Ebenezer
Cemetery
Bainbridge
Township
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Grantors � Joseph H. Smith
and his wife Sarah Jane Smith
Grantees � Trustees of the
Union Baptist Meeting House, Joseph H. Smith, William Hodges, Peter Icenoggle,
A. M. Smith
This indenture made
this 25 day of September 1861, between Joseph H. Smith and the trustees
on the premise and do convey a certain tract of land in the said county
of Schuyler and the State of Illinois, described as follows: Commencing
at the West corner of the South-west quarter of the South-east quarter
of Section eight [8] in Township one [1] north of the baseline Range one
[1] West of the fourth [4] Principal Meridian, thence running East nine
and one-half [1/2] rods thence South eight and one-half [1/2] acres more
or less only for proper use and benefit of the Union Baptist Church through
the trustees and their successors, the said lot to be used as a burying
ground and a site for a meeting house which is to be open to all denominations
of Christians when occupied by the Union Baptist.
Dated October 9, 1862
This cemetery is also called
HARDSCRABBLE. It is being read in rows as nearly as possible starting on
the West Side of the cemetery and going north to south.
ROW 1
HODGES, JESSE d. Sep
18, 1883 � Oct 13, 1908
HODGES, BENJAMIN June
4, 1849 � Jan 3, 1918 [NS]
HODGES, KIZZIE [Stevens]
w/o Benj. d. Feb 10, 1898 aged 49y 1m 21d
BAKER, OLIVER OTTO
s/o W.J. & M. d. Sep 15, 1881 aged 11m 15d
BAKER, WILLIE O. s/o
W. J. & M. d. Oct 9, 1879 aged 1m 13d [stone leaning against
tree]
ROW 2
WAUGH, RONALD Feb 3,
1933 � June 13, 1954 AB US Air Force Korea
ARMEL, MARY [Icenogle]
w/o Wm. G. d. May 23, 1892 aged 24y 6m 26d [stone laying on
ground]
ICENOGLE, CHARLES
Feb 18, 1830 � Sep 18, 1889 [NS]
RACHEL [Powers] w/o Charles July 10, 1836 � March 22, 1882
[NS]
ROW 3
KELLEY, NANCY [Smith]
w/o James Nov 20, 1836 � Aug 28, 1904
KELLEY, JOSEPH P. N.
s/o James & Nancy d. Aug 14, 1892 aged 18y 11m 10d
BOGGS, HANNAH [Beckwith]
w/o Thomas d. June 19, 1887 aged 27y 4m 27d [stone laying on
ground]
BECKWITH, MARY [Waugh]
w/o E. W. d. Oct 21, 1885 aged 65y 7m 14d
[on same stone as Hannah
Boggs, stone laying on ground]
VANCIL, CAROLINE [Howe]
w/o Tobias Sep 29, 1829 � Aug 26, 1897
SMITH, BESSIE d/o
W. & S. d. Oct 19, 1892 aged 9y 3m 27d
VANCIL, DORA d/o T.
& C. d. July 18, 1879 aged 7y 10m 8d [stone laying on ground]
ROW 4
GRIST, INFANT DAU s/o
W. E. & R. d. 1898 [leaning against tree]
STONE CAN�T READ
PHILLIPS, ELIZABETH J.
[Hatfield] w/o A. d. April 10, 1863 aged 27y
[stone buried in ground]
ROW 5
JONES, WILLIAM W. d.
Nov 17, 1867 aged 23y 5m 10d
RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM S.
