Davis Cemetery

Davis Cemetery

SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 31, Twp. 14N, Range 9W
Morgan County, Illinois

   
   
Easily seen from the Woodson-Franklin blacktop road, Davis Cemetery lies south of that road and about one half mile east of the railroad crossing. The cemetery is named for Daniel B. Davis, whose home was located across the road from the cemetery entrance. Legal description of the cemetery site is in the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 31 in Township 14N, Range 9W. The cemetery is midway between Woodson and Franklin and about a mile west of the Durbin Methodist Church. The tombstone readings listed here were originally made by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Martin of Waverly, year unknown; and by Bernard Kindred and Robert W. Dalton of Jacksonville, in 1969. The cemetery was re-read and the attached pictures taken on January 26, 2002.

Note: According to Myra, at one time there was quite a few wooden markers. Unfortunately the act of burning off the cemetery, after years of neglect, resulted in their destruction.

If a name in the list below appears in red, click on the name to bring up a picture of that individual's tombstone - click on the word "obit" after a name to bring up an obit or death notice for that individual.


NAME BORN DIED AGE Additional Inscription/Info.
BLACKMORE, Sarah Averilla (Hann) Jones 7 Nov 1862 7 Mar 1936 (d/o Wm. & Eleanor Schaeffer Hann)
BROMLEY, John 19 Sep 1861 22y
BROWN, Sarah 9 Apr 1869 36y 4m 28d Wife of E. Brown
DARLEY, Dawson 30 Dec 1875 61y
DARLEY, Elizabeth (Smith) 18 Mar 1853 32y 2d Wife of Dawson Darley
DARLEY, Sarah (Dodsworth) 22 Feb 1896 66y 1m 8d Wife of Dawson Darley
DAVIS, Daniel B. - (Obit) 8 Dec 1873 77y 8m
DAVIS, Joseph - (Obit) 7 Aug 1893 20y 5m 13d
DAVIS, Martha 7m Dau of Daniel B. & Sarah A. Davis
DAVIS, Thomas J. 13m Son of Daniel B. & Sarah A. Davis
DAVIS, William R. - (Obit) 12 Sep 1907 75y 1m (No stone found)
DIXON, Theodore - (Obit) 27 Jun 1942 Kentucky, Pvt. 306 Field RMT Sq. QMC
DIXON, Josie Bertram 31 Jan 1904 14 Apr 1952 Wife of Theodore Dixon
DODSWORTH, T. D. - (Obit) 12 Dec 1896 43y 3m 14d
DUCKWORTH, Dorcas 4 Oct 1852 6y 7m 6d Dau of A. & H. Duckworth
DUNSTON, Esther 1867 1895
DUNSTON, George 1865 1948
DUNSTON, William 22 Oct 1867 31y 8m 10d
ELLINGTON, Becca 1847 1910 Wife of John J. Ellington
ELLINGTON, John J. 1848 1901
FANNING, Andrew J. 5 Sep 1862 20 Sep 1863 Son of R.D. & E.E. Fanning
FANNING, Andrew J. 9 Jul 1847 18y 10m 28d Son of J. & M. Fanning
FANNING, Clara M. 26 Feb 1860 3m 11d Dau of S.A. & U.J. Fanning
FANNING, George Sr. 25 Nov 1867 76y
FANNING, Jacob 31 Jan 1845 45y Husband of Mary Fanning
FANNING, Lafayette 12 Dec 1862 Son of G. & R.; Corporal, Co. F, 101st Ill. Inf.
FANNING, M. M. 20 Apr 1853 2y 20d Dau of A. & D. Fanning
FANNING, Martha 21 Jul 1831 ?m Dau of J. & ?. Fanning
FANNING, Mary 63y 10m 6d Wife of Jacob Fanning
FANNING, Sarah B. 22 Aug 1849 16y 2m 21d Dau of J. & M. Fanning
GRIMSLEY, Abraham 18 Mar 1828 26 May 1892 Co. G  1 Reg. Ill. Vol., Mexican War
GRIMSLEY, Fielding 25 Sep 1847 45y 4m (He was a blacksmith)
GRIMSLEY, Mary C. - (Obit) 5 May 1832 5 Jul 1911 Wife of Abraham Grimsley
GRIMSLEY, Susan 22 Mar 1873 71y 6m 12d Wife of Fielding Grimsley
HANN, John 23 Sep 1862 60y 17d (Native of Virginia, he & his wife were in Ohio in 1832)
HASLER, William 1840 1906
HENSON, Infant 3 May 1888 3 May 1888 Son of J.C. & R.M. Henson
HOBBS, Charles 7 Oct 1869 5 Dec 1907 (No stone found)
HOBBS, L. W. B. Corp. Co. F 129th Ill. Inf.
