THIRD GENERATION

48. Meta Louise LUHRSEN was born on 18 Mar 1891. She died on 1 Dec 1957 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.⁽²⁴⁾ She was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.⁽²⁾ Section C, Row 16, Plot 46C

She was married to Harry AKERIGHT on 22 Feb 1913.

Subject: Re: Cemetery Confusion
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 22:38:54 -0600 (CST)
From: Duane Akeright <da10187@mail.cedarnet.org>
To: Loretta Krumwiede Barlow

Thanks for the note.

I remember when I was in Buckley that the cemetery was a few miles outside of town, but I was told that what appears to be one cemetery is actually two cemeteries. There is one fence surrounding both cemeteries, and no fence dividing the two, if I remember correctly. Also, as I recall, I was told that only those who were members of a Lutheran church could be buried in the "Lutheran" cemetery, and all "non-Lutherans" were buried in the "other" cemetery. Harry was not a Lutheran. He is buried in the "other" cemetery. I have photos of both stones. Meta is buried next to Charles, to the right. They are both gray stones about 4 inches high by 12-15 inches wide by 30-36 inches long. Harry's stone is gray, about 4 feet high. The name "Harry H. Akeright" is inscribed along with year indicators: 1871 - 1919
Hope this helps.

Harry AKERIGHT was born on 10 Mar 1871. He died on 3 Jan 1919. He was buried about 6 Jan 1919 in Woodland Cemetery, Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois.⁽⁸⁴⁾ Row 8 Meta Louise LUHRSEN and Harry AKERIGHT had the following children:

+177 i. Ellenor Emma AKERIGHT.
+178 ii. Thelma Louise AKERIGHT.
179 iii. Charles Harry AKERIGHT was born on 1 Nov 1918 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois. He died on 18 Sep 1950 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. He was buried about 21 Sep 1950 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois. ⁽²⁾ Section C, Row 16, Plot 46C Tombstone reads, "Illinois Tec 5, 28 Field Hosp, WW II".