Through research and discussion with various descendants, the following people were buried in Essex Cemetery. Many of the headstones have not been found.
Name | Birthdate and Place | Death Date and Place | Relationship | Picture |
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Asa, Elijah | December 6, 1798 in Kentucky | March 15, 1888 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Susannah Watters February 26, 1818 in Adams Co., Ohio Married Rebecca between 1857 and 1870 | |
Asa, Susannah Watters | May 3, 1800 in Pennsylvania | August 14, 1856 | Married Elijah Asa February 26, 1818 in Adams Co., Ohio | |
Barton, Frank | March 27, 1875 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | July 11, 1930 in Fruitland, Muscatine Co., Iowa due to heatstroke while working. | Married Sylvia Lewis in 1907 Married Emma M. Lewis in 1911 Son of John W. Barton & Elizabeth Jane Steckman | |
Bird, Martha "Mattie" Stickrod | 1870 in Illinois | 1920 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Alexander Morris Bird July 19, 1892 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of Joseph Absolum Stickrod & Lacy Jane Fletcher | |
Bird, Mary (Polly) Steckman Butler- same as Butler, Mary | November 2, 1829 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania | March 8, 1908 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married John Butler in 1847 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia Married Elliott Bird August 11, 1883 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Daughter of John Steckman & Hettie Burkett | |
Bowser, Rachel E. | 1853 | 1858 | | |
Brewer, Benjamin Ernest "Vernie" | May 30, 1907 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | January 10, 1909 from complications with measles and pneumonia in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Freeman Brewer & Sarah Elizabeth Essex | |
Brewer, Dorse John | January 22, 1914 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | February 22, 1914 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Freeman Brewer & Sarah Elizabeth Essex | |
Brewer, Harold Thomas | January 20, 1906 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | January 21, 1906 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Freeman Brewer & Sarah Elizabeth Essex | |
Brewer, Sarah Elizabeth Essex | March 21, 1878 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | July 2, 1933 in Mt. Pleasant, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Freeman Brewer September 12, 1899 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | |
Burkett, Annie | April 12, 1865 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | May 5, 1925 in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Jacob Burkett & Elizabeth Steckman. Annie never married | |
Burkett, David W. | 1858 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | 1858 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Jacob Burkett & Elizabeth Steckman. | |
Burkett, Elizabeth Steckman | February 12,1833 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania | April 24, 1902 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Jacob Burkett April 3, 1857 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of John Steckman & Hettie Burkett | |
Burkett, George E. | 1860 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | 1861 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Jacob Burkett & Elizabeth Steckman. | |
Burkett, Jacob | July 27, 1835 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | February 20, 1923 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Elizabeth Steckman April 3, 1857 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of William Burkett & Anna Fowler |
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Burkett, John Henry H. | March 12, 1855 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | August 6, 1920 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Avalena (Lena) Lackey September 5, 1875 Son of Jacob Burkett & Elizabeth Steckman | |
Burkett, Mary C. | 1862 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | 1863 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Jacob Burkett & Elizabeth Steckman. | |
Butler, John | 1813 in England | before 1880 | Married Mary (Polly) Steckman in 1847 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | |
Butler, Mary (Polly) Steckman- same as Bird, Mary | November 2, 1829 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania | March 8, 1908 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married John Butler in 1847 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia Married Elliott Bird August 11, 1883 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Daughter of John Steckman & Hettie Burkett | |
