Crawford County Illinois Historical Society

Location: Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 10 West, Montgomery Township (Northeast of Heathsville), Crawford County, Illinois. (GPS: 38.901805, -87.560963) (Google Map) (Hand-drawn map and notes.) Note that the Updike Cemetery in Honey Creek township (to the west) is also sometimes called a Baker Cemetery. The cemetery in Montgomery Township (documented in this file) is the larger of the two.

This cemetery has been surveyed three separate times by people associated with the Crawford County Illinois Genealogical Society. The most recent two results, those of Imogene Baily, Wilma Roesler, Alan Ayres, and Burl Rich are combined here. The oldest known survey, in the 1940s by Mrs. Merle Richards, is also provided here, as it may have had better luck reading inscriptions or may have encountered stones which did not survive to the later survey. The original Roesler survey of this cemetery is also provided online for cross-checking purposes, as an Adobe PDF file.

Bailey/Roesler and Ayers/Rich Surveys

Cemetery compiled by Imogene Bailey and Wilma Roesler, August 4, 1972. Updated by Alan Ayres and Burl Rich, October 31, 2002. Note: Row numbers start on the west side of the cemetery. Gravesite sequences start on the south and go north.

ROW 1

Reed, Leonard

8-19-1844 Death by Murder

Reed, Elizabeth "Betsey" Reed

8-23-1845 Death by Hanging. Betsey Reed was convicted of murdering her husband Leonard and at a trial in Lawrenceville, Illinois was found guilty and was the first woman hanged in Illinois.

Mason, Mina E.

9-22-1909 1Y1M21D, Dau HG&FB Mason

Mason, Richard V.

