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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

Eagan

Elmer

1867

1959

Husband of Ida EAGAN.

5183


5181

5

1

Eagan

Ida

1876

1923

Wife of Elmer EAGAN.

5182

5181

5

1

Eakes

Joseph L

27 Jul 1907

16 Nov 1976

Husband of Nodin E EAKES.

3624

11

8

Eakes

Nodin E

10 Nov 1904

14 May 1983

Wife of Joseph L EAKES.

3624

11

8

Earles

Agnes Caroline

1890

1980

nee TOOLEY.  Wife of James E EARLES.  Married 11 Mar 1918.

5880

9

13

Earles

Arthur D

9 Nov 1929

5 Aug 1936

Son of James Edgar & Agnes  Caroline (TOOLEY) EARLES

5878

9

13

Earles

Billy

10 Mar 1975

--

�Son of Darald EARLES.  Grandson of Cecil & Violet�

1926

1927

15

9

Earles

Cecil Albone

6 Jun 1925

7 Jun 2008

Husband of Violet Geneva (FERGUSON) EARLES. 


Son of James Edgar & Agnes Caroline (TOOLEY) EARLES.


�Parents of:  Phillip, Darald, David, Mitchell� 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0135

1925

15

9

Earles

James Edgar

1888

1965

Husband of Agnes Caroline (TOOLEY) EARLES.  Married 11 Mar 1918.  Son of John Henry & Harriet Emily Victoria (COOMER) EARLES.

5881

9

13

Earles

James R

3 Jun 1921

11 Sep 1938

Son of James Edgar & Agnes Caroline (TOOLEY) EARLES.

5879

9

13

Earles

John E

8 May 1920

6 Feb 1996

--

2250

14

5

Earles

Paul Raymond

15 Aug 1922

30 Jan 2011

Husband of Tempie Marie (MASTERS) EARLES, 1st; and Lois (PURCELL) EARLES, 2nd.  Son of James & Agnes Caroline (TOOLEY) EARLES.


US Army Air Forces, WW II. 






(Click here to view obituary.)

1236

14

2

Earles

Tempie Marie

30 Jun 1912

8 Oct 1990

nee MASTERS. First wife of Paul Raymond EARLES.

1236

14

2

Earles

Violet Geneva

19 Jul 1926

15 Nov 2014

nee FERGUSON.  Wife of Cecil Albone EARLES.  Married 23 Nov 1945


Daughter of Thurlow Vincent & Edna Mae (SCOTT) FERGUSON.


�Parents of:  Phillip, Darald, David, Mitchell� 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0135

1925

15

9

Earls

Thomas

1894

1970

Husband of Velma EARLS.

3057

13

16

Earls

Velma

1906

1990

Wife of Thomas EARLS.

3057

13

16

Eastham

Lois Evelyn

5 Apr 1923

4 Feb 2014

nee McLEMORE.  Wife of George E "Jed" COX, 1st; and Charles EASTHAM, 2nd.


Daughter of James L & Lizzie (SOWDERS) McLEMORE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)  


See also:  Cox, Loise Evelyn.

2577

14

15

Eaton

Edward

1888

1929

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Eaton

Joseph A

1889

1946

Husband of Opel EATON.

�Father�

3214

11

1

Eaton

Opel

1893

1983

Wife of Joseph A EATON.

�Mother�

3215

11

1

Eby

Burtis J

1891

1891

Son of Isaac M EBY & Arabelle M (HUSSEY) EBY SKELTON.

6560

3

9

Eby

Isaac M

1857

1898

Husband of Arabelle (HUSSEY) EBY SKELTON.  Married 13 Sep 1881.

�Father�

6559

3

9

Edrington

Doris J

11 Jun 1933

7 Apr 2023

nee BRUCE.  Wife of Rufus E EDRINGTON.  Married 31 Mar 1951.


Our Sons:  Mark Allen & Rusten Eugene


(Click here to view obituary.)

7204 GAP

7204 GAP

15

13

Edrington

Pearl A

13 Mar 1931

17 Mar 2006

Husband of Shirley L (TAFT) EDRINGTON.  Married 21 Feb 1953.

Our Sons:  Carl A, Larry D, Gregory K

Our Granddaughters:  Amanda A & Whitney P

A1C, US Air Force, Korean War.

 




(Click here to view obituary.)

1935

1938

1936

15

10

Edrington

Rufus E

18 May 1929

17 May 2006

Husband of Doris J (BRUCE) EDRINGTON.  Married 31 Mar 1951.  Son of Iva & Cordia (BREWSTER) EDRINGTON.


Our Sons:  Mark Allen & Rusten Eugene


SFC, US Army, Korea.






