Kankakee County IL Archives Cemeteries.....Bonfield Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarch.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarch.org/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Willibey willibey@keynet.net June 1999 Bonfield is located approximately 9 miles west of Kankakee, IL on Route 17; and then 2 miles North of route 17 on the N9000W road. Bonfield is in Salina Township of Kankakee County. Bonfield Cemetery is located at the north end of West Avenue in the Village of Bonfield. The abstract states the land went to Castalio Hosmer, Jr. from the United States of America in 1850. The earliest tombstone date found in the cemetery is that of John H. Ashley born in 1824 and died in 1853. It is believe there are a number of unmarked graves on the west end of the cemetery. The first record of this area of land becoming a cemetery was in January 1897. Jerome and Susan Dickerson donated five acres to the Trustees of the Village of Bonfield. John K. Croswell surveyed it in July of 1897. The village has maintained the cemetery since that time. If anyone would like more information about this cemetery, they may contact: James Buckman P.O. Box 85, Bonfield IL 60913-0085 Darlene Charter charter@keynet.net Linda L. Willibey willibey@keynet.net Bonfield Cemetery June, 1999 NAME BIRTH DATE/DEATH DATE Ackley, Rev. Herschel L. February 3, 1919/February 11, 1985 Ashley, John H. April 8, 1824/November 3, 1853 Atteberry, Cleo December 17, 1909/August 30, 1984 Austin, Katherine L. February 26, 1930/March 22, 1997 Baker, Carrie December 2, 1868/March 28, 1936 Baker, Ernest E. August 12, 1856/April 1, 1936 Bally, Caroline E. August 13, 1870/February 3, 1962 Bally, Fred R. March 29, 1871/March 18, 1953 Bally, J.B. September 28, 1830/February 18, 1923 Bally, Katharine October 28, 1838/September 28, 1902 Bally, Katherine Louise July 15, 1898/April 12, 1900 Bally, Winifred H. August 17, 1906/July 1, 1986 Batdorf, George H. January 8, 1911/December 21, 1967 Bauer, Darold W. February 25, 1942/October 22, 1992 Beach, Charlotte M. November 2, 1846/July 15, 1933 Beach, Edward S. September 24, 1837/February 15, 1901 Bergman, Louise October 9, 1921/May 6, 1996 Bergman, Robert March 22, 1917/December 6, 1994 Black, Arthur I. February 27, 1908/June 22, 1983 Borschnack, Kimberly Ann April 5, 1979/April 26, 1979 Boudreau, Harvey March 28, 1894/January 14, 1960 Boudreau, Lydia March 6, 1900/June 6, 1960 Brinkman, George April 12, 1929/January 19, 1999 Brinkman, LaVona M. October 1, 1928/February 20, 1998 Buckman, Bernice July 25, 1912/July 30, 1912 Buckman, Florence A. December 9, 1915/June 12, 1996 Buckman, Fred C. June 19, 1935/June 27, 1956 Buckman, George F. June 13, 1901/February 11, 1968 Buckman, Harold F. August 26, 1925/April 25, 1966 Buckman, Laural Starr June 30, 1953/June 30, 1953 Buckman, Lawrence W. May 6, 1927/May 29, 1947 Buckman, Louise E. July 18, 1880/November 17, 1957 Buckman, Walter February 18, 1911/March 14, 1911 Buckman, William No date/No date Buckman, William F. June 30, 1870/January 5, 1948 Buckman, William F. September 5, 1903/November 23, 1986 Buckman, Wm. B. November 20, 