Canaan Cemetery

Canaan

Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 11E
Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana



Canaan Cemetery
Photo by Ruth Hoggatt, Sep 1, 2000.

Established 1812
Burial site of Revolutionary and Civil War Soldiers.
Former location of Canaan Methodist Church.
Land acquired and cemetery restored by Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church in 1963.
The names and dates recorded were taken directly off the stones if the stone was readable; if the dates were not readable, I used the 1941 D.A.R. record. I completed this record on Jan. 23, 2000. There were about 41 stones that were unreadable. There were 22 names on the D.A.R. list that I couldn’t find so some of them were apparently among the ones that were unreadable now. One stone was upside down & I couldn’t read it, I am assuming it is one that is on the D.A.R. list also. I am including (at the end of my list) the names that were on the D.A.R. list of 1941 but that I couldn’t find.


Entrance to Canaan Cemetery
Photo by Ruth A. Hoggatt, Sep 1, 2000.


Name Date of Birth Date of Death Other Info.
Armand, Catherine   10-07-1863 Daug. of F. & C. Armand (aged 10 yrs. 5 mos.)
Armand, Catherine 09-15-1818 10-22-1900 Wife of Fredrick
Armand, Fredrick 08-17-1816 03-15-1905 Wife on same stone.
Armand, Margaret 12-10-1856 11-26-1912 Daug.of F. & K. Armand
Ayres, Eliza Cordelia   04-19-1836 Infant Daug. of Edward & Ann Ayres
(aged 2 yrs 4 mos. 12 days)
Baird, Fred A.   11-06-1882 Son of S.M. & M.S. Baird (5 yrs. 10 mos. 6 days)
Banta, Freda L. 11-07-1915 08-08-1996 Same stone as George B.
Banta, George B. 09-12-1911 10-19-1990 Same stone as Freda L. Banta
Banta, John D. 10-24-1818 02-04-1899  
Banta, Lititia Ann   04-08-1875 Wife of B.V. Banta (aged 32 yrs.)
Banta, Mary J. 10-09-1821 03-20-1902  
Banta, Milliard F. 08-22-1858 02-28-1896  
Banta, Sarah E. 12-07-1857 05-30-1920  
Barber, Annie M.   05-25-1873 Wife of John W. Barber
Barnes, Carmen Lee 1974 1974  
Barton, Albert   1902 Infant
Barton, Helen F. 04-08-1913 01-20-1973  
Barton, James H. 01-14-1900 04-17-1974  
Beckett, Lucy J.   01-03-1888 Wife of Samuel H. (aged 31 yrs.)
Beckett, Martha   01-04-1879 Wife of Samuel (aged 68 yrs.)
Beckett, Samuel 05-26-1812 01-27-1900  
Bishop, Alois 10-04-1911 10-03-1991 “Bishop’s Mill Hardware”
“Mill Closed Miller has Gone Home”
Bishop, Edgar B. 1838 1915 Civil War Soldier, Flag Bearer
Bishop, E. Parker 09-02-1879 03-12-1946 Same stone as Mary E. Bishop
Bishop, Job 1755 1845 U.S. Soldier, Rev. War. Mass. Militia 1776
Bishop, Joel 03-23-1793 08-09-1851 Two stones for Joel one with just him on it and one with Mary (wife) (aged 58 yrs 4 mos. 16 days)
Bishop, Mary   05-02-1869 Wife of Joel (aged 69 yrs. 9 mos. 24 days)
Bishop, Mary E. 03-13-1884 09-16-1968 Same stone as E. Parker Bishop
Bliton, John 09-06-1885 05-31-1965 Same stone as Willa Bliton
Bliton, Willa 02-01-1888 08-02-1982 Same stone as John Bliton
Bondurant, Noah 06-19-1781 12-14-1856  
Bondurant, Samuel H.A.   09-04-1851 Aged 26 yrs. 22 days
Brandon, Joseph 02-18-1821 11-06-1846 Son of John & Anna Brandon
Brandon, Melissa 05-19-1839 11-10-1847 Daug. of John & Anna Brandon
Buchanan, Clara E. 07-14-1870 02-05-1898 Wife of L.M. Buchanan
Buchanan, Larry Wilbur 12-21-1938 04-11-1994 Same stone as Susanne Taylor Buchanan
Buchanan, Mary A. 07-16-1914 01-17-2000 Same stone as Wilbur G.
Daug. of Parker & Mary E. Bishop
Buchanan, Dawson 1892 1930  
Buchanan, Wilbur G. 06-03-1911 10-07-1987 Same stone as Mary A. Buchanan.
Son of John & Linnie Buchanan
Buchanan, Zoe 1890 1905  
Cain, John   1830 In memory of John Cain, founder of Canaan. He designed the village, outlined the streets & operated the first Grist Mill in the settlement.
Cain, Katherine   07-30-1833 Consort of John Cain (aged 41 yrs.)
Callis, Bernice 01-09-1937 04-06-1963  
Campbell, Hannah J.   07-11-1897 Wife of Isaac D. Campbell (aged 57 yrs.)