(Click here to view obituary.)

1943

1945

15

13

Edrington

Shirley L

23 Mar 1936

30 Jun 2022

nee TAFT.  Wife of Pearl A EDRINGTON.  Married 21 Feb 1953.


Our Sons:  Carl A, Larry D, Gregory K

Our Granddaughters:  Amanda A & Whitney P


(Click here to view obituary.)

7219 GAP

1938

15

10

Edwards

Armel

25 Mar 1904

4 Mar 1983

Husband of Elsie M EDWARDS.

4391

8

7

Edwards

Blake

1876

1945

--

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

Carmon

1925

1927

--

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

David

--

4 Jun 1922

Age:  78 Years.

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

Delphia

1907

1932

--

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

Elsie M

15 Jun 1906

17 Sep 1990

Wife of Armel EDWARDS.

4391

8

7

Edwards

Ethel

1891

1974

Wife of Lossie EDWARDS.

2882

13

9

Edwards

James W

2 May 1842

29 Jan 1905

Husband of Louisa C EDWARDS.


Co. I, 143rd Ind. Inf.




5210

5211

5

2

Edwards

Lossie

1885

1969

Husband of Ethel EDWARDS.

2882

13

9

Edwards

Louisa C

22 Nov 1857

10 Sep 1935

Wife of James W EDWARDS.

5210

5

2

Edwards

Mary

--

1932

Age:  68 Years.

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

Mary M

1879

1957

--

Headstone not found.

?

?

Ehlert

August J

18 Aug 1902

5 Jul 1970

Husband of Hattie M EHLERT.

Father


Michigan, Pvt., Co. D, 11th Engineers.

3305

3306

12

2

Ehlert

Hattie M

9 Jun 1910

23 Sep 1989

Wife of August J EHLERT.

Mother

3305

12

2

Ehrenhardt

Claude

1892

1959

Husband of Julian EHRENHARDT.

2918

13

11

Ehrenhardt

Julian

1892

1970

Wife of Claude EHRENHARDT.

2917

13

11

Elkins

John L

1926

1949

Father

World War II





3681

12

7

Elliott

Thelma A

1915

1999

Wife of Walter F ELLIOTT.

3956

6

3

Elliott

Walter F

1902

1988

Husband of Thelma A ELLIOTT.

3956

3957

6

3

Ellis

Anna M

1876

1943

Wife of Charles E ELLIS.

5511

5510

5

13

Ellis

Charles E

1879

1963

Husband of Anna M ELLIS.

5511

5510

5

13

Ellis

Hassel

1906

1990

Husband of Laura J ELLIS.

2552

14

14

Ellis

Laura J

1907

1991

Wife of Hassel ELLIS.

2552

14

14

Ellis

Paul C

23 May 1909

31 Jan 1980

Husband of Violette ELLIS.  Married 29 Aug 1929.

3087

13

17

Ellis

Roy Kenneth

1907

1946

--

5539

5

14

Ellis

Violette

14 Jan 1912

11 Sep 2001

Wife of Paul C ELLIS.  Married 29 Aug 1929.

3087

13

17

Elwyn

Addie B

1859

1937

nee SLACK.  Wife of James F ELWYN.  Married 23 Oct 1877.

�Mother�

5216

5

2

Elwyn

Agnes

1883

1899

Daughter of James F & Addie B (SLACK) ELWYN.

5215

5

2

Elwyn

Annie

12 Mar 1862

--

nee LAWRENCE.  Wife of Thomas H ELYLN.  Married 21 Apr 1879.

6430

3

4

Elwyn

Charles L

1880

1936

Son of James F & Addie B (SLACK) ELWYN.

5214

5

2

Elwyn

Freddie O

10 Jun 1884

2 Jun 1886

Son of Thomas H & Annie (LAWRENCE) ELWYN.

6431

3

4

Elwyn

Joseph

--

6 Sep 1855

Son of C F & Leanah H (MARTIN) ELWYN.

Aged:  5 y�s 1 mo. 18 ds.

6005

1

4

Elwyn

Leanah H

--

4 Mar 1863

nee MARTIN.  Second wife of Charles F ELWYN.  Married 29 Nov 1845.

Aged 45 Yrs 1 mo. 2 ds.

6004

1

4

Elwyn

Nona M

9 Jun 1880

23 Jul 1881

Daughter of Thomas H & Annie (LAWRENCE) ELWYN.

6431

3

4

Elwyn

Rosa

27 Apr 1892

7 Sep 1892

Daughter of Thomas H & Annie (LAWRENCE) ELWYN.

6431

3

4

Elwyn

Thomas H

23 Jul 1848

--

Husband of Annie (LAWRENCE) ELWYN.  Married 21 Apr 1879.