Coplan, Charlotte Elizabeth Essex | 1850 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | 1927 | Married James S. Coplan in 1877 Married Lyman Whitcomb in 1901 Daughter of Elijah Thomas Essex & Sarah Doty | |
Crabtree, Anna Jane Steckman | August 15, 1840 in Ohio Co., Virginia | March 3, 1922 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married John Edward Crabtree July 9, 1857 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of John Steckman & Hettie Burkett | |
Crabtree, Edmon Sherman | September 22, 1865 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | May 13, 1933 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of John Edward Crabtree & Anna Jane Steckman | |
Crabtree, John Edward | January 18, 1834 in Virginia | December 25, 1910 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Anna Jane Steckman July 9, 1857 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of William Crabtree & Elizabeth Swingel | |
Essex, Benjamin | January 13, 1792 in Albemarle Co., Virginia | Dec 30, 1866 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Elizabeth Bunch November 7, 1825 in Albemarle Co., Virginia Son of Thomas Essex & Elizabeth Bowen | |
Essex, Bertha | 1877 | 1887 | Daughter of Joseph Sylvester Essex & Exira Hood | |
Essex, Catherine Vandruff Ogilvie | 1821 | January 16, 1863 | Married P. H. Oglivie October 13, 1842 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Married Elisha Jones Essex December 25, 1850 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | |
Essex, Effie R. | 1871 | 1873 | Daughter of Joseph Sylvester Essex & Exira Hood | |
Essex, Elijah Thomas Jr. | December 5, 1858 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | December 24, 1928 in the County home, Rural Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Elijah Thomas Essex & Sarah Doty | |
Essex, Exira B. Hood | March 12, 1851 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | April 15, 1915 in Bloomington Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Joseph Sylvester Essex June 15, 1870 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of David S. Hood & Nancy Jane Asa | |
Essex, George Isaac | 1849 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | April 8, 1850 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Elijah T. Essex & Sarah Doty | |
Essex, George William | 22 Apr 1849 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | 9 Jan 1933 in Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Mary Susan Troxel January 9, 1874 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of James Essex & Elizabeth Essex | |
Essex, Ira Brown | March 26, 1832 in Essex Twp., Stark Co., Illinois | November 7, 1854 in Drury Twp, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Isaac Bowen Essex & Isabella D. Williams | |
Essex, Isaac Bowen | January 29, 1800 in Albemarle Co., Virginia | November 7, 1877 in Union Co., Illinois | Married Isabella D. Williams December 25, 1821 in Albemarle Co., Virginia Married Elizabeth Jane Horne January 3, 1860 Son of Thomas Essex & Elizabeth Bowen | |
Essex, Isabella D. Williams | November 4, 1796 in Albemarle Co., Virginia | Sept 8, 1859 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Isaac Bowen Essex December 25, 1821 in Albemarle Co., Virginia Daughter of Hugh Williams & Mary Brown | |
Essex, John B. | 1875 | 1875 | Son of Joseph Sylvester Essex & Exira Hood | |
Essex, Mary Susan | January 6, 1835 in Essex Twp., Stark Co., Illinois | May 2, 1856 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Isaac Bowen Essex & Isabella D. Williams | |
Essex, Sarah A. | April 1854 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | August 8, 1854 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Elijah T. Essex & Sarah Doty | |
Foster, Isaac | March 22, 1810 in England | November 12, 1883 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Sarah McCoy in May 1831 | |
Foster, John R. O. | 1842 in England | 1860 | Son of Isaac Foster & Sarah McCoy | |
Foster, Kattie | 1855 | 1861 | Daughter of Isaac Foster & Sarah McCoy | |
Foster, Sarah McCoy | April 1812 in Scotland | March 17, 1888 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Isaac Foster in May 1831 | |
Gorham, Henry William | March 8, 1859 | January 7, 1932 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Sarah Isabelle Bennett August 29, 1882 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Married Elizabeth Holliday August 1920 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of John Gorham & Mary Elizabeth Stickrod | |
Gorham, Netta May | August 17, 1896 | September 2, 1896 | Daughter of Adam J. Gorham & Rachel C. Hayes | |
Hahn, Dale | 1920 | 1920 (stillborn) | Son of Edward Hahn & Pansy Bird | |