Carnine, Allen 06-17-1810 04-15-1894 Same stone as Lyda w/small one “father” next to it
Carnine, Lyda (McCarty) 03-24-1813 10-08-1862 Same stone as Allen w/small one “mother” next to it
Carnine, Sarah 05-23-1817 01-27-1882 Wife of A. Carnie
Cloat, Leroy 1935 1998  
Conner, Carl D. 11-03-1881 07-25-1889 Son of W.S. Conner
Conner, Lenna L. 1865 1916 Same stone as David L. Vestile. Under names “Wife of David L Vestile & Lewis E. Gordon”
Conner Louis F. 02-05-1863 03-03-1884  
Conner, Mittie A. 07-12-1871 07-13-1893 Daug. of L.A. & H.J. Conner
Conner, Sarah J. 07-27-1844 05-11-1896 Wife of Wm. B.(same stone as Wm.)
Conner, William B. 02-11-1841 01-01-1900 Same stone as Sarah J.-wife
Copeland, Arline 08-17-1902 11-27-1979  
Copeland, Betty M.     Same stone as Dale LaVant Copeland (husband)
Married 06-27-1953
Copeland, Dale 12-15-1904 06-06-1975 Same stone as Madeline Copeland
Copeland, Dale LaVant 09-25-1928 12-07-1993 Same stone as Betty M. wife. Married 06-27-1953.
CPL US Marine Corps-Korea. Outstanding member of platoon.
Copeland, David Lewis 02-08-1928 06-26-1965  
Copeland, Howard Lee 04-02-1903 11-24-1972  
Copeland, Infant   03-28-1861 Infant son of John W. & Mary
Copeland, James   04-09-1861 Aged 64 yrs. 5 days
Copeland, Jane Marquis 09-08-1832 01-30-1900 Wife of Rob’t P. Same stone as Rob’t
Copeland, Madeline 06-19-1905 02-06-1988 Same stone as Dale Copeland
Copeland, Mary   04-04-1889 Aged 81 yrs. 11 mos. 4 days
Copeland, Mary   11-27-1865 Wife of William Copeland
(aged 67 yrs. 10 mos. 20 days)
Copeland, Rob’t P. 05-16-1827 09-07-1898 Same stone as Jane (wife)
C. A.P.     Initals APC on small stone no other info
Daily, Anna   08-28-1856 Wife of Rude Daily (aged 67 yrs)
Daily, Malan Rude   05-05-1848 Son of John & Sarah Daily (aged 6 mos. 24 days)
Daily, Nancy A. 02-17-1814 03-05-1892 Wife of Rude Daily
Daily, Owen   03-03-1877 Aged 63 yrs. 6 mos.
Daily, Samuel Rude   07-21-1847 Son of John & Sarah E. Daily (aged 9 mos. 12 days)
Daily, Samarimas   09-08-1844 Wife of John Daily Died in 21st year
Daily, Sarah   08-26-1861 Aged 91 yrs. 8 mos.
Daily, Sarah E. Mily   03-13-1849 Wife of John Daily Died in 23rd yr
Daily, Rebecca J. Phillips 11-07-1834 10-24-1908 Wife of Martin H. Daily
Daily, Rude 01-15-1799 08-04-1881  
Demaree, Isabelle 1899 1904 Daug. of W.L. & L. Demaree
Duncan, Clara 02-08-1899 02-18-1979 “Wife” Stone is next to Leroy Duncan’s but doesn’t say she was his wife.
Duncan, Leroy A. 03-12-1897 10-27-1971 Missouri FC3 US Navy WWI
Eades, Eva Irene 11-13-1931   Same stone as Harry Robert Eades. On back of stone, “Our daughters, Karen & Linda”
Eades, Harry Robert 11-03-1927 08-25-1997 Same stone as Eva Irene Eades. On back of stone, “Our daughters, Karen & Linda”
Etherton, Ealy A. 11-02-1865 03-04-1922 Wife of Joseph (same stone)
Etherton, Everett “Deb” 01-16-1891 10-11-1965  
Etherton, Joseph 01-13-1863 07-18-1945 Same stone as Ealy A. (wife)
Ferguson, Gladys 01-07-1891 06-22-1891 Daug. of R. & C. Ferguson
Ferguson, India A.   01-16-1873 Daug. of Jas. & M. Ferguson
(aged 15 yrs. 2 mos. 14 days)
Ferguson, James   05-13-1888 Aged 72 yrs. 2 days
Ferguson, Jennie 04-02-1869 09-22-1895 Daug. of W.M. & Fannie Ferguson
Ferguson, Mary A.   06-14-1898 Aged 77 yrs.5 mos. 7 days
Ferguson, Mary F. 04-05-1833 02-10-1900 “Mother”
Ferguson, William H.   08-11-1863 Son of Mary & Jas. (Aged 22 yrs. 11 mos. 11 days)
Co. A. 3rd Reg. Virginia
Ferguson, William M. Unreadable Unreadable Son of James & Mary A. Ferguson
Ferris, Harold A. 1912 1966 Same stone as Robena Ferris. “Married 08-14-1935”
Ferris, Lisa Lynn   10-29-1968 Daug. of Gale Sr. & Eleanor Ferris
Ferris, Robena 1914   Same stone as Harold A. “Married 08-14-1935”
Foster, Arthur 1911 1968 Same stone as Mattie Foster
Foster, Mattie 1912   Same stone as Arthur Foster
Francis, Calvin 1861 1931 Same stone as Fannie Manville Francis
Francis, Fannie Manville 1865 1917 Same stone as Calvin
F. C.     Small stone with initials “C.F.”
Gans, Elizabeth   03-13-1849 Infant daug. of John & Sarah Ann Gans
(Aged 11mos. 13 days)
Gans, John 09-03-1811 05-14-1895 Same stone as Sarah Ann (wife)
Gans, Joseph N. 1843 1914 Same stone as Sarah F.
