Jefferson County: Brisben Graves, Madison Twp

Brisbane / Brisben Graveyard

Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
Section 26 Town 4 Range 10E


Survey & Photos by Ruth Hoggatt, 2001


Brisben Graveyard
Photos by Ruth Hoggatt, May 5, 2001.

In 1941, the D.A.R. recorded this cemetery as being on the Stephens farm, east of Rd. 29 and North of Fairmount. The graveyard was grown up with honeysuckle and weeds and almost impossible to get into it.

They recorded one stone:

Sacred / to / the memory of / Ann C. Grover / who died Sep 3d / 1824 / age 8 months / 24 days

On May 5, 2001, Ellen Belcher, of Madison, showed Brad & I where this cemetery is located. [I will add directions later]. The cemetery is now located in a residential area and is being cared for. A monument which has a wrought iron fence around it has been added. A few pieces of broken stones are propped up behind the monument. One broken stone is outside of the fence.

Brisbane Monument:
John Brisbane, Oct 7, 1776 - Jul 31, 1836
Mary Young, Jul 11, 1776 - Dec 4 1835
John Jack Brisbane, Sep 8, 1812 - Feb 21, 1883
Nancy Paul Brisbane, d. Mar 4, 1836
Mark A. Brisbane, b. Nov 1, 1835
Margaret Allison, Jan 10, 1838 - Feb 12, 1912

Bertha Hare, May 20, 1806 - Oct 11, 1860, age 54 yrs 4 mos 21 days
Probably her foot stone.

In Memory of ____tena B. Kl___ / departed this life / 1844

Broken stone outside of the fence: Jul 30 ____ / in the 71st year of her age