On June 1, 1826, Daniel and Susan Baxter purchased from Daniel's parents (James and Rebecca Baxter) the northwest quarter of section 22, in what is now Monroe Township. The Baxter family cemetery was located in the southwest corner of this quarter section, on Shun Pike Road. On August 19, 1872, Daniel and Susan sold this quarter section to their daughter Mary Chambers, and her husband James. After Mary died in 1905, her heirs sold 120 acres of this quarter section to Lincoln and Eva Lee, at a public auction held on October 1, 1906. The Lees sold this property to Walter R. and Mary E. Day on December 11, 1908.

The Day family lived here for 32 years until early 1941, when the United States Government established the Jefferson Proving Ground for war efforts. As the Day farm was located inside the proving zone, it was purchased by the government on April 3, 1941. However, the deed excluded the cemetery, and described it as being one-half acre; 8 poles north and south, and 10 poles east and west (or 132' x 165'). The following month, on May 19, 1941, the U.S. Government purchased the Baxter cemetery grounds, along with several other cemeteries in the same situation. Baxter Cemetery representatives were: Lillard Custer, Monroe Township trustee; Michael G. Heitz, Cleve Yost, and Harry Lindsey, members of the Advisory Board of Monroe Township. The Baxter Cemetery was relocated to the east side of the 1500 block of Michigan Road, at Madison. And, on August 26, 1941, the Jefferson County Re-Interment Association, Inc. deeded the new 0.458 acre burial ground to John H. Commiskey, Daniel B. Schoolcraft and Robert G. Chambers, Baxter Cemetery Trustees. At the present time (2002) the Baxter Cemetery does not have a cemetery association. Fortunately, the cemetery is kept in good condition due to the generosity of a trustee from the adjoining Bayless and Monroe Cemeteries, who hired a caretaker.

In a newspaper article written by Charles Heberhart in 1940, shortly before Baxter Cemetery was relocated, he stated that there was an iron-fence around Daniel and Susan Baxter's lot. Unfortunately, this fence was not transferred to the new cemetery location. A photograph of the Baxter lot, showing the iron fence was printed in the Indianapolis News in 1941, along with an article reprinted from The Madison Courier, dated October 6, 1919. The reprinted Courier article was a story on the Baxter brothers who served in the Union Army, during the Civil War. These men were the nephews of Daniel Baxter, and are not buried at the Baxter Cemetery.

Single stone = ss    Foot stone = fs

Anderson, Maggie, w/o S.B., Dec 11 1878 - Jun 30 1907 [Beside Reed stones]

Ashley, Mary Ann, 1941- 1967 [Beside Raymond & Nellie Bovard]

Baxter, Daniel  Nov 24 1794 - Apr 5 1879
Baxter, Susan, w/o Daniel,  Aug 27 1798 - Sep 1 1883
  [DAR gave maiden name as Wilson. Marker made by
  Detroit Bronze Co., Detroit, Mich.]

South of the drive: 1st row, Baxter & Reed; 2nd row, Cummiskey.

Baxter, Daniel,  s/o Daniel & Susan, Mar 7 1831 - Feb 6 1864 [fs - D.B.]
Baxter, Harriet, Sep 4 1835 - Feb 13 1845 [fs - H.B.]
Baxter, Eliza C., May 3 1842 - Mar 28 1863 [fs - E.C.B. ]
Baxter, Nathaniel W.,  Jun 15 1825 - Sep 22 1836 [fs - N.W.B.]
Baxter, Lucinda, Jun 18 1834 - Aug 5 1834 [fs - L.B.]
Baxter, Susan J.C.,  Nov 20 1822 - Nov 7 1832 [fs - S.J.C.B.]

Berry, Otis  Apr 28 1901 - Aug 1 1902 "Our Baby"

Bovard, Dallas R., 1920 - 1920 [fs - plain]
Bovard, Raymond, 1894 - 1971 [ss - Nellie]
Bovard, Nellie, 1890 - 1971 [ss - Raymond]

Brickel, Sallie O., 1858 - 1905 "We will meet again" [fs - S.O.B.]