Co. C. 82nd Ind. Vol. Inf.
Gans, Malinda   03-04-1851 Wife of Wm. A.   (aged 28 yrs. 4 mos. 9 days)
Gans, Sarah A. 01-10-1819 02-20-1890 Wife of John. Same stone.
Gans, Sarah F. 1845 1927 Same stone as Joseph N.
Glaze, Sophia   07-21-1882 Dau of Wm & N.S. Glaze (aged 20 yrs. 5 mos.)
Glaze, Sophia 09-09-1800 01-22-1886 Wife of Thomas
Glaze, Thomas   10-03-1882 Aged 82 yrs. 10 mos. 16 days
Goodrich, James E.   03-14-1847 Son of R.S. & Mary Jane Goodrich
(aged 1 yr. 5 mos. 13 days)
Gordon, Amanda M. 10-27-1854 03-30-1894 Same stone as Lewis Gordon
Gordon, Bengaman F.   10-16-1847 Son of Wm & Ann Gorday
(aged 8 yrs. 4 mos. 16 days)
Gordon, Carl H.     Infant son of L.E. & A.M. Gordon-no dates
Gordon, Dennis A, 03-04-1915 08-11-1978  
Gordon, Hannah C. 09-28-1828 01-15-1913 Same stone as William H. Gordon
Gordon, James   01-16-1884 Aged 60 yrs. 1 mo. 14 days.
“Our fathers grave, weep not he is at rest.”
Gordon, Lenna L. Conner 1865 1916 Wife of David Vestile & Lewis Gordon
Gordon, Lewis E. 01-31-1853 09-12-1937 Same stone as Amanda M. Gordon
Gordon, Samuel M. 04-29-1833 02-16-1911 Co. G. 82 Reg. Ind. Vol.
Gordon, William 07-10-1795 03-18-1849 Aged 53 yrs, 8 mos. 8 days
Gordon, William H. 08-29-1831 07-10-1904 Same stone as Hannah C. Gordon
Co. F. 37 Reg. Ind. Vol.
Groves, Delbert 05-16-1910 12-09-1991 Same stone as Mildred Groves.
PFC US Army WWII
Groves, Mildred 02-21-1912 09-07-1984 Same stone as Delbert Groves
Gray, Chester L 03-01-1914 10-05-1914  
Gray, Edwin 1855 1936 Same stone as Minnie Gray. Small stone next to it marked “Father”.
Gray, George 1881 1926 Same stone as Pearl M. Gray
Gray, Minnie 06-29-1878 11-12-1917 Same stone as Edwin Gray
Gray, Pearl M. 1882 1968 Same stone as George Gray
Greewood, Elizabeth 12-04-1828 01-21-1911 Wife of Ira J. Greenwood.
Same stone as Ira.
Greenwood, Ira J. 04-28-1834   Same stone as Elizabeth
Greenwood, Mary E. 05-17-1864 10-07-1886 Daug. of I.J. & E. Greenwood. “At Rest”
(aged 22 yrs. 4 mos. 20 days)
Hagan, George W. 1831 1920 Same stone as Sophia P. (wife)
Hagan, Sophia P. 1831 1904 Wife of George W. Hagan. Same stone.
Hagan, Ulysses 01-19-1869 10-20-1869 Son of G.W. & S. Hagan
Hall, Babe   06-12-1917 Same stone as Bernard L. & Geneva
Hall, Bernard L. 02-28-1913 01-25-1923 Same stone as Babe & Geneva Hall
Hall, Christian   10-15-1894 Son of S & M Hall
(aged 7 yrs. 9 mos. 15 days)
Hall, David H.   04-11-1887 Aged 56 yrs. 24 days.   Looked like their was another name on this stone but it was unreadable.
Hall, Geneva 12-14-1907 12-24-1908 Same stone as Babe & Bernard L. Hall
Hall, Henry 11-07-1801 01-05-1878  
Hall, Nellie Mae 03-05-1887 10-31-1939 Same stone as Vernie E. Hall
Hall, Solomon L. None None “Wife & Mother”
Hall, Vernie E. 06-06-1885 07-12-1964 Same stone as Nellie Mae Hall
Hamilton, Alta C. 09-09-1906 05-20-1997 Same stone as Clifford Hamilton
Hamilton, Arnold 12-01-1880 08-29-1971 Same stone as Hallie Hamilton
Hamilton, Clifford 06-15-1905 10-12-1987 Same stone as Alta C. Hamilton
Hamilton, Hallie 08-06-1884 01-27-1973 Same stone as Arnold Hamilton
Hamilton, Kenneth L. 06-27-1929 06-17-1999 Same stone as Margaret A. Hamilton
Hamilton, Margaret A. 06-21-1935   Same stone as Kenneth L. Hamilton
Hamilton, Ruth Etherton 11-19-1908    
Hankins, Hannah E. 08-07-1851 01-14-1911  
Harden, Ricky Rev. 09-20-1955 06-19-1995  
Harris, Hiram   05-11-1866  
Hart, Della Frances 05-27-1919    
Hart, Donna L. 08-22-1941   Same stone as Harold D. Hart.