8-23-1907 1Y2M2D, Son HG&FB Mason

ROW 2

Jenne, Elizabeth

3-3-1895 62Y17D, Wife of Eber Jenne

Jenne, Eber

8-27-1892 63Y10M14D

Jenne, Sarah

3-24-1867 75Y6M7D, Wife of Isaiah Jenne

ROW 3

Gaines, Leander

9-17-1859 5-28-1910

Albertson, Joseph

3-29-1881 48Y11M28D

Albertson, Harriett

12-23-1894 65Y11M13D, Wife Joseph Albertson

Payne, WS

7-13-1867 47Y8M17D

Herriman, John S

8-22-1800 4-18-1866 65Y8M1D

Herriman, Elizabeth F

9-29-1805 5-12-1864 59Y7M15D, Wife John Herriman

Edgington, Jesse

9-8-1850 1Y7M5D, Son J&N Edgington

Edgington, John

4-3-1865 41Y6M1D

Edgington, Nancy

8-23-1897 70Y10M13D

ROW 4

Fuller, Daniel

2-26-1895 77Y11M2D

Fuller, Harriet

7-23-1877 60Y4M10D, Wife of Daniel Fuller

Fuller, Douglas

9-18-1854 4M12D, Son D&H Fuller

White, Mary Ann

8-30-1859 50Y6M3D

ROW 5

Richards, Infant Twins

4-15-1937 Daus Floyd & Pauline Richards

Edgington, Elizabeth E

10-6-1901 6M12D, Dau. of RE&NJ Edgington

Edgington, Robert H

2-10-1896 30 Days, Son of RE&NJ Edgington

Edgington, John Thomas

3-9-1895 2M9D, Son of RE&NJ Edgington

Edgington, Ethel

8-29-1898 8Y12D, Dau. of RE&NJ Edgington

Edgington, Narcissus J

8-27-1901 33Y5M6D, Wife of RE Edgington

Martin, Caroline

1-24-1854 32Y6M, Consort of John Martin

Baird, Mary E

11-15-1851 7Y6M10D, Dau. of TR&E Baird

Gaines, Manda M

8-18-1888 10M6D, Dau. of LA&P Gaines

Baird, Lousanna

11-6-1851 17Y4M16D, Dau. of TR&E Baird

ROW 6

Johnston, William

8-5-1898 71Y 11M 1D

Johnston, Susan

3-13-1864 35Y 9M 2D, Wife of Wm. Johnston

ROW 7

McCarter, Samuel W

1848 1933

McCarter, Cordelia

1855 1921 Wife of Samuel W McCarter

McCarter, Samuel G

11-7-1878 78Y 10M 2D

McCarter, Polly A

3-31-1873 60 Yrs, Wife of Samuel G McCarter

Allison, Adaline

11-18-1870 37Y 10M 30D, Wife Andrew Allison

Trucky, Joseph

Co. B. 143 Ind. Infantry

ROW 8

Dale, Charles Henry

7-15-1876 9-3-1919 Son of John & Emaline Dale

Dale, Emaline

8-25-1845 7-9-1918 Wife of John Dale

Dale, William Amos

4-6-1879 8-15-1914 Son of John & Emaline Dale

Dale, Emma Alice

9-26-1902 5-9-1904 Dau. of William & Katherine Dale

Small Plain Stone

Edgington, John Andrew

1-3-1994 Son of John & Martha Edgington

ROW 9

Edgington, Emily Jane

1-15-1868 3-18-1963

Edgington, Alvin

9-15-1880 6-20-1916

Edgington, Eleanor

6-20-1904 60Y 6M 3D, Wife of FM Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.

2-10-1892 60Y 2M 8D

Edgington, Infant Son

5-11-1891 Son of WO&A Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.

1-4-1900 16Y 3M 4D Son of FM&E Edgington

Edgington, Chester

11-7-1889 12Y 1M, Son of FM&E Edgington

Edgington, William

8-4-1881 85Y 1M 3D

Calvin, Rebecca E.

1-31-1849 11-12-1880 31Y 9M 11D, Wife of JN Calvin

Edgington, Jane

9-10-1876 73Y8M8D, Wife of Wm. Edgington

Edgington, Francis M.

6-15-1870 8M 20D, Son of S&RE Edgington

Edgington Daniel M.

3-10-1868 5-7-1875 7Y 1M 27D, Son S&RE Edgington

Edgington, Slemmons

4-6-1874 26Y 7M 15D

Edgington, Infant Son

10-24-1872 Son of S&RE Edgington

Postlewaite, Mary

2-11-1860 21Y 5M 24D, Wife JL Postlewaite

Postlewaite, John W.

3-14-1897 1M 6D

Script on Grave Marker - ML 46 Infant.

Marker would be Miles Lambert, listed in Crawford Co., IL 1850 Census, Age 52 years, born in Virginia, per Wilma Roesler 8-4-1972.

Postlewaite, James Oscar

1-9-1886 4-12-1912

ROW 10

Edgington, Esther E.

7-10-1900 3M2D, Dau WO&A Edgington

ROW 11

Felton, Asa B

2-3-1879 50Y10M27D

Felton, Ophelia M

8-25-1865 4Y M23D, Dau AB&R Felton

Felton, Cornelia S

2-18-1865 2Y3M15D, Dau AB&R Felton

Felton, Rachel A

8-25-1859 9M7D, Dau AB&R Felton

Felton, John R

9-13-1858 1Y6M24D, Son AB&R Felton

Marker E.J.

Plain Marker

Marker H.F.

Marker J.A.

ROW 12

Heath, Rennick

3-1-1894 89Y 7M 16D, Founder of Heathsville, Illinois

Heath, Malinda

4-26-1887 81Y 4M 3D, Wife of Rennick Heath

Edgington, Idell

5-6-1880 1Y 2M 5D, Children of Thomas & Amelia Edgington

Edgington, Adelbert

8-30-1879 4Y 7M 11D, Children of Thomas & Amelia Edgington

ROW 13

Baker, Andrew J

7-10-1855 11-16-1933

Baker, Martha

8-9-1906 47Y 7M 3D, Wife AJ Baker

Baker, Rachel

1-25-1908 74Y 3M 23D, Wife L. Baker

Baker, Lawson

10-11-1879 57Y 8M 29D

Baker, Gilbert

2-23-1875 17Y, Son L&R Baker

Little, Prudence

9-10-1877 34Y 5M 22D, Wife of Eli Little

Baker, Lawson

12-24-1874 10Y 11D, Son of BF&P Baker

Baker, Benjamin

2-8-1865 25Y 8M 27D

Baker, Samuel

Cpl. 1st Reg. Ohio Militia, War of 1812

Baker, Andrew W

Pvt. 2 Regt. 2 Brig. Ill Mtd. Vols, Black Hawk War

ROW 14

Cannon, Emily

12-8-1819 2-13-1911

Cannon, Oglesby

2-14-1814 8-25-1904 90Y 6M 11D

Cannon, Lawson

11-9-1849 8-30-1928

Cannon, Amelia

11-27-1854 4-19-1903 46Y 5M 8D, Wife of L Cannon

Cannon, AG

2-18-1909 67Y 6M 3D

Cannon, Malvina

1-14-1898 54Y 1M 6D, Wife AG Cannon

Miller, Infant Dau.

