BETHEL CEMETERY, Sangamon Co, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives August, 2003 by Karen Bennett One Mile north and one mile west of Pleasant Plains Cartwright Township, Sangamon County, Illinois (The old Methodist church is no longer standing and not many of the stones are left) A stone memorial marks the site "In Memoriam - Bethel Methodist Church 1853 - 1953 STRAWN, Robert E. 1892 - 1938 STRAWN, Mae G. 1901 - 19 -- TOMLIN, Lee C. Dec. 11, 1862 - Aug. 9, 1951 TOMLIN, Bertha E., Dec. 13, 1870 - 1963 TOMLIN, Edwin T., 1894 - 1937 SWOPE, Buel Albert, Nov. 9, 1889 - 1948 GILPIN, William G., 1879 - 1957 GILPIN, Edith B., 1884 - 1951 SKAGGS, Frederick, Aug. 31, 1916 - Oct. 17, 1963 THOMPSON, Elisha F. "Sonny" 1876 - 1948 HARDEN, James P., 1870 - 1946 HARDEN, Lillie B., 1875 - 1946 DEWITT, John T., 1864 - 1937 DEWITT, Creary (?) E., 1864 - 1939 SMITH, Joe, April 4, 1867 - May 13, 1937 SMITH, Mary Ann, September 11, 1874 - July 9, 1958 HEWITT, Edwin J., 1869 - 1938 "Effie" his wife, 1871 - 1957 ERICKSON, Henry S., 1866 - 1945 ERICKSON, Nora A., 1868 - 1954 NOTTINGHAM, infant daughter of CW & GE born & died October 22, 1876 NOTTINGHAM, infant daughter of CW & GE born & died December 7, 1877 PALLETT, Rev. William M., died February 28, 1873, aged 54 years PALLETT, Eliza Jane, wife of Rev. WM Pallett, died May 4, 1860, aged 35y, 2 mos. JAMES, Enoch, February 23, 1821 - October 12, 1908 JAMES, Maria, October 17, 1833 - January 13, 1917 JAMES, Edson, son of E & M James, died July 23, 1868, aged 1y, 6m, 4d ( Also buried in James Family Plot) OLIVER, Dr. Frances C. JAMES, August 10, 1855 - January 30, 1928 Studied at Womens Medical College Philadelphia 1882 - 1886 JAMES, Enoch S., 1853 - 1942, "brother" JAMES, Jennie R., 1856 - 1942, "sister" MILE, G.C. (no dates) SKAGGS, T.A. (no dates) LOBB, Luvata, June 17, 1881 - Jan. 31, 1904 SHEREN, Cynthia J., wife of John C. Sheren, died Feb. 14, 1878, aged 30y. SHEREN, William H., son of J. & J. Sheren, died Jan. 8, 1874, aged 1y, 211m, 28d WENGEL, Gottlieb C., died Aug. 25, 1872, aged 55y, 4m, 16d BLEULER, Charles, April 5, 1819 - February 28, 1900 MAICHEL, Matilda, wife of Chas. Bleuler, July 9, 1834 - Apr. 9, 187- BLEULER, Emil H., son of C & M Bleuler, June 20, 1858 - August 14, 1879 BRODERICK, William F., son of TE & Fannie L Broderick died May 28, 1876, aged 1y, 3m, 15d CORSON, Spencer, son of SH & JA Corson, died July 23, 1868, aged 3m, 6d CORSON, Jennie, dau. of SH & JA Corson, died August 29, 1867, aged 1y, 6m, 12 d HEWITT, Somers, son of S & M Hewitt, died April 13, 1870, aged 1m DYE, Enoch, died February 28, 1872, aged 72y, 11m, 11d DYE, Rachel, wife of Enoch Dye, died January 16, 1883, aged 78y, 11m, 12d PARSONS, Cully , 1861 - 1896 PARSONS, Mary, 1865 - 1926 PARSONS, Stella M., daughter 1887 - 1888 TAYLOR, Jessie Parsons, 1890 - 1964 TAYLOR, Opal D., March 30, 1913 - April 7, 1914 SKAGGS, John, 1871 - 19-- SKAGGS, Eliza, his wife, 1870 - 1926 BURNETT, Oscar S., 1872 - 1947 BURNETT, Ollie