Cross Cemetery, Macon Co., IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives May 18, 2004 by Janna Lawrence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ recorded May 29, 2003 by Janna Carriker Lawrence and Grace Powell Carriker Cross Cemetery is located outside of Decatur in Oakley Township, Macon Co, IL. It is located on Star Route Rd., off of Rea's Bridge Road, between Coulters Mill Road and Prairie View Road. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thomas Forrest d. 4/23/1856 Robert O. [Unreadable] ??? Andrew Reed d. 9/26/1873 aged 71 years Hannah Reed d. 5/26/1880 aged 73y 9m 7d Nancy Reed d. 4/2/1874 aged 26y 4d Mary S. Trotter d. 3/13/1891 aged 59y 3m 7d Martha A. Weaver d. 3/30/1897 aged 61y 1m 3d [base says Trotter, Weaver, and New on sides] Ursula Bourquin d. 7/1/1885 [may say aged 27y] wife of P.L. Bourquin 4 old/unreadable Mary Ann Rhodes d. 1852? wife of Emanuel Rhodes 2 unreadable Anna Margaret Shepherd 1818-1894 ???? Lines [probably] d. 1/9/1885 aged 43y 4m Alexander Patton [no dates] [see below with Alsbury] John Rea [no dates] [see below with Alsbury] Elizabeth wife of Kennan Ing??? d. 185? (or 186?) other side of stone: Elizabeth wife of Edward Rea d. 1856 Nancy wife of Caleb Wa??? [dates unreadable] HELM Harriet Helm b. [unreadable] d. 1/9/1844 Nancy Helm b. 8/16/1828 d. 1/8/1844 Guy Helm b. 11/?/1808 d. 1/17/1888 Anna Helm b. 1/9/1805 d. 4/14/1842 Mary E., wife of G. Helm b. 1/22/1845 d. 6/15/1886 Margaret, wife of G. Helm b. 6?/19/18?? d. 5/?/1851 Elizabeth d. 1888(?) Edward 1872-1872 Mary Helm 1847-1881 Lafayette Helm 2 Lieut 116 ILL INF Andrew Helm d. 2/;19/1870? aged 21y Margaret H. Corn 7/19/1830-2/1/1900 Frank E. McCoy 11/9/1865-1/24/1901 Fred Schrater d. 12/7/1940 Wyoming Corp. Army Service Corp Alberta Schrater 1880-1935 John Schrater 1844-1905 Co D, 16th ILL CAV Malissa Rea, his wife 1850-1930 3 infant stones - no names, but similar in style to Schrater above Martha Howell d. 11/24/1849 aged 18y 10m 24d W? Howell d. 1/?/1849 aged 51? years William Rea d. 12/5/1875 Mary, his wife d. 10/13/1872 Fannie Schrater Redman 1873-1967 David Rea Co G, 116 ILL INF 4 unreadable Melissa [Unreadable] 3 unreadable Eliza J [small stone - nothing else inscribed] ALSBURY Charles Alsbury 1799-1878 Mary, his wife 1802-1894 John 1820-1902 Susannah 1838-1906 Eliza J 1859-1875 Mary 1828-1907 John Rea 1797-1887 Alexander Patton 1794-1878 [last two inscribed on side of stone] James Alsbury d. ??/1871 William? Alsbury Co B, 30 ILL INF Almyra Hedden 1845-1920 "mother" John Wade d. 3/17/1887 McCOY Minerva D. d. 10/11/1889 aged 59y wife of B.F. McCoy Benjamin F. McCoy d. 1/31/1918 aged 87y Sarah d. 5/10/1860 aged 2y Ethel V. McCoy 7/18/1876-3/24/1920 unreadable [tall stone] Hamilton McCoy d. 3/21/1878 aged 58y 10m 27d Jane A. McCoy d. 1/22/1916 aged 95y 9m 27d Margaret Russell d. 1851? 1 unreadable [Margaret?] Clark Bragg d. 1879? ??? Bragg William Telford Co H, 6 ILL CAV William F. Coulter 1848-1912 Mary Ellen Coulter 1860-1939 William M. Stewart d. 4/27/1877 49y Charles Kingham d. 4/29/1885 4 months [on same stone] Mary Jane Lines 12/21/1854-10/9/1911 wife of Jacob Lines Rosette, 6/1/1885-9/29/1904 dau. of J. & M.J. Lines 2 infant stones [similar to Lines] Clemmons???? W.A. Cook 5/12/1858-9/18/1932 Sarah Cook 5/23/1853-10/15/1917 Ada Wagoner 10/25/1881-1/21/1970 "mother" ???, dau. of Silas & Carrie Anderson 9/20/1908-7/5/1913 Carrie E., 9/10/1888-1/10/1906 dau. of W.H. & M. Hiser Wm. H. Hiser 1859-1947 Martha, his wife d. 12/8/1900 aged 35y Harriet d. 7/7/1865 aged 40y wife of E.E. Cross Erastus E. Cross d. 6/1/1900 77y [this is the tallest stone in the cemetery - may be why it's called Cross Cemetery. Near the top, it says "Hattie."] Herman B. 12/20/1895-7/7/1913 son of Edgar and Minnie Hoots Corp. Alex Hoots Co G, 116 ILL INF Sherman Hoots 7/12/1893-3/31/1973 PVT, US Army, WWI John Hoots d. 4/12/1862 Nancy, his wife d. 1/4/1876 Levander Hoots d. 7/7/1871 aged 13y Leander Hoots d. 2/18/1828 aged 20y twin sons of J. & N. Hoots Goldie d. 10/25/1890 aged 5months Infant daughter of J.C. & L. Hoots d. 3/14/1887 Oren Hiser d. 4/21/1927 aged 1 day Claude A. Connett 1884-1955 Pearl L. Connett 1888-1973 Robert H. Boehm 1911-1987 Lovinah Boehm 1912-1989 Herman Boehm 1865-1963 Augusta Boehm 1874-1954 Lydia E. Boehm 4/23/1895-8/25/1980 Charley Boehm 1897-1960 Edward Boehm 1904-1935 Ernest Boehm 2/15/1907-3/11/1975 John Andrews d. 2/12/1895 aged 78y Mary Andrews d. 6/2/1895 aged 63 y William J. Day d. 6/30/1914 aged 49y Frank Day 5/29/1816-1/24/1907 Mary E., his wife 11/12/1838-9/1/1913 Fred D. Pobst 1905-1931 Elbert W. Pobst 1903-1935 Bertha Pobst 1878-1967 M. Sylvanus Pobst 1865-1936 James Barton Coulter 1880-1910 Mayme E. Seitz 7/11/1886-5/10/1970 John E. Seitz 8/16/1878-9/29/1933 D.A. Seitz 8/14/1849-5/12/1918 Malissa Seitz 6/10/1853-6/24/1925 Leroy, 2/28/1887-11/16/1908 son of D.A. & M. Seitz George M. Cockrell 12/9/1870-8/13/1946 Minnie N., his wife 11/22/1873-2/27/1911 Wilson Wafflard 1898-1985 Bessie E. Wafflard 1907-1975 Richard Dale Wafflard 4/30/1941-5/26/1941 Levi Knisely 4/17/1848-3/13/1931 Nancy Jane, his wife 8/17/1854-9/1/1918 Eliza Dennis 3/18/1857-4/19-1926 Emanuel Beager d. 12/22/1851 Minnie R. Nickey d. 8/1/1899 aged 31y wife of J.M.Nickey Fannie M. Nickey b. 12/14/1897-9/17/1899