The monument name marker in Clarksville Cemetery states that the cemetery was established in 1835. Early burial records indicate that Helen Wallace was this first burial. Helen is buried here alongside her parents George and Elizabeth Hoyt Wallace and two more sisters. George Wallace had built the first “flouring-mill” on the Mackinaw about 1836. When the building was complete, an old-fashioned raising was held where the jug was passed around to all. This mill was dependent upon water pressure and if the Mackinaw was dry, there was no way to grind the flour, and this fact contributed the mill’s eventual demise.
Enoch Beem, son of Daniel and Mary Neeley Beem, died on 25 August 1835 shortly after arriving in Illinois and was buried in this new cemetery following “eating wild plums.” His death is said to be the first death in Gridley Township.
Major General Joseph Bartholomew died on 3 November 1840 and is recorded to be the fourth person to be buried in Clarksville Cemetery. He is noted as a “Hero of Tippecanoe” as well as being a veteran of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. He settled on Section 13 of Money Creek Township in 1830. He and his son Marston platted the village of Clarksville in 1834.
William Young and his family migrated to McLean County in 1832; this was just in time for William’s son Anderson to join up to fight in the Black Hawk War, along with General Bartholomew. William had previously fought in the War of 1812 with the Virginia Militia. Son Madison Young arrived from Ohio the following year (1833) and joined his family. Well known for his hunting skills he was quite at home in this developing community. Madison died at the age of eighty-six in 1896, the oldest resident of Money Creek Township at that time and was buried near his father and brother.
Michael (1787-1851) and Barbary Hefner (1796-1840) arrived in Money Creek Township from Pendleton County West Virginia. They were the great-great-great grandparents of Hugh Hefner, noted Hollywood playboy icon and are buried in this place.
In 1999 the General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution repaired the tombstone of their namesake. They replaced the emblem of the SAR which had previously been stolen. Also, in 1999 the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution restored the marker that they had previously placed on General Bartholomew’s gravestone.
In 2008 the American Legion Post # 291 of Lexington dedicated a monument to the veterans buried in Clarksville Cemetery. Thirteen men who have served their country are buried in this place and their names are listed on this memorial: Major General Bartholomew, James Bigger, William Young, John McNaught, Alfred Jenkins, Joseph Heath, Madison Young, William Jenkins, Isaac Jenkins, Clarence Weakley, Lewis Jenkins, Thomas Weakley and Emmett Weakley.
One hundred sixty-eight burials are noted to be interred in Clarksville Cemetery which is located about ½ mile north of Clarksville Road. A gravel road just west of 21668 leads to this rural burying ground located in Section 3 of Money Creek Township.
Enoch Beem, son of Daniel and Mary Neeley Beem, died on 25 August 1835 shortly after arriving in Illinois and was buried in this new cemetery following “eating wild plums.” His death is said to be the first death in Gridley Township.
Major General Joseph Bartholomew died on 3 November 1840 and is recorded to be the fourth person to be buried in Clarksville Cemetery. He is noted as a “Hero of Tippecanoe” as well as being a veteran of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. He settled on Section 13 of Money Creek Township in 1830. He and his son Marston platted the village of Clarksville in 1834.
William Young and his family migrated to McLean County in 1832; this was just in time for William’s son Anderson to join up to fight in the Black Hawk War, along with General Bartholomew. William had previously fought in the War of 1812 with the Virginia Militia. Son Madison Young arrived from Ohio the following year (1833) and joined his family. Well known for his hunting skills he was quite at home in this developing community. Madison died at the age of eighty-six in 1896, the oldest resident of Money Creek Township at that time and was buried near his father and brother.
Michael (1787-1851) and Barbary Hefner (1796-1840) arrived in Money Creek Township from Pendleton County West Virginia. They were the great-great-great grandparents of Hugh Hefner, noted Hollywood playboy icon and are buried in this place.
In 1999 the General Joseph Bartholomew Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution repaired the tombstone of their namesake. They replaced the emblem of the SAR which had previously been stolen. Also, in 1999 the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution restored the marker that they had previously placed on General Bartholomew’s gravestone.
In 2008 the American Legion Post # 291 of Lexington dedicated a monument to the veterans buried in Clarksville Cemetery. Thirteen men who have served their country are buried in this place and their names are listed on this memorial: Major General Bartholomew, James Bigger, William Young, John McNaught, Alfred Jenkins, Joseph Heath, Madison Young, William Jenkins, Isaac Jenkins, Clarence Weakley, Lewis Jenkins, Thomas Weakley and Emmett Weakley.
One hundred sixty-eight burials are noted to be interred in Clarksville Cemetery which is located about ½ mile north of Clarksville Road. A gravel road just west of 21668 leads to this rural burying ground located in Section 3 of Money Creek Township.
Unique marker of unknown child in Clarksville Cemetery.
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Marker honoring Clarksville veterans.
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General Joseph Bartholomew marker and plaques.
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