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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.
Skelton	Arvil H	1 Oct 1902	6 Sep 1990	Husband of Mildred A SKELTON. “Father”	6781	NC	15		364
Skelton	Betty J	--	Oct 1926	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	N*	1	482
Skelton	Charles Oscar	12 Apr 1862	24 May 1936	Husband of Fannie C (CLIFFORD) SKELTON. Married 11 Oct 1892. Age: 74 years. (Note: Burial location from cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	28	454
Skelton	Charles W	22 Jan 1890	2 Aug 1967	Husband of Lucile SKELTON. “Father”	7009	NC	23		426
Skelton	Connie Kay	1942	1943	--	3019	SW	inf		526
Skelton	Elisha Edward “Ed”	1882	1952	Husband of Mary (MILLS) SKELTON. Married 17 Apr 1897. Son of Joseph M & Mary E SKELTON.	0396	ESE	14	30
Skelton	Elmer L	2 Jul 1914	22 May 1981	Son of Levi Jackson & Florence Louisa SKELTON. “Father” Pfc., US Army, WW II.	7202	NW	1		479
Skelton	Emma Elizabeth	4 Nov 1886	14 Apr 1957	nee GENTRY. Wife of James Arthur SKELTON. Married 20 Jun 1903. Daughter of James & Susan A (FORBES) GENTRY.	0048	ESE	2	654
Skelton	Estella E	1891	1986	Wife of Willard SKELTON.	0611	ESE	20	66
Skelton	Esther M	1926	1948	Daughter of James Arthur & Emma Elizabeth (GENTRY) SKELTON.	0058	ESE	2	656
Skelton	Fannie C	Oct 1866	20 Oct 1943	nee CLIFFORD. Wife of Charles Oscar SKELTON. Married 11 Oct 1892. Daughter of Cornelius JE & Priscilla (ROWE) CLIFFORD. (Note: Burial location from cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	28	454
Skelton	Florence Louisa	18 Oct 1874	1 Feb 1958	nee ANGLE. Wife of Levi Jackson SKELTON. Daughter of John Wesley ANGLE.	7198	NW	1		479
Skelton	George V	14 Dec 1911	13 Oct 1964	Indiana, Pfc. US Army, WW II.	0341	ESE	12	27
Skelton	Hobart K	27 Sep 1896	31 Jul 1982	Son of Levi Jackson & Florence Louisa SKELTON. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	7201	NW	1		479
Skelton	Infant	--	Feb 1928	Infant of Phil J SKELTON. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	15	364
Skelton	Infant	25 Oct 1944	25 Oct 1944	Infant daughter of Charles & Mildred SKELTON. "Stillborn" (Note: Positive ID by Darla Skelton Lewis.)	3022	SW	inf		527
Skelton	Jack W	1 Aug 1929	30 Jun 1998	Husband of Vivian B (GREEK) SKELTON. Married 17 Apr 1949. “Our Children: Ralph G, Michael R and Deborah K.”	6257 6258	SW1	2		3
Skelton	James Arthur	1874	1952	Husband of Emma Elizabeth (GENTRY) SKELTON. Married 20 Jun 1903. Son of Robert R & Nancy J (BREEDEN) SKELTON.	0049	ESE	2	654
Skelton	Joseph M	30 Jun 1842	27 Dec 1923	Husband of Mary E SKELTON. “Father” Capt., Co. C, 1^st Reg. Indiana Cavalry.	0397	ESE	14	30
Skelton	Levi Jackson	14 Sep 1871	1 Aug 1950	Husband of Florence Louisa (ANGLE) SKELTON.	7198	NW	1		479
Skelton	Lillie	1866	1938	Wife of Walter SKELTON.	6642	NC	9		330
Skelton	Lucile	10 Sep 1892	7 Apr 1975	Wife of Charles W SKELTON. “Mother”	7009	NC	23		426
