Mt. Zion or Farnsworth Cemetery

I am trying a new format out for cemetery information. The information on this cemetery is not based on just headstone inscriptions but rather by state database records found on line as well as personal obituaries saved by my grandmother Hazel SMITH Lane, obituaries exchanged with other researchers, the Illinois State Historic Library, Legacy of Kin 1&2, as well as Betty Beeson and Doris Bland books.

Information in this color is based on Deselm Funeral Home Cards donated by Betty Wheat

Death Certificate numbers were found in the Illinois Statewide Database http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html

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		Death Cert# SS#	OBIT Picture	Additional Information
Anderson, Albert S.	Oct. 12,1856	Oct. 26 1856				Son of William C. & Caroline
Anderson, Albert G. V.	July 20, 1835	Dec. 18, 1885				Brother to Robert B. Anderson
Anderson, Mary COPELAND	Apr. 18, 1804	May 11, 1864	Married Robert B. Anderson
Anderson, Robert B	Feb. 1, 1801	Dec. 25, 1845
Anderson, Robert W.	Apr. 8, 1836	Dec. 25, 1861
Anderson, William C.	1824	Nov.25, 1877	Married Caroline			Brother to Robert B. Anderson
Auxier, Frank	Oct. 24, 1900	Sept. 19, 1970	Susan M. Shell
Auxier, Susan SHELL	May 18, 1902	Jan 1, 1974	Married Frank Auxier			Daughter of James B. & Martha YATES Shell
BABCOCK, Gilbert	Jan 1, 1876	Sept 27, 1963	Ginevra Pittman			f. Eliakin Babcock m. Sarah Eliz Baity
Bond, Mack Mastir or Mastin	April 1, 1847	April 21, 1923	Blind musician	Death Cert# 410136 Mt. Vernon Jefferson Co., Il.		Son of Elisha & Martha MUNDY Bond
Buchanan, Robert S.	Dec 16, 1927	Nov. 30, 1977	Dec 16, 1948 Pauline Stephenson		OBIT	Son of Joe & Mabel TROTTER Buchanan
DUGAN, Mary Ellen TERRY		May 13, 1888	Augustus Groves Dugan			d/o Wilson William and Margette Marietta (Carter) Terry. Info from Celia Richardson
Hansbrough, Preston			Co. G. 60^th Il. Inf.			Son of John & Sarah (Hansbraw) Hansbrough

