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Braceville Cemetery

aka Cotton Cemetery

(Located at the corner of East Division Street & Braceville Road
in Braceville Township, Braceville, Grundy County, IL)

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ENTRANCE photo of the cemetery, sign and flag as seen from East Division Street, facing west.

The Photos and Inscriptions were transcribed and submitted by Rodney Gould.

There is a section in the cemetery that has no markers. If you are aware of your ancestors' burial in this cemetery or can identify the unknown tombstones, please send the information to me and I will add it to the following list.

Many thanks to Rodney and his sister, Jan Bollmeier, for their efforts in transcribing this cemetery for all of the researchers of Grundy County, IL.

Last Name	First Name	Born	Died	Inscription	Photo	Add'l
ABRAM	DAN.	1888	1911		stone
ABRAM	ETTIE	Jan. 16, 1886	Aug. 15, 1887		stone
ABRAM	JANE	1850	1927		stone
ABRAM	JOHN	May 14, 1847	Jan 31, 1890	42 yrs 8 mos; beloved husband of Jane (other side of Ettie Abram)	stone	updated by Wendy Malinowski
ANDERSON	FREDRICK	Sept. 15, 1841	Mar 7, 1887		stone
ANDERSON	JOHANNA	July 4, 1840	Aug 17, 1926		stone
ANDERSON	OSCAR	Feb. 23, 1877	Feb 27, 1900		stone
BALMA	ANNA MARIE	Dec. 31, 1917	May 5, 1918		stone
BLAKE					family stone
BLAKE	EDWIN	1866	1944	son	stone
BLAKE	GEORGE B	Oct. 3, 1915	Feb 12, 1956	IL SSGT 129th INF 37th INF DIV WWII BSM	stone; military
BLAKE	JANE	1859	1934		stone
BLAKE	JOSIAH	1880	1959	son	stone
BLAKE	MARY	1838	1928	mother; wife of Wm	stone; stone
BLAKE	SADIE A	1891	1938		stone
BLAKE	THOMAS	1858	1937		stone
BLAKE	WILLIAM	1836	1908	father	stone
BLAKE	WM.	1834	1908		stone
BRADFORD	ETTA L	1858	1937		stone
BRADFORD	JAMES M	1851	1929		stone
BRADLEY	JOHN D		Oct. 17, 1872	Aged 32 yrs 10 ms 17 ds	stone
BRADLEY	THOMAS F		Aug. 22, 1870	son of J & E Bradley	stone
BROOKS	EDITH E	1865	1940	Mother	stone
BROOKS	GEORGE T	1859	1939	Father	stone
BROOKS	MARGARET	April 1, 1840		stone partially buried	stone
BROOKS	THOMAS		Jan. 18, 1878	Aged 38 Yrs.	stone
BROUGHAM	JACOB	1824	1892		stone
BROUGHAM	LUCINDA C	1825	1912		stone
BULLOUGH	ANN		dau of W. & E. Bullough		stone
CASE	MARY		May 21, 1912	Aged 73 yrs. 10 ms.	stone
CASE	PRISCILLA		May 28, 1916	Aged 69 yrs.	stone
CHERRY	JOHN		Jan. 3, 1881	Aged 28 yrs. 10 ms.	stone; stone
CHERRY	JONNIE		Dec. 20, 1882	Son of John and Maggie Cherry; Aged 5 Mo. 7 Days	stone; stone
CHERRY	NELLIE		Oct. 21, 1877	Dau. of John and Maggie Cherry; Aged 5 Mo. 13 Days	stone; stone
COSTIGAN	ANN N.	1854	19__		stone
COTTON	CALVIN H.		Aug. 11, 1870	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 3 yrs. 9 ms. 28 ds.	stone
COTTON	DAVID				stone
COTTON	DAVID G.		Mar. 10, 1886	Aged 57 yrs.	stone
COTTON	ELIZ. JANE		Aug. 20, 1879	Wife of E. H. Cotton; Aged 45 yrs. 6 ms. 2 ds.	stone
COTTON	ELIZABETH		Aug. 21, 1872	Wife of Nicholous Cotton; Aged 81 yrs. 17 ds.	stone
COTTON	Father				stone
