WILLIAM J. WILSON FARM CEMETERY
Scott County, Illinois


	This small rural cemetery is located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 13 North Range 12 West 3 PM, Scott County, Illinois.  It is approximately 1/4 mile east of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, surrounded by a fence, and maintained.  In 1903 this land was owned by William J. Wilson.  He is buried here beside his wife, Marinda.
	William Jasper Wilson, twin brother of Thomas K. Wilson, was born in Kentucky and came to Illinois in 1840 with his parents, James and Hetty Rowe Wilson.  His first wife was Amanda or Laura Ann Jewitt who died in 1864.  They had one daughter, Marilda.  On 27 September 1864, in Scott County, Illinois, he married Marinda Haney Day, former wife of Thomas Day.  William and Marinda had nine children: John, James Franklin, William Edgar, Isaac who died in infancy, twins, Armettie and Luvettie, Harrison, Thomas and Truman.  Six of their children: John, James F., William Edgar, Thomas, Truman, and Armettie Moore West, have markers in this cemetery.
	This reading was completed on 15 December 1980 by Virginia Heaton Gordon and Edna McMahan Secrest.

HANEY, Jerome E.	1859 - 1935

MOORE, William H.	1873 - 1922
	Mattie	1878 - 1966	His Wife

MOTT, Mamie M.	1888 - 1918	Wife of Herman H. Mott
	Lula	1888 - 1899
	Laura Ann Day	1861 - 1955
	Elias	1859 - 1931	Elias & Laura married 8 June 1878, Scott Co., IL

RUBY, J. Frank	3 Sept 1900 - 25 June 1960
	Martha L.	9 Sept 1865 - 25 Feb 1944

* SUMMERS, John	Died   26 Feb 1884	Co. E 137th Ill. Inf

WALK, John C.	28 Sept 1852 - 9 Aug 1929

WALTER, Stella Mott	1886 - 1908

WEST, Thomas Elmer	1875 - 1957

WILSON, Chester V.	1914 - 
	Georgine	1917 -
	Chester Jr.	1938

WILSON, Edgar	15 May 1870 - 31 Mar 1917
	Idella	5 Jan 1874 -	His Wife

WILSON, Graydon R.	1910 - 1974
	Florence J.	1922 - 

WILSON, Harrison	1881 - 1947
	Cecile	1890 - 1963

WILSON, James F.	1867 - 1945
	Mary M.	24 Mar 1871 - 17 July 1904	Wife of J.F. Wilson
	Arthur	Died 3 Feb 1895   2 Yr 11 Mo 1 Da	Son of J.F. & M.M. Wilson
	Infant Daughter of J.F. 	Born & Died   11 Feb 190_





WILSON, John	1865 - 1912
	William J.	6 Feb 1834 - 15 Feb 1907   73 Yr 9 Da
	Marinda	20 Sept 1844 - 20 Aug 1927   82 Yr 11 Mo		His Wife
	Truman	20 Jan 1888 - 15 Sept 1903   15 Yr 7 Mo 25 Da	Son of W.J. & M. Wilson

WILSON, Thomas	1884 - 1938
	Pearl E.	1889 - 1932

WILSON, Infant

                     ins, Aar        	1868 -	Stone broken, remainder of info is missing

Footstone  - J. W. - laying on ground at cemetery gate.



	
William J. Wilson Farm Cemetery, Scott Co., IL