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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
Haley	Flora S	--	6 Feb 1889	Wife of John Haley. Aged 23 Yrs. 4 Ms.. 19 Dy..	5945	NW	13
Hamer	Bill G	24 Nov 1938	--	Husband of Bonnie J (AKERS) HAMER.. Married 27 Nov 1959. “Our Children: Robbie T, Chuck R, Misty A”	5424 5425	SE	8
Hamer	Bonnie J	5 Jun 1941	1 Sep 2009	nee AKERS. Wife of Billy G HAMER. Married 27 Nov 1959. Daughter of Elvin R & Virginia V (IVY) AKERS. “Our Children: Robbie T, Chuck R, Misty A” (Click here to view obituary.)	5424 5425	SE	8
Hamrick	John W	?	1884	Husband of Elizabeth A "Lizzie" (WILLIAMS) HAMRICK. Married 22 Aug 1867. Pvt., Co. H, 17th Reg., Inf., Indiana.	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Harper	Ada F	14 Feb 1887	22 Nov 1982	Wife of Dorr L. HARPER	6281	NW	8
Harper	Adam C	abt 1841	22 Apr 1908	Husband of Charity F HARPER. Married 29 Mar 1866.. Pvt., Co. A, 58th, Inf. Reg., Indiana.	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Harper	Annabell	14 Sep 1915	27 Apr 1990	Wife of Hallie H. HARPER	5702	NE	6
Harper	Betty L	29 Sep 1955	--	Wife of Ernest A "Ray" HARPER.	3370	NE	6
Harper	Catherine M	Jan 1851	12 Jul 1887	Wife of Silas M HARPER. Aged 36 yrs. 8 mos.	6291	NW	8
Harper	Dorr L	14 Feb 1883	9 Aug 1976	Husband of Ada F. HARPER	6281	NW	8
Harper	Elijah W	17 Apr 1824	31 Mar 1911	Husband of Mary J HARPER. “Father”	6135 6137	NW	10
Harper	Elizabeth	22 Feb 1812	1 Jul 1872	Wife of James M. HARPER. Aged 60 Yrs. 4 Ms. & 9 Dys.	6375	NW	7
Harper	Elmer E	29 Oct 1881	Mar 1973	Husband of Mabel HARPER. “Father”	5770 5771	NE	1
Harper	Ernest A "Ray"	2 May 1950	29 Dec 2013	Husband of Betty HARPER. Son of Ernest F & Faryl Ruth (McCONNELL) HARPER. (Click here to view obituary.)	3370	NE	6
Harper	Ernest F	2 Nov 1914	26 Aug 1888	Husband of Faryl Ruth (McCONNELL) HARPER. “Father”	5706	NE	6
Harper	Faryl Ruth	19 Jul 1912	11 Jan 1999	nee McCONNELL. Wife of Ernest F HARPER. “Mother”	5706	NE	6
Harper	Fay G	--	6 Aug 1887	Son of Silas M & Catherine M HARPER. Age 1 MO.	6292	NW	8
Harper	Frances O	--	28 Nov 1913	Daughter of J. Lincoln & Nellie C. HARPER. “Daughter”	6083	NW	11
Harper	Grace	1872	1956	Wife of J. Devin HARPER	5701	NE	6
Harper	Hallie H	6 Apr 1910	22 Feb 1972	Husband of Annabell HARPER	5702	NE	6
Harper	Infant	--	19 Oct 1861	Infant daughter of James M & Elizabeth A HARPER.	6377	NW	7
Harper	J Devin	1868	1939	Husband of Grace HARPER	5701	NE	6
Harper	J Lincoln	1864	1930	Husband of Nellie C. HARPER	6083	NW	11
Harper	James A	1843	1926	Husband of Rachel A. HARPER. Company "B", 65th. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted on 18 Aug 1862, promoted to full Corporal, mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina)	6308	NW	7
Harper	James M	--	11 May 1882	Aged 41 Yrs. 2 Mos. 11 Dys. Sergeant, Company "F", 42nd. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Private on 21 Oct 1861)	6379 6378	NW	7
Harper	Jessie	1879	13 Dec 1905	--	6307	NW	7
Harper	Joseph L	--	4 Sep 1879	Husband of Nancy A (DUKE) HARPER. Married 26 Feb 1863. Aged 35 Ys. 1 Mo. 5 D.	6483	NW	3
Harper	Louis	12 Sep 1860	9 Sep 1881	Son of Elijah W & Mary J HARPER	6134	NW	10
Harper	Louisa E	1861	1948	Wife of Silas M. HARPER. “Mother”	6429	NW	6
Harper	Mabel	1884	1923	Wife of Elmer E. HARPER. “Mother”	5770 5772	NE	1
Harper	Malinda	7 Nov 1819	10 May 1901	Wife of William H. HARPER “Mother”	6314 6316	NW	7
Harper	Mary E	1856	1953	Wife of William Alexander HARPER. “Mother”	6282 6283	NW	8
Harper	Mary J	22 Apr 1822	7 Apr 1902	Wife of Elijah W. HARPER. “Mother’	6135 6136	NW	10
Harper	Nancy Ann	1 Oct 1841	28 Nov 1936	nee DUKE. Wife of Joseph L HARPER. Married 26 Feb 1863	6484	NW	3
Harper	Nellie C	1872	24 Mar 1948	Wife of J. Lincoln HARPER	6083	NW	11
Harper	Rachel A	1848	1924	Wife of James A. HARPER	6308	NW	7
