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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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George Pickersgill  

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes and Inscriptions

Photo#              Photo

Lot

Sec - Row

Hoar

Albert J

27 Oct 1871

21 Sep 1955

First husband of Florence B “Flo” (GOODNIGHT) HOAR, and second husband of Bernice L CASTETTER HOAR, 2nd.

Married 2 Jan 1896. 

Son of William & Sarah M "Sallie" (RADCLIFF) HOAR.

6308

542

S-41

Hoar / Harr

Charles Baird

15 Oct 1900

14 Jun 1974

Husband of Mable M HARR.

Son of Albert J & Florence B "Flo" (GOODNIGHT) HOAR.

Buried:  17 Jun 1974 

NOTE:  Sometime between the 1930 and 1940 census he changed the spelling of his surname to HARR.

No headstone found.
 

1261

SA-42

Hoar

Erasmus Thomas  "Tom"

Jan 1870

Mar 1934

First husband of Rose E (FORD) HOAR.  Married 3 Feb 1897. 

Son of William & Sarah M "Sallie" (RADCLIFF) HOAR. 

(Note:  Apparently died in Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 1930 census, and before his widow remarried Sylvester Sparks on 8 Oct 1938 in Marion County, Indiana.  Burial location thought to be near his brother Richard HOAR according to his niece, Mary Storella.)

Note:  14 Oct 2015:  cemetery burial records indicate he is buried on the same lot as his parent's and the burial date was 14 Mar 1934.

No headstone found.

529

S-54

Hoar

Eva Ellen

1883

1923

(May 1922)

nee TRIBLE or TRIMBLA.  Wife of Richard Brumfield HOAR. 

Married 31 Dec 1908. 

Daughter of James & Margaret TRIBLE. 

Note:  Cemetery records report she was buried on 19 May 1922.

6510

357

S-51

Hoar

Francis Eugene "Gene"

10 Dec 1924

3 Jul 2013

Husband of Maxine (BUCK) HOAR.

Married 7 Sep 1945.

30th Div. US Army, WW II.  July 1943 – Nov 1945.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0097

0098

1327

SA-21

Hoar

Margaret M "Pill"

4 Apr 1920

2 Oct 2000

Daughter of Richard & Eva (TRIMBLA) HOAR.

6510

357

S-51

Hoar

Maxine Buck

13 Sep 1926

20 Nov 2019

nee BUCK.  Wife of Francis Eugene HOAR.

Married 7 Sep 1945. 

Daughter of Walter H & Catherine (KRUSE) BUCK. 

Click here to view obituary.

0097

1327

SA-21

Hoar

Richard Brumfield

1876  


Oct 1876*

18 Oct 1879**

18 Oct 1880***

Dec 1959

Husband of Eva Ellen HOAR. 

Married 31 Dec 1908. 

Son of William & Sarah M "Sallie" (RADCLIFF) HOAR. 

Buried:  5 Dec 1959. 

NOTE:  Year of birth reported as several different years!
  * 1900 US Federal Census
 ** WW I Draft Registration Card.
*** Social Sec. Applications & Claims & WW II Draft Registation Card.

6510

357

S-51

Hoar

Sarah M "Sallie"

13 Jul 1837

12 Mar 1910

nee RADCLIFF/RADCLIFFE.  Wife of William HOAR. 


Married 19 Dec 1855 in Washington County, Indiana.

6602

529

S-54

Hoar

William

5 Mar 1834

9 Sep 1904

Husband of Sarah M "Sallie" (RADCLIFF) HOAR. 


Married 19 Dec 1855 in Washington County, Indiana.

Indiana, Pvt., Co. F, 9th Regt. Ind. Inf.



6602

529

S-54

Hobson

Atha

15 Sep 1903

22 Feb 1935

First husband of Marjorie D (WHITE) HOBSON HOBSON.


Son of Wilford & Sarah F (PITTMAN) HOBSON.

Indiana, Pvt., US Army.

5578

842

S-11

Hobson

Beverly J

24 May 1930

27 Jan 1938

Daughter of Atha HOBSON & Marjorie D (WHITE) HOBSON HOBSON.

5581

842

S-11

Hobson

Flora Ellen

31 Dec 1905

24 Dec 1980

nee YEAGER.  Wife of Howard "Howdy" HOBSON. 


Daughter of Parry B M & Mary D (SMITH) YAGER.

5395

994

S-3

Hobson

Howard "Howdy"

29 Jun 1906

7 May 1969

Husband of Flora Ellen (YEAGER) HOBSON.


