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Keck Memorial Cemetery
Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois

Lat: 41° 43' 19"N, Lat: 88° 22' 45"W
Bristol Twp, T1S R7E Section 1

Contributed by Selina Brown, Aug 18, 2008, last edited Aug 30, 2008 [padges7@aol.com]. Total records = 84.

To reach this cemetery drive north out of Oswego on one of several roads, turn left or west onto US Hwy 30 and continue till you see Orchard Road on your right. This cemetery sits on the south side of Rte 30 just west of the intersection of Rte 30 and Orchard Road, just inside the Kendall County line.

Keck Memorial Cemetery is no longer in use and appears to be neglected. I believe the last burial that I can find a marker for was in 1936. The cemetery is now surrounded by new developments on 3 sides.

There are a couple of piles of broken headstones that I have no way of knowing who they are for or what grave they belong on. The stones that I have listed as broken are stones that are actually in place but broken. If there is a question mark in the date or the name that is to signify that I am not 100% certain about the letter or number. If I have a question mark at the end of a name or date that is to signify that it is my best guess.

I walked and read this cemetery on Aug 11, 2008 and have listed all of the stones to the best of my ability.

- Selina Brown

Legend:
c/r = can't read
ss = same stone
this grp: either on the same stone or are all side by side

Bauder, Hiram, b. 12 Jan 1812, d. 1 Oct 1860, this stone: Melissa, Martha A, Mary & Hiram
Bauder, Martha A, b. 13 Aug 1844, d. 26 Sep 1860, this stone: Melissa, Martha A, Mary & Hiram
Bauder, Mary Keck, b. 15 Jul 1810, d. 7 Jan 1889, His wife, this stone: Melissa, Martha A, Mary & Hiram
Bauder, Melissa, b. 17 Aug 1846, d. 28 Oct 1867, this stone: Melissa, Martha A, Mary & Hiram
Bunker, Mary Fikes, b. 1826, d. 1855
Carpenter, Carrie V, b. 1863, d. 1884, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Charley W, b. 1881, d. 1884, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Etta C, b. 1879, d. 1884, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Frank C, b. 1877, d. n/a, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Hattie E, d. 27 Aug 1868, aged 30 yr wife of J. T. Carpenter, next to family of John T. Carpenter
Carpenter, Jacob B, b. 17 Dec 18 ?1, d. 29 Sep 1836, aged 24yr 9m 15d
Carpenter, John T, b. 1835, d. 1915, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Minnie E, b. 1873, d. n/a, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Carpenter, Phebe J, b. 1845, d. n/a, this grp: Charley, Etta, Frank, Minnie, Carrie, Phebe & John T
Davis, Ann Jennett, d. 7 Jan 185?, daug. of John & ? Davis
Davis, Anna J, no data
Davis, C. W., b. 1827, d. 1897, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Carrie, b. 1855, d. 1910, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Charles, b. 1866, d. n/a, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Eliza, b. 1853, d. n/a, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Emma, b. 1870, d. 1905, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Frank, b. 1858, d. 1902, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Fred, b. 1861, d. n/a, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Hattie, b. 1874, d. n/a, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, John, d. 6 Jan 1855, aged 57yr 2m
Davis, Nettie, b. 1868, d. n/a, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Davis, Sobrina, d. 16 May 1816, daug. of John & ? Davis aged 18 yrs 22 d
Davis, Sophia, b. 1835, d. 1880, His Wife, this grp: C.W., Sophia, Eliza, Carrie, Frank, Fred, Charles, Nettie, Emma, Hattie
Ellis, Nancy A, b. 23 Oct 1813, d. 3 Aug 1885, His wife
Ellis, Robert F, b. 9 Jun 1842, d. 17 Sep 1843, Their son, ss as William P & Nancy A Ellis
Ellis, William P, b. 18 Jun 1799, d. 17 Oct 1859, ss as Nancy & Robert
Fikes, George, b. 21 Dec 1809, d. 10 Feb 1895
