Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

"Sign dedication:  In memory of Raymond & Gertrude Thompson"

Benson Cemetery

aka William Benson Cemetery.
aka Robert Montgomery Cemetery

Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2384 N;  Longitude, -87.6935 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 12W
Common Directions:	Located about 2 miles south of Owensville, on the east side of Indiana State Road 65, about 1 mile south of County Road 700S..
Last updated	Jul 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	Inscriptions and Notes.	Image #                  Image	Sect-ion	Row
Jaquess	Clara E	23 Jan 1920	14 Nov 2004	Wife of William Howard JAQUESS. Married 17 Nov 1938. “Our children: William Levi, Teddy, Danny and Patricia”	6687	West	2
Jaquess	Fletcher P	1863	1948	Husband of Z Ella JAQUESS.	6709	West	4
Jaquess	Fletcher Pollard, Jr.	14 Aug 1900	20 Feb 1974	Husband of Helen Margaret JAQUESS. Married 17 Aug 1923. Indiana, Col. US Air Force, WW I & II, Korea.	6693 From the Evansville Press, 20 Feb 1974	West	3
Jaquess	Helen Margaret	10 Apr 1906	3 Mar 1991	Wife of Fletcher Pollard JAQUESS, Jr. Married 17 Aug 1923.	6693	West	3
Jaquess	Infant	1927	1927	--	6716	West	4
Jaquess	Infant	1917	1917	--	6718	West	4
Jaquess	Joe S	16 Aug 1918	11 Jan 1991	Son of W Stewart & Zella JAQUESS. Tec. 5, US Army, WW II.	6691	West	3
Jaquess	John R	18 Jul 1926	28 Feb 1977	Pfc. US ARMY, WW II.	6692 6712	West	3
Jaquess	John R	1894	1918	Husband of Pheota (AUSTIN) JAQUESS. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Jaquess 4^th Brig. 2^nd Div., USMC, A.E.F. Killed in Action Buried in France.	6711 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 16 Nov 1918	West	4
Jaquess	John R	10 Jul 1925	15 Jul 2006	--	6714	West	4
Jaquess	Juanita	1896	1921	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher JAQUESS. Died by apparent suicide (carbolic acid).	6713 From the Princeton Clarion, 30 Jun 1921	West	4
Jaquess	Ruth	1923	1924	--	6717	West	4
Jaquess	Virginia E	30 May 1943	7 Feb 2021	Wife of William L JAQUESS. Married 3 Jun 1958 “Son: Joe” (Click here to view obituary.)	6298 GAP 6299 GAP	West	1
Jaquess	W Stewart	1889	1979	Husband of Zella JAQUESS.	6690	West	3
Jaquess	William Howard	17 Nov 1912	28 Nov 2002	Husband of Clara E JAQUESS. Married 17 Nov 1938. “Our children: William Levi, Teddy, Danny and Patricia”	6687	West	2
Jaquess	William L	25 Sep 1942	14 Feb 2008	Husband of Virginia E JAQUES. Married 3 Jun 1958. “Son: Joe”	6673	West	1
Jaquess	Z Ella	1863	1931	Wife of Fletcher P JAQUESS.	6709	West	4
Jaquess	Zella	1892	1987	Wife of W Stewart JAQUESS.	6690	West	3
Johnson	Deborah L Philpot	12 Jan 1956	--	nee PHILPOT. Wife of Robert Michael JOHNSON.	6813	West	11
Johnson	Francis Alexis, Sr "Lex"	28 Feb 1875	17 Aug 1961	Husband of Margaret B (BENSON) JOHNSON.  Married 17 Nov 1910.  Son of Benjamin Franklin "Ben," "Frank" & Henrietta (WILLIAMS) MOUNTS JOHNSON. (Click here for a link to full text of obituary -- pdf file.) Courtesy of Bonnie Dunphy Kohler.	6739	West	6
Johnson	Margaret B	21 Feb 1880	8 May 1959	nee BENSON.  Wife of Francis Alexis JOHNSON, Sr. "Lex."  Married 17 Nov 1910.  Daughter of Sylvester & Nancy BENSON.	6739	West	6
