Forest City Cemetery is located in the town of Forest City, in the northeastern part. This is a complete reading of all stones found. If you have additional information on "unknown" stones, please email Kristin All photos and information were contributed by Dale Wahlfeld in 2008, unless otherwise noted on photo Dates in brackets [ ] were found in sources other than on the stones Click on an underlined name to view photos Copyright Notice--You are welcome to save a copy of individual photos for documenting your personal research, or to share with other family members. That is why the photos are posted here, to help genealogists with their research. You are NOT welcome to copy and post these photos or transcriptions to other websites such as Find A Grave without permission from both the original submitter of the photos and the host of this website. Doing so violates both the copyright of this website and the copyright of the original photographer. If you would like to contact the original submitter, please email me and I will forward your request. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Name Birth Death Other Inscription/Notes unknown     next to Fruit's unknown, infant     next to Fruit's unknown       unknown     next to Maxwell's unknown       unknown       unknown       unknown       unknown     broken unknown     footstone? unknown     broken unknown     broken unmarked       unmarked       unmarked       unmarked       ---------, infant     Our Baby ---arman?, --on J.     military marker? Aby, Ethel A.     same stone as George Aby, George A.     same stone as Ethel Adam, Henry J. 1846 1924 same stone as Ida & Nora Adam, Ida A. (Winn) 1853 1943 wife of Henry, same stone Adam, Nora J. (Winn) Faith 1848 1916 same stone as Henry & Ida Allen, Delbert J. 28 Jan 1935 1 April 1989 MM2 US Navy Baker, Douglas Wayne 9 June 1955 22 Aug 1986 Pvt US Army Vietnam Baker, William W. 6 June 1916 11 June 2005 Navy, WW II Bale, Asa David 26 Oct 1897 17 Nov 1918 same stone as Loueva Bale, Lively 1895 1978 WAGR US Army WW I Bale, Loueva H. 10 May 1918 17 Nov 1918 same stone as Asa Bale, Ruth F. (DePue) 1908 1991   Barnes, Etta I. Paul 1886 1909   Barnes, Karen Lee Kelly 26 July 1964 1 March 1999   Barnes, Mable E. (Caulkins) 5 May 1920 12 Nov 1987 same stone as Russell Barnes, Martha A. 1856 1931 same stone as William Barnes, Russell E. 31 Oct 1913 27 March 2004 same stone as Mable Barnes, William R. 1852 1937 same stone as Martha Barrett, Charles   1916 same stone as Jane Barrett, Jane   1910 same stone as Charles Bavar, Pearl 1911 1966   Beale, Alice (Roberts) 1855 1932 same stone as John & Minnie Beale, David A. 19 July 1809 8 July 1871 63y 11m 19d Beale, John 1843 1914 same stone as Alice & Minnie Beale, Minnie 1878 1920 same stone as Alice & John Bland, Hazel I. Bailey 19 June 1908 16 Feb 1996   Bohannon, Charles W. 5 Aug 1923 5 July 2007   Bohannon, Ruby 19 March 1924 30 Dec 2006   Bouchez, Betty Jean (Seelye) 22 Nov 1942 5 Aug 2004   Bowles, Ruth Bale 4 April 1945 12 June 1999   Braatz, Edward Paul 16 Jan 1928 12 Sept 2002 same stone as Gladys Braatz, Gladys Faye 18 Aug 1930 25 Oct 1986 same stone as Edward Brown, Donald H. 3 Nov 1914 19 Oct 1999 same stone as Ilene Brown, Gary E. 12 July 1942   same stone as Zane Brown, Ilene Swisher 11 Jan 1919 19 Aug 2002 same