Barbara (Shumann) Keepes Born: 1793 Died: 16 Aug 1867 Plot:
Age 74y Where born: Fuchsstadt Bavaria Germany Where died: Mt Carmel Married: Germany Peter Keepes (20 Jul 1792 Bavaria-15 Aug 1845 Wabash buried East of St Sebastian?s Church) Lived at: 1850 Wabash 1860 Bonpas pct Children: - Peter* (1831) -
Mary Ann (22 Mar 1829 Germany-22 Aug 1889 Olney m: Franz Brust) -
John Benjamin (Apr 1833 Germany-2 Jan 1913 m1: Gertrude Catrout*)
* indicates buried with Barbara (Shumann) Keepes 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
