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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.
Jackson	Jeff S	1874	1945	Husband of Mary E JACKSON.	0159	ESE	5	645
Jackson	Mary E	1884	--	Wife of Jeff S JACKSON.	0159	ESE	5	645
Jacobs	Luther A “Joseph”	--	22 Mar 1911	Son of George B & Cornelia JACOBS. (Note: From cemetery and health department records. Health records report a “Jacobs, Luther A, age 22 years, died on this date.)	NSF	SC	23	436
Jameson	Howard E, Sr.	1912	1985	Pfc., US Army, WW II.	1045	ENE	2	165
Jarrell	Nannie	1891	1969	Wife of Pierce JARRELL.	0491	ESE	17	679
Jarrell	Pierce	1891	1963	Husband of Nannie JARRELL.	0491	ESE	17	679
Jarrett	Ruth N	1913	1977	First wife of William I JARRETT.	2871	SW	16		583
Jarrett	William I	1911	24 Mar 1991	Husband of Ruth N JARRETT, 1^st; and Shirley JARRETT, 2^nd.	2871	SW	16		583
Jarvis	Bertha A	31 Dec 1892	7 Oct 1975	“Mother”	1247	ENE	12	155
Jarvis	Infant	--	Aug 1935	Infant of Clarence JARVIS. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	W	1	621
Jarvis	Infant	1929	1929	--	7555	NW	18		596
Jarvis	Joseph “Dick”	6 Nov 1918	3 Sep 1942	Son of Joseph C & Bertha A JARVIS. Lt., 43^rd Squadron, 29^th Bombardment Group, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Died in a plane crash.	1246 From the Indianapolis News, 3 Sep 1942	ENE	12	155
Jarvis	Joseph C	18 Jan 1892	17 May 1977	“Father”	1248	ENE	12	155
Jeffords	Marge	7 Jan 1908	11 Oct 1980	Daughter of Nick & Mollie JEFFORDS.	1822	N*	1	542
Jeffords	Mollie	8 Oct 1872	5 Nov 1955	Wife of Nick JEFFORDS.	1822	N*	1	542
Jeffords	Nick	30 Sep 1868	14 Feb 1955	Husband of Mollie JEFFORDS.	1822	N*	1	542
Jeffrey	Cora Alice	1874	1961	nee DAWSON. Wife of Rev. Lawrence C JEFFREY. Married 28 Mar 1894 in Spencer County, Indiana.	1678	ENE	29	166
Jeffrey	Jessie G	1898	1973	Daughter of Rev. Lawrence C & Cora Alice JEFFREY.	1677	ENE	29	166
Jeffrey	Lawrence, Rev.	1872	1962	Husband of Cora Alice (DAWSON) JEFFREY. Married 28 Mar 1894 in Spencer County, Indiana.	1678	ENE	29	166
Jeffries	Clarence L	18 May 1891	--	Son of Robert E & Mary E (REED) JEFFRIES.	1856	N*	2	331
Jeffries	Gertrude "Gertie"	24 Jan 1873 (1874)	12 Sep 1968	nee CAGLE. Wife of Charles Francis SETTLEMOIRE, 1st, married 4 Oct 1894 in Union County, Illinois; second wife of Elsie GARRETT, 2nd, married 4 Oct 1902 in Wabash County, Illinois; and second wife of John L JEFFRIES, 3rd. Daughter of James H CAGLE & Sarah (UTLEY) CAGLE HUCKLEBERRY.	0144	ESE	5	668
Jeffries	John Lepolin	10 Sep 1879	1957	Husband of Susie W "Sude" (JAMES) JEFFRIES, 1st, married 20 Sep 1896; and third husband of Gertrude (CAGLE) SETTLEMOIRE GARRETT JEFFRIES, 2nd. Son of Robert S & Mary Ann (GOODNIGHT) JEFFRIES.	0143	ESE	5	668
Jeffries	Mary E	13 Jan 1869	21 Dec 1894	nee REED. Wife of Robert E JEFFRIES. Married 6 Nov 1890. Daughter of James & Mary (GRIGSBY) REED. Aged: 25 Y. 11 M. 8 D. Note: She apparently was originally buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery on 26 Dec 1894; Lot #276, and later reinterred here with her husband and son.	1858	N*	2	331
Jeffries	Robert E	29 Mar 1870	19 Oct 1899	Husband of Mary E (REED) JEFFRIES. Married 6 Nov 1890.	1857	N*	2	331
Jenkins	Anna I	1878	1975	Daughter of Rev. John E & Sarah H JENKINS.	0803	ESE	27	90
Jenkins	Carl	--	18 Mar 1901	Son of James & Emma (COMPTON) JENKINS. Age: 6 Years. “Cerebral Meningitis” (Note: From cemetery records. Lot owned by Beach COMPTON.)	NSF	ENE	17	211
Jenkins	Clarence Merle “Chick”	--	26 Jun 2009	Husband of Dona JENKINS. Age: 80 years. (Click here to view obituary.)	NSF	?	?		?
