Photo from Billie Browning

Morey Cemetery

New Canton, Pleasant Vale Township
Pike County IL

Contributed by Rosemary Reeves

Located in the northwest quarter of section 22, Pleasant Vale township,
about a mile south and east of New Canton, this old cemetery is still in use.

NAME BIRTH DEATH SPOUSE PARENTS
ALLRED, Melissa E. 34y 3m 16d 18 Nov 1877    
ALKIRE, Jacob 10 Jul 1836 19 Jul 1848   J. & T. Alkire
ALKIRE, Tillitha 7 Jan 1805 11 Feb 1850 Joseph Alkire  
ANDERSON, Ann A. 15 Aug 1872 1 Oct 1878   J. & J. S. Anderson
ANDERSON, Johanna S. 1836 1920    
ANDERSON, Johannis 13 Feb 1837 31 Aug 1876    
ANDERSON, John A. 1862 1923    
BALLOU, Horace   3 Feb 1964    
BARLEY, Earl 21 Nov 1897 23 Mar 1971    
BARNEY, Sophia 4y 3m 13d 9 Apr 1852    
BLAIR, Jennet 59y 6m Jul 1852    
BOWEN, Adeline M. 44y 1m 9d 22 Dec 1854 Obediah Bowen  
BOWEN, Daniel   1880 Sarah Strait  
BOWEN, Sarah Strait   1878 Daniel Bowen  
BRAMMELL, Amelia 75y 10 Mar 1886 Thomas J. Brammell  
BRAMMELL, Anna 16 Dec 1867 12 Jan 1869    
BRAMMELL, John W.        
BRAMMELL, Mary        
BRAMMELL, Nelson 16 Jan 1873 24 Aug 1874   J. W. & M. J. Brammell
BRAMMELL, Scott W.        
BRAMMELL, Thomas J.   29 Jul 1876 Amelia  
BRAMMELL, William 16 Jan 1869 15 Feb 1869   J. W. & M. J. Brammell
BROTHERTON, Angelina 1880 1970    
CARLEN, Infant   27 Mar 1873    
CARLEN, Patty Ann 29y?   C. Carlen  
CARTER, Charles C. 1y 1m 1d 12 Sep 1861   J. & E. Carter
CARTER, Edna 38y 2m 24d 4 Jan 1873 James Carter  
CLIFT, E. M.       Co. I, 28th IL Inf.
COLSTON, Charles 1886 1969    
COLSTON, Zilpha 1891 1970    
CRUMPT, Margaret 63y 11 Apr 1862 William T. Crumpt  
CRUMPT, William T. 68y 6m 5d 30 Dec 1866 Margaret  
DECKER, Otto A. 1892 1956    
DODGE, Lavina 31 Aug 1820 2 Jul 1884 William B. Dodge  
DODGE, William 1851 1938   "Father"
DUCKWORTH, Earl P. Infant 1952    
DUCKWORTH, Earl Ward
The Colors of Pike
27 Jan 1894 25 Oct 1957   Sgt., Ordinance Dept., WW I
DUCKWORTH, Dela Mae Davis 1925 1952    
DUCKWORTH, James Smith 1943 1971    
DUTCHER, Gideon A. 12 Feb 1822 10 Jun 1892    
DUTTON, David 20 Feb 1786 29 Nov 1854    
DUTTON, Edson 8 mos 20 Jul 1826    
DUTTON, John 1y 4 Dec 1828    
DUTTON, Marrietta P. 63y 7m 2d 19 May 1852    
DUTTON, Randolph 20y 20 Nov 1835    
EARLS, Forest S. 1904      
EARLS, Gladys V. 1911 1973    
ELLEDGE, E. B. 1y 18 Aug 1871    
ELLEDGE, William T. 23y 17 Aug 1841    
FREEMAN, Charles 1 Feb 1851 19 Mar 1866   J. L. & Mary M. Freeman
FREEMAN, J. L. 27 Jan 1813 28 Apr 1899 Mary M.  
