Yatesville was laid out July 16, 1857 by Joseph Hayes and J.R. Bennett. The village failed to achieve any commercial importance. Yatesville Cemetery, about one mile northwest of Yatesville, has become one of the major burying grounds in the area.
On May 19, 1850, when James B. Leighton sold the 10 acre site of what is now Yatesville Cemetery to Isaac and George Epler, no mention was made in the deed regarding the burials already on the site. The Eplers paid $12.50 for the land and any structures thereon. "Deed Record Book 17", page 453, dated Feb. 3, 1875, records the sale of the cemetery site for the sum of $1.00, the 10 acres to be used for a burial ground. The land was sold by Isaac Epler, Margaret E. Epler, Eliza J. Epler, George H. Epler, John Galt, Margaret Galt, Adeline Epler, Eliza J. Epler, Louis C. Epler, William Epler, Emma Epler, Abram Epler and M.V. Epler, of the county of Sangamon, to Isaac L. Jordon, Francis Carney and C.W. Parrott, trustees of the cemetery. On the same page is a document dated May 26, 1875 at Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, showing that Abram Epler and M.V. Epler appeared before a notary public and acknowledged that they voluntarily signed the deed. Also on the same page, dated May 24, 1875, is a copy of a document signed in Sangamon County, Illinois, showing that the sellers of the land appeared before a notary public and acknowledged that the sale of the land was voluntary. The deed was recorded in Morgan County, Illinois on August 9, 1875.
In "Deed Record Book 43", page 175, dated Oct. 7, 1887, Isaac L. Jordan, Cyrus W. Parrott and Francis Carney, for $1.00, sold the land by quit claim deed to the Yatesville Cemetery Association. The deed was recorded on October 15, 1887. The cemetery board has maintained Yatesville Cemetery in a very commendable manner. Not all of the 10 acres is suitable for burial purposes. The cemetery is on the west side of Little Indian Creek and adjacent to and south of the Literberry-Prentice road. Yatesville Cemetery is 7 1/2 miles east of Literberry and 2 miles west of Prentice in extreme northeastern Morgan County.
Legal description of the cemetery is 10 acres off the north end of the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 12 in Township 16 N Range 9 W of the Third Principal Meridian. The tombstones in Yatesville Cemetery were originally read and transcribed in 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dalton (Mary Kathryn), her mother Mrs. Emma Mary Grady, and Mrs. Grady's cousin, Mrs. Frances Stapleton. Earl Deatherage and I re-read this cemetery during October 2005 and took photographs of all the stones we were able to locate. Additional burials (for which we found no stones) have been added from death certificates and/or obituaries. There are other entries which appeared on the original listing for which we found no stones - those have been marked as (No stone found).
Name | Born | Died | Age | Additional Inscription/Information |
LANE, Sarah A. | 24 Aug 1865 | 29y1m18d | Wife of F.M. Lane | |
LATHOM, Edith Olivia | 21 Aug 1902 | 20y5m18d | Wife of Geo. N. Lathom | |
LATHOM, Jane E. (Bennett) | 20 Feb 1833 | 20 Aug 1914 | Dau of I.R. & Mary Lathom | |
LATHOM, John A. | 21 Dec 1892 | 27 May 1894 | ||
LATHOM, Lillie C. | 1860 | 1929 | Wife of Samuel C. Lathom | |
LATHOM, Lizzie | 15 Jun 1865 | 14 Mar 1901 | Wife of S.D. Lathom | |
LATHOM, Luther E. | 1881 | 1956 | ||
LATHOM, Lydia Louise | 23 Jan 1901 | 25 Jan 1901 | ||
LATHOM, Ray | 2 Jul 1897 | 8 Sep 1904 | Son of S.D. & L. Lathom | |
LATHOM, Rhoda C. | 20 Jul 1890 | 2y3m | Dau of S.D. & L. Lathom | |