1952/October 15, 1953 Burkard, Harold L. January 6, 1912/July 14, 1983 Burkard, Ira F. October 10, 1882/December 11, 1968 Burkard, Irene C. May 21, 1910/November 5, 1978 Burkard, Stella N. April 4, 1889/April 14, 1966 Byler, William D., Sr. March 5, 1934/December 5, 1975 Chester, Adeline E. March 17, 1905/July 12, 1989 Chester, Alonzo A. February 13, 1868/August 12, 1953 Chester, Franklin Asa January 25, 1840/May 29, 1914 Chester, Jennie M. January 27, 1877/June 15, 1966 Chester, Marcia B. December 9, 1836/July 2, 1909 Chester, Mary Adaline February 9, 1840/April 21, 1929 Chester, Nathan August 15, 1833/January 11, 1895 Chester, Owen Alonzo April 10, 1905/April 13, 1963 Collette, June July 10, 1918/June 7, 1990 Coons, Blanche T. April 4, 1922/May 5, 1996 Coons, Harry T. January 1, 1909/October 31, 1982 Corner, Isabelle G. January 16, 1906/January 18, 1968 Corner, Minnie P. May 6, 1880/May, 1965 Corum, Benjamin F. December 21, 1923/January 8, 1992 Corum, Virgil R. June 24, 1911/March 22, 1975 Cross, Thomas A. June 12, 1938/June 14, 1987 Davis, Catherine September 17, 1830/May 9, 1865 Davis, Elvira A. May 31, 1843/No date Davis, Jefferson July 23, 1824/May 5, 1898 Demos, Jack January 4, 1930/February 22, 1932 Droste, Annie C. November 3, 1863/January 31, 1931 Droste, Geo.O. March 28, 1887/October 20, 1908 Droste, Harry J. 1889/October 9, 1895 Droste, S. H. August March 2, 1858/March 11, 1934 Duffy, Jennie Mae May 23, 1876/November 28, 1957 Duffy, William February 22, 1875/August 17, 1950 Dutkiewicz, Joanne June 10, 1943/October 30, 1988 Emling, Michael "Bud" December 14, 1916/November 8, 1988 Favors, Charles R. September 18, 1957/November 4, 1978 Ford, Elsie M. October 8, 1909/December 11, 1960 Ford, Russell J December 3, 1916/January 17, 1997 Fortier, Iva Ann July 18, 1895/May 25, 1963 Fortier, Walter A. June 30, 1901/September 30, 1983 Fothergill, Ralph S. February 22, 1915-/December 6, 1988 Fox, Amy Elizabeth July 30, 1977/August 6, 1977 Freise, Daniel W. August 11, 1892/September 8, 1978 Freise, Mary D. January 4, 1869/August 28, 1932 Freise, William C. August 13, 1868/February 28, 1928 Fromknecht, Judith Ann May 6, 1941/March 14, 1990 Gilborne, Anna B. January 19, 1874/October 5, 1955 Gilborne, Jean E. June 21, 1910/June 17, 1997 Gilborne, John V. August 16, 1870/March 22, 1936 Girard, Dolores A. Burkard June 30, 1929/October 5, 1998 Guhl, Bertha No date/No date Guhl, Christine July 16, 1859/April 7, 1930 Guhl, Elmer December 11, 1905/May 2, 1967 Guhl, Fredrick No date/No date Guhl, Michael December 19, 1861/April 30, 1938 Guhl, Michael May 31, 1884/August 2, 1884 Hamann, Gilbert A. August 1, 1915/October 14, 1993 Hamann, Gilbert A., Jr. April 6, 1951/February 4, 1982 Hamilton, Deborah Lee "Debb 1953/August 18, 1965 Haney, Howard C. December 11, 1925/October 1, 1991 Hansing, Annie L. May 4, 1891/July 29, 1983 Hansing, Eva Jane R. July 13, 1908/May 20, 1979 Hansing, John H. April 10, 1884/September 9, 1961 Hansing, John R. December 4, 1916/October 30, 1989 Hardy, Oscar April 1, 1866/April 21, 1931 Hargrave, Diane Renee "Lady October 2, 1972/August 31, 1992 Harms, Henry D. 1833/June 25, 1907 Harpin, Hazel B. August 27, 