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Montgomery Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3255 N; Longitude, -87.3417 W
Congressional Location:	NW-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 8W
Common Directions:	Located 0.5 mile south of Oakland City, on the south side of County Road 200S, 0.2 mile east of the intersection with County Road 1200E ( South Jackson Street).
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
Chadwick	James W	5 Aug 1913	22 Feb 1998	Husband of Mary M CHADWICK. Married 30 Sep 1938. Sgt., US Army, WW II.	3583 3584	12	6
Chadwick	Mary M	26 May 1916	16 May 1985	Wife of James S CHADWICK. Married 30 Sep 1938.	3583	12	6
Chambers	Alice A	20 Sep 1859	17 Feb 1913	Wife of John R CHAMBERS. �Mother�	7051	2	10
Chambers	James Vernon	12 Mar 1935	10 Oct 2011	Husband of Mildred E "Midge" (BLINN) MERRITTS CHAMBERS. Son of Hurshel Owan CHAMBERS & Clela (STOOPS) CHAMBERS BROWN. Daughter: Deborah E Chambers. Step-daughtes: Polly M Merritts, Melinda S Merritts, Nancy A Merritts, Kathy E Merrits. HM2, US Navy, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	0488 0489	14	3
Chambers	John R	1858	1935	Husband of Alice A CHAMBERS.	7052	2	10
Chambers	Mildred E "Midge"	3 Jul 1933	18 Apr 2021	nee BLINN. Wife of Paul D. MERRITTS, 1st; and James Vernon CHAMBERS, 2nd. Step-daughter: Deborah E Chambers. Daughters: Polly M Merritts, Melinda S Merritts, Nancy A Merritts, Kathy E Merrits. (Click here to view obituary.)	7100 GAP 0489	14	3
Chance	Brittanna	20 Sep 1895	3 Jul 1957	Wife of Recil CHANCE.	6051	1	5
Chance	Cecil	1896	1963	Husband of Golda CHANCE.	6052	1	5
Chance	Golda	1899	1975	Wife of Cecil CHANCE.	6052	1	5
Chance	Naoma	1878	1966	Wife of Samuel CHANCE. �Mother�	6050	1	5
Chance	Recil	13 Oct 1898	25 Dec 1973	Husband of Brittanna CHANCE.	6051	1	5
Chance	Samuel	1874	1900	Husband of Naoma CHANCE. �Father�	6050	1	5
Chancellor	Joshua	1864	1937	�Father�	5865	9	12
Chandler	Elizabeth F	28 Jul 1881	14 Sep 1903	Daughter of James A & Nancy J (BRITTINGHAM) CHANDLER. Twin to Sarah A (CHANDLER) McGREGORY.	6825	0	3
Chandler	James A	11 Apr 1837	4 Mar 1904	Husband of Nancy J (BRITTINGHAM) CHANDLER. Married 3 Sep 1863. Pvt., Co. E, 65^th Reg. Ind. Inf. Enlisted on 12 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 3 Mar 1863.	6825	0	3
Chandler	James A	--	--	Pvt., Co. E, 65^th Ind. Inf.	6829	0	4
Chandler	Nancy J Brittingham	5 Nov 1848	8 Jan 1911	nee BRITTINGHAM. Wife of James A CHANDLER. Married 3 Sep 1863.	6825	0	3
Chapman	Nola M	28 May 1908	18 Apr 1978	Wife of Ray R CHAPMAN.	5486	5	12
Chapman	Onis G	1914	1979	Husband of Pauline L CHAPMAN.	2152	14	3
Chapman	Pauline L	1913	1981	Wife of Onis G CHAPMAN.	2152	14	3
Chapman	Ray R	6 Nov 1893	2 Nov 1982	Husband of Nola M CHAPMAN.	5486	5	12
Chapman	Richard	1930	1930	--	No headstone found.	?	?
Chappell	Arch	1867	1926	Husband of Olevia �Leva� (HAYNES) CHAPPELL. Married 3 Sep 1891.	6417 6414	3	4
Chappell	Brett H	20 Nov 1879	19 Mar 1938	Husband of Nellie O (OWEN) CHAPPELL. Married 26 Nov 1903. Son of J E & N J (HARPER) CHAPPELL.	5744	9	8
Chappell	Carrie	1898	1909	Daughter of William M & Mary Louisa CHAPPELL.	6421	3	4
Chappell	Emily J	17 Dec 1902	18 Mar 1984	Wife of J Harold CHAPPELL.	6804	2	3
Chappell	Fred H	12 Sep 1892	13 Oct 1892	Son of Arch & Olevia �Leva� (HAYNES) CHAPPELL.	6416 6414	3	4
Chappell	Harold R	1924	1989	Son of J Harold & Emily J CHAPPELL.	6803 6804	2	3
Chappell	Hiram	1 Mar 1846	19 Mar 1892	--	6504	3	7
Chappell	J Harold	31 Dec 1897	27 Apr 2000	Husband of Emily J CHAPPELL. Son of John H & Jennie CHAPPELL. US Army, WW I. Died at 102 yrs of age.	6804 6805	2	3
