Atherton
Cemetery
Danville, Illinois
Atherton is located south of Danville on the Perrysville
Road.
The burials noted here are in the New Atherton Cemetery. Directly
behind New Atherton Cemetery is Old Atherton Cemetery and directly
behind Old Atherton Cemetery is Sanhill Cemetery.
Oscar Wilcoxen was the son of Parker Kelley Wilcoxen and
Lucy Ellen Niccum Wilcoxen. He was born September 4, 1879,
on the Doc Stevenson Place at the top of Tolar Hill. He died
February 22, 1961. He was married on November 24, 1909, to
Carrie Ellen Strawser, the daughter of George Milt
and Mahalia Jane (Kerby)
Strawser.
Carrie was born July 7, 1891, and died November 28,
1958.
She was the mother of two sons, Lewis and Dale.
Lewis Oscar Wilcoxen, Oscar & Carrie's son, was born
October 9, 1910, and died November 16, 1929.
Dale Etheridge Wilcoxen was the son of Oscar & Carrie
Wilcoxen. Dale was born June 25, 1912, and died
September 25, 1995. He was married February 20, 1938, to
Emelyn Bernice Martin. Emelyn was born May 3, 1912, and
died March 5, 2002. She was the mother of two children.
George Milt Strawser and Mahalia Jane "Jennie" Kerby
parents of Carrie Ellen Wilcoxen.
George, b. February 16, 1864, d. February 8, 1931
Jennie, b. December 18, 1875, d. March 2, 1918
Russell E. Dunham and Edith Alice Wilcoxen Dunham
Russell b. 1900, d. 1954
Edith b. 1902, d. 1954
Edith was the daughter of John Nathan and
Kate Anna (Gibson) Wilcoxen
Hiram E. Lawlyes and Lillie E. Dunivan Lawlyes
Hiram, b. 1868, d. 1930
Lillie, b. 1872, d. 1936
Lillie was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Eaton) Dunivan
William Allen White and Maggie E. Beauchamp White
William, b. 1843, d. 1918, served in Co. C, 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Maggie, b. February 12, 1853, d. May 15, 1941
Maggie was the daughter of Andrew and Eliza Ann (Hughes) Beauchamp
Charles C. Rodgers and wife Emma J.
Charles b. June 19, 1852, d. February 5, 1928
Emma b. 1860, d. 1929
Charles was the son of Jabez and Lucinda (Dunivan) Rodgers
