Tombstone Index
West Chelsea Cemetery
Nora Township


Note:  It is important that researchers verify all information in these cemetery transcriptions.

Our thanks to Marjorie Smith for contributing this information to the Jo Daviess website.


West Chelsea Cemetery is located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 18 in Nora Township. The cemetery is well cared for. The follow reading was done in 1978 - 1979.



Vick		Joseph T., Mar 2, 1842 - Nov 24, 1935
		Mary M., wife, Dec 16, 1841 - Augv 12, 1900
		Mary J., dau, June 9, 1882 - Jan 4, 1884

Barrett		Winnie L., d/o C. & C.J., Nov 13, 1883 - May 30, 1897
		Nail W., s/o C. & C.J., Oct 29, 1884 - Apr 27, 1885

Darnill		Mary J., Apr 3, 1845 - Aug 14, 1935

Vick		William H., d Jan 13, 1879, 32y 4m 3d, Pvt, Co E, 142nd Ill Vol Inf
Vick		Alonzo J., s/o J.J., d Jan 15, 1866, 16y 10m 23d
Vick		Joseph, Dec 25, 1810 - Dec 23, 1866
		Jane, wife, Jan 10, 1808 - May 21, 1899

Backus		Henry E., d Aug 18, 1873, 13y 7m 23d
		Thomas Jr., d Oct 15, 1865, 9m 12d
		Thomas, d Apr 5, 1889, 76y 7m 8d
Backus		Charlie F., s/o J.G. & L.H., d May 30, 1881, 8m 10d
		Frankie C., s/o J.G. & L.H., d Jan 13, 1880, 1y 6m 5d

Lee		William R., s/o William & Rebecca, d Aug 22, 1866, 24y 5m 22d
			Co. E, 48th Indiana Vol Inf

Lee		Willie R., s/o A.M. & C.T., d Sept 25, 1868

Phelps		William, d Aug 25, 1866, 74y 11m 15d, War of 1812
Phelps		Alonzo, d Sept 3, 1857, 39y
Phelps		Maxon, d Oct 13, 1899, 81y 1m
Phelps		Willliam W., d Aug 10, 1870, 34y 9m 25d, Co. F, 17th Ill Cavalry
Phelps		Mary M., d/o William & L, d Aug 8, 1874, 1y 2m 22d
Phelps		Ada Francis, d/o O.W. & Idae, d Mar 30, 1877, 1y 9m 27d

Gray		Abent H., s/o C. & L.J., d Mar 11, 1865

Phelps		Mary M., d/o D.A. & E.A., d Aug 16, 1884, 10m 4d

Diggs		Elvira, w/o W.L., d Apr 26, 1882, 24y 8m 14d

Arnold		W. A., 1848 - 1931
		Josephine, wife, 1848 - 1912
Arnold		Laura, 1875 - 1881

Ceilenfeldt	Willie, s/o William & Anna, 1892 - 1893

Leckington	Wilmot, 1858 - 1953
Leckington	Melisaa, 1862 - 1958
Leckington	Earl [no data]

Bawden		Aleta M.

Sommers		David, Co. K, 96th Ill Vol Inf

Kreitzer		Infant child of J.M. & S., d Mar 27, 1871, 27d

Hill		Charlotte, d/o J.W. & P.D., d Sept 23, 1865, 2y 10m 19d

Murphy		Ellsworth H., infant s/o M.S. & E.A., d Oct 7, 1865

Backus		Thomas, d Apr 4, 1889, 76y 7m 8d
		Henry E., d Aug 18, 1873, 13y 7m 23d

Ferguson		Elizabeth, w/o H.J., d May 3, 1865, 32y 4m

Phelps		A----?, d/o M. & ??, d [unreadable], 1858, 8y 2m

Stanton		Ellen, w/o S.W., d Mar 4, 1886, 85y 7m 9d

Niemeyer		Geraldine, d/o N. & M., May 26, 1902 - July 9, 1909

Stanton		Elias, d May 25, 1891, 66y 2m 29d
Stanton		Mittie L., d/o S.W. & B., d Jan 26, 1893, 3y 7m 22d

