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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	Sep 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	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Wallace	Anna M	22 Feb 1855	21 Oct 1859	Daughter of James S & Matilda A WALLACE. Aged 1 yr. 7 mos. 29 dys.	6353 6364 6365 6352	NW	7
Wallace	Arthur E	1903	29 Dec 1955	Son of Mariam Henry & Lathena E WALLACE. (Click here to view obituary.)	5972	NW	13
Wallace	Charles E	8 Sep 1867	26 Jul 1949	Husband of Judah A. WALLACE	6269	NW	8
Wallace	Clarence	26 Jan 1879	6 Apr 1879	Son of John W & Lavina WALLACE. (On the same stone as John & Lavina WALLACE and Flora B. WALLACE)	6151 6152	NW	10
Wallace	Daisy Ann	16 Sep 1856	9 Jul 1857	Daughter of R. & S. A. WALLACE	6349	NW	7
Wallace	Dicey	28 May 1838	10 Nov 1929	Wife of Rev. Patterson W. WALLACE.	6320	NW	7
Wallace	Emery O	28 Feb 1889	19 Mar 1900	Son of James H & Mary J WALLACE	5910	NW	14
Wallace	Flora B	2 Feb 1881	31 Jul 1898	Daughter of John W & Lavina WALLACE. (On the same stone as Clarence WALLACE and John & Lavina WALLACE)	6149 6150	NW	10
Wallace	Frances	--	3 Oct 1856	Consort of John WALLACE. Aged about 69 years.	6347	NW	7
Wallace	Henry T	--	3 Feb 1856	Aged 21 yrs. 8 ms. & 9 dy.	6345	NW	7
Wallace	Infant	15 Dec 1859	15 Dec 1859	Son of James S & Matilda A WALLACE	6353 6362 6363 6352	NW	7
Wallace	Infant	--	10 Nov 1875	Son of C. T. & A. A. WALLACE	6343	NW	7
Wallace	James H	25 Nov 1838	4 Jul 1916	Husband of Mary J. WALLACE. �Father�  Company "A", 1st. Indiana Calvary.   (Enlisted as a Private on 20 Aug 1861, mustered out on 12 Sep 1864)	5905 5906 5854	NW	14
Wallace	John	--	4 Oct 1855	Consort of Frances WALLACE. Aged about 73 years.	6346	NW	7
Wallace	John W	11 Jul 1844	17 Feb 1900	Husband of Lavina WALLACE.  Company "A", 58th. Regiment, Indiana Infantry.   (Enlisted as a Private on 12 Jan 1861, mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, on 25 Jul 1865)	6146 6147	NW	10
Wallace	Judah A	16 Sep 1868	20 Sep 1950	Wife of Charles E. WALLACE	6269	NW	8
Wallace	Lathena E	1872	1954	Wife of Mariam Henry WALLACE	5971	NW	13
Wallace	Laura Ellen	19 Dec 1860	2 Sep 1864	Daughter of James S & Matilda A WALLACE. Aged 3 Ys. 8 ms. 13 ds.	6353 6360 6352 6361	NW	7
Wallace	Lavina	18 Nov 1846	28 Jul 1933	Wife of John W. WALLACE �Mother�	6146 6148	NW	10
Wallace	Mariam Henry	1868	8 Sep 1915	Husband of Lathena E. WALLACE.	5971	NW	13
Wallace	Martha J	21 Nov 1850	7 Apr 1855	Daughter of James S & Matilda A WALLACE	6357 6366 6367 6352	NW	7
Wallace	Mary J	22 Feb 1852	16 Apr 1921	Wife of James H. WALLACE. �Mother�	5905 5907	NW	14