stone as Donald Brown, Zane H. 9 April 1939   same stone as Gary Burget, Kevin L. 12 Feb 1951 4 Oct 2001 same stone as Lisa Burget, Landon Glen 14 Oct 1978 8 Aug 1994   Burget, Lisa A. 21 Oct 1964   same stone as Kevin Burget, Wesley Landon   10 Sept 1999   Caldwell, Alvin 1831 1918 same stone as Elizabeth Caldwell, Elizabeth 1841 1926 wife of Alvin, same stone Caulkins, Diana Kay (Pfeiffer) 1946 2007   Collier, Eulalie 6 July 1896 7 March 1984 same stone as Walter Collier, Frank G. 1890 1955   Collier, Hattie B. 25 Dec 1863 13 Aug 1907   Collier, Walter 21 Jan 1887 9 April 1943 same stone as Eulalie Condor, Susan Alta 15 Dec 1907 16 May 1939   Cooper, Claudine 1905 1924   Cooper, Lilla M. 1853 1932 wife of Robert, same stone Cooper, Robert H. 1863 1919 same stone as Lilla Covington, William T. 1866 1937   Cross, Alexander 15 June 1830 15 May 1902 same stone as Nancy Cross, Emory   29 Oct 18?0 2m 24d, son of A & N Cross, Linda May Lindsey 22 June 1910 7 Feb 2000 twin of George Cross, Nancy J. (McReynolds) 26 May 1832 6 May 1916 wife of Alexander, same stone Cross, Sue M. 1859 1947 same stone as William Cross, William M. 1857 1921 same stone as Sue Dosier, Alma P. (Pemberton) 1871 1955 same stone as John Dosier, John L. 1867 1949 same stone as Alma Dunn, R. Martin 14 Feb 1878 9 Feb 1879 son of G.W. & K.S. Ellenberger, Henrietta 9 June 1884 10 Sept 1884 dau of Wm & J.H. Emmons, Bernice (Schappaugh) 1891 1964 same stone as John Emmons, Bonnie Sue   5 Feb 1944   Emmons, Clarence 1902 1985 same stone as Lue Emmons, Clarence 11 May 1893 6 Jan 1948 Pvt 10 Casual Co WW I Emmons, Cline E. 1922 2003 same stone as Wanda Emmons, Edward 1884 1938 same stone as Elsie Emmons, Elsie L. 1890 1967 same stone as Edward Emmons, Flora L. (Underwood) 1920 2005 same stone as Kenneth Emmons, Fred 1887 1937 same stone as Mabel Emmons, Inez Zetta Miller 2 Dec 1892 12 Jan 1984 wife of Clarence Emmons, Jennie (Roof) 1857 1936 wife of Marshall, same stone Emmons, John 1889 1918 same stone as Bernice Emmons, Kenneth E. 1917 1968 same stone as Flora Emmons, Lue I. 1902 1983 same stone as Clarence Emmons, Mabel 1893 1972 same stone as Fred Emmons, Marshall 1858 1925 same stone as Jennie Emmons, Mary Evelyn Lewis 1879 1912 wife of Wallis, mar. 9 Feb 1897 Emmons, Wallis Eugene 1868 1947 same stone as Mary Emmons, Wanda E. (Eye) 1922   same stone as Cline Ewers, John M.   11 Nov 1853 5m 22d, son of W.T. & M.J. Ewers, Mary J. 5 Dec 1824 9 March 1856 wife of Wm, same stone Ewers, William?       Ewers, Wm. T. 6 March 1814 18 Jan 1878 same stone as Mary Eyman, Claude H. 14 Jan 1902 29 Dec 1906 son of H & S Eyman, Ethal V.   16 Nov 1901 ??? age Eyman, Harry C. 1911 1997 US Army WW II Eyman, Henry H. 13 Dec 1853 8 April 1927 same stone as Susan Eyman, Hugh 1 Jan 1889 25 Dec 1955 same stone as Leola Eyman, Leola E. 30 May 1891 20 Dec 1964 same stone as Hugh Eyman, Susan C. (Roof) 1 Jan 1861 21 Dec 1923 same stone as Henry Eyman, Thelma Jane (Garvin) 1 July 1929 7 July 1986   Fain, James V. 7 Oct 1899 20 Feb 1967   Fogger, Charles 1854 1924   Fowler, Edith M. 1915 1996 same stone as Elsworth Fowler, Elsworth J. 29 April 1918 1 Nov 1974 Pvt US Army Frank, Flora L. 1886 1982 same stone as George, mar. 14 Jan 1904 Frank, George F. 1885 1950 same stone as Flora Frank, John E. 24 July 1913 7 Aug 1913   