Hickory Grove Cemetery
aka
Wolf Cemetery
Menard County, Illinois
Emily Abbott (left) and Brianna Boggs chalking stones for photos.
Pictures, directions and history provided by: Jeanie Lowe.
Hickory Grove Cemetery marked its Centennial year in 1969. The farm which the present Hickory Grove Cemetery is located was obtained by Government Land Grant by Thomas Harris in 1853. Mr. Harris died November 24, 1858, was buried on this farm, and the burial ground was known as the Harris Family Cemetery. However, the remains of Mr. Harris were later transferred to Rose Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, IL.
On May 2, 1863, Mrs. Harris deeded the farm to a Mr. Francis VanEman. No more burials were made there for several years. On August 16, 1869. The VanEman family signed a deed to the trustees of the Duncan Cemetery for one and one-half acres of land to be used for a church and burial grounds. The trustees were Washington Hornbuckle, Isaac Miller and Anderson Duncan. Anderson Duncan gave the ground to the community for a cemetery. As far as is known, no church was ever erected. No charge was ever made for a burial lot.
The date is not known when the name was changed to Hickory Grove Cemetery. The community was first called "Wolf". Later is was called "Garden Prairied" and is now known as Hickory Grove.
The Hickory Grove Cemetery Board was reorganized in 1961 and Henry M. Whitehurst, Paul S. Wiseman and Edward "Jack" Wiseman were elected as trustees. Ethel Batterton was Secretary and Treasurer.
Later a Hickory Grove Church was established.
Directions: Turn east off Route 97 at the Tallula Junction on to Gudgel Bridge Road and go for 2.3 miles to a grassy lane on the left. There is no marking of the cemetery, but you may spot the flag that is flying proudly at the cemetery which is located just 0.1 of a mile down the grassy lane left off Gudgel Bridge Road. The grassy lane is bordered on the West by a field and on the right by a hedge row of trees. The cemetery is lovely and very well kept. It is small, but has some majestic stones as many of the older and more charming cemeteries do.
There are, no doubt, errors in this transcription which was originally done by Mr. James Toal in the early 1980s. Some of the stones are very old, and very very difficult to read. However, as we take pictures of the stones and re-read the inscriptions, those errors will be identified and corrected. In the meantime, the transcription included here may help researchers who might be planning research trips to identify where their ancestor(s) are interred.
| Name | Born | Died | Age | Additional Inscription/Info. |
| ?,? | 29 July 188? | 26 Jan 1890 | ||
| AHLRICHS, Anna S. | 19 Oct 1873 | 22y9m14d | Wife of J.U. Ahlrichs | |
| AHLRICHS, John H. | 4 Aug 1883 | 11m4d | Son of E.H. & J.C. Ahlrichs | |
| AHLRICHS, J.U. | no dates | Son of Anna S. Ahlrichs | ||
| ARNOLD, James K. | 28 Jan 1849 | 27 Aug 1872 | ||
| BAILEY, J. | no dates | |||
| BAILEY, M | no dates | |||
| BATTERTON, Amor | ||||
| BATTERTON, Anderson D. | 1869 | 1955 | ||
| BATTERTON, Charles W. | 19 Jan 1876 | 7 May 1907 | ||
| BATTERTON, Charlie | 1913 | 1934 | Son | |
| BATTERTON, Dorcas | no dates | Dau of L.& D. Batterton | ||
| BATTERTON, Dorcas | 19 May 1877 | 67y6m21d | Wife of Levi Batterton | |
| BATTERTON, Elias | 1842 | 1930 | ||
| BATTERTON, Ellen | 1846 | 1935 | Wife of Elias Batterton | |
| BATTERTON, Ethel Marie | 1905 | 1984 | ||
| BATTERTON, Gilbert A. | 1903 | 1933 | ||
