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t. ARMSTRONG CEMETERY
Location: Family cemetery located on Joseph Armstrong homestead.
This small family cemetery is located on the homestead of Joseph and Elizabeth Leitch
Armstrong, which at one time comprised 320 acres of fine river bottom ground. It
passed from the Armstrong family in 1924 and has been allowed to disintegrate and
stones have been overrun by cattle.
Joseph Armstrong was born in Highland County, Virginia on August 11, 1823, the son of
Jarred and Agnes Hiner Armstrong. On September 2, 1844 he married Elizabeth Leitch.
Mrs. Armstrong was also born in Virginia, in Pendleton County, on May 23, 1815.
Immediately after their marriage the Armstrongs started west, settled this homestead.
The Armstrongs had a family of four children born to them, one of who died in infancy
in 1856. Joseph and Elizabeth Armstrong are buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
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76. OLD and NEW BEALS CEMETERY CEMETERY
Location one and one-half miles east and one-half mile north of Trilla
It is not known if this cemetery was originally a family graveyard and later enlarged
to accommodate other families or if it was so named for a Beals donating the
ground.
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77. BOLES CEMETERY
Location one and one-half miles east of Trilla, on the north side of the
Coles-Cumberland County Line Road.
This cemetery was started as a private family burial ground and later used by other
families in the neighborhood.
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78. DOTY CEMETERY
Located: east of Lerna, Illinois.
Levi Doty moved to Coles County, exploring for a new location for his family. He was
the first known white man to arrive and stay any length of time. He lived with the
Kickapoo Indians for a year before returning to move his family here.
There were fourteen Doty families in the area known as Doty Settlement.
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81. JANESVILLE OR NEW GORDON CEMETERY
Location: one quarter mile west and one mile north of Janesville.
The cemetery was originally called the New Gordon Cemetery, named for those who owned
the land. Since there was another Gordon Cemetery in the township, the cemetery was
renamed Janesville Cemetery to avoid confusion.
The plan was laid out in 1898 and all cemetery funds are used for it's care,
according to the present caretaker. A chapel was built in 1909 from a donation by A.
V. Morrison. In 1969 it was remodeled through donations from those having relatives
buried there and the dedication services were held on Memorial Day with Harry G.
Grafton as master of ceremonies. In 1975 additional lots were seeded and an
enlargement made on the west side.
In the south section, near the entrance, stands a monument erected through public
donations and sponsored by the Janesville Home Bureau Unit. It was dedicated to
veterans buried there on Jun 25, 1956. One inscription reads: " Dedicated to the
memory of those who have served their country. " On the base is: " Greater
love hath no man than this - that a man lay down his life for his friends. "
John 15:13.
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85. NEW KELLY CEMETERY
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82. LEITCH CEMETERY
Coles Co., IL - Pleasant Grove Twp: Section 10, Township 11N, Range 9E
Location: Near the center of the section, across from the Fred Montz farmhouse. Enter
barnlot at junction of three roads and three hills. Cemetery is on middle hill.
This small family cemetery is located just east of Fourth Street Road (South of
Charleston) on a road north of Coffeyville to the Embarrass River Road at the old
Leitch School, then south one quarter mile, turn west (right) and the cemetery is on
the south side of the road up on a steep hill. At one time, the cemetery was enclosed
by a fence with ornate concrete posts. There were six tombstones remaining in
1934.
Robert Leitch and his wife, Jane Erwin came to Coles County and homesteaded south of
Charleston where they raised a family of eight sons and two daughters. Mr.
Leitch's father was John Leitch, a native of Londonderry, Ireland. At the time of
the Revolutionary War he came to America with the British troops to fight for the
King, but he deserted, joined the federal troops, and fought on the side of the
Continental Army. After the war, John returned to Ireland in disguise and married
Margaret Pearson. They returned to America, settled in Virginia and became the
parents of nine children.
Other members of the Leitch family are buried at Mt. Tabor and other Coles County
cemeteries.
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83. LOWER MUDDY OR FOLGER CEMETERY
Location: about 2 miles south and 2 miles west of Lerna
The two cemeteries, Lower Muddy and Upper Muddy receive their names from the creek
which flows through the western part of Pleasant Grove Township. The stream is named
for the character of it's waters. The Muddy Point Settlement is believed to be
the first one in the township, having been founded in 1827.
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84. MT. TABOR or INDIAN CREEK CEMETERY
Located on Lincoln Highway Road south of Charleston
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79. NEW INDIAN CEMETERY
Located across from the Donald Atwell farm near Lerna
This cemetery is across the creek, southeast of the Old Indian Cemetery. It is at the
site of the Pleasant Prairie Church which replaced the first building. The first
marked grave was that of Mrs. Thomas C. Faris in 1856.
