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Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3647 N; Longitude, -87.5694 W
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; SW-1/4, SECTION 6; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located on the west side of North Main Street (SR-65) and north of West Warnock (Old Highway 41) in Princeton, Indiana, at the north end of Hart Street.
Last updated	April 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.
Bachmann	Emma	1861	1941	--	1671	ENE	29	197
Bahne	Charles C	1874	1933	Husband of Rosa A BAHNE.	0291	ESE	10	16
Bahne	Frederick “Fred”	14 Feb 1834	19 Sep 1915	Husband of Gertrude (TOLLMAN) BAHNE. “Father” Pvt., Co. B, Reg. Indiana Infantry.	0339	ESE	11	16
Bahne	Gertrude	18 Nov 1837	13 Jan 1918	nee TOLLMAN. Wife of Frederick “Fred” BAHNE.	0339	ESE	11	16
Bahne	Mary	--	15 Jul 1887	Daughter of Frederick “Fred” & Gertrude (TOLLMAN) BAHNE. Aged: 16 ys. 8 ms. 15 ds.	0336	ESE	11	16
Bahne	Rosa A	1872	1962	Wife of Charles C BAHNE.	0291	ESE	10	16
Bahne	William H	--	7 Sep 1885	Son of Frederick “Fred” & Gertrude BAHNE. Aged: 18 y. 11 m. 24 d.	0337	ESE	11	16
Bailey	Augustus Chapman	14 Sep 1876	25 Nov 1958	Husband of Mollie (TERHUNE) BAILEY.	1225	ENE	11	156
Bailey	Ida Minrose	1910	1939	Daughter of Augustus C & Mollie (TERHUNE) BAILEY.	1226	ENE	11	156
Bailey	Mollie Terhune	1870	3 Nov 1956	nee TERHUNE. Wife of Augustus Chapman BAILEY. (Note: Date are now buried.)	1224	ENE	11	156
Baker	Albert L	25 Jun 1916	1 Sep 1962	Husband of Mayme E BAKER.	0483	ESE	16	678
Baker	Alfred D	22 Jul 1897	9 Nov 1965	Husband of Lillian L BAKER. Arkansas, Pvt., STU, Army, Tng., Corps, WW I.	0352	ESE	12	674
Baker	Lillian L	7 Jan 1909	26 May 1970	Wife of Alfred D BAKER.	0351	ESE	12	674
Baker	Lloyd C	1913	1979	Husband of Martha E BAKER.	2529	SC	27	464
Baker	Martha E	1913	1981	Wife of Lloyd C BAKER.	2529	SC	27	464
Baker	Mayme E	6 Nov 1919	12 Aug 1988	Wife of Albert L BAKER.	0483	ESE	16	678
Baker	Susan Elaine	1942	1942	Daughter of Lloyd C & Martha E BAKER.	2530	SC	27	464
Baldwin	David Russell	12 Aug 1894	1 Apr 1978	Husband of Edith J BALDWIN. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	2481 2476 2483	SC	25	441
Baldwin	Della	10 May 1866	1945	nee ATTERBURY. Wife of Edward J BALDWIN. (Click here to view obituary.)	2511	SC	26	441
Baldwin	Dorothy E	1891	1982	Daughter of Edward & Della BALDWIN.	2512	SC	26	441
Baldwin	E J	--	Sep 1922	Infant. (Note: Date from cemetery records, only base of stone remains.)	2514	SC	26	441
Baldwin	Edith J	1899	29 Oct 1987	Wife of David Russell BALDWIN.	2480 2476	SC	25	441
Baldwin	Edward	1863	1922	Husband of Della (ATTERBURY) BALDWIN.	2510	SC	26	441
Baldwin	Jesse H	abt 1836	27 Oct 1908	Husband of Charity M BALDWIN. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	18	377
Ballard	Ella Near	1904	1983	nee NEAR. Wife of John P BALLARD.	7321	NW	7		516
Ballard	John P	1902	1968	Husband of Ella (NEAR) BALLARD. Son of John T & Letitia BALLARD.	7321	NW	7		516
Bammer	Connie Kay	--	31 Mar 1949	--	3028	SW	inf		527
Bammer	David	23 Oct 1859	21 Feb 1937	Husband of Julia Ann (FOWLER) BAMMER.	7018	NC	23		428
Bammer	Dwight D	--	23 May 1970	--	6219	SW	inf		586
Bammer	Infant	--	Apr 1916	Infant of John BAMMER.	NSF	W	1	622
Bammer	Julia Ann	11 May 1860	13 Sep 1927	nee FOWLER. Wife of David BAMMER.	7017	NC	23		428
Bammer	Minnie	15 Oct 1893	26 Nov 1915	Daughter of David & Julia Ann (FOWLER) BAMMER.	7016	NC	23		428
Barber	Edward W	1884	1950	Husband of Amanda J BARBER, 1^st; and Mary BARBER, 2^nd.	2807	SW	13		563
Barber	Jervia W	1 Jun 1904	13 Dec 1927	Daughter of Edward W & Amanda J BARBER LINDENMAIER.	2672	SW	6	500
Barber	Mary	9 Jun 1892	25 Sep 1981	Second wife of Edward W BARBER.	2804	SW	13		563
Barker	Hattie L	1880	1976	Wife of Martin C BARKER.	1147	ENE	7	160
Barker	Martin C	1875	1951	Husband of Hattie L BARKER.	1148	ENE	7	160
Barnes	Edith May	--	21 Aug 1912	Age: 1 year. (Note: Indentified from cemetery and county health records.	NSF			?
