RESEARCH OF BURIALS IN WALTER CEMETERY

	 This cemetery has been known variously as "Old Maquon", "Housh- Sumner-Walter", and "Briggs", three obituaries and one death certificate have been found that confirm it was named "Walter Cemetery" as late as 1914. 
	The first known burial was in 1839 with the last being in 1914. It is located one and a half miles west of Maquon on County Highway 20 and down a lane one-half mile South on the Southern edge of the North East Quarter of Section 5 in Maquon Township. The land was patented September 23, 1838 by Peter Jones and John W. Walter. It measures 125 feet by 100 feet on a point, overlooking a wooded ravine on three sides, where three small streams come together with a field being on the North side. No mention is made of it in any deeds. It is currently owned by Harlan and Jean England.
	According to a history of Maquon Cemetery written about 1900, in 1839 James Van Winkle, a hired hand of Benoni Simkins Sr., died and Mr. Simkins approached John W. Walter about burying the man here. He was told that the cemetery was considered a family burial plot. He also approached Mr. Barbero, who owned what is now known as Ouderkirk Cemetery in Section 4 of Maquon Township, and was also refused. Mr. Simkins decided to start his own cemetery on his farm on Section 34 in Haw Creek Township. This was the beginning of the Maquon Cemetery. 
	 I began working on this cemetery on October 31, 1998. At that time only four stones were visible among the trees, weeds and brush, most had fallen over and were buried in the ground. I used a metal rod to probe the ground to locate them. After removing countless trees and mountains of brush, I repaired and reset all of the stones and keep it regularly maintained after decades of neglect. Amazingly, it is probably this neglect, and the fact that it was virtually inaccessable, that I was able to restore it to the condition it is in today. There had been no vandalism and all but two of the graves have their footstones. There are only 3 headstones that I'm not sure are where they belong, but they are probably close.
	   Shrubs and flowers have been planted and I've purchased flag holder markers for the veterans. Being a work in progress, there is much more to do, not only on the cemetery itself, but also on the research that follows. 
 	Some dates and names are from a Walter Family Bible, Will and Probate Records, Biographies, Deeds, and Census. Following the research is the actual transcription of the stones in this cemetery.

Todd Walter
December, 2001
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         NAME				  PARENTS	                    	BIRTH - DEATH

James Walter		                 John and Lydia   (UNKNOWN)	          Apr 20, 1763-Feb 8, 1839
Elizabeth (Richardson) Walter	 John and Lettice (Morgan) 	                        1766-Oct 13, 1845

Sarah Maria Walter		James and Elizabeth (Richardson)	           Jan 1, 1799-Aug 8,1839

John W. Walter			James and Elizabeth (Richardson)	           Dec 12, 1789-Aug 6, 1863
Hannah (Sumner) Walter		Thomas and Hannah (Hiatt)	           May 9, 1793-Sep 22, 1844

James R. Walter			John W. and Hannah (Sumner)	           Nov 25, 1821-Sep 19, 1845

John G. Walter			John W. and Hannah (Sumner)	           Oct 9, 1827-Sep 6, 1845

Thomas R. Walter		William J. and Catherine (Housh)	           Feb 25, 1845-Sep 27, 1869

Mary Ellen Walter		Thomas R. and Sarah J. (Stevenson)      	        1855-1876
 
Infant Walter*1			Thomas R. and Sarah J. (Stevenson)     	         Sep, 1853

Infant Walter			Thomas R. and Sarah J. (Stevenson)       	         Jan, 1858

Isaiah Stevenson*2		Zachariah and Sarah (Stevenson)	           Jun 2, 1818-Dec 3, 1848
Betsy (Walter) Stevenson*3	John W. and Hannah (Sumner)	           Jun 9, 1814-Jun 23, 1842

George King Stevenson		Isaiah and Betsy (Walter)		           Nov 7, 1841-Jun 23, 1842

Bowater Sumner			Thomas and Hannah (Hiatt)	           Jul 2, 1788-Nov 4, 1851
Lettice (Walter) Sumner		James and Elizabeth (Richardson)	           Jul 2, 1791-Apr 28, 1852

James H. Sumner			Bowater and Lettice (Walter)	           Nov 28, 1814-Sep 1, 1894
Rachel (Epperson) Sumner		John and Nancy (Coons)		           Jun 14, 1825-Jan 7, 1893

Cary Sumner*4			James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           May 6, 1855- No Date
Davis Sumner			James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Apr 16, 1853-Oct 4, 1861
William M. Sumner		James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Jan 29, 1851-Aug 22, 1855
Mary Sumner			James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Mar 5, 1869-Mar 8, 1870
Infant Sumner			James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Jun 28, 1860-Jul 9, 1860
Thomas R. Sumner*5		James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Dec 6, 1848- No Date 
Martha J. Sumner*6		James H. and Rachel (Epperson)	           Sep 12, 1857- No Date
								
Infant Daughter Godfrey		Peter and Nancy (Sumner)		                    Feb 2, 1841

Infant Daughter Godfrey		Peter and Nancy (Sumner)		                       Undated

Abigail (Sumner) Stevenson*7	Thomas and Hannah (Hiatt)	           Oct 15, 1804-Feb 12, 1894

Moses Hurst Gregg		Moses Griggs and Martha (Hurst)	           April 1, 1777 - Nov 19,1846
Phebe (Sumner) Gregg		Thomas and Hannah (Hiatt)	           Mar 1, 1781-Mar 13, 1858

John G. Thurman			Robert and Margaret (Robins)	           Dec 31, 1794-Jun 25, 1862
Dorothy (Strange) Thurman*8	         UNKNOWN 		           Apr 15, 1799-Jan 28, 1888

