MATHER CEMETARY

South East Quarter, Section 14, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois

	This cemetery was copied in 1972 by Florence Sargeant from original records in the possession of Warren C. and Nellie Stevens. In June, 1981 Mildred Doubet and Pam Eagle recopied it for the Knox County Genealogical Society. I recopied it in November, 2001 as I restored the cemetery for Orange Township. All rows were read from left to right, facing East. I've also included if they had a Will or Probate on burials prior to 1900. 
	This cemetery is well taken care of, although it has suffered much damage and change in the past. Without a doubt there are many unmarked burials here. Only a couple of the footstones are where they belong, the others have been placed into the rows with the headstones, not necessarily even close to where they belong, and most have been cemented into the ground. The following are the ones that have initials that don't match a name:

M. W. G.
I. (Broke off, probably one of the Isaac Mathers)
G. A. G. (I could not find this one)
E. L. L.

Todd Walter
November 2001
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* Additions or corrections

Milo Cramer, Son of E.W. & N.G. 	Jan 7, 1876 Age 1mo 9d

Mary Jane Cravins, Wife of Rev. Isaac 	Nov 29, 1872 (stone broken)

A.E.A. Allen 	No Dates

William M. Allen, Father 	Jan 8, 1813 - No death date (Still living in 1886)
America Anne Allen, Wife of William	May 2, 1823 - Sep 21, 1886 *

Angeline Cramer, Wife of J.A.	July 6, 1865, Age 44y 5m 2d 
	(This stone was missing in 1981 and still is)

Moses Vangilder, Father and Husband	Jan 26, 1857, Age 53y 1m 29d * (WILL)

Augustine Scheiderman, Dau of A.& R.S.	Sep 7, 1865, 21d
Andrew Scheiderman	Dec 23, 1825 - Nov 17, 1894  (PROBATE)
Ricky Scheiderman, Wife of Andrew	Feb 1, 1820 - Jan 19, 1892

Broken Stone	1861, Age 1y

Ridley R. Maxey, Wife of R.T.	Nov 12, 1800 - Sep 9, 1848
Robert T. Maxey	Apr 9, 1800 - Dec 26, 1875  (PROBATE) 	
	Born in Buckingham Co., VA, Died in Orange, Knox Co., ILL 
 
Father and Mother on separate granite stones with no names *

Margaret Ferguson	Sep 15, 1844, Age 71y
Alexander Ferguson	Aug 11, 1845, Age 82y
John Ferguson	July 8, 1846, Age 26y

Charles Gaddis, Son of J. & M.	No year, 3y 4m 29d  (In 1860 Census as 3 years old)
Margaret Gaddis, Wife of J.	Oct 3, 1866, Age 51y 7m 18d

George Logue	Nov 30, 1823 - Jan 28, 1881
Samantha D. Logue, Wife of George	July 16, 1829 - Mar 6, 1882
Eliza Logue, Dau of G. & S.D.	Mar 15, 1875, Age 7y 3m 15d

William Allen 	1804 - 1841
William Allen, Son of W. & N.	Apr 13, 1842, Age 5y 7m
Rachel Allen, Dau of W. & N.	Dec 18, 1852, Age 23y

Nancy Mather, Wife of Samuel	Feb 20, 1878, Age 73y (Samuel Sr.'s second wife)

James F. Jones, Son of T. & S.A.	Nov 2, 1871, Age 11m 11d (This stone is now missing)

James L. Ashby	Jan 14, 1847, Age 19y 3m 16d

Mary A. Cushman	Jan 2, 1867, Age 29y 9m 19d *

David Ashby, Father	Jan 20, 1876, Age 77y 3m 6d
Ruth Ann Ashby, Mother	Oct 27, 1880, Age 76y 9m 6d

E. Lawrence	Aug 31, 1855, Age 73y 7m 8d
Mary Lawrence, Wife of E.	Apr 24, 1855, Age 62y 7m 26d
Charlotta Lawrence, Wife of G.F.	Apr 14, 1878, Age 24y

Joseph R. Wallace, Son of J. & M.	Oct 8, 1850, Age 2y 5m 29d

William I. Barnett, In Memory Of	Unreadable 
	(Very old stone, others of this type date from 1830's to mid 1840's).

