Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

David Smith Cemetery

(aka Bethel Cemetery)

Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3026 N;  Longitude, -87.6606 W
Congressional Location:	NE-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 32; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:	Located adjacent to the north side of the Old Owensville-Princeton Road, about 3/10 mile northeast of the intersection with County Road 525W; 2.5 miles northeast of Owensville.
Last updated	Nov 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 & Notes	Photo # Photo	Sect-ion	Row
Malone	James	1851	1907	Husband of Parmelia J (CRAWFORD) MALONE. Married 21 May 1874. Obituary indicates he died of physical and mental derangement.	4872	West	10
Malone	Parmelia J	1858	1903	nee CRAWFRRD. Wife of James MALONE. Married 21 May 1874.	4872	West	10
Manion	William H	1884	1944	--	4942	West	12
Marquez	Donald	17 Oct 1940	--	Husband of Patricia "Patty" (CRAWFORD) MARQUEZ.	4290	West	17
Marquez	Patricia "Patty"	31 Oct 1942	29 Sep 2012	nee CRAWFORD.  Wife of Donald MARQUEZ.  Daughter of Vaughn Emerson & Mary Julia (CHUMBLER) CRAWFORD.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4290	West	17
Marvel	Anna Mae	30 May 1889	2 Nov 1960	nee KENEIPP. Wife of Hugh Corwin MARVEL. Married 7 Feb 1909. Daughter of Fielding L & Edith M (KIRKPATRICK) KENEIPP. (Additional information courtesy of Donald Douglas)	4731	East	3
Marvel	Hugh Corwin	15 Jul 1886	1 Jun 1939	Husband of Anna Mae (KENEIPP) MARVEL. Married 7 Feb 1909. Son of David & Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" (BARTON) MARVEL. (Additional information courtesy of Donald Douglas)	4731	East	3
Marvel	William	10 Oct 1858	29 Mar 1942	--	4844	West	9
Mathews	Eliza	1819	1912	Wife of Henry MATHEWS.	4905 4907	West	11
Mathews	Henry	1822	1877	Husband of Eliza MATHEWS.	4905 4906	West	11
Mattingly	Forrest W	10 Sep 1900	11 May 1970.	Third husband of Mary Merle (WOODS) CLEVELAND HICKROD MATTINGLY.  Son of John W & Odessal Odell "Della" MATTINGLY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5000	West	15
Mattingly	Mary Merle	10 Dec 1900	19 Dec 1986	nee WOODS.  Wife of Earl CLEVELAND, 1st, married 15 Jul 1919; Roy HICKROD, 2nd; and Forrest W MATTINGLY, 3rd.  Daughter of Louie & Lorena (EMERSON) WOODS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	5000	West	15
Mauck	Annie H	1888	1914	Daughter of Christina C & Eliza J (THOMPSON) MAUCK.	5008 5010	West	15
Mauck	Augusta J	1 Mar 1849	16 Jan 1913	--	4985	West	14
Mauck	Christian C	1861	1934	Husband of Eliza J (THOMPSON) MAUCK. Married 23 Aug 1883.	5008	West	15
Mauck	Eliza J	1861	1926	nee THOMPSON. Wife of Christian C MAUCK. Married 23 Aug 1883	5008	West	15
Mauck	Etta Mae	1864	1954	nee WOODS. Wife of Henry A MAUCK. Married 1 Feb 1883.	4714	East	1
Mauck	Floyd A	1893	1896	Son of Christian C & Eliza J (THOMPSON) MAUCK.	5008 5009	West	15
Mauck	Henry A	1858	1927	Husband of Etta Mae (WOODS) MAUCK. Married 1 Feb 1883.	4714	East	1
McClure	Versa Bruce	1907	1930	“Mother”	4828	East	8
McGowan	Betty Ann	5 Jan 1928	23 Nov 2014	nee DAVIS.  Daughter of James Devid DAVIS & Versa Marie (BRUCE) McCLURE.  My Children:  Sandra, Dave, Charlie, Cathy, Dale, Helen, Treecia, Faye, Wanda, Dean, Tomi Su, Virgil, Marlin. (Click here to view obituary.)	0318 0319	East	8
Miller	Kesler M	1899	1963	Husband of Marie MILLER.	5038	West	16
