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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

Weiss

Donald T

6 Jul 1911

9 Dec 1984

Husband of Virginia B (EDWARDS) WEISS. 

Son of Jacob & Myrtle (EATON) WEISS.

7325

1261

SA-42

Weiss

Virginia B

30 Oct 1920

16 Nov 1965

nee EDWARDS.  Wife of Donald T WEISS.

7325

1261

SA-42

Wellman

Adah C "Gladys"

12 Sep 1896

31 Dec 1963

nee SMITH.  Wife of Robert "Ray" KIMBROUGH, 1st, married 13 Sep 1913; second wife of John YEAST, 2nd, married, 1 Aug 1918 in Pike County, Indiana; and second wife of Charles Bertis "Bert" WELLMAN, 3rd.

Daughter of Jacob & Caroline "Carrie" (JOHNSON) SMITH.

6103

550

S-33

Wellman

Charles Bertis  "Bert"

4 Dec 1884

19 Aug 1968

Husband of Norma (STOLTZ) WELLMAN, 1st, married, 24 Apr 1906 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana; and second husband of Adah C "Gladys" (SMITH) YEAST WELLMAN, 2nd.  

Son of Samuel B & Lora (HOAR) WELLMAN.

"Cremains"

6103

550

S-33

Wellman

John R

1826

Nov 1910

Husband of Martha Jane (CHAMBERLAIN) WELLMAN. 

Married 9 Nov 1848 in Crawford County, Indiana. 

Buried:  19 Nov 1910.

6102

550

S-33

Wellman

Martha Jane

1830

7 Dec 1905

nee CHAMBERLAIN.  Wife of John R WELLMAN. 


Married 9 Nov 1848 in Crawford County, Indiana.

6101

550

S-33

Wellman

Ruth A

Mar 1860

1930

nee WALLACE.  Second wife of Samuel B WELLMAN. 

Married 3 Nov 1896. 

Daughter of John A & Martha A WALLACE. 

Buried:  12 Feb 1931?

6323

500

S-42

Wellman

Samuel B

Jan 1850

1933

Husband of Loar (HOAR), 1st, married 24 Apr 1879; and Ruth A (WALLACE) WELLMAN, 2nd, married 3 Nov 1896.. 


Son of John & M WELLMAN.

(Also spelled WELMAN on his first wife’s and children’s headstones.)

Buried:  29 Nov 1932?

6323

500

S-42

Wellman

Walter W

19 Mar 1900

13 Dec 1900

Son of Samuel B & Ruth A (WALLACE) WELLMAN.

6325

500

S-42

Welman

Anna Elizabeth

6 May 1889

21 Apr 1964

nee BRIDENHAGER.  Wife of Charles WELMAN. 


Daughter of Charles & Mary (NIEDERHAUSE) BRIDENHAGER.

“Mother”

4537

122

N-32

Welman

Charles

15 Jan 1877

4 Jul 1956

Husband of Adella Agnes (DAY) WELMAN, 1st, married 3 Aug 1898. and Anna E WELMAN,2nd.


Son of Charles Richard & Naomi (WARD) WELMAN.

“Father”

4537

122

N-32

Welman

Charles Richard

30 Jan 1842

8 May 1903

First husband of Naomi (WARD) WELMAN McCAY. 

Married 20 Sep 1871. 

Son of Samuel & Mary "Polly" (PETER) WELMAN.

4519

273

N-31

Welman

Floral O

19 May 1898

9 Nov 1906

Daughter of Charles & Adella Agnes (DAY) WELMAN.

4535

122

N-32

Welman

John S

10 Feb 1875

5 Apr 1891

Son of Charles Richard & Naomi (WARD) WELMAN. 

4517

273

N-31

Welman

Lora D

10 Sep 1858

5 Oct 1893

nee HOAR.  First wife of Samuel B WELMAN. 

Married 24 Apr 1879. 

Daughter of William & Sarah M (RADCLIFF) HOAR.

6328

424

S-42

Welman

Minnie E

--

19 Jul 1880

Infant daughter of Samuel B & Lora (HOAR) WELMAN.