1907/April 25, 1998 Harpin, Raymond J. February 11, 1906/January 19, 1997 Heeler, Alva August 11, 1892/February 25, 1927 Heeler, Arthur August 11, 1890/August 10, 1974 Heeler, Bert 1894/December 19, 1934 Heeler, Christian December 7, 1861/December 26, 1924 Heeler, Edward P. October 9, 1883/January 4, 1959 Heeler, Frank- 1856/June 29, 1918 Heeler, Hermina January 9, 1863/April 9, 1941 Heeler, Ida E. December 31, 1895/July 7, 1976 Heeler, Johanna October 24, 1866/January 16, 1941 Heeler, Mary July 13, 1868/September 30, 1933 Heeler, Nelda April 24, 1922/March 24, 1923 Heeler, Pauline February 24, 1890/April 15, 1970 Heeler, Philip October 25, 1859/April 12, 1922 Heeler, Theresa E. August 6, 1921/August 2, 1992 Heeler, Vida September 26, 1886/February 24, 1958 Heeler, William F. August 21, 1889/January 25, 1928 Henry, Alvah M. March 18, 1868/September 17, 1942 Henry, Andrew B. December 19, 1824/February 13, 1914 Henry, Elizabeth D. July 3, 1831/April 1, 1913 Henry, Emma H. September 11, 1863/December 20, 1938 Henry, Esther L. October 23, 1901/December 4, 1987 Henry, Frank D. October 13, 1887/December 28, 1970 Henry, George O. March 3, 1854/November 8, 1930 Henry, Gertrude D. October 5, 1860/April 26, 1937 Henry, Luther P. December 16, 1852/January 8, 1931 Henry, William A. April 24, 1866/January 28, 1935 Hertz, Beatrice M. June 25, 1903/March 27, 1905 Hertz, Charles A. August 27, 1874/November 23, 1963 Hertz, Charles B. June 23, 1918/September 24, 1994 Hertz, Cora September 26, 1881/June 11, 1969 Hertz, Harry F. "Mose" July 25, 1885/March 19, 1938 Hertz, Henry February 2, 1849/February 24, 1924 Hertz, Kenneth O. June 14, 1936/November 28, 1998 Hertz, Mary August 24, 1851/October 6, 1932 Higginbotham, Laura C. Lee November 30, 1901/January 4, 1985 Higginbotham, Terry C. May 29, 1902/February 3, 1991 Hines, Eva January 29, 1898/April 2, 1967 Hines, Isabelle G. 1906/January 1, 1968 Hines, Louis J., Sr. May 25, 1891/September 21, 1968 Hiuangs, Henry T. May 5, 1888/March 16, 1950 Holbok, Steve October 24, 1890/August 27, 1958 Howard, Raymond April 30, 1929/January 8, 1991 Howell, Karen Lynne November 27, 1960/April 8, 1961 Jaicomo, Anthony P. January 17, 1903/September 15, 1975 Johnson, Amanda December 29, 1851/August 17, 1910 Johnson, Harry E. October 30, 1883/June 27, 1906 Johnson, Joseph 1850/January 7, 1894 Johnson, Sergt. C. Raymond October 27, 1888/August 28, 1919 Keeley, John M. 1884/1935 Keeley, Lillian June 21, 1909/July 11, 1975 Keeley, Roy May 5, 1907/April 1, 1975 Kimmelshue, John June 8, 1854/June 5, 1919 Kimmelshue, M. A. 1855/June 21, 1911 Kirchner, Bennie J. March 31, 1909/January 22, 1970 Kirchner, Elizabeth F. May 21, 1979/May 21, 1979 Kirchner, Fern A. January 24, 1912/April 2, 1989 Kirchner, Ralph "Butch" December 3, 1935/January 30, 1995 Kline, Caleb G. March 19, 1908/September 9, 1911 Kline, Caroline M. October 10, 1841/December 6, 1894 Kline, Louis August 5, 1904/August 11, 1904 Kline, Maggie April 22, 1868/April 20, 1926 Kline, Michael December 31, 1862/March 27, 1931 Kline, Myron Paul No date/August 6, 1913 Krueger, Detlef November 15, 1860/February 10, 1952 Krueger, Mary February 28, 1860/June 14, 