Champaign County
The Jessee Cemetery is located in Compromise Township, and is one of two cemeteries at the lower edge of Champaign County. It is approximately eight or nine miles south of Philo, and two miles west. It is located on a high knoll.
The Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery, also known as the Huss Chapel Cemetery, is reached from Urbana by taking Route 4 (Philo Road) to Route 4A to Deers Station, then continuing east one mile, then north a short distance. The chapel which gave it its name is no longer there. It stands on high ground, and is not now entirely fenced. It seems to have some care, but is not in very good condition.
The old Homer Cemetery is located about one mile north of Homer on Route 49. The road leading to it is the side road to the west, immediately south of the bridge over the Salt Fork at that point. It is not visible from Route 49, but it is only a few hundred yards distant. It lies on the south bank of the Salt Fork, about twenty feet above high water. It is the oldest burial place in the vicinity, but was not used very much after the establishment of the Homer G.A.R. Cemetery in 1887. There are a number of stones dated in the 1840s, but there are no doubt unmarked graves which may be earlier.
These 9 volumes includes the tombstone inscriptions from a number of pioneer burial places in Champaign County, Illinois. The information recorded here is necessarily fragmentary and subject to error. It is also incomplete as to places visited. The Genealogical Records Committee found that, in many cases, their time to record the data had run out. In some places we found only cultivated fields, where once a burial place had been; in others, a complete and pathetic ruin, while, in contrast, some had received loving care through the years. Because of the condition of some of the cemeteries, and the ravages … Read more
The old Bliss Cemetery is located in Sidney Township, a mile and a half east of Sidney, on the north side of Route 15. Among the names which appear on the stones are those of some of the earliest settlers in the county. Jacob Thomas and his brother, Joseph, came from Ohio in 1828, and entered much land in Sidney Township. James Copeland also entered land in 1828. The Coddingtons, William and John, took land in 1830-31. The name of Adam Thomas also appears on the first assessment roll for the County, dated 1833. Adam Thomas is said to have planted the first orchard in the township. Joseph Thomas was one of the first grand jurors, and John Coddington was a member of the first petit jury in the county.
The Maroon Library at Champaign Central High School has digitized 94 yearbooks of Champaign Central High School. These yearbook images they have placed online for everyone to view for free. To facilitate your access we have provided links to the individual yearbooks, by year published, oldest to newest.
The following biographies were taken from A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois and represent many of the residents of Champaign County in 1918. The biographies on this page include the surnames of: Dale, Dallenbach, Daly, Davis, Decker, Delaney, Delong Brothers, Denhart, Dick, Divan, Dobbins, Dodds, Dodson, Downing, Downs, Driskell, Dunn, Eagleton, Ealey, Early, Earnest, Edens, Edwards, Ekblaw, Elaine, Elliott, Esworthy, Evans, Fagaly, Fairclo, Fairfield, Farlow, Fenimore, Fenwick, Finfrock, Fiock, Fisher, Flatt, Fowler, Franks, Freeman, Fuller, Fulton, Fultz, Funkhouser, Gallivan, Gehrke, Gehrt, Gilmore, Glascock, Golden, Gordon, Gorman, Graham, Gray, Greene, Gregg, Grimes, Groves, Hall, Hamilton, Hanson, Harper, Harris, Harry, Hartford, … Read more
The following biographies were collected from the manuscript A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois written in 1918 by J. R. Stewart. The fact that a citizen is mentioned in this manuscript with a biography doesn’t indicate anything more then they chose to “subscribe” to the publishing of the manuscript, or that somebody subscribed for them. The presence of a biography in these types of works however, can provide the family researcher a vivid look into the lives of their ancestors. For the historian, these works often provide a glimpse into the events that helped shape a community. One should … Read more
The following biographies were taken from A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois and represent many of the residents of Champaign County in 1918. The biographies on this page include the surnames of: Inman, Irle, Irwin, Jackson, Jaques, Jenkinson, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jurgensmeyer, Kariher, Keal, Keller, Kerr, Ketterman, Keusink, Kilbury, Kirby, Kirk, Kirkpatrick, Koch, Kroner, Kruse, Leas, Leathers, Leigh, Lester, Lewis, Liestman, Little, Livingston, Lloyde, Love, Lowery, Lowman, Lowry, Lyman, Lynch, Maddock, Madigan, Mahaffie, Mantle, Martin, Mason, McCabe, McCaskrin, McCullough, McElwee, McGath, McGurty, McHarry, McJilton, McKinsey, McMillen, McPherren, McQuaid, Means, Meharry, Mercer, Messman, Meuser, Miller, Mittendorf, Moehl, Mohr, Molloy, Mooney, … Read more
The following biographies were taken from A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois and represent many of the residents of Champaign County in 1918. The biographies on this page include the surnames of: Nash, Nelson, Norman, Nye, Odebrecht, Oehmke, Oliver, Olson, Paine, Parker, Parrett, Patterson, Patton, Paulus, Pearson, Peters, Peterson, Phenicie, Pinkston, Pittman, Place, Porter, Prather, Quinlan, Rankin, Rayburn, Raymond, Rea, Reardon, Redmon, Reed, Reese, Remley, Reynolds, Rice, Richards, Ricketts, Riemke, Ritchie, Rittenhouse, Robeson, Robinson, Rogers, Rose, Ross, Roth, Roughton, Rowland, Rush, Russell, Sayers, Schindler, Schluter, Schoon, Schowengerdt, Schumacher, Schwanderman, Scott, Seltzer, Shade, Shawhan, Sheridan, Shields, Silver, Singbusch, Six, Sizer, … Read more