Hello All,

I am currently working on a project called The Residents of The Vaughn Graveyard. When I get this project complete it will be available at the Wood River Museum.
I am seeking informaiton on anyone buried in the cemetery if they have a headstone or not. The most common surnames are: Vaughn, Cooper, Henry, Owens, Kendall, Ray, Berry, Starkey, Haller, Janessen, Flack, yeager, Jones, Largent, Green, Squires.
If you are related to any of these surnames please e-mail me or if you have an ancestor who is buried there that doesn't have a marker please contact me, I would everyone who is buried in this cemetery to have their story be told.

Waiting to hear from you, Happy Researching
Vickie Wyman

Hi there, I am related to the Greens in this cemetery or at least I belive I am. Can you please tell me the first names of these? Please email me at traytoria@wizzywigweb.com.

Vickie,
Based on the info in the Madison Co. Gen Soc publication on cemeteries (vol II):
I am related to John W. Kendall (all of the Kendalls in the cemetery)
as well as the Berry's (John W's daughter-in-law, my g grandmother, was Esther Berry)
Maggie Kendall was a daughter of John H. and Esther Berry Kendall. I have reason to believe other of their infant children may also be buried there. John and Esther and three of their adult children are buried in the Wanda Cemetery -- but none of the 8 but Maggie that died in childhood.

Rick,

By chance do you live here local?? I would love to talk to you my phone number is 618-251-4237. I have done alot of work restoring the Vaughn Cemetery over the last 3 years. The Vaugh family has their own family plot in the cemetery. Have you been to the cemetery??? Do you have any lineage on the Kendall/Berry family?? I was just wondering I have just go access to a box of Berry/Penning information.

Waiting to hear from you,
Vickie

I am a Henry, and I have relatives buried in Vaughn Cemetery. i would be very happy to hear about your project.

Gaylene Henry

I have only recently discovered that my relatives (Benjamin and Martha Lawrence) were buried in Vaughn Cemetery -- unfortunately theirs are among the vandalized tombstones which seem to have been lost to time. I was wondering perhaps if you have any information from cemetery records. The Alton telegraph obituary states that Benjamin Lawrence was buried there on 22 May 1899 (and his wife buried there september 1902). Edward Worthington (son of Margaret Lawrence Worthington) is also buried there... if you could let me know if there are additional records available I would be very grateful for your assistance!

Thank you -- Kelly