6329

424

S-42

Welman

Naomi

5 Nov 1848

26 Jan 1929

nee WARD.  Wife of Charles Richard WELMAN, 1st, married 20 Sep 1871; and James McCAY, 2nd, married  29 Dec 1906.

Baughter of Daniel & Phoebe (PEACOCK) WARD.

4518

273

N-31

Welman

Verlia Mary

24 Jun 1918

22 Feb 1985

Daughter of Charles & Anna Elizabeth (BRIDENHAGER) WELMAN.

“Beloved Aunt”

4536

122

N-32

Welman

John William "Willie"

Aug 1882

5 May 1901

Son of Samuel B & Lora (HOAR) WELMAN.

(Stone is now illegilble.)

6330

424

S-42

Welt

Carlos J

31 Dec 1917

31 Jan 1990

Husband of Gladys P (BEARD) WELT. 

Married 23 Nov 1940.

Son of Louis F & Ella Louise (KRUSE) WELT.

Sgt., US Army, WW II.


3914

3915

1169

N-3

Welt

Ella Louise

1 Nov 1894

8 Mar 1951

nee KRUSE.  Wife of Louis Fredrick "Fred" WELT. 

Married 29 Nov 1916. 

Daughter of John & Elizabeth C (KLUSMEIER) KRUSE.

3947

1168

N-4

Welt

Gladys P

26 Sep 1920

24 Jun 1988

nee BEARD.  Wife of Carlos J WELT. 

Married 23 Nov 1940. 

Daughter of Henry W & Laura (ADKINS) BEARD.

3914

1169

N-3

Welt

Louis Frederick "Fred"

27 Oct 1894

1 Aug 1980

Husband of Ella Louise (KRUSE) WELT. 

Married 29 Nov 1916. 

Son of Frederick "Fred" & Anna (MEYER) WILT.

3947

1168

N-4

Wesmolan

Vicki C

6 Aug  1951

22 Aug 1964

Daughter of Rance & Nina Lee (LOCKERBY) WESMOLAN, Jr.

7328

1260

SA-43

West

Agnes E

1875

Sep 1937

nee BLESSING.  Wife of Samuel H WEST. 


Married 21 Oct 1897. 

Daughter of John & Letta BLESSING. 

Buried:  16 Sep 1937.

6641

361

S-55

West

Artmer A

26 May1903

28 Sep 1973

First husband of Rosa Cletis (LAPSLEY) WEST FREEMAN. 


Son of Ebbert B & Ovie A (CARPENTER) WEST.

7591

1367

SA-61

West

Bertha A

1 Nov 1877

6 Feb 1881

Daughter of Willliam L & Lissettie D (SPECK) WEST.

(Stone is now mostly illegible.)

6638

361

S-55

West

Bruce B

1920

May 1960

First husband of Eleanor B (BROWN) WEST GARRETT.  


Son of Harley R & Alta (SUTTON) WEST.


Buried:  17 May 1960.

5723

1047

S-18

West

Catherine

1823

Dec 1910

nee SIDLE.  Wife of Samuel H WEST. 


Married 3 Jun 1846.

“Mother”  Buried:  1 Jan 1911.

6772

6774

448

S-59

West - Garrett

Eleanor B

2 Sep 1921

21 Jul 2010

nee BROWN.  Wife of Bruce WEST, 1st; and Marion GARRETT, 2nd. 

Daughter of Albert & Elizabeth BROWN.

(Click here to view obituary.)

5723

1047

S-18

West

Freddie

--

30 Aug 1887

Son of William L & Lissettie D (SPECK) WEST.

6639

361

S-55

West

Gussie

16 Dec 1891

9 Apr 1894

Daughter of Samuel H & Martha C (COOPER) WEST.

6686

362

S-56

West

Henry C

30 Apr 1825

29 May 1874

Husband of Phoeba E “Phebe” (GENUNG) WEST. 

Married 14 Aug 1850.   

Son of Alfred & Lydia WEST.

Civil War.  2nd Lt., Co. I, 25th Reg. Ind. Vols.  (Enlisted as Sergeant at Evansville, Indiana on 19 Aug 1861.  Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1 Jun 1862.  Resigned and mustered out on 14 Feb 1863.)




4808

286

44

West

John A

16 Dec 1891

9 Apr 1894

Son of Samuel H & Martha C (COOPER) WEST.