Haight		Sarah C., w/o E.C., d Jan 22, 1884, 37y 10m 12d

Chapman		William, d Apr 10, 1894, 78y
		Mary T., wife, d Mar 8, 1887, 80y

Parker		Frances J., d Aug 20, 1887, 41y 7m 9d

Breed		Earl, s/o E. & E., d June 18, 1893, 2y 3m 23d

Cline		B. F., d Feb 2, 1847, 32y

Way		Griffin, d Oct 24, 1909,Pvt, Co. F, 17th Ill Cavalry
Way		Frank, d 1898, Co. M. 5th [or 6th] Ill Inf, Spanish American War

Luther		Mary M., w/o Jacob, d at daughters residence Mrs. Charles SHAW
			69y 1m 11d

Stock		Frankie M., s/o J.A. & D., d Apr 7, 1861, 1y 2m 7d

Cornelius		Eliza A., w/o A., d Oct 28, 1861, 26y 10m 5d

Stock		Sarah A., w/o Daniel, d Dec 11, 1876, 61y 10m 3d

Patterson		Sophronia E., d Apr 5, 1868, 67y 7m 5d

Rowe		Sarah A., consort of [unreadable], d Apr 12, 18[unreadable]

Sanford		Elmer A., 1822 - Apr 12, 1887, Pvt Co. B, 45th Ill Vol Inf
		Sarah JONES, wife, 1834 - 1921

Ilgen		Nellie, d/o D.W. & A.S., Feb 18, 1893 - Jan 27, 1904
		Sarah E., d/o D.W. & A.S., Jan 21, 1899 - Feb 19, 1904
Ilgen		Daniel W., Father, 1871 - 1935

Stadel		John D., 1858 - 1929
		Elizabeth B., wife, 1869 - 1954
Stadel		Karl F., 1896 - 1926
Stadel		Richard E., 1902 - 1918
Stadel		Ernest, s/o J. & E., 1897 - 1917
Stadel		Amil W., Dec 8, 1896 - Nov 10, 1902

Renwick		George, d Dec 30, 1870, 64y 10m 28d
		Walter B., d Oct 16, 1843, 7m 23d
		Lewellyn J., d May 23, 1845, 1y 1m 16d
		Harriet V., d Sept 3, 1848, 1y 8m 2d
		Henrietta, w/o George, d Oct 23, 1891, 75y 7m 8d

Posey		Norsisey J., d/o D. & E., d May 5, 1870, 19y 9m 11d
Posey		Dennis, Apr 14, 1821 - July 15, 1901
		Elizabeth E., wife, d Mar 10, 1871, 42y
		Dennis C., son, d Aug 27, 1871, 12y 8m 12d

Crawford		Rhod, May 23, 1790 - Dec 15, 1874

Shultz		John J., d Jan 24, 1886, 30y 6m 3d
Shultz		Mary A., w/o W.B., d Sept 27, 1881, 22y 2m 8d
Shultz		G.F., d June 2, 1897, 82y 6m
Shultz		[no name], w/o G.F., d Feb 24, 1881, 58y 10m 14d
Shultz		Maria E., w/o H., d June 6, 1873, 57y 9m 11d
Shultz		Caroline, w/o H., d Mar 15, 1881, 63y 11m 22d
Shultz		Henry, Dec 13, 1816 - Dec 6, 1882, 63y 11m 23d

Endress		Mary, w/o Joseph, Nov 3, 1852 - Sept 28, 1882, 29y 10m 25d

Breed		Amos J., July 27, 1823 - Jan 29, 1809, 85y
		Mary, wife, Dec 31, 1829 - Apr 7, 1914, 84y
Breed		Nelson O., July 16, 1866 - Mar 28, 1893

Steinhiller	John, b Mossingen, Germany, 1853, d July 11, 1901

Wilson		Lovina, w/o William, Feb 22, 1850 - Jan 3, 1901

Covengton		Braint, d Feb 6, 1885, 31y 7m 20d

Dean		Moses, 1813 - 1882
		Sally, wife, 1813 - 1890

Winner		Minna, d Aug 31, 1862, 2m 1d

Arnold		Bettie E., w/o J.L., d Jan 26, 1889, 33y 6m 9d
Arnold		Mamie, d/o J.L. & B.E, Feb 27, 1878 - Dec 4, 1882

