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.
Here are found many names representing very early settlers in the county. One of these is that of Moses Thomas, 1784-1846, who came about 1829 and entered land near Homer and became a prominent citizen. He erected and operated the first grist mill with other than manual or horsepower. He was the first county treasurer, and also probate justice from 1835 to 1837. His son was John S. Thomas, an early school teacher and a county judge.
The stone marking the grave of Rev. John Fox stands near the northwest corner of the cemetery. It is unusually large, a plain slab of dark stone, which seems as solid today as it must have been one hundred and ten years ago when it was erected. From a book called “Methodism in Illinois from 1793-1832,” by Rev. John Leaton, published in 1883, found in the Cunningham collection at the Urbana Library, we learn that Rev. John Fox lived from 1774-1845. He was native of New Jersey and was a Methodist minister there with the Philadelphia Conference. He moved to Illinois in 1820 and settled at Palestine where he accumulated a “handsome property.” In 1827, he was admitted to the Illinois Conference and traveled many circuits in the state. From another source, we learn that he was minister of the Methodist Church in Urbana until 1845. He died in 1846 at Homer. The biography called him “John Fox, of precious memory,” and enumerates his many virtues, concluding “He died in holy triumph.”
In September 1956, the D.A.R. Genealogical Records Committee copied the inscriptions on all the stones remaining in the cemetery. Apparently many stones which had fallen down had been removed, leaving many unmarked graves.
The cemetery at that time was cleared, grass cut, and in quite good condition.
Transcription of Old Homer Cemetery
Abbott, Sarah A., wife of John, Sept 15, 1875 47 yr 11 mo 27 da
Akers, Infant son of R.R. & J., born and died Feb 11, 1866
Akers, Harry, son of R.R. & J., Mar 23, 1880 (1 yr 8 mo 9 da?)
*Akers, Marion, Co. E. 125th Illinois Infantry
Akers, Sona L., dau of R.R. & J., Feb 6, 1867 1 mo 17 da
Atkinson, Jackson, July 6, 1907 79 yr 7 mo 23 da “Father”
Atkinson, Mary, Mar 18, 1898 65 yr 7 mo 2 da “Mother”
Atkinson, Minerva E., wife of Lafayette, Feb 12, 1894 34 yrs
Baker, Eliza, beloved wife of C.A. (or G.A.) Baker, May 14, 1870 59 yr 7 mo 8 da
Bear, Arthur Henry, son of Wm. Bear, 1912
Bear, Flossie Robbins, 1878 – 1913
Bear, Pinckney, 1845 – 1910
Berkley, Mary W., wife of C.C. Berkley, July 8, 1872 24 yr 7 mo 16 da
Biddlecome, Alice, Nov 20, 1869 (age unreadable)
*Biddlecome, J.W.,(Bugler) Co. A., 4th Illinois Cavalry
Bishop, Sarah E., dau of W.E. & R. Bishop, Nov 1 (or 11), 1856 1 yr I mo 8 da
Bishop, Theodore, son of W.E. & R. Bishop, Oct 8, 1856 3yr 10 mo 15 da
Brown, James H., Feb 25, 1892 55 (or 65) yr 7 mo 1 da
*Bucchele, J. G., Co. C., 9th Ohio Cavalry
Bucchele, John G., Oct 20 1878 67 yr 9 mo 6 da
Butler, Carrie
Butler, Chester S., son of J. & N., Aug 28, 1882 7 mo 22 da
Butler, John E., Aug 1, 1871 40 yr 5 mo 1 da
Butler, Julia N., wife of John, Jan 15, 1890 46 yr 11 mo 16 da
Carpenter, Belle, 1856 – 1936
*Carpenter, John C., Co. G., 78th Ohio Infantry
Carpenter, John C., son of J.C. & N.B., Mar 14, 1878 21 da
Carpenter, Lulu M., dau of J.C. & N.B., Oct 9, 1878 2 yr 1 mo
Carpenter, Monte E., daughter of J.C. & N.B., Aug 3, 1888 11 mo 10 da
Catlett, Hannah, wife of J. E., May 10, 1888 23 (or 43) yr 1 mo 24 da
Cheney, John, son of N.W. & S., Aug 23, 1854 4 mo 8 da
Clark, Charlie, son of M. & E.J., June 10, 1855 12 yr 1 mo 25 da
Clark, Fulton, son of Wm. & Julia, Apr 9, 1848 1 yr
Clark, George, son of George Z. & Mary Ann, Jan 11, 1850 7 da
Clark, George Z., Oct 25, 1862 50 yr 1 mo 23 da Clark, Julia A., wife of Wm. G., July 31, 1894 71 yr 8 mo
26 da “No pain, no grief/ No anxious fear/ can reach the peaceful/sleeper here.”
