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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 updated	Aug 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 and Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Lot	Sec _ Row
Rode - Fuller	Chelistene	26 May 1921	19 Feb 2009	nee BARTON. Wife of Gilbert J RODE, 1st; and Waldo FULLER, 2nd. Daughter of Clarence W & Alta O BARTON.	7492	1360	SA-54
Rode	Gilbert J	22 Oct 1913	24 Jun 1981	Husband of Chelistene (BARTON) RODE. Son of Charles C & Lula RODE.	7492	1360	SA-54
Rodemann	August	8 Aug 1841	17 Jan 1923	Husband of Maria C "Mary" (BIEL) RODEMAN, 1st, married 29 Jan 1867; and second husband of Frances C "Fanny" (WELTZ?) SCHNACKE RODEMANN, 2nd, married 22 Nov 1892 in Warrick County, Indiana. Son of John & ? (KARFF) RODEMANN. “Father”	6538 6539	510	S-52
Rodemann	August William "Gussie"	6 Aug 1879	6 Oct 1900	Son of August & Maria C "Mary" (BIEL) RODEMANN.	6538 6541	510	S-52
Rodemann	Frances C "Fanny"	19 Aug 1853	17 Feb 1909	nee WELHR? Wife of August RODEMANN. Daughter of Henry & ? (SCHWARTZ) WELTZ?. “Mother”	6538 6540	510	S-52
Rodgers	Gerald James	9 May 1926	23 May 2006	Husband of Patricia Joan (DITTMORE) RODGERS. Married 30 Mar 1984. TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	6994 6995	?	SA-11
Rodgers	Patricia Joan	1 Jun 1937	--	nee DITTMORE. Wife of Gerald James RODGERS. Daughter of John A & M Lucille DITTMORE. Married 30 Mar 1984.	6994	?	SA-11
Rogers	Arletta M	13 Feb 1929	29 Dec 1974	nee WILLIAMS. First wife of Robert B ROGERS. Daughter of Clarence & Theo WILLIAMS.	6959	1294	SA-9
Rogers	Faye Evelyn	9 Jan 1926	2 Jan 2019	nee DeLONG. Wife of Walter E “Pete” ROGERS. Married 27 Sep 1947. Daughter of James & Martha (ALCORN) DeLONG. Click here to view obituary.	0142	1294	SA-9
Rogers	Gordon R	16 Oct 1952	14 Jul 2012	Son of Walter E "Pete" & Faye "Evelyn" (DeLONG) ROGERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	1030	1294	SA-9
Rogers	Robert B	19 May 1927	30 Sep 2015	Husband of Arletta M (WILLIAMS) ROGERS, 1st; Marjorie "Marge" (DEVINE) ROGERS, 2nd; and Virginia (WHITLEDGE) ROGERS, 3rd. Son of Arthur Bruce & Charlotte (CHAMBERLAIN) ROGERS. US Merchant Marine & US Army Air Forces. (Click here to view obituary.)	4188	1294	SA-9
Rogers	Walter E “Pete”	26 Apr 1919	19 Nov 2002	Husband of Faye Evelyn (DeLONG) ROGERS. Married 27 Sep 1947. Son of Edgar & Susie (WITHEROW) ROGERS. Cpl., US Army, WW II.	0142 6965	1294	SA-9
Rohl	Ernest H	1 Oct 1902	26 Feb 1998	Husband of M Cova (ESAREY) ROHL. Son of John F & Eva M ROHL.	7027	?	SA-16
Rohl	Mayme Cova	6 Jul 1906	1 Dec 1995	nee ESAREY. Wife of Ernest H ROHL. Daughter of Jacob H & Cora ESAREY.	7027	?	SA-16
Rolfe	Linda L	29 Jan 1939	21 Feb 1990	nee EATON. Wife of ? KIEFER, 1^st; and Donald A ROLFE, 2^nd. Daughter of Alvin Warren & Dorothy E EATON. “Mother, Wife”	7291	?	SA-40
Romerhausen	James H “Jim”	13 Sep 1926	13 Jul 1996	Husband of Jean (GRISWOLD) ROMERHAUSEN. Son of Theodore & Madeline ROMERHAUSEN. “Parents of Jim K and Jan E” Pvt., US Army, WW II.	7144 7145	?	SA-27
Romerhausen	Jean	2 Feb 1928	4 Oct 2009	nee GRISWOLD. Wife of James H “Jim” ROMERHAUSEN. Daughter of Walter & Marcia (McCOY) GRISWOLD. “Parents of Jim K and Jan E” (Click here to view obituary.)	7144	?	SA-27