Jan 8, 1818 � April 23, 1879
NANCY [Kelly] w/o William Nov 9, 1822 � June 20, 1900
RITTENHOUSE, DELILA
d/o W. & N. d. Feb 12, 1864 aged 4y 11m 11d [stone leaning
against tree]
RITTENHOUSE, THOMAS
April 26, 1855 � May 3, 1896
RITTENHOUSE, HILDRETH R.
d/o J & N. F. d. June 16, 1892 aged 10d
ICENOGLE, PETER L.
d. Aug 27, 1883 aged 70y 10m 28d
ROSANA [Underhill] w/o P. L. d. Dec 14, 1888 aged
78y 9m 9d
ROW 6
HODGSON, MALINDA [Kelly]
w/o V. d. Nov 17, 1884 aged 28y 6m 9d
KELLY, JAMES Dec 5,
1826 � Jan 30, 1890 [stone laying on ground]
HATFIELD, INFANT SON
s/o H. & M. d. March 29, 1875 [stone laying on ground]
KELLY, THOMAS Nov
18, 1827 � March 31, 1854 aged 26y 4m 13d
ROW 7
SMITH, JOSEPH H. Feb
14, 1833 � Dec 5, 1911
SARAH J. w/o Joseph Aug 12, 1827 � April 21, 1915
SMITH, ELIZABETH J.
d/o J. H. & S. J. d. Nov 13, 1872 aged 11y 4m 21d
SMITH, MARY A.
d/o J. H. & S. J. d. April 23, 1871 aged 15y 4m 1d
SMITH, THOMAS J.
s/o J. H. & S. J. d. April 30, 1861 aged 2y 2m 7d
SMITH, MICHAEL d.
Jan 6, 1850 aged 52y 9m 22d
SMITH, MALINDA [Reamer]
w/o Michael May 22, 1810 � Aug 6, 1899
SMITH, GEORGE s/o
Wm. & Mary d. Oct 2, 1876 aged 1y 2m 3d
ROW 8 Row starts about
midway
HODGES, ANDREW July
20, 1812 � Sep 1, 1896
PERMELIA [Kelly] w/o Andrew July 8, 1807 � May 30, 1857
HODGES, PERTHANA 1842
� 1896
WILLIAM 1835 � 1904
DAVIS, HENRY J. July
30, 1865 � Aug 20, 1888 aged 26y 21d
ISAAC M. March 4, 1863 � March 12, 1899 aged 36y 8d
DAVIS, ANNANIAS M.
d. Arpil 11, 1874 aged 50y 3m 10d [stone broken on ground]
MARGARET J. [Leek] w/o Annanias Dec 13, 1833 � Sep 17, 1896
aged 62y 9m 4d
ROW 9
BASE OF STONE rest
of stone missing
ROW 10
ADKISON, GEO W. 1856
� 1936
ANAOLA A. [Hodges] 1861 � 1944
ADKISON, ROBERT M.
1853 � 1921
ANGELINE [Hodges] w/o Robert 1860 � 1899
ADKISON, JESSE [no
dates]
RITTENHOUSE, HIRAM
1863 � 1939
ALICE [Hodges] w/o Hiram d. March 18, 1904 aged
34y 3m 20d
HIRAM s/o H. & A. d. Dec 28, 1902 aged 5m 28d
RITTENHOUSE, MARK
s/o Hiram & Alice d. Dec 3, 1895 aged 4y 1m 9d
[stone broken on ground-
also name on stone w/parents]
ARMEL, HENRY 1903
� 1968
ARMEL, JOHN 1862 �
1944
ELIZABETH [Hodges] w/o John 1865 � 1939
HODGES, TEMPERANCE
w/o Benjamin July 13, 1837 � March 24, 1904 aged 66y 8m 11d
[stone broken on ground]
HODGES, JOHN M. July
25, 1875 � May 22, 1887 [stone broken on ground]
DAVIS, GEORGE W. 1868
� 1899
LILLIE M. [Hodges] w/o George 1868 � 1936
DAVIS, JOHN W. 1859
� 1917
LILLIE M. [Sherrill] w/o John 1859 � 19__
BECKWITE, KLINE s/o
Steve Nov 11, 1894 � May 25, 1896
ROW 11
RITTENHOUSE, GRACE ANN
[Tucker] 1886 � 1969 [on stone w/mother & father]
TUCKER, MARY ELIZABETH
[Hodges] 1866 � 1899
JAMES EDGAR 1859 � 1905 [buried Corinth Cemetery, Cassville,
MO]
HODGES, WM. 1871 �
1905 [wooden cross]
ROBERTS, OLIVER d.