Clark, Mary Ann, wife of George Z., July 28, 1851 36 yr 7 mo 18 da
Clark, Nary C., wife of Wm., July 18, 1873 88 yr 10 mo 11 da
Clark, Phidelia, dau of Wm. & Julia, May 31, 1850 9 da
Clark, William G., May 9, 1907 87 yr
Coe, Catherine, wife of Wm. S., June 27, 1857 51 yr 2 mo 1 da
*Coe, William, Co. F. 26th Illinois Infantry
Coffeen, Infant son of M.D. & H.M.
Coffeen, Asa MC., son of M.D. & MA., Aug 10, 1849 9 mo 6 da
Coffeen, Emeline, dau of M.D. & M.A., Aug 22, 1842 10 mo
Coffeen, Mary A., Dec 8, 1849 29 yr
Coffeen, M.D., Oct 14, 1882 69 yr
Coffeen, Michael S., son of M.D. & M.A., Feb 14, 1840 2 mo 14 da
Cogswell, Bessie B., dau of J.T. & L.M., Feb 9, 1893 3 yr 5 mo 28 da
Cogswell, John T., Dec 30, 1891 39 yr 2 da
*Cone, Col. J.E., 54th U.S.C.T.
Cone, Estella G., Feb 14, 1894 9 yr 10 mo 14 da
Cusick, Abigail, wife of W.H. Cusick, Apr 14, 1884 40 yr
Cusick, Ianthe, wife of Ezekial S., born 1839 1875
Cusick, Mary May, dau of E.S. & I., Dec 26, 1871 7 mo 21 da
*Dailey, T.J., Co. L., 8th Ohio Cavalry
Dill, Frances C., Dec 29, 1848 2 yr 10 mo 2 da
Dill, Nancy M., Mar 22, 1849 1 yr 1 mo 21 da
Elliott, Infant dau of Wm. & M.E. Elliott, Apr 5, 1846
Elliott, John L., son of Wm. & M.E. Elliott, Nov 21, 1845 1 yr 3 mo 25 da
Elliott, Margaret, wife of Wm., Feb 15, 1848 27 yr 10 mo 7 da
Ellis, Infant dau of W.G. & F.L., Mar 5, 1891
Fox, Reverend John, Aug 26, 1846 71 yr “Here lies the remains of Rev. John Fox, a minister of the Methodist E.P. Church who died Aug 26, 1846. In the 71st year of his life in full assurance of a glorious immortality.”
Francis, Eliza J., dau of Isaac & Eliza J. Francis Sept 21, 1851 1 mo
Francis, Eliza Jane, wife of Isaac, Aug 27, 1851 20 yr 11 mo 20 da
Frary, Nellie C., dau of M.C. & B., Aug 6, 1872 9 mo 22 da
Freeman, Martha, dau of Thomas & Nancy, born Aug 25, 1862 (no other date)
Freeman, William Henry, son of Thomas & Nancy, May 22, 1861 – July 1, 1861
Galusha, Alice, dau of J.J. & B.A., June 11, 1868 1 yr 1 mo
Gaston, Diadema, Jan 10, 1866 75 yr 6 mo 21 da
Gebbink, Mary Ann, wife of John, Apr 8, 1857 41 yr 3 mo 14 da
Gebbink, Infant daughter of J. & M.A., born and died Feb 15, (????)
