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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.
Sadler	Ethel	24 Jun 1892	17 Feb 1982	Wife of Everett SADLER.	2609 2608	SW	3	494
Sadler	Everett	10 Apr 1890	9 Dec 1926	Husband of Ethel SADLER.	2609	SW	3	494
Salm	Frank	15 Apr 1866	8 Jun 1907	Husband of Louise SALM. “Cancer”	6804 6805	NC	16		368
Salm	Louise	13 Jun 1867	9 Apr 1951	Wife of Frank SALM.	6806 6805	NC	16		368
Salm	Mary	1904	1913	Daughter of Frank & Louise SALM.	6807 6805	NC	16		368
Salzman	Herman Harry	14 Aug 1890	16 Nov 1893	(Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF			?
Salzmann	Carl Frederick Theo.	2 Aug 1841	5 Jan 1924	Husband of Maria Sophia Hulda (SCHRIEBER) SALZMANN.	1257	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	Charles	--	Nov 1918	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	Charles	--	Jan 1924	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	John A	--	1 Sep 1915	Age: 1 month, 18 days. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	Maria Sophia Hulda	23 Jul 1849	27 Feb 1932	nee SCHRIEBER. Wife of Carl Frederick Theo. SALZMANN.	1258	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	Paul	--	Sep 1949	Age: 68 years. (Note: From cemetery records. Surname spelled “Sollman.”)	NSF	ENE	12	214
Salzmann	Pearl G	--	28 Apr 1917	Age: 34 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records. Surname reported as “Sollman” in GCHS publication.)	NSF	ENE	12	214
Sanders	Claude E	27 Oct 1916	2 May 1987	Husband of Lillian A (GOODMAN) SANDERS. TEC 5 US Army, WW II.	1787 0366	ESE	13	675
Sanders	Emma	1894	1959	Wife of J Edward SANDERS. “Mother”	0365	ESE	13	675
Sanders	J Edward	1888	1977	Husband of Emma SANDERS. “Father”	0365	ESE	13	675
Sanders	Lillian A	23 Oct 1921	17 May 2011	nee GOODMAN. Wife of Claude E SANDERS. Daughter of James & Charlotte (SCHILLER) SANDERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	1787	ESE	13	675
Sanders	Thomas S	17 Oct 1946	30 Oct 1946	--	3023	SW	inf		527
Sands	Lucinda	--	Mar 1921	Wife of Samuel H SANDS. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	11	187
Sands	Samuel H	abt 1849	--	Husband of Lucinda (STRAIN) SANDS. Married 23 Mar 1870. “Father” Pvt., Co. A & B, 24^th Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.	1220	ENE	11	187
Satterfield	Elmer J	--	1 Aug 1916	(Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	W	2	622
Satterfield	Eva “Midge”	18 Jul 1906	2 Jun 1982	Wife of Luther W SATTERFIELD.	0678	ESE	22	71
Satterfield	Fred	--	7 Aug 1916	Age: 27 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.) Philippines Insurrection.	NSF	NW	19	604
Satterfield	Luther W	9 Sep 1918	16 Jul 2002	Husband of Eva “Midge” SATTERFIELD.	0678	ESE	22	71
Saulsberry	Delilah “Lila” “Lyda”	1835	Feb 1924	Mother of Fannie C (SAULSBERRY) COOMER.	6932	NC	20		393
Schaefer	Martin J	30 Oct 1932	26 Oct 1984	Husband of Paula SCHAEFER.	0308	ESE	10	673
