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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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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Wilhite	Charles	1875	1942	Husband of Elizabeth WILHITE	8282	C	2
Wilhite	Chester C	1837	1894	Husband of Sarah A WILHITE	9078	W	11
Wilhite	Elizabeth	1888	1920	Wife of Charles WILHITE	8282	C	2
Wilhite	George W	3 Mar 1884	15 Aug 1953	--	8144	E	8
Wilhite	Isaac	1878	1952	--	8145	E	8
Wilhite	Jesse C	20 Apr 1887	17 May 1970	Indiana, Pvt. 9^th Co, 158^th Depot Brig., WW I.	8142 8143	E	8
Wilhite	Rosa	1889	1981	--	8147	E	8
Wilhite	Ruth	1892	1965	--	8146	E	8
Wilhite	Samuel	21 Jan 1874	17 Mar 1904	Son of Chester C & Sarah A WILHITE. Died of disease following severe frostbite in which both hands and both feet had to be amputated.	9077 From the Princeton Clarion, 18 Mar 1904	W	11
Wilhite	Sarah A	1846	1909	Wife of Chester WILHITE	9078	W	11
Wilkins	Anna	1888	1967	Wife of William J WILKINS. “Mother”	8170	E	9
Wilkins	Connie Jean	14 Mar 1960	26 Mar 1960	--	8175	E	9
Wilkins	Donna M	20 May 1933	24 Nov 1993	nee SEALS. Wife of John H WILKINS.	8040	E	5
Wilkins	J Pearl	1929	1986	“Mother”	7952	E	3
Wilkins	John H	16 Dec 1922	21 Oct 1994	Husband of Donna (SEALS) WILKINS. Cpl., US Army, WW II.	8040 8041	E	5
Wilkins	John M	23 Sep 1872	4 Nov 1873	Son of S & F E WILKENS	9396	W	19
Wilkins	R	4 Apr 1874	27 Apr 1874	Infant son of S & F E WILKINS	9396	W	19
Wilkins	Rachel	26 Mar 1913	14 Oct 1944	Wife of William Arthur WILKINS.	8169	E	9
Wilkins	Stephen R	25 Oct 1949	--	Husband of Sue L WILKINS.	8026	E	5
Wilkins	Sue L	29 Aug 1952	22 Jan 1980	Wife of Stephen R WILKINS.	8026	E	5
Wilkins	William Arthur	28 Jul 1911	9 Apr 1989	Husband of Rachel WILKINS.	8169	E	9
Wilkins	William J	1884	1958	Husband of Anna WILKINS. “Father”	8170	E	9
Williams	Adrain Dawyne	8 Mar 1925	16 Aug 2009	Husband of Elizabeth (RILEY) WILLIAMS. Married 19 Jan 1946. Son of Ora & Rosie (JENKINS) WILLIAMS. “Our Sons: Larry & Dennis” AS, US Navy. WW II.	8114 8115	E	7
Williams	Alfred	1845	1916	Husband of Emily WILLIAMS “Father”	8983	W	9
Williams	Alfred N	31 Aug 1920	17 Sep 2000	TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	8979 8980	W	9
Williams	Amanda A	22 Jan 1877	4 Nov 1878	Daughter of Alfred & Emily A WILLIAMS	8975	W	9
Williams	Angie G.	5 Sep 1956	3 Sep 2022	--	6291 GAP 6292 GAP	C	9
Williams	Carolyn S.	6 Dec 1940	24 Oct 2021	Daughter of Estel R. & Juanita (DAVIS) WILLIAMS. (Click here to view obituary.)	6256 GAP	E	5
Williams	Catherine M	1928	--	nee RILEY. Wife of Ora I WILLIAMS.	0420	E	5
Williams	Chester	1881	1967	Husband of Mabel M WILLIAMS	8981	W	9
Williams	Connie Jean	14 Mar ????	26 ??? 1960	--	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Williams	Edith F	1900	--	Wife of Jesse H WILLIAMS	8386	C	5
Williams	Elizabeth M	7 Nov 1926	3 Aug 2020	nee RILEY. Wife of Adrain Dawyne WILLIAMS. Married 19 Jan 1946. “Our Sons: Larry & Dennis” (Click here to view obituary.)	6263 GAP 8115	E	7