Jenkins	George W	1891	1969	Husband of Olive JENKINS,1^st; and Ruby K JENKINS, 2^nd. Son of Lillie JENKKINS. “Father”	6997 6994	NC	23		423
Jenkins	James L	1870	1950	Husband of Susan Emma (COMPTON) JENKINS. Married 9 Oct 1891. Son of Eli & Elizabeth (MARTIN) JENKINS.	7478	NW	14		566
Jenkins	Jennie	--	6 Mar 1952	Age: 79 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	17	378
Jenkins	John E, Rev.	29 Jun 1825	20 Sep 1902	“Erected by his friends”	0802	ESE	27	90
Jenkins	Minne P	1873	1949	Daughter of Rev. John E & Sarah H JENKINS.	0803	ESE	27	90
Jenkins	Olive	1889	1920	First wife of George W JENKINS. “Mother”	6996 6994	C	23		423
Jenkins	Ruby K	1904	1972	Second wife of George W JENKINS.	6995 6994	NC	23		423
Jenkins	Susan Emma	1864	Sep 1929	nee COMPTON. Wife of James L JENKINS. Married 9 Oct 1891.	7478	NW	14		566
Jenne	John L	1907	1932	Husband of Lethia JENNE. Son of Louis & Susan Etta (CROOK) JENNE.	7519	NW	16		576
Jenne	John L “Jack”	1924	1944	Son of John L & Lethia JENNE.	7514	NW	16		578
Jenne	Leatha	--	4 May 1937	Age: 33 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	15	577
Jenne	Lewis	1869	1942	Husband of Susan Etta (CROOK) JENNE. Married 11 Oct 1893. Son of Solomon & Lora (SWIFT) JENNE.	7540	NW	17b		595
Jennings	Harry J	30 May 1920	10 Jun 1920	Son of Harry JENNINGS & Muriel HUNT.	7595	NW	20		606
Jerrell	Floyd W	1897	1961	Husband of Susie M JERREL, 1st; & Lillie A JERRELL, 2nd.	1061	ENE	3	224
Jerrell	Lillie A	1900	1975	Second wife of Floyd W JERRELL.	1061	ENE	3	224
Jines	Charles Paul	--	20 Jan 1936	Age: 1 day. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	inf	526
Jines	Clarence	1891	1936	Husband of Nellie JINES. “Father”	2617	SW	4	496
Jines	Delbert L	18 Oct 1914	28 Feb 1935	Son of Clarence & Nellie JINES.	7497	NW	16		577
Jines	Ernest D	1898	1938	--	2660	SW	5	497
Jines	Eunice	2 Oct 1910	14 Apr 1978	nee DARNELL. Wife of Paul JINES. Daughter of Walter Monroe & Mattie E (GRUBB) DARNELL.	0260	ESE	9	672
Jines	Infant	--	6 Oct 1910	Infant of Arch JINES. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF			?
