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Vermilion
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Vermilion
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Sharon Cemetery
THE SHARON CEMETERY is a small pioneer burying ground about a quarter
of a mile northeast of the Sharon school near Olivet. The writer (January, 1931) saw markers of Smiths buried there
in 1815 and 1819. His eyes could scarcely believe the dates, but there they were. A great many of the Smith family
were buried here between 1840 and 1849, and different Smiths have been buried in the Sharon cemetery each decade
down to the present time. [Source: "Stories of Historical
Days In Vermilion County, Illinois," By Grammar Grade Pupils of Villages and Rural Schools, 1934-1935; Compiled
for the School Libraries By L. A. TOGGLE, County Superintendent of Schools. Transcribed by K. Torp]
Burials in Sharon Cemetery
Moses Reynolds; born May 6, 1830; died November 28, 1904.
Elvira, his daughter; died February 24, 1878.
Wm. McNeese; died August 17, 1894. Age, 74 years.
Lydia, his wife; died February 8, 1906. Age, 83.
David R. Smith, 1824-1904.
David Ankrum; died February 24, 1867. Age, 69 years.
Abagail, his wife; died February 28, 1857. Age, 54 1/3 years.
Allen, son of above; died October 28, 1858.
George W. Smith; born September 19, 1819; died, July 14, 1900.
Elizabeth, his wife; born June 6, 1831; died February 2, 1888.
John Kendall, Company E, Seventy-third Illinois Infantry. No date.
Theodore T. Smith, son of G. W. and E. Smith; died October 9. 1864
Elizabeth, wife of J. M. Kendall; died January 28, 1852. Age. 35.
Martha, wife of Wm. Hall; died March 12, 1849. Age, 55 years.
Isaac Smith, Jr., died, 1849.
Martha Smith; born February 19, 1802; died, 1874.
Isaac Smith; born 15th day of 8th month, 1795; died March 3, 1849.
William, son of I. and M. R. Smith; died December 15, 1845.
Mary Smith, wife of Isaac Smith, Sen.; died April 24, 1840. Age, 82 years.
Joseph Hackney; died June 6, 1846. Age, 68 years.
Jonathan B. Smith; died September 29, 1838. Age, 1 year.
Joseph Smith; died May 31. 1850. Age, 58 years.
Source: "History Of Vermilion County, Illinois", Lottie
E. Jones, Volume I, Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1911.
Transcribed by K. Torp
