Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois 1825-1972

 

Hersman Cemetery, Mt. Sterling Township (pp. 137-151)

 

                Anna Moore (1865-1896) w/o H. H. Vandeventer; d/o Rev. Edwin G. & Sarah (Downs) Moore

Edgar D. Vandeventer (1890-1892), s/o H. H. & Anna (Moore) Vandeventer

                Margaret H. Vandeventer (7 Jan 1823–30 Mar 1880) w/o George W. Fry (11 Apr 1818–29 Sep 1894)

                Mary I. (Elliott) Vandeventer (1865-1940) Also see Versailles Supplemental

 

Mt. Sterling City Cemetery (pp. 200-281)

 

                Jacob Vandeventer (15 Dec 1797-5 Apr 1869)

                Leah Curry (5 Jul 1812-Sep 1902) w/o Jacob Vandeventer, 90 years

                William L. Vandeventer (1836-1910) s/o Jacob & Leah (Curry) Vandeventer

                Sallie Wash (16 Jul 1840-28 Aug 1877) 1st w/o William L. Vandeventer; d/o James & Sallie (Fish) Wash

                Rolland E. Vandeventer (1866-6Jul 1939) s/o William L. & Sallie (Wash) Vandeventer

                Annie E. Ford ((1850-1922) 2nd w/o William L. Vandeventer

                Lyonford Vandeventer, (d. 11 Sep 1881 aged 5 months) s/o William L. & Annie E. (Ford) Vandeventer

                Jerome B. Vandeventer (1846-1910) s/o Jacob & Leah (Curry) Vandeventer

                Paulina J. Clark (1852-1933) w/o Jerome Vandeventer; d/o William T. & Nancy (Spriggs) Clark

                Florence Vandeventer (1877-1907) d/o Jerome B. & Paulina J. (Clark) Vandeventer

                Joseph Fenton Vandeventer (25 Jun 1826-24 Feb 1894) Note: possible additional initial “V”

Letitia M. Givens (18 Mar 1837-18 Feb 1916) w/o Joseph Fenton Vandeventer; d/o George R. & Mary F. (Vandeventer) Givens

                Infant, c/o Joseph Fenton & Letitia M. (Givens) Vandeventer (d. 18 Aug 1871)

                Thomas Lloyd Vandeventer (1 Mar 1880-7 Jun 1907) s/o Joseph Fenton & Letitia M. (Givens) Vandeventer

                Homer Givens Vandeventer (25 Oct 1873-13 Nov 1939) s/o Joseph Fenton & Letitia M. (Givens)

 Vandeventer

                Harriet Ross (5 Jan 1875-19 Jan 1908) w/o Homer Givens Vandeventer

                Sarah T. Dunlap (d. 12 Jan 1890 aged 51-5-9) w/o Francis M. Vandeventer; d/o Rev. Latten M. & 1st wife Rebecca (Bell) Dunlap

                Jennie Vandeventer (d. 23 Sep 1877 aged 2y) d/o Frances M. & Sarah T. (Dunlap) Vandeventer

                Infant, d/o Frances M. & Sarah T. (Dunlap) Vandeventer (d. 8 May 1868 aged 2m)

                Edna I. Clark Vandeventer (1882-1953) w/o Roy McDannold; d/o Jerome B. & Paulina J. (Clark) Vandeventer

                Margaret Belle Vandeventer (6 Nov 1855-23 Apr 1933) w/o Wilson M. Reid

                Martha Vandeventer (no dates) w/o Dennis A. Mahoney

                Mary F. Curry/Vandeventer? (d. 28 Dec 1890 aged 76-9-0) w/o George R. Givens (surname ambiguous)

 

Mt. Zion (aka Little Creek) Cemetery, Versailles Township (pp. 342-345)

 

                Henson Vandeventer (13 May 1884-15 Aug 1913)

                Hattie Newell ((28 Mar 1885-25 Apr 1913) w/o Henson Vandeventer

                Harry Vandeventer – Listed in 1914 and 1922 as helping with cemetery cleanup. This is probably William

                                Henry Vandeventer.

 

Root Cemetery, Versailles Township (pp. 347-348)

 

                Nancy Jane Vandeventer (18 Jan 1839-11 Dec 1909) w/o Stephen Charles Root

 

 

 

Southside Cemetery, Versailles Township (pp. 352-359)

               

                Daniel Vandeventer (d. 2 Mar 1872 aged 61-1-18)

                ‘Little’ Robert Vandeventer (no dates)

                ‘Little’ Tolbert [Vandeventer] (no dates) The surname is implied but not stated.

                Peter Vandeventer (d. 18 Feb 1851 aged 15-1-0)

                Infant, d/o D. & R. Vandeventer (d. 14 Mar 1858)

                Mary Vandeventer (d. 20 Apr 1860) w/o W. W. Sides

               

Supplementary Listings from Tarrant Funeral Home 1928-1972 (pp. 391-400)

 

                Mary Vandeventer (26 Jul 1865-31 Oct 1940) Also see Hersman Cemetery.