COTTON	GEORGE		Nov. 15, 1880	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 3 yrs. 9 ms. 28 ds.	stone
COTTON	JANE		Aug. 16, 1885	Aged 58 yrs.	stone
COTTON	JOSEPHINE		Nov. 17, 1880	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 1 yr. 10 ms. 17 ds.	stone
COTTON	JULIA A.		Oct. 10, 1870	Aged 20 years	stone
COTTON	JULIA ANN		Oct. 10, 1870	Dau. of David and Jane Cotton; Aged 19 yrs. 11 ms. 27 ds.	stone
COTTON	LUCETTA J.		Apr. 15, 1872	Wife of C. H. Cotton; Aged 30 yrs. 2 ms.	stone
COTTON	Mother				stone
COTTON	NICHOLOUS		April 20, 1870	Aged 75 yrs. 3 ms. 18 ds.	stone
DAVIS	W.D.				stone
DAVIS	WILLIE	Jan. 1869	Was killed Mar. 29, 188_	Son of W. and A. Davis	stone
DE VAN	ARTHUR JAMES	1907	1910		stone
DE VAN	CHARLOTTE	1873	1924	Mother	stone
DE VAN	JAMES A.	1871	1930	Father	stone
DORF	ERNEST	Aug. 23, 1857	July 31, 1882	Germania	stone
EVANS	ANN	Oct. 27, 1842	May 11, 1885		stone
EVANS	HENRY	Dec. 25, 1842	Apr. 3, 1876		stone
EVANS	JENKIN		June 4, 1885	Aged 55 yrs. 5 ms.	stone
EVANS	JOSEPH P.	July 4, 1844	Apr. 13, 1905		stone
EVANS	L. W.		Mar. 25, 1884	Aged 48 yrs. 5 ms. 11 ds.	stone
GAY	ELVIRA	July 12, 1835	Feb. 3, 1916	his wife	stone
GAY	JOHN	May 9, 1833	Nov. 28, 1883		stone
GAY	THOMAS H.	1862	1940		stone
GOODRICH	CLAYTON D.	July 6, 1865	May 2, 1895	Beloved husband of Mary Goodrich; Aged 27 yrs. 10 ms. 24 ds.	stone
GOODRICH	MARY	1870	1951		stone
GOULD	THOMAS	1842	February 6, 1885	England	stone
HARRIS	ISAAC		Dec. 9, 1909	Father; Aged 63 yrs. C. H. 138 Ill. Vol.	stone
HARRIS	MARTHA ANN		Feb. 23, 1882	Dau. of S. & M. Harris; Aged 20 yrs. 10 ms. 2 ds.	stone
HARRIS	WILLIAM WATKINS		Apr. 16, 1873	Son of Solomon & Martha Harris; Aged 16 yrs. 8 ms.	stone
HAYES	BERTIE		June 6, 1885	Aged 2 yrs. 2 ms.	stone
HAYES	HARRY		Jan. 21, 1890	Aged 2 yrs. 4 ms.	stone
HAYES	HERBERT		Aug. 16, 1886	Aged 2 ms. 15 ds.	stone
HAYES	MILLICENT M.		1882		stone
HAYS	LESTER J.		June 16, 1890	Aged 4 ms. 15 ds.	stone
HOCKING	FRANK	1850	1907	Father	stone
HOCKING	ISABELLE	1852	1927	Mother	stone
HOLMES	ALBERT	1876	1878		stone
HOLMES	ALFRED	1866	1925		stone
HOLMES	CHARLES	April 1839	April 12, 1883		stone
HOLMES	CHARLES H.	1862	1918		stone
HOLMES	CLIFFORD R.	Aug. 15, 1897	Oct. 27, 1908	Son of C. & S.A. Holmes	stone
HOLMES	LILLA E.	Aug. 30, 1868	Apr. 23, 1898	Dau. of C. & S.A. Holmes	stone
HOLMES	SUSAN A.	Jan. 16, 1842	Jan. 1, 1905	His Wife	stone
HOLMES	WALLACE	1871	1878		stone
HOLMES	WALLACE JOSEPH	1874	1935		stone
HOLT	ADDA E.		Jan. 26, 1886	Dau. of S. L. & W. H. Holt; Aged 24 yrs. 7 ms. 18 ds.	stone
HOLT	LOUVISA		June 1, 1890	Aged 49 years	stone
HOULER (HOLDER)	WILLIAM		Dec. 9, 18__	Aged 33 yrs.	stone	[Surname could be HODDER or HODGE. I found a William Hodge's naturalization papers and an Abram was a witness. Need more investigation but it would make sense since he is buried with the Abram family. Wendy Malinowski]
HUGHS	ELIZABETH	Jan. 27, 1838	Oct. 8, 1910	His Wife	stone
HUGHS	THOMAS R.	July 15, 1837	Dec 22, 1894		stone
HUMPHREYS	CHARLES E.	1890	1966		stone
HUMPHREYS	DAVID O.	1891	1947	Father	stone
