From Spiceland Township, Henry County, Indiana Cemetery Inscriptions
1824-1981
By Richard P. Ratcliff
Transposed by Donna J. Tauber
The Dunreith Cemetery is located adjacent to the Penn-Central Railroad tracks and US 40 (Old National Road) on the southwest edge of the town of Dunreith on section 32 of Spiceland Township, Henry County.
The town was originally known as Crum’s Spring, then as Coffin’ Station. The name was changed to Dunreith in 1866 in honor of Emory Dunreith Coffin (1824-1863), a pioneer merchant of the community.
The Cemetery is immediately north of a grove of trees where the old Buck Creek Christian Church once stood. The church was founded in 1838 and occupied the site until the present church (renamed Dunreith Church) was erected in 1909.
Many of the individuals buried in the Dunreith Cemetery were members of the old Buck Creek Church. The Friends also had a meetinghouse in Dunreith from 1867 until 1932 and no doubt several members of the old meeting are buried in the Cemetery.
Since Dunreith is located along the National Road, a number of burials are of non-local origin. The first burial took place in 1834 and the last marked burial in 1939. However, the unmarked burials since that time are included in this listing, the last taking place about 1962. The cemetery is now in fairly good as it is maintained by the town. Some stones were damaged January 1, 1968, at the time of the costly train wreak, explosion and fire in Dunreith. A total of 172 burials were recorded in the Dunreith Cemetery, 80 of which died before reached the age of 28.
Joseph W. Abrams, Pendleton Bullen, J.A. Crickmore, Thomas J. Johnson, Dallas Lawson, and C.H.G. Moore, all veterans of the Civil War, are buried in the Cemetery.
These inscriptions were recorded in 1966 by R. Thomas Mayhill with additions made by Richard P. Ratcliff in 1974. I would like to thank Ralph Hollander and Howard Glide well, both of Dunreith, and Elza Sorrell of Spiceland for their help in verifying names and dates.
Richard P. Ratcliff
(1974)
This information has been wonderfully recorded and preserved thanks to the above persons. I have tried to portray this information in a format for others to research, therefore not going by the actual cemetery inscriptions, which doesn’t always
give enough information, and calculating an approximate date for birth and death with the information that is given.
D. T. Tauber
NAME |
DATE OF BIRTH |
Death/information |
ABRAMS |
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Joseph W. |
No date |
No date – Co. C, 22 KY Inf. GAR* |
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ADAMS |
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Francis A. |
Oct. 2, 1870 |
Oct. 5, 1870 - D. of JW & Elmira |
Lydia |
June 28, 1810 |
June 19, 1894 – W. of SB Adams |
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ADDISON |
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Julius |
1867 |
April 27, 1890 (On same stone as Marshal) 22y, 8m, 4d. |
Marshal B. |
Dec. 1872 |
August 11, 1876 (On same stone as Julius) 3 y, 8m, 6d. - S of WT & Penelope |
ANDERSON |
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Delana Adline |
1845 |
1929 (buried next to William) |
Mary Ann |
1821 |
June 10, 1848 27y, 3m, 26d, (buried next to Rebecca) |
Rebecca |
1828 |
March 10, 1849 21y, 1m, 13d |
William |
1856 |
