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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.

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George Pickersgill
     

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                                    Photo

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Row

Cahala

Alonzo "Lon"

1850

1936

Husband of Rachel (ROBERTS) CAHALA.


"Their Children Mary Lilly BURNES & Cova E. HOLLAND"


(Note:  See also "CHAHALA, Alonzo.  Preferred spelling is "CAHALA.")

8276

C

2

Cahala

Rachel  Roberts

1851

1928

nee ROBERTS.  Wife of Alonzo CAHALA.


"Their Children Mary Lilly BURNES & Cova E. HOLLAND"


(Note:  See also "CHAHALA, Rachel Roberts.  Preferred spelling is "CAHALA.")

8276

C

2

Camp

Elizabeth J

17 Aug 1858

8 Sep 1888

Wife of R B CAMP 

8922

W

8

Camp

R B

1852

1891

Husband of Elizabeth J CAMP 

“Father”

8924

8925

W

8

Campbell

Dudley B

7 Nov 1856

25 Sep 1864

Son of Dudley B & Ellen CAMPBELL 

9359

W

18

Campbell

H T

19 Jun 1856

7 Jan 1892

--

8816

W

5

Campbell

Pearl

--

28 Feb 1994

Aged 98 years.

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Carmickle

Janet Debbie"

27 Feb 1955

11 Jul 2022

nee WALKER.
Daughter of Albert & Doris WALKER.


(Click here to view obituary.)

6285 GAP

6286 GAP

W

20

Carnahan

Amy I

11 Jul 1879

14 Mar 1904

Wife of Thomas CARNAHAN 

9414

W

20

Casper

Earl Gene, Sr

4 Jan 1951

25 Jun 1981

Husband of Gretchen CASPER.

Drowned in the Green River

Sgt.
, US
Army, Vietnam.

7979

7980


From the Evansville Press, 30 Jun 1981

E

4

Casper

Henry Leroy

19 May 1918

 31 Aug 1986

Husband of Katherine E CASPER.  Married 9 Mar 1940

Pvt., US Army, WW II.

7981

7982

E

4

Casper

Katherine E

13 Nov 1913

30 Sep 1994

nee WOLFF.  Wife of Henry Leroy CASPER.  Married 9 Mar 1940.

Aged 80 years.

7981

E

4

Casper

William L, Sr

12 Jul 1944

5 Apr 1972

Indiana, Sergeant. U.S. Army,

Vietnam ARCOM

  

7977

7978

E

4

Chahala

Alonzo "Lon"

1850

1936

Husband of Rachel (ROBERTS) CHAHALA.


“Parents of:  Mary Lilly Burnes & Cova E Holland”


(Note:  See also "CAHALA, Alonzo.  Preferred spelling is "CAHALA.")

8276

C

2

Chahala

Rachel Roberts

1851

1928

nee ROBERTS.  Wife of Alonzo Lon CHAHALA.


“Parents of:  Mary Lilly Burnes & Cova E Holland”(Note: 


(See also "CAHALA, Rachel Roberts.  Preferred spelling is "CAHALA.")

8276

C

2

Chambers

Dorothy A

14 Mar 1925

25 Nov 2012

nee ADLER.  Wife of Oscar B CHAMBERS.  Married 23 Jul 1948.  Daughter of William & Nora ( KELLE) ADLER. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3871

E

3

Chambers

Oscar B

11 Aug 1918

13 Nov 1988

Husband of Dorothy A (ADLER) CHAMBERS.  Married 23 Jul 1948.

3871

E

3

Charles

Beverly A

14 Mar 1940

30 Jan 2023

nee HEIRONIMUS.  Wife of Darrell DuWayne CHARLES.


Married 17 Mar 1984.


(Click here to view obituary.)

6260 GAP

6261 GAP

E

6

Charles

Darrell DuWayne

21 Feb 1939

6 May 2019

Husband of Beverly A (HEIRONIMUS) CHARLES.


Married 17 Mar 1984. 


Son of Hilda & Anthony CHARLES. 


DCA3, US Navy
Vietnam





Click here to view obituary.

0410

6261 GAP

E

6

Chesser

Verdia E

12 Feb 1879

19 Apr 1967

“Mother”

8916

W

8

Clark

Miriam H

2 Mar 1844

--

Wife of Thomas W CLARK 

8574

C

12

Clark

Sarah A

1 Jun 1848

6 Mar 1896

  --

8593

W

1

Clark

Thomas Wiley 

7 Apr 1841

24 Dec 1906

Husband of Miriam H CLARK.

25 Illinois,.9th. Volunteer Infantry

  

8574

C

12

Cloninger

Sarah

10 Mar 1860

24 Aug 1881

Wife of Thomas CLONINGER.

(Note:  Top of the stone is missing.) 

8597

W

1

Cloninger

Sarah F

7 Jan 1881

7 Jan 1881

Infant daughter of Thomas R & Sarah CLONINGER 

8595

W

1

Cloninger

Thomas R

8 Feb 1859

21 May 1891

Husband of Sarah CLONINGER 

8596

W

1

Coleman

Beth Ann

6 May 1961

--

nee KELL.  Wife of Frank A COLEMAN, Jr.


