McCord Cemetery
Irving, Illinois
Irving Township (part of), Montgomery County, Illinois
Township 9 North, Range 3 West, 3 P.M.
Section 29
Section 28 (part of)
John Peden
Sep 15, 1835
Cert# 3801
80 Acres
Lawrence Franklin
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 14501
160 Acres
Robert McCord Jr.
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 8845
80 Acres
James Mayes Rutledge
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 11566
40 Acres
William Knight
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 10489
40 Acres
James Thomas Peden
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 10541
80 Acres
John Cockelrees
Apr 22, 1835
Cert# 6601
80 Acres
William Peden
Oct 15, 1835
Cert# 8419
40 Acres
William Grantham
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 14585
40 Acres
Ezekiel Grantham
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 8455
40 Acres
John Grantham
Oct 25, 1834
Cert# 4642
40 Acres
John Barber,Sr.
Oct 7, 1834
Cert# 3104
80 Acres
Joel Knight
Nov 25, 1830
Cert# 1319
80 Acres
John Peden
Sep 15, 1835
Cert# 3802
80 Acres
Robert McCord, Jr.
Sep 22, 1835
Cert# 5922
40 Acres
William Peden
Oct 15, 1835
Cert# 8420
40 Acres
Mark Smith Rutledge
Oct 7, 1834
Cert# 3033
80 Acres
William Knight
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 10485
80 Acres
James Thomas Paden
Oct 8, 1835
Cert# 7958
40 Acres
John Knight
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 9436
40 Acres
William S. Russell
Jan 1, 1840
Cert #15220
40 Acres
James M. Berry
Dec 2, 1839
Cert # 11700
40 Acres
John Mann
Oct 15, 1835
Cert # 8403
40 Acres
John Bostick
Dec 2, 1839
Cert # 12451
40 Acres
Ezekiel Grantham
Apr 15, 1835
Cert# 6141
40 Acres
Isaiah
Grantham
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 9518
40 Acres
William S. Russell
Feb 22, 1844
Cert# 15604
40 Acres
Aquila Chester Wiley
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 13454
80 Acres
Section 32
Section 33 (part of)
Isaiah Grantham
Oct 7, 1834
Cert# 3047
80 Acres
James Bostwick
Oct 8, 1835
Cert# 7929
40 Acres
James Thomas Paden
Oct 15, 1835
Cert# 8418
40 Acres
Ezekiel
Grantham
Dec 2, 1839
Cert# 14584
40 Acres
McCord’s Trail
Sep 18, 1835
80 Acres
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Survey Sections of Irving Township
The shaded area represents the location of the parcels in the above diagram
Each section measures one square mile consisting of 640 acres
Irving Township’s location
within Montgomery County
N.Litch field
S.Litch field
Irving
Butler Grove
Zanes ville
Pitman
Bois D’Arc
Ray mond
Roun tree
Hills boro
East Fork
Fillmore
S.Fill more
Walsh ville
Grisham
Noko mis
Witt
Audu bon
R5W
R4W
R3W
R2W
R1W
Range #
and direction
Land was purchased from the federal government for $1.25 per acre. This was part of the government’s land program, authorized in the “Act of April 24, 1820,” to encourage settlement of “western” lands.
Original Land Owners of
Parcels Surrounding McCord Cemetery
Present day roads and highways, and the cemetery itself, have been included on the diagram below as current landmarks.
The entire tract on which McCord Cemetery sits today was originally owned by immigrant John Paden (Jun 10, 1767, Co. Antrim, Ireland – Feb 6, 1840, Montgomery Co. IL). John and his wife Isabella are buried at McCord Cemetery, along with six of their children. Isabella’s death on August 30, 1838, makes her one of the earliest burials at McCord Cemetery. Two other burials precede Isabella’s: Martha Rutledge, the 13-year-old daughter of Mark S. and Nancy (Bostick) Rutledge who died three years earlier in 1835 is the first burial; and Nancy Knight, the 13-year-old daughter of Joel and Martha (Bostick) Knight who died three weeks before Isabella on August 7, 1838. The burying ground was very meaningful and significant to the Paden family and its conveyance to the McCord Cemetery Association was to preserve the land as a burial ground forever.
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Montgomery County
State of Illinois
Neighboring counties:
Christian, Sangamon, Macoupin, Madison, Bond, Fayette, & Shelby