1917 (buried next to Delana Adline) |
BELL |
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Emory L. |
Dec. 1863 |
Jan 26, 1867 3y, 1m, 11d - S of W.H.& E.J. |
Phebe A. |
1842 |
Jan 5, 1865 23y, 24 d. W of John |
BENNETT |
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Jesse A. |
unknown |
August 2, 1855 S of S.S. & E.J. |
BULLEN |
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Pendleton |
No date |
No date – Co. G, 16 Ind, Inf. GAR* |
CRICKMORE |
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J.A. |
No date |
No date – Co. A, 26 Ind. Inf. GAR* |
Jesse A. |
Nov. 7, 1857 |
July 30, 1897 |
Vernie C. |
March 8, 1886 |
Aug. 11, 1886 – S of J.A. & S.J. |
COLTRAIN |
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Laura J. |
December 22, 1862 |
January 26, 1863 1m, 4 d, - D of J.N. & S. |
CONRAD |
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George W. |
July 24, 1838 |
May 23, 1907 (buried next to Mary J.) |
Mary J. |
Sept. 4, 1859 |
March 5, 1912 (buried next to George) |
Nora E. |
Nov. 1862 |
Dec. 31, 1864 2y, 1m, 20d, - D of George & Mary |
CREEKMORE |
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Susannah |
Abt. Sept. 1805 |
Feb. 15, 1852 57y, 6m, 10d, - W of William |
CRUM |
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Elbridge |
Feb. 1868 |
April 7, 1868 1m, 29 d, - S of J.T. & M.L. |
Mary L. |
Dec. 1826 |
Feb 11, 1868 41 y, 1m, 15d, - W of J.T. |
DAVIS |
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Altosa E. |
1855 |
Sept. 29, 1865 10y, 8m, 20 d, - D of Thomas & R. |
Augustus E. |
1850 |
1880 |
Harvey W. |
Feb. 1843 |
Sept. 11, 1844 1y, 7m, - S of Martin & Prudence |
Mary Jane |
May 1848 |
14y, 11m, 24d, - D of T. & R. |
May |
Dec. 8, 1866 |
4d, (on same stone as Thomas) |
Prudence |
1813 |
Nov, 9, 1873 60y, W of Martin |
Rosa |
Aug. 1823 |
May 1, 1865 41 y, 9m, 15d, W of Thomas |
Thomas |
Abt 1814 |
Sept. 9, 1872 52y, 9m, 22d |
EDMUNDSON |
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Elizabeth |
April 1848 |
Dec. 5, 1862 |
Nancy |
April 4, 1779 |
April 19, 1852 73y, 15d, W of Robert |
Robert |
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April 5, 1838 58y, 11m, Father of Elder R. (buried next to Nancy) |
FORD |
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Anna L. |
1884 |
1932 (on same stone as George W.) |
George W. |
1874 |
1919 (on same stone as Anna L.) |
GLIDEWELL |
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Carrie A. |
Jan. 22, 1887 |
March 7, 1887 D of Robert & Sarah |
Mary** |
Unknown |
No date – D of Robert & Sarah |
Robert** |
Unknown |
1908 - H of Sarah |
Robie |
August 1890 |
March 6, 1890 6m, 14d, - S of Robert & Sarah |
Sadie** |
Unknown |
No date – D of Robert & Sarah |
Sarah C.** |
About 1848 |
May 1, 1943 Apr. 95 y, - W of Robert |
GREENSTREET |
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Mary Johnson |
1787 |
August 31, 1870 (on same stone as Thomas) |
Thomas |
1782 |
Sept. 29, 1867 (on same stone as Mary) |
GROLER |
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Cinderella |
May 4, 1840 |
July 24, 1865 25y, 2m, 10d, - W of John |
HALL |
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Ambrose E. |
March 1864 |
May 19, 1864 1y, 24d, - S of J.N. & R.P. |
Curtis E. |
March 1840 |
July 10, 1862 60y, 4m, 27d, (in same lot as Phillip & Sylvia) |
Elizabeth |
1833 |
1908 (buried next to Larkin) |
