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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   18 Jun 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using primarily headstone photographs taken during October 2010,  by Daniel L Elliott,  There certainly are 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.       email016.gif (1209 bytes)

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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#      Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Wickard

Mary C

1877

1958

Wife of Valentine WICKARD.

No headstone found.

?

?

Wickard

Valentine

1882

1964

Husband of Mary C WICKARD.

No headstone found.

?

?

Wiggs

Ivan C

1 Jul 1905

1 Sep 1988

Husband of Margaret F WIGGS.

2041


14

1

Wiggs

J Warner

3 Oct 1864

22 May 1941

Husband of Lida A WIGGS.

5747

9

8

Wiggs

Kenneth H �Kennie�

1 Sep 1906

7 Aug 1985

Husband of Lorena �Deane� (LEWIS) WIGGS.  Married 31 Aug 1929.

1992

14

1

Wiggs

Lida A

9 Mar 1870

14 Jun 1952

Wife of J Warner WIGGS.

5748

9

8

Wiggs

Lorean Lewis

31 Aug 1911

30 Mar 1985

nee LEWIS.  Wife of Kenneth H �Kennie� WIGGS.  Married 31 Aug 1929.

1992

14

1

Wiggs

Margaret F

2 Nov 1913

17 Nov 1984

Wife of Ivan C WIGGS.

2041

14

1

Wiggs

Margretta J

28 Mar 1905

1 Apr 1991

Wife of Wendell P WIGGS.

5746

9

8

Wiggs

Wendell P

11 Sep 1903

31 Mar 1997

Husband of Margretta J WIGGS.

5746

9

8

Wilcoxen

Genevieve

14 Jun 1911

13 Nov 2002

Wife of Lawrence T WILCOXEN.

2495

14

12

Wilcoxen

Lawrence T

5 Mar 1907

14 Jul 1981

Husband of Genevieve WILCOXEN.

2495

14

12

Wilder

Belva

11 Apr 1903

29 Mar 1995

nee GRUBB.  Wife of Roscoe WILDER.  Married 24 May 1922.  Daughter of Adam Lawrence & Margaret M (HARVEY) GRUBB.

4421

8

8

Wilder

Benjamin A

16 Jun 1914

16 Jun 1993

Second husband of Dorothy Mae (WRIGHT) BLAKE WILDER.

3507

12

4

Wilder

Bobby

1918

1966

Son of Carl & Gail WILDER.

2934

13

11

Wilder

Carl

1897

1972

Husband of Gail WILDER.

2935

13

11

Wilder

Charles B

1867

1924

--

4247

4248


8

1

Wilder

Charles W

1876

1925

Night watchman. Died in an industrial fire at the veneer plant where he worked.

6152


From the Princeton Clarion, 5 Feb 1925

1

8

Wilder

Cloe Bernice

14 Sep 1903

1 Mar 1934

(Note:  On same stone as William Merritt WILDER.)

3849

6

2

Wilder

Council B

19 Sep 1845

21 Feb 1899

Husband of Harriet E (SWAN) WILDER.  Married 27 Nov 1866 (Lic.)

Father


Pvt., Co. K, 58th Reg. Indiana Inf.
Mustered out 25 Jul 1865.





6732

6733

2

1

Wilder

Dorothy Mae

15 Nov 1917

8 Nov 2014

nee WRIGHT.  Wife of  Edward BLAKE, 1st; & Benjamin A WILDER, 2nd. 


Daughter of Claude & Edna WRIGHT. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3507

12

4

Wilder

Downey

1913

1937

Son of Isaac M & Lottie WILDER.

3950

6

3

Wilder

Ermal

1906

1991

Wife of Martin WILDER.

2904

13

10

Wilder

Fern Louise

2 Sep 1929

13 Aug 1932

Daughter of Roscoe & Belva (GRUBB) WILDER.

4425

8

8

Wilder

Gail

1897

1978

Wife of Carl WILDER.

2935

13

11

Wilder

Golia

1899

1972

Husband of Myrtle J WILDER.

3922

7

3

Wilder

Harriet E

19 May 1844

--

nee SWAN.  Wife of Council B WILDER.  Married 27 Nov 1866 (Lic.)

�Mother�

6730

6731

2

1

Wilder

Infant

25 Sep 1931

25 Sep 1931

Infant of Roscoe & Belva WILDER. 


Note: Given name may be "John P"

4425

8

8

Wilder

Ira M

13 Jun 1903

23 Apr 1990

Husband of Lela Mae WILDER.  Married 12 Jan 1936.

3848

6

2

Wilder

Isaac M

1876

1971

Husband of Lottie WILDER.

�Father�

3950

6

3

Wilder

James Robert

1922

1922

Son of Golia & Myrtle J WILDER.

3923

7

3

Wilder

Lela Mae

16 Jun 1909

9 Dec 2001

Wife of Ira M WILDER.  Married 12 Jan 1936.

3848

6

2

Wilder

Lida

2 Jan 1876

7 Oct 1902

nee McCORD.  Wife of John WILDER.

6151

1

8

Wilder

Lily

--

13 Jul 1888

Daughter of Council B & Harriet E (SWAN) WILDER.

