Pleasant Grove Cemetery Peoria County, IL

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Date and Pictures provided by:
 Kathy Worlow and Steve Slaughter
1956 Honor Roll Burial Listing by Candi
Reformatted 2008 - by Candi

Pleasant Grove Cemetery
 Logan Township, Section 17

On This Site a Small Brick Church was Built in 1848.
It was replaced in 1869 with a larger frame Church.
It was dismantled in 1951.
First called Kimzey Town later Pleasant Grove.

Cemetery Plaque

Cemetery Condition: Good

Partial Headstone Transcription

HOLT, MORRIS and WATSON Burials

ANDERSON, Gene A. WWII, 1 Lt., Army, 44 Ftr Sq. 13 AAF,   Nov. 4, 1944 Family Block
ANDERSON, Wallace Army, 338 FA IL   1923  
BAIRD, Thos C, Pvt., Army, Co. B 11 IL Cav     g-1, lot 42, blk C
BECK, John C, Pvt., Army, Co. D 7IL Cav.   Jun. 13, 1937  
BITNER, Martha   1867 1930  
CAREY, Orval J.   Aug. 22, 1903 June 12,1980  
DIEKEN, Heye   1856 1940  
DIEKEN,Mary Ann DAVIS h/w Heye 1861 1928  
DuMARS, George W.   Oct. 5, 1844 Mar. 6, 1925  
DuMARS, George W.   Feb. 4, 1805 Feb. 21, 1892  
DuMars, Nancy S. h/w William T. 1846 March 22, 1905  
DuMARS, Sarah AINSWORTH h/w George Oct. 5, 1805 Sept. 15, 1889  
DuMARS, William T.   1847 1922  
DuMARS,Sarah E. h/w George Dec. 21, 1853 June 10, 1931  
ECKARDT, Mary M.   1903 1946  
ECKARDT, Max   1901 1963  
FRY,William C, Pvt., Army, Co. D. 86 IL Inf   Nov. 25, 1867 g-1, lot 14, blk.- B
HOLT, Thos. J. C, Pvt., Army, Co. K 77 IL Vol   Nov. 21, 1918 g-2, lot 19, blk.-C
HOOVEN, Frances A.   1900  1973  
HOOVEN, Violet D.   1900   No Date  
KIMSEY, Joel C, Pvt., Army, Co. D 86 IL Inf     g-1, lot 38, blk B
KIMSEY, John W. C, Lt, Army, Co. B. 11 IL Cav.   April 28, 1929 g-2, lot 65, blk B
KIMSEY, Sanford S, May 10, 1909, g-3, lot 65, blk B      
Kimzey, Robert     d. 1881  
MARTIN, J.C. Civil War Sept. 6, 1906   g-1, lot 9, blk C
MATTHEWS, Lizzie    Dec. 31, 1863   Jan. 27, 1944  
MAURICE, John 1812   1872 g-1 lot 29, blk B
MAURICE, Joseph C, Pvt., Army, Co. B. 57 IL Inf     g-3, lot 49, blk C
MAURICE, Sarah   d/o G. & M.     d. Nov. 18, 1857  
MAURICE, Wm. G C, Pvt., Co. B. 11, IL Inf.     g-1, lot 49, blk C
McALISTER, Lester H WWII  2Lt  Army  782 Bomber Squadron     1944  
McALLISTER, Hecter  1812*     1852 g-2, lot 38, blk B
McDAVIS, Sanders   Co. E. 16 US Inf.      
MeDARIS, Sanders  C, Pvt., Army, Co. E. 16 US Inf   Oct. 10, 1916 g-1, lot 65, blk B
MORRISS, H. S.   C, Pvt., Army, Co. K 77 IL Inf.    Aug. 28, 1888 g-2, lot 20, blk C
MORRISS, J. T.   C, Pvt., Army, Co. D 86 IL Inf.    Jan. 4, 1911 g-1, lot 7, blk C
REED, Jacob       C Pvt., Army, Co. I 86 IL Inf   Aug. 12, 1900 g-4, lot 16, blk C
RICHARDS, Jason    1975   1975  
RICHARDS, John    1976  1976  
RICHARDSON, Charles  Husband 1881  1946  
RICHARDSON, Minnie  Wife  1885  1980  
STOOKEY, Frances Effie   1878  1954  
TINDALL, Alfred  C, Pvt., Army, Co. I 86 IL Inf.    Mar. 23, 1863 g-2, lot 24, blk B
VERNON, Thomas     Feb. 1, 1865  July 06, 1928  
WILLIAMSON, Joseph    C, Pvt., Army, Co. D. 86 IL Inf.     May 6, 1929 g-24, lot 10, blk B, sec.-17
WONDER, Joseph   Civil War   Aug. 3, 1876 g-2, lot 35, blk B

Family Names - Below is a list of other family names found within the cemetery.
NOTE: Surnames listed above are not included below. Some names may have been missed.- Steve Slaughters

ANDERSON
BECK
BENNETT
BIGGS
BIRD
BOWER
BUNTING
BRUNIGA
COTTINGHAM
DAY
DENNIS
DOLL
DUNLAP
DUNN
EMANS
ESPY
FITCHEN
FISHER
FRY
GASTON
GRAHAM
GREEN		 HARPER
HARVEY
HALL
HOGAL
HOUK
HOT
JOHNSON
KARSTETTER
KIRKMAN
KLINE
LAPSLEY
LONG
LOVEN
LOWE
MANUEL
McBAY
McCOY
McDONALD
McKINNEY
MEEKER
MOYER		 NOLL
OBERG
PARR
ROBBINS
RHINEHART
SANMANN
SEARTZ
SESTEDT
SCOVILL
SIPP
SMITH
SOUDER
STRATTON
STUCK
SUMMERS
TUTTLE
Van PATTEN
WEIDLE
WILLIAMSON
WINGERT

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