Christian County IL Archives Cemeteries.....Berea Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janna Lawrence jannabeth@earthlink.net May 18, 2004 Berea Cemetery, Christian Co., IL recorded December 29, 2002 by Grace Powell Carriker, Janna Carriker Lawrence, and Linda Carriker Solis. Berea Cemetery is located behind Berea Christian Church, near Niantic, Il, in Mosquito Township, Christian Co., IL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emma M. Pollard 4/20/1882-1/22/1964 Orville B. Pollard 8/30/1879-8/2/1950 daughter Gladys H. Pollard 9/9/1902-7/16/1922 son Glen F. Pollard 9/9/1902-1/8/1928 Minnie J. Bramel 1878-1966 John W. Bramel 1876-1927 Infant daughter November 1902 Nancy A. Bramel 1871-1971 Thomas J. Bramel 1865-1955 son Thomas B. Bramel 1911-1966 son Thurwell R. (John) Bramel 1909-1969 son Robert E. Bramel 1892-1971 Frank W. Travis 4/17/1865-6/22/1910 Iva L. Travis 3/26/1871-2/6/1965 3 infant children - unreadable son Lee E. Travis 1899-1955 Ada Frances Sanders 9/10/1876-2/13/1938 William Dallas Sanders 8/6/1876-3/8/1942 Robert Elder 11/1/1844-6/18/1910 Martha E. Elder 8/11/1845-11/30/1892 Louisa J. Elder 1868-1959 James H. Nisewaner 3/29/1830-12/1/1910 Sarah E. Nisewaner 8/2/1841-6/18/1899 Leno Nisewaner 1867-1918 Jacob R. Nisewaner 1846-1926 Nettie M. Leeper 1880-1959 Artemus F. Leeper 1873-1953 son Guy J. Leeper 12/30/1900-12/6/1901 Etta Gardner Bailey 1893-1920 Bertha J. Bailey 12/23/1898-6/19/1996 Orville E. Bailey 11/15/1893-8/23/1967 Evelyn E. Bailey 8/3/1920-10/18/1940 Lela Beatrice Byers 8/27/1894-10/29/1918 infant daughter Lela 10/26/1918-11/4/1918 Geneva R.Bailey 1875-1961 Charley L. Bailey 1871-1951 infant son 4/4/1912 Tony Bailey 9/21/1877-5/15/1905 wife of C.L. Bailey Henry T. Keith 6/4/1839-2/9/1910 Charles M. Keith 3/24/1870-12/29/1900 Allegra Witts Allen 12/30/1900-3/28/1986 Arthur V. Allen 11/17/1897-2/9/1974 Mahala McVey died 1/2/1889 wife of L.H. McVey Vera Lee Abel 1894-1895 daughter of J.F. and Dora Abel Annie M. Elder 10/14/1873-5/8/1969 J. Albert Elder 8/24/1870-12/14/1944 Charles E. Elder 1896-1980 Lucinda J. Ball 10/25/1853-2/3/1911 William B. Pierson 9/11/1831-6/14/1914 Caroline Pierson 9/14/1835-9/22/1900 John Riegel 6/22/1827-10/9/1911 Nancy Riegel 10/2/1823-7/11/1909 David L. Marsh 6/20/1859- [no date] Celestia A. Marsh 12/14/1853-5/28/1928 Mary E. Elder 1869-1954 William H. Elder 1868-1927 ??Andrew Blankenship (infant) ??Etchison ??unreadable ?? unreadable P.A. Travis 4/24/1827-10/25/1905 Jane Travis 11/8/1827-6/13/1906 ??unreadable Infant Bramel 1885 Benjamin E. Bramel 8/11/1852-8/27/1918 Fannie Bramel 6/18/1854-3/22/1938 Jasper Wedekind 3/7/1839-1/12/15 Lola L. McVey 1882-1923 William McVey 5/17/1849-3/12/1915 Hannah McVey 1/29/1849-4/15/1929 Florence M. Smart 1873-1952 Thomas Allen Smart 1862-1939 Cora F. Wedekind 1874-1951 Carl J. Wedekind 1869-1949 daughter Eva Frances 