Grave Hunter Ticker
Humphrey Cemetery [Bee Creek] Pearl, Illinois
In the summer of 1975 Mary Thompson and Irma Waggoner [which I think I am related to Irma],walk this cemetery and they also got some information from Hanks funeral Home. When they walked the cemetery it was not maintained and some of the inscriptions were illegible.They are very brave women to go up there and transcribe those graves in the summer with everything over grown. Thing has changed since their walk. The cemetery is very well Maintained now and it looks very nice. All the missing stones has a metal cross to mark the graves. I have been researching my family history and some of my family is buried in this cemetery. My dad, mom, and me set out to find this cemetery and that was not easy. My dad pointed up this dirt trail which looked like a tractor trail but we were not sure so we stopped and asked someone and she said was the trail. We drove up the trail till we reached a gate that said no trespassing on it. We set there for a while trying to figure out what to do. If it is private land I will get permission first but my dad went to check it out anyway. He came back down and told us the cemetery was there. We opened the gate because it was not locked and drove on up. I think the only reason I went on up is because my Great Great Grandparents are buried up there. I would of turned back if I had no relatives buried in the cemetery. This is a very beautiful place with its giant Oak trees and its wild flowers. I do feel for those that took the walk up that steep hill to bury their love ones. This Cemetery was walked again April 11,2003 by Jim Dreon, Jackie Dreon and Teresa Maddox.
This is the over all look of the cemetery April 11, 2003.
Humphery-Fisher-Mahanna-Stumbough-Calvin-Camerer-Angel-Allen-Giberson-Hayden-Kitson-Heffington-Fabburn-Hill-Silkwood-Rhodes-Hudson-Elliott-Schlieper-Blair-March-Anthony-Adams-Bohanna-Collins-Daniels-Davison-Foreman-Grafford-Goins-Jones-Kasinger-Knapp-Moore-Nash-Newnom-Peel-Schwartz-Sutton-Tolbert-Welty-Wheeler-Wilder-Hall.
Silas
son of
S.T. & E.D
Humphrey
Died Nov 26, 1854
Aged 10 mos. 20 ds
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Terza C.
Dau of
T.B & J.C
Fisher
Born May 3, 1882
Died Dec 17, 1885
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James W. Mahanna
Died ? 22, 1860
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George W.
son of
David & Clarissa
Stumbough
died Sep 15, 1886
21 ys 15 ds
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Matilda W. Calvin
June 13, 1849
Jan 6, 1929
When they walk the cemetery in 1975 the dates are different. The W stands for Wheeler and their dates Jan 13, 1849 - May 6, 1929. The grave marker does look like a newer one.
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Edina
dau of
J.W & M.W
Calvin
Born Jan 17, 1871
Died Sep 29,1873
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Elmer Calvin
1874-1899
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Cyrus
son of
W.B & E.D
Camerer
Died Jan 3 1819 or 1849
aged 16 yrs.
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Fisher
Arthur A.
1876-1880
Logan A.
1869- 1871
The dates are different from the dates listed in 1975. They got theirs from the court house and the date is Aug. 5 1881 5 years old. They don't have anything on Logan. This is a newer marker.
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Michael Fisher
Born Nov 13, 1835
Died May 30, 1908
Nancy Fisher
Born Mar 25, 1846
Died Oct 24, 1904
Born again July 4, 1871
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John Albert
Died May 12, 1877 [77y-10m]
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Nancy Albert
TENN. ILLS.
Promoted
May 12, 1897
88ys
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M? son of
Wm. T.S. & M.I. Hall
Born Jan 24, 1904
Died Sep 23, 1904
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Wm.T.S. Hall
Born Aug. 28,1864
Died Dec 29, 1903
Rest In Peace
wife of
Wm.T.S. Hall
Mary I.
Born Oct. 18, 1871
Died Feb. 2, 1904
Rest In Peace
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George W. Roberts
CO.F
20th ILL INF.
Died Jan 29, 1914 [Civil War]
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Harlan W. Turnbaugh
Born Feb 2 1898
Died Jun 3, 1898
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J.S.Crowder
Born Mar 10 , 1863
Died Apr 28, 1925
Lizzie
wife of J.S. Crowder
Died Aug. 31, 1901
35 ys. 7 mo. 9ds
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Sarah E. Angel
1868-1906
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Ola R. Allen
1885-1964
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John W. Allen
1862-1934
Lena B. Allen
1860-1935
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Leona
1908-1922
She is by the Allens graves so I don't Know if it is the same Leona that they have from 1975. There is a big deference in the dates. They have Sep 14, Jan 1908 -- Jan 24, 1909. I think their dates might be right because they seen the original marker. Lot of markers have been replaced.