Williams	Emily A	1850	1917	Wife of Alfred WILLIAMS “Mother”	8982	W	9
Williams	Estel R	16 Jun 1916	30 Mar 1971	Husband of Juanita WILLIAMS Indiana, S2, US Navy, WW II. (Note: Military plaque gives date of birth as 25 Jun 1916.)	8020 8021	E	5
Williams	Floell	1919	19__	Wife of Gilbert G WILLIAMS. Buried in Blackfoot, WA.	8382	C	5
Williams	Geraldine J	1927	1927	Daughter of Jesse H & Edithe F WILLIAMS	8386	C	5
Williams	Gilbert G	1905	1951	Husband of Floell WILLIAMS	8382	C	5
Williams	Infant	--	--	(Note: Buried adjacent to Willie & Leona WILLIAMS.)	8383	C	5
Williams	James Oral	1 Jun 1920	--	Husband of Mara Lou WILLIAMS. Married 7 Feb 1948.	8197	E	10
Williams	Jesse H	1887	1926	Husband of Edith F WILLIAMS Died of burns received in the Francisco #2 Mine explosion.	8386 From the Princeton Clarion, 11 Dec 1926	C	5
Williams	Joan M	25 Dec 1936	18 May 2010	nee HOMA. Wife of Robert Lee WILLIAMS, Sr. Daughter of John & Josephine HOMA. “Our Children: Robert Lee Jr, Deborah Ann, Joseph Lee” (Click here to view obituary.)	8033 8034	E	5
Williams	Joseph Lee	28 Jun 1968	16 Dec 1988	Son of Robert Lee “BUCK” & Joan M (HOMA) WILLIAMS, Sr. (Note: On same stone as his brother, Robert Lee WILLIAMS, Jr.) Died by suicide (carbon monoxide).	8032 From the Princeton Clarion, 19 Dec 1988	E	5
Williams	Larry W.	17 Aug 1946	--	Husband of Mary Jane Williams. Married 10 Oct 1969 Our Family Son Brian (Mary) Children: Maddon, Max Son Kevin (Richelle) Children: Jack, Riley (Click here to view obituary.)	6267 GAP 6268 GAP	E	7
Williams	Leona	1897	1977	Wife of Willie WILLIAMS.	8384	C	5
Williams	Leonard	13 Feb 1907	6 Apr 1980	SSgt., US Army, WW II.	8199	E	10
Williams	Leroy	23 Feb 1922	10 Jul 1922	Son of Willie & Leona WILLIAMS	8384	C	5
Williams	Mabel M	1890	1906	Wife of Chester F WILLIAMS	8981	W	9
Williams	Mahala Cousert	1826	1903	nee COUSART. “Grandmother”	8467	C	8
Williams	Mara Lou	12 Oct 1925	--	Wife of James Oral WILLIAMS. Married 7 Feb 1948.	8197	E	10
Williams	Mary J.	13 Feb 1947	--	Wife of Larry Wayne Williams. Married 10 Oct 1969 Our Family Son Brian (Mary) Children: Maddon, Max Son Kevin (Richelle) Children: Jack, Riley (Click here to view obituary.)	6267 GAP 6268 GAP	E	7
Williams	Mary Jo	--	--	(Note: Buried adjacent to Willie & Leona WILLIAMS.)	8383	C	5
Williams	Ora D	1892	1957	Husband of Rosa (JENKINS) WILLIAMS	8002	E	5
Williams	Ora I	18 Jul 1928	5 Jul 2018	Husband of Catherine (RILEY) WILLIAMS. Son of Ora D & Rosa (JENKINS) WILLIAMS. Pfc, US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	0420 0421	E	5
Williams	Robert Lee, Jr.	18 Apr 1961	6 Apr 2004	Husband of Cindy WILLIAMS. Son of Robert Lee “Buck” & Joan M (HOMA) WILLIAMS, Sr. U.S. Navy (Note: On same stone as his brother, Joseph Lee WILLIAMS.)	8032	E	5
Williams	Robert Lee, Sr. “Buck”	8 Aug 1936	28 Mar 2008	Husband of Joan M (HOMA) WILLIAMS. “Our Children: Robert Lee Jr, Deborah Ann, Joseph Lee”	8033 8034	E	5