9/10/1902-10/20/1910 Rebecca F. Abel 5/29/1834-10/4/1920 daughter Leah May [no dates] ??Woard?? ??unreadable James C. Cross 1841-1918 Rebecca Cross 1845-1925 son Orville [no date] daughter Mary Effie [no date] James S. Harper 1820-1894 ??Infant daughter [unreadable] Pierson Eva Cross Burke 5/8/1886-5/3/1978 John S. Burke 12/20/1885-11/25/1948 Richard Bramel 11/9/1873-10/19/1905 John H. Brannock 1858-1906 Sarah A. Brannock 1865-1950 Lee Brannock 1901-1962 Arthur Brannock 1904 Caro Brannock 1874-1953 William Powell 1828-1911 Vera E. Travis 12/23/1906 - [no date] Walter R. Travis 2/6/1904-2/9/1982 C. Jospehine Travis 1861-1945 Allen Travis 1857-1933 Bettie R. Pollard 2/9/1875-7/9/1903 on top of gravestone - Bess C.F. Pollard 8/8/1901 ?? Mary ??Grace Jeremiah F. Ferguson 12/15/1837-8/10/1925 Sidna A. Ferguson 2/8/1862-4/26/1913 ??Ferguson [old stone-unreadable] ??Mockbee [two stones - unreadable] Martha Ellen Mockbee 3/8/1901 aged 10 months Thomas A. Mockbee 7/18/1875-12/26/1912 Harriet J. Hogan 8/24/1839-12/18/1912 C. Eugene Hogan oHoHogan 12/5/1900-2/5/1920 Alberta Hogan 5/11/1908-3/2/1911 Evelyn A. Hogan 10/17/1910-1/26/1911 Ethel A. Hogan 10/17/1910-2/5/1920 Christoph Furstenberg 6/11/1847-12/3/1917 Mary Furstenberg 1/3/1856-2/19/1917 Olga M. Furstenberg 10/27/1896-7/30/1985 Otis F. Furstenberg 12/19/1895-4/18/1938 Fred Doan 11/21/1895-5/11/1918 Roy Doan 1/13/1908-2/1/1949 John L. Doan 10/14/1900-12/7/1953 John F. Doan 1847-1921 Myron Willis Cross 9/21/1878-8/3/1915 Clara L. Cross 4/5/1880-5/29/1967 Carroll E. Cross 1902-1981 Henry Furstenberg 1/8/1845-1/15/1913 Johanne Furstenberg 10/30/1844-5/2/1909 Alva G. Knisley died 7/9/1908, aged 22 years 3 months 8 days says "Father" on top Arminta Morrison 1861-1921 Carole Sue Edwards Nelson 2/7/1941-10/13/1984 John J. Zienkosky 1907-1976 Faye Zienkosky 1914-1996 James Critchnau 1876-1953 "Father" Daisy A. Critchnau 1879-1918 "Mother" Alonzo Harmow 8/9/1887-10/12/1912 Lucinda Harmon 8/17/1838-12/26/1910(?) Isaac Harmon 8/6/1835 - [no date] Co. I, 51 Ind. Inf. William H. Witts [no dates] Co. A, 21 Ill. Inf. Cassie Herman Witts 1890-1913 wife of Ed Witts Elmer F. Witts 1884-1942 Kenneth Guy Witts 1897-1941 Freda F. Butterfield 1894-1959 Walter B. Butterfield 1882-1846 Robert W. Butterfield 6/29/1921 son of W.B. and F.F. Butterfield Ervin Barnes 1880-1926 Nannie Lee Barnes 1883-1969 Clarence Barnes 1903-1936 Morris Barnes 1921-1921 Vera M. Elliott 9/23/1901-9/14/1998 daughter of A.H. and M.M. McVey A. Howard McVey 1876-1935 Mata M. McVey 1879-1946 Lois M. McVey 9/11/1912-9/29/1920 daughter of A.H. and M.M. McVey Charles H. Brannock 1888-1973 "Father" M. Beulah Brannock 1884-1935 "Mother" Francis I. Brannock 1918-1921 "Daughter" Ruth A. Himstedt 2/13/1889-7/22/1953 Louis A. Himstedt 3/14/1860-12/27/1953 Emily J. Himstedt 2/17/1865-1/4/1921 Betty McVey Witts 1865-1929 "Mother" John L. Copenbarger 7/10/1866- 5/28/1924 Minnie L. Copenbarger 3/2/1870-6/24/1945 Lelah A. Kresin 9/26/1901-4/29/1974 Ernest A. Kresin 3/16/1900-2/20/1978 Tena M. Kresin 5/5/1873-11/30/1954 August Kresin 11/24/1866-8/7/1947 Lewis J. Kresin 8/8/1911-2/11/1897 son of A. and T.M. Kresin Anna Knisley 12/3/1903-10/19/1904 daughter of I.N. and M.J. Knisley "Baby" I.N. Knisley 1857-1930 Martha J. Knisley 1861-1910 Joseph Knisley ????