People of Essex Cemetery

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
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
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
Cora Ohaver
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


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