Persinger
Cemetery
Bainbridge
Township
Grantors � L. G. Persinger
and his wife, Elizabeth J. Persinger
W. H. Taylor and his wife, Cornelia Taylor
Grantees � Schuyler County,
Illinois
Part of the North-west quarter
of Section nineteen (19) in T. One (1) N. One (1) W. of the fourth (4)
principal meridian bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone
from which a Sugar tree ten (10) inches in diameter bears North five and
one-half (5½) degrees, West thirty-six (36) links, said stone being
one thousand, one hundred and fifty (1150) links due South and one thousand,
two hundred and twenty (1220) links due East of the North-west corner of
the said North-west quarter. Running from said stone South two hundred
(200) links to a stake, thence East one hundred and fifty (150) links,
thence North two hundred (200) links, thence West one hundred and fifty
(150) links to the beginning, containing one-half (1/2) acre, Said ground
to be used as a burying ground by the inhabitants of said county on and
around said Section nineteen (19)
Dated February
23, 1880.
This cemetery is being read
from the East side as you walk through the gate. The rows are being
read South to North
ROW 1
EGBERT, EMIL W. 1885
� 1972
BETTIE B. [Ward] 1891 � 1988
WARD, JAMES A. 1865
� 1955
ESTELLA [Persinger] w/o James 1871 � 1946
WARD, DALE EUGENE
June 28, 1923 � June 3, 1975 PFC Army Air Forces
FRIEDA [Yaakum] 1922 � 1995
WARD, J. DALE 1896
� 1990
MABEL [Wilson] 1900 � 1988
TAYLOR, LIZZIE G.
[Briggs] 1860 � 1922
TAYLOR, LEWIS F. 1858
� 1920
ROW 2
ECKROY, CLINTON J.
1906 � 1977
ALVAREZ, MAXINE [Eckroy]
1914 � 1995
ECKROY, JAMES Nov
29, 1935 � Jan 12, 1934
GRACE Nov 28, 1933 � Nov 28, 1933
DON Feb 8, 1943 � Feb 8, 1943
JEAN Sept 22, 1932 � Sept 22, 1932
RITTENHOUSE, HENRY W.
Sept 27, 1891 � June 24, 1946 IL Pvt. Base Hosp. 154 WW I
RITTENHOUSE, WASHINGTON
1845 � 1926
LAVINA [Day] w/o Washington 1848 � 1915
RITTENHOUSE, JOSEPH WILLIAM
1882 � 1961
LAWLER, OWEN A. 1878
� 1937
HANKINS, GRACE R. [Rittenhouse,
Ambrosius, Lawler] 1888 � 1970
LAWLER, WILLIAM OWEN
Jan 31, 1926 � Jan 24, 1986 MAM3 US Navy WW I
TURNER, NELL MARIE
[Dace] w/o Robert May 22, 1896 � May 3, 1992
TURNER, ROBERT M.
Feb 14, 1887 � July 6, 1970 IL PFC 18 Trench Mortar Btry WWI
DACE, CORA M. [Tharp]
w/o J. Verne 1878 � 1940
J. VERNE 1879 � 1958
DACE, JAMES b. Dec
20, 1915 �
F. PEARL Nov 10, 1908 � Oct 3, 1919
DACE, M. E. [d/o Rex
& Hazel Dace] April 28, 1927 � Sept 3, 1929
DACE, HAZEL R. [Ford]
w/o Rex Dace b. 1903 �
REX M. 1900 � 1965
DACE, ROLLO May 27,
1904 � Sept 9, 1996
CELIA A. b. Nov 12, 1911 �
TAYLOR, SAMUEL ALLEN
March 21, 1972 � Aug 2, 1993
TAYLOR, PAUL E. 1918
� 1998
LUCILLE [Moutrey] w/o Paul 1919 � 1980
ROW 3
RITTENHOUSE, NINA 1899
� 1998 [She was married to LaPur Horn]
EUGENE [brother of Nina] 1906 � 1975
LACEY, HARRY 1898
� 1967
GERTRUDE I. [Rittenhouse] w/o Harry 1909 � 1966
RITTENHOUSE, LESLIE
March 6, 1901 � Aug 13, 1955 Pvt. Co. D. 136 Infantry WW II
RITTENHOUSE, AMELIA
[Schramm] 1868 � 1964
F. CHALMER 1869 � 1928
RITTENHOUSE, ZOA d/o
F. C. & A. d. Nov 27, 1897 aged 3y 2m 16d
McCOMBS, DAVID May
11, 1837 � Oct 31, 1916 [NS]
McCOMBS, MAY [McClure]
w/o David April 28, 1836 � Jan 28, 1912 [NS]
McCOMBS, WILLIAM EDWARD
Sept 16, 1860 � Jan 24, 1910
McCOMBS, DAVID 1865
� 1948
MAYO, KATHRYN N. [McComb]
1900 � 1988
CLARENCE J. 1902 � 1980
JOHNSON, LEWIS May
15, 1838 � Dec 28, 1912 [Confederate Army Civil War]
JOHNSON, MELISSA P.
[Rose] w/o Lewis Nov 19, 1838 � Oct 29, 1892
JOHNSON, HARVEY 1866
� 1866 [stone broken and buried in ground]
TAYLOR, EMMA ELLEN
1932 - 1932
TAYLOR, CARL 1924
� 1945 U. S. N. WW II [Carl is buried National Cemetery, Louisville,
KY]
MICHAEL H. 1889 � 1953
ADA E. [Wilker] w/o Michael 1894 � 1992
TAYLOR, MYRA MAUREEN
1886 � 1949
TAYLOR, DAVID F. 1855 �
1910
ELLA J. [Boomer] w/o David 1857 � 1932
ROW 4
THARP, SUSANNA w/o
Stephen d. Nov 12, 1873 aged 29y 24d [stone broken on
ground]
SMITH, D. W.
