SIMS CEMETERY

SIMS CEMETERY

Alexander County/Illinois Genealogy Trails

This cemetery is located about one mile north of Elco off Route 127. It is well maintained. There are more than 135 graves in this cemetery. It is still open for burials. This is not a complete list. If you have names and dates of persons known to be buried here, please send them to Anna.

Sources: ALEXANDER COUNTY CEMETERIES, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Editors Elaine Bonifield and Louise P. Ogg, ©1976 Pulaski-Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District. Used with permission;
1929 ILLINOIS ROLL OF HONOR;
Family records.

ALBRIGHT, (No other information.)

ALBRIGHT, Bessie, (No other information.)

ALBRIGHT, M. E. (No other information.)

ALBRIGHT, Stella, Daughter of G. H. & M. E., b. 1881; d.----.

ALLEN, Bessie L., Daughter of C. & D. Allen, b. Jan. 5, 1899; d. Aug. 18, 1900.

ALLEN, Ida C., b. July 20, 1872; d. Jan. 23, 1938.

ALLEN, James M., b. Dec. 13, 1837; d. Jan. 8, 1906. (Husband of Matilda Jordan)

ALLEN, Sidney J., b. June 10, 1866; d. Jan. 3, 1952.

BENEFIEL, Etna, Dau. of William & Emily Ferrell, b. July 4, 1863; d. Feb. 1, 1943. (Same stone as Theodore--Information provided by Phyllis Hancock.)

BENEFIEL, Theodore, b. 1859; d. Bef. 1943. (Same stone as Etna--Information provided by Phyllis Hancock.)

BENEFIELD, Henry, Illinois, Pvt 123 Field Arty, 33 DIV, July 29, 1921.

BLACK, Sarah A., Wife of J. R. Black, b. June 15, 1831; d. Sept. 12, 1899.

BOGER, JAMES, Co. H, 77 IL INF. (Info from 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor)

BOGER, Moses, b. Apr. 20, 1821; d Dec. 11, 1896, Aged 75 Yrs. 7 Mos. 21 Days. (Father of Ella Boger Jordan)

BOGER, Moses M., Son of J. A. & P. S. Boger, d. Mar. 2, 1901, Aged 10 Mos. 29 Days.

BRIDGES, Betty Wilma, b. Oct. 14, 1929; d. Oct. 18, 1929.

BRIDGES, Billy Lee, b. Dec. 31, 1936; d. Feb. 14, 1937.

BRIDGES, George W. "Bud", b. Feb 22, 1928; d. June 26, 2007.

BRIDGES, Grace (Sheffer), b. Jan. 13, 1898; d. Mar. 17, 1949.

BRIDGES, Ira J., b. Apr 1, 1893; d. Jan. 28, 1970.

BRIDGES, James E., b. Oct. 30, 1868; d. Aug. 5, 1943.

BRIDGES, Martha, b. Jan. 11, 1871; d. Dec. 27, 1958.

BRIDGES, Thelma O. (Stafford), w/o George "Bud", d. Nov 6, 2000.

BRIDGES (stone with no other information--near Grace and Ira J.)

BROCK, Violet May, d. Apr. 6, 1900, Age 9 Yrs. 10 Mos. 11 Days.

BROWN, J. W., d. June 12, 1908, Aged 51 Yrs.

BROWN, Jasper J., Father, b. Oct. 22, 1847; d. Apr. 8, 1930.

BROWN, Lizzie, b. Oct. 17, 1856; d. Dec. 27, 1919.

BROWN, Opal E., b. 1909; d. 1950; Another stone says: Brown, Opal E., b. Apr.7, 1909; d. Jan. 17, 1950.

BROWN, (name obscured), Aged 51 yrs, 7mo, 4 days.

BUTTS, Walter H., b. Apr. 14, 1876; d. Mar. 6, 1910, Age 33 Yrs. 10 Mo. 20 Days.

COLEMAN, M. E., b. Dec. 6, 1878; d. Oct. 16, 1909.

COLEMAN, Miles, Feb. 18, 1901, Aged 60 yrs., 9 Mo, 2 Days.

CRITE, Alex, Co. H, 77 IL INF. (Info from 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor)

DAVIS, William S., b. Sept. 12, 1864; d. Apr. 14, 1950.

DICKERSON, James M., b. Aug. 14, 1949; d. Jan. 10, 2005. (See obituary)

DICKERSON, James M., b. 1853; d. 1925.

DICKERSON, Lula Mae Griffin, b. Mar. 13, 1939; d. Nov. 15, 2005. (Wife of James)

DICKERSON, Milton, b. Dec. 7, 1884; d. Mar. 22, 1923.

DICKERSON, Myra E., b. 1868; d. May 10,1946. ( See obituary)

DILLMAN, Ida Pearl, b. Nov. 3, 1922; d. Jan. 3, 1923.

DILLMAN, Jessie Earl, b. Nov. 3, 1922; d. Jan. 6, 1923.

DILLMAN, Leonard, b. Jan. 29, 1896; d. Dec. 15, 1922.

