This is not a complete reading of Coon Grove Cemetery. Researchers are welcome to contribute any burial information or photos of stones to be placed on this website. Dates in [ ] were taken from sources other than the stones Photos contributed by Al & Carole Martin, March 2008 Click on an underlined name to view photos Name Birth Death Other Information Albin, Mary E.     wife of W.?. Albin and dau. of S & P Starrett Albin, Samuel   5 Oct 1862 11m 28d, son of W.M. & M.E. Beale, Arlie G. 1896 1908   Beale, Fred 1891 1914   Beale, James 1848 1912 same stone as Oleta G. Beale, Mae 1905 1932   Beale, Oleta G. 1869 1941 same stone as James Best, James W.   3 Dec 1860 ?y 4m 3d, stone partially buried Bush, James   28 Apr 1852 70y, 18th century birth Coryell, Lillie M. Thomas 30 Apr 1876 21 Oct 1899 wife of E.E. Coryell Counterman, Alice F.     no dates Cowen, Anna   23 Aug 1869 68y 10m 11d, wife of John Cowen, Joel P.   22 Apr 1881 51y 9m, same stone as Lucinda Cowen, John R.   21 May 1856 2m 14d, son of J.P. & L. Cowen, Lucinda   25 Dec 1872 47y 19m 15d, wife of Joel Cowen, Margaret A.   27 July 1859 1y 5m, dau of J.P & L. Cowen, Sarah J.   24 Apr 1854 18y 2m 24d, dau of J. & A. Cowen, Silas Edgar   30 July 1864 1y 8m 8d, son of J.P. & L. Davis, Elijah M.   [23 Nov 1914] Co E 27th Ill Inf, Civil War, date from Honor Roll Gorden, George A.   23 July 1873 3y 5m 7d, son of M. & E. Gorden, William H.   27 Nov 1869 8y 1m 27d, son of M. & E. Hicks, Bolce S. 1842 1923 Co C 58th Reg Ill Inf, Civil War Hicks, Ellen V. 1852 1927 wife of Bolce, Civil War veteran Hight, Wesley J. 1900 1926   Horchem, Glenn A. 14 Nov 1890 4 Jan 1894 son of P. & M.M. Landrith, Charley K.   3 Mar 1875 2y 1d, child of W.M. & S.A. Landrith, Hilen S.   14 Oct 1862 2m 13d, child of W.M. & S.A. Landrith, John F.   30 July 1874 5y 4m 5d, child of W.M. & S.A. Landrith, William   4 July 1882 47y 11d, Co A 85th Ill Inf, Civil War, Honor Roll, same stone as Charley, Hilen & John Morris, Robert M. 1821 1898   Pemberton, Alvin   [18 June 1892] Co G 11 Reg Ill Vol, Civil War, Honor Roll Porter, Louis     Co A 85th Ill Inf, Civil War Seelye, Johnathan 7 Aug 1860 9 Sept 1935 same stone as Sofronia Seelye, Jonathan V.   6 Aug 1936 Private, 110 Inf 28 Div, WW I Seelye, Roy     WW I, Honor Roll [this may be the same as Roy Harbert Seelye buried in Meadow Lawn Cemetery Seelye, Sofronia 11 Nov 1866 15 Apr 1933 same stone as Johnathan Seelye, Virgil J. 13 Jan 1926 27 Dec 1976   Starrett, Amanda M.   14 Aug 1873 28y 5m 4d, wife of J.B. Starrett, Perlina   27 Feb 1875 64y 7m 13d, wife of Saml. Starrett, George W.   21 May 1868 18y 9m 11d, son of S. & P. Starrett, Washington   14 June 1873 76y 3m 9d, 18th century birth Thomas, Frances P.   7 Aug 1876 42nd year of age, wife of John, "A wife so loved, a mother dear. A faithful friend, lies buried here. We mourn her loss while here we stay But hope to meet in bliss someday." "Farewell by dear companion I soon shall meet you on the other shore." Thomas, Harvey A.   29 Nov 1873 4m 2d, son of J.W. & A.J. Underwood, Christopher C. 25 Sept 1863 3 Oct 1899 same stone as Mary M. Underwood, Ira 27 Oct 1879 10 Mar 1946   Underwood, Mary M. 1857 1927 same stone as Christopher Cemetery Index Home