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Maple Hill Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3433 N; Longitude, -87.5419 W
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 17; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Southeast side of Princeton. Located at the east end of Ohio Street, just east of the intersection with County Road 100E. Adjacent and to the east of St. Joseph Cemetery.
Last updated	May 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	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row	Lot No.
Brandt	Virginia	31 Jan 1893	18 Jan 1975	“Mother”	9219	16	10	104
Branham	Rollin	1851	1930	Husband of Susan Carrie (GARSHWILER) BRANHAM. Married 8 May 1877 in Marion County, Indiana.	9448	16	15	47
Branham	Susan Carrie	1856	1924	nee GARSHWILER. Wife of Rollin BRANHAM. Married 8 May 1877 in Marion County, Indiana.	9449	16	15	47
Breeden	Claude Norman	27 aug 1905	3 Aug 1984	Son of Charley & Catheine BREEDEN.	9569	16	20	72
Breeden	Flora Dorsey	18 Dec 19__	6 Dec 1988	nee BECKER. Wife of Claude Norman BREEDEN.	9570	16	20	72
Brenton	Joe E	1902	1948	Husband of Ruth H BRENTON.	9430	16	15	76
Brenton	Ruth H	1906	2 Sep 1980	Wife of Joe E BRENTON.	9430	16	15	76
Brim	Charlotte L	9 Apr 1913	15 Nov 2001	(Note: Date of death from obituary.)	9039	16	6	40
Brim	Maggie E	3 Apr 1849	18 Sep 1907	Wife of William J BRIM.	9054	16	7	41
Brim	Margaret J	1869	30 Dec 1957	nee PEOPLES. Second wife of William Jackson BRIM. Married 29 Jun 1909.	9028	16	5	41
Brim	William Jackson	1863	23 May 1937	Husband of Margaret E (LITTLE) BRIM, 1^st, married 12 Mar 1889; and Margaret J BRIM, 2^nd, married 29 Jun 1909. Son of Robert Perry & Talitha (WELLS) BRIM.	9029	16	5	41
Brink	Charles Allen	16 Jan 1896	2 Dec 1965	Husband of Clara L (KEARNEY) BRINK. Missouri, MU1, US Navy, WW I. (Note: Military plaque gives day of birth as the 19^th.)	10015 10016	17	23	43
Brink	Clara L	2 Aug 1898	6 Nov 1994	nee KEARNEY. Wife of Charles Allen BRINK.	10015	17	23	43
Britt	Agnes	1891	29 Mar 1963	“Mother”	9734 9732	17	4	12
Britt	Franklin	1916	19 Mar 1984	Husband of Hazel Edith BRITT.	9735 9732	17	4	12
Britt	Hazel Edith	1923	--	Wife of Franklin BRITT.	9733 9732	17	4	12
Brittingham	Everett M	1895	1974	Husband of Hattie I (COATES) BRITTINGHAM. Married 2 Nov 1915. Son of George & Lulicia A (CHANDLER) BRITTINGHAM.	7892	5	8	42
Brittingham	Hattie I	1895	21 Apr 1983	nee COATES. Wife of Everett M BRITTINGHAM. Married 2 Nov 1915.	7892	5	8	42
Brokaw	Anna M	1878	20 Apr 1912	nee LANG. Wife of Arthur BROKAW.	9030	16	5	40
Brokaw	Arthur	1876	1949	Husband of Clara Velma (MURPHY) BROKAW. Married 29 Apr 1914. Son of William Wilson & Martha J (AYERS) BROKAW.	9037 9038	16	6	40
Brokaw	Clara Velma	1878	17 May 1942	nee MURPHY. Wife of Arthur BROKAW. Married 29 Apr 1914. Daughter of William G & Maretha (MONTGOMEY) MURPHY.	9037	16	6	40
Brokaw	Earl	abt 1909	1921	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	40
Brokaw	James Franklin	14 Oct 1920	11 Oct 2001	Husband of Martha Helen (BYRNE) BROKAW. US Army, WW II.	9579 9574	16	20	71
Brokaw	Marethea	1915	18 Mar 1925	Daughter of Arthur & Clara Velma (MURPHY) BROKAW. (Note: "Killed in the Tri-State tornado , along with her friend ... Viola F NUTHMAN. They were jumping rope outside the Heinz plant waiting for Viola's older sister to get off work when the tornado hit." Jen Morris, 6 Jan 2012.)	9037 From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 19 Mar 1925	16	6	40
