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Walnut Hill Cemetery

(Also known as Genung Cemetery)

Union Township

Gibson County, Indiana 
Coordinates: Latitude, 38.2700; Longitude, -87.5748
Congressional Location: SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 7; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:

Located on the east side of County Road 50W, about 0.2 mile north of the intersection with County Road 600S; about 1.25 miles north of Fort Branch.

Last updatedAug 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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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes and Inscriptions

Photo#              Photo

Lot

Sec _ Row

Frakes

Emily Belle

1882

1966

--

5589

1040

S-11

Frederick

Gay L

1 Oct 1947

--

nee SOUTHWOOD.  Wife of Malvern R FREDERICK. 


Married 14 Feb 1980.

“His Children:  Alesia C, Michael L”

Our Childr:  Deann L”

Her Children:  Maury D, Dawn L, Mellisa L”

6889

6890

1626

SA-2

Frederick

Malvern Ray

13 Mar 1938

11 Jan 2006

Husband of Gay L (SOUTHWOOD) FREDERICK. 

Married 14 Feb 1980. 

Son of Harold & Daisy (WOOD) FREDERICK.

“His Children:  Alesia C, Michael L”

Our Children:  Deann L”

Her Children:  Maury D, Dawn L, Mellisa L”

(Click here to view obituary.)

6889

6890

1626

SA-2

Freels

Brandon Lee

24 Apr 1993

24 Apr 1993

Infant son of Charles & Melissa (BOND) FREELS. 


Grandson of Francis “Frank” & Vera Pauline (DAVENPORT) FREELS and Mr. & Mrs. Marvin BOND.

4317

1150

N-22

Freels

Frank Beverly

28 Jan 1936

10 May 2014

Husband of Shirley L (JONES) FREELS. 


Son of Francis Franklin "Frank" & Vera Pauline (DAVENPORT) FREELS.

US Navy,

4218

0244

?

N-21

Freels

Francis Franklin “Frank”

28 Jan 1912

15 May 1962

Husband of Vera Pauline (DAVENPORT) FREELS.

4319

1150

N-22

Freels

Shirley L

13 Jul 1939

--

nee JONES.  Wife of Frank Beverly FREELS.

4218

?

N-21

Freels

Vera Pauline

8 Apr 1911

8 Mar 2000

nee DAVENPORT.  Wife of Francis F “Frank” FREELS. 


Daughter of Frank & Minnie DAVENPORT.

4318

1150

N-22

Freeman

Allen

17 Nov 1911

14 Jun 1985

First husband of Rosa Cletis (CASKEY) FREEMAN WEST. 

Son of A C & Eva FREEMAN.

“Born in Nady, Arkansas”

7590

1437

SA-61

French

Alice W

5 Sep 1924

20 May 2017

nee WARD.  Wife of Samuel R FRENCH.

Married 21 Dec 1942   

Daughter of George & Fannie (GUDGEL) WARD.

Click here to view obituary.

0218

6261

1069

S-40

French

Amy Alice

30 Mar 1881

28 Jan 1943

nee McCLURE.  Wife of Jessie B FRENCH. 

Married 12 Mar 1903.

“Mother”

6249

573

S-39

French

Annie

1866

Apr 1940

nee HICKROD.  Wife of Phillip B FRENCH. 

Married 5 Nov 1885

Buried:  14 Apr 1940.

6058

490

S-32

French

Barney

8 Dec 1889

25 Oct 1918

Husband of Myrtle M (CONRAD) FRENCH. 

Married 17 Apr 1912.

“Father”

4289

4292

641

N-21

French

Bertie C

22 Jun 1899

1 Feb 1979

nee RICHIE.  Wife of Verner FRENCH. 

Married 24 Sep 1917. 

Daughter of William H & Ida RICHIE.

7055

1284

SA-19

French

Brett A

1 Feb 1960

4 Jul 2010

Husband of Jackie (CONNER) FRENCH. 

Married 15 Sep 1987. 

Son of Jessie B & M Delores (CONNER) FRENCH. 

Parents of:  Michelle.

(Click here to view obituary.)

