Private - Company H 24th IN Vol Infantry - US marker; probably ?James Harvey; ca 1869 IL Son of: John Ritchie Harris (11 Oct 1822 Wabash-18 May 1907 Mt Carmel) & Mary Belle McNair (28 Jul 1828 PA- 28 Apr 1888 Mt Carmel) both buried Rose Hill Cem who res: 1870-80 Mt Carmel
* indicates buried with James Harris in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