Elizabeth |
1834 |
March 7, 1883 48y, 5m, 25d, - W of Larkin |
John Henry |
June 1862 |
Oct. 28, 1877 15y, 4m, 27d, - S of Andrew & Nancy |
Joseph G. |
Oct. 1853 |
March 6, 1855 1y, 5m, 15d, - S of M.S. & S.A. |
Larkin |
Feb. 1835 |
April 28, 1901 66y, 2m, 17d, (buried next to Elizabeth) |
Larkin |
July 1799 |
Nov. 16, 1843 43y, 2m, 21d. |
Martha |
Nov. 1834 |
June 1, 1853 18y, 7m, 1d, - D of C.& M. |
Mary |
Jan. 1, 1800 |
Jan. 12, 1863 63y, 11d, - W of Curtis |
Milton E. |
Jan. 1867 |
Sept. 8, 1868 1y, 7m, 27d, - S of G.W. & T.J. |
Nora |
Nov. 1873 |
March 4, 1874 4m, 24d, - D of G.W. & T.J. |
Phillip |
1825 |
Feb. 18, 1870 44y, 2m, 16d. |
Phillip |
Abt 1780 |
June 18, 1855 75 y. (buried next to Sylvia) |
Sylvia |
Abt 1871 |
July 25, 1849 68y. – W of Phillip |
Tabitha |
Dec. 1867 |
April 10, 1869 1y, 4m, 20 d, - D of G.W. & T. |
Tempy J. |
Dec. 1838 |
Feb. 25, 1874 35y, 2m, 3d, - w of G.W. |
HARROLD
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Andrew |
May 8, 1825 |
June 6, 1900 H of Tempie |
Andrew T. |
Nov. 1855 |
Feb. 28, 1861 5y, 4m, 3d, - S of W. & S. |
Catherine |
1797 |
June 20, 1863 65y, 10m, 14d, – W of Joel |
Helen F. |
Jan. 1860 |
March 11, 1861 1y, 1m, 16d, - D of A. & T. |
Henry M. |
Unknown |
March 20, 1861 - S of A.M. & R.J. |
Infant |
Unknown |
No date – S of A.M. & R.J. |
Nancy |
1808 |
Jan 8, 1844 35y, 7m, 11d. |
Oria |
March 8, 1862 |
March 28, 1862 20d.– D of E. & A. |
Rebecca J. |
1835 |
Jan 20, 1868 32y, 5m, 20d, (buried next to Oria) |
Tempie J. |
July 16, 1827 |
Feb. 23, 1893 – W of Andrew |
William |
1832 |
Feb. 7, 1874 41y, 10m, 7d. |
HARTER |
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Elizabeth |
1844 |
No date (on same stone as Isaac) |
Isaac |
1835 |
1923 (on same stone as Elizabeth) |
John M. |
July 1837 |
Aug. 22, 1870 33y, 22d. |
Leni L. |
March 6, 1867 |
Sept. 8, 1921 |
Royal E. |
April 1873 |
Oct. 12, 1874 1 y, 5m, 5d, – S of Isaac & Elizabeth |
HAYES |
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Catherine Harrold |
1831 |
1912 (buried next to John N.) |
Ella |
unknown |
No date – 9m. old – D of J.N. & G. |
Frances |
1830 |
Jan. 21, 1875 44y, 7m, 21d. – W of Pleasant |
Joel L. |
Feb. 1857 |
Sept. 6, 1857 7m, 26d, - S of P.H. & F. |
Joel L. |
Dec. 1855 |
Aug. 6, 1856 8m, 21 d, - S of J.N. & Catherine |
John N. |
Nov. 4, 1824 |
Nov. 5, 1889 65y, 1d, (buried next to Catherine) |
Orlando A. |
Jan. 1860 |
Feb. 23, 1886 26y, 18d, - S of J.N. & C. |
Pleasant H. |
1858 |
Jan. 19, 1884 25y, 5m, 14d, - S of J.N. & C. |
Silas R. |
1862 |
1923 (buried next to Frances) |
William |
June 1849 |
July 23, 1850 1y, 29d, - S of J.N. & C. |
HOLTSCLAW |
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David |
July 10, 1805 |
Oct. 13, 1869 64y, 4m, 3d, - H of Nancy |
Nancy |
Feb. 3, 1803 |
March 9, 1870 67 y, 1 m, 6d, - W of David |
HOOTON |
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Eliza Ann |
Dec. 1820 |
Jan 11, 1864 43y, 14d, - D of J.& L |
James |
1790 |
Feb. 25, 1873 82y, 10m, 11d, - H of Lucretia |
Lucretia |
1797 |
May 28, 1872 75y, - W of James |
Schuyler M. |
Sept. 1863 |
Dec. 22, 1863 3m, 27d, - S of E.M. & L.J. |
JOHNSON |
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Francis |
Feb 1776 |
Nov. 27, 1851 75y, 8m, 15d, (buried next to Thomas) |
Infant |
unknown |
Aug. 6, 1845 - D of Pendleton & Eliza |
James |
March 15, 1822 |