Romerhausen	John L	25 Nov 1917	6 Jan 1988	Husband of Pauline E ROMERHAUSEN. Married 22 Mar 1937. Son of John L & Mabel ROMERHAUSEN. “Our Daughter: Judy” “Grandchildren: Pamelia, Penny & George” “Great Grandchildren: Jonathan, Amanda, Christi, Jacob, Matthew, Nathan”	7058 7059	1325	SA-19
Romerhausen	John Sebastain	11 Feb 1890	6 Jan 1965	Husband of Mabel F (BROTHERS) ROMERHAUSEN. Married 22 Oct 1914. Son of John & Anna (KRUSE) ROMERHAUSEN.	5842	694	S-23
Romerhausen	Mabel F	1893	Aug 1938	nee BROTHERS. Wife of John Sebastain ROMERHAUSEN. Married 22 Oct 1914. Daughter of Z L & Catherine (WIRTH) BROTHERS. Buried: 10 Aug 1938.	5856	693	S-24
Romerhausen	Madeline	6 Feb 1905	18 Nov 1984	nee WARD. First wife of Theo A "Ted" ROMERHAUSEN. Married 20 Sep 1964. Daughter of Frank & Louisa (WELTZ) WARD.	3917	888	N-3
Romerhausen	Pauline E	6 Jan 1923	29 Jun 1984	nee THOMPSON. Wife of John L ROMERHAUSEN. Married 22 Mar 1937. Daughter of Bernie & Velma THOMPSON. “Our Daughter: Judy” “Grandchildren: Pamelia, penny & George” “Great Grandchildren: Jonathan, Amanda, Christi, Jacob, Matthew, Nathan”	7058 7059	1325	SA-19
Romerhausen	Theo A "Ted"	30 Apr 1906	7 Jul 1992	Husband of Madeline (WARD) ROMERHAUSEN, 1st, married 20 Sep 1964; and second husband of Eloise D CAMPBELL ROMERHAUSEN, 2nd. Son of George & Anna (RHINEFORT) ROMERHAUSEN.	3918	888	N-3
Rosemeyer	Alma Kramer	19 May 1913	17 Jan 2008	nee SOLLMAN. Wife of Jesse KRAMER, 1st; and second wife of Clarence ROSEMEYER, 2nd. Daughter of William & Edith SOLLMAN. Note: See also, Rosemeyer, Alma Kramer.	3987	1165	N-7
Rothert	Amelia K	1883	May 1929	nee SMITH. Wife of Louis Heinrich "Louie" ROTHERT. Married 22 Jun 1904 in Spencer County, Indiana. Daughter of H W & ? (BOWER) SMITH. Buried: 8 May 1929.	4352	629	N-24
Rothert	Elizabeth	1909	Nov 1932	Daughter of Louis Heinrich "Louie" & Amelia K (SMITH) ROTHERT. Buried: 3 Nov 1932.	4354	629	N-24
Rothert	George Edward	1905	6 Aug 1917	Son of Louis Heinrich "Louie" & Amelia K (SMITH) ROTHERT.	4350	629	N-24
Rothert	Louis Heinrich "Louie"	12 Jun 1874	May 1959	Husband of Amelia K (SMITH) ROTHERT. Married 22 Jun 1904 in Spencer County, Indiana. Son of F Wilheim & Sophia (FELDRICH or FELDWISCH) ROTHERT. Buried: 2 May 1959.	4352	629	N-24
Rothert	Louis Henry, Jr.	23 May 1912	17 Sep 2001	Husband of Ruth (YEARWOOD) ROTHERT. Son of Louis Heinrich "Louie" & Amelia K (SMITH) ROTHERT.	4351	629	N-24
Roy	Jerry Von	15 May 1936	27 Apr 1998	Husband of Edna ROY. Married 16 Aug 1993. Son of Carl ROY & Lois V ROY YARBROWDY. “My Children: Jerry, Gary, Terry, Barry, Sheri, Larry, Perry, Mari, Kerry” A2C, US Air Force, Korea .	7440 7441	?	SA-50
Roy	Lois Violet	6 Dec 1918	20 May 2007	nee HARRIS. Wife of Carl ROY, 1st; and ? YABRODY, 2nd. Daughter of Albert & Elva HARRIS. (Click here to view obituary.) (See also YABRODY, Lois Violet)	7442	?	SA-50
Runcie	Arthur W Wellesley	1857	7 Sep 1880	Son of John W & Mary Angelia (WHITING) RUNCIE. “Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.” Section 19, Lot 38, Grave 7.	6432 6431 6426	N/A	S-47
Runcie	Carrie M	1878	28 Jan 1897	Daughter of John W & Mary Angelia (WHITING) RUNCIE. (Headstone in Row 48. Also carved on large family monument in Row 47.	6432 6442 6426	506	S-48
Runcie	Charles B	9 Sep 1863	19 Oct 1941	Husband of Viola C “Ola” (GRAM) RUNCIE. Married 4 Dec 1887. Son of John W & Mary Angeline (WHITING) RUNCIE.	6386	503	S-45
