Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

St. James (New) Cemetery

Johnson Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.1777 N;  Longitude, -87.5784 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 18; TOWNSHIP 4S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located across from the St. James Church on the west side of County Road 50W, less than 2 miles south of SR 68 in Haubstadt.
Last updated	08 Oct 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using information taken from photographs of the headstones and the St. James Church records.  
If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.

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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions & Notes	Photo # Photo	Section	Row
Caufield	George M	1943	1943	On stone of George J & Frances V ZILIAK.	0222	East	1
Caufield	Infant	1931	1931	On stone of George J & Frances V ZILIAK.	0222	East	1
Dassel	Magdalena	22 Feb 1897	10 Oct 1985	Wife of Oscar C DASSEL.. “Mom”	0776	East	20
Dassel	Oscar C	8 Jun 1896	9 Jun 1935	Husband of Magdalena DASSEL. “Dad”	0776	East	20
Davis	Edward T	12 Jun 1922	19 Jul 1993	Husband of Helena A (BERFANGER) DAVIS.  Married: 14 Jun 1944.  Son of Louis A & Minnie (KEOWN) DAVIS.	4255	East	22
Davis	Helena A	22 Feb 1922	16 Oct 2015	nee BERFANGER.  Wife of Edward T DAVIS. Married: 14 Jun 1944. Daughter of John & Agnes (BRUMLEY) BERFANGER.	4255	East	22
Dempsey	Earl, Jr. "Sam"	11 Nov 1954	30 Jun 2020	Husband of Regina A (VOELKER) DEMPSEY.  Married:  6 May 1995.  Son of Earl Samuel & Patricia Ann (KELLAMS) DEMPSEY, Sr. Our Children:  Gina, Cheryl, Steve, Jim.  Click here to view obituary.	0069	West	3
Dempsey	Regina A	19 Oct 1945	--	nee VOELKER.  Wife of Earl "Sam" DEMPSEY.  Married:  6 May 1995.  Our Children:  Gina, Cheryl, Steve, JIM.	0069	West	3
Dewig	Adam G	1866	1926	--	0495	East	9
Dewig	Barbara	1862	1934	On same stone as Catherine DEWIG.	0401	East	7
Dewig	Catherine	1839	1929	On same stone as Barbara H DEWIG.	0401	East	7
Dewig	Edward F	24 Jun 1889	18 Feb 1967	On back of the stone of Fred & Anna ELDERBROOK. Indiana, Pvt., 303 Wagon Co., QMC, WW I.	0660 0668	East	16
Dewig	Francis	--	24 Apr 1910	Son of Joseph DEWIG. Age 36 years.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Dewig	Frank W	24 Dec 1877	24 Apr 1900	--	0550	East	11
Dewig	George	1872	1971	Husband of Sophia DEWIG.	0510	East	10
Dewig	Joseph	18 Jan 1832	5 Jun 1920	Husband of Theresia DEWIG.	0496	East	9
Dewig	Leonard J	31 Aug 1907	7 Apr 1937	Husband of Esther DEWIG.	0551	East	11
Dewig	Louis H	1890	1920	Two stones: Single and also on side of stone of Fred & Anna ELDERBROOK. WW I.	0656 0658	East	15
Dewig	Sophia	1881	1954	Wife of George DEWIG.	0510	East	10
Dewig	Theresia	25 Sep 1834	10 Nov 1924	Wife of Joseph DEWIG.	0496	East	9
Dickmeyer	Josephine	1886	1910	On same stone as Henry & Rosalia HEITZMAN.	0636	East	15
Dixon	Courtney Marie	--	21 Nov 2004	Infant daughter of Loren & Ann DIXON.	0896	West	2
Dougan	Laura J	20 Jun 1959	5 Aug 2013	nee DWYER.  Wife of ? NUSSMEIER, 1st; and Jim DOUGAN, 2nd. Daughter of Jack & Irene DWYER.  Children:  Michelle, Michael, Amanda, Jonathan.	0945 0946	East	16
Dwyer	Irene E	29 Dec 193	13 Nov 2018	nee TROMBLEY.  Wife of John G DWYER. Married 7 Feb 1953. Daughter of Roy & Geneva (COYLE) TROMBLEY. “Mom” Our girls: Cathlin, Lynda, Jackie, Maureen, Laura, Ellen, Karen, Missy. Click here to view obituary.	0028 0493	East	9
