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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
Meier	David A	28 Mar 1890	Jan 1976	Husband of Mary J MEIER	5722	NE	4
Meier	Evamae	1917	1972	Wife of Floyd E. MEIER	5691	SW	1
Meier	Floyd E	28 Jan 1909	20 Mar 1990	Married Evamae MEIER. 1^st & Cleo J. MEIE, 2^nd.	5691	SW	1
Meier	Mary J	1896	1 Oct 1865	Wife of David A. MEIER	5722	NE	4
Melton	Charles F	--	11 Sep 1869	Son of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 2 years.	5987	NW	13
Melton	Cordelia	1872	1939	Wife of S. Wilford MELTON	5903	NW	14
Melton	Elsie B	20 Dec 1901	22 Aug 1987	--	5904	NW	14
Melton	Fannie B	1875	1957	--	5896	NW	14
Melton	Fanny E	--	19 Dec 1868	Daughter of George W & Alsey (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 4 mos. (Note: Buried with sister Lucy V MELTON.)	6125	NW	10
Melton	Flora C	--	30 Aug 1876	Daughter of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 1 yr. 28 dys.	5985	NW	13
Melton	George W	--	22 Mar 1873	Son of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 3 yrs. 5 m’s. 4 ds.	5983	NW	13
Melton	George W	--	3 Mar 1869	Husband of Alsey (PARKER) MELTON. Married 23 Dec 1860. Aged 30 years. Company "F", 120th. Indiana Infantry	6126 6124 6127	NW	10
Melton	Jessie A	--	4 Sep 1878	Son of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 11 mos. 8 dys.	5984	NW	13
Melton	John H	--	20 Dec 1878	Husband of Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. Married 31 Jul 1862. Aged 35 yrs. 8 mos. 7 dys. Lieutenant, Company "G", 40th. Indiana Cavalry. Lietuenant, Co. M, 18^th Ind. Cav. (Enlisted as a Private on 8 Jan 1864, mustered out on 19 Sep 1865)	5989 5991	NW	13
Melton	Lucy V	--	15 Aug 1867	Daughter of George W & Alsey (PARKER) MELTON. Aged 3 mos. (Note: Listed on two stone; appears to be buried with sister Fanny E MELTON.)	5990 6125	NW	10
Melton	Oscar W	--	13 Oct 1871	Son of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON.. Aged 7 days.	5982	NW	13
Melton	Rebecca J	17 Oct 1848	30 Jun 1899	Wife of Robert MELTON. “Mother”	5899 5900	NW	3
Melton	Robert A	22 Oct 1846	23 Mar 1927	Husband of Rebecca J. MELTON. “Father”	5897 5898	NW	14
Melton	S Wilford	1870	1938	Husband of Cordelia MELTON	5903	NW	14
Melton	Sarah E	18 Feb 1844	31 Jul 1919	nee PARKER. Wife of John H MELTON. Married 31 Jul 1862.	5986	NW	13
Melton	Sorey A	--	--	Daughter of ??? MELTON. (Stone not found)	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Melton	William H	--	5 ??? 1874	Son of John H & Sarah A (PARKER) MELTON. (Note: Broken stone)	5980	NW	13
Meyer	Anna	1867	1934	Wife of Herman MEYER	5709	NE	5
Meyer	Herman	1864	1959	Husband of Anna MEYER	5709	NE	5
Miller	Anna Carol	15 Jan 1940	19 Jan 2012	nee BEASLEY. Wife of William A "Bill" MILLER. Married 1 Jan 1983. Daughter of Russell Howard & Mabel (McKINNEY) BEASLEY. (Click here to view obituary.)	0443	SE	7
Miller	Malinda	--	4 Aug 1874	Wife of Henry MILLER. Aged 77 yrs. 7 mos. & 3 dys.	6122	NW	10
Miller	Ota M	1893	1958	Wife of Victor MILLER.	5638	SW	2
Miller	Victor	1892	1968	Husband of Ota M MILLER.	5637	SW	2
Miller	William A "Bill"	14 Jan 1933	26 Jul 2012	Husband of Anna Carol (BEASLEY) MILLER. Married 1 Jan 1983. Son of Ernest & Dorothy (VanMETER) MILLER. Major, USAF, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	0443 0444	SE	7
