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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.


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Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Center Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

Latitude, 38.3290 N;  Longitude, 87.4510 W

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W

Common Directions:

Located on the west side of the south end of Second Street in Francisco.

Last updated

   May 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

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Ikerd

William C

26 Sep 1922

9 Oct 2003

Husband of Wilam L (BURNS) IKERD.  Married 9 Jan 1960.

“Our sons:  Tracey R, Nicholas J.”

Our grandchildren:  Karla, Deanna, Joshua, Stephen, Caleb, Andrew, Hannah, Jacob.”


S1, US Coast Guard, WW II.

1582

1584

1583

D

14

Ikerd

Wilma L

25 Jul 1934

12 Nov 2020

nee BURNS.  Wife of William C IKERD.  Married 9 Jan 1960.


Our sons:  Tracey R, Nicholas J.”

Our grandchildren:  Karla, Deanna, Joshua, Stephen, Caleb, Andrew, Hannah, Jacob.”


(Click here to view obituary.)

5670 GAP

1584

D

14

Ireland

?

?

?

Funeral home marker; name is missing.

1182

A

20

Ireland

Annie L

--

?? ??? 1862

Daughter of Dr. John M &  Elizabeth IRELAND 

Aged 2 yrs. 6 mos. 17 dys.

0849

A

3

Ireland

Byron B

1884

1886

Son of Dr. John M & Elizabeth IRELAND 

Age 2 yrs. 10 mos.

0850

A

3

Ireland

Elizabeth

25 Dec 1842

26 Mar 1929

Wife of John M IRELAND, M.D. 

1187

1186

A

20

Ireland

Florence M

1877

1920

Wife of Will IRELAND.

"Mother"

Killed in a car accident. 

1181


From the Princeton Clarion, 7 Oct 1920

A

20

Ireland

Hiram L

1884

1957

--

1184

A

20

Ireland

Infant

--

4 Sep 1858

Infant daughter of Dr. John M & Elizabeth IRELAND 

0847

A

3

Ireland

Infant

--

12 Nov 1859

Infant son of Dr. John M & Elizabeth IRELAND 

0848

A

3

Ireland

Jay Patrick

--

19 Jul 1975

"Our Baby" 

1463

C

8

Ireland

Jennie

14 Dec 1865

29 Aug 1880

Daughter of Dr. John M & Elizabeth IRELAND 

0846

A

3

Ireland

John M , Jr

1902

1926

Son of John M & Elizabeth IRELAND, M.D.

Killed in Francisco Mine #2 

1180

1205

A

20

Ireland

John M, M.D.

5 Jul 1825

1 Sep 1912

Husband of Elizabeth IRELAND.

"Father" 

1187

1188

A

20

Ireland

John S

--

7 May 1940

--

1189

A

20

Ireland

Joseph P

9 Jan 1923

19 Aug  2020

Husband of Paula IRELAND.


Son of John & Tessie (FORD) IRELAND.


US Army Air Corps, WW II.






(Click here to view obituary.)

5635 GAP

5637 GAP

E

3

Ireland

Kenneth V

15 Oct 1904

19 Aug 1964

Corporal, 1951st. SVC Command Unit, W. W. II

1183

A

20

Ireland

Paula G.

30 May 1938

15 Nov 2020

nee HAYDEN
Wife of Joseph P. IRELAND

Daughter of Paul & Darsie (FLINT) HAYDEN  



(Click here to view obituary.)

5635 GAP

E

3

Ireland

Tessie

14 Feb 1881

8 Apr 1973

"Mother" 

0642

B

4

Ireland

William

1870

1957

(Name and dates no longer readable.)

1182

A

20

Jefford

Lawrence

--

?? ??? 18??

Aged ? (no longer readable.)

0892

A

5

Jenkins

Clara M

1901

1927

Wife of Lloyd J JENKINS. 

“Mother”

0806

B

1

Jenkins

Clarence Merle “Chick”

24 Jul 1928

26 Jun 2009

Husband of Dona Marlene (PEAVLER) JENKINS.  Married 28 Nov 1957.

“Our daughters:  Kimberly Jan – 2 Jan 1963 and Tamela Ann – 30 Dec 1966.”


