On 27 Oct 1838 Samuel Evans, Hannah Evans, Samuel Evans, Aaron Evans and Rosanna Jarrett deeded ½ acre of land for fifty cents in cash to Aaron Ballard, James T. Barnard and Samuel C. Evans, trustees of the Baptist church called "Lick Branch" for the purpose of a "Burying Ground." They also deeded one acre south of the cemetery to the same trustees for the purpose of building a house of worship for the Baptist church known as "Lick Branch."
In September of 1829 Lemuel Evans purchased the land where the cemetery is located. Lemuel died in September of 1859. Lemuel and Hannah O'Harrow Evans had a total of 12 children, all deceased by 1884. During the Civil war, Lemuel and Henry Evans died on the battlefield, their mother, Hannah, had their bodies recovered and brought back to Henry county for burial in the Evans cemetery.
There has been considerable damage and vandalism done in this cemetery. Many stones are missing and a lot of graves are unmarked. Two years ago I personally returned several stones to this cemetery that had been carried off by vandals and recovered by the Henry county Sheriff's department.
This last fall the Henry County Cemetery Commission started repair and rebuilding of the stones and cleaning the area of weeds and trash in this cemetery. We should have it looking nice again this year after many years of neglect.
Thomas Hamm and the New Castle Junior History Club recorded this cemetery in
1973. I have researched and added a few names to that list.
Name | Death | Born | Other Info
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Ball, James | 28 Mar 1877 | 29y,5m,22d |
| Ballard, Aaron | 1 Aug 1877 | 81y,7m, | Same stone as Nancy
| Ballard, Mary E. | 4 Feb 1877 | 4m,26d, | Dau. of PE & J
| Ballard, Nancy | 16 Mar 1885 | 75y, 7m,10d | Same stone as Aaron
| Bouslog, Boston | | |
| Bruce, Hester Ann | 6 May 1854 | 1m,2d | Dau. of J & J
| Bruce, Jane Wood | 15 Jun 1854 | | W of Joshua - D. of J&S Wood
| Davis, Olive Josephine | 5 Mar 1878 | 15y,5m,7d | Dau. of Jacob & Sarar
| Downs, Susan | 22 May 1845 | 70y |
| Dunbar, Emma | 7 Oct 1872 | ?y,8m, |
| Dunbar, O. W. | 11 Apr 1884 | 22 Oct 1856 |
| Evans, Aaron | 7 Jan 1884 | 74y,10m,17d |
| Evans, Clarissa | 18 Jul 1880 | 31y,11m,16d | Same stone as James
| Evans, David S. | | | Son of Lemuel & Hannah
| Evans, Hannah | 1 Jan 1886 | 85y | W of Lemuel
| Evans, Hannah | 25 Feb 1852 | 25y,8m,5d |
| Evans, James | 28 Jul 1880 | 37y,7m,13d | Same stone as Clarissa
| Evans, John | 21 Oct 1869 | 31y,10m,23d |
| Evans, Joseph | 1 Jan 1842 | 2y,8d, | Son of Lemuel & Hannah
| Evans, Lemuel | 15 Sep 1859 | 15 May 1797 |
| Evans, Lemuel | 5 Feb 1863 | | 57th, IN Inf. Co. F
| Evans, Lora G. | 18 Jul 1880 | 15 May 1860 | Dau. of J & C
| Evans, Mary M. | 18 Jun 1875 | 15 May 1860 | Dau. of J & C
| Evans, Sunannah Sayers | 1836 | 1775 | Wife of David
| Evans, William L. | 22 Nov 1879 | 13y,2m,26d | Son of James & Clarinda
| Evans, Henry | 12 Jan 1863 | | Co. A 54th IN Inf.