FREEMAN, Mary M. 5 Apr 1826 22 Aug 1910 J. L. Freeman  
GARRETT, Harry W.   12 Dec 1952   WW II
GALLAHER, Florence Holcomb 7 Apr 1902 30 Jan 1978 Millard Gallaher  
GILL, Eliza J. 31y 20 Jan 1803 J. C. Gill  
GILL, Hiram R. 5 days 20 Sep 1857   J. & E. J. Gill
GORTON, John D. 5 Jun 1819 16 Nov 1897 Lydia  
GORTON, Lydia 1 Nov 1822 20 Aug 187- John D. Gorton  
GRIGSBY, Don C. 1y 2m 26d 7 Jun 1852    
GRIGSBY, Sarah A. 16 days 10 Aug 1858    
HALL, James R. 5y 6m 7d 15 Jul 1852    
HALL, John H. 23 Jun 1847 03 Sep 1915 Nancy Dodge  
HALL, Lavina     William Hall  
HALL, Nancy (Dodge) 26 Feb 1854 04 Mar 1912 John H. Hall  
HALL, William 18 Sep 1819 17 Sep 1871 Lavina  
HALL, William H.   1938    
HANSON, Nancy 35y 1m 1d 11 Aug 1863 John Hanson  
HARMISON, George E. 1851 1921 Lillis A.  
HARMISON, Lillis A. 1837 1925 George E. Harmison  
HARMISON, Lillie Effie 3m 24d 6 Aug 1877   George & Lillis Harmison
HATHAWAY, Clara Seba 1891 1956    
HATHAWAY, Harry 1889 1941    
HENDRICKSON, David D. 53y 7m 23d 19 Jan 1865    
HIGBEE, ____ 44y 19 Jan 1841   name broken from stone
HIGBEE, Lula May 6 May 1875 10 Jun 1876   E. H. & M. C. Higbee
HIGBEE, Mary Pearl 4 Oct 1877 17 Feb 1879   E. H. & M. C. Higbee
HIGBEE, Meriah 37y 20 Mar 1881    
HOSFORD, Hellena 3y 24d 4 Mar 1851    
HOSFORD, Hepsy J. 1846 1927    
HOSFORD, L. C. 63y 10m 3d 18 Nov 1871    
HOSFORD, Mary 76y 1m 9d 10 Feb 1897    
HOSKINS, Edith Mildred 11 Feb 1900 29 Aug 1972    
HOSKINS, Hugh 27 Nov 1897      
HOUSE, Frances Jane 20 Mar 1828 15 Sep 1875 G. W. House  
HOUSE, Lydia Ann 44y 4m 29d 13 Jul 1886    
HOUSE, Marion E.   9 Aug 1873   G. W. & F. Z. House
HOUSE, Matilda 4 Aug 1850 7 Nov 1869 Henry House  
HOUSE, William P. 5 Jun 1829 6 Dec 1874    
HOUSE, William 62y 11m 15d 28 Aug 1850    
HOWARD, Margaret E. 70y 4m 10 Apr 1923 single  
HOWARD, Sarah C. 5m 22d 30 Sep 1857   H. & M. Howard
HUBBARD, W. H.   12 Mar 1879   Co. I, 28th IL Inf. 
JACKSON, Amos 86y 4 Jan 1845    
JACKSON, Cincia?   1865    
JACKSON, Florence 2y 4m 11 Mar 1849   F. J. & L. Jackson
JACKSON, Malinda 25 Aug 1873 13 Nov 1865   b. in Boonesborough, KY
JACKSON, Sophia E. 11m 12 Oct 1851   F. J. & L. Jackson
JEAN, Jane Hill 25 Dec 1810 3 Nov 1886   "Grandma"
JEAN, Jerome 16 Apr 1867 23 Apr 1867    
JEAN, Joseph V. 1794 1970   Civil War"Grandpa"
JEAN, Joseph 2 Jan 1830 26 Jul 1895    
JEAN, Sarah 7 Nov 1835 11 Jan 1902    
JACKSON, Amanda J. 2y Oct 1842   F. J. & L. Jackson
JACKSON, Andrew 23y 5m 6 Mar 1839    
JACKSON, Louisa     F. J. Jackson  
JACKSON, Scott 9m Nov 1847   F. J. & E. Jackson
JOHNSON, Lizzie 3y 8m 14d 30 Mar 1883    
JOHNSON, Samuel 15y 10m 6d 23 Feb 1878    
JUDD, Jane 16 May 1840 14 Sep 1912 John Judd  
JUDD, John 19 Dec 1834 29 Jan 1915 Jane Civil War
KRAUSS, Albert Wayne 7 Nov 1876 4 Mar 1878    
MANSFIELD, Lawren 3y 24 Aug 1844    
MANSFIELD, Rosilla 54y 29 Oct 1866 E. J. Mansfield  
MARTIN, Mary Wike 1887 1943    
MASSIE, John D. 57y 9m 28 May 1853    
MASSIE, Lucinda 23y 23 Jun 1849    
MASSIE, Menzo W. 23y 7m 12d 1 Mar 1866   Soldier
MASSIE, Rebecca A. 17y 13 Jul 1849    
MASSIE, Sylvanus F. 27y 10 Jun 1849    
MASSIE, Thomas M. 45y 3m 12d 18 Jun 1865    
McDONALD, Mark       Co. A, 7th IL Inf.