Fruit, --------       Fruit, Harry E. 1885 1907 same stone as Iva, Leonard & Harvey Fruit, Harvey C. 1885 1886 same stone as Iva, Leonard & Harry Fruit, Iva T. 1875 1881 same stone as Leonard, Harvey & Harry Fruit, Jeremiah H. 1844 1923 same stone as Marinda Fruit, Leonard E. 1872 1906 same stone as Iva, Harvey & Harry Fruit, Marinda Ann (Ross) 1847 1910 wife of Jeremiah, same stone Gilmore, Ann Eliza (Gilmore) 1821 1895   Gilmore, Arthur 1872 1948   Gilmore, Clemiel C. 1874 1948 Mother, same stone as Sadie Gilmore, Ellen (Duncan) 1853 1878 same stone as John Gilmore, John J. 1851 1926 same stone as Ellen Gilmore, L. Jane 1845 1885 Sister Gilmore, Margarett (Harven) 1879 1934   Gilmore, Minnie M. (Stuart) 1872 1904   Gilmore, Sadie R. (Roberts) 1873 1939 same stone as Clemiel Goodall, Nina L. 27 Dec 1923   same stone as Norman Goodall, Norman R. 21 June 1919 27 March 1979 same stone as Nina Gordon, Elizabeth (Cogdall) 1835 1917 wife of Mayfield, same stone Gordon, Mayfield 1834 1913 same stone as Elizabeth Green, Emma 1869 1940 Grandma Green, Nina 190? 1923   Gumbel, Ernest 1881 1963 same stone as Georgia Gumbel, Georgia 1885 1941 same stone as Ernest Hicks, Otho 1883 1946   Hixson, Carolyn Sue (Prevett) 1 Jan 1944 19 Sept 1995   Hogan, Nellie 21 Jan 1910 3 Feb 1910   Howell, M. Jean (Eyman) 29 Nov 1932   same stone as Wilbur Howell, Wilbur (Jack) W. 28 Dec 1931   same stone as M. Jean Irwin, Emeline 1856 8 Aug 1874 17y 7m 3d Irwin, Jane 1831 1910 Mother Irwin, John M. 1827 1911 Father Jackson, Glenn E. 20 Aug 1885 7 Nov 1957   Jerew, Ella F. 1871 1953   Jerew, Felix 12 July 1913 19 Oct 1914   Jerew, Jeanette 2 Sept 1903 2 July 1904 or 05   Jerew, Phelix E. 1849 1927   Kennedy, Harvey J. 1870 1938   Kennedy, Hattie J. 1875 1957   Kohl, Brenda J. (Woods)(Stoddard-White) 30 Oct 1950 7 Dec 1988   Kolves, Lawrence 4 March 1913 28 Jan 1995   Langston, Susie C. Walker 20 Jan 1880 31 March 1899 wife of E.L. Lasley, Catherine L. (Clark) 1 Feb 1933 21 April 1996 same stone as William Lasley, William L. 13 April 1933 11 Nov 2004 A3C US Air Force, same stone as Catherine Lewis, Sam R.   [7 Nov 1921] Pvt Co H 9th Ill Cav, Civil War, 1929 & 1956 H.R. Lindsey, Etta L. 9 July 1904 31 Aug 1919   Lindsey, Joyce D. 30 March 1935 5 Jan 1951   Lindsey, Luke P. 1 Jan 1869 13 Sept 1950 same stone as Sara Lindsey, Sara R. (Martin) 30 Aug 1879 2 Dec 1932 saem stone as Luke Lux, Michael 1799 1860 same stone as Salome Lux, Salome 1797 1860 same stone as Michael Lux, Sarah   10 Oct 1860 63y 3m, wife of Micheel Marshall, James H. 21 Jan 1919 10 Nov 1980 TSGT US Army, WW II Martin, Tresa Miller 1883 1918   Matthews, Alvin 1877 1953 same stone as Ida Matthews, Alvin F. 1904 1974 same stone as Nellie Matthews, Dorothy E.     infant dau of Alvin F & Nellie, same stone as Dorothy Matthews, Ella Hager 9 Sept 1911 30 Nov 1997   Matthews, Ida 1879 1962 same stone as Alvin Matthews, James O. 24 May 1914 11 Dec 1993 Pvt US Army WW II Matthews, Nellie M. (Bailey) 1905 2004 mar. 3 Nov 1928, same stone as Alvin Matthews, Theresa M.     infant dau of Alvin F & Nellie, same stone as Dorothy Matthews, William H. 1896 1965   Maxwell, Ann C.   16 Sept 186? 