Jines	Mary K	1 Mar 1869	27 Sep 1954	nee RAWLS. Wife of Robert Francis JINES. Daughter of Dennis & Martha Matilda (TURNER) RAWLS.	7210	NW	1		475
Jines	Paul	9 Jan 1907	18 Jun 1996	Husband of Eunice M (DARNELL JINES.	0260	ESE	9	672
Jines	Pearl	4 Dec 1903	Jan 1926	(Note: Also reported as “Jones, Pearl” in the GCHS publication. Cemetery records show a correction to “Jines.”	7415	NW	11		547
Johnson	Alexander	1867	1922	Husband of Effie (OVERFIELD) JOHNSON.	2549 2548	SC	28	461
Johnson	Bertha S	28 May 1872	2 Feb 1916	“Mother”	7183	NWn	2		600
Johnson	C Gilbert	1910	1934	Son of Emma JOHNSON COLEMAN.	6939	NC	21		419
Johnson	Edgar	1877	19__	--	0051	ESE	2	655
Johnson	Effie	1867	1938	nee OVERFIELD. Wife of Alexander JOHNSON.	2550 2548	SC	28	461
Johnson	Effie M Wheeler	1878	1947	nee WARD. Wife of Henry W WHEELER, 1^st, married 7 Nov 1900; and ? JOHNSON, 2^nd. “Mother”	7208	NW	1		476
Johnson	Fay Marie	1911	1932	--	2772	SW	11		553
Johnson	Frances	1908	1947	nee LEIMGRUBER. Daughter of William & Doara A (POWELL) LEIMGRUBER.	7431	NW	12		548
Johnson	George W	23 Oct 1892	30 Sep 1954	Husband of Mary Ellen JOHNSON.	1090	ENE	4	193
Johnson	Leroy E	25 Jan 1897	20 Sep 1929	Cpl., US Army, WW I.	1251	ENE	12	185
Johnson	Mary Ellen	18 Dec 1884	--	Wife of George W JOHNSON.	1090	ENE	4	193
Johnson	Offa Marie	5 Apr 1903	16 Jan 1981	nee WEST. Wife of Roy “Pawdy” JOHNSON. Married 16 Aug 1919. Daughter of Lee Melvin & Laura E (HILLMAN) WEST.	6992	NC	22		420
Johnson	Relma A	22 Dec 1918	21 Apr 2015	nee IRELAND. Wife of Lester WHITE, 1st; and JOHNSON, 2nd. Daughter of John & Tessie (FORD) IRELAND. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?		?
Johnson	Roy “Pawdy”	27 Mar 1900	2 Jul 1961	Husband of Offa Marie (WEST) JOHNSON. Married 16 Aug 1919. Son of William Lawrence & Sarah M (NORMAN) KOLB JOHNSON. WW I.	6992	NC	22		420
Johnson	Sarah M	21 May 1865	12 Mar 1941	nee NORMAN. Wife of Ludwig Louis KOLB, 1st, married 5 Mar 1882; and William L JOHNSON, 2nd, married 24 Dec 1889. Daughter of Thomas NORMAN. “Mother” (Click here to view obituary.)	6991	NC	22		420
Johnson	Sylvia Marie	14 Sep 1904	9 Nov 1993	nee LEIMGRUBER. Daughter of William & Doara A (POWELL) LEIMGRUBER. “Mother”	7430	NW	12		548
Johnson	William Lawrence	21 Apr 1866	12 Feb 1945	Second husband of Sarah M (NORMAN) KOLB JOHNSON. Married 24 Dec 1889. Only son of Alonzo H. JOHNSON & Nancy A. (BINKLEY) JOHNSON “Father” (Click here to view obituary.)	6991	NC	22		420
