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Sand Hill Cemetery

Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana




Coordinates: Latitude, 38.3605 N;  Longitude, -87.6952 W
Congressional Location: NE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 8; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:

Located at the north end of Sand Hill Cemetery Road (CR 475W) about 3/10 mile north of the intersection with Indiana State Road 64.

Last updated Oct 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.
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George Pickersgill   

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

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Adams

Charlie Vey

26 Dec 1902

16 May 1908

Son of Mark & Clara (McVEY) ADAMS.


(Click here to view account of his death.)

No headstone found.

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Adams

James Porter

18 Feb 1861

16 Dec 1955

Husband of Annie M (WILSON) ADAMS, married 16 Jun 1898; and Johnie (RENO) ADAMS.


Son of John Q & Louisa (PINKSTON) ADAMS. 


Note:  1898 marriage record states his mother was Louisa PINKSTON, and his Death Certificate says Susan JOHNSON.


(Note:  Buried 18 Dec 1955.  Lot 15-B.) 


Note:  Annie M (WILSON) ADAMS and Johnie (RENO) ADAMS are buried in unmarked graves at the Union Cemetery east of Princeton, Indiana.

No headstone found.

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Adams

Kenneth �Dink�

15 Feb 1889

16 Apr 1960

Husband of Evelyn ADAMS. 


Son of John W & Eva (HANSFORD) ADAMS.


(Note:  Buried Lot 16-C.)

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Alexander

Sonja G

5 Jan 1960

30 Oct 2009

nee GREENE.  Wife of Michael ALEXANDER. 


Daughter of Rollin & Gertrude (CARTER) GREENE.


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Alvis

Anna

1 Nov 1851

"1 Nov 1863"

18 Jul 1961

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Frank ALVIS. 


Married 10 Dec 1880. 


Note:  Death Certificate records her birth date as 1 Nov 1851.


(Note:  Buried 21 Jul 1961.  Lot 36-C.)

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Alvis

Anna Mae

23 Jul 1915

4 Oct 2011

nee YOUNG.  Daughter of William E & Magnolia A YOUNG. 


(Note:  Date of death not carved as of 12 Jul 2012.)


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Alvis

Frank

13 Nov 1855

16 Mar 1943

Husband of Anna (DAVIS) ALVIS. 


Married 10 Dec 1880. 


Son of Horace ALVIS.


(Note:  Buried  Lot 36-B.)

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Alvis

Robert

17 Sep 1901

28 Jan 1991

Son of Frank & Anna (DAVIS) ALVIS.


�Our Great Uncle�

(Note:  Buried  Lot 36-D.)

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Anderson

Curtis Allen

2 Sep 1908

15 May 1951

Son of Samuel "Sam" & Rosa B "Rosie" (JONES) ANDERSON.


(Note:  Buried 19 May 1951.  Lot 14-C.)

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Anderson

Earl E

13 Mar 1910

23 Feb 1955

Son of Samuel "Sam" & Rosa B "Rosie" (JONES) ANDERSON.


Indiana, TEC5, 3408th QM Truck Co., WW II.




(Note:  Buried Lot 14-D.)

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Anderson

Ona Belle "Iona"

14 Feb 1872

5 Jun 1943

nee WALLS.  Wife of Moses ANDERSON. 


Daughter of Richard & Isabelle (McCLENDON) WALLS.


(Note:  Buried 8 Jun 1943.  Lot 64-C.)

No headstone found.

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Anderson

Moses

15 Mar 1863

9 Nov 1941

Husband of Ona Belle (WALLS) ANDERSON. 


Son of Isaac & Edie (HARRIS) ANDERSON.


(Note:  Buried 12 Nov 1941.  Lot 64-F.)

No headstone found.

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Anderson

Rosa Bell

15 Feb 1986

"1885"

12 Jan 1937

nee JONES.  Wife of Samuel "Sam" ANDERSON. 


Married:  22 Sep 1901.


Daughter of Joshua & Mary Bell (WELLS) JONES.


(Note:  Buried 14 Jan 1937.  Lot 14-B.)

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Anderson

Samuel

15 Sep 1882

23 Sep 1924

Husband of Rosa Bell (JONES) ANDERSON. 


