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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 updatedNov 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.

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George Pickersgill  

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-ion

Row

Taylor

Martha L

1920

2002

Wife of Robert A TAYLOR.

4953

West

13

Taylor

Myrtle J

--

29 Jan 1899

Wife of C T TAYLOR. 

Aged 23 Y’s. 4 M’s. 7 D’s.

4940

West

12

Taylor

Robert A

13 Sep 1905

9 Sep 1958

Husband of Martha L (HAYES) TAYLOR.

Indiana, Pvt., 3 AAA Repl TNG GP CAC, WW II.

4953

4954

West

13

Thompson

John

12 Mar 1828

22 Feb 1899

Husband of Margaret (SMITH) THOMPSON.  Married 9 Jan 1857.

4958

West

13

Thompson

Margaret

20 Jan 1837

26 Oct 1900

nee SMITH.  Wife of John Thompson.  Married 9 Jan 1857.

4958

West

13

Thompson

Mary E

25 Dec 1858

24 Jan 1892

Daughter of John & Margaret THOMPSON.

4957

West

13

Thompson

Thomas J

9 Apr 1837

10 Apr 1905

--

5004

West

15

Tichenor

--

--

--

Family monument.

4795

East

6

Tichenor

?

?

?

Stone base only next to Infant TICHENOR.

4793

East

6

Tichenor

Daniel C

20 Nov 1857

13 Sep 1955

Husband of Louisa (ROBERTS) TICHENOR.  Married 17 Jun 1883.

4759

East

5

Tichenor

Infant

14 Jan 1890

14 Jan 1890

Daughter of D C & Louisa TICHENOR.

4794

East

6

Tichenor

Louisa

22 Aug 1862

3 Aug 1920

nee ROBERTS.  Wife of Daniel C TICHENOR.  Married 17 Jun 1883.

4760

East

5

Tichenor

Warren T

27 Aug 1887

20 Jun 1890

Son of W H & E J TICHENOR.

4859

West

9

Tichenor

William Earl

20 Apr 1894

12 Aug 1894

Son of W H & E J TICHENOR.

4860

West

9

Tison

Lucille R

10 Dec 1916

309 Oct 1999

Wife of Noble J TISON.

4885

West

11

Tison

Noble J

18 May 1915

17 Dec 1983

Husband of Lucille R TISON.

SSgt., US Army, WW II.

4885

4886

West

11

Williamson

Elizabeth

1848

29 Jun 1900

Wife of Harry H WILLIAMSON.

(Stone now is badly worn.)

4990

4991

West

14

Wilson

Clyde W

23 Dec 1926

1 Jun 2002

Husband of Lucy L (REED) WILSON.  Son of Marion F & Katherine (PENNER) WILSON.

 “Born, Henderson KY. Died, Evansville, IN

Parents of:  Nancy and Stephen.

US Army, WW II.

5028

5029

West

16

Wilson

Lucy L

21 Mar 1926

--

nee REED.  Wife of Clyde W WILSON.  Daughter of Jesse C & Esther (EUBANK) REED.

 “Born Randolph Co., MO”

Parents of:  Nancy and Stephen.

5028

5029

West

16

Woods

Arthur B

26 Oct 1869

16 Dec 1963

Husband of Julia (THOMPSON) WOODS.  Married 16 Oct 1895.  Son of Sidney & Sirilda WOODS.

5023

West

15

Woods

Darwin T

24 Nov 1898

27 Mar 1980

Husband of Grace E WOODS.

5022

West

15

Woods

Doris F

4 Sep 1911

5 Apr 1985

Wife of Noble A WOODS.

4880

West

10

Woods

Edith M

5 May 1894

11 Aug 1954

“Mother”

4804

East

7

Woods

Florence E

1867

1955

nee EMMERSON.  Wife of Morton WOODS.  Married 4 Jun 1888.

4803

East

7

Woods

Grace E

5 Nov 1902

27 Feb 1980

Wife of Darwin T WOODS.

5022

West

15

 Woods

Infant

--

22 Sep 1933

Infant son of Noble A & Doris F WOODS.

4884

West

11

Woods

Julia Thompson

10 Apr 1871

14 Apr 1946

nee THOMPSON.  Wife of Arthur B WOODS.  Married 16 Oct 1895.  Daughter of J THOMPSON.

5023

West

15

Woods

Lewis W

1878

1931

Husband of Lorena (EMERSON) WOODS.  Married 15 Aug 1897.  Son of J & A WOODS.

“Father”

4997

West

14

Woods

Lorena

1875

1927

nee EMERSON.  Wife of Lewis W WOODS.  Married 15 Aug 1897.  Daughter of A & M EMERSON.

“Mother”

4997

West

14

Woods

Lowell

11 Oct 1889

11 Oct 1889

“Our Baby”

4802

East

7

Woods

Morton

1866

1952

Husband of Florence E (EMMERSON) WOODS.  Married 4 Jun 1888.

4803

East

7

Woods

Noble A

12 Dec 1906

3 Jun 1991

Husband of Doris F WOODS.

4880

West

10

Yates

Blanche

--

2 Nov 1882

Daughter of A G & ? YATES.

Aged 1 yr 7 ms. 22 ds.

(Stone is very worn.)

4959

West

13

?

?

?

?

Stone base; no information.

4843

West

9

?

?

?

?

Stone is badly worn.

4857

West

9

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.