Norton County, West Union Township,
SE corner of NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 9 Township 5 South, Range 21 West
The land for the cemetery was given by Joseph & Laura Hardick [Hardiek] of Effingham, IL to West Union Cemetery Association on 02 Aug 1911 for $37.50.
Driving Directions: from Densmore drive 3 miles east on
gravel road, then turn south (right) onto infrequently maintained road and drive
about 1/4 mile; turn west (right) into lane leading to pasture - through bushes
& trees, up hill to the cemetery about 1/4 mile.
DO NOT attempt if there has been rain in the recent past.
Surname | Given Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Info on stone | Other info not on stone | Cemetery Location | Obit |
Arasmith | Dorothy | 07 Jan 1910 | 13 Mar 1910 | ||||
Archer | Adda M. [Adaline Marie] | [26 Jun]1877 | [01 Dec]1902 | [1st wife of Denver M. Archer; dau of Ananias & Mariah Archer] | Blk E Lot 67 | ||
small broken stone too worn to read between stones of Adda M. Archer & Ananias/Mariah Archer | |||||||
Archer | Augusta A. [Skiles] | 15 Dec 1870 | 07 Nov 1946 | ssa Wm. Freeman | |||
Archer | Ananias | [12 Apr]1834 | [18 Nov]1896 | ssa Mariah | Blk E Lot 67 | ||
Archer | Arba Freeman | 04 Nov 1888 | 27 Nov 1907 | ||||
Archer | infant | no dates | |||||
Archer | Cyrus | 18 Sep 1858 | 07 Nov 1929 | ssa Elizabeth | |||
Archer | Dora | 18 Sep 1904 | 02 Jun 1989 | Sister | ssa Harvey [dau of Wm. Freeman & Augusta Archer] | ||
Archer | Effie M. | not legible | 05 Jun 1880 | dau of A.J. & L.C. Archer | stone broken & eroded | ||
Archer | Elizabeth [Bates] | 23 Dec 1859 | 08 Jun 1943 | ssa Cyrus | |||
Archer | Harvey | 05 Oct 1894 | 18 Dec 1990 | Brother; served in WWI 05 Aug 1918-15 Apr 1919 | ssa Dora [son of Wm. Freeman & Augusta Archer] | ||
Archer | Luther | 03 Oct 1892 | 13 Jan 1919 | Photo | |||
Archer | Mariah | [29 Mar]1836 | [28 Aug]1880 | ssa Ananias | Blk E Lot 67 | ||
Archer | Orpha [Belle] | 13 Oct 1910 | 16 Feb 1924 | dau of D. M. & Nettie Archer | Blk E Lot 67 | ||
Archer | Rose | 1873 | 1951 | ssa Sherman | |||
Archer | Sherman | 1870 | 1952 | ssa Rose | |||
Archer | Infant | no dates | son of S. & R. Archer | ||||
Archer | Infant | no dates | dau of S. & R. Archer | ||||
Archer | Infant | no dates | dau of S. & R. Archer | ||||
Archer | Wm. Freeman | 16 Aug 1865 | 23 Jun 1943 | ssa Augusta A. | |||
Austin | Lydia H. | 09 Feb 1894 | 83y 10d | ssa Samuel; her inscription on stone faces south | |||
Austin | Samuel | 16 Mar 1880 | 61y 12d | ssa Lydia; his inscription on stone faces north | |||
Brown | Calvin Lee | 25 Mar 1942 | 25 Mar 1942 | son of C. & N.M. Brown | |||
Brown | Lewis E. | 04 Jun 1915 | 10 Aug 1944 | ||||
Brown | Myrtle M. | 22 Sep 1880 | 24 Apr 1972 | Mother | ssa Walter | ||
Brown | Ralph W. | 25 Oct 1903 | 12 Jan 1913 | Son | |||
Brown | Sarah J. | 1840 | 1913 | Mother | ssa William D. | ||