Married:  22 Sep 1901. 


Son of Horace & Sarah ANDERSON.


Co. M, 49th US C. Vols.




(Note:  Buried 24 Sep 1924.  Lot 14-A.)

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Ashby

Allen

13 Apr 1903

16 Aug 1925

Husband of Leota Bell ASHBY. 


Son of William & Eliza (LYLES) ASHBY.


Note:  Buried 16 Aug 1925.  Lot 40-B.)

Killed when his car was struck by a train.

No headstone found.

From the Princeton Clarion, 17 Aug 1925

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Ashby

Ceola

10 Dec 1902

13 Sep 1953

nee RUSSELL.  Wife of Ralph ASHBY.


Married 27 Feb 1919. 


Daughter of Edgar & Katie (HARDIMAN) RUSSELL.


(Note:  Buried 13 Sep 1935.  Lot 35-C.)

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Ashby

Christiane E.

2 Jul 1944

7 Feb 2024

nee STOHR
Wife of William H ASHBY.



NOTE: Although photo indicates so, Christiane and William are not buried here. This plot was given to family friend Thomas Johnson who is buried here. Christiane's ashes, along with those of husband William, were scattered together on their property west of Princeton on 7 Jun 2024.

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Ashby

David William

2 Oct 1964

20 Dec 1964

Son of Wayne T JOHNSON & Judith ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 21 Dec 1964.  Lot 39-A.)

No headstone found.

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Ashby

Eliza

13 Dec 1878

15 Dec 1922

nee LYLES.  Wife of William Henry ASHBY. 


Married:  17 Jan 1901.


Daughter of Jonathan & Caroline (GREER) LYLES.


Mother


(Note:  Buried 17 Dec 1922,  Lot 40-A.)

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Ashby

Esther M

26 Apr 1911

22 Aug 1977

nee CHAVIS.  Wife of Henry ASHBY. 


Daughter of Henry & Anna Belle (ALVIS) CHAVIS.


(Note:  Buried 25 Aug 1977.  Lot 39-C.)

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Ashby

Fred R

21 Mar 1906

"26 Mar 1906"

1 Feb 1981

"4 Feb 1981"

Son of William Henry & Eliza (LYLES) ASHBY.


(On same stone as brother John ASHBY.) 


Note:  Carved dates do not agree with his Certificate of Death and obituary was published on 3 Feb 1981.


(Note:  Buried 4 Feb 1981, Lot 40-F.)

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Ashby

Henry

28 Feb 1910

2 Jul 1978

Husband of Esther M (CHAVIS) ASHBY. 


Son of William ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 6 Jul 1978.  Lot 39-B.)

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Ashby

Idola Marie

28 Jun 1925

6 Nov 1925

Daughter of Allen & Leota (NOLCOX) ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 8 Nov 1925 in north half of Lot 24-F.)

No headstone found.

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Ashby

Infant

--

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Infant of Henry & Esther M (CHAVIS) ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 9 Aug 1940.  Lot G-A.)

No headstone found.

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Ashby

John

28 Jan 1908

9 Aug 1989

Son of William Henry & Eliza (LYLES) ASHBY.


(On same stone as brother Fred ASHBY.)

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Ashby

Lafe

12 Dec 1879

9 Jan 1959

Son of Harrison & Katherine ASHBY. 


"Never married"


(Note:  Buried 11 Jan 1959.  Lot 63-A.)

No headstone found.

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Ashby

Leat "Tate"

10 May 1867

31 Oct 1937

Husband of Maggie ASHBY. 


Son of Ralph & Emmaline (WHITE) ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 1 Nov 1937.  Lot 35-A.) 


Note:  Certificate of Death reports burial at Sand Hill Cemetery.  There also is a headstone for Tate Ashby at Mead Cemetery, north of Francisco.

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Ashby

Minerva

1866

1 Mar 1920

nee WIMLEY.  Wife of Leat "Tate" ASHBY. 


Daughter of A J & ? WIMBERLY.

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Ashby

Ralph

10 Jan 1898

29 Jul 1951

Husband of Ceola (RUSSELL) ASHBY. 


Married 27 Feb 1919. 