-1907 Minnie 1846-1936 wife of J. Appel and William Carter Jacob Appel 6/13/1839-3/10/1904(?) Henrietta Furstenberg 1/15/1824-8/15/1908 wife of Christoph Furstenberg "Mother" Amos Appel 10/28/1869-3/19/1912 A. Guy Cross 1897-1926 Infant Cross born 11/8/1896 Infant son of H.I. and H. Cross ??Walker?? [unreadable] died 2/3/1884 Hallie Ellen Cross 11/20/1891-4/16/1976 Lucy A. Cross 1/8/1862-9/8/1923 Henry J. Cross 8/23/1853-2/8/1902 Derinda Cross died 1/7/1886 aged 33 years 2 months 27 days wife of H.J. Cross [little tower - blank or worn off] E. Jane Bramel 1855-1944 Christopher C. Bramel 1849-1927 James W. Copenbarger 11/5/1833-10/8/1908 Malinda C. Copenbarger 1/8/1843-9/21/1918 Henry Shrader 1840-[no date] Co. A, 152 Ill. Inf. Minnie Shrader 1857-1924 Nina E. Ashcraft 1872-1956 "Mother" Eva Fromm 1913-1920 "Daughter" Raymond Fromm 1918-1920 "Son" Otto William Fromm 4/9/1890-4/9/1960 Iva Myrtle Fromm 9/26/1890-2/14/1964 Edward Otto Fromm 3/15/1922-5/9/1994 MM2 U.S. Navy, WW II Bertha Fay Lucas 1/25/1896-10/14/1983 James C. Baldis 6/27/1911-12/3/1973 Pvt, U.S. Army John Baldis 1874-1949 Iva Baldis 1888-1916 Mae Baldis 1914-1916 "Daughter" Fern D. Baldis 1916-1987 "Daughter" Wayne Marsh 1913-1921 Martha J. Marsh 1892-1929 E.J. Marsh 1889-1979 Mary E. Mockbee 1870-1942 Jesse A. Mockbee 1866-1935 Vern Mockbee 1908-1974 "Father" ??unreadable?? Nancy Copenbarger 1865-1944 George W. Copenbarger 1861-1934 [first name missing?] Hollingsworth 2/1810-4/1888 Mary Hollingsworth 11/1828-7/1898? George McQuality died 5/14/1894 aged 74 years John M. McVey died 4/7/1910 aged 63 years 4 months 25 days Dorinda E. McVey [no dates] Della A. McVey 8/5/1895-9/10/1895 daughter of Joseph and Cora McVey Cora M. McVey 1877-1950 Joseph M. McVey 1872-1929 Richard Bramel 11/9/1873-10/9[?]/1905 [little unreadable stone] Henry Himstedt 1838-1927 "born in Germany" C.H. Himstedt 9/24/1827-10/3/1907 Henrietta Himstedt 9/10/1826-8/19/1884 Minnie Himstedt 1865-1926 Eda May True 5/23/1890-5/18/1952 "Mother" ???[unreadable] Sloan died 4/23/1878 Amanda Shrader died 4/17/1870 Ella Shrader died 5/20/1897 Mariah Shrader died 1896, aged 49 [these names are on 3 sides of a square pillar, almost unreadable, with more writing] Charles Harding Shrader died 3/14/1883, aged 8 mos son of ?? and M.M. Shrader Samuel Shrader died 1880 son of ?? and M.M. Shrader ???