WINEMILLER CEMETERY
Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois

LOCATION : The Winemiller Cemetery is located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the sw 1/4 of section 17T 5S R3, Ewing Township, Franklin County Illinois. It is next to and east of the railroad in the southwest part of the village of Whittington, Illinois

DIRECTIONS : From the Benton, IL Square, take Route 37 north approximately 6 miles to Burton's Cafe, Whittington. Turn east onto Ewing blacktop to first street running to the right. Follow that street across the railroad track to Treece Street. Turn Right. Stay on that street until you reach Winemiller Street. Turn Right and follow the lane to enter cemetery.

HISTORY : Land was donated to Winemiller Cemetery Association by W J Margrave in 1908, by J. H. Kidwell in 1908 and by J. H. Wright in 1909 and by Jacob Winemiller. The cemetery was entrusted to the Ewing Township Cemetery Association on June 7, 1993 who is currently responsible for its operation. The first recorded burial in the cemetery was in 1860.

Winemiller Cemetery is administered by the Ewing Township Cemetery Association, Whittington, IL.

We welcome comments, additions and corrections to this listing so that we have as accurate a written record as possible.
[Walk thru, transcription and photos completed by Donald and Ruth Ann Atkins in the Fall-Winter, 2008.]
Webpage compiled by Ruth Ann and Don's Niece : Sharlene [Galloway-Tate] Alexander
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BAKER William 10/15/1878 PVT CO C IL INF
BAXTER Anna 9/4/1884 Age 48Y 9M 22D; s/w James W Baxter w/o J W Baxter
BAXTER Elijah 7/9/1865 s/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER Hannah E 5/24/1864 Age 23y 2m 1d d/o Wm & S Baxter
BAXTER James D 4/6/1864 Age 10m 18d s/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER James W 11/13/1886 Age 58; s/w Anna Baxter Sgt Co C 15th ll Cav Civil War
BAXTER Jesse T 12/9/1903 Age 68y 3m 10d
BAXTER Mary 10/31/1872 Age 13d d/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER Mary M 10/23/1892 Age 19y 3m 20d
BAXTER Nancy A 3/27/1860 Age 1m 17d d/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER Paralee 7/17/1902 Age 23y 17d d/o Jess & Paralee Baxter
BAXTER Rebecca Dates broken off
BAXTER Rebecca J 9/1/1874 Age 13y 1m 2d d/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER Rutha d/o J T & P T Baxter
BAXTER Samuel 5/11/1869 Age 15d s/o JW & A Baxter
BAXTER Sarah 11/27/1874 Age 57Y 9D w/o Wm Baxter
BAXTER Sarah E 12/26/1879 Age 24y 5m 11d d/o J W & A Baxter
BAXTER Sephrony 8/2/1886 Age 9y 7m 22d d/o J & P Baxter
BAXTER William 7/15/1870 Age 61y 3m 6d h/oSarah Baxter
BENNETT Nancy J 12/24/1878 Age 38y 7m no marker
BOYLES Ellen B 1/10/1861 Age 23y 9 m w/o G M Boyles
BOYLES Joseph M 1866 1872 Their Son
BOYLES Malinda Estes 1829 1882 s/w Timothy D Boyles His wife
BOYLES Thomas E 00/0/1864 Their Son
BOYLES Timothy D 1827 1912 s/w Malinda Estes Boyles
DUTY Amanda C 10/8/1854 10/26/1886 w/o W W Duty
DUTY Matthew 9/30/1876 Age16y 12d
DUTY Nancy E 5/3/1880 Age 19y 8m 25d w/o Matthew Duty
HELVEY Herman J 5/17/1899 Age 18y 9m 11d
HELVEY Rufus B 1/29/1901 Age 22y 10m 29d
KEARNEY Robert E 9/25/1882 10/12/1884 s/o PS & ES Kearney
KING Amanda REECE 1885 1928 w/o Thad L King
KING Gary Lowell 1/10/1938 10/1973 Mason; IL A 2 C US AIR; s/o Howard M WILLIAMS/Loretta June KING
KING Gladys 3/25/1918 8/12/1918 d/o TL & Amanda King
KING Jacob B 2/12/1832 3/16/1899 PVT CO C 81 IL INF
KING Laura C 6/23/1891 10/23/1895 d/o J B & M J King
KING Logan H 8/12/1884 Age 2m 7d s/o J B & M J King
KING Loretta June 12/15/1914 10/10/1995 d/o Thad and Amanda REECE King
KING Mary Jane dates broken off w/o J B King
KING Thad L 1885 1968 h/o Amanda REECE King
NEWTON Edgar
NEWTON James
NEWTON Luther B 8/30/1899 Age 8m 23d s/o J & C NEWTON
REESE Alfred Jr 9/18/1919 11/1/1919 s/w Infants Reese s/o Willie & Mae Reese
REESE Infants 6/19/1916 6/19/1916 s/w Alfred Reese Jr c/o Willie and Mae Reese
SIPHER Francis 12/20/1879 Age 88y
SPARLING Clara 4/29/1900 Age 43y 24d w/o L Sparling
STILTS Emily M 8/20/1874 Age 11y 6m 22d d/o H W & K A Stilts
STILTS Gracieople 1/24/1893 10/8/1895
STILTS Henry W 9/13/1866 H/O K A Stilts
STILTS Kisiah A 9/30/1869 Age32y 3m 13d w/o H W Stilts
STOREY Carmelita 11/25/1930 m. 12/25/1953; s/w Lindell Hampton Storey
STORY David 1858 1922 s/w Sarah Story
STOREY Harlie T 1895 1985 Father; s/w Ruby Storey PVT US ARMY WWI
STOREY Lindell Hampton 10/1/1922 2/18/1982 s/w Carmelita Storey US ARMY WWII
STOREY Lindell Jr 6/14/1943 6/14/1943
STOREY Rex 1/11/1978
STOREY Ruby 1901 1938 Mother; s/w Harlie T Storey
STORY Sarah 1871 1953 s/w David Story
SWEETEN Richard I 3/15/1861 3/28/1936 s/w Susan C Sweetin
SWEETIN Susan C 8/21/1858 5/7/1939 s/w Richard I Sweetin
UNKNOWN Iva L
UNKNOWN 1/8/1899 1/11/1900 Top of marker broker off
WHITLOW Walter 10/11/1857 5/22/1913
WILLIAMS Eunice 2/14/1871 12/29/1900
WINEMILLER Aaron W 2/28/1878 Age 2y 5m 11d s/o Matthew & Sybil Dunbar Winemiller
WINEMILLER Elizabeth 6/18/1886 Age 27y 11m 22d d/o  Jacob and Martha Winemiller
WINEMILLER Jacob 1813 1904 FATHER
WINEMILLER Lemuel 3/8/1874 Age 11y s/o J & M Winemiller
WINEMILLER Martha 1832 1907 MOTHER
WINEMILLER Susan E 2/28/1902 Age 15y 4m 6d
YOUNG Mary 1849 1915
YOUNG Frank 1845 1929

Notes: Listings included from "Cemetery Inscriptions, Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois" published 1997 by the Frankfort Area Genealogy Society, 2000 E St Louis Street, P O Box 427, West Frankfort, IL 62696 that we were unable to currently locate; they are included to provide a more complete and updated set of records.

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