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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

Jackson

Albert Lyman

1910

6 Jan 1947

Son of Dudley H JACKSON & Nellie S (STRAIN) HEYWOOD JACKSON.

“Society of Pioneers of American Air Lines”

"Cremains"

4217

638

N-18

Jackson

Anna M

13 Oct 1900

12 Nov 1978

nee NOLAN.  First wife of Orval JACKSON. 

Married 20 Dec 1915.

Daughter of David M & Mary Ann (CAPPELL) NOLAN.

“Mother”

7133

1277

SA-26

Jackson

Annie

8 Mar 1864

8 Mar 1926

nee VICE.  Wife of William LEFFLER, 1st, married 31 Nat 1881, Spottsville, Henderson, Kentucky; and first wife of John W JACKSON, 2nd, married 12 May 1901, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky. 

4209

620

N-17

Jackson

Clarence E

1905

Jan 1937

First husband of Golden (DOUGLAS) JACKSON ARMSTRONG.

“Father” 

Buried:  29 Jan 1937.

4300

4301

642

N-22

Jackson

Cornealous R

“Neal” "Nealy"

Jun 1872

May 1942

Husband of Flora (REED) JACKSON. 

Married 11 Apr 1981 in Chandler, Warrick, Indiana, USA 

Son of Daniel & S A (HORNBROOK) JACKSON.

“Father” 

Buried:  13 May 1942.

5724

718

S-18

Jackson - Van  Noy

Dortha Mae "Dorthy"

30 Aug 1904

25 Feb 1986

nee ASKREN.  Wife of Earl JACKSON, 1st; and ? Van NOY, 2nd

Daughter of Daniel & Maryetta (HOPPER) ASKREN.  Note: 

See also:  Van NOY, Dortha Mae "Dorthy."

5228

75

N-61

Jackson

Doyle

13 May 1901

29 Sep 1901

Son of Dr. John P & Mollie (HOAR) JACKSON.

Age:  4 Mo. 16 Ds.

6584

530

S-53

Jackson

Dudley H

1863

1914

Second husband of Nellie S (STRAIN) HEYWOOD JACKSON.  

Married 6 Oct 1906, in Marion County, Indiana. 

Son of Ebenezer & ? (JACOBS) JACKSON. 

Reinterred from "Princeton" on 22 Nov 1921.

4216

637

N-18

Jackson

Earl

3 Jun 1894

Oct 1958

First husband of Dortha Mae "Dorthy" JACKSON VanNOY.

Son of Cornealous “Neal’ & Flora (REED) JACKSON. 

Buried:  17 Oct 1958.

5228

75

N-61

Jackson

Etta

14 Feb 1884

26 Jun 1929

Second wife of John W J JACKSON.

4207

620

N-17

Jackson Armstrong

Golden

29 Jun 1904

30 Jun 1994

nee DOUGLAS.  Wife of Clarence E JACKSON, 1st; and John Willis ARMSTRONG, 2nd, married 3 Dec 1946. 

Daughter of Richie Wells & Ida E (BAYER) DOUGLAS.

“Mother” 

Note:  No record of burial here.  She is buried at Blythe Chapel Cemetery with her second husband.

4300

4301

642

N-22

Jackson

John W J

8 Aug 1867

Aug 1951

Second husband of Annie (VICE) LEFLER JACKSON, 1st, married 13 May 1901 in Hederson, Henderson, Kentucky; and Etta JACKSON, 2nd.


Buried:  30 Aug 1951

4208

620

N-17

Jackson

John P, Dr.

8 Feb 1851

23 Aug 1942

Husband of Minnie (HOAR) JACKSON. 

Married 16 Jun 1891.  

Son of Jonathan & Udaxy N JACKSON.

6583

530

S-53

Jackson

Kenneth "Ken"

 13 Oct 1930

15 Aug 2011

Son of Russell & Pearl (CLEVELAND) JACKSON.

Age:  80 years. 

US Army, Korea.



(Click here to view obituary.)

Jackson GAP
 

671

S-19

Jackson

L Lois

4 Nov 1929

11 Jul 2019

nee RIDDLE.  Wife of William E "Bill" JACKSON. 

Married 1 Jul 1950. 

Daughter of William & Edith (CALVERT) RIDDLE.

“Parents of:  William, Ed, C. Alan, Sue Etta” 

Click here to view obituary.

0199

833

S-13

Jackson

Mollie Hoar

22 Sep 1863

21 Feb 1943

nee HOAR.  Wife of Dr. John P JACKSON. 


Married 16 Jun 1891. 


Daughter of William & Sarah HOAR.

6583

530

S-53

Jackson

Nellie S

1872

1953

nee STRAIN.  Wife of Elmer E HEYWOOD, 1st, married 6 Jan 1898; and Dudley H JACKSON, 2nd, married 6 Oct 1906, in Marion County, Indiana.

4216

637

N-18

Jackson

Orval

19 Nov 1898

24 Oct 1980

Husband of Anna M (NOLAN) JACKSON, 1st, married 20 Dec 1915; and Stella M JACKSON, 2nd. 

Son of Cornealous “Neal’ & Flora (REED) JACKSON.

5725

718

S-18

Jackson

Pearl A

1899

25 Jan 1981

nee CLEVELAND.  Wife of Russell JACKSON. 

Daughter of Oscar & Mary Jane (GULICH) CLEVELAND.

5737

671

S-19

Jackson

Raymond Cleo

14 Nov 1916

14 Nov 1916

Infant son of Opal JACKSON.

Buried:  16 Nov 1916.

No headstone.