[unreadable] died 1875 Millard G. Shrader 1884-1899 E.D. Phillips 1828-1874 Mary Phllips 1863-1864 Jane? Phillips 1865-1872 Dustin Fields 11/23/1987-6/19/2000 William "Billy Joe" Franklin 9/11/1959-1/29/1990 Charles G. Gordy 5/22/1921-2/11/1997 Army WW II Marcella (Sally) Thomas 7/21/1929-2/1/2001 Juanita L. Gideon 1/12/1955-3/16/2000 Richard L. Gideon 3/25/1953-1/16/1999 married 4/6/1974 Mary Ann Bailey 5/30/1930-6/27/1995 M. Ruth Elder 12/6/1909-5/19/1993 Harold Elder 5/19/1893-2/9/1988 Joseph D. McVey 4/10/1925-2/13/1991 Pvt, U.S. Army, WW II Harold Frances Patton 11/18/1930-8/18/1987 Donna Jean Patton 10/22/1938-2/20/1984 Harold E. Cochran 11/13/1913-7/20/1995 Anamae 12/21/1916 - [no date] married 11/2/1940 Dorothy Mary Damery Stewart 3/28/1918-12/1/2000 Thomas Roland Stewart 11/7/1914-9/18/2000 married 12/16/1936 Shirley "Smitty" Smith 7/16/1932-10/2/1999 Carol Burns Smith 4/2/1934 - [no date] married 8/26/1951 Lonnie R. Gentry 6/9/1936-6/15/1999 Christopher A. Vogel 3/23/1985-8/28/1985 Ernest A. Hudson 11/11/1912-2/17/1992 WW II Franklin Keith Slifer, Sr. 11/11/1928-12/13/1996 Patricia Ann Slifer 6/29/1931- [no date] married 11/3/1951 parents of Gerald A., Franklin K., Jr., Daniel L., Patricia M., Timothy L., Douglas H., David A. Dorothy E. (Allsup) Furstenburg 4/10/1918-12/24/1993 Myron L. (Pete) Furstenburg 8/22/1916-7/71/1991 married 6/19/1937 Druanne Davis Copenbarger 11/1/1921-1/15/1979 Charles William Copenbarger 11/26/1918-3/7/1999 married 6/28/1958 Flying Tiger - China-Burma-India Theater 14th AF, 23rd Fighter Group, 74th Fighter Squadron 1st Lieutenant, Army Air Force, WW II Pauline A. Elder 1910-1971 Cecil R. Elder 1905-1999 Anna M. Elder 5/22/1897-5/6/1983 Raymond D. Elder 12/24/1897-3/23/1983 Fern F. Elder 1900-1979 Earl J. Elder 1899-1984 Ronald G. Mormon 4/1/1955-5/2/1955 Georgia B. Copenbarger Thompson 3/18/1914-3/24/1997 "wife of Hugh B. Connor" Arthur Richard Thompson 1/8/1913-1/3/1980 Marilyn E. Gideon 6/10/1931-8/8/1998 Donald G. Gideon 1/17/1932- [no date] married 4/14/1951 Thomas D. Gideon 8/28/1955-6/25/1972 Marie B. Leeper 8/9/1907-11/10/2002 Wayne G. Leeper 8/11/1907-5/25/1981 married 2/18/1939 E. Pearl Moore 11/3/1900-7/28/1993 C. Elmer Moore 7/29/1899-11/2/1976 Mary L. Ryan 7/28/1903-5/14/1975 Robert L. Ryan 4/17/1902- [no date] married 2/15/1928 Dantzelle Marie Ryan 8/15/1913-11/19/1985 Don Albretta Ryan 3/6/1908-6/4/1960 Janet E. Hogan 10/13/1949-8/3/1953 daughter of J.B. and Evelyn Hogan Helen M. Powell 4/24/1899-12/28/1987 Ermel E. Powell 4/18/1897-6/3/1949 Kenneth R. Rankin 5/22/1927-12/27/1992 Marilyn L. Rankin 8/29/1929 - [no date] married 11/20/1949 Charles O. Young 11/20/1871-3/30/1957 Bobby L. Smith 11/17/1951 Daniel Lee Slifer, Jr. 2/27/1976-3/7/1976 Dorothy Jane Franklin 1/14/1924-12/28/1998 Roy H. Franklin 1/19/1923-3/23/2001 married 8/11/1976 Richard Carl Dingman 1/2/1911-6/27/1979 Pvt, U.S. Army, WW II Ricky D. Garren 11/12/1956-7/13/1981 Isaac Dale Knisley 3/17/1918-10/2/1985 Pvt, U.S. Army, WW II Ella M. Leeper 1/17/1906-5/23/1981 