THEBES CEMETERY
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Photo contributed by: J. C. McNelly
This
cemetery is sometimes known as Old Thebes Cemetery. It is located in
Thebes beside the First Baptist Church.
It is a large cemetery with over 400 stones. This is a partial listing.
Sources:
ALEXANDER COUNTY CEMETERIES, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
Editors Elaine Bonifield and Louise P. Ogg, ©1976
Pulaski-Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District. Used with
permission.
Roll of Honor; Obituaries; Families.
ADAMS, Henry P., b. Oct. 13, 1871; d. June 7, 1925.
ADAMS, Lillie E., b. Jan. 3, 1885; d. Sept. 6, 1967.
ADAMS, Thomas H., b. Mar. 24, 1924; d. June 29, 1934.
ALLEN, Clifford, b. 1913; d. 1997.
ALLEN, Ethel Mae Clapp, b. Sep 13, 1906; d. Sep 10, 1988.
ALLEN, Mary, w/o M. A. Allen, b. Jan 22, 1841; d. Jan 188?. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
ALLEN, Mary J., b. Jan 29, 1876; d. June 18, 1975; md. William G. Jan 1, 1902. Same stone as William G. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
ALLEN, Millie, b. 1886; d. 1949. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
ALLEN, Minnie E., b. 1886; d. 1949.
ALLEN, William G., b. Feb 4, 1864; d. Sep 26, 1938; md. Jan 1, 1902. (Same stone as Mary J.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
ANDERSON, Alex W., b. Aug 19, 1819; d. May 14, 1855, age 35y, 8m, 26d.
ANDERSON, Euphemia McLaren, wife of William W. Anderson, b. July 10, 1839 in St. Louis Co.; d. Mar. 27, 1887 in Thebes.
ANDERSON, George, b. Oct. 25, 1870; d. Oct. 30, 1870.
ANDERSON, Harry P., b. Feb. 1, 1873; d. May 3, 1875.
ANDERSON, James, b. Mar. 25, 1860; d. Aug. 23, 1878.
ANDERSON, William W., b. Mar. 22, 1838; d. Sept. 27, 1890.
ASHER, Sarah J., b. Jul 11, 1844; d. Sep 11, 1911. (Same stone as Mary A. Mansfield)
BAGLEY, Barney V., b. Mar. 1, 1893; d. Mar. 21, 1963.
BAGLEY, Mildred Jordan, b. Mar. 30, 1899; d. Feb. 22, 1921.
BAIR, Jacob M., d. Apr 22, 1864, age 60y, 6m, 13d.
BAKER, Mollie, b. May 15, 1862; d. May 2, 1907.
BARKHAUSEN, Heinrich Arnoldt, b. Mar 17, 1782; d. Sep 1, 1851, age 69y. (Architect & builder of Thebes Courthouse)
BELSFORD, Effie, b. 1870; d. 1944.
BISHOP, John, d. Aug 18, 1916, aged 76y.
BISHOP, Laura Veach, b. Feb 11, 1894; d. Aug 26, 1939. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Cemetery book has b. Feb 11, 1864.)
BISHOP, Serena C, w/o John, b. Feb 13, 1850; d. Mar 31, 1915.
BLANCHARD, Vida, b. 1886; d. 1928.
BRACKEN, Martha Brown, b. 1860; d. 1947.
BRAWN, Albert, b. 1856; d. 1930. (Same stone as Eugenia) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BRAWN, Eugenia, b. 1855; d. 1925. (Same stone as Albert) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BRAWN, Florence L., b. Jul 18, 1886; d. Feb 1, 1966. (Same stone as brother, Shelby E.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BRAWN, Shelby E., b. Dec 12, 1893; d. Dec 15, 1957. (Same stone as sister, Florence L.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BRELSFORD, Effie, b. 1870; d. 1944. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN,
A. J. "Jack," b. Oct. 21, 1842; d. July 27, 1908. (Civil War Veteran,
see obituary.)
BROWN, Abraham, b. Aug 15, 1842; d. Jul 2, 1906. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Addie, b. Jan. 13, 1884; d. Dec. 11, 1964.
BROWN, Aldon N., b. 1881; d. 1911. (Same stone as Margie E.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Alfred, b. 1855; d. 1926. (Same stone as Zoraydu)
BROWN, Alma, b. July 23, 1889; d. Jan. 4, 1950. (Same stone as Martin Brown, Jr.)
BROWN, Augusta, b. 07 May 1868; d. 28 Dec 1924; d/o William Thompson; w/o John Brown. (Contributed by Paul Dale)
BROWN, B. F., b. 1846; d. 1914. (Same stone as Margaret L.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, B.F., s/o A. J. & N. J. Brown, b. Jan 21, 1810; d. Dec 7, ??. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Cemetery book has b. Jan 21, 1871; ;d. Dec 7, 1907.
