Carter Cemetery

Carter Cemetery

NE 1/4 SE 1/4, Section 8, Township 14N, Range 11W
Morgan County, Illinois

This tiny family cemetery is located in a timbered area nearly 1 1/2 miles southeast of Lynnville. No road or path leads to the burials, which are less than 1/2 mile north of the Morgan-Scott county line. The tombstones, none of which are standing, are scattered over an area of about 20 feet square. The area is densely covered with thorn trees and wild berry bushes. In addition to the tombstones listed below, there are several remnants with partial inscriptions. The compilers are grateful to Mr. Clifford Thaxton of Jacksonville who discivered the cemetery while hunting mushrooms and who served as guide to the site, and to landowners, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McNeely, who granted permission to visit the cemetery.


Name Born Died Age Additional Inscription/Info.
CARTER, John 3 Oct 1847 56y Born in W. VA, came to Co. in spring of 1827.
CARTER, Nancy Jul 1849 56y Wife of J. Carter
CARTER, Nancy 29 Jan 1857 25y11m5d 1st wife of John Carter who was the second
son of John & Nancy Carter. This woman's husband
was born in W. VA on 20 Sep 1822. In 1851 he
formed a co-partnership in a mercantile business in
Lynnville. In 1866 he moved to Jacksonville and
went into the drug and hardware business on the
public square at the corner of West State Street.
CARTER, Mary A. Sep 1851 2y Dau of J. & N. Carter
Footstone: J.H.C.

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