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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

Fahrner

Carolyn

23 Jan 1944

29 Jan 2022

nee LASLEY
Wife of William A. FAHRNER.



(Click here to view obituary.)

6250 GAP

E

3

Fahrner

Holly Lynn

--

22 Oct 1990

Infant daughter of William & Linda D FAHRNER, III.

8198

E

10

Fahrner

William A "Tony"

23 Jan 1943

19 Oct 2015

Husband of Caroline (LASLEY) FAHRNER. 


Son of William & Vietta Mae (CAREL) FAHRNER. 


Pvt, US Army, Vietnam. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0398

E

1

Farmer

Laura I

22 Aug 1854

31 Jan 1857

Daughter of Phillip & Amanda (WILSON) FARMER.

9456

W

20

Farmer

Phillip

11 Apr 1831

21 Sep 1855

Consort of Amanda (WILSON) FARMER.  Married 18 Dec 1851.

9382

W

19

Farmer

Sarah

30 Oct 1832

19 Sep 1909

Wife of Isaac FARMER.  Married 10 Apr 1874.

“Mother”

8487

C

9

Ferry

John William

24 Feb 1945

--

Husband of Mary Alice (GEORGES) FERRY.  Married 12 Jun 1965

7971

E

4

Ferry

Mary Alice

4 Feb 1946

28 Sep 2004

nee GEORGES.  Wife of John FERRY.  Married 12 Jun 1965.

7971

E

4

Finch

?

--

15 Apr 1869

Son of R D & L FINCH.

Aged 4 yrs. 10 ms. 23 Ds.

9126

W

12

Finch

Annie

25 Apr 1886

2 Jul 1977

Second wife of George FINCH 

8740

W

4

Finch

Arby

--

1908

Son of Oscar & Emma H FINCH 

Aged 12 Days.

8765

W

4

Finch

Elda

14 Jun 1877

17 Aug 1911

First wife of George FINCH 

8740

W

4

Finch

Elsie

26 Jul 1898

13 Aug 1984

Wife of Russell Arvel FINCH 

8763

W

4

Finch

Emma H

1871

1949

Wife of Oscar FINCH 

8764

W

4

Finch

Estella

1879

1957

Wife of Jefferson W FINCH 

8662

W

3

Finch

Eugene C

--

8 Jul 1927

  --

8418

C

6

Finch

George

10 Jan 1877

8 May 1943

Husband of Elda FINCH, 1st; and Annie FINCH, 2nd

8740

W

4

Finch

George Washington

18 Jul 1829

29 Jan 1910

Husband of Martha Patsy (SMITH) FINCH.   Married Mar 1851 in Posey County, Indiana.

No headstone found.

W

?

Finch

Harold

22 Apr 1903

8 Apr 1973

Son of George & Elda FINCH 

8740

W

4

Finch

Infant

30 Jul 1885

30 Jul 1885

Infant daughter of J F & M E FINCH.

8684

W

3

Finch

Infant

15 Sep 1882

15 Sep 1882

Infant daughter of J F & M E FINCH.

8685

W

3

Finch

Infant

9 May 1881

17 May 1881

Son of William Peter & Rachel Lpu (SPENCER) FINCH.


(Note:  Listed on two monuments.)

8735

8739

W

4

Finch

Infant

--

--

Daughter of C J & S E FINCH 

8890

W

7

Finch

James L

30 Jul 1888

8 Jul 1894

Son of William P & Rachel L FINCH 

8737

W

4

Finch

Jefferson W

1878

1957

Husband of Estella FINCH. 

8662

W

3

Finch

Lemira Jane

25 Oct 1853

15 Nov 1867

Daughter of George Washington & Mary Patsy (SMITH) FINCH.


Aged 14 yrs. & 20 ds.


(Note:  The two pieces of the stone have been reset back-to-back in concrete.)

8858

8859

W

6

Finch

Leonard D

1920

1935

  --

8762

W

4

Finch

Martha B

3 Jan 1880

22 Apr 1880

Daughter of William P & Rachel L FINCH 

8736

W

4

Finch

Matilda

25 Oct 1853

15 Nov 1867

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Finch

Matilda Anna

3 Aug 1855

13 Oct 1856

Daughter of George Washington & Mary Patsy (SMITH) FINCH.


(Note:  Right edge of stone has been chipped.)

8888

W

7

Finch

Nancy E "Nannie"

8 Apr 1869

30 May 1933

nee RAINEY.  Wife of Sanford FINCH.

8420

8421

C

6

Finch

Newton C

8 Aug 1855

13 Oct 1856

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Finch

Oscar Samuel

4 Feb 1869

30 May 1937

Husband of Emma H (HUTCHISON) FINCH 

8764

W

4

Finch

Russell Arvel

21 Apr 1894

Jul 1975

Husband of Elsie (HALEY) FINCH 

8763

W

4

Finch

Rachel Lou

22 Mar 1859

29 May 1934

nee SPENCER.  Wife of William Peter FINCH.


“Mother” 

8732

8734

W

4

Finch

Russell Orvil

--

20 Aug 1975

-- 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Finch

Samuel J

22 Oct 1874

23 Sep 1875

Son of C J & S T FINCH 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Finch

Samuel J

--

2 Mar 1868

Son of R D & L FINCH.

Aged 17 Days.

9127

W

12

Finch

Sanford or John Sanford

15 Nov 1866

2 Aug 1912

Husband of Nancy E "Nannie" (RAINEY) FINCH. 

