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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.
Hicks	Infant	--	Dec 1916	Infant of James HICKS. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	20	606
Hicks	Mart	29 Sep 1891	12 Mar 1977	Husband of Nancy L HICKS.	2309	SC	18	377
Hicks	Nancy L	18 Sep 1894	15 Sep 1975	Wife of Mart HICKS.	2309	SC	18	377
Hiers	Myrtle V Mitchell	11 Dec 1884	18 Dec 1913	nee MITCHELL. Wife of Alva L HIERS. Married 12 Jun 1911.Daughter of Jesse Warren & Rosina “Rosa” Catherine (SPITZER) MITCHELL.	0447	ESE	15	31
Higgins	Brent A	--	4 May 1967		6214	SW	inf		586
Higgins	Dora E	1884	1972	Wife of Herschel HIGGINS.	1034	ENE	2	134
Higgins	Herschel	1885	1967	Husband of Dora E HIGGINS.	1034	ENE	2	134
Higgins	Lloyd R “Pete”	3 Jul 1917	17 Aug 1991	Husband of Maxine HIGGINS. Married 4 Nov 1961. “Father”	6254	SW1	2		3
Higgins	Maxine	2 Jan 1940	--	Wife of Lloyd “Pete” HIGGINS. Married 4 Nov 1961. “Mother”	6254	SW1	2		3
Higgins	Ricky Lee	23 Sep 1961	20 Nov 1961	--	6223	SW	inf		586
Higgins	Sondara K	30 Mar 1970	6 Apr 1970	--	6220	SW	inf		586
Hightower	Verna Corean Brown	28 Apr 1909	29 Aug 1998	Wife of George BROWN, 1^st; and Martin HIGHTOWER, 2^nd.	2689	SW	7	522
Highwood	Louisa	11 Jul 1861	26 Jun 1894	nee OHLER. Wife of Harry HIGHWOOD. Married 18 Oct 1883. Daugher of John & Louisa (KUHN) OHLER.	1416	ENE	18	148
Hill	Benjamin H	1860	1930	Husband of Laura J HILL.	2634	SW	4	492
Hill	Christopher W	--	1953	“Infant”	6190	SW	inf		556
Hill	Eldo	8 Feb 1892	27 Oct 1976	Husband of Flossie M HILL, 1^st; and Elizabeth HILL, 2^nd. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	2864	SW	16		584
Hill	Elizabeth	18 Sep 1895	4 Jul 1979	Second wife of Eldo HILL.	2866	SW	16		584
Hill	Elwood	--	17 Jul 1905	Son of Lewis S & Emma HILL. Age: 18 Years. “Bright’s Disease” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	17	36
Hill	Flossie M	1899	1935	First wife of Eldo HILL. “Mother”	2865	SW	16		584
Hill	Frank H	25 Apr 1909	5 Aug 1992	MM3, US Navy, WW II.	0073 0074	ESE	3	666
Hill	Harry H	1887	1925	First husband of Ruth HILL. Son of Benjamin H & Laura J HILL. WW I.	2632	SW	4	492
Hill	Infant	--	30 Nov 1911	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF		inf	436
Hill	Joseph P	9 May 1902	1 Jun 1987	--	0626	ESE	20	690
Hill	Lane	--	Jan 1923	(Note: From cemetery records. Lot owned by Ben Hill.)	NSF	ENE	12	215
Hill	Laura J	1966	1948	Wife of Benjamin H HILL.	2634	SW	4	492
Hill	Lucy Faye	1 Feb 1932	23 Apr 2004	--	0624	ESE	20	690
Hill	Mary	--	Feb 1922	Wife of Newin HILL. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	15	575
Hill	Millard Otis “Red”	1889	Aug 1934	Husband of Richey A HILL SHINE.	2821	SW	13		559
Hillman	Alice D	1868	1933	nee DUNNING. Wife of William R HILLMAN. Married 1 Aug 1884. “Mother”	7129	NC	27		459
Hillman	William R	1862	1921	Husband of Alice D (DUNNING) HILLMAN. Married 1 Aug 1884. “Father”	7130	NC	27		459
Hinman	Josie A Dant	--	21 Nov 1987	Age: 97. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	2	665
