ADKINS (WOODSON) CEMETERY
On a high hill north side of road near the south west corner of the south east section 23 Charleston Township, Coles County.
The cemetery had not been used for several decades until the burial of Robert Thomas Lynch in 1995
(Thanks Bill Harrison for the update!)

This is two combined readings - A Cemetery reading done in 1925 by Samuel S. Sargent of Charleston which was transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Barb Ziegenmeyer, ©2006 with additional burials transcribed from the 1936 DAR reading of the cemetery by the Sally Lincoln Chapter, [which is reprinted in Volume 3 of "The Prairie Sleeps" Cemetery Book]

Name	Birth	Death	Notes	Source/Discrepancies
Adkins, Charles H.		9-01-1856	aged 1y, 6m, 23d son of C & S	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Charles		12-18-1850	aged 8m, 15d son of C. & S.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Charles		December 8, 1858	47 yrs 19 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Elizabeth M		11-28-1890	aged 5y, 7m, 13d dau of W.R. & A.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Frances A.	May 7 1825	January 10, 1892	Wife of John Adkins born Laurel Co., Kentucky	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Gowen M.		September 9, 1885	65 yrs 11 mos and 6 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Henry G.		4-17-1884	aged 3y, 5m, 22d son of W.R. & M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Ida P.		8-13-1885	aged 1y, 1m, 3d dau of J.M. & S.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Infant		3-14-1877	dau of J.M. & S	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, infant		6-17-1879	aged 18d dau of W.R. & Adnie	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Isaac	1857	1913	Father	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, James		May 10 1852	61 yrs Pioneer from KY	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, James H.		6-17-1864	aged 1y, 3m, 15d son of J.W. & N.G.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, James M.	March 24, 1846	January 15, 1898		1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, James R.		October 10, 1854	19 ys 11 ms, 13 ds Son of James & Marget	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, John M.	December 28, 1821		Born Scott Co., Kentucky	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, John M.	March 9 1850	February  13 1904		1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Johnnie H.	9-18-1899	5-7-1900	son of F.A. & N.G.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Johnie O.		12-04-1883	aged 7m, 21d son of W.R. & M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Lucy Jane		1-11-1881	age 2y, 10m, 2d dau of G.& N	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Mahala E.		8-09-1881	aged 5m, 29d dau of J.M. & S.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Malinda	December 18, 1874	January 28, 1906	Wife of Charles Adkins	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Margaret		June 2 1854	abt 67 yrs Wife of James	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Margaret		July 8, 1847	abt 41 yrs Wife of Charles Adkins	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Minerva	1860	1925	Mother	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Myrtle		8-13-1894	aged 4y, 7m, 25d dau of I. & M.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Adkins, Nancy		June 19 1872	48 yrs 3 mos and 18 ds Wife Of Gowen	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, Serelda Corbin	September 9, 1851	6-10-1931 (date from Prairie Sleeps)	Wife of John	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, William R.		April 30, 1895	43 yrs 4 mos and 15 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Adkins, William R.	August 21, 1886	December 8 1902	Son	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Bates, Charles B.		?-18-188?		1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Bell, Virgia		1892		1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Coble, Lulu		February 23, 1894	7 mos and 3 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Coen, Roy E.	11-17-1891	10-20-1893	son of A.M. & L.B.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Campbell, W.T.				1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Campbell, J.R.	5-24-188?	10-?-1884		1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Detrick, Harriet E.		9-3-1863	aged 11m, 13d dau of G. & M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Detrick, George E.		9-4-1867	aged 1y, 3m, 25d dau of G. & M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Detrick, Franky		5-06-1869	age 11m, 20d son of G & M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Ervin, Mary E.	1861	1907	Mother	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Ervin, James Thos.	1-22-1917	1-29-1917		1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Ervin, Maxine B.	1-22-1917	1-29-1917		1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Elliet, Margaret A.		3-31-1886	dau of James & Martha aged 6y, 3m, 17d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Finch, Sally Ann	2-9-1832	9-18-1930	wife of James Finch	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Finch, Charles A.		8-31-1877	age 14y, 5m, 30d son of James & S.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Finch, Ella		12-21-1869	aged 2d dau of James & S.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Gee, Infant		3-21-1877	dau of J. & M.S.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Gilbert, Infant		May 24, 1866	Son of J.F. & P. Gilbert	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Gilbert, James C.	April 9, 1840	March 6 1894	Co. E 25th Ill Inf. discharged re-enlisted Co. F 7th Regt. KY Cav.	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Hall, Joel W.		3-29-1873	age 34y, 8m, 14d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Hall, Elmer G.		5-28-1893	age 1m, 8d son of J.W. & F.