Chappell	J Robert	18 May 1920	4 Jul 1933	Son of William A & Larue CHAPPELL.	4469	8	10
Chappell	James E	16 Mar 1834	21 Mar 1912	Husband of Nancy J CHAPPELL. Capt., Co. G, 58^th Reg. Ind. Vols.	6495 6496	3	7
Chappell	Jennie	1873	1963	Wife of John H CHAPPELL.	6806	2	3
Chappell	John H	1871	1959	Husband of Jennie CHAPPELL.	6806	2	3
Chappell	Larue	20 May 1898	3 Mar 1992	Wife of William A CHAPPELL.	4469	8	10
Chappell	Mary Louisa	1 Oct 1865	9 Oct 1904	Wife of William M CHAPPELL. Died following a "violent attack of insanity".	6418 6419 From the Princeton Clarion, 11 Oct 1904	3	4
Chappell	N T	1860	1943	Husband of Zora CHAPPELL.	4157	6	6
Chappell	Nancy J	12 Apr 1837	17 Mar 1926	Wife of James E CHAPPELL.	6495 6497	3	7
Chappell	Nellie O	29 May 1884	22 Jul 1951	nee OWEN. Wife of Brett H CHAPPELL. Married 26 Nov 1903.	5745	9	8
Chappell	Olevia	1866	1951	nee HAYNES. Wife of Arch CHAPPELL. Married 3 Sep 1891.	6415 6414	3	4
Chappell	Oliver M	12 Dec 1864	23 Jan 1907	--	No headstone found.	?	?
Chappell	Patricia	1930	--	Daughter of J Harold & Emily J CHAPPELL.	6803 6804	2	3
Chappell	William A	10 Nov 1896	4 Jul 1933	Husband of Larue CHAPPELL. Indiana, Pvt., US Army. Drowned in the White River while attempting to save his son (Robert) from drowning.	4469 4470 From the Evansville Courier and Press, 5 Jul 1933	8	10
Chappell	William M	22 Nov 1859	3 Sep 1945	Husband of Mary Louisa CHAPPELL.	6418 6420	3	4
Chappell	Zora	1853	1920	Wife of N T CHAPPELL.	4157	6	6
Charles	Courtney Lynn	8 Mar 1994	4 Jun 1994	Infant daughter of Robert & Brenda CHARLES.	2295	14	6
Cherry	Claude W	14 Mar 1879	15 Sep 1966	Husband of Mnda (DODDS) CHERRY, 1^st; and Ethel CHERRY, 2^nd . Son of Thomas R & Margaret E CHERRY.	5287	5	5
Cherry	Della	1868	1942	Wife of Eck CHERRY.	4836	4	9
Cherry	Eck	13 jan 1867	19 Jul 1952	Husband of Della CHERRY.	4835	4	9
Cherry	Ella Z	19 May 1876	25 Oct 1898	Daughter of Thomas R & Margaret E CHERRY.	5284 5285	5	5
Cherry	Ethel	8 Mar 1887	24 Mar 1971	Second wife of Claude W CHERRY.	5287	5	5
Cherry	Infant	13 Jun 1897	13 Jun 1897	Infant son of Thomas R & Margaret E CHERRY.	5286	5	5
Cherry	John W	1880	1959	Husband of Ora Belle CHERRY.	5487	5	12
Cherry	Lucy A	1873	1954	nee REED. Wife of Fred C BENTON, 1^st, married 12 May 1896; and ? CHERRY, 2^nd. Daughter of Samuel S & Jane (HAYDEN) REED.	5456	5	11
Cherry	Margaret E	1858	1937	Wife of Thomas R CHERRY.	5283	5	5
Cherry	Marietta E	29 Jun 1912	30 Jan 1914	Daughter of C E & Neva CHERRY.	4749	4	7
Cherry	Minda	5 Jul 1881	11 Nov 1905	nee DODDS. First wife of Claude W CHERRY. Daughter of Andrew & Jane DODDS.	5288	5	5
Cherry	Ora Belle	1879	1962	Wife of John W CHERRY.	5487	5	12
Cherry	Thomas R	1856	1940	Husband of Margaret E CHERRY.	5283	5	5
Christmas	Adam L	22 Jun 1872	30 Apr 1885	Son of Ephriam & Elizabeth CHRISTMAS.	6451	3	5
Christmas	Charles N	1864	1923	--	4061	7	5
Christmas	Daniel W	22 Jan 1858	14 Nov 1906	Husband of Laura I (CHAPPELL) CHRISTMAS. Married 3 Dec 1884.	6413	3	4
Christmas	Ephriam	abt 1831	9 Apr 1896	Husband of Elizabeth CHRISTMAS. Age: 64 years. Sgt., Co G, 1^st Ind. Cav.	6452	3	5
Christmas	George C	1867	1930	Husband of Stella E CHRISTMAS.	4063	7	5
Christmas	Henry H	1874	1915	Husband of Lavada E CHRISTMAS. Died by suicide (drank acid)	4816 From the Evansville Press, 22 Feb 1915	4	8
Christmas	Infant	--	23 Jun 1897	Infant son of G C & S E CHRISTMAS.	6490	3	7
Christmas	Katie	25 Jun 1891	30 Jul 1891	Daughter of Daniel W & Laura I CHRISTMAS.	6411	3	4
Christmas	Laura I	13 Aug 1857	4 May 1897	nee CHAPPELL. Wife of Daniel W CHRISTMAS. Married 3 Dec 1884. �Mother�	6410	3	4