Peter Brown*9 			John and UNKNOWN		           Jan 1, 1831-Apr 3, 1914
Martha Ann (Thurman) Brown	John G. and Dorothy (Strange)	           Feb 14, 1835-May 20, 1904

Clary M. Brown			Peter and Martha Ann (Thurman)	           May 26, 1864-Sep 11, 1865

Oscar Thurman			Pleasant and Elizabeth (Logan)	           Oct 22, 1867-Aug 7, 1868

Mary A. McWilliams		Robert W. and Margaret (Thurman)	           Mar 17, 1849-Oct 10, 1851

Granville Houser			William and Sarah (Bonser)	           May 21, 1855-Apr 6, 1856

Adam Housh			Adam and  Becka (UNKNOWN)	                          1784-Sep 27, 1861
Sarah Ann (Bolin) Housh			UNKNOWN		                          1784-Jan 24, 1844

Eliza (Housh) Ivis                                Adam and Sarah Ann (Bolin)                       Nov 1,1820 - Jan17,1875

Infant Daughter Kinser                      William J. and Matilda O.(Benfield)          Nov 30,1874 - Dec10, 1874

Infant Kinser		               William J. and Matilda O. (Benfield)                                   Sep      18??

Cynthia (Montgomery) Beacham*10	 UNKNOWN		           Sep 20, 1811-Sep 7, 1861 

Robert Beacham			John and Cynthia (Montgomery)	           Nov 2, 1835-Feb 10, 1850

Sarah J. Moore			Enos and Hannah (Bargar)		           Aug 30, 1848-Jun 15, 1855

Ellen Moore			Enos and Hannah (Bargar)		           Nov 28, 1852-May 14, 1855	
William Brown*11		Joel and Rachel (Inskeep)		           Mar 18, 1799-Aug 1, 1839
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NOTES 

*1 - The date for this infant is incorrect, the parents were not married until August, 1854.

*2 - Isaiah Stevenson's stone has his date of death as 1849, but it was actually in 1848. His doctor bill is 	from 1848 and his estate probate is dated January 9, 1849. 

*3 - Betsy (Walter) Stevenson was first married to Edward T. Smithson, son of Samuel and Mary (Terrill) 	Smithson. He died October 21, 1836 and is buried in Bennington (Thurman) Cemetery in Maquon 	Township. Her uncle, Bowater Sumner, served as Surety on July 11, 1837, in Highland County, 	Ohio, when her father, John W. Walter was appointed Guardian of Edward and Betsy's sons: 	William M., age 3 and John W., age 18 months. In 1848, John W. Walter was again 	appointed guardian of the children in Knox County.

*4 - I have been unable to locate where or when Cary Sumner died or is buried. 

*5 - Thomas R. Sumner died in 1935 and is buried in Cook Cemetery in Orange Township.

*6 - Martha J. (Sumner) McCoy died January 29, 1926 and is buried in Gilson Cemetery, Hawcreek 	Township.  

*7 - Abigail (Sumner) Stevenson was married to Isaiah Stevenson, after his first wife, Betsy (Walter) died.

*8 - Dorothy (Strange) Thurman's stone has dates that conflict with her obituary. Her stone indicates she 	was born Apr 6, 1797 and died Jan 25, 1887. Her obituary says she was born Apr 15, 1799 and 	died Jan 28, 1888. Clearly she died in 1888. Her son Alexander's biography is found below and 	supports that she was born in 1799.    

*9 - Peter Brown's death certificate has his father's name as John Brown, but unfortunately it has his wife, 	Martha Thurman, listed as being his mother.

*10 - Cynthia M. (Montgomery) Beacham was married to John Beauchamp, although the name on the 	stones for her and their son is "Beacham". Census and other records also have the name as 	"Beauchamp". Her father's name was probably John.

*11 - William Brown is not known to be related to Peter Brown , although they were both from 	Highland Co., Ohio. I can't find that he was married or had any family here. 
                According to his probate record his possessions were "in the hands of John Walter" and "the 	sum of fourteen hundred and sixty three dollars and interest in the hands of John Eads", who had 	been appointed his administrator by his brother, Elgar, who was in Ohio. Bowater Sumner is  	listed as Executor on the probate packet. His family were Quaker, and his stone is the only one 	I've seen in the area that has Quaker dating (8th month, 1st, 1839).
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UNMARKED BURIALS