Born&Died 11-22-1929 Dau. of Frank & Luma Miller

Lagow, Infant Son

3-7-1893 5 Days, Son of CB&EJ Lagow

Cannon, Isaac

8-22-1851 11-27-1940

Cannon, Infant Dau.

1-11-1892 1M 23D, Dau. of I&MR Cannon

Cannon, Rosea Belle

6-17-1889 35Y 6M 4D, Wife of I Cannon

Cannon, Laura E.

9-14-1884 3Y3M11D, Dau. of I&RB Cannon

Cannon, Martha

2-25-1881 6M 26D, Dau AG&M Cannon

Cannon, Emily J

4-26-1879 11Y 5M 16D, Dau. AG&M Cannon

Cannon, Stella

8-22-1877 1M 12D, Dau. of L&A Cannon

Cannon, Samuel

1-19-1846 8-22-1854

Cannon, Meril

11-26-1842 10-15-1843

Baird, Infant Dau.

Born&Died 1-18-1899 Dau. of WT&LE Baird

Baird, Infant Son

1-12-1903 4 Days, Son of WT&LE Baird

ROW 15

Cannon, Alma

11-26-1903 1Y, Dau of L&AM Cannon

Cannon, Marion Lawson

2-10-1903 8M10D, Son of E&DD Cannon

Simons, Earnest

2-7-1904 4Y6M1D, Son WR&MD Simons

Simons, Mary D.

11-18-1904 23Y10M9D, Wife of WR Simons

Johnston, Infant Son

2-25-1881 Son of D&ME Johnston

Marker L.E.C.

Funk, Infant Son

6-13-1890 Son of SH & Laura Funk

Infant Grave Marker

Baker, Jesse

10-2-1861 6-5-1933 Husband of Flora E., Md. 8-18-1881

Baker, Flora E

8-30-1864 11-24-1909 Wife of Jesse Baker

Baker, Infant Dau.

Born & Died 1-20-1903 Dau. of J& FE Baker

Baker, Infant Son

12-8-1901 1D, Son of J&FE Baker

Marker A. C. C.

Baker, Elmer

1-12-1883 10D, Son of J&FE Baker

ROW 16

Miller, Frank L.

1888 1957

Miller, Luna B.

1889 1932

Miller, Infant Dau.

1926 Dau. of Frank & Luna Miller

Miller, Infant Son

1928 Son of Frank & Luna Miller

Richards Survey, 18 July, 1944

"East of Heathsville - old Harlan Baker farm now owned by Dr. Illyes. Tenant John Crum." Survey by Merle Richards "...checked with Clyde July 18, 1944." Row numbers and the cemetery traversal sequence were not specified.

Lawson, Marion

Marion Lawson - son of E and BT Cannon. Feb. 10, 1903 aged 8 m. and 10 d.

Simons, Mary D.

Mary D. wife of WB (or R) Simons. d. Nov. 18, 1904 - a. 23 y 10 m. 9 d.

Simons, Earnest

Earnest son of WR (or B) and MD Simons. d. Feb. 7, 1904 a. 4 y. plus

Edgington, Oglesby

Oglesby Edgington. b. Feb. 14, 1814, d. Aug. 25, 1904, a. 90 y. 6 m. and 11 d.

Edgington, Emily C.

Emily C. Edgington. b. Dec. 8, 1818 (?) d. Feb. 13, 1911. ("Check these for Cannon or Edgington")

Cannon, Amelia

Amelia a. wife of L. Cannon. d. Apr. 1903 a. 46 y. 5 m. 8 d.

Cannon, A.G.

