Joseph Douglas Gard Born: 16 Mar 1858 Died: 2 Feb 1935 Plot:
Where born: Wabash Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: Joseph Gard (3 Oct 1816-Nov 1858; s/of Seth Gard & Mary Brown) & Eliza Jane Arnold (m: ? Watterson); m1?: m2: 25 Sep 1879 Wabash Clara Kerstein* Lived at: 1860 Bonpas 1880-1920 Mt Carmel Children: - (5/7) Bertha (ca 1874 IL) -
Emma E (May 1886 IL) -
Benjamin Harrison (15 Jul 1888 IL-3 Feb 1955 Mt Carmel buried Highland Cem m: Cora) -
Mount Earl (1 Nov 1890 IL-28 Jun 1944 buried Highland Cem ) -
Joseph Douglas (Oct 1897 IL-25 Jan 1947 buried Highland Cem )
* indicates buried with Joseph Douglas Gard 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
