Richards Cemetery, Orchard Twp., Wayne Co., IL
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives January 29, 2000 by 
JoAnna Richards, a direct descendant of Rowland & Patsey Richards
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Full list of headstones in Richards cemetery....

  In section 15 of Orchard Twp, near Mt Pleasant Church and back in a
field lies the RICHARDS cemetery.  Even though it is back in a field,
it is well taken care of.

two sandstone markers
  Nancy, wife of Elzaphan RICHARDS, born May 11, 1830, died _______;
  Elzaphan RICHARDS, died April 25, 1904, age 85 years, 3 months, 27
  days

Nancy RICHARDS  February 11, 1855   March 26th, 1935, Mother

Elzaphan RICHARDS  Co. C 111 Ill. Inf.

Rowland B. RICHARDS, died September 22, 1866, aged 82 years, 4 months,
6 days

Patsey C. RICHARDS, wife of Rowland RICHARDS, born April 27, 1790,
died March 6, 1872, aged 82 years, 10 months, 9 days

Clement LEE, died February 19, 1866, aged 67 years & 20 days

Mariah LEE, wife of C. LEE, died September 11, 1854, aged 47 years, 11
months, 24 days

Martha E., daughter of G.M. & C. LEE, died August 10, 1872, aged____
1 month, 13 days (stone had been chipped where age would have been)

Thomas WILLOUGHBY, died May 14, 1888, aged 67 years, 3 months

George M. LEE, Co. I 48th Ill. INF., born January 31, 1838, died March
6, 1911;
Levinia, his wife, born January 23, 1847.
  Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
  (GAR emblem on the stone)

Nathaniel L. VEST, 1858-1943

Iness, daughter of N.L. & Sarah VEST, died December 7, 1894, aged 1
year, 22 days.
  Gone to be an Angel

Joseph S., son of N.L. & S.J. VEST, died November 1, 1899, aged 16
years, 9 months, 3 days
  Sleep on brother, thy work is done, Jesus has come and born thee
  home

Sarah, wife of N.L. VEST & daughter of J.S. & E. VANCAMP, died
November 22, 1893, aged 34 years 1 month, 26 days
  Her spirit smiles from that bright shore,
  And softly whispers weep no more.

Emily VANCAMP, died August 13, 1903, aged 70 years, 11 months, 25 days

Roland VANCAMP, 1857-1921

Ulisses S., son of L. & N. BURROUGHS, died November 11, 1866, aged 2
years, 6 months
  I take these little lambs, said Christ,
  And lay them in my breast,
  Protection they find in me,
  In me be ever blest.