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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.
Shafer	Carl J	--	4 Dec 1928	Infant of Carl J SHAFER. (Note: From cemetery records.)	7553	NW	18	596
Shaffer	Luella R	1883	--	Daughter of Richard & Ella M (WHITING) HUSSEY.	0979	ESE	32	241
Shandy	Mary A	--	29 Jul 1930	nee SPAIN. Wife of Ellis F TICHENOR, 1^st, married 29 Dec 1886; and ? SHANDY, 2^nd. Age: 64 years 5 months 25 days. “Myocarditis” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	27	460
Shanks	Alonzo	1 Jun 1898	8 May 1987	Son of Jacob & Bettie (DYE) SHANKS. Pvt., US Army, WW I. Enlisted 19 Feb 1918 at Princeton, Indiana; Discharged 11 Feb 1919. Note: Died at Wabash Health Care Center, Wabash, Indiana.	1835	N*	2	512
Shanks	Alva	1881 (13 Jul 1884)*	12 Sep 1935	Husband of Margaret May “Maggie” (COOMER) SHANKS, 1^st;married 21 Jan 1907; and Hattie SHANKS, 2^nd. Son of Jacob & Bettie (DYE) SHANKS. Son of Jacob & Bettie (DYE) SHANKS. “Father” *Birthdate from 1st marriage record and WW I Draft Registration Card.	317	NW	7		514
Shanks	Alva T “Bud”	14 Mar 1912	4 Oct 1984	Son of Alva & Margaret May “Maggie” (COOMER) SHANKS.	7313	NW	7		514
Shanks	Alva, Jr.	--	17 Jan 1940	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	7	514
Shanks	Earl	--	Nov 1922	Infant. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	7	514
Shanks	George W	21 Mar 1906	27 Feb 1931	Son of Alva & Margaret May “Maggie” (COOMER) SHANKS.	7314	NW	7		514
Shanks	Hattie Lee	18 Feb 1897	6 Jan 1969	Second wife of Alva SHANKS. “Mother”	2618	SW	4	496
Shanks	Margaret May “Maggie”	3 Sep 1881	12 Oct 1924	nee COOMER. First wife of Alva SHANKS. Married 21 Jan 1907. Daughter of William Thomas & Fannie (SAULSBERRY) COOMER.	7316	NW	7		514
Shannon	Anna E	1859	1926	nee GOURLEY. Wife of William C SHANNON. Married 3 Nov 1881.	2435	SC	23	431
Shannon	Anna Vanzandt	1907	1965	--	6578	NC	6		302
Shannon	Charles A	1864	1936	Husband of Lillian B (BUCKLIN) SHANNON. Married 1 Mar 1894. Son of Andrew A & Mary L (ROBB) SHANNON.	6580	NC	6		302
Shannon	Ella Hall	abt 1844	24 Mar 1924	nee HALL. Wife of Samuel H SHANNON. Married 20 Apr 1870. (Note: From cemetery and census records.)	NSF	ENE	22	115
Shannon	John D	18 Feb1832	12 Aug 1881	Husband of Mary F SHANON. Aged: 49 Y. 5 M. 24 D. “Father”	1488 1492	ENE	21	114
Shannon	Lillian B	1867	1921	nee BUCKLIN. Wife of Charles A SHANNON. Married 1 Mar 1894.	6579	NC	6		302
Shannon	Mary F	17 Feb 1837	29 Nov 1892	Wife of John D SHANNON. Aged: 55 Y. 9 M. 12 D. “Mother”	1489 1493	ENE	21	114
Shannon	Mary L	--	15 Aug 1895	Wife of A A SHANNON. Aged: 56 Years 4 Mos. 25 Dys. “Mother”	6566 6577	NC	6		302
Shannon	Paul	abt 1882	Aug 1946	Son of Samuel H & Ella (HALL) SHANNON. (Note: From cemetery and census records.)	NSF	ENE	22	115
