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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 updatedJun 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

Sect-
ion

Row

McCleary

?

?

?

Age 56 Yr. 3 Days.

(Note:  Stone is badly eroded and mostly illegible.)

8844

W

6

McCleary

Albert A

--

24 Feb 1881

Aged 22 ys. 4 ms. 8 ds.

8569

C

12

McCleary

Anginette

1842

1922

Wife of Joseph Z McCLEARY.

“Mother”

8611

8613

W

1

McCleary

Bennie

19 Mar 1888

19 May 1890

Son of G L & L B McCLEARY 

8710

W

3

McCleary

Carrie Lemme

5 Aug 1865

3 Nov 1902

nee LEMME.  First wife of George B McCLEARY 

8519

C

10

McCleary

Christopher V

12 Nov 1841

10 Jan 1877

First husband of Sophia McCLEARY SHY.

(Note:  Bottom of older stone is now buried.)

Pvt., Co. B, 65th Inf. Reg., Indiana, Civil War.


8840

8839

W

6

McCleary

Diana

--

--

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McCleary

Edgar T

27 Nov 1873

28 Feb 1875

Son of Christopher V & Sophia McCLEARY.

(Note:  Small individual stone is mostly illegible.)

8840

8841

W

6

McCleary

Elizabeth C

abt 1830

?

nee WIRE.  Wife of Jacob S McCLEARY.  Married 25 Dec 1847.

(Note:  Top half of stone has been reset upside down in concrete.)

8848

W

6

McCleary

Elma Ida

28 Jul 1898

16 Sep 1921

  --

8281

C

2

McCleary

Emma F

4 Oct 1870

18 Jul 1890

Daughter of Jacob S & Elizabeth C (WIRE) McCLEARY.

8842

W

6

McCleary

George B

29 Jul 180?

7 May 1913

Husband of Carrie (LEMME) McCLEARY, 1st; and Sarah E (McKINNEY) McCLEARY, 2nd.

8517

C

10

McCleary

Gillie

30 Aug 1886

3 Jan 1888

--

8707

W

3

McCleary

Infant

10 Jun 1896

22 Aug 1896

--

8708

W

3

McCleary

Infant

26 Feb 1893

16 Aug 1893

--

8709

W

3

McCleary

Infant

--

25 Jan 1870

Infant son of Ralph T & Harriett (VANDEVEER) McCLEARY 

9058

W

11

McCleary

Infant

--

22 Jul 1871

Infant daughter of Ralph T & Harriett (VANDEVEER) McCLEARY 

9058

W

11

McCleary

Infant

--

17 Apr 1874

Infant son of Ralph T & Harriett (VANDEVEER) McCLEARY.

9059

W

11

McCleary

John A

1 May 1855

17 Jul 1944

Husband of Matilda McCLEARY 

8323

C

3

McCleary

John W

--

22 Feb 1827

Son of R T & M McCLEARY. 


Age:  15 Yrs. 2 ms. 25 Dys.


(Note:  Stone is worn and damaged across surname and date of death.  Identified based on the 1980s GCHS, Barton Twp. Cemetery Book and an inquiry by Patricia Banks.)

8723

W

4

McCleary

John W 

16 Nov 1830

19 Apr 1909

Husband of Mary E McCLEARY.

Company "F", 42nd. Indiana Volunteers, Civil War.

8610

W

1

McCleary

John W

--

20 Aug 1870

Son of Joseph Z & Anginette McCLEARY.

Aged 2 ms. 8 ds.

9013

W

10

McCleary

Joseph Z

1838

1918

Husband of Anginette McCLEARY.

“Father”

8611

8612

W

1

McCleary

Malvina

10 Aug 1828

24 Nov 1889

Wife of William R McCLEARY.

8712

W

3

McCleary

Mary A

27 Apr 1865

22 Mar 1884

Daughter of Jacob S & Elizabeth C (WIRE) McCLEARY.

