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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

Walters

Anna E

1851

Sep 1927

nee WEST.  Wife of Thomas A WALTERS. 

Married 30 Oct 1895. 

Daughter of Henry C & Phoeba E (GENUNG) WEST. 

Buried:  18 Sep 1927.

4806

285

N-43

Walters

Anna O

27 Mar 1867

19 Aug 1961

nee OLIPHANT.  Wife of William Louis WALTERS. 

Married 5 Sep 1895.  

Daughter of John Thomas & Mary Caroline (MUSGRAVE) OLIPHANT.

Buried:  21 Aug 1961.

4826

4825

171

N-44

Walters

Ben Thompson

19 Jul 1880

4 Jul 1936

Son of Hamlin Joseph & Minnie (THEMBRAN) WALTERS. 


Buried:  7 Jul 1936.

No headstone found or identified.

171

N-44

Walters

Daniel J

22 Jan 1824

9 May 1888

Husband of Nancy (WOODS) WALTERS. 

Married 26 Jan 1849. 

Son of Reuben Tucker & Ruth Ann (LOCKWOOD) WALTERS.

“Father”

4791

4798

172

N-43

Walters

Etta J

11 Sep 1864

14 Jul 1865

Daughter of Daniel J & Nancy Logan (WOODS) WALTERS.

4796

172

43

Walters

Fannie M

11 Apr 1866

29 Jan 1891

Daughter of Reuben T & Susan (SMITH) WALTERS.

5093

5097

236

N-55

Walters

Isaac A

19 May 1858

21 Dec 1876

Son of of Daniel J & Nancy Logan (WOODS) WALTERS.

4797

172

N-43

Walters

Minnie H

20 Jun 1857

1 Nov 1938

nee THEMBRAN.  Wife of Hamlin Joseph  WALTERS. 

Married 15 Nov 1876 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois. 

Daughter of Samuel & Henretta (DAVENPORT) THEMBRAN.

Buried:  4 Nov 1938.

No headstone found or identified.

171

N-44

Walters

Nancy Logan

20 Sep 1828

10 May 1909

nee WOODS.  Wife of Daniel J WALTERS. 

Married:  26 Jan 1849. 

Daughter of Joseph M & Susan B (TOMSON) WOODS.

“Mother”

4791

4799

172

N-43

Walters

Reuben T

20 Sep 1820

21 Apr 1895

Husband of Susan (SMITH) WALTERS.

Married 11 Mar 1846.

“Father”

5092

5095

236

N-55

Walters

Ruth A

11 Feb 1862

14 Jun 1862

Daughter of Daniel J & Nancy Logan (WOODS) WALTERS.

4795

172

N-43

Walters

Susan

14 Dec 1825

22 Apr 1891

nee SMITH.  Wife of Reuben T WALTERS. 

Married 11 Mar 1846.

“Mother”

5094

5096

236

N-55

Walters

Susan B

30 Mar 1860

18 Feb 1862

Daughter of Daniel J & Nancy Logan (WOODS) WALTERS.

4794

172

N-43

Walters

Thomas A

1847

1921

Husband of Anna E (WEST) WALTERS. 

Married 30 Oct 1895.
Co. B, 10th Cavalry, 125th Regiment Indiana Infantry
Civil War




4806

Thomas A. Walters

285

N-43

Walters

William Louis

2 May 1866

25 Jun 1938

Husband of Anna O (OLIPHANT) WALTERS. 

Married 5 Sep 1895. 

Son of Daniel J & Nancy Logan (WOODS) WALTERS.

Buried:  27 Jun 1927.

4827

4825

171

N-44

Wampler

Zane Cole

4 Mar 2002

16 Mar 2020

Son of Scott WAMPLER & Amanda ROBERTS.

Died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. 


Click here to view obituary.

0179

0180

From the Princeton Clarion 18 Mar 2020

?