There are 46 marked graves, not including 4 duplicate stones. The 3 children of James H. and Rachel Sumner that are buried here have separate marble stones and are also on the family monument, and  John G. Thurman has one for him and is also on one with his wife. There are at least fifteen depressions in the ground that are very visible and are probably graves, judging by their locations in the rows. A couple 
of the depressions are marked with simple rocks in the ground. I have been told by a former resident of
the nearby farmhouse that there were a few tombstones in the creek in the late 1950's, but I have been 
unable to locate any.
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There is one stone base with no monument on top of it in the section among the Thurmans. I believe that this stone was for Elizabeth (Waddle) Jan 30, 1830-Nov 2, 1869, the wife of Joseph P. Thurman, who was a son of John G. and Dorothy (Strange) Thurman. Their monument is in Maquon Cemetery with no base. The placement of the footstone (to the left) would seem to indicate it was the wife of someone. Next to this there is a depression that was  possibly  Joseph and Elizabeth's daughter, Samantha, who died September 11, 1865, and whose name is on the stone with her parents in Maquon. The monument could have been moved when Joseph died in 1892.
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Another probable burial is Joshua Barrett Needles, parents unknown, who died October 18, 1845. He was married to Lettice Walter, a daughter of  John W. and Hannah (Sumner) Walter. There is no stone found for him in any area cemetery. Lettice later married William Darnell and moved to Nebraska. 
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According to the obituary of Thomas Richardson Walter, son of John W. Walter and Hannah Sumner, from May, 1897, he was  buried in "Walters Cemetery" but the family has a large monument in Maquon Cemetery. His wife, Sarah (Stevenson), died in 1904. His body was possibly moved at this time. The above Mary Ellen Walter, Thomas and Sarah's daughter, also has a stone with the family in Maquon.
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There is a footstone with the initials  N. M. H. found near the headstone of Granville Houser. Possibly a sibling. 
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James H. Sumner had a brother, Thomas W. who lived near him in Orange Township. He was married to Sarah G. Ashby and they had several children, four of whom died young:
Ashby 		Sep 27, 1852 - Nov 11, 1857
Wilshire 	Jan 27, 1855 - Nov 22, 1857
Infant Dau	Aug 27, 1862 - Aug 27, 1862
Bowater		Apr 8, 1864 - Oct 2, 1869
Their names are all listed on their parents stone in Gilson, Haw Creek Township, however, Gilson Cemetery was not used until 1878. It's very possible that the four children were buried here.
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William Jackson Walter and Catherine Housh had three children that died, besides Thomas R. who has a stone here, and it is likely that they are also buried here though unmarked:
Wesley		Born about 1841
Abraham	Jun 10, 1851 - Jun 14, 1851
Eliza Vianna	Jun 5, 1866 - Jun 30, 1866
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MARRIAGES

James Walter and Elizabeth Richardson were married about 1788 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
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Moses H. Gregg and Phoebe Sumner were married November 28, 1798 in Surrey County, North Carolina.
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Adam Housh and Sarah Ann Bowlin were maried June 23, 1807 in Harrison County, Kentucky.
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John W. Walter and Hannah Sumner were married April 16, 1812 in Highland County, Ohio.
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Bowater Sumner and Lettice Walter were married May 27, 1813 in Highland County, Ohio.
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John G. Thurman and Dorothy Strange were married 1818 in Highland County, Ohio.
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Cynthia Montgomery and John Beauchamp were married January 23, 1834 in Pike County, Ohio.
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Isaiah Stevenson and Betsey Walter Smithson were married October 10, 1840 in Knox County, Illinois.
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James R. Walter and Catherine Lawrence were married November 16, 1843 in Knox County, Illinois.
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Isaiah Stevenson and Abigail Sumner were married November 23, 1843 in Knox County, Illinois.
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James H. Sumner and Rachel Epperson were married May 12, 1847 in Knox County, Illinois.
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Thomas R. Walter and Sarah Jane Stevenson were married August 8, 1854 in Knox County, Illinois.
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Peter Brown and Martha Ann Thurman were married 1855 in Iowa (According to his pension file).
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Eliza Housh and John Ivis were married September 2, 1857 in Knox County, Illinois.
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Cary Sumner and Arvillia Cox were married November 7, 1880 in Stark County, Illinois.
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Martha J. (Mattie) Sumner and Lewis F. McCoy were married November 15, 1883 in Knox County, Illinois
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John W. Walter was married a second time to Fanny (Marchant) Thurman, January 23, 1848. She was first married to Mark Thurman who died in 1845. They had arrived in Knox County in 1829, and settled in Maquon Township. Fanny died January 31, 1870. John and Fanny had a daughter, Hannah Jane, born September 24, 1849.  Fanny and Mark are buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Salem Township.
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Know all men by these presents that we Adam Housch, Jefse Duncan are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Christopher Greenup esqr Governor of Kentucky and his Succefsors in the sum of fifty pounds current money & for payment well and truely to be made & done to our sd Governor his succefsors we bind ourselves _ _ _ _ _  of our heirs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and Date this 22 day of June 1807.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be solemnized between the above named Adam House & Sally Bolen of the County of Harrison now should there be no lawfull cause to obstruct said marriage then the above obligation to be now else to remain in force.

Test							Adam Hous   {Seal}
Andrew Moore  HC					Jesy Dunken  {Seal}

Harrison County, Kentucky
Marriage Bond 472
Adam House to Sally Bolen

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 Highland County, Ohio Record Book:

Also on the 16th day of April, 1812 the rites of matrimony
were solomnized between John Walter and Hannah Sumner

	by me Moses H. Gregg   J.P.
		28th Apr, 1812
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Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
Fall Creek, Highland Co., OH Monthly Meeting

Hannah Walter (formerly Sumner) disowned for marrying contrary to discipline Sep 9, 1812.
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Sumner Family History and Genealogy
Vol. 1, 1983
George W. Moore

When Bowater Sumner and Lettice Walter were married by his brother-in-law, Justice of the Peace, Moses H. Gregg, the Fall Creek Friends Meeting at Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio disowned them for marrying out of unity with the meeting discipline.
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VETERANS 

John W. Walter was a Private in Captain Hugh Rogers Company of Highland Co., Ohio, from July 28, 1813 to August 26, 1813 during the War Of 1812.

Peter Brown enlisted as a Private in Co. G, 83rd Infantry of Knox County, IL, on August 11, 1862 and was discharged on December 22, 1862 due to disability during the Civil War.

Adam Housh served from Indiana in Captain James Bigger's Company of U.S.Mounted Rangers during the War of 1812 from June 1, 1814 to May 31, 1815. For his service he was paid one dollar per day for a total of $365.