Daug. of Dale & Madeline Copeland
Hart, Harold 09-05-1916    
Hart, Harold D. 01-02-1940   Same stone as Donna L. Hart.
Son of Harold & Frances Hart
Howard, Joseph   05-15-1850 Aged 30 yrs. 11 mos. 14 days
Howard, Lucy Elizabeth   01-08-1848 Daug. of Jos. & Mary J. Howard (aged 11mos. 2 days)
Johnson, Edwin   11-21-1874 Son of S.P. & H. Johnson
(aged 15 yrs, 4 mos. 22 days)
Johnson, Ida   02-15-1864 Daug. of S.P. & H. Johnson
(aged 2 yrs. 5 mos. 15 days)
Kennedy, Amanda   06-13-1836 Wife of Erastus Kennedy (age 20 yrs)
Kennedy, Amanda L. 04-27-1835 03-03-1839 Same stone as Lafayette, Martha E., Nancy R., Clara A., & Emaline Kennedy
Kennedy, Benjamin C.   11-15-1876 Aged 64 yrs. 11 mos. 11 days
Kennedy, Benjamin F. 04-27-1832 08-06-1910 Same stone as Lizzie J. (wife)
Kennedy, Clara A. 06-23-1851 10-13-1861 Same stone as Amanda L., Nancy R. Emaline, Martha E., & Lafayette Kennedy
Kennedy, E. H.     Co. G. 137th Ind. Inf.    (only info)
Kennedy , Emaline 05-10-1839 02-10-1842 Same stone as Lafayette, Martha E., Amanda L., Nancy R., & Clara A. Kennedy
Kennedy, Hiram 08-15-1844 06-19-1902  
Kennedy, James H. 03-31-1841 11-11-1875  
Kennedy, Lafayette 12-29-1849 03-26-1850 Same stone as Martha E., Amanda L., Nancy R., Clara A., & Emaline Kennedy
Kennedy, Lizzie J. 10-29-1837 09-12-1894 Wife of Benjamin F. Kennedy, same stone.
Kennedy, Margaret Eliza 12-04-1838 12-03-1870 Wife of Wm. E. Kennedy,same stone
Kennedy, Martha E. 04-30-1837 10-08-1846 Same stone as Lafayette, Amanda L., Nancy R., Clara A., & Emaline Kennedy
Kennedy, Nancy R. 09-01-1816 11-19-1857 Same stone as Lafayette, Martha E., Amanda L., Clara A., & Emaline Kennedy
Kennedy, Sarah Ann   07-29-1847 Wife of Ephraim Kennedy   (aged 36 yrs.)
Kennedy, William E. 10-09-1833 06-12-1877 Same stone as Margaret Eliza (wife)
King, Grace   02-19-1884 Daug. of Hannah (age 3 yrs. 4 mos.15 days)
King, Hannah 05-27-1839 04-18-1910  
Kiser, Dale     No other info.
K.   S.A.     Only initals SAK on small stone
Land, Alexander 1849 1922 Same stone as Lida W. & Grace Land
Land, Elizabeth 05-08-1826 10-23-1906 Same stone as Henry Land
Land, Grace 1901 1922 Daug. of Lida W. & Alexander Land, same stone.
Land, Henry 06-07-1823 07-22-1899 Same stone as Eliz. Land
Land, Lida W. 1862 1954 Wife of Alexander Land, same stone as Alexander & Grace (daug.)
Land, Luella   07-01-1879 Daug. of A.N. & L.A. Land
(aged 1 yr. 8 mos. 19 days)
Land, Lydia A.   10-09-1890 Aged 39 yrs. 11 mos. 18 days.
It looked like there were other names on this stone but they were unreadable.
Lee, Charles M.   01-13-1884 Aged 20 yrs. 5 mos. 13 days
Lee, Elizabeth 02-28-1832 10-28-1890 Same stone as Hugh J. Lee
Lee, Emma D. 08-22-1872 05-23-1933 Same stone as Fannie M. Lee
Lee, Fannie M. 02-14-1868 10-18-1906 Same stone as Emma D. Lee
Lee, Hugh J. 10-22-1822 03-25-1905 Same stone as Elizabeth Lee
Lee, James H. 01-17-1859 03-19-1893  
Lee, Minnie S. 09-17-1866 05-27-1888  
Lee, Nathan 10-03-1853 12-28-1881  
Lee, William W.   07-15-1885 Aged 49 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days
Lewis, Idabell   12-20-1862 Daug. of J.R. & Hannah Lewis
(aged 27 yrs. 4 mos. 5 days)
Lewis, William   07-17-1851 Son of James R. & Hannah (aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 22 days)
Littlejohn, Elizabeth 01-19-1767 10-07-1844 Mother of Jas. Littlejohn (aged 77 yrs. 8 mos. 19 days)
Littlejohn, Emily Melica   12-28-1846 Daug. of J.W. & Mary Littlejohn
(aged 3 yrs. 1 mo. 26 days)
Littlejohn, Goldie D. 08-04-1915 08-07-1915 Daug. of A.W. & M. Littlejohn
Littlejohn, Rhoda   06-14-1853 Wife of Jas. Littlejohn (aged 61 yrs. 1 mo.)
