HENDRICKS CEMETERY BURIALS
(a/k/a Sarles Cemetery or "Hell's Half Acre")
Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana



Hendricks Cemetery before
its restoration by Dan and Betty Johnson

Buried stone of Amelia Baumgartel,
excavated and repaired by the Johnsons
This cemetery is located off State Road 60 at the Silver Creek Conservation Club; latitude 382436N, longitude: 0854743W.  Click here for a topographical map of this site, courtesy of www.TopoZone.com.

The property is owned by Essroc Materials company, which, in 1997, agreed to maintain the property, following Dan and Betty Johnson's restoration of the property in 1993 and their continuing efforts since that time to maintain it.

Betty and her grandsons (who are learning at a tender age to love and appreciate cemeteries) are shown here after the clean-up was completed. Dan and Betty may be reached at 812-246-9853; they do not have e-mail.

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The following index was transcribed from Dan and Betty Johnson's index

by Jessie Hagan on 03/16/97.



Baumgardel, Henry       Consort of Caroline M. B.       b: 12 MAR 1812  d: 28 DEC 1870

                        age 58 yrs 9 mos 16 days



Baumgartel, Amelia C.                                   b: 16 JAN 1808  d: 24 JUL 1892
Broady, Chester                                         b: 07 JAN 1913  d: 17 APR 1914



Broady, Norman           No stone                       b: 17 DEC 1924  d: 04 AUG 1925



Daumont, William A.      Son of A J D                   b:              d: 05 NOV 1855



Deaton, Mary B.                                         b: 15 JUN 1795  d: 30 APR 1851



Fisher, Charles B.                                      b: 08 SEP 1901  d: 24 FEB 1904



Fisher, Josephine                                       b: 06 SEP 1865  d: 19 MAR 1886



Fisher, Martin                                          b: 26 SEP 1872  d: 02 OCT 1900



French, Dellar E. Z.    Duughter of J & F A French      b: 18 MAR 1852  d: 03 AUG 1854



French, Flora Ann       Wife of Jacob French            b: 14 JUL 1821  d: 10 SEP 1867

                        [daughter of John Anson]
French, Virginia        On Stone with Flora Ann



French, Willie          Son of J. H. and A. French      b: 11 DEC 1873  d: 15 APR 1880



Gray, Margaret          Wife of Elijah                  b:              d: 08 NOV 1858

                        age 15 yrs 10 mos



Gray, Catherine         Wife of Thomas                  b:              d: 19 OCT 1897



Hartley, Absalom                                        b: 07 JUL 1815  d: 25 OCT 1891



Hartley, Catherine      Wife of Absalom                 b: 10 OCT 1821  d:    SEP 1880



Hartley, Harriet        Wife of William (age 19)        b:              d: 16 APR 1815



Hartley,                Infant son of William           b:              d:    APR 1815

                        (age 1 yr 2 days)



Hartley, Elizabeth      Daughter of A. & C. Hartley     b: 14 APR 1850  d: 29 MAR 1854



Hartley, William        Son of A & C                    b:              d:    AUG     

                        (age 2 yrs 2 mos 10 days)



Hendricks, Alma         Daughter of O & E               b: 30 APR 1907  d: 16 NOV 1913

                        No Stone



Hendricks, Isabelle     Daughter of S & E Hendricks     b: 03 JUN 1819  d: 17 JUL 1850



Hendricks, James L.     Son of S & E Hendricks          b: 19 APR 1847  d: 22 AUG 1848



Hendricks, John T.      Son of  S M & E Hendricks       b: 01 NOV 1842  d: 03 MAY 1847



Hendricks, Margaret     Daughter of S. & E. Hendricks   b: 21 JUN 1845  d: 13 JUL 1846



Hendricks,              Infant son of O E & M B P       b: 27 MAR 1906  d: 30 MAR 1906

                        No Stone



Hendricks, Oliver Emery Son of J A & N M                b: 03 FEB 1872  d: 24 MAY 1921

                        No Stone



Hendricks               Twin sons                       b: 21 FEB 1921  d: 21 FEB 1921

                        No Stone



Hendricks, Ralph        Son of J A & M E                b: 01 AUG 1883  d: 22 DEC 1886



Hendricks, William      Son of S M & E                  b: 02 FEB 1830  d: 01 NOV 1839



Hendricks, William O.   Son of SM & E                   b: 01 APR 1812  d: 22 SEP 1812



Hendricks, Virginia     daughter of O E and M B P       b: 24 MAY 1918  d: 02 OCT 1919

                        No Stone



Hendricks, Unknown                                      b: 17 NOV 1872  d: 08 DEC 1872  



Holsworth, Cristian     Cpl. Co "A" 23rd Indiana

                        Infantry, Civil War



Honneus, Emily          Wife of Dr. F H C H             b: 18 JUL 1842  d:



Honneuss, Dr. Fred H C  Husband of Emily                b: 23 MAR 1824  d: 06 JAN 1879



Jenkins, Catherine      Daughter of M                   b:              d: 05 JUL 1855

                        (1 yr 2 mos 7 days)



Jenkins, Lucinda        Wife of P. Jenkins                              d:    NOV 1851

                        age 30 yrs.