2575

2576

1667

SA-36

French

Caroline Biel

1857

1943

nee BIEL.  Wife of Dr. William W FRENCH.

4559

199

N-33

French

Charles

--

Dec 1873

Son of Peter & Malinda J (KEY) FRENCH. 


Buried:  10 Dec 1873.

No headstone.

289

N-53

French

Charles E

17 Jun 1920

12 Dec 2004

Husband of Vivian M (BUCK) FRENCH. 

Married 9 May 1941. 

Son of Verner & Bertie (RICHIE) FRENCH. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7057

?

SA-19

French

Charles E “Bug”

13 Sep 1926

11 Feb 1993

Husband of Dorothy R (FARROW) FRENCH. 

Married 19 Nov 1950. 

Son of J B & Amy FRENCH.

Pfc., 12th Airdrome Sq., US Army, WW II.

Jan 25, 1945 – Nov 23, 1946


7417

7418

7419

?

SA-49

French

Chloe M

8 Feb 1906

23 Oct 1971

nee McCLARY.  Wife of Roy J "Ted" FRENCH.

6204

1066

S-37

French

Clarcie F ? "Georgia"

13 May 1889

13 Jul 1889

Child of Dr. William W & Caroline (BIEL) FRENCH.

(Stone is partially illegible; given name is uncertain.   Interment records report "Georgia.")

4561

199

N-33

French

Curtis A

23 Sep 1892

Mar 1959

Husband of Emma Fay (WARREN) FRENCH. 


Buried:  13 Mar 1959.

6050

1061

S-32

French

Darwin M

25 Feb 1904

19 Mar 1981

Husband of Gladys (SLINKER) FRENCH. 


Son of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH.

Cpl., US Army, WW II.


6254

6255

1068

S-39

French

Dorothy R

20 Mar 1931

22 May 2003

nee FARROW.  Wife of Charles E “Bug” FRENCH. 


Married 19 Nov 1950.

7417

?

SA-49

French

Doyle Raymond

29 Jun 1914

30 Jan 1990

Son of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH.

“Daddy”

TEC 5, US Army, WW II.


6390

6392

579

S-45

French

Effie Lou

23 Oct 1924

14 Nov 2010

nee CRAWFORD.  Wife of George S FRENCH. 

Daughter of James & Isabel (WEISGERBER) CRAWFORD.

(Click here to view obituary.)

6202

1066

S-37

French

Emma Fay Warren

1895

Jul 1976

nee WARREN.  Wife of Curtis A FRENCH. 

Daughter of James M & Louise E (CLEVELAND) WARREN. 

Buried:  10 Jul 1976.

6050

1061

S-32

French

Erastus

1 Oct 1897

30 Nov 1976

Son of Phillip B & Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH.

Pvt., US Army, WW II.


6057

490

S-32

French

Ernest E

17 Aug 1899

10 May 1987

Husband of Myrtle FRENCH, 1st; and Irene E (GERLACH) FRENCH, 2nd


Son of Phillip B & Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH.

5679

835

S-15

French

Genevieve S

17 Aug 1924

18 Apr 1994

nee ANDERSON.  Wife of Winifred C FRENCH. 


Daughter of John M & Bessie (REED) ANDESON.

7282

1459

SA-39

French

George P

10 Jun 1889

4 Jul 1973

Husband of Rosetta M (GULICH) FRENCH.   


Married 15 Jul 1911.

Son of Phillip B & Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH.

3907

916

N-2

French

George S "Barney"

1 Jan 1918

4 Oct 1986

Husband of Effie L (CRAWFORD) FRENCH. 


Son of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH.

Maj., US Army, WW II, Korea.



6202

6203

1066

S-37

French

Gertrude V

1 Oct 1913

30 Jul 1998

nee SCHMITTLER.  Wife of William G "Bill" FRENCH. 


Daughter of Steve & Minnie (REEVES) SCHMITTLER.

6208

1067

S-38

French

Gladys

22 May 1917

22 Aug 1998

nee SLINKER.  Wife of Darwin M FRENCH. 


Daughter of Thera & Emmie SLINKER.

6254

1068

S-39

French

Infant

--

Apr 1904

Child of Phillip B & Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH. 