Wallace	Mary O	--	23 Dec 1871	Daughter of J. T. & J. A. WALLACE. Aged 17 yrs. 6 mos. 26 dys.	6344	NW	7
Wallace	Matilda A	22 Jul 1824	20 Oct 1863	Wife of James S. WALLACE.	6357 6352	NW	7
Wallace	Patterson W, Rev.	12 Nov 1837	2 Oct 1893	Husband of Dicey WALLACE. Aged 55 Y. 10 M. 20 D. Company "B", 58th. Indiana Infantry.   (Enlisted as a Private on 12 Nov 1861, mustered out on 11 Nov 1864)	6317 6319	NW	7
Wallace	Robert	7 Dec 1813	4 Mar 1857	--	6348	NW	7
Wallace	Stella O	20 Dec 1898	26 Feb 1899	Daughter of Mariam Henry & Lathena E WALLACE.	5973	NW	13
Wallace	William D	--	5 Jun 1863	Company "E", 65th. Indiana Infantry.   (Enlisted on 12 Aug 1862, mustered out at Henderson, Kentucky, on 23 Aug 1862)	6393	NW	6
Walton	Martha Ellen	9 Jan 1848	23 Apr 1915	nee VAUGHT.  Wife of William P S WALTON.  Daughter of Thomas Foster & Amanda "Altha" (HOWERTON) VAUGHT. Aged 67 yrs. 3 mos. 14 dys. (Note:  See Gibson County Health Dept. Book H-39:92.)	No headstone found.	NW	?
Watson	James	12 Jan 1807	12 Oct 1872	Aged 70 yrs. 9 mos.	6256	NW	8
Watson	Samuel M	--	9 Jan 1878	Son �Dau, sic� of J F & Z A WATSON.  Aged 3 yrs. 1 mo.	6255	NW	8
Weisman	Janavie	10 Jan 1914	13 Jun 2001	nee Spaw.  Wife of Paul DUNCAN, 1^st; and Paul WEISMAN, 2^nd. Aged 87. (Note:  See also DUNCAN, Janavie.)	5690	SW	1
White	Luther R	31 Oct 1906	17 Mar 1985	Husband of M. Agnes WHITE	5757	NE	1
White	M Agnes	19 Feb 1909	23 May 1998	Wife of Luther R. WHITE	5757	NE	1
Wilhite	Charles B	2 Jul 1878	5 Mar 1917	--	6324	NW	7
Wilhite	Cornelius	23 Feb 1846	9 Dec 1929	Husband of Ellen WILHITE.   �Father� Company "D", 120th. Indianan Infantry.   (Enlisted as a Private on 8 Mar 1864, discharged because of wounds on 21 May 1865)	6325 6327	NW	7
Wilhite	Ellen	28 Nov 1846	1 Aug 1940	Wife of Cornelius WILHITE. �Mother�	6325 6326	NW	7
Wilhite	Nancy D	14 Apr 1824	16 May 1908	Aged 84 years. "Our Mother"	6323	NW	7
Williams	Ada M	31 Dec 1885	Dec 1964	Wife of James H. WILLIAMS	5841	NW	16
Williams	Alta E	20 Aug 1890	27 Jan 1976	Wife of Ed W WILLIAMS	5969	NW	13
Williams	Avanell M	1910	1961	--	5555	SE	2
Williams	Belvia Roy	7 May 1908	2 Jun 1954	Husband of Dorothy J. WILLIAMS.   Indiana, CPHM, U. S. Navy, WW II.	5969 5970	NW	13
Williams	Blanche	1893	15 Jul 1938	nee MINNIS.  Wife of Vernie WILLIAMS. �Mother�	5553	SE	2
Williams	Dorcas M	18 Aug 1867	17 Apr 1933	Wife of James E. WILLIAMS	6192	NW	9
Williams	Dorothy J	29 Jul 1911	--	Wife of Belvia Roy WILLIAMS.	5969	NW	13
Williams	Ed W	6 Oct 1888	21 Mar 1961	Husband of Alta E. WILLIAMS.	5969	NW	13
