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"Let the record be made of the men and things of to-day, lest they pass out of memory to-morrow and are lost. Then perpetuate them not upon wood or stone that crumble to dust, but upon paper, chronicled in picture and in words that endure forever." --Kirkland
Braceville Cemetery
aka The Cotton Cemetery
(Located at the corner of East Division Street & Braceville Road
in Braceville Township, Braceville, Grundy County, IL)
ENTRANCE photo of the cemetery, sign and flag as seen from East Division Street, facing west.
The Photos and Inscriptions were transcribed and submitted by Rodney Gould.
There is a section in the cemetery that has no markers. If you are aware of your ancestors' burial in this cemetery or can identify the unknown tombstones, please send the information to me and I will add it to the following list.
Many thanks to Rodney and his sister, Jan Bollmeier, for their efforts in transcribing this cemetery for all of the researchers of Grundy County, IL.
Alphabetical list of all headstones with names and dates:
DAN. ABRAM, 1888 - 1911
ETTIE ABRAM, Jan. 16, 1886 - Aug. 15, 1887; other side: JOHN ABRAM, May 14, 1847 - Jan 31, 1890, 42 yrs 8 mos, beloved husband of Jane [updated info submitted by Wendy Malinowski]
JANE ABRAM, 1850 - 1927
FREDRICK ANDERSON, Sept. 15, 1841 - Mar. 7, 1887; JOHANNA, his wife, July 4, 1840 - Aug. 17, 1926
OSCAR ANDERSON, Feb. 23, 1877 - Feb. 27, 1900
ANNA MARIE BALMA, Dec. 31, 1917 - May 5, 1918
BLAKE Headstone:
JANE, 1859 - 1934
THOMAS, 1858 - 1937
SADIE A., 1891 - 1938
GEORGE B., 1915 - 1956
BLAKE (family stone)
EDWIN BLAKE, son, 1866 - 1944
GEORGE B. BLAKE, Illinois - S. SGT. - 129th Infantry - 37th INF. DIV.; World War II - BSM; Oct. 3, 1915 - Feb. 12, 1956
JOSIAH BLAKE, son, 1880 - 1959
MARY BLAKE, mother, 1838 - 1928
WILLIAM BLAKE, father, 1836 - 1908
WM. BLAKE, 1834 - 1908; MARY, his wife, 1838 - 1928
BRADFORD: ETTA L., 1858 - 1937; JAMES M., 1851 - 1929
BRADLEY: JOHN D. BRADLEY, Died Oct. 17, 1872, Aged 32 yrs. 10 ms. 17 ds.; THOMAS F. BRADLEY, son of J.E. & E. Bradley, Died Aug. 22, 1870
BROOKS: EDITH E., Mother, 1865 - 1940; GEORGE T., Father, 1859 - 1939
MARGARET BROOKS, Born - April 1, 1840 (stone partially buried)
THOMAS BROOKS, Died Jan. 18, 1878 Aged 38 Yrs.
JACOB BROUGHAM, 1824 - 1892
LUCINDA C. BROUGHAM, 1825 - 1912
ANN BULLOUGH, Dau. of W. & E. Bullough
MARY CASE, Died May 21, 1912 Aged 73 yrs. 10 ms.
PRISCILLA CASE, Died May 28, 1916 Aged 69 yrs.
JOHN CHERRY, Died Jan. 3, 1881 Aged 28 yrs. 10 ms.
JONNIE, Son of John and Maggie Cherry, Died Dec. 20, 1882 Aged 5 Mo. 7 Days
NELLIE, Dau. of John and Maggie Cherry, Died Oct. 21, 1877 Aged 5 Mo. 13 Days
ANN N. COSTIGAN, 1854 - 19__
CALVIN H., Child of C. H. Cotton, Died Aug. 11, 1870 Aged 3 yrs. 9ms. 28 ds.
GEORGE, Child of C. H. Cotton, Died Nov. 15, 1880 Aged 3 yrs. 9 ms. 28 ds.
JOSEPHINE, Child of C.H. Cotton, Died Nov. 17, 1880 Aged 1 yr. 10 ms. 17 ds.
ELIZ. JANE COTTON, Wife of E. H. Cotton Died Aug. 20, 1879 Aged 45 yrs. 6 ms. 2 ds.
