Beekman Cemetery, Champaign Co., IL
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Beekman Cemetery

 

Champaign County Genealogical Society Quarterly: As published in Volume 7, Issue 2

Beekman Cemetery is located in East Bend Township near mile markers 3300N and 600E in Section 18. It is reached by a gravel road to the north and then a lane which leads to the nicely maintained cemetery. The D.A.R. transcribed the cemetery in 1959. This cemetery should not be confused with the Beckman Cemetery in Rantoul Twp.

 
Adams, John A., son of Jeremiah & Elizabeth Adams d Nov. 2, 1851 11 mo 8 da
Baiar, *John, Co. H, 94th IL Inf.
Barker, Adelene Stevenson, wife of S. Barkerborn 1869 d 1936
Barkley, George (No other record. On same stone as George Davis)
Bartles, Amanda Case, b 1842 d 1922
Bartles, Catherine, wife of Joseph P. Bartles b 1851 d 19__
Bartles, *Joseph P., b 1827 d 1923 Co. A, 150th Ill. Inf.
Bartles, Verone, wife of Joseph Bartles d July 17, 1890 63 yr 5 mo 12 da
Beekman, Barbara, wife of Ernest Beekman b Nov 23, 1832 d Aug 12, 1908
Beekman, Ernest, b July 11, 1832 d Mar 15, 1900
Belafelt, Henry, d May 1886
Belafelt, Mary, wife of Henry Belafelt d June 1889 about 63 years
Bickley, Edith, b 1869 d 1879
Bickley, Mary, wife of William Bickley b 1840 d 1914
Bickley, William, b 1825 d 1887
Bier, Maria d June 9, 1889 6 yr 9 mo 21 da, Child of J. & M. Bier
Bier, Florentine d June 6, 1886 10 mo 23 da, Child of J. & M. Bier
Blizard, Infant son of W.H. & J. Blizard d July 13, 1892
Brown, "Our Father and Mother. Erected by W.D. & E.E. Brown
Brown, Milton M., d Dec 24, 1872 43 yr 11 mo 29 da
Brown, Sarah Houston, wife of Milton M. Brown d Dec 25, 1858 24 yr
Brusch, Charles, son of F. & M. Brusch d Mar 4, 1882 3 mo 10 da
Burge, *Jasper, Co. C, 10th Ind. Inf.
Burge, John S., son of Jasper A. Burge 18 yr 9 mo
Campbell, Sallie 0., dau of J.G. & R. Campbell d Apr 20, 1872 8 yr 5 mo 3 da
Case, Amanda, b 1842 d 1922 (see also Bartles)
Chism, Hannah wife of Richard Chism d July 24, 1856 45 yr 7 mo __ da
Chism, Infant son of J. & M.J. Chism d Sept 19, 1867 9 days
Chism, *Jacob, d Sept 6, 1867
Chism, Richard, d July 28, 1856 48 yr 7 mo
Christie, Elizabeth A., wife of Joseph Christie d Mar 5, 1873 46 yr 9 mo 18 da
Christie, *Joseph E., d Nov 26, 1866 61 yr 8 mo 21 da
Cook, Altha Pearl, b 1901 d 1920
Cook, Ann Jane, wife of Washington Cook b Feb 26, 1826 d Jan 28, 1910
Cook, David Leslie, b 1886 d 1920
Cook, Lyona B., b May 5, 1848 d Apr 14, 1906 57 yr 11 mo 9 da
Cook, Mary E., wife of L.B. Cook b Aug 26, 1854 d Apr 23, 1893
Cook, Mollie Mae, b 1894 d 1925
Cook, Robert Franklin, b 1890 d 1936
Cook, Russell Harold, b 1920 d 1922
Cook, Sarah C., b 1867 d 1939
Cook, Little Sonny, 10 yr 9 mo
Cook, Washington, b Dec 8, 1821 d Jan 2, 1911
Cook, Wilbur Frank, son of Frank & Maude Cook b Mar 12, 1918 d Dec 17, 1936
Cook, William A., b 1866 d 1938
Cook, William Elda, b 1892 d 1957
Cole, *Thompson, Co. F., 125th Ill. Inf.
