Winchester K

WINCHESTER CEMETERY

Section 29, Twp 14N, Range 12W
Scott County, Illinois



   

   

   

Winchester Cemetery is a lovely, well-maintained cemetery which sits just outside the city. It is situated on rolling ground, with the older burials found in the north end of the cemetery. The newest section of this cemetery is located down the road approximately one quarter of a mile and sits on the opposite side of the road.

Four good friends, part of the "Menard County Cemetery Crew", (Stan & Jeanie Lowe and Duane & Betty Albert) spent an afternoon with me recently and we began to work on the oldest section of the cemetery. Thanks to these four for the much appreciated help and good company. Many of the stones are very old - dating to the 1840s and 1850s. As a consequence, some of them are very difficult to read, many are broken and, given the empty areas, many graves are not and may never have been marked.

This transcription is complete .... at last!!! Many many thanks to Don Hayes who drove down from Moline and spent the weekend helping me finish the reading of this large cemetery. There is no way to tell you how much I truly appreciate the help. There were several dozen stones throughout the cemetery which were weathered so much they are now illegible - no doubt there are more burials with no stones. If you have information/documentation showing additional burials in this cemetery, let me know and I'll add the additional names and information to the transcription on line here.

If a name appears in red, click on the name to bring up a photo of that individual's tombstone.
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Name Born Died Age Additional Inscription/Information
KAEHLERT, Henry E. 1 Sep 1894 3 Mar 1968 Ill. 3 Co. 159 Depot Brig. WWI
KAEHLERT, Letha A. 1899 1977
KAIKER, Charlotte 1855 1929
KALTSCHNEE, Charles L. 17 Feb 1893 8 May 1977 PFC U.S. Army WWI
KALTSCHNEE, Ella M. 1896 1991
KALTSCHNEE, Fred S. 9 May 1895 13 Aug 1963 Ill. Pvt. Co. B 124 Machine Gun Bn. WWI
KALTSCHNEE, Mary L. 11 Mar 1927 4 Oct 2013 (Wife of Roy E. Kaltschnee)
KALTSCHNEE, Roy E. 19 Oct 1919 13 Nov 2007 Married 12 Dec 1958
KALTSCHNEE, Ruth A. 1892 1968
KALTSCHNEE, Thelma L. 1918 1920
KARR, Mary Lelia 1897 1981 Daughter
KASTRUP, Minnie 18 Apr 1870 22 Sep 1880 Dau of D. & C. Kastrup
KAY, Ann Harriet 2 Apr 1851 13 Aug 1935 Dau of Wm. & Mary Kay
KAY, Horace A. 1860 1948
KAY, Mary Ann 3 Sep 1820 28 Dec 1915 Wife of Wm. Kay
KAY, Sarah 30 Jun 1873 20y4m10d
KAY, William W. 11 Jan 1871 18y5m5d Son of Wm. & M.A. Kay
KAY, William W. 19 Sep 1863 45y2m23d
KEATING, William M. 17 Apr 1933 2y3m23d Son of D.H.&N.E. Keating (age hard to read on stone)
KEEMER, Clemma 1856 1939 Mother
KEEMER, John O. 1875 1938
