Wayne County
History & Genealogy

SALEM (Mateer-Davis) CEMETERY

I am trying a new format out for cemetery information. The information on this cemetery is not based on just headstone inscriptions but rather by state database records found on line as well as personal obituaries saved by my grandmother Hazel SMITH Lane, obituaries exchanged with other researchers, the Illinois State Historic Library, Legacy of Kin 1&2, The Keen Family of Wayne County Illinois by Harry T. Keen as well as Betty Beeson and Doris Bland books.

Although we have tried to be as accurate as possible in our research, mistakes happen, if you know of any corrections or additions to this family please contact me, thanks Laurie lselpien@msn.com

Name	Birth	Death		Illinois Death Cert # & SS#	Obit/Picture	Additional Information
AUSTIN, M. A.		May 21, 1924 78y 3m 21d				(K)
AUSTIN, Samuel		Feb 12, 1928 92y 6m 23d				(K)
AUSTIN, Sarah Hannah		July 3, 1926 78y 10m 5d				(K)
AUSTIN, Wm. Jasper		Nov 20, 1927 E. St. Louis 4_y				(K)
Blake, Nellie	Aug 4, 1889, Keenes	May 14, 1983, Lomira, WI	Charles Blake, Aug. 19, 1908, Wayne Co.		May 17, 1983, WCP	John T. & Emma Newman Payne
Brown, Ethel M.		Aug, 1983, Lebanon, IL	Frank Brown	Salem	Aug 22, 1983, WCP	Wellington & Mary (Vanfossan) Huntsberry
Bruce, Clara	Sep. 17, 1890, Keenes	Feb. 17, 1983, Fairfield	Ira Bruce, Sep. 5, 1908, Wayne Co.	Salem Cem., nr. Wayne City	Feb. 21, 1983 WCP	Marion & Arminda (Mandrell) Shook
BRUCE, Joseph A.		Oct 18, 1922 59y 10m 4d				(K)
BRUCE, Leslie Owen		Oct 29, 1928 1m 15d				(K)
BUFFINGTON, Mary E.		July 28, 1927 67y 9m 7d				(K)
COOPER, America		Nov 29, 1922 Marion Co., Il 74y 7m 1d				(K)
FISHER, Elbert K.		Sept 26, 1923 50y				(K)
FISHER, Wm. F.		Sept 7, 1923 81y 7m 1d				(K) Car accident
HANKERS, Emiline		July 1, 1923 67y				(K) Car accident
JOHNSON, Joel
JOHNSON, Martha		Mar 14, 1927 83y 6m 28d				(K)
Keen, infant son	May 22, 1885	May 22, 1885				Son of Samuel & Samantha KEEN
KEEN, Lucy J.	Sept 3, 1877	Sept 16, 1877				Daughter of Samuel & Samantha KEEN
KEEN, Nettie M.	Jan 14 1876	Sept 14, 1876				Daughter of Samuel & Samantha KEEN
KEEN, Nora	1872	1929
KEEN, Samantha J. SCRIVNER	June 23, 1846	Dec 5 1904	Married Samuel Keen
KEEN, Samuel	Nov 25, 1840 Keenville WC, Il.	Jan 25, 1922	Samantha J. Scrivner	Death Cert# 960019 Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., Il.		S/o John Sumpter & Catherine BOOK Keen
KEEN, Samuel Roy	May 13, 1879	May 20, 1931	Married Nellie GREEN			S/o Samuel & Samantha SCRIVNER Keen
MATEER, Anthony	August 3, 1834, Armstrong County, Pn.	Mar 30, 1917			Biography	S/O John & Margaret Montgomery
MATEER, Rebecca SCUDAMORE	October 20, 1840	Apr 11,1913			Biography
McKINEY, Everett		Feb 2, 1923 8m 22d				(K)
SCRIVNER, Curtis S.		Feb 22, 1926 13y 3m 14d				(K) Blood poisoning
SCRIVNER, John F.		Apr 13, 1928 23y 10m 27d				(K)
WILLIAMSON, Tullie		Aug 12, 1922 78y 7m 15d				(K)
WOOD, Julia A.		July 14, 1929 Roselle Il. 50y 8m 1d				(K)
WOOD, Linda J.		July 9, 1925 63y 0m 0d				(K) Heart attack
WOLLITZ, Rosetta		Oct 19, 1922 49y 11m 6d				Accidental gunshot (K)
YATE, Rebecca		Mar 20, 1923 78y 3m 26d				(K)

(K) information from Keens Funeral home records

Illustrated and Descriptive Sketch Book of Wayne Co., Il. (1909)

SAMUEL KEEN

DEALER IN GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK

Prominent among the successful and extensive farmers of Wayne County is the gentleman whose name appeared at the head of this sketch. He was born Nov. 25 1840 in Keeneville, a little village a few miles north of his present home. He was married in November 1865, to Miss Samantha J. Scrivner of this county. They are the parents of seven children of whom only three are living. Mr. Keen owns 1100 acres of land and deals extensively in live stock. He has handled and delt in cattle and livestock in general for over 40 years and has made a great success of that business. He is also engaged in the grain industry and is an extensive buyer of that product. Mr. Keen is a substantial and influential citizen and we take pleasure in presenting his name to his friends.

Wayne County History

1884

ANTHONY MATEER, farmer, P.O. Long Prairie, was born August 3, 1834, in Armstrong County, Penn. He is a son of John Mateer, a native of Pennsylvania, a farmer by occupation and a descendant of the old Mateer family well known in the East. He came to this county in 1855, settling on the farm now owned by our subject. He was a successful farmer, and member of the Seceder Church, and a quiet man of sterling qualities. He died in 1866, aged eighty-four years. His father, Robert Mateer, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer by occupation. He died east of the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject was Margaret Montgomery, a native of Ireland. She came to the United States with her parents when she was only twelve years old. She was the mother of nine children, of whom six are now living. She died in Wayne County. Our subject is mainly self-educated. Early in life, he turned his attention to his father's vocation --- farming --- and now owns 160 acres of good land, which is kept in a high state of cultivation. He was married in Hamilton County, Ill., April 26, 1866, to Rebecca Scudamore, a native of Illinois, born October 20, 1840. This esteemed lady is the mother of five children, viz.: Minnie F., Samuel M., Franklin J., Nettie E., and Nellie B. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Mateer are honored members in the society in which they move. In politics, Mr. Mateer is identified with the Democratic party.

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