Cooter, David Monroe, son of D. & R.E. Cooter b Jan 21, 1809 d July 22, 1855
Cooter, I.E., b Oct 7, 1882 d Nov 7, 1882, Child of D. & R.E. Cooter
Cooter, M.L.D., b Oct 2, 1877 d Oct 29, 1877, Child of D. & R.E. Cooter
Cooter, Charles W., b Mar 5, 1865 d Oct 20, 1865, Child of D. & R.E. Cooter
Cooter, John M., b Jan 11, 1864 d Feb 22, 1864
Cooter, Sarah, b Oct 10, 1862 d Nov 9, 1862
Cox, Walter Norman, b and d Apr 14, 1943
Davis, Asa, b Feb 1818 d Jan 18, 1894
Davis, Clarence, son of A.F. & I.E. Davis, b Jan 29, 1890 d Nov 13, 1892
Davis, George, (on same stone as George Barkley)
Davis, Ida, b 1869 d 1950
Davis, Mary, wife of Asa Davis, b Aug 20, 1822 d Aug 5, 1886
Davis, Phebe wife of J. Davis, d July 18, 1872 52 yr 10 mo 29 da
Davis, Phebe A., dau of J.M. & S.A. Davis
Davis, Sarah C., dau of J.M. & S.A. Davis
Davis, Sarah A., wife of J.M. Davis, 27 yr 4 mo 20 da (could not see date)
Devore, Infant son of A.J. & S. Devore d Aug 7, 1851 21 da
Devore, Infant dau of A.J. & S. Devore d June 1855
Devore, Andrew, d Jan 10, 1891 64 yr 8 mo 22 da
Devore, Elmer, son of J. & L. Devore d May 9, 1865
Devore, George W., son of J. & L.J. Devore d Dec 11, 1861 (could not see age)
Devore, Horatio W. son of J. & L. Devore d Nov 30, 1884 21 yr 10 mo 4 da
Devore, Infant son of H.I. & R.M. Devore d Nov 18, 1882
Devore, Infant son of I. & M. Devore d Oct 8, 1851 3 mo 15 da
Devore, Isaac (Reverend), d Dec 11, 1873 59 yr 2 mo 9 da
Devore, Isom H., son of I. & S. Devore d Aug 31, 1843 4 yr 7 mo 7 da
Devore, Joseph, son of A.J. & S. Devore d July 23, 1857 6 yr 28 da
Devore, Lotty, wife of J. Devore d Jan 28, 1865 21 yr 19 mo 18 da
Devore, Louise, wife of J. Devore d Aug 16, 1861 33 yr 1 mo 5 da
Devore, Margaret J., dau of L. & S. Devore d Aug 28, 1843 8 yr 4 mo 1 da
Devore, Mary, wife of Nicholas Devore d Feb 25, 1863 70 yr 1 mo 16 da
Devore, Mary E., dau of J. & N. Devore d July 29, 1848 6 mo
Devore, Nancy, wife of J. Devore d Feb 7, 1848 18 yr
Devore, Nancy A., dau of I. & S. Devore d Aug 17, 1843 6 yr 1 mo 17 da
Devore, Nicholas, d Sept 22, 1853 60 yr 5 mo 7 da
Devore, Nicholas N., son of J. & L. J. Devore d Aug 19, 1872 21 yr 2 mo 19 da
Devore, Ollie S., dau of J. & L. Devore d Dec 6, 1880 2 yr 5 mo 20 da
Devore, Rachel M., wife of H.I. Devore d Nov 21, 1882 26 yr 24 da
Devore, Susan H., wife of Isaac Devore d Oct 29, 1851
Devore, Susanah, wife of Andrew Devore d June 11, 1905 78 yr 7 mo 22 da
Dickson, Cynthia, wife of T. Dickson d Sept 5, 1864 58 yr 3 mo 12 da
Dickson, Thompson, d Dec 20, 1858 55 yr 11 mo 7 da
Dobson, James W., son of J. & E. Dobson d Dec 6, 1851 3 yr 8 mo 22 da
Dobson, Mary C., dau of F. & V. Dobson d Jan 16, 1856 8 yr 2 mo 20 da
Dolph, B., d Nov 22, 1882 81 yr 9 mo 12 da
Dolph, Benjamin H., son of B & P. Dolph, d June 29, 1858 23 yr 10 mo 17 da
Dolph, James W., son of B. & P. Dolph, d Jan 12, 1886 12 yr 7 mo 18 da
Dolph, Jennie R., dau of R. & M.A. Dolph, d Apr 20, 1882 8 yr 3 mo 9 da
Dolph, Martha A., wife of Robert Dolph, b 1846 d 1932 (Mother)
Dolph, Nathan E., son of R. & M.A. Dolph, d Oct 10, 1865
Dolph, Patience, wife of B. Dolph, d June 1868 66 yr 1 mo 1 da
Dolph, Robert, b 1831 d 1889 (Father)
Drennan, Harrison F., b 1868 d 1949 (Father)
Drennan, Margaret J., dau of D. Drennan, d May 20, 1880 10 yr
Drennan, Olga H., b 1876 d 19__ (Mother)
Drennan, Roscoe L., b 1887 d 1953