| BATTERTON, Harve A. | 1868 | 1937 | ||
| BATTERTON, H. Clay | 12 Nov 1843 | 12 Dec 1916 | ||
| BATTERTON, Ida | ||||
| BATTERTON, Infant | 17 Oct 1877 | 2y4m | Son of Thomas & Lucy Batterton | |
| BATTERTON, Levi | 3 Feb 1891 | 86y6m12d | ||
| BATTERTON, Lola | 1874 | 1961 | Wife of Harve A. Batterton | |
| BATTERTON, Maria | 27 Mar 1850 | 23 Feb 1911 | Wife of H. Clay Batterton | |
| BATTERTON, Mary E. | 15 Nov 1896 | 5 Oct 1985 | ||
| BATTERTON, Maudie | 1881 | 1882 | ||
| BATTERTON, Permelia A. | 18 Apr 1842 | 21 Oct 1912 | 70y | Wife of Richard Batterton |
| BATTERTON, Richard | 19 July 1836 | 4 Mar 1913 | ||
| BATTERTON, Viola E. | 1875 | 1927 | ||
| BATTERTON, Wm. H. | 1848 | 1884 | ||
| BECK, Frank I. | 1878 | 1966 | ||
| BECK, Nellie M. | 1882 | 1966 | Wife of Frank Beck | |
| BOGLER, ? | Revolutionary War Vet. | |||
| BROWN, Susan | 3 Jan 1857 | 31y 25d | Wife of George Brown | |
| CHAMPION, Hattie Viola | 1930 | |||
| COGDALL, John | 1798 | 19 June 1837 | 39y | |
| DIEHL, Hannah | 8 Dec 1883 | 78y3m11d | Wife of H.C. Diehl | |
| DIEHL, Henry C. | 5 Feb 1809 | 16 July 1892 | ||
| DUNCAN, Ada M. | 10 Mar 1899 | 8 May 1900 | Dau T.J. & C.E. Duncan | |
| DUNCAN, Cynthia A. Anderson | 22 Jan 1890 | 21y7m4d | ||
| DUNCAN, Harry M. | 15 May 1895 | 23 Dec 1898 | Son of ? Duncan | |
| DUNCAN, Maggie E. | 29 Jul 1889 | 26 Jan 1890 | ||
| FERGUSON, Casey Paschal | 2 Jul 1883 | 58y11m19d | ||
| GELLERMAN, John H. | 1839 | 1923 | ||
| GOFF, Jessie Lee | 22 June 1881 | 29 Dec 1909 | 27y7m5d | Wife of Harry Goff |
| GORDEN, Bertha A. (Jones) | 1893 | 1907 | ||
| GORDEN, Elizabeth | 14 Dec 1841 | 2 Jul 1905 | Wife of Wm. H. Gorden | |
| GORDEN, Leslie | 14 Sept 1888 | 9y7m26d | Son of W.H. & E.C. Gorden | |
| GORDEN, Wm. H. | 8 Dec 1836 | |||
| GRIFFIN, Mary Ellen | 1850 | 1924 | Death Cert. | |
| GUTHRIE, Robert F. | 9 Aug 1945 | 8 Aug 2008 | (Marr. 17 Jun 1972) | |
| HANNIBAL, Russell | 2 Aug 1939 | Son of Thomas & Vilda Hannibal | ||
| HARRIS, Thomas | 24 Nov 1858 | Moved to Rose Hill Cem | ||
| HAWKINS, Mrs. | 16 May 1899 | 32y | ||
| HIBBS, Amanda | 11 Dec 1896 | |||
| HICKS, Bertie Belle | 29 Sep 1881 | Dau of F. & E. Hicks | ||
| HICKS, Charles R. | 23 Jan 1866 | 9 Aug 1885 | Son of Harry & Maggie Hicks | |
| HICKS, Emma | 25 Apr 1887 | 22y9m9d | ||
| HICKS, Franklin | 12 May 1858 | ? | ||
| HICKS, John M. | no dates | Son of Harry & Maggie Hicks | ||
| HIND, John | 10 Jan 1856 | 58y1m | ||
| HIND, Matilda J. | 4 Aug 1842 | 9m25d | ||
| HIND, William M. | 14 Jan 1874 | 45y10m24d | ||
| HINDS, Guy | 13 Oct 1900 | |||
| HINDS, John Reynold | 25 Jun 1841 | 3 Sep 1928 | Death Cert. | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Belle | 28 Oct 1872 | 2y1m24d | Dau of Geo. W. & Sarah M. Hornbuckls | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Clarissa | 1801 | 1877 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Dennis G. | 1864 | 1951 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Edgar | 21 Nov 1869 | Son of M.M. & A.M. Hornbuckle | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Edna K. | 1891 | 1905 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Edward | 1868 | |||
| HORNBUCKLE, Eva | 1883 | Next to T. & Mary E. Hornbuckle's stone | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Frankey | ||||
| HORNBUCKLE, George W. | 24 Sept 1882 | 51y5d | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, George Washington | 1800 | 1886 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Infant | 1912 | |||