Skelton	Mary E	1851	1922	Wife of Joseph M SKELTON. “Mother”	0397	ESE	14	30
Skelton	Mary L Ritchie	25 Jun 1923	21 Jan 2003	Wife of Charles F RITCHIE, 1^st; and Fred SKELTON, 2^nd.	6389	SW2	1		34
Skelton	Mary Ethel Mills	9 Dec 1878	11 May 1966	nee MILLS. Wife of Elisha Edward “Ed” SKELTON. Married 17 Apr 1897. Daughter of John MILLS & Frances A (KING) MILLS FARMER.	0396	ESE	14	30
Skelton	Mildred A	23 Jan 1906	31 May 1968	Wife of Arvil H SKELTON. “Mother”	6781	NC	15		364
Skelton	Rosetta “Rose”	--	14 Sep 1918	Age: 48 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	NW	9	538
Skelton	Ruth N	--	19 Jul 1952	Age: 77 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	12	27
Skelton	Sophia Ann Burton	22 Dec 1907	12 Mar 1995	nee HOADLEY. Daughter of James Arthur HOADLEY & Minnie (REAS) HOADLEY NEWTON. “Mother”	7449	NW	13		569
Skelton	Susie Kath	31 Jan 1898	19 Jul 1990	nee AYERS. Wife of William Elza SKELTON. Married 4 Jun 1917. Daughter of Frank & Mary (NUNLEY) AYERS.	7145	NC	28		454
Skelton	Vivian B	24 Dec 1927	29 Sep 2022	nee GREEK. Wife of Jack W SKELTON. Married 17 Apr 1949. “Our Children: Ralph G, Michael R and Deborah K.” (Click here to view obituary.)	6257 6258	SW1	2		3
Skelton	Walter	1865	1951	Husband of Lillie SKELTON.	6643	NC	9		330
Skelton	Walter P	19 Sep 1918	28 Jun 1972	Son of Levi Jackson & Florence Louisa SKELTON. Indiana, Pfc., HQ, 765^th Mil. Police Bn., WW II.	7199	NW	1		479
Skelton	Willard	1877	15 Feb 1937	Husband of Estella E SKELTON.	0611	ESE	20	66
Skelton	William Elza	1 Aug 1893	29 Aug 1942	Husband of Susie Kath (AYERS) SKELTON. Married 4 Jun 1917. Son of Oscar & Fannie (CLIFFORD) SKELTON. Pvt., Co. C, 70^th Engrs., WW II.	7147	NC	28		454
Skelton	William Kenneth	1913	8 Mar 2003	US Army.	0367	ESE	13	675
Skidmore	Elrick H	1908	1952	Son of Ira Vance SKIDMORE.	7282	NW	5		506
Skidmore	Ira Vance	1882	1954	Second husband of Nellie Luzannah (HYNEMAN) BINKLEY SKIDMORE. Married 14 Aug 1926.	7283	NW	5		506
Skidmore	Nellie Luzannah Binkley	16 Aug 1887	27 Nov 1966	nee HYNEMAN. Wife of Luther Roy BINKLEY, 1^st, married 10 Mar 1909; and Ira Vance SKIDMORE, 2^nd, Married 14 Aug 1926. Daughter of Willis Smith & Harriet Ann (FORD) HYNEMAN.	7284	NW	5		506
Slayback	Eva	--	23 Feb 1883	Wife of Charles SLAYBACK. Age: 54 yrs. 8 m. 28 d. “Paralysis of the Brain” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSV	ESE	32	244
Slayback	Harry	--	6 Aug 1864*	Age: 25 days. (Note: From cemetery records.) *”Removed from the Warnock Cemetery; reburied here 6 Mar 1883.”)	NSV	ESE	32	244
Slayback	Lyda	--	1 Dec 1897	(Note: Identified from cemetery reocords.)	0957 0955 0956	ESE	32	245
Slayton	Lucie W	1893	1973	nee WILKERSON. Wife of Herbert W SLAYTON. Married 2 Dec 1916.	0786 0785	ESE	26	86
Slayton	Maida K	1 Dec 1918	19 Sep 2003	nee KOHLMEYER. Wife of Robert W SLAYTON. Daughter of John G & Mable E KOHLMEYER.	2164	SC	11	344