S-7

Ward

Alice L

1878

Sep 1899

Daughter of William & Elizabeth A (HICKROD) WARD. 


Buried:  1 Oct 1899.

6096

6095

491

S-33

Ward

Carl W

15 Feb 1910

6 Oct 2002

Husband of Olive (SKELTON) WARD. 

Son of George E & Fannie G (YEAGER) WARD.

5596

832

S-12

Ward

Elizabeth Ann

15 Oct 1858

"1859"

21 Apr 1942

nee HICKROD.  Wife of William WARD. 

Married 23 Dec 1877. 

Daughter of George Washington & Mary Ann (SULKINS) HICKROD.

Buried:  23 Apr 1942.

6098

6095

491

S-33

Ward

Fannie G

12 Aug 1882

10 May 1964

nee YEAGER.  Wife of George E WARD. 

Married 12 Aug 1902. 

Daughter of Henry W & Harriet Jane (GUDGEL) YEAGER.

“Mother”

5577

831

S-11

Ward

Florence J Hatcher

30 Apr 1889

1 Sep 1967

nee HATCHER.  Wife of Wlliam G BROCKMAN, 1st, married 20 Dec 1919 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; and ?John C WARD?, 2nd.


Daughter of Joshua HATCHER & Ida Belle (SMITH) HATCHER WILHITE.

4633

1136

N-36

Ward

George E

16 Jul 1881

21 Apr 1968

Husband of Fannie G (YEAGER) WARD.

Married 12 Aug 1902. 

Son of William & Elizabeth A (HICKROD) WARD.

“Father”

5577

831

S-11

Ward

Mary Ruth

6 Mar 1940

28 Nov 2002

nee KEEGAN. 

Daughter of Warren Jack & Ora Juanita KEEGAN.

“Our Mother”

7163

?

SA-29

Ward

Olive

29 Dec 1910

16 Aug 2003

nee SKELTON.  Wife of Carl W WARD.

Daughter of Arthur E & Augusta (MAIKRANZ) SKELTON.

5596

832

S-12

Ward

Thelma M

8 May 1909

26 Sep 1967

nee COLLINS.  First wife of Vaughn WARD. 


Daughter of Mack & Stella COLLINS

5595

832

S-12

Ward

Vaughn

28 Nov 1904

11 May 1994

Husband of Thelma (COLLINS) WARD, 1st; and Margaret HOGG WARD, 2nd. 

Son of George E & Fannie Gertrude (YEAGER) WARD.

5595

832

S-12

Ward

William

Sep 1854

Nov 1925

Husband of Elizabeth A (HICKROD) WARD. 

Married 23 Dec 1877. 

Son of Daniel & Phebe (GOUCHER) WARD. 

Buried: 30 Nov 1925.

6097

6095

491

S-33

Wardrip

John L

9 Nov 1921

11 Nov 1921

Infant of John Lewis & Louise Katherine (VANPELL) WARDRIP. 

Buried:  12 Nov 1925.  

No headstone found or identified.  

230

N-61

Wardrip

Palestine "Tina"

abt 1858

Nov 1921

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Thomas WARDRIP. 

Buried:  20 Oct 1927.

No headstone found or identified.  

229

N-62

Wardrip

Thomas Lewis

14 Oct 1858

21 Feb 1935

Husband of Palestine "Tina" (DAVIS) WARDRIP.   

Son of John & C (JUPIN) WALDRIP.

Buried:  21 Feb 1935.

No headstone found or identified.  

229

N-62

Warner

Bertha Elizabeth

8 Jan 1912

14 May 1993

nee FLORO.  Wife of Clarence L WARNER. 

Daughter of William F & Carrie E (CROCKET) FLORO.

7409

1255

SA-48

Warner

Clarence L

3 Nov 1913

22 Feb 1998

Husband of Bertha Elizabeth (FLORO) WARNER.

Sgt., US Army,WW II.


7409

7410

1255

SA-48

Warner

Dortha May

25 Jan 1907

15 Aug 1941

--

5249

153

N-62

Warren

?

?

?

"Relative of Frank WARREN."

No headstone found or identifiedl.

443

S-61

Warren

Charles Kerr

18 Feb 1884

1948

Husband of Florence (BROKAW) WARREN. 

Married 22 Jul 1906. 

Son of Franklin E "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN.

4766

21

N-42

Warren

Charles W

7 Jul 1916

27 Dec 2009

Husband of Dorothy F (MUNCY) WARREN, 1st; and Norma (SOLLMAN) WARREN, 2nd; and Joy WARREN, 3rd.

Son of Kerr & Florence (BROKAW) WARREN.

US Army, WW II.


(Click here to view obituary.)

4729

1131

N-41

Warren

Dora A

6 Oct 1882

13 Oct 1884

Daughter of Franklin E "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN.

6730

6728

440

S-58

Warren

Dorothy Fern

9 Aug 1921

21 Dec 1955

nee JONES.  First wife of Charles W WARREN. 


Daughter of ? & Sadie Marie (JONES) MUNCY.

Buried:  24 Dec 1955.

4729

1131

N-41

Warren

Earl

22 Jan 1912

3 Jan 1995

Husband of Grace WARREN. 

Son of Frank M & Melissa (WOODS) WARREN.

6661

1085

S-56

Warren

Eliza "Lizzie"

1851

Feb 1934

nee HEDDEN.  Wife of Francis E WARREN. 

Married 28 Apr 1867 in Crawford County, Indiana.

Daughter of Lorenzo & Mary HEDDEN. 

Buried:  7 Feb 1934.

5633

840

S-13

Warren

Florence

2 Mar 1885

29 Dec 1971

nee BROKAW.  Wife of Charles Kerr WARREN. 

Married 22 Jul 1906.

Daughter of William W & Martha J (AYERS) BROKAW.

4766

21

N-42

Warren

Francis E "Frank"

8 Mar 1847

22 Jan 1929

Husband of Eliza E "Lizzie" (HEDDEN) WARREN. 

Married 28 Apr 1867 in Crawford County, Indiana. 

Son of Erastus & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN.

Buried:  24 Jan 1929.

5633

840

S-13

Warren

Francis Marion

24 Jun 1875

31 Dec 1949

Second husband of Melissa J (WOODS) WALLIS WARREN.

Married 2 Sep 1894. 

Son of Franklin Erastus "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN.

“Father” 

Buried:  2 Jan 1950.

5157

233

N-58

Warren

Frank

15 Jun 1903

24 Feb 1952

Husband of Bertha WARREN; and Nellie WARREN.


Son of Francis M "Frank" &
Melissa J (WOODS) WALLIS WARREN.


“Father”

5138

6

N-57

Warren

Infant

15 Feb 1907

15 Feb 1907

Infant son of Francis M "Frank" & Melissa J (WOODS) WALLIS WARREN.

(Note:  Mother’s given name is spelled “Mlissa” on this stone.)

5158

233

N-58

Warren

James M

1870

Dec 1944

Husband of Louise E (CLEVELAND) WARREN. 

Married 7 Feb 1892. 

Son of Franklin E "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN. 

Buried:  19 Dec 1944.

6053

551

S-32

Warren

Jesse ?

31 May 1905

22 Sep 1906

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

6056

551

S-32

Warren

John W

10 Jan 1880

Aug 1963

Son of Franklin E "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN. 


Buried:  17 Aug 1963.

5630

840

S-13

Warren

Louise E "Lou"

1871

May 1955

nee CLEVELAND.  Wife of James M WARREN. 

Married 7 Feb 1892. 

Daughter of James & Julia A (REAVES) CLEVELAND. 

Buried:  27 May 1955.