Son of Wilford & Sarah F (PITTMAN) HOBSON.

5395

994

S-3

Hobson

Ira

12 Sep 1895

26 Nov 1973

Husband of Myrtle (REEVES) HOBSON, 1st, married 12 Jul 1920; and second husband of Marjorie (WHITE) HOBSON HOBSON, 2nd. 

Son of Wilford & Sarah F (PITTMAN) HOBSON.

Indiana, Pvt., US Army, WW I.


5580

842

S-11

Hobson

Marjorie D

12 Sep 1910

5 Dec 1973

Wife of Atha HOBSON, 1st, and Ira HOBSON, 2nd.


Daughter of Oscar & Anna (OWING) WHITE.

5579

842

S-11

Hobson

Wilhelmine Frances

17 Mar 1929

19 Mar 1929

Daughter of Atha HOBSON & Marjorie D (WHITE) HOBSON HOBSON.

5582

842

S-11

Hodgen

Jordan C "Gordon C"

1966

Jan 1967

Eleven month old son of A-1C, R L & Ellen (EPPERSON) HODGES.


Buried:  2 Feb 1967. 

NOTE:  Obituary and burial notice both have given name printed as "Gordon C." 

3939

923

N-4

Hoffman

G Frank

1869

Mar 1948

Husband of Lucy J HOFFMAN. 


Buried:  17 Mar 1948.

5422

988

S-4

Hoffman

Lucy J

1867

Apr 1952

Wife of G Frank HOFFMAN. 

Buried:  22 Apr 1952.

5422

988

S-4

Holcomb

Albert Gallatin, Senator

1858

Oct 1928

Husband of Alice (HULL) HOLCOMB.  

Married 27 Oct 1881. 

Buried:  14 Oct 1928.

Elected to Indiana Senate in 1904.

5733

5730

Senator Albert G. Holcomb

686

S-18

Holcomb

Alice Hull "Maud'

1857

Apr 1935

nee HULL.  Wife of Senator Albert Gallatin HOLCOMB. 

Married 27 Oct 1881. 

Buried:  23 Apr 1935.

5732

5730

686

S-18

Holcomb

Charles G

16 Feb 1866

15 Jun 1868

Probably a child of of Silas M & Mary A (HOPKINS) HOLCOMB, Jr..


"Reinterment from Holcomb Settlement,  buried:  17 Oct 1870."

6290

346

S-40

Holcomb

Clara Bell

--

29 Sep 1866

Daughter of Silas M & Mary A (HOPKINS) HOLCOMB, Jr..

Aged 3 Y’s. 14 D’s.

"Reinterment from Holcomb Settlement,  buried:  17 Oct 1870."

6289

346

S-40

Holcomb

Emma

1860

Aug 1941

nee MILLER.  Wife of William R HOLCOMB. 


Married 29 May 1889 in Montgomery County, Indiana.

“Mother” 

Buried:  29 Aug 1941.

6348

349

S-43

Holcomb

Hinckley E

26 Nov 1869

10 Aug 1870

Probably a child of of Silas M & Mary A (HOPKINS) HOLCOMB, Jr..

6291

346

S-40

Holcomb

Infant

1887

1887

Stillborn infant of Albert Gallatin & Alice (HULL) HOLCOMB. 

Reinterred from Hull Lot #430 in Oct 1931.


No individual headstone found.

5730

686

S-18

Holcomb

Martha "Mattie"

1862

Oct 1942

Daughter of Silas M & Nancy A HOLCOMB, Sr.

“Miss Mattie” 

Buried:  8 Oct 1942.

6447

430

S-48

Holcomb

Mary A

28 Oct 1840

4 Oct 1917

nee HOPKINS.  Wife of Silas Mercer HOLCOMB. 


Married 11 May 1862.

6230

346

S-39

Holcomb

Minnie

 

10 Nov 1885

Daughter of Silas M & Nancy A HOLCOMB, Sr.

Aged 25 yrs. 7 mos. 23 dys.

(Note:  Only given name is still legible.)

6424

460

S-47

Holcomb

Nancy A

--

6 Apr 1912

Wife of Silas M HOLCOMB, Sr..

6423

6422

460

S-47

Holcomb

Silas M, Sr.

abt 1820

17 Jan 1881

Husband of Nancy America (RALSTON) HOLCOMB. 

Married 26 Feb 1851 in Warrick County, Indiana. 