LATHOM, Rhoda J. | 8 Mar 1830 | 23 Aug 1871 | ||
LATHOM, Samuel C. | 1856 | 1921 | ||
LATHOM, Stephen D. | 12 May 1860 | 18 Sep 1909 | ||
LATHOM, William J. | 17 Jul 1828 | 17 Jun 1909 | ||
LEE, George H. | 1855 | 1937 | Father | |
LEE, Harriet | 1860 | 1933 | Wife of George H. Lee; Mother | |
LEWIS, Ann (Ewing) | 21 Mar 1838 | 29 Jan 1926 | His Wife (Wife of Mathew S. Lewis) | |
LEWIS, Edna May | 12 Jul 1884 | 26 May 1934 | Dau of John & Hanora Lewis; Sister | |
LEWIS, Ella (Coker) | (9 Oct) 1860 | (5 Feb) 1937 | Wife of W. Henry Lewis | |
LEWIS, George W. | 1876 | 1957 | ||
LEWIS, Hanora (Coker) | (8 Apr) 1858 | (15 Feb) 1932 | Wife of John H. Lewis | |
LEWIS, Hattie I. | 1895 | 1970 | Wife (Wife of Oliver D. Lewis) | |
LEWIS, James R. | 11 Dec 1850 | 25 Dec 1933 | Uncle | |
LEWIS, John Hardin | (15 Dec) 1848 | (31 Aug) 1926 | ||
LEWIS, Laura | 7 Jun 1871 | 9m4d | Dau of Wm. M. & M. Lewis | |
LEWIS, Lillian M. | 1886 | 1948 | ||
LEWIS, Margaret | 6 Jan 1827 | 6 Feb 1886 | Wife of Wm. M. Lewis | |
LEWIS, Mary Ann | 2 Dec 1859 | 26 Mar 1876 | 6y3m24d | Dau of M.S. Lewis |
LEWIS, Mathew S. | 18 Sep 1826 | 10 May 1904 | ||
LEWIS, Oliver D. | 1891 | 1953 | Husband | |
LEWIS, Samuel | 4 Dec 1860 | 23 Feb 1897 | ||
LEWIS, Unknown | ||||
LEWIS, William | 30 Jun 1853 | 9 Aug 1901 | ||
LEWIS, William Henry | (9 Jan) 1854 | (15 Sep) 1941 | Son of Mathew S. Lewis | |
LEWIS, William M. | 9 Mar 1823 | 7 Feb 1902 | ||
LINDSEY, L. B. | 1802 | 1865 | ||
LINDSEY, Mabel Johnson | 17 May 1892 | 18 Jul 1980 | Wife Oliver Lindsey; Mother | |
LINDSEY, Martha J. (Walker) | 1821 | 1862 | Wife of L.B. Lindsey | |
LINDSEY, Nancy Elizabeth (Stockton) | (15 Aug) 1857 | (21 Jan) 1917 | Wife of Wickliff Lindsey | |
LINDSEY, Oliver | 4 Oct 1884 | 29 Dec 1946 | ||
LINDSEY, Stella Cora Willett | 13 Apr 1886 | 29 Mar 1911 | Wife of Oliver Lindsey | |
LINDSEY, Wayne E. | 17 Sep 1930 | 3 Feb 2012 | (Marr. 12 Aug 1956) | |
LINDSEY, Wickliff | 1851 | 1915 | ||
LONG, John R. | 1896 | 1909 | Their Son (Son of Thomas & Nettie B. Long) | |
LONG, Nettie B. | 1870 | 1946 | His Wife (Wife of Thomas Long) | |
LONG, Robert W. | 6 Jan 1913 | 4 Apr 1957 | Ill. Sgt. 216 Armrd. Med. Bn. WWII | |
LONG, Thomas | (8 Oct) 1866 | (24 Feb) 1917 | Son of Jacob & Mary Long | |
LORENZ, Effie M. Boston | 8 Jul 1875 | 11 Dec 1836 | ||
LYNN, Bernice | 15 Sep 1912 | 23 Dec 1934 | (No stone found) | |
MAGILL, Olga | 14 Aug 1899 | 54y | (No stone found) | |
MALONE, Alma Irene | 26 Jun 1892 | 25 Dec 1892 | Dau of W.A. & D.B. Malone | |
MALONE, Dora B. | 14 Jun 1867 | 20 May 1927 | Dau of W.A. & D.B. Malone | |
MALONE, Ella | 14 Aug 1871 | 22 Mar 1901 | Dau of J.B. & S.E. Malone | |
MALONE, Gracie Estel | 16 May 1889 | 5 Aug 1890 | Dau of W.A. & D.B. Malone | |
MALONE, Jacob | 1847 | 1880 | Co. D, 51st Ill. Inf. | |
MALONE, Sarah Elizabeth (Brown) | (4 Jun) 1849 | (23 Feb) 1926 | ||
MALONE, W. A. | 21 Jun 1868 | 24 Jun 1941 | ||
MANCHESTER, David | 11 Aug 1798 | 6 Sep 1878 | 80y25d | Born @ Warren N.Y. |
MANCHESTER, David | 4 Jul 1845 | 2y10m5d | Son of D. & E.L. Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, Etha L. (Cox) | 9 Oct 1803 | 6 Feb 1898 | Wife of David Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, James | 9 Jan 1840 | 27 Mar 1869 | Son of David & Elta Linda Cox Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, Jerome | 17 Mar 1845 | 5 Aug 1907 | Son of David & Elta Linda Cox Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, Josephine | 17 Aug 1854 | 6y17d | Dau of D. & E.L. Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, Nancy H. | 12 Jun 1835 | 15y9m5d | Dau of D. & E.L. Manchester | |