HUMPHREYS	GWENDOLYN	1869	1944		stone
HUMPHREYS	WILLIAM C.	1894	1942		stone
HUMPHREYS	WILLIAM O.	1864	1937	His Wife	stone
HURST	ELIZABETH	1841	1872		stone
HURST	JONATHAN	1839	1905		stone
JARVIS	ANNIE		Dec. 15, 1886	Dau. of J. G. & Ann Jarvis late of N. Wales; Aged 15 yrs. 6 ms. 14 ds.	stone
JOHNSON	ALGOT	1856	1922		stone
JOHNSON	AMANDA	1862	1927	His Wife	stone
JONES	ELLEN		Feb. 26, 1888	Wife of John D. Jones; Aged 38 yrs.	stone
JONES	IRA	Aug. 16, 1899	Oct. 14, 1900	Son of R. J. & B. E. Jones	stone
JONES	JOHN D.		June 8, 1926	Aged 78 yrs.	stone
JONES	LIZZIE		Mar. 1, 1888	Aged 2 ms.	stone
LATTA	LUCY	1870	1906		stone
LETSOME	LIZZIE	1876	1889		stone
LEWIS	ANN	Oct. 11, 1808	Sept. 29, 1872	Wife of Lewellyn Lewis; from Wales	stone
LEWIS	ANN	1844	1899	His Wife	stone
LEWIS	BLANCH	May 4, 1891	May 7, 1891	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone
LEWIS	DAVID		Aged 2 Weeks; Children of J. W. & A. Lewis		stone
LEWIS	DAVID		Aged 2 Years; Children of J. W. & A. Lewis		stone
LEWIS	DAVID A.	Aug. 8, 1861	June 23, 1901		stone
LEWIS	ELEANOR	1842	1932	Mother	stone
LEWIS	ENOCH REES	May 16, 1893	Aug. 20, 1893	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone
LEWIS	JANE		Feb. 2, 1870	His Wife	stone
LEWIS	JOHN W.	1832	1911		stone
LEWIS	LOUIS E.	1877	1948	Son	stone
LEWIS	UNA JANE	Jan. 9, 1896	Aug. 19, 1896	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone
LEWIS	WILLIAM G.		Oct. 21, 1873	Aged 26 yrs. 1 m. 5 ds.	stone
LLOYD	BENNIE		Sept. 3, 1870	Aged 2 yrs.	stone
LLOYD	DAVID			(illegible) Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone
LLOYD	DAVID B.	1812 Glamorganshire Wales	Jan. 24, 1900	Aged 88 yrs.	stone
LLOYD	ELEN		Mar. 11, 1878	Aged 9 ms.; Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone
LLOYD	ELIZA		Dec. 7, 1902	Beloved wife of David Lloyd; Mother; Aged 63 yrs. & 6 ms.	stone
LLOYD	EMMA		Aug. 29, 1879	Aged 2 ms.	stone
LLOYD	GWYLIM			(illegible) Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone
LLOYD	SARAH	Mar 17, 1821 Monmouthshire Eng	Mar 15, 1891	beloved wife of David B Lloyd (on the reverse side of David B Lloyd's stone)	stone	Wendy Malinowski
LLOYD	TOMY		Feb. 24, 1874	Aged 5 ms.; Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone
MASON	INFANT SON		Feb. 1884	Aged 5 ds.; Sons of W. & E. Mason	stone
MASON	WILLIAM	Mar. 25, 1863	May 1899	Aged 26 yrs.; Sons of W. & E. Mason	stone
McKINNEY	EDNA V.	1881	1885		stone
McKINNEY	JOHN R.	1853	1912		stone
McKINNEY	LIBBY	1856	1920	His Wife	stone
MOORE	ANNIE L.		Apr. 23, 1891	Aged 32 yrs. 5 ms. 5 ds.	stone
MORGAN	MARY		Nov. 12, 1891	Aged 53 yrs. 3 ms. 27 ds.	stone
NICHOLES	N.		Mar. 1, 1881	Aged 51 yrs.	stone
OLSON	LOUIS	1862	1901		stone
OLSON	SELMA J.	1864	1899	Wife of Louis Olson	stone
PERIGRINE	JOHN		July 13, 1830	Aged 27 years	stone
PETERSON	ALFRED	1886	1963	Son	stone
PETERSON	ANNETTE	1852	1942	Mother	stone
PETERSON	JOHN	1850	1937	Father	stone
PETERSON	OSCAR	1878	1938	Son	stone
PETERSON	VICTOR	1880	1939	Son	stone
PRICE	JOHN	Nov. 13, 1820	Jan. 13, 1900	Father	stone