Shannon	Robert H	abt 1884	Dec 1928	Son of Samuel H & Ella (HALL) SHANNON. (Note: From cemetery and census records.)	NSF	ENE	22	115
Shannon	Samuel H	abt 1842	Jan 1914	Husband of Ella (HALL) SHANNON. Married 20 Apr 1870. Pvt., Co. K, 24^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861. Mustered out on 31 Jul 1864. (Note: Cemetery records say “Shipped in Jan 12-14”)	1498	ENE	22	115
Shannon	William C	1857	1940	Husband of Anna E (GOURLEY) SHANNON. Married 3 Nov 1881.	2436	SC	23	431
Sheets	Frederick J	23 Feb 1892	23 May 1910	Son of John G & Josephine V (SNYDER) SHEETS.	6674	NC	10		327
Sheets	John C	--	13 Feb 1908	Age: 52 years. “Acute nephritis” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	27	138
Sheets	John G	4 Dec 1855	13 Feb 1906	Husband of Josephine V (SNYDER) SHEETS.	6672	NC	10		327
Sheets	Josephine V	22 Mar 1858	19 Jul 1935	nee SNYDER. Wife of John G SHEETS.	6673	NC	10		327
Shelton	Emory A	--	Oct 1929	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	13	566
Shelton	Robert Allen	29 Apr 1917	7 Oct 1917	--	6431	W	2		623
Shelton	Rosa B	1870	1918	“Mother”	7404	NW	10		539
Sherman	Jack A	19 Jun 1945	25 Aug 1993	First husband of Peggie J SHERMAN STEWART. Married 10 Feb 1968. “Parents of: Brenda Denise”	6411 6412	SW2	5		30
Sherman	Peggie J	30 May 1948	2 Aug 2006	Wife of Jack A SHERMAN, 1st, married 10 Feb 1968; and ? STEWART, 2nd. “Parents of: Brenda Denise” (Click here to view obituary.)	6411 6412	SW2	5		30
Sherrer	Edward H	1885	1955	Husband of Sallie ALSTOT. Married 5 Dec 1891.	6527	NC	3		299
Sherry	Anna	abt 1837	25 Apr 1892	nee BROWNLEE. Wife of Joseph SHERRY.	1767	NE*	1	229
Sherry	Edward	1869	1950	--	0175	ESE	5	649
Sherry	Effie B	abt 1885	12 Sep 1911	nee STEVENS. Wife of Curtis Lee SHERRY. Married 12 Sep 1906. Daughter of William STEVENS. (Note: From cemetery and other records. Last residence, Danville, Illinois.)	NSF	SC	24	436
Sherry	Harriett	--	25 Aug 1917	Wife of Joseph B SHERRY. Married 13 Jan 1913. Daughter of Hiram R & Anna (STEWART) YOUNG. Age: 53 years. (Note: From cemetery health department records.)	NSF	ESE	30	105
Sherry	Joseph “Joe”	abt 1834	24 Aug 1911	Husband of Anna (BROWNLEE) SHERRY. Age: 76 years. Pvt., Co A, 80^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. (Note: Some information from cemetery and health department records.)	1766	NE*	1	229
Sherry	Joseph B	abt 1868	9 Mar 1936	Husband of Harriet E (YOUNG) SHERRY. Married 13 Jan 1913. Son of Joseph & Anna (BROWNLEE) SHERRY. Spanish American War. Illinois, Pvt., 20^th U. S. Inf.	1769	NE*	1	229
Shewmaker	Proctor K	1876	1954	Husband of Lelia M SHEWMAKER, 1^st; and Ruth M (MILBURN) SHEWMAKER. Son of William B & Martha B SHEWMAKER.	7002	NC	23		425