Kenyon, Rebecca         Wife of Jackson Kenyon                          d: 25 JAN 1849

                        Daughter of Wm. & E. Bostwick

                        (17 yrs 5 mos 7 days)



Koerner, Lottie M                                       b: 28 FEB 1880  d: 18 AUG 1929



Kuntze, Frank G.        Husband of Josephine            b: 19 MAR 1813  d: 08 FEB 1880



Morgan, Bartholomew     Indiana Pvt., Co. "C",

                        27 Mach. gun, BW, WWI           b: 24 MAR 1888  d: 19 SEP 1958



Morgan, Clyde           Son of B. & C. Morgan           b: 17 SEP 1889  d: 17 NOV 1894



Morgan, David                                           b: 17 MAR 1848  d: 15 APR 1891



Morgan, David B.        Son of D & E                    b: 26 MAR 1873  d: 11 NOV 1892



Morgan, Ethel                                           b: 18 OCT 1889  d: 13 AUG 1890



Morgan, Isabella        Wife of Thomas                  b: 25 DEC 1780  d: 28 OCT 1841



Morgan, Melvina                                         b: 04 JUL 1850  d: 06 JUN 1882



Morgan, Thomas L.       Husband of Rutha                b:              d: 27 AUG 1893

                        age 50 years



Morgan, Thomas          age 61 yrs 2 mos 20 days        b: 27 DEC 1780  d: 07 MAR 1842



Phillips, Jenie         Dughter of J & M J              b:              d: 13 APR 1894



Rigle, James Thomas     Son of Enoch & Susan Rigle                      d: 13 APR 1839

                        age 6 mos 25 days



Rigle, Susan                                            b:09 OCT 1817   d: 12 JUL 1845



Rigle, Thomas Aldon     age 11 mos 7 days               b:              d: 



Rigle, Willie           Son of Enoch & Susan            b: 08 JAN 1840  d: 20 MAY 1842



Sarles, Abiliard                                        b: 10 FEB 1815  d: 04 MAR 1883



Sarles, Aldon           Son of A. & M. Sarles           b: 05 JUN 1841  d: 18 JUL 1846  



Sarles, Alfred & Albert Sons of A. & M. Sarles          b: 16 FEB 1844  d: 17 FEB 1844



Sarles, Ansel                                           b: 22 FEB 1782  d: 16 AUG 1829



Sarles, Ansel, Jr.                                      b: 16 NOV 1824  d: 02 MAY 1839



Sarles, Ansel H.        Son of A & M                    b: 21 DEC 1859  d: 19 OCT 1861



Sarles, Henry                                           b: 11 NOV 1809  d: 05 JAN 1842



Sarles, Hiram                                           b: 15 NOV 1811  d: 18 JAN 1841



Sarles. Isaac                                           b: 17 JAN 1808  d: 06 JUL 1893



Sarles, James                                           b: 05 MAR 1805  d: 27 JUL 1828



Sarles, Margaret        Wife of A. Sarles               b: 05 NOV 1782  d: 07 JUL 1851                  



Sarles, Margaret        Wife of A. Sarles               b: 08 AUG 1809  d:        1866



Sarles, Mary            Wife of H. Sarles               b: 10 AUG 1802  d: 25 SEP 1841



Sarles, Mary                                            b: 12 NOV 1816  d: 20 AUG 1829



Sarles, Ruth            Wife of James                   b:              d: 29 AUG 1832

                        (age 39 yrs 11 mos 27 days)



Sarles, Thomas          Son of A & M                    b: 29 JUL 1837  d: 11 UAG 1837



Stepp, Edith P.         Daughter of Wm & E E            b: 02 SEP 1889  d: 17 OCT 1891



Stepp, James            age 5 yrs 7 mos 16 days         b:              d: 01 DEC 1855



Stepp, Mirty G.         age 1 yr 1mo 12 days            b:              d: 01 APR 1886



Stepp, Willie           Son of Wm. & E E                b: 15 MAY 1882  d: 17 AUG 1886



Swartz, Elizabeth                                       b: 24 NOV 1894  d: 27 JUN 1895



Swartz, Jane            Wife of John W.                 b: 07 JUN 1829  d: 01 DEC 1898



Swartz, John W.         Co. E., 58th Regt., Indiana

                        Vol., Civil War                 b: 01 SEP 1843  d: 19 NOV 1915



Swartz, John            Son of J A & LL                 b: 25 JUL 1893  d: 09 OCT 1896



Wright, Ella Mary       Daughter of Wm.                 b: 09 DEC 1855  d: 27 SEP 1873



Wright, Susane          Daughter of J. and M. Wright    b: 05 MAY 1833  d: 22 AUG 1834



Wright, Charrittie      Wife of R. Bueler               b: 21 SEP 1857  d: 13 OCT 1892



PLUS 16 Unknown Graves marked with a fieldstone and a White Cross

I presently have no further information on this cemetery. This information was obtained from either the:

Jeffersonville Twp. Library     or      Charlestown Library

211 East Court Avenue                   51 Clark Road

Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130           Charlestown, Indiana  47111

Telephone:  (812) 285-5635              Telephone:  (812) 256-3337

E-mail: Dee Pavey

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