BROWN, Benjamin, b. July 23, 1840; d. Jan. 21, 1893, aged 52y, 5m, 28d.
BROWN, Bertha Z., b. 1883; d. 1935.
BROWN, Bertram Harry, b. Apr 9, 1905; d. Oct 25, 1938; s/o James & Emma Brown.
BROWN, Carlton, b. Sept 26, 1926; d. Oct 15,
1987; WWII. (Contributed by Betty Walsh)
BROWN, David, b. Dec 1, 1830; d. Nov 11, 1910.
BROWN, David, b. Mar. 5, 1867; d. Apr. 4, 1947. (Same stone as Elizabeth M.)
BROWN, Edith M., b. Feb 1, 1895; d. Jul 4, 1896; d/o D. & L. E. Brown. (Same stone as Ida E. and Ethel G. Brown)
BROWN, Elizabeth, b. 1834; d. Apr. 15, 1909, wife of Martin Brown. (Cemetery book has b. Jan 22, 1827)
BROWN, Elizabeth M., b. May 7, 1876; d. Dec. 3, 1938. (Same stone as David)
BROWN, Emma Mary, b. Jan 14 1875; d. June 6, 1959. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Ethel G., b. Oct 18, 1896; d. Dec 2, 1897; d/o D. & L. E. Brown. (Same stone as Ida E. and Edith M.)
BROWN, Harrison I., b. Sep 4, 1917; d. (Apr 27, 2001 per SSDI) Same stone as Margaret Ann.
BROWN, Ida E., w/o Dave Brown, B Nov 13, 1873; d. Dec. 19, 1903. (Same stone as Edith M. and Ethel G. Brown)
BROWN, Izetta Vinita, b. Sep 12, 1900; d. Dec 28, 1904; d/o William H. & Dove Brown. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Middle name may be Venta)
BROWN, James Albert, b. May 5, 1872; d. Aug 11, 1950. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN,
John, b. Oct. 11, 1844; d. Apr 25, 1928, Co. A, 3 Tenn. MOT INF.
BROWN, Letha M., b. 1872; d. 1919. (Same stone as Ulysses S.)
BROWN, Lucy, b. Dec 12, 1862; d. Sept 12, 1887.
BROWN, Luginda Lloyd, b. Mar. 31, 1844; d. June 17, 1922.
BROWN, Margaret Ann, b Oct 14, 1922; d. Mar 19, 1950. (Same stone as Harrison I.)
BROWN, Margaret L., b. 1845; d. 1923. (Same stone as B. F.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Margie E., b. 1876; d. 1934. (Same stone as Aldon N.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Martin, b. Sep 9, 1834; d. June 24, 1906. (Same stone as Elizabeth)
BROWN, Martin Jr., b. Dec. 13, 1872; d. Sept. 21, 1932.
BROWN, Mary E., b. 1848; d. 1938.
BROWN, Mary E., Wife of William Brown, b. Nov. 4, 1858; d. Aug. 17, 1886.
BROWN, Mary E., d/o A. J. & N. J. Brown, b. Jul 22, 1877; d. Jan 27, 1881.
BROWN, Mary Vivian, d/o Harrison I. Brown, b. Sep 27, 1943; d. Oct 22, 1948.
BROWN, Merlin, s/o W. A. & Z. M. Brown, d. Aug 30, 1904, aged 9m, 17d. (Same stone as Zella May & Wyatt)
BROWN, N. J., Wife of A. J., b. Oct. 13, 1846; d. Dec. 21, 1914.
BROWN, Nora H., b. 1869; d. 1956. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN,
Ray, Illinois, PFC, Quartermaster Corps, World War I, b. Oct. 23, 1894;
d. Aug. 18, 1966.
BROWN,
Richard, 31 Ohio Inf.
BROWN, Sarah Eliza (nee Dollman), b. 1846-d. 1922.
BROWN, Sarah Lillian (Clutts), b. Mar 4, 1845; d. May 20, 1928; d/o John & Eliza Meisenheimer Clutts. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
BROWN, Thomas, b. July 16, 1878; d. July 24, 1945.
BROWN, Thomas Alexander, b. 1841; d. 1916.
BROWN, Thomas Arthur, b. 1871; d. 1956.
BROWN, Ulysses S., b. 1865; d. 1948. (Same stone as Lehta M.)
BROWN, William Hardin, (no dates)
BROWN, Wyatt, s/o W. A. & Z. M., d. Jan 11, 1906, aged 6m, 11d. (Same stone as Merlin & Zella May)
BROWN, Zella May, w/o W. A. Brown, b. Mar 1, 1888; d. Jan 13, 1906. (Same stone as Merlin & Wyatt)
BROWN, Zoraydu, b. 1852; d. 1919. (same stone as Alfred Brown)
BURKHAUS, Margaret, b. Dec 19, 1848; d. Oct 4, 1854, age 5y, 10m, 9d.
