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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 updatedSep 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.
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George Pickersgill

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#      Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Coale

Jean

5 Dec 1921

14 Dec 1994

Wife of Louis COALE.

2058


14

2

Coale

Josie B

21 Jun 1896

25 Apr 1991

Wife of Martin L COALE.

5849

9

12

Coale

Louis

12 Nov 1921

18 Nov 1998

Husband of Jean COALE.


Sgt. US Army Air Corps,
WW II.




2058

2059

14

2

Coale

Martin L

30 Jun 1884

20 Feb 1946

Husband of Josie B COALE.

5849

9

12

Coats

Mary E

1881

1940

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Coble

Forest D

18 May 1920

17 Feb 1959

--

3411

12

3

Coble

Walter Eugene

27 Dec 1923

12 Oct 1951

WW II.




5845

9

11

Coble

Walter Eugene, Jr.

28 Jul 1946

26 Feb 1947

Son of Walter Eugene COBLE.

5844

9

11

Cocanower

Byron B

9 Jan 1890

23 Oct 1938

Husband of Enida G COCANOWER.  Son of George S & Luella Mary Ellen (ALVIS) COCANOWER.


Indiana, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd Chemical Bn., WW I.




4420

4423

8

8

Cocanower

Enida G

18 Nov 1901

30 Jun 1991

Wife of Byron B COCANOWER.

4420

8

8

Cochrane

Christopher R

11 Mar 1972

11 Oct 2022

Son of Jerry Wayne & Deborah (UNDERWOOD) COCHRANE.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7056 GAP

13

20

Cochrane

James Howard "Jim"

23 Mar 1937

12 Sep 2010

Husband of Judith A �Judy� COCHRANE.  Son of Howard & Vivian COCHRANE.


US Navy Reserve.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1283

14

13

Cochrane

Jerry Wayne

7 Feb 1950

23 Mar 2003

�Dad�

3171

13

20

Cochrane

Judith A �Judy�

20 Dec 1939

14 Aug 2007

nee COMER.  Wife of James Howard �Jim� COCHRANE.  Daughter of Charles & Ruth (BROWN) COCHRANE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1283

14

13

Cochrane

Roger Lee

3 Mar 1959

26 Mar 2008

Son of James Howard �Jim� & Judith A �Judy� (COMER) COCHRANE.


�Dad�


(Click here to view obituary.)


2521

14

13

Cochrane

Vivian M

1911

1976

--

3052

13

15

Cochren

Agnes C

1 Nov 1916

23 Nov 2007

nee ZIMMERMAN.  Wife of Charles Harvey COCHREN.  Daughter of James & Maude (BARNETT) ZIMMERMAN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3050

13

15

Cochren

Charles Harvey

8 Aug 1914

14 Jan 2000

Husband of Agnes C (ZIMMERMAN) COCHREN.


Cox, US Navy, WW II.

 




3050

3051

13

15

Cochren

Charles J

6 Nov 1912

20 Aug 1920

Son of James H & Emma E COCHREN.

5204

5201

5

2

Cochren

Dessie D

1890

1968

Wife of William R COCHREN.

4130

6

5

Cochren

Emma E

8 Dec 1882

20 May 1941

Wife of James H COCHREN.

5205

5201

5

2

Cochren

Genevieve

12 Nov 1906

15 Aug 2005

nee COCKRUM.  Wife of Roy E COCHREN.  Daughter of Ray & Lillian (JENKINS) COCKRUM. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4212

7

6

Cochren

James H

6 Apr 1883

27 Nov 1982

Husband of Emma E COCHREN.

5202

5201

5

2

Cochren

John E

14 Oct 1916

3 Apr 1997

Husband of Portia A (HOWARD) COCHREN.

3160

13

19

Cochren

Portia A

16 May 1919

18 Sep 2016

nee HOWARD.  Wife of John E COCHREN. 


Daughter of Moses & Florence (ROBLING) HOWARD.


(Click here to view obituary.)

3160

13

19

Cochren

Raymon H

15 Oct 1910

3 Mar 1913

Son of James H & Emma E COCHREN.

5203

5201

5

2

Cochren

Roy E

1903

1992

Husband of Genevieve COCHREN.

4212

7

6

Cochren

Ruth H

1905

1948

Died of injuries after being struck by a car.

5411


From the Princeton Clarion, 4 Jun 1948

5

9

Cochren

Sidney R

2 Jun 1942

15 Jan 1995

--

3059

13

16

Cochren

William R

1886

1941

Husband of Dessie D COCHREN.

4130

6

5

Cockerham

Jane Ann

21 Jul 1952

26 Nov 1994

Wife of Ray Dell COCKERHAM.  Married 25 Jan 1985.

�Our Children:  T W, Amber, Jimmy�

2311

2312

14

6

Cockerham

Ray Dell

7 Aug 1948

--

Husband of Jane Ann COCKERHAM.  Married 25 Jan 1985.

�Our Children:  T W, Amber, Jimmy�

2311

2312

14

6

Cockrum

Ada Lee

1877

1953

nee BURBA. Wife of James H COCKRUM.  Married 28 Feb 1906.  Daughter of Ransom C & Jennie E (TATE) BURBA.

