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Fisk Cemetery
Viola Township, Lee County, Illinois

Lat: 41° 43' 32"N, Lon: 89° 03' 44"W

Submitted by Michael Beemer, Feb 17, 2004 [mbeemer@earthlink.net]. Total records = 69.

From Compton, Brooklyn Twp, Lee County, Illinois, take Hiway 251 North for approx. 2 mi to Beemerville Road. Turn right on Beemerville and travel East for approx. 1 1/2 miles to Fisk Road. Turn left on Fisk Road and travel North for approximately 1 mile. The cemetery is on the left hand (West) side of the road.

With the exception of 10 headstones that were completely unreadable, this is a complete listing of all the exixting headstones in the Fisk Cemetery.

Dianna Beemer and I visited and read this cemetery on Sep 22, 2003.

- Michael Beeme

Abell, Emmett, b. 1873, d. 1879
Abell, Jabez, b. Jan 18, 1807, d. Apr 5, 1866
Abell, John M., b. 1844, d. 1912
Abell, Josephine A., b. Feb 6, 1863, d. May 13, 1870, age: 7Y 3M 7D
Abell, Lenora, b. 1851, d. 1922, w/o John M. Abell
Abell, Melissa, b. Apr 22, 1842, d. Sep 23, 1882
Abell, Susan, b. Jun 17, 1822, d. Dec 7, 1898, w/o Jabez Abell
Argraves, Clara, b. Aug 20, 1871, d. Mar 5, 1872, d/o Winfield & Ellen Scott
Argraves, Ellen, b. 1851, d. 1930, w/o Winfield S. Argraves
Argraves, Eugene G., b. Feb 15, 1877, d.
Argraves, Infant, b. Feb 28, 1870, d. Feb 28, 1870, c/o W. & E. Argraves
Argraves, Lawrence Wellington, b. Feb 2, 1873, d. Apr 8, 1947
Argraves, Linn C., b. Jan 28, 1875, d. Apr 3, 1944
Argraves, Lizabeth Irma (Magers), b. Sep 8, 1875, d. May 19, 1909, w/o Eugene G. Argraves
Argraves, Mae Blanche (McKirgen), b. Dec 12, 1872, d. Aug 10, 1911, w/o Linn C. Argraves
Argraves, Martha, b. Mar 20, 1832, d. Feb 7, 1917, w/o Samuel Argraves
Argraves, Samuel, b. May 4, 1825, d. Jan 7, 1899
Argraves, Winfield S., b. 1848, d. 1927
Beemer, Alexander, b. 1809, d. 1895
Beemer, Arseneth, b. 1810, d. 1895, w/o Alexander Beemer
Beemer, Flora I., d. Jun 30, 1864, d/o J. & H.J. Beemer
Beemer, Willie, d. Jan 23, 1898, age: 7Dys, s/o J.F. & L.L. Beemer
Bender, Anna M., b. 1835, d. 1916, w/o Peter Bender
Bender, Katie, b. 1867, d. 1874, d/o Peter Bender
Bender, Mary, b. 1861, d. 1875, d/o Peter Bender
Bender, Peter, b. 1825, d. 1898
Bennett, Elizabeth, no dates, w/o H. Bennett
Cradduck, Annis, b. 1858, d. 1930
Cradduck, Ertel, d. Apr 21, 1893, d/o J.L. & A. Cradduck
Cradduck, Father, b. 1852, d. 1936
Cradduck, Thomas, d. Apr 29, 1894, age: 56Y 5M 12D
Fisk, Caroline (Scott), b. 1820, d. 1918, w/o Sam Fisk, born in Scot.
Fisk, George, b. 1853, d. 1955, s/o S. and C. Fisk
Fisk, Rupert, no dates, age: 2Dys
Fisk, Samuel, b. 1817, d. 1860, Born in England
Fuller, Jonas, d. Oct 5, 1855, age: 64Y 5M 10D
Johnson, Calvin, b. Mar 15, 1839, d. Mar 27, 1926
Johnson, Emily J., b. Jun 10, 1844, d. Apr 23, 1912, w/o James H. Johnson
Johnson, Eugene, b. Dec 7, 1861, d. Feb 8, 188?
Johnson, James H., b. May 13, 1832, d. Dec.16, 1908
Johnson, Jennie E., b. Oct 10, 1879, d. Dec 31, 1879
Johnson, Lafayette, b. Jul 18, 1866, d. Dec 30, 1869
Johnson, Mary J., b. Dec 7, 1841, d. Dec 27, 1926, w/o Calvin Johnson
Johnson, Smith H., d. Feb 11, 1878, age: 75Y 1M 27D
Johnson, Wesley, d. Sep 25, ????, s/o J.H. & E.J. Johnson
Johnson, Ziba, d. Jun 15, 1867, w/o Smith H. Johnson
Merrill, Infant, d. Mar 27, 1876, age: 22D, s/o S.J. Merrill
Messersmith, George E., b. Mar 9, 1862, d. Nov 16, 1940
Miller, Amos S., d. 1856, age: 3M
Miller, Eliza K., d. Aug 20, 1912, age: 98Y 6M 18D, w/o William D. Miller
Miller, Eliza V., d. 1860, age: 1Y 2D
Miller, Jacob, d. Oct 29, 1865, age: ?Y 6M 29D
Miller, S. B., b. 1842, d. 1918
Miller, Sarah, d. Sep 8, 1896, age: 38Y 8M 7D, w/o S.B. Miller
Miller, William D., d. Jun 19, 1887, age: 71Y 6M 18D
Mittan, Edward A., no dates, s/o ? R. & M.A. Mittan
Morehouse, Etrulia, b. Apr 15, 1876, d. Jan 30, 1900
Otterbach, Carl P., b. 1895, d. 1913, s/o C.A. & L.H. Otterbach
Otterbach, Charles A., b. 1865, d. 1939
Otterbach, Louise H. (Bender), b. 1871, d. 1937, w/o Charles A. Otterbach
Percy, Mary, b. 1845, d. 1923
Phillips, John T., b. May 9, 1873, d. Sep 15, 1922
Phillips, Martha M., b. Nov 15, 1869, d. Dec10, 1899, w/o John T. Phillips
Randolph, Wilminia, dates unreadable
Stevens, Henry, no dates, age: 67Y ?M ?D
Vausburg, Phebe, d. May 22, 1871, age: 49Y 1D, w/o S. Vausburg
Vosburgh, John H., unreadable dates
Vosburgh, Samuel D., d. Sep 8, 1866
Vosburgh, Unknown, d. 1859

Misc:
??, Martha A., d. ? 6, 1865
Miller, Unreadable, no dates
Unknown, , no dates, age: 67Y 1M 4D