LIBERTY CEMETERY

LIBERTY CEMETERY

Information compiled by Laurie Selpien

Honoring the memory of Misty Flannigan and all her hard work!

This cemetery was walked by Misty Flannigan 1997/8 and her information will be in this color.

I have added information to this cemetery is not based on just headstone inscriptions but additional information I have found in the Book Legacy of Kin by Harold G. Felty and the Illinois state data base as a cross reference. My additions are in this color.

Sylvia Hosler has added information that will be in this color

Blue row indicates known war veteran!

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Picture by Sylvia Hosler

Although we have tried to be as accurate as possible in our research, mistakes happen, if you know of any corrections or additions to this family please contact me, thanks Laurie lselpien@msn.com

Name	Birth	Death	Spouse	obit	Additional information
Aaron, Chester	1898	19--			s/o Henry Sherman
AARON, Daty SAFFORD	Jan 1843 Ohio	Oct 1907 Anna, Il.	m. Mar 23 1859 William Riley Aaron	Unmarked Grave	d/o Albert D. & Huldah Safford
Aaron, Henry Sherman	1869 about 1865	1919			Possible unreadable or unmarked grave NOTES
Aaron, Joseph Lawrence	12 Oct 1874	5 Aug 1940	May 17, 1894 Samantha Hamilton Co., Il.	Death cert# 224 Tyron Twp. Franklin Co., Il.	Picture son of William Riley Aaron (Civil War guy) and Daty Safford
Aaron, Raleigh	age 26	1890			I did not find a marker for Raleigh Aaron. Sylvia Hosler 2007
Aaron, Samantha Casey Overturf	29 Aug 1869	27 Nov 1960	Joseph H.		I believe that Samantha was married before. I have been given the name Samantha Casey Overturf
Aaron, William R.	Aug 11, 1835 Kentucky	Sept 5, 1908	m.1 Elizabeth Ragsdale m.2 Daty Safford		Sgt.Co.B 89th Il inf NOTES Wounded twice
Adkins, Helen TATE	1887	1966	James		Legacy of Kin 1966-02
Adkins, James ADKISSON, JAMES	1876	1956 Jan 17, 1956	Helen TATE Legacy of Kin 1966-02	Times-Leader June 21, 1956	s/o Calvin W. & Elvira ODLE Adkisson 79 years
Adkisson, Alma	1884	1974	John
Adkisson, Belzora		1877			dau of J.N. & Sarah E.
Adkisson, C. I. Willis	17 May 1848 DeWitt Co., Il.	8 Feb 1943 broke hip Jan 25	M1 Elvira ODLE Dec 7,1873 d. 1931 M2 Elsie Ann MARICLE Feb 4, 1933	Times-Leader Feb 18, 1943	s/o William A. & Martha FOUTCH Adkisson Legacy of Kin p. 469
Adkisson, Elvira ODLE	9 Feb 1858	19 Aug 1931	Married C. I. Willis Dec 7, 1873	Times Aug 20, 1931	d/o John & Charlotta LAMKIN Odle Legacy of Kin p. 301
Adkisson, Golia	1918	1918
Adkisson, Henry	16 Jun 1875	June 9 1962	Vernia
Adkisson, Ida	1874	19--
Adkisson, Ira	1890
Adkisson, Infant sons		1881			sons of J.N. & Sarah E.(2)
Adkisson, Lois Fay	1922	1931	Death Cert# 330056 Hamilton Co., Il.
Adkisson, John	1878	1965	Alma
Adkisson, Madge	1894	1969	Ira
Adkisson, Martha	age 65	13 Apr 1881	William
Adkisson, Verbal	1906	---------
Adkisson, Vernia	8 Jan 1883	24 Aug 1961	Henry
Adkisson, Wava	1903	1903
Bbecczkiewicz, Felix	1868	19--	Fanny
Bbecczkiewicz, Fanny	1866	1956	Felix
Brown,Arthur W.	13 Dec 1882	21 Apr 1931	Iva C.
Brown, Iva C.	4 Jan 1883	17 Feb 1973	Arthur W.
Brown, Lilly	age 3	1887			dau of W.C. & F.W.
Brown, infant son	age 7	1887			son of W.C. & F.W.
Brown, R. C.	1865	1956			son of J.H. & C. Rooan
Brymer, Noah H.	10 Sept 1894	15 May 1952	Lula		Mo PFC 117 MBL ORD SHOP WW1
Cantrell, Bethel	Nov 20, 1875 Ham Co., Il.	Mar 4, 1953	Teresa E.HOOD Dec 19, 1896 McLeansboro	Times Leader Mar 26, 1953	father b. 20 Nov 1875 d. 4 Mar 1953 9 children s/o Richard & Amanda E. DAVIS Cantrell Legacy of Kin p. 621
Cantrell, Elizabeth	1845	1922	John
Cantrell, Delilah Elizabeth JONES	July 22, 1844	Apr 13, 1921	John Cantrell Feb 1865 (Saline Co., Marriage Feb 4, 1864)	Times Apr 21, 1921	d/o Aiden & Sarah Jones Legacy of kin p. 196
Cantrell, Gazell					Dau of T. E. & B C
Cantrell, Henry M.	1854	1900	Mary Adaline KNIGHT