Brown | Walter | 14 Jul 1875 | 02 May 1928 | Father | ssa Myrtle | ||
Brown | William D. | 1833 | 1916 | Father | ssa Sarah J. | ||
Buhr | Elsie Daniels | 26 Mar 1905 | 04 Jun 1925 | ||||
Buhr | Infant | 04 Jun 1925 | |||||
Chandler | Chettie | 10 Oct 1885 | 4y 4m 14d; son of J. & L. Chandler | ||||
Daily | Alice M. | 1859 | 1894 | Blk F, Lot 83 | |||
Daily | Larance | [02 Mar 1886] | 04 Mar 1886 | age 2d | son of W.R. & M.A. Daily | Blk F, Lot 83 | |
Daily | Florice | [02 Mar 1886] | 09 Mar 1886 | age 7d | dau of W.R. & M.A. Daily | Blk F, Lot 83 | |
Daily | Harvey | 10 Jul 1880 | 01 Sep 1916 | age 36y 1m 20d | [son of Robert M. & Marinda] | Blk F, Lot 84 | |
Daily | John | 21 Jan 1926 | age 64y | Blk F, Lot 84 | |||
Daily | Marinda A. [Pasca] | [18 Aug 1836] | 18 May 1924 | age 88 y; Mother | ssa Robert M | Blk F, Lot 84 | Yes |
Daily | Robert M. | 16 Apr 1889 | age 63y; Father | ssa Marinda | Blk F, Lot 84 | ||
Daily | Robert T. | 1868 | 1934 | Blk F, Lot 84 | |||
Daily | William R. | 1859 | 1940 | Blk F, Lot 83 | |||
Daniels | Andrew B. | Jan 1848 | 01 Nov 1922 | Husband; son of Phillip & Nancy Daniels | |||
Daniels | Andrew B. | 06 Sep 1893 | 18 May 1894 | son of J. & V. Daniels | |||
Daniels | Charlie | 1879 | 1880 | son of ?H. & ?; Our Baby | |||
Daniels | John H. | 1871 | 1923 | ssa Viola | Yes | ||
Daniels | Martha C. | Jan 1843 | Oct 1929 | Wife; dau of Daniel & Catherine Brown | |||
Daniels | Verna | 07 Jun 1899 | 05 Dec 1918 | son of John & Viola Daniels | |||
Daniels | Viola [Graham] | 1873 | 1933 | ssa John H. | |||
Daniels | William F. | 1874 | 1902 | ||||
Daniels | Infant | 04 Jul 1907 | 04 Jul 1907 | son of J.& V. Daniels | |||
Haskins | Elizabeth | 1820 | 1911 | between two Daniels stones - perhaps related? | |||
Heath | Catharine | 1801 | 1894 | between two Daniels stones - perhaps related? | |||
Higganbotham | Rebecca | 25 Apr 1880 | age 72y 2d | ||||
Keller | James Orvan | 17 Jul 1900 | 20 Aug 1980 | inside fence with Archer graves | |||
Keller | Zelma Marie [Archer] | 08 Mar 1901 | 19 Mar 1962 | Beloved wife | inside fence with Archer graves; dau of Sherman & Rose | ||
Metz | Frank L. | 28 Jul 1886 | 11 m 4 d; son of E. & L. | stone broken & eroded | |||
Moore | Elizabeth | 26 May 1881 | 61y; wife of A. F. Moore | ||||
Patton | Janie (Archer) | 1879 | 1930 | wife of W. M. Patton | |||
Stratton | Calvin | 1849 | 1904 | ||||
Smith | Sumner | 1829 | 1876 | thought to have committed suicide | Blk C Lot 37 | ||
Witt | America J. | 08 Dec 1885 | 26y 6m 10d; wife of M. B. Witt | ||||
Worthington | Mary C. | 21 Apr 1886 | 17y 1m 27d; dau of E.R. & L. Worthington | Blk C, Lot 42 | |||
2 graves with broken rock markers | not legible | ||||||
1 grave with broken rock marker | S. G. | 1880 |
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Information presented here in square brackets [ ] has been added
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