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.

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name	Maiden Name	Birth	Death	Age Years	Months	Days	Plot	Inscription	Note
Neely	Eliza	A			Dec 13, 1852		25		section G, row 9	dau of S. M. J. & M. E. Neely"
Neely	Catharine	I			Nov 21, 1852				section G, row 9	dau of S. M. J. & M. E. Neely"
Neely	Sarah			Sep 25, 1805	Jun 11, 1851				section G, row 9	wife of James Atkins"
Nelson	Mildred	E		1901	1983				section C, row 15
Nelson	Nels			1847	1913				section C, row 16		h/o Martha
Nelson	Martha			1857	1912				section C, row 16	His Wife"	w/o Nels
Nelson	Frank	E		1886	1917				section C, row 16
Nelson	Joseph	F		1871	1933				section G, row 12	Father"	plot purchased by Nelson, F. Lyons, F. Hart & F. Supernick (sp?).
Nelson	D								section G, row 12	Civil War Vet"	marker partially buried.
Neuhalfen	Geraldine	M		Sep 11, 1920					section B, row 4		w/o Carl G. Neuhalfen. Plot purchased by C. Shipp
Neuhalfen	Carl	G		Oct 19, 1914	Sep 14, 1992				section B, row 4		h/o Geraldine M
Norlin	Alice	C		1885	1977				section G, row 11		w/o Carl J
Norlin	Carl	J		1881	1965				section G, row 11
Norquist	John	Alfred		Aug 27, 1863	Sep 12, 1890				section G, row 11	Born in Sweeden" spelled with 2e's. "Thou harvest man to destruction and sayeth Return ye children of man"
Olszanowski	Gerald	W		Aug 15, 1951	Dec 13, 1991				section A, row 1	Married Oct. 12, 1974"	went by 'Jake'
Olszanowski	Lanette	J		Aug 1, 1954					section A, row 1	Married Oct. 12, 1974"
Orr	Hugh	L		May 4, 1840	May 18, 1909				section E, row 7		h/o Mary B, "father" footstone
Orr	Mary	B		Jun 8, 1848	Nov 18, 1922				section E, row 7	His Wife"	w/o Hugh L. Orr, "mother" footstone
Orr	John	A		Feb 18, 1891	Aug 9, 1981				section E, row 7		h/o Ida M, Mason symbol on marker
Orr	Ida	M		Aug 7, 1897	Mar 29, 1981				section E, row 7		w/o John A Orr, Eastern Star symbol on marker
Orr	Edgar	M		1918	1972				section E, row 7
Orr	Ellis	J		Jan 14, 1854	Aug 23, 1930				section E, row 8		h/o Maria L, footstone marker "Father'
Orr	Maria	L		Feb 23, 1856	Jul 5, 1911				section E, row 8		w/o Ellis J. Orr, footstone marker "Mother"
Packard	Ian	Marshall		1977	1997				section G, row 15
Palluth	Dorothy	F		1902	1992				section D, row 2		w/o Frank W.
Palluth	Frank	W		1898	1955				section D, row 2		h/o Dorothy F
Palmer	Arthur	C		May 22, 1922	Jun 16, 1994				section F, row 14	June 8, 1942"	marriage date encircled by wedding rings, h/o Ruth E, Thompson
Palmer	Ruth	E	Thompson	Mar 5, 1924	Jul 26, 1994				section F, row 14	June 8, 1942	w/o Arthur C. Palmer
Palmer	Arthur	C		May 22, 1922	Jun 16, 1994				section F, row 14	CPL US Army Air Corps World War II"	veteran marker
Park	Roy	G		Jul 29, 1875	Sep 29, 1925				section E, row 9
Park	W	J		1836	1911				section E, row 9
Parker	Margaret			1803	1891				section G, row 8	Grandmother"
Parker	Mary	Amy		1847	1896				section G, row 8	Mother"
Parker	John	F. M.		1838	1906				section G, row 8	Father"
Parker	Emma	Luella		1867	1895				section G, row 8
Pearson	Carl			Aug 5, 1882	Aug 12, 1908				section C, row 14		marker is worn, difficult to read. Info taken from previous survey
Pearson	John	T		1849	1918				section C, row 14		h/o Nellie
Pearson	Nellie			1850	1923				section C, row 14	His Wife"
Pearson	Francis	E		1910	1911				section C, row 16	Son of C. & E. Pearson"
Pearson	Pehr			Oct 14, 1821	Apr 8, 1893				section G, row 13		marker beginning to wear. Dates are difficult to read. Unsure of the last digit of death date. Spelling of last name is with 'e' instead of 'i' as on marker but with 'i' on record of purchase.
