From 2001-03 I lived in Great Lakes IL, just 8 miles south of Waukegan where Ira Mix and his family lived. In 2002 I visited Benton-Greenwood Cem. and saw the headstones for Eben Mix, Ira's father, Ira Mix, William E., Charles & Edward D. Mix, Ira's sons, next to one another. Ira's stone is quite crooked and tilted downward. I also visited Petersen Funeral Home where they looked up Ira's record (see below). At that time the cemetery was just known as Greenwood Cem., and it had been first known as Howe Cemetery. Ira's mother, Drusilla (Roberts) Mix, married William Howe after Eben Mix died. I could not find her in the cemetery, or a funeral record for her.
Living in La Porte, IN in the 1830s. Probably moved to Newport Twp, Lake Co, IL in the late 1840s. Per Teresa's pension request she said they farmed in Lake Co. since 1865.
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- Probably a member of the Methodist church in Waukegan, IL.
- Farm tranversed two townships: Newport & Warren off on Wadsworth Rd.
- Have visited the grave and taken pictures. He is buried beside his father.
Funeral Services:
Petersen Funeral Home
Died: 19 Dec 1887 of consumption [tuberculosis] - was 75 years old
Buried in Greenwood Cem (now known as Benton-Greenwood Cem), Benton Twp.
Benton-Greenwood cem. is located on N. Green Bay Rd. just N. of Wadsworth Rd.
Benton Twp supervisor has cemetery plot books.
From 2001-03 I lived in Great Lakes IL, just 8 miles south of Waukegan where Ira Mix and his family lived. In 2002 I visited Benton-Greenwood Cem. and saw the headstones for Eben Mix, Ira's father, Ira Mix, William E., Charles & Edward D. Mix, Ira's sons, next to one another. Ira's stone is quite crooked and tilted downward. I also visited Petersen Funeral Home where they looked up Ira's record (see below). At that time the cemetery was just known as Greenwood Cem., and it had been first known as Howe Cemetery. Ira's mother, Drusilla (Roberts) Mix, married William Howe after Eben Mix died. I could not find her in the cemetery, or a funeral record for her.
Living in La Porte, IN in the 1830s. Probably moved to Newport Twp, Lake Co, IL in the late 1840s. Per Teresa's pension request she said they farmed in Lake Co. since 1865.
.
- Probably a member of the Methodist church in Waukegan, IL.
- Farm tranversed two townships: Newport & Warren off on Wadsworth Rd.
- Have visited the grave and taken pictures. He is buried beside his father.
Funeral Services:
Petersen Funeral Home
Died: 19 Dec 1887 of consumption [tuberculosis] - was 75 years old
Buried in Greenwood Cem (now known as Benton-Greenwood Cem), Benton Twp.
Benton-Greenwood cem. is located on N. Green Bay Rd. just N. of Wadsworth Rd.
Benton Twp supervisor has cemetery plot books.
Inscription
Ira Mix - Dec. 18, 1887
Family Members
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