11m 9d, dau of H & E Maxwell, Nancy   16 Sept 1858 10y 3m 2d McIntire, John     Co K 34th Ill Inf, Spanish-American War, 1956 H.R. Miles, Freda E. 17 Dec 1963 12 Dec 2000   Miller, Austin 1860 1930 same stone as Clinton Miller, Claude 6 Nov 1895 25 April 1963 Pvt Air Service, WW I Miller, Clinton 1859 1911 same stone as Austin Miller, Hardin R. 1851 1928 same stone as Ida Miller, Holly C. 1865 1944   Miller, Ida M. (Oest) 1858 1944 same stone as Hardin Miller, Laura A. (Schmick) 1874 1909 wife of Sidney, same stone Miller, Nancy Jane (Cogdal) 14 Dec 1873 2 April 1895   Miller, Sidney 1852 1929 same stone as Laura Miller, Terry 14 Aug 1863 30 May 1885 son of Z & ? Miller, Zacharias 24 Aug 1823 11 Aug 1891   Moore, Mary Maxwell     same stone as William Moore, William     Civil War, same stone as Mary Morris, Augusta 21 May 1896 25 Aug 1925 same stone as Emmett Morris, Emmett 6 July 1894 7 Jan 1984 same stone as Augusta Owens, Minnie 1 Feb 1873 31 March 1959   Parkhurst, Jean 1886 1892 dau of G.A. & A.E. Paul, Dr. Edward W. 1855 1922 same stone as Rose Paul, Katherine F. 20 Feb 1885 12 Jan 1976   Paul, Rose C. (Webb) 1859 1929 wife of Edward, same stone Payne, Elizabeth M 20 July 1918   mar. 10 July 1940, same stone as James Payne, James K. 24 June 1911 8 Sept 1987 same stone as Elizabeth Pemberton, Byron 6 March 1870 6 Nov 1871 same stone as James Pemberton, Catherine M. (Graff) 15 Aug 1867 16 Feb 1901 wife of John, same stone Pemberton, George Clyde 21 Nov 1894 16 Feb 1895 son of G & E Pemberton, George W. 25 March 1841 10 Aug 1899 Civil War, same stone as Susan Pemberton, James L. 12 Aug 1865 8 Dec 1865 same stone as Byron Pemberton, John 10 Nov 1863 9 Feb 1945 same stone as Catherine Pemberton, Susan A. (Rochester) 19 Feb 1845 28 July 1921 wife of George, same stone Perdew, Douglas W. 21 Nov 1978 20 July 2007   Pringle, ------------ 24 Sept 1870 19 Aug 1879 dau of J.N. & E.C. Pringle, Esther? 6 June 1843 12 March 1867 wife of John Pringle, John   14 March 1879 16y 1m Quackenbush, Elizabeth   21 June 1878 80y 3m, sister of J.D. Quackenbush, J.D.   2 Oct 1865 61y 9m 2d Rabe, Bernice 1894 1963   Rabe, Carrie E. 1887 1945   Rabe, Everett J. 1909 1983 same stone as Henry Rabe, Fred S. 1890 1959   Rabe, Henry C. 1878 1954 same stone as Everett Rabe, John H. 1848 1935 same stone as Mary Rabe, John J.   7 Jan 1943 Pvt 1 CL 352 Inf SS Div, WW I Rabe, Mary Stein 1848 1929 wife of John H, same stone Rabe, William C. 1884 1965   Rathgeber, Olive G. (Gordon) 23 Oct 1876 24 March 1908 wife of J.F. Reagan, Calvin A. 17 March 1925   same stone as Eulah Reagan, Carl F. 15 Dec 1960 23 April 1984   Reagan, Eulah B. (Watson) 22 June 1930 6 Sept 1999 same stone as Calvin Ringland, Emelie A. (Beale) 1836 1920   Ringland, Thomas A. 30 May 1825 26 June 1880 45y 27d Roberts, Birdie L. (Emmons) 9 June 1880 16 Aug 1939   Roberts, Charles A. 15 Feb 1870 28 Oct 1930 same stone as Julia Roberts, Claude A. 1 Nov 1900 6 Feb 1921   Roberts, John 8 Nov 1874 9 April 1942   Roberts, Julia E. 30 Dec 1866 18 June 1929 same stone as Charles Robinson, Edgar B. 1905 1977   Rochester, --------- 8 Nov 1907 11 July 1911 dau of Jesse & May Rochester, J.B.     