Braceville Cemetery aka Cotton Cemetery

Located at the corner of East Division Street & Braceville Road in Braceville Township, Braceville, Grundy County, IL.

There is a section in the cemetery that has no markers. If you are aware of your ancestors’ burial in this cemetery or can identify the unknown tombstones, please send the information to me and I will add it to the following list.

Last Name	First Name	Born	Died	Inscription	Photo	Submitted by
Abram	Dan.	1888	1911		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Abram	Ettie	Jan. 16, 1886	Aug. 15, 1887		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Abram	Jane	1850	1927		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Abram	John	May 14, 1847 in Rhymney, Glamorganshire	Jan 31, 1890	42 yrs 8 mos; beloved husband of Jane (other side of Ettie Abram)	stone	picture by Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier; info updated by Wendy Malinowski
Anderson	Fredrick	Sept. 15, 1841	Mar 7, 1887		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Anderson	Johanna	July 4, 1840	17-Aug-26		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Anderson	Oscar	Feb. 23, 1877	27-Feb-00		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Balma	Anna Marie	Dec. 31, 1917	5-May-18		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake					family stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Edwin	1866	1944	son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	George B	Oct. 3, 1915	12-Feb-56	IL SSGT 129th INF 37th INF DIV WWII BSM	stone; military	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Jane	1859	1934		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Josiah	1880	1959	son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Mary	1838	1928	mother; wife of Wm	stone; stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Sadie A	1891	1938		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Thomas	1858	1937		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	William	1836	1908	father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Blake	Wm.	1834	1908		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Bradford	Etta L	1858	1937		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Bradford	James M	1851	1929		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Bradley	John D		Oct. 17, 1872	Aged 32 yrs 10 ms 17 ds	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Bradley	Thomas F		Aug. 22, 1870	son of J & E Bradley	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brooks	Edith E	1865	1940	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brooks	George T	1859	1939	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brooks	Margaret	April 1, 1840		stone partially buried	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brooks	Thomas		Jan. 18, 1878	Aged 38 Yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brougham	Jacob	1824	1892		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Brougham	Lucinda C	1825	1912		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Bullough	Ann		dau of W. & E. Bullough		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Case	Mary		21-May-12	Aged 73 yrs. 10 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Case	Priscilla		28-May-16	Aged 69 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cherry	John		Jan. 3, 1881	Aged 28 yrs. 10 ms.	stone; stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cherry	Jonnie		Dec. 20, 1882	Son of John and Maggie Cherry; Aged 5 Mo. 7 Days	stone; stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cherry	Nellie		Oct. 21, 1877	Dau. of John and Maggie Cherry; Aged 5 Mo. 13 Days	stone; stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Costigan	Ann N.	1854	19__		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Calvin H.		Aug. 11, 1870	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 3 yrs. 9 ms. 28 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	David				stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	David G.		Mar. 10, 1886	Aged 57 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Eliz. Jane		Aug. 20, 1879	Wife of E. H. Cotton; Aged 45 yrs. 6 ms. 2 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Elizabeth		Aug. 21, 1872	Wife of Nicholous Cotton; Aged 81 yrs. 17 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Father				stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	George		Nov. 15, 1880	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 3 yrs. 9 ms. 28 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Jane		Aug. 16, 1885	Aged 58 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Josephine		Nov. 17, 1880	Child of C. H. Cotton; Aged 1 yr. 10 ms. 17 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Julia A.		Oct. 10, 1870	Aged 20 years	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Julia Ann		Oct. 10, 1870	Dau. of David and Jane Cotton; Aged 19 yrs. 11 ms. 27 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Lucetta J.		Apr. 15, 1872	Wife of C. H. Cotton; Aged 30 yrs. 2 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Mother				stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Cotton	Nicholous		April 20, 1870	Aged 75 yrs. 3 ms. 18 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Davis	W.D.				stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Davis	Willie	Jan. 1869	Was killed Mar. 29, 188_	Son of W. and A. Davis	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
De Van	Arthur James	1907	1910		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
De Van	Charlotte	1873	1924	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