Dwyer	John G	12 Oct 1929	17 Jun 2000	Husband of Irene E (TROMBLEY) DWYER. Married 7 Feb 1953. “Dad” Our girls: Cathlin, Lynda, Jackie, Maureen, Laura, Ellen, Karen, Missy.	0028 0493	East	9
Eckart	Agness M	1862	1920	Wife of John ECKART.	0218	East	1
Eckart	John	1849	1936	Husband of Agness M ECKART.	0218	East	1
Eckart	Peter	1882	1963	--	0219	East	1
Elderbrook	Anna	1866	1927	Wife of Fred ELDERBROOK.	0657	East	15
Elderbrook	Dan	1900	1948	On side of the stone of Fred & Anna ELDERBROOK.	0659	East	15
Elderbrook	Dan	7 Aug 1900	23 Nov 1946	--	0669	East	16
Elderbrook	Fred	1875	1965	Husband of Anna ELDERBROOK.	0657	East	15
Elderbrook	Frederick H	24 Aug 1930	23 Mar 1995	Husband of Katherine T ELDERBROOK. Married 28 Nov 1964. Our daughters: Jeanette, Joan. Grandchildren: Steve, Stan, Scott, David, Tammy. Sgt., US Army, Korea.	0638 0639	East	15
Elderbrook	Katherine T	19 Nov 1918	6 Dec 2002	Wife of Frederick H ELDERBROOK. Married 28 Nov 1964. Our daughters: Jeanette, Joan. Our daughters: Jeanette, Joan. Grandchildren: Steve, Stan, Scott, David, Tammy.	0638 0639	East	15
Elderbrook	Sophia E	14 Nov 1893	13 Mar 1968	--	0661	East	15
Elliott	Dennis Wray	25 Oct 1947	16 Jul 2018	Husband of Linda J  (REXING) ELLIOTT.  Married 24 Jun 1967.  Son of Dennis C & Patricia (WRAY) ELLIOTT. "Parents of Candy Rene & Denny Wary II"   Click here to view obituary.	0041 1206	East	16
Elliott	Linda J	23 Feb 1949	--	Wife of Dennis Wary ELLIOTT. Married 24 Jun 1967. "Parents of Candy Rene & Denny Wary II"	0041 1206	East	16
Elpers	Anthony A	17 Oct 1919	12 Feb 2010	Husband of Catherine Nadine (SEIB) ELPERS.  Son of John B & Caroline (KEIL) ELPERS. Pfc., US Army, WW II, PH. (Click here for link to obituary.)	4329	East	7
Elpers	Bernard	1 Dec 1859	17 Oct 1943	Husband of Margaret ELPERS. Son of Bernard & Maria "Mary" (LUTTERBACH) ELPERS.	0696	East	17
Elpers	Betty Sue	28 May 1930	19 Nov 2007	Wife of Vernon J ELPERS. Married 5 Jun 1948.	0301	East	4
Elpers	Carrie C	1882	1966	nee KEIL. Wife of John B ELPERS. On back of stone of her siblings.	0431	East	7
Elpers	Catherine Nadine	12 Mar 1923	24 Mar 2013	nee SEIB.  Wife of Anthony A ELPERS.  Married 4 Oct 1947.  Daughter of Clem & Theresa (GERARD) SEIB.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4329	East	7
Elpers	Cecilia	1892	1931	Wife of Peter J ELPERS. On the back of the stone of Bernard & Margaret ELPERS.	0697	East	17
Elpers	Clarence J	1916	1986	Husband of Loretta C ELPERS. Son of John B & Carrie C (KEIL) ELPERS. On back of stone of his uncle and aunts.	0431	East	7
Elpers	Cornelius B "Neil"	24 Apr 1944	--	Husband of Joan M ELPERS. Married:  23 Oct 1965.	0081	West	2
Elpers	Donald F	24 May 1950	11 Feb 2004	--	0515	East	10
Elpers	Duane L	18 Aug 1958	--	Husband of Peggy J (KNAPP) ELPERS. Married:  23 Aug 1980.	0090	West	3
Elpers	Eugene W "Gene"	28 Sep 1935	2 Mar 2014	Husband of Rita (RETTIG) ELPERS.  Married 12 Aug 1961. Son of Frank & Lorine (WOLF) ELPERS.  Our Children:  Kathy, Daryl, Patricia.  Our Grandchildren:  Chase, Lexie, Cameron, Zachary, Garrett, Madison. (Click here to view obituary.)	0931 0932	West	2
Elpers	Flavian J	--	23 Apr 1921	--	0263	East	3
Elpers	Henrietta	1902	1978	Wife of William ELPERS.	0297	East	3