Married:  2 Apr 1980.


Our Son:  Frank Howare.

0432

E

8

Coleman

Frank A, Jr., Rev.

21 Dec 1956

--

Husband of Beth Ann (KELL) COLEMAN.


Married:  2 Apr 1980.


Our Son:  Frank Howare.

0432

E

8

Collins

Richard

29 Mar 1903

7 Feb 1904

Grandson of W C & M COLLINS 

8568

C

12

Combs

George R McClean

6 Jan 1864

7 Sep 1865

Son of Larken & Jane COMBS.

Aged 1 Year 8 Mos. 1 Day.

8804

W

5

Combs

Jane

17 May 1829

16 Feb 1895

Wife of Larken COMBS.

8579

W

1

Combs

Larken

21 May 1823

--

Husband of Jane COMBS.

8579

W

1

Combs

Mary Jane

1878

1974

Wife of William L COMBS 

8308

C

3

Combs

May B

27 Jun 1891

19 Nov 1891

Daughter of Abram D & Nora E (FARMER) COMBS.

8580

W

1

Combs

Nora E

15 Mar 1870

16 Jul 1891

Wife of Nora E (FARMER) COMBS.  Married 1 Mar 1891.

8581

W

1

Combs

William L

1873

1964

Husband of Mary J COMBS 

8308

C

3

Comer

Maxine McDevitt

15 Apr 1925

21 Nov 2005

nee McDEVITT.  Daughter of Joseph Arthur & Blossom U (McQUEARY) McDEVITT. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8185

E

9

Compton

?

2 Aug 18??

11 Jun 1865

--

9024

W

10

Compton

?

10 Jun 1864

30 Nov 1866

--

9025

W

10

Compton

Andrew J

--

10 ??? 1877

Son of W & J A COMPTON.

Aged 9 Ys. 4 Ms. 26 Ds.

9016

W

10

Compton

Bertha

1873

1905

Wife of Clarence COMPTON.

“Mother”

8489

C

9

Compton

Clara

1875

1939

First wife of Thomas COMPTON 

8663

W

3

Compton

Clarence

1872

1949

Husband of Bertha COMPTON.

“Father” 

8489

C

9

Compton

Cynthia Ann

3 Aug 1862

2 Oct 1866

Daughter of W & J A COMPTON 

9017

W

10

Compton

Dicy

1836

1905

Second wife of Kenneth COMPTON 

9041

W

11

Compton

Earnest Louis

11 May 1900

18 Dec 1953

Son of Isaac N & Elizabeth S COMPTON.

8522

C

10

Compton

Elizabeth S

13 Feb 1867

29 Mar 1956

Wife of Isaac N COMPTON.

8520

C

10

Compton

Herbert W

28 Mar 1889

4 Apr 1894

Son of Isaac N & Elizabeth S COMPTON.

8521

C

10

Compton

Isaac N

6 Oct 1864

7 Oct 1932

Husband of Elizabeth S COMPTON.

8520

C

10

Compton

John

--

31 Dec 1865

Son of W & J A COMPTON 

Aged 1 Yr 11 Ms 18 Ds

9018

W

10

Compton

Joseph

?? ?? 18??

25 Sep 1852

(Note:  Aged information is illegible.)

9042

W

11

Compton

Kenneth

14 Mar 1826

14 Mar 1888

Husband of Mary COMPTON, 1st; and Dicy COMPTON, 2nd.

9039

W

11

Compton

Lee R

--

14 Apr 1874

Son of W & J A COMPTON 

Aged 14 Ys. 19 Ds.

9015

W

10

Compton

Lizzie

--

26 Sep 1873

Daughter of Kenneth & Dicy COMPTON  

Aged 16 y’s 8 ms 22 ds

9044

W

11

Compton

M I Todd

2 Mar 1903

19 Aug 1908

Son of Isaac N & Elizabeth S COMPTON.

8521

C

10

Compton

Mary H

1 May 1830

14 Feb 1852

First wife of Kenneth COMPTON.

Aged 21 Yrs. 9 ms.

9038

W

11

Compton

Maude

1883

1962

Second wife of Thomas COMPTON 

8664

W

3

Compton

Rebecca

17 Oct 1860

17 Jan 1862

  --

9023

W

10

Compton

Robert

abt 1838

?

Civil War.


No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Compton

Robert

2 Mar 1910

13 Jun 1917

Son of W & J COMPTON 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Compton

Roy Thomas

1893

1909

Son of Clarence & Bertha COMPTON 

8489

C

9

Compton

Sarah A

26 Aug 1837

18 Jul 1909

“Mother”

8608

W

1

Compton

Thomas

1873

1950

Husband of Clara COMPTON, 1st; and Maude COMPTON, 2nd

8663

8664

W

3

Compton

Thomas

?

?

