Hunter Cemetery, Mosquito Twp, Christian Co., IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted May 18, 2004 by Janna Carriker Lawrence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ recorded May 29, 2003 by Grace Powell Carriker and Janna Carriker Lawrence Hunter Cemetery is located outside of Mt. Auburn. This is an old cemetery, on a hilltop, with many worn stones. Delbert, dates unreadable son of J & L Arnold Charlotte, dates unreadable dau. of ???? Henderson John C., dates unreadable dau. of ???? Henderson Caroline J., dates unreadable aged 4months dau. of ???? Henderson Samuel Whiteside 4/12/1783-1/13/1866 plaque below stone identifies him as "Brig Gen Whitesides [sic] VOL ILL Black Hawk War" John A. Henderson 10/17/1818-11/23/1891 Elizabeth A., his wife 4/11/1825-11/27/1910 Mary A. Henderson d. 7/12/1886 aged 20y ????? Henderson dates unreadable [small headstone] Hattie Henderson dates unreadable aged 2months Preston Ball 8/29/1827-3/13/1904 Francis M. Wood d. 9/7/1888 aged 41y Harriet J, d. 2/21/1867 aged 23y wife of F.M. Wood Margaret Wright 5/16/1830-9/12/1908 "mother" Ursula May, 5/8/1872-10/19/1873 dau. of W.T. & M. Wright "sister" Caldonia Henderson 5/15/1861-1/22/1903 wife of W.A. Henderson Martha J., d. 1856 dau. of T.J. & M.E. Lorton Mary E., d. 8/20/1860 aged 37y wife of T.J. Lorton Washington B. Watt d. 2/27/1858 aged 37y W.H. Hunter dates unreadable Mary E. Hunter d. 1863 Martha J., dates unreadable wife of John Cannon Luther, 1867-18?? son of ???? Cannon Isaac Dotson dates unreadable Mary Dotson dates unreadable John Hunter d. 12/21/?? Martha, dates unreadable wife of John Hunter Daniel Dickerson d. 11/22/1855 Susan, d. 6/16/1862 aged 58y wife of Daniel Dickerson Lauretta, d. 1877 aged 15y dau. of J & M Cannon John Cannon d. 4/19/187? Mary Elizabeth Ashcraft 2/4/1857-1/26/1890 ???? unreadable Nancy, his wife 11/?/1807-11/12/1886? Martha, d. 1863 aged 25y wife of David Clements Robert Young 8/2/1838-1/2/1908 Nancy I. Young 1/12/1849-12/27/1886 Robert T. Wright 7/5/1835-1/16/1911 Carrie, 6/24/1821-3/13/1905 wife of W.G. Motz Cornelious C. Clark 12/1/1848-3/15/1910 Mary E., his wife 5/26/1860-3/3/1897 Jane, dates unreadable wife of Robert T. Wright Phineas aged 7months Jesse, d. 5/6/1869 infant son of ??? Gough George Gough dates unreadable James B. T????sch d. 3/10/1861 Mary C. ????? d. 1855 Catharine, d. 2/16/1858 wife of William Lee???? [possibly Leeper?] Samuel Jacobs d. 1853 ???? Rush d. 8/29/1863 aged 11m 22d James Wright d. 1872? aged 38y Nancy, d. 3/21/1866 aged 25y 8m 26d wife of G. ????? Sarah A. Cross 1/3/1826-1/21/1893 James W. Cross 12/1/1822-9/24/1909 Mary E., d. 9/?/1865 wife of Jonathan Davidson W.P. Davidson 1822-1878 Martha J., his wife 1830-1890 Dica(?), d. 1886? wife of Evan Ellis John W. Ellis d. 1874 aged 20y 10m 25d Douglas C. Hudson d. 2/22/1881 aged 25y 5m 18d "my husband" William H. Elliot d. 6/20/1875 aged 52y Elizabeth L. Elliott 1/29/1828-1/12/1898 aged 69y 11m 13d James A Thaxon 6/18/1841 [could this be birthdate?] Orlena Thaxton 2/13/1849 [could this be birthdate?] Susie Thaxton 1866-10/1/1906 [small stone saying only "Susie"] Elizabeth, d. 4/16/1882 wife of Jasper Wedekind Catherine Ellen Lorton d. 1/16/1909 aged 72y 5m 12d William B. Lorton d. 10/5/1874 aged 53y 11m 12d Susanah Green d. 1861? John Cross d. 1867 aged 46y 10m 26d Thomas Hurst d. 5/14/1867 aged 36y 7m 14d Barbara Hurst d. 6/?/1876 aged 72y 4m ?d broken stone Benedick Hurst d. 10/29/1862 aged 60y Williams H., dates unreadable son of ?????? John M. Brooks d. 1/10/1867 aged 26y 4m 2d James S., d. 3/23/1861 son of W.&M.A. Brooks 2 unreadable Margaret???? dates unreadable James Cameron d. 1862 aged 20?y ?m 25d 2 unreadable Charlotte, dates unreadable dau. of A.W. & M.A. ????? Rebecca, d. 2/7/1871 aged 32y 7m 2d wife of E. Marian 3 unreadable ??? Hignight d. 10/18/1871 Moses S. Hignight 1/11/1827-1/5/1875 Nancy Malinda Hignight 4/25/1842-8/17/1911 Frances M. Knight 8/30/1875-4/20/1894 aged 18y 7m 20d Elizabeth A. Denton 9/4/1867-8/28/1871 George, d. 6/?/???? sone of Junner? 1 unreadable William C., d. 1865 aged 1y son of R.C. & N.? Ellis Charley, ????? son of R.C. & ? Ellis Elethe, d. 1863 wife of John? Hurst Sidney, d. 1863 wife of Thomas Hurst broken stone d. 11/1/1865? aged 40y 6m 22d Felix Davidson d. 2/24/1861 aged 37y Sarah J., d. 1865? wife of ?? Reed unreadable d. 1867 J.R., son of J.C. & M. Young dates unreadable Matilda E., d. 10/28/1876 wife of John C. Young 1 unreadable ???? d. 7/3/1862 2 unreadable Martha Jacobs d. 1886 aged 23? y