McDONALD, William       Co. C, 135th IL Inf.
MITCHELL, Isaac 24y 2m 21d 19 Jan 1847    
MONROE, Edwin Sep 1883 Oct 1883    
MONROE, Isabelle 1864 1917    
MONROE, Marie Nov 1896 Dec 1896    
MONROE, William A. 1849 1923   Civil War, Mason
MOORE, B. W. 26 Apr 1816 5 Jan 1875    
MORGAN, Philip 1825 1902 Susan F. Williams  
MORGAN, Susan F. 1827 1894 Philip Morgan Isaac Williams & Sarah Coleman
MOREY, Edward 7y 23 Oct 1859   M. & L. Morey
MOREY, Eliza Crump 1824 1911 Joel Morey  
MOREY, Emily Carter 1848 1919 Hiram Morey  
MOREY, Hiram 1845 1901 Emily Carter  
MOREY, Infant Daughter   5 Aug 1888   Amos & Florence Morey
MOREY, Isaac 15 Jul 1854 5 Apr 1856   J. & E. Morey
MOREY, Jane 2y 4m 2d 22 Mar 1852    
MOREY, Joel 48y 4m 15d 20 Oct 1867 Eliza Crump Footstone: E. M.
MOREY, Luther 3 Nov 1851 13 Aug 1853   J. & E. Morey
MOREY, Moses 60y 5m 23d 24 Mar 1876    
MOREY, Salmon 49y 31 Jul 1835    
MYGATT, Edwin 1867 1949    
MYGATT, Horace 62y 11m 14d 25 Oct 1871    
MYGATT, Joseph M. 51y 11m 10d 12 Nov 1869    
MYGATT, Mary 1866 1918    
PALKIS, Jane 78y 8m 27 Feb 1973 Henry Parkis  
PALMER, Horace 62y 11m 14d 25 Oct 1871    
PARKIS, Henry 66y 4 Jul 1847 Jane  
PARKIS, Samantha 29y 17 Mar 1862 S. H. Parkis  
PARRICK, James & Sam       Civil War
RANKIN, Hugh 62y 2m 3d 27 Nov 1883    
RANKIN, Joseph S. 8y 11m 27d 27 Nov 1873   H. & R. A. Rankin
RANKIN, Rachel Ann 48y 9m 24d 24 Jan 1875 H. Rankin  
RANKIN, Wilber 23y 3m 17d 17 Oct 1893    
RATHBUN, Sam       Spanish-American War
REYNOLDS, Carl 12 Jan 1898 14 Jul 1978    
REYNOLDS, Elmer E. 1877 1962    
REYNOLDS, Howard 1905      
REYNOLDS, Opal 1906      
REYNOLDS, Wilma A. 1890 1971    
RIDENOUR, Alice 1869 1942    
RIDENOUR, Erma B.? 13 Apr 1908 May 1984    
RIDENOUR, George E. 7 Aug 1895 8 Jun 1952    
RIDENOUR, Harry J. 20 Mar 1887 30 Dec 1916    
RIDENOUR, John 1861 1934    
RIDENOUR, Mary Havens 29 Mar 1898 22 Nov 1923    
ROAN, Lewis D. 1894 1967    
ROAN, Geneva 1896 1969    
ROBINSON, George W. 53y 5m 14d 23 Aug 1878    
ROSS, Jolin H. 11y 1m 4d 16 Apr 1862    
SAXBURY, Cpl. Benjamin F.       Co. K, 15th IL Inf.
SAXBURY, Edson 68y 25 May 1895    
SAXBURY, (Edson?)       Co. C, 99th IL Inf.
SAXBURY, James   27 Nov 1896   7th IL Inf.
