WPA - Richie aka Ross Cemetery, South Palmyra
Township,
Macoupin County IL
A Transcription of the WPA Record in Macoupin
County Archives, Carlinville, Illinois
by Mary McKenzie, 2008
RICHIE aka ROSS CEMETERY
| South Palmyra Township |
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Macoupin County |
| Sec. 8-11-8 NE ¼ NE ¼
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Illinois |
I usually don’t include the entire
legal description of the cemeteries in this publication, but the
following notes include additional information that may be useful to a
researcher of this cemetery.
The Grantor, Bertha Challecombe Eyer of Hettick in the County of
Macoupin and State of Illinois for the consideration of One Dollar
convey and quickclaim to Walter M. Richie of the town of South Palmyra
County of Macoupin and State of Illinois:
The South East quarter of NE quarter of Section No (8) and sixteen
acres off of the South side of the SW quarter of the NE quarter of
Section No. (8) all in township No (11) North Range 8 West of the third
principal Meridian excepting the cemetery on said last (tract).
This deed is made to supply the loss of a deed to said premises which
was made by the children Achiles Tongate viz: Mriagale (sp.?)
Tongate, Commodore Perry Tongate and Mollie his wife, Serena Hoover and
her husband, to two other children of Archiles Tongate, viz: John
Tongate and Francis M. Tongate which deed was last without being
recorded after it was delivered to said John and Francis M. Tongate
situated in the County of Macoupin in the State of Illinois hereby
releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the
Homestead Exemption Laws of this State.
Dated this 5 day of January A.D. 1906
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Presence of:
Walter M. Richie} Bertha
Challacombe (Seal)
} Willie
Eyer (Seal)
Recorded 22 day of Jan. 1906
Book 221 Page 142
Cemetery is surrounded by wheat
fields. There are 24 graves in the cemetery. They are all
but seven tombstones broken off and laying on the ground, nearly
covered with grass. There is no fence around it. Ground is
level with a slow drainage. It is situated in a large field, now
clover and about 40 ft. from public roadway. On five of the
standing stones are the following names.
Myra, wife of Thomas B. Ross Died March 1, 1848 Age 21 yrs
3 months
Thomas B. Ross Died Oct. 6, 1870 age 45 yrs 10 months
Jane, wife of Thomas B. Ross Born Oct. 17, 1828 Died Aug.
11, 1909
J. W. Ross Born Jan. 2, 1859 Died July 1888
Joseph M. Ross Born June 26, 1867 Died June 8, 1891
It has no caretaker.
Robert Ross owned the land when first set aside for a cem. about
1836. There is about 36 graves in cem., but we could only find 24
graves. There is no deed to cem. Frank Richie owns land
which cem. is on. Cem. is located in Sec. 8. There is no
soldiers in cem. Name of cem. is now Richie cem., but used to be
known as Ross cem. many years back. Frank Richie is the only
trustee. He doesn’t know if there is any more trustees or
not. No one seems interested in fixing up cem. There
probably won’t be anyone ever buried there again.
Name of Cemetery: Richie
Location: Sec. # 8 – 11 N 8
W 1 mi. s. & 1 mi. W. of Palmyra, Ill
Number of Lots: 10
Number of Graves: 24
Number of Graves to be filled: 10
Number of Graves to be leveled: 10
Number of Veterans Graves that need stones:
none
Number of stones in cemetery that need
resetting: 12
Rods of fence around cemetery: none
This cemetery is in a very poor condition
Surrounded by a wheat field
The following page is a legal description of the Richie cemetery, which
I usually don’t include in the WPA cemetery projects; however, this
page names the heirs of the Richie family, so it maybe helpful to
someone.
The Grantors, Sarah J. Richie, widow of Eli W. Richie deceased.
Robert R. Richie and Dora B. Richie his wife; William C. Richie and
Emma Richie his wife; James M. Richie and Minnie Richie his wife;
Walter M. Richie, Emma Richie his wife; Maurice E. Richie and Birdella
Richie, his wife; Carrie Richie Huson and Charles Huson her husband;
Scott Etter and Myrtle T. Etter his wife; Eelfa Flentg and Frank
Flentge her husband; Ross Etter Ola Etter.
Palmyra of Macoupin in the county of Macoupin and State of Illinois for
and in consideration of nine thousand six hundred and eighty three and
no/100 dollars in hand paid convey and warrant to Frank M. Richie of
Palmyra, county of Macoupin, State of Illinois, the following described
real estate to wit: (long legal description of land here).
Containing in all about one hundred and seven (107) acres excepting the
cemetery site located thereon all of the above described lands being
located in township No. Eleven (11) North Range Number eight (8) west
of the third principal meridian. Situated in the county of
Macoupin in the State of Illinois hereby releasing and waiving all
rights under and by virtue of the homestead Exemption Laws of the State.
The Grantors and the Grantee herein and the heirs at Law and the only
surviving heirs at law of the Estate of Eli W. Richie deceased.
Dated this 23rd 1905 (as is). Sealed signed and delivered in
presence of:
Charles Huson Minnie E.
Richie Sarah F. Richie
Scott Etter Walter M.
Richie Robert R. Richie
Myrtle F. Etter Emma
Richie Dora B. Richie
Elfa Etter Flentge Maurice E.
Richie William C. Richie
Frank Flentge Birdella
Richie Emma Richie
Ross Etter Carrie Richie
Huson James. M. Richie
Ola Etter
Recorded 23 day of Jan. 1906 Book
GD Page 488
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