KEEMER, Lillie O. 1877 1955
KEEMER, Orleana 1856 1939 Father
KEHART, Frances M. 2 Jan 1910 24 Apr 1997
KEHART, Michael W. 28 Oct 1904 12 Jan 1974
KELLEY, Harvey 6 Apr 1870 25 Nov 1900 Son of J. & S. Kelley
KELLEY, Henry Son of J. & S. Kelley
KELLEY, Hiram B. 9 Nov 1858 25 Aug 1901
KELLEY, Jackson 14 Mar 1829 13 Feb 1905
KELLEY, Maberry 18 Jan 1816 3 Mar 1865
KELLEY, Mamie 6 May 1856 10 Oct 1916 Wife of Wiley L. Kelley
KELLEY, Nancy (Illegible stone)
KELLEY, Nellie M. 1885 1960
KELLEY, Sarah 13 Sep 1808 10 Jul 1887 Wife of Hiram Kelley
KELLEY, Sarah E. Elliott 23 Jan 1837 3 Jan 1903 Wife of Jackson Kelley
KELLEY, Susan Jean Wallace 21 Sep 1943 24 May 1991
KELLEY, Unknown (Broken Stone)
KELLEY, Unknown (Broken Stone between Kelley & Smith)
KELLEY, Warren J. - (Obit) 1879 1950
KELLEY, William 26 Nov 1859 1y9m18d Son of J. & S. Kelly
KELLY, Lucy E. 1854 1943
KELLY, Mary C. - (Obit) 1849 1935
KELLY, Richard 1837 1916
KEMPER, Betty Jene 9 Dec 1938 28 Jan 1940
KENNEDY, Edith 18 Dec 1939
KENNEDY, James A. 8 Dec 1939 24 Dec 1983
KERSEY, Ida M. 30 Sep 186? 7m20d Dau of Thomas & Laura Kersey
KERSEY, Infant Daughter Dau of ?. & M. Kersey
KERSEY, James Benjamin 3 Feb 1857 7m22d Inf Son of Thomas & ? Kersey
KERSEY, John Wesley 7 Oct 1854 17y8m Son of Thomas Kersey
KERSEY, Levin C. Clark 10 Jul 187? Son of Thomas & Mary Kersey
KERSEY, Mary (Broken) Dau of Thomas Kersey
KERSEY, Thomas 17 Sep 1880 76y10m2d
KERSEY, Unknown 23 Nov 1860 2y11m4d
KESSINGER, Carolyn Jane 27 Jun 1940 16 Jul 2004 Dau of Floyd C. & Treva V. Daniels Kessinger
KESSINGER, Floyd C. 17 Mar 1911 10 Feb 2002 "Pa"
KESSINGER, Musa 1882 1948
KESSINGER, R. O. 1881 1970
KESSINGER, Treva V. (Daniels) 20 Sep 1911 15 Jun 2003 "Ma" (Wife of Floyc C. Kessinger)
KESTERSON, George F. 1860 1951
KESTERSON, Glenn 1912 (7 Jul) 1981 Married 3 Aug 1932
KESTERSON, Judith L. 1943 1953
KESTERSON, Marie (14 Mar) 1914 (1 Dec) 2004 (Wife of Glenn Kesterson
KILLEBREW, Florence 1872 1938 Mother
KILLEBREW, T. Randall 2 Aug 1908 7 May 1993
KILLEBREW, Verna 6 Apr 1908 4 Apr 1974
KILLPATRICK, Byrl 1888 1892
KILLPATRICK, Catherine 3 Jan 1810 26 Feb 1897 Wife of Col. Thomas Killpatrick; Mother
KILLPATRICK, Eliza C. 15 Apr 1882 27y2m29d Dau of G. & H. Killpatrick
KILLPATRICK, Hannah J. 30 Nov 1879
KILLPATRICK, James R. 15 Mar 1863/5 41y6m
KILLPATRICK, Jean 8 Oct 1886 8m3d Dau of H. & ?. Killpatrick
KILLPATRICK, Mary M. 2 Sep 1852 7y1m20d Dau of J. G. & H.J. Killpatrick
KILLPATRICK, Matilda J. 3 Apr 1852 1y Dau of J.H. & H.J. Killpatrick
KILLPATRICK, Thomas M. 30 Oct 1807 6 Apr 1862 Col. Fell at Shiloh, Tn.; 28 Ill. Inf.
KILLPATRICK, Thomas W. 9 Sep 1852 1y10m2d Son of J. & H.J. Killpatrick
KILLPATRICK, Veita A. 1853 1892
KILVER, Clifford R. 20 Feb 1908 1 Oct 1977
KILVER, Dortha E. 1885 1981
