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Jinings Family
Cemetery
Olio Township
Woodford County
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1985, looking west toward the
pond
The Grusy farm is in the background
Contributed by Shirley Weber |
The Jinings family settled before 1840 in McLean County,
Illinois, on land that became Woodford County when that
county was created in 1841. The family was from Overton
County, Tennessee. They connect to William McCord line that
was in Woodford County, and also the Hayes lines of Warren,
Asahel and Abiel. Jinings Cemetery was located first in
1975. In 1985 a cousin and family members went to the
cemetery and worked all day to find old stones, listing some
of those buried there.
The Certificate of Exemption we received in 2002 from the
licensing provisions of the Illinois Cemetery Care Act gives
the location at 4-H Road & 1900 E Road, Eureka, Woodford
County, IL. The cemetery is on the Grusy Farm, which maybe
sold by now. There used to be a church, "Church of Christ",
nearby and old-timers' believe that when the church became
too small it was moved. The Church was located at one time
on neighboring farm of Mr. Groves. A school was also located
nearby from a old drawing that was included with the Grusy
abstract ca 1900.
Not everyone buried there were Jinings, but some
were from families that must have lived nearby.
I have enclosed the History that Karnardy Taylor wrote up after finding
the cemetery. He explains something about finding the
stones. Not until 2002 were we able to get a clear title on
the cemetery so it could be turned over to Illinois. It
should be listed at the court house possibly in the
Recorders office. We were told if and when Mr. Grusy sold
his land the cemetery would not be included.
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Kenardy Taylor's History |
Kenardy Taylor's History-Map |
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Kenardy Taylor's
History-Headstone Inscriptions
See below for a typed list |
Portion of 1873 Olio Township
Plat, showing the location of the Grusy farm in Section 23 |
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Contributed by Shirley Weber |
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Gravestone Grouping |
Bible Engraving
Unknown Stone |
Stone Grave Covering |
Sarah (McMurtry) Jinings
Wife of Samuel B. Jinings
Died Oct. 2, 1845
Aged 51 yrs. 1 mo. 4 ds. |
Certificate of Exemption |
Andrew Robeson
Died Dec. 1, 1836
Aged 76 yrs. |
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Contributed by Keith Lindgren,
Great-great-great Grandson of Samuel Bonifil Jinings
and Sarah McMurtry Jinings
Keith's E-mail |
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Name |
Death |
[Note: See the headstone inscriptions
above for relationships] |
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Last |
First |
Middle |
Month |
Day |
Year |
Age |
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Blair |
Infant |
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10 |
9 |
1861 |
1 day |
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Blair |
G. |
W. |
10 |
9 |
1865 |
1 year, 10 days |
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Blair |
Sarah |
B. |
11 |
1 |
1865 |
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Jennings |
Charles |
L. |
5 |
3 |
1864 |
10 years, 5 months, 10 days |
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Jinings |
Edgar |
D. |
8 |
7 |
1859 |
3 years, 6 months, 7 days |
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Jinnings |
Henry |
E. F. |
7 |
17 |
1865 |
1 year, 8 months |
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Jinings |
Infant |
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Jinings |
Jetson |
F. |
1 |
15 |
1857 |
26 years, 8 months, 5 days |
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Jinings |
Mary |
A. (Robeson) |
7 |
20 |
1848 |
22 years, 8 months, 20 days |
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Jinings |
Sarah |
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10 |
2 |
1845 |
51 years, 1 months, 4 days |
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Jinings |
Sarah |
A. |
12 |
16 |
1858 |
3 years, 5 months, 3 days |
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Jinings |
Sarah |
N. |
2 |
19 |
1856 |
2 yrs |
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Poynter |
John |
W. |
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1855 |
12 years, 1 month, 21 days |
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Robeson |
Andrew |
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1836 |
76 years |
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Robeson |
Thomas |
P. |
11 |
19 |
1854? |
21 years, 9 months, 17 days |
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Stewart* |
Eli |
E. |
12 |
17 |
1864 |
21 years, 9 mos. 23 (28?) days |
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* Eli Stewart was a
Private, Co. A, 86 IL US INF during the Civil War,
and died in a hospital in Annapolis, MD.
(donated by Keith
Lindgren) |
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Stewart |
Lewis |
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8 |
28 |
1875 |
18 years, 6 months, 7 days |
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Contributed by Shirley Weber
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