Genealogy

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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.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions & Notes	Photo # Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Wilder	Marsha Marie	19 Nov 1963	--	nee BURNS. Wife of Timothy Wayne WILDER. Married 14 Feb 1982. “Our Children: Timothy James, Dustin Lee, Carley Marie”	1553 1554	D	17
Wilder	Timothy Wayne	29 Mar 1962	30 May 2009	Husband of Marsha Marie (BURNS) WILDER. Married 14 Feb 1982. “Our Children: Timothy James, Dustin Lee, Carley Marie”	1553 1554	D	17
Wilkerson	Arlis B	20 Jun 1919	10 Feb 1985	Private First Class, U. S. Army, W. W. II	1232 1233	C	1
Williams	Alice Mae	21 Aug 1918	13 Sep 2020	nee JOYCE.  Wife of Glenn A WILLIAMS.  Married 19 Jul 1946.  Daughter of Maurice & Annie (SADDLER) JOYCE. (Click here to view obituary.)	0169	D	18
Williams	Crystal Dawn	25 Feb 1980	19 May 1996	Daughter of David & Teresa WILLIAMS. Sister of Jeremy WILLIAMS.	1628 1629	D	11
Williams	Glenn Allen	8 Jul 1917	16 Jan 2001	Husband of Alice Mae (JOYCE) WILLIAMS.  Married 19 Jul 1946.  Son of Edgar Allen & Eliza Jane (ANDERECK) WILLIAMS. S Sgt., US Army, WW II.  PH, BS, POW. (Click here to view obituary.)	1399	D	18
Williams	Infant	--	21 Jun 1898	Infant daughter of Johnson F & Lena T WILLIAMS	0873	A	4
Williams	Johnson F	1874	1962	Husband of Lena T WILLIAMS.	1268 1269	C	2
Williams	Lena T	1876	1949	Wife of Johnson F WILLIAMS.	1270	C	2
Williams	Ralph J	1902	1964	Husband of Rausabel WILLIAMS. Married 21 Jun 1924.	1325	C	4
Williams	Rausabel	1903	1992	Wife of Ralph J WILLIAMS. Married 21 Jun 1924.	1325	C	4
Williams	Verna Lynn	20 Feb 1937	20 May 2011	nee HALE.  Daughter of Kenneth H & Wanda M (HARPER) HALE.  (Click here to view obituary.) Note:  Inscription on back of stone reads:  "In memory of grandmother, Mauded Queen Harper, Aug 30, 1887 - Apr 20, 1917, Resting in Harrison, Ark."	0430 0431	A	14
Willis	Catherine “Kate”	19 Jul 1924	6 Aug 2005	Wife of James W WILLIS.	1626	D	11
Willis	Hovey J	7 Oct 1890	19 May 1946	Husband of Lora E WILLIS.	1211	C	1
Willis	James W	5 Feb 1924	5 Jul 2001	Husband of Catherine “Kate” WILLIS. Cpl., US Marine Corps, WW II.	1626 1627	D	11
Willis	Lora E	23 Oct 1896	12 Feb 1972	Wife of Hovey J WILLIS.	1211	C	1
Wilson	Betty	29 Sep 1920	18 Jan 1998	Wife of Samuel “Art” WILSON.	1688	D	6
Wilson	Eli A "Bud"	9 Dec 1921	20 Oct 1970	Husband of Hazel L WILSON. Indiana, Pfc., 800 Mil. Police BN, WW II. (Note: Headstone gives day of death as 20^th and plaque gives 26^th.)	1380 1381	C	5
Wilson	Hazel L	19 Nov 1919	10 Jan 2004	Wife of Eli A “Bud” WILSON.	1380	C	5
Wilson	Samuel "Art"	28 Mar 1916	26 Jun 1987	Husband of Betty WILSON.	1688	D	6
Winkler	Helen C	1904	1991	Wife of Horace D WINKLER.	1726	D	4
Winkler	Horace O	1901	1988	Husband of Helen C WINKLER.	1726	D	4
Witherspoon	Bertha Lee	1902	1997	Wife of Ronald Erwin WITHERSPOON.	1414	C	6
Witherspoon	Betty J	8 May 1932	6 Dec 2016	nee HAWKINS.  Wife of Ronald Lee WITHERSPOON.  Daughter of Robert L & Carrie A (DUNCAN) HAWKINS.  (Click here to view obituaries.)	0236	C	5
Witherspoon	Catherine	1902	1960	--	1336	C	4
Witherspoon	Nora	1871	1948	Wife of Stanford WITHERSPOON	1428	C	7
Witherspoon	Ronald Erwin	1899	1952	Husband of Bertha Lee WITHERSPOON.	1414	C	6
Witherspoon	Ronald Lee	17 Oct 1934	6 Jun 2004	Husband of Betty J (HAWKINS) WITHERSPOON	0236	C	5
Witherspoon	Ronald Melvin	5 Jul 1959	18 Jul 1959	--	1374	C	5