6429

3

4

Elwyn

William B

--

17 Apr 1855

Son of C F & Mary C (McREYNOLDS) ELWYN.

Aged 14 y�s. 10 m�s. 1 d.

6006

1

4

Elwyn

William S

1885

1958

Son of James F & Addie B (SLACK) ELWYN.

5217

5

2

Emmons

Porter David

28 Oct 1892

20 Nov 1979

Husband of Violet J EMMONS.  Married 14 Aug 1929.


S2, US Navy, WW I.




2725

2726

13

3

Emmons

Violet J

--

6 May 1986

Wife of Porter D EMMONS.  Married 14 Aug 1928.

(Note:  Obituary gives age as 76 years.)

2725

13

3

Enbody

Louisa L

12 Dec 1825

2 Nov 1898

Wife of Lewis ENBODY.

�Born in Virginia

6336

3

1

Enbody

Sophia C

30 Sep 1851

8 Sep 1903

Daughter of Lewis & Louisa L ENBODY.

6335

3

1

Engler

Elizabeth

28 Apr 1889

11 Dec 1959

--

6915

0

7

Engler

Lillian

--

--

Age:  2 Years.

Headstone not found.

?

?

Edwards

Lucy E

--

29 Aug 1932

Aged:  72 Y. 3 M. 12 D.

Headstone not found.

?

?

Engler

Strother O

abt 1842

--

Husband of Cordelia E (YATES) ENGLER.  Married 12 Feb 1894.  Son of David & Malinda (ARNOLD) ENGLER.


Corp. Co. I, 143rd Ind. Inf.  Enlisted on 1 Feb 1865.  Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, 17 Oct 1865.


Residence:  Bovine, Indiana.




6355

3

2

Engler

Thomas

22 Jan 1882

7 Aug 1912

Son of Joel & Lucy E ENGLER.

6762

0

2

English

Anna E

1890

1933

Wife of Finis ENGLISH.

4141

4139

6

5

English

Chester E

1910

1960

Son of Finis & Anna E ENGLISH.

4138

4139

6

5

English

Emory E

31 Aug 1866

22 Sep 1925

--

6283

1

13

English

Finis

1889

1920

Husband of Anna E ENGLISH.

4140

4139

6

5

Enlow

Hiram

25 Nov 1888

30 Oct 1959

Husband of Ruby ENLOW.

2727

13

3

Enlow

Ruby

25 May 1892

--

Wife of Hiram ENLOW.

2727

13

3

Ennes

Mary E

1875

1934

�Mother�

4012

6

4

Ennis

Joseph W

abt 1836

30 Mar 1892

Husband of Sallie (ROSE) ENNIS.


Cpl., Co. H, 143rd Ind. Inf.





(Note:  Date of death from WPA transcription of Gibson County Death records and From "Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903.)


6493

3

7

Ennis

Sallie

18 Jul 1845

5 May 1923

nee ROSE.  Wife of Joseph ENNIS.
(Information contributed by Barbara (Ennes) Schwarzkopf)

No headstone found.


3

7

Ent

Marion F

--

27 Aug 1867

Son of R K & M ENT.

Aged: 6 Mos. 15 Ds.

6246

1

11

Erickson

C E "Tex"

1912

1979

Husband of H Virginia (WOOLSEY)  ERICKSON.

Married 13 Mar 1937.

Children:  �Karen, Anita, Gina, Dena�

3751

11

9

Erickson

H Virginia

1916

2000

nee WOOLSEY.  Wife of C E �Tex� ERICKSON.  Married 13 Mar 1937.

Children:  �Karen, Anita, Gina, Dena�

3751

11

9

Erwin

Jack

26 Aug 1926

9 Nov 1992

US Navy, WW II.




2206

14

5

Erwin

John Thomas

1839

--

Husband of Maria (SKELTON) ERWIN.

4704

4

5

Erwin

Maria Skelton

1840

1900

nee SKELTON.  Wife of John Thomas ERWIN.

4705

4

5

Erwin

Tisha R

21 Nov 1971

30 May 2023

Daughter of Michael & Uleda (DREW) ERWIN.

Born at Ft. Benning, GA.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7064 GAP

13

17

Erwin

Uleda Kaye

29 Jun 1943

16 Jun 1987

Mom



Died in Dothan, AL from injuries sustained in a car accident.

3107


From the Evansville Courier and Press, 18 Jun 1987

13

17

Eskew

Genevieve Scribner

28 Apr 1910

16 Mar 1992

nee SCRIBNER.  Wife of William Paul ESKEW.