The ground was deeded by Ellison McCord and his wife, Elizabeth, in 1849 to
"Israel Monfort, John McDonald and Theron Balch, trustees of the Pleasant
Prairie Presbyterian Church, Old School, and their successors in office
forever." The deed was notarized by John J. Adams. When the Old and New School
Churches were reunited there was a single set of trustees. Deeds are recorded in the
Recorder's Office, Coles County Courthouse, in Book L, page 382 and Book 7, page
449.
Mildred G. Atwell, Lerna, IL
Nellie Balch Hampton
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86. OLD GORDON, SHILOH or THOMAS LINCOLN CEMETERY
CEMETERY
Located beside Old Shiloh Church on the Lincoln Highway Road, 2 miles west of the
curve south of Campbell.
This cemetery was started as a privately owned graveyard by John Jake Gordon, who was
one of the first settlers of Pleasant Grove Township. He had obtained land in Coles
County as early as January of 1830 and some time in the late 1830's he set aside
one and a half acres for a cemetery.
In 1852 the cemetery, included in an 80 acre tract, was sold by Benjamin Sumner to
Isaac W. Rodgers. On March 12, 1866 Mr. Rodgers and his wife, Mary sold a half acre
and donated one acre to the trustees of the Gordon Graveyard.
December 1934 saw the land deeded again, from the Gordon Trustees to the Shiloh
Cemetery Association, for the sum of one dollar.
Shiloh Cemetery had been established, north of the church building in 1898 when John
W. and Susan D. Baker had deeded to the Shiloh Cemetery Association a plot of ground
containing 4.10 acres. It was to be used for cemetery purposes only.
In 1912 another one half acre, lying directly north of the Shiloh Churchyard was
deeded by John W. and Susan D. Baker to the Association. The first row of lots in
this addition were reserved by the Bakers.
The burial of the Lincoln Family in old cemetery had made it an historical spot and
in 1935, after the new Lincoln tombstone had replaced the original one, it was agreed
the cemetery should be renamed as the Thomas Lincoln Cemetery. A petition for
organization of the Thomas Lincoln Cemetery Association was filed on February 1,
1935. The following May 23 a Quit Claim Deed was given by the Shiloh Cemetery
Association to the trustees of the Thomas Lincoln Trustees.
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80. OLD INDIAN CEMETERY
Location: Across from Don Atwell farm near Lerna
This cemetery, near the head of Indian Creek, was the burying place for the very
early settlers of this part of Pleasant Grove Township. It was in use around 1830.
The first Pleasant Prairie Church, which was the first Presbyterian Church in Coles
County, was built at this location in 1832, the church having been organized in
1830.
The ground was given by Zeno Campbell and his wife, but was not actually deeded until
1861. It was then deeded to Patrick Nicholson, Andrew Allison and William Morrison,
trustees of the Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian Church, New School, for a burying place
forever. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are buried there. Many stones are now gone, from age.
Some graves were never marked. The cemetery is no longer used for burials.
The Cemetery is across the creek, north west of the of the New Indian Cemetery.
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u. OLD SPIES CEMETERY
Location: The Spies Family cemetery lies due east from Campbell.
It is thought that Michael and Mary B. Spies came from Germany in the 1850's and
settled near McCann's Ford on the Embarrass River. They appear in the 1860
Federal Census as the Spees Family with their children, Volentine, Philip and
Christiana.
In 1980, a cemetery map of Coles County was published, showing all of the known, past
or present cemeteries. At that time, the stones in this cemetery were intact on the
original Spies land. Exactly one year later, all of the stones were gone, the ground
was freshly plowed and fenced and a no trespassing sign was in full view.
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87. UPPER MUDDY CEMETERY
The two cemeteries, Lower Muddy and Upper Muddy receive their names from the creek
which flows through the western part of Pleasant Grove Township. The stream is named
for the character of it's waters. The Muddy Point Settlement is believed to be
the first one in the township, having been founded in 1827.
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88. WRIGHT CEMETERY
Located two and one half miles east and a half mile north of Trilla on a steep
hilside above Darkey Creek.
The last burial was in 1946. One of the earliest burials, still marked, was in
1839.
Andrew and Betsy Ann Bausette (Bosierth) Alexander are said to have given the land in
1831. Many Alexanders were believed to be buried here but few with tombstones.
William F. Wright purchased the Alexander land holdings in 1853. Up to this time the
burying plot was supposedly one acre but probably larger as many people were buried
here. As Wright cleared away the timber the cemetery became a popular burial spot and
became known as the Wright Cemetery. The center of the cemetery is said to be
comprised of those who died in the 1840 cholera epidemic. With so many unmarked
graves, it is difficult to know the true size of the cemetery. Some people believe
that the Wright Cemetery is also the Johnstown Cemetery, which was in existence long
before Cumberland County became a reality.
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