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Providence Cemetery

Barton Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.2737 N;  Longitude, -87.4415 W
Congressional Location:NE-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 8; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 9W
Common Directions:

Located adjacent to Providence Church, on the south side of County Road 550S, at the intersection with County Road 675E; about 3 miles west of Somerville.

Last updated  Jun 2023

The following list is a sincere attempt to show all known graves using several different sources and periodically updated headstone photographs. There may be other graves which are unknown/unlisted due to missing, unreadable, destroyed, or broken markers.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.
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George Pickersgill

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                                    Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Baldwin

Lemuel

--

16 Oct 1870

Aged 66 yrs

9230

W

15

Barrett

Bessie A

19 Apr 1926

18 Apr 2011

nee DYSON.


“My beloved children:  Becky, Daisy, Linda and Sonny”

0299

0300

E

9

Bass

Charley

?

?

Son of J R & A L BASS.

9004

W

10

Bass

Howell 

abt 1833

--

Son of Howell & Nancy BASS.

Pvt., Company "A", 1st Indiana Calvary.  Enlisted 20 Aug 1861.  Disability discharge on 23 May 1863.

9245

W

15

Bass

John O

7 Aug 1879

17 Oct 1880

Son of J R & A L BASS 

8837

W

6

Bass

Margaret A

8 Jul 1888

1 Oct 1888

Daughter of J R & A L BASS 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Bass

Martha

2 Jul 1821

20 Sep 1835

Daughter of Margaret BASS.

(Note:  Stone is badly damaged.)

9227

W

14

Bass

Matilda Ann

25 Dec 1854

30 Jul 1856

Daughter of R & J BASS 

9211

W

14

Bass

Phenie E

9 Nov 1875

3 Jan 1876

Daughter of J R & A L BASS 

8836

W

6

Bass

Rosanna

Nov 1818

10 Feb 1873

Wife of William H BASS 

9121

W

12

Bass

William H 

13 Oct 1824

23 Nov 1868

Husband of Rosanna BASS. 

42nd. Indiana Infantry 

9119

W

12

Beasley

Orpha F D

4 Sep 1853

15 Apr 1855

Daughter of J & N BEASLEY 

8901

W

7

Beck

Isabel

--

1 Jun 1889

Wife of Wilson BECK 

Aged 45 Yrs 1 Mo 5 Dys

8474

C

8

Beck

Wilson

Aug 1844

--

Husband of Isabel BECK.

(No headstone.)

Pvt. Co. G, 65th Ind. Inf. Reg., Civil War.


No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Beckner

Cora Kuhn

1886

1947

  nee KUHN.  Wife of Lee BECKNER. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8173

E

9

Bedwell

Earldean M

10 Feb 1921

10 Oct 1983

nee HEIRONIMUS.  Wife of Wayne E BEDWELL. 


Married 5 May 1938


Daughter of Wesley G & Mary Frances (WILLIAMS) HEIRONIMUS.

8022

E

5

Bedwell

Wayne V 

23 Sep 1916

2 Feb 1975

Husband of Earldeen M (HEIRONIMUS) BIDWELL. 


Married 5 May 1938.


Private U.S. Army, WW II. 



(Click here to view obituary.)

8022

8023

E

5

Beil

Vada A

1889

1957

Wife of Wendel N BEIL 

8409

C

6

Beil

Wendel N

1882

1914

Husband of Vada A BEIL 

8409

C

6

Bell

E Diane

6 May 1939

--

Wife of Jack L BELL.

0436

E

5

Bell

Jack L

6 Dec 1934

--

Husband of E Diane BELL.

0436

E

5

Bell

James Edwin

9 Mar 1915

12 Mar 1915

  --

9421

W

20

Berry

Amber J

1873

1937

Husband of Essie BERRY.

“Father”

9082

W

11

Berry

Eliza E

19 Dec 1834

16 Nov 1903

Wife of Peter BERRY 

9079

W

11

Berry

Essie

1870

1939

Wife of Amber J BERRY.

“Mother”

9082

W

11

Berry

Infant

--

29 Oct 1867

Infant daughter of P & E BERRY 

8964

W

9

Berry

John T

--

3 Sep 1875

Son of Perry & Elizabeth E BERRY 

Aged 3 ys 4 ms 21 ds

8966

W

9

Berry

Leora

18 Aug 1895

25 Nov 1895

Daughter of Amber J & Essie BETTY.

9081

W

11

Berry

Margaret M

--

3 Oct 1870

Daughter of Perry & Elizabeth E BERRY 

Aged 8 mos 19 dys

(Note:  Stone broken and repaired across dates.)

8965

W

9

Berry

Peter

1839

18 Jan 1910

Husband of Eliza E BERRY. 

Civil War.


9079

W

11

Bichler

Wanda Lenora

23 Jul 1952

30 Jan 2020

nee DYSON. 


