WHEELER-HUDDLESTON CEMETERY
Macoupin County, Illinois
This cemetery is found on Quarry Road, northwest of Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. It is in Gillespie Township, Section 3, Township 8 N, Range 7 West. Ed included this note along with the above photos - "I would say that there are at least 100 tombstones. There is a wire fence that surrounds part of the cemetery. The McGovern family is found in the Northwest corner of the cemetery. There are many members of the Wheeler and Huddlestun families buried in the cemetery. Only one family site on the east side looks like it is being taken care of. A botanist from the state or a University might be interested in the plant life in the cemetery."
Thanks to C. Edwin Murray for the above photos of this cemetery and our thanks to Mary Ann Kaylor for providing a list for us to use in our search. Betty Moake & I visited this cemetery on 4 Apr 2004. We waded through weeds higher than we are and struggled through brambles and briars to find and photograph as many stones as possible. Undoubtedly there are others covered by the tall tall grass although we were able to find most of the stones included in this listing. Some of the stones didn't photograph well so the quality isn't quite what I would like however, considering the cemetery state and the fact that many of the stones are badly weathered, I was pleased overall with the stone photos.
If a name appears in red - click on the name to bring up a photo of that individual's tombstone.
| NAME | BORN | DIED | DEATH AGE | OTHER INFORMATION |
| ADAMS, America | 11 Feb 1852 | 3y8m21d | Dau of J.J. & N. Adams | |
| ADAMS, Christenia | 22 Dec 1852 | 1y8m4d | Dau of J.J. & N. Adams | |
| ADAMS, Giles M. | 9 May 1827 | 8 May 1908 | ||
| ADAMS, Margaret | 15 Jul 1883 | 75y6m20d | Wife of Wm. William Childs | |
| ADAMS, Richard M. | 2 Apr 1842 | 4m10d | Son of J.J. & N. Adams | |
| ADAMS, Sarah A. | 9 Apr 1844 | 1y28d | Dau of J.J. & N. Adams | |
| ADAMS, William C. | 17 Oct 1835 | 1m4d | Son of J.J. & N. Adams | |
| ANDERSON, Eudora E. | 1870 | 1917 | 47y | Wife of Samuel F. Anderson |
| ANDERSON, Infant | 22 Dec 1874 | 23d | Son of W. & L.J. Anderson | |
| ANDERSON, Joseph H. | 27 May 1872 | 6 Sep1863 | 1y3m10d | Son of W. & L.J. Anderson |
| ANDERSON, Lydia J. (Huddleston) | 27 Jun 1837 | 9 Apr 1881 | 43y9m12d | Wife of Wm. Anderson |
| ANDERSON, Samuel F. | 1858 | 1930 | 72y | |
| ANDERSON, William | 14 Feb 1832 | 19 Feb 1918 | ||
| APPLEGATE, Hilar | 6 Jun 1857 | 7 Jun 1864 | 7y | Dau of T.F. & E. Applegate (No stone found) |
| ATKINSON, George W. | 2 Oct 1854 | 26 Aug 1856 | 1y10m24d | (No stone found) |
| BLUE, Alex | 8 Apr 1876 | 78y11m19d | ||
| BLUE, Henry A. | 5 Oct 1841 | 10 Feb 1872 | ||