                Lucinda Catherine Vandeventer (3 Nov 1854-25 Sep 1947)

 

Vandeventer Cemetery, Versailles Township (pp. 349-351)

 

                Isaac Vandeventer, Dr. (22 Feb 1799-15 Aug 1851 aged 52-5-24) s/o William; nephew of Cornelius

                Jane Scripps (31 Aug 1805-16 Mar 1865) w/o Dr. Isaac Vandeventer

                Caroline Vandeventer (d, 5 Mar 1854 aged 37-10-2) d/o Jacob & Jane E. Vandeventer

                Jane E. (____) (d. 22 Jun 1842 aged 48-0-20) w/o Jacob Vandeventer

                Jacob Vandeventer (d. 1 Sep 1833 aged 52-5-5)

                Cornelius Vandeventer (d. 7 Oct 1865 aged 82-7-14) 1st Settler in Brown County, Spring of 1824.

                Elizabeth Hyer (d. 5 Sep 1825 aged 38y) w/o Cornelius Vandeventer

                Susannah Hyer McFarland (d. 15 Jun 1862 aged 72-1-10) w/o Cornelius Vandeventer

                Eliza Vandeventer (d. 20 Jun 1833 aged 13-5-5) d/o Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hyer) Vandeventer

                Joseph Vandeventer (d. 29 Dec 1831 aged 16-4-27) s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hyer) Vandeventer

                Peter S. Vandeventer (d. 31 May 1833 aged 24-5-4) s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hyer) Vandeventer

                William H. Vandeventer (d. 2 Jun 1833 aged 26-6-22) s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hyer) Vandeventer

                Elihu Vandeventer (d. 16 May 1887 aged 76-4-24) s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hyer) Vandeventer

                Zipporah Wells (d. 4 Oct 1844 aged 27-1-14) 1st w/o Elihu Vandeventer

                Peter Slater Vandeventer (d. 14 Sep 1848 aged 4-1-8) s/o Elihu & Zipporah (Wells) Vandeventer

                Margaret Douglas Bonnifield (19 Oct 1819-25 Jan 1907) 2nd w/o Elihu Vandeventer

                Arminda Vandeventer (d. 22 Jun 1856 aged 16y) d/o Elihu & Zipporah (Wells) Vandeventer

                Harriett E. Vandeventer (d. 5 Nov 1853 aged 0-11-22) d/o Elihu & E. M. (Margaret?) Vandeventer

                William H. Vandeventer (26 Mar 1841-5 Aug 1910) s/o Elihu & Zipporah (Wells) Vandeventer

                Maggie Curran (d. 22 Jul 1878 aged 36-1-21) w/o William H. Vandeventer, son of Elihu

                Dora Vandeventer (6 or 26 Jul 1870-11 Nov 1905) d/o William H. & Margaret (Bonnifield) Vandeventer

                Barnett B. Vandeventer (d. 17 Jan 1886 aged 53y) s/o Jacob & Jane E. Vandeventer

                Lucinda Reid (1841-1914) w/o Barnett B. Vandeventer; compare with Lucinda Catherine Vandeventer, Versailles Supplementary – dates are different – these are two different women.

                Dora Vandeventer (d. 28 Oct 1896 aged 23y) d/o Barnett B. & Lucinda (Reid) Vandeventer

                Thomas R. Vandeventer (10 Mar 1819-28 Nov 1894) s/o Jacob & Jane E. Vandeventer

                Henson S. Vandeventer (d. 12 Dec 1879 aged 51-2-15) s/o Jacob & Jane E. Vandeventer

                Silas H. Vandeventer (4 Mar 1820-12 Apr 1891) s/o Peter Vandeventer, the brother of Cornelius

                Matilda Jane Bridwell (b. 15 Oct 1826; no death date) w/o Silas H. Vandeventer

                Elijah Vandeventer (d. 11 Aug 1851 aged 86y)

                Fred R. Vandeventer (1867-1943) s/o Barnett B. & Lucinda (Reid) Vandeventer; Also listed in West Side Cemetery

                Ruth L. Vandeventer (1897-1962) d/o Fred R. & Martha H. (Elliott) Vandeventer

                Martha Hersman Elliott (7 Sep 1876-31 Oct 1947) w/o Fred R. Vandeventer

                Horace M. Vandeventer (5 Sep 1873-25 Dec 1902) s/o Barnett B. & Lucinda (Reid) Vandeventer

                Laura M. Parks (28 May 1877-2 Jun 1941) w/o Horace M. Vandeventer

                Infant, s/o Horace M. & Laura M. (Parks) Vandeventer (b. & d. 19 Feb 1898)

                Barnett Wendell Vandeventer (19 Feb 1898-9 Feb 1969) s/o Horace M. & Laura M. (Parks) Vandeventer