“in his 61st year”

6421

6422

460

S-47

Holcomb

Silas Mercer

27 Mar 1838

6 Jun 1906

Husband of Mary A (HOPKINS) HOLCOMB. 


Married 11 May 1862.

First Lieut. Co. C, 63rd Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.



6230

346

S-39

Holcomb

Thomas Hull

1886

May 1943

Son of Albert Gallatin & Alice (HULL) HOLCOMB. 


Buried:  19 May 1943.

5731

5730

686

S-18

Holcomb

William R

1853

Aug 1935

Husband of Emma HOLCOMB. 

Married 29 May 1889 in Montgomery County, Indiana.

Son of Silas & Nancy America (RALSTON) HOLCOMB.

“Father”

6348

S

43

Holder

James Leroy, D.D.S.

1 Dec 1922

18 Apr 2010

Husband of Lois Irene (VAUGHT) HOLDER. 

Son of Earl & Mary Louise (BLESCH) HOLDER.

US Army Air Corps, WW II.


(Click here to view obituary.)

4192

1493

SA-5

Holder

Lois Irene

12 Aug 1925

6 Aug 2014

nee VAUGHT.  Wife of James Leroy HOLDER, D.D.S. 

 Daughter of Roy & Gertie (IRVIN) VAUGHT. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

4192

1493

SA-5

Holder

Mary B Wallis

22 Sep 1901

18 Dec 1976

Wife of William Doyle WALLIS, 1st; and second wife of Verner HOLDER, 2nd. 


"Mother" 


Note: See also, Wallis Holder, Mary B.

5761

713

S-20

Hollembaek

Floella G

1914

Sep 1958

nee TURPIN. 

Daughter of Joseph Earl & Helen Louise (GEISE) TURPIN.. 

Buried:  22 Sep 1958.

5288

1102

N-63

Hollis

Bartlett B "Bart"

1843

Jan 1923

Husband of Sarah Jane (POLK) HOLLIS. 

Married 4 Jun 1872 in Wabash County, Illinois. 

Son of Othnel & Miche A HOLLIS.

Pvt., Co. A, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.




Buried:  7 Jan 1923.

6658

Bartlett B. Hollis

528

S-55

Hollis

Bertha

15 Aug 1908

5 Jan 1994

nee THOMPSON.  Wife of John F HOLLIS.

4929

1124

N-48

Hollis

Charles E

16 Jan 1889

21 Oct 1979

Husband of Maude Bessie (BLUM) HOLLIS. 

Married 28 Dec 1910. 

Son of Bartlett B "Bart" & Sarah Jane (POLK) HOLLIS.

4726

23

N-40

Hollis

Clarence V

11 Jun 1891

9 Nov 1979

Husband of Linda (Del BOCA) HOLLIS. 


Son of Bartlett B & Sarah J HOLLIS.

7491

1249

SA-54

Hollis

David A

10 Oct 1944

18 Mar 2021

Son of Clarence "Holly" & Linda (DEL BOCA) HOLLIS


(Click here to view obituary.)

6727 GAP

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SA-54

Hollis

Donovan  Charles

25 Dec 1908

29 Sep 1984

Husband of Georgia L (TOOLEY) HOLLIS.

6876

1307

SA-1

Hollis

Francis A

5 Nov 1876

25 Sep 1966

Husband of Mary E (MARTIN) HOLLIS. 

Married 27 Sep 1896. 

Son of Bartlett B "Bart" & Sarah Jane HOLLIS.

7511

7510

1248

SA-55

Hollis

Georgia L

19 Jan 1912

13 Feb 2000

nee TOOLEY.  Wife of Donovan Charles HOLLIS.

6876

1307

SA-1

Hollis

Heber E

1873

Oct 1960

Husband of Melissa C “Lissie” (DAME) HOLLIS. 

Married 13 Jun 1895. 

Son of Bartlett B & Sarah J (POLK) HOLLIS. 

Buried:  20 Oct 1960.

6667

527

S-56

Hollis

Hobart

20 Nov 1896

4 May 1968

First husband of Oliva (RINGHAM) HOLLIS HEAD.

4878

4881

1125

N-47

Hollis

Jessie B

1885

Aug 1962

nee BINKLEY.  Wife of John Stewart HOLLIS. 

Married 14 Sep 1905 

Buried:  21 Aug 1962

4247

639

N-19

Hollis

John F

10 Sep 1904

18 Jan 1985

Husband of Bertha (THOMPSON) HOLLIS. 


Son of William & Rose (BELOAT) HOLLIS.