*Gibbink, John, Co. C. 26th Illinois Infantry
Gebhart, Laura Bell, dau of P. & L. Gebhart, June 27, 1877 5 yr 6 mo 16 da
Gebhart, Lucy Alice, dau of P. & L. Gebhart, June 25, 1877 7 mo 21 da
Glaze, Gracie T., May 2, 1880 27 da
Grimes, Ray, son of H.H. & J., born May 11, 1897 Feb 4, 1903
Harman, Joseph M., Jan 2, 1877 18 (or 48) yr 2 mo 2 da
Harmason, Mary Elizabeth, Apr 12, 1873 1 yr 3 mo 27 da (spelling as given on stone, but others in the same row were spelled Harmeson)
Harmeson, Infant, child of L. & M., June 2, 1859 17 da
Harmeson, Charles G.1 son of T. & S.A., Jan 26, 1861 2 yr 4 mo 21 da
Harmeson, Charley, son of AF. & M.C., Oct 24, 1884 1 mo 17 da
Harmeson, Effa, dau of M. & F.L., Feb 8, 1871
Harmeson, Effie R., wife of G.W., Feb 25, 1885 21 yr 1 mo 17 da
Harmeson, Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Sr, Mar 31, 1855 49 yr 11 mo 11 da
Harmeson, Ida, dau of M. & E.E., Nov 13, 1870 1 m 14 da
Harmeson, John H., son of J. & M., Sept 6, 1865 7 yr 2 mo
Harmeson, John, Apr 8, 1827 – July 30, 1910 88 (or 83) yr 3 mo 22 da
Harmeson, Laura E., dau of J. & M., Sept 4, 1858 1 yr 4 mo 12 da
Harmeson, Levi, Aug 13, 1816 – Jan 12, 1891 (within stone wall)
Harmeson, Levi, son of M. & J., July 29, 1873 5 mo 26 da
Harmeson, Linn, child of Levi & M., Oct 25, 1854 9 mo 16 da
Harmeson, Maria, Apr 10, 1824 – Feb 16, 1889 (within stone wall)
Harmeson, Matilda, 1841 – 1921
Harmeson, Miles, Oct 30, 1870 27 yr 6 mo 4 da
Harmeson, Samantha A., dau of T. & S.A., Feb 25, 1857 1 mo 25 da
Harmeson, Sarah Ann, wife of Thomas, 1833 – 1886
Harmeson, Thomas, 1829 – 1911
Harmeson, William, Apr 30, 1875 74 yr 9 mo 1 da
Harris, Mary E., dau of A.B. & E.B., Jan 10, 1852 3 yr 24 da
Hart, Jacob J., Sept 11, 1854 25 yr 7 mo
Hart, Martha A., dau of H. & M.A., May 14, 1881 33 yr 10 mo 8 da
Hart, Martha E., dau of A. & M.A., Aug 3, 1881 2 mo 23 da
Hart, Mary 0., dau of Abner & Nancy, June 19, 1881 21 yr 11 mo 11 da
Hart, Nancy, wife of Abner, June 12, 1874 28 yr 10 mo 7 da
Hart, William A., Mar 25, 1875 21 yr 8 mo
Hashbarger, John L., son of A.C. & M., Mar 23, 1858 9 mo 23 da
Hashbarger, Lydia J., dau of A.C. & M., Apr 13, 1856
Hashbarger, Mary P. (or F.), dau of A.C. & M., Jan 5 (or 15), 1854 1 yr 1 mo 3 da
Hawkins, Catharine, dau of J.D. & M.A., Oct 25, 1856 3 yr 1 da
Hawkins, Charles, son of J.D. & M.A., Sep 14, 1850 1 yr 9 mo 24 da
Hawkins, Martha A., wife of J.D., Feb 17, 1870 41 yr 6 mo 7 da
Hay, Mary M., wife of Abraham, May 11, 1881 27 yr 8 mo 21 da
Hay, Mary Cecil, dau of A. & M.M., Oct 12, 1881 3 yr 27 da
Henthorn, Sarah E., wife of P. Stewart, & dau of W.S. & P., Jan 19, 1881 40 yr 1 mo 7 da
Hetro, Ernest, 1888 – 1892
Hetro, John, 1852 – 1893