6682

6681

S

S-56

West

Mabel

30 Aug 1890

30 Sep 1890

Daughter of Samuel H & Martha C (COOPER) WEST.

6683

6687

6681

S

S-56

West

Martha C

30 May 1864

12 Mar 1896

nee COOPER.  Wife of Samuel H WEST. 

Married 20 Sep 1886. 

Daughter of William & Mary A COOPER.

“Mother”

6684

6685

6681

362

S-56

West

Mary G L "Fanny"

30 Mar 1855

17 Jan 1859

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

"Reinterred from Newburgh" on 30 Oct 1869.

4809

286

N-44

West

Ogle E “Jack”

1 Feb 1905

10 Aug 1963

Husband of Zeda Ellen (ELLIOTT) WEST. 

Son of James M & Rachel M WEST.

Indiana, Pvt., Trp. A 2nd Cav. Tng. Sq., WW II.


6980

1293

SA-10

West

Phoeba E “Phebe”

23 Nov 1829

13 Nov 1906

nee GENUNG.  Wife of Capt. Henry C WEST. 

Married 14 Aug 1850. 

Daughter of Elam & Elizabeth (TUCKER) GENUNG.

4814

286

N-44

West - Freeman

Rosa Cletis

2 Aug 1914

9 Jul 2004

Husband of Artmer A WEST, 1st; and Allen FREEMAN, 2nd. 

Daughter of Robert & Della (LAPSLEY) CASKEY.

7591

1367

SA-61

West

Samuel H

1820

Jun 1898

Husband of Catherine (SIDLE) WEST. 

Married 3 Jun 1846.

“Father” 

Buried:  16 Jun 1898.

6772

6773

448

S-59

West

Samuel H, Jr.

1861

Dec 1924

Husband of Agnes E (BLESSING) WEST. 

Married 21 Oct 1897. 

Son of Samuel & Catherine (SIDLE) WEST, Sr. 

Buried:  5 Dec 1924.

6640

361

S-55

West

Willie M

10 May 1867

9 Mar 1869

Son of Henry C & Phoeba E “Phebe” (GENUNG) WEST.

"Reinterred from Smith Farm" on 1 Oct 1869.

4810

286

N-44

West

Zeda Ellen

30 Aug 1909

4 Feb 1995

nee ELLIOTT.  Wife of Ogle E “Jack” WEST. 

Daughter of James I & Fanny E (FOWLER) ELLIOTT.

6980

1293

SA-10

Westerman

Carl B

22 Nov 1900

3 May 1991

Husband of Clara Ethel (GROVES) WESTERMAN.   


Son of Theodore J & Myrtle L WESTERMAN.

WW I.


6439

582

S-48

Westerman

Carl B, Jr.

25 Jun 1930

24 Jan 1985

Husband of Donna (HALL) WESTERMAN.


Son of Carl B & Clara Ethel (GROVES) WESTERMAN.

Cpl., US Army, Korea.


6438

582

S-48

Westerman

Clara Ethel

26 Mar 1908

27 Jul 1992

nee GROVES.  Wife of Carl B WESTERMAN. 


Daughter of Francis Marion & Martha J (WILSON) GROVES.

6439

582

S-48

Westfall

Clara Edith

Aug 1895

21 May 1967

nee McCULLOUGH.  Wife of Omer Elza WESTFALL. 

Married 25 Apr 1914. 

Daughter of George & Malinda R "May" (BARNETT) McCULLOUGH.

6870

1093

S-63

Westfall

Omer Elza

30 Jun 1892

17 Sep 1961

Husband of Clara Edith (McCULLOUGH) WESTFALL. 

Married 25 Apr 1914.  

Son of William & Lalissa (COMBS) WESTFALL.

6870

1093

S-63

Westfall

William Charles

3 Feb 1915

14 Jun 1969

First husband of Wilma A (COX) WESTFALL JONES. 


Son of Omar Elza &
Clara Edith (McCULLOUGH) WESTFALL. 

4662

253

N-38

Westfall - Jones

Wilma A

9 Feb 1917

25 Jul 1973

nee COX.  Wife of William Charles WESTFALL, 1st; and Virgil S JONES, 2nd. 