A. G. Cannon. d. Feb. 18, 1909 a. 67 y 6 m. 3 d. NOT LOST - BLEST THOUGHT - BUT GONE BEFORE - WHEN WE SHALL MEET - TO PART NO MORE.

Cannon, Malvina

Malvina wife of A. G. Cannon. d. Jan. 4, 1898 a. 54 y. 1 m. 6 d. Here lies that in this life - was a kind mother a true wife: She was by many virtues blest And piety among the best.

Lagow, infant son

Inf. son of GR and EJ Lagow. d. March 7, 1893 - a. 5 d.

Cannon, Isaac

Isaac Cannon. d. Nov. 27 - 1940 - a. 89 y. 3 m. 6 d.

Cannon, infant daughter

Inf. dau. L and MR Cannon. d. Jan. 11, 1892 a. 1 m. 23d. She has gone to her home in heaven - And all her afflictions are o've.

Cannon, Rosea Belle

Rosea Belle - wife of Isaac Cannon. d. June 17, 1889 a. 35 y. 6 m. 4 d.

Cannon, Laura

Laura - dau. of I. and R.B. Cannon d. Sept 14 - 1894 a. 2 y. 3m. 11 d. ("wrong dates somewhere")

Cannon, Martha

Martha - dau. of AG&M Cannon. d. Feb. 25, 1881 a. 6 m. 6 d.

Cannon, Emily J.

Emily J. dau. of AG&M Cannon. d. April 26, 1879 a. 11 y 8 m. 6 d.

Cannon, Stella

Stella dau. L&A Cannon d. Aug. 22, 1877 a. 1 m. 12 d.

Cannon, Samuel

Samuel Cannon. b. Jan 19, 1846 - d. Aug. 1854.

Cannon, Meril

Meril Cannon. b. Nov. 26, 1842 - d. Oct. 15, 1843

Baird, infant daughter

Inf. dau. of WT&LE Baird. b. Jan. 18, 1899 - d. same.

Baird, infant son

Inf. son WT&LE Baird. Jan 12. 1903 - a. 4 d.

Johnson, infant son

Inf. son D&ME Johnson. d. Feb. 25, 1881

Baker, Elmer

Elmer - son of J&FE Baker. d. Jan. 12, 1883 a. 10 d.

Funk, infant son

Inf. son SH and Laura Funk. d. Jan. 13 - 1890 ("or 98")

Baker, infant son

Inf. son J&FE Baker. d. Dec. 8, 1901 a. 1 d.

Baker, infant daughter

Inf. dau. J&FE Baker. b. & d. Jan. 20, 1903.

Baker, Flora E

Flora E. Wife of Jesse Baker. b. Aug. 30 - 1864 d. Nov. 24, 1909.

anonymous

TWO OLD SANDSTONES WITHOUT LETTERS

Baker, Benjamin

Benjamin Baker. d. Feb. 8, 1865 - a. 25 Y. 3 m. 27 d.

Baker, Lawson

Lawson son of BE&T Baker. d. Dec. 24, 1874 a. 10 y 11 d.

Little, Prudence

Prudence - wife of Eli Little. d. Sept. 1O, 1877 a. 34 y. 5 m. 22 d.

Baker, Gilbert

Gilbert son of L&R Baker. d. Feb. 23, 1875 a. 17 y +.

Baker, Lawson

Lawson Baker. d. Oct. 11, 1879 - a. 57 y. 8 m. 29 d.

Baker, Rachel

Rachel - w. of LB Baker. d. Jan. 25, 1908 - a. 74 y. 3m. 23 d.

Baker, Martha

Martha - w. of AJ Baker. d. Aug. 9, 1906 - a. 47y +

Baker, Andrew J

Andrew J Baker. July 10, 1855 - Nov. 16, 1933.

Heath, Rennick

Rennick Heath. d. March 1, 1894 - a. 89 y. 7 m. 19 d.

Heath, Malinda

Malinda Heath - wife of Rennick Heath. d. April 26, 1882 - a. 81 y. 1 m. 6 d.

Edgington, Idell

Idell - dau. Thomas & Amelia Edgington. d. May - 6, 1880 - a. 1 y +.

Edgington, Adelbert

Adelbert - son of T. & Amelia Edgington. d. Aug. 30, 1879 - a. 4 y. +.