De Van	James A.	1871	1930	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Dorf	Ernest	Aug. 23, 1857	July 31, 1882	Germania	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Evans	Ann	Oct. 27, 1842	May 11, 1885		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Evans	Henry	Dec. 25, 1842	Apr. 3, 1876		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Evans	Jenkin		June 4, 1885	Aged 55 yrs. 5 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Evans	Joseph P.	July 4, 1844	Apr. 13, 1905		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Evans	L. W.		Mar. 25, 1884	Aged 48 yrs. 5 ms. 11 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Gay	Elvira	July 12, 1835	Feb. 3, 1916	his wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Gay	John	May 9, 1833	Nov. 28, 1883		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Gay	Thomas H.	1862	1940		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Goodrich	Clayton D.	July 6, 1865	May 2, 1895	Beloved husband of Mary Goodrich; Aged 27 yrs. 10 ms. 24 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Goodrich	Mary	1870	1951		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Gould	Thomas	1842	February 6, 1885	England	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Harris	Isaac		Dec. 9, 1909	Father; Aged 63 yrs. C. H. 138 Ill. Vol.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Harris	Martha Ann		Feb. 23, 1882	Dau. of S. & M. Harris; Aged 20 yrs. 10 ms. 2 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Harris	William Watkins		Apr. 16, 1873	Son of Solomon & Martha Harris; Aged 16 yrs. 8 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hayes	Bertie		June 6, 1885	Aged 2 yrs. 2 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hayes	Harry		Jan. 21, 1890	Aged 2 yrs. 4 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hayes	Herbert		Aug. 16, 1886	Aged 2 ms. 15 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hayes	Millicent M.		1882		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hays	Lester J.		June 16, 1890	Aged 4 ms. 15 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hocking	Frank	1850	1907	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hocking	Isabelle	1852	1927	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hodder	William		Dec. 8, 1887	Aged 33 yrs.	stone [submitted by Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier]	William Hodder married Mary Evans (dau of Esther Abraham and William Evans). Esther Abraham was the first child born of David Abraham and Sarah Lewis. John Abraham/Abram (brother of Esther) is buried in the same plot with William Hodder. Info updated by Wendy Malinowski
Holmes	Albert	1876	1878		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Alfred	1866	1925		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Charles	April 1839	April 12, 1883		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Charles H.	1862	1918		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Clifford R.	Aug. 15, 1897	Oct. 27, 1908	Son of C. & S.A. Holmes	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Lilla E.	Aug. 30, 1868	Apr. 23, 1898	Dau. of C. & S.A. Holmes	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Susan A.	Jan. 16, 1842	Jan. 1, 1905	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Wallace	1871	1878		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holmes	Wallace Joseph	1874	1935		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holt	Adda E.		Jan. 26, 1886	Dau. of S. L. & W. H. Holt; Aged 24 yrs. 7 ms. 18 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Holt	Louvisa		June 1, 1890	Aged 49 years	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hughs	Elizabeth	Jan. 27, 1838	Oct. 8, 1910	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hughs	Thomas R.	July 15, 1837	Dec 22, 1894		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Humphreys	Charles E.	1890	1966		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Humphreys	David O.	1891	1947	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Humphreys	Gwendolyn	1869	1944		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Humphreys	William C.	1894	1942		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Humphreys	William O.	1864	1937	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hurst	Elizabeth	1841	1872		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Hurst	Jonathan	1839	1905		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Jarvis	Annie		Dec. 15, 1886	Dau. of J. G. & Ann Jarvis late of N. Wales; Aged 15 yrs. 6 ms. 14 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Johnson	Algot	1856	1922		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Johnson	Amanda	1862	1927	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Jones	Ellen		Feb. 26, 1888	Wife of John D. Jones; Aged 38 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Jones	Ira	Aug. 16, 1899	Oct. 14, 1900	Son of R. J. & B. E. Jones	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Jones	John D.		8-Jun-26	Aged 78 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Jones	Lizzie		Mar. 1, 1888	Aged 2 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Latta	Lucy	1870	1906		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Letsome	Lizzie	1876	1889		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Ann	Oct. 11, 1808	Sept. 29, 1872	Wife of Lewellyn Lewis; from Wales	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Ann	1844	1899	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Blanch	May 4, 1891	May 7, 1891	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	David		Aged 2 Weeks; Children of J. W. & A. Lewis		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	David		Aged 2 Years; Children of J. W. & A. Lewis		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	David A.	Aug. 8, 1861	23-Jun-01		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Eleanor	1842	1932	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Enoch Rees	May 16, 1893	Aug. 20, 1893	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Jane		Feb. 2, 1870	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	John W.	1832	1911		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Louis E.	1877	1948	Son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	Una Jane	Jan. 9, 1896	Aug. 19, 1896	Children of D. A. & J. Lewis	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lewis	William G.		Oct. 21, 1873	Aged 26 yrs. 1 m. 5 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	Bennie		Sept. 3, 1870	Aged 2 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	David		Nov 18, 1876 aged 5 mos 25 ds	(illegible) Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	David B.	1812 Glamorganshire Wales	Jan. 24, 1900	Aged 88 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	Elen		Mar. 11, 1878	Aged 9 ms.; Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	Eliza		Dec. 7, 1902	Beloved wife of David Lloyd; Mother; Aged 63 yrs. & 6 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	Emma		Aug. 29, 1879	Aged 2 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Lloyd	Gwylim		Oct 23, 1874; aged 8 mos 1 day	(illegible) Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone	picture by Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier; updated by Wendy Malinowski
Lloyd	Sarah	Mar 17, 1821 Monmouthshire Eng	Mar 15, 1891	beloved wife of David B Lloyd (on the reverse side of David B Lloyd's stone)	stone	Wendy Malinowski