Witherspoon	Stanford	1871	1946	Husband of Nora WITHERSPOON.	1428	C	7
Wood	Edna E	23 Apr 1912	5 Nov 2001	Wife of Maurice A WOOD.	1299	C	3
Wood	Maurice A	30 Oct 1909	18 Oct 1979	Husband of Edna E WOOD. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1949-1954	1299 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	C	3
Wood	William	--	10 Aug 1862	Husband of Catharine WOOD. Age 45 yrs. 10 mos.	0909	A	6
Woodruff	Amos C	20 Jul 1841	19 May 1918	Husband of Victoria WOODRUFF, 1^st; and Sarah E WOODRUFF, 2^nd.	0977	A	10
Woodruff	Infant	--	--	Daughter of Amos C & Sarah E WOODRUFF	0973	A	10
Woodruff	Infant	--	--	Daughter of Amos C. & Victoria WOODRUFF	0974	A	10
Woodruff	Sarah E	17 Oct 1849	27 Aug 1936	Second wife of Dr. Amos C WOODRUFF.	0979 0978	A	10
Woodruff	Victoria	4 Sep 1846	17 Sep 1878	First wife of Dr. Amos C WOODRUFF	0975 0976	A	10
Woods	Concetta M	28 Oct 1933	3 Aug 2011	nee PAGANO.  Wife of William H WOODS. Daughter of Michael & Marie PAGANO. (Click here to view obituary.)	0174	D	17
Woods	Dorothea G “Nan”	13 Jul 1911	24 Aug 2005	nee BERTWISTLE. Wife of James H WOODS, Sr. Daughter of Clarence W & Gertrude A (WESTENHUBER) BERTWISTLE.	1573	D	15
Woods	Infant	11 Mar 1869	12 Mar 1869	Son of J M & E C WOODS.	0941	A	8
Woods	James H	1 Aug 1934	31 Jan 2001	Husband of Shirley C (KELLEY) WOODS. “Our Sons: James B, David H.” Pvt., US Army, Korea.	1600 1601	D	13
Woods	Margaret	1871	19__	Wife of Welzie WOODS	1097	A	15
Woods	Melissa	27 Mar 1863	16 Sep 1863	Daughter of J M & E C WOODS	0943	A	8
Woods	Shirley C	2 Jul 1938	--	Wife of James H WOODS. “Our Sons: James B, David H”	1600	D	13
Woods	Tho	22 Mar 1870	20 Dec 1870	--	0944	A	8
Woods	Welzie	1875	1943	Husband of Margaret WOODS	1097	A	15
Woods	William H	15 Sep 1932	3 Nov 2018	Husband of Concetta M (PAGANO) WOODS.	0174	D	17
Work	Stanley M , Sr	7 Oct 1927	15 Mar 1979	--	1778	D	1
Wright	Abner L	1874	1932	Husband of Julia E WRIGHT.	0569	B	1
Wright	Amanda	1850	1928	Wife of Rev. Isaac WRIGHT.	0652	B	4
Wright	David William	18 Aug 1956	18 Aug 1956	Son of Jerry & Donna WRIGHT	1515	C	9
Wright	Delpha L	5 Jun 1898	9 Sep 1909	--	0571	B	1
Wright	E Maude	29 Oct 1917	--	Wife of H Dudley WRIGHT	No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.	C	2
Wright	Etta	1886	1953	--	0651	B	4
Wright	Evelyn	9 Feb 1914	10 Sep 1975	"Wife"	1514	C	9
Wright	George W	18 Aug 1900	21 Jun 1945	--	1504	C	9
Wright	H Dudley	6 Jun 1915	5 Feb 1992	Husband of E Maud WRIGHT	No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.	C	2
Wright	Isaac, Rev.	1851	1942	Husband of Amanda WRIGHT.	0652	B	4
Wright	John I	1 Dec 1908	16 Sep 1995	--	0572	C	9
Wright	Julia E	1878	1961	Wife of Abner L WRIGHT.	0569	B	1
Wright	Ottis L	23 Feb 1903	5 Jul 1956	"Father”	1512	C	9
Wright	William J	3 Apr 1927	18 May 1992	"Husband"	1513	C	9
Wylie	Lucinda K	--	5 Jun 1861	Daughter of G W & N D WYLIE Aged 7 Ys. 3 Ms. 1 D.	0831	A	2
Wylie	Rebecca J	--	15 Mar 1856	Daughter of G W & N D WYLIE Aged 13 Y. 10 M. 18 D.	0832	A	2
Wylie	William T	--	12 May 1857	Son of G W & N D WYLIE Age 7 Ms. 25 Ds.	0833	A	2

Sections and Rows
The cemetery presently is divided into four sections:  A (northeast,) B (northwest,) C (southwest) & D (southeast.)  Rows were numbered starting on the east side in Sections A, B & C and on the west side of Section D.  Another section platted immediately to the north of Section D, contains no visible burials to date.

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.