Soperville
Cemetery
Soperville Cemetery is located in Henderson Township in the northeast quarter of Section 20. Once you're heading north on Route 150, leaving Galesburg, turn left on Route 37 (2100N). Once on Route 37, take the first left which is 200E (Soperville Road). Drive about 1/4 mile until you see a grove of trees on your left at the bottom of a hill. The cemetery is in the middle of these old trees with a sign to help you locate it. A nice young man, Tim Godsil, has restored what is left of the cemetery, cleared out the brush and cleaned the stones. There are only four stones left standing as of July 2004.
Above
picture submitted by Tim Godsil June 2005
There are three stones together belonging to the Casson family.
Behind the Casson stones is this solitary stone belonging to the Tryon family.
The pictures above were taken on July 26/August 5, 2004. Listed below are the remaining stones. If you have any additional information on people who are buried here, but are not listed on this webpage, your contribution would be most appreciated! Thank you!
For additional information on
the Cassons and Tryons, click
here.
| Name | Birth | Death | Inscription |
| Casson, Cate [Kate] | Oct 07 1871 | Sep 11 1872 | Dau of L. & C. M. Casson; 2 stones for Kate |
| Casson, George A. | Apr 11 1860 | Sep 27 1882 | Son of L. G. & C. Casson; 2 stones for George |
| Casson, Catherine | Feb 17 1837 | blank date | Wife of Levi Casson |
| Casson, Levi | Oct 06 1835 | Oct 28 (or 23) 1896 | Co. F 102 Ill. Inf. |
| Tryon, Rolley L. | Aug 14 1879 | Sep 12 1888 | Son of L. & H. Tryon |
| Tryon, Arthur J. | Dec 17 1881 | Sep 29 1888 | Son of L. & H. Tryon |
Tim Godsil, restorer of the Soperville Cemetery
Submitted by your Host
Any contributions, corrections, or suggestions would
be deeply appreciated!
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