| BLUE, Mary | 26 Mar 1816 | 1 Dec 1880 | 64y8m5d | Wife of Alex Blue |
| BOOZINGER, Frank | 6 Mar 1858 | 22 Feb 1860 | Son of J.W. & N.E. Boozinger | |
| BURTON, Lucinda J. | (25 Jan 1837) | 7 Jun? 1858 | 21y6m13d | Wife of C.E. Burton |
| BURTON, Spotwood E. | 20 Feb 1858 | 14 Aug 1858 | 5m25d | Son of C.E. & L.J. Burton |
| CARROLL, Hannah | 1829 | 1907 | about 78y | Wife of James Carroll |
| CHILDS, William | (12 Jan 1803) | 29 Jan 1854 | 51y17d | (Husband of Margaret Adams) |
| CLARK, Braxton | 2 Aug 1874 | 54y9m28d | ||
| CLARK, Elizabeth | 24 Jul 1821 | 24 Dec 1891 | 70y5m | |
| CLARK, Mary T. | 25 Sep 1875 | 85y6m28d | ||
| COFFIN, Harry | 13 May 1898 | 7 Dec 1902 | Son of John & Grace Coffin | |
| COULTER, Gladys L. | (2 Jul 1898) | 7 Dec 1902 | 3y9m7d | |
| DALBY, Rebecca | 7 Aug 1883 | 6 ??? 1887 | about 4 y | (No stone found) |
| DEFFENBAUGH, Flossie E. | 17 Jan 1893 | 7 May 1904 | ||
| DELL, Rhoda Ann | 29 Mar 1857 | 5 Apr 1857 | 7d | Dau of D. & E. Dell |
| DELL, Rosanah | 29 Mar 1857 | 5 Apr 1857 | 7d | Dau of D. & E. Dell |
| DEWHIRST, George | 1 Sep 1811 | 13 Mar 1876 | ||
| DEWHIRST, Judith | 29 Aug 1813 | 3 Dec 1888 | (Wife of George Dewhirst) | |
| DRURY, Charles C. | 30 Oct 1864 | 4 Apr 1903 | ||
| DRURY, Daisy M. | 11 Jun 1897 | 28 Oct 1897 | Dau of R.D. & M.A. Drury | |
| DRURY, Mark W. | 1867 | 1919 | ||
| DRURY, Marvel | 9 Aug 1898 | 18 Jun 1903 | Son of C.C. & S.E. Drury | |
| DRURY, Mary F. | 1845 | Wife of Robert M. Drury | ||
| DRURY, Robert M. | 1841 | "Gone But Not Forgotten" | ||
| ENGLE, Thomas E. | 20 Apr 1857 | Son of D. & M. Engle | ||
| EWING, Mary | 1837 | 1915 | Mother | |
| EWING, Maskel J. | (2 May 1836) | 6 Nov 1869 | 33y6m4d | |
| GORE, John F. | 8 May 1857 | 16 Feb 1858 | 9m8d | Son of Michael & Mourning Gore |
| GORE, Western M. | 8 May 1857 | 16 Feb 1858 | Son of Michael & Mourning Gore | |
| GWIN, Andrew | 26 Jan 1837 | 16 Jun 1849 | 12y5m21d | |
| GWIN, Darby | 7 Dec 1826 | 21 May 1853 | 26y5m14d | |
| GWIN, Franky | 12 Sep 1844 | 29 Sep 1845 | 1y17d | Dau of J. & N. Gwin |
| GWIN, James W. | 23 Dec 1855 | 13d | ||
| GWIN, Malinda J. | ca 1812 | 18 Jan 1852 | 40 y | |
| GWIN, Melissa J. | (Broken stone - on same stone with James W.) | |||
| GWIN, Mary A. | 22 Dec 1857 | 16 Sep 1859 | ||
| GWIN, William | 23 Sep 1857 | |||
| HERON, Mary E. | 23 Oct 1851 | 1y1m29d | Dau of G. & M Heron (No stone found) | |
| HUDDLESTON, Abram | 7 Oct 1786 | 4 Jul 1874 | b Bedford Co. VA; h/o Mary & Margaret | |
| HUDDLESTON, Daniel | 22 Dec 1869 | 53y1m27d | ||
| HUDDLESTON, David | 10 Mar 1857 | 1m23d | Son of S. & E. Huddleston | |
| HUDDLESTON, Elizabeth | 21 Jun 1858 | 62y10m22d | Wife of Stephen Huddleston | |