| HORNBUCKLE, James H. | ||||
| HORNBUCKLE, James W. | 1877 | 1954 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Joseph | 29 Nov 1859 | 3m28d | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Lauraetta | 28 Nov 1882 | 25y1m6d | Dau of W. & Sarah M. Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Mary E. | 1841 | 1927 | Wife of T. Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Melvin N. | 3 July 1920 | 59y | Son of Geo. W. & Sarah M. Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Minnie E. | 1870 | 1948 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Nancy E. | 3 Mar 1828 | 31 July 1892 | Wife of Wm. | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Saludia | 1873 | 73y2m | Wife of Washington Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Simpson | 6 Aug 1847 | 20y6m | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Sarah H. | Mar 1882 | 22 ??? 1904 | Dau of Geo. W. & Sarah M. Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, Sarah M. | 1 Mar 1832 | 21 Feb 1904 | Wife of Geo. W. Hornbuckle | |
| HORNBUCKLE, T. | 1839 | 1914 | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, Washington | 18 Jan 1886 | 83y5m1d | Our Father | |
| HORNBUCKLE, William | 23 Aug 1884 | 62y3m24d | ||
| HORNBUCKLE, William | 1828 | 1892 | ||
| HOULDEN, Rebecca | 22 Mar 1884 | 48y | ||
| IRWIN, Cora V. | 30 Sep 1878 | 23d | Dau of Wm. H. & E.A. Irwin | |
| JACKSON, Benjamin F. | 29 Sept 1860 | 6 Apr 1941 | ||
| JACKSON, Earl | 1883 | 1975 | ||
| JACKSON, Mary H. | 20 Mar 1862 | 3 Sept 1907 | Wife of Benjamin F. Jackson | |
| JACOBY, Mary | 5 Feb 1910 | |||
| JONES, Bertha (Gordon) | 1890 | 1907 | ||
| LUKEN, Annie Martha | 25 May 1814 | 15 Dec 1899 | Wife of H. J. Luken | |
| LUKEN, Heye J. | 31 Mar 1880 | 52y5m | ||
| MCHENRY, Emeline | 3 May 1878 | 54y1m22d | Wife of J.J. McHenry | |
| MCHENRY, James C | 3 May 1878 | 18y4m15d | Son of J.J. & V.P. | |
| MCHENRY, Virginia | 20 July 1878 | 49y7m10d | Wife of J.J. McHenry | |
| MCNEAL, Benjamin | no dates | Son of W.R. & Nancy McNeil | ||
| MCNEAL, Mary Jackson | no dates | Dau of W.R. & Nancy McNeil | ||
| MILLER, Albert | 15 Aug 1896 | 19 Feb 1905 | Son of J.O. & D.A. Miller | |
| MILLER, Alfred - (Obit) | 1 Feb 1827 | 29 Mar 1903 | 76y1m28d | Death Cert |
| MILLER, Columbus | 29 Oct 1870? | Son of I.W. & M.E. Miller | ||
| MILLER, Cordelia | 27 Aug 1856 | 9m2d | Dau of I.W. & M.E. Miller | |
| MILLER, Gilbert | 15 Aug 1896 | 19 Feb 1905 | Son of J.G. & D.A. Miller | |
| MILLER, Henry | 31 Oct 1802 | 11 Dec 1858 | ||
| MILLER, Isaac W. | 19 Nov 1830 | 17 Oct 1896 | ||
| MILLER, Louisa A. | 27 Jan 1802 | 22 June 1893 | Wife of Henry Miller | |
| MILLER, Margaret | 3 Dec 1835 | 19 Sept 1908 | Wife of Isaac W. Miller | |
| MILLER, Margaret Goldsby | 1874 | Wife of Telford | ||
| MILLER, Myrtle E. | 19 Mar 1881 | 30 Sept 1907 | ||
| MILLER, Powell A. | 1886 | 1976 | Pvt. U.S. Army | |
| MILLER, Sarah | 2 Jan 1834 | 16 Apr 1919 | Wife of Albert C. Miller | |
| MILLER, Vida | 27 Dec 1900 | 11 Feb 1905 | Dau of J.G. & D.A. Miller | |
| MURPHY, William P. | 1866 | 1889 | ||
| NELSON, Elsie Dell | 1918 | Infant dau of Joseph Nelson | ||
| NELSON, James T. | 1923 | Infant son of Joseph Nelson | ||
| NELSON, Joseph | 1899 | 1987 | Father | |
| NICKELSON, Thompson | 19 Oct 1852 | 1y3m5d | Son of S.L. & H. Nickelson | |
| PARKER, Elizabeth | 8/18 Sept 1869 | 84y2m19d | Wife of Solomon Parker | |
| PARKER, Jacob | 13 May 1843 | 20y8m13d | ||