1928 Kuipers, William J. July 7, 1915/August 12, 1990 Kurth, Palmer No date/No date LaCoss, Leonard Calvin May 16, 1904/May 3, 1987 LaCoss, Marion Anne No date/January 28, 1988 LaFlamme, Edward February 10, 1934/March 21, 1973 LaFlamme, Priscilla January 14, 1913/February 10, 1990 Landry, Lawrence L. April 1, 1908/March 10, 1987 Lane, Charles June 21, 1863/May 15, 1943 Lane, Emma February 29, 1872/August 16, 1916 LaReau, Joseph February 7, 1958/February 7 , 1958 LaReau, Sylvanus January 14, 1929/November 3, 1991 Laskey, Albert November 14, 1906/February 3, 1924 Laskey, Ella M. December 18, 1879/April 17, 1910 Laskey, John H. April 22, 1898/February 26, 1927 Laskey, Wm. H December 2, 1866/January 25, 1928 Ledesky, Ada A. October 24, 1890/September 1, 1957 Ledesky, Caroline July 28, 1860/November 9, 1942 Ledesky, Fred September 26, 1859/September 7, 1937 MacSmith, Minnie April 13, 1874/August 27, 1932 Mallow, William John December 31, 1946/July 13, 1995 Marquis, Janet October 24, 1921/May 18, 1977 Martin, Frank J. January 9, 1897/October 14, 1978 Merillat, Infant June 3, 1911/June 4, 1911 Merillat, Infant Girl December 3, 1896/February 2, 1897 Meyer, Alice V. 1914/September 26, 1939 Meyer, F. May 2, 1846/June 26, 1938 Meyer, Gustave June 25, 1867/July 29, 1947 Meyer, Helen September 25, 1922/July 22, 1998 Meyer, Infant Son February 12, 1894/February 14, 1894 Meyer, Lawrence D. July 1, 1907/December 15, 1981 Meyer, Minnie September 5, 1818/September 5, 1918 Meyer, Paulina December 27, 1881/November 14, 1900 Meyer, Pearle M. August 9, 1885/January 28, 1959 Meyer, Virginia November 23, 1882/May 7, 1972 Meyer, William A. October 29, 1884/May 8, 1961 Moe, Harland A. October 24, 1919/November 8, 1922 Moe, Ida Mae March 31, 1897/November 25, 1955 Newcomb, Elizabeth May 15, 1885/January 29, 1963 Nickel, Jacobine 1820/August 22, 1902 Norgaard, Rex Wm. July 19, 1930/December 5, 1992 Norgaard, Timothy D. December 17, 1960/April 28, 1988 Obrecht, Alice N. September 27, 1881/July 6, 1971 Obrecht, Arch July 25, 1888/September 24, 1980 Obrecht, Caroline July 4, 1855/March 22, 1921 Obrecht, Clifford N August 16, 1906/October 27, 1969 Obrecht, Earl June 17, 1901/August 30, 1979 Obrecht, F. Wm. September 20, 1850/February 15, 1936 Obrecht, Frank M. September 19, 1876/August 17, 1963 Obrecht, Frederick May 12, 1878/July 9, 1910 Obrecht, Glenn September 15, 1919/October 8, 1970 Obrecht, Nellie April 20, 1891/August 27, 1978 Oesterle, Adam 1851/March 29, 1894 Oesterle, Mary 1846/May, 1913 Oesterle, William D. April 6, 1887/December 21, 1952 Orwig, Nada December 15, 1897/May 14, 1972 Orwig, Reuben February 12, 1892/June 3, 1966 Palmer, Abbie December 14, 1862/May 12, 1942 Palmer, Andrew J. October 20, 1863/May 2, 1920 Palmer, Arthur J. June 15, 1898/February 13, 1948 Palmer, Emma February 11, 1868/November 8, 1950 Palmer, Floyd E. September 6, 1887/May 11, 1934 Palmer, Geo. W. March 29, 1883/January 26, 1964 Palmer, Joseph P. May 9, 1904/May 12, 1991 Palmer, Lyle A. May 5, 1912/August 10, 1957 Palmer, Sarah M. 1914/August 4, 1916 Palmer, Vesta Patterson 1908/October 27, 1992 Papineau, Danielle M. October 8, 1992/October 28, 1992 Patterson, Eva