5385

5

8

Cockrum

Agnes P

19 Nov 1870

3 Aug 1948

Wife of James W COCKRUM.

6555

6553

3

9

Cockrum

Barrett William

1891

1926

Husband of Katherine (McCOY) COCKRUM.  Son of Oliver Morton �Mort� & Ida B (FOWLER) COCKRUM.

6523

6522

3

8

Cockrum

Carrie C

22 Apr 1863

26 May 1894

Daughter of James Marion & Mary E (RICHEY)  COCKRUM.

Aged 31 Y 1 M 4 D

5330

 

5331

5

7

Cockrum

Cecil

12 Apr 1894

20 Apr 1894

Son of Marion C & Tabatha J �Bitha� (STEELE) COCKRUM..

6223

6220

1

10

Cockrum

Edith

31 Jan 1883

20 Mar 1883

Daughter of Marion C & Tabatha J �Bitha� (STEELE) COCKRUM.

6222

6220

1

10

Cockrum

Edna G

1879

1934

Daughter of James Marion & Sarah F (THOMAS) COCKRUM.

5384

5

8

Cockrum

Herschel P

28 Feb 1857

27 Feb 1875

Aged 17 ys. 11 ms. 29 ds.

5919

1

1

Cockrum

Ida B

11 Dec 1867

19 Jul 1952

FOWLER.  Wife of Oliver Morton �Mort� COCKRUM.  Married 13 Dec 1884.

6524

6525

3

8

Cockrum

James H

1868

1943

Husband of Ada Lee (BURBA) COCKRUM.  Married 28 Feb 1906.  Son of of James Marion & Sarah F (THOMAS) COCKRUM.

5386

5

8

Cockrum

James H

29 Dec 1853

31 Aug 1855

Son of Alexander Hamilton & Violet Jane (BRYANT) COCKRUM.

5920

1

1

Cockrum

James L

29 Jul 1876

27 Jan 1895

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Cockrum

James Marion

2 Mar 1826

18 Feb 1903

Husband of Mary E (RICHEY) COCKRUM, 1st, married 15 Jun 1857; and Sarah F (THOMAS) COCKRUM, 2nd, married 24 Jun 1867.


Co. E, 42nd Ind. Inf.




5336

5337

5

7

Cockrum

James W

22 Aug 1871

5 Nov 1937

Husband of Agnes P COCKRUM.

6554

6553

--

3

9

Cockrum

Jesse L

29 Jul 1876

27 Jan 1905

Son of James Marion & Sarah F (THOMAS) COCKRUM.

5333

5334

5

7

Cockrum

Katherine McCoy

1892

1975

nee McCOY.  Wife of Barrett William COCKRUM.

6523

6522

3

8

Cockrum

Lillie F

1887

1936

Wife of Thomas Ray COCKRUM.

4213

7

6

Cockrum

Lucretia

1839

1917

Wife of Col. William M COCKRUM.


Mother

5147

5148

From the History of the Forty-Second Indiana Vol. Infantry (Horrall)

4

14

Cockrum

Madeleine

25 Jun 1893

30 Jul 1893

Daughter of James W & Agnes P COCKRUM.

6556

6553

3

9

Cockrum

Marion C

15 Jan 1859

6 Sep 1934

Husband of Tabatha J �Bitha� (STEELE) COCKUM.  Married 30 Mar 1882.

6237

6224

1

10

Cockrum

Mary

--

--

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Cockrum

Oliver Morton "Mort"

12 Dec 1864

23 Jan 1907

Husband of Ida B (FOWLER) COCKRUM.  Married 13 Dec 1884.



Died in Bismarck, ND.

6524

6526

3

8

Cockrum

Sallie E

1865

1913

Daughter of James Marion & Mary E (RICHEY) COCKRUM

5383

5

8

Cockrum

Sarah F

21 Dec 1846

13 Jan 1919

Second wife of James Marion COCKRUM.  Married 24 Jun 1867.

�Mother�

5332

5335

5

7

Cockrum

Tabatha J "Bitha"

20 Jun 1861

16 Jun 1910

nee STEELE.  Wife of Marion C COCKRUM.  Married 30 Mar 1882.

6237

6225

1

10

Cockrum

Thomas Ray

1882

1921

Husband of Lillie F COCKRUM.



Died in a coal mine explosion.

4213


From the Princeton Clarion, 16 Feb 1921

7

6

Cockrum

William M, Col.

1837

1924

Son of Col. James W. Cockrum

Husband of Lucretia COCKRUM.


Father


Lt. Colonel, Co. F, 42nd Reg. Indiana Inf. Civil War
Badly wounded (hips) at Chicamauga, captured & imprisoned at Libby Prison.
Was severely crippled thereafter.





5145

5146

From the History of the Forty-Second Indiana Vol. Infantry (Horrall)

4

14

Cockrum

Wilma Fay

5 Jul 1913

15 Sep 1913

Daughter of James H & Ada Lee (BURBA) COCKRUM.

5387

5

8

Coffman

Ruth Beatrice

21 Dec 1925

9 May 1989

Wife of William F COFFMAN.

2103

14

3

Coffman

William F

6 Feb 1926

--

Husband of Ruth Beatrice

2103

14

3

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.