Homer W. Leeper 1/7/02-2/23/1984 married 9/25/1926 Michael Dean Burke 1/4/1972-1/10/1972 Carl F. Etchison 3/24/1914-12/17/1971 Mable M. Etchison 2/27/1922- [no date] Gilbert Lee Copenbarger 11/28/1943-11/30/1943 Temperence Copenbarger 1908-1981 Robert L. Copenbarger 1893-1974 married 10/22/1929 daughter Eva I. Copenbarger 1/12/1914-4/12/2000 son Oscar R. Copenbarger 4/14/1916-9/21/1994 Mary Louise Copenbarger 3/27/1926-5/23/1926 Arthur O. Copenbarger 1889-1929 Geneva R. Copenbarger 1891-1986 Corley B. Ryan 1/4/1904-7/17/1985 Salina J. Ryan 1862-1936 George A. Ryan 1876-1936 Helen F. Copenbarger 10/18/1902-9/12/1995 Herbert J. Copenbarger 10/9/1901-10/3/1994 married 2/28/1923 Maude F. Gardner 1896-1987 Ciney R. Gardner 1890-1970 Erma B. Moore 1898-1988 William J. Moore 1902-1938 Howard O. Bramel 7/2/1927-8/7/1961 Fern B. Hartwig 1901-1970 Russel V. Hartwig 1901-1971 C. Howard Wilson, M.D. 12/3/1871-8/31/1939 Jessie L. Wilson 10/29/1875-1/27/1958 Leah Bramel Copenbarger 8/26/1887-6/22/1977 James B. Copenbarger 3/25/1888-5/12/1971 Merlie E. Bramel 9/24/1901-11/18/1986 Willard L. Bramel 12/23/1900-7/19/1984 Charles H. Bramel 1912-1980 Glenn W. Bramel 1902-1937 Theda Mae Havener 8/20/1928-3/14/1929 Dollie E. Hogan 1878-1937 John C. Hogan 1869-1944 Florence Powell 1871-1937 Henry Powell 1867-1921 Lelah Marie Carr 3/10/1896-7/3/1990 Alonzo Howard Carr 1/23/1890-7/31/1928 Laura Belle Bailey 2/24/1867-4/2/1932 Christopher F. Bailey 4/21/1865-1/16/1952 Robert C. Bailey 5/20/1901-12/29/1972 Wilmer McVey 1891-1954 Luetta McVey 1891-1935 Bruce W. Furstenberg 1914-1835 Mary E. Furstenberg 1889-1968 William H. Furstenberg 1888-1941 John Calvin Knisley 4/22/1924-9/6/1991 SM3, U.S. Navy, WW II Minnie C. Knisley 1898-1963 Henry C. Knisley 1890-1960 Kenneth Dale Knisley 11/4/1946-7/28/1988 BT3, U.S. Navy, Vietnam Bessie A. Stayton 1912-1979 Leo J. Stayton 1906-1989 Wayne Bottrell 9/28/1927 Esther H. Bottrell 1895-1974 George Bottrell 1894-1954 Merl E. Bottrell 12/13/1931-4/4/2001 Kathryn Z. Bottrell 4/16/1937 - [no date] married 8/12;/1956 Arminta J. Butterfield 1857-1926 Bona W. Butterfield 1855-1943 Alice Butterfield 1880-1961 Velorus Butterfield 1878-1945 Joyce E. Himstedt 12/30/1935-1/6/1992 Emily F. Himstedt 1911-1995 [Mother] Raymond L. Himstedt 1906-1981 [Father] Lucile T. Himstedt 1904-1931 [Mother] Marvin Dale Witts 6/6/1922-6/10/1922 Chalice Norine Witts 10/10/1908-3/17/1929 Edith Velma Witts 3/1/1906-11/3/1938 Grace Keith Witts 3/1/1881-4/12/1942 William H. Witts 12/25/1875-9/9/1948 James V. Rigg 1/20/1942 Daisy Etchison Pickel 1878-1955 Frank Etchison 10/19/1868-7/28/1948 Ettie Erisman Deavalt 1885-1957 George Tipton Deavalt 1884-1923 Grace Bramel 2/23/1904-5/26/1972 Aubrey Bramel 7/13/1903-10/27/1957 Hannah J. Bramel 1891-1982 William O. Bramel 1894-1985 http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/christian/cemeteries/berea.txt