Johnson	Robert Lexington "Lex"	3 May 1917	5 May 2009	Husband of Spicy M (MONTGOMERY) JOHNSON.  F1, US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0552 0320	West	11
Johnson	Robert Michael	12 Jul 1956	--	Husband of Deborah L (PHILPOT) JOHNSON.	6813	West	11
Johnson	Spicy M	12 Jun 1914	5 Mar 2011	nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of Robert Lexington "Lex" JOHNSON.  Daughter of Jesse & Eunice (KENEIPP) MONTGOMERY. (Click here to view obituary.)	0552	West	11
Leach	Jane	1771	26 Dec 1836	nee THOMPSON. Wife of William LEACH. “Born in VA. 1771, Died 26 Dec 1836, Aged 65 Yrs.” “Memorial by her grandson Sylvester BENSON”	6861 6862	East	2
Linxwiler	Commodore	1885	1955	Husband of Ethel C LINXWILER.	6814	West	11
Linxwiler	Ethel C	1885	1937	Wife of Commodore LINXWILER.	6814	West	11
Lucas	Gertrude	5 May 1891	9 Mar 1988	--	6762	West	7
Lucas	Levi G	11 Dec 1887	21 Aug 1959	--	6764	West	8
Martin	Jasper	13 Nov 1850	28 May 1923	Husband of Mary M MARTIN.	6695	West	3
Martin	Mary M	20 Sep 1858	15 Feb 1951	Wife of Jasper MARTIN.	6695	West	3
McConnell	Aubrey L	1910	1955	--	6807	West	11
McConnell	Claude B	1885	1941	--	6807	West	11
McConnell	Dovie	1886	1947	--	6807	West	11
McCrary	Martha C	--	20 Nov 1841	Wife of L McMCRARY. AE. 20 Y’s 1 mo. 27 ds. (Top of old stone, not found, nor was footstone. Prior listing gave name and “Wife of L, “MCM”)	0308  (Replacement for old stone.) 6849	East	1
Miller	Albert, M.D.	15 Oct 1867	7 Feb 1954	--	6823	West	12
Miller	Sarah	21 Oct 1836	21 Nov 1912	nee BENSON. Wife of Martin R MILLER. Daughter of William & Margaret BENSON.	6863	East	2
Montgomery	Ben	1879	1921	--	6836	West	13
Montgomery	Bernice K. "Bunny"	26 Sep 1929	8 Jan 2022	nee MOELLER. Wife of Charles T MONTGOMERY. Married 28 Jul 1945 (Click here to view obituary.)	6317 GAP	West	12
Montgomery	Betty J	31 Dec 1939	--	Wife of Gerald W MONTGOMERY. Married:  10 May 1958.	0341	West	1
Montgomery	Carl Thomas "C.T."	27 Nov 1948	--	Husband of Margaret Anne (ROSS) MONTGOMERY Married 25 Mar 1967 Children: Kenneth Thomas, Jason Kyle	6303 GAP 6304 GAP	West	2
Montgomery	Charles T	28 Feb 1926	9 Sep 2021	Husband of Bernice K (Moeller) MONTGOMERY. Married 28 Jul 1945 USMC, WW II PH (Click here to view obituary.)	6317 GAP	West	12
Montgomery	Dwight Crawford	3 Jul 1900	5 Mar 1907	Son of B & N MONTGOMERY.	6835	West	13
Montgomery	Eunice Keneipp	28 Mar 1886	4 Mar 1977	nee KENEIPP. Wife of Jesse MONTGOMERY.	6815	West	11
Montgomery	Gerald W	29 Mar 1939	--	Husband of Betty J MONTGOMERY. Married:  10 May 1958.	0341	West	1
Montgomery	Helen E Gee	1905	1927	--	6834	West	13
Montgomery	India	--	12 Jul 1855	Daughter of Jarrad & Sarah MONTGOMERY. Aged 8 days. (Old stone was broken in 3 pieces. Earlier listing gave age as 13 days.)	0309 (Replacement for old stone.) 6854	East	2
Montgomery	Infant	24 Sep 1873	24 Sep 1873	Infant son of Robert M & S E MONTGOMERY.	6866	East	3
Montgomery	Infant	6 May 1886	6 May 1886	Infant son of Robert M & S E MONTGOMERY.	6866	East	3
Montgomery	Jaley Ann	16 Oct 1817 or 16 Oct 1814	18 Aug 1901	Wife of Robert M M MONTGOMERY. Age 83 or 88 Yrs. 10 Mos. 20 ds. (Note: Older carving gives year of birth as 1817 and new one on west side of stone gives 1814.)	6867 6869	East	3
