Freeman Cemetery

 

Overall view by Jan May
Tombstone pictures by Janine Crandell

Freeman Cemetery is located in Section 6 of Isabel Township. The road that takes you to the cemetery is called Mile Load Road off of Route 136. When coming from Lewistown or up from Astoria on Route 24, you turn onto Route 136, west at Duncan Mills junction...and the very first road on Route 136 you come to on the right side of the road, you will turn right. Go down it about 2 miles and Freeman cemetery will be there. There is a sign. The Cemetery overlooks the Spoon River Valley and Duncan Mills area.

Information submitted by Tere Dare. Thank you Tere!

For further tombstone information, either buy the FCHGS publication
for this township or email Judy Wickert.

 

Name Birth date Death Date Age Notes
Ames, Frederick O. Jan 13, 1875 Dec 12, 1949    
Ames, Hepsebeth Jane   Jun 1, 1904    
Ames, John   Aug 21, 1853 1 yr 1 mo 2? da s/o J.P. & H.J. Ames
Ames, Jonathan Mar 11, 1808 Feb 23, 1900    
Ames, Oliver P.   Feb 22, 1900    
Ames, Rebecca   Sep 24, 1839 33 yr w/o J.P. Ames
Benson, Bains (Paine) C.   Oct 5/25, 1834 22 yr 5 mo 20 da  
Benson, Emma   Jan 24, 1857   d/o J. & H.E. Benson
Benson?, E. 1861 1885    
Benson, H. E. 1861 1875    
Benson, Harriet E.   1874/75   w/o Jesse Benson; maiden name: Hendee
Benson, Isaac C.   Aug 20, 1833 30 yr 6 mo 1 da  
Benson, Jesse   Mar 27, 1879    
Benson, Mary Ann   Mar 30, 1848 26 yr 5 mo 2 da w/o T. or J. Benson; maiden name: Hendee
Benson, Mary M.   Jun 3, 1835 26 yr 11 mo 25 da consort of Jesse Benson; maiden name: Hackelton
Benson, Rowland Sr.   Dec 8, 1850 75 yr 6 mo 20 da  
Bisbee, Calvin   Sep 19, 1838 23 yr 6 mo 7 da  
Crater, Catherine Dec 2, 1821 Aug 15, 1902   w/o Joshua; middle or maiden name: Root
Crater, Clara Alice Sep 12, 1859 Jan 17, 1863    
Crater, Elizabeth   Jul 30, 1871 73 yr 11 mo 2 da w/o Philip Crater
Crater, Elmira V. Jun 26, 1849 Sep 14, 1870    
Crater, Joshua May 6, 1818 Jan 29, 1896    
Crater, Mary V. Jan. 30, 1847 Apr 26, 1864    
Crater, Philip   Jul 1, 1868 72 yr 6 mo 10 da  
Crater, Winfield T. Dec 4, 1851 Apr 19, 1864    
Crossberry, Maudie   Jun 2, 1881   w/o F. Crossberry
Dilworth, Isabell L.   Oct 16, 1884    
Fish, Annie M.   Jul 10, 1878    
Fish, Moses   Nov 7, 1858    
Fleming, Jane E.   Nov 14, 1881   w/o J. Fleming
Freeman, Benton   Jun 12, 1844   s/o L. & E. Freeman
Freeman, Edwin   Jul 6, 1831 5 yr 4 mo 22 da s/o L. & E. Freeman
Freeman, Lewis   Sep 4, 1856 52 yr 9 mo 7 da  
Freeman, Marvel   May 5, 1850 40 yr 2 mo 3 da w/o Moses F. Freeman
Freeman, Mary E.   Aug 26, 1831 2 yr 3 mo 29 da d/o L. & E. Freeman
Freeman, Moses F.   no dates   Pvt.- Ball's Co. Stillman's Bn. Ill. Vol. Black Hawk War
Freeman, Richard W.   Sep 6, 1839   s/o L. & E. Freeman
Freeman, Rowland B.   May 25, 1838   s/o L. & E. Freeman
Graham, Rebecca J. Dec 10, 1860 Nov 5, 1941    
Hackelton, Samuel   Jul 6, 1848   Major in U.S. Army; served in Black Hawk War; killed in Mexican War at Santa Fe.
Hall, Maggie J.   Mar 30, 1869   d/o B.D. & K.E. Hall
Harn, twin babies   Jul 9, 1933   born and died same day
Hendee, Amasa   1858    
Hendee, Daniel A.   Sep 2, 1878    
Hendee, George W.   Jan 15, 1921    
Johnson, James Levin   Sep 3, 1943   Co. H. 11th Ill. Cav.
Jones, Elizabeth   Aug 6, 1863   w/o S. Jones
Jones, Speakman   Jan 20, 1873 59 yr 6 mo 16 da  
Kelly, John B.   Oct 6, 1888 87 yr 3 mo 18 da  
Kimball, Mary E.   Oct 7, 1851 19 yr 6 mo 18da w/o W.S. Kimball; d/o J. & M.W. Benson
King, Alice   May 20, 1941    
King, Henry   Jun 24, 1931    
Kruzan, Addie   Dec 5, 1889   w/o Logan Kruzan
Kruzan, Bertha Jul 20, 1885 Feb 20, 1902    
Kruzan, Findley   Feb 28, 1888 69 yr 9? mo 9? da Co. A. 103rd Ill. Inf.
Kruzan, George Apr 5, 1857 unknown    
Lock, J.   Apr 5, 1848    
Lockard, Daniel 1854 Feb 14, 1921    
Lockard, Mary 1853 Mar 29, 1887   w/o Daniel
Meeker, M.   Mar 7, 1858    
Meeker, Neoma   May 21, 1847   w/o M. Meeker
Metley, Kittie   Oct 4, 1872   d/o M. & S. Metley
Metley, Minnie   Oct 12, 1879   d/o M. & S. Metley
Shepherd, Clara   Jul 25, 1866   d/o Geo. & J.
Shepherd, James   May 3, 1859 2 mo 20 da s/o Geo. & J.
Shepherd, Josephine   May 25, 1866 23 yr 11 mo 15 da w/o Geo. Shepherd
Strouse, Frank Pierce   no dates   s/o S. & E. Strouse
Tumbleson, Abraham   Jul 25, 1888    
Tumbleson, Isabel   Feb 2, 1866 15 yr 5 mo 16 da? d/o A. & M. Tumbleson
Tumbleson, Mary   Jul 15, 1860 42 yr w/o Abraham
Wallace, Elizabeth Dec 25, 1808 May 26, 1909   w/o Isaiah
Wallace, George   Apr 10, 1862    
Wallace, Isaiah Nov 10, 1809 Nov 10, 1868    
Wallace, Sarah   Jan 11, 1891   w/o George
Webster, A.   Feb 9, 1847    
Webster, C. A.   May 26, 1849    
Webster, J. B.   Mar 23, 1850    
Wilson, Infant dau.   no dates   d/o W.D. & M. Wilson
Wilson, M.   no dates    
Wilson, W. D.   no dates    

 

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