Tombstone Index

Blair Cemetery
Wards Grove Township


Collected by Robert Hansen

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


This cemetery is located in the northwest quarter of Section 28, near the intersection of South Willow Road and East Blair Hill Road.

Take Route 20 east of Stockton to Willow Road, south on Willow to to intersection of Blair Hill Rd and Kent School Road. Left on KS Road, about 1/10th of a mile. Cemetery is on the right, behind a farm field, but has a access lane.


Aurand	Orville, 1920 - 1923

Wise	George C., 1848 - 1918
	Martha E., wife, 1852 - 1934
	Edna M., dau, 1892 - 1892

Staley	Fred G., 1846 - 1913
	Sarah, 1856 - 1942

Aurand	Harry M., s/o AA & MS, Aug 25, 1876 - Feb 26, 1895

Hodge	Samuel, d Sept 28, 1874, 66y 6m 1d
	Margaret, d Jan 31, 1888, 79y 2m 18d

Bishop	Peter T., d Dec 12, 1903, 82y 5m 17d
	Hannah, d Sept 28, 1881, 80y 2m 14d
	Peter, d July 21, 1881, 80y 3m 19d

Donner	Samuel, Feb 17, 1829 - June 3, 1904
	Matilda E., wife, Sept 13, 1845 - Dec 18, 1908

Donner	Baby

Clay	Jeremiah, d May 21, 1890, 60y 2m 20d [Pvt Co. D 153 Ill Vol Inf, Civil War]
	Martha, wife, d June 1, 1913, 75y 6m 20d
	Nellie B., d Mar 3, 1874, 11d
	Samuel F., d Oct 15, 1881, 15y 1m 27d
	Maggie F., d Oct 31, 1872, 1y 8m 13d
	John C., d Feb 17, 1873, 7 weeks

Mitchell	I. G., d June 23, 1883, 67y 3m 8d [Isaac G.,Pvt Co F 8th Ill Cav, Civil War]
	Lydia, d Mar 1, 1883, 63y 2m 16d
	Thomas O.K., d May 16, 1863, 18y 2m 10d

Mitchell	Wayne M., d Feb 29, 1860, 2m 17d

Mitchell	Wilbur, d Feb 16, 1882, 1y

Mitchell	Daughter, d Apr 5, 1885

Lawfer	Joseph, d Apr 4, 1891, 74y 6m 21d
	Elizabeth, wife, d Mar 13, 1904, 85y 9m 28d
Lawfer	Josiah, son, d Oct 27, 1875, 17y 7m 24d
Lawfer	Infant Son, d Aug 27, 1870

Shearer	Mary Delma, d/o D & Julia, Apr 7, 1880 - Dec 1, 1894

Colver	Vera A., Aug 13, 1895 - Oct 11, 1895

Fike	Elizabeth, d Dec 10, 1808, 62y 1d

Brininger	Henry M., June 7, 1853 - Apr 17, 1875
	Boston, Dec 14, 1834 - Jan 31, 1864, killed in Civil War
	David, Dec 23, 1845 - Oct 26, 1875, Co E 3rd Mo Caval, Co G 39 Ill Vol Inf, Civil War
Brininger	Henry, d Mar 9, 1893, 77y 2m 24d
	Mary A., wife, d June 6, 1891, 71y 5m 25d

Wolfe	William, Mar 1, 1836 - Sept 26, 1907 [Pvt Co G, 39th Ill Vol Inf, Civil War]
	Elizabeth, wife, Apr 12, 1850 - Mar 9, 1921

Blair	William T., 1861 - 1918
	Mary B., wife, 1858 - 1933

Bergeman	Foster W., s/o WF & JA, 1913 - 1921
Bergeman	Kenneth V., s/o WF & JA, 1915 - 1919

Brininger	Floyd, 1894 - 1941
Brininger	Lewis, 1866 - 1951
	Julia, wife, 1869 - 1921
Brininger	Neva, 1898 - 1908