There is a James Walter listed in the Revolutionary War Militia Muster Roll of Captain Jonathon Isham's Company of Montgomery County, Virginia, dated April 28, 1778. I have not yet been able to prove this is the same buried here, and probably never will since the records were destroyed, but  it appears there was only one Walter Family in Montgomery, now Carroll County at the time. James would have been 15 years old, which at that time was not too young.
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WILL or PROBATE

	James Walter		P
	Elizabeth (Betsey) Walter	W&P
	John W. Walter		W&P
	William Brown		P
	James R. Walter		P
	Joshua B. Needles	P
	Moses H. Gregg		W&P
	Isaiah Stevenson		P
	Adam Housh		P

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			WILL OF ELIZABETH/BETSEY WALTER - 1845

I, Betsey Walter of the County of Fulton and State of Illinois, being of sound mind, memory, and judgement do ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is to say First , my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executor to be named hereafter. Secondly, my will is that my daughter Mary Walter have forty dollars, which I give to her and her heirs forever. Thirdly, my will is that the remaining part of my estate be divided equally between my four daughters, namely, Lettice Sumner, Rebecca Capps, Martha Davis, and Mary Walter, which I give unto them and their heirs forever. And lastly, I hereby appoint James H. Sumner Executor of this, my last Will and Testament.

								    (signed)

								Betsey Walter

								  her X mark

Signed, sealed, procured, and declared to be the last will and testament of Betsey Walter, in the presents of us, this twenty first day of August, 1845, whom she bequeathed to attest the same as witnesses thereunto
signed as witnesses as aforesaid.

By: Moses H. Gregg
       John Epperson
       T.W. Sumner

(I believe that at the time she wrote her will and died she was living near Canton, in Fulton County, with either her daughter Rebecca Capps or her son Dr. James R. Walter.)
	
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				 WILL OF MOSES H. GREGG - 1846

	I, Moses H. Gregg of the County of Knox in the State of Illinois being in a sound state of mind, do ordain and make this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me, which present will is in the following words, to wit: And first my will is that all my just debts, (which are very few) be fully paid in due time by my Executors herein after to be named.
	Secondly, My Will is, that my beloved wife inherit all my Estate of every description, to her sole direction and use in any manner she may choose during her natural lifetime and sell any overplus she may wish not to retain and at her decease to will one third part thereof to any person or persons she may think proper or desires, and that the remaining  two thirds I desire to be disposed of in the following manner that is to say, The residue I give and bequeath unto my two surviving Brothers Jacob Gregg and Joseph V. Gregg, equally which I give to them and their heirs forever. And if my wife should die intestate I desire that that also be added to my Brothers legacies in equal proportion to them.
	And lastly I appoint my beloved wife Phebe Gregg sole executor of this my last will and testament and at her choice to take to her aid and person she may think necifsary who shall be considered joint executor with her, and as fully competant as if I had hereby appointed him as such.

Signed and sealed pronounced and declared		}
to be the last will and testament of			}		(signed)
Moses H. Gregg this 15th day of October, 1846	}				{Seal}
in the presents of us whom he desired to sign	} 	          Moses H. Gregg
the same as witnesses thereunto			}
Attest
B. Sumner
Peter Godfrey
Thomas R. Walter

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				 Will Of  JOHN W. WALTER - 1863 

I, John W. Walter, of the County of Knox, and the state of Illinois, being weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for his mercies, do publish this, my last will and testament, in manner and form as follows; First it is my will and desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate. Second (2nd) I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Fanny Walter, all the property that now remains in our possession that she had at the time of our marriage, also one gold watch and  gold chain and gold key my said wife is to have as long as she remains my widow and when she ceases to be my widow the said gold watch and chain and key before mentioned is to belong to my beloved daughter, Hannah Jane Walter, and thirdly (3rdly) I give to my beloved wife the following real estate during her natural life. To wit: Lot six (6) of the section sixteen (16) in township nine north (9N) of range three east except half of the timberland on said lot (No. 6) and also beginning at the S.E. corner of lot (No. 6) before said running east ten (10) rod thence north to _ _ _ _ _  line with the orchard, thence east (E) to the center of the orchard, thence north (N) to the north side of the orchard, thence west to the line that divides lot 6 of section 16 before said.
All of said land my said wife is to have the use, benefit, and control of during her natural life, and fourthly (4thly) I give and bequeath unto my son, Richeson Cary Walter, the balance of lot (No.7) seven that I have not bequeathed to my wife and also the half of the timber on lot six (6) during the natural life of my said widow and the said Richeson Cary Walter is to till the farmland before said _ _ _ _ _ and deliver the one third of all the grain raised on said lot No. seven (7) each and every year to my said widow during her natural life. The grain to be delivered on lot 6 before said. It is understood that I only own the two thirds of lots no. six (6) and seven (7) before said, and then at the death of my said widow all the _ _ _ _ title claim of contract (?) that I have in and to said lot no. six (6) and seven (7) in section 16 (sixteen), township nine north (9N) of range three east (3E) of the fourth principal meridian shall _ _ _ to and belong to my son Richeson Cary Walter and my daughter Hannah Jane Walter equally forever. It is also my wish and will that if my widow should out live my son Richeson Cary Walter the interest that I bequeathed to him in lot six and seven before said shall be equally divided between all of my children or their heirs. Fifthly, I wish my executor to furnish my widow with money enough to buy a good cooking stove and to build a good cistern, and I wish my executor to sell the residue of my personal property as soon as convenient and after paying all just demands against estate to divide the remainder equal amongst my heirs. And lastly I do hereby appoint my son Thomas R. Walter executor of this, my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of July, A.D. 1863.

						John W. Walter    seal
						His "X" Mark

Attest:

J.M. Combs
Jas. H. Sumner

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				      JAMES WALTER PROBATE

Cash on hand after paying expenses $1732.96.