April 30, 1900 aged 24y 3m 27d
ROBERTS, MARTHA [Hodges]
1848 � 1919
ROW 12
KELLY, JAMES T. s/o
Wm. & Mary Aug 17, 1888 � Sep 28, 1910
ANNIE B. d/o Wm. & Mary July 17, 1885 � Nov 2, 1915
KELLY, MARY F. [Tracy]
w/o Wm. 1858 � 1939
WILLIAM H. 1856 � 1938
WAID, H. A. s/o H.
E. & Sarah June 23, 1881 � June 16, 1900
SARAH w/o H. E. May 25, 1841 � Jan 20, 1912
WAID, JOHN F. Sep
28, 1883 � May 17, 1942 CPL Gen Service Inf. WW I
ROW 13
VANCIL, WILLIAM VIRGIL
Feb 16, 1908 � Nov 4, 1985
QUINN, JAMES M. 1851
� 1925
NELLIE A. [Icenogle] w/o James 1862 � 1931
QUINN, RACHEL E. 1894
� 1931 or 1916
QUINN, EVERETT C.
w/o J. M. & N. A. Feb 6, 1889 � Nov 11, 1904
RITTENHOUSE, ENOCH
March 1, 1842 � May 31, 1914
LUCINDA [Terrill] w/o Enoch May 31, 1845 � March 28,
1911
WILLIAM R. s/o E. & L. Oct 23, 1869 � Oct 22, 1904
RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM R.
March 1, 1869 � Oct 23, 1904 Colorado Pvt. Co. A. 1 Regt. Colo. Inf.
Spanish
American War
ROW 14
GRAY, SUSIE M. [Icenogle]
w/o C. E. 1882 � 1920 [stone laying on ground]
ROW 15
WAUGH, HIRAM Oct 14,
1837 � March 17, 1906
MANDA [Tyson] w/o Hiram April 6, 1853 � Jan 7, 1927
WAUGH, ORVILL 1914
� 1933
WAUGH, JAMES J. 1869
� 1948
CLARA 1892 � 1979
GREGORY, GEORGE March
1, 1840 � May 17, 1922 Co D. 115th IL Inf. Civil War [NS]
GREGORY, MARY E. [Wardell]
w/o George June 3, 1841 � Oct 26, 1908
GREGORY, EMMA 1894
� 1966
CROSS, MARGARET May
13, 1917 � Dec 4, 1933
WORLEY, REBECCA [Boggs]
1870 � 1940 aged 69y 9m 8d [NS]
PHILLIPS, HERSCHEL IVAN
Sep 6, 1898 � Dec 10, 1978 Pvt. US Army WWII
PHILLIPS, HOMER 1906
� 1909 [Funeral home marker name missing]
PHILLIPS, GEORGE W. 1836
� 1911
RACHEL C. [Pyle] w/o George 1840 � 1910
ROW 16
CROSS, ALTHA M. [Gregory,
Waid] Jan 12, 1875 � Dec 18, 1941
ROW 17
RITTENHOUSE, FRANCES BOWEN
April 18, 1914 �
RALPH HODGSON Aug 23, 1914 � May 12, 1986
RITTENHOUSE, ROBERT O.
1912 � 1963
RITTENHOUSE, CLIFFORD F.
1902 � 1954
RITTENHOUSE, JAMES W.
1899 � 1929
RITTENHOUSE, ALMA MAE
[Hodgson] 1876 � 1960
RITTENHOUSE, OTIS
1876 � 1942
RITTENHOUSE, RACHEL
[Stoneking] w/o Wm. May 9, 1858 � July 8, 1926
WILLIAM Feb 11, 1857 � July 4, 1937
GOLDSBOROUGH, ANNA
[Dean] w/o Curtis 1887 � 1975
CURTIS 1881 � 1959
WASHAM, MARIE [Goldsborough]
1910 � 1955
SUDDETH, EARL 1897
� 197_ [stone buried in ground]
GOLDSBOROUGH, LORA M.