Hixenbaugh, Lecta G., dau of I.H. & M.M., Aug 19, 1881 1 yr 8 mo 26 da
Hixenbaugh, Thomas F., son of Isaac & Mary, Aug 25, 1875 8 mo 21 da
Hoffman, Estella G., dau of H.E. & G.E., Feb 14, 1894 9 yr 10 mo 14 da
Hoffman, Guy A., son of H.E. & G.E., Aug 19, 1883 1 yr 11 mo 3 da
Hoffman, Harold E., Mar 31, 1883 1 mo 7 da
Holmes, Hartley, Nov 9, 1880 78 yr
Holmes, Willie W., son of H. & H.T., was killed by a cow Dec 13, 1865 6 yr 3 mo 6 da
Hovey, Bertie, son of S.P. & O.C., May 10, 1870 6 mo 10 da
Hovey, Byron G., son of S.P. & O.C., May 5, 1874 1 yr 2 mo
Hovey, Edith E., dau of S.P. & O.C., May 18, 1876 1 yr 19 da
Hovey, Florence 0., dau of S.P. & O.C., Sept 4, 1877 1 yr 3 mo 4 da
Hovey, Harvey, son of S.P. & O.C., Apr 23, 1874 1 yr 1 da
Hovey, Lemuel, son of S.P. & O.C., May 10, 1874 6 mo 10 da
Hovey, Olinda C., Oct 3, 1840 – Jan 28, 1904
Hovey, S.P., June 6, 1887 51 yr 4 mo 21 da “Here let me wait with patience/ Wait till the night is over/ Wait till I see the morning/ Break on the golden shore”
Howell, Infant, son of ? & E.L., May 18, 1879
*Humphrey, William (Sgt.), Co. E. 125th Illinois Infantry (Civil War marker)
*Johnson, Joseph J., 1836 – 1876 (Civil War marker)
Jones, Eden H., Aug 25, 1848 4 yr 5 mo 9 da
Kirby, Charles Howard, 1886 – 1945
Kirby, Ellen, 1866 – 1914
Kirby, Elizabeth 0., wife of James, Sep 16, 1861 – Mar 25, 1902
Kirby, James, Oct 8, 1857 – Dec 6, 1937
Kirby, Silas, 1861 – 1919
Kirby, (also four unmarked children’ 5 stones)
*Kizer, Henry, Co. F. 25th Illinois Infantry
*Knight, J.W., Co. B. 140th Ohio Infantry
Koile, Peter B., Sep 6, 1851 40 yr 18 da
Lander, Celia G., May 18, 1848 1 mo 5 da
Lander, Helen M., dau of J. & S.W., 1855 18 yr 8 mo 1 da
Lander, Josephine E.J., dau of J.C. & R., July 12, 1848 8 yr 5 da
Lander, Josephine G. (or Joseph C.), Sep 8, 1850 34 yr 5 mo 11 da
Lander, Juliette F., Feb 2, 1850 (or 1852) (unreadable age)
Lander, William H., July 12, 1850 26 yr 3 mo 7 da
Leasure, Rebecca, wife of Henry, 1819 – Nov 1, 1867 48 yr 5 mo
Leonard, Merron K., wife of David (or Daniel), Mar 24, 1795 – Jan 6, 1873 (or 1878)
Lincicum, Elijah, 1854 – 1902
Lincicum, Margaret E., wife of E., Oct 14, 1856 – Mar 22, 1899
Lincicum, Robert Glen, 1899 – 1902
Long, Clara, dau of W.T. & H.E., Apr 21, 1876 8 mo 21 da
Long, Helen, wife of W.T., (unreadable date) 23 yr 3 mo
Long, Pearlette, dau of W.T. & H., Dec 5, 1889 20 yr 1 mo 12 da
*Long, William, Co. F. 26th Illinois Infantry
Long, William T., Feb 26, 1875 30 yr 8 mo
Lucas, Charity, wife of S.K., Apr 21, 1881 78 (or 73) yr 8 mo 28 da
Lucas, Samuel K., Jul 2, 1884 85 yr 5 mo 20 da
Marks, Frances E., dau of J.0. & Lydia, Jul 25, 1857
Mason, Orah, son of W.H. & M., Aug 25, 1873 1 yr 2 mo 10 da
*McKnight, J.W., Co. B 140th Ohio Infantry