Heirs: Elizabeth Walter (wife), John W. Walter (son), Bowater Sumner (son in law), Joshua Davis (son in law), Thomas R. Walter (grandson), Mary Walter (daughter), Thomas Walter (son), Elijah Capps (son in law), Gaudin Walter (son),  Richeson Carey Walter (son), Sara Maria Walter (daughter)

Elizabeth received $517.51, the rest received $115.51 each. R.C. Walter received the amount for Sarah M. as her guardian.

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				         ADAM HOUSH PROBATE

Adam left an estate valued at $6251.09 that was divided among his children:

Thomas Housh, Nancy Moore (wife of Thomas), Phebe Kinser (wife of Jesse), Catherine Walter (wife of William J.), Eliza Ivis (wife of John), and Sarah Dickerson (wife of William W.) 	
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OBITUARIES the following have been found:

Unknown Paper 

Died, Jan 28, 1888, Mrs. Doritha Thurman.  Mrs. Thurman was born in Virginia, April 15, 1799, aged 88 years, 9 months and 13 days.  Her parents to Ohio; there she married John G. Thurman and there resided until 1843, when they moved to Knox County, Illinois, and remained in Knox Co., until 1857 when they moved to Iowa living there 2 years, and then returned to their old home in Ill.  after the death of her husband she made her home with her son Alexander Thurman, and after his death with Alexander's wife Eliza Thurman.  She leaves to mourn for her loss, seven children, 4 boys and 3 girls.  She was the mother of 12 children.  She was interred at the  cemetery one mile west of Maquon.

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Knox County Republican
Wednesday, September 5, 1894

					  LOST HIS LIFE

				 James Sumner Killed by the Cars

	Mr. James Sumner of Orange township, and for many years a resident of the county, lost his life last Saturday morning, at the fairgrounds crossing. He was a member of the Knox County Agricultural Board, and had been at the grounds attending to some of the work of the fair, and while crossing the track was struck by the morning passenger train and instantly killed, his neck being broken and his skull crushed.
	A jury was empanneled by Coroner Aldrich. After viewing the remains, an adjournment was had until Monday morning, when the following verdict was rendered:
	We, the undersigned jurors, sworn to inquire into the death of James Sumner, deceased, do say that the said James Sumner came to his death by being struck by Peoria passenger train No. 2, of the C.B.&Q. R.R. Co., on the morning of Sept. 1st, 1894, in such a manner, by us unknown, as to cause instant death.
		Dr. W.R. McLaren, Foreman,
		E. Sherman,
		A.C. Dempsey,
		William Tate,
		S.M. Turner,
		Harvey J. Butts.
	James H. Sumner was born in Highland County, Ohio, Nov. 28th, 1814, Emmigrated to Illinois in the fall of 1837, and settled in Canton, Fulton County. In the spring of 1838 he moved to Knox County, near where Gilson now is, and has ever since resided in that vicinity, until death. May 12th, 1847 he was united in marriage to Rachel Epperson, and departed this life Sept. 1st, 1894, aged 79years, 9 months, and 3 days, and leaves to mourn his sudden and cruel death, one brother, Thomas W. Sumner, two sisters, Mrs. Peter Godfrey and Mrs. Richard Maxey, two sons, Thomas and Carry Sumner, and one daughter, Mrs. Lewis McCoy, besides hosts of friends and neighbors to mourn his death, as he was a friend to the needy, a helper to those who were in want, a faithful, loving husband, a kind father, and respected by all who knew him. The funeral was held at his late residence, conducted by Rev. N.G. Clark, and attended by a large concourse of people, and his body laid to rest beside his wife near Maquon.

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Galesburg Evening Mail
Thursday June 3, 1897

T.R. Walter, who has been in declining health for the last year, died at his home south of town Friday, May 28, at the age of 79 years. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. N.G. Clark. The remains were interred in the Walters cemetery. The deceased was one of our oldest citizens and was highly respected by all who knew him.

London Times
London Mills, IL

Uncle Tom Walters of Maquon township, Knox County, died on Friday of last 
week, in the 80th year of his age.  He was a prominent and wealthy man. and 
one of the oldest settlers of the county.  His funeral was preached by Rev. 
N.G. Clark at Maquon. Sunday.  He was buried in the Walters cemetery.

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Galesburg Daily Republican Register 
Thursday April 2, 1914

Rapatee 

Peter Brown is quite bad off at this writing, with the chances against him. He is 88 years old, and a veteran of Civil War.

Galesburg Daily Republican Register
Wednesday April 8, 1914

Peter Brown
Rapatee, Ill., April 8. - The telephone informed us on Saturday morning that Uncle Peter Brown had died on Friday night at his home northeast of Rapatee. This removes one who has lived in Maquon township for over four score years, he was brought here an infant and was in his 84th year. He married Martha Thurman who died nine years since. There remains living four children, Elias of Nebraska, Gilvey of Peoria, Mrs. Sylva Bridgewater, of Rapatee, and Irven of Middlegrove, grandchildren and great grand-children. Peter was a veteran of the Civil War. The funeral was held at the home on Monday morning and the interment in the Walter cemetery west of Maquon.
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BIOGRAPHIES the following mention people buried here:

Portrait and Biographical Album of Illinois and Knox County 1886.
Chapman Brothers

