William Parkinson Born: 21 Aug 1825 Died: 6 Apr 1862 Plot:
Co I 40th IL Infantry Where born: Somerset PA; killed at Battle of Pittsburg Landing- Shiloh TN 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: 6 Apr 1947 Eliza Ann Russell* Lived at: 1850-60 Mt Carmel Children: - Mary Hannah* (1848) -
Francis Rand (6 Aug 1849-1919 m: Levi Jordan both buried Rose Hill Cem ) -
Esther* (1851) -
Abraham Russell* (1852) -
Eliza Ellen* (1855) -
Emma Judith (3 May 1857 Mt Carmel-4 Feb 1945 Lawrenceville m: 2 Dec 1917 George M Highsmith) -
Charles W * (1861)
* indicates buried with William 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