Lloyd	Tomy		Feb. 24, 1874	Aged 5 ms.; Children of W. & S.A. Lloyd	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Mason	Infant Son		Feb. 1884	Aged 5 ds.; Sons of W. & E. Mason	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Mason	William	Mar. 25, 1863	May 1899	Aged 26 yrs.; Sons of W. & E. Mason	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
McKinney	Edna V.	1881	1885		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
McKinney	John R.	1853	1912		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
McKinney	Libby	1856	1920	His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Moore	Annie L.		Apr. 23, 1891	Aged 32 yrs. 5 ms. 5 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Morgan	Mary		Nov. 12, 1891	Aged 53 yrs. 3 ms. 27 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Nicholes	N.		Mar. 1, 1881	Aged 51 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Olson	Louis	1862	1901		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Olson	Selma J.	1864	1899	Wife of Louis Olson	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Perigrine	John		July 13, 1830	Aged 27 years	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Peterson	Alfred	1886	1963	Son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Peterson	Annette	1852	1942	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Peterson	John	1850	1937	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Peterson	Oscar	1878	1938	Son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Peterson	Victor	1880	1939	Son	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Price	John	Nov. 13, 1830	Jan. 13, 1900	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Price	Mary	Sept. 13, 1832	____, 1901	Mother; His Wife	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Price	Millicent	Oct. 16, 1882	Nov. 4, 1898	Dau. of John & S.A.[Sara Ann] Price of Clark City ILL.; Aged 16 yrs. 21 ds.	stone; monument	Wendy Malinowski
Prosser	Benjamin		Dec. 12, 1872	Aged 24 yrs. 8 ms. 12 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Prosser	Thomas	1842	1892		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Radford	Emma	Sept. 23, 1860	Mar. 29, 1866	Dau. of H. & M. Radford	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Radford	Henry	Nov. 6, 1828	Mar 21, 1873		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Radford	Samuel	Dec. 5, 1853	July 17, 1857	Son of H. & M. Radford	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Rees	Diana	Aug. 8, 1826	Sept. 30, 1894	Wife of John W. Rees	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Rees	Enoch		Dec. 30, 1889	Who was killed at Braceville; Aged 30 yrs. 11 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Rees	Rees		Jan. 7, 1872	Aged 42 yrs. 4 ms. 2 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Residori	J.	1941	1941		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Ritter	Margaret	1858	1936		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Roberts	Elizabeth		Feb. 3, 1871		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Sherry	J. H.		Mar. 10, 1891	Aged 35 yrs. 4 ms. 6 ds.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Simons	John		May 5, 1874	Aged 45 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Smith	Erabella	Mar. 5, 1858	Jan. 21, 1935		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Smith	William E.	Dec. 13, 1853	Dec. 21, 1906		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Stoddard	John		Dec. 18, 1890	Aged 54 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Stoddard	Ruth		June 3, 1887	Aged 35 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Swan	Caroline	1850	1943		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Swan	Charles	1876	1944		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Swan	Emil	1885	1906		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Swan	Gustav	1848	1911		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Unknown					stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Unknown			Dau. of (possibly a DAVIS)		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Unknown	Annie		July 20, 1880	Aged _ yrs. 6 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Unknown	Georgie		June 19, 1874	Aged 1 yr. 3 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Unknown	Mary				stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Volkel	Anna	1855	1932		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Volkel	Frank	1857	1916		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Volkel	Sam W.	1887	1934	Mech. 34 Inf. 7 Div.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Volkel	William P.	1885	1941		stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wall	Isaac	(Illegible)		(Illegible)	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wall	Jonathan	(illegible)		(illegible)	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wells	Elizabeth		Apr. 8, 1898	Aged 78 yrs.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Williams	Sephniah		May 14, 1880	Aged 24 yrs. 8 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wilson	Elmer O.		Oct. 15, 1882	Aged 1 yr. 10 ms.	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wimmer	Frances	1845	1913	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wimmer	Frank	1841	1912	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wyatt	Amanda	1884	1944	Mother	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier
Wyatt	David	1880	1971	Father	stone	Rodney Gould/Jan Bollmeier

There are 21 names in the Cemetery book (Cotton Cemetery) put out by the Will-Grundy Historical Society that there are no stones for. There are stones that are not listed in the book that I have photos and inscriptions of here on this list. Submitted by Rodney Gould.

Listed with no headstones are:

• John Abram
• Mary Benjamin (this may be the Mary stone that we aren’t sure of)
• George B. Blake
• Jane Blake
• Sadie A. Blake
• Thomas Blake
• Ebenezer Howells
• Sarah Jones Howells
• Margaret Howells
• John Bradley
• David Davis (War of 1812)
• John Goodrich
• C. A. Hardy
• ? Harris (this may be Martha or William)
• George Heisler
• Thomas Heisler
• Willie Housey
• Emma Jones
• Thomas Prosser
• Rosanna Simons
• Isaac Smith

Names not listed that there are headstones for are:

• Thomas Gould
• William Watkins Harris
• Martha Ann Harris
• Lizzie Letsome
• Louis Olson
• John Stoddard
• Ruth Stoddard
• Sephniah Williams

Not listed above; however, the obituary states he is buried in Cotton Cemetery:

• Harris, Solomon, born Nov 30, 1824 in South Wales – died Jan 1897 [obit]