Mt. Olive Cemetery


Orange Township, Clark County, Illinois

Mt Olive is located about 5 1/2 miles south and 1/2 mile west of Martinsville on section 7 or Orange Township, on the road west of Neadmore  The cemetery has 2 parts, an Old part (North), and a New part (South). It is also known as Kickapoo.

Name   Birth or dates Death Age Additional

Ashley

Johney Recor, s/o J. I. & E. E.

 

21 Dec. 1893

11m 25d

 

Ashley

Rachel, d/o J. I. & E. E.

 

21 Apr. 1904

1m 27d

 

Ashley

Leonora, d/o J. I. & E. E.

 

24 July 1894

6m 4d

 
           

Bailey

Randall

1867 - 1943

     

Bailey

Josephine

1869 - 1955

     

Bailey

Berdena (Phillips) *

 

8 Apr. 1908

   

Bailey

Roy 1

10 Oct. 1899

3 Nov. 1868

   

Bailey

Aulson 2

4 May1888

20 May1967

   
           

Beasley

Charles W.

1881 - 1959

     

Beasley

Anna O.

1884 - 1962

     

Beasley

Betty Iona

1941 - 1965

     
           

Bennett

Nathan

1884 - 1934

     

Bennett

Dovey A. (Connelly)  

1883 - 1963

     

Bennett

Dennis E.

26 June 1951

3 Nov. 1951

   
           

Blakeman

Jeremiah

 

25 Sep. 1870

42y 8m

 

Blakeman

Lucinda Hurlbut

 

20 Sep. 1873

37y 3m 14d

 

Blakeman

Jeremiah (son)

 

20 Sep. 1864

1y 5m 4d

 

Blakeman 

Daniel B. (son)

 

20 Jan. 1858

1m 2d

 

Blakeman

Clark Madison

1859 - 1950

     

Blakeman

Mary F. (Beabout)

1865 - 1939

     

Blakeman

Carrie A., d/o R. N. & S. L.

 

9 Jan. 1889

a11m 15d

 

Blakeman

Veral

1903 -

     

Blakeman

Henry

1903 - 1942

     

Blakeman

Wanda May

 

1934

   

Blakeman

John W.

1879-1940

     

Blakeman

Lottie S.

1883-1965

     

Blakeman

Henry V.

1854-1936

     

Blakeman

Alice

1860-1942

     

Blakeman

Florence L. (dtr)

8 June 1885

8 mar 1916

   
           

Briggs

Elmer G.

13 Apr. 1885

25 July 1938

   

Briggs

Flora

6 May 1882

15 Jan. 1953

   
           

Burris

Mary E. (Wartman), w/o M.

 

9 May1869

24y 6m 8d

wife of Morton Burris.
Jerome,  Josephine and  Philander are her children.

Burris

Jerome (son)

 

19 Sep. 1867

22 days

son of Mary E.

Burris

Josephine (dtr)

 

1 May1869

3m 26d

son of Mary E.

Burris

Philander

1866 - 1894

    son of Mary E.

Burris

Everette

1890 - 1956

     

Burris

Effie

1894 - 19

     

Burris

Nancy Lee, d/o E and E

1941 - 1942

     

Burris

Infant daughter

 

1912

   

Burris

Infant son

 

1911

   

Burris

Bobby Joe

1931 - 1936

     
           

Bush

Noah

 

12 Aug. 1901

62 years

 

Bush

Elizabeth Jane (first wife)

 

2 Feb. 1871

24y 2d

 

Bush

Mary E. (2nd wife)

     

no other data

Bush

Infant s/o N & M.E.

 

8 Aug. 1879

   

Bush

Alonzo

1870 - 1931

     

Bush

Ida M.

1870 - 1929

     

Bush

Phamy, d/o A & I

13 July 1895

1 Jan. 1903

7y 5m 18d

 

Bush

Flora B., d/o A & I

 

18 Oct. 1899

1y 3m 11d

 

Bush

Mason 3

no dates

 

 

Civil War Vet

Bush

Margaret (Hix), w/o H.

 

5 Sep. 1889

40y 5m 13d

 

Bush

Infant s/o H and M. J. Harvie G. ?

 

26 Aug. 1889

3y 11m 10d

 

Bush

Johney, s/o H and M. J.

 

1 Nov. 1875

1y 4m 20d

 

 

         

Clark

John

8 May1821

7 Nov. 1900

   

Clark

Lavina J.

25 Feb. 1833

     
           

Clement

Jerry C., s/o Dan and Audrey

1934 - 1951

     
           

Colvin

Turner

 

12 Aug. 1901

70y 4m 27d

 

Colvin

Elizabeth (Bullock)

 

10 Feb. 1912

78y 3m 26d

 

Colvin

Lizzie (dtr)

  1

age 10 months

 

Colvin

John

24 Jan. 1874

24 Aug. 1903

   

Colvin

Charley

1865 - 1938

     

Colvin

Eva

1876 - 1949

     
           

Connelly

Charles W.

