: 1856 d: 193
Vilander, Ivan E. - b: March 29, 1898 d: December
31, 1963
Waggoner, Thane - b: November 11, 1889 d: Sept.
27, 1945 54th Am-Tn-Cac
Walton, Evalena (Keyser) - b: 1872 d: Jan. 3, 1946
in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois (w/o Fred M. Walton)
Walton, Edna Louise - b: 1886 d: Oct. 21, 1937
Walton, Emily - b: 1876 d: 1960
Walton, Emily Ann - b: 1872 d: 1930
Walton, Fred M. - b: 1869 d: 1938 (h/o Evalena
(Keyser) Walton)
Walton, Hattie Eliza - b: 1856 d: 1918
Walton, Infant - b: no date (c/o W. C. and M. J.
Walton)
Walton, Mary Jane (Clark) - b: June 4, 1848 d: June
26, 1902 (w/o William C. Walton)
Walton, Perry Andrew - b: 1846 d: 1932
Walton, W. C. - b: August 15, 1844 d: February 16,
1894 (h/o Mary Jane (Clark) Walton)
Ward, Sammie - b: 1929 d: 1950
Ward, Velma - b: 1930 d: 1950
Webb, Claude E. - b: April 5, 1893 d: August 31,
1965 (h/o Winnie Mae (Bandle) Webb)
Webb, Olive - b: 1880
Webb, Oliver - b: 1876 d: 1958
White, Chester Baird - b: February 25, 1903 February
21, 1968 d: February 25, 1903 (h/o Helen
E. (Hardy) White)
White, Helen E. (Hardy) - b: September 7, 1906 d:
September 23, 1991 (w/o Chester Baird White)
Wright, baby - b: d: Sept. 1, 1920
Young, Dennis W. - b: June 1, 1868 in Bently, Hancock Co, Illinois
d: Nov. 9, 1937 in Williamstown, Lewis Co, Missouri (s/o Thomas B.
and Harriett E. (Jones) Young