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Allerton Family Cemetery

Located on Lake's Mills Road about 3 miles from Cairo. It is surrounded by a stone wall and has numerous fieldstone markers. Although well taken care of at present, signs of previous neglect are clear.

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Transcribed by Sylvia, Britni and Reinhard Hasenkopf April 4, 2000.

According to Beers' History of Greene County, published in 1884, this cemetery was known as the Hollow Cemetery.

  1. Andrew J., b. April 2, 1857, d.  June 2, 1875, son of Peter and Lucetta Eldridge
  2. Esther Jewell, b. November 3, 1794, d.  July 11, 1875, wife of William C Bennett
  3. George B Rhodes, b. March 15, 1817, d.  April 11, 1870
  4. David Wesley Simpkins, b. 1836, d. 1916
    Margaret Jemima Eltinge, b. 1837, d. 1874
    Anne Simpkins, b. 1865, d. 1868
    Iva Simpkins, b. 1867, d. 1934           
  5. David E., d. January 20, 1887, 20y5m6d, son of David D and Mary Harring
  6. Sarah A Bunt, d. February 10, 1877, 52y, wife of William Husted
  7. Sherwood E Husted, d. January 23, 1884, 28y
  8. Rebecca Ayers, d. November 25, 1889, 69y, wife of Edwin Scofield
  9. Rachel Simpkins, b. November 30, 1827, d. January 11, 1913
  10. Lewis Simpkins, d. December 18, 1877, 78y
    Ann Gee, d. April 11, 1888, 87y, wife of Lewis Simpkins
  11. Edwin B Brewster, d. June 4, 1879, 50y1m         
  12. Emeline Fradenburgh, b. February 6, 1806, d. November 21, 1884, wife of William Mundy
  13. Catherine Hill, d. March 15, 1889, 90y8m2d, wife of John J Huntington
    John J Huntington, d. July 14, 1880
  14. Caroline Huntington, d. March 13, 1881, 49y9m20d, wife of Leonard Bunt
  15. Leonard Bunt, b.  February 26, 1821, d.  January 29, 1875
  16. Christina Bunt, d. March 29, 1854, 66y5m17d
  17. Mary, d. July 20, 1863, 9m6d, daughter of John and Catherine Bunt
  18. John Bunt, d. July 22, 1859, 44y9m5d
  19. Susie Etta Thorn, no dates
  20. Clarabella Green, d.  May 24, 1885, 31y9m22d, wife of Sherwood W Dean
  21. William P., d. February 6, 1866, 14y7m, son of EP and ME Green
  22. Mary E Thorn, d. May 25, 1871, 44y2m23d, wife of Edwin P Green
  23. Edwin P Green, d.  July 31, 1892, 68y6m20d
  24. Ephraim Husted, d.  March 6, 1885, 86y
  25. Sybill Cooke, d. February 8, 1856, 85y, erected by James Cooke
  26. Sarah, d. August 5, 1863, 63y7m, wife of Ephriam Husted
  27. Jane A., no dates, wife of George L Welch
    George L Welch, d. April 3, 1859, 42y
  28. Edwin S Cooke, d. July 24, 1876, 33y
  29. Emeliza Cooke, d. September 4, 1856, 23y, wife of John Story
  30. Beecher, d. August 2, 1856, 2m15d, son of John and Emeliza Story
  31. Salem A Cooke, d. March 21, 1855, 19y
  32. Sarah Allerton, b.  September 11, 1806, d.  February 14, 1873, wife of James Cooke
  33. James Cooke, b.  September 17, 1800, d. January 9, 1885
  34. John Allerton, no dates
  35. In Memory of Lucy Ann Allerton, d.  May 16, 1848, 38y
  36. James Cooke, d. January 9, 1885, 84y3m23d
  37. Polly Bassett, d. January 3, 1859, 78y, wife of Joshua Allerton
  38. Johsua Allerton, d. September 14, 1862, 86y
  39. In Memory of Esther, d. December 21, 1840, 20y3m, wife of William Allerton
