Macon County IL Archives Cemeteries.....Walnut Grove Cemetery
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
Macon County
Decatur, Illinois
Section 33, South Wheatland Township
Est. 1840

Cemetery Transcription Project		

Walnut Grove Cemetery is at the “T” intersection of Taylor St. and the 
beginning of the 1500 block of Grove St. in Decatur, Illinois. 

There is evidence of about 60 graves in Walnut Grove Cemetery.  Unfortunately, 
about 10 are identified only by a grave marker and an additional 12-15 are 
broken or otherwise unreadable due to weathering. There appears to be a large 
number of infants and children buried here. My assumption is that there are 
many more graves here that are simply unmarked or the headstone has disappeared.

The first burial appears to be that of Josiah Abbot in 1840, with the last two 
burials being in 1932 and 1970.  

Sections in this cemetery seem largely composed of family plots. Many of the 
dates, ages of individuals and in some cases, names, are a “best guess” based 
on the state of the headstone. Any item that is largely uncertain will appear 
in “quotation marks”. The information below is based on personal transcribing 
as well as the official list that was obtained from the cemetery association.

The cemetery, despite its age and the condition of some of the headstones, is 
fairly well maintained. It is fenced, but accessible and the grass appears to 
be mowed regularly. The majority of the headstones and markers in this cemetery 
are marble (unless otherwise noted), with most already at or past their point 
of readability, but yet still somewhat identifiable.


ABBOT, Josiah		Died Dec. 19, 1840   	Aged 24 years, 11 mo. & 24 d.
ABBOT, Thomas		Died Sept. 27, 1840  	Aged 1 year, 2 mo.
			Son of J & S.A.
(Stone tilted, weathered and difficult to read.  Next to Josiah)

AGEN, Loral		Died July 29, 1861  	Aged 1 year, 5 mo. & 29 d.
			Dau. of (?) & M.A. Agen

CONRAD, George S.	Died Jan. 2, 1843  	Aged 2 years, 6 mo. & 21 d.
			Son of J & D
(Stone tilted and hard to read)

CORNELIUS, James C.	Died Apr. 2, 1866  	Aged 12 years, 1 mo. & 20 d.
			Son of J & T Cornelius

CORNELIUS, Margaret	Died Aug. 31, 1860  	Aged 1 year, 5 mo. & 2 d.
			Dau. of J & L Cornelius


KENDALL, Charles M.	Died Nov. 24, 1891  	Aged 25 years
KENDALL, Franklin A.	Died Aug. 2, 1872   	Aged 8 mo.
			Son of O.L. & J. Kendall

MORRIS, Clara A.	Died Dec. 10, 1864   	Aged 25 years
MORRIS, David K.	Died Oct. 26, 1848  
			Son of M & J.A. Morris

MORRIS, Elva E. 	Died Jul. 24, 1884	Aged 23 years, 7 mo. & 22 d.
MORRIS, Isaac		Died Mar. 15, 1845	Aged 21 years, 5 mo. & 26 d.
MORRIS, Mary		Died Aug. 14, 1865	Aged 32 years, 5 mo. & 21 d.
			Wife of John Morris

MORRIS, Nancy		Died Sep. 10, 1854	Aged 52 years, 1 mo. & 8 d.
			Wife of Thos. H. Morris

MORRIS, Thomas H.	Died (crack along date) Aged 87 years, 10 mo. & 26 d.
			‘He was a soldier in the War of 1812’

MORRIS, Viola		Died (?)  		Aged 19 years, 13 d.
(Stone is broken in the places and somewhat buried)

MURRAY, Joseph H.	Died Sept. 16, 1852  	Aged 71 years


ODER, George C.		Died Oct. 26, 1853	Aged 40 years, 5 mo. & 2 d.
ODER, James M.		Died Jan. 31, 1854	Aged 32 years, 8 mo. & 5 d.
ODER, Mary J.		Died Aug. 15, 1851	Aged 4 mo.
			Dau. of G. C. & S. Oder

ODER, Timothy		Died Oct. 7, 1861   	Aged 21 years, 10 mo. & 11 d.

