West Union Cemetery

also known as the Archer Cemetery

Norton County, West Union Township,
SE corner of NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 9 Township 5 South, Range 21 West

The land for the cemetery was given by Joseph & Laura Hardick [Hardiek] of Effingham, IL to West Union Cemetery Association on 02 Aug 1911 for $37.50.

Driving Directions: from Densmore drive 3 miles east on gravel road, then turn south (right) onto infrequently maintained road and drive about 1/4 mile; turn west (right) into lane leading to pasture - through bushes & trees, up hill to the cemetery about 1/4 mile.
DO NOT attempt if there has been rain in the recent past.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Info on stone	Other info not on stone	Cemetery Location	Obit
Arasmith	Dorothy	07 Jan 1910	13 Mar 1910
Archer	Adda M. [Adaline Marie]	[26 Jun]1877	[01 Dec]1902		[1st wife of Denver M. Archer; dau of Ananias & Mariah Archer]	Blk E Lot 67
small broken stone too worn to read between stones of Adda M. Archer & Ananias/Mariah Archer
Archer	Augusta A. [Skiles]	15 Dec 1870	07 Nov 1946		ssa Wm. Freeman
Archer	Ananias	[12 Apr]1834	[18 Nov]1896		ssa Mariah	Blk E Lot 67
Archer	Arba Freeman	04 Nov 1888	27 Nov 1907
Archer	infant	no dates
Archer	Cyrus	18 Sep 1858	07 Nov 1929		ssa Elizabeth
Archer	Dora	18 Sep 1904	02 Jun 1989	Sister	ssa Harvey [dau of Wm. Freeman & Augusta Archer]
Archer	Effie M.	not legible	05 Jun 1880	dau of A.J. & L.C. Archer	stone broken & eroded
Archer	Elizabeth [Bates]	23 Dec 1859	08 Jun 1943		ssa Cyrus
Archer	Harvey	05 Oct 1894	18 Dec 1990	Brother; served in WWI 05 Aug 1918-15 Apr 1919	ssa Dora [son of Wm. Freeman & Augusta Archer]
Archer	Luther	03 Oct 1892	13 Jan 1919		Photo
Archer	Mariah	[29 Mar]1836	[28 Aug]1880		ssa Ananias	Blk E Lot 67
Archer	Orpha [Belle]	13 Oct 1910	16 Feb 1924	dau of D. M. & Nettie Archer		Blk E Lot 67
Archer	Rose	1873	1951		ssa Sherman
Archer	Sherman	1870	1952		ssa Rose
Archer	Infant	no dates		son of S. & R. Archer
Archer	Infant	no dates		dau of S. & R. Archer
Archer	Infant	no dates		dau of S. & R. Archer
Archer	Wm. Freeman	16 Aug 1865	23 Jun 1943		ssa Augusta A.
Austin	Lydia H.		09 Feb 1894	83y 10d	ssa Samuel; her inscription on stone faces south
Austin	Samuel		16 Mar 1880	61y 12d	ssa Lydia; his inscription on stone faces north

Brown	Calvin Lee	25 Mar 1942	25 Mar 1942	son of C. & N.M. Brown
Brown	Lewis E.	04 Jun 1915	10 Aug 1944
Brown	Myrtle M.	22 Sep 1880	24 Apr 1972	Mother	ssa Walter
Brown	Ralph W.	25 Oct 1903	12 Jan 1913	Son
Brown	Sarah J.	1840	1913	Mother	ssa William D.
Brown	Walter	14 Jul 1875	02 May 1928	Father	ssa Myrtle
Brown	William D.	1833	1916	Father	ssa Sarah J.
Buhr	Elsie Daniels	26 Mar 1905	04 Jun 1925
Buhr	Infant		04 Jun 1925

Chandler	Chettie		10 Oct 1885	4y 4m 14d; son of J. & L. Chandler

Daily	Alice M.	1859	1894			Blk F, Lot 83
Daily	Larance	[02 Mar 1886]	04 Mar 1886	age 2d	son of W.R. & M.A. Daily	Blk F, Lot 83
Daily	Florice	[02 Mar 1886]	09 Mar 1886	age 7d	dau of W.R. & M.A. Daily	Blk F, Lot 83
Daily	Harvey	10 Jul 1880	01 Sep 1916	age 36y 1m 20d	[son of Robert M. & Marinda]	Blk F, Lot 84
Daily	John		21 Jan 1926	age 64y		Blk F, Lot 84
Daily	Marinda A. [Pasca]	[18 Aug 1836]	18 May 1924	age 88 y; Mother	ssa Robert M	Blk F, Lot 84	Yes
Daily	Robert M.		16 Apr 1889	age 63y; Father	ssa Marinda	Blk F, Lot 84
Daily	Robert T.	1868	1934			Blk F, Lot 84
Daily	William R.	1859	1940			Blk F, Lot 83
Daniels	Andrew B.	Jan 1848	01 Nov 1922	Husband; son of Phillip & Nancy Daniels
Daniels	Andrew B.	06 Sep 1893	18 May 1894	son of J. & V. Daniels
Daniels	Charlie	1879	1880	son of ?H. & ?; Our Baby
Daniels	John H.	1871	1923		ssa Viola		Yes
Daniels	Martha C.	Jan 1843	Oct 1929	Wife; dau of Daniel & Catherine Brown
Daniels	Verna	07 Jun 1899	05 Dec 1918	son of John & Viola Daniels
Daniels	Viola [Graham]	1873	1933		ssa John H.
Daniels	William F.	1874	1902
Daniels	Infant	04 Jul 1907	04 Jul 1907	son of J.& V. Daniels

Haskins	Elizabeth	1820	1911		between two Daniels stones - perhaps related?
Heath	Catharine	1801	1894		between two Daniels stones - perhaps related?
Higganbotham	Rebecca		25 Apr 1880	age 72y 2d

Keller	James Orvan	17 Jul 1900	20 Aug 1980		inside fence with Archer graves
Keller	Zelma Marie [Archer]	08 Mar 1901	19 Mar 1962	Beloved wife	inside fence with Archer graves; dau of Sherman & Rose

Metz	Frank L.		28 Jul 1886	11 m 4 d; son of E. & L.	stone broken & eroded
Moore	Elizabeth		26 May 1881	61y; wife of A. F. Moore

Patton	Janie (Archer)	1879	1930	wife of W. M. Patton

Stratton	Calvin	1849	1904
Smith	Sumner	1829	1876		thought to have committed suicide	Blk C Lot 37

Witt	America J.		08 Dec 1885	26y 6m 10d; wife of M. B. Witt
Worthington	Mary C.		21 Apr 1886	17y 1m 27d; dau of E.R. & L. Worthington		Blk C, Lot 42
2 graves with broken rock markers		not legible
1 grave with broken rock marker	S. G.		1880

"ssa" is an abbreviation for "same stone as"
Information presented here in square brackets [ ] has been added from other sources.