Palmer June 21, 1905/February 25, 1931 Patterson, Loyal 1916/June 10, 1930 Paul, William November 9, 1870/July 15, 1937 Phelps, Kristopher January 5, 1984/October 5, 1984 Pohlers, Laura A. 1886/December 21, 1971 Pool, Dale V. September 27, 1923/December 31, 1996 Pool, Emma August 13, 1887/February 24, 1952 Pool, Merle A. May 9, 1919/November 3, 1975 Pool, Merle V. July 23, 1954/September 10, 1979 Pool, Philip L. October 3, 1914/June 8, 1987 Pool, Victor May 31, 1878/June 3, 1937 Puswaskis, Carl A. December 28, 1912/February 6, 1984 Puswaskis, Margaret October 14, 1913/August 2, 1965 Rantz, Anna Belle March 29, 1875/November 27, 1926 Rantz, William H. March 22, 1871/November 15, 1956 Rice, Dan L. 1866/August 11, 1942 Rice, Edna M. December 10, 1877/September 16, 1934 Rice, Francis M. May 2, 1899/June 3, 1946 Rice, Marsha Jean March 20, 1952/November 5, 1957 Richie, John H. April 24, 1929/December 23, 1996 Richmond, Babies No date/No date Richmond, H.L. No date/No date Richmond, Orville May 23, 1914/April 12, 1993 Richmond, Rose March 3, 1837/November 4, 1905 Richmond, Sidney A. September 22, 1866/April 11, 1936 Rogganbuck, Anthony L. May 19, 1901/July 1,1974 Rogganbuck, Edna F. May 15, 1909/July 17, 1991 Ross, Charlie E. October 14, 1894/February 20, 1968 Ross, Laura W. January 11, 1901/April 14, 1987 Roszhart, Leon S. December 29, 1914/March 30, 1980 Roszhart, Mary M. Clark July 16, 1916/November 22, 1983 Russel, Clara No date/July 8, 1911 Sandusky, Charles E. November 16, 1932/May 5, 1994 Sauberli, Clarence G. January 5, 1911/May 28, 1964 Scanlin, Mary 1835/July 13, 1898 Scanlin, William October 1, 1836/August 12, 1923 Schlaich, Abraham December 24, 1858/January 10, 1911 Schou, Charles 1861/July 30, 1935 Schou, Mabel February 3, 1870/October 1, 1945 Schultz, Frances February 4, 1909/December 22, 1994 Schultz, Harold O. June 28, 1914/November 21, 1990 Schultz, Wilbert January 18, 1904/June 3. 1992 Schumacher, William August February 10, 1877/February 26, 1918 Schutters, Florence Mae November 18, 1901/July 6, 1920 Schutters, Infant November 20, 1900/November 23, 1900 Schutters, Lillie Belle May 28, 1874/December 30, 1908 Schutters, Mrs. Florence January 21, 1888/July 15, 1931 Schutters, Myrtle September 21, 1894/December 3, 1898 Schutters, William January 21, 1866 /December 26, 1952 Schwark, Dorothy A. August 31, 1926/September 25, 1992 Sharper, Anna December 24, 1884/August 6, 1940 Sharper, Charles, Sr. May 23, 1885/February 3, 1954 Sharper, Charlie J. December 8, 1908/March 18, 1996 Shover, Iva I. Watson December 12, 1892/December 18, 1993 Shover, Joseph Andrew December 18, 1868/July 28, 1943 Shreffler, A.C. 1852/November 10, 1934 Shreffler, Mary A. July 19, 1855/July 27, 1922 Skinner, Kenneth R. September 16, 1923/November 22, 1993 Skinner, Marilynne G. March 22, 1928April 8, 1980 Sprimont, Ida L. August 11, 1890/September 27, 1955 Steyer, Andrew T. 1867/July 16, 1924 Steyer, Edison C. 1907/1916 Steyer, Emma C. 1878/September 17, 1962 Stroud, Jane P. July 9, 1841/February 5, 1925 Stroud, Thomas March 4, 1835/November 10, 1921 Sunderman, Mamie December 2, 1919/June 4, 1965 Sunderman, Orville R. December 20, 