Jackson Cemetery

NE 1/4 Section 23, Twp 12 N, Range 10 W, 3 PM
Athensville Township - Greene County, Illinois

This cemetery is located in Athensville Township. It is two miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and the Roodhouse-Scottville road, and is, if you are really looking, in view to the south of the road. Jackson Cemetery is exactly one mile east of Sheppard Cemetery. Jackson Cemetery sits atop a small hilltop and is on the west side of a small pond. A stream flows on the west side of the cemetery. Several huge trees are in the area, including two inside the fence. In summer, the tombstones are concealed by high weeds and many briars. The cemetery derives its name from that of a former owner of the land, David Jackson, who is buried in nearby Scottville West (Slabtown) Cemetery. At one time there were about 45 stones on this site although during our visit during the week of October 17th we were unable to find any additional burials. Perhaps if the cemetery were burned off in the spring it might be possible, with a probe, to find additional cemetery markers.

Name	Born	Died	Age	Additional Inscription/Information


BARNARD, Elisha		1842		Known buried here - B @ Sumner Co. TN

JAGER, Albert		24 Feb 1886	64y	(No stone found)

MITCHELL, Anderson	13 Sep 1811	1 Oct 1865
MITCHELL, Elzira W.	12 Jan 1819	4 Apr 1908		(Same stone as Anderson Mitchell)
MITCHELL, Fielding	2 Jul 1815	23 Jul 1855
MITCHELL, Hannah		20 Oct 1855	19y5d	Dau of Fielding & Nancy W. Mitchell
MITCHELL, Infant		10 Oct 1855		Dau of Fielding & Nancy W. Mitchell
MITCHELL, Infant		4 Dec 1846		Son of Fielding & Nancy W. Mitchell
MITCHELL, Joshua		9 Aug 1839	50y4m6d
MITCHELL, Nancy W.	9 Dec 1815	18 Apr 1907		Wife of Fielding Mitchell
MITCHELL, Rosean	22 Jul 1853	4 Oct 1854		Dau of Fielding & Nancy W. Mitchell

RUYLE, Anthony B.		17 Mar 1856		Son of John & Elizabeth Ruyle
RUYLE, Elizabeth		17 Mar 1856	38y10m5d	Wife of John Ruyle

TUNNELL, Anna E.	6 Mar 1823	22 Sep 1890		Wife of Perry Tunnell
TUNNELL, Charles W.	10 Oct 1847	18 Aug 1850		Son of Perry & Anna E. Tunnell
TUNNELL, Mary A.	22 Jan 1842	7 Sep 1898		Dau of Perry & Anna E. Tunnell
TUNNELL, Perry	21 Feb 1821	24 Oct 1847

WHITLOCK, Charles		12 Sep 1846	53y5m7d