	THOMAS R. WALTER is a successful farmer and stock raiser, residing on his productive farm on section 16, Maquon Township. He has been closely identified with the agricultural development of the county since his arrival here in the fall of 1837. He emmigrated to this county from Highland County, Ohio, with his parents, and resided on the home farm in Maquon Township, west of Maquon, remaining there until his final settlement on his farm on section 16. 
	The parents of  Mr. Walter are John W. and Hannah (Sumner) Walter. The father was born in Virginia and was a soldier in the War of 1812. The mother was a native of  South (sic, North) Carolina.  Mr. Walter is the third in order of birth in a family of ten children, namely: Betsey (deceased), William J., our subject, Jincy, Lettice (deceased), James (deceased), Bowater, John G. (deceased), Cynthia (deceased), and Richeson C. William J. married Catherine Housh and they live in Nebraska; Betsey was the wife of Edward Smithson, deceased; subsequentially she married Isaiah Stevenson; Jincy became the wife of Milo Preston, deceased, and she lives in Iowa; James married Catherine Lawrence; Lettice became the wife of Joshua Needles, now deceased; she was a second time married to William Darnell; Cynthia became the wife of Joel Darnell; and Richeson C. became the husband of Polly Hall; the latter resides in Nebraska.
	Mr. Walter's first purchase of land was 160 acres, on which he erected a set of comfortable and substantial buildings and made other convenient improvements, subsequently adding to his first purchase until he is now the proprietor of 1,481 acres of well improved and cultivated land in Knox County. He is also the owner of property in the village of Maquon.
	Thomas Walter was born in Highland County, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1817. He had attained the age of 19
years upon his arrival in this county, and has always followed the honorable calling of an agriculturalist.
It is needless to say that he is one of the largest land-owners and most substantial farmers within the county of Knox.
	The date of the marriage of our subject, in Maquon Township, was Aug. 8, 1854. The lady of his choice was Sarah J. Stevenson, daughter of Edward and Mary (Keys) Stevenson. The father was a native 
of Maryland and the mother of Delaware. In June, 1840, the date of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. S. in Knox County, they settled in Haw Creek Township, subsequently removing to the township of Maquon, where
they passed the remainder of their lives. Their family consisted of six children, and bear the names of 
Sarah J., William, John, James K., Lewis N., and Edward O. Sarah J., the wife of our subject was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, Sept 24, 1835.
	Mr. and Mrs. Walter, of whom we write, have become the parents of ten children, as follows: Vianna, Mary E.., Ethzelda, two who died in infancy, Lyman, Elnora, Thomas Ulysses, Laura B., and 
Albertie. Vianna is the wife of B.F. Adams and resides in Peoria; Ethzelda married Frank D. Pickrel; this lady died in Haw Creek Township June 2, 1881. Mary E. is deceased, and the remaining children reside at home.
	Mr. Walter has held the position of Road Commissioner and also that of School Director. In 
politics he affiliates with the Republican party. The publishers take pleasure in presenting a view of Mr.
Walter's fine homestead in connection with this sketch.
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Illinois and Knox County  
Chapman Brothers, 1886

	T. W. SUMNER.  "One of the oldest residents of Knox County and a general farmer and stock-grower, whose homestead is situated on section 23, of Orange Township, is found in the subject of this notice.  He settled in this section of the country at an early day and has proved himself a highly esteemed and reliable citizen.  He has held many offices of his county, has been Supervisor six terms and Township Clerk one term, also Commissioner, and at the present time is School Treasurer. 
	Mr. Sumner was born in Highland County, Ohio, Feb 22, 1820.  He is the son of Bowater and Lettice (Walter) Sumner and the third child in a family of four children, all of whom are living.  His father was a native of North Carolina, and of the Quaker faith, and his mother of Virginia; both are now deceased.  In the fall of 1837 they removed from Ohio to Canton, Fulton Co., Ill., where they passed the winter, and in the spring of 1838 removed to Knox County; here both father and mother departed this life, while Mr. Sumner of this writing has remained here up to the present time, pursuing his chosen vocation.
	He is interested in the breeding and raising of English thorough-bred race-horses, of which he has at this writing 20 head.  He is the owner of three horses who carried off the blue ribbon at the Knox County Fair in 1885.  Several others have taken premiums at fairs in adjacent counties, and Mr. Sumner may well feel that no one in the county is his superior in this respect.
	The subject of our sketch was married to Sarah Ashby, Feb. 22, 1849, who is the daughter of David and Ruthanna (Gaddis) Ashby, who were old settlers in this county, where they both died.  She was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Clinton County, Ohio, and is the mother of ten children, the names and dates of whose births are as follows: James, born Nov 17, 1849; Ashby, Sept 27, 1852, died Nov 11, 1857, at the early age of five years; Wilshire, Jan 17, 1855, died Nov 22, 1857; Lettice, Jan 12, 1858, is the wife of Loren Brown, and resides in Seward County, Neb.; Anna, Apr 5, 1860; Bowater, Apr 9, 1864, and deceased Oct 3, 1867; Nancy, March 28, 1867; Robert, June 21, 1870; David, Nov 14, 1872, and one who died in infancy, Aug 27, 1862.
	Mr. Sumner is an extensive owner of landed estates, his farms including 610 acres, all fenced, cultivated and improved; 80 acres of this is timber.  His home buildings consist of a neat and substantial frame house, besides barns, sheds, cribs and out buildings of all kinds, all in good repair.  He is a liberal minded man, believing in the principal rather than party, and is one of the most respected citizens of that section.  In politics he is a Republican.  Mrs. Sumner is a member of the United Brethren Church.

(Thomas W. Sumner was a brother of James H. Sumner)
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Illinois and Knox County  1886
Chapman Brothers

Partial biography of Alexander Thurman:
	He of whom we write, was born in Highland County, Ohio, Dec. 1, 1821.  His parents were John G. and Dorothy (Strange) Thurman.  They were natives of Ohio (sic, Virginia) and Virginia, respectively.  The father was born in 1795, and died in 1859 (sic, 1862).  The mother was born in 1799, and is now living with her son's wife at the advanced age of 87 years.
	He came to Knox County in June, 1841, and six years later, on the 26th day of November, was married.  After marriage he settled in Maquon Township, where he was actively engaged in following the avocation of an agriculturalist, and there met with extraordinary success until his decease, as above stated.
	The maiden name of the wife of our subject was Eliza A., daughter of Mark and Fannie (Marchant) Thurman.  Her parents were pioneers of Knox County, coming there as early as 1829.  There they resided until their demise.  Mark Thurman, the father of Mrs. Thurman, was the first Justice of the Peace in Knox County.   His demise occurred Oct. 26, 1845.  The parental family consisted of ten children, of whom Mrs. T. was the third in order of birth......... 
 