Littlejohn, Susannah Rien   01-28-1829 Daug. of Jas. & Rhoda Littlejohn
(aged 9 yrs. 11 mos. 7 days)
Lochard, Bessie   12-29-1884 Daug. of C.Y.& Susie Lochard (aged 8 mos. 29 days)
Lochard, Emma 02-05-1869 04-26-1894  
Lochard, Infant   07-08-1882 Infant daug. of C.Y. & Susie Lochard
Lochard, Joseph H.   03-22-1887 Inside iron fence with stone of wife, Phebe G. Lochard (aged 76 yrs. 5 mos.)
Lochard, Nancy A. 06-19-1839 03-22-1894 Same stone as S.B. Lochard
Lochard, Phebe G.   05-15-1875 Inside iron fence with stone of husband, Joseph H. Lochard (aged 55 yrs.)
Lochard, S.B. 05-12-1836 03-24-1894 Same stone as Nancy A. Lochard
Lochard, Victor H.   05-22-1886 Aged 23 years
Lyon, Gale 09-09-1924 11-29-1999 Son of Glenn & Mamie A. Cutshall Lyon. U.S. Marine Corps Vet. of WWII
Lyon, George D. 08-17-1909 02-27-1985 Same stone as Lucille E. Lyon. Son of George W. & Nettie Wolf Lyon
Lyon, Glenn 12-05-1897 05-06-1972 Same stone as Mamie A. Lyon
Lyon, Lucille E. 12-02-1917   Same stone as George D. Lyon.
Daug. of E. Parker & Mary Nay Bishop
Lyon, Mamie A. 01-31-1902 10-06-1989 Same stone as Glenn Lyon
Manford, Clara 08-18-1825 04-23-1901 In life beloved, in death lamented.
Manford, Curtie   04-14-1881 Youngest son of E&M (aged 5 yrs. 11 mos. 8 days)
Manford, Eugene   01-23-1879 Aged 29 yrs. 4 mos. 29 days
Manford, Hugh G. 03-03-1822 04-19-1885  
Manford, Viola R. 04-23-1857 01-23-1872 Daug. of H.G. & Clara Manford
McCalla, Thomas M. 4-30-1855 12-22-1855 Son of Joseph W. & Clarinda. Aged 7mos. 22 days
McCarty, Almanza P. 1851 1852 Son of Wm. W. & Lucy McCarty
McCarty, Harriet 02-04-1822 11-20-1836  
McCarty, Henry 09-02-1800 12-28-1864 Aged 64 yrs. 3 mos. 26 days
McCarty, Jeanette Bascom 08-29-1853   Same stone as Dr.W.W. McCarty, & Lucy Lott
McCarty, Lucy Lott 03-27-1824 05-30-1891 Same stone as Dr. W.W. McCarty, & Jeanette Bascom McCarty
McCarty, Mary   09-18-1836 Wife of Daniel McCarty, died in 35th year
McCarty, Sarah 07-23-1821 Unreadable  
McCarty, W.W., Dr. 02-04-1829 12-15-1910 Same stone as Lucy Lott & Jeanette Bascom McCarty
McCoy, Charles   05-21-1878 Son of Jas. & Marcella McCoy (age 15 yrs.)
McCoy, James H. 02-05-1833 06-14-1888  
McCoy, Marcella 02-07-1830 10-29-1889  
McKay, Edith A. 04-24-1827 09-29-1889  
McKay, Jennie 1858 1935 “For the resurrection & the life”
Means, Daily 07-27-1880 01-19-1900 Son of John L. & Sarah E. Means
Means, John H.   02-14-1897 Aged 82 yrs. 3 mos.
Means, John L. 01-20-1860 03-19-1925 Same stone as Sarah E. (wife)
Means, Louisa   05-16-1890 Wife of J. H. Means (Aged 71 yrs. 2 mos. 2 days)
Means, Sarah E. 09-26-1862 11-11-1925 Wife of John L. Means, same stone
Melton, Sarah A. 01-09-1848 06-05-1872 Wife of James M. Melton
Miller, Dessie Vanosdol 05-13-1884 08-01-1978  
Miller, Randall Lee 06-29-1990 12-01-1995 Son of Nolan & Nadine Miller
Milligan, Eddie   02-02-1879 Aged 13 yrs. 8 mos. 25 days
Milligan, Edward B. 1819 1892 Same stone as Parthenia F. (wife)
Milligan, Parthenia F. 1822 1903 Wife of Edward B. Milligan. Same stone.
Mitchell, Daniel K. 01-18-1805 08-24-1862  
Mitchell, Dicy A. 08-16-1836 03-22-1883 Wife of Jas. P.