6053

551

S-32

Warren

Melissa J

1870

May 1954

nee WOODS.  Wife of Robert WALLIS, 1st, married 3 Mar 1889; and Francis M WARREN, 2nd, married 2 Sep 1894. 


Daughter of William James & Elizabeth (FOLKNER) WOODS.

“Mother” 

Buried:  10 May 1954.

5157

233

N-58

Warren

Norma L

15 May 1929

8 Apr 1965

nee SOLLMAN.  Second wife of Charles W WARREN. 


Daughter of George H & Hulda L (HASSELBRINK) SOLLMAN.

4728

1131

N-41

Warren

Roland M “Bud”

28 Oct 1911

14 Feb 1985

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

6049

1061

S-32

Warren

Rosa A

19 Aug 1876

20 Jan 1880

Daughter of Franklin E "Frank" & Eliza E (HEDDEN) WARREN.

6729

6728

440

S-58

Warren

Roy

30 Oct 1908

8 Sep 1994

Son of Francis M & Melissa J (WOODS) WALLIS WARREN.

5156

233

N-58

Warren

William W “Welzie”

27 Jun 1892

1 Mar 1910

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

6054

551

S-32

Warrick

Louisa

18 Jun 1843

22 Jan 1910

nee KNOX.  Wife of John WARRICK. 

Married:  24 Mar 1864.

Daughter of Enoch & Mary Ann (CONNER) KNOX.

Buried:  23 Jan 1910.

No headstone found or identifiedl.

394

S-37

Wassmer

Andrew Cletus "Andy"

10 Nov 1946

28 Feb 2004

Husband of Betty Lou (POWERS) WASSMER. 

Son of Andrew & Bertha (PFEIFFER)  WASSMER. 

 (Click here to view obituary.)

2597

?

SA-48

Wassmer

Betty Lou

6 Feb 1948

19 Jan 2012

nee POWERS.  Wife of Andrew Cletus "Andy" WASSMER.  

Daughter of Archies & Dorothy (KELLEY) POWERS.

(Click here to view obituary.)

2597

?

SA-48

Wassmer

Thomas J

26 Jun 1978

2 Oct 1998

Son of Andrew & Betty J (POWERS) WASSMER.

7399

?

SA-48

Watkins

George M

8 May 1926

17 Jun 2013

Husband of Patsy (FINNEY) BARRETT WATKINS.

Son of Melville & Ida (HUMPHREY) WATKINS.

WW II.



(Click here to view obituary.)

1066

?

SA-48

Watkins

Patsy R

21 Jul 1926

19 Sep 2013

nee FINNEY.  Wife of ? BARRETT, 1st; and George M WATKINS, 2nd.

Daughter of Percy & Elizabeth (JONES) FINNEY.

(Click here to view obituary.)

1067

?

SA-48

Watkins

W  S

?

Feb 1924

Buried:  14 Feb 1924.

No headstone found or identifiedl.

227

N-61

Watson

Paul J

3 Oct 1914

31 Jan 1983

Husband of Emily (BALLARD) WATSON.

Son of James P & Maria (HOFFART) JOHNSON.

Pvt., US Army, WW II.


7431

1356

SA-50

Weaver

Bernard Glynn

11 Nov 1888

May 1962

Husband of Edith Elizabeth (FRENCH) WEAVER. 

Married 29 Apr 1918. 

Son of Daniel & Nellie M WEAVER. 

Buried:  8 May 1962.

6861

6863

1096

S-63

Weaver

Edith Elizabeth

5 JUn 1894

11 Jun 1973

nee FRENCH.  Wife of Bernard Glynn WEAVER. 

Married 29 Apr 1918. 

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

6861

6862

1096

S-63

Weaver

Mary Ann

25 Nov 1857

7 Feb 1943

Daughter of Augustus WEAVER & Catharine (ACKER) WEAVER SUHLING.

Buried:  9 Feb 1943.

No headstone found or identifiedl.