PRICE	MARY	Sept. 13, 1832	____, 1901	Mother; His Wife	stone
PRICE	MILLICENT	Oct. 16, 1882	Nov. 4, 1898	Dau. of John & S.A. Price of Clark City ILL.; Aged 16 yrs. 21 ds.	stone; monument	Wendy Malinowski
PROSSER	BENJAMIN		Dec. 1872	Aged 2 yrs. 8 ms. 1 d.	stone
PROSSER	THOMAS	1842	1892		stone
RADFORD	EMMA	Sept. 23, 1860	Mar. 29, 1866	Dau. of H. & M. Radford	stone
RADFORD	HENRY	Nov. 6, 1828	Mar 21, 1873		stone
RADFORD	SAMUEL	Dec. 5, 1853	July 17, 1857	Son of H. & M. Radford	stone
REES	DIANA	Aug. 8, 1826	Sept. 30, 1894	Wife of John W. Rees	stone
REES	ENOCH		Dec. 30, 1889	Who was killed at Braceville; Aged 30 yrs. 11 ms.	stone
REES	REES		Jan. 7, 1872	Aged 42 yrs. 4 ms. 2 ds.	stone
RESIDORI	J.	1941	1941		stone
RITTER	MARGARET	1858	1936		stone
ROBERTS	ELIZABETH		Feb. 3, 1871		stone
SHERRY	J. H.		Mar. 10, 1891	Aged 35 yrs. 4 ms. 6 ds.	stone
SIMONS	JOHN		May 5, 1874	Aged 45 yrs.	stone
SMITH	ERABELLA	Mar. 5, 1858	Jan. 21, 1935		stone
SMITH	WILLIAM E.	Dec. 13, 1853	Dec. 21, 1906		stone
STODDARD	JOHN		Dec. 18, 1890	Aged 54 yrs.	stone
STODDARD	RUTH		June 3, 1887	Aged 35 yrs.	stone
SWAN	CAROLINE	1850	1943		stone
SWAN	CHARLES	1876	1944		stone
SWAN	EMIL	1885	1906		stone
SWAN	GUSTAV	1848	1911		stone
UNKNOWN					stone
UNKNOWN			Dau. of (possibly a DAVIS)		stone
UNKNOWN	ANNIE		July 20, 1880	Aged _ yrs. 6 ms.	stone
UNKNOWN	GEORGIE		June 19, 1874	Aged 1 yr. 3 ms.	stone
UNKNOWN	MARY				stone
VOLKEL	ANNA	1855	1932		stone
VOLKEL	FRANK	1857	1916		stone
VOLKEL	SAM W.	1887	1934	Mech. 34 Inf. 7 Div.	stone
VOLKEL	WILLIAM P.	1885	1941		stone
WALL	ISAAC	(Illegible)		(Illegible)	stone
WALL	JONATHAN	(illegible)		(illegible)	stone
WELLS	ELIZABETH		Apr. 8, 1898	Aged 78 yrs.	stone
WILLIAMS	SEPHNIAH		May 14, 1880	Aged 24 yrs. 8 ms.	stone
WILSON	ELMER O.		Oct. 15, 1882	Aged 1 yr. 10 ms.	stone
WIMMER	FRANCES	1845	1913	Mother	stone
WIMMER	FRANK	1841	1912	Father	stone
WYATT	AMANDA	1884	1944	Mother	stone
WYATT	DAVID	1880	1971	Father	stone

There are 21 names in the Cemetery book (Cotton Cemetery) put out by the Will-Grundy Historical Society that there are no stones for. There are stones that are not listed in the book that I have photos and inscriptions of here on this list.

Listed with no headstones are:

John Abram

Mary Benjamin�(this may be the Mary stone that we aren't sure of)

George B. Blake

Jane Blake

Sadie A. Blake

Thomas Blake

Ebenezer Howells

Sarah Jones Howells

Margaret Howells

John Bradley

David Davis (War of 1812)

John Goodrich

C. A. Hardy

? Harris (this may be Martha or William)

George Heisler

Thomas Heisler

Willie Housey

Emma Jones

Thomas Prosser

Rosanna Simons

Isaac Smith

Names not listed that there are headstones for are:

Thomas Gould

William Watkins Harris

Martha Ann Harris

Lizzie Letsome

Louis Olson

John Stoddard

Ruth Stoddard

Sephniah Williams

Not listed above; however, the obituary states he is buried in Cotton Cemetery:

Harris, Solomon, born Nov 30, 1824 in South Wales - died Jan 1897 [obit]

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