| HUDDLESTON, Elizabeth B. | 21 Mar 1862 | Wife of Samuel Huddelston | ||
| HUDDLESTON, G. D. Luther | 8 Mar 1869 | 2 Nov 1873/8 | Son of D. & R. Huddleston | |
| HUDDLESTON, Henry | 16 Sep 1844 | 1y13d | Son of D. & R. Huddleston | |
| HUDDLESTON, James D. | 18 Sep 1854 | 14 Sep 1856 | 1y11m27d | Son of W. & M.E. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Jasper S. | (30 Jun 1854) | 12 Apr 1883 | 28y9m12d | |
| HUDDLESTON, John | 31 Dec 1836 | 34y | ||
| HUDDLESTON, Louisa | (16 Jan 1806) | 23 Jan 1859 | 53y7d | Wife of D. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Lydia Ann | (13 Nov 1856) | 25 Nov 1856 | 12d | Dau of Robert & E. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Margaret | 1 May 1857 | 59y | Wife of Abram Huddleston | |
| HUDDLESTON, Maria C. | (25 Jun 1856) | 29 Jun 1856 | 4d | Dau of D. & R. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Mary | (2 Mar 1791) | 8 Jan 1851 | 59y10m6d | Wife of Abram Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Mary E. | 22 Jan 1853 | 22 Mar 1875 | 22y2m | Wife of John T. Huddleston (No stone found) |
| HUDDLESTON, Mary J. | (12 Feb 1852) | 6 Apr 1872 | 20y1m25d | Dau of D. & R. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Melvina J. | 30 Apr 1845 | Dau of S. & E. Huddleston | ||
| HUDDLESTON, Nancy (Dunn) | 2 Jan 1806 | 3 Mar 1879 | 73y2m1d | Wife of John T. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Nancy C. | (4 Mar 1860) | 7 Aug 1865 | 5y5m3d | Dau of R.W. & E.A. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Nina | (8 Dec 1863) | 18 Aug 1865 | 1y8m10d | Dau of R.W. & E.A. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Phoebe Jane | 1877 | 17 Feb 1946 | 69y? | (No stone found) |
| HUDDLESTON, Pleasant | 11 Nov 1845 | 20 Nov 1845 | 10d | Son of D. & L. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Preston | (1 Jul 1840) | 4 Nov 1869 | 29y4m3d | |
| HUDDLESTON, Robert Edgar | 22 Sep 1860 | 22 Dec 1861 | 1y3m | Son of R.W. & E.J. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, Stephen | (15 May 1794) | 2 Mar 1835 | 40y9m17d | |
| HUDDLESTON, Stephen P. | 1861 | 1929 | 68y | |
| HUDDLESTON, Susan F. | (28 Dec 1862) | 1 Feb 1865 | 2y1m4d | Dau of D. & R. Huddleston |
| HUDDLESTON, William | (9 Nov 1818) | 4 Dec 1857 | 39y5m25d | |
| HUDDLESTUN, Edward R. | 1 Apr 1830 | 26 Jul 1894 | Father | |
| HUDDLESTUN, Hetie Maria | 13 Jan 1858 | 14 Jan 1859 | 1y1d | Dau R.W. & E.A. Huddlestun |
| HUDDLESTUN, Rebecca Pearson | 2 Oct 1841 | Wife of Edward R. Huddleston | ||
| HUDDLESTUN, Robert Franklin | 24 Jul 1868 | 27 Feb 1895 | Son of E. & R. Huddlestun | |
| HUDDLESTUN, Robert Oscar | 22 Jul 1863 | 23 Oct 1864 | 1y3m | Son of R.W. & E.A. Huddlestun |
| JAMES, Adelbert S. | 13 Jan 1848 | 15 Apr 1886 | ||