Harper	Robert A	--	12 Aug 1872	Aged 25 ys. 3 ms. 17 ds. Company "D", 120th. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Private on 8 Mar 1864, mustered out 8 Jan 1866)	6368 6369	NW	7
Harper	Sarah B	--	10 Aug 1876	Daughter of J. M. & S. E. HARPER. Aged 1 Yr. 19 Ds.	6381	NW	7
Harper	Sarah J	5 Aug 1843	10 Sep 1902	Wife of Thomas M. HARPER. “Mother’	6287 6288	NW	8
Harper	Silas M	1846	1933	Husband of Louisa E. HARPER. “Father”	6429	NW	6
Harper	Thomas		24 Jul 1863	Consort of Charity HARPER. Aged 57 yrs. 7 mos. (Note: Age information is now illegible.)	6478	NW	4
Harper	Thomas M	22 Mar 1842	1 Feb 1903	Husband of Sarah J. HARPER. “Father” Cpl., Company "B", 58th. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Private on 20 Oct 1862, promoted to full Corporal, mustered out on 25 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky)	6287 6289	NW	8
Harper	William Alexander	1846	17 Nov 1916	Husband of Mary E. HARPER. Company "H", 143rd. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Private on 2 Feb 1865, mustered out 17 Oct 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee.	6282 6284	NW	8
Harper	William H	6 Feb 1867	19 Sep 1884	Son of T. M. & S. J. HARPER. Aged 17 yrs. 7 mos. 13 dys.	6285	NW	8
Harper	William H	14 Jan 1816	2 Jan 1892	Husband of Malinda HARPER. Aged 75 Y. 11 M. 18 D.	6313	NW	7
Heathman	Hazel B	2 Oct 1889	1 Apr 1968	Wife of Homer W. HEATHMAN	6271	NW	8
Heathman	Hazel Fern	4 Jul 1928	3 Nov 2004	Daughter of Homer W & Hazel B HEATHMAN.	6272	NW	8
Heathman	Homer W	25 Mar 1889	15 Apr 1978	Husband of Hazel B. HEATHMAN	6271	NW	8
Hedges	Cumi O	1895	1952	Wife of Daniel T. HEDGES	5712	NE	5
Hedges	Daniel T	1890	1926	Husband of Cumi O. HEDGES	5712	NE	5
Hedges	Evelyn	6 Jan 1932	--	Wife of Harold A. HEDGES. Married 23 Aug 1953. "Our Daughter: June".	5467 5468	SE	5
Hedges	Harold A	17 Apr 1925	--	Husband of Evelyn HEDGES. Married 23 Aug 1953. "Our Daughter: June".	5467 5468	SE	5
Hedges	Shirley E	28 Aug 1936	24 Jun 1996	nee UPPENCAMP. Wife of Warren HEDGES. Married 25 Apr 1953. Daughter of Ora & Geneva (HARRIS) UPPENCAMP. “Children: Joy, Kenny, Phil”	0256 5466	SE	5
Hedges	Warren	27 Jul 1926	29 Mar 2017	Husband of Shirley E (UPPENCAMP) HEDGES. Married 25 Apr 1953. Son of Daniel & Cumi (GREEN) HEDGES. S2, U.S. Navy, W.W. II (Click here to view obituary.)	0256 5466 0258	SE	5
Heironimus	Anna May	1873	1953	Wife of Henry N HEIRONIMUS. “Mother”	5789	NW	18
Heironimus	Ellis E	--	23 Sep 1880	Son of W. H. & J. R. HEIRONIMUS. Aged 1 Yr. 7 Mos. 18 Dys.	6351	NW	7
Heironimus	Henry N	1869	8 Dec 1953	Husband of Anna May HEIRONIMUS. “Father”	5789	NW	18
Helsley	Gary E	3 Apr 1946	--	Husband fo Betty J (KINDER) HELSLEY. Married 16 Oct 1982.	0103	SE	6
Helsley	Betty J	21 Dec 1946	17 May 2014	nee KINDER. Wife of Gary E HELSLEY. Married 16 Oct 1982. Daughter of Lawrence & Mable (HARPER) KINDER. (Click here to view obituary.)	0103	SE	6
Henderson	Edwin Steele	27 Aug 1911	14 Jan 1929	Son of Chalmer & Ethel (STEELE) HENDERSON.	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Henderson	Ethel	3 Feb 1885	13 Sep 1913	nee STEELE Daughter of Martin A & Elizabeth (BALDWIN) STEELE.	5790	NW	18
Herbert	Claud W	14 Oct 1878	19 Mar 1920	"Brother"	5758	NE	1
Herbert	Edwin H	1 Dec 1910	20 Jun 1974	Son of W. Bert & Pearl L. HERBERT.	5754	NE	2
Herbert	Mary E	29 Mar 1849	7 Dec 1917	"Mother"	6070	NW	11
Herbert	Pearl L	21 Mar 1886	May 1975	Wife of W. Bert HERBERT/ “Mother”	5752	NE	2
Herbert	Ruth	9 Sep 1907	24 Sep 1911	Daughter of W. Bert & Pearl L. HERBERT	6073	NW	11
Herbert	Virgil B	1921	1944	Sergeant. Killed in action in France, W.W. II	5753	NE	2
Herbert	W Bert	1880	1944	Husband of Pearl L HERBERT	5752	NE	2
Hicks	Lee A	12 Jan 1909	11 Oct 1935	--	5585	SE	1

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.