Short Cemetery
Mt. Gilead, Hutchens, and Donegan Cemetery
From the Gazette-Patriot, Carrollton, IL, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002 - from an article dealing with Greene County Days.
This well maintained cemetery is located about one-half mile down a field road in Section 7 of Rubison township. At one time a small community with a store and school were located nearby. The first burial was a child of a Short family in 1834. Thomas Jefferson Short was one of the first settlers in the area and donated the land for the cemetery. At least two victims of a 1927 killer tornado are buried in this cemetery.
Submitted by: Allen Handling
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| NAME | BORN | DIED | AGE | Additional Inscription/Info. |
| BARNARD, Glenn | 6 Jul 1900 | Inf Son of O.C. & M.A. Barnard | ||
| BARNETT, Emily E. | 5 Apr 1880 | Dau of I.M. & A.E. Barnett | ||
| BARNETT, John M. | 5 Apr 1880 | Son of I.M. & A.E. Barnett | ||
| BARNETT, Leonard E. | 6 Sep 1884 | 2y 11m 17d | Son of I.M. & A.E. Barnett | |
| BEASON, Walter Scott | 30 Aug 1930 | 84y 9m 26d | (No Stone) | |
| BESON, David | 5 May 1798 | 1 Dec 1873 | ||
| BESON, James F. | 6 Nov 1831 | 19 Jul 1869 | Son of D. & M. Beson | |
| BESON, Julia | 25 Feb 1878 | Wife of Walter Scott | ||
| BESON, Maria L. | 26 Feb 1851 | 27 Nov 1851 | 9m 1d | Dau of D. & M. Beson |
| BESON, Mary | 10 Dec 1809 | 2 Oct 1887 | Wife of David Beson | |
| BESON, Samuel J. | 8 Apr 1834 | 28 Aug 1860 | Son of D. & M. Beson | |
| CHANEY, Martha (Short) | 3 Jun 1862 | 19y 8m 6d | Wife of Greene Chaney | |
| CHANEY, Theodore E. | 2 Oct 1862 | 4m ?d | Son of G. & M.S. Chaney | |
| COATS, Mary (Beson) | 13 Mar 1844 | 27 Jan 1865 | 21y 10m 14d | Wife of F. M. Coats |
| COLE, Eliza J. | 1807 | 1902 | Wife of Steven Cole | |
| COLE, Steven | 5 Oct 1865 | 62y 11m 7d | ||
| DORKS, Benjamin | 27 Sep 1840 | |||
| DORKS, Eliza J. | 3 Mar 1881 | 19 Nov 1881 | Dau of B. & S. Dorks | |
| DORKS, James R. | 27 Oct 1901 | 30 Oct 1901 | Son of James & Mary Dorks | |
| DORKS, Mary A. | 13 Oct 1875 | 25 Aug 1876 | Dau of B. & S. Dorks | |
| DORKS, Sarah R. | 22 Oct 1843/8 | 10 Nov 1906 | Wife of Benjamin Dorks | |
| DORSEY, Patrick H. | 16 May 1880 | 22 Apr 1882 | Son of P. & J. Dorsey | |
| FALKINBURG, M. L. Walton | 1867 | 1903 | ||
| FERGUSON, | 3m | Inf of W.G. & C.E. Ferguson | ||
| FERGUSON, | 16 ??? 1861 | 2/3d | Inf of W.G. & C.E. Ferguson | |
| FERGUSON, Elizabeth | 12 Dec 1814 | 19 Mar 1896 | Wife of James L. Ferguson | |
| FERGUSON, James L. | 21 Jan 1811 | 16 Jul 1851 | ||
| FERGUSON, Jonah W. | 17 May 1872 | 26y 4m 9d | Son of J.L. & E. Ferguson | |
| FERGUSON, William G. | 1875 | 42y 9m | ||
| FITZJARRELL, Carey | 28 Jan 1855 | 26 Sep 1913 | ||
| FITZJARRELL, Edgar | 12 Apr 1852 | 11 Dec 1904 | ||
| FITZJARRELL, Elizabeth C. | 8 Oct 1855 | 15 Jun 1907 | Wife of Carey Fitzjarrell | |
