Gertrude Cassie (Catrout or Moritz) Keepes Born: 1 May 1837 Died: 8 Nov 1876 Plot:
Age 39y 6m 8d Where born: Germany Married: 2 Feb 1856 Wabash John Benjamin Keepes (Apr 1833 Bavaria-2 Jan 1913 buried St Sebastian?s Cem; m2: 29 May 1879 Wabash Harriett A Goodart ca 1844) Arrived: 1854 Lived at: 1860-70 Bonpas pct Children: - Mary Ann (1857 Bonpas-1858 Bonpas buried St Sebastians Cem) -
John Benjamin (2 Sep 1859 Bonpas-14 Mar 1922 Wabash bur St Sebastian?s Cem m: 1882 Wabash Lena Dunkel) -
Elizabeth M * (25 Feb 1862 Bonpas-25 Feb 1901 Wabash m: 30 Oct 1883 Wabash John P Baumgart) -
George W * (18 Dec 1864 Bompas) -
Emma M (30 Dec 1867 Bompas-30 Jun 1899 Wabash) -
Charles Nicholas (6 Aug 1870 Bompas-7 Dec 1957 Wabash buried St Mary Cem m: 10 May 1899 Wabash Kathleen Steckler) -
Joseph Alexander (16 Jan 1873 Bompas-21 Sep 1922 Mattoon IL m: 6 Dec 1899 Matilda Baker) -
Peter Lewis (4 Sep 1875 IL-4 Jul 1964 m: 7 Feb 1899 Wabash Mary A Tennes {1876-1935}) -
Ida (ca 1879 IL);Note: John and Harriet had: Ida G (12 Mar 1880-24 Oct 1960) and Martin Leo (22 Feb 1882 Wabash-22 Feb 1958 Wabash) and Jacob John (28 Aug 1883) and Matilda C (14 Aug 1885 Wabash-3 Nov 1942 Wabash) and Lucinda Mary (30 Jun 1887 Wabash-12 Mar 1969 Wabash)
* indicates buried with Gertrude Cassie (Catrout or Moritz) 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
