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Long Point Cemetery, located
1-1/2 miles South of Niantic on Section 23, Niantic
Township, takes its name from a point of timber that jutted
out on the Prairie from the Sangamon River.
In an earlier day the
surrounding country, for some distance, was known as Long
Point Settlement. The first saw mill, a circular saw,
run by eight horses, and the Long Point Stage Stop, located
in the near vicinity, was run by a very early settler, Mr.
James Dingaman.
Many pioneers of Long Point
Settlement, later known as Niantic Township, are buried in
this old cemetery. There are unmarked graves, for
which records are no longer extant, as yeas ago vandals
removed some markers and in some instances graves were not
recorded on the plot record.
Until recently beautiful
evergreen Arbor Vita hedges bordered the six sections of the
cemetery.
Land has been purchased and
sown to grass along the east side to enlarge the grounds.
Very early Campbellites held
services in the open air or under the shade of trees and
sometimes in Mr. Dingman's log home, until a neat, plain,
little church or meeting house was built in the grove near
Mr. Dingman's and near the neighborhood grave yard.
The church was later moved into the cemetery. The
Christian Churches of Illiopolis, Harristown, Niantic and
Berea have developed from the congregation of this early
country church. A plaque above the entrance has this
inscription.
"This House was built by the Church of Christ A.D. 1856
In which no instrumental music shall be used to worship God.
(Sources of information: Samuel Munson's
unpublished Diary, personal recollections of Mabel E.
Richmond's Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County,
pub. by the Decatur Review, 1930
Known Treasurers of Long Point Cemetery were:
| Thomas Acom |
1886 - 1887 |
| George Jacobson |
1888 - 1902 |
| M. E. Lockhart |
1905 - 1914 |
| J. B. Fairis |
1915 - 1941 |
| B. M. Kizer |
1942 - 1948 |
| In the Old Book records: |
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L. P. Moore, clerk in 1928, reports decided to have
a new plat made of the 2 north sections and a new
pump.
In 1930 decided to see if grass in new part could be
cut with a lawn mower.
May, 1940
price of graves was raised to $10.00 per grave
April,
1941 two brick pillars and a fence at North end
T. P.
Moore died Sept. 29, 1942. B. M. Kizer became
clerk, Oct. 1942, J. L. Timmons, President.
Jan. 1
1948 - A record for the succeeding board of trustees
of the Long Point Cemetery whoever they may be.
James Dingman left a strip on the east side of what
is called the old part of the cemetery extending
from the south side of the first addition of Long
Point Cemetery to the south side of the old part of
the cemetery. A distance of 257 ft. by 12 ft.
wide in which no one is to be buried but the family
of the said James Dingman. This strip was not
deeded to the cemetery by James Dingman - B. M.
Kizer.
April 3,
1951, Charles Secrest was elected clerk for six
years.
In 1953
Rolla Gordy became trustee for six years.
1955
Charles Lockhart was elected for six years.
1957 Ross
Hullinger was elected for six years and President.
Feb. 24, 1958,
Charles Lockhart died; George Maddox was elected six
years.
1961
Charles Secrest, President & Ross Hullinger, Clerk
Apr. 2,
1963, Lacy Brock elected for six years and clerk
1965,
Fred Hullinger elected six years; Ross, resigned
Apr.
1963, Mrs. Sophia Abel & Mrs. Joe Loftus got
donations for sixty-two evergreens for the cemetery
alongside of drive ways.
April,
1965, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hullinger and Mr. & Mrs. Lacy
Brock set out sixteen evergreens replacements of
ones before that died.
March 7,
1966, due to failing health Mr. Charlie Jackson
resigned as cemetery custodian after twenty years of
service there. Mr. Norman Stevens was
contacted and accepted the job on Apr. 12, 1966 for
$500 per year and pay him quarterly.
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Name |
Born |
Died |
Age |
Other |
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Acom, Henry O. |
June 8, 1848 |
Jan. 19, 1941 |
ae 92 yrs |
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Acom, Mary E. |
Nov. 3, 1875 |
June 8, 1958 |
ae 82 yrs. |
wife - nee Ballance |
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Acom, John Wm. |
Nov. 6, 1850 |
Sept. 14, 1931 |
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Acom, Mary J. |
June. 30, 1853 |
May 6, 1939 |
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wife - nee coble |
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Acom, Thomas |
Nov. 1, 1819 |
Sept. 20, 1899 |
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Acom, Juliana |
Apr. 27, 1818 |
Mar. 28, 1898 |
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w/o Thomas (nee Munson) |
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Acom, Sarah Elizabeth |
June 7, 1845 |
Sept. 5, 1920 |
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d/o Thomas & Juliana Acom |
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Acom, Laura A. |
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May 14, 1862 |
ae 1 yr. 7 mos. |
d/o T. & J. Acom |
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Acom, Robert A. |
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Mar. 3, 1865 |
ae 6 yrs. 2 mos. 27 days |
s/o T. J. Acom |
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Acom, William |
1887 |
1965 |
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Acom, Bertha B. |
1887 |
Dec. 23, 1968 |
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wife (nee Dickson) |
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Allen, George |
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(no stone) |
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Allen, Harvey H. |
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Aug. 18, 1945 |
ae 70 yrs. |
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Andrews, John |
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Apr. 21, 1903 |
ae 61 yrs. |
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Andrews, John, Jr. |
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Feb. 5, 1950 |
ae 70 yrs. |
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Arnold, Infant |
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May 22, 1942 |
ae 6 ds. |
(lot owned by Arthur) |
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Arnold, Charles Wesley |
Apr. 15, 1911 |
Oct. 14, 1966 |
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Arnold, Mrs. Fannie |
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(no stone) |
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Arnold, W. F. |
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Dec. 2, 1945 |
ae 54 yrs. |
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Arnold, George D. |
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Mar. 31, 1928 |
ae 83 yrs. |
Corp.. Co. E. 156 Ind. Inf. |
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Ault, L. Everett |
1893 |
1958 |
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Ault, Hazel Mildred |
1896 |
Dec. 24, 1968 |
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(nee Acom) |
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Averitt, Nathan G. |
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Mar. 6, 1867 |
ae 61 yrs. 5 mos. |
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Averitt, Polly |
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Mar. 13, 1852 |
ae 44 yrs. 11 mos. 18 ds. |
w/o N. G. Averitt |
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Averitt, Martha |
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Oct. 15, 1862 |
ae 25 yrs. 3 mos. 8 ds. |
d/o N. G. & P. Averitt |
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Averitt, N. W. |
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Aug. 8, 1863 |
ae 23 yrs. 7 mos. 18 ds. |
s/o N. G. & P. Averitt |
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Averitt, Mary A. |
1830 |
1904 |
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w/o Jessie Lockhart |
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