| FITZJARRELL, Levi | 6 Jan 1857 | 23 Oct 1887 | ||
| FITZJARRELL, Raymond N. | 23 Apr 1892 | 30 Jul 1905 | Son of C. & E.G. Fitzjarrell | |
| FITZJARRELL, Robert | 23 Sep 1823 | 18 Oct 1901 | ||
| FITZJARRELL, Susanah | 27 Apr 1884 | 51y 1m 16d | Wife of Levi Fitzjarrell | |
| GARRETT, Louis P. | 18 Jun 1865 | 28y 5m 17d | Co. A 33rd Ill. Inf. | |
| GIBBINS, Amanda J. | 4 Oct 1868 | 11m 4d | ||
| GIBBINS, Infant Daughter | 6 Jul 1861 | |||
| GIBBINS, Infant Son | 8d | |||
| GIBBINS, Lauretta | 1861 | 2y 3m 20d | ||
| HOBSON, Elizabeth | 1873 | 62y 6m 29d | Wife of P. Hobson | |
| HOBSON, Margaret | 20 Sep 1834 | 19 Aug 1900 | Wife of Peter Hobson | |
| HOBSON, Mary C. | 1 Jul 1876 | 9m 6d | Dau of Peter & Margaret Hobson | |
| HOBSON, Peter | 20 Jan 1819 | 14 Jun 1901 | ||
| HOBSON, Sarah E. | 1 Sep 1865 | 16y 8m 2d | Dau of P. & E. Hobson | |
| JOHNSON, Elizabeth Jane | 1860 | 1929 | Wife of Henry Johnson | |
| JOHNSON, Henry J. | 1856 | 1915 | ||
| MATTHEW, L. L. | 10 Jun 1858 | 27 Jul 1927 | His Wife (Wife of W.W. Matthew) | |
| MATTHEW, W. W. | 7 Oct 1844 | 12 Sep 1900 | ||
| MCFARLAND, Alice | 30 Dec 1854 | 27 Feb 1859 | Dau of J.M. & C.M. McFarland | |
| MORROW, John W. | 2 Aug 1840 | 1y 11m 18d | Son of Z.A. & R. Morrow | |
| MORROW, Nancy A. | 12 May 1836 | 1y 1m 22d | Dau of Z.A. & R. Morrow | |
| MORROW, Robert B. A. | 7 May 1847 | 7m 14d | Son of Z.A. & R. Morrow | |
| MORROW, Sarah A. A. | 8 Jun 1845 | 1y 1m 21d | Dau of Z.A. & R. Morrow | |
| NETTLES, Annie M. | 1876 | 1927 | Apr. 19 Tornado | |
| NETTLES, Francis M. | 24 Sep 1918 | 20 Jul 1919 | ||
| NETTLES, William L. | 1877 | 1927 | Apr. 19 Tornado | |
| OVERBEY, Drewry | 31 Aug 1814 | 19 Mar 1880 | ||
| OVERBEY, Sally | 22 Mar 1815 | 4 Apr 1894 | Wife of D. Overbey | |
| OVERBY, E. Virginia | 7 Dec 1845 | 15 Oct 1865 | Dau of D. & S. Overby | |
| OVERBY, Louisa J. | 7 Oct 1836 | 19 Aug 1844 | Dau of D. & S. Overby | |
| PEMBROOK, Ansel T. | 1860 | 194? | ||
| PEMBROOK, Dora E. | 1868 | 1946 | ||
| PEMBROOK, Frank | 12 Jul 1894 | 7 Aug 1894 | Son of W.H. & L.P. | |
| PEMBROOK, Lizzie P. | 8 Nov 1859 | 1949 | Wife of William H. Pembrook | |
| PEMBROOK, Richard | 22 Dec 1900 | 31 Jan 1901 | Son of A.T. & D.E. Pembrook | |
| PEMBROOK, William H. | 1 Nov 1841 | 28 Feb 1909 | Co. E 104th Ill. Inf. | |
| PIPER, Cathern A. | 6 Aug 1861 | 30y | Wife of J.W. Piper | |
| PIPER, Harriet B. | 15 Jan 1862 | 2m 25d | Dau of J.W. & C.A. Piper | |
| PIPER, Infant | 4 Oct 1863 | 12d | Dau of J.W. & C.A. Piper | |
| PIPER, Infant | 5 Feb 1899 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. I.M. Piper | ||
| PRATHER, James E. | 1 Aug 1860 | 28 Mar 1947 | ||
| PRATHER, Martha Jane | 21 Apr 1859 | 6 Feb 1903 | ||
| PRATHER, Oto | 30 Oct 1884 | 13 Jan 1887 | Son of J.E. & M.J. Prather | |
| QUINN, Sarah Jane | 1885 | 1961 | ||