Corp Co. D. 115 IL Inf.
SMITH, WILLIAM F.
[NS]
LYDIA [Shuster] w/o William [NS]
SMITH, ALEXANDER Sept
18, 1852 � Jan 30, 1929 [NS]
SMITH, CATHERINE [McCombs]
w/o Edward Jan 1, 1863 � July 23, 1935 [NS]
SMITH, WILLIAM 1883
� 1944
STELLA [McDonald] w/o William 1905 � 1986
SMITH, CLARENCE DAVID
Aug 31, 1888 � Sept 23, 1958 IL GM1 US Navy WW I
DODDS, NOAMI 1885
� 1970
WILLIAMS, GRACE M.
Jan 5, 1911 �
GEORGE D. Aug 2, 1909 � Nov 13, 1993 Cpl US Army WW II
DACE, DENNIS d. April
2, 1878 aged 66y 10m 24d
ROW 5
BERRY, HIRAM d. Dec
19, 1854 aged 21y
WAUGH, INFANT s/o
S. & H. d. Jan 14, 1851 [stone laying on ground]
WAUGH, MARY M. d/o
S. & H. d. July 19, 1855 [stone buried in ground]
JACKSON, ANZALETA
d/o J & M d. Sept 30, 1855 aged 4y [stone buried
in ground]
JACKSON, GRANVILL B.
s/o J & M
d. Sept 22, 1855 [stone buried in ground]
PARKE, BLANCHE M.
[Taylor] 1872 � 1964
TAYLOR, JULIA F. d/o
W. H. & C. J. d. Aug 26, 1877 aged 16y 11m 10d
JENNIE d/o W. H. & C. J. d. May 6, 1876 aged 10m
JESSE E. c/o W. H. & C. J. d. Dec 18, 1870 aged 10m
1d
BROKEN stone can�t read
TAYLOR, CORNELIA J.
[Persinger] w/o William Sept 30, 1837 � March 28, 1916
WILLIAM H. Dec 14, 1830 � Sept 11, 1893
ROW 6
PERSINGER, ETTIE [Hodges]
w/o Elmer Jan 2, 1872 � Aug 17, 1903
PERSINGER, NELLIE M.
d/o E & Ettie Aug 16, 1892 � Dec 3, 1897
PERSINGER, BETTIE PEARL
d/o E. E. & Ettie d. Sept 9, 1891 aged 2m _d
PERSINGER, ANNIE d/o
W. L. & Jennie d. Aug 24, 1891 aged 1y 3m 19d
PERSINGER, ELIZABETH
[Tharp] w/o L. G. June 20, 1833 � Nov 23, 1899
LIBERTY G. June 6, 1831 � June 24, 1907
PERSINGER, FRANCIS ELI
s/o L. G. & E. J. d. Oct 15, 1878 aged 20y 5m 4d
BOWLING, MARY [Persinger,
Jones] w/o John d. June 9, 1882 aged 36y 2m 22d
PERSINGER, ALLEN
d. May 17, 1879 aged 74y 3m 19d Mexican War
PERSINGER, PAULINA
[Peters] w/o Allen d. April 16, 1874 aged 66y 5m 14d
RITTENHOUSE, PEYTON S.
s/o H & C d. May 11, 1868 [stone buried in ground]
PERSINGER, MANERVY
d/o A & P [stone broken and buried in ground]
PERSINGER, LONZO s/o
Allen & Paulina d. April 22, 1851 aged 11y 7 m [NS]
PERSINGER, JOSEPH A.
s/o D. L. & E. d. Oct 9, 1859 aged 1y 5m 19d [stone
broken and buried in ground]
PERSINGER, HARVEY
s/o D. L. & E. d. April 3, 1872 aged 12y 10m 15d
[stone laying on ground]
COFFER, IRIS MILDRED [Persinger]
1898 � 1931
The following people are
said to be buried in Persinger Cemetery, however, there are no stones for
them.
DACE, JOHN d. Jan 1895
(obit)
DACE, MURIEL d/o Rex &
Hazel April 23, 1927 � Sept 8, 1929 (dc)
DODDS, NAOMI [Smith]
d. Jan 15, 1870 (dc)
ECKROY, JAMES CLINTON
d. Jan 12, 1936 (dc)
FEGLEY, AMANDA JANE
w/o John Aug 4, 1872 � March 15, 1908 (dc)
McCOMBS, MATILDA [McClure]
w/o David April 28, 1838 � Jan 28, 1912 (obit)
PERSINGER, NANCY [Hickerson]
w/o Liberty Sept 5, 1850 � Jan 11, 1929 (obit)
REDSHAW, MARGARET JANE [Mulholland]
Nov 13, 1842 � April 10, 1910 (obit)
RILEY, JAMES ELI s/o
Benson & Harriett d. Feb 16, 1862 aged 5y (dc)
RILEY, LEWIS NAPOLEAN
s/o Benson & Harriett d. Feb 16, 1862 aged 2y (dc)
SMITH, LYDIA d. Feb
20, 1883 (dc)
SMITH, KATE [McCombs]
w/o Edward Jan 31, 1863 � June 24, 1935 (obit)
SMITH, EDWARD A. Sept
18, 1852 � Jan 30, 1929 (dc)
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