Johnston	Clara Helen	1909	1951	nee KING. Daugher of Charles K & Anna A (CRISWELL) KING.	7021	NC	23		429
Johnston	Newton H	11 May 1813	13 Mar 1884	Aged 70 y’s. 10 m’s. 2 d’s.	0686	ESE	22	74
Johnston	Walter E	4 Jun 1912	24 Jun 1968	Son of Emma JOHNSON. Indiana, TEC5, 371^st Med. Supply Det., WW II.	6941	NC	21		419
Jones	A Arch	1887	1963	Husband of Helen JONES. “Father”	1096	ENE	4	223
Jones	Anna	--	5 Jun 1943	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	10	320
Jones	Anna	1855	1939	Wife of Jacob JONES. “Mother”	2541	SC	28	466
Jones	Carrie	1875	1960	Wife of William “Billie” JONES.	7537	NW	17b		594
Jones	Charles F	29 Jun 1920	18 Jan 1968	Indiana, Pfc., US Marine Corps, Res., WW II.	0349	ESE	12	674
Jones	Columbus	7 Jul 1894	13 May 1905	Son of William N & Jennie JONES.	1827	N*	1	571
Jones	Donald	1929	1934	--	6423	W	1		622
Jones	Elisha	31 Aug 1820	6 Feb 1911	Husband of Susan R JONES. “Father”	1711	ENE	30	196
Jones	Eliza J	--	Nov 1928	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	N*	1	571
Jones	Elizabeth B	1869	1937	Wife of Tom Walker JONES.	1712	ENE	30	196
Jones	Elizabeth Fae Hill	3 Dec 1913	7 May 1989	“Pickle Puss” “Mother”	1136	ENE	6	191
Jones	Gloria J	--	23 Mar 1988	nee FITHIAN. Daughter of Nellie FITHIAN. Age: 55 years. (Note: From cemetery records and obituary.)	NSF	SW1	19	20
Jones	Harvey	11 Oct 1891	25 Oct 1918	Son of Seneca V & Lizzie JONES.	7362	NW	9		539
Jones	Helen	1910	1984	Wife of A Arch JONES. “Mother”	1096	ENE	4	223
Jones	Infant	24 Mar 1939	24 Mar 1939	Infant son of Paul & Charleen JONES.	2607	SW	3	493
Jones	Jack Marshall	25 Feb 1924	28 Nov 1999	Husband of Hilda (MARTIN) JONES. Son of Marshall & Dollie JONES. Brother of William Roger JONES. US Army, WW II.	6272	SW1	3		4
Jones	Jacob	1852	1913	Husband of Anna JONES. “Father”	2541	SC	28	466
Jones	Jennie	1853	1928	Wife of William N JONES.	1826	N*	1	571
Jones	John	18 Dec 1897	22 Jun 1973	Son of Seneca V & Lizzie JONES. Indiana, Pvt., US Army, WW II.	7010	NC	23		427
Jones	Lavada “Leander”	--	9 Nov 1917	Wife of Alva C JONES. Age: 28 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records. Given name is spelled “Lavanda” in health records and “Lavada” in 1910 census.)	NSF	NW	19	604
Jones	Lona	--	May 1923	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	15	574
Jones	Marion	--	7 Jul 1918	Infant daughter of Ernest JONES. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	W	2	623
Jones	Pearl	1902	1926	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF			?
