Wertz Cemetery

Rockvale Township

This small cemetery sets in the middle of the "Leaf River Ranch".

It is located on private property in the middle of a pasture and is all but destroyed. The

first readable stone is from 1844 and the last from 1879.

See inscriptions from 1980 below. For more information contact the

Ogle County Genealogical Society

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"Wertz Cemetery is located in section 6 in the middle of Leaf River ranch.
Copied by Cheryl Campbell, and Carolyn Jacobs and Janice Hammond on
May 7, 1980. This cemetery is all but destroyed, with all stones broken, strewn
about and under heavy leaves and mud."

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CLANCY
Caroline (rest illegible)

LADIX
Elma L. (illegible), (dau of Silas W. & Mary) d: April 3, 1877; aged 1yr.6m.26d.

LEWIS
Silp? (name illegible) d: Oct. 25, 1879; aged 61y.

Unknown (son of J.M. LEWIS) d: Sept. 24, 1863 or 68 aged 22y.8m.22d

VANHOW
John Leonard (son of G.H.&T.) d: Oct. 1, 1860; aged 13yr. ?m. 27d.

WERTZ
George W. d: Aug. 2, 1865; aged 79yr. 8m. 24d.
George Albert (son of P.&M.A.) d: July 17, 1844; aged 5yr. 4m.
Elizabeth B. (dau of L.or E.& R.A..) d: Oct. 17, 1860; 1yr. 1m. 9d.

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