Can anyone tell me where Elder Cemetery is and if there is a list of people buried there? I am looking for James Vincent Jr. who died around 1894 and is supposed to be buried there. Thanks in advance!!

I emailed a list to you.

Thank you!!

I am related to James R. Vincent who died in 1893 and is buried at Elder Cemetery. Is this the James Vincent that you are looking for?

I think it might be, did your James marry Queen Elizabeth Cross and have a brother names Charles Edward Vincent?

Hello Donna,

I was going though the post on the Edwards county message board and came across you post on the Elder cemetery, could you please e-mail me the list of the people buried there. Thank you very much.

My e-mail is, losthiker58@yahoo.com

Robert Elder

Where is the Elder Cemetery located? I have a list of Edwards County cemeteries however this cemetery isn't on the list. There's a reference to this cemetery in one of the Edwards County History books but it doesn't give me any information where it's located. Would it be possible to obtain the list that you speak of? I believe that some of the Hodgson family is buried in this cemetery. The list would be very helpful.

Thanks,
Mark

Where is the Elder Cemetery located? Could I also obtain the Elder cemetery burial list? I have been told that Elder cemetery is southwest of Albion west of CR6, in the southwest part of Edwards County, on private property. Using Google Earth I have found a cemetery at, 38°17'44"N ~ 88°06'02"W is this Elder cemetery? Jim P.

Hi! Would you mind to email me the list again. I had some computer issues and lost the list. Thank you!

Dear friends, For those who are looking for the Elder Cemetery, it is indeed in the southwest part of Edwards County, I believe in Dixon precinct. I have been there a few times. The first time I was there was as a teenager when a great granduncle, Herbert Vincent (1881-1974) took me there in 1964. He lived only a couple of miles from it. The last visit was several years ago and it was in a state of overgrowth and poor maintenance. Several of my Vincent ancestors are there. It is on private property and access can only be made with permission through opening a gate and by crossing over the landowner's ground maybe a 1/4 mile. A church was once there and burned in the early 40's. The cemetery was recorded I believe in 1970 and transcript of the markers is at the Edwards County Historical Society in Albion. Lois Goodson would be a contact person for help. A great-great-great grandfather, James Vincent (ca.1804-1878) veteran of the Blackhawk War of 1832, spouse of Queen Elizabeth Cross, is buried there with his wife and several children, grandchildren, etc. He has a government issue marker that as I remember was near or along a west fence line. Gary L. Shaffer in Illinois