Harris, Andrew Jackson "Jack" | about 1840 in Illinois | September 14, 1870 in Drury's Landing, Rock Island Co., Illinois | | |
Hidlebaugh, George Washington | August 5, 1830 | May 27, 1850 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of John Hidlebaugh & Susannah G. Williams | |
Hidlebaugh, Susannah G. Williams | August 11, 1800 | September 5, 1850 | Married John Hidlebaugh December 25, 1821 in Albemarle Co., Virginia Daughter of Hugh Williams & Mary Brown | |
Howard, Mabel | 1890 | 1897 | Daughter of John Alvin Howard & Rosa Jane Steckman | |
Jackson, Mrs. Amanda M. | 1817 in Ohio | 1872 | Married Bartlett Jackson | |
Jackson, Charles L. | October 20, 1850 in Illinois | August 20, 1855 | Son of Bartlett Jackson & Amanda | |
Jackson, William B. | December 28, 1842 in Ohio | March 8, 1860 | Son of Bartlett Jackson & Amanda | |
Johnson, William Henry | October 8, 1877 in Mount Vernon, Linn Co., Iowa | January 17, 1937 in Rock Island Sanitarium, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Samuel Johnson & Ellen (Lettie) Church | |
Lewis, Elizabeth Mooney Gibson | July 6, 1839 in Ohio | November 5, 1895 | Married Andrew Gibson Married George W. Lewis | |
Lewis, John C. | October 2, 1833 in Indiana | September 27, 1859 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | | |
McIntire, John | 1810 in Ireland | 1888 | Married Sarah (Sally) | |
McIntire, Sarah (Sally) | 1819 in Ireland | 1864 | Married John McIntire | |
McKillip, Mary Elizabeth "Pinkie" Steckman | September 5, 1866 in Illinois | July 28, 1907 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married John McKillip October 20, 1882 in Muscatine Co., Illinois Daughter of Adam Steckman & Lucy Parker | |
Ohaver, Catherine | February 23, 1869 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | August 30, 1869 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Joel Lemuel Ohaver & Ellen Wragg | |
Ohaver, Clarence | June 4, 1898 | June 17, 1898 | Son of Joel Landon Ohaver & Cora Bell Hatton | |
Ohaver, Cora Belle Hatton | December 13, 1879 in Iowa | July 12, 1912 in Goshen, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Joel Landon Ohaver September 9, 1897 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of George Washington Hatton & Amelia Humpleby |
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Ohaver, Ellen Wragg Wilford | July 6, 1839 in Ohio | September 9, 1906 | Married Shadrach Wilford July 5, 1856 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Married Joel Lemuel Ohaver March 12, 1865 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Daughter of Benjamin Wragg & Jane | |
Ohaver, Joel Lemuel | August 31, 1822 in Ohio | August 7, 1887 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Mary Ann Bell January 3, 1854 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Married Ellen Wragg March 12, 1865 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Son of John Wesley Ohaver & Eliza Ann Astor Welsch | |
Ohaver, Sarah Jane | May 23, 1870 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | July 1873 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Joel Lemuel Ohaver & Ellen Wragg | |
Paine, Jeanette Gibson | September 16, 1858 in Ohio | September 19, 1911 in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa | Married John Bruno Paine Daughter of Andrew Gibson & Elizabeth Mooney Gibson Lewis | |
Powell, Elizabeth Jane Essex Powell, infant |
September 21, 1822 in Bath Co., Virginia | September 6, 1842 | Married Charles W. Powell April 30, 1841 in Rock Island Co., Illinois died in childbirth as did the baby, both were buried together | |
Reed, Marion | January 3, 1855 in Illinois | January 29, 1858 | Son of Wilburn C. Reed & Mary C. | |
Reed, Mrs. Mary | July 25, 1809 in Indiana | March 28, 1889 | Married Wilburn C. Reed | |
Reed, Wilburn C. | June 17, 1801 in South Carolina | July 27 1866 | Married Mary | |
Reeves, Matilda Stull | January 6, 1809 in Pennsylvania | August 12, 1881 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Van Meter Reeves | |
Shannon, John | April 9, 1855 in Illinois | October 29, 1885 in Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of John Shannon & Mary | |
Simons, Clara E. | June 6, 1861 | December 3, 1870 | Daughter of George Atwell Simons & Augusta Elizabeth Asa | |
Simons, Augusta Elizabeth Asa | January 19, 1837 in Attica, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana | September 13, 1916 in Wilton, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married George Atwell Simons December 25, 1856 in Rock Island Co., Illinois Daughter of Elijah Asa & Susannah Watters | |
Snyder, Clarence Leroy | October 12, 1930 | October 12, 1930 | Son of Bertha Almira Snyder | |