Fikes, Margaret, b. 30 Jul 1817, d. 10 Sep 1896, His Wife, ss as George & Martha A.
Fikes, Martha A, b. 1841, d. 27 Mar 1862, ss as George & Margaret
Keck, Adam, d. 8 Jul 1870, aged 56 yr 3 m 26 d, there are 4 more stones for Adam Keck section
Keck, Arthur, d. 5 Feb 1875, aged 25y 2m 5d, children of Adam & Catharine A. Keck
Keck, Baby, b. n/a, d. n/a, ss as Jeremiah & Margaret
Keck, Catharine A, d. 12 Jul 1880, aged 65yr 1m, ss as Jesse, Arthur & Adam
Keck, Daniel, b. 11 Mar 1833, d. 5 Apr 1900
Keck, Elpha, b. n/a, d. n/a, Our Children, this grp: Leander, Nancy, Elpha, Mamie & Hiram
Keck, Harvey W, b. 1865, d. 1933
Keck, Hiram I, b. n/a, d. n/a, Our Children, this grp: Leander, Nancy, Elpha, Mamie & Hiram
Keck, Jacob, d. 1 Sep 1863, aged ?2 yr 8m, ss as Nancy
Keck, Jeremiah, b. 1838, d. 1920
Keck, Jesse, d. 7 Sep 1859, aged 1y 2m 12 d, children of Adam & Catharine A. Keck
Keck, John , b. 21 Apr 1812, d. 23 Dec 1886, ss as Lany
Keck, John, b. 21 Apr 1812, d. 23 Dec 1886
Keck, Lany Burns, b. 9 Feb 1820, d. 19 Nov 1881, his wife, ss as John
Keck, Leander, b. 1841, d. 1927, this grp: Leander, Nancy, Elpha, Mamie & Hiram
Keck, Mamie I, b. 1869, d. 1925, Our Children, this grp: Leander, Nancy, Elpha, Mamie & Hiram
Keck, Margaret, b. 1844, d. 1918
Keck, Mary E, b. 16 Jan 1838, d. 29 Feb 1904, His Wife, ss as Daniel
Keck, Nancy C Bauder, b. 1841, d. 1912, His Wife, this grp: Leander, Nancy, Elpha, Mamie & Hiram
Keck, Nancy, d. 2? Oc 1841, aged 68yr 7m , ss as Jacob
Staley, ? H. , b. c/r, d. c/r
Staley, Abram, d. 5 Oct 1865, aged 79yr 7m, next to Margaret
Staley, Alma, b. 28 Feb 1851, d. 1 May 1856, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Alonzo, b. 14 Jan 1845, d. 24 Apr 1850, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Hezekiah, b. 4 Feb 1839, d. 4 Oct 1856, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, John N, d. 7 May 1882, aged 68y 2m, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Margaret, d. 28 Oct 1871, aged 85yr 8m wife of A. Staley
Staley, Melissa, b. 4 Jan 1842, d. 24 Dec 1882, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Obadiah, b. 4 Jul 1849, d. 20 Mar 1850, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Sally K, d. 16 Sep 1856, aged 36yrs 2m 4da, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Staley, Theodore, b. 14 May 1853, d. 20 Aug 1933
Staley, Theodore, d. 14 May 1853, this stone: Theodore, Alma, Obadiah, Alonzo, Melissa, Hezekiah, Sally, John
Stansel, Alonzo, b. 12 May 1853, d. 21 Feb 1906
Stansel, James, b. 14 Jul 1818 (?), d. 5 Jun 1882, ss as Alonzo
Stansel, Nancy, b. 30 Jul 1817, d. 17 May 1897, ss as Alonzo & James
Van Sickle, Avery C, b. 1873, d. n/a, ss as Nellie
Van Sickle, Nellie K, b. 1874, d. 1926, ss as Avery
Vesta ?, ? Betsey, d. 29 ? Sep 1872, possibly Betsey Vesta
Young, Annette, b. 5 Apr 1851, d. 27 Aug 1852, this stone: Annette, Carrie, Mary, Napoleon
Young, Carrie A, b. 16 Dec 1871, d. 31 Jul 1890, this stone: Annette, Carrie, Mary, Napoleon
Young, Cornelia, d. 11 Aug 1879, aged 78yr 8m 25d, ss as Phillip
Young, Eleanor (?), d. ? Aug 1883, aged 86yrs ?, ss as Richard & Wellington
Young, James, b. 7 Nov 1823, d. 6 Apr 1892, ss as Phebe
Young, Mary, b. 30 Jul 1825, d. 27 Aug 1852, His wife, this stone: Annette, Carrie, Mary, Napoleon
Young, Nancy A, b. 1850, d. 1936
Young, Napoleon B, b. 19 Jul 1824, d. 17 Mar 1895, this stone: Annette, Carrie, Mary, Napoleon
Young, Phebe Keck, b. 16 Feb 1827, d. 20 Aug 1905, His wife, ss as James
Young, Phillip, d. 25 Nov 1885, aged ?6yr 2m 10d, possible 86 yrs
Young, Richard, d. 26 Aug 1852, aged 56 yr
Young, Wellington, d. 31 Aug 1852, aged 21yr

Misc:
??, Abner, d. 18 Jul 1857 (?), son of John & Catherine age 21y 1m 16d
??, broken, 15 c/r
??, Charlotte, d. 1871, wife of Wm. ?, c/r
??, Ella, d. 11 Mar ?, aged 5m, most likely Carpenter not certain
??, John M, c/r
??, Lliza, no data
??, Melissa, no data
Davis, broken, no data, probably wife of John Davis & mother of Ann & Sobrina
Davis, c/r, no dates, possibly Rhoda