ETHEAL CEMETERY
Scott County, Illinois
Etheal Cemetery in the summer time.
Located in Section 17, Township 15 N, Range 12 W on the Koch Farm, this cemetery isn't marked and is located in a wooded area in the middle of a field. I received an email message from Jeanie Lowe who said, "I was looking at the Scott County, Illinois site and reviewing the information in the cemeteries. I came across the Etheal Cemetery and that is where my great great grandmother is buried. I just found her stone last fall, however my grandpa had found it about 30 years ago."
Jeanie went on to say that she hiked through a field and climbed through a barbed wire fence to get into the cemetery. As with many old cemeteries, it hadn't been kept up "there were tree branches down and it was overgrown with vines. But it was wonderful, the stone was still standing. When my grandpa and uncle found it 30 years ago it was down and they fixed it and placed it upright." She says that although her grandpa is gone now, her uncle was pleased to know that the stone was still standing after all these years.
Jeanie had taken several pictures while she was in the cemetery and has graciously agreed to share them with us here. She has also promised to return to the cemetery in the fall to take more pictures. My sincere thanks to Jeanie for sharing the pictures and for volunteering to return to the cemetery in the fall to take more pictures. Efforts like hers will ensure that the information from this old cemetery will survive into the future for researchers who come after us.
Pictures and additional burial information submitted by Jeanie Lowe
Click on the name to see a picture of the stone.
| Name | Born | Died | Age | Additional Inscriptions/Information |
| OEHLER, Ulrick | 1834 | 1898 | ||
| OEHLER, Katherine | 1841 | 1910 | His Wife | |
| SCOBEY, George R. | 18 Dec 1900 | Co. F 129th Ill. Inf. | ||
| SCOBEY, James A. | 12 Dec 1971 | Co. F 129th Ill. Inf. | ||
| SIDDLES, Joseph - (Obit) | 30 Sep 1836 | 4 Mar 1917 | No Stone Found | |
| SIDDLES, Nancy A. Morrow | 6 Dec 1837 | 9 Aug 1891 | Wife of Joseph Siddles | |
| TAYLOR, James H. | 1824 | 1910 | ||
| TAYLOR, Barbara | 1830 | 1911 | ||
| TAYLOR, Katie B. | 18 Dec 1868 | 69y | Wife of James Taylor |