Prospect Cemetery
Prospect Cemetery is located two miles west and a half mile north of Chester, in Chester Township, Section 22. Land for Prospect Church of the Methodist denomination was given to the community by George W. Staley. It was part of his tree claim and homestead.The cemetery was added Jan. 18, 1884 at the time of the death of Josephine Richardson, wife of Sylvanas Richardson, George's sister-in-law. The church has been relocated in Chester.
NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
OTHER INFORMATION |
Adams, Caroline |
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Adams, James |
20
June 1818 |
26
Nov. 1886 |
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Aldredge ? Aldrich, Milo |
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Infant |
Aldredge ? Aldrich, Ruth |
21
Sept. 1829 |
1905 |
m. William |
Aldredge ? Aldrich, William S. |
2
Feb. 1825 |
25
Dec. 1889 |
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Alverson, Baby |
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1905 |
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Alverson, Bert |
1877 |
19
Jan. 1968 |
m.
Myrtle (Brown) 1898; m. Iowa (Landers) |
Alverson, Myrtle |
1875 |
10
Apr. 1929 |
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Alverson, William |
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1
May 1948 |
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Ballard, Martha |
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14
Apr. 1881 |
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Ballard, N.E. |
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16
Apr. 1884 |
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Barron, Maggie |
11
Oct. 1845 |
29
Oct. 1888 |
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Baumberger, Infant |
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24
May 1909 |
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Bergstresser, 0pal |
13
Jan. 1904 |
26
June 1904 |
Daughter of F.L. & C. |
Bergstresser, Esther |
1857 |
6
Apr. 1904 |
Daughter of F.L. & C. |
Bergstresser, Grace |
23
May 1889 |
8
Sept. 1889 |
Daughter of F.L. & C. |
Bergstresser, Hannah |
16
May 1829 |
27
Feb. 1884 |
m. Jacob |
Bergstresser, Henry |
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Bergstresser, Jacob |
16
Jan. 1817 |
8
Sept. 1895 |
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Bergstresser, LeRoy |
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Bergstresser, Merle |
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Bergstresser, Ruth |
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1928 |
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Blow, Helen |
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12
Dec. 1931 |
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Boyd, Leslie |
1904 |
3
May 1982 |
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Boyd, Merna (Brown) |
1903 |
5
Apr. 1980 |
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Brown, Abbie C. |
1885 |
20
Oct. 1982 |
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Brown, Almer Hall |
13
June 1887 |
15
Apr. 1958 |
m.
Addie (Page) 27 Nov. 1902 |
Brown, Dexter |
1820 |
1897 |
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Brown, Elvin H. |
1890 |
12
Oct. 1948 |
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Brown, Eston W. |
9
Sept. 1872 |
22
Nov. 1955 |
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Brown, Ethel |
13
April 1884 |
12
May 1955 |
m. Oscar |
Brown, Gertrude |
19
Sept. 1907 |
27
Apr. 1953 |
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Brown, Harold |
27
July 1913 |
19
Nov. 1914 |
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Brown, Howard |
1912 |
7
Mar. 1952 |
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Brown, Infant |
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Son of Walter |
Brown, Jay J. |
15
Nov. 1916 |
7
Dec. 1919 |
Son of 0 & E |
Brown, Joseph |
26
May 1844 |
29
June 1912 |
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Brown, Martha Esther (Schroeder) |
31
Dec. 1870 |
29
June 1951 |
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Brown, Maurine J. |
1929 |
1929 |
Daughter of Walter & Sara |
Brown, Oscar H. |
1884 |
20
Nov. 1943 |
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Brown, Roy E. |
1904 |
9
Aug. 1966 |
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Brown, Sara Angeline |
1907 |
22
June 1976 |
m. Walter Eston |
Brown, Sarah |
1826 |
1895 |
m. Dexter |
Brown, Sevelia |
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12
Jan 1972 |
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Brown, Velia S. |
9
June 1848 |
10
June 1912 |
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Brown, Walter |
1900 |
17
Sept. 1980 |
m.
Sara A. (Bingaman) 1928 |
Burke, Mrs. |
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Removed from 01d Madison and buried
with Grace Vine, 1879 |
Corbin, Infant |
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Croisant, Anna
(Brown) |
1915 |
4
Apr. 1979 |
m. Howard |
Curtis, Mr. |
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Davis, Josephine |
1884 |
8
Oct. 1965 |
m. Vernon |
Davis, Vernon V. |
1880 |
5
Dec. 1961 |
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Delbridge, George |
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29
Nov. 1893 |
Infant |
Delbridge, Infant |
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12
Jan. 1883 |
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Delbridge, Maude |
1
Dec. 1880 |
29
Mar. 1898 |
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Delbridge, Ray |
12
Feb. 1897 |
22
Sept. 1898 |
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DeWolf, H. M. |
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Dilly, Charles A. |
1886 |
4
Jan. 1965 |
m.