Williams	Rosa F	1900	9 Nov 1977	nee JENKINS. Wife of Ora D WILLIAMS.	8002	E	5
Williams	Sarah Hester	1874	1930	“Mother”	8552	C	11
Williams	William, Jr. “Bill”	30 Sep 1932	26 Apr 1985	--	8385	C	5
Williams	Willie	1884	1963	Husband of Leona WILLIAMS.	8384	C	5
Willis	David A	6 Jan 1959	--	Husband of Debra S (BISHOP) WILLIS. Married 1 Sep 1979. “Our Children: Shannon Marie, Megan Ashley”	8053 8054	E	6
Willis	Debra S	13 May 1958	10 Aug 2000	nee BISHOP. Wife of David WILLIS. Married 1 Sep 1979. “Our Children: Shannon Marie, Megan Ashley”	8053 8054	E	6
Willis	Elsie M	15 May 1929	--	nee MEIER. Wife of Kenneth E WILLIS, Sr. Married 2 Jul 1949. “Our Children: Kenny E Jr, Nancy L, David A”	0439 8196	E	10
Willis	Paula L.	16 Jan 1951	25 Apr 2022	nee NETTLETON Wife of Kenneth E. WILLIS, Jr. Married 14 Aug 1971 “Our Daughter: Amanda Dawn Our Grandchildren: Zachary Willis, Rilee Dawn, Madison Lorraine (Click here to view obituary.)	6258 GAP 6259 GAP	E	6
Willis	Kenneth E, Sr.	6 Jun 1929	27 Apr 2016	Husband of Elsie M (MEIER) WILLIS. Married 2 Jul 1949. Son of Carl & Blanch (RAINEY) WILLIS. “Our Children: Kenny E Jr, Nancy L, David A” (Click here to view obituary.)	0439 8196	E	10
Wilson	James A “Al”	17 Oct 1905	17 Dec 1993	Husband of Mabel M WILSON.	8391	C	5
Wilson	Mabel M	25 May 1915	7 Feb 2007	Wife of James A “Al” WILSON.	8391	C	5
Wilson	Oren	1 Jan 1811	22 Dec 1862	Husband of Martha G WILSON	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Wire	Andrew J	abt 1842	31 Oct 1863	Son of John & Luciery WIRE. Pvt., Company "H", 17^th Indiana Infantry Died of wounds at Shelbyville, TN.	9301	W	16
Wire	Infant	6 Jan 1859	6 Jan 1859	Son of John F & Harriett WIRE.	9212	W	14
Wire	John F	29 Oct 1836	2 Aug 1859	Consort of Harriett WIRE.	9213	W	14
Wirth	Charles W	1869	1943	Husband of Elizabeth M “Lizzie” WIRTH	9098	W	12
Wirth	Elizabeth M “Lizzie”	1871	1950	Wife of Charles W WIRTH	9098	W	12
Wirth	Frieda	1893	1934	Daughter of Charles W & Elizabeth M “Lizzie” WIRTH.	9099	W	12
Wirth	Harry Eugene	6 Jun 1891	23 Dec 1895	Son of Charles W & Elizabeth M “Lizzie” WIRTH.	9100	W	12
Witherow	James	Dec 1837	?	Pvt., Co. D, 58th Inf. Reg., Indiana, Civil War.	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Witherspoon	Clarence	1 Oct 1873	17 Dec 1899	Age 26 Ys 2 Ms. & 16 D.	9084	W	11
Wood	J A J	16 Mar 1829	28 Feb 1868	--	9054	W	11
Wood	Thomas	--	26 Jan 1860	Aged 23 yrs. 9 mos. 21 d’s.	9049	W	11
Woods	George W	abt 1837	--	Company "H", 143rd. Indiana Infantry	9358	W	18
Woods	James	30 Mar 1866	2 May 1908	--	8434	C	7
Woods	John	15 Apr 1846	8 Feb 1905	Husband of Mary E WOODS. Company "H", 143rd. Indiana Infantry	8548	C	11
Woods	Lily O	24 Jan 1883	12 Aug 1883	Daughter of John & Mary WOODS.	8547	C	11
Woods	Mary E	27 Jul 1846	2 Feb 1883	Wife of John WOODS	8546	C	11

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.

Genealogy

Providence Cemetery

Barton Township

Gibson County, Indiana

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.