Son of ? COMPTON.

(Note:  Mostly illegible.)

9048

W

11

Compton

Welcome

--

4 Oct 1865

Aged 1 y’r 3 m’s 6 d’s

9045

W

11

Conrad

Agnes Grace

1917

14 Jan 2000

Wife of Clarence E CONRAD.

7998

E

4

Conrad

Clarence E

11 Mar 1914

9 Sep 1994

Husband of Agnes Grace CONRAD.

T Sgt., US Army, WW II.

7998

7999

E

4

Conrad

Cora

1886

1959

Wife of George CONRAD.

“Mother”

8233

C

1

Conrad

George

1883

1965

Husband of Cora CONRAD.

“Father”

8233

C

1

Cortea

Caleb J

1860

1928

Husband of Elizabeth CORTEA 

8443

C

7

Cortea

Elizabeth A

1867

1949

nee GREEN.  Wife of Caleb J CORTEA.

“Mother”

8443

8444

C

7

Cotton

Dorothy

6 Nov 1932

--

Wife of Jerrel S COTTON.  Married 23 Dec 1950.

“Our Son:  Jerrel S. II”

“Our Grandchildren:  Jessica, Jonathan, Jennifer”

7916

7917

E

2

Cotton

Jerrel Schofield

20 Mar 1929

4 Mar 2001

Husband of Dorothy COTTON.

“Our Son:  Jerrel S. II”

“Our Grandchildren:  Jessica, Jonathan, Jennifer”

Pfc., Co. D, 8th Inf. US Army, Germany, 26 Jan 19513 Dec 1952.  Korea.

7916

7917

7918

E

2

Cousert

Alan Kent

9 Feb 1959

13 Aug 2018

Son of Earl N & Bonnie C COUSERT


Click here to view obituary.

0454

C

3

Cousert

Blanche

1 Jun 1909

1 Feb 1999

nee AHLEMANN.  Wife of Marvin D COUSERT. 


Married 10 Apr 1926.


“Sons:  Dwight & John”

8162

8163

E

9

Cousert

Bonnie C

18 Dec 1932

--

Wife of Earl M COUSERT 

8251

C

1

Cousert

Carrie M

1899

1982

nee ANDERSON.  Wife of James T COUSERT. 


Married 2 Apr 1918. 


Daughter of Henry & Laura ANDERSON.

8224

E

10

Cousert

Charles W

27 May 1892

25 Feb 1965

Husband of Mae (HUTCHINSON) COUSERT.


Married 9 Jul 1918. 


Son of Thomas & Emma COUSERT. 

8165

E

9

Cousert

Charles W

22 Oct 1962

--

--

0423

E

9

Cousert

Connie Jo

4 Feb 1943

--

nee WILLIAMS.  Second wife of Dwight Marvin COUSERT.


Married 23 Feb 1976.

0456



E

10

Cousert

Dwight Marvin

8 Aug 1934

27 Aug 2016

Husband of Jessie COUSERT, 1st; and Connie (WILLIAMS) COUSERT, 2nd,

Married 23 Feb 1976.


Son of Marvin & Blanche (AHLEMANN) COUSERT.


National Guard.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0456



E

10

Cousert

Earl M

31 Aug 1929

28 Aug 1980

Husband of Bonnie C COUSERT.

Major, US Army 

8251

8252

C

1

Cousert

Emma

1860

1926

Wife of Thomas T COUSERT 

8466

C

8

Cousert

James R

26 May 1921

14 Mar 1987

Husband of Margaret J COUSERT.

8254

C

1

Cousert

James T

1890

1972

Husband of Carrie M (ANDERSON) COUSERT.


Married 9 Jul 1918


Son of Thomas & Emma COUSERT.

8224

E

10

Cousert

Mae

31 Dec 1898

11 Nov 1981

nee HUTCHINSON.  Wife of Charles W COUSERT.


Married 9 Jul 1918


Daughter of Clarence & Clara HUTCHINSON. 

8165

E

9

Cousert

Margaret "June"

3 Jun 1930

5 Jun 2012

nee POWERS.  Wife of James R COUSERT.


Daughter of Scott & Audie (RICHARDSON) POWERS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8254

C

1

Cousert

Marvin D

13 Aug 1904

26 Feb 1997

Husband of Blance (AHLEMANN) COUSERT. 


Married 10 Apr 1926.


“Sons:  Dwight & John”

8162

8163

E

9

Cousert

Thomas T

1851

1925

Husband of Emma COUSERT 

8466

C

8

Coutes

Joseph C

--

27 Dec 1858

Son of M P & M COUTS 

Aged 8 mo’s

8854

W

6

Coutes

Josuah L

21 Jan 1856

3 Aug 1856

(Partially illegible.)

9137

W

12

Criswell

Lucy A

13 Mar 1821

22 Jan 1874

  --

8777

W

5

Critchfield

William Alan

--

13 Aug 1996

(Note:  On same marker as Lillian Shay Burns.)

8458

C

7

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
7786
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.