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Many, many thanks to Chris Hooper for submitting the transcription, maps and pictures for this cemetery. Cemetery is located in Pope County, north of Golconda off of Illinois Route 146, on private property. (Click here to view map) Surveyed with permission in the Summer of 1980 by Christopher M. & Kathryn Sawyer Hooper 2236 Cedar Crest Rd., Richmond, VA 23235. Christopher is the Grt. Grandson of Antoine F. Halter and his wife Minerva Layman (headstone [A]), and the 2nd Grt. Grandson of John A. and Selia Layman (headstone [L]). There are about 45 identifiable graves with either headstones, footstones, or fieldstone markers. There are 18 headstones with inscriptions marking 26 graves. Earliest inscription dated 1805, latest inscription (as of 1980) dated 1933. The cemetery is overgrown with wild flowers and trees have encroached on many graves. The characters within brackets (i.e., [A]) indicate the headstone/grave location on the cemetery plot map. If the character within the brackets is highlighted then it serves as a link to a corresponding picture. |
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HALTER ANTOINE F. 1850-1918 MINERVA J. His Wife 1861-1933 Albert A. Layman Born Dec. 18, 1881 Died Dec. 5, 1898 Thomas J. Layman Born June 12, 1849 Died Mar. 5, 1891 Age 41 yrs. 8 mo. 26 d. "Farewell my wife and children all From you a father, Christ doth call Mourn not for me, it is vain To call me to your sight again." Nora M. Halter Died 1889 Ruby Halter Died 1889 James Oscar Layman born Sept. 12, 1888 died Sept. 3, 1891 Frankey L. Layman born Dec. 20, 1877 died March 7, 18881 [stonecutter's error] "Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home, he thought it best." Ester E. wife of J. H. Wallace, Born Sept. 26, 1854 Died Feb. 25, 1875 George W. Layman born Feb. 13, 1858 died Sept. 26, 1880 age 22 yrs. 7 mo. 13 d. [Monument with inscriptions on three sides] Mary Jane wife of Isaac Layman born Feb. 22, 1805 married Feb. 11, 1822 died Sept. 20, 1888 age 83 yrs 6 mo. 28 d. Mary Jane Reynolds born Aug. 11, 1829 Infant sons of Wm. & M. Reeves [Monument with inscriptions on three sides] INFANTS died June 17, 1877 and Jan. 16, 1880 INFANTS died March 6, 1874 and March 29, 1875 Philip Kloninger died Apr. 19, 1893 age 70 yrs. [L] [Monument with inscriptions on three sides] Selia wife of Jno. A. Layman born Feb. 19, 1831 died Mar. 15, 1891 married Mar. 31, 1849 John A. Layman born June 15, 1828 died May 2, 1897 age 68 yrs. 10 mo. 15 d. Nora A. dau. of Jno. A. & S. Layman born Feb. 22, 1871 died Apr. 19, 1889 age 18 yrs. 2 mo. 27 d. [M] ISAAC son of John Layman born Nov. 25, 1858 died July 25, 1875 age 16 yrs 8 mo. [N] John F. Layman born Jan. 25, 1864 died Ap. 16, 1889 aged 25 yrs. 2 mo. 21 days [O] Caroline R. wife of James Floyd died Mar. 15, 1872 [P] Newton D. son of W. U. & R. E. Clark born Sept. 13, 1867 died Aug. 30, 1873 age 5 y 11 m 18 d [Q] William F. son of W. U. & R. E. Clark born Apr. 24, 1869 died Mar. 8, 1872 2 y. 10 m. 23 d. [R] Annie daug. of J. W. & Annie Bluff born May 26, 1878 died Feb. 27, 1880 |
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