Buried:  6 Apr 1904.

6059

490

S-32

French

Infant

--

Mar 1916

Infant daughter of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH. 


Buried:  9 Mar 1916.

6251

573

S-39

French

Irene

2 Sep 1921

22 May 2022

--

6860

?

S-46

French

Irene E

20 Aug 1914

22 Mar 1977

nee GERLACH.  Second wife of Ernest E FRENCH.

5679

835

S-15

French

Jackie M

3 Oct 1961

--

nee CONNER.  Wife of Brett A FRENCH. 


Married 15 Sep 1987.

Parents of:  Michelle.

2575

2576

1667

SA-36

French

Jesse B

15 Oct 1877

15 Aug 1953

Husband of Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH. 


Married 12 Mar 1903.

“Father”

6249

573

S-39

French

Jesse B

23 May 1922

30 Jan 2000

Husband of M Delores (CONNER) FRENCH. 

Married 17 Nov 1951. 

Son of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH.

“Parents of Brett”

TEC 5, US Army, WW II.  Purple Heart.



7261

7262

?

SA-37

French

John W

7 Feb 1871

28 Apr 1895

Son of Peter & Malinda J (KEY) FRENCH.

5045

289

N-53

French

Loann

19 Sep 1925

18 Sep 2019

nee KIRK.  Wife of Roy "Ted" FRENCH. 


Daughter of Fred H & Leola (ROGERS) KIRK. 

Click here to view obituary.

0217

1067

S-38

French

Lottie B

27 Dec 1881

30 May 1958

Daughter of William W & Caroline FRENCH.

6665

590

S-56

French

Louisa

1850

Feb 1926

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Simon FRENCH. 


Married 15 Feb 1872.

“Mother” 

Buried:  6 Feb 1926

5040

5039

238

N-53

French

M Delores

9 Aug 1925

17 Nov 2005

nee CONNER.  Wife of Jesse B FRENCH. 

Married 17 Nov 1951. 

Daughter of Harry M & Edna (MILLER) CONNER.

“Parents of Brett” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7261

?

SA-37

French

Mary “Mamie”

--

Sep 1908

Daughter of Dr. William W & Caroline (BIEL) FRENCH. 


Buried:  26 Sep 1908.

4562

199

N-33

French

Michael J

20 Feb 1945

22 Jan 2022

Husband of Joan L. (UTLEY) FRENCH.
Married 17 Apr 1971


(Click here to view obituary.)

6858 GAP

?

S-45

French

Murel W

13 Jan 1909

8 Mar 1972

Son of Samuel R & Sylvia M (WILLIAMS) FRENCH.

6260

6261

1069

S-40

French

Myrtle

1902

Aug 1926

First wife of Ernest E FRENCH. 

Buried:  21 Aug 1926.

5679

835

S-15

French

Myrtle M

12 Dec 1890

11 Dec 1977

nee CONRAD.  Wife of Barney FRENCH, 1st, married 17 Apr 1912:  Lawrence ZWISSLER, 2nd; and Walter SYMONDS, 3rd. 

Daughter of Ephraim M & Emma A (BATES) CONRAD.

4291

641

N-21

French

Nevada

1875

Nov 1877

Daughter of Simon & Louisa (DAVIS) FRENCH. 


Buried:  12 Nov 1877.

5043

5039

238

N-53

French

Oscar

--

Dec 1875

Son of Peter & Malinda J (KEY) FRENCH. 


Buried:  3 Dec 1875.

No headstone.

289

N-53

French

Peter

11 Sep 1837

30 Oct 1881

First husband of Malinda J (KEY) FRENCH WEED. 


Married 5 Sep 1867.

5047

289

N-53

French

Phillip B

1856

Aug 1942

Husband of Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH. 

Married 5 Nov 1885. 

Buried:  29 Aug 1942.

6058

490

S-32

French

Phillip B, Jr.

1907

Jun 1952

Son of Phillip B & Annie (HICKROD) FRENCH. 


Buried:  19 Jun 1952.

6058

490

S-32

French

Rosetta M

1891

9 May 1973

nee GULICK.  Wife of George P FRENCH.   

