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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.

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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Bailey	Homer Estes	31 Jan 1888	24 May 1977	Husband of Mary (OKERMAN) BAILEY.   Married 27 Jan 1922. “Father”	5692	SW	1
Bailey	Mary Okerman	27 Jul 1890	2 Nov 1985	nee OKERMAN  "Mother".   Wife of Homer Estes BAILEY.   Married 27 Jan 1922.	5692	SW	1
Ballance	Ella B	1919	1988	Wife of Walter L. BALLANCE	5542	SE	2
Ballance	Walter L	8 Sep 1896	11 Feb 1955	Husband of Ella B. BALLANCE.   Missouri, Private, Air Service, W.W. I	5542 5543	SE	2
Barrett	Cora B	1885	1958	Wife of Joseph Y. BARRETT	5659	SW	2
Barrett	DeEtta E	9 Sep 1916	Sep 1987	--	5658	SW	2
Barrett	Della	--	--	Daughter of John & Martha BARRETT	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Barrett	Eliza	--	--	--	6123 6112	NW	10
Barrett	Eliza A	6 Aug 1835	11 May 1906	Wife of W. J. BARRETT	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Barrett	Hiram W	1884	1958	Husband of Lora M. BARRETT	5721	NE	4
Barrett	John R	1845	5 Aug 1903	Husband of Martha V. BARRETT. Aged 57 yr. “Father”	6228 6230	NW	9
Barrett	Joseph Y	1879	25 Jun 1954	Husband of Cora B. BARRETT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5659	SW	2
Barrett	Lora M	1883	1934	Wife of Hiram W. BARRETT	5721	NE	4
Barrett	Martha E	1854	1939	nee YEAGER. Second wife of William G BARRETT. Married 1 Apr 1877.	6114 6112	NW	11
Barrett	Martha V	1846	1926	Wife of John R. BARRETT “Mother”	6228 6229	NW	9
Barrett	Mell	30 Nov 1850	12 Aug 1910	Wife of Thomas A. BARRETT	6441	NW	6
Barrett	Nancy G	1851	1875	nee WILLIAMS. First wife of William G BARRETT. Married 18 Feb 1869.	6118 6112	NW	11
Barrett	Nellie	--	29 Sep 1883	Daughter of Thomas A & P BARRETT. Aged 1 y. 11 m. 10 d.	6437	NW	6
Barrett	Ruby M	10 Jul 1905	Aug 1975	--	5793	NW	18
Barrett	Sarah A	1870	1870	Daughter of William W & Nancy C (WILLIAMS) BARRETT.	6117 6112	NW	11
Barrett	Thomas A	8 Mar 1850	21 Jun 1930	Husband of Mell BARRETT	6441	NW	6
Barrett	William G	1847	1916	Husband of Nancy G (WILLIAMS) BARRETT, 1^st, married 18 Feb 1869; and Martha E (YEAGER) BARRETT, 2^nd, married 1 Apr 1877.	6115 6112	NW	11
Barrett	Worrick	1890	1895	Son of William G & Martha E BARRETT.	6116 6112	NW	11
Bass	Anna L	30 Dec 1848	4 Feb 1934	nee McCLEARY. Wife of John R. BASS	5733	NE	3
Bass	Eliza Ann	6 Oct 1835	11 Mar 1905	nee McCONNELL. Wife of William J BASS. Married 8 Apr 1856.	5860	NW	15
Bass	Harry Z	22 May 1861	3 Mar 1882	--	5859	NW	15
Bass	John R	24 Jul 1853	2 May 1927	Husband of Anna L (McCLARY) BASS	5733	NE	3
Beasley	Amos A	5 Mar 1888	1952	Husband of Ollie M (TAYLOR) BEASLEY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5825	NW	16
Beasley	Arthur	16 Sep 1886	3 Aug 1898	Son of Thomas & Lizzie BEASLEY	6217	NW	9
Beasley	Bonnie Juel	1937	1943	Daughter of Amos A. & Ollie M. BEASLEY.	5823	NW	16
Beasley	Cecil "Huck"	20 Nov 1929	--	Husband of Dolores "Jackie" BEASLEY.	0112	SE	6
Beasley	Crawford L	3 Aug 1896	16 Sep 1969	Husband of Merle M. BEASLEY.   Indiana, Private First Class, 9th. Ammo Train Division, WW I.	5812 5814	NW	17
Beasley	Dolores "Jackie"	21 Jun 1930	--	Husband of Dolores "Jackie" BEASLEY.	0112	SE	6