| PARKER, Rush | 10 Aug 1857 | 21y | ||
| PARKER, Solomon | ||||
| PEDIGO, Enoch | 23 Mar 1885 | 46y28d | ||
| PEDIGO, Henry | 13 May 1896 | 82y | ||
| POTTER, Mary | 1860 | 1905 | ||
| POTTER, Mary E. | 1852 | 1930 | ||
| POTTER, Ollie Ann | 6 Sep 1878 | 8y8m24d | ||
| POTTER, Sarah A. | 13 May 1869 | 24y10m19d | Wife of A.J. Potter | |
| RICHARDSON, E. | 1828 | 1919 | ||
| RICHARDSON, H. | no dates | |||
| RICHARDSON, J.H. /J.A. | 1835 | 1883 | ||
| RICHARDSON, R. | no dates | |||
| SEAMAN, Morris | 1 May 1881 | 42y6m15d | ||
| SHUBERT, Mary A. | 27 Apr 1827 | 9 Apr 1901 | Wife of Samuel Shubert | |
| SHUBERT, Samuel | 6 June 1814 | 8 Sept 1883 | ||
| SUTTON, Annie | 3 Apr 1880 | 28 July 1880 | Dau of J. A. & E. Sutton | |
| SUTTON, Charles N. | 1853 | 1940 | ||
| SUTTON, Emeline S. | 27 Oct 1821 | 25 Mar 1900 | Wife of Samuel Sutton | |
| SUTTON, Evaline | 29 Nov 1846 | 1 Apr 1925 | Wife of J.A. Sutton | |
| SUTTON, Frances A. | 1854 | 1941 | Wife of Charles N. Sutton | |
| SUTTON, Joseph A. | 11 Sept 1845 | 23 Feb 1908 | ||
| SUTTON, Mary L. | 26 Nov 1926 | 11m | ||
| SUTTON, Myrtie | 17 Feb 1885 | Dau of J. A. & E. Sutton | ||
| SUTTON, Nancy Jane | 12 Dec 1851 | 17 Feb 1873 | 21y2m5d | Wife of J.A. Sutton |
| SUTTON, Samuel | 24 Sept 1808 | 16 July 1891 | 82y | |
| SUTTON, Susan | 9 Apr 1884 | 11m21d | ||
| SUTTON, William G. | 1894 | 1943 | Co. B. 325 Inf. 82 Div | |
| THAXTON, Lillie Ann | 26 Mar 1920 | 9 Nov 2005 | (Dau of Ross & Cecil Cunningham Thaxton) | |
| THOMPSON, Joseph | 13 Feb 1891 | 54y | ||
| TRENT, Jane | 3 July 1848 | 28y | Wife of Wm. Trent | |
| UNKNOWN, Infant | 10 Aug 1883 | 4m24d | (From Menard death records) | |
| UNKNOWN, Infant | 5 Dec 1883 | (From Menard death records) | ||
| UNKNOWN, Male | 13 Jan 1883 | 24y | (From Menard death records) | |
| WATSON, Evaline | 1 Sept ?? | 44y | Wife of George C. Watson | |
| WILLIAMSON, Barbara A. | 26 Mar 1867 | 39y6m25d | Wife of J.A. Williamson | |
| WILLIAMSON, Elizabeth | 11 Mar 1826 | Wife of P.C. Williamson | ||
| WILLIAMSON, Lydia | 3 Sept 1869 | 9y13d | Dau of P.C. & Elizabeth Williamson | |
| WILLIAMSON, P.C. | 2 July 1883 | 58y10m19d | ||
| WISEMAN, Carrie | 1862 | 1945 | Wife of James Jacob Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, D.H.M. | 11 Sep 1877 | |||
| WISEMAN, Frances E. | 30 Jun 1869 | 1y5m28d | Dau of J.W. & M.J. | |
| WISEMAN, Franklin | 19 Dec 1831 | 16 Dec 1913 | Son John Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, G.I. | 25 Oct 1860 | 20 May 1905 | Son of Franklin & Maria Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, Infant | no dates | Infant of C.R. & M.M. Wiseman | ||
| WISEMAN, James Jacob | 1858 | 1926 | Son of Franklin & Maria Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, John | 1794 | 1846 | ||
| WISEMAN, Johnnie | 21 Nov 1890 | 9 Oct 1897 | Child of C.R. & M.M. Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, Julia | 1813 | 1851 | His Wife | |
| WISEMAN, Lafayette | 1874 | |||
| WISEMAN, Leroy | 23 Apr 1894 | 26 Aug 1910 | ||
| WISEMAN, Louella | Dau of G.I. & M.M. Wiseman | |||
| WISEMAN, Maggie | 1873 | 1909 | Wife of Lafayette Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, Margaret M. | 20 Jan 1919 | 34y | ||
| WISEMAN, Maria | 16 Mar 1836 | 8 June 1911 | Wife of Franklin Wiseman | |
| WISEMAN, Mary J. | 13 Mar 1870 | 19y6m24d | ||
| WISEMAN, Paul S. | 1871 | 1897 | ||
| WISEMAN, Silvia A. | 29 Nov 1867 | 3m22d | ||
| YOAKUM, Emarine | Mar 1839 | 19 July 1898 |