1888 � 1959
GOLDSBOROUGH, THOMAS J.
1847 � 1914
MARY E. [Suddeth] w/o Thomas 1855 � 1929
ROW 18 Starts at south
end of cemetery
RITTENHOUSE, DONNA LOU
Jan 1932 � Dec 1945
PHILLIPS, VIOLET I.
1913 � 1971
GEORGE H. 1910 � 19__
BECKWITH, HARRIET
1876 - 1940
The following people are
buried at Ebenezer Cemetery but there are no stones for them.
BECKWITH, INFANT c/o
Steve d. May 1896 [obit]
BEDENBENDER, INFANT
Jan 1905 � Feb 3, 1905 [dc]
BOHOTES, EMMA MAY
[Tucker] w/o James Feb 19, 1897 � July 5, 1921 [obit]
DAVIS, ETHEL d. Aug
8, 1896 [dc]
DAVIS, EMILY d. Sept
28, 1912 [obit]
FRISBY, INFANT c/o
William d. Sept 1887 [obit]
GREGORY, SARAH [Euyler]
Nov 11, 1876 � Jan 31, 1896 [obit]
GREGORY, GEORGE W.
March 1, 1840 � May 17, 1922 [obit]
GREGORY, JUNIOR d.
Nov 1925 [obit]
GRIST, INFANT DAUGHTER
d/o W. E. & R. d. 1898 [dc]
HAGLE, JAMES ELBERT
d. Nov 22, 1878 aged 1y [dc]
HODGES, THEODORE Nov
25, 1863 � July 2, 1936 [dc]
HODGES, MATHEW d.
Nov 6, 1885 [obit]
HODGES, MARION d.
April 24, 1902 [obit]
HODGES. LETHA d/o
Lyle 1891 � May 10, 1908 aged 17y [obit]
ICENOGLE, JAMES Nov
19, 1837 � May 24, 1910 [obit]
ICENOGLE, IOLA [Woods]
Dec 1857 � Oct 1, 1899 [obit]
ICENOGLE, NANCY d.
Aug 28, 1904 aged 66y 9m 8d [dc]
ICENOGLE, THOMAS HENRY d.
Nov 20, 1910 aged 58y [obit]
ILLMAN, INFANT c/o Frank
& Sarah Jan 25, 1919 � Jan 25, 1919 [dc]
KELLY, REV. JAMES
Feb 12, 1814 � Dec 4, 1895 [obit]
KELLY, JAMES May 26,
1834 � May 17, 1923 [ obit & dc]
KIMBALL, MRS. DANIEL
d. May 11, 1910 [obit]
LEEK, NANCY [Hodges]
d. Feb 20, 1880 [obit]
NEWELL, GEORGE Jan
19, 1857 � June 24, 1906 [obit]
OAKERSON, TAYLOR d.
Sept 3, 1918 [obit]
PHILLIPS, SARAH J. [Fifer]
w/o Charles Sept 14, 1875 � Jan 14, 1925 [obit]
QUINN, SATALHIEL Feb
27, 1854 � April 13, 1932 [obit]
RITTENHOUSE, INFANT c/o
Marion & Mary d. Oct 1896 [obit]
TUCKER, CHILD c/o
George d. Oct 1887 [obit]
TYSON, GEORGE d. Aug
13, 1919 [dc]
VANCIL, JOHN M. July
29, 1854 � Nov 1, 1936 [dc]
VANCIL, TOBIAS d. Dec 28,
1911 [dc]
WAUGH, STACIE d. May
12, 1897 [obit]
WAUGH, CHARLEY 1872
� 1953 [dc]
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