Hitch	Adele Reynolds	1902	1938	nee REYNOLDS. Wife of Austin HITCH. Daughter of John S & Nancy E REYNOLDS.	7388	NW	10		534
Hitch	Austin F	1904	1963	Husband of Adele (REYNOLDS) HITCH. Son of Harrison C & Elizabeth (SPAIN) HITCH.	7387	NW	10		534
Hitch	Bennett	7 Nov 1894	6 Mar 1913	Son of John R & Mary E HITCH.	6964	NC	22		414
Hitch	Ethel	13 Oct 1890	3 May 1979	Wife of Purvis HITCH.	1060	ENE	3	224
Hitch	Ethel Marshall	1898	1973	nee KING. Wife of Olen J MARSHALL, 1^st, married 10 Oct 1914; and Ross William HITCH, 2^nd.	2762	SW	11	550
Hitch	George N	24 Oct 1893	28 Jan 1961	Husband of Mildred L HITCH. Indiana, Pvt., 2^nd Regt. FA Repl. Depot, WW I. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1931-1934	6956 6957 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	NC	21		414
Hitch	Hettie Ann	23 Sep 1900	27 Dec 1989	Wife of Theodore HITCH.	7389	NW	10		534
Hitch	John Hargrove	1867	1929	Husband of Mary E HITCH.	6962	NC	22		414
Hitch	Mary E	1865	1936	Wife of John Hargrove HITCH.	6963	NC	22		414
Hitch	Mildred L	1901	1981	Wife of George N HITCH.	6955	NC	21		414
Hitch	Oliver Morton	1892	1963	Husband of Francis R (MEYERS) HITCH. Married 1 Aug 1915. Son of Harrison C & Elizabeth (SPAIN) HITCH.	7385	NW	9		534
Hitch	Pauline M	16 Jan 1901	8 Feb 1907	Daughter of John R & Mary E HITCH.	6967 6965	NC	22		414
Hitch	Phyllis Reyburn	31 Aug 1922	22 May 1982	nee REYBURN. Wife of William Lee HITCH.	7383	NW	9		534
Hitch	Purvis	21 Nov 1887	21 Aug 1963	Husband of Ethel HITCH.	1060	ENE	3	224
Hitch	Robert H	1891	1932	Son of John R & Mary E HITCH.	6968	NC	22		414
Hitch	Robert Theodore	1925	1926	Son of Theodore & Hettie Ann HITCH.	7390	NW	10		534
Hitch	Ross William	1884	1966	Second husband of Ethel Marshall HITCH.	2762	SW	11	550
Hitch	Theodore	7 Jul 1902	26 Sep 1977	Husband of Hettie Ann HITCH. Son of Harrison C & Elizabeth (SPAIN) HITCH. AS, US Navy, WW I.	7389	NW	10		534
Hitch	William Lee	7 May 1922	8 Dec 2003	Husband of Phyllis (REYBURN) HITCH. LTGJ, US Navy, WW II.	7383 7384	NW	9		534
Hix	Virginia H	--	15 Dec 1919	--	7597	NW	20		606
Hoadley	James Arthur	1883	1921	First husband of Minnie (REAS) HOADLEY NEWTON. Married 9 Mar 1908.	7448	NW	13		569
Hobson	Buythle E, Jr.	16 Jan 1947	16 Jan 1947	--	2886	SW	17		593
Hobson	Harold L	1913	1921	Son of Jerry & Pearl HOBSON.	2470	SC	25	443
Hobson	Infant	--	Jan 1947	Son of B. HOBSON. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	17	592
Hobson	Infant	--	21 Sep 1950	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	17	592
Hobson	Jerry	1890	1956	Husband of Pearl (ADDIS) HOBSON. Married 15 Aug 1912. Son of Wilford & Sarah F (PITMAN) HOBSON.	2471	SC	25	443
Hobson	Mary A	1880	1959	Second wife of Thomas J HOBSON.	2563	SW	1	471
Hobson	Pearl	1896	1988	nee ADDIS. Wife of Jerry HOBSON. Married 15 Aug 1912.	2471	SC	25	443
Hobson	Sarah J	16 Apr 1864	1 Jan 1925	First wife of ? BLEVINS, 1^st; and Thomas J HOBSON, 2^nd.	2564	SW	1	471