| JAMES, Caroline E. | 2 Dec 1849 | Wife of Adelbert S. James | ||
| JAMES, Janette | 30 Jan 1828 | 18 Apr 1868 | 40y2m19d | "My Mother" |
| JONES, Sarah Huddleston | 19 Jul 1829 | 1 May 1854 | 24y9m12d | Dau of D. & L. Huddleston; Wife of G.W. Jones |
| KINDER, Christopher G. | 6 May 1855 | 20 Jun 1855 | 1m14d | Son of J.J. & J.N. Kinder (No stone found) |
| KINDER, John S. | (12 May 1843) | 8 Apr 1857 | 14y10m27d | Son of J.J. & J.N. Kinder |
| KINDER, Selvey A. | (4 Dec 1847) | 1 Oct 1848 | 9m27d | Son of J.J. & J.N. Kinder |
| LILLY, Mary | ca 1855 | 7 Feb 1892 | 37y | Wife of John Lilly (No stone found) |
| LINK, Charles F. | 23 Apr 1860 | 5 Jan 1892 | Son of L.W. & E.A. Link | |
| LINK, Elizabeth A. nee Davis | 6 Jun 1840 | 1 Aug 1864 | Wife of Lewis W.Link | |
| LINK, George L. Jr. | 10 Dec 1895 | 5 Jul 1896 | Son of George & Nena Link | |
| LINK, Lewis W. | 25 Dec 1835 | 19 Oct 1899 | ||
| LINK, Samuel | 23 May 1866 | 23 Oct 1867 | Son of L.W. & E.A. Link | |
| LINK, William Pit | 1 Feb 1864 | 11 Sep 1865 | Son of L.W. & E.A. Link | |
| LITTLE, Thomas W. | 1893 | 1897 | 4y | |
| LITTLE, William | 15 Mar 1804 | 15 Mar 1835 | 31y | |
| MABERY, Margaret | 4 May 1835 | 30 Mar 1888 | 52y10m26d | Wife of H. Mabery |
| MCBRIDE, Isabel Wheeler | 21 Jun 1875 | 29 Mary 1913 | Wife of H.C. McBride | |
| McGOVERN, Hester A. (McPherron) | 28 Jan 1828 | 6 Mar 1897 | Wife of William M. McGovern | |
| McGOVERN, John | (ca 1846) | 18 Sep 1882 | 28th Vol. Ill. Inf. (Son of Wm. & Hester McGovern) | |
| McGOVERN, William M. | ca 1820 | 20 Nov 1858 | 36y28d | |
| McPEAK, Myrtle | 19 Mar 1894 | 21 Apr 1894 | (No stone found) | |
| MCREYNOLDS, Lettie | 1897 | 1898 | 1y | |
| MCREYNOLDS, Lydia | 1896 | 1897 | 1y | |
| MESSICK, Anna Bell | 13 Feb 1866 | 27 Aug 1867 | 1y6m14d | Dau of J.W. & C. Messick (No stone found) |
| MESSICK, Harriet | 19 Jul 1856 | 19 Sep 1857 | 1y2m | Dau of J.W. & C. Messick (No stone found) |
| MESSICK, Lincoln | 3 Dec 1861 | 22 Oct 1865 | 1y10m19d | Son of J.W. & C. Messick (No stone found) |
| MESSICK, Sarah | 7 Jun 1818 | 3 Mar 1860 | 41y8m24d | Wife of Joseph W. Messick (No stone found) |
| MESSICK, Susan | 23 Aug 1844 | 17 Oct 1846 | 2y1m24d | Dau of J.W. & S. Messick (No stone found) |
| MESSICK, William E. | 9 Nov 1848 | 23 Sep 1850 | 1y10m14d | Son of J.W. & S. Messick (No stone found) |
| NETHERTON, Abraham K. | 10 May 1818 | 8 Oct 1908 | ||
| NETHERTON, Claude | 1874 | 1920 | 46y | |
| NETHERTON, Earl | 1891 | 1891 | 1y | |
| NETHERTON, Eva H. | 1854 | Wife of Robert D. Netherton | ||
| NETHERTON, Julia A. | 17 Apr 1820 | Wife of Abraham K. Netherton | ||
| NETHERTON, Robert T. | 1848 | 1929 | 81y | |
| NETHERTON, Sadie | 1867 | |||