Mead, Jemima A., wife of David, Feb 4, 1877 56 yr 5 mo 7 da
Morris, John P., son of E.& M., Oct 22 1860 5 yr 9 mo 10 da
Niccum, Richard G., son of J. & E., Nov 25, 1852 3 yr 2 mo 6 da
Niccum, William G., son of J. & E., Jan 19, 1854 10 mo 19 da
Noblock, James W., son of S.N. & E.C., Dec 26, 1858 6 yr 6 da
Orr, Daniel W., Dec 30, 1848 39 yr 9 mo 1 da
Orr, James W., Oct 26, 1846 5 yr 8 mo 26 da
Orr, Mary E., dau of D.W. & M.A., Aug 10, 1849 2 mo 29 da
Osborn, Willie, (“Little Willie”), son of H.C. & D., Jun 1, 1871, 2 mo 23 da
Osborn, Frankie, son of H.C. & E., Dec 27, 1874 2 yr 6 mo 19 da
Parrish, Phebe R., 1860 – 1915
Paxon, Infant sons of C.C. & L.J., Oct 25, 1871
Pridemore, George W., May 4, 1858 – Nov 7, 1928
Pridemore, Kevin, son of Lee & Marie, Dec 3, 1960 – Jun 4, 1974
Pridemore, Leonard, 1900 – 1918
Pridemore, Lue, Mar 19, 1869 – May (or Dec) 4, 1948
Pridemore, Vernie K., 1910 – 1971
Redman, Isaac, son of J. & E., Dec 19, 1860 22 yr 4 mo 28 da
Redman, John, Jun 8, 1846 54 yr
Redman, John, Feb 23, 1880 19 yr 15 da
Redman, Rebecca, dau of J. & E., Aug 21, 1846 (or 1841) 6 yr 18 da
Redmon, Minerva, wife of Jacob, Jun 7, 1870 20 yr 11 mo “Remember friends, as you pass by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you must be. Prepare for death, and follow me
Redmond, Robert R., son of J. & M., Jul 7, 1870 6 mo
Reedman, Elizabeth, Mar 16, 1876 76 yr 2 mo 18 da (others in same row were spelled REDMAN.)
Richards, Alvaretta, dau of J.R. & M.J., Apr 22, 1858 5 da
Ridinger, George W., son of M. & M.E., (unreadable date)
Ridinger, Margaretta E., wife of Milburn, Jun 14, 1892 54 yr 11 mo 6 da
Ridinger, Milburn P., Mar 20, 1881 48 yr 10 mo 20 da
Robinson, Edna, wife of H., Mar 9, 1875 57 yr 1 mo 4 da
Robinson, Martha A. Hart, dau of H. & M.A., May 14, 1881 33 yr 10 mo 8 da
Robinson, Mary A., wife of H., Mar 19, 1883 59 yr 9 mo 2 da
Robinson, Thomas H., son of H. & M.A., Oct 7, 1883 22 yr 6 mo 7 da
Rogers, Bonnie, 1943
Rogers, William T., 1926 – 1926
Rush, Emma E., dau of M.E. & D.W., Mar 1, 1878 1 yr 8 mo 17 da
Rush, Mary E., wife of D.W., June 7, 1888 58 yr 4 mo 13 da
*Rush, Isaac, Co. F. 26th Illinois Infantry (Civil War marker)
Rush, Sarah C., wife of J.J., Aug 18, 1880 23 yr 4 mo 4 da
Rutledge (no further inscription)
Shaw, Homer G., Jr., son of Dr. H.G. & E.I., Aug 22, 1870 8 mo 14 da
Shaw, ?___, Feb 17, 1869 8 yr 10 mo 18 da (broken stone, unreadable name)
Sirpless, Jane M., wife of Henry, Aug 31, 1856 (unreadable age)
Stearns, Mary, wife of G., Jul 9, 1847 23 yr 1 mo 6 da
Stewart, Sarah E., wife of P., and dau of W.S. & P. Henthorn, Jan
19, 1881 (or 1884) 40 yr 1 mo 7 da
*Stoner, W.P., Co. F., 35th Illinois Infantry
Summers, Anna, wife of C.A.