8422

8421

C

6

Finch

William Peter

1 Jan 1852

21 Mar 1923

Husband of Rachel Lou (SPENCER) FINCH.


“Father”

8732

8733

W

4

Fleeharty

Joel 

10 Aug 1839

14 Feb 1916

Husband of Zerilda A FLEEHARTY.

Company "A", 42nd. Indiana Volunteers 

9341

W

17

Fleeharty

Zerilda A

1835

1917

Wife of Joel FLEEHARTY 

9339

W

17

Ford

Ernest J

1915

1976

Husband of Eva Ruth (BURNS) FORD.  Married 16 Sep 1941.

“Parents of:  Nancy, Connie, Janice”

7922

7923

E

2

Ford

Eva Ruth Burns

1922

22 Jun 1995

nee BURNS.  Wife of Ernest J FORD.  Married 16 Sep 1941.

“Parents of:  Nancy, Connie, Janice”

7922

7923

E

2

Fravel

Larry

31 Mar 1943

--

Husband of Vonada FRAVEL.
Married 27 May 1967.

Our Children: Ryan, Cori


(Click here to view obituary.)

6265 GAP

6266 GAP

E

7

Fravel

Vonda

29 Jul 1946

--

Wife of Larry FRAVEL.
Married 27 May 1967.

Our Children: Ryan, Cori


(Click here to view obituary.)

6265 GAP

6266 GAP

E

7

French

Barbara M

6 Mar 1813

4 Dec 1854

Wife of James W FRENCH.

8823

8822

W

5

French

James W

7 Jul 1816

25 Jan 1901

Husband of Barbara M FRENCH.

Civil War.


8824

8822

W

5

French

John H

30 Jun 1843

17 May 1902

Husband of Julia FRENCH.

“Father”

Pvt., Co. F, 42nd Inf. Reg. Indiana, Civil War.


8537

8538

C

11

French

Julia

14 Oct 1852

9 Aug 1894

Wife of John H FRENCH.

“Mother”

8535

8536

C

11

French

Nellie Pearl

28 Nov 1898

10 Feb 1899

Daughter of C W & R E FRENCH.

8821

W

5

French

Rosa D

--

7 Dec 189?

Daughter of John & Julia FRENCH 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Freudenberg

Adelia

1866

1936

Wife of William FREUDENBERG.

“Mother”

8244

C

1

Freudenberg

Anna C

1870

1962

 Wife of Samuel FREUDENBERG.

“Mother”

8130

E

8

Freudenberg

Charliene J

23 Dec 1939

15 Sep 1982

Wife of Roy E FREUDENBERG.

“Mother”

“Our Children:  Tharon E, Lisa K”

8111

8112

E

7

Freudenberg

Cora

1907

1934

Wife of Joshua "Josh" FREUDENBERG.

8268

C

2

Freudenberg

Eula B

9 Apr 1891

21 Oct 1979

Daughter of Samuel & Anna C FREUDENBERG.   Sister of Minnie FREUDENBERG.

8129

E

8

Freudenberg

Hazel

12 Aug 1905

3 Sep 1989

nee HENDRICKSON.  Wife of Leonard FREUDENBERG 

8212

E

10

Freudenberg

Jack L

11 Feb 1933

16 Dec 2013

Husband of Sue Ellen (MASSEY) FREUDENBERG.  


Married:  23 Oct 1952.


Son of Leonard & Hazel (HENDRICKSON) FREUDENBERG. 


Cpl., US Army, Korean War.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0442

0443

C

7

Freudenberg

Jessie

1882

1978

Wife of Virgil E FREUDENBERG.

8210

E

10

Freudenberg

James "Jimmie" Kent

25 Nov 1941

(1940)*

22 Dec 1941

(1940)*

Son of Leonard & Hazel (HENDRICKSON) FREUDENBERG. 


*Note:  Year of death was 1940, not 1941.  See obituary below. 


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8211

E

10

Freudenberg

Joshua “Josh”

1901

1971

Husband of Cora FREUDENBERG, 1st; and second husband of Mary E FREUNDENBERG, 2nd.

8268

C

2

Freudenberg

Leonard

19 Feb 1904

10 Jun 1990

Husband of Hazel (HENDRICKSON) FREUDENBERG 

8212

E

10

Freudenberg

Mary E

1909

24 Feb 1999

Wife of Walter FREUDENBERG, 1st; and Joshua “Josh” FREUDENBERG, 2nd.

 

8174

E

9

Freudenberg

Minnie B

19 Jan 1893

13 Jan 1972

Daughter of Samuel & Anna C FREUDENBERG.  Sister of Eula M FREUDENBERT.

8129

E

8

Freudenberg

Roy E

27 Aug 1933

--

Husband of Charliene J FREUDENBERG.


“Our Children:  Tharon E, Lisa K”

8111

8112

E

7

Freudenberg

Sue Ellen

4 Aug

6 Mar 2019

nee MASSEY.  Wife of Jack L FREUDENBERG.  


Married:  23 Oct 1952.


Daughter of Paul & Helen (HIGHSMITH) MASSEY.


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0442

C

7

Freudenberg

Virgil E

1884

1959

Husband of Jessie FREUDENBERG.

8209

E

10

Freudenberg

Walter

1907

1946

Husband of Mary FREUDENBERG

Died by suicide (hanging)

8174


From the Princeton Clarion, 4 Feb 1946

E

9

Freudenberg

William

1857

1928

Husband of Adelia FREUDENBERG.

“Father” 

8244

C

1

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.