Long abandoned and neglected, this little cemetery in the middle of a farmer’s field is being refurbished by Mr. David Hill of Biggsville, who personally has spent hours finding stones, repairing and erecting them again. Obviously, started as a family plot, the Huss Cemetery was finally deeded off as a “burying ground” on Oct.8, 1861. The cemetery measures 12 x 6 rods, totaling 76 square rods or not quite half an acre.
The 1882 History of Henderson County states the following:
“In 1848 another cemetery was donated to the public by Mr. James Huss, on Sec.31 T.10, R.4, containing two acres. The first to find a resting-place here was Aunt Susan Wilkinson in 1848. The donor of the land is also buried here, as well as many others of the county early settlers.”
Huss Cemetery, Biggsville Township, Sec.31
Huss, James Apr 25, 1801 died Dec 21, 1868
Huss, Elisha CO. A 47th Ill Inf
Wax, Edwin son of SM & C died May 3, 1865 age 4 y 8m 9d
“With prospect bright and budding fair,
Just risen into bloom,
Death came in an untimely hour
And watched him to the tomb.”
Wax, Samuel died Jan 2, 1847 55y 1m 21d
Wax, Catharine, wife of Samuel Wax died Nov 12, 1856 57y 9d
Wax, Harriet, daughter of SM & C died Feb 24, 1857
Wilkinson, Susanah wife of LB died Dec 5, 1848 40y 11m 10d
Beck, Mary A. wife of John died June 13, 1863 age 44y
Love, Margaret S., daughter of JW & AE died Sep 10, 1860 11m 9d
Shook, Mary born Aug 4, 1799-Jan 30, 1876
Kline, Wesley C. son of DWC & AE died July 3, 1870
Kline, Maggie R. daughter of DWC & AE died Nov 20, 1864 1y 10m 6d
“Gone but not forgotten”
Smeltser, Agnes, wife of John died May 10, 1852 aged 52y ???
White, Mary E daughter of CG & CL died Feb22, 1865 aged 1m 22d
“He loved this little girl
And would wished her stay
But let Our Father’s will be done
She Shines on endless day.”
Small rectangular white stones
M.S.L. D.C.W.
A.S. A.B.
J.S.K. M.A.B.
J.H.
10N 4W
| 744/758 | Wax, | Catherine | 51 | F | Pa | |||
| George | 28 | M | Pa | Laborer | ||||
| Dehla | 22 | F | Pa | |||||
| Mary | 18 | F | Pa | |||||
| Smith | 14 | Pa | ||||||
| 280/283 | Wilkinson, | Levi B. | 43 | M | Pa | 1000 | Farmer | |
| John | 16 | M | Pa | Farmer | school | |||
| Susan | 11 | F | Pa | school | ||||
| Elisabeth | 8 | F | Pa | school | ||||
| Hiram M. | 4 | M | Il | school | ||||
| Lancaster, | Joseph J. | 25 | M | NY | Farmer | |||
| Mary A. | 19 | F | Pa | |||||
| 751/766 | Shook, | Dykeman, Sr. | 49 | M | Ky | 5000 | Farmer | |
| Mary | 50 | F | Ky | |||||
| William | 28 | M | Ky | 400 | Farmer | |||
| George W. | 26 | M | Ky | 400 | Farmer | |||
| Lucinda | 23 | F | Ky | |||||
| James | 19 | M | Il | Farmer | school | |||
| Mary A. | 16 | F | Il | school | ||||
| Isaac C. | 14 | M | Il | school | ||||
| John | 8 | M | Il | school | ||||
| Elisabeth | 6 | F | Il | |||||
| 9N 5W | ||||||||
| 364/367 | Huss, | James | 54 | M | Pa | 600 | Farmer | |
| Lydia | 35 | F | Pa | |||||
| Hiram | 20 | M | Pa | Farmer | ||||
| John | 19 | M | Pa | Farmer | school | |||
| Elisha | 17 | M | Pa | Farmer | school | |||
| James | 13 | M | Pa | school | ||||
| Agness E | 12 | F | Pa | school | ||||
| Lydia A. | 10 | F | Pa | school | ||||
| Susan M. | 2 | F | Il |
1882 History of Henderson County. Chicago:H.H.Hill & Co., Publishers, 1882.