Buchanan, Anna H., 1864 - 1940 "Mother" [Beside Mike & Florence Schwartz]

Chambers, James, 1821 - 1901 [ss - Mary]
Chambers, Mary, his wife, 1820 - 1905 [ss - James]
Chambers, Burditt, Feb 14 1872 - Jul 13 1898 [ss - Lina]
Chambers, Lina, Jun 6 1868 - no death date [ss - Burditt]
  [See Vallilee, Lina Chambers]
Chambers, Ira, Co. H., 10th Ind. Cav.
Chambers, James Wilson, 1851 - 1908 [ss - Martha Ann]
Chambers, Martha Ann, his wife, 1856 - 1908 [ss - James Wilson]
Chambers, Isaac Daniel, 1859 - 1936 "Father" [ss - Maria; fs - Father]
Chambers, Maria Johnston, 1858 - 1936 "Mother" [ss - Isaac;  fs - Mother]
  [Three feet away in the same line there appears to be a burial marked by a geode]
Chambers, Clarence D., Indiana, Pvt Co B 2 Discharge Det, World War I,
  May 27 1891 - Oct 27 1956
Chambers, I. Roy, Jun 28 1895 - Jun 19 1978 [ss - Nannie; Masonic Emblem]
Chambers, Nannie, Apr 5 1894 - Nov 22 1981 [ss - I. Roy; Eastern Star emblem]
Chambers, Dean Samuel, Sep 1 1916 - Jan 3 1985
  Other side: Dean S. Chambers, SP2 US Coast Guard, World War II,
  Sep 1, 1916 - Jan 3 1985
Chambers, George R., 1893 - 1970
Chambers, Charles, 1874 - 1940
Chambers, Robert, 1924 - 1999 [ss - Maida Chambers]
Chambers, Maida, b. 1923 - ____ [ss - Robert]

Commiskey, Francis E., Dec 24 1882 - Apr 13 1965
  [Masonic Emblem. Beside Pleasant Cummiskey]

Cummiskey, Rebecca B., Oct 5 1818 - Jan 31 1887
  [American White Bronze Co., Chicago, Ill. DAR Note: maiden name Baxter.]
Cummiskey, Joseph, Aug 8 1813 - Nov 15 1857 [Bronze marker]
Cummiskey, Joseph Newton, Jul 28 1847 - Dec 8 1847
Cummiskey, John Franklin, Aug 29 1840 - Apr 6 1843
Cummiskey, Pleasant, 1887 - 1922 [Beside Francis E. Commiskey]
Cummiskey, Cyrus W., Jul 3 1849 - Apr 29 1915 [ss - Sarah A.]
Cummiskey, Sarah A., Oct 3 1852 - Feb 3 1929 [ss - Cyrus W.]
Cummiskey, Charles Wesley, s/o C.W. & S.A., May 30 1877 - Aug 11 1881
  [Detroit Bronze Co., Detroit, Mich.]

Johnston, Thomas, SGT 13 Ind. Cav, Feb 15 1922
Johnston, India C., w/o Thos., 1844 - 1902 [fs - Mother]

Jones, Martha A., w/o Daniel T., d. Aug 15 1873, age 45y 6m 1d [fs - M.A.J.]
Jones, Charlie, s/o D.T. & Martha A., Jul 4 1871 - Aug 9 1872

Kohl, Christian, 1824 - 1904 [ss - Henrietta; fs - Father]
Kohl, Henrietta, 1831 - 1910 [ss - Christian; fs - Mother]
Kohl, William H., Mar 16 1862 - May 8 1938

Lawrence, Nicholas B., Aug 28 1901 - Jun 27 1983 [ss - Gladys V.]
Lawrence, Gladys V., Jul 31 1907 - Dec 26 1980 [ss - Nicholas B.]