ELIZABETH COTTON, Wife of Nicholous Cotton Died Aug. 21, 1872 Aged 81 yrs. 17 ds.
COTTON: JANE, Died Aug. 16, 1885 Aged 58 yrs.; DAVID G., Died Mar. 10, 1886 Aged 57 yrs.
JULIA A. COTTON, Died Oct. 10, 1870 Aged 20 years
JULIA ANN COTTON, Dau. of David G. and Jane Cotton, Died Oct. 10, 1870 Aged 19 yrs. 11 ms. 27 ds.
COTTON LUCETTA J., Wife of C. H. Cotton, Died Apr. 15, 1872 Aged 30 yrs. 2 ms.
NICHOLOUS COTTON, Died April 20, 1870 Aged 75 yrs. 3 ms. 18 ds.
WILLIE DAVIS, Son of W. and A. Davis, Born Jan. 1869 Was killed Mar. 29, 188-
JAMES A., Father 1871 - 1930
CHARLOTTE, Mother 1873 - 1924
ARTHUR JAMES, 1907 - 1910
ERNEST DORF, Aug. 23, 1857 - July 31, 1882 "Germania"
HENRY EVANS, Dec. 25, 1842 - Apr. 3, 1876
JENKIN EVANS, Died June 4, 1885 Aged 55 yrs. 5 ms.
JOSEPH P. EVANS, July 4, 1844 - Apr. 13, 1905; ANN EVANS, Oct. 27, 1842 - May 11, 1885
L. W. EVANS, Died Mar. 25, 1884 Aged 48 yrs. 5 ms. 11 ds.
JOHN GAY, May 9, 1833 - Nov. 28, 1883; ELVIRA, his wife, July 12, 1835 - Feb. 3, 1916
THOMAS H. GAY, 1862 - 1940
CLAYTON D. GOODRICH, Beloved husband of Mary Goodrich, July 6, 1865 - May 2, 1895 Aged 27 yrs. 10 ms. 24 ds.
MARY GOODRICH, 1870 - 1951
THOMAS GOULD, England 1842 - February 6, 1885
ISAAC HARRIS, Father, Died Dec. 9, 1909 Aged 63 yrs., C. H. 138 Ill. Vol.
MARTHA ANN HARRIS, Dau. of S. & M. Harris, Died Feb. 23, 1882 Aged 20 yrs. 10 ms. 2 ds.
WILLIAM WATKINS HARRIS, Son of Solomon & Martha Harris, Died Apr. 16, 1873 Aged 16 yrs. 8 ms.
BERTIE HAYES, Died June 6,1885 Aged 2 yrs. 2 ms.
HARRY HAYES, Died Jan. 21, 1890 Aged 2 yrs. 4 ms.
HERBERT HAYES, Died Aug. 16, 1886 Aged 2 ms. 15 ds.
LESTER J. HAYS, Died June 16, 1890 Aged 4 ms. 15 ds.
HAYES, MILLICENT M., 1882
HOCKING: FRANK Father, 1850 - 1907; ISABELLE Mother, 1852 - 1927
HOLMES: ALFRED, 1866 - 1925; WALLACE JOSEPH, 1874 - 1935
HOLMES: CHARLES H., 1862 - 1918; WALLACE, 1871 - 1878; ALBERT, 1876 - 1878
CHARLES HOLMES, Born April 1839 Died April 12, 1883; SUSAN A., His Wife, Born Jan. 16, 1842 Died Jan. 1, 1905
HOLMES: LILLA E., Dau. of C. & S. A. Holmes, Born Aug. 30, 1868 Died Apr. 23, 1898; CLIFFORD R., Son of C. & S. A. Holmes, Born Aug. 15, 1897 Died Oct. 27, 1908
ADDA E. HOLT, Dau. of S. L. & W. H. Holt Died Jan. 26, 1886 Aged 24 yrs. 7ms. 18 ds.