Miller	Marie	1901	30 Aug 1994	Wife of Kesler M MILLER.	5038	West	16
Moore	Clarence L	13 Nov 1892	26 Oct 1972	Husband of Vangia B (SMITH) MOORE. Married 22 Jan 1918. WW I.	4788	East	6
Moore	Vangia B Smith	10 Jun 1895	1 Nov 1983	nee SMITH. Wife of Clarence L SMITH. Married 22 Jan 1918.	4788	East	6
Moser	Hattie E	1881	1968	nee FRAVEL. Wife of Jacob MOSER. Married 31 Jul 1901. Daughter of Benjamin & Tisha FRAVEL.	4819	East	7
Moser	Jacob	1878	1960	Husband of Hattie (FRAVEL) MOSER. Married 31 Jul 1901. Son of Jacob & Anna MOSER.	4819	East	7
Moser	Thurman E	1909	1910	--	4820	East	7
Mosier	Flora E	1878	1965	nee KNIGHT. Wife of Lafayette E MOSIER. Married 3 Mar 1919. Daughter of Frank & L KNIGHT.	4882	West	11
Mosier	Lafayette E	8 May 1871	1 Nov 1960	Husband of Flora (KNIGHT) MOSIER. Married 3 Mar 1919. Son of George & Bell MOSIER. Indiana, Co. H, 22^nd Regt. Infantry, Spanish-American War.	4882 4883	West	11
Mosier	Mary F	1 Aug 1878	26 Dec 1916	--	4817	East	7
Mounts	Beatrice “Bettie J”	1869	1944	nee REED. Second wife of William L MOUNTS. Married 5 Apr 1891. Daughter of James & Elizabeth REED.	4807	East	7
Mounts	Bessie	29 Jan 1891	14 Jun 1974	Wife of John T MOUNTS.	4747	East	4
Mounts	Flora M	18 Aug 1886	1 Feb 1931	nee HALEY. Wife of Otto Rufus MOUNTS. Married 2 Feb 1912. Daughter of John & Flora HALEY. “Mother”	4809	East	7
Mounts	John T	27 Jun 1886	11 Mar 1956	Husband of Bessie MOUNTS.	4747	East	4
Mounts	Ollie C	--	3 Oct 1890	nee STONE. First wife of WillIam L MOUNTS. Married 3 May 1885. Aged 24 YS. 7 MS. 27 DS.	4806	East	7
Mounts	Otto Rufus	21 Aug 1892	9 Aug 1967	Husband of Flora M (HALEY) MOUNTS. Married 2 Feb 1912. Son of William & Beatrice “Bettie J” (REED) MOUNTS. “Father”	4808	East	7
Mounts	William L	1 Feb 1865	11 Jan 1907	Husband of Ollie C (STONE) MOUNTS, 1^st, married 3 May 1885 and Beatrice “Bettie J” (REED) MOUNTS, 2^nd , married 5 Apr 1891. Son of Thomas & Minerva J MOUNTS.	4805	East	7
Mowrer	Charles K “Kenny”	17 Oct 1920	30 Aug 1990	Husband of Rachel K “Jackie” MOWRER.	5035	West	16
Mowrer	Delphina Winona	14 Sep 1940	--	nee WARNER. Wife of Gary Warren MOWRER.   Married 22 Dec 1978. "Son:  Kristopher Warren"  "Grandchildren:  Graydon Warren, Cormac William"	0586	West	17
Mowrer	Emma Verdene	1 Jun 1918	22 Nov 1999	nee WALLACE.  Wife of Paul Warren MOWRER. Married 24 Sep 1938. Our children: Gary, Carol.	5045	West	17
Mowrer	Gary Warren	12 Apr 1947	22 Apr 2011	Husband of Delphina Wiona "Del" (WARNER) MOWRER.  Married 22 Dec 1978.  Son of Paul Warren & Emma Verdene (WALLACE) MOWRER.  "Son:  Kristopher Warren"  "Grandchildren:  Graydon Warren, Cormac William" Army National Guard. (Click here to view obituary.	0586 0587	West	17
Mowrer	Henry	1865	1929	Husband of Ida (SPORE) MOWRER Married 7 Aug 1890.	4792	East	6
Mowrer	Ida	1872	1946	nee SPORE. Wife of Henry MOWRER. Married 7 Aug 1890.	4792.	East	6
Mowrer	Infant	--	28 Mar 1913	Infant daughter of Henry & Ida MOWERER.	4791	East	6
Mowrer	Mary Estella “Stella”	1897	1950	nee BOWMAN. Wife of Vesper Julius MOWRER. Married 4 Sep 1915. Daughter of David & Alice MOWRER.	5036	West	16
Mowrer	Mary Martha	1907	2000	Wife of Shelby REED, 1^st and Vesper MOWRER, 2^nd.	5037	West	16
Mowrer	Paul Warren	29 Mar 1917	29 Jan 2005	Husband of Emma Verdene (WALLACE) MOWRER. Married 24 Sep 1938. Son of Vesper Julius & Mary Estella “Stella” (BOWMAN) MOWRER. Our children: Gary, Carol.	5045	West	17