Patton, Major John N., Aug 31 1825 - May 18 1895 [ss- Eliza M.; fs - plain]
Patton, Eliza M., his wife, Dec 18 1831 - Sep 6 1920 [ss - John N.]

Reed, Crit, Jan 10 1895 - Jan 14 1895 [fs - C.R.]
Reed, George M., Oct 27 1864 - Feb 3rd 1909 [fs - GMR]
Reed, Carlie, s/o Geo. & Etta, Jan 23 1902 - Mar 9 1923 [fs - Carlie]
Reed, Susan R., Apr 7 1876 - May 4 1894 [stone detached from base]
Reed, Geo. W., May 7 1841 - Jan 26 1920 [Masonic emblem]
Reed, Annie, w/o G.W., Dec 31 1842 - Jan 20 1902
Reed, Charles W., Aug 4 1871 - Nov 19 1908
Reed, John R., 1882 - 1954 [ss - Della M.]
Reed, Della M., 1881 - 1945 [ss - John R.]
  [There is a unidentified grave marked with a plastic cross & silk flowers.
  Between Maggie Anderson and John R. & Della M. Reed]

Risk, See Tower - Risk stone

Rynearson, Charles Otto, 1877 - 1947 [ss - Mary Louemma]
Rynearson, Mary Louemma, 1879 - 1970 [ss - Charles Otto]

Schoolcraft, Daniel B., 1876 - 1968 [ss - Mary B.]
Schoolcraft, Mary B., 1891 - 1978, wed Nov 24 1912 [ss - Daniel B.]
Schoolcraft, Ben G., Jan 4 1885 - Jan 5 1974
Schoolcraft, Ralph W., Aug 20, 1913 - Oct 6 1991, 1st LT U.S. Army
Schoolcraft, Harold F., Mar 9 1903 - Mar 8 1904 "Our Darling Baby"
Schoolcraft, Lizzie, w/o Daniel, Dec 6 1882 - Mar 19 1903
  [Listed by DAR. Not found during this survey. Illegible
  stone in Schoolcraft lot, probably is Lizzie's.]
Schoolcraft, Cyrus E., Mar 23 1882 - Jul 22 1901 [fs - plain]
Schoolcraft, Francis M., Jan 28 1843 - Jan 22 1928 [ss - Mary S.; fs - Father]
Schoolcraft, Mary S., his wife, Jun 27 1855 - Mar 17 1891 [ss - Francis M.; Mother]

Schwartz, Mike C., 1889 - 1955 [ss - Florence E.; Masonic emblem]
Schwartz, Florence E., 1888 - 1964 [ss - Mike C.]

Siebenthal, Orris E., 1913 - 1958 "Daddy" [ss - Rae]
Siebenthal, Rae, 1912 - 1986 "Mother" [ss - Orris E.]

Stevenson, Joseph G., 1895 - 1961
Stevenson, Mollie, w/o Andrew, b. 1876, unable to read death date.
  [The rest of the stone is illigible. Behind the stone is a foot stone "Father"]

*Tower, William S., Dec 31 1891 - Sep 21 1964

Tower - Risk stone
 *William S. Tower, Dec 31 1891 - Sep 21 1964
  Nora J. Tower, May 13 1890 - Aug 26 1983, m. Mar 28 1917
  Other side:
  James C. Risk, Dec 9 1885 - Jul 24 1961
  Ada A. Risk, Mar 7 1888 - Oct 13 1968, m. Mar 2 1910

Vallilee, Lina Chambers, 1868 - 1958 [Beside Burditt & Lina Chambers stone.]

Whitham, Joseph R., 1894 - 1961 [ss - Hattie C.]
Whitham, Hattie C., 1894 - 1978 [ss - Joseph R.]

Williams stone
  Anna R. Williams, 1887 - 1975
  Kenneth R. Williams, 1887 - 1965
 *Infant - Edwin Dale - Feb 9 1925

*Williams, Edwin Dale,  Feb 9 1925