Rucker Chapel Cemetery

RUCKER'S CHAPEL

Rucker's Chapel Cemetery is located in Section 24 of Wilson Township. Driving directions are: North from County Road 10 onto 1700E about 2 1/2 miles right on road 1450N about 1 mile on right side. From DeWitt County History: " Rucker Chapel has an interesting history. A group of Methodists under the influence of Reverend J. C. Rucker, who for thirthy three years had preached in various places in Central Illinois, formed the nucleolus of a new church. Until 1864, when they built their chapel, they met in the Brittin schoolhouse: The chapel was rebuilt in 1893. At one time Rucker's Chapel had the largest membership in DeWitt County". The earliest burial I can find record of is that of Lavina Johnson daughter of S. & E. d. 12-31-1868 age 5months 14 days. Thank you to Debbie Champion for providing pictures. You will find a list of what is in what picture from Debbie below.

1 and 2: Sign and gate of Rucker's

3: Eddie d. 1875 (from Debbie) I have: Eddie Hardwick son of G. W. & R. I. aged 1y 6m 17d

4: McGlothlin, Glen son of J. H. & E. M. b. 12\15\1920 d. 12/25/1920

5: Hilbert Jensen Jr. 8/29/1925

6: Henry H. Brittin 2-14-1897 / 12-25-1992

7: Belle Brittin 7-29-1871 / 12-25-1961 Newton Brittin 10-10-1867 / 9-23-1951

8: Lyle Britten 8-12-1900 / 4-2-1919

9: Roy Hillis son of O. M. & C. E. Walden 7-8-1902 / 7-29-1916

10: Walden Cora E. Johnson 1866-1946 Oliver McCoy 1864-1945

11: Daughter Pearl Zimmerman 1899-1988 (beside Cora and Oliver)

12: Oran Odell son of Alfred and A. N. Walters d. 1/28/1892 aged 24 years 8 months

13: Nancy J. wife of Alfred Walters 8-12-1836 / 8-8-1896

14: Alfred Walters 2-9-1828 / 6-23-1907

15: Three Walters stones together

16: Johnson Flora 5-12-1874 / 4-14-1943 Melvin 11-11-1869 / 2-18-1949

17: Mary S. Faber daughter of Fred and Annie 10-7-1893 / 12-11-1898 aged 5y 2m 4d

18: John Faber IL Pvt. Btry F 34th Field Arty WWI 9-17-1889 / 11-21-1954

19: Ethel Fern Hawkins 1902-1972

20: Alvin Lynn Hawkins 9-6-1941 / 7-26-1999

21: May E. Mitchell 1890-1946 Jasper Mitchell 1889-1958

22: Orville son of John and Rhoda Peavler d. 8-13-1885 aged 4 months

23: Everett Brittin 1907-1937 "Father"

24: Eveline Matlock 1-4-1822 / 12-9-1902 aged 80y 11m 5d

25: James Matlock 5-16-1821 / 4-20-1893 (same stone as above inscribed both sides)

26 Johnson (from Debbie rest is unreadable) I have: Stillman Johnson son of S. & E. d. 4-24-1875 1y 4m 24d

27: James Walden 3-1-1827 / 5-31-1896 age 69y 3m Sarah Walden 8-3-1829 / 2-4-1895 age 65y 6m 1d

28. Three headstones: Clark G. Brittin 4-27-1871 / 3-4-1893, "Mother" Almira Brittin 3-22-1848 / 4-23-1939,"Father" Henry Brittin 6-30-1842 / 10-6-1915

29. Marcus Lynn Peavler 1893-1917

30. Brittin, "Father" William E. 1862-1925, "Mother" Mary E. 1862-1947

31. Hazel Boling 1901-1987 daughter of Wm. E. amd Mary E. Peavler Brittin (Hazel was a nickname for Lora Daisy)

32. Hoover unreadable (listing has two Hoover's G.C. Hoover d. 10-17-1882 20y 7m 25d b. WV and Iva Bell Hoover daughter of G.W. & M.A. d. 10-5-1884 2m 5d

33. Iola Mae Brittin 1-18-1937 / 1-5-1939

34. Harry C. Campbell Illinois private 2nd reg. Fa Repl Tng Cen WWII

35. Undine Campbell wife of Harry 1913-1948

36. Harry K. 1943-1944 and Ernest J. 1941-1946 sons of Harry and Undine Campbell

37. "Mother" Etta E. Campbell 1894-1953

38. "Father" John W. Campbell 1887-1956

39. Phebe? w/o ? No Phebe listed in 1970 inscriptions. Joseph Gardner dates unreadable

40. Unreadable stone

41. Catherine Lappin 1829-1901

42. William son of M.E. & W. Brittin d. 8-28-1872 1y 2m 6 or 8d

43. Katherine Hovis

44. Walden "Mother" C. Ethel 1891-1965 "Father" Harry K. 1890-1955

45. Jensen, Fern 1925-1929 Donald 1927-1929 children of C. & E.

46. John T. Emery 1832-1903 Martha A. Emery 1850-1933 (nee: McClellan)

47. W. A. Seniff 9-13-1846 / 6-10-1889

48. back side of stone above Sarah J. w/o Wm. Seniff (nee: Davis)( dates unreadable)

49. Zella Mae Brittin 9-1-1910 / 12-9-1979 Lester L. 9-5-1909 / no death date

50. Moreland D. Mitchell Illinois S1 USNR WWII

51. "Father" Ernest W. Steagall 12-18-1928 / 9-17-1967

52. Virgie J. Steagall 1895-1972 Luny B. 1875-1946

53. Carlisle E. Kelly Sr. 6-17-1918 / 10-12-1977 June E. 6-30-1920 / no dates married 8-12-1940

54. Elise Kelly Wey 11-1-1951 / 9-24-1973 "To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die"

55. Orin S. Kelly "Dad" 5-1-1920 / 3-11-1994 Catherine W. "Mom" 5-27-1918 / 3-9-1960

56. Harry L. Kelly 8-31-1906 / 3-17-1974 Illinois Tec 3 US Army WWII

57. Levi H. Kelly 1877-1941

58. Millie F. Yazel 2-17-1900 / 3-11-1938 Arch G. Yazel 4-24-1890 / 8-28-1963

59. Effie Frances Marcum 1884-1940 Brent Lee Marcum 1888-1957

60. Rucker Chapel

Also in cemetery but no photo's:

Woodrow Marcum 7-16-1913 / 9-13-1936

Edward Marcum 5-5-1912 / 2-10-1961

Frank A Marcum 2-4-1920 / 7-18-1961 Illinois PFC 3505 Base Unit AAF WWII

Frances W. Smalley 3-22-1887 / 8-31-1970 Thomas A. Smalley 7-10-1880 / 3-15-1933

Della D. Marcum Jordan 4-18-1918 / 6-1-1977

Wayne Walden "Father" 1880-1955 Osie Walden "Mother" 1882-1949