Genealogy


Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

Emerson Hill Cemetery


Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.3173 N;  Longitude, -87.7000 W
Congressional Location:NE-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 25; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 12W
Common Directions:

Located about 300 feet south of County Road 250S (steep climb up a grass access path,) about 0.4 mile west of the intersection with County Road 675W; 3-1/4 miles north of Owensville.

Last updated  21 Jul 2011

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using using photographs of the headstones.  Notes were supplemented with marriage and census records plus genealogy records.  There certainly are unmarked graves and it appears there must be a number of 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.   
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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-ion

Row

Pegram

Bartlett S

18 Mar 1854

13 Mar 1879

Aged 24 Ys. 11 Ms. 25 Ds.

4438

N/A

3

Redman

Abraham

--

10 Oct 1857

Son of William L & Susan (MAUCK) REDMAN.

Aged 9 mos. 3 ds.

4482

N/A

8

Redman

Susan

--

24 Jan 1857

nee MAUCK.  Wife of William L REDMAN.  Married 6 Mar 1856.

Aged 21 Y’s. 1 Mo. 23 D.

4481

4489

N/A

8

Ridenour

Charles

--

25 Sep 1868

Son of W. & J. RIDENOUR    Aged 1 yr. 2 mos. 16 dys.

4550

N/A

13

Roberts

Arthur F

26 Jun 1883

9 Apr 1893

Son of William T. & Mary E. ROBERTS.   

4456

4458

N/A

5

Roberts

Elizabeth

20 Sep 1808

5 Apr 1873

nee MAUCK.  Wife of Thomas ROBERTS.  Married 31 Jan 1828.

Aged 64 ys. 6 ms. 15 ds.

4478

N/A

8

Roberts

John

4 Mar 1833

21 Apr 1884

Husband of Sarah Jane (MONTGOMERY) ROBERTS.  Married 25 Mar 1857.

4413

N/A

1

Roberts

Mary E

23 Nov 1861

28 Aug 1902

nee STONE.  Wife of William T. ROBERTS.  Married 31 Aug 1882.

4456

4457

N/A

5

Roberts

Sarah Jane

1 Oct 1832

9 Oct 1921

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of John ROBERTS.  Married 25 Mar 1857.   

4412

N/A

1

Roberts

Thomas

24 Mar 1806

5 Mar 1846

Husband of Elizabeth (MAUCK) ROBERTS.  Married 31 Jan 1828.

Aged 39 ys. 11 ms. 11 ds.

4479

N/A

8

Scott

Orry M

24 Jan 1841

10 Aug 1858

nee HUMPHREYS.  Consort of William SCOTT.  Married 8 Jun 1856.  (WPA marriage transcript gives her name as “Arry E”)

(Top of stone is now missing.)   

4448

N/A

4

Simpson

America J

30 Sep 1835

5 Apr 1875

--

Headstone not found 12 Nov 2009.

N/A

?

Simpson

Andrew J

--

5 Apr 1875

Husband of Caroline (MAUCK) SIMPSON.  Married 11 Sep 1856.

Aged 40 yrs. 6 mos. 5 dys.

Headstone not found 12 Nov 2009.

N/A

?

Simpson

Caroline

--

14 Aug 1873

nee MAUCK.  Wife of Andrew J SIMPSON.  Married 11 Sep 1856.   Aged 35 yrs. 7 ms. 21 ds.

4513

N/A

 

Simpson

Ephraim

--

23 Jan 1861

Son of Andrew J. & Caroline (MAUCK) SIMPSON    

Aged 1 yr. 2 m’s. 13 d’s.

4512

N/A

10

Skelton

Elizabeth J

1 Oct 1843

12 Aug 1911

nee HUMPHREYS.  Wife of Levi SKELTON.  Married 12 Sep 1866.

4444

N/A

4

Skelton

Joseph M

29 Apr 1873

23 Aug 1873

Son of Levi & Elizabeth J (HUMPHREYS) SKELTON.   Aged 3 ms. 25 ds.

4447

N/A

4

Skelton

Levi

31 Aug 1842

22 May 1910

Husband of Elizabeth J (HUMPHREYS) SKELTON.  Married 13 Sep 1866.

4444

N/A

4

Skelton

Lydia L

--

1 Aug 1870

Daughter of Levi & Elizabeth J (HUMPHREYS) SKELTON.

Aged 1 Year. 1 M’o. 27 Ds.

4446

N/A

4

Skelton

Sammie F

16 Sep 1874

7 Sep 1877

Son of Levi & Elizabeth J (HUMPHREYS) SKELTON.   

4445

N/A

4

Smith

Bertha

10 Oct 1878

9 Sep 1879

Daughter of William W. & Eliza A. SMITH.  

4541

N/A

13

Spencer

Mary Jane

--

17 Mar 1878

nee TAYLOR.  Wife of Samuel J SPENCER.  Married 19 Jan 1854.

Aged 43 Ys. 11 Ms.. 21 Ds.

4539

N/A

13

Thompson

Benjamin

28 Jul 1860

22 Feb 1864

Son of George W & Sarah (GARNER) THOMPSON.

4578

N/A

15

Thompson

Catherine

--

23 Nov 1871

Wife of T. J. THOMPSON.