Brokaw	Martha Helen Byrne	18 Sep 1922	21 Apr 2018	nee BYRNE. Wife of James Franklin BROKAW. Daughter of Patrick David & Anna (RYMAN) BRYNE. (Click here to view obituary.)	9578 (Date of death not carved as of June 2018) 9574	16	20	71
Brothers	Betty Jean	29 Dec 1938	12 Jan 2004	Daughter of Victor P & Geraldine O BROTHERS.	8769	14	27	97
Brothers	Bobby Joe	16 Jul 1928	6 Feb 1946	Son of Victor P & Geraldine O BROTHERS. Indiana, AS, US Navy, WW II.	8762	14	27	113
Brothers	Geraldine O	1905	20 Jan 1963	Wife of Victor P BROTHERS.	8768	14	27	97
Brothers	Mary Lou	1935	1945	--	8121	13	2	22
Brothers	Victor P	1902	14 Feb 1982	Husband of Geraldine O BROTHERS.	8768	14	27	97
Brown	?	--	25 May 1907	(Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	14	?	198
Brown	Alice M	1858	1931	nee GREEK. Wife of James T BROWN. Married 3 Jul 1884. “Mother”	8456	14	14	188
Brown	Alvis P, Dr.	1855	1929	Husband of Sarah Ann (PHILIPS) BROWN; and Dolla KNIGHT BROWN, married 17 Apr 1913.	9546	16	19	52
Brown	Charlotte	--	3 Mar 1905	Age: 5 months. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	14	?	198
Brown	Cheryl	6 May 1945	--	Wife of Donald R ROWN. Married 10 Jun 1967. Children: Mark, Amy.	2965 2966	3	3	?
Brown	Clinton Riley	1900	21 Oct 1954	Husband of Hattie Pearl (CURL) BROWN. Married 26 Jul 1918.	7962	5	12	15
Brown	Donald	1 Apr 1943	--	Husband of Cheryl A BROWN. Married 10 Jun 1967. Children: Mark, Amy.	2965 2966	3	3	?
Brown	Dora B	1881	1944	Wife of Kinnie BROWN.	8861	14	34	108
Brown	Elma Locevie	--	4 Apr 1904	Age: 15 days. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	14	?	198
Brown	Floy L	20 Aug 1894	25 Jun 1977	Husband of Mattie (DECKER) BROWN. Married 1 Nov 1917 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	9949	17	16	46
Brown	Hattie Pearl	1903	3 Feb 1951	nee CURL. Wife of Clinton Riley BROWN. Married 26 Jul 1918. Daughter of Terry M & Nancy (KING) CURL.	7962	5	12	15
Brown	Infant	--	27 Jun 1907	Son of Jas BROWN. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	14	?	188
Brown	James T	1858	30 Apr 1944	Husband of Alice M (GREEK) BROWN. Married 3 Jul 1884. “Father”	8456	14	14	188
Brown	Jehu	--	1930	Husband of Minnie BROWN. Age: 68 years, 9 months, 15 days. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	14	?	108
Brown	Kenneth	23 Feb 1945	17 Jul 1999	“Father”	7703 7704	3	4	16
Brown	Kinnie	1887	24 Jul 1936	Husband of Dora B BROWN.	8861	14	34	108
Brown	Lillie	14 Dec 1900	23 Jul 1924	Age: 23 yrs. 7 mos.	8860	14	34	108
Brown	Lillie June	1870	9 Sep 1941	nee WILSON. Wife of Thomas A BROWN. Married 27 Nov 1890. Daughter of William & Mary Jane (LOGHERY) WILSON.	8419	14	12	195
Brown	Matilda Jane	--	1925	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	14	?	108
Brown	Mattie	7 Jun 1893	28 Feb 1988	nee DECKER. Wife of Floy L BROWN. Married 1 Nov 1917 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	9949	17	16	46
Brown	Sarah Ann	1861	14 Jun 1910	nee PHILIPS. First wife of Dr. Alvis P BROWN. “Mother”	9546 9547	16	19	52
Brown	Thomas A	1865	1926	Husband of June (WILSON) BROWN. Married 27 Nov 1890.	8419	14	12	195
Brownlee	Allan L	1891	1973	Husband of Florence (de PORTER) BROWNLEE.	7906	5	8	20
Brownlee	Catherine A	1841	1901	Daughter of John & Jane H (HARRINGTON) BROWNLEE.	9651 9650	16	24	70
