Milton Twp. McKendree Church Cemetery
Section 8 Twp.4 Range 12E.
By Bob W. Scott
The DAR transcriptions for Jefferson County cemeteries list this church as
the McHenry Graveyard and also comments that "some call this the McKenzie
graveyard." But it is clearly the cemetery for the former McKendree Methodist
Church. The inscriptions here are copied from the John Paul DAR transcriptions.
This error has been repeated by the Indiana cemetery database.
Spellings of the name are given as McKendry and McKendra, but it's clearly
named after Bishop William McKendree.
Samuel and Rebecca Rogers deeded land to the trustees, Samuel Orem, John
Rogers, William Malcolm, Benjamin Rogers Jr. and Samuel Rogers on July 21,
1844 (Jefferson Co. Deed Book 2 p. 539.) By deed description the church was
located in the SW 1/4 Section 8 Twp. 4N Range 12E, which is on modern
Greenbriar Road near the Switzerland Co. boundary--the deed mentions a road
from Moorefield to Brooks Mill. Moorefield is in Switzerland Co. Brooks
Mill was on the Indian-Kentuck Creek, near the point where Dry Fork joins it.
The church disbanded by 1880 with members joining Home Church.
- Danner, Charles L. d. Jan. 3, 1870, age 27 yrs.
- Elston children, no stones.
- Kinney, Louisa J., dau of J. & Lucy Kinney, 1852-1862
- Rogers, Benjamin, d July 23, 1862, age 80 yrs
- Rogers, Rachel, w of Benjamin Rogers d. Apr. 12, 1852, age 63
- Rogers, Mary, w of Benj. Rogers, d Aug. 19, 1863, age 42 yrs
- Rogers, Lealdes, s of B. & M. Rogers, 1851-1852
- Shadday, Lydia, w of Richard Shadday d Mar. 26, 1866, age 24.
- Wallace, Virginia, w of Joseph Wallace May 3, 1806-Nov. 8, 1856.
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Comments
McKendry Methodist Church Additions Milton Township
These transcriptions were made in July 2007. Most of the stones transcribed by the DAR were fallen or missing. Growth made it difficult to church for fallen stones
Elston, Joseph, died 4 Nov. 1888, age 41 years
Elston, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph 8 Nov. 1858-Aug. 1932
Elston, David son of ….. (date broken off)
Added age and dates
Danner, Charles L. d. Jan. 3, 1870, age 27 yrs. 9 mos. 26 days. Stone Standing 2007
Rogers, Augustus s of B. & M. Rogers, 12 May 1848-22 May 1852