| QUINN, Thomas | 1869 | 1927 | ||
| RAFFETY, Elizabeth J. | 15 Feb 1825 | 22 Apr 1891 | Wife of W.M. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Henry J. | 29 Aug 1854 | 4m | Son of Wm. & E.J. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Infant | 5 Aug 1855 | 23 Sep 1856 | Son of Wm. & E.J. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Leander | 30 Sep 1856 | 1m 20d | Son of W.H. & E.J. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Lysander | 30 Sep 1856 | 1m 20d | Son of W.H. & E.J. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Martha | 4 Sep 1858 | 17 Nov 1884 | Dau of W.M. & E.J. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, Richard A. | ||||
| RAFFETY, Thomas Allen | 29 Dec 1866 | 27y 11m 19d | Son of Wm. & M. Raffety | |
| RAFFETY, W. M. | 11 Sep 1887 | 77y 11m 12d | ||
| RANGE, Catherine | 29 Mar 1826 | 3 Oct 1869 | Wife of Alfred C. Range | |
| SHORT, Arthur | 9 Jul 1884 | 19 Jul 1884 | Son of C.M. & Mary E. Short | |
| SHORT, Benjamin F. | 2 Aug 1875 | 9m 3d | Son of H.N. & N.C. Short | |
| SHORT, Caroline | 1858 | 1892 | Wife of L. R. Short | |
| SHORT, Catharine | 9 Sep 1849 | 42y 8m 12d | ||
| SHORT, Charity | 2 Apr 1834 | 23 Jun 1896 | Wife of N.H. Short | |
| SHORT, Charity | 19 Feb 1827 | 13 Oct 1870 | Wife of J.A. Short | |
| SHORT, Charity J. | 17 May 1876 | 6y 5m 12d | Dau of Joshua M. & Ann M. Short | |
| SHORT, Earl | 1890 | 1890 | ||
| SHORT, Elizabeth C. | 29 Aug 1851 | 1y 5m 10d | Dau of J.A. & C. Short | |
| SHORT, Elizabeth Martha | 6 Mar 1830 | 5 Jul 1890 | ||
| SHORT, Emily J. | 11 Apr 1841 | (4 Jun 1918) | ||
| SHORT, Eva | 1892 | 1892 | ||
| SHORT, Francis M. | 6 Jan 1844? | 3m | Son of T.J. & C. Short | |
| SHORT, Henry N. | 16 Nov 1847 | 11 Jun 1888 | (Son of Thomas J. Short) | |
| SHORT, Infant | 1870 | |||
| SHORT, Infant | 19 Apr 1866 | Dau of L. Fletcher & Elizabeth E. Short | ||
| SHORT, Infant | 23 Jan 1893 | 12 Feb 1893 | Dau of T.J. & M.L. Short | |
| SHORT, Infant | 19 Apr 1866 | Dau of L. Fletcher & Elizabeth E. Short | ||
| SHORT, Infant | 3 Jan 1869 | 5d | Son of L. Fletcher & Elizabeth E. Short | |
| SHORT, Infant | 21 Aug 1862 | Son of Wm. S. & E.M. Short | ||
| SHORT, Infant Son | ||||
| SHORT, Infant | 3 Jan 1869 | 5d | Son of L. Fletcher & Elizabeth E. Short | |
| SHORT, Infant | (5 Sep) 1870 | (28d) | (Son of R.A. & E.J. Short) | |
| SHORT, Ira Lan | 4 Jul 1878 | 10m 26d | Son of L.F. & Elizabeth Chaney Short | |
| SHORT, James Alex | 20 Nov 1826 | 31 Aug 1882 | (Son of Thomas J. Short) | |
| SHORT, John W. | (13 Jun) 1855 | 1881 | (Son of James A. Short) | |
| SHORT, John W. | (15 Apr) 1829 | (17 Jul) 1898 | (Son of Thomas J. Short) | |
| SHORT, Johsua M. | 12 Oct 1839 | 25 Nov 1902 | Father | |
| SHORT, Maria Ann | 11 Nov 1842 | 5 Jul 1916 | Mother; His Wife (Wife of Joshua M. Short) | |
| SHORT, Mary Addeline | 9 Sep 1854 | 1y 1m 21d | Dau of J.A. & C. Short | |