Cantrell, Howard	1903	1967
Cantrell, J.L.	1819	1876	Polly
Cantrell, Janie	1877	1961	William B.
Cantrell, John	1844	1921	Elizabeth
Cantrell, Jonathan					Son of R. .& M. E. (Age18)
Cantrell, John					Son of M.A. (1 month 5 days)
Cantrell, Kirk	1916	1916
Cantrell, Larkin	1876	1890
Cantrell, Mandy E.	1815	1898	Richard
Cantrell, Marinda	1832	19__	R.H.
Cantrell, Mary Adaline KNIGHT	Apr 18,1854 Ham Co., Il.	May 16, 1934	Henry M. Cantrell Sept 23, 1873 Ham Co., Il. lic. #3732		d/o Mat & Alsenia SPAIN Knight
Cantrell, Polly IRBY	June 16, 1818 Wilson Co., Tn.	May 16, 1911	J.L.	Times May 25, 1911	d/o John & Nancy Irby Legacy of Kin p. 123
Cantrell, Ray	1917	1972
Cantrell, Richard	9 March 1826	25 Spt 1889	Marinda
Cantrell, Richard		Dec 8, 1905 age 64	Married AMandy E.DAVIS Apr 3, 1861 Hamilton Co., Il. Lic. # 2069		Co., A 40^th Il Inf. Civil War
Cantrell, Robert	age 2 mo	1950
Cantrell, Richard H.	1884	1959
Cantrell, Teresa E. HOOD	Aug 21,1877	Sept 31, 1950	Bethel Death Cert# 41223 Hamilton Co., Il.	Times Leader Oct 5, 1950	m 19 Dec 1896 Bethel d. 31 Sept 1950 maiden name HOOD d/o Samuel & Elia HALL Hood Legacy of Kin p. 575
Cantrell, Tillman S.	1862	1881			son of R.H. & M.
Cantrell, Louisa F.					Dau of B C & T E
Cantrell, Verna Lee					Dau of B C & T E
Cantrell, William B.	1879	1954	Janie
Cotter, Forrest J.	12 Apr 1909	25 Sept 1916			son of J.R. & N. A.
Cotter,George	9 May 1858	10 Jan 1897
Cotter, James	18 Apr 1833	6 May 1890
Cotter, John R	1878	1918			father
Cotter, Loyd L.	12 Apr 1845 E. Tn.	14 Feb 1916	Lucinda J. LAWS Dec 14, 1869 Ham Co., Il. Lic # 3171	Times Feb 24, 1916	Legacy of Kin p.153
Cotter, Lucinda	1 Feb 1854	20 Mar 1913	Loyd L.
Cotter,Millie	6 jan 1860	22 Aug 1904
Cotter, Susan	6 may 1806	10 Dec 1891
Courtney, Belle	1853	1940
Courtney, Solomon	1847	1910	Belle
Courtney, John	1884	1959
Culpepper, Richard P.	1864	1933	Alice		Co. D 9 IL Inf Spanish Am War
Culpepper, Alice	1867	1907	Richard P.
Davis, Alice LAMKIN	Aug 9, 1883/4	Apr 11, 1922	Married John S. Davis Jan 9, 1909	Times Apr 27, 1922	d/o W. C. & Mary ATKINSON Lamkin Legacy of Kin p. 207
Davis, Catherine	1848	1878			no stone...Gholson Funeral Home metal marker
Davis, Cam	26 Dec 1877	9 Mar 1967	Gertie
Davis, Denzil L.	27 Nov 1904	3 Jan 1905			Son of C & G M
Davis, Francis M.	1859	1934	Parry
Davis, JAMES FrankLIN	Oct 10, 1851	Mar 1, 1924	Harriet GUNTER Mar 19, 1876	Times Mar 6, 1924	Legacy of Kin p.227
Davis, Harriet Elizabeth GUNTER	Aug 18, 1851 Penn	May 27, 1942	Frank	Times-Leader June 4, 1942	d/o King Peter & Mary Jane Gunter Legacy of Kin p.457
Davis, Infant Son	1886				Son of Parry & Francis
Davis, Infant Son	1885				Son of Parry & Francis
Davis, John S.	Feb 19, 1882 Flannigan Twp.	July 25, 1955	Alice LAMKIN 1909	Times-Leader Aug 4, 1955	s/o James Franklin & Harriet GUNTER Davis Legacy of kin p.659
Davis, John D.	1889	1889			Son of Parry & Francis
Davis, May	14 June1891	30 Sept 1986
Davis, Parry	1863	1959	Francis M.
Davis, Willard	1893	1894			Son of Parry & Francis
Dudley, infant dau					Dau of Woodson & M.L. Dudley
Dudley, Martha	1864	1938	Woodson
Dudley, Thomas Glea	23 Oct 1903	15 Mar 1915			son of L.D. & G.M
Dudley, Woodson	1854	1909	Martha
Dudley,
Dudley, Edna TATE	Oct 10, 1887		Married Roscoe Dudley June 1911 d. 1929	Times leader Oct 1, 1942	d/o Robert A. & Artimisea Pemberton Tate Legacy of Kin p. 457
Flannigan,Elzade
Flannigan,James W. JR
Flannigan, Kate	1856	Jan 10, 1941	Death cert# 18 Hamilton Co., Il.		maiden name Riddle
Flannigan,Narcissus J.
Flannigan,Richard CANTREL			Death cert#851 d. Jan 21, 1921 Hamilton Co., Il.
Flannigan, Richard H.	27 Sept 1894	8 Feb 1926
Flannigan,R.C.
Flannigan, Samuel E.	14 Feb 1837	15 Jan 1914	Sarah J. (Riddle)X	middle name Ewing
Flannigan, Samuel T.
Flannigan,Sarah C.			J.W.
Flannigan, Sarah J.	25 Feb 1839	25 Nov 1924	Samuel E.	Death cert# 330117 Hamilton Co., Il.