Son of Leat "Tate" & Minerva (WIMBERLY) ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 31 Jul 1951.  Lot 35-B.)

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Ashby

Ralph

Feb 1836

7 Jan 1918

Husband of Emaline ASHBY.


Pvt., Co. H, 118th US C. I. 


Enlisted on 10 Oct 1864 at Owensboro, Kentucky.

 





Buried:  9 Jan 1918.

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Ashby

William

25 Aug 1865

4 Dec 1938

Husband of Minnie ASHBY. 


Son of Ralph & Emmaline (WHITE) ASHBY.


(Note:  Buried 6 Dec 1938.  Lot 40-D.)

No headstone found.

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Ashby

William H

19 Jul 1938

2 Sep 2010

Husband of Christiane ASHBY.


Son of Henry & Esther M (CHAVIS ASHBY.


SFC, US Army, 24th Engr. GB, Vietnam.





NOTE: He is not buried here. William's ashes (along with those of his wife Christiane) were scattered together on their property west of Princeton on 7 Jun 2024 following her passing. This plot was given to, and is now occupied by, Tommy Johnson (family friend).

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Ayres

Joseph W

--

10 Jun 1866

Son of A & E AYRES.


Aged 1 ys. 5 ms. 26 ds.

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Ballard

Leatha Earline

26 Apr 1937

1 Oct 2001

nee LYLES.  Wife of Robert E BALLARD. 


Daughter of Earl Lester & Christine Elizabeth (VICK) LYLES.

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Ballard

Robert E, Jr "Bob"

27 Dec 1926

22 Mar 2006

Husband of Leatha Earline (LYLES) BALLARD. 


Son of Robert E & Mattie (PAGE) BALLARD. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Barnes

Evelyn

19 Nov 1929

23 Nov 1929

Infant daughter of Herschell GREEN & Dorothy BARNES.


(Note:  Buried 26 Nov 1929.  Lot 31-D.)

No headstone found.

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Barnes

Mildred Milbra

3 Oct 1916

18 Aug 1928

Daughter of James & Hettie BARNES.


(Note:  Buried 21 Aug 1928,  Lot 30-F.)

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Bell

Caroline

22 Sep 1879

"1881"

26 Jul 1962

nee THOMAS.  Wife of Wallace C BELL. 


Married 2 Jul 1900 in Perry County, Indiana. 


Daughter of Stewart & Evelyn THOMAS.


(Note:  Buried 28 Jun 1962.  Lot 67-B.)

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Bell

Charles M

22 Mar 1877

9 Mar 1954

Son of Reuben & Laura (POINTER) BELL.


(Note:  Buried 12 Mar 1954, Lot 68-B.)

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Bell

Clinton T

14 Dec 1904

10 Feb 1969

Son of Wallace C & Caroline (THOMAS) BELL.

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Bell

Cordelia

4 Aug 1900

11 Oct 1948

nee BUSHROD.  Wife of Clinton T BELL.  Daughter of Horace & Jeane (WASHINGTON) BUSHROD.


(Note:  Buried 14 Oct 1946.  Lot H-D.)

No headstone found.

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Bell

Ellen

3 Feb 1828

19 Feb 1882

�Mother�

54 Yrs. 16 Ds.

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Bell

Infant

15 May 1909

15 May 1909

Infant son of William & Minnie (POWELL) BELL. 


Buried:  15 May 1909.

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Bell

Lucy Clara Idola

5 Dec 1920

15 Jan 1925

Daughter of William & Hattie (JONES) BELL. 


(Note:  Buried 18 Jan 1925,  Lot 44-C.)

No headstone found.

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Bell

Nannie L

16 Jan 1869

8 Aug 1953

Daughter of Reuben & Laura (POINTER) BELL.


(Note:  Buried 11 Aug 1953,  Lot 68-A.)

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Bell

Wallace C

22 Feb 1879

29 Jun 1962

Husband of Caroline (THOMAS) BELL. 


Married 2 Jul 1900 in Perry County, Indiana.  Son of Reuben & Louisa BELL.


(Note:  Buried 2 Jul 1962.  Lot 67-A.)

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Bell

William

--

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Civil War Veteran.




(Note:  Buried  Lot 44-A.)

No headstone found.