Runcie	George U, Dr.	Aug 1856	2 Oct 1910	Husband of Mattie V (SCHOOLEY) RUNCIE. Married: 7 Apr 1890 in Jefferson County, Indiana. Son of Dr. John W & Mary Angeline (WHITING) RUNCIE.	6430 6434 6426	536	S-47
Runcie	Infant	1870	22 Nov 1870	Infant of John W & Mary Angelia (WHITING) RUNCIE. “Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.” Section 19, Lot 38, Grave 5.	6432 6431 6426	N/A	S-47
Runcie	James T	1854	Jan 1930	Son of Dr. John W & Mary Angelia (WHITING) RUNCIE. Buried: 4 Jan 1930.	6430 6435 6426	536	S-47
Runcie	John W, Dr.	1828	17 Dec 1901	Husband of Mary Angelina (WHITING) RUNCIE. Son of Thomas & Ann RUNCIE. “Father”	6427 6426 6428	505	S-47
Runcie	Josephine Ehelewyn	1874	1899	Daughter of John W & Mary Angelia (WHITING) RUNCIE. (Headstone in Row 48. Also carved on large family monument in Row 47.	6432 6441 6426	506	S-48
Runcie	Mary Angelina	1836	21 Nov 1912	nee WHITING. Wife of Dr. John W RUNCIE. Daughter of Clement & Sarah "Sally" (NASH) WHITING. “Mother”	6427 6426 6429	505	S-47
Runcie	Viola C “Ola” Gram	4 Feb 1870	16 Jan 1958	nee GRAM. Wife of Charles B RUNCIE. Married 4 Dec 1887. Daughter of Casper & Josephine E GRAM.	6385	503	S-45
Rupp	Emma	abt 1866	21 May 1898	Wife of Adam RUPP	No headstone found or identified.	327	S-28
Russell	Luella Mae “Lula G”	1896	8 Jan 1976	nee GOODSON. Wife of David C WIEDING, 1^st, married 19 Jun 1913; and Wolfred RUSSELL, 2^nd. Daughter of John & Effie GOODSON.	4925	62	N-48
Russell	Ruby Louise	12 Aug 1919	4 Apr 1998	nee HOOPENGARDNER. Daughter of Martha Louvada HOOPENGARDNER.	7093	?	SA-23
Rust	Helen Louise "Loupe"	26 Jun 1913	12 Apr 1999	nee DAVIS. First wife of Dougal RUSSELL, Jr, 1st; and Walter RUST, 2nd. Daughter of Hallam W & Jessie Mae (HEDDEN) DAVIS. "Cremains"	6402	461	S-46
Ruston	Abigail Alice	1870	Apr 1947	Wiffe of Frederick OBERLIES, 1st, married 10 Oct 1900 in Marion County, Indiana; and second wife of Charles Francis "Frank" RUSTON, 2nd, married 3 Jul 1920 in Marion County, Indiana. Daughterr of Asbury & Marg. M (PHILLIPS) SHORTRESS. Buried: 30 Apr 1947.	6265	543	S-40
Ruston	Charles Francis "Frank"	21 Feb 1878	30 Dec 1950	Second husband of Ludora B (EAGLEN) HILL RUSTON, 1st, married 15 Sep 1918 in Clark County, Indiana; and second husband of Abigail Alice (SHORTESS) OBERLIES RUSTON, married 3 Jul 1920 in Marion County, Indiana. Son of John E & Elizabeth R "Betty" (JONES) RUSTON. Buried: 1 Jan 1951.	6265	543	S-40
Ruston	Elizabeth R "Betty"	Dec 1853	Dec 1930	nee JONES. Wife of John E RUSTON. “Mother” Buied: 21 Dec 1930.	6247	544	S-39
Ruston	John E	Nov 1842	23 Mar 1914	Husband of Elizabeth R "Betty" RUSTON. Pvt., Co. H, 65^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Resident of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861.	6246	544	S-39
Ruston	Mary Etta	1871	Sep 1955	“Aunt” Buried: 23 Sep 1955.	4458	34	N-29
Rutter	Cloudsley Louis	22 Feb 1867	29 Nov 1903	Son of George A & Hannah J (EMMERSON) RUTTER.	6633	307	S-54
Rutter	Hannah J	9 Sep 1841	8 Nov 1903	nee EMMERSON. First wife of George A RUTTER. Married 26 Feb 1863. "Mother"	6633 6632	307	S-54

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.

Genealogy

Walnut Hill Cemetery

(Also known as Genung Cemetery)

Union Township

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.