2036

14

1

Eskew

John Franklin

1870

1958

Husband of Mattie (SPORE) ESKEW.  Married 25 Aug 1895.  Son of John & Martha J ESKEW.

4032

7

4

Eskew

John

6 Sep 1824

6 Jan 1910

Husband of Martha J ESKEW.

6780

2

2

Eskew

Malinda J

1853

1938

Wife of Thomas B ESKEW.

3921

7

3

Eskew

Martha J

18 Oct 1833

8 Nov 1914

Wife of John ESKEW.

6780

2

2

Eskew

Mary R

31 Aug 1913

9 Jun 2006

nee RICHARDSON.  Wife of Elmus E PATTERSON, 1st; and Raymond ESKEW, 2nd.  Daughter of Perry & Lucy (WATSON) RICHARDSON. 


(Click here to view obituary.)


(See also PATTERSON, Mary Z

3609

11

7

Eskew

Mattie

1876

1922

nee SPORE.  Wife of John Franklin ESKEW.  Married 25 Aug 1895.  Daughter of Thomas J & Dorcas (STONE) SPORE.

4032

7

4

Eskew

Sylvester A L

10 Oct 1867

21 Apr 1888

Son of John & Martha J ESKEW.

6779

2

2

Eskew

Thomas B

1853

1924

Husband of Malinda J ESKEW.

3921

7

3

Eskew

Thomas R

6 Jul 1904

7 Mar 1970

Indiana, Pvt. 851st Ord. Hv. Maint. Co., WW II.




4031

7

4

Eskew

William Paul

29 Aug 1897

9 Dec 1992

Husband of Genevieve (SCRIBNER) ESKEW.

2036

14

1

Eslinger

Anna B

1887

1967

Wife of Lee Roy ESLINGER.

3234

11

2

Eslinger

Gladine M

20 Dec 1917

20 Mar 2001

Wife of Lee V ESLINGER.

2189

14

4

Eslinger

Lee Roy

1886

1946

Husband of Anna B ESLINGER.

3234

11

2

Eslinger

Lee V

15 Oct 1913

28 Mar 1992

Husband of Gladine M ESLINGER.

2189

14

4

Estes

Cora

16 Mar 1903

15 Apr 1964

Wife of John ESTES.

3292

12

2

Estes

John

16 Nov 1897

10 Dec 1983

Husband of Cora ESTES.

3292

12

2

Estes

Mattie B

20 Jan 1904

15 Oct 1976

--

5622

9

3

Eudaley

Charlie C

12 Jul 1863

?

Son of Henry B & Martha EUDALEY.

(Note:  Date of death is buried in concrete base.)

6207

1

10

Eudaley

Henry B

1826

1867

Husband of Martha EUDALEY.

Headstone not found.

?

?

Evans

Burtis D

10 Aug 1906

6 Nov 1983

Husband of Leanora C EVANS.

2342

14

7

Evans

Juanita R

11 Dec 1925

8 Mar 2014

nee DUNN.  Wife of Kenneth �Kip� EVANS. 


Daughter of John & Margaret (GILMOUR) DUNN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0577

8

8

Evans

Kenneth �Kip�

11 Jul 1924

3 May 1992

Husband of Juanita R (DUNN) EVANS.

0577

8

8

Evans

Leanora C

4 Jul 1913

6 Jul 1978

Wife of Burtis D EVANS.

2342

14

7

Ewin

Deborah Anne

24 Jul 1969

--

nee BREWSTER.  Wife of Zachary Wayne "Yetti" EWIN. 

3444

14

10

Ewin

Evelyn LaVerne

30 Apr 1936

14 Jul 2000

Wife of Wayne Edgar EWIN.  Married 20 Apr 1956.


�Nana�


�Our Children:  Randall Wayne, Ralph Eugene, Evelyn Renee�

2463

2464

14

10

Ewin

Wayne Edgar

16 Feb 1934

--

Husband of Evelyn LaVerne EWIN.  Married 20 Apr 1956.


�Pa-Paw�


�Our Children:  Randall Wayne, Ralph Eugene, Evelyn Renee�

2463

2464

14

10

Ewin

Zachary Wayne "Yetti"

27 May 1982

29 Oct 2014

Husband of Deborah Ann (BREWSTER) EWIN.  


Son of Randy & Ginger EWIN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3444

14

10

Ewin

Zane Wyman

7 Apr 1986

12 Mar 2016


Son of Randy & Ginger EWIN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3445

14

10

Eyer

Kathleen M

8 Apr 1902

27 Jul 1981

Wife of Phillip EYER.

3512

11

6

Eyer

Phillip

1902

1946

Husband of Kathleen M EYER.

3511

11

6

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.