Elpers	Ida O	1901	1974	Wife of Peter B ELPERS.	0250	East	2
Elpers	Jeremy R	29 Aug 1981	20 Jul 1999	“Loving Son”	0893	West	1
Elpers	Jerome	1939	1951	On back of stone of William & Henrietta ELPERS.	0298	East	3
Elpers	Joan M	9 Jul 1946	--	Wife of Cornelius B "Neil" ELPERS. Married:  23 Oct 1965.	0081	West	2
Elpers	John B	1886	1969	Husband of Carrie C (KEIL) ELPERS. On back of stone of his brother and sisters-in-law.	0431	East	7
Elpers	Joseph	--	21 Apr 1951	Infant. (Note: Church records show birth and death on 22 Mar 1951; d.p. Evansville, IN. Son of Sylverius, Jr. & Valeria (REXING) ELPERS.)	0360	East	5b
Elpers	Joseph	1890	1972	Husband of Thekla ELPERS.	0745	East	19
Elpers	Kaleb J	16 Nov 1995	4 Dec 2016	Son of Jim & Angie ELPERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0058	West	1
Elpers	Lillian Anna	3 Dec 1927	20 Mar 2005	nee TENBARGE.  Wife of Raphael Joseph ELPERS. Married 30 Aug 1949.  Daughter of Leo Anton & Lula Christine (SCHELLER) TENBARGE.	0602	East	13
Elpers	Loretta C	1919	2006	nee JOCHIM. Wife of Clarence J ELPERS.	0431	East	7
Elpers	M Louise	--	--	Wife of Richard C ELPERS.	0432	East	7
Elpers	Margaret	30 Oct 1863	11 Oct 1960	nee SCHWENDEMAN.  Wife of Bernard ELPERS.  Married:  6 May 1884. Daughter of Casper & Caroine (WEIDNER) SCHWENDEMAN.	0696	East	17
Elpers	Meghan A	19 Dec 1991	25 May 2014	Daughter of Theodore "Ted" & Julie (BAEHL) ELPERS.  Grandparents:  Bernard & Ruth Baehl.  Virgil & Mildred Elpers.  Brother:  Tyler.	0217 0219	West	2
Elpers	Mildred  A	30 Nov 1932	19 Jan 2020	nee KRAFT.  Wife of Virgil R ELPERS. Married 2 Sep 1950. Daughter of August & Dorothy (GRIES) KRAFT. “Mom” Parents of: Jerome T, Thomas W, Cynthia A, Timothy R, Constance J, Augustina M, Theodore J, Christopher, Brenda S, Norma R, Gregory A, Kevin A, Brian E.  Click here to view obituary.	0025 0377	East	6
Elpers	Peggy J	3 Dec 1959	--	nee KNAPP.  Wife of Duane L ELPERS. Married:  23 Aug 1980.	0090	West	3
Elpers	Peter B	1893	1987	Husband of Ida O ELPERS.	0250	East	2
Elpers	Peter John	15 Dec 1890	4 Apr 1973	Husband of Cecilia ELPERS. Carving on the back of his parent's stone:  Bernard & Margaret (SCHWENDEMAN) ELPERS.	0697	East	17
Elpers	Raphael Joseph	18 Nov 1927	3 May 1984	Husband of Lillian A ELPERS. Married 30 Aug 1949.  Son of Peter John & Cecelia Margaret (HORMUTH) ELPERS.	0602	East	13
Elpers	Raymond R	8 Dec 1950	5 Jun 1999	--	0617	East	14
Elpers	Richard C	--	--	Husband of M Louise ELPERS.	0432	East	7
Elpers	Rick Alan	1967	1969	On back of stone of William & Henrietta ELPERS.	0298	East	3
Elpers	Rita A	22 Aug 1939	--	nee RETTIG.  Wife of Eugene W "Gene" ELPERS.  Married 12 Aug 1961. Our Children:  Kathy, Daryl, Patricia.  Our Grandchildren:  Chase, Lexie, Cameron, Zachary, Garrett, Madison.	0931 0932	West	2
Elpers	Sylverius J, Sr.	5 Jun 1922	4 Mar 2012	Husband of Valeria M (LUIGS ELPERS. Our children: Carolyn, Flavien, Eugene, Joseph, Rosemary, Barbara Jean, Sylverius Jr., Debbie Marie.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0950 0422	East	7
Elpers	Thekla M	1 Oct 1894	3 Oct 1962	nee BAEHL.  Wife of Joseph ELPERS.  Daughter of Andrew Frank & Theresa Maria (WILL) BAEHL.	0745	East	19
Elpers	Valeria M	25 Oct 1921	30 Aug 2013	nee LUIGS.  Wife of Sylverius J ELPERS, Sr.  Daughter of August & Louisa (SCHMITT) LUIGS, Sr. Our children: Carolyn, Flavien, Eugene, Joseph, Rosemary, Barbara Jean, Sylverius Jr., Debbie Marie.	0950 0422	East	7
