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Section 7, Eliza Township, Mercer County, Illinois |
Glancey Cemetery was a private family burial plot where the following family of John & Susan Glancey along with some close friends are asleep with the Lord. Link to Glancey Family Page. John Glancey B-June 11,1800 D-October 17,1889 Susan Wife of J.Glancey B- March 18,1809 D- Pyrrhus Glancey B-May 21,1823 D-February 10,1876 Veteran of Civil War 1862-1865 Voorhees Glancey B-February 20,1846 D-October 10,1875 (Children of J&S Glancey) Richard W. Glancey B-May 12,1850 D-Mar. 2, 1892 (DAR record) Eveline C. Glancey B-August 13,1844 D- (Children of J. & S. Glancey) All names appear on the large family marker with individual headstones for each family member on either side of main stone found in the front row center at Glancey Cemetery. Additional markers as follows: George Glancey B-1827 D-1889 Wife Caroline Phillips Glancey (No dates given) Clarissa A. Daughter of Geo & Caroline Glancey (Dates unable to read) (DAR died Aug 4, 1859 age 3 6 18 d) DAR - Caroline, dau of Geo Glancey (no dates) Alverez Glancey Dates unable to read DAR - d. Aug 8, 1857 age 26 7 m 5 d Martha Glancey D-July 21,1845 Aged 12 y 8 m 13 d (Children of J. & S .Glancey) The tall slender stone to the left of main stone Harrison Glancey B-1841---D-1918 |
![]() Glancy Family Stone - above taken when cemetery had been mowed - below at a different time ![]() ![]() Front of Cemetery Looking Back ![]() Rear of Cemetery |
Shoemaker Sarah J.Shoemaker -13 B-1834---D-1906 Martha Shoemaker -14 B-Nov 18,1862 D-Nov 6,1878 age 15y 11m 15d (Dates not legible on stone above info from DAR record) The following note appears in the DAR records: "There are four cedar trees planted at the heads of four Shoemaker graves, no stones. This statement made by Charles Woodward, who lives in the area, and copied the above stones, for William Dennison Chapter NSDAR 1960." Spitznogle UGLET (Willet) Spitsnogle -15 B- May 20,1847 D- October 01,1853 Susan Spitsnogle -16 B-April 9,1839 D- November 16,1854 Son and daughter of George & Nancy Spitsnogle (Both names shared on same rectangular stone in center rear of second row) |
![]() Shoemaker markers in the foreground - ![]() Martha Shoemaker Marker ![]() Sarah Shoemaker Marker |
******************************* Pictures and certification of cemetery walked by: Sam Ross Fuller (Spitsnogle Connection) October 15,2002 Notes added from DAR records by N. Holder ******************************* |