Kish		Annie M., w/o Wil, d June 25, 1886

Wilson		Joseph, d Jan 15, 1889
		Harriet, wife, Nov 1, 1818 - Sept 24, 1888
		Willie L., d Mar 4, 1848? 81y 2m

Reed		Amelia J., w/o Thos H., d June 3, 1902, 19y 10m 12d

Sincock		Mararet E., w/o Edward, d Oct 16, 1886, 28y 6m 2d

D------?		Infant, 1927

Dean		Emerson, 1857 - 1917
		Olive A., wife, 1863 - 1952

Carpenter		Delbert D., 1867 - 1956
		Minnie B., wife, 1871 - 1912

Rawlins		Harriet A., Dec 17, 1856 - Mar 18, 1933
		Orrice P., 1828 - 1910
		Phelia A., wife, 1826 - 1909

Teeter		Christinia, s/o Sorry, Jan 15, 1850 - Feb 4, 1880, 48y 1m 20d

Holcomb		Sarah GUTHRY, July 16, 1810 - Mar 10, 1899

Holcomb		Johathan, d Apr 16, 1876

Mordick		Charles, s/o M.D. & M.E., d Nov 27, 1890, 20y 10m 5d

West		Olive A., Aug 1, 1847 - May 9, 1903
West		Robert, d Apr 29, 1889, 58y 2m 23d
West		Abbay, w/o R, d Mar 25, 1871, 25y
		Baby, s/o R & Olive, d Feb 21, 1879, 10m 5d
West		Vivian, d/o M.T.& E.V., Sept 10, 1899 - Oct 15, 1911
West		John, d June 23, 1897, 71y 1m 11d
		Charles C., d Dec 18, 1902, 37y 9m 9d
West		Charles, s/o J & B, d Oct 30, 1863, 6y 8m
		Lottie, d/o J & B, d Aug 26, 1871, 1y 1m 12d
		Robert, s/o J & B, d Sept 26, 1863, 2y 11m 2d

Haight		Jennie, d/o J.J. & F, d Jan 10, 1880, 32y 9m 8d

Trickey		Samuel, d July 11, 1865, 55y 3m

Merrell		Harriet, w/o Wm J., d July 28, 1877

Williams		Robert H., b Angleshirt, Wales, Feb 22, 1808 - Sept 22, 1898
		Elizabeth, b Carnarvonshire, Wales, Sept 15, 1811 - Mar 4, 1885
		Hugh, b Carnarvonshire  Wales, Dec 12, 1843 - Nov 29, 1864, POW at
		Florence, South Carolina, Co I, 96th Ill Vol Inf, enlisted Aug 8, 1862

Thoma		Penina, w/o B, d May 23, 1895, 54y 12d

Stanton		Solon W., father, 1850 - 1922
Stanton		Matilda, gandmother, 1828 - 1922
Stanton		Barbara, mother, 1864 - 1923

Way		Levi G., Co. D, 3 Missouri Cavalry
Way		Ella C., d/o L & C, d May 20, 1881, 15y 4m 5d

Trickey		Maria, d/o S & C, d Feb 1, 1855, 2y 9m 29d
Trickey		Jasper B., s/o S & C, d [no data]
Trickey		Sarah, d/o S & C, d Oct 17, 1864
Trickey		Samuel, d July 11, 1865, 34y 3m 11d
		Christina, wife, d May 23, 1886, 73y 3m 26d
		Eleanor, d Aug 8, 1842, 9m 25d
		Mariah, d Feb 1, 1856, 15y 10m 29d
		Sarah, d Oct 17, 1865, 20y 6m 7d
		Jasper B., d Nov 25, 1865, 14y 9m 28d
		Minerva, b Sept 6, 1836, [no death date]
		Mary, b Jan 20, 1839, [no death date]
		Clarissa, b June 27, 1843, [no death date]
		Viola, b Nov 13, 1852, [no death date]
		Frank S., b May 20, 1856, [no death date]