Schafer	Edmund, Jr.	9 Jul 1925	4 Nov 1925	--	7528	NW	17a		598
Schafer	Infant	--	26 Nov 1911	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF		inf	436
Schafer	Jacob	29 Oct 1878	11 Dec 1926	Husband of Bertha SCHAFER CARGILE. "Father" “Victim of mine disaster”	7417 From Princeton Clarion-News, 11 Dec 1926	NW	11		547
Schaible	Charles J	1858	Feb 1920	Husband of Henrietta (SOLLER) SCHAIBLE. Married 17 Jul 1884.	6752	NC	14		355
Schaible	Clara	15 Aug 1889	8 Jun 1907	Daughter of Charles J & Henrietta (SOLLER) SCHAIBLE. “Cerebral meninges”	6754	NC	14		355
Schaible	Henrietta	1859	1921	nee SOLLER. Wife of Charles J SCHAIBLE. Married 17 Jul 1884.	6753	NC	14		355
Schaible	Mabel	3 Nov 1886	17 May 1978	Daughter of Charles J & Henrietta SCHAIBLE.	6755	NC	14		355
Schaible	Minnie	1870	1957	Daughter of Mary SCHAIBLE.	2462	SC	24	433
Schettler	Jack	--	Oct 1936	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NFS	W	2	620
Schierholz	Herman	14 Sep 1921	5 Jan 1922	Infant son (twin) of Herman Henry & Louise SCHIERHOLZ.	2441	SC	23	434
Schierholz	Herman Henry	26 Apr 1896	4 Feb 1940	Husband of Louise (FRAZIER) SCHIERHOLZ LYNCH. Married 2 Oct 1920 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Indiana, Pvt. 6^th Regt., USMC, 2^nd Div.	2443	SC	23	434
Schierholz	Sherman R	14 Sep 1921	11 Nov 1921	Infant son (twin) of Herman Henry & Louise SCHIERHOLZ. (Note: From cemetery records. Body moved from Lot #607 to NE corner of Lot #434.)	2441	SC	23	434
Schlenberger	Infant	--	26 Jun 1944	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	inf	526
Schmett	Sarah Lynn	4 May 1961	10 May 2013	nee DICUS. Wife of Daniel SCHMETT. Daughter of Benjamin & Pauline (WARD) DICUS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0156	ESE	26		?
Schmidt	Charles F	--	22 Jan 1881	Aged 45 Y. 10 M. 18 D.	0503	ESE	17	40
Schmidt	Fern M Spain	1889	19 Sep 1972	Wife of Jerauld SPAIN, 1^st; and ? SCHMIDT, 2^nd. (Note: Additional information from cemetery records.)	1450	ENE	20	116
Schmidt	Infant	--	Nov 1927	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	597
Schmidt	May	1875	1934	Wife of William H SCHMIDT.	2732	SW	9	530
Schmidt	Robert L	21 Nov 1906	28 Sep 1931	Husband of Velma SCHMIDT. Son of William H & May SCHMIDT. “Father”	2735	SW	9	530
Schmidt	Robert N	19 Apr 1928	28 Oct 1964	Son of Robert L & Velma SCHMIDT. “Father”	2734	SW	9	530
Schmidt	William H	1872	1942	Husband of May SCHMIDT.	2733	SW	9	530
Schmoll	Charles M	1848	1917	Husband of Emma J SCHMOLL.	0511	ESE	17	45
Schmoll	Emma J	1855	1927	Wife of Charles M SCHMOLL.	0512	ESE	17	45
Schmoll	Grace	--	3 Aug 1881	Daughter of Charles & Emma J SCHMOLL. Age: 4 m. 2 d. (Note: From cemetery records; badly faded.)	NSF	ESE	17	45
Schnarr	Maggie B	1890	1917	--	7367	NW	9		538
Schnelle	Jackie Eugene	--	22 Mar 1950	--	3030	SW	inf		527
Schoefield	Infant	--	Sep 1946	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	inf	527