Drennan, V. Myrtle, b 1900 d 1950
Drennan, William J., d 1923
Drennan, William J., infant son of R.L. & H. Drennan, d Nov 18, 1923
Ellis, Andrew J., b 1859 d 1932
Ellis, C. Elizabeth, wife of Andrew J. Ellis b 1869 d 1946
Flagg, Elizabeth, dau of C.W. & E.R. Flagg d Mar 10, 1882 11 mo 21 da
Hammer, L. Curtiss, b Feb 12, 1894 d Apr 12, 1894
Heyer, Albert, b Nov 3, 1869 d Nov 18, 1875
Heyer, Gottlieb, b July 17, 1802 d May 14, 1882
Heyer, Johanna S., b Feb 15, 1809 d Mar 18, 1899
Heyer, John Godfrey b July 29, 1837 d Dec 23, 1913
Heyer, Marie Francke, wife of John G. Heyer, b Apr 1, 1845 d May 10, 1910
Heyer, Sophia, b Apr 26, 1836 d Dec 22, 1913
Heyer, W. Heyer, b Jan 13, 1830 d Jan 27, 1895
Hieser, Jnfant dau of J. & E. Hieser d Jan 4, 1892
Hillbary, Samuel G. (No further information.)
Hillsberry, Marinda J., d Apr 23, 1898 22 yr 7 mo
Hillsberry, Marye, wife of Mosses Hillsberry d Feb 21, 1925 83 yr 8 mo 9 da
Hillsberry, *Mosses, d Apr 28, 1908 77 yr 7 mo 8 da
Hilsbury, Ike, b 1865 d 1943
Houston, Benjamin, d Mar 2, 1876 64 yr 10 mo 2 da
Houston, Louisa, wife of Benjamin Houston d July 19, 1858 38 yr 7 mo 18 da
Houston, Maria, wife of Alfred Houston d Apr 30, 1859 39 yr 4 mo 6 da
Houston, Rachel, wife of Alfred Houston
Hummel, Infant son of Chris & Susie Hummel d Nov 1, 1903
Hummel, Catherine, wife of Phillip Hummel b 1829 d 1872
Hummel, Chris, b 1864 d 1940 (Father)
Hummel, Lillian, b 1884 d 1917 (Mother)
Hummel, Mary F., wife of Chris Hummel d Sept 7, 1897 21 yr 5 mo 7 da
Hummel, Phillip, b 1815 d 1905
Hummel, Susie, wife of Chris Hummel b Aug 21, 1876 d Aug 22, 1905
Hummel, Walter E., b 1912 d 1915
Hummel, William, b 1866 d 1934
Hylbert, Elizabeth Ann, b and d 1956
Hyre, Jane, b Mar 13, 1851 d Mar 21, 1895
Ingold, Infant (on Phoebe Ingold's stone) b Mar 15, 1893 d Apr 6, 1893
Ingold, Phoebe, wife of D. Ingold, b Mar 2, 1871 d Apr 6, 1893
Jeffries, Andrew J., son of Wm & R.J. Jeffries, b Nov 27, 1851 d Sept 17, 1853
Jeffries, Earley James, son of J. & R. Jeffries, d Apr 3, 1891 4 yr 10 mo 27 da
Jeffries, Harry, son of C. & R. Jeffries, b Mar 2, 1886 d June 23, 1887
Jeffries, *James, b Dec 21, 1839 d Dec 9, 1893
Jeffries, Ruth J., wife of William Jeffries, b Apr 22, 1818 d Apr 7, 1891
Jeffries, William, b Jan 12, 1819 d Nov 4, 1863
Johnson, Mary, wife of William Johnson, d Feb 13, 1855 65 yr 5 mo 2 da
Johnson, William d July 28, 1871 99 yr 5 mo
Jones, Alice C., son of M. & M. Jones, d July 29, 1872 5 yr 5 mo 21 da
Jones, David M., son of M. & M. Jones, d Oct 8, 1867 2 yr 2 mo 10 da
Jones, Margaret 0., dau of M. & 14. Jones, d July 17, 1872 5 mo 13 da
Jordan, Infant son of J. & S.A. Jordan, d Nov 9, 1889
Jordan, James T., b Nov 1, 1847 d Mar 31, 1917
Jordan, Olive E., b Aug 26, 1875 d Dec 10, 1932
Jordan, Sarah A., wife of James T. Jordan, b July 23, 1848 d Nov 26, 1926
Jordan, Sarah, wife of William Jordan, d Dec 24, 1853 20 yr 1 mo 15 da
Jordan, William, son of J. & S.A. Jordan, d July 8, 1902 20 yr 3 mo 3 da
Jordan, Willis J., son of J. & S.A. Jordan, d July 18, 1897 15 yr 3 mo 13 da
Judd, Georgie M., son of D.G. & A.E. Judd d Aug 25, 1885 1 yr 9 mo 11 da
Knell, Anna, wife of Henry Knell, b 1872 d 1928
Knell, Infant dau b Jan 18, 1867 d Jan 19, 1867
Knell, Infant son b Apr 17, 1870 d May 5, 1870
Knell, Emma, b Mar 6, 1871 d Aug 4, 1871
Knell, *Charles (Corporal), Co. I., 155th ILL. Inf.