KILVER, Elizabeth G. 1896 1998
KILVER, Frank H. 1886 1973
KILVER, Helen L. 17 Jun 1909 29 Jan 2002
KILVER, Herman H. 1897 1944
KIMBRO, Edgar L. 1899 1912 Son
KIMBRO, Hattie E. 1891 1893 Daughter
KIMBRO, John H. 1869 1932 Father
KIMBRO, Nancy J. 1871 1903 Mother
KINCAID, Ida 10 Mar 1861 3 Aug 1941 Mother; His Wife (Wife of Wm. W. Kincaid)
KINCAID, William W. 1 Jan 1845 28 Dec 1906 Father
KING, Ada Burns 1875 1945
KING, Alice 1856 1909
KING, Alice L. 1 Apr 1935 (Wife of Clinton L. King)
KING, C. Frances Smothers (7 Jul) 1910 (13 Feb) 1995 Dau of Doug & Lecie Smothers; Wife of Fred King
KING, Clinton L. 28 Jul 1930 25 Oct 1995 SSgt U.S.A. F. Korea; Married 30 May 1953
KING, Daniel Ray 29 Nov 1924 6 Feb 2000 Ill. Tec4, Co. A 7th Inf. 3rd Div. WWII
KING, Edward 1855 1925
KING, Edward Martin 30 Nov 1926 8 Jun 2002 Ill. Tec5, U.S. A.A.F. WWII
KING, Eileen 1909 1982
KING, Goldie G. 1892 1924
KING, Irvin E. 1884 1943
KING, J. Ray 1896 1963
KING, James E. 7 Jan 1898 4 Sep 1958
KING, Jesse Daniel 17 Mar 1893 29 Jan 1951 Ill. PFC Quartermaster Corps. WWI
KING, John R. 1874 1950
KING, Josephine 1881 1965 Mom
KING, Lecie Collison 29 Aug 1931 Wife of Edward M. King; Mother; Grandmother
KING, Margaret J. (Boston) (16 Dec) 1912 (15 Jun) 2012 (w/o Woodrow King)
KING, Margaret M. 26 May 1895 26 Jul 1997 Wife of Jesse Daniel King
KING, Mildred F. 28 Aug 1911 7 May 1998
KING, Nora M. 1881 1945
KING, Roy D. 1900 1946
KING, Sadie J. 13 Apr 1892 31 Aug 1964
KING, Sarah B. 1883 1954
KING, Vashti G. 1895 1920
KING, William M. 1876 1942 Dad
KING, Woodrow W. 1913 (6 Apr) 1996 (Marr. Aug 1945)
KINISON, Julia A. 1870 1976
KINISON, Margaret Helen 1902 1987
KINISON, Wallace H. 1867 1927
KIRKMAN, Charles 1857/67 1882
KIRKMAN, David J. 16 Feb 1904 11 Jul 1977
KIRKMAN, David J. 1827 1886
KIRKMAN, Elva Ione 1875 1894
KIRKMAN, Emma 1872 1956
KIRKMAN, Harry D. 1865 1953
KIRKMAN, Herbert 1877 1908
KIRKMAN, Martha A. 1836 1923
KIRKMAN, Mildred A. 1880 1953
KIRKMAN, Nancy 26 Jul 1831 15 Jan 1927 His Wife (Wife of Thomas H. Kirkman)
KIRKMAN, Nettie F. 1878 1945
KIRKMAN, Thomas H. 9 Nov 1824 3 Jul 1890
KIRKMAN, Thomas P. 1873 1946
KIRKPATRICK, Albert 1919 1990 War Veteran
KIRKPATRICK, Bell 1894 1969
KIRKPATRICK, Bertha 1891 1978 Mother
KIRKPATRICK, Chester J. 1894 1987
KIRKPATRICK, Donny - (Obit) 1935 1940
KIRKPATRICK, Eddie L. 20 Aug 1925 5 Feb 1999 U.S.N.; Sgt. U.S. Army WWII Korea
KIRKPATRICK, Edith 1906 1907
KIRKPATRICK, Edna 1900 1947
KIRKPATRICK, Edwin L. 1897 1991
KIRKPATRICK, George O. 1865 1944
KIRKPATRICK, Harold 1916 1917 Son of W.F. & B. Kirkpatrick
KIRKPATRICK, J. K. 27 Jan 1887 47y7m25d
KIRKPATRICK, Jane R. (Summers) 1817 1895 (w/o T.W. Kirkpatrick; d/o Wm. & Jane Summers)
KIRKPATRICK, Laren A. 1858 1940
KIRKPATRICK, Lizzie 1871 1963
