Tazewell County, IL Genealogy Trails
Data and Photo's by Steve Slaughter © 2006
AL and Carole Martin ©2007 pictures and data

King Cemetery
Cincinnati Twp., Sec. 20
 

This is a small mid-1800's cemetery .
Overall condition is GOOD.
There's maintenance as well as mowing & trimming.

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The cemetery is located SW of Pekin, IL
Go South from Pekin on RT 29 about 2-3miles to Garman Rd.
Turn Right (West) on Garman for 1.6 miles to Wagonseller Rd.
Continue West through Wagonseller Rd. for another .5 miles to Fuelberth Rd.
Turn left (South) on Fuelberth .7 of a mile to Bluebird Hill.
The small cemetery sits on a little rise on the side of the road.
A nearby farmer keeps it mowed. The stones are well worn and most are difficult to read.
Al and Carole Martin of Pekin, IL

 

†Stone Detail †
9 marked graves -- 4 with foot stones.
Stones are badly weathered & worn. Only 4 stones are readable.
2 mature fir trees block the wind & weather from the South.

†Here are the Readable Stones †

 

Clark, Rebecca K. d/o T. & A. Clark   Died April 29, 1856 8yrs 9ms 27ds  
King, Elizabeth w/o Thomas King   Died Mar. 19, 1865  64yrs 6ms 10ds  
King, James M.     Died Dec. 21, 1861  20yrs 9ms  
Shaw, E. s/o Thomas       unreadable and sinking into grave
Shaw, Mrs. E.   s/o Thomas King        

 

         
Top of the stone is in front.
It helped protect the inscription for James M. King's stone. 


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