Pearson	Bertha			Feb 2?, 1832	??				section G, row 13		unable to read death date, marker very worn
Pembrook	Sherman	K		1914	1978				section E, row 13	h/o Mildred D
Pembrook	Mildred	D		1928	no date				section E, row 13	w/o Sherman K Pembrook
Pembrook	Sherman	K		1914	1978				section E, row 13	TEC 5 US Army World War II"	veteran marker
Pembrook	Emma			Mar 12, 1860	Dec 27, 1925						Information taken from 1998 survey*
Pembrook	Calvin	R		Nov 26, 1847	Sep 15, 1927						Information taken from 1998 survey*
Peters	??				Apr 24, 1871	7	7	25	section G, row 9		on south side of marker. Very worn, difficult to read
Peters	Norma	N			Mar 19, 1871	6	1	19	section G, row 9		on north side of marker. Very worn.
Peters	Dwight	B			Jul 9, 1856	1	10	3	section G, row 9	son of J. M. & E. Peters"	marker very worn
Peterson	Myrtle	L		1895	1957				section B, row 18	Mother"	w/o Clarence E. Peterson
Peterson	Clarence	E		1894	1990				section B, row 18	Father; PVT US Army World War I"	Clarence has marker shared with his wife, Myrtle & a veteran marker
Peterson	Emma	S		1870	1955				section G, row 12
Peterson	Charles	J		1860	1940				section G, row 12
Peterson	Emma			Apr 4, 1870	Nov 19, 1890				section G, row 12	Born in Sweeden. Wife of Chas. Peterson"	Sweeden is spelled with two 'e'
Pettit	Allison			1856	1939				section G, row 3		shared marker with Maggie J
Pettit	Maggie	J		1870	1950				section G, row 3		shared marker with Allison
Pettit	Paul				Sep 8, 1894		3		section G, row 3	Children of A. & M. Pettit"	shared marker with infant dau
Pettit	Infant				Aug 15, 1892				section G, row 3
Pfannes	Ronald	R		Jun 28, 1928	Mar 16, 1978				section D, row 19	US Marine Corps"
Phillips	Brandon	Dean		Aug 8, 1981	Nov 24, 1995				section E, row 3	BP let your light shine"	marker engraved with a candle and a basketball player
Phillips	Russell	T		Mar 3, 1915	Sep 24, 1985				section E, row 3		h/o Rose M
Phillips	Rose	M		Apr 10, 1930	no date				section E, row 3		w/o Russell T. Phillips
Phillips	Joshua	Dean		1978					section E, row 3	Our little one"	marker engraved with a tree swing and a tricyle
Pierson	Charles			1866	1951				section C, row 16	Father"	h/o Ellen, father to Carl. Name spelled Pierson on marker (Pearson)
Pierson	Wm.	B		1875	1931				section G, row 13
Pierson	Ellen			1872	1952				section C, row 16	Mother"	w/o Charles, mother to Carl. Name spelled Pierson on marker (Pearson)
Pinnell	Leon	H		1877	1957				section C, row 5		h/o Carrie E
Pinnell	Carrie	E		1879	1955				section C, row 5		w/o Leon H. Pinnell
Poole	Edith	R		1885	1978				section D, row 13	Daughter"	in Read family plot
Pritchard	Robert	J		Sep 11, 1921	no date				section F, row 9	Robert J. Bob; Our children: Anna, Kay, Carol, Elaine"	h/o Melda Magnuson
Pritchard	Melda		Magnuson	Apr 13, 1920	no date				section F, row 9	Our children: anna, Kay, Carol, Elaine"	w/o Robert
Prutsman	James	A		1887	1900				section D, row 11	Son of Charles & Jessie"
Pyles	Norma										Information taken from 1998 survey: No dates, homemade marker.*

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