Barnes	Everett	1892	1949	Husband of Jennie BARNES. Son of S A & Hester BARNES.	7349	NW	8		515
Barnes	Farris	1898	1962	Son of S A & Hester BARNES.	7350	NW	8		515
Barnes	Geneva	1923	1950	Daughter of Everett & Jennie G BARNES.	7352	NW	8		515
Barnes	Jennie G	1895	1971	Wife of Everett BARNES.	7353	NW	8		515
Barnes	Wilbur R	26 Apr 1914	10 Jun 1914	Son of Everett & Jennie G BARNES.	7351	NW	8		515
Barr	Henry C	1854	1927	Husband of Mattie (EMISON) BARR. Married in Knox County, Indiana.	2349 2344	SC	19	403
Barr	Mattie E	1861	1943	nee EMISON. Wife of Henry C BARR. Married in Knox County, Indiana.	2348 2344	SC	19	403
Barrett	Alvin, Jr.	1927	1928	--	7529	NW	17a		597
Barrett	Anne Palmer	--	6 Mar 1956	Age: 71 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	25	201
Barrett	Billy Joe	19 Feb 1930	26 Sep 1993	Husband of Kathleen (ROBERTS) BARRETT. Married 4 Jul 1952. “Our Children: Robert J, Pamela K”	6394 6395	SW2	1		34
Barrett	Ella	--	Oct 1922	Sister-in-law of Louis G & Caroline “Carrie” ROTHSCHILD. (Note: From cemetery and census records.)	NSF	ESE	28	98
Barrett	Elsie L	17 Apr 1907	27 Jun 1997	Wife of Joseph C BARRETT. “Mother”	1021	ENE	1	685
Barrett	Gary Allen	--	30 Jul 1943	--	3018	SW	inf		526
Barrett	Joseph C	6 Oct 1896	17 Jan 1975	Husband of Elsie L BARRETT. “Father” Pvt., US Army, WW I. (Click here to view obituary.)	1021 1022	ENE	1	685
Barrett	Kathleen	4 Oct 1935	27 Sep 2009	nee ROBERTS. Wife of Billy Joe BARRETT. Married 4 Jul 1952. Daughter of Ivan & Mildre (GARRETT) ROBERTS. “Our Children: Robert J, Pamela K” (Click here to view obituary.)	6394 6395	SW2	1		34
Barrett	Maurice B	30 Jul 1926	14 Dec 1959	Indiana, Pfc., US Marine Corps, WW II.	1030	ENE	1	682
Barrett	Nettie M	--	5 Feb 1908	“Bronchitis” (Note: From cemetery records. Single grave.)	NSF	N*	1	572
Barrett	Robert E	14 Mar 1932	22 Mar 1932	--	6425	W	1		622
Barrett	Robert Joe	8 Jan 1953	24 Jan 1998	Son of Billy Joe & Kathleen (ROBERTS) BARRETT.	6391 6392	SW2	1		34
Barrette	Barter, Col.	1883	1933	Husband of Gertrude M BARRETTE. WW I.	2816	SW	13		560
Barrette	Gertrude M	1895	1973	Wife of Col Barter Barrette.	2815	SW	13		560
Barthelemy	Agnes B	15 Apr 1878	15 Oct 1948	nee DECKER. Wife of Jacob E BARTHELEMY. Daughter of John G DECKER and Elizabeth C DECKER BINGHAM.	7161	NWn	1		510
Barthelemy	Jacob	--	2 Oct 1962	Age: 90 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	1	683
Barton	Joseph W	1871	1922	Husband of Minnie B (BLACKBURN) BARTON. Married 24 Jan 1894. Son of Henry & Rachel E (MORRISON) BARTON. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1913-1916	2455 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	SC	24	435
Barton	Minnie B	1870	1932	nee BLACKBURN. Wife of Joseph W BARTON. Married 24 Jan 1894.	2454	SC	24	435
Bascom	Ethel M	14 Mar 1888	14 Dec 1978	nee MASON. Wife of Harry G BASCOM. Married 10 Jun 1913. Daughter of Augustus & Ellen (McDERMITT) MASON.	6945	NC	21		418