Williams	Elisabeth	1849	1926	nee DODD. Wife of Thomas Jefferson WILLIAMS. Married 1 Jan 1869. �Mother�	6179 6180	NW	10
Williams	Estel	1895	1936	Wife of Maurice WILLIAMS. "Mother"	5551	SE	2
Williams	Frances J	24 Oct 1824	19 Mar 1906	Wife of Samuel A. WILLIAMS. �Mother�	6183 6184	NW	10
Williams	Gordon Ray	11 Nov 1952	23 May 2010	Husband of Vikki D (BARRETT) WILLIAMS.  Married 14 Feb 2010.  Son of William "Ike" & Velma (RUTTER) WILLIAMS.	1129	NW	17
Williams	Harriet L	--	6 Apr 1890	nee KELL. First wife of John D WILLIAMS. Married 9 Mary 1876. Aged 33 yrs. 2 ms. 4 ds.	6196	NW	9
Williams	Henry L	1854	1934	--	6181	NW	10
Williams	Hester L	3 Apr 1868	21 Sep 1950	Second wife of John D WILLIAMS. Married 17 Sep 1891.	6196	NW	9
Williams	Hughie R	26 Mar 1908	17 Jun 1976	Son of James H & Ada M WILLIAMS.	5842	NW	16
Williams	Infant	16 Sep 1863	16 Sep 1863	Son of T. J. & L. A. WILLIAMS	6371	NW	7
Williams	Infant	17 Jun 1871	2 Jul 1871	Infant son of T. J. & L. A. WILLIAMS.	6370	NW	7
Williams	James E	27 Mar 1869	28 Dec 1912	Husband of Dorcas M. WILLIAMS	6192	NW	9
Williams	James H	6 May 1881	7 Sep 1970	Husband of Ada M. WILLIAMS	5841	NW	16
Williams	John D	13 Aug 1847	27 Jul 1905	Married Harriett L (KELL) WILLIAMS, 1^st, 9 Mary 1876; and Hester L. WILLIAMS, 2^nd, 17 Sep 1891. �Father�	6197	NW	9
Williams	John Dewey	10 Jan 1899	29 Jun 1993	Husband of Zelda Jane WILLIAMS	5584	SE	1
Williams	Katie	--	21 Dec 1885	Daughter of T. J. & L. A. WILLIAMS. Aged 9 y. 5 m. 11 d.	6178	NW	10
Williams	Leonard E	--	--	Son of James H & Ada M WILLIAMS. (Born and died as an infant between 1908 and 1909)	5840	NW	16
Williams	Maggie H Reavis	1878	8 Mar 1950	nee HOPKINS. Wife of William B Reavis WILLIAMS	5768	NE	1
Williams	Minda	8 May 1864	13 Mar 1891	Daughter of Samuel A & Frances J WILLIAMS	6190	NW	9
Williams	Roy "Little Mack"	6 Jun 1946	17 Sep 2020	Son of Vernie & Avanell (BEAN) WILLIAMS. (Click here to view obituary.)	6992 GAP	SE	2
Williams	Samuel A	4 May 1820	13 Sep 1906	Husband of Frances J. WILLIAMS. �Father�	6183 6185	NW	10
Williams	Suzanne "Susie"	30 Dec 1947	17 Jun 2017	Daughter of Vernie & Avanell (BEAN) WILLIAMS. (Note: On same headstone as her sister, Elizabeth (WILLIAMS) RANEL ESKEW.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0244	SE	7
Williams	Thelma L	1924	1927	Daughter of John Dewey & Zelda Jane WILLIAMS	5584	SE	1
Williams	Thomas Jefferson	1845	1935	Husband of Elisabeth (DODD) WILLIAMS. Married 1 Jan 1869. Pvt., Co. D, 120th Indiana Vols.  Enlisted 10 Nov 1863.  Mustered out 8 Jan 1866. (Click here to see the story of his Civil War Service.) Link courtesy of Don Masturzo, 21 Feb 2011.	6179 Thomas Jefferson Williams	NW	10
