Wayne County, IL
Genealogy

Long Prairie (aka Jenkins Cemetery)

Four Mile Township, south west of Keenes
The cemetery is around the corner on northwest side of the church

photo
church photo
cemetery photo

Photos taken and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Hand Stone Cleaner, Dianna Williams
Aug 2004

Doris Bland's Volume VII cemetery book contains her transcriptions of this cemetery in Nov 1977.

Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Other Info on Stone
Curry John F   2 Dec 1880  aged 48 ys 3 ms
Hurt Blanche 1 Jul 1893 29 Oct 1893 same stone as m/Maggie
Hurt Maggie 10 Jan 1866 28 Nov 1893 w/o L.  E. Hurt
same stone as d/Blanche
Jenkins Charles F. 4 Dec 1885  12 Feb 1888  s/o G. G. & Amanda Jenkins
same stone as br/Wallaes
Jenkins Ellis W. 24 Mar 1852 24 May 1929  
Jenkins Margaret J. 8 Sep 1856 24 Apr 1943 same stone as Nathan C. Jenkins
Jenkins Nathan C. 19 May 1854 7 May 1937 same stone as  Margaret J. Jenkins
Jenkins Richard F. 8 Oct 1812 27 Feb 1877  
Jenkins Richard F.   15 Dec 1878 s/o J. W. & E. Jenkins
aged 11 ys 2ms 7ds 
Jenkins Sarah B. 31 Aug 1814 17 Dec 1890  
Jenkins Sarrah F. 19 Jul 1852 14 Dec 1930  
Jenkins Wallaes W. 13 Sep 1888 6 Oct 1891 s/o G .G. & Amanda Jenkins
same stone as b/Charles F
Jennings John A. 1837 1908  
Jennings Sarah A. 1845 1908  
Kerson Infant son 5 Mar 1878    s/o W. H. Kerson
Mandrell Mary 1879 1895  
Mateer Ralph 25 Nov 1894 17 Oct 1897 s/o Rosa & Clarence
same stone as m/Rosa
Mateer Rosa B. 19 Feb 1876 22 Oct 1897 w/o J.C. Mateer
d/o M. & N.G. Jenkins
same stone as s/Ralph
Neuby Edward R. 18 Dec 1881 9 Feb 1908 s/o J. W. & M. A. Neuby
Neuby Ethel R. 16 Mar 1887 21 Apr 1902 d/o J. W. & M. A. Neuby
Neuby Lee F. 23 Nov 1884 24 Mar 1911 s/o J. W. & M. A. Neuby
Newby James W. 28 Jun 1857 1 Jun 1922 Alice His Wife
Newby Mary A. 11 Jul 1860 18 Aug 1943 w/o James Newby
Wilkerson Alma 1915 1916  
Wilkerson Cecil M. 1898 1898 d/o F. & K. Wilkerson
Wilkerson E.  F. 7 Jun 1836 7 Feb 1890 same stone as w/ L.J. Wilkerson
Wilkerson G. 30 Oct 1851    
Wilkerson L.  J. 20 Mar 1839 15 May 1917 same stone as h/E. F. Wilkerson
Wilkerson Melvina J.   14 Mar 1878 w/o F. ? Wilkerson
d/o R.F. & S.  Jenkins
aged 29 ys 8 ms 19 ds ???
stone hard to read
Wilkerson Richard T   12 Aug 1881 aged 1 y 2m 6 ds
s/o F. G. & M. Wilkerson
Wilkerson Ruth 1900 1901 d/o F. & K. Wilkerson

Note from Sandy (Whalen) Bauer:
Jenkins, John A middle name Allen was s/o son of Salmon/Solomon Jennings and Maria Hollenbeck.
married 25 Dec 1869.
Jenkins, Sarah A , d/o Richard F. Jenkins

John is a brother to my gg grandmother Philena (Jennings), wife of Andrew Wilson Bennett. Andrew and Philena (Jennings) Bennett are buried at Laird Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL