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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
Suhling	Catherine	27 Feb 1832	13 Mar 1911	nee ACKER. Wife of Augustus WEAVER, 1st; and Henry SUHLING, 2nd, married 2 Mar 1869. Daughter of Jacob & Nancy Anna (HOOVER) ACKER.	No headstone found or identified.	296	N-60
Suhling	Henry	4 Aug 1831	20 Dec 1925	Second husband of Catherine (ACKER) WEAVER SUHLING. Married 2 Mar 1869. Buried: 22 Dec 1925. (Stone placed 27 Aug 2021) Co. C, 1st MO State Militia Infantry, Civil War	Suhling	296	N-60
Suhling	Henry Joseph	15 Nov 1869	1943	Husband of Loretta L (MAXAM) SUHLING. Married 19 Aug 1909. Son of Henry SUHLING & Catherine (ACKER) WEAVER SUHLING.. Buried: 8 Dec 1943.	5199	231	N-60
Suhling	Infant	?	Dec 1909	Infant of Henry Joseph & Loretta L (MAXAM) SUHLING. Buried: 1 Jan 1910	No headstone found or identified.	231	N-60
Suhling	John Albert	4 Dec 1874	Jan 1955	Son of Henry SUHLING & Catherine (ACKER) WEAVER SUHLING.. Buried: 8 Jan 1955.	No headstone found or identified.	231	N-60
Suhling	Loretta L	1876	Oct 1948	nee MAXAM. Wife of Henry J SUHLING. Married 19 Aug 1909. Daughter of Thomas M & Eliza (HILEY) MAXAM. Buried: 27 Oct 1948.	5199	231	N-60
Summers	Sarah Josephine “Josie”	26 Jul 1869	24 Dec 1941	nee SHAFFER. Wife of George W LANKFORD, 1st, married 23 Oct 1890; and Sylvester "Ves" SUMMERS, 2nd. Daughter of Matin & Sarah Isabel (TUCKER) SHAFFER. Buried: 26 Dec 1941.	5493	883	S-7
Summers	Sylvester “Ves”	3 Jun 1878 (1876)	23 Jan 1957	Second husband of Josephine "Josie" (SHAFFER) LANKFORD SUMMERS. Son of James & Josephie (Rosencrans) SUMMERS. Buried: 11 Jan 1957. Note: His WW I, WW II Draft Registration cards and Social Security Life Claim give his birthdate as 3 Jun 1878. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1927-1930	5494 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	883	S-7
Sutherland	Ethel M K	Sep 1898	19 Sep 1970	nee KISTER. Wife of Derbin S MYERS, 1st; and Walter SUTHERLAND, 2nd. Daughter of Henry & Katherine E H (GRAF) KISTER.	4142	743	N-14
Sutherland	John Milton	abt 1850	19 Dec 1913	Husband of Matilda J SUTHERLAND. Son of William & Manerva SUTHERLAND. Buried: 21 Dec 1913.	No headstone found or identified.	252	N-39
Sutherland	Mary I	Jun 1912	21 Jul 1912	Child of Samuel W & Mary M (TURPIN) SUTHERLAND. Buried: 22 Jul 1912.	No headstone found or identified.	143	N-54
Sutherland	Mary M	abt 1891	4 Jul 1912	nee TURPIN. Wife of Samuel W SUTHERLAND. Married 24 Aug 1907. Daughter of Solomon & Eliza TURPIN. Buried: 9 Jul 1912.	No headstone found or identified.	143	N-54
Sutherland	Matilda J	abt 1848	14 Oct 1910	Wife of John Milton SUTHERLAND. Son of William & Manerva SUTHERLAND. Buried: 17 Oct 1910	No headstone found or identified.	252	N-39
Sutton	Evelyn Fern	26 Jul 1918	27 Jun 2009	nee ANDERSON. Wife of Dr. John Woodrow SUTTON. Daughter of James Logan & Vada (FRENCH) ANDERSON.	6987 6984	1293	SA-10
Sutton	Frank Pierce	14 Jan 1895	21 Sep 1971	Husband of Hazel B (BUTLER) SUTTON. Married: 9 Sep 1915. Son of Henry & Harriett E (SMITH) SUTTON.	6999 6998	1292	SA-11
Sutton	Hazel B	9 Jun 1898	30 Sep 1979	nee BUTLER. Wife of Frank Pierce SUTTON. Married: 9 Sep 1915. Daughter of John W & Anna (FLEENOR) BUTLER.	7000 6998	1292	SA-11
Sutton	John Woodrow	27 Nov 1916	19 Mar 1971	Husband of Evelyn Fern (ANDERSON) SUTTON. Son of Frank Pierce & Hazel (BUTLER) SUTTON. Indiana, S Sgt., 462^nd Base Unit, AAF, WW II.	6985 6986 6984	1293	SA-10
Sutton	Karen Kay Johnson	20 Mar 1943	17 Dec 2003	Daughter of Clemuel E & Kathryn B (BRINKLEY) JOHNSON. “Mom”	4324	598	N-23
Swader	Mary	12 Apr 1894	21 Mar 1987	nee HEURING. Wife of Oscar SWADER. Married 12 Sep 1920. Daughter of George & Emma C (HECKMAN) HEURING.	7199	1270	SA-33
Swader	Mary Joanne	3 Oct 1931	--	Wife of Oscar SWADER, Jr. Married 27 May 1954.	7506	?	SA-55
Swader	Oscar	10 Feb 1879	14 Mar 1964	Husband of Mary (HEURING) SWADER. Married 12 Sep 1920. Son of Thomas & Lucy SWADER.	7199	1270	SA-33
Swader	Oscar, Jr.	16 Aug 1922	5 Jan 2004	Husband of May Joanne SWADER. Married 27 May 1954. Son of Oscar & Mary Anna (HEURING) SWADER, Sr. TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	7506 7508	?	SA-55
Swan	Carrie Bell	1862	Oct 1928	nee HOTTELL. Wife of John A SWAN. Married 6 Sep 1891 in Harrison County, Indiana. Daughter of Conrad F & Nancy (MANSFIELD) HOTTELL. Buried: 19 Oct 1928.	4358	613	N-24
Swan	John A	1860	7 Dec 1919	Husband of Carrie Bell (HOTTELL) SWAN. Married 6 Sep 1891 in Harrison County, Indiana. Son of Daniel H & Ruth "Ruthy" (CUNNINHAM) SWAN.	4357	N	24
Swan	Ruskin	1903	Sep 1927	Son of John A & Carrie Bell (HOTTELL) SWAN. Buried: 21 Sep 1927.	4359	N	24
Sweppy	Joshua P "Josh"	16 Jun 1981	30 Aug 2001	Son of Larry & Sharon (WILHITE) SWEPPY.	7146	?	SA-27
Sweppy	Larry P	17 Sep 1949	18 Oct 2022	Husband of Sharon S (WILHITE) SWEPPY. Our Children: Tammie, Josh. (Click here to view obituary.)	6776 GAP 0114	?	SA-30
Sweppy	Sharon S	9 Apr 1948	25 Jan 2015	nee WILHITE. Wife of Larry P SWEPPY. Daughter of John & June (SMITH) WILHITE. Our Children: Tammie, Josh. (Click here to view obituary.)	4143 0114	?	SA-30
Swinney	Alyce E	1888	Dec 1938	nee POLK. Wife of Charles Bertis SWINNEY. Married: 30 Dec 1911. Daughter of Claborn & Lydia (RYCROFT) POLK. Buried: 5 Dec 1938.	3965 3964	940	N-5
Swinney	Audrey Lane	31 Mar 1924	--	--	6389	538	S-45
Swinney	Charles Bertis	12 Aug 1887	17 Mar 1951	Husband of Alyce E SWINNEY. Married: 30 Dec 1911. Son of Cutcher C & Jennie (WRIGHT) SWINNEY.	3966 3964	940	N-5
Swinney	Earl Clemens "Clem," Jr.	16 May 1920	31 Jan 1983	Husband of Audrey Lane SWINNEY. Son of Earl Clemens & Mary J (RUNCIE) SWINNEY, Sr.. WW II.	6388	538	S-45
Swinney	Mary J Runcie	18 Dec 1888	4 Sep 1933	nee RUNCIE. Wife of Earl Clemens SWINNEY, Sr. Married 29 Dec 1910. Daughter of Charles B & Viola C “Ola” (GRAM) RUNCIE. “killed in head-on auto accident”	6387	503	S-45
Swizzler	L	?	Oct 1925	Buried: 17 Oct 1925. Note: Surname may be in errror? No other information found.	No headstone found or identified.	641	N-39
Symonds	George H	1858	Nov 1932	Husband of Mary C “Mollie” (COOPER) SYMONDS. Married 8 Mar 1883. Son of William & Elizabeth A (BURTON) SYMONDS. “Father” Buried: 4 Nov 1932.	5660 5662	807	S-14
Symonds	Henry J "Harry"	14 Jan 1908	11 May 1974	Husband of Thelma L (LUHRING) SYMONDS. Son of William W & Effie (LEE) SYMONDS.	5387	976	S-3
Symonds	Mary C “Mollie”	1864	Mar 1934	nee COOPER. Wife of George H SYMONDS. Married 8 Mar 1883. Daughter of William & Mary A (KEYS) COOPER. “Mother” Buried: 5 Mar 1934.	5660 5661	807	S-14
Symonds	Thelma L	5 Jul 1904	10 Aug 1996	nee LUHRING. Wife of Henry J "Harry" SYMONDS. Daughter of James Aubra & Grace W (MONTGOMERY) LUHRING.	5387	976	S-3
Symonds	Walter Ezra	26 Jan 1884	Jan 1961	Husband of Zella (ALCORN) SYMONDS. Married 20 Dec 1909. Son of George H & Mary C “Mollie” (COOPER) SYMONDS. Buried: 7 Jan 1961.	5892	1055	S-26

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.