Parsons Burnett, 1877 - 1932 WITTY, George E., 1893 - 1956 WITTY, Walter S., son of Dr. Walter S. & Susan E. Witty, consort of Sallie C. TOMLIN, born at Mt. Sterling, Ill., Aug. 7, 1896 died at Orleans, Ill., Aug. 9, 1896 TOMLIN, Sallie C., his wife, born May 10, 1865, died October 29, 1956 NOTTINGHAM, John, born April 21, 1834 - died July 18, 1890 NOTTINGHAM, Mary Ann, his wife, 1847 - 1941 NOTTINGHAM, Ida B., daughter 1876 - 1877 NOTTINGHAM, Amelia, dau. of LW & LE Nottingham, March 30, 1904 - April 16, 1904 NOTTINGHAM, Ida May, dau. of LW & LE Nottingham, Jan. 14, 1897 - Feb. 27, 1896 HALL, James, born April 4, 1833 - died June 13, 1899 HALL, Anna, born March 28, 1834 - died Oct. 31, 1924 HALL, John W., died February 5, 1888, aged 23 years BROWN, Lemuel E., 1878 - 1942 BROWN, Martha M., 1878 - PETTY, Patricia Ann, Oct. 29, 1940 - Dec. 12, 1940 SMITH, Arleen, 1927 - 1931 WALKER, Charles Hughes, 1866 - 1921 HAND, Abbie, his wife - 1870 - 1963 WALKER, Eugene H., son, June 10, 1901 - Feb. 17, 1944 HAND, Harold E., 1875 - 1937 HAND, Hallie H., 1877 - 1913 HAND, M. Marguerite, 1909 - 1939 HAND, Marjorie M., dau. of Gilbert & Nellie Hand, 1929 - 1929 ERNEST, John Alexander, 1862 - 1945 ERNEST, Ida May, 1866 - 1945 CORSON, Richard S., Jan. 9, 1815 - Dec. 7, 1901 CORSON, Mary, May 5, 1821 - August 21, 1909 CORSON, Fanny E., 1857 - 1941 O'NEAL, Mary Anna, born August 20, 1829, died Jan. 8, 1906 O'NEAL, Albert, 1861 - 1944 O'NEAL, Mary E., 1864 - 1943 RAY, infant daughter of E. & AM, April 10, 1916 TOMLIN, Charles S., April 12, 1861 - April 8, 1918 TOMLIN, Ellen S., Sep. 18, 1864 - July 9, 1951 TOMLIN, Edwin, son of Almarine & Rhoda Tomlin, born July 29, 1826 at Cape May, NJ, died Mar. 30, 1907 TOMLIN, Margaret, dau. of Thomas & Sallie CORRELL, born July 13, 1832, at Mechanicsburg, Ill. TOMLIN, Isaac F., Apr. 12, 1872 - Aug. 19, 1951 TOMLIN, Sarah Anderson, Aug. 6, 1873 - Aug. 2, 1945 TOMLIN, Frank B., DDS - Aug. 1, 1875 - June 23, 1960 TOMLIN, Thomas Almarin, 1858 - 1940 TOMLIN, Haymaker, 1870 -? ROBINSON, Hardin, 1855 - 1950 ROBINSON, Emma, 1863 - 1950 ROBINSON, George, 1900 - 1918 ROBINSON, Harry Lee, 1883 - 1918 NOTTINGHAM, Arthur C., Oct. 12, 1869 - Mar. 7, 1948 NOTTINGHAM, Mary S., Apr. 3, 1870 - Nov. 20, 1961 NOTTINGHAM, Helen G., 1898 - 1921 (could be 1931) CORSON, Nathan, Dec. 30, 1874 - Aug. 11, 1935 CORSON, Infant son of N. & EE Corson, died July 21, 1911, aged 2d NOTTINGHAM, Jonathan, 1878 - 1956 NOTTINGHAM, Nellie M., 1878 - 1962 NOTTINGHAM, Jonathan E., 1908 - 1925 GOODIN, Frank, 1875 - 1935 GOODIN, Lillie G., 1877 - THOMPSON, Rosa Lee Mathews, 1877 - 1941 LIGHT, Mary Jean, 1931 - 1936 SEGHI, Eugene, 1903 - 1951 SEGHI, Chloe E., 1909 - BEATY, Anna Jiles, 1868 - 1957 SMITH, James T., 1889 - 1955 SMITH, Lou E., 1888 - 19__ SMITH, Calla N., 1915 - 1916 PARSONS, Nathan C., Feb. 23, 1851 - Oct. 11, 1923 PARSONS, Minerva I., May 16, 1853 - July 1, 1925 PARSONS, Carl N., 1875 - 1964 CORSON, H. B., 1889 - 1942 CORSON, Frances, 1890 - 1935 CORSON, Reuben, 