Godfrey Cemetery, originally known as Monticello Cemetery, was part of property owned by Benjamin Godfrey that was donated to the Monticello Seminary in February 1840, with four acres set aside for interments for the Seminary. Records indicate the first burial on the property was Abigail Turner in 1817. The first Godfrey family burial was Benjamin Godfrey's young daughter Caroline, who died on April 4, 1837, at the age of four. Another early interment was Revolutionary War veteran Jabez Turner, buried in 1846 at the age of 90. Benjamin Godfrey died in 1862, and his grave, lot 50, is marked by an obelisk. Also buried there are veterans of the War of Mexico, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and both World Wars. In 1887, the Godfrey Cemetery Association took ownership of the property. In 1897, association board member Dr. William H.C. Smith founded Beverly Farm, a home in Godfrey for people with developmental disabilities, and he purchased numerous grave plots designated for its residents. More recent notable burials include Jesse L. Cannon and his wife Charlene (Walker) Cannon, who were both trustees of Elijah P. Lovejoy's grave.