Brownlee	Charles	1839	1921	Husband of Charlotte M (LOCKHART) BROWNLEE. Married 14 Nov 1889. Son of John & Jane H (HARRINGTON) BROWNLEE. Capt., Co. I, 80^th Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.	9675 --	16	25	70
Brownlee	Charlotte	1865	1954	nee LOCKHART. Husband of Charles BROWNLEE. Married 14 Nov 1889.	9676	16	25	70
Brownlee	Eleanor E	--	28 Mar 1990	Age: 85 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	5	?	20
Brownlee	Elisabeth	--	--	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	70
Brownlee	Florence de Porter	1895	1952	nee de PORTER. Wife of Allan L BROWNLEE. Daughter of Wanda de PORTER.	7906	5	8	20
Brownlee	George	1828	1904	Son of John & Jane H (HARRINGTON) BROWNLEE. Civil War.	9652 9650	16	24	70
Brownlee	Jane H	1804	1892	nee HARRINGTON. Wife of John BROWNLEE. Married 18 Oct 1827.	9653 9650	16	24	70
Brownlee	John	1794	1855	Husband of Jane H (HARRINGTON) BROWNLEE. Married 18 Oct 1827.	9654 9650	16	24	70
Brownlee	Katharina	--	--	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	70
Bruce	Barnhill R	25 Sep 1879	--	Husband of Elizabeth N BRUCE; and Alta B (JOHNSON) BRUCE, 2^nd, married 7 May 1915. Son of James R & Mary C (HARPER) BRUCE.	8525	14	17	193
Bruce	Bertha M	1880	1947	Wife of Thomas H BRUCE.	9049	16	7	34
Bruce	Catharine M	19 Sep 1912	19 Jan 1913	Daughter of Barnhill R & Elizabeth N BRUCE.	8525 8526	14	17	193
Bruce	Elizabeth N	8 Aug 1892	26 Feb 1913	First wife of Barnhill R BRUCE. “Mother”	8525 8527	14	17	193
Bruce	Jo Catherine	--	24 Nov 1988	Age: 58 years. (Note: From cemetery & obituary records.)	NSF	14	?	99
Bruce	Otta Ethel	18 Jun 1894	12 Mar 1978	nee EDWARDS. Wife of Ernest Wells “Welzie” BRUCE. Married 16 Apr 1914 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	8660	14	23	115
Bruce	Pearl A	13 Jun 1901	3 Feb 1982	Wife of Roy A BRUCE.	9880	17	12	37
Bruce	Roy A	25 Jun 1900	8 Aug 1968	Husband of Pearl A BRUCE.	9880	17	12	37
Bruce	Thomas H	1875	1949	Husband of Bertha M BRUCE.	9050	16	7	34
Bruce	William F	8 Jan 1925	29 Apr 1983	TSgt., US Air Force, WW II.	8809	14	30	99
Bruner	Mildred	--	6 Feb 1961	Age: 64 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	17	?	25
Bryant	Arthur L	1877	18 Apr 1951	Husband of Della L BRYANT, 1st; and Herma SMITH BRYANT, 2^nd, married 2 May 1914. Son of John & Jennie (LONG) BRYANT.	7963	5	12	15
Bryant	Evelyn Ruth	8 Dec 1924	17 Aug 2007	nee CHANDLER. Wife of Paul Edgar BRYANT. Daughter of Charles & Ruth (SPROWL) CHANDLER. (Click here to view obituary.)	7727	3	6	6
Bryant	Herma Smith	1868	13 Feb 1935	Second wife of Arthur L BRYANT. Married 2 May 1914.	7964	5	12	15
Bryant	Paul Edgar	15 Sep 1912	22 Oct 1998	Husband of Evelyn Ruth (CHANDLER) BRYANT. Pfc., US Army, WW II.	7727 7728	3	6	6
Bryant	Paul Ray	27 Feb 1948	29 Aug 1990	Son of Paul Edgar & Evelyn Ruth BRYANT. SP4, US Army, Vietnam.	7727	3	6	6
Buchanan	Ella V	1853	1923	nee SWEARINGEN. Wife of James BUCHANAN. Daughter of William & Dora SWEARINGEN.	8368	14	10	219
Buchanan	James	1850	1920	Husband of Ella V (SWEARINGEN) BUCHANAN.	8367	14	10	219
Buckett	J Madge	--	5 Jun 1997	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	14	?	191
Buckley	Louise E	7 Dec 1903	19 Feb 1986	--	9950	17	16	46
Bullock	Infant	--	1 Aug 1975	--	NSF	13	?	32
Burkart	Nannie	Apr 1885	Apr 1933	nee QUIGGINS. Wife of Grover BURKHART. Married 8 Dec 1910. Daughter of Marion & America (GRUBB) QUIGGINS. (Note: From cemetery and genealogy records.)	NSF	14	?	141
Burkhart	Arthur	27 Jul 1894	29 May 1957	Husband of Edith P BURKHART. “Father”	8547	14	17	141