Elpers	Vernon J	6 Feb 1925	--	Husband of Betty Sue ELPERS. Married 5 Jun 1948.	0301	East	4
Elpers	Virgil R	1928	1990	Husband of Mildred (KRAFT) ELPERS. Married 2 Sep 1950. “Dad” Parents of: Jerome T, Thomas W, Cynthia A, Timothy R, Constance J, Augustina M, Theodore J, Christopher, Brenda S, Norma R, Gregory A, Kevin A, Brian E.	0025 0377	East	6
Elpers	William	1900	1988	Husband of Henrietta ELPERS.	0297	East	3
Epperson	Armella Catherine	26 Oct 1912	31 Jan 2002	Mother of Earl E, Stanley R. Daughter of John Adam & Theresia (BAUMGART) KNAPP.	0485 0486	East	9
Farney	Charles	1852	1928	Husband of Elizabeth FARNEY.	0706	East	17
Farney	Dorothy M	1918	1986	--	0731	East	18
Farney	Elizabeth	1845	1932	Wife of Charles FARNEY.	0706	East	17
Farney	Joseph W	1893	1939	--	0707	East	17
Farney	Lora E	1900	1985	--	0730	East	18
Farny	Rebecca	31 Mar 1962	16 Oct 1962	--	0382	East	6
Fieth	Elvira C	29 Dec 1926	20 Nov 2018	nee KLINGLER. Wife of Raymond J FIETH. Married 14 Sep 1949.  Daughter of William & Mary (ELPERS) KLINGLER. Our daughter: Theresa Cayle WILSON  Click here to view obituary.	0045 0775	East	20
Fieth	Raymond J	27 Aug 1924	25 Apr 2005	Husband of Elvira C (KLINGLER) FIETH. Married 14 Sep 1949. Our daughter: Theresa Cayle WILSON. Cox., USN Navy, WW II.	0045 0775	East	20
Franklin	Gregory Wayne	8 Jul 1962	10 May 2004	Husband of Lisa A (PFISTER) FRANKLIN. Married 11 Aug 1990. Son of Wayne & Parsy Sue FRANKLIN. Our children: Sydney Christine, Spencer Gregory, Andrea Lauren.	0572 0573	East	12
Franklin	Lisa A Pfister	4 Jan 1968	--	nee PFISTER. Wife of Gregory Wayne FRANKLIN. Married 11 Aug 1990. Our children: Sydney Christine, Spencer Gregory, Andrea Lauren.	0572 0573	East	12
French	Darlene L	31 Dec 1933	9 Feb 2017	nee SCHAFER.  Wife of Henry BASKETT, 1st; and Richard W FRENCH, 2nd.  Daughter of Edwin & Lucille SCHAEFER. Click here to view obituary.	0091	West	1
French	Margaret E	1924	--	Wife of William E FRENCH. (On same stone as Eugene G & Ida L ROOS.)	0265	East	3
French	Richard Warren	22 Feb 1930	1 Feb 2006	Husband of Alberta FRENCH, 1^st and 2nd husband of Darlene L (SCHAEFER) BASKETT FRENCH, 2^nd.	0091	West	1
French	William E	1930	--	Husband of Margaret E FRENCH. (On same stone as Eugene G & Ida L ROOS.)	0265	East	3
Freppon	Kathrine J	1848	1931	Wife of Matthew FREPPON.	0500	East	9
Freppon	Matthew	1844	1920	Husband of Kathrine J FREPPON.	0500	East	9
Fuhs	Kevin Alan	7 Nov 1952	--	Husband of Rose Marie (BETHE) FUHS. Married 22 Nov 1974. Our children: Andrea S, Matthew A, Kent D.	0829 0830	East	21
Fuhs	Rose Marie	27 Nov 1955	21 Apr 1989	Wife of Kevin Alan FUHS. Married 22 Nov 1974. Daughter of Herbert Joel & Margaret Mary (SINGER) BETHER, Sr. Our children: Andrea S, Matthew A, Kent D.	0829 0830	East	21
Fulbert	John	1869	1934	--	0231	East	1

*Information taken from a printed listing of the church’s death records; the latest information was dated 6 Jul 1981.

Section and Row definitions.

"East" section, inside the boundary formed by the access lane and the county highway. The “West” section is west of the access lane.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section of the cemetery.

0165  Memorial plaque at east edge of the cemetery.

00435  View of the center of the cemetery looking south.