LOUVISA HOLT, Died June 1, 1890 Aged 49 years
WILLIAM HOULER (HOLDER), Died Dec. 9, 18__ Aged 33 yrs. [Surname could be HODDER or HODGE. I found a William Hodge's naturalization papers and an Abram was a witness. Need more investigation, but it would make sense since he is buried with the Abram family. Wendy Malinowski]
HUGHS: THOMAS R. HUGHS, July 15, 1837 - Dec. 22, 1894; ELIZABETH, His Wife, Jan. 27, 1838 - Oct. 8, 1910
CHARLES E., 1890 - 1966
WILLIAM C., 1894 - 1942
GWENDOLYN, 1869 - 1944
WILLIAM O., 1864 - 1937
DAVID O. HUMPHREYS, Father, 1891 - 1947
JONATHAN HURST, 1839 - 1905
ELIZABETH, His Wife, 1841 - 1872
LUCY LATTA, 1870 - 1906
JARVIS, ANNIE, Dau. of J. G. & Ann Jarvis late of N. Wales Died Dec. 15, 1886 Aged 15 yrs. 6 ms. 14 ds.
JOHNSON: ALGOT JOHNSON, 1856 - 1922; AMANDA, His Wife, 1862 - 1927
ELLEN, Wife of John D. Jones Died Feb. 26, 1888 Aged 38 yrs.
IRA, Son of R. J. & B. E. Jones, Aug. 16, 1899 - Oct. 14, 1900
JOHN D. JONES, Died June 8, 1926 Aged 78 yrs.
LIZZIE JONES, Died Mar. 1, 1888 Aged 2 ms.
LIZZIE LETSOME, 1876 - 1889
ANN, Wife of Lewellyn LEWIS, Oct. 11, 1808 Sept. 29, 1872 From Wales
LEWIS: Children of D. A & J. Lewis
BLANCH, May 4, 1891 - May 7, 1891
ENOCH REES, May 16, 1893 - Aug. 20, 1893
UNA JANE, Jan. 9, 1896 - Aug. 19, 1896
LEWIS: Children of J. W. & A. Lewis
DAVID, Aged 2 Weeks
DAVID, Aged 2 Years
LEWIS: DAVID A.LEWIS, Aug. 8, 1861 - June 23, 1901; Jane, His Wife, Feb. 2, 1870
ELEANOR LEWIS, Mother, 1842 - 1932
JOHN W. LEWIS, 1832 - 1911
ANN, His Wife, 1844 - 1899
THOMAS PROSSER, 1842 - 1892
LOUIS E. LEWIS, Son, 1877 - 1948
WILLIAM G. LEWIS, Oct. 21, 1873 Aged 26 yrs. 1 m. 5 ds.
LLOYD, BENNIE, Died Sept. 3, 1870 Aged 2 yrs.
DAVID B. LLOYD, Born 1812 Glamorganshire, Wales Died Jan. 24, 1900 Aged 88 yrs.
SARAH LLOYD, beloved wife of David B Lloyd, born Mar 17, 1821 at Monmouthshire, Eng, died Mar 15, 1891; on the reverse side of David B Lloyd's stone [photo & info submitted by Wendy Malinowski]
ELIZA, Mother, Beloved wife of David LLOYD Died Dec. 7, 1902 Aged 63 yrs. & 6 ms.
EMMA LLOYD, Died Aug. 29, 1879 Aged 2 ms.
LLOYD Children of W. & S. A. Lloyd:
GWYLIM, (illegible)
DAVID, (illegible)
TOMY, Died Feb. 24, 1874 Aged 5 ms.
ELEN, Died Mar. 11, 1878 Aged 9 ms.
MARY "Unknown" - Illegible
Sons of W. & E. Mason: WILLIAM MASON, Born Mar. 25, 1863 Died May 1899 Aged 26 yrs.; Also INFANT SON Died Feb. 1884 Aged 5 ds.
JOHN R. McKINNEY, 1853 - 1912
LIBBY, His Wife, 1856 - 1920
EDNA V., 1881 - 1885
ANNIE L. MOORE, Died Apr. 23, 1891 Aged 32 yrs. 5 ms. 5 ds.
MARY MORGAN, Died Nov. 12, 1891 Aged 53 yrs. 3 ms. 27 ds.
