A Transcript of this cemetery was done by Robert H. Foxand the Boy Scouts in 1987. Since then, upkeep has been on an occasional basis. The cemetery is fenced in to prevent livestock damage to the stones. I played in this cemetery in the 1960's, amazing how it has changed now in 2008.
                                                                                Karla Shreeman Skabialka.

      "William Ayers is known to have selected a site for his home on the high east bank of the Elkhorn Creek near where the Kaskaskia - Vincennes Trail crossed the creek. He built a log cabin in 1823 and went abouty the business of making a living. We also suppose that he must have prospered for in a few years he built a much llarger and finer house for his family and turned his first house into a trading post. Mr Ayers' second house was a frame building constructed in the southern style. It was longand had a rambling appearance. It faced the road. It was two stories high with a porch on each level, extending the length of the house. Mr T. E. McLean has a picture of this house which was acquired by the McLean family in 1891. The J. Morrison family had lived in it before this.

      Abstract of Title records show that on April 20, 1826, Wm. Ayers purchased this land from the Government. Feb. 29, 1832 he deeds a portion to Wiley Ayers. June 13, 1866 Wiley sells this section to James B. McClurkin. Aug. 2, 1866, James B. McClurkin sold ¾ undivided interest in this section to John McAfee, David McClay and S. D. McClurkin."