Directions: Take Woods Lane south off Rte. 104 just south of the Jacksonville intersection of Rte. 104 and Morton Avenue. The lane winds around and goes up over Interstate 72. The cemetery sits on the right (west) side of the road just before you reach the intersection of Woods Lane and Hembrough Rd. The distance from Rte. 104 to Holmes cemetery is approximately 2 miles.
The reading I used to create this transcription doesn't indicate when it was originally completed. It may well be a compilation of several readings. It states "this badly overgrown cemetery is situated about a mile north of Lake Jacksonville at an intersection of two country roads. In winter it is clearly visible from the roadway, but an August search for this site found it so overgrown with brush and weeds as to be passed by if one didn't know it was there. Several evergreen trees draw attention to this cemetery." I visited this cemetery in March 2002 and it appears that the cemetery has been cleaned and is being mowed during the summer months. In addition, there is a sign with the cemetery name hanging on the fence outside the cemetery and beside the road. This is a very old cemetery with most of the burials dating from the 1830s - 1850s. There are many burials where stones have been broken and have disappeared with nothing but the very bottom base still standing. In addition there are more than a half dozen graves which were marked with those old sand stone slabs - unfortunately the intervening years and weather have resulted in layers of the stone crumbling off so that it is impossible to determine whose grave is marked by these slabs. I also uncovered two markers which were down and covered over with grass and dirt - no doubt there are others I didn't find since I didn't probe the entire cemetery. Most of the stones were still legible which is remarkable given the length of time they have been standing.If a name appears in red, click on the name to bring up a picture of that individual's tombstone.
| Name | Born | Died | Age | Additional Info/Inscription |
| ADAMS, William Marshall | 9 Mar 1850 | 1 Nov 1924 | (Born in Ky., son of Morris P. Adams) | |
| ASHER, Alice M. | 7 Sep 1872 | 19 Aug 1879 | Dau of B.F. & M. Asher | |
| ASHER, Menerva S. | 18 Dec 1852 | 10 Jan 1879 | Wife of A.B. Asher | |
| ASKINS, W., Rev. | ||||
| BROGDON, Claudie | 1901 | 1902 | Son of G.H. & M.E. Brogdon | |
| BURRELL, Mary | 29 Jul 1854 | 24y3m14d | Wife of Edward Burrell | |
| CAMPBELL, Mary | 28 Jan 1857 | 21y13d | Wife of J.N. Campbell | |
| CARY, Huldah | 1814 | 28 Mar 1884 | ||
| CLARK, Mark | 6 Aug 1806 | 23 Feb 1895 | ||
| CLARK, Roxanna | 8 Mar 1877 | 62y7m5d | Wife of Mark Clark | |
| CLARK, Roxanna | 20 Nov 1894 | 46y | ||
| COULTER, Catherine | 1806 | 1884 | ||
| DELANEY, Benjamin | 21 Jun 1842 | 14y10m | Son of W. & C. Delaney | |
| DELANEY, Catherine | 1 Jul 1833 | 30y10m | Wife of Wm. Delaney | |
| DELANEY, Elizabeth | 10 Nov 1844 | 9y3m24d | Dau of W. & P. Delaney | |
| DELANEY, Infant | 1845 | 1845 | 1d | Dau of W. & P. Delaney |
| DELANEY, Infant | 1849 | 1849 | Son of W. & P. Delaney | |
| DELANEY, Jane C. | 28 Jul 1854 | 17y1m18d | Dau of W. & P. Delaney | |
| DELANEY, William | Oct 1802 | 10 Jun 1870 | ||
| DOTY, Peter B. | 9 Nov 1865 | 25y7m | Son of E. & S. Doty | |
| FERGUSON, Carl | 18 Apr 1874 | 31 Oct 1886 | Son of W.F. & S.E. Ferguson | |
| GILMORE, Henry | 2 Jul 1846 | 62y7m5d | ||
| GILMORE, Mary | 18 Oct 1782 | 7 Nov 1829 | 47y19d | |
| GORHAM, Infant | 1849 | 17 Dec 1878 | Son of S.T. & Rebecca Gorham | |
| GREEN, George | 5 Feb 1869 | 11d | Son of H. & H. Green | |
| GREEN, Miltie | 15 Jul 1888 | 2y11m7d | Son of Willie M. & Sarah Green | |
| GREEN, Willie M. | 28 Oct 1888 | 30y7m11d | Son of Enos & Nancy Green | |
| GREENUP, Witen A. | 26 May 1861 | 1y1m9d | Son of W.M. & C. Greenup | |
| HART, Thankful (Holmes) | 21 Nov 1843 | 23 Apr 1867 | Wife of Rev. J.C. Hart; Dau of P. & L. Holmes | |
| HAWES, Hester | 10 Jul 1863 | 53y | Wife of Wm. Hawes | |
| HAWES, Leander | 12 Jan 1863 | 18y8m15d | Son Wm. & Hester Hawes; died in defence of country | |
