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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

Sect-
ion

Row

Wagner

Arvel W

10 Apr 1932

1 Jan 1989

First husband of Norma Jean (HADFIELD) WAGNER LeGRANGE.  Married 10 Aug 1951.


“Our Children:  Carolyn Jean, Connie Jo”

8255

8256

C

1

Wagner

Carolyn Jean

7 Dec 1952

3 Mar 2015

Daughter of Arvel & Norma Jean (HADFIELD) WAGNER LeGRANGE. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

0049

C

1

Wagner

Dennis Lane

16 Aug 1953

2 Jul 1992

Son of Lincoln B & Edna P (COOMER) WAGNER.

(Note:  On same stone as his sister, Joyce A (WAGNER) HUNT.

7935

E

3

Wagner

Denver

1942

1942

Son of George & Edith WAGNER 

8155

E

9

Wagner

Edith C

1905

1984

Wife of George C WAGNER.

“Mother”

8155

E

9

Wagner

Edith M

1910

2006

Wife of Ezra G WAGNER 

8000

E

4

Wagner

Edna P

29 Feb 1916

21 Aug 1998

nee COOMER.  Wife of Lincoln B WAGNER.

“Mother”

7934

E

3

Wagner

Ezra G

1904

1967

Husband of Edith M WAGNER 

8000

E

4

Wagner

Frank

--

12 Jul 1892

Son of C L & M J WAGNER.

Aged 3 y. 4 m. 13 d.

8544

C

11

Wagner

George C

1899

1975

Husband of Edith C WAGNER.

“Father” 

8155

E

9

Wagner

Lincoln B

12 Feb 1900

31 Jan 1979

Husband of Edna P WAGNER.

“Father”

7934

E

3

Wagner

Norma Jean

25 Jun 1932

8 Jun 2022

nee HADFIELD.  Wife of Arvel W WAGNER, 1st, married 10 Aug 1951; and Elmer "Leather" LeGRANGE, 2nd.


“Our Children:  Carolyn Jean, Connie Jo”

6278 GAP

8256

C

1

Wallace

Amy P

1883

1885

Daughter of James M & Cordelia WALLACE 

8717

8718

W

4

Wallace

Clara

28 May 1891

25 Mar 1896

Daughter of Gilford & Janie WALLACE 

8507

C

10

Wallace

Cordelia

1851

1930

Wife of James WALLACE 

8717

W

4

Wallace

Franklin

--

18 Feb 1877

Son of N G & D T WALLACE.

Aged 21 Days.

9116

W

12

Wallace

Infant

5 Nov 1910

5 Nov 1910

Son of G & J WALLACE.  (Clark Cemetery) 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Wallace

James M

1860

1949

Husband of Cordelia WALLACE 

8717

W

4

Wallace

John C

14 Mar 1840

24 Feb 1869

Husband of Disea E (SKELTON) WALLACE.  Married 17 Sep 1861. 

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


9172

W

13

Wallace

Nora A

--

26 Oct 1862

Daughter of John C & Disea  E (SKELTON) WALLACE 

Aged 1 Mo. 10 D’s.

9169

W

13

Wallis

Julia Ann

24 Nov 1868

20 Aug 1890

Wife of A J WALLIS 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Walls

Claude F

17 Jan 1933

7 May 2011

Husband of Emma Jean (WAGNER) WALLS.  Married 27 Jun 1954.


“Our Children:  Debra, Darlene, Sue Ellen, David, Donald”


US Army


(Click here to view obituary.)

0285

1420

E

1

Walls

Emma Jean

20 May 1935

9 Jun 2009

nee WAGNER.  Husband of Claude WALLS.  Married 27 Jun 1954.  Daughter of Lincoln & Edna P (COOMER) WAGNER.


“Our Children:  Debra, Darlene, Sue Ellen, David, Donald”

0285

1420

E

1

Weatherly

Alfred

1865

1898

First husband of Anna A (WILLIAMS) WEATHERLY SMITH.  Married 10 Feb 1889.

8976

W

9

Webb

Joseph Thomas

1857

1928

Husband of Margaret (SKELTON) WEBB 

9197

W

13

Webb

Margaret M

1865

1906

nee SKELTON.  Wife of Joseph WEBB 

9197

W

13

Weir

Elvyn A

1883

1944

Second husband of Zellata "Zella" (FINCH) AHLEFELD WEIR.