15 Dec. 1854

18 Aug. 1936

   

Connelly

Rachel

26 mar 1856

18 Aug. 1912

   

Connelly

Clark H.

 

15 Apr. 1903

45y 11m 14d

 

Connelly

Elizabeth Ann (Willis)

Feb. 5, 1861-M ?

     

 

         

Hills

William M. 1837 Dec. 17, 1898    
Hills Mary (Bennett) no dates     w/o Wm. M.

 

         

Seaton

James H.

1854 - 1931

     

Seaton

Permelia (Hazen)

1851 - 1931

     

Seaton

John W.

1881 - 1963

     

Seaton

Nannie Colvin

1884 - 1949

     

Seaton

Hazel M.

1906 - 1929

     

Seaton

Vern

1893 - 19__

     

Seaton

Bessie Lacey

1896 - 19__

     

Seaton

Joe (Joseph)

5 June 1886

25 Oct. 1960

   

Seaton

Ruey (Washburn)

31 May1892

     

Sewell

Eva (Connelly) 4

26 June 1881

7 Jan. 1913

   

Short

Allen

1867 - 1936

     

Short

Nora (Neidigh)

1867 - 1939

     

Short

Georg

1860 - 1939

     

Short

Mary Ann (Brandenburg)

1850 - 1931

     

Short

Hamilton

11 Sep. 1828

5 May1888

59y 7m 24d

 

Short

Dianthia

9 Feb. 1836

24 Dec. 1905

   

Short

Addie M. w/of E. E.

 

12 July 1900

32y 10m 3d

 

Short

Lulu (dtr)

 

24 July 1898

1m 2d

 

Short

Arlie (son)

 

28 June 1896

20 days

 

Short

Earnest (son)

 

17 Sep. 1894

3 days

 

Short

Oscar (son)

 

13 Sep. 1892

3m 7d

 

Short

son of C and A

 

1908

   

Short

Jean L.

1933 - 1952

     

Short

Harry

1892 - 1950

     

Short

Charles T.

1883 - 1954

     

Short

Ada B. (Neidigh)

1885 - 19__

     

Short

Walter

1887 - 1958

     

Short

Edna (Hill)

1894 - 1959

     

Sims

J. B. 5

no dates

     

Stricklett

Jacob

1889 - 1957

     

Stricklett

Nellie w/o Jacob

1889 - 1954

     

Stricklett

James M.

 

24 Feb. 1888

59y 2m 20d

 

Stricklett

Frances (McConnell) mother of James

 

20 Feb. 1881

72y 15d

 

Stricklett

Roxanna d/o J. M. & S. E.

 

31 Jan. 1883

8y 26d

 

Stricklett

Maggie d/o J. M. & S. E.

 

6 Apr. 1878

1y 7m 3d

 

Stricklett

Sarrah E. (Grice) w/o James

July 1840

Jan. 1923

   

Stricklett

Maud

16 July 1887

17 Sep. 1889

   

Stricklett

Walter

1858 - 1924

     

Stricklett

Laura w/o Walter

1864 - 1932

     

Stricklett

Walter Lowell

10 May1924

23 May1987

 

WW II Vet

Stricklett

Dorothy J. w/o Walter L.

19 July 1928

     

 

         
These entries were submitted by Marlene Brandenburg and Billy R Burris.  They are located in the old part of the cemetery
Name   Birth Date Comments
Ramsey  David Aug. 1809 Feb. 1, 1900 90y 6m
Ramsey Eleanor Feb 1822 Sept 15, 1909
Ramsey William R Sept 4, 1846 Apr. 2, 1918
Ramsey Hennietta Apr. 13, 1844 July 5, 1907
Ramsey Mary E., dau.
Nov 15, 1867 11m 15d
Ramsey John T. Oct.13, 1867 Mar. 18, 1944
Ramsey Lucy V. July 30, 1868 Feb 15, 1920 w/o John T.
Ramsey Andrew 1870 1954
Ramsey Mollie (Thompson) 1880 1921
Ramsey Charles R Feb. 20, 1876 May 17, 1942
Ramsey son
1930
Ramsey James M Aug. 9, 1872 Nov. 25, 1934
Ramsey Margaret R, "Our Aunt" Dec 28, 1883 Dec 26, 1971
Ramsey Harold Maurice 1938 1944
Ramsey Carl 1902 1951
Ramsey Hazel M. (Beasley) 1906 Mar. 8, 1976

Notes:

*1st dtr of A. M. & Meekie
1Illinois, Private, U.S. Army, WW II (?)
2Illinois Cpl., Company H, 147 th Infantry WW I
3Company G, 123rd Illinois Infantry - Civil War
4wife of Frank, who is buried at Restitution Cemetery, daughter of C. W. and R. Connelly. Frank, son of Henry and Lizzie Orrell Sewell
5Company I, 85th Indiana Infantry


This is a partial transcription.

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Many thanks to John & Cindy McCachern, who submitted most of the data transcribed here.


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