Baker Cemetery

St. Rose Township - T3N R4W SWNW11

Clinton County Illinois

 

Read by Gloria Dettleff and Dorothy Falk 2 Jan 2002

 

Two more surnames from a family cemetery now in a farmer's pasture. The cemetery probably used to be in a copse of trees at the top of a slight hill. These four stones are worn and broken. Other stones could be buried by 140 years of tree and dirt debris. The two families shown here were joined together on 1 Dec 1857 when Mary Baker married David Kendal. There are many Bakers in the 1860 census, including Burton, 53, N.C. and wife Mary C., 63, VA. Probably no Kendals.

 

Name Born Died Comments
     
BAKER, Absolom C. 17 Nov 1828 3 Jul 1844 Son of Burton & M.A.  15 years 8 months 15days
BAKER, Jas. B.   10 Sep 1860 7 months, 5 days
K., A. R.   --   -- Footstone only.  Could contain another initial in front of the A R K
KENDLE, Unknown 1 Aug 1843 19 Nov 1859 Stone broken.
     
ECKSTEIN, Caroline   -- 1 Feb 1882 Death Certificate # 1089.  Died in Jamestown from epilepsy at age 46.  Born in Germany, lived in Illinois 35 years.  Grass widow. No Ecksteins in 1880 census.  Only Eckstein in  1870 census was John, 40, Germany.

 

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