Shewmaker	Ruth Milburn	1875	1959	nee MILBURN. Wife of Geroge BURTON, 1^st, marrie d1 Dec 1898; and Proctor K SHEWMAKER, 2^nd. Daughter of Preston & Malinda (WRIGHT) MILBURN.	7049	NC	24		424
Shine	Edward M	1 Nov 1919	21 Jul 1997	Hubsand of Mayble SHINE, 1^st; and Darla SHINE, 2^nd. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	1352 1353	ENE	16	151
Shine	Mayble	1890	1937	nee McDONALD. First wife of Edward Francis SHINE. Married 30 Dec 1914. Daughter of Samuel M & Anna B (NORRIS) McDONALD.	1354	ENE	16	151
Shine	Michael F	20 Feb 1953	2 Apr 2017	--	1354	ENE	16	151
Shine	Pansy E	21 Aug 1911	14 May 2001	nee O”NEAL. Wife of Raymond SHINE.	6685	NC	11		333
Shine	Rickey A	1892	1972	nee COLLINS. Wife of Millard Otis “Red” HILL, 1^st; and Edward Francis SHINE, 2^nd. Daughter of Vincent SHINE. “Mother”	2820	SW	13		559
Shipman	James W	1868	1941	Husband of Viney J SHIPMAN.	2665	SW	6	497
Shipman	Viney J	1866	1953	Wife of James W SHIPMAN.	2665	SW	6	497
Shipp	Catherine	25 Mar 1842	2 Aug 1918	nee SPORE. Wife of Thomas SHIPP. (Note: Alternate spelling of surname on large monument.) (Click here to view obituary.)	1715	ENE	30	197
Shipp	James	1867	1931	Husband of Nora (PIERCE) HARTLEY SHIPP, 1^st, married 16 Mar 1909; and Rosa SHIPP, 2^nd. Son of Thomas & Caroline (HUDSON) SHIPP.	1674	ENE	29	197
Shipp	Paul	1912	1932	Son of James SHIPP & Nora (PIERCE) HARTLEY SHIPP.	1673	ENE	29	197
Shipp	Rosa	1888	1957	Second wife of James SHIPP. “Mother”	1672	ENE	29	197
Shipp	Thomas	26 Feb 1832	6 Jan 1908	Husband of Catherine SHIPP. Corpl., Co. C, 82^nd Reg. Indiana Infantry. “Disease of heart” (Click here to view obituary.)	1715 1713	ENE	30	197
Shirrell	Lenord A	--	--	Note: Cemetery records report all graves in this Lot (189) owned by “single graves.” There are no dates or other information. Whether or not these individuals are actually buried here has not been determined.)	NSF	ENE	9	189
Shoaf	Amos K “Emil”	--	11 Sep 1917	Age: 1 year. (Note: From cemetery and health department records. Given name is “Emil” in cemetery records.)	NSF	W	2	623
Shoaf	Daisy E	1880	1969	Wife of Frank SHOAF.	0131	ESE	4	643
Shoaf	Frank	1873	1971	Husband of Daisy E SHOAF.	0131	ESE	4	643
Shoaf	Harry L	29 Nov 1920	23 Mar 1946	Son of Frank & Daisy E SHOAF. Cpl., US Army Air Force, WW II.	0129	ESE	4	643
Shoaf	Verle R	1918	--	Son of Frank & Daisy E SHOAF.	0130	ESE	4	643
Shomate	George	7 Jun 1862	21 Dec 1916	--	1793	N*	1	392
Shomate	Lucinda	--	5 Aug 1908	Age: 3 months. “Inanition” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	N*	1	392
Shoptaugh	Etta Epperson	1866	1923	nee EPPERSON. Wife of M Edgar SHOPTAUGH. Married 18 Jan 1894. Daughter of J S & Esther (MAUCK) EPPERSON.	2148	SC	10	323