| NETHERTON, Samuel | 1877 | 1904 | 27y | |
| NEWELL, Ann | ca 1803 | 16 Apr 1872 | 69y | Wife of James Newell |
| NEWELL, James | ca 1800 | 26 Mar 1873 | 73y | |
| NEWELL, Pricilla | 12 Aug 1857 | 17y | Dau of J. & A. Newell | |
| NEWELL, Sarah J. | 18 Mar 1862 | Dau of J. & A. Newell | ||
| PEARSON, Elias | 26 Apr 1840 | 26 Feb 1858 | 17y10m | Son of J.P. & T. Pearson |
| PEARSON, Infant | 25 Feb 1868 | 1 Mar 1868 | 4d | Son of J.M. & S.C. Pearson |
| PEARSON, James P. | 29 Mar 1816 | 27 Mar 1890 | Born Yorkshire, England | |
| PEARSON, Olive Rose | 5 Apr 1887 | 3 Oct 1907 | Dau of James & Susie Pearson | |
| PEARSON, Rebecca | 15 Jan 1808 | Wife of James Pearson; Former wife of Wm. Little | ||
| PEARSON, Tabitha | 6 Oct 1813 | 20 Feb 1848 | Wife of James Pearson | |
| PEARSON, Tabitha | 16 Feb 1857 | 6m/d | Dau of J.P. & B. Pearson | |
| POPE, Infant | 1 Feb 1875 | 24 Feb 1875 | 24d | Son of N.M. & M.A. Pope |
| PORTER, Mary C. | 2 Apr 1853 | 2 Sep 1859 | 6y5m7d | Dau of W. & S. Porter |
| PROCTOR, Joseph H. | 18 Jan 1833 | 17 Nov 1902 | 1st Lieut. Co. A, 12th Tenn. Cav. | |
| PROCTOR, Martha Moore | Mar 1836 | 19 Jul 1905 | ||
| RICE, Archie | June 1894 | Feb 1895 | Son of C. & M.E. Rice | |
| RICE, Clarence | 4 May 1862 | 7 Apr 1944 | ||
| RICE, Mary E. (Wheeler) | 8 Jul 1863 | 28 Apr 1922 | Wife of Clarence Rice | |
| RINKER, Amanda | 1825 | 1899 | 74y | Wife of Amos Rinker |
| RINKER, Amos | 1824 | 1900 | 76y | |
| RINKER, James J. | 30 Oct 1855 | 27 Jul 1859 | 3y8m27d | Son of A. & A. Rinker |
| ROSE, A. J. | (11 Oct 1817) | 30 Mar 1887 | 69y5m19d | |
| ROSE, Ina | (25 Dec 1859) | 29 Nv 1880 | 20y11m4d | Dau of A.J. & R.C. Rose |
| ROSE, Mary F. | 1845 | Wife of Robert M. Rose (No stone found) | ||
| ROSE, Mary W. | 1867 | 1919 | 52y | (No stone found) |
| ROSE, Rachel | (7 Jul 1790) | 15 Oct 1865 | 76y5m8d | Wife of Enos Rose |
| ROSE, Rachel | 1834 | 1907 | ||
| ROSE, Robert M. | 1841 | (No stone found) | ||
| ROSE, Sarah E. | (23 Aug 1857) | 23 Jun 1859 | 1y10m | Dau of A.J. & R.C. Rose |
| RUCKLAND, Julia A. Huddleston | 10 Nov 1845 | 23 Sep 1875 | Wife of Amos Ruckland | |
| SANDERS, Elizabeth | (12 Sep) 1825) | 5 Feb 1870 | 50y4m24d | Wife of J.D. Sanders |
| SANDERS, General Scott | 5 Aug 1851 | 6 Feb 1863 | 11y6m | Son of J.D. & E. Sanders |
| SANDERS, George W. | 9 Jan 1856 | 26 Jul 1856 | Son of J.D. & E. Sanders (No stone found) | |
| SMITH, John S. | 31 Mar 1813 | 27 May 1873 | ||
| SMITH, Martha Ann | 30 Apr 1820 | 13 Feb 1880 | 59y9m14d | Wife of John S. Smith |
| SMITH, Warren J. Q. | 24 Jan 1845 | 16 Jan 1866 | 20y11m23d | Son of J.S. & M.A. Smith |
| SMITH, William H. | 1857 | 1910 | 53y | |
| STOCKTON, Davis | 10 Jun 1799 | 13 Oct 1855 | 56y4m3d | |
