Dixon-Volkert Cemetery, Hardin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 þ£SÌ Ì  °T› Ð    Ð 6* ' ' R \' \' \' \'    à=Ð/ Ð8 d \' ÿÿÿÿ Ð Î  tÂ( \' n' T Dixon-Volkert Cemetery This cemetery is located 1 mile north on Iron Furnace Road at junction of Rte 146 and 34, midway between Rosiclare and Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Illinois. Oldest marked grave is dated 1864. Stones read May, 1999 Ford, Lucy K. b. July 5, 1921 d. Ford, Sydney B. b. June 11, 1919 d. Aug. 24, 1972 Ford, Roy Gene, Sr. b. 1937 d. 1981 Damron, William Russell b. Feb. 20, 1927 d. June 30, 1994 Tec 5 U.S. Army W.W. II Shockley, Clyde d. Jan 22, 1940 Il. Pvt. 1st Cl. 28th Inf. Div. Shockley, Auncie B. b. 1907 d. 1944 Young, Ada Belle b. 1896 d. 1969 Watson, Abby Lee b. Aug. 21, 1983 d. Aug. 23, 1983 Mead Jones, Robert Houston b. Nov. 28, 1910 d. July 28, 1970 Henson, Elijah b. Dec. 14, ? d. July 287 1928 WWI Pvt. 40th INF 14th Div. Carman, William R. b. Jan. 28, 1934 d. Jan 5, 1982 PFC U. S. Army - Korea Henson, Jesse D. b. 1891 d. 1922 Henson, Rosa K. b. 1895 d. 19? ND Henson, George b. 1914 d. 1917 Henson, Olive b. 1912 d. 1915 Donithan, Roy Allen b. Jan. 4, 1938 d. Oct. 24, 1979 SP 4 Army Donithan, Loren E. b. Sept. 5, 1910 d. May 21, 1986 Married Oct. 31, 1931 Donithan, Ailene D. b. May 9, 1911 d. July 20, 1993 Donithan, Leroy b. 1935 d. 1935 Hawkins, Helen E. b. 1915 d. 1917 Hawkins, Wilmetta A. b Jan. 15, 1913 d. (Married Jan. 27, 1932 and parents of Creta H. and Charles P. Hawkins, S. Ernest b. Dec. 18 1911 d. Nov. 2, 1995 Hawkins, Emma b. 1918 d. 1919 Hawkins, Benjamin b. 1907 . d. 1908 Hawkins, Frances E. b. 1901 d. 1902 Hawkins, Ella b. Feb. 23, 1874 d. Dec. 28, 1928 Hawkins, Elder C.I. b. Nov. 13, 1865 d. Jan. 17 1918 Ralph, Aunt Martha b. 1866 d. 1928 King, Allen b. June 1877 d. Mar. 1910 Dixon, Charlotte b. Feb. 21, 1864 d. Feb. 5, 1930 Dixon, David J. b. Dec. 28 1858 d. Dec. 13, 1935 ?? (illegible) Dixon, James W. b. 1838 d. 1864 Cpl. Co. B. 135 IL. Regt. Civil War Dixon, Kissiah. b. Apr. 8, 1839 d. June 5, 1918 Sweat, Loy D. b. 1907 d. 1949 King, Loren Oliver b. 1892 d. 1919 King, Charles b. Apr. 25, 1888 d. Apr. 20. 1922 Pvt. 32nd Co. Coast Arty King, Joseph A. b. May 16, 1863 d. Oct. 11, 1923 King, Triphena L. b. May 30, 1864 d. Jan. 8, 1936 Dixon, Lizzie G. b. 1890 d. 1961 Dixon, James b. 1886 d. 1935 Dixon, Orval J. b. Feb. 5, 1919 d. July 10, 1971 IL Tec 5 485 AAA AW BN CAC WWII Dixon, Gordon b. Jan. 19, 1913 d. Mar. 7, 1952 Day, Robert Harold b. July 20, 1922 d. Nov. 30, 1988 FC1 U.S. Navy WWII Day, Dodie Tyree b. Feb., 1922 d. Boehm, Charles E. b. July 30, 1923 d. Oct. 16, 1984 PFC U.S. Army Boehm, Jaunita L. b. Jan. 23, 1924 d. Tyree, Martha b. ? d. Dec. 6, ? Tyree, John Martin b. ? 