Bascom	Harry G	14 Feb 1878	28 Oct 1949	Husband of Ethel M (MASON) BASCOM. Married 10 Jun 1913. Son of Harry & Laura (TINKER) BASCOM.	6946	NC	21		417
Basler	Delcie M	1890	1956	Wife of Clarence FRAVEL, 1^st; and ? BASLER, 2^nd.	7471	NW	14		564
Basler	Lillie Y	1897	1924	Wife of Harry W BASLER.	2567	SW	1	469
Bass	B Newitt	20 Mar 1884	1959	Husband of Grace M BASS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0156	ESE	5	644
Bass	Grace M	1884	1959	Wife of B Newit BASS.	0156	ESE	5	644
Bass	Lora "Lorrie"	23 Apr 1887	28 Oct 1964	nee BARRETT. First wife of John Azel Wesley GRUBB, 1st, married 23 Aug 1905; and ? BASS, 2nd. Daughter of Squire Gaitor & Christina (SHOAF) BARRETT. (Note: From Certificate of Death and cemetery records.) Buried here: 31 Oct 1964.	No headstone found or identified here. It appears that she was later reinterred at the Union Community (I.O.O.F.) Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, where she has a monument with the carving: "Mother: Lora (Barrett)" on the plot adjacent to her son, Hassel Donald Grubb.	SW	17	590
Bates	Andrew	--	5 May 1954	Age: 79 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	N*	2	571
Bates	Carl W	1905	1932	--	7518	NW	16		576
Beach	Alvin C	18 May 1928	11 Oct 1986	Husband of Dorothy M BEACH. Married 15 Mar 1946.	6248	SW1	1		2
Beach	Dorothy M	22 Oct 1922	24 Dec 2010	nee CHRISTIE. Wife of Alvin C BEACH. Married 15 Mar 1946. Daughter of Lee & Hazel (STITES) CHRISTIE. (Click here to view obituary.)	6248	SW1	1		2
Beadles	Lourene R	5 Jul 1934	--	Wife of Robert James BEADLES. Married 9 Aug 1957.	6319	SW1	7		8
Beadles	Robert James	7 Mar 1933	29 Nov 1994	Husband of Lourene R BEADLES. Married 9 Aug 1957.	6319	SW1	7		8
Beadles	Robert James, Jr.	22 Jul 1961	13 Aug 1961	--	6209	SW	inf		557
Beaird	Audie	1905	19__	Wife of Louis BEAIRD.	2787	SW	12		554
Beaird	Louis	1898	1934	Husband of Audie Leona BEAIRD.	2787	SW	12		554
Bean	Anna R	1866	1949	Wife of Samuel F BEAN.	1764	NE*	1	228
Bean	Helen M	13 Feb 1896	1975	Daughter of Samuel & Anna BEAN. (Click here to view obituary.)	1557	ENE	25	201
Bean	James T, Sr.	9 May 1832	13 Sep 1902	Chaplain, 1^st Ind. Cav. “Congestion of Lungs”	1763	NE*	1	228
Bean	Ruth A	1887	1969	Daughter of Samuel & Anna BEAN.	1557	ENE	25	201
Bean	Samuel F	1861	1941	Husband of Anna R BEAN.	1765	NE*	1	228
Beard	Lula Padgett	1890	1957	Wife of Lyman (PADGETT) & ? BEARD. “Mother”	0039	ESE	2	650
Beasley	Susie Robb	22 May 1885	14 Feb 1952	nee HART. Wife of Howard ROBB, 1st; and ? BEASLEY, 2nd. Daughter of Joseph & Rebecca (WOODRUFF) HART. (Click here to view obituary.)	0045	ESE	2	653
Beatty	Bertha Eloise Wire	25 Mar 1886	9 Jan 1972	nee WIRE. Wife of Lawrence D BEATY. Married 23 Mar 1912. Daughter of William B & Harriett “Hattie” (CROW) WIRE.	1525	ENE	23	143
Beatty	Lawrence D	29 Jun 1885	20 Sep 1977	Husband of Bertha Eloise (WIRE) BEATTY. Married 23 Mar 1912. Son of W W & Lida (VEACH) BEATTY.	1525	ENE	23	143