Feb. 14, 1911 – H of Malinda |
Malinda |
Jan. 31, 1828 |
July 23, 1907 – W of James |
Thomas |
1765 |
Aug. 1, 1846 81 y. (buried next to Francis) |
Thomas J. |
unknown |
No date - Co. K, 148 Ind. Inf. GAR* (buried next to Thomas & Francis) |
KIMBREL |
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Andrew J. |
1843 |
1912 – H of Mary J. |
Arlie C. |
1876 |
1930 |
Gerney E. |
April 2, 1874 |
May2, 1897 |
Mary J. |
1851 |
1911 – W of Andrew |
KNIPES |
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Jonas |
June 1844 |
July 10, 1846 2y, 16d, - S of T.&F. |
KING |
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Elizabeth |
Feb. 8, 1854 |
Oct. 12, 1865 11y, 8m, 4d, - D of J.A. & E. (buried next to Laughlin) |
Laughlin |
1801 |
June 8, 1864 63y, 5m, 13d. |
Laughlin T. |
Jan. 1846 |
May 13, 1856 10y, 3m, 14d. |
LANE |
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Fadella |
Dec. 1828 |
June 20, 1855 26y, 6m, 11d. |
James H. |
Nov. 1819 |
May 7, 1855 35y, 6m, 2d. |
Mary A. |
March 15, 1858 |
Sept. 17, 1882 24y, 6m, 2d, - W of Aaron |
LAMB |
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Samuel |
age 80 years |
Died July 31, 1900 |
LAWSON |
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Clement |
1771 |
March 26, 1867 96y. - H of Migha |
Dallas |
unknown |
No date Co. G, 16th Ind. Inf. GAR* |
Edward L. |
May 1863 |
July 13, 1864 10m, 14 d, - S of H. & S. |
Matilda |
1859 |
Jan 23, 1868 8y, 7m, 2d, - D of C. & S. |
Migha |
Abt 1776 |
Sept. 29, 1862 ‘abt. 86y’ – W of Clement |
LOWE |
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Benjamin F. |
March 9, 1856 |
Dec. 13, 1856 9m, 4d, - S of W.S. & M. |
Robert H. |
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Sept. 29, 1845 9m, 17d, - S of I.G. & M. |
O.G. |
April 10, 1808 |
June 29, 1867 59y, 2m, 19d, - W of Isaac |
MARSHALL |
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Hudson |
March 4, 1884 |
De. 20, 1906 |
MARTIN |
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Debbie M. |
1854 |
July 5, 1870 16y, 4m, 7d, W of A.C. |
McCOMBS |
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John D. |
June 1862 |
Aug. 21, 1863 1y, 27d, - S of J.I & E.A. (buried next to Joshua) |
Joshua L. |
Sept. 1833 |
Oct. 24, 1867 34y, 1m, 11 d. (buried next to John) |
MENIS |
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Amanda |
Dec. 25, 1844 |
Jan. 29, 1868 23y, 1m, 4d, - D of D. & I. |
James |
Aug. 1853 |
June 8, 1864 10y, 11m, 9d, - S pf D. & I. |
MOORE |
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C.H.G. |
unknown |
No date Co. A, 36 Ind. Inf. GAR* |
NEWBY |
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Cyrus A. |
1852 |
Oct. 20, 1856 4y, 5m, 19d, - S of C. & L. |
NICHOLAS |
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Mrs. (first name unknown)** |
unknown |
Abt 1962 |
NICHOLSON |
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Christopher |
July 10, 1804 |
Aug, 19, 1869 65y, 1m, 9d. |
Donald |
1893 |
1914 (buried next to Winonia) |
Perthenia |
Abt. 1867 |
March 9, 1869 62y. –W of Christopher |
William N. |
1800 |
March 9, 1888 87y, 5m, 7d, - (buried next to Christopher) |
Winonia |
1854 |
1916 (buried next to Donald) |
OVER |
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Mama S. |
1869 |
March 26, 1870 9m, 13d, - D of Christian and Martha J. |
PARKER |
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Sarah M. |