PERDEU, J. G.		Died Sep. 7, 1889    	Aged 79 years, 6 mo. & 7 d.
PERDEU, Margaret	Died Jun. 30, 1862	Aged 48 years, 5 mo. & 19 d.
			Wife of J.G. Perdeu

PERDEU, Wilson S.	Born:  Feb. 3, 1847	Died: Sep. 11, 1906

PERDEU, Joshua G.	Pvt. ILL Med. VOLS – Indian Wars – September 8, 1889
			(last name perhaps misspelled on the stone?)

RANDOLPH, Sarah		Died July 21, 1883   	Aged 66 years 1 mo. & 14 d.

ROBINSON, (infant)	Infant daughter of B. L. & M.E. Robinson, Born Sep. 27, 1886

RUSSELL, Charlie	1860 – 1861  (2nd side of John Russell obelisk, but has own marker)
RUSSELL, Elvira		Died May 31, 1877	Aged 51 years, 1 mo. & 7 d.
			Wife of John S. Russell

RUSSELL, F.F., Dr.	Died Aug. 4, 1880	Aged “29” years, 11 mo. & 1 d.
RUSSELL, John S.	Died Oct. 23, 1907	Aged 79 years, 9 mo. & 13 d.
			(Marble Obelisk)

RUSSELL, Lois		1851 – 1860  (2nd side of John Russell obelisk)

RUSSELL, Robert R.	Born Mar. 30, 1911	Died Apr. 12, 1970 – (Bronze Stone)
			Illinois – PVT. BRTY B 411 GUN BN CAC – World War II

RUSSELL, Robert T.	Born Mar. 20, 1859	Died Mar. 20, 1932 – (Granite Stone)

STEWART, Elizabeth A.	Died Sept. 27, 1840    	Aged 6 years, 7 mo. & 1d
			Dau. of M.C. & E. Stewart

STEWART, Mary E.	Died Sept 5, 1840     	Aged 10 years, 10 mo. & 14 d.
			Dau. of M.C. & E. Stewart

THOMPSON, Mary L.	Died Aug. 11, 1863    	Aged 1 year, 3 mo. & 19 d.
			Dau. of S. H. and L. E. Thompson – (tilted, hard to read)

WARD, Amanda A.		Died May 19, 1864  	Aged 6 years, 11 mo. & 25d.
			Dau. of L. & J. Ward

WARD, Bettie A.		Died May 10, 1890   	Aged 37 years, 2 mo. & 10 d.
			Dau. of Larkin Ward

WARD, Elizabeth		Died Jun. 12, 1841	Aged 29 years, 5 mo. & 12 d.
			Wife of Wm. Ward

WARD, Ettie		Died Mar. 3, 1872
			Dau. of J. & M. J. Ward

WARD, Hattie R.		Died Jul. 30, 1864    	Aged 1 year, 4 mo.
			Infant dau. of Hiram & Clary Ward

WARD, Larkin		Died May 9, 1864	Aged 33 years, 6 mo. & 26 d.
			(obelisk broken and laying down.  1 side says ‘Father and Daughter’)


WARD, Lewis		Died Jan. 14, 1845	Aged 15 mo.
			Son of W. & S.A. Ward

WARD, Luvena E.		Died Jul. 24, 1861	Aged 1 year, 11 mo. & 4 d.
			Dau. of Hiram & Clary Ward

WARD, Mertie L.		Died Aug. 30, 1872	Aged 1 year, 4 mo. & 24 d.  (Aged 2 yrs?)
			Dau. of Hiram and G.E. Ward

WARD, Nettie		Died Aug. 11, 1870    
			Dau. of J. & M.J. Ward

WARD, Verna		Died July 28, 1888	Aged 5 mo. & 14 d.
			Daughter of J & M.W. Ward 
(broken slate stone, very readable)

WARD, William		Died Jan 4, 1854	Aged 51 years, 10 mo. & 22 d.


WARD, (infant)		Died Jun. 16, 1873	Aged 17 days  (17 mo.?)
			Son of Hiram & C.E. Ward

WARD, (infant)		Died Mar. 22, 1857
			Dau. of L. & J. Ward	

WHEELER, William	Died Jun. 16, 1856	Aged 76 years, 3 mo. & 5 d.

(infant)		Died “Dec. 4, 1878”	Aged 2 months

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