Burkhart	Deborrah Ann	25 Dec 1950	22 Aug 1997	nee JONES. Daughter of Charles W & Evelyn M JONES.	9167 9166	16	8	102
Burkhart	Edith Christine	--	2 Apr 1931	Infant daughter of Arthur & Edith BURKHART.	8547	14	17	141
Burkhart	Edith P	24 Jan 1896	13 Mar 1989	Wife of Arthur BURKHART. “Mother”	8547	14	17	141
Burkhart	Grover	18 Feb 1890	24 Sep 1950	Husband of Nannie A (QUIGGINS) BURKHART. Married 8 Dec 1910. Son of Peyton & Anna M (SELBY) BURKHART. (Note: From cemetery and genealogy records.)	NSF	14	?	141
Burkhart	J Earl	28 Dec 1908	25 Mar 1974	Husband of Ruth Mae BURKHART. Married 12 Oct 1929.	8436	14	13	125
Burkhart	Noble	8 Dec 1885	13 Jul 1970	Husband of Opal BURKHART.	9210	16	9	103
Burkhart	Opal	1 Feb 1899	2 Sep 1977	Wife of Noble BURKHART.	9210	16	9	103
Burkhart	Ruth Mae	30 Jun 1911	21 Jan 1993	Wife of J Earl BURKHART. Married 12 Oct 1929.	8436	14	13	125
Burns	Alice V	28 Sep 1926	13 Oct 1971	First wife of Harold L BURNS.	7911	5	9	21
Burns	Eva “Jessie Mae”	8 Apr 1896	9 Mar 1991	(Note: Obituary reports given name is “Jessie Mae.”)	7738	3	6	3
Burns	Harold L	4 Feb 1917	8 Nov 1997	Husband of Alice V BURNS,1^st; and Mirtle BURNS, 2^nd.	7911	5	9	21
Burns	Timothy	--	15 Apr 1987	“Stillborn” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	14	?	162
Burns	William “Bill”	29 Aug 1955	20 Jan 2011	Son of Harold BURNS & Alice STOOPS-BURNS. (Click here to view obituary.) (Note: All information from obituary.) Note: Cremains interred on parent's plot.	7911	5	9	21
Burton	Brian E	12 Nov 1969	18 Jan 1992	Son of Ray & Cindy BURTON. Born in Bakersfield, California.	7706	3	5	27
Burton	Claire E	27 Oct 1930	--	Wife of Russell E BURTON. Married 28 Oct 1948.	0229	3	6	27
Burton	George E	6 Jul 1882	1 Apr 1963	Husband of Rose E BURTON. “Father”	9900	17	13	8
Burton	Ina Isabell “Nancy”	23 Aug 1929	12 Jan 2018	nee CRAWFORD. Wife of Robert J “Bob” BURTON. Married 1 Sep 1950. Daughter of James Raleigh CRAWFORD & Isabelle (WEISGERBER) CRAWFORD BAXTER. (Click here to view obituary.)	0170	17	17	46
Burton	Ralph E	1880	1933	First husband of Susan J (BRAMMER) BURTON KIRK. Married 3 Jul 1904. Son of George T & N C BURTON.	9557	16	19	63
Burton	Robert Joseph “Bob”	21 Mar 1928	17 Feb 2009	Husband of Ina I “Nancy” (CRAWFORD) BURTON. Married 1 Sep 1950. Son of George & Rose (COOMER) BURTON. S2, US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0170 9969	17	17	46
Burton	Rose E	7 Apr 1885	16 Jun 1960	Wife of George E BURTON. “Mother”	9900	17	13	8
Burton	Russell Eugene	8 May 1928	13 Jul 2014	Husband of Claire E BURTON. Married 28 Oct 1948. Son of Opal BURTON MITCHELL. S1, US Navy , WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0229 0231	3	6	27
Bury	Charles A	1878	1932	Husband of Hazel H BURY. Spanish American War. Co. C, 6^th Ohio Vol. Inf.	8637	14	22	163
Bury	Hazel H	1883	18 Apr 1961	Wife of Charles A BURY.	8636	14	22	163
Bury	Ora I	25 Dec 1905	18 May 1997	Wife of T Charles BURY. “Mom”	8635	14	22	163
Bury	T Charles	10 Feb 1907	3 Feb 1975	Husband of Ora I BURY. Son of Charles A & Hazel H BURY. “Dad”	8635	14	22	163
Butterworth	Bertha M	25 Aug 1887	10 Jun 1933	nee PEARSON. Wife of John F BUTTERWORTH. Married 27 Jan 1906. Daughter of Albert & Sarah (WENT) PEARSON. “Mother”	8488	14	15	148
Butterworth	Floyd	11 May 1910	9 Oct 1913	Son of John F & Bertha M (PEARSON) BUTTERWORTH.	8487	14	15	148