Summers, Annie Laurie, dau of Lou & Charles J., Oct 10, 1880 (or 1886) 3 yr 10 mo 20 da
*Summers, C.A. (Capt.) Co. C. 25th Illinois Infantry, Dec 8, 1868 39 yr 10 mo 7 da
Summers, Pearl, dau of C.A. & A., Sep22, 188929 yr 8 mo 18 da
Summers, Sigel, son of C.A. & A., Dec 3, 188927 yr 10 mo 2 da
Swain, John T., son of T.R. & E., Apr 11, 1862 12 yr 2 mo 15 da
Swain, Sarah R., dau of T.R. & E., Sep 13, 1850 9 yr 11 mo 20 da
Swain, Thomas R., Nov 11, 1870(?), 16 (or 46) yr
*Swaney, John, Co. K., 133rd Illinois Infantry
Swearingen, Margaret, wife of William, Oct 28, 1842 – Feb 4, 1903
Thomas, Albert H., son of J.B. & E.D., Dec 15, 1854 1 mo 21 da
Thomas, Alice H., dau of J.B. & E.D., Sep 3 (or 30), 1855 11 mo 6 da
Thomas, Celia Katharine, dau of J.B. & E.D., Feb 20, 1849 7 yr 9 mo 12 da
Thomas, Charley F., son of J.B. & E.D., Feb 19, 1862 2 yr 9 da
Thomas, Edgar, infant son of J. & J.R., Apr 12, 1869 – Apr 13, 1869
Thomas, Elias, Nov 21, 1850 41 yr 10 mo 8 da
Thomas, James A., son of E. & M., Jan 13, 1849 1 yr 9 mo 1 da
Thomas, James E., son of J.B. & E.D., Sep 12, 1861 19 yr 8 mo 9 da
Thomas, John B., Mar 16, 1861 51 yr 3 mo 14 da
Thomas,, Mary, “beloved wife of Moses Thomas”, Aug 9, 1850 63 yr 5 mo 17 da
Thomas, Moses, May 7, 1784 – Apr 12, 1846 61 yr 11 mo 5 da
Thomas, Moses E., son of E. & N., Nov 27, 1857 19 yr 9 mo 23 da
Thomas, William H., son of E. & M., Jan 20, 1849 1 yr 9 mo 8 da
Thompson, Eldoria A., dau of A. & L., Feb 23, 1874 11 yr 3 mo 15 da
Tibbets, Jennie E., 1854 – 1897 “Mother”
Towner, Arthur Bradshaw, son of B.H. & M., Jan 13, 1863 5 mo 24 da
Towner, Charles Wesley, son of B.H. & M., Nov 5, 1862 3 yr 9 mo 11 da
Towner, Claria S., dau of R. & J.P., Aug 18, 1858 2 yr 2 mo 29 da
Towner, Dolly, dau of R. & J.P., 1860? 1 yr
Towner, Elias R., son of B.H. & M., Aug 1, 1855 11 mo 21 da
Towner, Fanny, dau of R. & J.P., Apr 29, 1861?
Towner, George W., Mar 3, 1889 74 yr 1 mo 11 da
Towner, Harriet F., dau of G.W. & M., Feb 15, 1849 7 yr 4 mo 5 da
Towner, Helen A., dau of R. & J. P., Apr 17, 1851 5 yr 4 da
Towner, Infant son of B.H. & M., born and died Nov 20, 1863
Towner, Infant son of B.H. & R.
Towner, James R., son of W. & M., Jan 17, 1848 1 day
Towner, Joana, wife of R., Apr 19, 1881 or 1889 age 39 yr
Towner, John R., son of B.H. & R., 14 da (no date)
Towner, Lloyd A., son of B.H. & M., Jul 26, 1853 3 mo 9 da
Towner, Madoria E., dau of R. & J.P., Dec 29, 1852 1 yr 9 mo 15 da
Towner, Mary E., dau of G.W. & M., Jan 25, 1849 10 yr
Towner, Nancy, wife of Geo. W., Aug 19, 1888 51 yr 11 mo
Towner, Nancy M., dau of G.W. & M., Dec 28, 1848 7 yr
Towner, Rachel, wife of Benjamin H., Jan 16, 1850 21 yr 1 mo 9 da
*Towner, Richard, Co. B. 10th Illinois Cavalry
Towner, Ruth, second wife of Benjamin H., Jun 3, 1851 23 yr 6 mo 7 da
Towner, Sarah E., dau of R. & J.P., Sept 8, 1851 1 yr 9 mo 15 da
Towner, Thomas J., son of B.H. & M., Apr 1, 1858 9 mo 6 da
(In the same row with Towner stones are stones with just the initials: D.T.; F.T.; J.T.; J.P.M. These could possibly be headstones)
Trimble, Mary Ann, wife of Lewis Trimble, Nov 17, 1832 – Oct 8, 1851 19 yr 11 mo 9 da