Knell, Chris
Knell, Elizabeth, b 1805 d 1884
Knell, Henry, b 1864 d 1930
Knell, Henry, b Feb 26, 1872 d Sept 12, 1872
Knell, Mary, b July 13, 1862 d Sept 7, 1862
Knell, Phillip, b 1800 d 1866
LaGrant, Elsie, b 1899 d 1929 (Mother)
LaGrant, Stephen M., b 1862 d 1938 (Father)
Lorenz, Cora C., b 1878 d 1899
Lorenz, Edward E., b 1874 d 1897
Lorenz, Ernst, b 1844
Lorenz, Kate, b 1839 d 1902
Ludlow, Arthur, son of T. & F.A. Ludlow b May 5, 1894 d Aug 18, 1894
McCall, Nancy J., dau of S.A. McCall d Nov 26, 1857 11 yr 9 da
McClain, Barbara, b 1866 d 1946
McClain, *Tillman, b Aug 1,1889 d Apr 13, 1917 Illinois Private Coast
Art. Corp Apr 14, 1918 (Veteran's stone)
McClain, Willis, b Oct 15, 1884 d Aug 19, 1889
Miles, Martha J., dau of J.V. & A.A. Miles d Feb 19, 1872 9 da
Miller, ______, son of W. Earl Miller b Mar 23, 1917 d Sept 5, 1933
Minks, Lizzie, b Oct 15, 1867 d Apr 29, 1929
Myers, John Henry d Nov 7, 1871 80 yr 5 mo 6 da
Myers, Leonora, d June 4, 1864 59 yr (on John Henry Myers' stone)
Parker, Etta May, dau of I.N. & L.R. Parker d Nov 24, 1874 5 mo 9 da
Parker, *Isaac N., b 1837 d 1910 Co. G., 95th Regt., Ohio Vol. Inf.
Pheris, David M., son of M. & R. Pheris d Nov 1, 1897 30 yr 17 da
Pheris, Georgia K., b June 12, 1899 d Sept 17, 1899
Pheris, Martin K., d Jan 1, 1893 27 yr 9 mo 11 da
Picard, Mary Johanna Rusch, wife of John P. Picard b Dec 14, 1844 d May 2, 1880 35 yr 4 mo 18 da
Pickett, John, b 1865 d 1942
Pickett, Stella, wife of John Pickett, b 1874 d 1957
Prine, Emma L., dau of C.R. & O.J. Prine d Apr 21, 1887 7 yr 27 da
Prine, Evart C., son of C.R. & O.J. Prine d Apr 16, 1887 4 yr 8 mo 6 da
Prine, Ora E., dau of C.R. & O.J. Prine d May 18, 1887 19 yr 2 mo 2 da
Rawdin, Phillip E., d Jan 8, 1901 76 yr
Rhyan, Anna E., dau of J.N. & E. Rhyan d Feb 16, 1884 7 yr 6 mo 24 da
Rhyan, Samuel J., son of J.N. & E. Rhyan, b June 10, 1868 d June 16, 1892
Richards, Julia Ann Richardson, wife of Jesse Richards, d 43 yr 7 mo 19 da
Rutledge, Edward, son of A.V. & Etta Rutledge, b and d Dec 3, 1917
Schmehl, James S., son of I & E. Schmehl, Native of Pennsylvania, d Mar 1, 1859 29 yr 11 mo 15 da
Siner, Martha A., dau of W. & A.M. Siner, d Nov 28, 1858 1 mo 22 da
Smith, Freddie D. son of T.A. & M.G. Smith, b Jan 6, 1903 d Jan 8, 1904
Smith, Walter J., b Apr 3, 1929 d Apr 4, 1929
Sperling, Alexander, d Sept 1870 10 mo
Sperling, Bertha, d Sept 5, 1873 1 yr 4 mo 23 da
Sperling, Ernst Friedrich, d June 26, 1888 81 yr 5 mo 11 da
Sperling, Maria Christina, wife of Ernst F. Sperling d July 3, 1866 58 yr 8 mo