1851 - 1935 CORSON, Frances, 1856 - 1924 CORSON, Rebecca, dau. of R & FC Corson, 1878 - 1900 CORSON, Charles P., 1861 - 1926 CORSON, Amelia, his wife, 1864 - 1932 CORSON, Infant son of Chas. & Amelia F. Corson - born & died Jan. 23, 1901 CORSON, Reuben, 1831 - 1918 CORSON, Rachel Nottingham, 1839 - 1923 CORSON, Bertha, wife of Rev. W.A. ASHBROOK, 1872 - 1961 CORSON, Hannah, wife of Rev. J.R. ALLEN, 1859 - 1938 TOWNSEND, Nellie S., wife of Rev. J.N. CHICKEN, 1843 - 1930 CORRELL, Warner H., 1836 - 1918 CORRELL, Elizabeth Sinclair, 1846 - 1926 CORRELL, Thomas S., 1872 - 1942 CORRELL, Ralph B., Sep. 13, 1878 - June 11, 1938 CORRELL, Stanley W., son of RB & MC Correll - Jun 20, 1909 - Oct. 24, 1911 CORRELL, Mary C., dau of RB & MC Correll - Nov. 15, 1914 - Oct. 15, 1921 HEWITT, Imla, Feb. 13, 1831 - Aug. 8, 1915 HEWITT, Mary C., his wife - May 28, 1846 - Dec. 20, 1910 KELLER, James - Apr. 2, 1824 - Aug. 17, 1904 STOUT, Mary A., his wife - Apr. 1, 1829 - Mar. 11, 1920 KELLER, W. H. - 1857 - 1932 AYERS, William, 1855 - 1927 AYERS, Mattie, 1862 - 1905 HUTCHINSON, Ansley W. - 1851 - 1924 HUTCHINSON, Etta Hand - 1861 - 1920 HUTCHINSON, George H., son of AW & EH Hutchinson - born Jun. 27, 1887 died Nov. 27, 1887 GOOD, James E. - 1869 - 1943 HEWITT Mary F., wife of James Good - 1861 - 1941 HEWITT, Robert G. - Jan. 24, 1828 - Apr. 11, 1896 HEWITT, Harriet F. - Jan. 6, 1838 - May 15, 1904 HEWITT, Imla, son of FG & HF Hewitt - born May 12, 1864 - died Apr. 24, 1888 CORSON, Nathan, died Nov. 14, 1883 - aged 80y, 8m, 17d CORSON, Abigail, wife of Nathan Corson - died Sep. 20, 1887 - aged 84y, 20d CORSON, Somers - born Mar. 14, 1824 - died Aug. 10, 1897 CORSON, Cynthia Ann, wife of Somers Corson - born May 27, 1822 - died Jan. 25, 1894 MATHIS, John - July 23, 1825 - Aug. 7, 1897 HAND, St. Helena, his wife - May 27, 1828 - May 28, 1904 MATHIS, Jennings G. - born Aug. 1, 1800 - died June 15, 1875, aged 74y MATHIS, Jane - wife of JG Mathis - born Aug. 19, 1807 - died Dec. 17, 1878, aged 71y MATHIS, J.G. - born in Cape May, NJ, June 13, 1836 - died at Junction City, Kansas, Sep. 16, 1870, aged 34y, 3m, 3d HAND, George M., born Dec. 30, 1832 - died Mar. 4, 1895 HAND, H. Emily. - born Feb. 8, 1838 - died Apr. 21, 1919 HAND, Hally, son of GM & HE Hand - died Dec. 6, 1867, aged 11m, 7d AYERS, Infant son of WE & MW Ayers - died Feb. 8, 1887 BEATY, Henry T. - 1889 - 1923 BEATY, Ora E. - 1889 - 1919 BEATY, Myrtle M. - 1912 - 1936 BEATY, Nancy Jane - 1938 - 1938 WILLIAMS, Mattie A., dau of M & K Williams - died Sep. 15, 1862, aged 20y, 8m, 15d CARTER, Ellen, dau of Saml & Elizabeth Carter - died Sep. 4, 1860, aged 5y, 5m ZANE, Andrew - died Dec. 30, 1854, aged 72y, 11m, 18d MICKLE, E. L. 1864 - 1927 (author's note: initials stand for Edward Lincoln, son of 'Wealthy Mary Jane Cartwright & Elmer Mickel) MICKLE, Lillie M. - 1870 - 1954 TOMLIN, Almarin - died Mar. 16, 1859 - aged 58y, 9m, 19d TOMLIN, Rhoda SMITH, wife of A. Tomlin - died Aug. 3, 1888, aged 86y, 1m, 19d TOMLIN, Mary, dau