Mitchell, Dyson H. 06-04-1848 09-25-1852 Son of Rev. Matthew & Sarah Mitchell
Mitchell, Eliza B.   09-08-1846 Aged 30 yrs. 7 mos. 4 days
Mitchell, Mary 08-24-1803 01-18-1894 Wife of D.K.
Montgomery, Doris E. Johnson 08-15-1902 09-20-1977  
Montgomery, Hubert B. 1898 1964  
Nay, Gordon 07-03-1917 06-12-1987 Same stone as Irene B. Gordon CPL US Army WWII
Nay, Irene B. 04-18-1924   Same stone as Gordon Nay
Nay, Paul 11-05-1929 01-13-1983  
Nicklus, Jacob 03-02-1813 08-05-1845 Born in Canton Bern Switzerland
Partin, Evan “Jack” 05-29-1933 01-05-1988 PVT US Army-Korea
Pendleton, Edith L. 09-05-1922   Same stone as James C.
“Married 09-07-1946”
Pendleton, James C. 04-06-1922   Same stone as Edith L. Pendleton
“Married 09-07-1946”
Phillips, James W. 07-27-1815 05-24-1899  
Phillips, Mary J. 09-03-1818 06-09-1906  
Phillips, Rebecca   06-30-1869 Daug. of Jas. W. & Mary J. Phillips
(aged 33yrs. 6 mos. 23 days)
Phillips, Rebecca   12-29-1878 Wife of Rob’t Phillips (aged 89 yrs. 8 mos. 6 days)
Phillips, Robert   07-05-1858 Aged 73 yrs. 3 mos. 17 days
Powell, Sarah L.   04-15-1875 Wife of Cedrick Powell. Aged 62 yrs.
Rayborn, Nancy M. 01-14-1840 04-16-1899  
Rea, Earl 04-15-1895 06-19-1977 Pvt. US Army
Rea, Elsie 1908 1908  
Rea, Emma E. 1875 1924 Same stone as John C. Rea
Rea, John C. 1854 1929 Same stone as Emma E. Rea
Rea, John W. 1906 1906  
Rea, Mabel 1909 1912  
Rea, Robert 1904 1904  
Risk, Anor O. 1855 1921 Same stone as Isaac A. Risk
Risk, Carl S. 07-15-1924   Same stone as Edith J. Risk, married 12-23-1944
Risk, Donie O. 08-21-1892 09-29-1964  
Risk, Edith J. 09-28-1928   Same stone as Carl S. Risk, married 12-23-1944
Risk, Eliza J. 1850 1932 Wife of Samuel H. Same stone
Risk, Ellen Rose 12-28-1919 06-16-1994  
Risk, Howard C. 02-11-1922   Same stone as LaVonna M. Risk, married 05-29-1943. “Our children, Richard S., Larry E., Shirley A.”
Risk, Infant 02-10-1921   Infant son of S. & V. Risk ( 3 days )
Risk, Isaac A. 1849 1901 Same stone as Anor O. Risk
Risk, James A. 1857 1928 Same stone as Sarah J. Risk
Risk, LaVonna M. 03-08-1925   Same stone as Howard C. Risk, married 05-29-1943. “Our children, Richard S., Larry E., Shirley A.”
Risk, Leola   06-13-1907 Daug. of Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Risk
Risk, Mabel R. 1897 1986  
Risk, Naomi 06-13-1919 02-24-1972  
Risk, Russell L. 08-18-1913 10-13-1987  
Risk, Samuel H. 1847 1912 Same stone as Eliza J. (wife)
Risk, Sarah J. 1857 1934 Same stone as James A. Risk
Risk, Verna 06-10-1880 08-08-1895 Son of S. H. & L. J. Risk. "Every joy to us is dead since brother is not here."
Robinson, Solomon 08-13-1885 03-25-1907  
Rodgers, Ella 09-07-1872 09-07-1893  
Salyers, Helen I. 11-09-1845 03-21-1867 Wife of Simeon Salyers
Schnitger, Charles   02-20-1862 Aged 56 yrs.
Schnitger, Emeline   02-13-1859 Wife of G. Schnitger (aged 40 yrs. 6 days)
Schnitger, Emma 02-17-1840 08-23-1894 Daug. of C. & E. Schnitger
Schuartz, Mae 1881 1921  
Scott, Bernard B. 01-17-1905 01-23-1977 Same stone as Opal A. Scott
Scott, Opal A. 06-15-1909 12-04-1993 Same stone as Bernard B. Scott
Shaday, Eliza A. 1858   Same stone as Franklin B.
Shaday, Franklin B. 1853 1918 Same stone as Eliza A.
Shaddy Eliza A. 1858 1921 Separate stone from the one above spelled “Shaday”
Shadday, Nettie 09-20-1885 10-07-1905  
Shepard, Thomas 03-14-1861 03-26-1876 Son of S.J. & M.A. Shepard
Short, Cynthia   02-12-1889 Wife of J.B. Short (aged 71 yrs. 7 mos. 16 days)
Short, John B.   06-23-1883 Aged 64 yrs. 18 days
Smith, Harrison L. 01-14-1838 03-04-1905 Same stone as Margret E. (wife)
Smith, Lilla Arzona   05-26-1879 Daug. of H.L. & M.E. Smith
(aged 4 yrs. 4 mos. 24 days)
Smith, Luella 1862 02-28-1884 Daug. of H.L. & E. Smith
Smith, Margret E. 05-22-1848 06-07-1918 Wife of Harrison L. Same stone.