1858 |
March 8, 1870 11y, 8m, 2d, – D of W.D. & S.A. |
PARTIN |
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Elizabeth |
Nov. 1808 |
March 3, 1871 |
POWER |
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Daniel D. |
1847 |
Dec. 24, 1860 12y, 2m, 26d, - S of S. & A. |
Elizabeth P. |
Oct. 11, 1850 |
Dec. 23, 1860 10y, 2m, 12d, - D of S. & A. |
Mary C. |
March 1, 1863 |
May 13, 1864 1y, 2m, 13 d, - D of H. & E. |
Milton M. |
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Dec 7, 1860 ?y 1m, 28d, - S of S.& A. |
REASON |
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Emaline |
Feb. 1832 |
April 17, 1854 22y, 1m, 25d, -W of W.H. |
John L. |
Jan.21, 1854 |
May 28, 1854 4m, 7d, - S of W.H. & E |
RODGERS |
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Jesse |
1816 |
Feb. 26, 1856 39y, 3m, 25d, (buried next to Julia) |
Tempy C. |
May 1854 |
Nov. 2, 1854 5m, 27d, - D of J.J. |
ROGERS |
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John?** |
unknown |
Abt 1935 |
Julia A. |
Feb. 1825 |
March 3, 1860 35y, 1m, 28d, (buried next to Jesse) |
ROSE |
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Jane |
Feb. 28, 1810 |
1834 |
SANDERS |
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Isaac |
Jan. 1868 |
Aug. 2, 1868 7m, 18d, - S of J.W. & D. |
SORRELL |
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Mary Jane |
1918 |
1920 D of Walter and Mary |
William Christy** |
unknown |
1939 - of Christy and Helen |
STANLEY |
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Martha E. |
July 29, 1890 |
May 18, 1827 – W of Dr. J.G. |
SUITS |
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Maria |
March |
Aug. 31, 1885 60 y, 5 m. |
SULLIVAN |
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Sarah J. |
72 Years |
died Nov. 20, 1907 |
THURMAN |
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Nathan |
age 86 years |
June 1, 1905 |
WALKER |
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Elizabeth M. |
Abt. 1826 |
June 15, 1849 23y. D 0f W. & G. |
Rachel |
1799 |
Jan. 30, 1890 90y, 9m, 23d, - W of William |
WATKINS |
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Caroline |
June 26, 1912 |
Oct. 20, 1829 |
WEEKS |
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Lowery Alonzo |
1856 |
March 31, 1857 7m, - S of W. & R.A. |
Willis |
Abt. 1829 |
Sept. 15, 1857 28y. |
WHEELER |
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Jane |
Sept. 1818 |
Sept. 11, 1845 26y, 11m, 24d, W of R.A. |
John D. |
June 1, 1843 |
June 9, 1843 9d. – S of R.A. & Jane (buried next to Jane) |
WHITE |
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Eliza A. |
May 7, 1832 |
Dec. 15, 1904 |
WILLIAMS |
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Harman |
Feb. 18, 1817 |
March 24, 1877 67y, 2m, 6d. |
YATS |
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Jane |
March 5, 1821 |
Aug, 8, 1888 67y, 5m, 3d, - W of William (buried next to Milton J.) |
Milton J. |
1850 |
1923 (buried next to Jane & William) |
William |
Feb. 9,1820 |
Nov. 11, 1858 38y, 9m, 2d. |
DEBONE? |
Susan E. |
March 10, 1864? 40y, 6m, 5d, - D of D.J. & ? |
*GAR – GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (Civil War Veteran)
** No Stone
Misc.
Stones
C.A.G. (next to Edmondson stones)
W.J.E. (next to Edmondson stones)
R.E.
L.H.
T.S.
F.S.
D.D.P. (next to N.M. Power)