227

N-61

Webb

Anna

21 Dec 1896

16 Jul 1977

nee GILMORE.  Wife of William H WEBB. 

Married:  28 Feb 1921. 

Daughter of Charles L & Emma (LAMAR) GILMORE.

7412

1254

SA-49

Webb

William H

4 May 1892

30 Aug 1968

Husband of Anna (GILMORE) WEBB. 

Married:  28 Feb 1921. 

Son of Robert & Susan (HEEK) WEBB.

Indiana, Pfc., Vet. Det., 7th Field Arty. WW I.


7412

7413

1254

SA-49

Weber

Henry

abt 1825

15 Apr 1898

Age 72 Yrs. 9 Ms. 16 D.

Sgt. Co. H, 17th Reg. Ind. Vol. Infantry.  Wilders Lighting Brigade 1861-1865. 

Resident of Princeton, Indiana: 

Enlisted on 12 Jun 1861, mustered out on 8 Aug 1865 at Macon, Georgia.



6767

From Blue Lightning, by Richard A. Baumgartner

441

S-59

Weber

Robert

18 Aug 1844

6 Aug 1917

Son of Henry & Sophie (BOREMANN) WEBER.


(Inscription on back of the monument of Alexander D & Marie C McCLURE. 

“Cremated – Ashes Only”)

(Note:  He was a brother of Marie C (WEBER) McCLURE.)

6771

441

S-59

Weber

Virginia P Hurst

24 Feb 1922

1 Mar 2016

nee HURST. 

Daughter of Ira Newton & Edith (ADKINS) HURST. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

0006

?

SA-61

Weed

Malinda J

20 Feb 1849

2 Jan 1925

nee KEY.  Wife of Peter FRENCH, 1st, married 5 Sep 1867; and Zenas M WEED, 2nd, 8 Oct 1895. 


Daughter of Charles B & Lucinda KEY.

“Mother”

5046

289

N-53

Weedman

Mary G

6 Dec 1931

--

Wife of Robert A WEEDMAN. 

Married 20 Dec 1974

“Our Daughter:  Donna”

7255

7256

?

SA-37

Weedman

Robert A

2 Mar 1932

--

Husband of Mary G WEEDMAN. 

Married 20 Dec 1974.

“Our Daughter:  Donna”

7255

7256

?

SA-37

Wehmer

Catherine "Kate"

13 May 1855

1 Mar 1915

nee KEEKER.  Wife of Charles W WEHMER. 

Married 18 Mar 1875. 

Daughter of Frederick "Fred" & Caroline (SUHRE) KEEKER.

“Mother” 

Buried:  4 Mar 1915.

4886

4888

61

N-47

Wehmer

Charles W

13 Sep 1848

7 Feb 1937

Husband of Catherine (KEEKER) WEHMER. 

Married 18 Mar 1875. 

Son of William WEHMER.

“Father” 

Pvt., Co. D, 32nd Reg. Indiana Infantry. 

Enlisted on 3 Oct 1864, mustered out on 4 Oct 1865.

 



Buried:  9 Feb 1937.

4886

4887

61

N-47

Wehmer

Charlotte Anna

16 Jul 1852

15 Sep 1917

nee INGLE.  Wife of Henry WEHMER.


Married:  10 May 1896.


Daughter of Albert A & Sarah (WILSON) INGLE.


Buried:  17 Sep 1917.

No headstone found or identified.
 

156

N-59

Wehmer

Fredrick William "Fred"

18 Jul 1885

7 May 1929

Husband of Ida Laura (WIEDING) WEHMER. 

Married 18 Apr 1912. 

Son of  Charles W & Catherine "Kate" (KEEKER) WEHMER

4924

62

N-48

Wehmer

George C

3 Sep 1892

15 Sep 1954

Son of Charles W & Catharine "Kate
(
KEEKER) WEHMER.

Indiana, Pvt., Co. E, 50th Infantry, WW I.


4889

61

N-47


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.