DUNN, Warren, Co. G, 77 IL INF. (Info from 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor)

DURHAM, James W., d. May 6, 1902, Age 62 Yrs. 4 Mos. 12 Days; Co. G. 11th ILL. INF.

DURHAM, Sarah J., b. Nov. 17, 1842; d. July 9, 1922, Age 79 Yrs. 7 Mos. 22 Days.

EDGAR, Mary A., Daughter of J. P. & M. A. Edgar, b. Apr. 2, 1897; d. Apr. 22, 1897.

FISHER, Norman "Casey", b. Dec. 23, 1931; d. Jan. 18, 2004.

FISHER, Myrtle, b. 1906; d. 1933.

FLANNIGAN, Mary L. Turner Long, b. Jan. 17, 1928; d. Feb. 12, 2007.

GEARING, Elmo, b. Mar. 9, 1908; d. Aug. 1987.

GEARING, Froney, His Wife, b. 1886; d. 1958.

GEARING, George A., b. 1877; d. 1936.

GEARING, Sylvia, b. Nov. 8, 1915; d. Dec. 16, 2004.

GOODMAN, Charles L., Son of H. C. & S. A. Goodman, b. Aug. 30, 1899; d. Oct. 9, 1899.

GOODMAN, Edward Byron, Son of M. F. Goodman, b. Aug. 9, 1899, Aged 18 Days.

HEILIG, Anna F., b. Jan. 22, 1874; d. Feb. 7, 1951.

HEILIG, Elvis, b. Apr 4, 1908; d. Jan. 19, 1912.

HEILIG, Franklin Sterling, b. Feb 12, 1885; d. Mar 31, 1932. (Info from Brenda Talley, who says research shows, he may have been born in 1876.)

HEILIG, Gusty/Gustey, b. Jan 22, 1909, d. Jul 13, 1918, age 9y, 6m. (Info from Brenda Talley.)

HEILIG, Icy B. Sheffer, b. Oct. 5, 1890; d. Mar. 20, 1922.

HEILIG, Oliver, age about 16 years; was buried Dec 24, 1922. (Info from Brenda Talley.)

HEILIG, Otto E., b. Feb. 12, 1880; d. Nov. 12, 1959.

HEILIG, Paul, Infant s/o Otto & Anna Davis Heilig, b. Jan 26, 1920; d. Apr 19, 1920, age 2m, 23d. (Source: Brenda Talley)

HEIPLE, Adline, Mother, b. Mar. 24, 1858; d. Feb. 22, 1907.

HENSON, William F., b. Aug. 29, 1932; d. Aug. 29, 1932.

HUNTER, Francis A., Daughter of Roy & Flora, b. Spet. 28, 1914; d. Sept. 28, 1914.

JORDAN, Alexander, d. July 21, 1914, Aged 71 Yrs. 7 Mos. 26 Days. (b. Nov. 26, 1843, Son of Solomon Jordan; Civil War: Co. B, 109th and Co. G, 11th Inf.)

JORDAN, Bobbie Lee, Son of B. E. & E. M. Jordan, b. 1925; d. 1926, Aged 1 Yr. 3 Mos. 26 Days. (Son of Byron Eugene & Eulah)

JORDAN, Dolphus, b. 1887; d. Jan. 1964. (See obituary)

JORDAN, Ethel L., Daughter of D. W. & E. B. Jordan, b. Aug. 2, 1921; d. Jan. 14, 1922. (Dau. of Dallas)

JORDAN, Eugene Jr., Son of B. E. & E. M. Jordan, b. 1922; d. 1922, Age 5 Mos. (Son of Byron Eugene & Eulah)

JORDAN, Flossie, Dau. of R. E. & E. H. Jordan, d. Sept. 3, 1901, Aged 1 Yr. 2 Mo 23 Ds.

JORDAN, James H., b. 1879; d. 1940. (Son of John Francis)

JORDAN, Kenneth, d. Nov. 1929, 1 Mo. 2 Days. (Son of Oris Lee.)

JORDAN, Lillie J., b. Nov. 2, 1883; d. Jan. 11, 1964.

JORDAN, Lorene, Died in March, less than 1 Yr. Old. (Dau. of Oris Lee)

JORDAN, Mary A., Wife of Alexander Jordan, d. May 5, 1912, Aged 58 Yrs. 7 Mos. 27 Days. (Mary Angeline Gossett)

JORDAN, Minnie I., , b. 1886; d. 1937. (nee: Lingle; wife of James Henry)

JORDAN, Moses, b. Jan. 20, 1878; d. Sep 8, 1951.

JORDAN, Oris, b. 1907; d. 1955. (Son of Moses Alexander)

KEE, Henry T., b. 1884; d. 1938. (Son of Jesse Andrew Kee)

LESAR, Herman (No other information.)

LESAR, Leslie (No other information.)

LESSAR, Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1877; d. June 21, 1965.

LESSAR, Nellie, d. 1924.

LESSAR, William Arthur, b. Nov. 7, 1942; d. June 7, 1992.

MCCRITE, Mary M., Wife of J. L. McCrite, b. June 2, 1860; d. Apr. 29, 1916. (Dau. of J. M. Allen)

PHILLIPS, Thomas B., Co. H, 117 Illinois Inf.