Felton, John R

John R. son of AB&R Felton. d. Sept. 13, 1858 a. 1 y. +.

Felton, Rachel

Rachel, dau. AF&R Felton. d. Aug. 29, 1855 a. 5 d.

Felton, Cornelia S

Cornelia S. dau. AB&R Felton. d. Feb. 18, 1865 - a. 2 y. +.

Felton, Ophelia M

Ophelia M. dau AB&R Felton. d. Aug. 25 - 1865 a. 4 y. +.

Felton, Asa B

Asa B. Felton. d. Feb. 3, 1879 - a. 50 y. 10 m. 27 d.

Lambert, M (?)

M. Lambert ("This is all on the old stone - probably Miles.")

Postlewaite, James Oscar

James Oscar Postlewaite. Jan. 9 - 1886 - April 12 - 1912.

Postlewaite, John W

John W. Postlewaite. d. March 14, 1897 a. 37 y. +.

Postlewaite, Eliza Jane

Eliza Jane Postlewaite. d. Oct. 20, 1931 - a. 67 y. +.

Edgington, Francis M

Francis M. son of S and RE Edgington. d. June 15, 1870 - a. 8 m. +.

Edgington, infant son

Inf. son of S&RE Edgington d. Oct. 24 - 1872.

Postlewaite, Mary

Broken stone - Mary, wife of J.L. Postlewaite. d. ----- a. 21 Y. 5 m. 4 d.

Edgington, Slemmons

Slemmons Edgington. d. April 6, 1874 - a. 26 y. +.

Edgington, Daniel

Daniel L. son of S&RE Edgington. d. Mar 10, 1875 - a. 7 y. +.

Edgington, Jana

Jana wife of William Edgington. Sept. 10, 1876 - a. 73 y. +

Calvin, Rebecca

Rebecca E. wife of JN Calvin. b. Mar. 31, 1849 - d. Nov. 12, 1880 - a. 31 y. +.

Edgington, William

William Edgington d. Aug. 4, 1881 - a. 85 y. 1 m. 3 d.

Edgington, Chester

Chester, son of FM and E Edgington. Died Nov. 7, 1889 a. 12 y. plus.

Edgington, Francis M

Francis M. son of FM and E Edgington. Died Jan. 4, 1890 a. 16 y. plus.

Edgington, infant son

Infant son of WC and A Edgington. d. May 11, 1891.

Edgington, Esther E

Esther E. dau. of WO and A Edgington. Died July 11, 1900, a. 3 m. 2 d.

Edgington, Francis

Francis Edgington. Died Feb. 10, 1892, a. 60 y. 2 m. 8 d.

Edgington, Eleanor

Eleanor Edgington, wife of FM Edgington. Died Ja. ("or June") 20, 1904 a. 60 y. plus.

Edgington, Alvin

Alvin Edgington. b. Sept. 15, 1880 d. June 20, 1916.

Allison, Adeline

Adeline, wife of Andrew Allison. d. Nov. 18, 1870 a. 37 y. 1O m. 3 d.

McCarter, Polly A

Polly A., wife of SG McCarter. d. March 31, 1873 a. 60 y. plus.

McCarter, Samuel

Samuel McCarter. d. Nov. 7, 1878, a. 78 y. 10 m. 2 d.

Johnson, Susan (?)

Susan, wife of William Jihnson ("Johnson?") d. May 13, 186l, a. 35 y. 9 m. 24 d.

Johnson, William

William Johnson. d. Aug. 5, 1898 a. 71 y. 11 m. 1 d.

Edgington, Narcissus

Narcissus, wife of RE Edgington. d. Aug. 27, 1901, a. 33 y. 5 m. 6 d.

Edgington, Ethel

Ethel, dau of B. and N. J. Edgington. d. Aug. 29, 1898 a. 8 y. 12 d.

Edgington, John Thomas

John Thomas son of B and NJ Edgington. d. March 9, 1895 a 2 m. 9 d.

Edgington, Robert H.

Robert H. son of B and NJ Edgington. d. Feb. 10, 1896 a. 30 d.

Edgington, Elizabeth E

Elizabeth E. dau. of RE and NJ Edgington. d. Oct 6, 1901, a. 6 m. 12 d.

