Merriss Cemetery, Scott Co., Il. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Jan. 18, 2000 by Kathy Mills < ke6pxx@adams.net > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. < http://www.usgwarchives.net > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MERRISS CEMETARY The Merriss Cemetary is located near the center of Section II Township 15 North, Range 13 West, South of the old TV tower Northeast of Bluffs, Scott County, Illinois. (This TV tower has now fallen, blown over in a storm, but the landmark can still be seen in the center of a field. 7/97) This cemetary has been badly neglected and is full of brush and weeds. Many of the markers have fallen and are broken. The recording of this cemetary was accomplished 3 May 1981 by Larry Eugene Barton, James William Cowhich, Larry Michael Evans, Walter Warren Haley, Carl and Wanda Guthrie Phillips, and Edna McMahan Secrest. A total of three hours and fifteen minutes was expended during the reading. (Copied by Kathryn Merris Mills for my records 6/29/1996). MERRISS, SAMANTHA, wife of Bethuel Merriss, died 20 June 1866, 55 y 10 m 5 d (B: 8/15/1810) CHAPMAN, WILLIAM,died 14 March 1865, 54 y 8 m 14 d (B: 6/31/1810) CHAPMAN, JAMES H., Co I 11th Reg Mo Inf Vol., died 11 Oct 1864, 33 y 7 m 23 d (B: 3/1831) (this is a military marker) CHAPMAN, JAMES H, died 11 Oct 1864, 33 y 7 m 23 d (B: 3/1831) CHAPMAN, MAHALA, wife of Wm. Chapman, died 23 June 1889, 75 y 6 m 19d FS:M.C.(B: (6/1814) CHAPMAN, LULIE BELL, daughter of S.N. & E. F. Chapman, died 28 Sep 1876, 3y 13d FS: L.B.C. (B:9/15/1873) CHAPMAN, O.S.,Co I 11th Mo Inf (this is a military marker. The I.V.C. Record shows date of death as 15 June 1864 FOOTSTONE: J.B.C. FOOTSTONE: S.M. MERRISS, JAMES CYRUS, son of Bethuel and Samantha Merriss, died 7 March 1865, 18 y 11 m 13 d FS: J.C.M. (B:4/30/1846) MERRISS, WM. T, son of B.T. & S. Merriss, member of Co K 129 Reg III Vol, died 20 Dec 1862 22 y 10 m (B: 2/1840) MERRISS, WM. T, son of B.T. & S. Merriss died 20 Dec 1862, Corp. Co I 120 Inf (I.V.C. Record shows Co. I) MERRISS, JOHN H., died 20 March 1853, 22 y 7 m 4 d FS: (B. 10/24/1830) MERRISS MIRIAM PARTHENA, daughter of B. & S. Merriss, died 28 Jan 1853, 4 y 5 m 26 d FS: M.P.M. (B: 9/2/1848) MERRISS, BETHUEL, died Dec 1852, 45 y 16 d FS (B: 12/1807) MERRISS, JULIA ANN, daughter of B.T. & S. Merriss, died 6 Oct 1848, 15 y 3 m FS: J.A.M. (B: 8/6/1833) GRAVE MARKED WITH A FIELDSTONE GRAVE MARKED WITH A FIELDSTONE UNMARKED GRAVE PARK, ELIZABETH, born 7 Nov 1832, died 25 June 1863 FS: E.P. (age 31 yrs) (Dear sister now we will not disturb thy rest for in Jesus thy do repose) EDMONDSON, SARAH, wife of James Edmondson, died 11 June 1854, 29 y 4 m 15 d FS: S.E. (B: 3/27/1825) CURRY, BENJAMIN, Co I 14 Illinois Inf, died 23 Mar 1863 or 65, 23 y 5 m 10 d (B: 10/1841) (this is a military marker) MERRISS, BENJAMIN, Co I 14 Illinois Inf, died 23 Mar 1863 or 65, 23 y 5 m 10 d (B: 10/1841) (this is a civilian marker. It will be noted that the information contained on it matches all the information on the stone above other than surname. The two markers are close enough together they appear to be on the same grave.) MERRISS, J.M., died 20 Apr 185- , 4 y 1 m 10 d CURRY, JAMES B, died 24 Feb 1853, 42 y 9m 14 d (B: 5/10/1810) CURRY, ELIZA, wife of James B. Curry, died 29 Apr 1848, 31 y 2 m 18 d FS: E.C. (B: 2/11/1817) MERRISS, STANTON R., died 5 Jan 1848, 52 y 9 m 14 d FS: S.R.M. (B: 4/1795) MERRISS CEMETARY, SCOTT COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTINUED; MERRISS, ELIZABETH, wife of S.M.(R.) Merriss, died 31 Aug 1856, 61 y 11 m 7 d (B: 9/24/1794) MERRISS, CAROLINE M., wife of J.B. Merriss, died 25 Mar 1853, 41 y 4 m 15 d FS: CM (B: 11/1812) EDMONDSON, SARAH E., daughter of J. & S. Edmondson, died 6 Dec 1845, 11 d (B: 11/1845) MERRISS, ELERY SR., died 30 Apr 1845, 35 y 8 m 2 d (B: 8/28/1809) MERRISS, JOHN B., died 3 Aug 1848, 47 y 8 m 5 d (B: 12/1800) MERRISS, ELIZA, daughter of J.B. & C.M.Merriss, aged 15 m 4 d (no date appears to remain on this marker) MERRISS, ELIZABETH, daughter of J.E. (B) & C.M.Merriss, age 4 month MERRISS, DAVID S., son of E. & N. Merriss, died 10 Mar 1845, aged 1 d FS: D.S.M. (B: 3/9/1945) MERRISS, INFANT DAUGHTER, of E. & N. Merriss, died 13 Jan 1853 FS: I.M. MERRISS, JASPER N., son of E. & N. Merriss,died 25 Apr 1853, 2 y 12 d (B: 4/13/1851) REID, MINNIE, died 15 Oct 1865, 10m 19 d FS: M.R. CHAPMAN, JULIA A., daughter of J.H. & N.A. Chapman, died 26 Aug 1861, 3 y 6 m 13 d STEWART, ISABELLA, wife of D. Stewart, Born in the Parish of D-11---Co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, died 17 May 1867, 21 y 11 m FS: I. S. Home in Heaven BROKEN MARKER LITTLEJOHN, MARY, daughter of W. & J. Littlejohn, died ---------- LITTLEJOHN, JOHN, son of J.W. & J. Littlejohn, died 31 Aug 1864, 2 m 18 d FS: J.L. LITTLEJOHN, JAMES, son of W. & J. Littlejohn, died 2 Aug 1864, 6 y 8 m 15 d LITTLEJOHN,JAMES, son of Wm. & J. Littlejohn, died 2 Aug 1870, 5 m 1 d ----------GORDON, died 26 Nov 1863, 62 y Mc D.A.----, MARY, wife of Coc--- -------, age 72 y BROWN, WILLIAM, son of W. & M. Brown, died 6 Aug 1864, 3 y 9 m 25 d CAMP, WILLIE M., son of C. & J. Camp, died 5 Aug 1864, 1 y 2 m 13 d KENYON, THOMAS C., died 8 Oct 1864, 1 y 4 m STEWART, ALFRED, died 15 Oct 1843, 31 y 5 m 6 d STEWART, ROBERT, died 5 Oct 1857, 21 y - m -d FS: R.S.