Robert Parkinson Born: 19 Oct 1816 Died: 8 Apr 1878 Plot:
Age 61y 6m; Union Soldier - Civil War Where born: Westmorland England Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: Edward Parkinson (23 Feb 1777-Oct 1838 White River- Gibson Co IN) & Mary Bielby (1785 Yorkshire England-8 Dec 1853 Mt Carmel) Married: 22 Nov 1842 Mt Carmel Francis Jane Russell* Lived at: Arrived: NY 1825 to Mt Carmel 1837 1850-70 Mt Carmel Children: - William S * (1843) -
James Russell (7 Jul 1845-11 Mar 1923 buried Rose Hill Cem ) -
Elenor Laws (2 Nov 1847-13 Jan 1929 m: 1873 Bushrod W Mahon) -
Mary Elizabeth (13 May 1850-19 Jun 1904 Mt Carmel) -
Isaac Scoby* (1852) -
Robert (7 Feb 1854-11 Jan 1913 m: Kate Churchill both buried Rose Hill Cem) -
Abraham Russell* (9 Aug 1856) -
Esther Hannah* (6 Dec 1858) -
Edward Stewart (18 Oct 1861-30 Aug 1913 perhaps NJ) -
Francis [Frank] Beal (2 Apr 1864-20 Jan 1920 buried Rose Hill Cem m1: Ollie; m2: ca 1886 Laura V Smith buried Rose Hill Cem)
* indicates buried with Robert Parkinson 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