Mowrer	Rachel K	17 Apr 1925	26 Mar 1985	nee KERR, Wife of Charles K “Kenny” MOWRER.	5035	West	16
Mowrer	Vesper Julius	1894	23 Sep 1972	Husband of Mary Estella “Stella” (BOWMAN) MOWRER, 1^st married 4 Sep 1915; and Mary Martha REED MOWRER, 2^nd. Son of Henry & Ida MOWRER. (Click here to view obituary.)	5036	West	16
Murphy	Jesse H B	--	7 Mar 1901	Husband of Mary (HUSTIS) MURPHY. Age 64 Ys. 9 Ms. 9 Ds.  Pvt., Co. I, 21st Reg. Kentucky Infantry.	4889	West	11
Murphy	Mary Hustis	1851	1929	nee HUSTIS. Wife of Jesse H B MURPHY.	4889	West	11
Newcome	Amanda	1855	1929	Wife of William H NEWCOME. “Mother”	4762	East	5
Newcome	Myrtle ?	10 Jul ????	10 Jul ????	Daughter of William H & Amanda NEWCOME. “Born & Died” (same date) (On same stone as brother Russell R NEWCOME.)	4763	East	5
Newcome	Russel R	11 Feb 1896	14 Sep 1897	Son of William H & Amanda NEWCOME. (On same stone as sister Myrtle NEWCOME.)	4763	East	5
Newcome	William H	1852	1930	Husband of Amanda NEWCOME. “Father”	4762	East	5
Rainey	Estella B “Stella”	1880	1955	nee ARMSTRONG. Wife of Frank RAINEY. Married 10 Aug 1902. Daughter of Willis & ? (CLARK) ARMSTRONG.	4887	West	11
Rainey	Frank	1875	1936	Husband of Stella B (ARMSTRONG) RAINEY. Married 10 Aug 1902. Son of John & ? (JONES) RAINEY.	4887	West	11
Redman	Henry Alvin	1857	1937	Husband of Martha Ann “Mattie” (THOMPSON) REDMAN. Married 22 Aug 1878.	4936	West	12
Redman	J Arthur	16 Jul 1879	16 Apr 1892	Buried adjacent to Henry Alvin & Mattha Ann “Mattie” REDMAN.	4937	West	12
Redman	Letha J	18 Sep 1884	21 Apr 1885	Buried adjacent to Henry Alvin & Mattha Ann “Mattie” REDMAN.	4938	West	12
Redman	Martha Ann “Mattie”	1859	19__	nee THOMPSON. Wife of Henry Alvin REDMAN. Married 22 Aug 1878.	4936	West	12
Redman	Noble Russell	10 Jun 1896	18 Aug 1950	Son of Henry Alvin & Mattha Ann “Mattie” REDMAN. “Educator”	4939	West	12
Reed	Esther O	15 Nov 1898	11 May 1960	nee EUBANK. Wife of Jesse C REED. “Mother”	5027	West	16
Reed	James	1862	1942	Husband of Lucy L REED.	5033	West	16
Reed	Jesse C	21 Oct 1890	29 Aug 1970	Husband of Esther O (EUBANK) REED. “Father”	5027	West	16
Reed	Lucy L	1869	1942	Wife of James REED.	5033	West	16
Reed	Walter L	1888	1951	--	5034	West	16
Richards	Sarah Elizabeth	17 Jul 1854	13 Mar 1945	nee HARRIS.  Wife of John L RICHARDS.  Married 13 Dec 1874.  Daughter of Robert & Amanda HARRIS. (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified.	West	?
Richards	William Robert	26 Jul 1882	25 Nov 1907	Son of John L & Sarah Elizabeth (HARRIS) RICHARDS.  (Note:  Died of pneumonia.  Never married.)	5003	West	15
Rogers	Elizabeth	25 Feb 1882	9 Apr 1982	nee LEE. Wife of James Wesley ROGERS. Married 24 Apr 1911. Daughter of Beales & Susan LEE. Died at the age of 100.	4774	East	5
Rogers	James Wesley	13 Mar 1885	22 Sep 1952	Husband of Elizabeth (LEE) ROGERS. Married 24 Apr 1911. Son of Solomon & Annie ROGERS.	4774	East	5

Section and Row definitions. 

There is a center lane extending from the entrance gate, which divides the cemetery into east and west sections.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of the cemetery.

4709  View from the entrance gate of the west side of the cemetery.	4708  View from the entrance gate of the east side of the cemetery.
4881  View of west section from bottom of the hill.	4782  View of the east section from the bottom of the hill.