Slayton	Robert W	23 Sep 1917	1 Apr 1978	Husband of Maida K (KOHLMEYER) SLAYTON.	2164	SC	11	344
Slinker	Archie	8 Jun 1891	--	Husband of Belle SLINKER.	0056	ESE	2	656
Slinker	Belle	7 Sep 1886	12 Jul 1947	Wife of Archie SLINKER.	0056	ESE	2	656
Sloan	Isaac Newton	--	14 Dec 1937	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NE*	1	235
Slunder	Gary Duane, Jr.	--	11 Nov 1969	--	6221	SW	inf		586
Smith	Ada F	1885	1984	Daughter of Charles & Florence (JENKINS) SMITH.	6647	NC	9		328
Smith	Alberta	1922	1985	Daughter of Allen J & Maude E SMITH MARTIN.	2934	SW	19		610
Smith	Anne Palmer	1881	--	Wife of Ducan Vernon SMITH.	1556	ENE	25	201
Smith	Arvilla	--	17 Jan 1917	(Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	W	2	623
Smith	Caroline	1855	--	nee SNOW. Wife of John W SMITH. Married 25 Nov 1880.	0378	ESE	13	28
Smith	Charles	1862	1939	Husband of Florence (JENKINS) SMITH. Married 15 Oct 1884.	6648	NC	9		328
Smith	Charlotte Goodman	30 Jul 1894	22 Jan 1977	--	0362	ESE	13	675
Smith	Clara M	1891	1924	--	2217	SC	13	348
Smith	Cora	--	4 Aug 1968	Age: 83 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	9	328
Smith	David E	--	May 1916	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	9	13
Smith	Duncan Vernon	1884	1948	Husband of Anne (PALMER) SMITH. (Note: Cemetery records report he was buried 4 Apr 1949.)	1556	ENE	25	201
Smith	E B	--	17 Oct 1942	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	inf	526
Smith	Ella Belle	--	Mar 1927	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	597
Smith	Ethel M	1875	1953	nee HARTIN. Wife of Herbert SMITH. Married 29 Dec 1904. Daughter of James J & Mary C (McKISSICK) HARTIN.	6626	NC	8		313
Smith	Gilbert F	1887	1925	Husband of Hester SMITH.	2646	SW	5	503
Smith	Gilbert F	31 Mar 1921	5 Mar 1944	Son of Gilbert F & Hester SMITH. Sgt., 319^th Bomb Sqdn., 90^th Bomb Group, US Army Air Forces, WW II. Killed in Action (and MIA) over New Guinea	2642 From the Princeton Clarion, 31 Jan 1946 SGT Gilbert Smith	SW	5	503
Smith	Greeba Vivian	1923	1924	Infant daughter of Martin G & Nellie M (McGREGOR) SMITH.	7327	NW	7		518
Smith	Haskell P	25 Jun 1915	12 Mar 2005	Second husband of Leora E (RESLER) SMITH SMITH.	1405	SW2	4		31
Smith	Herbert	1872	1934	Husband of Ethel M (HARTIN) SMITH. Married 29 Dec 1904 Killed in a hunting accident in Moses Lake, Washington.	6627	NC	8		313
Smith	Herbert L	27 Dec 1916	12 Jan 1947	Son of Gilbert F & Hester SMITH. Indiana, Tech. Sgt, 32^nd AAF Air Service Sq., WW II.	2643 From the Princeton Clarion, 15 Jan 1947	SW	5	503
Smith	Hester	1888	3 Feb 1953	Wife of Gilbert F SMITH.	2645	SW	5	503
Smith	Infant	--	Aug 1924	Infant of Wesley SMITH. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	598
Smith	Infant	1883	1883	Infant of John W & Caroline (SNOW) SMITH.	0386 0378	ESE	13	28
Smith	Irene	abot 1835	--	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	28	92