Jones	Robert T	1927	Mar 1929	Infant son of Marshall JONES. (Note: From cemetery records.)	7554	NW	18		596
Jones	Susan R	5 Feb 1828	3 Jan 1901	Wife of Elisha JONES. “Mother”	1711	ENE	30	196
Jones	Tom Walker	1862	1945	Husband of Elizabeth B JONES. Son of Elisha & Susan R JONES.	1712	ENE	30	196
Jones	Virgil H	1897	1929	Husband of Etherl F (INGRAM) JONES. Married 21 May 1918. Son of Zea & Frankie (SPRINKLE) JONES. “Daddy”	2666	SW	6	498
Jones	Virginia	--	Apr 1946	Age: 22 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NWn	1	603
Jones	William “Billie”	1872	1937	Husband of Carrie JONES.	7537	NW	17b		594
Jones	William D	--	--	Pvt., Co. A, 177 Reg. Ohio Infantry.	1821	N*	1	571
Jones	William Lynn	--	1 Feb 1888	Son of Elisha & Susan R JONES. Aged 28 Y. 4 M. 8 D. “Consumption”	1710	ENE	30	196
Jones	William N	--	18 Nov 1913	Husband of Jennie JONES. Age: 74 years. Pvt., Co. I, 42^nd Ind. Inf.	1824	N*	1	571
Jones	William Roger	25 Aug 1931	2 Dec 1992	Son of Marsahll & Dollie JONES. Brother of Jack Marshall JONES. Korea.	6272	SW1	3		4
Jones	William, Jr.	--	18 Mar 1960	Age: 47 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	17b	594
Jopling	Jarvis E	1898	1932	Son of Joseph W & Lillie JOPLING.	2557	SW	1	472
Jordan	Charles F	1871	1935	Husband of Mary J JORDAN.	2579	SW	2	468
Jordan	Mary J	1882	1958	Wife of Charles F JORDAN.	2579	SW	2	468
Jordon	Charles E	1862	1947	Husband of Laura K (CROMER) JORDON. Married 25 Oct 1891 in Owen County, Indiana.	7039	NC	24		426
Jordon	Laura K	1860	15 Feb 1919	nee CROMER. Wife of Charles E JORDON. Married 25 Oct 1891 in Owen County, Indiana.	7040	NC	24		426
Joyce	John Edward	--	21 Nov 1952	Husband of Olive (HESTON) JOYCE. Married 11 Oct 1893. Son of Joseph S & Margaret Ann (WALLIS) HESTON. Age: 84 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	10	322
Joyce	Olive B Heston	1870	1938	nee HESTON. Wife of John Edward JOYCE. Married 11 Oct 1893. Daughter of Joseph S & Margaret Ann “Peggy” (WALLIS) HESTON.	2143	SC	10	322
Judd	Cecil C	2 Sep 1896	13 Feb 1969	Husband of Edna D (McWILLIAMS) JUDD. Married 31 Mar 1917 in Floyd County, Indiana.	2472	SC	25	443
Judd	Edna D	2 Apr 1895	5 Dec 1984	nee McWILLIAMS. Wife of Cecil C JUDD. Married 31 Mar 1917 in Floyd County, Indiana.	2472	SC	25	443
Judd	Harold Loyd	--	19 Aug 1914	Son of Roy C JUDD. Age: 2 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	W	1	619
Julian	Deborah Rhea	10 Jun 1949	11 Nov 1970	--	0354 0355	ESE	12	674
Julian	Donald E, Jr.	11 Apr 1943	16 Apr 1990	Husband of Connie JULIAN. Son of F Maxine JULIAN. RMSN, E-3, US Navy, 6 Jun 1961 to 31 May 1964.	6259 6260	SW1	2		3
Julian	Donald E, Sr.	17 Dec 1922	28 Dec 1978	Husband of F Maxine JULIAN.	0356 0357	ESE	12	674
Julian	Edna F	1896	1977	--	0100	ESE	3	650
Julian	Elza E	1902	1959	Husband of Frona C JULIAN.	0099	ESE	3	650
Julian	Ethel M	3 Jun 1900	15 Aug 1985	Wife of Welzie K JULIAN.	1109	ENE	5	163
Julian	F Maxine	25 Sep 1923	--	Wife of Donald E JULIAN, Sr.	0356 0357	ESE	12	674
Julian	Frona C	1905	1947	Wife of Elza E JULIAN.	0099	ESE	3	650
Julian	Infant	--	1 Apr 1930	Infant of Elzia JULIAN. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	596
Julian	Infant	--	Jul 1923	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	599
Julian	Nora M	1880	1952	Wife of William E JULIAN.	1125	ENE	6	160
Julian	Robert E	12 Aug 1926	11 Apr 1960	Indiana, FN, US Navy, WW II.	0102	ESE	3	650
Julian	Robert E	1926	1960	--	0101	ESE	3	650
Julian	Welzie K	26 Sep 1900	20 Jan 1970	Husband of Ethel M JULIAN.	1109	ENE	5	163
Julian	William E	1879	1954	Husband of Nora M JULIAN.	1125	ENE	6	160

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.