Pearce Cemetery, Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

SE 1/4 – Section 26 – Liberty Township

This cemetery may be found by taking Highway 104 east out of Liberty, continue on east on County Rood 800N for one mile, turn right onto County Road 2350E. The cemetery is located .8 mile from the intersection.

BARNETT, Nancy, Died May 8, 1860, age 42 yrs 5 ms 10 ds
Wife of M. BARNETT
(This stone was not listed in the Cemetery Book.)

BRADLEY, Clarrinda W., died 9 Mar 1882 – In the 67 year of her age.
d/o Joshua and Dorcas BRADLEY
Our Dahr Sister & Aunt
“To her saviour, It was a delight to please him
Her memory is her best epitath”

(One Stone)
CLARK, Etta B., 15 Jun 1867 – 14 Jul 1898
CLARK, Lucinda Ann, 9 Jan 1845 – 9 Jan 1898, w/o J. R. Clark

DUNCAN, William, died April 26, 1839 – the 62nd year
(This stone is not listed in the Cemetery Book.)

McRAE, James, 2 Oct 1821 – 27 Apr 1864 – Masonic Emblem
(The Cemetery Book says “Military Flag” – 78th Inf – Co E but that was not on the part of the stone we saw. The stone had broken off at the ground with about 10″ blank stone at the bottom. We did not turn it over so there is the possibility that it was on the back side.)

PEARCE, William, died 6 Jul 1847 – 26 y 4m 13 d
(s/o Joshua and Sarah PEARCE, h/o Mary DAVIS)

(One large stone)
PEARCE, G. (George) W. (Washington), 12 Oct 1826 – 14 Nov 1905
PEARCE, G. (George) W. (Washington, Jr.,) 22 Feb 1875 – 9 June (____)
PEARCE, M. A. (Albert), 21 Jul 1883 – 27 Oct 1905
PEARCE, F. A. Pearce, 16 Nov 1878 – 12 Sep 1879

(G. W., JR., Albert and F. A. were the sons of George W. PEARCE and Sarah E. KNOWLES. G. W., Jr. and Albert both committed suicide. George W. PEARCE was the son of Joshua and Sarah PEARCE.)

According to the Memoirs of Henry Davis Pearce the following people are also buried in this cemetery:

PEARCE, Joshua, died 20 Apr 1835
(married 14 Apr 1819)
HARKNESS, Sarah Golden Pearce, 5 Aug 1803 – 16 Dec 1871

PEARCE, Peter, 5 Mar 1822 – 2 Oct 1844 (s/o Joshua and Sarah)

All the remarks in parentheses ( ) were added by Mary Love Berryman.

In June of 1999 my husband Hoyt and I visited the Pearce Cemetery for the first time. We had difficulty finding the stone of William Pearce, my gggrandfather. When we did find it, it was covered over with a layer of dirt and grass. We cleaned it off and made note of where it was located.

In May 2001 we came back to Adams County to repair the tombstone. Hoyt first put the stone back together using pins and epoxy – a tedious job. He found the stone that was still in the ground, broken from the other stone. He made forms and attached the stone to the stone in the ground, then poured a concrete foundation using rebar in the concrete. It is our hope and prayer that that stone will stand for a good many years.

Copied 7 May 2001 by Hoyt and Mary Love Berryman
We would like to be in touch with anyone who has ancestors buried in this cemetery: Mary Love Berryman