Little York Cemetery, Franklin East Township Morgan County Illinois

Cemetery transcription by members of the Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society


This small country cemetery is northwest of Waverly, Illinois, Morgan County - T. 14 N R 8 W, Section 22. It is just north of the Little York Methodist Church. Some stones were standing in the 1950's but cattle and people have destroyed it. For some years it was fenced but cattle tore down the fence and people did not replace the fence. Many early Morgan County pioneers are buried here. On April 13, 1975, Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Martin and Reuben Bates, Jr. visited the cemetery and uncovered some of the stones. These and some known burials are in the following list.


* = No Stone Found
** = Soldier

Beasley, Matilda A. Died 7 Aug 1854 23 Yr 8 Mo 19 Da Wife of J.H. Beasley

Beasley, Harriet E. Died 26 Aug 1854 1 Yr 2 Mo 15 Da Dau of J.H. & M.A. Beasley

Beasley, James Died 15 Aug 1854 61 Yr 9 Mo 27 Da

Beasley, J. Clark Died 1 Sept 1854 1 Yr 6 Mo 13 Da Son of W. & H. Beasley

Beasley, G. H. Died 6 June 1858 24 Yr 11 Mo 18 Da

Beasley, ________ Died 9 Sept 1854 34 Yr 2 Mo 2 Da Wife of W. Beasley

Ham, Lucy M. Died 23 Jan 1868 In the 28 yrs of age Wife of A. D. Ham

Ham, Amos

Huntley, Sarah E. Died 13 Sept 1838 Age 13 Mo

Huntley, Charles F. Died 24 Dec 1843 Age 2 Yr

Huntley, Roxena C. Died 3 Oct 1850 Age 1 Yr 11 Mo

"Lovely in Life Ye are embraced in Death"

Kennedy, Joel T. 29 Feb 1844 - 11 Mar 1844 Son of S. & A Kennedy

Lankton, _______

McCullough, Nancy Died 4 May 1868 In the 58 yr of age Wife of B.E. McCullough

Miner, Amos Died 2 June 1842 66 Yr 6 Mo "I Rest in Christ"

(Amos Miner was born 10 Nov 1776 in Norfolk,

Conn., the son of Dr. John and Sarah (Dutton) Miner. He married

(1) Dec. 21, 1796 to Phoebe Hamlin. She died 20 Oct 1838 and is

buried at Little York cemetery. He married (2) to Abigail Corey.

She died 23 Oct 1860 and is buried at East Cemetery, Waverly, Ill.)

Miner, Phebe (Hamlin) Died 20 Sept 1838 59 Yr

Miner, ______ Died Age 9 Mo 19 Da

Miner, Mathew Died 30 Sept 1842 17 Yr 5 Mo 16 Da Son of F. & T. Miner

"He rests with the redeemed that have passed on before and followed after."

(Son of Franklin and Thankful (Greaves) Miner. He was born 23 Apr 1825.)

Miner, Loren 4 Sept 1832 - 23 Mar 1839 Son of F. & T.

Miner, Josephine Died 26 Sept 1852/7 5 Yr 5 Mo 22 Da Dau of B.G. & E. Miner

(Dau. of B. Gilbert & Elizabeth (Morton) Miner)

Miner, ________ Died 22 Mar 1853 Age 2 Mo 21 Da Son of E. & R. Miner

Miner, Emma Ann Died 18 Aug 1855 Age 2 Yr 3 Da Dau of A.S. & M.J. Miner

Miner, Samuel F. Died 18 Aug 1852 Age 15 Mo 13 Da Son of A.S. & M.J. Miner

(Above two children of Alfred S. & Mary Jane (Morton) Miner.)

* Miner, Franklin 7 June 1801 - 10 Nov 1843

(Married 7 June 1822 to Thankful Greaves. She died 1 Mar 1876)

* Miner, Alfred S. 19 May 1829 - ca 1850 Son of Franklin Miner

* Miner, Amos Jr. 1817 - 1839

Miner, Sarah A. Died 30 Aug 1843 Age 11 Mo 19 Da Dau of E. & R. Miner

Morton, Mildred G. Crawley Died 12 Mar 1858 64 Yr 4 Mo 15 Da Wife of Wm. Morton

Nichols, Unknown Descendent said some were buried at Little York

Rynders, Sarah (Miner) 25/27 Aug 1805 -

(Married 23 June 1822 to Andrew Rynders. He married again 4 more times and

is buried at the Jones Cemetery SW of Waverly, Ill.)

Smith, John Children of Orrin & P. Smith

Smith, Phebe

Smith, Fanny M.

Walker, John E. Died 27 Oct 1853 19 Yr 11 Mo 14 Da Son of G. & M. Walker

Footstones: A.M. J.C.B. C.H.B. H.E.B. J.E.W. M.S.

Broken Stones:
________ Henry F., Son of W. & _____

________ Age 3 Yr 6 Mo

________ Died 23 Aug 1845 9 Mo 19 Da

________ Died 21 Sept 1852

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