Gray, Zach D.	Apr 11, 1874 White Co., Il.	Jan 29, 1952	Etta Williams Mar 30, 1894	Times Leader Feb 7, 1952	Legacy of Kin p. 609
Gray, Etta WILLIAMS	Dec 30, 1879 Ham Co., Il.	Oct 14,1956	Zachus D. Gray Mar 30 1894	Times Leader Oct 18, 1956	d/o Wesley & (Nancy) Ellen WALLER Williams Legacy of kin p. 679
Gray, Ulis	1900	1932
Gray, Robert M.	I876	Apr 17, 1941	Rosa	Death Cert# 64 Hamilton Co., Il.
Gray, Rosa	1880	1933	Robert M.
Gholson H. C.	1853	1914	Martha
Gholson, Martha	1856	1917	H.C.
Gholson, Silas E.	1880	1893			son of H.E. & Martha E.
Gray, Theodore	1901	1950			IL Sgt. 637 Coast Art . B.N.A.A.
Gray, Louis Dewey	1899	1933	Parry Z,		a mason
Gray, Parry Z.	1866	I 951	Louis Dewey
Gray, Theodore	1871	1910	Raleigh		a mason
Gray, Raleigh	1863	1890	Theodore
Gray, Jarrett	1895	1906
Hart, Truman J.	1882	1915
Hogan, Jonathan	1853	1925	Parthenia
Hogan, Parthenia	1861	1889	Jonathan
Hall, Francis	1829	1901	Ruth J		Ruth J., his wife
Hall, Ruth J.,	1839	1903
Hall, Jonathan .	1860	1877
Hall, Benjamine E	1874	1884
Hall, Willis A.	1863	1899			Initials on stones; W.L.H. R.J.H.
Hall, Sarah E.	1872	1913			J.H. P.M.H. S.E.H. B.P.H. on back