MANCHESTER, Van Rensselaer | 5 Dec 1892 | 55y6d | Son of David & Elta Linda Cox Manchester | |
MASON, Alex Edwin | 28 Nov 1880 | 15 Jul 1902 | Son of S.E. & L.A. Mason | |
MCCAULEY, Thomas | 4 May 1892 | 65y5m9d | ||
MCCLURE, S. Pearl | 1884 | 1957 | ||
MCCLURE, Von R. | 1887 | 1958 | ||
MCDANIEL, Annie Ethel | 5 Aug 1904 | 13y9m15d | Dau of I. & E. McDaniel | |
MCDANIEL, Clyde V. | 1885 | 1943 | ||
MCDANIEL, Cora M. | 1885 | |||
MCDANIEL, Frances S. | 1869 | 1953 | ||
MCDANIEL, Golda Hetrick | 1866 | 1913 | ||
MCDANIEL, Isaac R. | 1859 | 1931 | ||
MCDANIEL, John W. - (Obit) | 1854 | 1938 | ||
MCDANIEL, Nancy - (Obit) | 1858 | 1910 | Wife of John McDaniel | |
MCDANIEL, Sylvanus - (Obit) | 18 Sep 1827 | 1 Dec 1897 | ||
MCGOWAN, William T. | Co. D, 26th Ill. Inf. | |||
MCHENRY, Bertha May | 24 Sep 1888 | 9m25d | (From death cert. - No stone found) | |
MCKEE, Amanda Jane | 20 Oct 1880 | 19y | (From death cert. - No stone found) | |
MCWILLIAMS, George | 1877 | 1908 | ||
MEANS, Jennie Smith | (9 Oct) 1869 | (3 Aug) 1920 | Wife of Joseph T. Means | |
MEANS, Joseph T. | 1863 | (23 Jul) 1917 | ||
MEYER, Leona Stice | 5 Apr 1901 | 23 Nov 1986 | ||
MILLER, Aphenos | 8 Sep 1914 | 53y3m8d | Son of Daniel & Nancy Nash Miller | |
MILLER, Artie May | 1869 | 1951 | ||
MILLER, Chancy | 25 Dec 1836 | 4y4m10d | ||
MILLER, Eileen | 2 Feb 1881 | 3 Jun 1946 | ||
MILLER, Eliza J. | 28 Sep 1849 | 31 Mar 1928 | ||
MILLER, Elizabeth | 13 Oct 1829 | 34y | Wife of Wm. Miller | |
MILLER, Hannah (Irwin) | 31 Aug 1880 | 77y1m22d | Wife of W. Miller; d/o S. Irwin | |
MILLER, Hough B. | 10 Mar 1849 | 24 Sep 1914 | ||
MILLER, James E. | 4 Sep 1888 | VFW Marker | ||
MILLER, Martha M. | 22 Sep 1838 | 1y8d | ||
MILLER, Rachel P. | 29 Jun 1853 | 7y9m | Dau of Wm. & H. Miller | |
MILLER, Robert J. | 19 Aug 1885 | 1y7m31d | Son of Hough & E.J. Miller | |
MILLER, Sam | 30 Nov 1911 | 22 Mar 1978 | (No stone found) | |
MILLER, William | 16 Feb 1870 | 74y4m | ||
MINCH, Mary Ellen (Bailey) | 10 Apr 1845 | 11 Jul 1923 | d/o James & Catherine Bailey (No stone found) | |
MINES, Elizabeth (Nall) | 17 Jan 1925 | 35y | (w/o Richard Mines; Dau of Charles Nall) (No stone found) | |
MINTER, Infant | 11 Nov 1908 | 11 Nov 1908 | Son of Charles & Mary Minter (No stone found) | |
MINTER, Infant | 26 Jan 1907 | 26 Jan 1907 | Son of Charles & Maggie Minter (No stone found) | |
MINTER, Iva | 2 May 1893 | 25d | Dau of V. & Z. Minter | |
MINTER, Louie S. | 23 Jul 1894 | 16d | (No stone found) | |
MINTER, Lula | 13 Jul 1894 | 26y17d | Wife of Martin H. Minter | |
MINTER, Marie (Smith) | 1894 | 1991 | (No stone found) | |
MINTER, William | 16 Feb 1870 | 74y4m | ||
MINTER, Zoe | 20 Jan 1901 | 6d | Dau of M.H. & Lillie Minter | |
MOORE, Daughter | 3 Jul 1873 | 3m15d | Dau of J.W. & E.J. Moore | |
MOORE, Eliza J. | 22 Aug 1885 | 30y3m27d | Wife of John W. Moore | |
MOORE, George E., M.D. - (Obit) | 15 Jul 1912 | 5 Dec 2008 | ||
MOORE, George W. | 24 Oct 1878 | 1m1d | ||
MOORE, J. W. | 19 May 1845 | 19 Dec 1920 | 75y7m | |
MOORE, Jane E. | 18 Apr 1936 | 6 Dec 2012 | (w/o Kenneth Eugene Moore) | |
MOORE, Kenneth Eugene | 24 Oct 1934 | 6 Jun 2004 | Married 17 Dec 1954 | |
MOORE, Lee Ella S. | 28 Jan 1912 | |||
MOORE, Lula May | 3 Jul 1873 | 3m15d | Dau of J.W. & E.J. Moore | |
MOORE, Nettie Pauline | 30 Dec 1919 | 30 Dec 1919 | Dau of Oliver & Mae Long Moore | |
MOORE, Oliver | 1890 | 1973 | Father | |
MOORE, Recia M. | 1891 | 1964 | Mother | |
MOORE, William W. | 26 Jul 1876 | 5m16d | ||
MOSS, Mollie L. | 3 Jun 1906 | 25y8m13d | (From death cert. - no stone found) | |