Trotter Cemetery

This cemetery was photographed and transcribed by Michael J. Von Goebel in the fall of 2006! All photos are donated by Michael and information in this color is supplied by Michael.

This is another cemetery facing extinction. As has been previously recorded, this cemetery has more people buried here than can be accounted for. This Cemetery is located just about a half mile North of Exit #100 I-64. Crossroads are Route 242 and CR 100 N. Heading North on 242 it is located on your right. You will walk along a tree row and when you get to a concrete sluice gate you will look south and see a grove of trees about 50 yards due South Trotter is located in that grove on the edge of the field.

According to the book Wayne County Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. IV by Doris Bland on May 5^th 1973 she and Elmer F. Bland Jr. and Rev. Harold Mayberry visited the Trotter Cemetery. The cemetery was described as following “The only part of the cemetery which was cleared off is the inner fenced section. The outer section is badly overgrown.” I have been told that the Hansbrough family, were buried in the fenced area. Rev. Mayberry said that Harriet J. Hansbrough was buried there in 1924 and hers was the last space left for burial. Today the fenced area is gone and all of the cemetery is now overgrown and uncared for. LS

Harriet and John Hansbrough are my second Great-Grandparents. If anyone has information on the family please contact me, thanks Laurie

lselpien@msn.com

Back to main page

More pictures below!

Name HANSBROUGH, Harriet MILLER	Birth Feb.7, 1832	Death Apr. 9, 1924	Inscription	Additional Information Daughter of William & Sarah Miller (LS)
HANSBROUGH, John		Jan 10, 1872 13y 9m 22d
HANSBROUGH, John H.	Mar. 8, 1829	Jan. 30, 1872		Son of John & Sarah Hansbraw, served in Civil War Union Army 110 Il. Infantry.
HANSBRAW, John	Mar 15, 1852	Aged 65 years	aged 65 years same stone with Sarah Hansbraw
HANSBRAW, Sarah M.	Mar 11, 1852	Aged 65 years	Wife of John Hansbraw aged 55 years same stone as John Hansbraw
TROTTER, Amanda E.		Aug 21, 1880	w/o I. I. Trotter 18y 3m 11D
TROTTER, Charles		Apr 5, 1857 65y 6m 9d
TROTTER, William J.	Mar 11, 1848	July 21, 1880 10y 3m 20d
TROTTER, William M.	Mar 3, 1867	Sept 18, 1878	s/o J. H. & R. A. Trotter

Michael believes that there are more headstones buried under the leaves and debris waiting to be uncovered again. The Trotter Cemetery is believed to have been larger the Baltimore (Olive Branch Cemetery).

RECORD OF BURIAL BUT not found in 2006

TROTTER, Eliza

Nov 20 1886

Orel Twp., WC, Il.

Married Resident 23 years

TROTTER, Mrs. Wiley

Feb 1896

Wayne County, Illinois, Death Records 1886 – 1910

The Wayne County Press
13 Feb 1896

The wife of Willey Trotter died on Sunday afternoon and was buried at the Trotter cemetery Monday.

Transcribed by Harry T. Bryan - April 2004

OBITUARIES

Mt. Vernon Register, April 10, 1924 p.1 c.7.

VERY OLD WAYNE CITY WOMAN IS BURIED TODAY

More than fifty years a resident of the vicinity of Wayne City. Mrs. Harriet Hansbrough died yesterday morning in her 95th year. Mrs. Hansbrough was in many respects an unusual woman and had remarkable use of her mental faculties, while her physical strength was unusual for one of her extreme age. She was possessed of a most loveable disposition and is described by those who know her long and intimately as a most gracious woman, and it was natural she should possess the love and respect of everyone who knew her. Mrs. Hansbrough for some time had made her home with her son Park Hansbrough and family. Her husband died years ago. She is survived by one son Park Hansbrough and two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Cloyd) Lane and Mrs. Gannon of Wayne County. Funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock p.m. at Olive Branch and burial followed in Trotter cemetery.

Additional Information:

BORN February 7 1832 Illinois Daughter of William and Sarah Miller

MARRIED John H. Hansbrough

DIED April 9, 1924 Wayne County Illinois

Eight children

Margaret Lucinda married Cloyd LANE (buried Garrison Cemetery, Hamilton Co., Il.)

Parcanson “Park”married Sara (buried Baltimore (Olive Branch Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.)

Lorrany married William GAMMON

Drusilla

Henderson (buried Baltimore (Olive Branch Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.)

Eda

Amanda

Mary married SHELTON

Back to main page