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.

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
Newton	Michael D. "Mike"	15 Jul 1958	16 Oct 2019	Husband of Carla (NIX) NEWTON.  Married:  6 Sep 1983. Son of Dan & Cynthia NEWTON. Our Children: Logan Michael, Megan Marie, Kendra Lee Our Grandchildren: Ashton Michael, Hannah Renee, Alayna Lee, Madison Joanna (Click here to view obituary.)	6319 GAP 6320	East	3
Poore	Alice	1909	--	Wife of Ronda POORE.	6775	West	9
Poore	Ronda	14 Jul 1895	16 Feb 1971	Husband of Alice POORE. Pvt. US Army, WW I.	6775	West	9
Robinson	George C	--	8 Jul 1855	Son of J A & L ROBINSON. Aged 7 Mos. 3 ds.	0317  (Replacement for old stone.) 6880	East	6
Scott	Barton W	1853	1942	Husband of Loucinda SCOTT. “Father”	6884	East	8
Scott	Elizabeth French	1903	1997	nee FRENCH. Wife of Sylvester Benson SCOTT.	6773	West	8
Scott	Ida M	3 Sep 1883	9 May 1898	Daughter of Barton W & Loucinda SCOTT.	6886	East	8
Scott	Lillie Benson	1883	1974	nee BENSON. Wife of William E SCOTT.	6772	West	8
Scott	Loucinda	1854	1929	Wife of Barton W SCOTT. “Mother”	6885	East	8
Scott	Mary Alice	27 May 1916	15 May 2004	Wife of Paul Ewing SCOTT. “Our children: Jane Ellyn, Judith Andree, Tamara Jo, Phillip Edward”	6770	West	8
Scott	Paul Ewing	24 May 1904	7 Jan 1988	Husband of Mary Alice SCOTT. “Our children: Jane Ellyn, Judith Andree, Tamara Jo, Phillip Edward”	6770	West	8
Scott	Sylvester Benson	1902	1976	Husband of Elizabeth (FRENCH) SCOTT.	6773	West	8
Scott	Tammy Jo	20 Mar 1950	25 Apr 2019	Daughter of Paul Ewing & Mary Alice (CARRELL) SCOTT.  Click here to view obituary.	0323	West	8
Scott	William E	1879	1964	Husband of Lillie (BENSON) SCOTT.	6772	West	8
Shoultz	A A, Eld.	25 Feb 1862	1954	Husband of Francis SHOULTZ.	6798 6802	West	10
Shoultz	Francis	10 Jan 1862	1958	Wife of Eld. A A SHOULTZ.	6798 6801	West	10
Shoultz	Mellie	7 Aug 1897	21 Dec 1918	Daughter of A A & Francis SHOULTZ.	6799 6800	West	10
Simpson	Margaret J	18 Jul 1851	30 Dec 1939	--	6797	West	10
Smith	Columbus B	1864	1956	Husband of Olive (SIPP) SMITH.	6829	West	13
Smith	Frederick M	22 Jul 1933	5 Jul 2017	Husband of Kathleen (BENSON) SMITH.  Son of Shirley M & Goldie (TAYLOR) SMITH.  Cpl., US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	0325 6313 GAP	West	8
Smith	Hiram	1834	1916	Husband of Martha SMITH. “Father”	6819	West	12
Smith	Kathleen B	9 Dec 1938	8 Jun 2019	nee BENSON.  Wife of Frederick M SMITH. Daughter of Henry Sylvester & Laura (MAUCK) BENSON. (Click here to view obituary.)	0327	West	8
Smith	Manoah S	22 Jan 1821	4 Jun 1905	Husband of Martha SMITH.	6830	West	13
Smith	Martha	1840	1924	Wife of Hiram SMITH. “Mother”	6820	West	12
Smith	Martha	1 Feb 1828	9 May 1904	Wife of Manoah S SMITH.	6830	West	13
Smith	Olive Sipp	1878	1963	nee SIPP. Wife of Columbus B SMITH.	6829	West	13
Smith	Ulysess G	--	--	Co. K, 153 Ind. Inf. Spanish American War.	6832	West	13
Smith	William W	14 Jul 1845	12 Jul 1925	“Historian and author of ‘A True Record Concerning Owensville, Indiana, And It’s People’ 1872 Thru 1916” “Memorial erected 1983 by Montgomery and Wabash Township Historical Societies”	6720 6721	West	5
Steel	Don B	17 Jun 1894	20 Jul 1916	Husband of Vada M STEEL.	6850	East	1
Steel	Vada M	30 Jul 1891	10 Apr 1989	Wife of Don B STEEL.	6850	East	1
Stewart	B Jeanne	26 Mar 1928	3 Apr 2011	Daughter of John "Wes" & Beatrice (LUCAS) STEWART.  Click here to view obituary.	0343	West	5
Stewart	Beatrice M	5 Jun 1898	3 Mar 1982	Wife of J Wesley STEWART.	0343	West	5
Stewart	John Wesley	23 Nov 1899	23 Jan 1966	Husband of Beatrice M STEWART. Indiana, Sgt. US Army, WW I	0343	West	5
Stone	Infant	--	--	Son of S M & Lucy STONE.	6872 Headstone not found. Information from prior listing.	East	5
Stone	Infant	--	--	Daughter of S M & Lucy STONE.	6872 Headstone not found. Information from prior listing.	East	5
Stone	Infant	--	--	Son of S M & Lucy STONE.	6872 Headstone not found. Information from prior listing.	East	5
Stone	Infant	--	--	Daughter of S M & Lucy STONE.	6872 Headstone not found. Information from prior listing.	East	5
Stone	Infant	--	--	Son of S M & Lucy STONE.	6872 Headstone not found. Information from prior listing.	East	5
Stone	Thomas	26 Feb 1785	11 Aug 1822	“Sheriff of Gibson County, son of a Revolutionary Soldier”	6873	East	5
Stone	Wesley	??	??	Son of Thomas & Dorcas STONE.	6874	East	5
Sumner	Phillip Benson	15 Mar 1944	4 Aug 1951	--	6738	West	6
Sumner	Richey Benson	7 Jul 1918	24 May 1959	--	6737	West	6
Sumner	William J	1921	1945	Son of Mrs. Harry HIGHSMITH. Killed in Action aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Lost at sea.	6760 From the Princeton Clarion, 3 Nov 1945	West	7

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.