HOBBS, Lincoln, Mrs. - (Obit) 7 Jul 1890 (No stone found - fm obit)
HOBBS, Mary Ann 3 Dec 1840 29 Nov 1923 Wife of Wm. Bennett Hobbs (No Stone)
HOBBS, Mary E. 1865 1921 Wife of William Hobbs - Mother
HOBBS, William - (Obit) (3 Sep) 1871 (1 May) 1918 Son of Wm. B. & Mary A. (Jones) Hobbs
HUTCHINSON, James Co. F 33rd Ill. Inf.
JONES, J. G. Co. G 2nd Ill. Art.
JONES, Jesse J. - (Obit) 1 Feb 1808 21 Mar 1884 Born in Westchester, Pa.; Co. B 133 Ill. Inf.
JONES, Susan S. - (Obit) 1 Feb 1818 11 Dec 1890 Wife of J.J. Jones - Born Roseville, Ohio
JONES, Margaret 24 Jul 1873 5y 2m 19d Dau of Jessie & Mary Jones
JONES, Zachary 12 Nov 1848 14 May 1921 Son of Jessie & Susan Jones; No Stone -fm D. Cert.
JONES, Willie H. 4 Mar 1879 5y 2m 19d Son of J. & M. Jones
KIRBY, John L. 17 Oct 18?? 9m 11d Son of J. & F. Kirby
LANG, Hattie (Davis) 4 Jan 1847 5 Mar 1931 d/o Daniel V. & Sarah Ann Rose Davis
LONG, Archie Truman 20 Oct 1925 8 Oct 1926 (No stone found)
LONG, Edna Louise - (Obit) 7 Aug 1927 9 Sep 1929 (No stone found)
MCFALL, Patience 6 Aug 1861 ?y Wife of ?.S. McFall
MEREDITH, Hannah- (Obit) Married (1) Wm. Dunston
MEREDITH, John 1842 1913 Co. H  6th Mo. Inf.
MEREDITH, Lon 1875 1924
NICHOLES, Barbara A. (Fanning) 21 Apr 1845 20y 11d Wife of J.F. Nicholes
NICHOLES, James M. 12 Jul 1845 3m 13d Son of J.B. & B.A. Nicholes
OXLEY, James 3 Mar 1895 57y 1m 23d
OXLEY, Mary (Smith) 20 Oct 1913 70y 6m 15d Wife of James Oxley
OXLEY, Robert E. 25 May 1883 Son of James & Mary Oxley
OXLEY, George Washington 26 Sep 1865 24 Jan 1938
OXLEY, Sarah A. (Rawlings) 5 Nov 1859 21 Apr 1930
OXLEY, Infant 14 Jun 1891 16 Jun 1891 Son of G.W. & S.A. Oxley
RAWLINGS, Anna 23 Jun 1874 19y 9m 18d Dau of H. & C. Rawlings
RAWLINGS, Edward - (Obit) 7 Nov 1892 62y 5m 6d
RAWLINGS, Henry 7 Mar 1825 28 Feb 1873 47y 11m 22d
RAWLINGS, Catherine - (Obit) 12 May 1825 31 Oct 1902 Wife of Henry Rawlings
RAWLINGS, Charles H. 25 Aug 1864 5m Son of H. & C. Rawlings
RAWLINGS, Clarence Reginald 22 May 1935 8 Dec 2010 (Marr. Nov. 1961)
RAWLINGS, R. 7m
RAWLINGS, Robert E. 1 Oct 1867 1y 9m Son of H. & C. Rawlings
RAWLINGS, Sarah J. (Simms) 1853 (26 Oct) 1937
RAWLINGS, W. T. 7 Mar 1853 1y 1m 16d Son of H. & C. Rawlings
RAWLINGS, William W. 18 Oct 1853 6m 27d Son of H. & C. Rawlings
RICHARDS, Margaret E. 21 Oct 1916 18 Oct 1917 (No Stone found)
RICHARDSON, Mary E. 27 Jul 1835 Dau of V.S. & L. Richardson
RICHARDSON, Vincent S. 22 Aug 1849 10d Son of V.S. & L. Richardson
ROBSON, Hannah 17 Apr 1874 6m Inf Sister of John W. Robson
ROBSON, John W. 21 Jul 1861 14 Jun 1924
SANDERSON, Robert 22 Jun 1863 63y Stone here - missed photo
SHIRLEY, Babe 12 Feb 1916 (Stillborn inf of John H. & Luella M. Woland Shirley)
SHIRLEY, Babe 8 May 1915 (Stillborn inf of John H. & Luella M. Woland Shirley)
SHIRLEY, Babe 24 Dec 1910 (Infant of John H. & Luella M. Woland Shirley)
SHIRLEY, Babe
SHIRLEY, Babe
SHIRLEY, Mary (14 Mar 1912) (Dau of John H. & Luella May Woland Shirley)
SMITH, Amelia F. - (Obit) 25 Dec 1877 6y 1m 8d Dau of R. & Mary Smith
SMITH, Benjamin 23 Aug 1858 77y
SMITH, Benjamin Co. G  1 Mo. Cav.
SMITH, Infant Child of R. & Mary Smith (No stone)
SMITH, Infant Child of R. & Mary Smith (No stone)
SMITH, John W. 24 Dec 1882 21y 10m 14d Son of R. & Mary Smith
SMITH, Robert 1834 1916
SMITH, Mary King 1831 1896 Wife of Robert Smith
SMITH, Sarah E. 8 Oct 1864 1y 5m 23d Dau of R. & Mary Smith
STILL, Frederick - (Obit) 27 Dec 1829 26 Sep 1918 Son of ?. & Elizabeth Still (From Death Cert. )
TUCKER, John M. 9 Jan 1865 12y 8m 26d Son of J.E. & M. Tucker
WARTERS, James 1 Dec 1825 9 Aug 1858

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