Kept by the Kinder Cemetery Association
Kinder Cemetery
Established 1857 Cahokia Township · Macoupin County · Illinois

Kinder Cemetery — burial records, Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois

A wide view across Kinder Cemetery in early autumn: weathered stone obelisks and low markers standing in rows on dry, leaf-strewn grass, framed by mature trees still in leaf, with woodland closing the far edge of the grounds.
The grounds in early autumn, October 2026 — the same southeast view as the history booklet’s cover photograph, toward the hickory tree under which Memorial Day services are still held each year on the first Sunday in June. Photograph by Mike Hassler.

Kinder Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery with burials dating back to the early 1800s, first called Oakland, on land set aside in 1857 near the town of Clyde, later renamed Hornsby. This site preserves the cemetery’s records so that families, historians, and genealogists can find the people resting here.

The granite Kinder Cemetery monument standing in the foreground in late spring, with older headstones beyond it on mown green grass beneath oak and cedar trees in full leaf.
The cemetery monument in late spring, May 2023.

From the ledger

Six entries from across the record, 1826 to 1909
A sample of the burial records. The full directory is searchable and sortable.
SurnameGiven namePlot BornDiedAgeNotes
BotkinWm2S1820 · 8/151826The oldest burial found in 1977
DuncanGeo W19S18441896 · 8/2852y 6m 15dKilled by bull 1/2 mile W in Sec. 10
HoldenLoren F14N1829 · 5/261909 · 10/7b. Middleton, VT
HoldenMargret18N18061887 · 1/1781yw/o Reuben; b. Ohio
KinderChristopher G6N1822 · 1/201863 · 2/1941y 29dh/o Mary Ann · Veteran (Civil War)
KinderJesse6N18441864 · 1/820y 10m 23ds/o C.G. & M.A. · Veteran (Civil War)

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About these records

Kinder Cemetery’s records were kept for generations on paper and, more recently, on large hand-drawn charts. This website transcribes those records into fully searchable text so that anyone can find a name — something the earlier image-based site could not offer. A few entries are still being checked against the originals; these are marked so visitors know to treat them with care. If you spot an error or can add information about a family member, please let us know.

Where to find the cemetery

Kinder Cemetery lies in Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois — south of Route 16 near the former village of Hornsby, by way of Oriole Road and Brand Trail. See the About & Contact page for full visiting details.

Location map showing how to reach Kinder Cemetery. From Route 16 near Hornsby, turn south onto Oriole Road and continue to Brand Trail; watch for the mailbox, and the cemetery lies just beyond, near Trinity Lutheran Church. It sits west of the Macoupin–Montgomery county line and the city of Litchfield.
How to find Kinder Cemetery — south of Route 16 near Hornsby, by way of Oriole Road and Brand Trail. Watch for the mailbox near Trinity Lutheran Church.

A hidden history of pioneer roots

Kinder Cemetery is cared for by the Kinder Cemetery Association — a Board of Trustees descended from the families buried here — who are continually seeking partners in preserving this beautiful, secluded, historical resting place.

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