Hobson	Thomas J	20 Sep 1882	4 Aug 1964	Husband of Sarah J BLEVINS HOBSON, 1^st; and Mary A HOBSON, 2^nd.	2564	SW	1	471
Hodson	Herbert E	10 Sep 1915	3 Jan 1994	Sgt. US Army, WW II.	0542	ESE	18	680
Hodson	Lucy	1894	1983	Wife of Pearl HODSON.	0541	ESE	18	680
Hodson	Pearl	1889	1977	Husband of Lucy HODSON.	0541	ESE	18	680
Hoffman	Gertie E	1877	1966	Wife of Jacob HOFFMAN.	1131	ENE	6	190
Hoffman	Jacob	1874	29 Apr 1953	Husband of Gertie E HOFFMAN.	1131	ENE	6	190
Hogan	Alice	--	--	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	29	197
Hogan	Billie	--	Sep 1929	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	17	596
Hogan	Elma	24 Oct 1914	13 Oct 1936	--	1670	ENE	29	197
Hogg	Infant	--	Feb 1924	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	599
Holder	John T	22 Dec 1852	17 Jul 1929	Husband of Lydia A (UPTON) HOLDER. Married 18 Jun 1880. “Father”	7479	NW	14		567
Holder	Lydia A	15 Jul 1862	15 Apr 1929	nee UPTON. Wife of John HOLDER. Married 18 Jun 1880. “Mother”	7459	NW	13		566
Holderbaugh	Lewis A	17 Dec 1915	21 Dec 1973	Husband of M Louise (MYERS) HOLDERBAUGH. Married 20 Jun 1936. Pvt., US Army.	6385 6386	SW2	1		34
Holderbaugh	M Louise	28 Aug 1917	24 Dec 2011	nee MYERS. Wife of Lewis A HOLDERBAUGH. Married 20 Jun 1936. Daughter of Felix & Bertha (MILLS) MYERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	6385	SW2	1		34
Hollen	Janice D	1950	5 Aug 1950	(Note: From cemetery records.)	3031	SW	inf		527
Hollingsworth	Etolia S	1903	9 Jan 1983	nee SKELTON. Wife of William Estes “Doc” HOLLINGSWORTH. Daughter of Walter & Lillie SKELTON.	6641	NC	9		330
Hollingsworth	Infant	--	Mar 1934	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	W	1	622
Hollingsworth	Versa V	14 Mar 1908	6 Sep 2000	Wife of Melvin HOLLINGSWORTH.	6342	SW1	10		11
Hollingsworth	William Estes “Doc”	1902	1967	Husband of Etolia S (SKELTON) HOLLINGSWORTH.	6640	NC	9		330
Hollon	Martha	1895	1986	Wife of Ralph E HOLLON.	2881	SW	16		580
Hollon	Ralph E	1897	1966	Husband of Martha HOLLON.	2882	SW	16		580
Holloway	Laura E	16 Aug 1890	--	--	2299	SC	17	380
Holmes	John B	1 Oct 1853	17 Jun 1906	Son of John & Rachel HOMES.	2266	SC	16	376
Holton	Joseph E	1878	19__	Husband of Mary A (STARKEY) HOLTON. Married 24 Dec 1901. Son of Jacob & Maggie (LANER) HOLTON.	7277	NW	5		508
Holton	Mary A	1877	1950	nee STARKEY. Wife of Joseph E HOLTON. Married 24 Dec 1901.	7277	NW	5		508
Holton	Paul G	1904	6 Feb 1908	Son of Joseph E & Mary A (STARKEY) HOLTON. “Acute nephritis”	7277	NW	5		508
Holtsclaw	Anna	2 Jul 1867	13 Aug 1923	Wife of Joe HOLTSCLAW. “Mother”	7451	NW	13		568
Holtsclaw	Frank	1905	1920	Son of Joe & Anna L HOLTSCLAW. Killed in a hunting accident (accidental shooting).	7452 From the Richmond Item, 6 Nov 1920	NW	13		568
Holtsclaw	Joseph	1860	23 Feb 1912	Husband of Anna L HOLTSCLAW. Died as a result of accidental self-inflicted stab wound (Tetanus).	2500 From the Evansville Press, 24 Feb 1912	SC	26	437