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Nelly Mae Allen
Born Aug. 10,1893
Died Jan 24, 1909
not my will but thou be done
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Valeria
1887-1913
I think this is still a Allen, she is next to them.
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Allen Giberson
1913
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Hayden
Fred [son]
1893-1941 [ W. W. 1]
Fannie [mother]
1859-1929
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Hall
Louis A.
1868-1922
Martha A.
1873-1959
The dates that they have on Louis is Born Jul. 18,1868 , Died Apr 26, 1922.
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Ernest H. Kitson
PVT U.S Army
World War ll
Dec. 9, 1912 - Sep 29, 1973
There is another grave marker with his name along with his wife. She is still living.
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Mother
Ida L.
Heffington
May 9, 1917 - Dec. 13. 1999
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Our Daughter
Wanda Mae
Kitson
June 19, 1953
April 21, 1954
They have her name as Manda May , Her mothers name is A. E. and according to the grave maker she is still living. These are new Markers so not sure about this. They have another Grave by them that the ladys of 1975 found but I did not. [ A child Kitson no date]. There is more new Grave markers place for the Kitsons, but since they are still living I will not enter their names.
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William A.
Fabburn
Nov 3, 1920
June 3,1978
This is a new grave marker the old one must of read
Wm.
son of
John & Marcena
June 3, 1978
57ys
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Minnie B. Fabburn
Apr 28, 1918
Oct 31, 1971
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Kathrine Fabburn
Oct 29, 1927
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Fabburn
John R.
Sept 18, 1886
Oct 6, 1962
Mercenia E.
Oct 2, 1898
Nov 10, 1950
On the 1975 list they Have
J. Richard Fabburn; Sept 18, 1876-Oct 8, 1961
Emma Fabburn; Nov 10, 1950
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Emma Fabburn
Oct 13, 1887
June 30, 1963
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Mary E. Hill
No Date
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Mary E. Fabburn
No Date
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Silkwood [ Frank maybe?]
This is just a concrete marker. I wonder if My Great Grandfather made it because that is what marks the graves for my Great Great Grandparents and two of my Great Grandfathers children which he made. This could be Frank Silkwood and my Great Grandfather was friends with him. They have him listed March 12, 1915 as his death , he was 32 yrs old. They got this information from Hanks furnal home. Frank is the Fourth man from the left. The second man from the left is my Great Grandfather that made the Grave markers.
Back row starting from the left;
Ralph Rhodes[G.Great uncle], William Guy Rhodes [ G Gandfather], George Nelson, Frank Silkwood, William Rhodes [ G.G. grandfather.
Second row from the left starting with the woman holding the child;
Dora [Kasinger] Rhodes [G Grandmother], she is holding her sister Clara Bell Kasinger[G.Great Aunt], Mr. Nelsons wife, Laura [Dean]Kasinger[G.G Grandmother], Lydia [Hudson] Rhodes[ G.G Grandmother].
Third row starting from, the left;
Alta Kasinger [G.Great Aunt], Freeman Rhodes [Great Uncle], Nelson's two daughters, Arthur Kasinger [ G. Great Uncle], Verdie Rhodes[Great Uncle].
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My Great, Great Grandparents
Lydia & William
Rhodes
There is no date on the grave marker , but William was born May 18, 1842 and died Nov.18 ,1913. Lydia was born in 1854 and she Died Nov. 17, 1940. They are in the Photograph above. Lydia's Father is also buried in this cemetery.
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My Great Great Great Grandfather
Fred Hudson, there is no dates on him. They came over from England but Lydia was born here in the U.S.
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Thelma Carolyn
Elliott
Inf. 1909
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Dela May
Schlieper
1924
inf.
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Elliott
John Thomas,Jr.
1873-1951
Adell E. [Roberts]
1867-1933
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Blair
Milton L.
1858-1937
Lillie D.
1867- Apr 15,1925
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Mother
Amy March
1881-1910
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Bryon G. Silkwood
1910-1930
The 1975 list has son of F. so maybe Frank.
