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WAYNE  CO.,  IL

BOVEE CEMETERY

Submitted  by Laurel White,  Bob Jones, Richard Smith and Lynn Snyder

The Bovee family once owned the land on which this cemetery is located. The Bovee family came to Wayne County, Illinois from Chautauqua County, New York in 1820 and settled on Big Mound Prairie. John Bovee, the father, was a miller by occupation. About 1831 the Methodist society on Big Mound Prairie began meeting at Bovee's house [SE1/4 of NE1/4 in Sec 9]. The meetings were later moved to the Bovee Schoolhouse [SW1/4 of NW1/4 in Sec 32, Lamard Twp.] and became the headquarters for Methodism for many miles around. The cemetery was near the schoolhouse. Members of the Bovee family later moved to Nebraska.

Terry Harper provided the information above and has a file of information on the Bovee family of Wayne County, Illinois if anyone is interested.

 Thank you Terry!
Terry Harper

Bovee and Victory are across the road from each other.  Bovee is the older of the two cemeteries.  Many obits mixed these two cemeteries so you may see obituaries stating Bovee when a person was actually buried in Victory.
 
 
Bovee Cemetery named for John Bovee whose 2nd wife was Jane Catherine (Gaston) Murray. 

Burials include her parents:

  • James Gaston b 14 July 1761 Lancaster Co., PA) d 24 7 March 1840 (Wayne Co., IL) Served in Rev. War from Lancaster Co., South Carolina. Captured by the British and the Battle of Hanging Rock; paroled; reentered service. 
  • Catherine (Creighton) Gaston b 1745 (Northern Ireland ) d 5 Jan 1848 (Wayne Co., IL) Has DAR marker. 
Submitted by Shelba Davis

