Boirum Cemetery aka Sweetin Cemetery Greene County, IL Also known as Sweetin Cemetery, this cemetery is on top of a high bluff and in a timber. It is directly east of the east-west road that goes down into the Illinois River bottoms of Walkerville Township. The cemetery is midway between the Illinois River and Walkerville. the cemetery is about an acre in area, and contains many graves that are marked only with rocks. Some of the tombstones are so weathered that the reading of dates involves guesswork. Another note from Florence: Different ways of spelling the same name, or interpretation of tombstones by readers, cause variations that are hard to prove one way or another, unless a relative has the exact information.) Location: Section 21 (east of the center), Township 11 North, Range 13 West, 3PM http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/greene/cemeteries/boirum.htm BOIRUM, Alexander S. 2 Dec 1792 15 Dec 1846 age 54y 13d BOIRUM, Polly 30 Aug 1801 10 Mar 1845 age 44y 5m 20d; Wife of alexander Boirum BOIRUM, Sarah Caroline 4 Nov 1852 17 Nov 1857 age 5y 13d; Dau of B.J. & M.J. (Possibly 15 years instead of 5 years) BOIRUM, Ben J. 1863 BOIRUM, Maria J. 1825 1885 Wife of B. Boirum BOIRUN, Benjamin 28 Jan 1866 age 12y 11m BOIRUN, John H. 3 Feb 1863 age 8y 3m 29d; Son of B.J. & M.J. I think this is your ancestors Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Reavis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 6:23 PM Subject: Boirun cemetery > Has anyone visited the Boirun (Boirum) cemetery? > Alexander S. Boirun was my ggg gf. I sure would like pictures of the tombstones. > Ben in Texas > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Donna Kilroy, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! > mailto:[email protected] >