Marissa Cemetery, St. Clair County, Illinois

In Memory Of
Jacob Hemphill
Died Aug 21, 1887
Aged 23 Years










Matthew Hemphill
Died Dec. 18, 1865
Aged 64 Yr. 2 Ms.


[Note: Matthew was the son of Hugh and Sara (Lyons) Hemphill]






HEMPHILL
Mary S.
Apr. 1, 1844
June 21, 1930

Robert John
Nov. 2, 1837
Dec. 23, 1925


Children of R. J. & M. S. HEMPHILL
Mary Matilda
June 16, 1868
July 30, 1870

Albert M.
Oct. 18, 1883
Dec. 26, 1892

Infant Son Dec. 4, 1878

DICKEY
Maggie E.
1863 - 1947

William J.
1863 - 1930

[Note: Maggie was Margaret Elizabeth Hemphill, daughter of Samuel Reid and Mary Jane (Edgar) Hemphill]

Florida National Cemetery, Sumter County, Florida

Robert Laurie Letton
CWO US Navy, World War II
Oct 14, 1905 - Apr 2, 1997

[Note: Husband of Clara Elizabeth Hughes; Son of James Henry and Jennie (Marshall) Letton]



Grady M. Hughes
Tec 4, US Army, World War II
Aug 11, 1919
Feb 2, 1995





Martha R. Hughes
His Wife
Jan 25, 1921
Sep 13, 2002

We Love You
Tom






William C. Hughes
SP5, US Army, Viet Nam
May 25, 1943
Feb 6, 1993

Bay Pines National Cemetery, Pinellas County, Florida

Ray Charles Bauld
EMP3 US Navy
World War II Korea
Dec 23 1928 - Sep 18 1991

[Ray is the son of Charles O. Bauld and Pearl Lillian (Woodside) Bauld; and the husband of Teresa M. Bassett]





Reuben J. Kennedy
PVT 151 INF 38 DIV
World War I
August 14 1938






Marvin G McConnell
Florida
2d Lieutenant US Army
World War I
July 11 1893 - May 26 1958






These great photos were taken by John Carter.

Woodside Cemetery, Thomasville, Oregon Co., Missouri

This large WOODSIDE stone for the family of Capt. James Posey Woodside contains the following inscriptions:
Capt. J. Posey Woodside, A Confederate, Born Mar. 18, 1843, Died May 21, 1912
Martha A. Woodside, A Christian, Born Dec. 28, 1847, Died Mar. 24, 1901
Nova S. Woodside, Born July 12, 1868 {not imprinted on stone is Nova's death date of Jan. 24, 1961]
Guy S. Woodside, Born Sept. 19, 1872, Nov. 22, 1944
Hal Woodside, Born Aug. 1, 1875 [not imprinted on stone is death date of July 14, 1960]
J. Clare Woodside, Born Sept. 12, 1883, Dec. 5, 1955


Separate individual stone for Capt. Woodside:

James Posey Woodside
Capt. Co. D 4 MO Inf.
MO State GDS
Confederate States Army
Mar. 18, 1843, May 21, 1912



Separate individual stone:

J. Clare Woodside
1883 - 1955






Wm. Pinckney Woodside
Born Oct. 6, 1845
Died

[Note: bottom of stone is broken off. Death date should be Feb. 5, 1851]





As you can see, this stone is broken in two. What can be read states:

J. H. Forbis
July 23, 1857
Died Feb'y, 1861



These great pictures were taken by Robert J. Stauffer, Jr.

Marissa Cemetery (Continued)

The following stones are all in Section A, Lot 51 of Marissa Cemetery.

This is the front of the stone marking the graves of John R. Lyons and his wife Mary. To the right is a small stone marked FATHER, and the left is a small stone marked MOTHER.

On the right side of the tall monument stone is John R. Lyons, Born Sept. 14, 1814, Died May 21, 1915, Aged 100 Yrs. 8 Mo. 7 Ds.




This photo is the left side of the above monument. It reads:

Mary A. McKee
Wife of John R. Lyons
Died Feb. 7, 1885
Aged 68 Yrs. 9 Mo. 27 Ds.






James Birney
Son of W.M.K. & S.J. Lyons
Feb. 1877






Anna Flora Lyons
May 28, 1882
Dec. 15, 1959

Marissa Cemetery (Continued)

LYONS
John McQuilken Lyons 1868 - 1954
Mary Levenia nee Preston 1869 - 1950

[John was the son of James Riley Lyons and Anna W. McQuilken]

This small white stone appears broken and placed back in the ground. All that is readable is: In Memory of Mary McKentey.

The Marissa Cemetery Book states the following:
Mary Mc Kentey dau. of James R. & Annie W. Lyons, 12 Mar. 1873, 5 June 1873, 2 mo. 23 d.



LYONS
George 1870 - 1945
Mary E. 1870 - 1950

[George was the son of James Riley Lyons and Anna W. McQuilken. Mary's maiden name was Burris.]



This stone for Mary Elizabeth Lyons is a separate stone for the wife of George. See combined stone above.





This stone is for the infant son of George and Mary Elizabeth Lyons who was born and died in 1896.





John W. son of G. & M. E. Lyons
Feb. 10, 1897
Sept. 29, 1918
Co. C 11 Reg. U.S.M.C.

Also on stone: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

Marissa Cemetery (Continued)

The front of the stone has just the surname JOHNSON.

On one side is engraved:
James Johnson, Born Feb. 25, 1847, Died July 7, 1907

On other side:
Sarah, Wife of James Johnson, Born May 31, 1850, Died Nov. 5, 1916

[Note: Sarah's maiden name was Smith.]


JOHNSON is on top of stone.

Inscription on front reads:

Wm. H. Johnson
Aug. 18, 1869
Feb. 11, 1900

[Note: William was the son of Sarah and James above.]



This stone sits beside the above stone.

Edward L. JOHNSON
Sept. 15, 1878
Jan. 24, 1965

[Note: Edward was the son of Sarah and James.]

DICKEY

Edwin, Dec. 3, 1889, Dec. 29, 1980
Rose, June 27, 1891, Dec. 22, 1959

[Note: Rose's maiden name was Johnson.]

While this stone's markings have worn away, it is the stone for Thomas Smith, Jr. According to the Marissa Cemetery book and family sources, it originally was ingraved:

Thomas Smith, Emigrated from Antrim County,
Died Nov. 2, 1879, Aged 67