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Berry

Ada Mae

26 Aug 1926

19 Dec 2020

nee WOODS
Wife of Luther BERRY.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7270 GAP

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Berry

Alice E

25 May 1933

13 Oct 2012

Daughter of Sylvester & Flossie (STEWART) BERRY. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Berry

Bernel (?)

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Barely legible.

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Berry

Caroline June

15 May 1938

17 May 1938

Infant daughter of Sylvester & Flossie Anna (STEWART) BERRY.


(Note: Buried 18 May 1938.  Lot F-F)

No headstone found.

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Berry

Clara

20 Jun 1877

5 Jul 1921

nee WALDEN.  Wife of Robert BERRY. 


Married 22 Mar 1903. 


Daughter of B L & Mildred (LYLES) WALDEN.


(Note:  Buried 7 Jul 1921, South 1/2 of Lot 29-A.)

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Berry

Flossie Anna

23 Jan 1901

15 Nov 1985

nee STEWART.  Wife of Sylvester BERRY. 


Daughter of Albert & Laura (McNARY) STEWART. 


Buried:  18 Nov 1955.

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Berry

Fred

8 Oct 1873

5 Jun 1930

Husband of Rosa (LYLES) BERRY. 


Son of John & America (HEAD) BERRY.


(Note:  Buried 8 Jun 1930.  Lot 20-A.)

No headstone found.

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Berry

Frederick C, Sr.

4 Sep 1925

17 May 1996

Husband of Mary A "Donna Bell" (JONES) BERRY. 


Son of Sylvester & Flossie (STEWART) BERRY.


S1, US Navy, WW II.



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Berry

Luther H

11 May 1923

20 Feb 1968

Husband of Ada Mae BERRY. 


Son of Sylvester & Flossie Anna (STEWART) BERRY.

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Berry

Mary A "Donna Bell"

16 Sep 1930

16 Jul 2012

nee JONES.  Wife of Frederick C BERRY, Sr. 


Daughter of Charles & Mary Lee (DIXON) JONES. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Berry

Modena

19 Jun 1912

9 Apr 1959

nee LYLES.  Wife of Rolland BERRY.


Daughter of John Allen & Lydia LYLES.


(Note:  Buried 13 Apr 1959.  Lot 16-A.)

No headstone found.

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Berry

Paul Vernon

11 Feb 1961

11 Feb 1961

Infant son of Anna G BERRY.

(Note:  Buried 12 Feb 1961.  Lot 20-Cne.)

No headstone found.

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Berry

Robert

1 Mar 1875

17 Apr 1954

Husband of Clara (WALDEN) BERRY. 


Married 22 Mar 1903.  


Son of John & America (HEAD) BERRY.


(Note:  Buried 19 Apr 1954.  Lot 29-B.)

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Berry

Rolland

29 Oct 1897

26 Dec 1955

Husband of Modena (LYLES) BERRY.


Son of Fred & Rosa (LYLES) BERRY.


(Note:  Buried 29 Dec 1955.  Lot 15-A.)


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Berry

Rose

?

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nee LYLES.  Wife of Fred BERRY.


Rough carved stone.

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Berry

Sylvester

14 Oct 1895

23 May 1961

Husband of Flossie BERRY. 


Son of Fred & Rosie (LIKE) BERRY. 


Buried:  26 May 1961.

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Bibb

Martha H

1 Apr 1902

21 Jul 1968

nee RIGGS. 


Wife of Zebue BIBB. Daughter of Elliott RIGGS.


Buried:  25 Jul 1968.

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Bibb

Zebue

2 Jun 1901

30 Aug 1958

Husband of Martha H (RIGGS) BIBB. 


Son of Allen & Laura (STOVALL) BIBB.


Pvt., WW II. 


Enlisted 15 Aug 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky.



(Note:  Buried:  1 Sep 1958..  Lot 68-E.)

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Booth

Berneitha Jane

3 Jul 1926

10 Nov 2005

nee MADISON.  Wife of John B BOOTH. 


Married 19 Jun 1948. 


Daughter of George & Annie (LYLES) MADISON. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

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Booth

John B

10 Feb 1927

2 Mar 1984

Husband of Berneitha Jane (MADISON) BOOTH. 