Elizabeth, N J

N. J. Edgington. d. Oct 6, 1901, a. 6 m 12 d.

Fuller, Daniel

Daniel Fuller. d. Feb 26, 1895, a. 77 y. 11 m.:2 d.

Fuller, Harriett

Harriett, wife of Daniel Fuller. d. July 23, 1877 a. 60 y. 4 m. 10 d.

White, Mary Ann

Mary Ann White. d. Aug. 30 1859 a. 60 y. 6 m. 3 d.

Fuller, Douglas

Douglas son of D and H Fuller. d. Sept 18, 1854 a. 4 m 12 d.

Baird, Mary E

Mary E. dau of TR and E Baird. d. Nov. 15, 1851, a. 2 y. 6 m. and 10 d.

Baird, Lousanna

Lousanna, dau of TR and E Baird. d. Nov. 6, 1851 a. 17 y. 4 m. and 16 d.

Edgington, Nancy

Nancy Edgington. d. Aug. 23, 1897, a. 70 y. 10 m. 13 d.

Edgington, John

In memory of John Edgington. d. April 3, 1865 a. 41 y. 6 m. plus

Edgington, Jesse

Jesse son of J and N Edgington. d. April 8 1850, a. 1 yr. plus

Herriman, Elizabeth F

Elizabeth F. wife of John S. Herriman. b. Sept. 29, 1805 - d. May 12, 1864 a. 59 y. 7 m. 15 d.

Herriman, John

John S. Herriman. b. Aug. 22, 1800 - d. April 18, 1866, a. 65 y. 8 m. 4 d.

Payne, W S

W. S. Payne. d. July 13, 1867 a. 47 y. 8 m. 17 d.

Albertson, Joseph

Joseph Albertson. d. March 29, 1881 a. 48 y. 11 m. and 28 d.

Albertson, Harriett

Harriett, wife of Joseph Albertson. d. Dec. 23, 1894 a. 65 y. 11 m. 18 d.

Gaines, Leander

Leander Gaines. Sept. 17, 1859 - May 28 1910 ("vacant space on this space")

Richards, Floyd and Pauline

Infant twins - Floyd and Pauline Richards. d. May 1937.

Jenne, Sarah

Sarah, wife of Isaiah Jenne. d. Nov. 24, 1867 - a. 75 y. 6 m. 7 d.

Jenne, Eber

Eber Jenne. d. Aug. 27, 1892 - a. 63 y. 10 m. 4 d.

Jenne, Elizabeth

Elizabeth - wife of Eber Jenne. d. March 3, 1895 a. 62 y. 17 d.

Mason, Hugh G

Hugh G. Mason. Dec. 16, 1937 - a. 64 y. plus

Mason, Richard

Richard, son of HG and FB Mason. d. Aug. 23, 1907, a. 1 yr.

Mason, Mina E

Mina E. dau. of HG and FB Mason. d. Sept. 22, 1909 a. 1 y. 1 m. 2 d.

Baker, Leona Dale

Leona Dale Baker. 1915-1933.

Baker, Bethia

Bethia R. dau'ter of John & MA Baker. d. Sept. 7, 1858 - aged 4 y. 3 m. 9 d.

Baker, George W

George W. son of John and MA Baker. d. April 5, 1857 - a. 1 y. 3 d.

Baker, Orvie Glenn

Orvie Glenn - son of CC&EE Baker. d. Mar 9, 1893 - a. 8 m. 9 d.

Baker, Alvin

Alvin son of JS&RV Baker. d. ------

Baker, Charles Millard

Charles Millard Baker. d. Jan. 31, 1936 a. 65 y. 11 m. 4 d.

Maxwell, Mary E

Mary E. Maxwell. 1836-1916.

Osmon, Joanna

Joanna Osmon. June 30, 1860 - Feb. 25, 1921.

Shoulders, Aley C

Aley C. wife of B. Shoulders. d. May 1, 1877 a. 66 - 8 - 15.

Baker, Joseph D

Joseph D. Baker. Oct. 11, 1842 - Nov. 5, 1924.

Baker, Virginia

Virginia Baker. Feb. 29, 1848 - May 20, 1914.