Shoptaugh	M Edgar	1867	1939	Husband of Etta (EPPERSON) SHOPTAUGH. Married 18 Jan 1894. Son of Shelton H & Sarah J (BURCHFIELD) SHOPTAUGH.	2147	SC	10	323
Shoptaugh	Sarah J	abt 1849	5 May 1914	nee BURCHFIELD. Wife of Shelton H SHOPTAUGH. Married 10 Apr 1866. Daughter of William & Eliza (DRYSDALE) BURCHFIELD. “Mother”	2146 2144	SC	10	323
Shoptaugh	Shelton H	abt 1841		Husband of Sarah J (BURCHFIELD) SHOPTAUGH. Married 10 Apr 1866. “Father”	2145 2144	SC	10	323
Short	Jennie Adcock	--	May 1934	Wife of William P ADCOCK, 1^st; and ? SHORT, 2^nd. (Note: From cemetery census records.)	NSF	ENE	7	131
Shuel	Anna Mae	1896	1944	Wife of Charles F SHEUL.	0910	ESE	30	103
Shuel	Beatrice C	2 Sep 1907	25 Apr 2003	Wife of Max M SHUEL. Married 12 Jun 1939.	6950	NC	21		415
Shuel	Catharine	6 Dec 1857	8 May 1913	nee KRAFT. Second wife of John W SHUEL. Married 27 Sep 1877. “Mother”	6953	NC	22		415
Shuel	Charles F	1894	1976	Husband of Anna Mae SHUEL.	0910	ESE	30	103
Shuel	Darwin Frederick	1920	30 Jul 1920	Age: 1 month.	6483	NC	1		287
Shuel	Donald F	11 Jul 1912	24 Mar 1986	Husband of Vivian M SHUEL.	0416	ESE	14	676
Shuel	Emily S	1883	1949	nee MILLER. Wife of Fred SCHUEL. Married 24 Jun 1905 in Knox County, Indiana. Daughter of Stephen & Marth (BUETHERS) SHUEL.	6951 6974	NC	22		415
Shuel	Flora	1871	1951	nee KING. Wife of Jacob SHUEL. Married 22 Jun 1893.	6954	NC	21		415
Shuel	Fred	1883	19__	Husband of Emily S (MILLER) SHUEL. Married 24 Jun 1905 in Knox County, Indiana. Son of John W & Catherine (KRAFT) SHUEL.	6951 6973	NC	22		415
Shuel	Harry W	14 Nov 1879	1 Oct 1913	Son of John W & Catharine (KRAFT) SHUEL.	6952 6972	NC	22		415
Shuel	Jacob	1872	1947	Husband of Flora SHUEL. Son of John W & Barbara (STRUPP) SHUEL.	6954	NC	21		415
Shuel	John W	17 Apr 1849	3 Jul 1921	Husband of Barbara (STRUPP) SHUEL, 1^st, married 12 Dec 1871 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana; and Catharine (KRAFT) SHUEL, 2^nd, married 27 Sep 1877 “Father” US Navy.	6953 6970	NC	22		415
Shuel	Max M	16 May 1906	12 Jul 1992	Husband of Beatrice C SHUEL. Married 12 Jun 1939.	6950	NC	21		415
Shuel	Vivian M	7 Jan 1913	16 Nov 1989	Wife of Donald F SHUEL.	0416	ESE	14	676
Shumate	Carrie T	1869	29 Jul 1940	nee SPROWL. Wife of George Lannes TAYLOR, 1^st, married 24 Dec 1890; and John W SHUMATE, 2^nd, married 18 Sep 1900.	6479 6505	NC	2		288
Shumate	John W	1866	Nov 1949	Second husband of Carrie T (SPROWL) TAYLOR SHUMATE. Married 18 Sep 1900.	6506	NC	2		288
Simmons	Alvin	1858	1920	Husband of Mary A (JACKSON) SIMMONS.	7453	NW	13		568
Simmons	Charles S	1885	1954	Husband of Mary Hazel SIMMONS.	7280	NW	5		507
Simmons	Herschel A	1911	1969	56^th Engineers	0420	ESE	15	677
Simmons	Mary A	1862	1947	nee JACKSON. Wife of Alvin SIMMONS.	7453	NW	13		568