of A & R Tomlin - died Sep. 3, 1852, aged 12y, 11m, 22d TOMLIN, Jennie Richland, wife of J.T. Tomlin, died June 16, 1862, aged 26y, 2m, 10d HEWITT, Rev. Imla - died July 29, 1866, aged 66y, 5m, 16d HEWITT, Sarah - died June 17, 1868 - aged 64y, 11m, 16d HEWITT, Sarah M., dau of I & S Hewitt - died May 27, 1857, aged 22y, 2m, 24d HEWITT, Sarah Jane, dau. of I & S Hewitt - died Dec. 26, 1860 - aged 9y, 4m, 22d HEWITT, Abigail, wife of Somers Hewitt - died Jan. 1, 1861 - aged 33y, 2m, 13d NOTTINGHAM, Reuben L., of Co. E, 101 Regt. Ill. Vol. - died Nov. 22, 1862, aged 29y, 11m, 8d NOTTINGHAM, Luthery, wife of Reuben L. Nottingham - born Dec. 6, 1843 - died Sep. 13, 1870 SMITH, Rhoda, wife of Abijah Smith - died Jun. 11, 1848, aged 81 years NOTTINGHAM, Jonathan - 1808 - 1889, aged 80y, 9m, 12d NOTTINGHAM, Hannah, first wife of J. Nottingham - died Jul. 17, 1850 - aged 43y, 9d NOTTINGHAM, Mary A., wife of J. Nottingham - died Feb. 19, 1888, aged 76y, 1m, 7d CARTWRIGHT, W.M.J., dau. of Peter & Frances Cartwright - 1819 - 1900 (authors note: stands for Wealthy Mary Jane) MICKEL, Elmer - husband of W.M.J. Cartwright - 1828 - 1894 (authors note: 2nd husband, born Cape May Co., New Jersey) EATON, Gorham, husband of W.M.J. Cartwright - 1816 - 1845 (authors note: 1st husband, born New Hampshire) SUTTON, Squire J., son of WB & J. Sutton - died May 23, 1857, aged 24y, 3m, 29d TOWNSEND, Rev. J. - died July 5, 1863, aged 76y, 8m, 12d TOWNSEND, Judith, wife of Rev. John Townsend - died Mar. 22, 1859, aged 76y, 1m, 23d HART, Theodore, died Apr. 20, 1866 - aged 32y, 1m, 5d HART, Marie L, wife of T. Hart - died Sep. 6, 1854, aged 27y, 1m, 15d HART, Marie L., dau of T & ML Hart - died Sep. 17, 1854, aged 1m, 19d CRESSE, Charles W., son of JS & SH Cresse - died Mar. 29, 1861, aged 7y, 9m, 19d CRESSE, Jecholian, wife of G. Cresse - died Jul. 6, 1874, aged 51y, 1m, 20d CRESSE, infant daughter of J & S Cresse - died Feb. 13, 1850 PRESTON, Francis, died Oct. 27, 1850 - aged 1m, 21d CONNOR, James B., son of JM & JMA Conner - died Aug. 31, 1858, aged 1y, 8m, 16d DIEHL, Harrison, son of HC & H Diehl - died May 1, 1854, aged 18y, 3m, 7d DIEHL, Angela H., dau. of G & L Diehl, died July 23, 1868 CORSON, John - died Apr. 21, 1874, aged 78y, 3m, 22d CORSON, Eliza, wife of J M Corson - died May 31, 1860, aged 69y, 3m, 5d CORSON, Elias - died Sep. 5, 1856, aged 1y, 4m CORSON, Allen H. ________ BARNES, William - died Jan. 27, 1865, aged 28y, 7m, 8d BARNES, Lydia, wife of B. Barnes - died Jan. 18, 1866, aged 56y, 24d KING, Sarah A., wife of John H. King - Sep. 3, 1822 - Aug. 1, 1873 ADAMS, M.E., dau of G & R Adams - died Nov. 15, 1854, aged 7m, 12d FEE, Allie, dau. of F & A Fee - died May 17, 1870, aged 6y, 1m, 17d LEAMIND, John Q. - born at Cape May, NJ - Feb. 18, 1830 - ______ EPLER, Joseph D., son of J & H Epler - died Apr. 20, 1855, aged 1m, 15d CONNER, Andrew W., son of JH & H Conner - died Apr. 24, 1854, aged 6m, 18d CONNER, Benjamin, son of JH & H Conner - died Jun. 17, 