Decatur in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
1. Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials Marker
This tablet is placed in honor of some of those sturdy pioneers who endured heroically the privations incident to the upbuilding of this city, county and state, and whose bodies rest within these wooded hills
George Bachman Matilda Bachman Ichabod Baldwin William Barnes B.S.-M.D. Robert Faries Lena Faries Arthur J. Gallagher Rachel R. Gallagher-Brown Jerome R. Gorin R. H. Meriweather James Millikin Joseph Michl Mary Michl Henry Mueller Jason Rogers Hieronymus Mueller Fredericka Mueller Joseph Edgar McClelland Samuel McRoberts Margaret McRoberts Silas Packard Mary Packard Charles Given Powers Samuel Powers Isaac C. Pugh Charles P. Thatcher Augustine Wait Nancy A. Wait Alice Roth Webber Orlando Powers
Erected by Greenwood Cemetery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 39° 50.042′ N, 88° 57.39′ W. Marker is in Decatur, Illinois, in Macon County. It can be reached from South Church Street. Marker is about 200 feet inside
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col. Nathan W. Tupper and Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Buck, D.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Miss Myra Belle Ewing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Mary Winegardner (approx. Ό mile away); The Lynching of Samuel J. Bush (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dedicated to All Veterans (approx. half a mile away); Coming to Illinois (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
2. Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