Schoeny	Anna S	1870	19 Nov 1913	nee SUTTON. Wife of George P SCHOENY. Married 15 May 1890. Daughter of John L SUTTON. (Note: Surname also spelled “Shoney” in cemetery records.)	6768	NC	14		359
Schoeny	Helen	20 Jun 1903	18 Dec 1990	--	2614	SW	3	496
Schumacher	Albert	1863	1949	Husband of Mary E (BLUMLE) SCHUMACHER.	2391	SC	21	411
Schumacher	Elsie Davis	1898	1992	nee DAVIS. Wife of Michael F SCHUMACHER.	7119	NC	27		456
Schumacher	Juanita F	1917	1921	Daughter of Michael F & Elsie (DAVIS) SCHUMACHER.	7118 7117	NC	27		456
Schumacher	Mary E	1864	1943	nee BLUMLE. Wife of Albert SCHUMACHER.	2391	SC	21	411
Schumacher	Michael F	1888	1950	Husband of Elsie (DAVIS) SCHUMACHER.	7119	NC	27		456
Schutz	Louis William	1866	1950	Husband of Mary (STANLEY) SCHUTZ. Married 26 Apr 1894 in Posey County, Indiana.	2629 2628	SW	4	493
Schutz	Mary	1874	1926	nee SCHUTZ. Wife of Louis William SCHUTZ. Married 26 Apr 1894 in Posey County, Indiana.	2630 2628	SW	4	493
Schwandner	Catherine L "Katie"	1892	25 May 1957	nee CULLIVAN. First wife of William ELLIS, 1st; MOORE, 2nd; and SCHWANDER, 3rd. Daughter of Frank & Nancy Jane (DREW) CULLIVAN. "Mother"	7587	NW	20		609
Schweickert	Essie M	1895	13 Jun 1983	Wife of William H SCHWEICKERT.	0538	ESE	18	680
Schweickert	John	1871	1932	Husband of Marie Anna (KROAN) SCHWEICKERT. Married 14 Aug 1894 in Posey County, Indiana.	2490	SC	25	439
Schweickert	Maria Anna	1875	1945	nee KROAN. Wife of John SCHWEICKERT. Married 14 Aug 1894 in Posey County, Indiana. “Mother”	2491	SC	25	439
Schweickert	William H	1897	3 May 1984	Husband of Essie M SCHWEICKERT. F3, US Navy, WW I.	0538	ESE	18	680
Scott	Irene K	1867	1896	--	1421	ENE	18	178
Scott	Mary E	1890	1978	nee STANFIELD. Wife of John H SCOTT. Married 26 Nov 1911. Daughter of James W & Mary A (WEBBER) STANFIELD.	7322	NW	7		516
Scraper	Alta May	1894	1946	First wife of Hyatt A SCRAPER.	0094	ESE	3	652
Scraper	Hyatt A	1895	1961	Husband of Alta May SCRAPER, 1^st; and Lillawah “Lil” SCRAPER, 2^nd.	0094	ESE	3	652
Scraper	Lillawah “Lil”	19 May 1909	20 Mar 1991	Second wife of Hyatt A SCRAPER.	0095	ESE	3	652
Scudamore	Clara E	abt 1854	--	Daughter of Thomas & Jane SCUDAMORE.	0879	ESE	29	97
Scudamore	Jane	abt 1826	--	Wife of Thomas SCUDAMORE.	0878	ESE	29	97
Scudamore	Thomas	abt 1821	3 May ????	Husband of Jane SCUDAMORE.	0877	ESE	29	97
Scull	Charles S	1860	1940	Husband of Sarah (WHITING) SCULL. Married 4 Dec 1901.	6909 6904	NC	20		399
Scull	Charles Whiting	3 Mar 1904	16 Jun 1921	Son of Charles S & Sarah (WHITING) SCULL.	6908 0975 6904	NC	20		399
Scull	Miranda W	1830	1918	“Mother”	6905 6904	NC	20		399
Scull	Sarah Whiting	1868	24 Jan 1953	nee WHITING. Wife of Charles S SCULL. Married 4 Dec 1901. Daughter of Charles C & Louisiana (CRAIG) WHITING.	6907 6904 0974	NC	20		399