Speak, Gertrude 10-06-1879 10-01-1896  
Spencer, David I. 12-15-1916 12-20-1916 Son of David I. Spencer Jr. Same stone.
Spencer, David I. Jr. 09-24-1881 12-09-1916 Same stone as David I. Spencer (Son)
Spencer, Harriet J. 1841 1928  
Stewart, Agnes   03-02-1890 Daug. of S.?. & M.?.   (aged 1 yr. 8 mos. 23 days)
Stewart, Belle Manville 1863 1949 Wife of Edwin R. Stewart (same stone)
Stewart, Earl 01-01-1890 09-10-1905 Son of Edwin & Belle
Stewart, Edwin R. 1860 1913 Same stone as Belle (wife)
Stewart, Elizabeth 09-15-1849 07-13-1887 Daug. of John H. & Mary
(aged 37 yrs. 9 mos. 28 days)
Stewart, Isaiah   11-20-1868  
Stewart, John H. 04-26-1813 12-25-1877 Aged 64 yrs. 7 mos. 29 days
Stewart, Lewis C. 04-30-1835 04-01-1895 Same stone as Mary Stewart (wife)
Stewart, Martella 1865 1904 Same stone as Robert B. Stewart
Stewart, Martha E. 1848 1916 Wife of Samuel H. Stewart Same stone
Stewart, Mary 12-26-1816 09-18-1893 Wife of John Stewart (aged 76 yrs. 8 mos. 23 days)
Stewart, Mary   08-28-1881 Wife of Isaiah Stewart (aged 84 yrs. 7 mos. 18 days)
Stewart, Mary 1841 1880 Wife of Lewis C. Stewart
Stewart, Robert B. 1861 1904 Same stone as Martella Stewart
Stewart, Roselin H.     Daug. of Geo. W.M. & Frances Stewart
(stone broken, no other info readable)
Stewart, Ross   04-11-1889 Son of Robert B. & Martilla (aged 1yr. 1 mo. 2 days)
Stewart, Samuel H. 1838 1912 Co. C. 82nd Ind Inf.
Same stone as Martha E. Stewart
Stewart, Sarah E.A.     Daug. of Geo. W.M. & Frances Stewart
( stone broken, no other info readable)
Storm, Harold Edward 07-12-1926 11-22-1966  
S. M.     Small stone marked MS, nothing else on it.
Taylor, David M. 02-21-1906 12-26-1978 Same stone as Maude Taylor
Taylor, George W.   06-23-1857 Son of H.S. & S. Taylor ( aged 41 yrs.)
Taylor, John   10-18-1851 Aged 76 yrs. 5 mos.
[According to Charles M. Taylor, John's birth date was July 21, 1775.]
Taylor, Mary M. 09-10-1823 04-04-1882 Wife of James J. Taylor
Taylor, Maude 09-10-1906 12-22-1992 Same stone as David M. Taylor
Taylor, Melissa 1858 1878 Same stone as John & Eleanor Warfield
Thornton, Beverly S. 03-08-1950   Same stone as David W. Sr.   “Married 09-12-1969”
Thornton, Dallas C. 1908 1983 Same stone as Freda D. Thorton
Thornton, David W. Sr. 07-31-1942 12-19-1997 Same stone as Beverly S. Thorton
“Married 09-12-1969”
Thornton, Freda D. 1918   Same stone as Dallas C. Thorton
Thornton, Grace B. 01-24-1883 11-10-1953 Same stone as Victor S. Thorton
Thornton, James M. 11-15-1841 01-12-1912 Same stone as Melissa A. Thornton
Thornton, Melissa A, 01-10-1843 07-08-1917 Wife of J. M. Thornton, same stone
Thornton, Victor S. 11-10-1880 02-14-1939 Same stone as Grace B. Thorton
Vanosdol, Berniece 07-30-1916 09-26-1981  
Vanosdol, Cyril     2 yrs old. No dates
Vanosdol, John D. 07-24-1881 07-12-1925  
Vernon, Mary Ann   07-17-1853 Consort of Pleasant R. Vernon
(aged 26 yrs. 4 mos. 12 days)
Vestile, David L. 1865 1898 Same stone as Lenna L. Conner
Under Lenna's name it says, "Wife of David L. Vistile & Lewis E. Gordon"
Vestile, Francie 05-30-1854 07-22-1876 Wife of J.W. Vestile, same stone.