Montgomery	James	1784	20 Nov 1826	Husband of Nancy (COOK) MONTGOMERY. Married 1805. (Earlier listing gave exact date of birth and age as 42 yrs 8 mos.)	6871 Earlier photo by J Denise Wilkinson Underhill, 2005.   This old stone was not found.	East	4
Montgomery	Jesse	17 Nov 1884	30 Apr 1952	Husband of Eunice (KENEIPP) MONTGOMERY. Indiana, Wagoner 14 Cavalry, WW I.	6816	West	11
Montgomery	Jesse	20 Jul 1836	9 Dec 1857	Son of R M & Jaley A MONTGOMERY.	0311  (Replacement for old stone.) 6865	East	3
Montgomery	Lois C	1913	1971	Wife of Philip M MONTGOMERY.	6822	West	12
Montgomery	Margaret Anne	17 May 1948	--	nee ROSS Wife of Carl T. MONTGOMERY Married 25 Mar 1967 Children: Kenneth Thomas, Jason Kyle	6303 GAP 6304 GAP	West	2
Montgomery	Philip M	1910	1997	Husband of Lois C MONTGOMERY.	6822	West	12
Montgomery	Poly	--	--	nee McFARLAND. Wife of Samuel  MONTGOMERY, Sr.	6877	East	6
Montgomery	R M	2 Aug 1851	16 Dec 1916	Husband of Spicy Ellen MONTGOMERY.	6852	East	2
Montgomery	Rane	Sep 1925	Mar 1826	(Stone is broken into pieces, some of which are obviously missing. Name and years from earlier listing.)	6879	East	6
Montgomery	Robert	1782	1815	Son of Samuel & Polly (McFARLAND) MONTGOMERY, Sr. “Soldier of 1812” "...he was in the Battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811.  On this expedition he caught a severe cold, from which he never recovered.  He died in 1815 and was the first person buried..." in this cemetery.	6877	East	6
Montgomery	Robert Mac	7 Sep 1814	7 Dec 1881	Husband of Jaley Ann MONTGOMERY.	6868	East	3
Montgomery	Samuel	abt 1743	1815	Husband of Poly (McFARLAND) MONTGOMERY.  Son of Hugh MONTGOMERY, Sr. “A Revolutionary War Soldier”	6876	East	6
Montgomery	Sarah	5 Jul 1793	Aug 1829	Wife of Samuel MONTGOMERY. (Top of stone is missing. Given name from earlier listing.)	0310 Earlier photo by J Denise Wilkinson Underhill, 2005.   The top of the stone was not found.	East	6
Montgomery	Spicy Ellen	6 Dec 1850	2 Feb 1908	Wife of R M MONTGOMERY.	6852	East	2
Moore	Harrison	--	9 Sep 1921	West Virginia, Pvt. 67 Inf. 9 Div., WW I.	6817	West	11
Mounts	Bertha A	1892	1962	Wife of Howard G MOUNTS.	6724	West	5
Mounts	Howard G	1886	1981	Husband of Bertha A MOUNTS.	6724	West	5
Mounts	Joe Harvery	3 Dec 1917	20 Dec 1979	Husband of Mary Jane MOUNTS.	6725	West	5
Mounts	Mary Jane	17 Feb 1931	26 Jul 1987	Wife of Joe Harvey MOUNTS.	6725	West	5
Mounts	Susan G	6 Sep 1956	--	nee WADE.  Wife of Thomas R MOUNTS.  Married:  8 Nov 1986.	0340	West	1
Mounts	Thomas R	21 May 1951	21 Jan 2020	Husband of Susan G (WADE) MOUNTS.  Married:  8 Nov 1986. Son of Robert A & Aileen (LAND) MOUNTS. Click here to view obituary.	0340	West	1

Rows in the “West” section were numbered beginning at the west edge of the cemetery along Hwy 65.

Rows in the “East” section (original section of cemetery on top of the hill) were numbered beginning along the access lane.

0319  View of the West section  from the top of hill	6839  View of the East section from the southwest looking notheast.
6840  View of the East section from the northwest looking southeast.	6864 View of the center of the East section -- very few headstones remain to be seen.