Christmas	Lavada E	1876	1914	Wife of Henry H CHRISTMAS.	4816	4	8
Christmas	Mary	12 May 1893	13 Oct 1900	Daughter of Daniel W & Laura I CHRISTMAS.	6412	3	4
Christmas	Maurice	11 Sep 1885	6 Jun 1889	Son of Daniel W & Laura I CHRISTMAS.	6409	3	4
Christmas	Stella E	1875	1930	Wife of George C CHRISTMAS.	4063	7	5
Chumbley	?	?	?	�Mother� (Note: Could be �Martha� first wife of John J CHUMBELY.)	3835	6	2
Chumbley	Cora M	1887	1981	Wife of Dennis L CHUMBLEY.	4637	4	3
Chumbley	Dennis L	1879	1957	Husband of Cora M CHUMBLEY.	4637	4	3
Chumbley	John J	12 Feb 1842	15 Sep 1933	Husband of Martha CHUBMLEY, 1^st; and Alice N REED CHUMBLEY, 2^nd, married 8 May 1915. Son of Andrew & Elizabeth (KADLE) CHUMBLEY. Co. C, 12^th Ky. Inft.	3833	6	2
Chumbley	Louis E	12 Feb 1890	1 Jun 1926	Son of John J & Martha CHUMBLEY. Kansas, Pvt. 21^st Co., Trans. Corps.	3834	6	2
Chumbley	Orlan	18 may 1910	29 Jan 1912	Son of Dennis L & Cora M CHUMBLEY.	4639	4	3
Chumbley	Otis Lee	6 May 1906	2 Apr 1940	Died in a freak bridge accident.	5600 From the Jackson County Banner, 10 Apr 1940	9	2
Chumbley	Thomas C	8 Jun 1877	5 Mar 1960	Indiana, Pvt. 11^th Co. Coast Artillery, Spanish American War.	3328	12	2
Church	Brenda Sue	11 Oct 1953	22 Feb 1970	Died in a car accident in Galveston, TX	3111 From the Evansville Courier and Press, 24 Feb 1970	13	17
Church	Celestia M	21 May 1928	--	Wife of Robert L CHRUCH. �Our Children: Richard, Paul, Philliop & Roberta�	2208 2209	14	5
Church	Cordelia	26 Feb 1869	26 Oct 1953	Wife of John Thomas CHURCH. �Mother�	3210	11	1
Church	John S	--	5 Mar 1937	Indiana, Pvt., 120^th Inf., 30^th Div.	4509	8	12
Church	John Thomas	20 Mar 1868	29 Dec 1945	Husband of Cordelia CHURCH.	3210	11	1
Church	Laura I	28 Dec 1901	9 Feb 1997	Wife of Robert Leo CHURCH, Sr. �Mother�	2800	13	6
Church	Lawrence	1905	1957	Husband of Velma CHURCH.	3211	11	1
Church	Lawrence, Jr.	16 Nov 1945	22 Feb 1970	Died in a car accident in Galveston, TX. Indiana, Pfc. US Army, Vietnam.	3112 From the Evansville Courier and Press, 24 Feb 1970	13	17
Church	Phillip	26 Sep 1957	31 Jan 2005	Husband of Shawn CHURCH. �Father of: Weston, Austin, Cheyenne�	3199 3200	13	21
Church	Robert L Jr.	8 Dec 1923	16 Nov 2020	Husband of Celestia (McQUERY) CHURCH. Our Children: Richard, Paul, Phillip & Roberta U.S. Navy, WW II Korea, Vietnam (Click here to view obituary.)	7110 GAP 2209	14	5
Church	Robert Leo, Sr.	3 May 1893	9 Dec 1963	Husband of Laura I CHURCH. Father Pvt. US Army, WW I.	2800 2801	13	6
Church	Stephen M	19 Nov 1949	19 Nov 1949	--	6938	10	10
Church	Velma	1909	1987	Wife of Lawrence CHURCH.	3211	11	1

Sections and Rows.
The cemetery is divided into numerical sections on the plat map (Stakes and/or concrete markers with corresponding numbers can usually be found at the corners of sections.) These numbes have been maintained for this listing. For this listing rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section. Please be advised rows in sections 0 and 1 are somewhat irregular. See the images below for reference.

Aerial view of cemetery.
Section definitions used for this listing.

5570 Original center lane entrance at north side of the cemetery.
1881 View of cemetery from south side of Section 15.

Aerial view of cemetery.	Section definitions used for this listing.
5570 Original center lane entrance at north side of the cemetery.	1881 View of cemetery from south side of Section 15.

Genealogy

Montgomery Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Located 0.5 mile south of Oakland City, on the south side of County Road 200S, 0.2 mile east of the intersection with County Road 1200E ( South Jackson Street).