N. NICHOLES, Died Mar. 1, 1881 Aged 51 yrs.
SELMA J., Wife of Louis Olson, 1864 - 1899
LOUIS OLSON, 1862 - 1901
JOHN PERIGRINE, Died July 13, 1830 Aged 27 years
ALFRED PETERSON, Son, 1886 - 1963
ANNETTE PETERSON, Mother, 1852 - 1942
JOHN PETERSON, Father, 1850 - 1937
OSCAR PETERSON, Son, 1878 - 1938
VICTOR PETERSON, Son, 1880 - 1939
PRICE (Father and Mother)
JOHN & MARY His Wife
John, Nov. 13, 1820 - Jan. 13, 1900
Mary, Sept. 13, 1832 - ___ __, 1901
MILLICENT PRICE, Dau. of John & S. A. Price of Clark City, ILL., Born Oct. 16, 1882, Died Nov. 4, 1898 Aged 16 yrs. 21 ds.; Price Monument [photos submitted by Wendy Malinowski]
BENJAMIN PROSSER, Died Dec. 1872, Aged 2 yrs. 8 ms. 1 d.
EMMA RADFORD, Dau. of H. & M. Radford, Sept. 23, 1860 - Mar. 29, 1866
HENRY RADFORD, Born Nov. 6, 1828 Died Mar 21, 1873
SAMUEL RADFORD, Son of H. & M. Radford, Born Dec. 5, 1853 Died July 17, 1857
DIANA REES, Wife of John W. Rees, Aug. 8, 1826 - Sept. 30, 1894
ENOCH REES, Who was killed at Braceville Dec. 30, 1889 Aged 30 yrs. 11 ms.
REES REES, Died Jan. 7, 1872 Aged 42 yrs. 4 ms. 2 ds.
J. RESIDORI, 1941 - 1941
MARGARET RITTER, Born 1858 Died 1936
ELIZABETH ROBERTS, Died Feb. 3, 1871
J. H. SHERRY, Died Mar. 10, 1891 Aged 35 yrs. 4 ms. 6 ds.
JOHN SIMONS, Died May 5, 1874 Aged 45 yrs.
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Dec. 13, 1853 - Dec. 21, 1906
ERABELLA, Mar. 5, 1858 - Jan. 21, 1935
JOHN, Died Dec. 18, 1890 Aged 54 yrs.
RUTH, Died June 3, 1887 Aged 35 yrs.
CHARLES, 1876 - 1944
CAROLINE, 1850 - 1943
GUSTAV, 1848 - 1911
EMIL, 1885 - 1906
UNKNOWN MARKER (marked with a "W")
ANNIE (unknown) Died July 20, 1880 Aged _ yr. 6 ms.
GEORGIE (Unknown) Died June 19, 1874 Aged 1 yr. 3 ms.
UNKNOWN Dau. of (possibly a DAVIS)
FRANK, 1857 - 1916
ANNA, 1855 - 1932
SAM W., 1887 - 1934 Mech. 34 Inf. 7 Div.
WILLIAM P., 1885 - 1941
ISAAC WALL (Illegible)
JONATHAN WALL (illegible)
ELIZABETH WELLS, Died Apr. 8, 1898 Aged 78 yrs.
SEPHNIAH WILLIAMS, Died May 14, 1880 Aged 24 yrs. 8 ms.
ELMER O. WILSON, Died Oct. 15, 1882 Aged 1 yr. 10 ms.
FRANCES, Mother, 1845 - 1913
FRANK, Father, 1841 - 1912
AMANDA WYATT, Mother, 1884 - 1944
DAVID WYATT, Father, 1880 - 1971
There are 21 names in the Cemetery book (Cotton Cemetery) put out by the Will-Grundy Historical Society that there are no stones for. There are stones that are not listed in the book that I have photos and inscriptions of here on this list.
Listed with no headstones are:
John Abram
Mary Benjamin (this may be the Mary stone that we aren't sure of)
George B. Blake
Jane Blake
Sadie A. Blake
Thomas Blake
Ebenezer Howells
Sarah Jones Howells
Margaret Howells
John Bradley
David Davis (War of 1812)
John Goodrich
C. A. Hardy
? Harris (this may be Martha or William)
George Heisler
Thomas Heisler
Willie Housey
Emma Jones
Thomas Prosser
Rosanna Simons
Isaac Smith
Names not listed that there are headstones for are:
Thomas Gould
William Watkins Harris
Martha Ann Harris
Lizzie Letsome
Louis Olson
John Stoddard
Ruth Stoddard
Sephniah Williams
Not listed above; however, the obituary states he is buried in Cotton Cemetery:
Harris, Solomon, born Nov 30, 1824 in South Wales - died Jan 1897 [obit]
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