| SHORT, Mary E. | 1848 | 1870 | ||
| SHORT, Nancy C. | 24 Apr 1875 | 26y 6m 8d | Wife of H.N. Short | |
| SHORT, Nicholas Houston | 13 Dec 1827 | 22 Apr 1876 | Son of Thomas J. Short | |
| SHORT, Rebecca | 5 Aug 1817 | 7 Feb 1886 | ||
| SHORT, Rebecca P. | 14 Aug 1882 | 15y 10m 27d | Dau of N.H. & C.A. Short | |
| SHORT, Richard A. | 1835 | (16 Nov) 1893 | ||
| SHORT, Ruthie A. | 16 Aug 1882 | 27y 11m 4d | Dau of N.H. & C.A. Short | |
| SHORT, Samuel J. | 26 Jul 1873 | 17 Jul 1880 | Son of W.S. & E.M. Short | |
| SHORT, Telitha J. | 18 Feb 1853 | 27 Jan 1873 | Wife of J.A. Short | |
| SHORT, Thomas E. | 25 May 1884 | 27y 6m 18d | ||
| SHORT, Thomas J. | 10 Sep 1852 | 9m 6d | Son of J.A. & C. Short | |
| SHORT, Thomas J. | 9 Aug 1876 | 70y 10m 12d | ||
| SHORT, Thomas J. | 11 Sep 1834 | 7m | Son of T. & C. Short | |
| SHORT, Thomas J. | 29 Jul 1876 | 23y 4m 4d | ||
| SHORT, Virgil A. | 31 Dec 1871 | 5 Nov 1893 | Son of James A. Short | |
| SHORT, William Leslie | 14 Nov 1879 | 5y 2m 11d | Son of J.A. & M.J. Short | |
| SHORT, William S. | 16 Sep 1832 | 11 Aug 1886 | Son of Thomas J. Short | |
| SHORT, William W. | 7 Sep 1855 | 1m 26d | Son of G.W. & M.J. Short | |
| SMITH, David | 7 Dec 1864 | 16 Sep 1922 | Son of Sam & Catherine Smith (No Stone) | |
| SMITH, Infant | 31 Jul 1866 | Son of W.W. & L. Smith | ||
| SMITH, Infant | 26 May 1853/7 | 7d | Son of W.W. & M.A. Smith | |
| SMITH, John F. | 16 May 1856 | 7m 2d | ||
| SMITH, Lettice | 7 Jun 1891 | 57y 3m 28d | Wife of W. W. Smith | |
| SMITH, Mary A. | 18 Jul 1818 | 25 Oct 1901 | Wife of William P. Smith | |
| SMITH, Mary Adaline | 25 Apr 1864 | 34y 5m | Wife of William W. Smith | |
| SMITH, Sam | 18 Jul 1840 | 2 Feb 1912 | (No Stone) | |
| SMITH, Tena W. | 1863 | 1942 | ||
| SMITH, William P. | 4 Sep 1818 | 22 Feb 1900 | ||
| SMITH, William W. | 1 Dec 1825 | 30 Nov 1877 | 52y | |
| VANDAVEER, Sarah Catharine | 2 Dec 1877 | 24y 11m 1d | Wife of Josiah Vandaveer | |
| WALTON, Edith | 1 Nov 1875 | 1 Jul 1959 | ||
| WALTON, Ernest T. | 9 Oct 1882 | 12 Oct 1882 | Son of W.T. & V. Walton | |
| WALTON, Francis M. | 22 Jan 1843 | 1 Sep 1923 | Lieut. Co. D, 32nd Ill. Inf. | |
| WALTON, Harry O. | 1908/9 | 31 May 1925 | Son fo Wm. T. & Verena Walton (No Stone) | |
| WALTON, Infant | 23 Apr 1883 | Dau of F.M. & M.M. Walton | ||
| WALTON, James Otis | 28 Jun 1880 | 21 Feb 1885 | Son of F.M. & M.M. Walton | |
| WALTON, Mary M. | 27 Jan 1847 | 6 Mar 1902 | Wife of Francis M. Walton | |
| WALTON, Verena E. | 3 Apr 1874 | 25 Feb 1910 | ||
| WALTON, William T. | 1873 | 1935 | Father | |
| WHITE, Bonnie B. | 1886 | 1904 | ||
| WHITE, Cora B. | 1898 | |||
| WHITE, Harry J. | 1897 | 1941 | ||
| WHITE, Logan | 1868 | 1952 | ||
| WHITE, Martha E. | 1858 | 1934 | ||
| WHITLOCK, Dora Ellen | 25 Jun 1872 | 28 Sep 1901 | Dau of Z.T. & Louisiana Whitlock |