Aged:  8 Ys. 5 Ms. 9 Dys.

6735

2

1

Wilder

Lottie

1884

1942

Wife of Isaac M WILDER.

�Mother�

3950

6

3

Wilder

Martin

1884

1969

Husband of Ermal WILDER.

2904

13

10

Wilder

Myrtle J

1901

1979

Wife of Golia WILDER.

3922

7

3

Wilder

Roscoe

5 Feb 1896

11 Oct 1956

Husband of Belva(GRUBB) WILDER.


Indiana, Sgt., Co. F, 361st Infantry, WW I.





4421

4424

8

8

Wilder

Wanda

1915

1926

Daughter of Isaac M & Lottie WILDER.

3950

6

3

Wilder

William Merritt

29 Jan 1928

10 Apr 1928

(Note:  On same stone as Cloe Bernice WILDER.)

3849

6

2

Wilgus

Joseph G

abt 1828

24 May 1919

Husband of Nancy WILGUS.

1st Sgt., Co. G, 43rd Reg. Indiana Inf.






(Note:  State of service is carved as 'ILL" -- other records report "Indiana.")

4624

4

3

Wilgus

Nancy

abt 1836

17 Sep 1913

Wife of Joseph G WILGUS.

4625

4

3

Wilhelm

Bettie

8 Apr 1885

11 Apr 1899

Daughter of John G & Eliza A WILHELM.

6029

1

5

Wilhelm

Eliza A

12 Aug 1864

6 Oct 1896

Wife of John G WILHELM.

�Mother�

6029

6031

1

5

Wilhelm

Eugene

--

18 Feb 1863

Son of A S & S WILHELM.

Aged:  1 Y. 2 M. 7 D.

6124

1

7

Wilhelm

John G

4 May 1840

31 Mar 1910

Husband of Eliza A WILHELM.


Co. F, 4th  Reg. Ky. Vol. Cav.




6029

6027

1

5

Wilhelm

Matilda

1875

1878

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Wilhelm

Minnie D

1877

1878

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Wilhelm

S H

--

17 Nov 1858

Age:  19 Yrs.

6125

1

7

Wilhelm

William J

--

15 Aug 1884

Age:  33 YRS.

6026

1

5

Wilhite

Carrie

1877

1961

Wife of John WILHITE.

3410

12

3

Wilhite

John

1875

1956

Husband of Carrie WILHITE.

3410

12

3

Wilkey

Ethel

1885

1927

Wife of Willard WILKEY.

5532

5

14

Wilkey

Maurice Ray

25 Aug 1947

19 Feb 2009

Sgt. US Air Force, Vietnam.




3424

12

3

Wilkey

Willard

1885

1954

Husband of Ethel WILKEY.

5532

5

14

Wilkins

Charley

1853

1932

Husband of Mary E WILKINS.

4210

7

6

Wilkins

Curtis E

6 Mar 1900

14 Jul 1952

Son of Clarence M & Hattie (SKELTON) WILKINS.


Indiana, Pfc., 16th Salvage Sq., QMC, WW I.




5841

9

11

Wilkins

Debra Ann

--

4 Apr 1960

Daughter of Jerry William & Eula Belle WILKINS.

2767

13

5

Wilkins

Ellison L

25 Sep 1868

21 Mar 1943

Husband of Mary L WILKINS.

5581

9

1

Wilkins

Elsa J

1888

1953

Wife of Sharp E WILKINS.

5714

9

7

Wilkins

Eula Belle

15 Apr 1938

10 Sep 2008

nee GREGORY.  Wife of Jerry William WILKINS.  Married 30 Aug 1958.  Daughter of Dewey & Eva (COX) PHILLIPS GREGORY.

�Parents of:  Debra, Jay, Greg, Chad� 


(Click here to view obituary.)

2768

2769

13

5

Wilkins

Fannie E

21 Sep 1846

18 Mar 1925

Wife of Sharp WILKINS.

�Mother�

4796

4800

4

8

Wilkins

Harriet Belle

1883

1962

--

5840

9

11

Wilkins

Jerry William

7 Jan 1938

--

Husband fo Eula Belle WILKINS.  Married 30 Aug 1958.

�Parents of:  Debra, Jay, Greg, Chad

2768

2769

13

5

Wilkins

Mary E

1858

1931

Wife of Charley WILKINS.

4210

7

6

Wilkins

Mary L

13 Nov 1872

28 Jan 1932

Wife of Ellison L WILKINS.

5581

9

1

Wilkins

Sharp

6 Mar 1828

1 Aug 1904

Husband of Fannie E WILKINS.

�Father�

4798

4799

4

8

Wilkins

Sharp E

1883

1941

Husband of Elsa J WILKINS.

5714

9

7

Wilkinson

Martha A

3 Jan 1862

1 Jun 1930

nee LINZY.  Wife of Mark D BELOAT, 1st, married 31 Jul 1879; Oliver W HANNUM, 2nd, married 2 Oct 1890; and third wife of Aaron Newton WILKERSON, 3rd, married 31 Mar 1910. 


Daughter of John T & Lydia (WRIGHT) LINZY. 


Note:  Also see entry as Hannum, Martha A


(Click here to view obituary.)

5066

5068

4

11

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.