WINNER CEMETERY
The Winner Cemetery is in the NW Corner of the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Hadley Township - two miles
south of Beverly, Adams Co., Illinois.  It is on the south side of the road which follows the Pike/Adams
County line, surrounded by land owned by A. Babcock.  It is sometimes called the Babcock Cemetery.
It consists of about four acres, all of which is overgrown with brush and briars.  There are many trees
of various sizes - mostly black locusts.  There was evidence of many unmarked graves, and a few
marked by creek rocks.  Many markers were down and some completely covered, though not
deeply.  The last burial date faound was 1952.

Gone, but not forgotten...


                        Barnes
                            Nathaniel                    d.    01 Oct 1933                        "Aged 79yrs, 6mo, 7da"

                        Burton
                            James                         d.    23 Nov 1877                        "Aged 77yrs"
                            Mary                          d.    17 Feb 1878                         "In the 81st year of her age"  "Wife"
                            Julia                            d.    08 Jan 1856                         "Aged 1 mo."  "Dau of W. and M. C."
                            Martha S.                   d.    27 Sep 1852                         "Aged 1yr, 5mo, 17da" "dau of W and MC
                                                                                                                                                                Burton"
                            Eddie                          d.    01 Mar 1874                         "Aged 7mo"    "on of JB & EB Burton"

                        Chapman
                            Daniel                        b.    12 Jun 1820        d.    09 Jul 1875
                            Amelia                       d.    20 Feb 1859                           "Aged 37 yrs, 1mo, 27da"
                                                                                                                     "Wife of D. Chapman"

                        Cole
                            Nancy A.                   d.    27 Feb 1877                            "Aged 49yrs, 3mo, 11da"
                            Mary E.                     d.    01 Jan 1877                            "Aged   2yrs, 1mo, 15da"
                            Marinda L.                d.    21 Apr 1878                            "Aged 29yrs, 1mo"
                            William M.                d.    18 Jan 1879                            "Aged 18yrs, 10mo"
                            Elbridge G.                d.    02 May 1881                          "Aged 30yrs, 1mo, 11da"
                            John S.                       d.    20 Feb 1881                            "Aged 27yrs, 6mo, 22da"

                        Curlis
                            Mary Ann                  b.    05 Sep 1856        d.    20 Sep 1864        "dau of C and R Curlis"

                        Deeder
                            Eugene                       b.    1931                    d.    1931

                        Farmer                            "Children of W and MA Farmer"
                            Henry F.                     b.    24 May 1870      d.    29 Jul 1879
                            William A.                  b.    22 Nov  1862      d.    12 Apr 1880
                            Gracey E.                   b.    30 Jul    1873      d.    09 Oct 1880

                        Hasket
                            Richard E.                  d.    09 Apr 1879                            "Aged 3yrs, 11mo,"    "son of Martha H."

                        Hitch
                            Martha Ann               d.    11 Oct 1849                            "Aged 2mo, 28da"       "son of Lloyd and
                                                                                                                                                               Mary Hitch"

                        Jasper
                            Martisha                    d.    06 Jun 1875                            "Aged 27yrs, 2mo, 18da"
                                                                                                                       "Wife of GT Jasper"
                            Infant                         d.    01 Jun 1870                             "Age 1 day"

                        McCartney
                            Deby                          d.    03 Jul 1882                              "Aged 35yrs, 29da"
                                                                                                                       "Wife of Milton McCartney"

                        McClain
                            JG                              d.    13 Mar 1899                           "Aged 86yrs, 2mo, 13da"
                            Louisa H.                   b.    26 Jun 1817        d.    16 Jul 1878    "Wife of JG McClain"
                            Martisha                    b.    24 Oct 1814        d.    23 Jan 1839   "Wife of JG McClain"
                            Mary A.                     b.    14 Jan 1839        d.    09 Sep 1855   "dau of JG and M McClain"
                            Alice                           b.    16 Mar 1853      d.    12 Mar 1855  "dau of JG and M McClain"

                        McCleery
                            Robert                        b.    20 Dec 1855      d.    19 Nov 1880
                            John                            d.    14 Sep 1882                                    "Aged 81yrs, 1mo, 29da"
                            Mary Jane                 Stone like John's--severly crumbled
 
