Boon Family Cemetery Location: Jackson Co., IL Sandridge Twp. For further information on the area or any one buried there please contact Jeana e-mail address GGQR51B@prodigy.com I have personally visited and recorded the following information directly from the grave stones. I have included some information in which I copied from the records of Jackson Co. court house in Murphysboro, IL. Any additional information is italicized. The Boon family is buried in the middle of the cemetery and there is a low sand stone wall around them, built by Benningsen Boon, Sr. A very tall monument stands in the middle, a white sand stone plaque states the following: Benningson Boon first white child born in Jackson Co. Son of Capt. Wm Boon First permanent settler of Jackson Co. Was also Capt. of ILL riflemen in Battle of New Orleans Elizabeth H his wife was a daughter of Conrad Will founder of Brownsville first State Senator member first constitutional assembly Benningsen Boon 6 May 1807 Jackson Co., IL F--Wm Boon(e) KY>IL 21 Mar 1879 came to IL 1805 Veteran of Black Hawk War M--Elizabeth (Cline) under Abe Lincoln, Liet d 1814 Jeff Davis, Capt Elizabeth Boon 12 June 1812 b PA F--Conrad Will PA>IL (Will) 14 Feb 1855 came to IL 1814 d 11 Jun 1834 Sarah Whitson 15 Dec 1832 Wife of Wm B Whitson (Boon) 3 Feb 1854 (1826-1911) m 27 Jan 1849 Julia Ann Donalds 20 Nov 1834 Wife of Moses Donalds (Boon) 10 Jan 1860 B F Donalds 9 Jan 1860 Son of M & J Donalds 21 Jan 1860 William Boon 6 Oct 1843 5 Jul 1864 Co A 80th Reg IL Vol Inf -- Capt Atticus Boon 1844 24 Jan 1855 Benningsen Boon Jr 6 Feb 1852 30 Oct 1854 John Bradshaw 8 Oct 1847 IND F--Benjamin--TN 5 Jan 1917 Jacob, IL M--Mary A Matilda Bradshaw 1857-1944 Wife of John Ben Bradshaw Nov 1845 John's brother 7 May 1905 Margaret Bradshaw __________ 27 Feb 1890 Mary Whipkey 2 Nov 1843 Evansville, IN Wife of Herman Whipkey (Bradshaw) 8 Oct 1829 Gorham, IL John's sister Ben B Bradshaw Apr 1866 Ben's son 3 Sep 1872 Daniel Bradshaw 1820-1883 Wm T Bilderback 10 Dec 1852 Son of F & E 26 Feb 1859 Ella C Bilderback 8 Nov 1832 Wife of E Bilderback (Henson) 12 Nov 1860 Sophia C Henson 21 Jul 1811 Wife of B F Henson 7 Feb 1852 Joyce D Mead(e) 15 Jan 1933 F--Oliver Meade 25 Apr 1936 M--Edith (Cheathm) Dora South 1894-1899 Anna Morgan 3 Sep 1907 Wife of Wallace Morgan (Graves) 7 Oct 1829 Hester Ann Fisher 1861 12 Mar 1887 Sarah ________ 28 Feb 1806 TN Wife of Wm 20 Apr 1870 Mother of 13 children Sophia C Mansker __________ 5 Jan 1857 Mitchell Akin No Dates Pvt Co B 13th ILL Cav Civil War 2 white markers with lambs on them unreadable white sand stone markers one with SSB and one with SB There are about 10 blank Sandstone markers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jeana (© 1997 Jeana) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file.