Wood	H., Scott, 1881 - [no date]
	Nellie L., wife, 1885 - 1921

Brininger	Ben Dewey, 1898 - 1901

Brininger	John, July 31, 1843 - July 20, 1928, 84y 11m 19d [Pvt Co G 39th Ill Vol Inf, Civil War]
	Catharine, wife, Oct 24, 1846 - Jan 23, 1900, 53y 2m 29d
	John E., d Mar 24, 1868, 4m 7d
	Oran S., d Nov 15, 1870, 1y 3m 4d
	George A., d July 16, 1875, 7m 7d

Rogers	Elmer Lee, 1908 - 1962
	Myrtle Lida, wife, 1904 - [no date]

Reber	Jacob, d June 27, 1882, 74y 5m
	Sarah, wife, d May 11, 1848, 47y 10m 9d

Reber	Doglass, s/o ?&L, d Sept 1, 1866, 6y 5m 22d

Blair	William Jr., d June 17, 1854, 36y 10m 5d
Blair	Ann Sophia, wife, d Dec 23, 1852, 33y 8m 28d
Blair	Brice, d Nov 22, 1876, 26y 1m 21d
Blair	Caroline, d/o Wm & AS, d 1846, 1y 9m
	Infant of Wm & AS

Bunker	Owen L., May 6, 1885 - Sept 17, 1885

Rogers	Leslie, 1884 - 1942
	Daisy, wife, 1879 - 1968

Rogers	Lucien, Dec 6, 1838 - May 19, 1917
	Mary A., wife, Apr 10, 1847 - Mar 7, 1916

Blair	James, d June 15, 1889, 76y 4m 23d
	Catharine A., wife, d Nov 12, 1879, 62y 9m 2d
	Susan S., dau, d Apr 30, 1854, 5m 7d

Cheney	Ida E., d/o L & M, d Dec 24, 1859, 5m 24d

Blair	Jessie M., d Nov 23, 1875, 33y 9m 14d

Blair	Charles, s/o JM & L, d Mar 4, 1868, 1y 6d

Reber	Charles C., s/o JK & DM, d Sept 10, 1869, 3m 22d

Blair	Emma A., d/o W & NM, d May 26, 1881, 1y 1m 2d

Blair	Elsie V., d/o W & NM, d Jan 3, 1870, 1y 3m 22d

Blair	R. L. [no information]

Blair	Hettie L., d/o JM & ME, d July 12, 1872, 5m 13d

Tyrrell	James H., s/o OA & EE, d June 22, 1874, 6m 14d

Russell	Orsemus A., Jan 28, 1846 - June 15, 1891
	Rhoda F., wife, Oct 29, 1848 - May 7, 1906
Russell	Hiram, son, d Dec 22, 1871

Erlewine	Deborah, w/o D, d Oct 1854

Blair	William, d Sept 1870, 83y 2m 12d

Krise	Andrew J., 1857 - 1927

Mowery	William, 1846 - 1936
	Rosetta M., wife, 1848 - 1922

Clay	Alfred S., Mar 23, 1826 - Mar 7, 1905
	Lydia A., wife, Nov 28, 1829 - Apr 6, 1920

Parkinson	Richard, Aug 9, 1887 - Jan 17, 1892
	Helen, May 15, 1886 - Mar 6, 1897

Wise	Jacob, 1860 - 1952
	Josephine, wife #2, 1867 - 1920
Wise	Henrietta, wife #1, Dec 30, 1870 - Mar 5, 1894

Morse	Laura E., d/o JC & AA, d Feb 21, 1866, 2m 23d

Soult	David, s/o James & Jane, d Feb 1849, 5m
	Infant, ch/o James & Jane, d Mar 1850
	William L., s/o James & Jane, d June 5, 1850, 1m

Waters	Son of WW & KS [dates unreadable]

Wise	Christain, s/o F & E, d Oct 20, 1861, 1m 24d

Wise	Elias Marvin, s/o F & E, Mar 12, 1869 - Apr 13, 1869, 1m

Wise	Frederick, d Mar 4, 1873, 53y
	Esther, wife, d July 11, 1899, 76y

Betz	Benjamin, s/o F & E, d Feb 3, 1892, 8y 4m 14d

Oberheim	Son of B & S, Apr 16, 1844 - Jan 24, 1864, 19y 9m 24d

Oberheim	Lewis, s/o DE & C, d Nov 5, 1868, 1y 4m 20d

Brininger		John E., s/o J & C, d Mar 22, 1868, 4m 7d


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