Daughter of William & Wanda (MILLER) DYSON. 


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0437

E

5

Bilderback

Clidie E

 22 Jul 1877

30 Jul 1877

Daughter of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9177

9183

W

13

Bilderback

Cory F

5 Mar 1876

25 Jul 1876

Son of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9238

W

15

Bilderback

Eady “Edy”

26 Apr 1839

 28 Aug 1919

nee SKELTON.  Wife of William Lindsey BILDERBACK.  Married 11 Dec 1856.  Daughter of Ralph & Mary Elizabeth “Polly” (BASS) SKELTON.

9185

W

13

Bilderback

Elias W

3 Jun 1868

15 Sep 1869

Son of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9242

W

15

Bilderback

Francis H

29 Nov 1864

20 Jul 1866

Son of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9241

W

15

Bilderback

Ida B

 8 Jun 1879

6 Jul 1879

Daughter of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9178

9183

W

13

Bilderback

Lucretia A

 8 Sep 1881

11 Jul 1882

Daughter of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9179

9183

W

13

Bilderback

Mary Ellen

8 Feb 1861

1 Sep 1862

Daughter of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9240

W

15

Bilderback

Nancy Bell

14 Feb 1874

13 Mar 1874

Daughter of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

9243

W

15

Bilderback

Ralph Samuel

-- 

18 Aug 1858

Son of William Lindsey & Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.

Aged 9 mos 11 ds

9239

W

15

Bilderback

William Lindsey

17 Jul 1834

9 Mar 1899

Husband of Eady “Edy” (SKELTON) BILDERBACK.  Married 11 Dec 1856.  Son of Samuel & Jane (CROW) BILDERBACK.

Company "A", 1st Indiana Calvary 

9181

W

13

Bingham

Amanda L

--

27 Mar 1882

Wife of John L BINGHAM 

8894

W

7

Bishop

Cora L

6 May 1921

2 Oct 1999

Wife of Robert L BISHOP.

7956

E

3

Bishop

Robert L

1 Mar 1925

10 Oct 1991

Husband of Cora L BISHOP.

Pvt., US Army, WW II.

7956

7957

E

3

Bizard

Alexander

27 Jan 1859

13 Feb 1877

Son of Alexander & Clara (CUTLINGER) BIZARD.

9432

9435

W

20

Bizard

Clara Cutinger

25 Dec 1825

28 Sep 1910

nee CUTINGER.  Wife of Joseph BIZARD.
"Mother"

9433

9431

W

20

Bizard

Joseph

--

18 Nov 1865

Husband of Clara (CUTINGER) BIZARD.

Aged 38 yrs

9434

W

20

Blackburn

Adelia Mauck

7 Oct 1918

17 Aug 2006

nee MAUCK.  Wife of George BLACKBURN.  Daughter of Carlos E & Mary E (WALLACE) MAUCK.


(Click here to view obituary.)

8504

C

9

Blackburn

George, Sr.

1 Nov 1916

1 Dec 2003

Husband of Adelia (MAUCK) BLACKBURN.

8504

C

9

Blevins

Alice M

16 Feb 1905

7 Aug 1981

  “Mother”

7974

E

4

Boren

Jesse M

1879

1949

Husband of Laura BOREN 

8433

C

7

Boren

Laura M

1884

1940

Wife of Jesse BOREN 

8432

C

7

Boswell

John T

1860

1929

Husband of Ettie (SPENCER) BOSWELL.  Married 3 Sep 1885.

8743

W

4

Boswell

Rosy

27 Sep 1888

2 Mar 1891

Daughter of John T & Ettie (SPENCER) BOSWELL 

8742

W

4

Bowman

Charles W.

12 Sep 1947

27 Jun 2022

Husband of Rebecca A. BOWMAN.


(Click here to view obituary.)

6288 GAP

C

7

Bowman

Eddie D

22 Jun 1952

15 Dec 2022

Husband of Janice BOWMAN.


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6289 GAP

C

7

Bowman

Janice C

6 Aug 1952

--

Wife of Eddie D BOWMAN.

8457

C

7

Bowman

Jerald E

15 May 1913

12 Feb 1991

Husband of Pauline BOWMAN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8393

C

6

Bowman

Pauline

5 Aug 1924

29 Jan 1989

Wife of Jerald E BOWMAN. 


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8393

C

6

Section and Row definitions. 

For purposes of this listing the cemetery was divided into three sections:  East (E,) Center (C) and West (W).  Row were numbered beginning on the east side of each section.  Rows in the older West section are somewhat irregular.
8941
7897
7898 View of the East Section, looking south.
8228  View of the Center Section, looking south.
8576  View of the south half of the West Section, from the southwest corner of church.
  9460 USGS, Bench Mark at nothwest corner of cemetery.