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Wallace Cemetery
The cemetery is in a farm field located near Harrisonville on the old Niebruegge farm. Submitted by Eugene Beals. |
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Wallace Cemetery
The cemetery is in a farm field located near Harrisonville on the old Niebruegge farm. Submitted by Eugene Beals. |
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Photos were shot in September 1995. This photo shows the cemetery in middle of a field of what looks to be soy beans.
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The cemetery is filled with a variety of weeds as shown by this photo. The cemetery was under 13 feet of water during the Great Flood of 1993.Amazingly there was no extensive damage done to the cemetery. |
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| This photo shows Dr. Cairns stone deep in the soil. Richard Jones of Edwardsville and I discovered the stone was actually broke in half at the base of the stone. On October 7, 1995 he and I dug up around the base of the stone until the complete crack was visible. We devised a plan to fix it. He would rock the stone and I would fill the hole with soil as he rocked the stone up to the break. After a long strenuous period the stone was now above the break. We set the stone on the break. It fit in perfectly. We filled the hole and shook the stone to test it. The stone was secure and looked nice. It gave us a sense of pleasure being able to preserve an important part of Illinois History. |
This last photo was shot in April 1996 My uncle Lloyd Cairns (New Albany, Indiana) and I (Collinsville, Illinois) spent a weekend cutting, mowing, and sprucing up the cemetery. On Sunday of that weekend we finished. The cemetery looked pristine and an important part of Monroe County and Illinois history had been preserved for future generations. Eugene Beals standing in front of cemetery. Eugene was the submitter of the photos for this Cemetery.
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| WALLACE CEMETERY TODAY - January 12, 2010 | WALLACE CEMETERY TODAY - January 12, 2010 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Died Nov 10, 1823 |
75 yrs, 6 mos., 6 days |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Dec 12, 1838 - May 11, 1861 |
w/o Thos Coke Brickey |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Nov 27, 1829, Apr 8, 1860 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals
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Died Apr 17, 1832
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One of the first settles of this country. Note by Eugene Beals: Dr. Caldwell Cairns signer of the first Constitution of Illinois on April 18, 1818. Constitution View 2 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Died 1844 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Oct 11, 1878 - Jul 24, 1878 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Oct 12, 1861 - Apr 28, 1931 | . |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Nov 4, 1861 - Dec 22, 1937 | |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
1838 - 1911 | w/o John McCormick |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Jul 29, 1822 - Dec 7, 1881 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Sep 10, 1813 - Dec 15, 1881 |
w/o Dr. Cyrus Squire |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Apr 18, 1918 - May 25, 1932 |
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Submitted by Eugene Beals |
Died Aug 2, 1882 | Aged 42 |
