Orton Cemetery
Timewell, Brown County, Illinois

Lat: 39° 59' 51"N, Lon: 90° 54' 30"W
Lee Township, Sec 7

Contributed by Dennis Lamb, Dec 04, 2006, last edited Dec 16, 2006 [dennislamb@msn.com]. Total records = 14.

Driving instructions: From Hwy 24 at Mound Station near Timewell drive west on County Road 1100 NE for 1.4 miles. Turn left (south) onto Rd 100E and proceed 0.4 miles to cemetery on the left or east side of the road.

This small old cemetery has many stones toppled over and many others illegible. The cemetery has some maintenance but is not active. I did not investigate current ownership.

I surveyed this cemetery on Oct 27, 2006. All legible tombstones are included.

- Dennis Lamb

Bliss, Nathaniel T., d. Sep 15, 1868, age: ? Yrs, Son of A.W. & J., Broken stone
Clinton, Nancy, d. Sep 11, 1878, age: 78 Yr, wife of S.P. Clinton
Davis, Abraham, no dates, Co.I 119 ILL. Inf
Davis, Margaret, d. Jun 5, 1883, age: 59 Yrs 7 Mos 1 Dys, Wife of A. Davis
Gill, Caroline, d. Mar 18, 1899, ? of ? Gill
Gill, Harriet, no dates, with William
Gill, William, no dates, with Harriet
Hogan, Nancy, d. Dec 31, 1880, age: 63 Yr 8 Mo 10 Ds, wife of William Hogan
Hopper, Drucilla, b. Sep 15, 1811, d. Oct 7, 1853, age: 42 Yrs 22 Ds., Wife of James Hopper
Mauurin, Rosa Olive, d. Jan 26, 1858, age: 1 Mo, dau of S. & M.
Miller, Cordilia F., d. Oct 19, 1853, age: 1 Yr ? M 8 D, Dau of S. & C. Miller
Orton, Clark, b. Dec 23, 1826, d. Feb 23, 1856
Orton, Ellsworth, b. Apr 13, 1874, d. Mar 11, 1907
Williams, ??ffv??, b. Jul ? 1881, d. no date

Misc:
Byars, ?, toppled stone