BUSTER,
Marshall, Co. A, 10 Tenn. Cav. (Corpl)
BUSTER, Moses, b. Mar 11, 1881; d. Nov 29, 1909. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Note: Cemetery book has d. Nov. 30, 1909)
BUSTER, Richard D., b. Nov 26, 1880; d. Mar 1, 1958.
BUTCHER, ?? (mother), b. 1852; d. 1929.
BUTCHER, ?? (father), b. 1830; d. 1925.
BUTCHER, Deward B., b. 1877; d. 1947. (Same stone as Maggie)
BUTCHER, Maggie, b. 1890; d 1959. (Same stone as Deward B.)
BUTCHER, Susannah, b. Feb 7, 1876; d. Sep 9, 1883.
CALDWELL, Annie, b. Nov 17, 1846; d. Apr 8, 1928; w/o Horace L. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CALDWELL, Blaine, b. Dec 9, 1882; d. Jul 9, 1926. (Same stone as Logan) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CALDWELL,
Horace Lee, b. Jul 29, 1848; d. Nov 24, 1929; h/o Annie; PVT CO A 2 MO
LT ARTY. (Contributed
by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CALDWELL, Logan, b. Dec 9, 1882; d. Nov 9, 1904. (Same stone as Blaine) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CALDWELL, Myrtle, b. Aug 16, 1873; d. Nov 27, 1910; w/o John W. Chism. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CALLANS, Effie, b. May 20, 1889; d. (no date) (Same stone as Pinkney)
CALLANS, Melvina, b. May 4, 1854; d. Mar 4, 1925.
CALLANS, Pinkney, b. Feb 24, 1886; d. Jul 26, 1967. (Same stone as Effie)
CANADY, Flora B., b. Oct. 3, 1898; d. May 6, 1929.
CASS,
Thos. B., Co. F, 1 LA Inf. Spanish American War.
CAUBLE, Otis, b. Nov. 23, 1879; d. Nov. 24, 1905.
CHISM, Amos M., b. 1891; d. 1919. (Same stone as Eva M.)
CHISM, Eileene, b. & d. Sept 23, 1912.
CHISM, Eva M. Hewitt, b. 1892; d. 1969. (Same stone as Amos M.)
CHISM, Myrtle Caldwell, b. Aug 16, 1873; d. Nov 27, 1910; w/o John W.
CLAPP, Oscar E., b. 1879; d. 1933. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLAY, Henry, s/o T. J. & C. V. McClure, b. Apr 28, 1858; d. Aug 30, 1879.
CLUTTS, Caroline, b. Aug 31, 1861; d. July 1, 1919.
CLUTTS, Caroline M., b. Jan 14, 1844; d. Jan 21, 1930; w/o Wiley Clutts. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, Clara, b. May 18, 1886; d. Jul 5, 1966. (Same stone as H. Vern)
CLUTTS, Emma, b. Nov 21, 1865; d. Apr 10, 1941. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, H. Vern, b. June 10, 1880; d. Nov 5, 1965. (Same stone as Clara)
CLUTTS, James M., w/o Wiley & M. J., b. Feb 25, 1876; d. June 2, 1879. (Same stone as John W. & Margaret J.)
CLUTTS, John, b. Jan 13 1810; d. July 19, 1898. (Same stone as Nancy)
CLUTTS, John, b. Mar 21, 1863; d. Aug 4, 1935. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, John W., s/o Wiley & M. J., b. Jul 2, 1873; d. Aug 17, 1875. (Same stone as Margaret J. & James M.)
CLUTTS, Lulu, b. Jan 5, 1897; d. Sep 7, 1997. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, Margaret J., w/o Wiley Clutts, b. Jan 21, 1849; d. Aug 31, 1878, age 29y, 7m, 19d. (Same stone as John W. & James M.)
CLUTTS, Martha O., b. 1873; d. 1958. (Same stone as William H.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, Nancy, b. June 30, 1821; d. Feb 15, 1882. (Same stone as John)
CLUTTS,
Wiley, CO C II ILL. INF. (Contributed
by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CLUTTS, William H., b. 1869; d. 1953. (Same stone as Martha O.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
COOK, Annie A., b. Jul 24, 1835; d. Apr 16, 1909. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
COOK, Helen Marie, b. 1901; d. 1956.
COOK, Nannie A., b. July 24, 1839; d. Apr 16, 1909.
COPLIN, Josephine, b. & d. 1905. (Contributed by Mary L. Grimes)
CORCINE,
Alfred (Served in Civil War, Co. G, 77 IL INF--Source: 1929 Illinois
Roll of Honor)
CORZINE, Alfred, b. Nov 19, 1837; d. Aug 30, 1911. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CORZINE, Caroline, b. 1838; d. 1916.