1849, aged 5y, 2m, 28d CONNER, Henry M., son of R & M Conner - died Jan. 4, 1851, aged 1m, 4d CONNER, Robert D., son of R & M Conner - died Sep. 9, 1852, aged 7m, 16d METZGER, John, son of J & C Metzger - died Dec. 9, 1851, aged 9y, 8m, 7d LARANCE, Daniel, son of D & B Larance - died _____? FINK, Sarah Margaret, dau of JH & Mary Fink - died Dec. 9, 1856, aged 1m, 22d FINK, John Hector, son of JH & Mary Fink - died Nov. 24, 1856, aged 1m 7d FINK, Edward, son of JH & Mary Fink - died Jul. 30, 1853, aged 1y, 5m, 7d FINK, infant dau. of JH & Mary Fink - died Apr. 22, 1867 FINK, Emma Annie, dau of JH & Mary Fink - died Mar. 1, 1867, aged 5y, 10m, 14d TOMLIN, Hathorn - died Oct. 21, 1864 PRESTON, Mary E., dau of D & A Preston - died Feb. 9, 1855, aged 8y, 5m, 7d TOWNSEND, Almeda, dau of T & MH Townsend - died May 18, 1851, aged 3y, 9m TOWNSEND, Mabel, dau of T & MH Townsend - died Aug. 11, 1860, aged 17y, 1m, 27d TOWNSEND, Victoria, dau of T & MH Townsend - died Sep. 28, 1860, aged 11y, 4m, 2d TOWNSEND, Sylvia, dau of T & MH Townsend - May 3, 1863 BEACH, Jabez - died Sep. 4, 1864, aged 72y, 2m, 12d BEACH, Anna Maria, wife of Jabez Beach - died Dec. 8, 1866, aged 68y, 4m, 8d BEACH, Harriett, died Feb. 3, 1867 - aged 49y CHAMPION, Willie, son of John J. & Sarah T. Champion - died Jan. 9, 1873, aged 5y, 5m, 12d CHAMPION, Almira J., dau of John J. & Sarah T. Champion - died Sep. 25, 1860, aged 2m, 20d CHAMPION, infant son of John J. & Sarah T. Champion - died Jan. 25, 1857, aged 4d HUNTER, Henrietta - died Sep. 13, 1880, aged 60y, 11m, 21d MYERS, Sarah, wife of Samuel Meyers - died Mar. 17, 1857, aged 41y, 24d KNOX, Charlotte, wife of JT Knox - died ? KNOX, Edward May, son of JT & C. Knox - died Jan. 25, 1865 KNOX, Carl Grant, son of JT & C. Knox - died Sep. 22, 1860 HUGHES, Townsend, son of Elisha & Eliza Hughes - died Jan. 3, 1855 - aged 7y, 7m, 6d CORSON, Rebecca L., dau of S & SA Corson - died Aug. 21, 1863 - aged 13y, 11m, 14d AULTFATHER, Maltissa R., dau of C. Aultfather - died Feb. 16, 1853 - aged 15 years PRESTON, Ebenezer - died May 11, 1850 - aged 64 years PRESTON, Mahala, wife of E. Preston - died Feb. 17, 1872, aged 82y, 10m NAF, Lorenz - died Apr. 4, 1858, aged 36y, 8m WASHBURN, Emet, son of IT & M Washburn - died Aug. 13, 1862 BOYD, Viola, wife of Wm. L. Boyd - died Sep. 28, 1868, aged 30y, 8m, 21d GLYNN, Salina J., dau of JM & E Glynn - died Aug. 23, 1858, aged 1y, 10m, 8d CONNER, Sarah, wife of JB Conner - died Aug. 15, 1870, aged 74 years HOWARD, Byron D., son of F & SH Howard - died Dec. 18, 1855, aged 1y HOWARD, Berkley J., son of F & SH Howard - died Jan. 26, 1856, aged 1m, 4d RATLIFF, Sarah, dau of RT & SH Ratliff - died Sep. 4, 1860, aged 1y, 4m, 10d The Illinois Veterans Commission Records List: BECHTEL, Jeremiah - Co. I, 41 Ill, Vol. Inf. - died Sep. 24, 1865 DICKERSON, William - Co. I, 41 Ill. Vol. Inf. - died Mar. 20, 1862 DISNEY, Joshua - Co. H. 13 Ky. Cav. (no dates) NOTTINGHAM, Reuben L. - Co. E. 101 Ill. Vol. Inf. - died Nov. 22, 1862