Son of Samuel & Aatha (WALTON) BOOTH.


Married 19 Jun 1948.


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Bradley

George

abt 1851

3 Mar 1929

Husband of Harriett BRADLEY. 

Son of Hiram CLARK.

(Note:  Buried 5 Mar 1929.  Lot 31-C.)

No headstone found.

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Branham  

Dorothy Lyles

21 Mar 1903

22 May 1951

nee LYLES. 


Daughter of Josiah & Caroline LYLES.


(Note:  Buried 24 May 1951..  Lot 5-B.)

No headstone found.

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Bright

Gwendolyn Louise Jones

13 Oct 1950

20 Apr 1972

nee JONES. Wife of John L BRIGHT. 


Daughter of Delbert & Alma L (HARDIMAN) JONES.


Daughter 


Died in a house fire.


Buried:  22 Apr 1972.

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From the Princeton Clarion, 20 Apr 1972

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Bright

Raheim Anthony

18 Jan 1993

20 Jun 2014

Son of Corwin Anthony BRIGHT & Uraina Yvette LYLES. 

Killed by Claude Arender during a fight.


(Click here to view obituary.)

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From the Princeton Clarion, 23 Jun 2014


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Brown

Infant

--

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Child of Edith BROWN.

(Note:  Buried 11 Sep 1936.  Lot 17-B.)

No headstone found.

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Brown

John

25 Aug 1900

19 Feb 1962

Son of Fount & Martha (HALFACRE) BROWN.


(Note:  Buried 22 Feb 1962.  Lot 19-A.)

No headstone found.

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Brown

Sherry Anne

28 Nov 1971

12 Sep 2019

nee SMITH.  Wife of Vernell BROWN. 


Daughter of Kenneth "Ick" & Gail (SMITH) MADISON.


Click here to view obituary.

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Brown

Willie

19 May 1926

6 Sep 2005

Son of Eddie & Hattie (WOODS) BROWN. 


"Never married"


Buried:  10 Sep 2005.

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Burgess

J H

1 Jan 1879

20 Sep 1904

(Stone is worn; very hard to read.)

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Burns

Anthony D

8 Jan 1959

27 May 1979

Husband of Maria Y (ROBERTS) BURNS. 


Married 16 Sep 1978. 


Son of Jerry & Mattie (PEET) BURNS.


Buried:  31 May 1979.


(From obituary:  Family of 5 killed on I-64 when struck from behind)

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Accident

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Burns

Maria Y

16 Aug 1961

27 May 1979

nee ROBERTS.  Wife of Anthony D BURNS. 


Married 16 Sep 1978. 


Daughter of Carl & Nancy (MADISON) ROBERTS. 


Buried:  30 May 1979.


(From obituary:  Family of 5 killed on I-64 when struck from behind)

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Burton

Dillard

11 Sep 1875

28 Oct 1952

Son of George OFFICER.


(Note:  Buried 31 Oct 1952.  Lot 53-C.)

No headstone found.

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Bushrod

Ethel

25 Sep 1905

6 Mar 1954

Daughter of Lafe & Rosa (CLAY) BUSHROD.


(Note:  Buried 9 Mar 1954.  Lot 17-B.)

(Note:  See also Ethel LYDIA.)

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Bushrod

Rosa

19 Feb 1874

"1876"

12 Jul 1954

nee CLAY.  Wife of Lafe BUSHROD. 


Daughter of Barrett & Betsy CLAY.


(On same stone as Ethel LYDIA.)

(Note:  Buried 15 Jul 1954.  Lot 17-A.)

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Sections and Rows.
The cemetery has wooden post markers indicating Lots 1 through 5, with numbers starting on the west side.  (There are a relatively few surviving headstones or memorials in the two older sections, 1 and 2.)  For purposes of this work, rows were numbered starting at the east edge of the cemetery in Section 5 and continued to the west edge of Section 3.  No assignment of row numbers was attempted in Sections 1 and 2 due to the scattered nature of the remaining stones.
 

1461 View looking north of Section 1.
1442  View looking north of Section 2.
1264  View looking north of Secton 3.
0829  View looking west of Section 3.
1013  View looking north of Section 4.

0832  View looking northeast of Section 5.