(Aged 22 yrs. 1 mo. 23 days)
Vestile, Joseph W. 11-20-1851 03-01-1880 Same stone as Francie (wife)
(aged 28 yrs. 3 mos. 11 days)
Wadsworth, Alice     Same stone as Joseph & John. Infant children of Benj. & Mary H. Wadsworth-No dates
Wadsworth, Benjamin 1878 1879 Son of Arthur & Mary Jane Wadsworth
Wadsworth, Benjamin   09-12-1873 Formerly of England
Wadsworth, Benjamin Jr. 05-06-1860 07-03-1901  
Wadsworth, Chester 1883 1945 Same stone as Julia & William. “Son”
Wadsworth, Gracie   02-25-1878 Daug. of W.P. & J.A. Wadsworth (aged 1 year)
Wadsworth, John     With Joseph & Alice. Infant children of Benj. & Mary H. Wadsworth-No dates
Wadsworth, Joseph     With John, & Alice. Infant children of Benj. & Mary H. Wadsworth-No dates
Wadsworth, Julia 1851 1933 Same stone as William & Chester, “Mother”
Wadsworth, Mary H. 11-29-1823 10-01-1900  
Wadsworth, William 1849 1899 Same stone as Julia & Chester, “Father”
Warfield, Clara M. 02-02-1862 01-11-1866  
Warfield, Eleanor P. 1822 1874 Same stone as John Warfield & Melissa Taylor
Warfield, Eijamint (looked like) 06-06-1860 01-29-1863 Son of C.T. & Emma
Warfield, Eliza Ann   12-24-1874 Wife of Gam.Warfield (aged 40 yrs. 11 mos. 15 days)
Warfield, Elizabeth 09-04-1839 12-28-1868 Wife of Absolom S. Warfield
Warfield, Emma 03-30-1858 05-19-1879 Daug. of G. & E. Warfield
Warfield, Ephraim 01-02-1819 03-07-1870  
Warfield, Gamaliel T.   10-30-1881 Aged 55 yrs. 2 mos. 15 days
Warfield, Grace E. 03-29-1879 02-26-1889  
Warfield, Infant   05-09-1873 Son of H?????
Warfield, Jacqueline   12-05-1880 Wife of Gam. Warfield (aged 50 yrs. 14 days)
Warfield, John 1824 1909 Same stone as Eleanor P. Warfield & Melissa Taylor
Warfield, ???n     Stone broken, maybe John-unreadable dates
Warfield, Joshua   11-18-1838 Aged 7 yrs. 10 mos.
Warfield, Lydia 04-03-1798 06-07-1880 Wife of John Warfield (aged 82 yrs. 2 mos. 4 days)
Warfield, Mary Jane 11-29-1847 12-02-1863 Daug. of John & Eleanor Warfield
Warfield, Miletus D.   09-07-1862 Son of E.P. & E.?   (aged 13 yrs. 7 mos. 2 days)
Warfield, Millard E. 02-28-1854 06-21-1880  
Warfield, Sarah Unreadable Unreadable Name was only thing readable
Warfield, William G.   01-18-1846 In 29th year
Warfield, William Robert   02-10-1848 Son of John & Eleanor Warfield
(aged 2 yrs. 2 mos. 18 days)
Wheeler, Mary A. 1842 1912 Wife of Thomas D. Wheeler, same stone
Wheeler, Thomas D. 1844   Same stone as Mary A. (wife)
Whitham, Cecil 05-18-1903 06-18-1987  
Whitham, Grace 1881 1964 Same stone as John Whitham
Whitham, John 1870 1927 Same stone as Grace Whitham
Whitham, Leo Glenn 12-09-1923 06-21-1998 SA US Navy W.W. II
Whitham, Norma Jene 04-02-1927 01-07-1929  
Woodfill, Florence 07-28-1880 01-17-1901  
?, Charles   09-04-1862 Aged 20 yrs. 20 days.
Last name unreadable.
?, Racgela (looked like)   06-11-1868 Daug. of--s---   (aged 18 mos. 28 days)
?, Harry     “Little Harry” only thing readable.
?, Sarah H. 11-20-18?? 06-03-18??  




These are the names that were on the 1941 D. A. R. list,
but the stones are now unreadable.

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Other Info.
Cook, William   06-15-1837  
Ellis, Ida M.   06-06-1885 Aged 24 yrs.
Goodrich, May Jane   04-02-1846 Wife of R.S. Goodrich (aged 21 yrs.) I think this should be “Mary Jane” check out the name above James E. Goodrich
Hall, Christian   09-04-1874 Aged 38 yrs.
Harris, Samuel N. 04-18-1828 09-10-1860 Son of H. & M. Harris
Lee, Joseph H. 01-07-1859 03-19-1893  
Lee, Wallace W.   03-23-1885 Aged 28 yrs.
Littlejohn, Susan Maria     Infant daug.
May, Amanda E. 12-04-1841 04-29-1911  
May, George S. 03-13-1838 04-23-1911  
May, Mary G.   12-21-1862 Daug. of Henry & Eliza May (aged 2 yrs.)
McCarty, Missouri 04-15-1810 09-06-1840  
Mitchell, Sarah A. 01-09-1848 06-05-1872 Wife of Jas. Mitchell
O’Neal, Catherine M. 1877 1915  
O’Neal, John T. 1879    
Short, Sarah Jane   07-25-1882 Wife of R.M. Short (aged 52 yrs.)
Smith, Sallie 1872 1935 Wife of Wm. Smith
Spencer, Rhoda   05-14-1864 Wife of Benj. Spencer (aged 34 yrs. 9 mos. 25 days)
Stewart, Frank M. 10-09-1874 11-15-1915  
Taylor, Sarah 11-20-1819 06-03-1881 Wife of H.S. Taylor
Warfield, Jared 08-23-1777 09-21-1839  
Warfield, John 05-04-1795 07-18-1851  


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