John Barnett, Son of A. & M.	Feb 20, 1847, Age 1y 3m
Clarence Barnett, Son of A. & M.	Sep 15, 1851, Age 1m 10d
Caroline Barnett, Dau of A. & M.	Sep 15, 1851, Age 18y 4m 20d
Theodore Barnett, Son of A. & M.	Oct 13, 1854, Age 2m 11d
Horace G. Barnett, Son of A. & M.	Sep 14, 1857, Age 1m 8d

Samuel Mather	Aug 9, 1875, Age 49y 5m 15d  (PROBATE)
Mary Mather, Dau of S. & M.	Aug 10, 1865, Age 1y 1m 11d

Lewis R. Mather	Feb 13, 1863, Age 27y 6m 14d
	( Enlisted Co. A 77th Infantry Aug 1, 1863, Died at St. Louis, MO)

Frances Mather, Dau of L.R. & N.	Jan 21, 1861,  Age 1y 8m 13d *

Broken Off Stone *

Samuel Mather	Mar 23, 1796 - No date (64 in 1860 Census)
Eliza Mather, Wife of Samuel	Jun 19, 1856, Age 53y 11m 23d
Richard H. Mather	Dec 26, 1836, Age 6y 10m 13d
Sarah J. Mather	Jun 7, 1841, Age 1y 4m
Joseph Mather	Jan 27, 1862, Age 24y 2m 7d 
	(Enlisted in  Co. G 12th ILL Cav. Aug 10, 1861, Died at Birds' Point, MO).

Unreadable Stone *

Mary Ann Mather, Wife of I.	Jul 25, 1870, Age 67y
Isaac Mather	Feb 28, 1871, Age 81y 1m 18d
Isaac Mather	Apr 2, 1853, Age 20y 4m
Lewis Mather	Mar 16, 1863, Age 27y 4m 11d 
	(Enlisted Co. A 77th Infantry Aug 9, 1862, Died at St. Louis MO).

John W. Mather, Son of I. & M.A.	Sep 27, 1842, Age 8m 15d

Emery E. Mather, Son of Geo. & J.	Feb 28, 1867, Age 3m 25d

Leroy Anstine, Son of H.H. & M.L.	Mar 15, 1876, Age 17d

Nellie Randall, Dau of J.R. & M.A.	Apr 5, 1869, Age 2y 7d
Lucinda Randall, Wife of Jedediah W.	Nov 27, 1865, Age 54y 5m 18d
Jedediah W. Randall	Feb 1, 1861, Age 54y
Ira Denison Randall, Son of J.W. & L.	May 3, 1849, Age 21y 4m 6d

Infant Fitspatrick, Son of W.R. & M.M.	Dec 26, 1869

Dorinda E. Godfrey, Dau of E. & S.	Feb 15, 1848, Age 8y 3m

James Godfrey	Jan 12, 1762 - Nov 2, 1847 (PROBATE)
	In Memory of James who was born in Worchester County, Maryland,
	
Keziah (Williams) Godfrey, Wife of James	Mar 8, 1770 - Mar 5, 1836
	Born in Sussex County, Delaware

Eleanor Godfrey 	Sep 17, 1800 - Mar 5, 1836
	A Native of Sussex County, Delaware

Joseph Godfrey	Jun 13, 1794 - Jan 20, 1835 
	(WILL,first in the county)
 	A Native of Sussex County, Delaware 

Nancy D. Cook, Dau of M. & S.	Mar 5, 1836, Age 1y 3m 24d *

Marke Cook	Aug 21, 1850, Age 47y  (PROBATE)
	(This name is spelled "Marke", not "Mark E.")

Sophia (Godfrey) Cook
	(This stone was buried and has decayed except for the name "Sophia". She was the 
	wife of Marke and is listed in the 1860 Census as being 51 years old, born in Delaware.) *

Infant Housh, Dau of J. & S. A.	Sep 23, 1853

Cemantha E. Mowery, Dau of M. & C.	Oct 17, 1853, Age 1y 9m 7d *

Joseph Huston	1852, 57y (Stone set in concrete, can't read rest)

Luella M. Mowery, Dau of M. & C.G.	(This stone is also buried in concrete)

Robert M. Robertson	1851 - 1932
James Robertson	1816 - 1887
Sarah E. Wallace Robertson, Wife of James	1823 - 1874
John W. Robertson, Son of J. & S.	1856 - 1859
Mary A. Robertson, Dau of J. & S.	1858 - 1859

Emaline Hamilton, Dau of W. & R.	Dec 13, 1847, Age 14y 5m 6d

Anna Leu	1860 - 1877

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