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McCleary

Mary A

 6 Mar 1857

26 Nov 1897

  --

8711

W

3

McCleary

Mary E

--

7 Feb 1886

Wife of John W McCLEARY 

Aged 56 Yrs. 9 Ds.

8609

W

1

McCleary

Matilda

3 Dec 1864

20 Dec 1843

Wife of John A McCLEARY 

8323

C

3

McCleary

Millie A

24 Sep 1882

8 Jan 1888

  --

8706

W

3

McCleary

Nancy Jane

--

1 Oct 1886

Daughter of Jacob S & Elizabeth C (WIRE) McCLEARY.

Aged 16 yrs. 1 mos.

8850

W

6

McCleary

Sarah E

13 Jan 1876

8 Nov 1911

nee McKINNEY.  Second wife of George B McCLEARY 

8518

C

10

McCleary

Sophia

14 Feb 1851

--

Wife of Chrisopher V. McCLEARY, 1st; and William W SHY, 2nd.

(Sophia is not actually buried here.  She re-married William W SHY and is buried with him and their family at Montgomery Cemetery in Columbia Township

8840

W

6

McCleary

William R

3 Nov 1823

5 Jun 1913

Husband of Malvina McCLEARY.

2nd Lt., Co. B, 65th Inf. Reg., Indiana, Civil War.


8713

W

3

McCleary

Willie

--

--

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McCleary

Wiona

18 Dec 1884

22 Jan 1885

--

8705

W

3

McCullough

Charlie

5 Mar 1880

8 Jan 1884

Son of Samuel S & Martha J McCULLOUGH.

8550

C

11

McCullough

Margery

4 May 1853

2 May 1854

Daughter of William G & Mary J McCULLOUGH 

�1 yr.

9454

W

20

McCullough

Martha J

1858

1927

Wife of Samuel McCULLOUGH 

8549

C

11

McCullough

Samuel S

1855

1929

Husband of Martha J. McCULLOUGH 

8549

C

11

McDaniel

Laua Ann

8 Mar 1868

17 Aug 1872

Aged 4 Yrs. 5 Mos. 9 Dys.

9398

W

19

McDevitt

Blossom McQueary

19 Nov 1907

12 Jan 1980

nee McQUEARY.  Wife of Joseph Arthur McDEVITT .

“Mother”

8183

E

9

McDevitt

Joseph Arthur

26 Mar 1900

9 Aug 1986

Husband of Blossom (McQUEARY) McDEVITT.

“Father” 

8183

E

9

McDevitt

Walter James

19 Sep 1927

10 Jan 1929

--

9350

W

18

McDonald

Sarah E

30 Jun 1834

18 Apr 1855

Wife of B McDONALD 

9372

W

18

McDowell

Charles A

--

29 Aug 1869

Son of J W & M J McDOWELL

Aged 1 yr. 6 mos. 23 dys.

(Note:  This stone is in very poor condition.)

8883

W

7

McDowell

Dicy Jane

--

--

Daughter of J S & E McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Elizabeth C

--

--

Wife of J S McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Emma F

--

--

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Hiram F

--

22 Aug 1878

Son of J W & M J McDOWELL

Aged 1 Year.

(Note:  Stone has been rebroken after being reset in concrete.)

8877

W

6

McDowell

Infant

--

17 Apr 1874

Son of P. T. & H. McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Infant

--

25 Jan 1870

Son of P. T. & H. McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Jacob S

--

19 May 1881

Husband of Elizabeth McDOWELL 

Aged 56 yrs. 30 dys.

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Malvina

10 Aug 1828

24 Nov 1899

Wife of William R. McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Mary A

6 Mar 1857

26 Nov 1897

Daughter of J. S. & E. McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Melinda C

--

22 Jul 1871

Daughter of P. T. & H. McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

Nancy E

18 Jul 1857

12 Jan 1858

Daughter of J W & M J McDOWELL.