8151

E

8

Weir

Zellata "Zella" Ahlefeld

1890

1934

nee FINCH.  Wife of Riley Henry AHLEFELD, 1st, married Sep 1911; and  Elvyn A WEIR, 2nd.  Daughter of Sanford & Nannie (RAINEY) FINCH.

8419

C

6

Wells

Gladys LaVerne

21 Sep 1915

15 Jul 1994

nee Vanmeter.  Wife of William WELLS.  Married 29 Jul 1936.

8070

E

6

Wells

Gordon R.

14 Oct 1942

10 Dec 2021

Son of Bill & LaVerne (VANMETER) WELLS.

Daughters: Tamara WELLS, Sally SMITH

US Army, Vietnam






(Click here to view obituary.)

6248 GAP

6249 GAP

E

3

Wells

Sherlyn Kay

--

30 Mar 1954

Infant

8068

E

6

Wells

Tamara Rae

--

28 Aug 1964

Infant daughter of Gordon & Barbara WELLS.

8069

E

6

Wells

William D

31 Jul 1907

5 Feb 1997

Husband of Gladys LaVerne WELLS.  Married 29 Jul 1939.

8070

E

6

Westfall

Malissa J

1865

1946

Wife of William S WESTFALL 

8307

C

3

Westfall

William S

1867

1912

Husband of Malissa J WESTFALL 

8307

C

3

Weyer

Donald L

22 Oct 1936

1 Jul 2004

Husband of Geneva Faye (HELSLEY) WEYER. 


Son of Aloysius F & Mary Ida (BREDHOLD) WEYER.


Sgt., US Army, Vietnam.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0440

8261

C

2

Weyer

Geneva Faye

22 Oct 1941

14 Jul 2017

nee HELSLEY.  Wife of Donald L WEYER. 


Daughter of Alfred & Laverne (WHITE) HELSLEY.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0440

C

2

Wheeler

Cordelia

12 May 1852

9 Aug 1915

nee SCOT.  Second wife of Thomas B WHEELER. 


Married 22 Feb 1872.


Daughter of Anderson & (ALSUP) SCOT

8305

C

3

Wheeler

Delilah F

1865

1937

Wife of Ransom WHEELER 

8366

C

5

Wheeler

Mary S

--

12 Nov 1877

First wife of Thomas B WHEELER.


Aged 41 yrs. 4 mos. 17 dys.


(Note:  On same stone as Thomas B WHEELER.)

8302

C

3

Wheeler

Ransom

1866

1935

Husband of Delilah F WHEELER 

8367

C

5

Wheeler

Russell

1897

1931

  --

8445

C

7

Wheeler

Thomas B

11 Apr 1843

16 Sep 1911

Husband of Mary S WHEELER, 1st; and Cordelia (SCOT) WHEELER, 2nd. 


Son of Robert & Malinda (KEYS) WHEELER.


(Note:  On same stone as Mary S WHEELER.

8303

C

3

White

Albert

20 Nov 1889

1 Feb 1890

Son of John & Sarah J WHITE.

9063

9064

W

11

White

Billie G

1934

28 May 1993

Son of Mary Ellen (HEIRONMUS) WHITE.

Cpl., US Army, Korea

8390

C

5

White

Caroline

15 Jun 1888

1 Apr 1889

Daughter of John & Sarah J WHITE.

9063

9065

W

11

White

Infant

--

3 Aug 1882

Son of John & Sarah J WHITE.

Aged 14 D.

9067

W

11

White

Jackson P

9 Aug 1824

3 Nov 1873

Consort of Nancy WHITE. 

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


9214

W

14

White

John

1859

1924

Husband of Pauline WHITE 

8353

8354

C

4

White

Nancy

6 Oct 1833

21 Dec 1919

Wife of Jackson WHITE.
"Mother"

9215

W

14

White

Pauline

1870

1934

Wife of John WHITE 

8353

8355

C

4

White

Sarah J

22 Jun 1859

20 Feb 1895

Wife of John WHITE 

9062

W

11

Whitman

Hattie L

1873

1929

Wife of Wesley WHITMAN 

8340

C

4

Whitman

Wesley E

1873

1946

Husband of Hattie WHITMAN 

8340

C

4

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.