Harshbarger, Emily BROWN	July 16, 1824 Lawrence Co., Ohio	Aug. 3, 1889	Married William Harshbarger Aug. 5, 1841			Daughter of George & Lucy Minerva GILLETT Brown 12 children
Emma L. Harshbarger	July 15, 1864	Sept. 3, 1864				Daughter of William & Emily BROWN Harshbarger
Harshbarger, Peter	1841	1866	5^th Virginia Inf.
Harshbarger, William	Aug. 8, 1820	May 31, 1894	Married Emily Brown Aug. 5, 1841			Son of David & Elizabeth BEECHER Harshbarger
Gant, Kinshaw	1877	Dec. 19, 1898	Co. L. 9Ill. Inf. Spanish War			Son of Annie Gant Shell
Lewis, L. W.	Feb 27, 1852 Champaign Co., Il.	July 4, 1888	Brother-in-law Scudamore Buried Thomason Cemetery	Possible unmarked grave	OBIT
Lewis, Mary Anderson		Nov. 13 1866	Married Jarvis D. Lewis			Sister to Robert B. Anderson
Maulding, James Blaine	June 15, 1888	Nov 23, 1912	Son of Cloyd & Elizabeth SHELL Maulding		OBIT	Son of Cloyd and Elizabeth SHELL Maulding ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1888–1960 11/23/1912 Vol. 2 pages 30, 168
Maulding, Cloyd C.	July 25, 1843	1913	Married Betsy Elizabeth Shell			Son of Andrew & Hester HOPKINS Maulding
Maulding, Elizabeth SHELL	1850	1913	Married Cloyd Maulding			Daughter of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Maulding, Elvia		May 1, 1873	Age 1 year 10 months			Daughter of Cloyd & Elizabeth SHELL Maulding
Infant son Maulding		Sept. 6, 1868	11 days			Son of Cloyd & Elizabeth SHELL Maulding
Maulding, William		Apr. 6, 1870	Age 1 month 18 days			Son of Cloyd & Elizabeth SHELL Maulding
Mitchell Celia McRENOLDS	Feb. 7, 1850	Apr. 25, 1933	Married William Carol Mitchell
Mitchell, Celia	Apr. 13, 1908	Jun. 3, 1927				Daughter of James W. & Clara HAND MItchell
Mitchell, Clara HAND	Jun. 20, 1870	Aug 1, 1946	Married James Wiley Mitchell
Mitchell, Herbert Ray	Aug. 22, 1896	Dec. 17, 1896				Son of James W. & Clara HAND Mitchell
Mitchell, James Wiley	May 31, 1866	Feb. 7, 1943	Married Clara Hand			Son of William Carol & Celia McRENOLDS Michell
Mitchell, William Carol	Jan. 26, 1844	Feb. 26, 1906	Married Celia McRenolds			Co. C, 9^th Kentucky Inf.
SAXE, Edith Emily POTTER	Jan 10, 1891 Edwards Co., Il.	Jan 28, 1958 Edwards Co., Il.	Glenn T. Sax (Divorced)			f. Charles Potter Nov 21, 1845-Dec 11, 1934 Albion m. Ester Troughton Jan 7, 1854-Nov 8, 1928 Albion
SAX, Glenn T.	Oct 20, 1889 Edwards Co., Il.	June 27, 1972 Fairfield Il.	(Divorced) Edith Emily Potter			f. John Sax July 1864-Feb 9, 1948 Albion m. Haffie Horton Oct 15, 1868-Jan 20, 1954 Albion
Shell, Addie	1859	June 1, 1930	Married William V. Shell	Death Cert# 960085 Orel Twp., WC, Il.		Daughter of John & Mary FRAME Robinson
Shell, Ann E. GANT	Sept. 19, 1852	Aug. 24,1889	Married Marcus Shell Feb 1879
Shell, Arthur Garfield	Sept. 17, 1880	Dec. 8, 1880	3months 9days old			Son of Marcus & Annie Gant Shell
Shell, Callie	Sept. 21, 1881	Oct. 21, 1912				Daughter of Marcus & Annie Gant Shell
Shell, Calvin	May 4, 1824	Feb. 10, 1900	1^st Lt. 5^th Ill Cav.,
Shell, (Dide) Schyler	May 27, 1868	July 12,1937		Death Cert# 120 WC, IL.		Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1888–1960 7/13/1937 Vol. 5 pages 48, 223
Shell, Douglas Steven	May 26, 1861	Dec. 6, 1924		Death Cert# 960185 Orel Twp., WC, IL.		Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shell, Ellen TERRY	Dec. 30, 1868	June 11, 1908	Married Marcus Shell			daughter of Francis Marion TERRY (Mary Ellen LEONARD
Shell, George	Dec. 5, 1898	Sept. 29, 1973	Married Nova Good			Son of James B. & Martha YATES Shell
Shell, Ida	1882	Jan 22, 1923		Death Cert# 960012 Four-Mile Twp., WC, IL.
Shell, Ismay	Dec 7, 1894	Dec. 16, 1896				Daughter of James B & Martha YATES Shell
Shell, James B.	Oct. 3, 1865	July 15, 1913	Married Martha Yates Apr. 5, 1885			Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shell, John	Dec. 2, 1854	April 6, 1858				Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shell, Marcus	June 14, 1857	Feb 13, 1941	Married 1 Annie Gant Married 2 Ellen Kitturie Terry Married 3 Cora Talbert	Death Cert# 24 Mt. Vernon Jefferson Co., Il.	OBIT	Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shell, Martha Yates	1865	1913	Married James B.
Shell, Nora	Feb. 2, 1890	Oct. 30, 1895	5 years 8 months 28 days			Daughter of James B. & Martha YATES Shell
Shell, Nova GOOD	Aug. 10, 1899	Jan. 14, 1971	Wife of George Shell
Shell, Raymond	Oct. 13, 1913	Oct. 13, 1913
Shell, Sara E. ANDERSON	June 1, 1830	Dec 24, 1902	Wife of Calvin Shell			Daughter of Robert B & Mary Copeland Anderson
Shell, Sarah S. YATES	1861	June 12, 1895	Wife of Steven Douglas Died in childbirth			Daughter of John & Nancy PAYNE Yates
Shell, Thomas J.	1900	1900				Son of Marcus & Ellen TERRY Shell
Shell, William V.	1852	1912	Married Addie Z. Robinson			Son of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shrum, Aziezettie	July 1, 1867	Sept. 19, 1868				Daughter of Thomas & Mary SHELL Shrum
Shrum, John	Jan 1872.	Nov. 13, 1872	Died of Cholera.			Son of Thomas & Mary SHELL Shrum
Shrum, Mary E. SHELL	Nov. 5, 1848	Oct. 26, 1872	Wife of Thomas L.D. Shrum Died of Cholera			Daughter of Calvin and Sarah ANDERSON Shell
Shrum, Thomas L. D.	Feb. 26, 1844	Oct. 13, 1872	Died of Cholera			Son of Peter & Ethel AUSTIN Shrum
Stephenson, Bessie LANE	Feb. 1893	1968	Married Charlie Stevenson			Daughter of Cloyd & Lucy HANSBROUGH Lane
Stephenson, Charlie	Sept. 28, 1891	1970	Married Bessie Lane	Soc Sec. #322-20-6564
Stephenson, Herbert	June 22, 1923	Oct. 5, 1995		Soc Sec. # 342-12-4398		Son of Charlie & Bessie LANE Stevenson

