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Burton Cemetery

Located in the northeastern corner of Columbia Township, south of Hwy. 56 and Davis Creek, and west of Hillman Road South (Latitude: 383021N, Longitude: 0864229W)
Located on the original Riley Burton farm near Hillham, IN. There are many grave sites with no stones.

Transcription by Marvin Beatty        

Burton, Louisa - died Dec. 13, 1870, 24 years, 2 months, 9 days
Burton, Mary - Wife of Younger Burton
Burton, Miram - born Sept. 18 1851, died August 18 1874
Burton, Riley - born March 1 1838, died Nov. 26 1914
Burton, Thompson - first one buried in this cemetery
Burton, Younger - born Dec. 28 1807, died July 26 1892
Cox, Caroline - died Aug. 11 1905, 67 yrs 2 months 10 days
Cox, Enoch - born Oct. 6 1830, died June 5 1887
Elkins, Charlie - born Feb 22 1868, died April 1 1868 - son of
    Wm & M.F. Elkins
Elkins, Helen Fern - born Oct 6 1918, died Jan 17 1919 - dau. Of
    Ed & Eva Elkins
Elkins, Mary Frences - born June 28 1845, died Oct 3 1918 - wife
    of Wm. Elkins
Elkins, Richard Lynn - born June 14 1928, died Jan 19 1929 -
    son of Ed & Eva Elkins
Elkins, Thompson - no dates - son of William Elkins
Elkins, William - no dates - Civil War veteran
Freeman, Ellsworth - born Aug 27 1871, died Jan 25 1878 - son
    of J.D. & M.E. Freeman
Harbison, A. G. - born May 2 1855, died Sept 1901
Harbison, Carrie - born Nov 22 1889, died Feb 6 1890 - Dau. Of
    A.C. & M.A. Harbison
Harbison, Everett - born Sept 5 1892, died Sept 7, 1896 - son of
    A.C, & M.A. Harbison
Harrison, Amelia - died Dec 13 1857 - wife of H. Harrison
Harrison, Mary A.- born 1838, died March 8 1882 - wife of
    Henry W. Harrison
Kesterson, Thomas - born Feb 25 1873, died April 9 1901
Leffler, Eliza E. - born Sept 20 1861, died Nov 20 1895 - wife of
    J.E. Leffler
Leffler, Elvis - born April 1 1890, died Dec 19 1891 - son of
    J.S. & A.E. Leffler
Leffler, Raymond - born March 1 1886, died March 5 1886 - son
    of J.S. & A.E. Leffler
McCarrell, James - no dates
McCarrell, William - no dates
Wife of William McCarrell - no dates
McKeighan, Islon - died Sept 2 1878 - dau. Of David &
    Sarah McKeighan
McKeighan, Sarah (Smith) - died Feb 15 1890 - 30 yrs,7 mos,
    22 das, wife of David McKeighan
Nicholson, Daniel - born July 1 1812, died June 12 1889.
    Killed by stepson Samuel Kesterson
Nicholson, Elza - no dates - son of Albert & Mary C. Nicholson
Nicholson, Mary I. - born Jan 31 1885, died Dec 27 1895 -
    dau. Of Daniel & Mary Nicholson
Taylor, Thomas I.- died Aug 25 1880.