Holtsclaw	Lee R	--	11 Dec 1920	Age: 37 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	NW	14	569
Holtsclaw	Stella Marie	15 Sep 1927	10 Jan 2014	nee DeVALUT. Wife of Virl R HOLTSCLAW, 1st; and Gerald E HALL, 2nd. Daughter of Welzie & Leva Ellen (HICKROD) DeVAULT. (Click here to view obituary.) See also: Hall, Stella Marie.	1393	SW	20		613
Holtsclaw	Virl R	15 Aug 1925	1 Nov 1971	First husband of Stella Marie (DeVAULT) HOLTSCLAW HALL. MP Plat., 30^th Inf. Div., WW II.	1393	SW	20		613
Holtz	Fred	abt 1807	--	Age: 74 yrs. “Consumption” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	29	92
Homer	Evoline C	14 May 1848	28 Mar 1906	nee LEWIS. Wife of Thomas B HOMER. Married 10 Feb 1880.	0555	ESE	19	63
Homer	Thomas B	1818	1880	Wife of Evoline C (LEWIS) HOMER. Married 10 Feb 1880	0554	ESE	19	63
Hood	Albert	--	Aug 1926	(Note: From cemetery records. Buried on Lot of James Britton.)	NSF	ENE	10	126
Hope	Ada	14 Nov 1886	1982	nee HANCOCK. Wife of Oscar HOPE. Married 9 Apr 1912 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	7343	NW	8		517
Hope	Francis Perley	1857	1935	Husband of Lenora “Nora” (THOMPSON) HOPE. Married 6 Apr 1882. “Father”	6794	NC	15		368
Hope	Lenora “Nora”	1864	1947	nee THOMPSON. Wife of Francis Perley HOPE. Married 6 Apr 1882. “Mother”	6794	NC	15		368
Hope	Oscar	12 Nov 1883	1961	Husband of Ada (HANCOCK) HOPE. Married 9 Apr 1912 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	7343	NW	8		517
Hornbrook	Anabel	11 Apr 1876	11 Sep 1954	Wife of Richard S HORNBROOK.	1872	SC	1	261
Hornbrook	John H	1877	1925	Husband of Mayme E HORNBROOK.	2649 2647	SW	5	502
Hornbrook	Mayme E	1880	1943	Wife of John H HORNBROOK.	2648 2647	SW	5	502
Hornbrook	Minnie H	23 Aug 1867	19 Jan 1904	nee EWING. Wife of William H HORNBROOK. Married 17 Oct 1888. Daughter of Samuel & Mary (EWING) HARGROVE.	1971 1968 2028	SC	6	277
Hornbrook	Richard S	27 Feb 1861	1 May 1944	Husband of Anabel HORNBROOK.	1872	SC	1	261
Hornbrook	William H	1860	1930	Husband of Minnie H (EWING) HORNBROOK. Married 17 Oct 1888. “Father”	2026	SC	6	277
Horne	Everett J	30 Nov 1924	29 Mar 2008	Husband of Martha A (CARGAL) HORNE. Married 28 Apr 1943. Son of William & Leva (YOUNG) HORNE. OSCM, US Navy, WW II, Korea, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	0149 0201	ESE	7	670
Horne	Martha A	6 Sep 1925	11 Jun 2013	nee CARGAL. Wife of Everett J HORNE. Married 28 Apr 1943. Daughter of Hugh Homer & Blanche (WAGSTAFF) CARGAL. (Click here to view obituary.)	0149	ESE	7	670
Hornsby	Charles D	1870	1925	Husband of Mary F HORNSBY.	7255	NW	4		488
Hornsby	Mary F	1875	1941	Wife of Charles D HORNSBY.	7255	NW	4		488
Hornsby	Mary Flor	--	30 Jun 1911	Age: 2 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	NW	4	488
Horrall	Daura Sabin	2 Dec 1883	4 Mar 1957	Husband of Mary Lenora (WHEAT) HORRALL. Son of Seth Oliver & Mary Ann (HARROD) HORRALL. (Note: His wife is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ.)	2242	SC	14	353