Wayne County Press

July 12, 1888 (Levi?)

“L. W. Lewis died on the night of July 4, 1888, at the house of his brother-in-law J. B. Scudamore, L. W. Lewis, who was born in Champaign County, Illinois, Feb. 27, 1852. A life long republican, had filled the office of collector and was a member of I. O. O. F…….Was buried in the Farnsworth graveyard.”

P.174 Wayne County Death Notices and Obituaries 1880-1890 By Betty Beeson

The Record,, Wayne County Illinois, November 20, 1884.

JOHN ROBINSON, died at his home in Wayne City, November 4th 1884, of paralysis. Mr. Robinson was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, August 10, 1819, united with the Presbyterian church when about twenty years of age, in Washington, Ohio... removed from Ohio to Illinois in 1865, arriving in Olney April 14th, the day President Lincoln was assassinated. Then he removed in a couple years since to where Wayne city now stands. He was twice married; first to Mary R. Frame, who died leaving five children; Alfred R., Addah Z., (now Mrs. Schell), Clinton O., and Jennie O., the last two have since died; the others are all living in the vicinity of Wayne City. His present wife still survives him, together with a daughter, Lula L. Robinson......

Information found in Wayne County Death Notices by Betty Beeson 1880 - 1890 she did not copy complete obituary. LS

Wayne County Press, Thursday December 1, 1977.

WAYNE CITY FARMER DIES

ROBERT S. BUCHANAN, 49, a well-known Wayne City area farmer who lives south of Keenes in Four Mile Township, was found dead in his bed at 6:30 Tuesday morning. Coroner Bob Johnson was initially called to investigate, but it was learned that Mr. Buchanan had been under a physicians care for a heart condition. He apparently suffered a heart attack, the press was told. His wife Pauline, spoke to him at 6:15 but found him just a few minutes later.

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday (today) at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City, with Rev. H. H. Mayberry officiating. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mr. Buchanan was born in Wayne County Dec. 16,1927, the son of Joe and Mabel Trotter Buchanan. On Dec. 16, 1948 he married to Pauline Stephenson, who survives. He spent most of his life in Wayne County and had a good sized farming operation, the press was told.

Surviving besides his wife are one son Robert J. of Wayne City; two daughters, Judith Ann Buchanan, of Wayne City and Mrs. Roger (Vicky) Solomon of Wayne City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buchanan, of Wayne City; two brothers Jerry and Gene, both of Wayne City; and one sister Mrs. George (Joan) Kissner of Wayne City.

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