Civil War stone Rochester, James B. 7 Jan 1810 2 Oct 1851 same stone as Martha Rochester, Martha (O'Ragon) 9 Dec 1815 14 Jan 1899 wife of James, same stone Rochester, Samuel 1873 1946   Rochester, Samuel     Co E 27 Ill Inf Rowe, Mabel A. (Flairty) 26 Feb 1921 23 March 1991   Rowe, Roger C. 15 July 1923 16 Feb 1999   Saffer, Nancy   28 March 1872 43?y 5m 15d Sawrey, Elizabeth E. 1883 1926 same stone as William Sawrey, Ralph H. 14 June 1919 18 Sept 1919   Sawrey, Virginia J. 1848 1934   Sawrey, William M. 1875 1962 same stone as Elizabeth Schappaugh, Cora E. Grover 21 Feb 1859 [2 March 1926] wife of Peter, same stone Schappaugh, Peter R. 12 Jan 1852 12 Sept 1902 same stone as Cora Seelye, Edward Donald 24 Jan 1912 2 March 1977   Seelye, Henry 1871 1956 same stone as Mattie Seelye, Henry H. 1921 1961 same stone as Velma Seelye, Herman 1874 1955   Seelye, Ida F. 6 May 1903 6 May 1924   Seelye, Isaac 1878 1963   Seelye, Jess F. 1901 1958   Seelye, Mattie B. 1880 1961 same stone as Henry Seelye, Velma I. (Jarrett) 1925   same stone as Henry H. Servoss, Archibald 1865 1920   Servoss, Carrie (Cross) 1865 1952   Sidell, Jeffery Robert   June 1964   Smith, Edward V. 6 Nov 1923 23 April 2005 PFC US Army Air Forces, WW II Snell, Rev. E.J. 15 Nov 1872 27 June 1922 same stone as Susie Snell, Susie Pemberton 24 June 1876 27 June 1911 wife of E.J., same stone Stiles, Dale C.M. 1948 2007   Stockwell, Jack V. 1935 1994 same stone as Wanda Stockwell, Wanda L. (Richardson) 1948 1985 same stone as Jack Stoehr, Gertrude 16 Oct 1915 19 Dec 1991   Swisher, Maude G. (Wheeler) 12 Oct 1907 20 Feb 1992   Thomas, Edgar 1863 1935 Father Thomas, Elizabeth 1864 1950 Mother Thomas, Sophia A. 1883 1948 Daughter Tisdale, James Lee 21 March 1933 2 June 1933   Underwood, Lafe J. 1884 1953 same stone as Lydia Underwood, Lydia B. (Johnson) 1883 1970 same stone as Lafe Vanlandingham, Arthur 1895 1958 same stone as Ellen Vanlandingham, Ellen 1898 1974 same stone as Arthur Vanlandingham, George 24 Sep 1867 7 May 1945 Same stone as Mary Vanlandingham, Mary J. 23 July 1869 20 Nov 1947 Same stone as George Voyles, Donald D. 20 Jan 1933 12 April 1993 same stone as Lois Voyles, Lois L. (Watson) 30 Nov 1930   same stone as Donald Walker, Artie E.   27 Aug 1874 1y 5m 11d, dau of J.S. & S.E. Walker, Dr. James S.   19 Dec 1883 44y 7m 15d Walker, Elizabeth C. Onstott 20 Nov 1836 1 Feb 1885 wife of J. Norman, same stone Walker, Henry     son of H.C. & H.A. Walker, Henry C.   7 Dec 1875 37y 7m 28d Walker, J. Norman 22 Aug 1828 16 Sept 1898 same stone as Elizabeth Walker, Julia Ann (Fosket) 1846 1917 same stone as Samuel Walker, Mary     dau of H.C. & H.A. Walker, Nora Scott   17 Aug 1874 ?? dau of H.C. & H.A. Walker, Ruth D.   2 Jan 1876 1m 6d, dau of H.C & H.A. Walker, Samuel Theophilus 1830 1916 same stone as Julia Walker, Sophia Ann 1868 1877   Watson, Kevin Dean 3 July 2003 3 July 2003   Watson, Ray L. 11 Feb 1945 21 March 1987   Watts, Christine (Underwood) 31 Dec 1913 23 Dec 1993   Webb, Frances H. 1833 1910   Wehmhoff, Effie (Pemberton) 26 Nov 1868 8 June 1922 wife of George, same stone Wehmhoff, George A. 1 June 1866 30 Nov 1903 same stone as Effie Weinzettle, Veda Collier 1894 1981   Wheeler, Charles E. 1886 1919 Co 7 CAC WW I, son of Hudson & Charles, same stone Wheeler, Hudson T. 1864 1919 same stone as Sarah & Charles Wheeler, Hudson T.   1902   Wheeler, Sarah E. (Rilea) 1866 1935 same stone as Hudson & Charles Williams, Emma J. ( Underwood) 1867 1917 same stone as William Williams, William G. 1845 1930 same stone as Emma Woods, Harold B. 1924 2005

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