1885 d. Dec. 21, 1937 Tyree, ? EL b. Oct. 1935 d. Mar., ? Tyree, Austin b. Nov. 25, 1926 d. Jan. 20, 1928 Tyree, Lelia b. ? d. ? Gerhardt, Alice Sweat b.? d.? Gerhardt, Infant b.? d.? ?? (Illegible) Sweat, Andrew J. b. 1861 d. 1928 Sweat, Mary Dixon b. 1861 d. 1902 Sweat, Barbara b.? d.? Sweat, Margaret b.? d.? Sweat, Albert D. b. 1882 d. 1928 Sweat, Dena b. 1887 d. 1970 Sweat, Billy Charles b. Sept. 22, 1938 d. Nov. 27, 1948 (Son of Loy and Lita Sweat) Sweat, E. Leta b. 1910 d. Conkle, Jasper E. b. 1927 d. 1991 Conkle, Elizabeth b. 1959 d. (The 2 above married on June 20, 1980) Henson, John W. b. Aprl 14, 1883 d. Mar. 24, 1938 Henson, Lee A. b. Nov. 30, 1883 d. Feb. 22, 1979 Henson, Glen b.? d. 1928 Henson, Abe b. Nov. 16, 1904 d. Mar. 31, 1981 Henson, Viola b. Jan 29 1907 d. May 27, 1979 (The 2 above were married Sept. 26, 1926) Mason, Baby b. Oct. 23, 1934 d. Feb. 21, 1937 Henson, Andrew D. b. 1879 d. 1947 Henson, Myrtle M. b. 1880 d. 1921 Conkle, Herman b. 1896 d. 1951 Conkle, Mary b. 1900 d. 1977 Conkle, J. Frederick b. Apr. 28, 1932 d. May 19, 1932 Conkle, H. Boyd b. Dec. 1923 d. July 1924 Conkle, Charles David b. Oct. 13, 1924 d. Nov. 1980 (Buried in Acension Cemetery, Libertyville, IL. SSgt. U.S. Army) Conkle, Fred C. b. June 10, 1892 d. Jan. 11, 1972 Pvt. U.S. Army W.W. I Conkle, Ella S. b. Feb. 27, 1897 d. Aug. 26, 1935 Conkle, Albert P. b. May 15, 1920 d. July 21, 1995 Conkle, Lorene b. Feb. 9, 1920 d. May 28, 1991 Phillips, John Avery b. 1952 d. 1952 Henson, Charles A. b. 1933 d. 1936 Henson, Eula M. b. 1931 d. 1933 Conkle, Doris Fay b. July 18, 1928 d. Oct. 11, 1997 (No headstone) Conkle, Garvin b. Aug. 1, 1928 d. Dec. 31, 1993 (No headstone) Conkle, Baby (No headstone) Burk, Paul Franklin b. Aug. 13, 1937 d. Burk, G. Carolyn Henson b. June 21, 1943 d. Dec. 9, 1996 (The 2 above were married Aug. 10, 1963) Henson, John b. 1902 d. 1991 Henson , Carmen b. 1904 d. 1972 Conkle, Stephen D. b. 1953 d. 1953 (Son of Patsy and Linzie) Conkle, Ernest R. b. 1954 d. 1954 Conkle, Stanley R. b. 1959 d. 1959 Conkle, Linzie D. b. Nov. 4, 1929 d. Apr. 29, 1994 Conkle, Patsy S. b. Feb. 8, 1933 d. (The 2 above married June 1, 1952) Spear, Ethel b. Apr. 4, 1907 d. Mar. 27, 1960 Spear, Oscar b. Oct. 4, 1886 d. Feb. 15, 1946 Spear, Arthur E. b. Nov. 25, 1936 d. Mar. 8, 1937 Spear, Wilma b. June 29, 1928 d. Nov. 26, 1935 Meadows, Simon Peter b. Mar. 4, 1917 d. May 2, 1984 Pvt. U.S. Army WWII Thomas, Harold(no headstone) b. Feb. 25, 1953 d. Nov. 28, 1997 Spear, Lora Mae, b. May, 11, 1938 d. July 12, 1991 Spear, Elmer b. Feb. 20, 1910 d. Hurford, Virginia R. b. 1926 d. Hurford, Freeman A. b. 1923 d. 1965 Hurford, Arthur b. 1898 d. 1967 Hurford, Hattie E. b. 1903 d. 1949 Hurford, Marjie Janet b. 1944 d. 1944 Hurford, Beaulah Lois b. Jan. 9, 1936 d. 1936 Hurford, Carrie Lou b. Nov. 10, 1934 d. Nov. 10, 1934 Hurford, Edna Imogene b. May 11, 1930 d. June 9, 1930 Hurford, Eugene W. b. May 21, 1925 d. May 29, 1925 Volkert, Caroline b. May 5, 1862 d. Jan. 31, 1929 Volkert, Anton b. Mar. 7, 1857 d. Mar. 26, 1937 Volkert Frank b. 1878 d. 1948 Volkert, Eva b. d. Volkert, Grace A. b. Nov. 21, 1899 d. Feb. 23, 1985 Volkert, Henry F. b. Sept. 25, 1896 d. Jan. 22, 1968 Volkert, Daisy V. b. Sept. 25, 1899 d. Jan. 21, 1975 (married Dec. 7, 1919) Volkert, Anton H. b. Feb.20, 1890 d. Aug. 15, 1978 Pvt. Army WWI Volkert, Thomas H. b. Oct. 3, 1901 d. Nov. 21, 1985 Volkert, Nellie M. b. Jan. 5, 1906 d. June 22, 1979 Hurford, Cecil b. 1896 d. 1956 Hurford, Suda b. 1900 d. 1956 Hurford, Jack G. b. Sept. 19, 1929 d. Mar. 1 1997 S.F.C. U. S. Army Volkert, Earl b. 1921 d. 1974 PFC WWII Volkert , Hildred b. 1925 d. ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