Beasley	Helen A	26 Sep 1925	7 Apr 2010	nee SISSON. Wife of William A BEASLEY. Daughter of Samuel & Daisy SISSON. (Click here to view obituary.)	5821	NW	16
Beasley	Howard	1 Jan 1918	7 Mar 1988	Husband of Mabel A (McKINNEY) BEASLEY.	5484	SE	5
Beasley	Infant	--	--	Infant of J L & A L BEASLEY.	6045 6047	NW	12
Beasley	Infant	--	--	Infant of J L & A L BEASLEY	6043 6047	NW	12
Beasley	Infant	--	--	Infant of J L & A L BEASLEY	6042 6047	NW	12
Beasley	John E	29 Jan 1885	11 Feb 1909	--	5833	NW	16
Beasley	Lucy	--	--	Daughter of J L & A L BEASLEY.	6046 6047	NW	12
Beasley	Mabel A	19 Oct 1919	5 Jan 2007	nee McKINNEY.  Wife of Howard BEASLEY.  Daughter of Homer & Elvira (POWERS) McKINNEY. (Click here to view obituary.)	5484	SE	5
Beasley	Merle M	24 Sep 1899	6 May 1980	Wife of Crawford L. BEASLEY	5812	NW	17
Beasley	Nola F	25 Oct 1900	27 Dec 1989	Wife of Russell BEASLEY	5587	SE	1
Beasley	Ollie M	2 Mar 1893	9 Aug 2000	nee TAYLOR.  Married Amos A. BEASLEY, 1^st; and Earl GRUBB, 2nd. Aged 107 years.	5825	NW	16
Beasley	Opal	--	10 Feb 1902	Daughter of J L & A L BEASLEY Aged 1 year.	6044 6047	NW	12
Beasley	Paul V	9 Dec 1912	2 Feb 1945	Son of Amos A. & Ollie M. BEASLEY.   Private First Class, Company "A", 550th. Infantry.   Died in Reims, France	5824	NW	16
Beasley	Russell	13 Apr 1896	31 Dec 1957	Husband of Nola F. BEASLEY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5587	SE	1
Beasley	Sarah E	1858	1930	Wife of Thomas F. BEASLEY	6218	NW	9
Beasley	Thomas F	1852	1937	Husband of Sarah E. BEASLEY	6218	NW	9
Beasley	William A	24 Sep 1920	5 May 1986	Husband of Helen A. BEASLEY.   Son of Amos A. & Ollie M. BEASLEY.   BMI, U. S. Navy, W.W. II	5821 5822	NW	16
Bell	Elizabeth A	1866	1938	Wife of Robert J. BELL	5533	SE	3
Bell	Robert James	2 Nov 1869	1963	Husband of Elizabeth A. BELL.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5533	SE	3
Bellamy	Charles V	25 Nov 1907	1 Aug 1982	Husband of Marie C. BELLAMY	5626	SW	3
Bellamy	Marie C	22 Sep 1920	2 May 1987	Wife of Charles V. BELLAMY	5626	SW	3
Beloat	?	?	?	(Shaft of monument is missing.)	6280	NW	8
Beloat	Daisie	12 Jan 18??	28 Nov 18??	Daughter of M D & V BELOAT. Aged 11 m. 16 D. (Partially illegible.)	6278	NW	8
Beloat	Ellis W	8 Mar 1882	7 Mar 1884	Son of ? & M. A. BELOAT	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Benton	Betsy Wallace	31 May 1809	25 Mar 1860	nee WALLACE  Wife of J. T. N. BENTON	6396	NW	6
Benton	J T N	6 Mar 1807	13 Jan 1875	Husband of Betsy (WALLACE) BENTON. Aged 67 ys. 10 ms. 7 ds.	6398	NW	6
Bigham	Anna	4 Mar 1889	28 Oct 1967	Wife of William F. BIGHAM.  (Click here to view obituary.)	6171	NW	10
Bigham	Mary J	--	25 Feb 1888	Wife of William H. BIGHAM. Aged 40 Y’s. 6 M. 11 D.	6172	NW	10
Bigham	William F	1885	1953	Husband of Anna BIGHAM	6171	NW	10
Bigham	William H	--	--	Husband of Mary J BINGAHM. Company "F", 33rd. Indiana Infantry Regiment.   (Enlisted 16 Sep 1861, mustered out 21 Jul 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky)	6174	NW	10
Black	Infant	25 Nov 1891	25 Nov 1891	Twin daughter of J J & C BLACK	6050	NW	12
Black	Infant	25 Nov 1891	25 Nov 1891	Twin son of J J & C BLACK.	6050	NW	12
Black	Mary Jane	8 Jun 1927	6 Aug 2011	nee HOPKINS.  Daughter of James & Minnie (RAIBOURN) HOPKINS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1103	SE	4