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Fisher
Truman B.
Born Dec. 14, 1859
Died May 31, 1928
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Joyce Anthony
Aug 29, 1934
Aug 31, 1934
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Fisher
Josephine
1918-1927
Dwight
1920-1920
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Fisher
Harlan
1888-1950
Edna[Crawford]
1889-1937
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Dennis V. Fisher
1951-1989
Grandson
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Fisher
William A.
1882-1964
Tinnie E.
1883-1952
These are the names on the 1975 list that I did not find, they might be one of the many metal crosses that are in the cemetery today.
John Adams
Civil War
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John A. Albert
Mar 26, 1866
28 ys. 1mo. 19ds
Civil War
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Lydia Bohanna
Nov 13, 1941
90ys. 6mo. 27ds.
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James A. Angel
inf.
Mar. 11, 1906
[Hanks Funeral home ]
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William B. Camerer
Apr 12, 1817 or 1947
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Eliza Camerer
dau of W.B & E.D.
No dates
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Maggie Collins
Mar 22 1905
29ys. 9mo. 29ds.
Court House Records
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Thomas Daniels
Mar 24, 1910
inf.
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N.D. Davison
no dates
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Isaac N. Davison
son
1871
18ys. 11mo. 11ds.
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Lillian Elliott
no dates
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Mary Kathleen
May 5
Oct 1922
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Infant of T.B. Fisher
Oct 15, 1908
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Josephine Fisher
Man 27, 1937
90ys. 6mo. 18ds.
Hanks funeral Home
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Gendor E. Fisher
Dec 25 1908
4ys.
Court House
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John Foreman
Nov 25, 1905
67ys.
Court House
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Elizabeth Foreman
Dec 25, 1927
83ys.
Court House
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Melvina Foreman [single]
Apr 19, 1932
53ys. 2 mo. 12ds.
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Mildred Grafford
Mar 29, 1910
2ds,inf.
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Wayne Goins
July 24, 1881
12ys.
Court House
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Noah Hall
son of Wm.T.S.
Oct 16, 1927
25 ys.
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Mary Hall
Nov 9, 1905
70ys. 3mo. 24ds.
Court House
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Silas T. Humphrey
1821
Jan 25, 1877
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Margaret [Springer] Jones
May 20, 1931
76ys.
Court House
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Lowell Kasinger
Aug 1 1919
4ds.
Maybe this is one of my Great Great Uncles?
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Knapp
Infant of Jack
Apr 1913
1yr.
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Infant son of
Wm. Mahanna
Mar 5, 1908
2 ys.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Kitson A child
no dates
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John Robert Moore
Dec 26, 1945
74ys. 9 mo. 27ds.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Ida M. [Fisher] Moore
Nov 29, 1873
Mar 4, 1949
Hanks Funeral Home
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Robert Moore
Dec. 16, 1956
57ys.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Cressa Nash
Dec 11, 1919
24ys.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Ida Newnom
Jan. 5, 1938
65ys. 4mo. 19ds.
Hanks Funeral Home
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John Henry Newnom
1861
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Mary [Hahn] Newnom
1889
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Tressie Peel
dau of E.H.
Jan 11, 1912
13ys.
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J.E. Roberts
Apr 17, 1934
67ys. 6mo. 2d.
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Rowena S. [Alberts] Roberts
Mar 15, 1919
Court House
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Fredrick Schwartz
no dates
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Sarah Jane [Allen] Silkwood
Feb 25, 1920
65ys.
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William Silkwood
Oct. 26, 1930
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T.P. Silkwood
May 7, 1926
76ys.
Hanks funeral Home
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Thomas Silkwood
Oct. 26, 1930
35ys. 17ds.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Clark Sutton
1875
Civil War
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Almeda Ann Tolbert
July 4, 1951
73ys. 3mo. 7 ds.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Edgar C. Turnbaugh
Jun 29, 1893
Oct 10, 1896
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John J. Welty
Jan 20, 1947
64ys. 4 mo. 22ds.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Tilda Wheeler
Apr 9, 1907
79ys.
Hanks Funeral Home
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Wilder
Infant of David
Jan 18, 1910
1yr.
Hanks Funeral Home
Terzac
dau of
T.B & j.C
Fisher
Born July 3, 1882
Died
?
