Swango Cemetery Records, Edgar County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Deane Craig Here's something I thought some of you might be interested in. My brother, Robert Isaac Craig, Jr., gave me an old paper poster that has pieces of it missing. On the back are handwritten names, donation amounts and items purchased or needed to be purchased for a new fence around Swango Cemetery in Edgar County, Illinois. It is dated May 1953. A map is also drawn to get to the cemetery from Paris, Illinois. (Note: Swango Cemetery has more of my Craig ancestors buried in one location than any other place I know.) At the top, which has most of the poster paper pieces missing, it reads like this: (missing)....."d for new fence around"...(missing) (missing)......"Swango - in Edgar Cou"...(missing) (missing)...."k and repairing marke".....(missing) (missing)....."Craig of first Craig in"..(missing) (missing)..."m Daniel Craig Isaac N"..(missing) (missing).."er children John and 5 sis"(missing) (missing).."he first of five generations of "..(missing) (missing)."Swango Cemetery up to year 1896 -" (Here are the names listed:) "Edward (lawyer for Ill. Central RR) Craig 76 East Monroe St. Chicago, Ill $10.00 I give more if needed Elizabeth Parrish Shaw ( Nora Parrish Daniels ( $8.00 Blanche Daniels German ( 1550 West William St. Decatur, Ill. Carl E. Craig ( 2649 Vassar Terrace ( Fresno 3 Calif. ( as ( needed Billie Craig ( later 136 Beaumont Ave. ( Martin, Tenn. ( Nellie Bower ( 1.00 Hindsboro, Ill. Roy Cunningham ( Labor - Oliver, Ill. Ronald Roderick ( Labor Hindsboro filling in graves cutting brush spraying weeds and brush killer - Mary Craig Roderick lettering marker ( 3.50 " and " ( Elza Walls Paris,Ill. cutting brush ( .50 ( Arthur E. Craig wants copy of paper - $5.00 bro's ( son of Andrew Craig ( bro. Frank(dec.) Zink ( Frank H. Craig 5.00 ( L. J. Craig 10.00 Ida M. O'Hair 5.00 Lafayette Craig's dau. Z.P. O'Hair 5.00 Rose Hickman ( ( 4.00 Floyd Dickson ( Ida Frazier will help = 15.00 Nellie Bower 5.00 Martha Craig 5.00 Bess Munson 5.00 Ida Welsch 5.00 Carl Craig 5.00 Billie " 5.00 Lady at Store Oliver = $1.00 Cases $35.00 Thur. May - 7th 53 Paid out Wilford Kenney Cedar Posts $37.50 Hauling " 2.00 Hedge Posts $36.00 Fence wire Staples Barb wire - Brush Killer" (And finally, off to one side is written:) Robert Craig's "Merry Hindsboro go Ill. round" - 1893 - *************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. *********************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Deane Craig