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North of Boyleston
   
Surname First Name Birth Date Death Date Other Info On Stone 
Brown Mary H. (Finley) 17 Mar 1880 1964 w/o Ray M. Brown, 
sis/o Roy Finley & Pearl Taylor
Bruce William Charles. Harlan 25 May 1921 8 Mar 1922 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bruce
aged 9 months and 11 days
Burkett Alice 28 Mar 1852 3 Apr 1937 w/o Joseph Bennett White 
d/o Levi Burkett & Nancy Ellen Chapman
Desouche Susannah (Simms) 13 May1830 15 Dec 1877 d/o James Simms & Matilda Warren
Ellis Emaline can't read can't read  
Ellis John L. no date no date Co. H, 9 ILL INF - SP AM WAR
Finley Adella Delora 1 Feb1870 23 Oct 1930 d/o James & Sarah (Owen) Finley
Finley Charles Sabin 3 Mar 1872 16 Dec 1939 s/o James & Sarah (Owen) Finley
Finley Clara Florence (Simms) 1 Aug 1876 17 Mar 1965 w/o Charles Sabin Finley
Finley Della 1 Apr 1870 23 Oct 1930 d/o J.D. & Sarah Frances Finley
Finley Delmar Berl 13 Sep 1923 21 Jun 1933 s/o Ron and Lola Finley
Finley Elizabeth A. (Bailey) 24 Apr 1828 30Jun 1908 w/o James Finley
w/o John McKitrick
Finley Henry Seth 1895 1898 s/o Charles and Clara (Simms) Finley
Finley James Jeduthen "Dute" ** 21 Jan 1847 11 May 1927 h/o Sarah Frances Owen
Finley Joseph Hooper 15 Jul 1876 9 Oct 1902 s/o James Finley & Sarah Owen
Finley Sarah Frances (Owen) 4 Nov 1849 16 Mar 1930 d/o Obediah Hooper Owen & Elizabeth Mariah Ellis
Gaston Catherine (Creighton) 1745 5 Jan 1848 w/o James Gaston
Gaston James 14 Jul 1761 24 Mar 1840 h/o Catherine (Creighton) Gaston
Gaston Rodina 1849 1924  
Humphrey Levi Isaac Nov 1845 1 Feb 1920 h/o Susannah & Isabell Simms
Humphrey Susannah  (Simms) 10 Jul 1851 27 Apr 1892 w/o Levi Humphrey d/o Wm & Mary Simms
Humphrey Wesley 10 Jun 1876 25 Oct 1878 s/o Levi Humphrey & Susannah Simms
Keen Alice Clark 1863 1945  
King John 11 Nov 1840 30 Sep 1911 s/o Thomas King and Mary Ann McLung
King Mary E. 3 Jan 1870 14 Feb 1905 d/o John and Mary J. King
King Mary J. (Denny 1836 13 Oct 1918 w/o John King
King Sarah   1868 Mother of Nancy King Jones
King Thomas   1864 Father of Nancy King Jones
McKitrick Elizabeth A. (Bailey)(Finley) 24 Apr 1828 30 Jun 1908 1st married James Finley - 
2nd married John McKitrick Sr.
Palmer Frank P. 1895 1982 h/o Mary A. Palmer
Palmer Howard 18 Aug 1893 12 Apr 1912  
Palmer James G. 8 Aug 1860 10 Jun 1930 h/o Martha E. Palmer
Palmer Mary A. 1898 1962 w/o Frank P. Palmer
Palmer Martha E. 13 Oct 1861 30 Nov 1937 w/o James G. Palmer
Pike Cora Edna 12 Sep 1891 25 Sep 1977  
Reid Louisa (Simms) 1849 1920 w/o John Reid
d/o James Simms & Matilda Warren
Simms Ann (Sears) 4 Jul 1783 12 Aug 1845 w/o Wm Simms
Simms Anna  (Pike) 1886 1963 w/o Cornelius Simms
Simms C.H. (Cornelius) 1882 1930 h/o Anna Pike. 
S/O Geo Simms & Matilda Jane Walton
Simms Daniel 18 Oct 1850 28 Feb 1893 s/o George Simms& Hannah Ades
Simms Earl 1909 1914 s/o Anna Pike & Cornelius H. Simms
Simms George 13 Dec 1856 10 Aug 1911 h/o Matilda Jane Walton
Simms George 3 Feb 1825 13 Aug 1880 h/o Hannah Ades. 
s/o Wm Simms & Ann Sears
Simms Hannah  (Ades) 18 Jul 1824 27 Dec 1900 w/o George Simms
d/O James Ades
Simms James 7 Mar 1792 4 Apr 1884 h/o Matilda Warren
Simms James E. (Edwin) 1 Jan 1860 23 Dec 1930 h/o Olive Gaston & Consadie Sons
Simms John 14 May 1817 6 Jan 1818 s/o Wm Simms & Ann Sears
Simms John Francis 26 Nov 1845 14 Jul 1911 s/o Wm Simms & Mary Simms
Simms Mary E. 29 Dec 1884 19 Aug 1918 d/o Geo Simms & Matilda Jane Walton
Simms Mary  (Simms) 16 May 1819 3 Jul 1893 w/o WmS imms
d/oWm Simms & Ann Sears
Simms Matilda   (Warren) 1813 ? after 1880 w/o James Simms
Simms Olive   (Gaston) 27 May 1862 21 Aug 1885 w/o James Edwin Simms
Simms Pauline   (Truskett) 10 Sep 1855 1903 w/o Daniel Simms
Simms Richard 1 Feb 1855 8 Mar 1857 s/o Wm Simms & Mary Simms
Simms Sadie B.  (Sons) 1866 1911 2nd W/O James E. Simms
Simms Sarah Ann 2 Oct 1843 4 May 1845 d/o Wm Simms & Mary Simms
Simms Thomas 26 Aug 1859 27 Jun 1876 s/o Wm Simms & Mary Simms
Simms William 24 Jan 1815 Dec 1879 h/o Mary Simms
Simms William 25 Jun 1788 27 Feb 1861 h/o Ann Sears
Simms William Jackson 18 Dec 1845 27 Jan 1914 h/o James Simms & Matilda Warren
Taylor Pearl Maude (Finley) 22 Oct 1884 1965 d/o James J. Finley  &Sarah Frances Owens Finley
Tierney Gladys (White) 8 Dec 1902 7 Mar 1995 d/o William Levi White & Matilda Walker White
Tierney John L. 1897 1980  
Walker Charles Henry 1 May 1879 9 Jan 1977 h/o Cora  E. Pike 
s/o Henry Walker and Frances Mary Simms
Walker Clara F. (Frances) 19 Oct 1877 6 Aug 1878 d/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
Walker Cora Edna (Pike) 12 Sep 1891 25 Sep 1977 w/o Charles Henry Walker 
married 4 Jan 1911
Walker Frances Mary   (Simms) 23 Aug 1841 7 Sep 1902 w/o Henry Walker D/O Wm & Mary Simms
Walker George Nov 1869 1874 s/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
Walker Henry 24 Mar 1836 25 Apr 1914 h/o Frances Simms S/O Susannah Simms & George Walker
Walker InfantSon 8 May 1865 8 May 1865 s/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
Walker Martha Ellen 1873 12 Sep 1873 d/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
Walker William T. (Thomas) 13 Apr 1871 7 Dec 1890 d/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
White Alice (Burkett) 28 Mar 1852 3 Apr 1937 w/o Joseph B. White
d/o Levi and Nancy Chapman Burkett
White Alice (Grubb) 13 Mar 1907 no date w/o Glen White
White Ethel M 1894 1979 w/o Joseph R. White
White Glen 27 Aug 1909 23 Apr 1988 h/o of Alice Grubb 
s/o James S. White and Nellie Belle Young
White Joe B. 1912 1991  
White Joseph Bennett 26 Nov 1912 19 Oct 1991 s/o William Levi White & Matilda Elizabeth Walker w/o Alice Burkett
White Joseph R. 1886 1939 h/o Ethel M. White
White Matilda Elizabeth (Walker) 31 Dec 1881 27 Feb 1956 d/o Henry Walker & Frances Mary Simms
White Ruth 25 Nov 1904 19 Jul 1913 d/o  William Levi and Matilda Elizabeth (Walker) White
White WilliamLevi 1878 1962 s/o Joseph Bennett White & Alice Burkett
Whitson Minatree R. (no date) 22 Jan 1888 h/o Nancy Whitson 
aged 70 Ys 2 Ms 6 Ds
Whitson Nancy (Moore) 26 Jul 1813 16 May 1869 w/o M.R. Whitson
Young Anna Mae 1870 1924 "Mother"
Young Doris M. (Grove) 1905 (no date) w/o Orville C. Young
Young Orville C. 1906 1993 s/o Curtis Elias Young and Martha Estella Hammil
Young Robert E. 1850 1937 s/o Ewing Young & Emily Craven
Young Nancy E. (Walton) 1856 1906 w/o Robert E. Young

 
 

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