James, William	1869	1923	Parry
James, Parry	1893	19	William
Johnson, Volla M.	1877	1911	Susan
Johnson, Susan	1877	19	Volla M.
Jennings, Ailincola	1866	1972			Son of W.K. & S.J.
Jennings, W.	1826	1916	Nancy J.		Father
Jennings, Nancy J.	1830	1894	W.		Mother
Johns, S. F.	1863	1948	Mary S.		Mary S. his wife
Johns, Mary S.	1874	1949	S. F.
Johns, Lloyd	1900	1963
Johns, Eroel	1898	1899
Johnson, Wright	1858	Aug 3,1945	Louisa CANTRELL	Times Leader Aug 16, 1945	Louisa his wife s/o F. W. Robinson & Lucinda BURNETT Johnson Legacy of Kin p. 499
Johnson, Louisa CANTRELL	Feb 14, 1864 Ham Co., Il.	Jan 20, 1934	Married Wright Johnson 1884	Times Leader Jan 25, 1934	d/o Richard & Amanda DAVIS Cantrell Legacy of Kin p. 344
Lamkin, W. C.	1850	1935	Mary ATKINSON FEB 1, 1871		Mary his wife OBIT Times Apr 27, 1922 Legacy of Kin p. 207
Lamkin, Mary	1852	1939	W. C.
Lamkin, Benjamine D.	1879	1915	Mattie		Mattie his wife
Lamkin, Mattie	1887	1911	Benjamine D.
Lamkin, Robert J.	1848	Jan 3, 1920			T. E. his wife
Lamkin, Telitha Emily	Oct 6,1853 Saline Co., Il.	Feb 1913	Feb 9, 1873 Robert J. Lamkin	Times Feb 20, 1913	d/o William Riley & Elizabeth RAGSDALE Aaron
Lamkin, May	1885	1886			Their child
Lamkins, Twins		1887
Lamkin, E. H.	1842	19			Sarah E. his wife
Lamkins, Sarah E.	1844	1894
Lamkin, Ula	1892	19			Child of Robert J. & T.A.
Laws, Ugsplena	1864	1882