Daughter of Jesse Raymond & Minnie E COX.

4662

253

N-38

Wheeler

Alice

2 Sep 1901

2 Oct 1989

nee WELTON.  Second wife of Henry WHEELER. 


Daughter of Mance & Maude (DYER) WELTON.

On same stone as mother-in-law, Emma A (WIEDING) WHEELER in Row 12.

5575

826

S-11

Wheeler

Andrew G

1862

Jul 1925

Husband of Emma A (WIEDING) WHEELER. 

Married 29 Sep 1897. 

Son of Andrew & Ann (SIMMONS) WHEELER.

Buried:  27 Jul 1925.

4188

4187

756

N-16

Wheeler

Bertha

1888

19__

Daughter of Samuel T & Emma (HILL) WHEELER.

On same stone as her sister, Tropha W (WHEELER) COON in Row 11.

5601

5597

825

S-12

Wheeler

Emma

5 Nov 1870

11 Jan 1947

nee HILL.  Wife of Samuel T WHEELER. 


Married 25 Dec 1887 in Warrick County, Indiana. 


Daughter of William R & Marila (BELL) HILL.

“Mother”

On same stone as daughter-in-law, Alice WHEELER in Row 11.

5600

5597

825

S-12

Wheeler

Emma A

20 Feb 1874

3 Jan 1949

nee WIEDING.  Wife of Andrew G WHEELER. 

Married 29 Sep 1897. 

Daughter of Thomas & Sarah (ADKINS) WIEDING.

4189

756

N-16

Wheeler

Floyd

1903

1930

First husband of Caroline J “Carrie” WHEELER BUSING

“Father”

5871

407

S-25

Wheeler

George F

1859

1923

Husband of Verna Ellen (CLARK) WHEELER. 

Married 4 Sep 1904. 

Son of Andrew & Ann (SIMMONS) WHEELER.

“Father”

6464

382

S-49

Wheeler

Henry

1890

May 1949

Husband of Nellie (CLARK) WHEELER, 1st, married, 23 Jun 1912; and Alice (WELTON) WHEELER, 2nd.


Son of Samuel T & Emma (HILL) WHEELER.


On same stone as parents, Samuel T & Emma (HILL) WHEELER in Row 12.

5576

826

S-11

Wheeler

James A

13 Jan 1915

7 Oct 1989

Husband of Mary Louise "Lou" (DeLONG) WHEELER.

Married 1 Sep 1934.

Son of Theodore "Bud" & Mary C (COX) WHEELER.

4150

1158

N-14

Wheeler

Larry Don

20 Jul 1939

7 May 1967

Son of James A & Mary Louisa "Lou" (DeLONG) WHEELER.

“Father of Dana K & James L”

Indiana, Pvt., US Marine Corps.

4151

4152

1158

N-14

Wheeler

Mary Ellen "Maude"

Dec 1876

Jan 1932

nee WHEELER.  Wife of David Johnson PHILLIPS. 


Married: 8 Jan 1896.


Daughter of Charles W & Mary Ann (CARNES) WHEELER. 


Buried:  24 Jan 1932.

5896

557

S-26

Wheeler

Mary Louise "Lou"

15 Mar 1915

25 Mar 1990

nee DeLONG.  Wife of James A WHEELER. 

Married 1 Sep 1934.

4150

1158

N-14

Wheeler

Roselyn Joyce

26 Jan 1928

19 Nov 2015

Daughter of Floyd WHEELER & Caroline J “Carrie” WHEELER BUSING.  


Click here to view obituary.

0212

407

S-25

Wheeler

Samuel T

19 Jun 1867

9 Dec 1949

Husband of Emma (HILL) WHEELER.

Married 25 Dec 1887 in Warrick County, Indiana. 

Son of Monterville & Catherine (WILLIAMS) WHEELER.

“Father”

On same stone as their son, Henry WHEELER in Row 11.

5598

5597

825

S-12

Wheeler

Verna Ellen

25 May 1884

1 May 1970

nee CLARK.  Wife of George F WHEELER. 

Married 4 Sep 1904. 

Daughter of Henry L & Martha Louisa (DOUGAN) CLARK.

“Mother”

6464

382

S-49


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.