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Hall, John P.	April 1, 1823	October 14, 1882		1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Hall, Lucy H.	August 6, 1826	March 4, 1905		1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Hall, Millie A.	January 2, 1854	August 25, 1905	Daughter of John P. & Lucy Hall	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Johnson, Joseph F.		2-16-1878	age 9m, 18d son of J.J. and M.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Johnson, Mary A.		2-26-1878	age 36y, 9m, 7d wife of J.J. Johnson	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Johnson, Sarah E.		6-23-1871	age 34y, 9m, 21d wife of J.J.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Kelly, Mary Ann		October 19, 1858	6 mos and 22 ds Daughter of L. & S.F. Kelly	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Kelly, Mary Ann M.		August 19, 1856	25 yrs 5 mos and 5 ds Wife of Larbe Kelly	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Lemmons, Catherine	12-27-1820	4-26-1881	wife of J.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Lemmons, Jackson	6-12-1815	3-06-1881		1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Lemons, Joseph		1-16-1856	age 42y, 3m, 28d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Lynch, Robert Thomas	Aug 23, 1908	Apr 25, 1995	married Sep 6, 1938 Parents of Ellen Lucille and Thomas Dean Lynch Robert is the son of Arthur Lynch & Rachel Wilson. Virginia is the dau of John Henry Gwin & Margaret Jane Replogle, who are both buried in Mt Tabor.	Bill Harrison
Lynch, Virginia Aletha (nee Gwin)	Feb 25, 1909	Nov 10, 1998		Bill Harrison
Monor, Charles N.		8-17-1863	age 1y, 8m, 7d son of Theo & Jane	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
McKenzie, Ellen		10-09-1854	age 11 (y or m?) dau of J.W. & M.E.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
McKenzie, Harry A.			son of J.A. & M.F.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
McKenzie, Ida S.	1872	1895	dau of J.A. & M.F.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
McKenzie, James W.		June 10, 1869	39 yrs, 6 mos and 21 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
McKenzie, Orley	1887	1888	son of J.A. & M.F.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Meek, Jennie		12-23-1904	aged 38y, 3m, 24d wife of G.W. Meek	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Metzler, Jennett		12-11-1909	age 1y, 5m	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Myers, Abe		7-31-1900	age 55y, 10m	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Myers, Martha Jane		11-13-1894	age 41y, 9m, 7d wife of Abe Myers nee Adkins	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Nees, James W.		8-19-1852	age 4y, 10m	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Nees, Jorge Ann		7-27-1851	age 1y, 6m, 1d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Nees, William		September 24, 1875	abt 57 yrs	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Parker, Albert		September 20, 1872	1 month and 9 ds Son of D. M. & M.J. Parker	1925 Reading by S. Sargent father's name given as P.M. in P.S.
Parker, Daniel M.		April 11, 1879	35 yrs	1925 Reading by S. Sargent  P.S. gives age as 35y, 3m, 23d
Parker, Guy M.	May 15, 1875	August 1, 1899		1925 Reading by S. Sargent birth year given as 1876 and middle initial as "E." in P.S.
Parker, Harrie E.		March 10, 1871	1 year 4 mos and 23 ds Son of B.A. & S.E. Parker	1925 Reading by S. Sargent age is agiven as 1y, 1m, 23d in Prairie Sleeps
Parker, John		September 11, 1874	61 yrs and 1 day	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Parker, Melissa J.		April 23, 1879	30 yrs Wife of Daniel M. Parker	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Parker, Sarah E.		February 11, 1870	21 yrs 5 mos and 1 day Wife of B.A. Parker	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Pauley, Alice M.		9-28-1920	age 11m, 12d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Pauley, Ora F.		10-05-1912	age 11m, 7d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Porter, Susannah		April 5, 1864	59 yrs 3 ms and 23 ds	1925 Reading by S. Sargent
Price, Cleo				1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Rennels, Finley E.	5-10-1885	11-03-1901	son of Riley & Mary	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Schnorf, Arthur C.		4-30-1882	age 58y, 2m, 11d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Silence, Henry		10-05-1929	age 73y, 10m, 6d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Silence, Minnie Ellen		11-223-1892	age 14y, 10m, 23d dau of Henry & Sarah	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Silence, Sarah A.	3-21-1857	6-26-1925	nee Adkins	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Swisher, Martha J.		2-10-1862	age 1y dau of L. & E.R.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Tannehill, George H.		11-10-1876	age 34y, 1m, 21d	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Temple, Mary A.		11-03-1970	age 33y, 1m, 14d wife of T.W.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Tidd, Charley D.		10-04-1867	age 1y, 1m, 3d son of B.F. & S.A.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps
Wilson, Mary E.	June 9 1855	April 12, 1904	Daughter of  W.W. & M.L. Wilson	1925 Reading by S. Sargent  Prairie Sleeps gives birth as 6-9-1884
Woodson, Oral A.		August 1889	son of J.W. & I.M.	1936 DAR Reading in the Prairie Sleeps

Originally Copied by Mrs. P.C. Harmany and Gerry Dudley, Feb. 1936, D.A.R Sally Lincoln Chapter
and reprinted in
The Prairie Sleeps, Volume III, Charleston & Hutton Townships pub. by the Coles County, IL Genealogical Society 1994

Transcription of S. Sargent's work ©2006 Barb Ziegenmeyer
Transcription and Formatting of DAR Reading ©2006 K. Torp

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