Seabrook	John	28 Mar 1823	30 Apr 1879	Husband of Mary SEABROOK. Aged: 51 y. 1 m. 3 d. Pvt., Co H, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry. (Note: Cemetery record shows date of death as 29 Apr 1878, with burial on the 30^th.)	0578	ESE	19	54
Seals	Isaac	1840	1925	Husband of Louisa SEALS. “Father”	7179	NWn	2		603
Seals	James T	--	Mar 1945	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NWn	2	603
Seals	Louisa	1842	1921	Wife of Isaac SEALS. (Note: Top of stone is missing.)	7178	NWn	2		603
Seals	Rachel E	29 Sep 1878	21 Feb 1921	Wife of J T SEALS. “Mother”	7175	NWn	1		603
Seamon	Audie	22 May 1899	23 Jul 1960	nee STEELE. Wife of Virgil SEAMON. Daughter of Millard & Sadie (SHOULDERS) STEELE. “Mother”	6822	NC	16		364
Seamon	Virgil F	21 Apr 1897	15 Feb 1938	Husband of Audie (STEELE) SEAMON. Son of Lewis Napoleon & Estelle "Ila" (FINCH) SEAMON. WW I. “Father” Note: Apparently he was originally buried at the Hazleton IOOF (Community) Cemetery in Hazleton.	6822	NC	16		364
Sears	?	--	27 Feb 1942	“Mrs. Jesse SEARS” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC		267
Sears	Abner	abt 1828	28 Aug ????	Husband of Amanda M SEARS. Age: 64 years 10 m. 2 d. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	4	267
Sears	Gavin M	18 Nov 1850	8 Nov 1885	Husband of Teresa H (HIGGENBOTTOM) SEARS. Married 8 Nov 1877. “Consumption”	1956	SC	4	267
Sears	Mary Jane	27 Aug 1855	26 Feb 1942	nee WALLACE. Wife of Walter S SEARS. Married 16 Dec 1874. Daughter of William R & Hannah E (WILLIAMS) WALLACE.	1955	SC	4	267
Sears	Walter S	12 May 1853	26 Apr 1940	Husband of Mary Jane (WALLACE) SEARS. Married 16 Dec 1874. Son of Abner & Amanda M SEARS.	1955	SC	4	267
Seaton	Arthur	11 Nov 1882	28 Jul 1954	Husband of Milta SEATON.	2786	SW	12		555
Seaton	George L	31 Jul 1860	15 Apr 1944	Husband of Leora SEATON.	7515	NW	16		578
Seaton	Leora	1 Apr 1863	25 Nov 1943	Wife of George L SEATON.	7515	NW	16		578
Seaton	Milta	9 Mar 1887	22 Sep 1943	Wife of Arthur SEATON.	2786	SW	12		555
Seble	Infant	21 Oct 1905	21 Oct 1905	“Stillborn”	NSF	ESE	13	26
Selby	Christa	--	6 Oct 1910	(Note: From cemetery records. Lot owned by Christ Seble.)	NSF	ESE	13	26
Selby	Esther	1895	1986	Wife of Gus SELBY.	1191	ENE	10	127
Selby	Gus	1890	1968	Husband of Esther SELBY.	1191	ENE	9	127
Sellers	Lorena “Lou”	--	12 Jan 1914	Wife of John SELLERS. Age: 75 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	ENE	27	199
Sermersheim	Amzel	14 Jan 1921	11 Jul 1957	nee FISHER. Daughter of Charles Thomas & Maude Augusta C (COLON) FISHER. Note: "Died in a head-on auto accident in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee." Information courtesy of C. Ayres.	2808 From the Princeton Clarion-Democrat, 12 Jul 1957	SW	13		563
Setzer	Amy	--	--	Aged: 11 Months.	1509	ENE	22	204
Sevedge	Sarah E	--	5 Jun 1915	Age: 77 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	N*	1	392

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.