(Alexander Thurman was a brother of Martha Ann (Thurman) Brown, Fanny (Marchant)Thurman was John W. Walter's second wife)
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MISC. RECORDS

James Walter's bill for one visit from Dr. Caldwell of Farmington was $1.50. His coffin was built by Jacob Conser for $8.00.
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Elizabeth Walter's bill from  Dr. James R. Walter of Canton was $24.06 from Sep 15 to October 12, 1845. P. L. Snyder of Canton built her coffin for $10.00. Her burial shroud materials totaled $6.59. The items were purchased from J. Maple and D. W. Vittum, both of Canton. Her 4 daughters received $25 each in Illinois Canal Script as part of their payment from the estate.
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James R. Walter's bill from Dr. Richeson Walter was $9.25 from September 15th to the 20th, 1845 and his coffin was built by Jacob Conser for $6.50. 
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Joshua Barrett Needles doctor bill from Richeson Walter was $10.12, including one ounce of "Arsenick", and his coffin was built by William Conser for $6.00.
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Moses H. Gregg's doctor bill from Richeson Walter was $33.75 from September 3rd to November 17, 1846. His coffin was built by James McCully for $15.00.
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 Isaiah Stevenson's doctor bill from Richeson Walter was       . In his  probate there is a bill for
 "...making one cauphfin for Isaiah Stevenson, Deceased. December 5, 1848, Seven Dollars,Wm. Conser". 
There is also a bill of $3.00 from John W. Walter for "setting tombstones" in September, 1848. These must have been the stones for his wife and child. 
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Adam Housh's probate includes a contract/receipt from J.A. Judson for two sets of white marble Grave Stones, four feet long, eighteen inches wide and Foot Stones about one-third the width and height of Head Stones inscribed as follows: "Adam Housh died Sept. 27, 1861 AE. 77 yrs. Sarah Housh died Jany 24, 1844 AE. 60yrs". There is a description of the engraving to be done, with the finished stones to be delivered to "any Housh" 2 1/2 miles west of Maquon in spring or summer of 1862 for a total cost of $60.00. 
His coffin was built by James L. Burkhalter for $18.00, who also built the Maquon Methodist Church and Wolf Covered Bridge.
His burial shroud was made of the following materials:

	9 yards Jaconett   	2.70
	1 pair Best Hose		  .38
	1 yard Mull 		  .50
	4 yards Bleached Muslin      .80
	1 Spool Thread		  .05
			              $4.43

The material was sold to L.W. Blakeslee by William Dickerson, Adam's son-in-law.
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John W. Walter's bill from Dr. J. R. Cunningham was $6.50, including a pint of whiskey. His coffin was purchased from F. C. Warden for $25.00, his stones were purchased from Geo. Carley and A. W. Anderson for $25.00, and his "articles for burial" were from George Stetson for $1.25. E. E. Blakesly also furnished medication (what appears to be "Frost's Pills") for $1.50.
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Peter Brown's death certificate indicates he died of "Urenia" with complications from "Senile Debility" at 11:45 pm Apr 3, 1914 and was buried April 6, at 10:00 A.M. in "Maquon".  Their stone has no date of death for him. His was the last burial.
Martha (Thurman) Brown's death certificate states she died of "Lagrippe" May 19, 1904 at 12:00 P.M. and was buried May 22 in "Walters Cemetery".  These are the only two burials here with death certificates.
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				 WALTER CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION

FACING EAST

ROW 1

MARY ELLEN - Dau. of T.? & S.J. WALTER - Died ?? 12, 187? Aged ?? Years, ? Ms., 2 Days

ROW 2 Left to right

Large White Bronze Monument
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Front (West):

JAMES H. SUMNER, Born Nov. 28, 1814, Died Sept. 1, 1894.
RACHEL SUMNER, Born June 14, 1825 Died Jan. 7, 1893.

South Side:

DAVIS SUMNER, Born Apr. 16, 1853, Died Oct. 4, 1861.
WILLIAM M. SUMNER,  Born Jan. 19, 1851, Died Aug. 22, 1855
MARY SUMNER, Born Mar. 5, 1869, Died Mar. 8, 1870
INFANT Son, Born June 28, 1860, Died July 9, 1860.

East Side:

THOMAS R. SUMNER, Born Dec. 6, 1848.
CARY SUMNER,  Born May 6, 1855.
Erected 1893

North Side:

MARTHA J. SUMNER, Born Sept. 12, 1857.

Gone But Still Remembered
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BOWATER SUMNER - Died Nov. 4, 1851 Aged 63Yrs. 4Ms. 2Ds.

Top Of Stone Gone - Died Apr. 28, 1852 Aged 60Yrs. 9Ms. 26Ds.
Has footstone with initials L.S. (Lettice Sumner)

ELIZABETH - Wife of James WALTER - Died Oct. 13, 1845 Aged 79 Y's

JAMES WALTER - Died Feb. 8, 1839 Aged 75y's. 9m's. & 18d's.

SARAH - Daughter of James & E. WALTER - Died Aug. 8, 1839 Aged 40y's. 7m's. 7d's.