Beauchaine	Mary Hope	11 Feb 1896	4 Jan 1968	nee HOPE. Daughter of Francis Perley & Lenora “Nora” (THOMPSON) HOPE.	6792	NC	15		368
Beck	Abraham Lincoln	12 Dec 1861	13 Nov 1941	Husband of Rebecca J (LORTON) BECK. Son of William & Mary BECK.	2222	SC	14	347
Beck	Emmett	1886	1966	Husband of Gertrude M (BENNETT) BECK. Married 27 Aug 1912.	6671	NC	10		326
Beck	Gertrude M	1890	19__	nee BENNETT. Wife of Emmett BECK. Married 27 Aug 1912.	6671	NC	10		326
Beck	Rebecca J	1867	1946	nee LORTON. Wife of Abraham Lincoln BECK.	2222	SC	14	347
Bedlough	Beatrice	--	Aug 1923	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	17	599
Belcher	Eunice	3 Jun 1905	23 May 1979	nee JINES. Wife of William J FORTNER, 1st; and James A BELCHER, 2nd. Daughter of Robert Francis & Mary K (RAWLS) JINES.	7211	NW	1		475
Belcher	Mary Ethel	--	9 Mar 1936	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	W	2	621
Belcher	Susan Elaine	--	7 Dec 1952	--	3034	SW	inf		556
Bell	Alice E	7 May 1923	26 Oct 2010	nee EVANS. Wife of Paul E "Lefty" BELL. Married 10 Feb 1946. Daughter of Griffith & Bessy (SCHAFER) EVANS. (Click here to view obituary.)	2949	SW	19		692
Bell	David S	13 Apr 1961	18 Jun 1996	Son of William & Pauline BELL.	2910	SW	18		588
Bell	Edward Langley	16 Agu 1909	19 May 1971	--	0486	ESE	17	679
Bell	Faye G	10 Feb 1903	16 Dec 1955	“Mother”	1367	ENE	16	210
Bell	Paul E "Lefty"	21 Mar 1922	1 Jan 2006	Husband of Alice E (EVANS) BELL. T Sgt., US Army, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	2949 2950	SW	19		692
Bell	Pauline A	1922	1967	Wife of William O BELL.	2896	SW	17		588
Bell	Robert L	2 May 1920	3 Dec 1967	Indiana, Sgt., 452^nd Base Unit, AAF, WW II.	1057	ENE	3	225
Bell	William O	9 Dec 1911	25 Jul 1988	Husband of Pauline A BELL. S Sgt., US Army, WW II.	2896 2897	SW	17		588
Belles	Hugh W	9 Dec 1890	8 Nov 1970	Husband of Icy G BELLES.	6763	NC	14		357
Belles	Icy G	15 Sep 1893	6 Jun 1967	Wife of Hugh W BELLES.	6763	NC	14		357
Beloat	David	1870	1948	Husband of Ella (FRITZ) BELOAT. Married 21 Apr 1906. Son of Cornelius & Elizabeth (BOREN) BELOAT.	7577	NW	19b		608
Beloat	Ella	1879	1960	nee FRITZ. Wife of David BELOAT. Married 21 Apr 1906. Daughter of Allen T & Martha (LIVINGSTON) FRITZ.	7577	NW	19b		608
Beloat	Leota	1897	1976	Wife of Owen BELOAT.	1050	ENE	2	195
Beloat	Owen	1894	1927	Husband of Leota BELOAT.	1050	ENE	2	195
Benbrook	Inez C	1880	1935	nee CHRISTIE. Wife of James S BENBROOK. Married 30 Aug 1900. Daughter of William & Pauline (PERKINS) CHRISTIE.	2822	SW	13		558
Benbrook	James S	1880	1947	Husband of Inez C (CHRISTIE) BENBROOK. Married 30 Aug 1900. Son of N H & Susan (McDONWELL) BENBROOK.	2822	SW	13		558
Benbrook	Paul M	1911	30 Oct 1943	Son of James S & Inez BENBROOK.	7499	NW	15		578
Bender	Kathy Sue	--	25 Jun 1959	--	6200	SW	inf		557
