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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
Yancey	Bertha May	1894	23 Jul 1966	nee PLEASANT. Wife of William Erastus YANCEY	5541	SE	2
Yancey	William Erastus	1882	8 Dec 1951	Husband of Bertha May (PLEASANT) YANCEY	5541	SE	2
Yeager	Charles F	21 Mar 1891	28 Oct 1972	Husband of Marie K. (KELLE) YEAGER . Married 31 Mar 1914. Son of J D YEAGER.	5535	SE	3
Yeager	Marie K	29 Oct 1897	13 Apr 1990	nee KELLE. Wife of Charles F. YEAGER. Married 31 Mar 1914. Daughter of Carl Edward "Ed" & Catherine Ann (FOLEY) KELLE.	5535	SE	3
Yeager	Maude	1875	1958	Wife of Warrick YEAGER	5871	NW	15
Yeager	Warrick	1867	1959	Husband of Maude YEAGER	5871	NW	15
Yeuda	Henry	1862	1925	--	5708	NE	5
?	?	?	?	(Reset stone; only top portion showing. Next to Orville FARMER.)	6406	MW	6
?	?	22 Jan 1890	6 ??? 1890	Infant of ? “Children of …” Illegilble. (Note: Adjacent to Thomas A & Mell BARRETT.)	6443 6442	NW	6
?	?	18 Oct 1888	18 Oct 1888	Infant of ? “Children of …” Illegilble. (Note: Adjacent to Thomas A & Mell BARRETT.)	6444 6442	NW	6
?	?	?	?	(Only base for stone; adjacent to Paris Goss POWERS.	6340	NW	7
?	Jessie C	11 Apr 1882	11 Aug 1882	Son of M B & L R ? (Note: Between SULLIVAN and JONES burials.)	6261	NW	8
?	?	?	?	(Broken pieces of headstone. Between two DILL family burials.)	6221	NW	9
?	?	?	?	(Base of stone. Next to John R & Marth V BARRETT.	6231	NW	9
?	Virgil	3 Apr 1897	3 Apr 1897	(Buried next to William FARIES)	6197	NW	9
?	?	?	?	Illegible.	6131	NW	10
?	?	?	?	Illegible.	6132	NW	10
?	?	?	?	(Base only; monument missing.)	6133	NW	10
?	?	?	?	Illegible. (Note: Near Verdie KELLEY.)	5948	NW	13
?	?	--	--	(No visible markings.)	5862	NW	15
?	?	--	--	(No visible markings.)	5845	NW	16
?	Betty Jean	--	--	(Buried next to [Infant Unknown] and Darwin [Unknown])	5830	NW	16
?	Infant	--	--	(Buried between to [Infant Unknown] and Darwin [Unknown])	5831	NW	16
?	Darwin	--	--	(Buried next to [Infant Unknown] and Betty Jean [Unknown])	5832	NW	16
?	?	--	--	(No visibile markings.)	5781	NW	18
?	?	--	--	(No visible markings.)	5782	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.

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.