Haight		Jabez J., June 3, 1812 - May 31, 1887
		Felina JORDAN, wife, Feb 12, 1819 - Feb 21, 1904
Haight		Emma, d/o J.J. & F., d Apr 12, 1864, 6y 2m 15d

Townsend		Sherried B., murdered at Nevada, Iowa, Oct 8, 1864, 52y

Bond		Elder D. W., Nov 28, 1835 - Nov 13, 1933
		Matilda, wife, Apr 8, 1842 - July 31, 1908

Shay		Edgar E., s/o H & M.E., d Oct 15, 1863, 11m 13d
		Infant, ch/o H,. & M.E., d Nov 15, 1864, 12 hours
		Infant, ch/o H., & M.E., d Jan 16, 1861, 1d

Shaw		Mitty A., d Oct 23, 1855, 23y 6d
Shaw		Eneas, d Oct 3, 1853, 59y 2m 28d
		Sila, wife, d Feb 12, 1865, 62y 1m 6d
Shaw		Mitty, w/o Joseph, d Dec ---, 1851, 27y 2m 22d
Shaw		Joseph P., Apr 6, 1828 - June 5, 1879
		Nancy Amelia CLAY, wife, Nov 18, 1836- Aug 25, 1903

Bates		John H., Feb 19, 1834 - Nov 28, 1904, Pvt Co. K, 96th Ill Vol Inf
		Mary M., wife, Mar 21, 1844 - Feb 12, 1933

Jones		Oliver C., 1850 - 1938
		Minnie M., 1864 - 1947
		Leroy E., son, 1885 - 1950

Thom		Carl, 1860 - 1952
		Emma, wife,  Jan 21, 1863 - Aug 17, 1936

Ceilenfeldt	Augusta [no data]
		Anna R., 1855 - 1935
		William, 1850 - 1914

Bawden		William, d Aug 5, 1908, 77y 3m
		Jane A., wife, d Apr 12, 1894, 58y 7m 20d
Bawden		Edgebert F., 1860 - 1917
		Sarah E., wife, 1873 - 1958

Clay		Levi, 1841 - 1919
Clay		David, Oct 1, 1814 - Jan 15, 1895, 80y 3m 15d
		Sophia M., wife, Oct 22, 1817 - Oct 29, 1895, 78y 7d

Coppernagle	Alta May, d/o G.C. & N., d May 24, 1877, 10m 4d

Harrison		George, 1819 - 1864
		Sarah J., wife, 1818 - 1891
		Robert H., 1850 - 1922
		Susan A., 1852 - 1931
		Elizabeth BLAKE, 1790 - 1865

Vohen		Hana B., w/o James, d Nov 18, 1854, 78y 7m 18d

Warren		Lewis, d May 15, 1865, 60y 1m 11d

Cole		Nellie V., d/o E.W. & J.A., Jan 11, 1845 - Oct 24, 1889

Clay		Levina, w/o Chancy, d Nov 10, 1896, 42y

Hall		Jeremiah Rev., d Apr 15, 1867, 28y 2m 23d

Backus		Joseph, d June 18, 1877, 68y 11d
		Margaret, wife, d Jan 11, 1897, 80y 8m 13d
		Anna W., dau, Feb 5, 1854 - Sept 14, 1920
		William N., son, d July 31, 1858, 22y 21d

Mordick		Malinda, w/o David, d Nov 4, 1877, 26y 1m 4d

Harvey		Josey, d/o A.C. & M., d Apr 24, 1861, 15y 1m 3d

Holcomb		Lorenzo A., s/o R. & S., d Sept 8, 1875, [age not given]

Browel		Eliza B., s/o A. & A., d Aug 11, 1866, 10y 25d

Carpenter		John T., d Apr 16, 1869 , 68y 5m 13d

No Stone - on Illinois Veteran's Commission List:

Vick		Joseph Thomas, d Nov 24, 1935, Pvt, Co. H, 96th Ill Vol Inf.


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