Benham	Corbett M	8 May 1892	7 Nov 1974	Husband of Olin F (BIRD) BENHAM. Married 2 Oct 1913 in Clark County, Indiana.	7136	NC	28		457
Benham	Mary E	1918	--	Wife of Maurice E BENHAM. “Mother”	2399	SC	21	409
Benham	Maurice E	1914	1966	Husband of Mary E BENHAM. “Father”	2399	SC	21	409
Benham	Olin F	22 Aug 1896	7 Oct 1984	nee BIRD. Wife of Corbett M BENHAM. Married 2 Oct 1913 in Clark County, Indiana.	7136	NC	28		457
Bennett	Artemese	13 Mar 1850	10 Jul 1904	nee DECKER. Wife of George W BENNETT. Daughter of Daniel & Elizabeth DECKER.	7163	NWn	1		510
Bennett	Isaac R	1838	1919	Husband of Nancy S BENNETT.	6960	NC	21		414
Bennett	James E	1879	1960	Son of Isaac R & Nancy S BENETT.	2728	SW	9	531
Bennett	John L	1867	1948	Husband of Mary J (WALLACE) BENNETT. Married 7 Sep 1893. Son of Isaac R & Nancy S BENNETT.	2731	SW	9	531
Bennett	Mary J	1866	1929	nee WALLACE. Wife of John L BENNETT. Married 7 Sep 1893. Daughter of John I & Sarah J (HAND) WALLACE.	2730	SW	9	531
Bennett	Nancy S	1843	1915	Wife of Isaac R BENNETT.	6958	NC	21		414
Bensinger	Christine H	1891	1918	nee HASSEL. Wife of Nolan BENSINGER. Married 20 Sep 1911. Daughter of Benjamin & Martha Jane “Jennie” (WILHITE) HASSEL.	2363	SC	20	405
Benton	Arthur P	1886	1887	Son of Charles W & Jennie E (PATTERSON) BENTON.	6542	NC	3		299
Benton	Charles Wesley	5 Sep 1856	20 Apr 1937	Husband of Jennie E (PATTERSON) BENTON. Married 20 Oct 1881. 9th Mayor of the City of Princeton, 1906 (one year only)	6528 Courtesy of the Princeton Mayor's Office	NC	3		299
Benton	Jennie E	1853	1908	nee PATTERSON. Wife of Charles W BENTON.	6540	NC	4		299
Berlin	Artimesia “Artie”	6 Oct 1883	1975	Daughter of Benjamin R & Florence A (BROWNLEY) BERLIN. (Click here to view obituary.)	1407	ENE	18	119
Berlin	Benjamin R	14 May 1857	27 Apr 1903	Husband of Florence A (BROWNLEY) BERLIN. Married 24 Dec 1878. “Father” “Chronic Bronchitis”	1409 1412	ENE	18	119
Berlin	Florence A	15 May 1857	24 Dec 1943	nee BROWNLEY. Wife of Benjamin R BERLIN. Married 24 Dec 1878. “Mother”	1409 1412	ENE	18	119
Berlin	Wilbur L “Pete”	1882	1952	Son of Benjamin R & Florence A (BROWNLEY) BERLIN.	1408	ENE	18	119

Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section; these rows can be hard to define in many places. See the image below for reference.

Rough map of the cemetery; for general loction of burials in the above listing. Neither sections or rows are defined in the cemetery records. Not shown are lots in the "SW" section set aside for infant burials Most burials are in North/South rows; the exceptions are indicated by the single East/West lines along the north side of the cemtery.

Princeton Lodge No. 64 Chartered July 11, 1849
Cemetery Plotted April 1, 1876
Marker Erected 1968

Genealogy

Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Located on the west side of North Main Street (SR-65) and north of West Warnock (Old Highway 41) in Princeton, Indiana, at the north end of Hart Street.