Butterworth	John F	4 May 1879	20 Dec 1929	Husband of Bertha M (PEARSON) BUTTERWORTH. Married 27 Jan 1906. Son of John & Mary (CREAMER) BUTTERWORTH. “Father”	8489	14	15	148
Butterworth	Margaret	22 Nov 1912	29 Jan 1920	Daughter of John F & Bertha M (PEARSON) BUTTERWORTH.	8485	14	15	148
Butterworth	William H	1874	1944	Husband of Edith L BUTTERWORTH. Married 8 Feb 1900.	8546	14	17	147
Bye	Bruce O	5 Oct 1904	23 Feb 1975	Husband of Clara M BYE.	9704	17	3	13
Bye	Clara M	31 Jan 1901	7 Jan 1971	Wife of Bruce O BYE.	9704	17	3	13
Bye	Cort E	1883	23 Apr 1958	Husband of J Eleanor BYE.	9848	17	10	9
Bye	Frederick G “Fred”	29 Oct 1913	23 Jan 1987	Husband of Helen F BYE.	7734	3	6	5
Bye	Harold	22 Sep 1910	22 Jul 1989	Husband of Alice BYE. Son of Cort E & J Eleanor BYE. “Father”	9847	17	10	9
Bye	Helen F	10 May 1924	26 Oct 1998	Wife of Frederick G “Fred” BYE.	7734	3	6	5
Bye	J Eleanor	1881	3 Oct 1963	Wife of Cort E BYE.	9848	17	10	9
Byres	Paul	--	1945	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	71
Byrne	Anna Ryman	1 Aug 1887	16 Jul 1973	nee RYMAN. Wife of Patrick David BRYNE.	9576 9574	16	20	71
Byrne	John Charles	1879	1938	Husband of Louise BYRNE. “Father”	8561	14	18	147
Byrne	John Charles “Sonny”	1927	1930	Son of John Charles BYRNE & Louise BRYNE SOWDER.	8562	14	18	147
Byrne	Neva A	17 May 1908	28 Jul 1975	“Mother”	8712	14	25	131
Byrne	Norma Jean	1 Mar 1930	3 Jan 2018	nee BRINER. Patrick David "Pat" BYRNE. Daughter of Purvis & Gerogia (MURRAY) BRINER. (Click here to view obituary.)	0150 (no headstone as of June 2018)	16	18	74
Byrne	Patrick David "Pat"	1 Mar 1930	19 Nov 2008	Husband of Norma BYRNE. Son of Patrick D & Anna (RYMAN) BYRNE, Sr. (Click here to view obituary.)	9512	16	18	74
Byrne	Patrick David	5 Nov 1882	15 Nov 1948	Husband of Anna (RYMAN) BYRNE. “Father”	9575 9574	16	20	71
Byrne	Paul R “Bud”	7 Jul 1925	1 Oct 1945	Son of Patrick David & Anna (RYMAN) BRYNE. Lt.	9577 9574	16	20	71
Byrns	Anna	--	16 Jul 1973	Age: 85 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	71
Byrum	Cecil	1894	1960	Husband of Mary Emma (JOHNSON) BYRUM. Married 14 Jun 1915.	7815	5	4	32
Byrum	Charles R	1919	1964	Husband of Norma Jean BYRUM. Son of Cecil & Mary Emma (JOHNSON) BYRUM. “Father”	7814	5	4	32
Byrum	Mary Emma	1897	1964	nee JOHNSON. Wife of Cecil BYRUM. Married 14 Jun 1915.	7815	5	4	32
Byrum	Norma Jean	1921	1944	Wife of Charles R BYRUM.	7813	5	4	32

Rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section. The Section plats of this cemetery are all of irregular shapes. Twenty-one sections appear on the original layout, but only about the south half of the original is in use.

7621 Cemetery enterance. Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 are through the gate on the right (south)	8052 Looking east from Section 6. View of Sections 12, 13 and 14; Sections 16 and 17 are in the far background.
8928 View of Secton 14, looking back toward the entrance (west) from the southeast corner of the cemetery.	9678 View of Section 16, looking west from the top of the hill. The top of the county courthouse can be seen in the center of the photograph (1.75 miles.) Coal mine silos and conveyors northwest of Princeton, in the background (4.5 miles)

Genealogy

Maple Hill Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Southeast side of Princeton. Located at the east end of Ohio Street, just east of the intersection with County Road 100E. Adjacent and to the east of St. Joseph Cemetery.