McGregar, Chloe Waller	1874	1913			Wife of Asa B. Verse On stone "She was what a woman ought to be"
Moore, Dr. J. G.	1838	1904
Moore, Rebecca Hilman PPEMBERTON	Aug 3, 1858	Dec 10, 1919	Possible unmarked grave	Times Dec 18, 1919	d/o Jesse & Mary Pemberton 1 of 12 children Legacy of Kin p. 181
Mace, James Robert	1858	1929			Laura his wife
Mace, Laura	1860	1940?	Death cert # 68 Apr 30, 1940 Hamilton Co., Il.
Odle, Ted	June 11, 1900	Sept 19, 1953	Married Edna SENNER March 16, 1928		s/o Tilmon & Annie ODLE Odle Edna his wife Legacy of Kin p. 632
Odle, Edna	1907 Hawkeye Iowa	19
Odle, John	1875	Feb 7, 1927	Death cert# 330010 Hamilton Co., Il.		Callie his wife
Odle, Callie	1874	1909
Odle, O. John	1826	1874
Odle, William	1872	1896
Odle, Annie		1875			Age 70
Odle, Sarah C.		1873			Age 38 daughter of J. & A.
Odle, Thomas Allen	Oct 10, 1864 Hamilton Co., Il.	Dec 22, 1952		Times Leader Jan 1, 1953	Age 88 Legacy of Kin p. 633
Odle, Dr. Tilman B.	1838	1893			Nancy S. his wife
Odle, Nancy S.	1837	1881
Odle, Charles	1861	1879
Odle, Annie		1940			Age 72
Odle, James	Sept 7, 1859 Ham Co., Il.	Dec 3, 1936 Saline Co., Il.	Married Jane SMITH 1888 d. Oct 1896 Married Dollie CRADDOCK Jan 29, 1899	Times Leader Dec 10, 1936	Father s/o John & Charlotte LAMKIN Odle Legacy of Kin p. 376
Odle, Jane SMITH	1871	Oct 1896			Mother
Odle, Dollie CRADDOCK	1880	1940			Mother
Odle, Tilman B.	1867	1905			Annie his wife
Odle, Annie ODLE	May 8, 1867	Mar 22, 1940	Married Tilmon Bethel Odle	Times leader Mar 28 1940	d/o Tilman & Nancy JOHNSON Odle Grandfather Uriah Odle settled here in 1818 Legacy of Kin p. 433
Odle, James FIFER	1851	Oct 17, 1920	Death cert# 37016 Hamilton Co., Il.		Their son
Odle, John Sr.	1860	1916			Father
Odle, Nancy A.	1867	1946			mother
Odle, Myron Talton	June 13, 1911	Aug 27, 1936	Married Tressia Ellen TODD 1931	Times Leader Sept17, 1936	s/o Fred d. 1925 % Minnie Odle Legacy of Kin p. 376 Possible unmarked grave
Organ, Hiram		1880			Age 41
Organ, Mahally	1843	1896
Pulluam, George W.	1892	1930			Cora M. his wife
Pullman, Cora M.	1901	19
Pulliam, William J.	1852	1932			Sarah C. his wife
Pulliam, Sarah C	1861	1956
Pulliam, Bertha O.	Mar 20, 1904	Jul 7, 1920		Times July 15, 1920	Daughter of William J. & Sarah .C. Legacy of Kin p. 192
Pemberton, Martha E.	1842	1873			Daughter of J. & M.
Pemberton, Margaret F.	1841	1874			Wife of W. H.
Pemberton, S. H.					Co. F. 6th IL. Cav.
Pemberton, Joshua	1809	1890			Capt. Co. K 128th IL. Inf.
Pemberton, Milloy	1817	18			Wife of Joshua
Pemberton, W. A.					Co. F 6th IL. Cav.
Riddle, Elizabeth	1828	1899			Wife of H. B. married Dec. 5, 1854
Retsch, Fredrick	1876	1957			Pvt. Co. 9 Reg IL Inf Span. Am. War
Smith, Samuel Houston	1865	Sept 6, 1930	Death cert# 330105 Hamilton Co., Il.		Amanda M. his wife
Smith, Amanda M.	1873	Sept 28, 1948	Death cert# 36062 Hamilton Co., Il.
Simmons, Elva	1897	19			Wife of Edgar and R. H. Flannigan
Smith, S. Z.	1830	1908			Sarah A. his wife
Smith, Sarah A.	1834	19
Smith, Elizabeth		1872			Wife of J. J. Age 38
Smith, David J.		1871			Martha A. His wife Age 52
Smith, Martha A.		1878			age abt. 59
					4 Sand stone houses probably Waller Family
Tate, Dr. B. A.	1891	1957
Tate, Barney	1894	1956			Husband Elva
Tate, Itelene Ulena	1896	May 27, 1926	Death cert# 330074 Hamilton co., Il.
Tate, Robert Allen	Feb 15, 1851	July 18, 19, 1950	Death cert# 32834 Hamilton Co., Il.	Times Leader July 20, 1950	Arteisse his wife
Tate, Eliza Artemisse PEMBERTON	Jan 26, 1857 Ham Co., Il.	Dec 12, 1942 Death cert# 135 Hamilton co., Il.	Married Robert Allen Tate Mar 1876	Times Leader Jan 7, 1943	d/o Joshua & Millie Pemberton Legacy of Kin p. 479
Tate, Avery	1880	19			Father
Tate, Martha	1886	Oct 21, 1935	Death Cert# 38938 Hamilton Co., Il.		mother
Vantrease, George Edmund "Ed"	Dec 27, 1874 Saline Co., Il.	Sept 18, 1933	Married Elza N. LEWIS Mar 30, 1897	Times Leader Sept 28, 1933	s/o James & Delilah WINN Vantrease Legacy of Kin p. 338
Vantrease, Elza N. LEWIS	1881	19
Vantrease, Horace C.	1907	1907			Son
Vantrease, Harley B.	1903	1906			Son
Williams, Lee	1875	1939			Ida his wife
Waller, John	1889	19
Waller, John H.	1861	1916			Sallie his wife
Waller, Sallie	1864	1955
Waller, Ossie		1963			Age 71
Waller, R.	1887	1957			Brother Pvt. I Co. 161 Depot Brig. World War I
Waller, Isabell	1878	1931			Mother
Williams,Ida	1878	1939
Williams, Lem	1895	1913			Their son
Williams, James	1847	1913			Nancy his wife
Williams, Nancy	1855	19
Williams, James Harmon	1890	1951
Williams, Charlie	1877	1963			Margaret A. his wife
Williams, Margaret	1880	1956