Williams	Tony Wayne	16 Mar 1960	6 Jul 2008	Son of William "Ike" & Velma (RUTTER) WILLIAMS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5817	NW	17
Williams	Velma	29 May 1934	19 Jul 1998	nee RUTTER.  Wife of William "Ike" WILLIAMS. "Our Beloved Mom"	5815	NW	17
Williams	Vernie	3 Apr 1897	21 Jan 1973	Husband of Blanche (MINNIS) WILLIAMS	5554	SE	2
Williams	Vikki D	23 Jan 1957	--	Wife of Gordon Ray WILLIAMS.  Married 14 Feb 2010.	1129	NW	17
Williams	William	--	5 Feb 1875	Aged 67 years.	5974	NW	13
Williams	William	15 Feb 1918	25 Dec 1955	Indiana, TEC5, Company "E", 17th. Armored Engineering Battalion, WW II.	5769	NE	1
Williams	William B Reavis	1879	20 Apr 1934	Husband of Maggie H Reavis (HOPKINS) WILLIAMS	5768	NE	1
Williams	William Harmon	1902	1938	--	6193	NW	9
Williams	Zelda Jane	20 Jan 1899	23 Oct 1954	Wife of John Dewey WILLIAMS.	5584	SE	1
Williamson	Anna M	16 Dec 1879	15 Dec 1972	--	5639	SW	2
Willis	Bonnie Ray	1941	1986	"In Loving Memory".  "Love Always".   "Lester WILLIS Family" (handmade cross)	5724	NE	4
Willis	Gary Dale	26 Jul 1945	--	Husband of Vicki Lynn (AKERS)  WILLIS.  Married 19 Aug 1966.	0441 0106	SE	8
Willis	Vicki Lynn	4 Feb 1947	2 Feb 2014	nee AKERS.  Wife of Gary Dale WILLIS.  Married 19 Aug 1966 Daughter of Elvin Ray & Virginia (IVY) AKERS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0441 0106	SE	8
Wilson	Allen C	--	7 Mar 1883	Aged 34 yrs. 2 mos. 29 dys. Company "H", 143rd. Indiana Infantry.   (Enlisted as a Private on 2 Feb 1865, discharged on 10 Aug 1865)	6009 6098	NW	11
Wilson	Reavis M	21 Mar 1876	4 Nov 18??	Son of Allen C & S WILSON.	6100	NW	11
Winchell	Ramona Holt	27 Oct 1900	22 Mar 1996	nee HOLT. "Sisters".   (On the same stone as Georgia [HOLT] PARKER)	5669	SW	1
Winkler	Horace John	9 Jul 1928	8 May 2000	Husband of Mildred I. (BEASLEY) WINKLER.   Married 11 Mar 1950.   Son of Horace O. & Helen (LAYMAN) WINKLER	5589	SE	1
Winkler	John Kevin	4 Oct 1966	5 Oct 1966	Son of Horace John & Mildred I. (BEASLEY) WINKLER. "Our Baby".	5588	SE	1
Winkler	Mildred I	13 May 1927	10 Aug 2007	nee BEASLEY.  Wife of Horace John WINKLER.   Married 11 Mar 1950.  Daughter of Russell & Nola Frances (PIERSON) BEASLEY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5589	SE	1
Winslow	Charles	5 Jul 1888	27 Aug 1980	Husband of Eunice E. WINSLOW Pvt., US Army, WW I.	5602 5603	SW	3
Winslow	Eunice E	1899	1945	Wife of Charles WINSLOW	5602	SW	3
Wirth	Louis A	20 Mar 1883	18 Jul 1959	Husband of Sarah A. WIRTH.   Married 24 Dec 1910.	5595	SE	1
Wirth	Louise	24 Jan 1905	6 Feb 1905	Daughter of C. L. & Louise E WIRTH	6386	NW	7
