North Traer Cemetery

 

      photo by Phil and Sharleen Wurm  Dec of 2001

  The cemetery was read in December 2001 by Phil and Sharleen Wurm.

Driving directions: From the intersection of highways 36 and 83, the North Traer Cemetery is located 5 miles west, 7 miles north, and 1 mile west.

 

Five native stone markers with no names.
There are two fenced graves with no names.
Funeral home marker with no name
In one plot, there is a funeral home marker-Baby West and 2 other bases with funeral home markers and no names.
# same stone as
* On this tombstone it reads: 
" Was shot and killed instantly by 
Joe Turley 
at a public school 
meeting at the Traer School House."

Last Name First Name Birth date Death date Info
*Bowen Isaac ? 7-25-1889 40y, 6m, 28d
Adams Mary L. ? 8-30-1899 78y, 8m, 2d
Adams Omar ? 11-13-1899 78y, 6m,29d
Barr Allan J. 3-5-1838 5-3-1915  
Barr Katherine 3-12-1849 9-17-1931  
Barrett Clarence E. 9/16/1916 12-8-1922 Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. E.
Barrett Emma 1860 1915 wife of John
Barrett John 1855 1918  
Barrett Melvin C. 2-24-1920 3-23-1920 Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. E.
Barrett Monte L. 8-30-1930 12-5-1930 Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. E.
Barrett Nelson, Jr. 10-22-1917 10-22-1917 Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. E.
Barrett Phillip E. 5-31-1921 8-12-1921 Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. E.
Bisnet Matilda H. 1889 1909  
Brown Alice 1863 1916 Wife of I. M.
Brown Archie I. 9-6-1906 3-18-1921  
Brown I. M. 1850 1919  
Brown James H. 6-12-1859 4-28-1925  
Brown Myrtie M. ? 8-23-1902 17y, 2m,4d     dau of I. M. and M. A.
Brown Nora L. 1895 1916 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. H.
Brown Sallie F. 5-30-1864 2-4-1930  
Capenter Mary J. 1860 1927 Wife of Louis
Carpenter E. V. 1891 1893 #
Carpenter G. O. 1885 1906 #
Carpenter Geraldine 11-4-1919 12-27-1919 no stone found
Carpenter Louis 1860 1918  
Christian Frances E. 1853 1934 North side of stone
Christian Mary F. 1883 1921  
Christian Robert 1887 1921  
Christian Samuel K. 1848 1929 South side of stone
Cline Susan 3-21-1842 6-25-1927  
Crouse Tamzen F. 5-17-1806 4-12-1891  
Denisse Arville 1902 1931  
Elson Ethel C. 1-23-1921 1-30-1921  
Englehart Albert L. ? 1-28-1905 14y, 4m, 20d      son of G. & I. M.
Englehart George 2-2-1845 12-9-1919  
Englehart Ida M. 5-7-1862 6-25-1915 Wife of Geo.
Gardner Elbie J. ? 1-24-1889 5y, 6m, 28d
Gordon Deborah A. 4-13-1844 9-13-1935 wife of Obadiah
Gordon Mary 9-1874 1880 no stone found
Gordon Obadiah G. 1849 1912  
Grubaugh Infant ? 10/18/1902 19 day old son of J. F. & A. E.
Grubaugh No Name No Dates ? no stone found
Guinn J. Henry 1868 ? no stone found
Guinn James H. ? 11-30-1906 75y, 5m, 22d
Guinn Mary G. 8-20-1883 8-10-1919 no stone found
Guinn O. J. 1850 1933 no stone found
Guinn Ruth 1892 1892 no stone found
Guinn Unmarked Grave     no stone found
Guinn Unmarked Grave     no stone found
Guinn Unmarked Grave     no stone found
Haas John 1887 1933 PVT 1 Cl 407 Tel BN.
Haas Paul ? 3-2-1905 22y, 27d
Haas Paul 1856 1936  
Haas Thresia 1852 1929  