Aged 34 Y. 5 M. 13 D.

4529

N/A

12

Thompson

Elizabeth

12 Feb 1833

23 Dec 1868

Daughter of John & Sarah (GARNER) THOMPSON. 

Aged 35 Ys. 10 Ms. 11 Ds.

4552

N/A

14

Thompson

Franklin

--

28 Mar 1879

Son of T J & Mary  E. THOMPSON    

Aged 1 M’o. 18 D’s.

4526

N/A

12

Thompson

George W

28 Nov 1834

28 Feb 1887

Husband of Susan THOMPSON.  Son of John & Sarah (GARNER) THOMPSON.
Pvt., Co., D, 42nd Ind. Inf.

4581

4582

N/A

15

Thompson

Infant

1 Apr 1891

2 Apr 1891

Daughter of J. T. & S. E. THOMPSON.   

4459

N/A

5

Thompson

Infant

25 Oct 1865

25 Oct 1865

Infant daughter of of George W & Sarah THOMPSON    

4571

N/A

15

Thompson

Joseph H

23 Oct 1848

10 Mar 1873

--

4557

4558

N/A

14

Thompson

Mariah

--

4 Nov 1871

Daughter of T. J. & C. THOMPSON.

Aged 2 Y. 9 M. 5 D.

4528

4530

N/A

12

Thompson

Mary E

--

19 Apr 1886

Wife of T J THOMPSON    Aged 32 Ys. 8 Ms. 9 D.

4526

4525

4532

N/A

12

Thompson

Rachel E

--

29 Mar 1881

Daughter of T. J. & C. THOMPSON.

Aged 15 Y. 5 M. 13 D.

4527

N/A

12

Thompson

Samuel B

--

13 Sep 1878

Aged 28 Years.

4556

N/A

14

Thompson

Sarah

20 Jan 1806

17 Feb 1886

--

4555

N/A

14

Thompson

Sarah E

--

1 Mar 1868

Daughter of T. J. & C. THOMPSON    

Aged 1 M. 21 D.

4528

4531

4533

N/A

12

Thompson

Susan

18 Jun 1834

5 Jul 1901

Wife of George W. THOMPSON.   

4584

N/A

15

Tucker

Maggie E

3 Jun 1885

7 May 1896

Daughter of W. H. & Mary TUCKER.    

4424

N/A

2

Turner

Andrew C

17 Apr 1875

9 Oct 1893

Aged 18 Y. 5 M. 23 D.

4425

4426

N/A

2

Turner

George

18 Feb 1832

12 Jan 1894

Husband of Sarah J. TURNER    

Aged 61 Y. 10 M. 24 D.

4421

N/A

2

Turner

Pheba Evaline

26 Jun 1870

9 Jan 1891

Daughter of George & Sarah J. TURNER    

Aged 20 Y. 6 M. 14 D.

4423

N/A

2

Turner

Sarah J

24 Jul 1838

8 Sep 1887

Wife of George TURNER.   

4422

N/A

2

White

Alice

--

--

Name only.

4416

N/A

1

White

Clementine

--

--

Name only.

4415

4418

N/A

1

White

George W

--

16 Dec 1897

Aged 48 Years. 8 Mos. 8 Ds..

4417

4418

N/A

1

White

Herbert

--

--

Name only.

4414

N/A

1

Wilkins

Thomas

25 Dec 1812

20 Jun 1864

Husband of Catherine (MAUCK) WILKINS.

4454

4455

N/A

5

Woblar

Sam R

12 Mar 1877

7 Jul 1896

Son of J. H. & S. A. WOBLAR.  

4549

N/A

13

Yeager

Sarah

--

29 Jun 1894

nee ROBERTS.  Wife of Charles M EMERSON, 1st, married 19 Nov 1857; and of Nicholas W. YEAGER, 2nd, married 20 Dec 1889.   

Age 53 yrs. 4 mos. 2 dys.


4431

N/A

2

?

?

--

--

No readable information.

4523

N/A

12

?

?

--

--

No readable information.

4524

N/A

12

?

?

?

?

Broken Stone.

4498

N/A

9

?

?

?

?

Small stone; no readable information in row with MAUCK family.

4494

N/A

9

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4451

N/A

4

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4439

N/A

3

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument.  Next to George Turner.)    

4420

N/A

2

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4434

N/A

2

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4436

N/A

3

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4553

N/A

14

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument, in section with children of William B & Sarah T (THOMPSON ) FRAVEL.)    

4577

N/A

15

?

?

--

--

(Base only; no monument)    

4540

N/A

13

?

?

--

13 Apr 1856

(Base only; no monument)    

Headstone not found 12 Nov 2009.

N/A

 

?

Elsie

--

--

Only given name.

4522

N/A

12

?

Nancy Ann

--

--

Daughter of Peter & Ma??? GA???    

Headstone not found 12 Nov 2009.

N/A

?

Section and Row definitions. 

Cemetery is all in one section.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of the cemetery.

4215  View of the center of the cemetery looking east.
4216  View of the souteast portion of the cemetery.
4217  View of the southwest corner (entrance) of the cemetery.
4218  View of the west edge of the cemetery looking south.