  40. William C Allerton, b. 1815, d. 1892
    Esther Welch, b. 1820, d. 1840, his wife
    Jane A Green., b. 1820, d. 1901
  41. Harriet, d. November 11, 1852, daughter of William C and Jane Allerton
  42. Rebecah, d. January 8, 1860, 77y, wife of James Fredenburgh  
  43. James Fradenburgh, d. February 14, 1856, 77y  
  44. George W Wright, b.  March 10, 1875, d. November 16, 1900  
  45. Walter M., d. November 13, 1874, 21y5m14d, son of James and Elizabeth Allerton
  46. James Allerton, b. March 29, 1817, d. February 4, 1869
  47. Anna Allerton, d. July 16, 1863
  48. Sacred to the memory of Jonathan Allerton, d. August 10, 1806, 60y
  49. Bathsheba, d. July 4, 1838, 85y, wife of Jonathan Allerton
  50. Bathsheba, d. September 1812, 85y, wife of Joshuay Mead  
  51.  Sally, d. March 15, 1795, 42y, wife of William Allerton
  52. Lyman, d. May 1, 1818, 11m, son of Benjamin and Lucy Bullock
    Amanda, d. June 1, 1819, 9m, daughter of Benjamin and Lucy Bullock
  53. In memory of Charles G Bullock, d. March 6, 1847, 23y
  54. Benjamin Bullock, d. April 14, 1871, 83y2m
  55. Lucy Bullock, d. March 21, 1865, 74y
  56. HB, d. October 1898, 37y, fieldstone
  57. Joseph B Rossman, d. September 29, 1843, 21y1m10d
  58. Sarah A Betts, d. January 29, 1879, 40y3m, wife of Zera J Walters
  59. Fannie E., b.  November 29, 1862, d. June 3, 1863, daughter of Zera and Sarah A Walters
  60. illegible
  61. Elbert B., b.  November 6, 1859, d. January 2, 1862, son of Zera and Sarah A Walters
  62. Our baby, no dates
  63. Melvin S., b. September 25, 1858, d. February 22, 1859, son of Francis G and Mary A Walters
  64. Mary A Schofield, b. March 26, 1836, d. October 5, 1858, wife of Francis G Walters
  65. Julia A Walters, d. July 5, 1852, 40y11m17d, wife of James Fancher
  66. Margaret Howard, d. March 30, 1870, 77y, wife of Moses Walters
  67. Moses Walters, d. December 8, 1845, 56y
  68. Thomas Howard, d. April 10, 1835, 62y
  69. Mehitable Betts, d. November 6, 1860, 93y, wife of Thomas Howard
  70. Children of George and Nelly Smith
    Frances W., d. March 1, 1857, 9m20d
    Stephen C., d. March 3, 1857, 2y10m14d
  71. Nellie Eldridge, d. April 26, 1861, 31y2m11d, wife of George Smith
  72. Emma, d. March 3, 1882, 3y5m3d, daughter of George and Mary Smith
  73. In memory of David R., d. July 14, 1793, 11y, son of David and Hannah Brewster
  74. In memory of Hannah, d. May 21, 1812, 25y, daughter of David and Hannah Brewster
  75. In Memory of David Brewster, d. August 19, 1836, 83y
  76. In Memory of Hannah, d. July 4, 1856, 96y, wife of David Brewster
  77. Claudius Drake, d. January 20, 1864, 65y
  78. Harriet E Platt, d. May 16, 1863, 68y, wife of Bela Brewster
  79. Andrew Wood, d. October 9, 1852, 86y6m3d
  80. Phebe, d. October 16, 1852, 90y4m22d, wife of Andrew Wood
  81. EJM, our mother
  82. Jane Granby, d. April 17, 1834, 42y11m18d
  83. Mary Jane Wilson, d. September 14, 1880, 43y, wife of Roger Barker
  84. Elizabeth, d. May 17, 1856, 66y7m, wife of Phillip Slauson
  85. In Memory of James Renna, Esq., d. October 3, 1830, 57y4m22d  

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