Campground Cemetery

Campground Cemetery is located in Santa Anna Township, Section 31, just southwest of Farmer City off highway 54.  It was founded in 1836; however the first burial was that of a Mr. Ryan who died on April 9, 1835.  It is the final resting place of John Weedman, Isaiah Weedman, Asa Weedman, and Paxton Cumming, to name a few.  It is still an active cemetery today.

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JONES Family Internments:

  • JONES, Lydia L. dau of Smith D. & Nancy died 24 Sep 1855 age 6 years.
  • JONES, S. D. 1819 – 1906
  • JONES, Mary 1821 – 1904
  • JONES, Mary (wife of Preston
  • JONES buried in Maple Grove Cemetery) 1834 , , New Jersey - 1866 Santa Anna Township, Farmer City, Dewitt, IL , dau of Matthew Johnson and Margaret VANNOTE
  • JONES, Lucinda (dau of Preston and Mary (JOHNSON)
  • JONES. abt 1853.
  • JONES, Melvina (dau of Preston and Mary (Johnson) JONES) died 13 Dec 1850,
  • JONES, Ellen E. dau of C. & L. died 3 Dec 1854
  • JONES, Laura (dau of U.F. & R.L. ) died 29 May 1872 age 6 years 20 days.
  • JONES, Margaret wife of Albert 18 Apr 1862 – 28 Sep 1892
  • JONES, U.F. “Father” 3 Apr 1840 – 22 Nov 1898
  • JONES , Rebecca (KIRBY) “Mother” wife of U.F. 26 Sept 1838 - 14 Apr 1915

NEWBERRY Family Internments:

  • NEWBERRY, Benjamin C. 11 Sep 1820 Dover Township, Monmouth, New Jersey died 1 Aug 1887 Farmer City, Dewitt, IL 66 years 10 months 20 days, son of John “Jon” NEWBERRY and Hannah CLAYTON. Husband of Hetsie KIRBY and Adeline HURLEY.
  • NEWBERRY, Selvie Lugenie, wife of William, born 12 May 1831, Ohio; died 7 Feb 1875 Santa Anna Township, Dewitt, Illinois – dau of Jeremiah WINSLOW and Clarissa C. SAWYERS.
  • NEWBERRY, Silvia 24 Feb 1869 , Dewitt, IL died 25 Mar 1871 dau of Wm and S.
  • NEWBERRY, Clarissa M. dau of John R. NEWBERRY & Phoebe WINSLOW Nov 1853 – 20 Dec 1853 , Dewitt, IL.
  • NEWBERRY, John b. 1826 Dover Township, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 3 August 1854 Santa Anna Township, Dewitt, IL son of John “Jon” NEWBERRY and Hannah CLAYTON. Husband of Phoebe WINSLOW.  (see photo below)

Submitted by: Trish Couture
Researching:  Jones, Newberry, Clayton, Hall

Photograph of Campground Cemetery.

New Photos

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New photos submitted by Angie Johnson April 2010.  To see more of her photos, visit her website: http://walkamongthedeadgirl.com/index.php/Illinois/DeWitt.

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