Blair	Carson J	12 Jan 1897	15 Mar 1971	Husband of Dora H. BLAIR.  US Army, WW I.	5560	SE	2
Blair	Dora H	9 Feb 1897	25 Jan 1970	Wife of Carson J. BLAIR	5561	SE	2
Blair	Estella Marie	20 Mar 1909	2 Jul 1909	Daughter of John R & Nettie C BLAIR	6321	NW	7
Blair	John R	1866	1944	Husband of Nettie C BLAIR	6322	NW	7
Blair	Nettie C	1876	1938	Wife of John R BLAIR	6322	NW	7
Blount	Elmer	Feb 1883	Mar 1956	"Father"	5681	SW	1
Blount	Gaynell	4 Sep 1909	19 Aug 1990	Wife of Orville BLOUNT	5682	SW	1
Blount	Henry	1857	14 Mar 1919	Aged 62 yrs.	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Blount	Orville	18 May 1911	Apr 1976	Husband of Gaynell BLOUNT	5682	SW	1
Blythe	Henry	1857	1919	Husband of Linzy BLYTHE. (Note: Except for name, stone is now illegible.)	6433	NW	6
Blythe	Linzy	12 May 18??	5 Jul 18?4	Wife of Henry BLYTHE.	6435	NW	6
Blythe	Logan	18 Dec 1852	? Jan 1865	Son of J G & A M BLYTHE.	6439	NW	6
Bodkins	Dicie M	1891	1960	Wife of Oral O. BODKINS	5538	SE	3
Bodkins	Dorotha Mae	18 Nov 1915	8 Jun 2008	nee WIRTH.  Wife of Orris E BODKINS.   Married 10 May 1935.  Daughter of Louis & Sarah WIRTH. "Parents of Sharon & Larry".  (Click here to view obituary.)	5596 5597	SE	1
Bodkins	Oral O	11 Dec 1890	Nov 1962	Husband of Dicie M. BODKINS	5538	SE	3
Bodkins	Orris E	15 Dec 1914	6 Apr 1996	Husband of Dorotha Mae (WIRTH) BODKINS.   Married 10 May 1935. "Parents of Sharon & Larry".	5596 5597	SE	1
Bolin	Agnes	7 Sep 1927	2 Apr 1929	(Same stone as Esther M. BOLIN)	5699	NE	7
Bolin	Esther M	19 Nov 1929	25 Nov 1929	(Same stone as Agnes BOLIN)	5699	NE	7
Booker	Geneva Mae	27 Jul 1922	18 Mar 2008	nee HOPKINS  Wife of Samuel Franklin BOOKER.  Married 25 Jul 1942. Daughter of Pete & Minnie (RAIBOURN) HOPKINS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0261	SE	2
Booker	Samuel Franklin	21 May 1923	27 Apr 2018	Husband of Geneva Mae (HOPKINS) BOOKER.  Married 25 Jul 1942.  Son of Samuel Pleasant & Rosa (DeBORD) BOOKER. Pfc, US Army, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0261 0261	SE	2
Broshears	Pearl	2 Aug 1877	27 Jan 1914	nee STEELE  Daughter of Martin A & Elizabeth (BALDWIN) STEELE.	5791	NW	18
Brotherton	Carrie E	28 Jul 1905	Feb 1977	Wife of Harvey BROTHERTON.   Married 24 Dec 1925. “Mother”	5499	SE	4
Brotherton	Harvey	1898	1983	Husband of Carrie E. BROTHERTON.   Married 24 Dec 1925. “Father”	5499	SE	4
Brown	William	--	--	Company "K", 17th. Indiana Infantry	6497	NW	2
Bruner	Lillie	28 Jul 1900	18 Jul 1993	Wife of Samuel H. BRUNER	5519	SE	3
Bruner	Samuel H	2 Mar 1897	20 Sep 1983	Husband of Lillie BRUNER	5519	SE	3
Burton	Bernice E	13 Apr 1915	30 Aug 1998	Wife of Ted H. BURTON.   (Browning's obituaries state that she is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Indiana)	5563	SE	2
Burton	Flossie	25 Nov 1890	25 Nov 1890	Daughter of George S. & M. C. BURTON	6035	NW	12
Burton	Ted H	1897	1978	Husband of Bernice E. BURTON	5563	SE	2
Byers	Irene M	16 Apr 1902	Dec 1981	Wife of Roy James BYERS.   Married 23 Jul 1919.	5477	SE	5
Byers	Roy James	15 Aug 1897	17 May 1972	Husband of Irene M. BYERS.   Married 23 Jul 1919.   Indiana, S2, U. S. Navy, W.W. I	5477 5478	SE	5
Byl	Marinus A	21 May 1879	Sep 1966	Husband of Opal (DOUGAN) BYL	5559	SE	2
Byl	Opal Dougan	1897	1948	nee DOUGAN  Wife of Marinus A. BYL	5559	SE	2

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.