| STOCKTON, Elizabeth | 28 May 1803 | 28 Nov 1857 | 54y6m | Wife of Davis Stockton |
| STOCKTON, F. M. | 24 Feb 1839 | 1 Mar 1876 | 37y5d | |
| STOCKTON, Infant | 26 Dec 1864 | 8 Jan 1865 | 13d | Son of F.M. & N.A. Stockton |
| STOCKTON, Robert A. | 7 Oct 1869 | 16 Aug 1871 | 1y10m9d | Son of F.M. & N.A. Stockton |
| STRINGHAM, Sarah J. | 8 Jan 1828 | 5 Feb 1857 | Wife of Henry Stringham (No stone found) | |
| TAYLER, Arter | (13 Febn 1813) | 25 Dec 1879 | 66y10m12d | |
| TAYLER, Arter | 5 Sep 1850 | 10m | Son of A. & S.A. Tayler | |
| TAYLER, Infant | 9 Nov 1847 | 1m | Dau of A. & S.A. Tayler | |
| TAYLER, James E. | 30 Nov 1837 | 15 May 1847 | 9y5m15d | Son of A. & S.A. Tayler |
| TAYLER, Rachel T. | 30 Jun 1844 | 22 Sep 1847 | 3y2m22d | Dau of A. & S.A. Tayler |
| TAYLER, Randal C. | 18 May 1842 | 2 Apr 1847 | 4y10m15d | Son of A. & S.A. Tayler |
| TAYLER, Sarah A. | 28 Oct 1814 | 15 Mar 1895 | Wife of Arter Taylor | |
| TAYLOR, Charlie | 23 Apr 1866 | 1 Sep 1867 | 1y4m9d | Son of W.E. & E.L. Taylor |
| TAYLOR, Eliza L. | 30 Mar 1846 | 17 Sep 1867 | 21y6m18d | Wife of W.E. Taylor |
| TAYLOR, John | 1830 | 1879 | 49y | |
| TAYLOR, Nancy Jane | 29 Apr 1876 | 11 Apr 1948 | ||
| TAYLOR, Susan C. | 1835 | 1919 | 84y | w/o John Taylor |
| TAYLOR, W. E. | 17 Sep 1867 | 21y6m18d | ||
| THACKER, Cyrus | 19 Jan 1856 | 11y4m10d | Son of J. & M.T. Thacker | |
| THACKER, Elizabeth | (13 Jun 1855) | 8 Jul 1855 | 14d | Dau of J. & M.T. Thacker |
| THACKER, Hardin | (10 Jan 1851) | 16 Oct 1851 | 9m6d | Son of J. & M.T. Thacker |
| THACKER, Margaret T. | (30 May 1823) | 27 Jul 1857 | 34y1m27d | Wife of Jesse Thacker |
| THACKER, Z. | (24 Jun 1855) | 28 Jun 1855 | 4d | Son of J. & M.T. Thacker |
| WADSWORTH, Elizabeth | 18 Nov 1827 | 5 May 1857 | Wife of Moses G. Wadsworth (No stone found) | |
| WHEELER, Catharine (Harlan) | 15 Jul 1845 | 36y2m14d | (No stone in cemetery); Wife of James Wheeler | |
| WHEELER, Emma C. | 26 Apr 1872 | 3 Jun1896 | Dau of Jehu & M.E. Wheeler | |
| WHEELER, James | 29 Feb 1852 | 52y | (No stone in cem.) | |
| WHEELER, James R. | 24 Nov 1858 | 16 Sep 1859 | 9m23d | Son of Jehu & M.E. Wheeler |
| WHEELER, Jehu | 18 Jan 1829 | 25 Jul 1890 | 61y6m7d | |
| WHEELER, Jennie | 30 Apr 1865 | 11 Sep 1867 | 2y4m12d | Dau of J. & M.E. Wheeler |
| WHEELER, Lura Ann | (25 Dec 1853) | 15 Dec 1868 | 14y11m20d | Dau of J. & M.E. Wheeler |
| WHEELER, Martha (Harlan) | 8 Nov 1851 | 23y10m | W/O Jehu Wheeler (No stone in cem.) | |
| WHEELER, Martha E. | 1880 | 1937 | Sister | |
| WHEELER, Mary E. (Huddleston) | 18 Jul 1835 | 23Sep 1894 | 59y2m5d | Wife of Jehu Wheeler |
| WHEELER, Nancy C. | 12 Oct 1855 | 14 Jan 1857 | 1y3m2d | Dau of J. & M.E. Wheeler |
| WHEELER, William C. | 1867 | 1926 | 57y | Brother |