INFANT Died  Jan., 1858 - T.R. & S.J. WALTER

INFANT Died  Sept., 1853 - T.R. & S.J. WALTER

SARAH J. - Dau. of E.G. & H. MOORE - Died June 15, 1855 Aged 6yrs. 9mos. 16ds.

ELLEN - Dau. of E.G. & H. MOORE - Died May 14, 1855 Aged 2yrs.5ms.16ds.

ROW 3 Left to right

CYNTHIA - Wife of  J. BEACHAM - Died Sept. 7, 1861 Aged 49y's.11m. & 17days.

ROBERT - Son of J. & C. BEACHAM - Died Feb. 10, 1850 Aged 14y's. 3m. 8d's. 

In Memory of HANNAH WALTER Who deceased on the 22nd day of September A.D. 1844
Aged 51years, 4 months, and 13 days
To My Departed
Tis past - the fond - the fleeting dream
Of love and hope is o'er,
And darkly steals life's troubled stream
Unto the silver shore.
But still this broken heart of mine
Shall be thy memory's mournful shrine
Till it is laid at rest with thine,
Where grief is felt no more.
My sorrow seeks a lonely spot
In some fair deserved place
To me each scene where thou are not
Is not but joyless waste.
Where all the land is bright and fair
But dim what thou can'st not share
And I sigh to be at rest.
 
JOHN W. WALTER - Died Aug. 6, 1863 Aged 73y's. 7m's. & 24d's.

JOHN G. - Son of J.W. & H. WALTER - Died Sept. 6, 1845 Aged 17y's. 11m's. & 28d's.

In Memory of JAMES WALTER - Born Nov. ??, A.D. 1821 Died Sept. ??, A.D. 1845

In Memory of GEORGE K. STEVENSON who deceased on the 23rd day of  June, A.D. 1842
Aged 7 months and 16 days

In Memory of BETSY STEVENSON who deceased on the 23rd day of ??, A.D. 18??
Aged 28 years ?? months and 14 days

I. STEVENSON - Died Dec. 3, 1849 Aged 31y. 6m. 1d.

In memory of a daughter of Peter and Nancy GODFREY who died in infancy.

INFANT Dau. of Peter and Nancy GODFREY - Born Feb. 18, 1841

WILLIAM M. son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER - Died Aug. 22, 1855 Aged 4yrs. 7ms. 3ds.

INFANT Son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER - Died July 9, 1860 A.E. 12 Days
Happy infant early blest, Rest in peaceful slumber rest.

DAVIS son of Jas. H. & R. SUMNER - Died Oct. 4, 1861 A.E. 8yrs. 5mos. & 18d's.

MARY dau. of J.H. & R. SUMNER - Died Apr. 8, 1870 Aged 1yr. 3days.
Short pain, Short grief, Dear babe were thine, Now joy eternal and divine.

ROW 4 Left to right

INFANT ?? of  ?? KINSER - Sept. ??, 18??
Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home, He thought it best.

INFANT Dau. of W.J. & M.O. KINSER - Died Dec. 10, 1874 Aged 10 days.
Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home, He thought it best.

ABIGAIL STEVENSON - Dau. of Thomas and Hannah SUMNER
Born in N. Caro.  Oct. 15, 1804 Died Feb. 12, 1894

PHEBE GREGG - Dau. of Thomas and Hannah SUMNER
Born in N. Caro. Mar. 1, 1781 Died Mar. 13, 1858

MOSES H. GREGG
Born in N. Caro. Apr. 1, 1777 Died Nov. 19, 1846

Farewell
SARAH HOUSH - Died Jan. 24, 1844 Aged 60 Yrs.

Farewell
ADAM HOUSH - Died Sept. 27, 1861 Aged 77 Yrs.

ROW 5 Left to right

ELIZA - Wife of John IVIS - Died Jan 17, 1875 Aged 54yrs. 2mos. 16days.
Rest Mother, Rest in quiet sleep, While friends in sorrow for thee weep,
And here their heart-felt offerings bring, And near thy grave thy requiem sings. 

THOMAS R. - Son of W.J. & C. WALTER - Died Sept. 27, 1869 Aged 24yrs. 7ms. 2ds.

ROW 6 Left to right 

Blank Footstone

In Memory of  WILLIAM BROWN Deceased 8th Month, 1st, 1839 Aged 40years, 4months, and 13days.

Footstone with initials N.M.H.

GRANVILLE - Son of Wm. & S. HOUSER - Died Apr. 6, 1856 Aged 10ms. 16ds.

ROW 7 Left to right

CLARY M. - Dau. of P. & M. BROWN - Died Sept 11, 1865 Aged 1y'r. 3m's. 16d's.

On Same Gray Marble Stone -
PETER BROWN - Born Jan. 1, 1831 
His Wife
MARTHA A. - Born Feb. 14, 1835 Died May 20, 1904

OSCAR - Son of P. & E. THURMAN - Died Aug. 7, 1868 Aged 9ms. 16ds.
Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home, He thought it best.

On Same Gray Marble Stone -
JOHN G. THURMAN - Died Jun. 25, 1862 - Aged 67y's. 5m's. 25d's.
A loving husband and father dear, A faithful friend lies buried here.
DOROTHY THURMAN - Died Jan. 25, 1887 Aged 89y's. 9m's. 19d's.
A place is vacant in our home, a voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our hearts, that never can be filled.

White Marble Stone -
JOHN G. THURMAN - Died Jun. 25, 1862 Aged 67y's. 5m's. 25d's.
A loving husband and father dear, A faithful friend lies buried here.

Stone Base and Blank Footstone

ROW 8 

MARY A.- Dau. of R. W. & M. McWILLIAMS - Died Oct. 10, 1851 Aged 2yrs. 6ms. 24ds.
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