| Foreman, Amanda | 5 ? 1864 | 5y, | Dau. of Jane
| Foreman, George | 29 Feb 1864 | 89y |
| Garmen, Daniel | 11 Nov 1881 | 23 Jun 1801 | Same stone as Sophia
| Garman, Kate A. | 13 Feb 1870 | ?y,10m,19d | Wife of George
| Garman, Sophia | 16 Mar 1877 | 10 Feb 1904 | Wife of Daniel
| Garman, Willard W. | 19 Oct 1894 | 21 Jul 1867 |
| Gaugh, Abigail | 3 May 1842 | 29y,7m.14d |
| Gaugh, Charles | 4 Sep 1842 | 41y,10m,15d |
| Gaugh, Charles M. | 2 Aug 1839 | 2y,6m |
| Gaugh, Laurence | 10 Aug 1842 | 19y |
| Gaugh, Lemuel | 2 May 1863 | | 84th IN Inf. Co. G
| Gaugh, Luke | 17 Jul 1835 | 17y,10m,15d |
| Goble, Harriet L. | 16 Apr 1859 | 2y,8m,15d | Dau. of P & E N
| Hale, Lutetia C. | 12 Mar 1884 | 31y,3m,8d |
| Harter, Anna A. | 29 Sep 1863 | 4y,9m,5d | Dau. of JM & MC
| Harter, Elizabeth | 10 Dec 1857 | 18y,7m,2d | Dau of D & M
| Harter, Mary A. | 10 Feb 1877 | 68y,11m,17d | Wife of David
| Harter, Sanford M. | 5 Mar 1868 | 6m,5d | Son of JM & MC
| Harter, William R. | 6 Feb 1845 | 4y,6m,16d | S of D & M
| Harvey, Filander T, | | | In ground vault"
| Harvey, Sarah A. | 20 Jul 1874 | 28y,9m,5d | Wife of FT
| Healey, Jesse H. | 25 Feb 1856 | 60y,5m,8d | 1st Sheriff of Henry Co.
| Healey, Sarah | 7 Jul 1871 | 79y,2m,21d | Wife of Jesse
| Hess, Perry | 13 Apr 1854 | 3y,1m,7d | Son of Elizabeth
| House, A------ | 2 Apr 1850 | 2y,3m,17d |
| Jefferson, Sarah A. | 31 Mar 1885 | 39y,9m,8d | Wife of JW
| Jeffries, Anderson | 26 Mar 1865 | 70y,10m,23d |
| Jeffries, Harriet | 16 Feb 1868 | 72y,1m,9d | Wife of A
| Kessinger, Mary Alice | | 23y,5m,5d |
| Lester, Pleasant | 4 Jan 1858 | 14y,8m | Son of James & Ester
| Muterspaugh, Eliza | 12 Mar 1865 | 65y9m,14d | Wife of Fredrick
| Muterspaugh, Fredrick | 5 Sep 1856 | 57y |
| Muterspaugh, Joel C. | 16 Sep 1862 | 36y |
| Newcomer, Benjamin F. | 27 Aug 1855 | 6y,3m,18d | Son of WM & L
| Newcomer, Daniel H. | 9 Jun 1873 | 23y,3m,23d | Son of MB & EJ
| Newcomer, Elizabeth | 4 Feb 1874 | 42y,3m,23d | Wife of W
| Newcomer, Eliza J. | 18 Apr 1896 | 10 Dec 1830 | Wife of Malachi
| Newcomer, Infant | 13 Aug 1863 | 11d | Son of John & Sarah
| Newcomer, Malachi B. | 21 Feb 1896 | 4 Oct 1829 | Same stone as Eliza
| Newcomer, Mary J. | 5 Sep 1854 | 1y,1d | Dau. of MB & EJ
| Riadon, Benton | 14 Apr 1861 | 4 Jan 1840 |
| Riadon, Catherina | 29 Mar 1861 | 1 Jan 1845 |
| Riadon, George | 25 Aug 1838 | 4 Aug 1838 |
| Riadon, Louisiana | 21 Mar 1861 | 25 Jan 1813 | 3rd wife of Wm.
| Riadon, Nancy | 6 -- 1838 | 27 Mar 1813 | Wife of Wm.
| Riadon, William | 31 Nov 1864 | 11 Mar 1794 |
| Sheets, Mary O. | 7 Feb 1865 | | Dau of WA & NS
| Sheets, Nancy S. | 9 Aug 1871 | 27y,1m,20d | Wife of Wm.
| Showers, Infant | | | Son of CW & LA
| Showers, Milton | | | Son of CW & LA
| Simmons, Jordan | 11 Dec 1856 | | Son of James & Lydia
| Simmons, Oliver H. | 9 Oct 1872 | 16y,4m,3d | Son of Jas & Lydia
| Smith, Susannah | | |
| Sowash, Charlotte O. | 16 May 1863 | 33y,2d | Wife of David
| Thomas, Catherine | 15 Nov 1857 | 25y,10m,27d | Wife of Benuamin
| Williams, Albert | 21 Oct 1894 | 18 Sep 1860 |
| Williams, George | 9 Nov 1897 | 26 Aug 1868 |
| Williams, Jane E. | 16 Oct 1876 | 50y,1m,21d |
| Williams, Joseph | 1924 | 1832 |
| Williams, Joshua | 16 Jan 1896 | 10 Mar 1814 |
| Williams, Laura | 30 Aug 1905 | 21 Apr 1833 |
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