Snyder, Margaret Darlene | August 16, 1931 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | December 9, 1931 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Daughter of Samuel Clarence Snyder & Minnie Bee Hathaway | |
Snyder, Sarah Marie | May 16, 1915 | May 11, 1916 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Daughter of Walter William Snyder & Elsie Opal Walker | |
Steckman, Adam | March 6, 1835 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | April 30, 1907 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Mary Gorham April 19, 1856 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Married Lucy Parker September 19, 1865 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa Married Lacy Jane Fletcher November 17, 1873 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of John Steckman & Hettie Burkett | |
Steckman, Lacy Jane Fletcher Stickrod | May 1, 1833 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | May 22, 1917 in Andalusia Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Joseph A. Stickrod May 15, 1852 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia Married Adam Steckman November 17, 1873 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of Moses Fletcher & Polly Grey | |
Stickrod, Emma Howard | September 1, 1874 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | September 28, 1929 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married John Jay Stickrod November 1, 1890 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Daughter of Burrel Howard & Emma Dimick | |
Stickrod, Hazel | 1902 | 1906 | Daughter of John Jay Stickrod & Emma Howard | |
Stickrod, Henry Jackson | March 21, 1855 in Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio | April 15, 1940 in West Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Son of Joseph Absolum Stickrod & Lacy Jane Fletcher | |
Stickrod, John Jay | August 28, 1866 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | March 7, 1948 in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Emma Howard November 1, 1890 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of Joseph Absolum Stickrod & Lacy Jane Fletcher | |
Stickrod, Joseph | 1904 | 1904 | Son of John Jay Stickrod & Emma Howard | |
Stickrod, Joseph Absolum | October 5, 1925 in Pennsylvania | December 17, 1872 | Married Lacy Jane Fletcher May 15, 1852 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia Son of Adam Stickrod & Anna "Catherine" Burkett | |
Stickrod, Marietta | May 1858 in Illinois | November 1859 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Joseph Absolum Stickrod & Lacy Jane Fletcher | |
Stickrod, William Shedrick | June 18, 1860 in Illinois | May 5, 1919 in Buffalo Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Lottie Estrabrook about 1910 Son of Joseph Absolum Stickrod & Lacy Jane Fletcher | |
Troxel, Edith Celinda R. | January 18, 1862 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | April 21, 1878 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of Henry J. Troxel & Hannah S. Asa | |
Troxel, Hannah S. Asa | December 28, 1820 in Ohio | June 25, 1894 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Henry J. Troxel February 17, 1849 in McLean Co., Illinois Daughter of Elijah Asa & Susannah Watters | |
Walker, Andrew Jr. | April 4, 1830 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | April 15, 1921 in Drury Twp., Rock Island Co., Illinois | Married Ellen Sophia Axton August 7, 1862 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of Andrew Walker & Mrs. Andrew Walker | |
Walker, Betty Jean | October 28, 1926 in Fruitland, Muscatine Co., Iowa | October 11, 1928 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Daughter of Arthur Walker & Parmelia Davidson | |
Walker, Curtis Alven | May 27, 1914 in Van Buren, Carter Co., Missouri | October 18, 1931 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Son of Samuel A. Walker & Alice Dale Chronister | |
Walker, Earl A. | 1873 | May 6, 1909 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Son of Andrew Walker & Ellen Sophia Axton | |
Walker, Gail | 1926 | | Daughter of Arthur Walker & Parmelia Davidson | |
Walker, James Newton | June 20, 1844 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia | June 28, 1921 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married Sarah Jane Taylor May 9, 1865 in Muscatine Co., Iowa Son of Andrew Walker & Hettie Burkett | |
Walker, Mary M. | April 30, 1866 | January 21, 1882 in Illinois City, Rock Island Co., Illinois | Daughter of James Newton Walker & Sarah Jane Taylor | |
Walker, Sarah Jane Taylor | February 13, 1854 in Mercer Co., Illinois | March 28, 1923 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa | Married James Newton Walker May 9, 1865 in Muscatine Co., Iowa | |
Wragg, Mrs. Jane | December 9, 1800 in England | August 10, 1856 | Married Benjamin Wragg |