Minnis	?	?	?	(Broken stone, between two MINNIS burials.)	6476	NW	4
Minnis	C L	17 Jun 1908	8 Mar 1910	Son of G. Claude & Nora (ROBB) MINNIS. "Sweetheart"	6165	NW	10
Minnis	Calvin	15 Nov 1820	18 Nov 1902	Husband of Mary Ann MINNIS	6473	NW	4
Minnis	Carrie	17 Feb 1894	11 Aug 1894	Daughter of Luther Francis & Mary Ellen MINNIS. Aged 5 M’s 24 D’s.	6167	NW	10
Minnis	Della A	--	6 Mar 1876	Wife of W. P. MINNIS. Aged 23 yrs. 6 mos. 28 dys.	6477	NW	4
Minnis	Ellis	--	2 Nov 1878	Son of S. & M. MINNIS. Aged 6 Months.	6380	NW	7
Minnis	Frank	25 Jul 1852	3 Mar 1886	Husband of Hester MINNIS. “Father” (Note: Not positive about this identification!)	6163	NW	10
Minnis	G Claude	5 Aug 1884	17 Apr 1947	Husband of Nora E (ROBB) MINNIS. Married 1 May 1907. “Father”	6164	NW	10
Minnis	Hester	16 Nov 1858	16 Jan 1944	Wife of Frank MINNIS. “Mother” (Note: Not positive about this identification!)	6162	NW	10
Minnis	Infant	--	--	Infant daughter of W. P. & D. A. MINNIS.	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Minnis	James	30 Oct 1818	10 Nov 1908	Husband of Martha J MINNIS. Sgt., Company "A", 58th. Indiana Volunteers. (enlisted as a Private on 8 Sep 1862, discharged on 4 Jun 1865)	6471 6472	NW	4
Minnis	James H	1858	10 Jul 1919	Husband of Mary E. MINNIS. “Father”	5761 5762	NE	1
Minnis	Jesse	--	24 Aug 1886	Son of Luther Francis & Mary Ellen MINNIS. Aged 2 ms. 17 ds.	6168	NW	10
Minnis	Luther Francis	1861	27 Nov 1917	Husband of Mary Ellen MINNIS.	6170	NW	10
Minnis	Margaret	1864	1934	Wife of Willis M. MINNIS	5703	NE	6
Minnis	Martha J	--	2 Oct 1877	Wife of James MINNIS. Aged 49 yrs. 3 mos. 3 dys.	6469	NW	4
Minnis	Mary Ann	--	24 Sep 1876	Wife of Calvin MINNIS. Aged 51 Yrs. 10 Ms. 20 Ds. (Note: Both a large and small stone.)	6474 6475	NW	4
Minnis	Mary E	1862	1930	Wife of James H. MINNIS. “Mother”	5761 5763	NE	1
Minnis	Mary Ellen	1864	19 Oct 1918	Wife of Luther Francis MINNIS. Aged 54 years.	6170	NW	10
Minnis	Nora E	17 Apr 1889	1 Oct 1966	nee ROBB. Wife of G. Claude MINNIS. Married 1 May 1907 “Mother’	6164	NW	10
Minnis	Sylvester	--	31 Mar 1892	Aged 37 Y’rs. 6 M. 12 D’s.	6382	NW	7
Minnis	William P	--	8 Sep 1876	Son of C. & M. A. MINNIS. Aged 17 yrs. 4 mos. 23 dys.	No headstone found or identified Aug 2010.	?	?
Minnis	Willis M	1862	1927	Husband of Margaret MINNIS	5703	NE	6
Montgomery	Charles W	16 Mar 1894	28 Jul 1894	--	6153	NW	10
Morgan	Eva E	27 Sep 1898	13 Apr 1973	nee McDOWELL.	5495	SE	4
Morris	Kenneth Ray	15 Nov 1943	6 Oct 1991	"Daughters: Holly & Sara". U. S. Air Force, Vietnam	5437 5438	SE	7
Morris	Roy G	2 May 1916	14 Nov 1977	Husband of Ruth Glenna (BODKINS) MORRIS. Married 11 Jun 1939	0273	SE	3
Morris	Ruth Glenna	3 Apr 1919	1 Mar 2018	nee BODKINS. Wife of Roy G. MORRIS. Married 11 Jun 1939. Daughter of Oral O & Dicia Mae (BLAIR) BODKINS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0273	SE	3
Muck	Elnora	1860	1934	Second wife of Jesse E MUCK.	6092	NW	11
Muck	Jesse E	1861	1935	Husband of Thena MUCK, 1^st; and Elnora MUCK, 2^nd.	6430	NW	6
Muck	Thena	1862	13 Feb 1885	Wife of Jesse E. MUCK.	6430	NW	6
Myers	Lillie M	1865	1943	Wife of William H. MYERS	5751	NE	2
Myers	William H	1868	1945	Husband of Lillie M. MYERS	5751	NE	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.

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.