Married 15 Jul 1911. 

Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth (NORDHAM) GULICK.

(Click here to view obituary.)

3907

916

N-2

French

Roy J "Ted"

23 Jan 1910

30 May 1980

Husband of Chloe M FRENCH. 


Son of Jesse B & Amy Alice (McCLURE) FRENCH.

6204

1066

S-37

French

Samuel R

8 Apr 1922

12 Aug 2008

Husband of Alice W (WARD) FRENCH.

Married 21 Dec 1942. 

Son of Samuel R & Verna M FRENCH.

S Sgt., US Army, WW II

.


0218

6259

6261

574

S-40

French

Samuel R

1884

Oct 1932

Husband of Sylvia M (WILLIAMS) FRENCH, 1st, married 21 Aug 1907; and Verna M (C FRENCH, 2nd.  Son of Simon & Louisa FRENCH. 


Buried:  4 Oct 1932.

6263

6261

574

S-40

French

Simon

1846

Mar 1925

Husband of Louisa (DAVIS) FRENCH. 


Married 15 Feb 1872.

“Father” 

Buried:  8 Mar 1925.

5042

5039

238

N-53

French

Sylvia M

1885

18 Jul 1915

nee WILLIAMS.  First wife of Samuel R FRENCH. 


Married 21 Aug 1907. 

Daughter of Samuel & Susan WILLIAMS.

“C&EI RR struck buggy they were riding in…4 yr old son injured”

6264

6261

574

S-40

French

Verna M

28 Jul 1895

11 Feb 1977

nee CHURCHMAN.  Second wife of Samuel R FRENCH.

6262

6261

574

S-40

French

Verner

12 Dec 1895

26 May 1971

Husband of Bertie (RICHIE) FRENCH. 

Married 24 Sep 1917. 

Son of Phillip E & Anna FRENCH.

Indiana, Pvt., Base Hospital Bn, WW I.


7055

7056

1284

SA-19

French

Vivian M

28 Jan 1922

16 May 1984

nee BUCK.  Wife of Charles E FRENCH. 

Married 9 May 1941. 

Daughter of Walter & Cathrine (KRUSE) BUCK.

7057

1284

SA-19

French

William G

3 Oct 1905

30 Aug 1961

Husband of Gertrude V (SCHMITTLER) FRENCH.

6208

1067

S-38

French

William W, Dr.

1854

Apr 1932

Husband of Caroline (BIEL) FRENCH. 


Buried:  25 Apr 1932.

4559

199

N-33

French

Winifred C "Wendy"

13 Dec 1917

29 Nov 1984

Husband of Genevieve S FRENCH. 


Son of Walter & Myrtle (CONRAD) FRENCH.

1st Sgt., US Army, WW II.


7281

1459

SA-39

Freund

Edwin J

13 Dec 1901

13 Nov 1995

Husband of Virginia M (GARRIS) FREUND. 

Son of John G & Mary (WEHMER) FREUND.

7610

1532

SA-63

Freund

Virginia M

30 Sep 1911

13 Oct 1995

nee GARRIS.  Wife of Edwin J FREUND. 


Daughter of James & Hattie GARRIS.

7612

1532

SA-63

Fuchs

Buffie Jean

--

12 Apr 1974

Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert FUCHS.


(Note:  Two infant burials in this plot; other is Tracy Don GREEN.)

5277

77

62

Fullington

Roderick G

11 Jan 1953

10 Aug 1994

Son of Patrick W FULLINGTON & Donna FULLINGTON DILBECK. 

“Son & Brother”

7309

1542

SA-41


Sections and Rows
The cemetery can be defined as having five sections.  Three large sections: North (N,) South (S) and South-Addition (SA); and two small sections at the west end of the larger sections:  Northwest (NW,) Southwest (SW).  For purposes of this listing, rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.

3844  View of the cemetery entrance from CR-50W
3843  View from the center of the cemetery, looking west to the entrance.
6873  View of the South Section from the southeast corner.
7622  View of the South-Addition Section from the northeast corner.

Transcriptions taken from the headstones.

Photographs by Daniel L Elliott on 27 Apr, 29 Apr and 4 May 2010.