4929

1124

N-48

Hollis

John Stewart

5 Mar 1880

Sep 1960

Husband of Jessie B (BINKLEY) HOLLIS. 

Married 14 Sep 1905.  Buried:  7 Sep 1960.

4247

639

N-19

Hollis

Kerrilla B

1844

28 Jun 1917

Daughter of Othnel & Miche A HOLLIS. 


Buried:  1 Jul 1917.

6658

528

S-55

Hollis

Linda Del Boca

21 Mar 1911

16 Jan 1997

nee Del BOCA.  Wife of Clarence V HOLLIS.

7491

1249

SA-54

Hollis

Malcolm

15 Mar 1901

7 Feb 1952

Son of William & Rose HOLLIS.

Indiana, T Sgt., 997th Sig. Service Bn.,
WW II.


4929

4930

1124

N-48

Hollis

Mary E Martin

12 May 1873

14 Jan 1960

nee MARTIN.  Wife of Francis A HOLLIS. 

Married 27 Sep 1896. 

Daughter of John & M J MARTIN.

7511

7510

1248

SA-55

Hollis

Maude Bessie

1889

Aug 1947

nee BLUM.  Wife of Charles E HOLLIS. 

Married 28 Dec 1910. 

Buried:  19 Aug 1947.

4726

23

N-40

Hollis

Melissa C “Lissie” Dame

1874

Feb 1924

nee DAME.  Wife of Heber E HOLLIS. 

Married 13 Jun 1895. 

Daughter of D & Agnes M DAME. 

Buried:  19 Feb 1924.

6666

527

S-56

Hollis

Oliva

21 Nov 1905

27 Apr 2006

nee RINGHAM.  Wife of Hobart HOLLIS, 1st; and Cecil L HEAD, 2nd. 


Daughter of Harry & Olivia (HOLLIS) RINGHAM.

(Click here to view obituary.)

4879

4881

1125

N-47

Hollis

Sarah J

1852

Jan 1927

nee POLK.  Wife of Bartlett B HOLLIS. 

Married 4 Jun 1872 in Wabash County, Illinois. 

Buried:  17 Jan 1927.

6658

528

S-55

Hollis

Walter

1885

Jan 1919

Son of Bartlett B & Sarah J (POLK) HOLLIS. 


Buried: 13 Jan 1919.

6658

528

S-55

Hollwell

Sally

1855

1938

--

4871

17

N-46

Holmes

Bradley L

4 Apr 1963

27 Mar 2022

Husband of Melanie D. (MANN) HOLMES.
Married 12 Jan 2008

Our Children: Jessica, Leda, Nova, Joshua, Justin


(Click here to view obituary.)

6879 GAP

6880 GAP

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N-16

Holtsclaw

Gracie

21 Apr 1914

21 Feb 1916

Daughter of Joseph C & Ethel E (SMITH) HOLTSCLAW.

5070

85

N-54

Holtsclaw

Joseph C

3 Aug 1891

26 Oct 1972

First husband of Ethel E (SMITH) HOLTSCLAW GARRETT. 

Married 20 Sep 1911. 

Son of Joseph & Annie HOLTSCLAW.

5072

85

N-54

Holtz

Oscar H

21 Apr 1879

26 Feb 1956

Husband of W Elizabeth (KISTER) HOLTZ. 


Married 19 Nov 1915.

4623

103

N-36

Holtz

W Elizabeth

18 Jun 1881

26 Jul 1956

nee KISTER.  Wife of Oscar H HOLTZ. 


Married 19 Nov 1915.

4624

103

N-36

Holtzclaw

Alvis G

22 Nov 1948

12 Dec 2020

Husband of Debra J. (HARMON) HOLTZCLAW.
Married 10 Feb 1973


(Click here to view obituary.)

6785 GAP

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SA-22

Holtzclaw

Alvis Garnett

27 Oct 1918

16 Jul 1972

Husband of Jessie Evelyn (JACKSON) HOLTZCLAW.

Indiana, Cpl. 811th Td. Bn., WW II.


7086

1328

SA-22

Holtzclaw

Jessie Evelyn

25 Jun 1922

26 Dec 1972

nee JACKSON.  Wife of Alvis Garnett HOLTZCLAW. 

Daughter of Orval JACKSON.

7086

1328

SA-22

Holtzmeyer

Nina K

9 Mar 1911

6 Jun 2010

nee DeLONG.  Daughter of William & Myrtle (MARTIN) DeLONG.

(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone photo available.

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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.