Notes from Sylvia Hosler

William Riley Aaron was wounded twice, and he suffered from those wounds the rest of his life. He was born in Kentucky, but lived most of his life in Hamilton County or that area. He was married twice (maybe three times). His first wife was Elizabeth Ragsdale. She died very young. He married a second time to Daty Safford. I am descended from this couple.

Daty Safford Aaron’s story was REALLY sad. She was in and out of the mental institution in Anna, Illinois several times. That is where she died in October of 1907. I have read in information that I have received from cousins that Daty is buried in Liberty Cemetery also. There is no marker. But she was supposedly laid to rest there, and when William Riley Aaron died he was buried next to her. Guess that is possible. His grave marker may have been put there by a group honoring Civil War veterans. I have no idea. The marker is now difficult to read. His grave is right in the front area of the cemetery with no others around.

William did marry after Daty died, and lived for only a short time after that. But when this widow applied for his pension after his death she was not allowed it. She could not prove that her previous husband was dead. He probably was, but she had no proof. I am sure you don't want this information, but it was interesting to me. This woman's first husband went to St. Louis and never returned. There was a huge tornado in St. Louis at this time, so she thought he was killed. Who knows? Maybe he just took off. Anyhow, the government would not give her William's tiny pension after he died.

Here's some information about Henry Sherman Aaron. I did not locate his marker when I went to the cemetery. The dates you have are 1869 - 1919. He was born earlier than that. When the 1870 census was taken he appears as the 5 year old son of William Aaron. In the 1880 census he appears as the 15 year old son of William Aaron. So I use a birth year of about 1865. Guess when he died the person who had a marker made did not know when he was born and guessed. It is a little confusing about the number of marriages he had, so I am not sure of those facts. He indeed did have a son named Henry Chester Aaron. He went by the name Chester apparently. He is also buried there. The Illinois Statewide Death Index shows three men named Henry Aaron who all died in 1918. I am not sure which is which. The Chester Aaron buried in Liberty may have also died in 1918. I really don't have anything at all on Chester.

 picture from Sylvia Hosler

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