Hamper Infant ? 4-12-1900 3 mos. 3 dys. dau of L. J. & Rosetta
Hamper Lewis J. 1870 1933  
Hamper Orval 1900 1903  
Hamper Rosetta 1878 1954  
Harrington R. B. 1813 1899 #
Harris Infant 1910 1910 Dau of Mr. & Mrs. G. L.
Hawley Edward F. 5-5-1875 5-26-1950  
Hawley Lawrence Lorain 1919 1921 Son of E. F. & Lizzie
Hawley M. Elizabeth 12-22-1879 2-22-1967  
Hawley Vera Jeneieve 1914 1915 Daughter of E. F. & Lizzie
Holmes James R. 8-1887 12-9-1962  
Holmes John 4-18-1849 6-23-1919  
Holmes Laura 7-25-1863 2-1-1937  
Holmes William A. 3-1884 1947  
Hunter John M. ? ? Co. F. 6 IA. Inf.
Kathka Adeline 1-30-1924 1-30-1924 Infant dau of Gus & Julia
Kathka Gustave A. 5-20-1883 7-29-1965  
Kathka Johnny J. 1/27/1911 1-28-1911 Son of A. M. & C. M.
Kathka Julia Anna 5-16-1889 2-6-1932 Wife of Gus
Kathka Leo Gus 11-16-1909 3-19-1910  
Kathka Lizzie Bell 8-20-1883 12-8-1917 Wife of Gus
Kimball Dora I. ? 2-9-1899 21y, 5m, 2d      dau of F. R. J.
Kincaid Dortha 1899 1919  
Leitner John P. 1884 1973  
Leitner Paul 2-24-1849 3-29-1921  
Leitner Paul E. 1877 1960  
Leitner Rosinna 3-21-1852 1-17-1920  
McGavock Agnes Hawley 2/14/1912 6/3/1989 she was an R.N.
McKinzie Ada ? 12-3-1890 66 years
McKinzie John ? 12-4-1886 66y, 4m, 16d
McKinzie Tommy ? 12-8-1884 1y, 3m,24d       son of W. H. & M.
Meixner Dora 1883 1953  
Meixner Lewis J. 12-28-1913 6-6-1916  
Meixner Matt 1882 1967  
Miller Ethel 1903 1904 no stone found
Miller Lovina Wilcox ? 8-10-1905 98y, 9m, 15d
Mitchell Albert P. 12-11-1885 3-13-1901  
Mitchell Arthur ? ?  
Mitchell Christena E. 10-13-1854 12-10-1898  
Oswalt J. F. 3-8-1868 10-21-1921  
Oswalt Martha E. 7-23-1863 12-7-1892  
Oswalt Nellie W. ? 9-12-1890 5m, 20d
Payne Elton Dale 8-9-1916 10-9-1916  
Pirkl Andy 1861 1950  
Pirkl Bertha M. Helms 2-23-1878 1/13/1917 Wife of Andy
Porterfield Ralph 1911 1914  
Rathbun Henry 1849 1898  
Rathbun Mary E. 1848 1909 Wife of Henry
Renken Augusta 5-27-1843 9-26-1906 Wife of W. K.
Renken William K. 1-16-1830 10-31-1904  
Rymer F. H. 12-1-1860 12-22-1889 29y, 21d " Father and baby at rest"
Sargent Infant ? ? Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Silvers Cathern F. A 3-13-1847 10/6/1927 Wife of Francis
Silvers Francis M. 4-25-1841 11-17-1910 Co. A. 48 Ind Inf.
Swartswood William ? ? Co. M. 2 Ill Cav.
Taylor Cora L. 1882 1917  
Taylor Lemuel I. ? ? Co. F. 34 Ill Inf
Tegarden Elijah 11-26-1851 5-17-1893  
Tegarden Mary E. ? 5-23-1900 4y, 4d      dau of J. A. & L. J.
Thomas Lee 1-16-1905 3-1-1905 Infant son of U. C. & M. E.
Wallace Alfred M. ? 2-21-1887 1y, 5m     son of L. G. & F. E.
Wallace Emily ? 7-2-1892 5m, 1 d
Walton Charles J. 3-1-1886 9-15-1910  
Walton Esther L. 9-15-1907 12-14-1982 wife of Wilbert
Walton James K. 1844 1924 Co. C. 10 IA Inf.
Walton Martha E. 1852 1934  
Walton Oscar H. 2-18-1878 4-11-1954  
Walton Wilbert E. 3/27/1910 12/28/1999  
Wesch August C. 1864 1914  
Wesch M. Annie 1871 1939  
Wesch Peter H. C. 8-7-1898 6-6-1911 Son of August & Annie
Wilhelm Ethel 1892 1984  
Wilhelm Fred A. 1890 1921  
Wilhelm Infant ? ?  
Witt Infant 10-1915 10-1915 Infant of Fred C. & Louise

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