Hi, My cemetery book shows the following about Wilborn Creek Cemetery: Shelby County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. II, p. 83: "The Wilborn Creek Cemetery is located on the former Bert Carroll farm. The last known burial was in 1905. Several stones are down and there is evidence of several unmarked graves. There were many footstones in the cemetery with no inscriptions. It is next to impossible to reach this cemetery. Early spring and fall are the only times that it is accessible. It is located in the midst of a wooded area full of thickets, briars and brambles and all sorts of undergrowth. The cemetery is about one-half mile back from any clearing. It is on a hill. Early history records that the Wilborn Creek Church stood on the hill on the opposite side of Wilborn Creek. The cemtery is fenced. This reading of stones was done in October, 1970, and the only evidence that there was a cemetery in the vicinity was about three tall stones which towered above the weeds and undergrowth. Tree limbs, leaves, moss and other debris had to be moved off stones so that they could be read. This land is now owned by the Federal Government in connection with the Shelbyville Dam Project. It is a shame that a road has not been made to this cemetery and that the cemetery itself is not cleaned up and cared for." Shaunee Power

Thank you Shaunee. I have forwarded your message to a couple gals that has a Robertson line in common with me. They mentioned the Wilborn line marries into their Robertson and the reason for my posting. We are trying to determine who the cemetery actually belonged to in the beginning. I am awaiting their replies but most likely I will be contacting the Shelby Genealogy Society. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > My cemetery book shows the following about Wilborn Creek Cemetery: > > Shelby County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. II, p. 83: > > "The Wilborn Creek Cemetery is located on the former Bert Carroll farm. The > last known burial was in 1905. Several stones are down and there is evidence > of several unmarked graves. There were many footstones in the cemetery with > no inscriptions. > > It is next to impossible to reach this cemetery. Early spring and fall are > the only times that it is accessible. It is located in the midst of a wooded > area full of thickets, briars and brambles and all sorts of undergrowth. The > cemetery is about one-half mile back from any clearing. It is on a hill. > Early history records that the Wilborn Creek Church stood on the hill on the > opposite side of Wilborn Creek. The cemtery is fenced. This reading of > stones was done in October, 1970, and the only evidence that there was a > cemetery in the vicinity was about three tall stones which towered above the > weeds and undergrowth. Tree limbs, leaves, moss and other debris had to be > moved off stones so that they could be read. > > This land is now owned by the Federal Government in connection with the > Shelbyville Dam Project. It is a shame that a road has not been made to this > cemetery and that the cemetery itself is not cleaned up and cared for." > > Shaunee Power