Sperling, Minerva C.A., dau of Frederick A. & A. Marie Sperling b Aug 5, 1878 d Sept 29, 1894
Sperling, Minnie, lied Jan 10, 1876 1 day
Sperling, Olga M., dau of Frederick A. & A. Marie Sperling b Jan 22, 1885 d Aug 2 1885
Springer, John, d Apr 26, 1895 51 yr 2 mo 19 da
Standley, Elmer R., son of J.H. & A. Standley d Feb 7, 1890 6 mo 22 da
Stevenson, Alonzo M., son of M. & M.F. Stevenson, d Oct 15, 1858 11 mo 11 da
Stevenson, Elmer, son of S.G. & S.E. Stevenson, d Apr 23, 1899 32 yr 2 mo 12 da
Stevenson, Infant son of M. & M.F. Stevenson, d July 12, 1862
Stevenson, John M., son of M. & M.F. Stevenson, d June 28, 1862 2 yr 2 mo 23 da
Stevenson, Martin, d Oct 14, 1885 73 yr 9 mo 18 da
Stevenson, Mary F., wife of M. Stevenson, d Apr 22, 1891 70 yr 1 mo 24 da
Stevenson, Ruby L., dau of S.G. & S.E. Stevenson, d Aug 11, 1876 1 yr 8 mo 17 da
Stevenson, Sarah E., wife of Steven G. Stevenson, b Sept 4, 1841 d Apr 2, 1929
Stevenson, *Steven G., b Sept 20, 1839 d Dec 6, 1923 Co. F., 125th Vol. Inf.
Strouse, Emily F., wife of W.H. Strouse, b 1844 d 1888 (Mother)
Strouse, Stella F., dau of W.H. & Emily F. Strouse, b 1882 d 1906 (Daughter)
Strouse, W.H., b 1834 d 1916 (Father)
Strouss, Bertha, dau of E.C. & J.L. Strouss d Sept 19, 1873 10 mo 15 da
Strouss, John C.J., son of J.L. & E.C. Strouss d Nov 5, 1869 1 yr 8 mo 5 da
Strouss, Ruby, dau of J. & M. Strouss d May 3, 1891 5 yr 21 da
Strouss, William C., son of J.L. & E.C. Strouss d Jan 30, 1867 6 mo 17 da
Taroff, David K., b 1888 d 1946 (Born in Beirut, Syria)
Taroff, Samuel K. b 1887 d 1940 (Born in Beirut, Syria)
Tomblin, Charles, b 1896
Tomblin, Ida N., b 1889 d 1952
Tucker, Elizabeth, wife of J.W. Tucker, d Apr 9, 1882 87 yr 3 mo 19 da
Tucker, J.W., d Nov 22, 1865 65 yr 10 mo 5 da
Tucker, R.E., son of J.W. & E. Tucker, d Aug 21, 1889 38 yr 9 mo 10 da
Tucker, Susanah, wife of W.R. Tucker, d June 15, 1876 42 yr 5 mo
Tucker, William R., d Nov 28, 1858 33 yr 3 mo 9 da
Warner, *Lewis, U.S. Soldier
Warner, Mary Dellinger, wife of Lewis Warner d Jan 27, 1881 69 yr 1 mo 19 da
Weidner, Ida May, wife of Chas. W. Weidnerdied Mar 1, 1882 18 yr 4 mo 22 da
Wren, Lucy E., dau of J. & N. Wren, d Sept 15, 1856 6 mo 27 da
Wren, Mary C., dau of J. & N. Wren, d Feb 8, 1862 4 yr 2 mo 17 da
Wren, Thomas 0., son of E. & M.S. Wren, (unable to read date), 1871
Wren, Triphen A.R., dau of J. & N. Wren, d Dec 23, 1861 2 yr 11 mo 3 da
Wren, ________ wife of E. Wren, d Feb 10, 1871 21 yr 3 mo

*See: Roll of Honor, Record of Burial Places, Vol I, Champaign County.

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