Aged 5 mos. 23 ds.

8879

W

6

McDowell

Roger

--

--

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McDowell

William R

3 Nov 1823

5 Jun 1913

Husband of Malvina McDOWELL 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McGhee

Arthur 

--

--

Company "B", 10th. Indiana Calvary 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McGhee

Lora Estel

28 Mar 1892

18 Apr 1894

Daughter of J M & A McGHEE. 

Aged 2 Y. 21 D.

8486

C

9

McGrew

Eliza

7 Aug 1886

16 Mar 1968

nee GIESELMAN.  Wife of James McGREW.

“Mother”

8226

E

10

McGrew

Eliza Jane

2 Jan 1854

21 Mar 1910

nee CARR.  Wife of Francis Marion McGREW.

8498

C

9

McGrew

Francis Marion

--

--

Husband of Eliza Jane (CARR) McGREW.

(No headstone.)

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

McGrew

Infant

--

18 Apr 1853

Son of Wilson & Martha G McGREW

Aged 3 Days.

9377

W

18

McGrew

James

19 Dec 1877

5 Aug 1940

Husband of Eliza (GIESELMAN) McGREW.

“Father” 

8225

E

10

McGrew

Martha A

22 Sep 1846

6 Mar 1848

Daughter of Wilson & Martha G McGREW 

9377

W

18

McGrew

Martha G

28 Sep 1820

11 Dec 1851

nee GALOWAY.  Wife of Wilson McGREW.

"A prudent wife, a mother dear, and three children lie buried here". 

9377

W

19

McGrew

Nancy E

21 Aug 1839

11 Sep 1842

Daughter of Wilson & Martha G  McGREW 

9377

W

19

McGrew

Oren Festus

3 Jun 1892

1 Jan 1967

Son of Francis Marion & Eliza Jane (CARR) McGREW.

Indiana Private, Battery "C", 321st. Field Artillery, W. W. I 

8019

E

5

McGrew

Wilson

7 Jan 1811

22 Dec 1862

Husband of Martha McGREW.

9379

W

18

McKain

Elizabeth

--

21 Oct 1851

Daughter of John D & E  McKAIN

Aged 1 m. 15 ds.

9255

W

15

McKain

John P

?

?

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (RUTLEDGE) McKAIN.  Married 30 Mar 1854

Civil War.


No headstone found or identified.
 

W

9

McKain

Margaret Elizabeth

18 Feb 1836

8 Aug 1865

nee RUTLEDGE.  Wife of John P McKAIN.  Married 30 Mar 1854

9482

W

9

McKedy

James

--

3 May 1860

Husband of Margaret McKEDY.

Aged 81 ys.


8961

W

9

McKedy

Lucretia

5 Mar 1831

23 Sep 1876

Second wife of Thomas H McKEDY.

Aged  45 Y. 6 M. 18 D.

(Note:  Bottom of small stone is badly worn.)

9469

8952

W

9

McKedy

Margaret

29 Mar 1766

25 ??? 1858

Consort of James McKEDY.

(Note:  Bottom of stone is missing.) 

8960

W

9

McKedy

Maria

14 Mar 1819

20 Jul 1858

First wife of Thomas H McKEDY 

8957

8959

W

9

McKedy

Thomas E

20 Jul 1858

8 Sep 1858

Son of Thomas H & Maria McKEDY 

8958

W

9

McKedy

Thomas H

28 Sep 1820

16 Jul 1895

Husband of Maria McKEDY, 1st; and Lucretia McKEDY, 2nd.

8956

W

9

McQuery

James L

1899

1940

Husband of Mary A McQUERY.

“Father” 

8213

E

10

McQuery

Mary A

1884

1976

Wife of James L McQUERY.

“Mother”

8214

E

10

McSwane

Elizabeth C

1886

1916

nee HEIRONIMUS.  Wife of Vess McSWANE 

8300

C

3

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.