SSgt., US Air Force, Korea.

1742

1743

D

3

Jenkins

Dona Marlene

10 Sep 1936

--

nee PEAVLER.  Wife of Clarence Merle “Chick” JENKINS.  Married 28 Nov 1957.

“Our daughters:  Kimberly Jan – 2 Jan 1963 and Tamela Ann – 30 Dec 1966.”

1742

1743

D

3

Jenkins

Ella

1874

1959

Wife of Linus JENKINS.

"Mother" 

1293

C

3

Jenkins

Linus

1875

1947

Husband of Ella JENKINS.

"Father" 

1293

C

3

Jenkins

Lloyd J

1899

1926

Husband of Clara M JENKINS.

“Father”

Killed in Francisco #2 Mine 

0806

1205

B

1

Jenkins

Ralph E

18 Sep 1905

10 Aug 1946

Husband of Virginia L JENKINS.

“Father”

1294

C

3

Jenkins

Virginia L

30 Aug 1911

--

Wife of Ralph E JENKINS.

"Mother" 

1294

C

3

Johnson

Bessie Vera

17 Aug 1900

22 Jun 1969

Wife of Homer M JOHNSON.  Daughter of John & Olive (SMITH) JONES 

No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.

 

 

Johnson

Clarence O

22 Nov 1894

23 Jul 1939

--

1360

C

5

Johnson

Elmer R

14 Apr 1900

28 Oct 1964

--

1376

C

5

Johnson

Eva

29 Mar 1869

4 May 1948

Wife of William W JOHNSON.

“Mother”

1361

C

5

Johnson

Gladys W

13 Apr 1908

26 Jun 1966

Wife of Raymond R JOHNSON.

“Mother”

1413

C

6

Johnson

Homer M

25 Mar 1896

25 Jan 1960

Indiana, Private First Class, 8th. Company, 159th. Depot Brigade, W. W. I

1359

C

5

Johnson

Ivan Ray

17 Dec 1902

30 Jun 1980

Husband of Mary S JOHNSON.


CM 2, US Navy, W. W. II

1706

1707

D

5

Johnson

Jacob A

17 Nov 1871

15 Aug 1922

Husband of Louisa E JOHNSON.

0638

B

4

Johnson

Jake A

28 Jan 1898

17 Dec 1964

Indiana, Private First Class, 565th. Base Unit, AAF W. W. II

1376

0423

C

5

Johnson

Louisa E

17 Aug 1862

4 Dec 1910

Wife of Jacob A JOHNSON.

0638

B

4

Johnson

Mary S

2 Oct 1904

30 Jul 1994

Wife of Ivan Ray JOHNSON.

1706

D

5

Johnson

Raymond R

19 Jan 1905

30 Aug 1991

Husband of Gladys W JOHNSON.

“Father”

1413

C

6

Johnson

S  W

20 Aug 1878

28 Sep 1878

Son of M V & M T JOHNSON 

0998

A

11

Johnson

William W

29 Feb 1864

5 Jul 1952

Husband of Eva JOHNSON.

“Father”

1361

C

5

Jones

Clifford E

1913

1947

--

1540

C

10

Jones

Darlene L

2 Jul 1954

--

Wife of Larry T JONES.  Married 5 Jun 1999.

1575

D

15

Jones

Juanita Wells

13 Apr 1915

15 Oct 1962

nee WELLS.

1537

C

10

Jones

Larry T

17 Nov 1950

--

Husband of Darlene L JONES.  Married 5 Jun 1999.

1575

D

15

Joseph

William T

1880

1964

Private, Company "C", 345th. Infantry, 37th. Division, W. W. I, Illinois

1536

C

10


         Sections and Rows
The cemetery presently is divided into five sections:  A (northeast,) B (northwest,) C (southwest), D (southeast) & E Center East.  Rows were numbered starting on the east side in Sections A, B & C and on the west side of Section D and E.  Section E platted immediately to the north of Section D.

 
0807  View of Section A from the southwest corner.

0551  View of Section B, looking northwest.

1204  View of Section C, looking southwest.

1564  View of Section D.