Horrall	Kenneth Die	19 Jun 1889	19 Jul 1951	Husband of Emma HORRALL. Son of Seth Oliver & Mary Ann (HARROD) HORRALL.	2240	SC	14	353
Horrall	Mary Ann	20 Aug 1855	15 Feb 1953	nee HARROD. Wife of Seth Oliver HORRALL. Married 22 Nov 1876 in Daviess County, Indiana. Daughter of James & Sarah Elizabeth (WILLIAMS) HARROD.	2241	SC	14	353
Horrall	Seth Oliver	1852	11 Feb 1905	Husband of Mary Ann (HARROD) HORRALL. Married 22 Nov 1876 in Daviess County, Indiana. Son of John Asbury & Eleanor (GOODWIN) HORRALL.	2239	SC	14	353
Horrell	Aubrey	28 Jul 1883	18 Jul 1904	Aged: 20 Y. 10 M. 10 D.	1201 1203	ENE	10	216
Horrell	Charlie A “Charley”	8 Jan 1890	1 Jul 1890	Son of H & M HORRELL.	1200 1202	ENE	10	216
Horrell	William	1 Nov 1854	11 Apr 1896	Aged: 41 Y. 5 M. 10 D.	1204	ENE	10	216
Houghland	Temple G	--	23 Feb 1960	Wife of William A HOUGHLAND.	0134	ESE	4	667
Houghland	William A	--	21 Jun 1956	Husband of Temple G HOUGHLAND.	0134	ESE	4	667
House	Alan K	25 Jun 1933	22 Jun 2017	Husband of Janet “Jan” HOUSE. Married 17 Nov 1956. Son of William M & Marietta (HARTIN) HOUSE. US Air Force, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	6788	NC	15		367
House	Emma	1876	1943	nee CALAME. Wife of William M HOUSE. Married 27 Oct 1897 in Jersey County, Illinois.	6791	NC	15		367
House	Janet R “Jan”	13 Jan 1937	10 May 2005	Wife of Alan K HOUSE. Married 17 Nov 1956. (Click here to view obituary.)	6788	NC	15		367
House	Marietta	14 Oct 1908	11 Apr 1992	Wife of William J HOUSE.	6789	NC	15		367
House	William J	22 Nov 1907	22 Aug 2002	Husband of Marietta HOUSE. Son of William M & Emma HOUSE. Lt. Col., US Army, WW II. Bronze Star Medal.	6789 6790	NC	15		367
House	William M	1876	1941	Husband of Emma (CALAME) HOUSE. Married 27 Oct 1897 in Jersey County, Illinois.	6791	NC	15		367
Howard	Infant	--	Nov 1924	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	598
Howard	Jessie M	1887	1940	Wife of Thomas M HOWARD. Daughter of Benjamin & Margaret E MURPHY. Married 23 Nov 1908 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	2153	SC	11	341
Howard	Mary M	1854	16 Jan 1914	nee HAYLAND. First wife of Oscar F HOWARD.	6920	NC	20		396
Howard	Nellie M	1865	1951	Daughter of Preston & Emily B BRANHAM.	0805	ESE	27	89
Howard	Oscar F	1849	1925	Husband of Mary M (HAYLAND) HOWARD, 1^st, and Nellie M BRANHAM, 2^nd, married 4 Jan 1916.. Son of Nathaniel & Eliza E (FENTRESS) HOWARD.	6918	NC	20		396
Howard	Thomas	1887	1968	Son of Oscar F & Mary M (HAYLAND) HOWARD.	6919	NC	20		396
Howe	Calvin R	1827	1915	Husband of Elizabeth J (YERKES) HOWE. Married 18 Nov 1852.	2058	SC	8	282
Howe	Elizabeth J	1838	Sep 1923	nee YERKES. Wife of Calvin R HOWE. Married 18 Nov 1852.	2057	SC	8	282
Howe	Willis Paul	1866	1890	Son of Calvin R & Elizabeth (YERKES) HOWE.	2059	SC	8	282
Howell	Cheyenna Lee	16 Jul 1996	16 Jul 1996	Infant daughter of Ronald & Janice (CAMPBELL) HOWELL. “Stillborn”	6326	SW1	8		9

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 Ereceted 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.