| HOLMES, Arthur | 23 Aug 1859 | 3d | Son of G.H. & H.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Charley | 2 Aug 1898 | 21y11m17d | Son of O.B. & J.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Cora Ella | 11 Feb 1862 | 1y1m24d | Dau of S.W. & H.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Daniel Delos, Rev. | 28 Feb 1826 | 6 Aug 1907 | (Son of Peris Holmes) | |
| HOLMES, Edgar L. | 6 Oct 1858 | 1m12d | Son of G.H. & H.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Edwin L. | 6 Jan 1896 | 32y11m | Son of O.B. & J.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Emma F. | 1849 | 1933 | ||
| HOLMES, Fanny (Tefft) | 13 Dec 1861 | 57y | Wife of Palmer Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Infant | 11 Nov 1830 | 11 Nov 1830 | Dau of P. & L. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Infant | 10 Aug 1846 | 6d | Son of P. & L. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Infant | 13 Sep 1861 | Son of S.W. & H.A. Holmes | ||
| HOLMES, Infant | 21 Oct 1863 | Son of S.W. & H.A. Holmes | ||
| HOLMES, Jay Walter | 21 Mar 1892 | 9y9m8d | Son of O.B. & J.A. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Jane Ann | 6 Dec 1832 | 22 Jul 1847 | 15y7m6d | Dau of P. & L. Holmes |
| HOLMES, Josie (Cluder) | 10 Nov 1842 | 16 Jan 1925 | Wife of Orlando Bennet Holmes;� (Born in IN) | |
| HOLMES, Lois (Sweet) | (27 Jan 1805) | 30 Jun 1879 | 74y5m | Wife of Peris Holmes; Born Burlington, NY |
| HOLMES, Mary E. | 28 Jan 1857 | 24y13d | ||
| HOLMES, Palmer | 7 Apr 1798 | 1 Oct 1886 | (Brother of Peris Holmes) | |
| HOLMES, Pascal P. | 22 Mar 1842 | 20 Sep 1842 | 5m22d | Son of P. & L. Holmes |
| HOLMES, Peris | 30 Mar 1800 | 3 Jul 1877 | Born in North Stonington, CT | |
| HOLMES, Rosalinda P. Vary | 18 Apr 1829 | 10 Dec 1903 | Wife of Rev. D. D. Holmes | |
| HOLMES, Stephen Warren | 6 Dec 1831 | 30 Jul 1868 | 34y4m11d | Son of P. & L. Holmes |
| HOOD, Hannah | 16 Sep 1853 | 9m29d | Dau of J.I. & H.W. Hood | |
| HOOD, Mary A. | 9 Oct 1851 | ?y9m5d | Dau of J.I. & H.W. Hood | |
| HOOD, Robert M. | 25 Jul 1855 | 1m25d | Son of J.I. & H.W. Hood | |
| HOOVER, Elijah | 8 Nov 1876 | 27y25d | ||
| HOWARD, Jane A. | 12 May 1876 | ca 61 yr | Wife of John Howard | |
| HOWARD, John | 21 Apr 1878 | 36y7m2d | ||
| HOWARD, Jonny M. | 19 Aug 1865 | 1y5m8d | Son of E. & L.A. Howard | |
| HOWARD, Lydia (Sweet) | (30 Mar 1775) | 13 Nov 1855 | 80y7m13d | Wife of Sylvester Howard; Born Dutchess Co., NY) |
| HOWARD, Sylvester | (15 Jun 1772) | 18 Feb 1858 | 85y7m27d | Consort of Lydia Howard; (Born Dutchess Co., NY) |
| HOWARD, Valariah | 2 Nov 1860 | 16y8m | Dau of Eliakim & Margaret (Truesdale) Howard | |
| KING, William | 22 Aug 1860 | 13 Mar 1879 | ||
| KIRKMAN, Ann Eliza | Oct 1845 | Dau of Thomas & C.E. Kirkman | ||
| KIRKMAN, Catherine Eliza (Sweet) | (1 May 1818) | 29 May 1850/9 | 32y2m11d | Dau of Joel & Patience Dodge Sweet |
| KIRKMAN, Elijah, Rev. | 31 Aug 1862 | 80y | ||
| KIRKMAN, Thomas | 1815 | 14 Apr 1891 | ||
| LEWIS, David, Rev. | 3 Aug 1865 | 68y | ||
| RAWLINGS, Ida Maude | 11 Jul 1874 | 1y7m6d | Dau of C. & H. Rawlings | |
| RAWLINGS, Infant | 26 Jun 1858 | 36hrs | Dau of C. & H. Rawlings | |
| RAWLINGS, Marietta | 12 Aug 1857 | 25d | Dau of C. & H. Rawlings | |
| RAWLINGS, Sarah Alice | 31 Mar 1864 | 2y5m9d | Dau of C. & H. Rawlings | |
| REED, Infant | 27 Aug 1889 | 30 Aug 1889 | Son of J.A. & B.M. Reed | |
| REED, Lester H. | 30 May 1909 | Died in Miami, Texas | ||
| REED, Ruth | 21 Jul 1894 | 13 Mar 1895 | Dau of J.A. & B.M. Reed | |
| REITER, Henry | 23 Jul 1873 | 45y | ||
| ROACH, Renalee | 10 Jan 1904 | 15yr/mo | (Born in TN, lived in IL 6 months) | |
| SIMPKIN, Mary Alice | 7 Sep 1865 | 3m26d | Dau of Geo. & Sarah E. Simpkin | |
| SMITH, Malinda | 9 Dec 1838 | 3y11m7d | Dau of Chauncey & Catherine (Howard) Smith | |
| SMITH, Chauncey | 21 Oct 1838 | |||
| STEWART, Clara A. (Holmes) | 11 Apr 1872 | 23y2m13d | Wife of Col. M. Stewart; Dau of P. & L. Holmes | |
| SWEET, Jonathan, Elder | (20 Apr 1761) | 20 Dec 1837 | 76y8m | |
| SWEET, Jonathan | 20 Dec 1837 | 20 Mar 1838 | 3m | Son of Joel & Patience R. Sweet |
| SWEET, Temperance (Holdredge) | (12 Mar 1768) | Nov 1840 | 74y | |
| WELCHER, Nancy E. | 20 Feb 1884 | 14 Jun 1901 | Wife of James Welcher | |
| WOFFINDIN, Thomas | 10 Dec 1863 | 60y | ? Of Malian ?;� Yorkshire, England |