Simmons	Mary Hazel	1900	1985	Wife of Charles S SIMMONS.	7280	NW	5		507
Simpson	Ada B	1869	1947	nee ERVIN. Wife of William E SIMPSON. Married 1 Sep 1891.	7092	NC	26		447
Simpson	William E	1866	1950	Husband of Ada B (ERVIN) SIMPSON. Married 1 Sep 1891.	7092	NC	26		447
Sinclair	Don	27 Oct 1915	16 Aug 1982	Husband of Flossie (GOURLEY) SINCLAIR. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	2994	SW	22		698
Sinclair	Flossie	14 Dec 1915	10 Nov 1993	nee GOURLEY. Wife of Don SINCLAIR.	2994	SW	22		698
Sinclar	Claud M	17 Mar 1876	1 Jul 1916	(Note: Dates are now mostly illegible.)	7173	NWn	1		600
Singer	Carolyn F	22 Aug 1951	--	nee GOODLOE. Wife of Phillip W SINGER. Married 4 May 1968. “Our Children: Lisa Michelle and Derek Wayne”	0748 0749	ESE	24	2-g
Singer	Derek Wayne	29 Oct 1978	20 Oct 2013	Husband of Jeannine "Lou" SINGER. Son of Phillip W & Carolyn F (GOODLOE) SINGER. (Click here to view obituary.	0151	ESE	21	?
Singer	Phillip W	23 Jan 1947	25 Sep 2002	Husband of Carolyn F (GOODLOE) SINGER. Married 4 May 1968. “Our Children: Lisa Michelle and Derek Wayne”	0748 0749	ESE	24	2-g
Sinkhorn	Oather	1871	1956	--	0076	ESE	3	666
Sisson	Daisy Florine	1890	1972	nee ALTON. Second wife of Samuel F SISSON. Married 16 Oct 1915.	2525	SC	27	462
Sisson	Dorothy F	17 Aug 1918	10 Aug 2008	Daughter of Samuel F & Daisy F SISSON.	2524	SC	27	462
Sisson	Eldon	7 Oct 1895	5 Sep 1951	Husband of Mabel (BEADLE) SISSON. Married 5 Sep 1917 in Clark County, Indiana. Son of Samuel F & Pearl N SISSON. Indiana, Sgt. 152^nd Infantry, 38^th Div., WW I.	2546	SC	28	462
Sisson	Floyd E	7 May 1912	22 Sep 1912	Son of Goldie E (GRACE) SISSON.	1209	ENE	11	217
Sisson	Jeana Faye	12 May 1962	13 May 1962	--	6225	SW	inf		586
Sisson	Jessie Helen	29 Sep 1915	2 Aug 1937	Daughter of William J & Essie Pearl (KING) SISSON.	2263	SC	15	374
Sisson	Joshua S	Jan 1846	9 Oct 1919	Husband of Flora E SISSON. Age: 73 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	ENE	9	188
Sisson	Lewis Zelbert	--	27 Feb 1919	Infant son of Roscoe & Maggie SISSON. (Note: From cemetery, census and health department records.)	NSF	NW	19	606
Sisson	Mabel R	10 Feb 1900	--	nee BEADLE. Wife of Eldon SISSON. Married 5 Sep 1917 in Clark County, Indiana.	2547	SC	28	462
Sisson	Ray Clinton	--	24 May 1951	--	3038	SW	inf		556
Sisson	Samuel F	1869	1949	Husband of Pearl N SISSON, 1^st; and Daisy Florine (ALTON) SISSON. Married 16 Oct 1915. Son of John C & Sarah (McCLURE) SISSON.	2525	SC	27	462
Sisson	William J	19 Dec 1889	15 Nov 1951	Husband of Essie Pearl (KING) SISSON. Married 10 Oct 1914. Son of Hiram Perry & Mary J (STEWART) SISSON. Indiana, Pvt., 3^rd Infantry.	2261	SC	15	374

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.