                        Mellon
                            Sam                            d.    12 Mar 1892                                    "Aged 72yrs, 10da"
                            Nancy                        d.    21 Mar 1910                                    "Aged 87yrs, 1mo, 23da"

                        Merrick
                            John                          d.    13 Oct 1891                                      "Aged 82yrs, 21da"
                            Deborah                   d.    25 Aug 1885                                      "Aged 86yrs, 6mo, 9da"
                            William H.                b.    24 Mar 1832        d.    16 Feb 1861
                            Joseph                      b.    09 Apr 1858         d.    07 Feb 1872  "son of WH and LA"
                            Mary C.                   b.    13 Dec 1853         d.    10 Dec 1855  "dau of WH and LA"

                        Orr
                            Infant                               06 July 1868        "infant son of MS and DE Orr"

                        Predmore
                            Selby                        d.    17 Sep 1926
                            Joseph                     d.     20 Nov 1898                "Aged 75yrs"
                            Sarah                       d.     08 Oct 1915                 "Aged 86yrs, 5mo, 28da"
                            Ephraim                   b.    18 Jan 1786          d.    12 Jan 1859
                            Olin                          d.    11 Sep 1936                  "Aged 2mo, 15da"
                            Celesta                    b.    24 Dec 1892         d.    24 Nov 1913

                        Shaw ?
                            Harriet                    d.    17 Jan 1866            "Aged 35yrs, 4mo, 4da"    "wife of Secratus? Shaw?"

                        Starks
                            Thomas M.            d.    09 Nov 1851            "Aged 53yrs, 2mo, 8da"
                            Elizabeth                d.    29 Sep  1872            "Aged 69yrs, 1mo, 2da"    "wife"
                            Rachel                    b.    1891                       d.    1939
                            John                        b.    19 Feb 1872          d.    18 Sep 1872
                            Ann M.                   b.    13 Nov 1841          d.    06 Oct 1873        "wife"
                            Sarah L.                  b.    15 Sep 1869          d.    05 Apr 1873
                                *John, Ann M., and Sarah L. are on same stone*

                        Winner
                            John                       b.    18 Jan 1787            d.    18 Aug 1860
                            Hester                   d.    30 Mar 1860                "Aged 71yrs, 7mo, 22da"    "wife of J. Winner"
                            Samuel                  d.    09 Mar 1882                "Aged 71yrs, 4mo, 26da"
                            Sarah                     d.   25 Dec 1863                 "Aged 52yrs, 11mo, 15da"   "wife of Samuel"
                            Laura                    d.    09 Aug 1872                 "Aged 6yrs, 23da"    "dau of T & R"
                            Samuel                  b.    13 Jan  1834            d.    No Death Date
                            Mary A.                b.    01 Nov 1830            d.    21 Feb 1894             "wife"
                            Nancy R.              d.    20 Jun 1871                  "Aged 9yrs, 21da"    "dau of S and MA"
                            Sarah R.               d.    04 Sep 1863                  "Aged 1yr,  04da"    "dau of S and MA"
                            Thomas                 b.    07 Apr 1817             d.    08 Oct 1897
                            Eliza A.                 b.    13 Nov 1819             d.    28 Nov 1898           "wife of Tom"
                            James H.              d.    29 Aug 1860                  "Aged 4yrs, 6mo, 25da"    "son of J and EJ"
 
                            *The following three are on the same stone*
                            Calvin E.              b.    1881                          d.    1950
                            Ethel                    b.     1904                          d.    1933
                            Judy Sue              b.    1952                          d.    1952
 
                            Susan                   b.    1859                          d.    1920
                            Jessie                   b.    1856                          d.    1935

                        Tournear
                            Wm. Franklin       d.    19 Aug 1876            "Aged 13yrs, 18da"
 
                        Woodward
                            George W.            d.    25 Jun 1917
                                    


In Rememberance...
                                                                  


Sources
Survey and Description Completed by:    W.C. and Vivian Lewis 04 May 1975
My Many Thanks to Them:)

Also...THANK YOU Pittsfield Public Library!
Survey List Obtained From the Following:
Pittsfield Public Library
205 N. Memorial St.
Pittsfield, IL  62363

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