Putnam Cemetery, Putnam County, Illinois
A-B C-D E-F G-H I-K L-M N-P Q-R S-T U-Z
Transcribed and Donated by Dena Whitesell
The Senachwine Pioneer Days Souvenir Book reports that the cemetery was started in 1861 when Peter and Ann Barnhart sold an acre of land to Senachwine Township to be used for a burial ground. There are several markers with death dates of 1840 within this cemetery. It's possible to cemetery was started then but became an official cemetery in 1861. This is an active cemetery, owned by Senachwine Township. The original part of the cemetery (section G) is on the east/south side of the entrance and the most recent burial plots on the west side (sections A-G as well as in section F. The cemetery was surveyed first on the west section (A-G) from north to south, west to east (towards the entrance). The east section (F, G) was surveyed from north to south, east to west. Section G is the oldest part of the cemetery where there are many missing markers. Some people never had markers. Lot owners/lot numbers can be found from a previous survey completed by the Bureau County Genealogical Society in the fall of 1998.
| Last Name | First Name | Middle Name | Maiden Name | Birth | Death | Age Years |
Months |
Days |
Plot | Inscription | Note |
| Ig?? | Jacob | K | Apr 6, 186? | Information taken from 1998 survey* | |||||||
| Jackson | Lucy | B | 1845 | 1912 | section D, row 5 | ||||||
| Jackson | M | F | section D, row 5 | Co. K. 1 Wis. H.A." | No dates on marker | ||||||
| Jacobs | Michael | Jun 19, 1880 | May 20, 1970 | section E, row 15 | h/o Bessie Mae | ||||||
| Jacobs | Bessie | Mae | Jun 27, 1884 | Feb 20, 1973 | section E, row 15 | w/o Michael Jacobs | |||||
| Johnson | section B, row 7 | Infant Son 1927" | Marker in the Johnson family plot | ||||||||
| Johnson | Emma | 1857 | 1949 | section B, row 7 | Marker in the Johnson family plot, dates hard to read | ||||||
| Johnson | Grace | M | Jun 22, 1906 | May 8, 1999 | section B, row 7 | Marker next to 'Johnson' marker w/no name or date | |||||
| Johnson | Marvin | W | 1898 | 1975 | section B, row 11 | Veteran World War I" | h/o Minnie C; Estern Star symbol on marker | ||||
| Johnson | Minnie | C | 1898 | 1972 | section B, row 11 | w/o Marvin W. Johnson; Mason symbol on marker | |||||
| Johnson | Kathryn | Lynn | 1959 | 1965 | section C, row 2 | God's Little Angel" | |||||
| Johnson | Mildred | Spitler | Mar 31, 1916 | no date | section D, row 4 | You shail be together when the white wings of death scatter your days" | Flat marker placed on the ground | ||||
| Johnson | Walter | Miller | Apr 5, 1913 | Jan 4, 1998 | section D, row 4 | Ave, you shalt be together even in the silent memory of God" | Flat marker place on the ground | ||||
| Johnson | Harold | D | 1940 | 1985 | section D, row 19 | h/o Rolinda. Died in an automobile/train accident. | |||||
| Johnson | Rolinda | G | 1941 | 1985 | section D, row 19 | w/o Harold D. Johnson. Died in an automobile/train accident. | |||||
| Johnson | Jennifer | J | 1971 | 1985 | section D, row 19 | d/o Harold and Rolinda Johnson. Died in an automobile/train accident. | |||||
| Johnson | Rickey | Roberts | Jun 4, 1960 | Dec 10, 1974 | section D, row 19 | Our Beloved Son" | s/o Harold and Rolinda Johnson. Died in a hunting accident. | ||||
| Johnson | John | Feb 1, 1816 | Feb 17, 1888 | section G, row 2 | marker is very worn, difficult to read | ||||||
| Johnson | Evert | T | Dec 15, 1905 | Feb 4, 1976 | section G, row 12 | ||||||
| Johnson | Ellen | C | Mar 15, 1907 | Feb 12, 1975 | section G, row 12 | ||||||
| Jones | Phebe | R | 1897 | 1971 | section D, row 13 | Daugther" | in Read family plot | ||||
| Jurries | Charles | E | Mar 24, 1929 | no date | section F, row 13 | Married June 15, 1950; Rosella, Patricia, Kenneth, Danny, Steven" | childrens names placed on back of marker | ||||
| Jurries | Myrtle | L | Feb 9, 1930 | no date | section F, row 13 | Married June 15, 1950; Rosella, Patricia, Kenneth, Danny, Steven" | childrens names placed on back of marker | ||||
| Kane | Lottie | Jul 26, 1896 | Dec 12, 191? | section D, row 15 | |||||||
| Kane | Viola | 1864 | 1949 | section D, row 15 | w/o Jerry M. Kane | ||||||
| Kane | Jerry | M | 1868 | 1936 | section D, row 15 | h/o Viola | |||||
| Kane | Magoon | Dec 14, 1898 | Feb 21, 1962 | section D, row 15 | h/o Edna | ||||||
| Kane | Edna | Nov 14, 1907 | Sep 14, 1983 | section D, row 15 | w/o Magoon Kane | ||||||
| Kane | Robby | Gene | Sep 28, 1927 | section D, row 20 | Father of Michael and Steven", Sep 28, 1927 is the only date on the marker | ||||||
| Kelso | William | L | Jul 23, 1849 | Oct 30, 1912 | section C, row 8 | ||||||
| Kelso | Emma | F.S. | Jan 9, 1857 | May 13, 1916 | section C, row 8 | ||||||
| Kelso | Lottie | P | 1877 | 1944 | section D, row 2 | w/o Joseph T | |||||
| Kelso | Joseph | T | 1873 | 1954 | section D, row 2 | h/o Lottie P | |||||
| Kildow | Ethel | J | Jan 9, 1891 | Aug 7, 1927 | section E, row 9 | ||||||
| Kildow | Mary | S | 1860 | 1943 | section E, row 9 | w/o A. L. Kildow | |||||
| Kildow | A | L | 1859 | 1946 | section E, row 9 | h/o Mary S |