226

N-60

Jackson

Ronald L

1 May 1918

28 Feb 1993

Son of Orval & Anna (NOLEN) JACKSON.

Pvt., US Army, WW II.


7193

SA

31

Jackson

Russell

17 Aug 1895 (1896)

Jan 1956

Husband of Pearl A (CLEVELAND) JACKSON. 

Son of William & Martha JACKSON.

Buried:  21 Jan 1956.

5737

S

S-19

Jackson

Stella M

11 Oct 1904

13 Mar 1996

Wife of Orval JACKSON.

5725

718

S-18

Jackson

Virginia A

17 Feb 1926

29 May 1987

nee CRAIG.


“Mom”

2529

1484

SA-14

Jackson

William E

11 Aug 1929

21 Nov 2020

Husband of L Lois (RIDDLE) JACKSON.


Married 1 Jul 1950. 

Son of Clarence E JACKSON & Golden (DOUGLAS) JACKSON ARMSTRONG.

“Parents of:  William, Ed, C. Alan, Sue Etta”

S/Sgt. U.S.A.F., Korean War 1951 – 1955.



(Click here to view obituary.)

6848 GAP

5629

833

S-13

Jackson

William H

23 Jun 1918

24 Jun 1918

Son of Ross & Marie (HOPIKINS) JACKSON.

Aged 1 Day.

4299

642

N-22

Jahn /

Yahn /
Iahn

Christian

abt 1838

Feb 1893

Husband of Sophia JAHN.

Mustered in on 24 Aug 1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana, as Private.  Age: 23.
Mustered out on 7 Sep 1864 at Indianapolis, Indiana, as
1st Sgt., Co. K, 32nd Ind. Inf.



Buried:  1 Mar 1893. 

Note:  On the Roster of Co., K as "Jahn, Christian"

4485

196

N-30

Jaques

John Allen

27 Jul 1942

24 Aug 1988

Husband of Susan JAQUES.

Son of Norman JAQUES.

RD2, US Navy.

5501

884

S-8

Jaques

Susan K

5 Nov 1943

25 Oct 2020

nee HAYDEN
Wife of John J. JAQUES.


(Click here to view obituary.)

6846 GAP

?

S-8

Jay

Clara

7 Mar 1886

10 Apr 1966

nee FOSS.

5368

1013

S-2

Jeffries

Mary E

13 Jan 1869

21 Dec 1894

nee REED.  Wife of Robert E JEFFRIES. 

Married 6 Nov 1890. 

Daughter of James & Mary (GRIGSBY) REED.

Buried:  26 Dec 1894

NOTE:  Evidently reinterred at the Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery, on the North 1/2 of Lot #331.  The husband and a child also have marked graves and are buried there.

No headstone found here.  See Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery for grave marker.

276

N-34

Jeffries

Susie W "Sude"

abt 1875

Oct 1936

nee JAMES.  First wife of John Lepolin JEFFRIES. 

Married 20 Sep 1896. 

Daughter of Nelson & Elizabeth (WOODS) JAMES.

Buried:  19 Oct 1936.

No headstone found.

829

S-9

Jenkins

Bertha L

19 Oct 1894

23 Feb 1954

Daughter of James H & Ella (HINES) JENKINS. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

5800

1050

S-21

Jenkins

Charles A

1 Dec 1901

5 Apr 1970

Husband of Grace L (MILLER) JENKINS.

5190

225

N-59

Jenkins

Ella

1863

Apr 1938

nee HINES.  Wife of James H JENKINS.

Married 8 Jul 1886 in Posey County, Indiana.

Daughter of A D & Elizabeth M (RICE) HINES.

“Mother” 

Buried:  9 Apr 1938.

5826

5828

674

S--22

Jenkins

Emma D

1897

5 Aug 1964

Daughter of James H & Ella (HINES) JENKINS.

5801

1050

S-21

Jenkins

Ethel

abt 1901

May 1925

nee SINGLETON..  Wife of Charles JENKINS.

Married 11 Jul 1922.

Daughter of Jasper "Joe" & Martha (LATTERDALE) SINGLETON.

Buried:  15 May 1925.

No headstone found.

710

S-23

Jenkins

Georgia E

3 Mar 1903

30 Sep 1975

Daughter of James H & Ella (HINES) JENKINS.  


US Army Nurse, WW II.


5805

1051

S-22

Jenkins

Grace L

11 Oct 1899

15 Feb 1982

Daughter of James H & Ella (HINES) JENKINS.

5804

1051

S-22

Jenkins

Grace L

26 Nov 1906

3 Oct 1985

nee MILLER.  Wife of Charles A JENKINS. 

Daughter of Robert & Patsy (GARRETT) MILLER.

5190

225

N-59

Jenkins

Infant

Feb 1958

Feb 1958

Stillborn infant JENKINS.

Buried:  25 Feb 1958.

No headstone found.

155

N-57

Jenkins

James H

1864

9 Sep 1919

Husband off Ella (HINES)  JENKINS. 

Married 8 Jul 1886 in Posey County, Indiana.

Son of George & Rebecca (HENDERSON) JENKINS.

“Father”

5826

5827

674

S-22

Jenkins

John A

18 May 1873

12 May 1898

Grandson of James & Elizabeth STRAUGHAN.


Aged 24Y, 11M, 24 D.

6005

477

S-30

Jenkins

Owen Dale

4 Jan 1888

Mar 1959

Son of James H & Ella (HINES) JENKINS. 


Buried:  16 Mar 1959.

5802

1050

S-21

Jenkins

Paul “P.K”

30 Sep 1926

4 Aug 1995

“My Daughter:  Rhonda.”

5241

5242

298

N-62


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.