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Forsythe Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3111 N; Longitude, -87.3889 W
Congressional Location:	NW-1/4; SW-1/4; SECTION 26; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W
Common Directions:	4 miles southwest of Oakland City. Located adjacent to the Forsythe Church, on the east side of County Road 950E, at the intersection with County Road 300S.
Last updated	20 Jun 2020

This list was originally proofed and verified by Georgia McEllhiney in June 2002. Headstones were photographed by Daniel L Elliott in August 2010, updates and corrections were made to the listing. It is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers. If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Alcorn	Phylecta	1855	1899	Wife of Thomas ALCORN. “Mother”	5915 5917	NW	14
Alcorn	Thomas	1851	27 Jan 1894	Husband of Phylecta ALCORN. “Father”	5915 5916	NW	14
Alderson	Leila Steele	1892	1955	nee STEELE. "Mother"	5807	NW	17
Allen	Eunice E	1883	1961	nee BASS. Wife of Shirely W ALLEN. Married 18 Sep 1905. Daughter of John & Anna L (McCLEARY) BASS.	5732	NE	3
Ammon	Threcia	6 Jun 1891	20 Jul 1912	Wife of Arthur AMMON	5797	NW	17
Anderson	Alexander	7 Jun 1801	18 Mar 1878	(Note: Stone has been reset in concrete hiding the date of death.)	6493	NW	3
Anderson	Martha Pride	1855	1930	nee PRIDE. Wife of John W Anderson. Married 13 May 1900.	6036	NW	12
Andrew	Harvey John, Sr	1897	1957	Husband of Leo Maud ANDREWS	5640	SW	2
Andrews	Elizabeth Anne	20 Nov 1945	--	Wife of Harvey John ANDREWS, Jr.. Married 2 Sep 1978	5512	SE	4
Andrews	Harvey John, Jr	5 Jul 1935	9 Feb 1995	Husband of Elizabeth Anne ANDREWS. Married 2 Sep 1978.	5512	SE	4
Andrews	Leo Maud	29 Oct 1899	14 Jan 1995	Wife of Harvey John ANDREWS, Sr. Aged 95 yrs.	5641	SW	2
Arbuthnot	Loyd B	16 Feb 1925	12 Jan 1974	Husband of Vernetta (SMITH) ARBUTHNOT. Indiana, 2nd. DLT, U. S. Army Air Force, WW II.	5678 5679	SW	1
Arbuthnot	Madge G	1900	1950	Wife of William C. ARBUTHNOT	5811	NW	17
Arbuthnot	Vernetta	4 Apr 1913	28 Apr 2004	nee SMITH. Wife of Loyd B ARUTHNOT	5678	SW	1
Arbuthnot	William C	1896	1960	Husband of Madge G. ARBUTHNOT	5811	NW	17
Arnold	George R	17 Aug 1824	4 Dec 1897	--	5895	NW	14
Ashby	Alena	12 Jun 1910	21 Dec 1990	Wife of Clifford ASHBY.	5443	SE	6
Ashby	Clifford	24 Sep 1910	19 Nov 1991	Husband of Alena ASHBY	5443	SE	6

Sections and Rows.

For purposes of this listing, the cemetery was divided into four Sections: Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southwest (SW), and Southeast (SE.) Rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section. Please be advised rows 1-5 in the Northwest sections are somewhat irregular.

5411 Sign at entrance, Southwest section of cemetery.
5414 View of Northwest section of the cemetery.

5413 Front side of Veterans Memorial
6445 Back side of Veterans Memorial.

5411 Sign at entrance, Southwest section of cemetery.	5414 View of Northwest section of the cemetery.
5413 Front side of Veterans Memorial	6445 Back side of Veterans Memorial.

Genealogy

Forsythe Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

4 miles southwest of Oakland City. Located adjacent to the Forsythe Church, on the east side of County Road 950E, at the intersection with County Road 300S.