POOLE, Bessie M., b. Mar. 24, 1899; d. Apr 10, 1920.

POOLE, Edna June, b. 1938; d. 1938, Age 17 Days.

POOLE, Elmer A., b. Nov. 7, 1897; d. Nov. 25, 1956.

POOLE, Ester, b. Sept. 21, 1900; d. Oct. 10, 1934.

POOLE, Frances, Mother, b. Apr. 10, 1860; d. May 7, 1915.

POOLE, Jacob, b. Jan. 11, 1867; d. Apr. 25, 1922.

POOLE, James C., Illinois, Pvt. QM CORPS, Jan. 14, 1935.

POOLE, John, b. Mar. 20, 1868; d. Oct. 24, 1918.

POOLE, May, b. Nov. 5, 1892; d. Feb. 22, 1922.

POOLE, Mike M., b. Sept. 5, 1841; d. Jan. 6, 1917.

POOLE, Mikel Jr., b. 1944; d. 1944.

POOLE, Minnie P., Wife of W. Poole, d. Mar. 30, 1902, Age 28 Yrs. 2 Mos. 6 Days.

POOLE, Nancy M., b. Jan. 20, 1836; d. Feb. 18, 1899, Age 53 Yrs. 1 Mo. 16 Days.

POOLE, Opal Francis, d. Sept. 28, 1917; Infant Child.

POOLE, Otha J., b. Feb. 20, 1896; d. Oct. 19, 1918.

POOLE, Richard, b. July 1, 1913; d. Jan. 27, 1914.

POOLE, William H., b. Dec. 23, 1863; d. Sept. 24, 1943.

RALLS, Sarah A., Mother, b. 1859; d. 1946.

REED, William, Father, b. 1878; d. 1952.

REED, Lula

SHEFFER, Clifford O., Son of S. & F. J. Sheffer, Nov. 7, 1904, Aged 2 Mos. 8 Days. (Son of Sandy & Francis (Jordan) Sheffer.)

SHEFFER, Louisa E., Mother, b. June 3, 1862; d. Aug. 5, 1934. (maiden name: Hanks/Hooks)

SHEFFER, Robert G., Son of S. & F. J. Sheffer, April 8, 1902, Age 6 Yrs. 5 Mos. 18 Days. (Son of Sandy & Francis)

SHEFFER, Sandy, June 1, 1911, Age 50 Yrs. 8 Mos. 6 Days. (Husband of Frances J. Jordan. Sandy's name believed to be Alexander. b. Sep. 24, 1860, son of Andrew Jackson Sheffer.)

SHEFFER, William J., b. Mar. 18, 1856; d. Oct. 2, 1934. (Name: William Jackson "Jack", son of Andrew Jackson Sheffer)

SHELTON, Helen Irene, b. Feb. 17, 1929; d. Oct. 18, 1940.

SIMS, Baby, b. Apr. 30, 1899; d. Apr. 30, 1899.

SIMS, Christopher I., Husband of Martha Sims, b. May 16, 1851; d. Jan. 2, 1903, Age 51 Yrs. 7 Mo. 16 Days.

SIMS, Daisy T., b. July 10, 1882; d. Jan. 18, 1953.

SIMS, Essie M., Daughter of W. T. & D. Sims, d. July 23, 1900, Age 11 Mos. 19 Days.

SIMS, Maranda C., His Wife, b. Feb. 8, 1862; d. Jan. 17, 1925.

SIMS, P. B., b. Nov. 25, 1858; d. Nov. 25, 1922.

SIMS, Sidney T., Son of J. F. & L. B. Sims, b. Nov. 29, 1898; d. Aug. 2, 1899.

SIMS, William Franklin, b. Dec. 12, 1871; d. Mar. 14, 1938.

SMITHEY, Alfred, b. Feb. 14, 1916; d. July 13, 1916.

SMITHEY, Bessie, b. Dec. 16, 1906; d. Apr. 26, 1926.

SMITHEY, Charlie, b. May 13, 1913; d. July 23, 1913

SMITHEY, Darrel, b. Mar. 14, 1924; d. Aug. 18, 1924.

SMITHEY, Gracy, b. July 4, 1897; d. Jan. 23, 1917.

SMITHEY, Violet, b. May 18, 1919; d. May 29, 1919.

SWIDDY, John, Co. H, 77 IL INF. (Info from 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor)

THOMPSON, Cora L., b. Aug. 6, 1894; d. Jul. 24, 1934.

THOMPSON, Ronald E., b. 1944; d. 1944.

WATKINS, Freida Ruth, b. 1930; d. 1932.

WATKINS, Melba Viola, b. 1918; d. 1922.

WATKINS, Thelma Maurine, b. 1934; d. 1936.

WELTY, Eddie, Son of C. T. Welty, b. Oct. 22, 1891; d. Feb. 13, 1893.

WILLIAMS, Flora E., b. Aug. 1, 1894; d.

WILLIAMS, George T., b. Nov. 16, 1883; d. Dec. 13, 1973. Born in Sittingborne, England.

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