CRAIN, Hazard P., d. Aug. 5, 1868.
CROSS, Salina, w/o William L. Cross, d. May 2, 1890.
CULLEY, Eugene, b. Apr 1, 1844 Quebec, Canada; d. May 20, 1927. (Same stone as Jasper) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CULLEY, Gilbert, age 2y, 11m.
CULLEY, Jasper, b. Aug 24 1883 Paducah, KY, d. age 76y, 3m, 5d. (Same stone as Eugene) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CULLEY, Leon S., b. Nov 18, 1879; d. May 13, 1944. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
CUNDIFF, Emma Boyd, b. Oct. 10, 1866; d. Dec. 17, 1954. (Same stone as James B. Cundiff)
CUNDIFF, James B., b. Apr. 19, 1866; d. June 11, 1934. (Same stone as Emma Boyd Cundiff)
DAUGHERTY, Amasa Barry, b. 1872; d. 1934. (Same stone as Flora A. Daugherty)
DAUGHERTY, Flora A., b. 1880; d. 1940. (Same stone as Amasa Barry Daugherty)
DAVIS, Clyde, b. Jul 18, 1891; d. Apr 1, 1915.
DAVIS, Ella May, b. 1872; d. 1949.
DOLLMAN, Frannie, b. Aug 26, 1894; d. Nov 18, 1882.
DOLLMAN, John, b. Sept 10, 1806; d. Aug 13, 1865.
DOUGLAS, Adelia, b. 1866; d. 1950.
DOUGLAS, Barney C., b. 1891; d. 1899.
DOUGLAS, Ella B., b. 1895; d. 1897.
DOUGLAS, Elsie W., b. June 1, 1889; d. Feb 20, 1890. (Same stone as Stanley, Ida B. & Minnie J.)
DOUGLAS, Everett H., b. Dec 23, 1903; d. Jun 2, 1925.
DOUGLAS, George A., b. 1859; d. 1920.
DOUGLAS, Ida B., w/o Stanley, b. Mar 12, 1865; d. Mar 27, 1902. (Same stone as Stanley, Elsie W. & Minnie J.)
DOUGLAS, Minnie J., b. Jan 4, 1888; d. May 20, 1888. (Same stone as Stanley, Ida B, & Elsie W.)
DOUGLAS, Stanley, b. Dec 8, 1866; d. Apr 16, 1900, age 33y, 4m, 8d. (Same stone as Ida B., Elsie W., & Minnie J.)
DUNAGAN, Alan Ernest, b. Jun 26, 1936; d. Jun 30, 1936.
DUNN, Henry W., son of Clyde & Ida Dunn, b. Aug. 29, 1911; d. Aug. 27, 1912.
DURHAM, Earnest, s/o Mary Durham, b. Sept 1, 1885; d. Sept 22, 1911. (Same stone as Gilbert)
DURHAM, Eunice H., d. Mar 5, 1904, age 6y, 6m, 19d.
DURHAM, Flora E., b. 1874; d. 1960.
DURHAM, Francis M., b. 1856; d. 1927. (Same stone as Julia A.) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
DURHAM, Gilbert, s/o Mary Durham, b. Mar 1, 1876; d. June 3, 1890. (Same stone as Earnest)
DURHAM, J. M. C., b. Jan 11, 1840; d. Mar 30, 1901. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Death date from Cem. book)
DURHAM, Julia A., b. 1858; d. 1938; w/o of Francis M. (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford)
DURHAM, Thomas A., b. (illegible) (Contributed by Tess Hazel-Ford) (Note: Cemetery book has b. Jan 21, 1866; d. Jan 16, 1899, age 32y, 1m, 22d.)
DYER, Hawk, b. 14 Jan 1904; d. 18 Dec. 1919. (Son of Samuel & Mary Dyer.)
DYER, Mary E., b. 25 Feb. 1882; d. 11 July 1941. (Dau. of Oliver Gordon Ford)
DYER, Nancy K., b. 1851; d. 1929. (Nee: Swearingen)
DYER, Samuel, b. 24 Dec. 1876; d. 12 Jan. 1948. (Son of William R. Dyer and Nancy K. Swearingen)
DYER, Wade M., b. 23 Nov 1880; d. 07 Mar 1969. (Son of William R. and Nancy Dyer)
DYER, William R., b. 1849; d. 1932. (Same stone as Nancy)
EIDSON, James H., b. Nov 5, 1872; d. June 16, 1927. (Same stone as Maude M.)
EIDSON, Maude M., b. Sep 1, 1880; d. Sep 27, 1949. (Same stone as James H.)
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