SAXBURY, John & Infant Sister       J. & M. Saxbury
SAXBURY, Nancy 69y 22 Apr 1904    
SCOTT, George 5 Mar 1831 7 Jun 1871    
SHEWE, Dudley 20y 27 Jan 1846    
SHEWE, John   26 Jul 1857   also listed as John Webster
SHEWE, Handferd P. 3y 24 Jul 1844    
SHEWE, Martha A. M. 1y 9 Jan 1854    
SHEWE, Mary D. 1y 3m 15d 16 Jan 1845    
SHIPMAN, M. H. 26y 3m 28 Apr 1858    
SMITH, Christine 12y 21 Mar 1832    
SMITH, Henry M. 15 days 27 Jan 1863   H. R. & M. N. Smith
SMITH, Hiram 11 Jun 1794 12 Sep 1846 Jane  
SMITH, J. W. H. 3y 11m 18d 19 Oct 1878   H. & J. Smith
SMITH, Jane 83y 10m 6d Mar 1876 Hiram Smith  
SMITH, John 16y 7m 2d 10 Feb 1875   H. R. & M. N. Smith
SMITH, Milton B.
Obituary
16 Feb 1892 03 Nov 1965 Myrtle Estes Pvt 325 Field Arty WW 1
SMITH, Nancy M. Alkire 26y 20 Jan 1863 Hiram Smith m. 9 May 1851
SMITH, Sarah J. 1836 1893 Hiram R. Smith  
SODERSTROM, Charles E. O. 13 Jul 1880 11 May 1902   J. & M. Soderstrom
SODERSTROM, Ida 26 Apr 1882 29 Jun 1882   J. & M. Soderstrom
SODERSTROM, Ida S. 3 Jul 1878 4 Aug 1878   J. & M. Soderstrom
SODERSTROM. Jennie 6 Sep 1884 6 Jun 1885   J. & M. Soderstrom
STAFFORD, John 82y 9m 23d 26 Mar 1843    
STANDLEY, James   1851    
STANDLEY, John 32y 9 Jul 1851    
STANDLEY, Juliette Bowen   21 Nov 1869 G. W. Standley  
STANDLEY, Laura E. 52y 13 Oct 1871 J. R. Standley  
STANDLEY, Louetta 1873 1876   G. W. & Cornelia Standley
STANDLEY, Ninette 1y 1870   G. W. & Cornelia Standley
STANDLEY, Rebecca 27y 4 Apr 1880    
STANDLEY, Sarah M. 18y 11m 5d 11 Apr 1875    
SUMMERS, Floyd 1910 1972    
SUMMERS, Letie Roan 1915      
UPPINGHOUSE, Nancy R. 68y 30 Dec 1890 William H. Uppinghouse  
VEACH, Daughter 25 Oct 1888 2 Sep 1890   O. R. & O. F. Veach
WARD, Orie 1881 1956    
WARE, Isabella 22y 10m 10d 7 Jun 1875 A. Ware  
WALLACE, Bertha   1 Sep 1877   G. W. & H. Wallace
WALLACE, Caroline 7 May 1826 17 Mar 1826 James Wallace 69y 10m 10d
WALLACE, Louis M. 3y 3m 17d 7 Jul 1879   J. H. & A. Wallace
WALLACE, Sarah A. 63y 2m 21d 27 Jun 1880 James Wallace  
WALLACE, William M. 6y 25d 29 Sep 1859   D. & M. Wallace
WARRENTON, Mary E. 14y 1 Sep 1857   S. S. & M. J. Warrenton
WATSON, Mary Morey 1843 1912    
WEBSTER, John 15y 26 Jul 1857   J. & E. Webster
also listed as John Shewe
WELLS, William S. 20 Oct 1867 15 Dec 1867   J. M. & C. S. Wells
WILLIAMS, ____ 17y 3m 9d 15 Nov 1845 J. R. Williams With Infant Son
WILLIAMS, Burl 1876 1955    
WILLIAMS, Daughter       I. N. & N. J. Williams
WILLIAMS, Eugene 1880 1960    
WILLIAMS, Isaac N. 37y 10m 11d Mar 1855    
WILLIAMS, Jennie 1868 1941    
WILLIAMS, Melissa J. 2y 20 Aug 1853   J. & E. Williams
WILLIAMS, Morris E. 1874 1954    
WIKE, Anna E. 26 Nov 1855 13 Nov 1846?    
WIKE, Carson 1884 1951    
WIKE, Chloe 1887 1972    
WIKE, D. Alda 1882 1932    
WIKE, Dallas C. 15 Apr 1853 2 Jul 1906