Wirth	Louise E	11 Mar 1876	26 Jan 1921	Husband of C L WIRTH.	6385	NW	7
Wirth	Sarah A	13 Mar 1887	4 Jan 1889	Wife of Louis A. WIRTH.   Married 24 Dec 1910.	5595	SE	1
Withers	Ella A	1872	1933	Wife of William R. WITHERS	6219	NW	9
Withers	William R	9 Sep 1872	16 Jun 1966	Husband of Ella A. WITHERS.	6219	NW	9
Witherspoon	Henriette W	--	19 Apr 1864	Daughter of L. & V. A. WITHERSPOON. Aged 8 ys. 7 ms. 6 ds.	6394	NW	6
Witherspoon	James H	21 Oct 1830	?	(Bottom of stone is buried.)	6226	NW	9
Witherspoon	James M	13 Dec 1851	23 Oct 1857	Son of William P & Sytha A (McDANIEL) WITHERSPOON	6129	NW	10
Witherspoon	John P	--	--	Son of Lemuel & Violet Ann WITHERSPOON.   Aged 7 mos. 21 dys. "And By Her Side Lies John P. WITHERSPOON".  (On the same stone as Violet Ann WITHERSPOON)	6395	NW	6
Witherspoon	Moses C	13 May 1846	10 Jan 1869	Son of Lemuel & Violet Ann WITHERSPOON. Company "A", 58th. Indiana Infantry.   (Enlisted as a Private on 17 Sep 1862, mustered out on 14 Jun 1865)	6454 6452	NW	5
Witherspoon	Tressa E	9 Oct 1856	31 May 1857	Daughter of J H & Rebecka WITHERSPOON	6225	NW	9
Witherspoon	Violet Ann	5 Oct 1820	22 Dec 1861	Wife of Lemuel WITHERSPOON.   "And By Her Side Lies John P. WITHERSPOON".   (On the same stone as John P. WITHERSPOON)	6395	NW	6
Witherspoon	William C	--	18 Mar 1857	Son of William P & Sytha A (McDANIEL) WITHERSPOON Aged 2 Yrs. 22 ds.	6128	NW	10
Woehler	Charles E	24 Mar 1916	25 Oct 1998	Husband of Geneva M. WOEHLER	5755	NE	2
Woehler	Geneva M	28 Aug 1918	13 Nov 2000	Wife of Charles E. WOEHLER	5755	NE	2
Wood	Lovie E	19 Apr 1884	29 Sep 1945	--	6416	NW	6
Wood	Valtie Gladys	27 Jun 1898	4 Dec 1972	"Sister".   (On the same stone as William Edgar WOOD)	5680	SW	1
Wood	William Edgar	1882	1948	"Brother".   (On the same stone as Valtie Gladys WOOD)	5680	SW	1
Woolsey	Tommie	--	1 Sep 1902	Aged 6 yrs. 8 mo. 29 ds.	6059	NW	11
Wright	Allison Kay	1952	1953	Daughter of Billy Gene WRIGHT. "God Bless Our Baby"	5644	SW	2
Wright	Billy Gene	28 Jul 1931	5 Jan 2012	Husband of Elizabeth (CRITES) WRIGHT.  Married 31 May 2007.  Son of Harold & Margaret (SEED) WRIGHT. "Father� US Army.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3595	SW	2
Wright	Charlie B	1868	1924	Husband of Hester M. WRIGHT	5779	NW	18
Wright	Delores E	1907	1945	--	5780	NW	18
Wright	Hester M	20 Dec 1884	17 Sep 1976	Wife of Charlie B. WRIGHT	5778	NW	18
Wright	Jackson F	26 Feb 1913	Jul 1975	Husband of Margaret J. WRIGHT	5776	NW	18
Wright	Margaret J	15 Mar 1902	Jul 1975	Wife of Jackson F. WRIGHT	5777	NW	18

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.