Della G. (Randall) 8 June 1905 |
Dilly, Della Georgeana (Randall) |
19
June 1885 |
19
Mar. 1959 |
m. Charles |
Dilly, George |
1874 |
1881 |
Son of Henry |
Dilly, Gretchen |
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1
Sept. 1905 |
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Dilly, Hannah |
1878 |
1878 |
Daughter of Henry |
Dilly, Henry |
27
Aug. 1842 |
7
Feb. 1886 |
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Dilly, Lucille |
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1905 |
Daughter of Charles A. |
Dilly, Rebekah |
4
June 1852 |
12
Oct. 1935 |
m. Henry |
Ellis, Lloyd R. |
6
Oct. 1912 |
5
Aug. 1913 |
Son of Ellis and Ora |
Feyder, Ernest |
5
Apr. 1911 |
13
June 1987 |
m. Edna (Stanley |
Fitzer, Joseph |
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Getty, Arthur |
1
July 1868 |
29
June 1908 |
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Getty, Arthur Enoch |
30
Nov. 1930 |
25
Sept. 1933 |
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Getty, Elmer |
26
Nov. 1902 |
7
Dec. 1987 |
m. Helen (Straw);m. Marie (Riddle |
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Getty, Infant |
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27
Sept. 1933 |
Son of Elmer |
Getty, John |
1904 |
1925 |
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Getty, Marie |
1902 |
2
Dec. 1977 |
m. Elmer |
Guilford, Infant |
13
Dec. 1899 |
22
Feb. 1900 |
Son of S. R. |
Hackett, Clarence |
1902 |
9
Nov. 1973 |
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Hackett, Velma |
1911 |
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m. Clarence |
Hall, Arfin C. |
1889 |
1961 |
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Hall, Christine |
1891 |
19
Mar. 1959 |
m. Arfin |
Hall, Clifford S. |
1878 |
1915 |
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Hall, Elsa W. |
1870 |
1921 |
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Hall, Frank B. |
1845 |
1898 |
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Hall, Margaret A. |
1845 |
1943 |
m. Frank |
Hoffman, Mary Mollie |
22
Dec. 1922 |
22
Dec. 1922 |
Daughter of 0rpha Spawn Hoffman |
Howard, C .H. |
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Hull, Marie E. (Potas) |
19
Feb. 1888 |
22
Feb. 1909 |
m. Leslie |
Johnson, Carmen E. |
3
Jan. 1904 |
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m. Martin C. |
Johnson, Martin C. |
12
Sept. 1912 |
23
Mar. 1982 |
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Jones, Charles E. |
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Jones, Charles
E. Mrs. |
1846 |
18
May 1903 |
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King, Mrs. |
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Kluter, William (Ned) |
4
July 1905 |
5
Sept. 1989 |
m. Marie (Johnson |
Lenth, Lillie |
24
Feb. 1902 |
6
Jan. 1907 |
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Lenth, Mary S. 'Marie |
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20
Sept. 1947 |
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Malthesen, Arthur |
24
Jan. 1906 |
5
Sept. 1990 |
m. Berna (Alverson); m. Ruth (Williams |
Malthesen, Berna R. |
1908 |
12
Mar. 1981 |
m. Bert Alverson |
Martenell, Infant |
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McKisick, Betsy Ann |
1850 |
27
June 1887 |
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McKisick, Nancy |
1878 |
15
Aug. 1881 |
Daughter of J. & P. |
McKisick, Oscar |
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Miller, Infant |
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1901 |
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Myers, Anna |
12
Feb. 1874 |
21
Jan. 1913 |
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Myers, Bernice |
1901 |
1929 |
1st wife of Claude |
Myers, Claude |
l3
Sept. 1896 |
26
Jan. 1980 |
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Myers, Ival |
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Myers, Mary |
1905 |
24
May 1981 |
2nd wife of Claude |
Myers, Oliver Bert |
18
Feb. 1871 |
30
Apr. 1942 |
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Myers, Ora Leota |
7
Jan. 1913 |
26
Sept. 1913 |
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Myers, Suellan Lee |
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31
Oct. 1951 |
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Myers, Fay Delton |
11
Mar. 19O4 |
27
Mar. 1956 |
m.
Leah (Waters) |
Nelson, Lila (Spawn) |
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1918 |
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Opsal, Tom |
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1934 |
m. Laura (Staley |
Opsell, Charles S. |
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1884 |
Infant |
Opsell, George W. |
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