1899/October 25, 1966 Tatro, Florence I. January 1, 1909/May 12, 1960 Taylor, Bayard February 21, 1880/August 17, 1964 Taylor, Eva Jane May 17, 1872/February 12, 1904 Taylor, Francis J. April 16, 1912/June 3, 1983 Taylor, Lawrence June 12, 1900/March 25, 1923 Taylor, Miles Stuart March 20, 1829/June 13, 1906 Taylor, Ruth January 23, 1895/August 2, 1895 Taylor, Selinah Jane September 18, 1836/April 5, 1909 Taylor, William H. December 24, 1870/July 2, 1906 Tomblin, Cynthia September 13, 1849/July 25, 1922 Tomblin, Samuel J. 1849-No date Tooper, Alfred 1887/February 6, 1917 Tooper, Clifford December 28, 1889/March 19, 1977 Tooper, Emma August 15, 1869/January 15, 1930 Tooper, Louis June 2, 1904/April 30, 1973 Tooper, Lucille M. June 28, 1919/November 26, 1990 Tooper, Minnie February 19, 1892/November 17, 1968 Tooper, Napoleon 1863/May 21, 1934 Tooper, Ray A. October 28, 1913/July 15, 1997 Tritpipoe, Anna Droste June 15, 1895/September 30, 1939 Van Gilder, Roger L. September 26, 1950/February 18, 1978 VanDerVliet, Albert July 19, 1896/February 10, 1976 VanDerVliet, Hilda October 23, 1895/June 23, 1959 VanVoorst, Dorothy H. April 22, 1898/January 29, 1991 VanVoorst, Robert F. May 22, 1899/November 6, 1957 Voigt, Edward W. October 16, 1883/April 2, 1964 Voigt, Esther O. September 19, 1884/September 17, 1964 Voigt, Lila April 30, 1924/February 12, 1999 Voigt, Walter M. April 17, 1910/April 15, 1997 Walter, Ellen May January 4, 1886/July 8, 1895 Walter, George M. December 23, 1839/September 23, 1936 Walter, Henry M. June 20, 1880/December 7, 1936 Walter, Ursula E. August 18, 1843/December 22, 1912 Walter, William F. September 4, 1878/October 23, 1964 Walthers, Bertha M. March 1, 1908/April 8, 1985 Walthers, Earl M. June 16, 1905/September 11, 1963 Walthers, Lela M. May 10, 1927/December 16, 1992 Wells, Larry L., Jr. December 14, 1989/December 14, 1989 Wenzelman, Fred, Sr. 1865/November 9, 1941 Wenzelman, Hilda July 25, 1898/January 1, 1900 Wenzelman, Sophia April 1, 1864/August 2, 1950 Wildman, Clayton Michael April 19, 1995/April 19, 1995 Wildman, Robert H. October 4, 1924/January 12, 1997 Williams, Chester N. December 5, 1917/July 27, 1981 Williams, Frank February 1, 1868/December 9, 1931 Williams, Oliver J. No date/May 8, 1899 Wilson, Ada No date/13 or 16 years old/September 19, 1899 Wilson, Barton J. March 9, 1950/March 9, 1950 Wilson, Bessie No date/No date Wilson, Fred G. January 14, 1884/September 23, 1926 Wilson, Georgia February 26, 1861/July 20, 1939 Wilson, Henry April 29, 1860/July 10, 1924 Wilson, Lyall Wayne January 24, 1908/August 21, 1976 Wilson, Nina A. January 4, 1884/April 2, 1957 Winn, Clarence L. February 29, 1904/April 25, 1987 Winn, Leora P. January 19, 1906/March 20, 1997 Wood, Archibald G. October 15, 1925/November 3, 1963 Woodard, Nancy Collette October 11, 1941/August 9, 1980 Yeates, Alice May 19, 1874/November 30, 1971 Yeates, Earl M. February 29, 1892/August 11, 1972 Yeates, Garlock January 15, 1908/May 13, 1911 Yeates, Gertrude C. September 25, 1898/July 25, 1977 Yeates, William August 10, 1870/April 13, 1935 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/kankakee/cemeteries/bonfield.txt