Smith	J Willis	--	--	--	0385	ESE	13	28
Smith	James Kent	25 Nov 1961	--	Son of James Shirley & Wanda Lee (ANGLE) SMITH. US Navy. Persian Gulf Operation Desert Storm, NATO Allied Forces, 1991.	6281 6286	SW1	4		5
Smith	James Shirley	26 Mar 1918	29 Nov 2000	Husband of Wanda Lee (ANGLE) SMITH. Son of Martin O & Hattie SMITH. MM1, US Navy, WW II.	6282 6283 6284	SW1	4		5
Smith	Jesse M	10 Apr 1852	15 Dec 1920	--	0269	ESE	9	11
Smith	John Sherman	1922	1923	Infant son of Martin G & Nellie M (McGREGOR) SMITH.	7328	NW	7		518
Smith	John W	1851	1908	Husband of Caroline (SNOW) SMITH. Married 25 Nov 1880.	0378	ESE	13	28
Smith	Karen Colene	7 Apr 1978	9 May 1978	--	6235	SW	inf		587
Smith	Leatha	1889	23 Aug 1985	Wife of Raleigh SMITH.	0105	ESE	4	649
Smith	Lee Anna	8 Nov 1937	6 Jul 1938	Daughter Edward J & Leora SMITH.	7330	NW	7		518
Smith	Leora E	13 Dec 1916	28 Jan 2014	nee RESLER. Wife of Edward T SMITH, 1st; and Haskell P SMITH, 2nd. Daughter of Robert & Edith (BRUCE) RESLER. (Click here to view obituary.)	1405	SW2	4		31
Smith	Lewis	23 Apr 1919	30 Jul 1920	Son of Clarence & Minnie SMITH.	7360	NW	10		539
Smith	Louisa	--	7 Feb 1875	Wife of David E SMITH. Aged: 28 yrs. 2 ms. 27 ds.	0275	ESE	9	13
Smith	Marie	22 Aug 1908	23 Apr 1994	Wife of Melvin T SMITH. “Mother”	1103	ENE	5	222
Smith	Mary	--	17 Mar 1883	Aged 60 Yrs. “Mother”	0381 0388	ESE	13	28
Smith	Mary Murphy	22 May 1883	22 Jun 1962	--	0577	ESE	19	54
Smith	Matthew	--	1 Nov 1905	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	12	346
Smith	May	--	Jul 1921	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	19	607
Smith	Melvin T	29 Aug 1903	2 Jan 1979	Husband of Marie SMITH. “Father”	1103	ENE	5	222
Smith	Nellie	9 Mar 1868	5 Nov 1887	Daughter of David E & Louisa SMITH. Aged: 19 Y. 7 M. & 6 D.	0278	ESE	9	13
Smith	Nellie M	23 Dec 1886	1935	nee McGREGOR. Wife of Martin G SMITH. Married 4 Nov 1908 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	7329	NW	7		518
Smith	Raleigh	1888	1965	Husband of Leatha SMITH.	0104	ESE	4	649
Smith	Susie	--	Oct 1927	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	14	567
Smith	Walter Zane	--	May 1930	Infant. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	W	1	621
Smith	Wanda Lee	2 Aug 1924	2 Sep 2018	nee ANGLE. Wife of James Shirley SMITH. Daughter of Paul & Elizabeth ANGLE.	5558 GAP 6283	SW1	4		5
Smyth	Anna B	23 Sep 1868	3 Nov 1909	Daughter of Dr. Richard & Maria E SMYTH.	1871 1864 1863	SC	1	262
Smyth	John A, Dr.	7 Nov 1858	21 Jun 1888	Son of Dr. Richard & Maria E SMYTH.	1868 1867 1863	SC	1	262
Smyth	Maria E	22 Feb 1834	17 Dec 1914	Wife of Dr. Richard SMYTH. “Mother”	1867 1863 1870	SC	1	262
Smyth	Richard, Dr.	28 Apr 1830	11 Dec 1904	Husband of Maria E SMYTH. “Father”	1865 1863 1869	SC	1	262
Smythe	Edward Howard	4 Sep 1911	10 Mar 1985	“Father”	6921	NC	20		396

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.