                Duannah Vandeventer (d. 22 Mar 1860 aged 38-7-2) w/o Edward M. Ravenscroft; d/o Jacob & Jane E.Vandeventer

                Josephine “Josie” Vandeventer ( 20 Mar 1850-21 Apr 1910) w/o (____) Curran; d/o Barnett B. & Lucinda  (Reid) Vandeventer

                Jenny (____)  (26 Aug 1852-9 Oct 1905) w/o William H. Vandeventer; w/o William O. Elliott

 

West Side Cemetery, Versailles Township (pp. 359-387)

 

                Jethro Vandeventer (d. 23 Jan 1896 aged 89-8-8)

                Jane (____) (d. 6 Oct 1890 aged 77-9-4) w/o Jethro Vandeventer (Marriages: Jane Alford)

                Isaac Vandeventer (1850-1919)

                Belle Walker (1845-1929) w/o Isaac Vandeventer

                Slater L. Vandeventer (15 Sep 1859-6 May 1946)

                Violette Aber (27 Feb 1861-13 Dec 1901) w/o Slater L. Vandeventer

                Oscar H. Vandeventer (1847-1910)

                Kate (____) (1854-1947) w/o Oscar H. Vandeventer (Marriages: Kate Rowland)

                Grant Vandeventer (1874-1925) s/o Dr. Saul Vandeventer

                Eugene Vandeventer (18 Nov 1883-17 Aug 1910)

                Kermit E. Vandeventer (17 Jun 1910-30 Mar 1937) s/o Charles Monroe & Pearl (Hanks) Vandeventer

                Charles W. Vandeventer (b. & d. 17 Nov 1943) s/o Lozelle Vandeventer

                Charles Monroe Vandeventer (3 Sep 1882-11 Dec 1967)

                Pearl Hanks (11 Apr 1887-15 Mar 1973) w/o Charles Monroe Vandeventer

                Stella Knowles (20 Aug 1884-28 Dec 1967) w/o William H. Vandeventer

                Elihu Vandeventer (26 Jul 1882 or 1883-31 May 1965, aged 82y)

                William Harrison Vandeventer (24 May 1888-29 May/Jun 1965, aged 77y)

                Ethel May Vandeventer (8 Apr 1898-23 Mar 1965, aged 66y)

                LaFaye Vandeventer (1903-1925) d/o Elihu & Bessie (____) Vandeventer

                Charles Vandeventer (7 Jul 1886-5 Feb 1960) s/o Dr. Saul Vandeventer; twin of Fred

                Bessie (____) (28 Aug 1882-30 Aug 1952, aged 70y) w/o Elihu Vandeventer

                Barnett Wendell Vandeventer (d. 13 Feb 1969 aged 70y) s/o Dr. Saul Vandeventer?? This Barnett

                                should be compared with Barnett in the Vandeventer Cemetery. Death dates are less than

 a week apart.

                Fred Vandeventer (7 Jul 1886-26 Oct 1969) s/o Dr. Saul Vandeventer; twin of Charles

                David Vandeventer (1892-1971) twin of Daniel

                Daniel Vandeventer (1892-1971) twin of David

                Fred R. Vandeventer (3 Nov 1867-28 Dec 1943) Also listed in Vandeventer Cemetery.

                Martha Elliott (1876-1947) w/o Fred R. Vandeventer

                Della Vandeventer (1880-1951) w/o Frank J. Wilson

                Elizabeth Vandeventer (26 Jun 1827-6 Aug 1911) w/o George W. Burgessor

                Jessie Vandeventer (1883-1974) w/o Fred Hanks

                Eliza Vandeventer (28 Sep 1844-2 Jun 1917) w/o John P. Hartman

                Amanda Vandeventer (10 Oct 1847-8 Jan 1896) w/o William H. Ravenscroft

                Amanda G. Vandeventer (1839-1923) w/o William H. Brackenridge

                Eva Vandeventer (1886-1966) w/o James A. Howell

                Luanna Vandeventer (1850-1929) w/o Zack Rigg

                Margaret Vandeventer ( 26 Feb 1820-2 Apr 1901) w/o John Wilson Reid

                Maude Vandeventer (1870-1945) w/o Frank S. Morgan

 

Additional burials:

 

Marden Cemetery, Elkhorn Township (pp. 69-74)

 

                Fannie Ann Vandeventer (7 Sep 1854-6 Oct 1865)

 

Ravenscroft-Yates Burial Lot, Versailles (pp. 405-406)

 

                Edward Ravenscroft and wife ‘Susannah’ Vandeventer are mentioned as being buried in the Vandeventer

 Cemetery. Susannah is an error. Edward’s wife was Duannah.

 

Versailles Supplementary:

 

                Elihu Vandeventer (6 Apr 1870-11 Aug 1956)

                Kathryn Vandeventer (1931-1931) infant