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Location: The Amboy Township Cemetery is located south of the village of Metamora at the northeast corner of the intersection of State Route 64 and County Road S (SW 1/4, Sec 14, T9S, R4E)

History: The cemetery occupies land purchased from the United States by James Hallet, Jr. in 1835. Burials commenced at an early date and one tombstone predates purchase and settlement of land in this area. In 1865 the Labounty Cemetery, as it was first known, was transferred to the Trustees, Amboy Township. Additional land was added in 1884 and 1909 with the grantors being J. Labounty, Jas. Robinson and Rodney Taylor. The cemetery contains about eight acres with purchases made in 1935 and 1975. The 1975 addition was purchased from Peter Simon.

AMBOY
Section A (Oldest section of cemetery.) SEARLS, Eldrige s/o E.G.& M. Searls
Row 1A (Start SW corner read all rows S to N.): 12 Oct  1876 Ae 18y-3m-14d
MC KIMMY,  Iva Mildred 8 Oct  1904 Ae 1y-7m-2d SEARLS, Hattie d/o E.G.& M.  Searls
SCHWEITZER, B.H.  (f) 1864 -  1910 19 Dec 1870 Ae 17y-1m-9d
SCHWEITZER, Ida (m) 1872 - 1924 SEARLS, Fred R. s/o E.G.& M. Searls
SCHWEITZER, Elizabeth dau         1905 - 1909 31 May 1872 Ae 20y-5m-21d
SCHWEITZER, U.D. son 1896 - 1697 SEARLS, Oscar M. 4 Jul 1873 Ae 25y-5m-21d
DEPPMAN,  Inf  d/o JOS. & P.0. Deppman - 1906 - HALLETT, James ne
MISER, Augustus 1853 - 1936 HALLETT, Betsy w/o Jas. 18 Jun 1806 - 1 Apr 1899
Row 2A: Row 4A:
OTTGEN, William J. 1871 -  1935 ECKERT,  Jay Delbert s/o J.& R. Eckert
OTTGEN, Elizabeth 1842 - 1923 20 Dec  1871 Ae 1y-2d
OTTGEN, Peter 1836 - 1914 ECKERT, Delia Miranda d/o John & Rachel Eckert
OTTGEN, Clara Mae 1883 -  1907 13 Dec 1874 Ae 9y-3m
OTTGEN, Samuel 1869 - 1891 ECKERT, Alsestia May d/o J.& R. Eckert
OTTGEN, Catherine 1873 -  1881 16 Nov 1874 Ae 7y-9m
Elisa 1875 -  1880 ECKERT, John 16 Apr  1830 - 1 Apr  1907
Emma died - 1879 Ae 2m George    his son 7 Feb  1861 -  19 Apr 1895
ROBINSON, John M.   (h)     1861 -  1904 Ae 42y-10m-21d STILWILL, Job J. s/o A.N.& G.A.  Stiwill
Hanna M.  Vers  (w)     1864 -  1942 Ae 77y-11m-25d 6 Apr 1878 Ae 5wks 2d
ROBINSON, Clarice d/o J.M.& H. 1880 - 1909 STILWILL, Geneva A. w/o A.M. died 1873 (eroded)
HOLBEN,  Priscilla w/o Peter Holben DAVOLL, Charles 1883 -  1922
20 Oct 1887 Ae 68y-9m-2d DAVOLL, George R. 1858 -  1943
HOLBEN, Amanda d/o P.& R. Holben DAVOLL, Emily F. 1861 -  1917
29 Dec 1870 Ae 11y-10m-29d DAVOLL, Martha Taylor w/o Job Davoll
MISER, George ff) 25 Jun 1814 - 16 Nov 1876 2 May 1819 - 27 Aug 1902
MISER, Catherine {m}      14 Jan 1826 -   4 Jul 1907 DAVOL, Job 25 Mar 1869 Ae 54y-7m-10d
MISER, Minnie d/o Mary 20 Aug 1870 Ae 7m-27d TRIPP,Cyrus 22 Apr 1866 Ae 8?y-1m-2d
Row 3A: Betsey   wife Ae 91y-1m-23d
STlLWILL John (f) GAR 13 May 1824 -   4 Mar 1887 TRIPP, Norman N.    (GAR) 1 Jun 1820 -  16 Jul 1906
STILWILL, Susan E.  (m) w/o J. Stilwill Julia Ann his wife 27 Dec  1822 - 20 Mar 1911
28 Feb 1823 - 12 Jul  1909 TRIPP, Marva d/o ? & ? 8 Oct 1854 Ae 3y-3m
John L. 19 Oct 1836 - 24 Jan 1876 (footstone). M.A.T.
Elmer J. 16 Dec 1860 - 26 May 1861 HALL, Mary 1798-1880
sons of J.& S.E. Stilwill HALL, Reuben Mexican War 1795-1869
THOMPSON, Francis R.     26 Feb 1877 Ae 53y HALL, Frankie 1857-1872
Irene Peabody w/o F.R. 1825-1917 HALL, George O. 1826-1901
YOUNG, WeIcom s/o Wm.& L. Young Catharine 1837-1871
21 May 1876 Ae 6y-6m-6d
YOUNG, Minnie dau   w/o C.M. Hopkins (NOD) 1
YOUNG, Minnie 1871 - 1906
FROMHOLTZ, Donna Lynn d/o Winnie & Fred Fromholtz
1892 - 1893
(   NLN   ),  Wellie (NOD)
SEARLS, Elbridge C.       28 Jul 1811 - 13 Oct 1893
SEARLS, Mary w/o E.G.    27 Sep 1882 Ae 70y-1m-2d

 

 

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