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]

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

Marissa Cemetery, St. Clair County, Illinois

This tombstone is for Benjamin P. Green. On the lower front it has the surname GREEN. On the side it reads: Died April 11, 1890, Nashville. Aged 67 yrs 7 mths 1 day

His wife Sarah's stone is in the shadows next to a tree and reads: Sarah, Wife of Benjamin, Died June 2, 1900, Aged 62 yrs 9 mths 23 das

[Note: Sarah's maiden name was Getty]



This stone is to the left of the one above and has a Dove near the top. It reads:

Martha Ann, daughter of B.P. and S. Green

[Note: Marissa Cemetery book also indicates she was born Feb. 29, 1871 and died Feb. 27, 1882]





James W. Green
Died March 27, 1877
Aged 50 yrs 29 d









Nancy Green Hendron
Born County Antrim, Ireland
April 1, 1843
Died Aug. 3, 1904

[Note: Nancy's maiden name was Smith. She was married to James W. Green and after his death apparently remarried. However, she is buried next to James and the lower area of her stone reads GREEN.]