Umbanhowar, Mathew, Feb 15, 1849 2 yr 1 mo 28 da
Umbenhower, Julia, wife of Samuel, Aug 26, 1876 59 yr 4 mo
Umbenhower, Samuel, Apr 15, 1861 41 yr 3 mo 26 da
Umbenhower, Sarah (or Isaiah), born Jan 10, 1828 Dec 20, 1903
Umbenhower, William, son of S. & J.A., Jun 29, 1859 30 da
Umbreit, Henrietta, dau of C.F. & M.A., Sep 30, 1868 1 mo
Waples, Harvey, son of Wm. & R., Feb 19, 1853 4 mo 24 da
Waples, Martha, dau of Wm. & R., Jan 30, 1849 3 yr 4 mo 19 da
Waples, Rebecca, wife of Wm., Feb 13, 1855 34 yr 27 da
Waples, William, son of Wm. & Rebecca, Mar 9, 1855 10 mo 15 da
White, Amos H., Dec 26, 1854 24 yr 4 mo 4 da
White, Eliza, 1799 – 1878
White, Infant son of J. & F.M., Aug 3, 1844 4 da
White, James, 1836 – 1880
White, William, son of J. & F.M., Jun 16, 1846 11 mo 6 da
Whitehurst, James H., Jan 6, 1818 – July 15, 1854 “Father”
Whitehurst, Martha Davis, Apr 28, 1816 – Dec 4, 1882 “Mother”
Wilson, Freddie, son of G. & A., Dec 14, 1865
Wilson, Henry L., son of G. & A., Sep 4, 1865 11 mo 5 da
Wilson, James A., son of G. & A., Jan 4, 1864 2 mo 3 da
Wilson, Thomas, son of G. & A., Mar 31, 1870
Wright, Frances Sophia, dau of J.S. & K., Dec 4, 1846 3yr 9 mo 11da
Wright, Franklin L., son of J.S. & K., Jun 18, 1848 6 mo 7 da
Wright, John, son of J.S. & K., Sep 26, 18455 mo 22 da
Wright, Mary, Dec 3, 1857 88 yr 1 mo 22 da
Wright, Theodore, son of J.S. & K., Jan 21, 1854 3 yr 5 mo 18 da
Wright, Willie T.S., son of S.R. & C., Jun 23, 1866 10 mo 1 da
Yates, Charles, son of P.C. & L.A., Dec 22, 1864 (unreadable age)
Yates, Miriam G., wife of P.C., Sep 29, 1851 21 yr 5 mo 12 da
Yates, William H., son of P.C. & M.G., Feb 2, 1851 3 mo 22 da
Yeazel, Abraham, son of I. & A., Aug 9, 1843 1 yr 1 mo 1 da
Yeazel, Abraham, May 15, 1813 – Mar 4, 1887 73 yr 9 mo 19 da
Yeazel, Adam, Mar 27, 1852 44 yr 4 mo 2 da
Yeazel, Ann Margaret, Oct 12, 1813 – Oct 14 1912 99 yr 2 da
Yeazel, Charles E., son of J. & M.M., Sep 17, 1856 (or 1850) 10 mo 5 da
Yeazel, David Waller, son of J.B. & H.A., Sep 7, 1870 1 yr 9 mo 25da
Yeazel, George, son of J. & M.M., Sep 13, 1846 11 mo
Yeazel, Hammelton, son of J. & M.M., Sep 11, 1846 4 yr 11 mo 18 da
Yeazel, Isaac, Feb 6, 1849 30 yr 1 mo 21 da
Yeazel, Infant dau of J. & M.J., born & died Mar 6, 1857
Yeazel, Infant son of I. & A., Jan 19, 1844 1 da
Yeazel, James, son of J. & M.M., Jun 26, 1849 3 mo 10 da
Yeazel, James, Jan 12, 1888 70 yr 10 mo 10 da
Yeazel, Maria E., dau of J.Y. & E.Y., Jun 29, 1876 1 yr 3 mo 15 da
Yeazel, Mariah, wife of Adam, Oct 7, 1885 78 yr 4 da
Yeazel, Mary J. dau of I. & A., Sep 29, 1846 1 yr 6 mo 26 da
Yeazel, Mary M., wife of James, Mar 9, 1867 46 yr 11 mo 17 da
Yorkshire, America, dau of Wm. & Sarah, Sep 6, 1856 7 yr 1 mo 9 da
Young, Jessie L., dau of L. & A., Aug 22, 1879 7 mo
Images from the Transcription of Old Homer Cemetery
To prevent any additional transcription errors, I chose to provide you the 18 images from the original transcription as published within volume 1 of the Pioneers Burial Places in Champaign County Illinois series. You can use these to confirm the transcription above.