KIRKPATRICK, Mary C. 1871 1950
KIRKPATRICK, Mary E. 1 Sep 1808 8 Mar 1858 Wife of John Kirkpatrick
KIRKPATRICK, Mary M. 1893 1973
KIRKPATRICK, Nellie M. 1872 1958
KIRKPATRICK, Robert Dean 1936 1937
KIRKPATRICK, Rosemary 12 Apr 1925 6 Jun 2008 Married 7 Sep 1947 (Wife of E.L. Kirkpatrick)
KIRKPATRICK, Roy 1908
KIRKPATRICK, Samantha N. 8 Aug 1852 9y5m23d
KIRKPATRICK, Sarah 1852 1938
KIRKPATRICK, Teddy 1902
KIRKPATRICK, Thomas W. 1808 1902 Father
KIRKPATRICK, Unknown 1898 1956
KIRKPATRICK, William E. 1860 1942
KITCHEN, Arthur H., Pvt. 1890 1918
KITSELMAN, J. Delver 1880 1957
KITSELMAN, Kate A. 1895 1970
KLINGEMANN, Herbert L. 1917 (28 Nov) 1966 (Marr. 6 Sep 1964)
KLINGEMANN, Laura M. (Cox) (5 Apr) 1925 (9 Feb) 2011 (w/o Herbert L. Klingemann)
KNAPP, Adele M. (Morton) (27 Jun) 1908 (19 Feb) 2005 (Wife of Chester E. Knapp)
KNAPP, Armildia 1858 1932 Mother; His Wife (Wife of Wm. A. Knapp)
KNAPP, Bertha 10 Dec 996
KNAPP, Chester E. 1903 (16 Aug) 1988 Married 30 Dec 1926
KNAPP, Cyrus Co. C 1st Ill. Inf., Mex. War
KNAPP, Edward Ralph 1936 1963
KNAPP, Infant 1924 Dau of E.C. & L. G. Knapp
KNAPP, Isabel Pond 6 Dec 1823 3 Jan 1900 Wife of N.M. Knapp
KNAPP, James R. 1939 Son of C.E. & A.M. Knapp
KNAPP, Leona 1904 1927 Wife of E. C. Knapp
KNAPP, Margaret L. 1879 1957 Mother (Wife of Wm. E. Knapp)
KNAPP, Nathan M. 4 Mar 1815 4 Oct 1879 (Civil War Veteran)
KNAPP, William A. 1855 1932 Father
KNAPP, William E. 1880 1959 Father
KNAPP, William J. 27 Jul 1929 1 Dec 2012
KNAPP, William Ralph 6 Mar 1988
KNOLLENBERG, Calista S. 1869 1960 Mother (Wife of Ernest F. Knollenberg)
KNOLLENBERG, Ernest F. 1864 1931 Father
KNOTT, Edie E. (McMillan) (29 May) 1926 (26 Jan) 2009 (Wife of Jack Knott)
KNOTT, Jack K. 1921 (4 Nov) 1983 (Marr. 2 Feb 1946)
KOCH, Byron E. 9 Jun 1917 17 May 2009
KOCH, Paula 3 Mar 1922
KOPSIE, Lucy E. 22 Jun 1910 28 Jan 1967
KOPSIE, Walter 19 Apr 1909 9 Sep 1968
KORTY, Clarence 1904 1993
KORTY, Fannie B. 1880 1964
KORTY, Henry W. 1885 1963
KORTY, Mildred 1905 2002
KOYNE, Beatrice L. 7 Jan 1922 8 Dec 2002 (Wife of S.G. Koyne)
KOYNE, Stephen G. 9 Apr 1917 20 Jan 2007 Married 4 Mar 1941
KRIEGHLER, Fred E. 1879 1965
KRIEGLER, Carl W. 1930 1934 Son
KRIEGLER, Fred E. Jr. 1927
KRIEGLER, Margaret R. 1932 1997
KRUEGER, Ada C. 1885 1961
KRUEGER, Albert C. 1881 1940
KRUEGER, Danny Ray 21 Feb 1953 30 Jan 2011 (Marr. 30 Mar 1971)
KUCK, Austin R. 1896 1914
KUCK, Sadie Elizabeth 20 Aug 1876 6 Nov 1921
KUECHLER, Helen C. 1895 1900
KUECHLER, Margaret 1871 1932
KUECHLER, William C. 1857 1939
KUEHL, Louisa 1872 1943
KUNZEMAN, Ernest L. 18 Apr 1922 6 Sep 1995 Tec5 U.S. Army WWII; Married 17 Mar 1943
KUNZEMAN, Lucille Pence (15 Apr) 1924 (23 Oct) 2005 (Wife of Ernest L. Kunzeman)

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