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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

Woolems

Cecil A

22 Dec 1917

17 Feb 1986

Husband of Opal L (UTTERBACK) WOOLEMS. 

Son of George & Roma WOOLEMS.

6067

338

S-32

Woolems

Diane

4 Jul 1945

--

nee LUTTRELL
Wife of Jerry M. WOOLEMS.

6855 GAP

6856 GAP

?

S-24

Woolems

Jerry M

16 Mar 1944

24 Feb 2022

Husband of Diane (LUTTRELL) WOOLEMS.

SP4, U.S. Army
Vietnam



(Click here to view obituary.)

6855 GAP

6856 GAP

?

S-24

Woolems

Opal L

13 Apr 1914

6 Feb 2006

nee UTTERBACK.  Wife of Cecil A WOOLEMS. 

Daughter of William & Etherl (PELLUM) UTTERBACK.

6067

338

S-32

Woolston

Agatha

1853

Dec 1932

nee DYER.  Wife of John WOOLSTON. 

Married 31 Jan 1882. 

Daughter of Romila Lewis & Nancy Jane (GOOLMAN) DYRE or DYER.

“Mother” 

Buried:  23 Dec 1932.

4055

N

N-10

Woolston

Esther M

25 Dec 1892

25 Sep 1976

nee MAGENHEIMER.  Wife of Ivan R WOOLSTON. 

Married 12 Apr 1916.

Daughter of Ed & Matilda MAGENHEIMER.

4298

647

N-22

Woolston

Ivan R

24 Feb 1891

25 Jul 1977

Husband of Esther M (MAGENHEIMER) WOOLSTON. 

Married 12 Apr 1916. 

Son of John & Agatha (DYER) WOOLSTON.

4295

647

N-22

Woolston

James A

4 Aug 1937

18 Apr 1997

Son of Dr. Lemuel P WOOLSTON & Violet F WOOLSTON HORNICK.

“Beloved Father of Toni, Jay” 

US Army Reserves.

4028

4029

860

N-8

Woolston

John

1859

Jun 1939

Husband of Agatha (DYER) WOOLSTON. 


Married 31 Jan 1882.

“Father”

Buried:  16 Jun 1935.

4055

763

N-10

Woolston

Junior

Aug 1918

Aug 1918

Infant son of Ivan R & Esther M (MAGENHEIMER) WOOLSTON. 


Buried:  17 Aug 11918.

4297

647

N-22

Woolston

Lemuel P, Dr.

15 Aug 1892

26 Nov 1980

First husband of Violet F (WELLS) WOOLSTON HORNICK. 


Son of James & Elizabeth (DYER) WOOLSTON.

Capt. US Army, WW I.


4053

763

N-10

Woolston - Hornick

Violet F

22 Jul 1912

23 Mar 2002

nee WELLS.  Wife of Dr. Lemuel P WOOLSTON, 1st; and Charles HORNICK, 2nd.

Daughter of Aaron & Hazel WELLS.

4053

N

N-10

Wright

Anna Belle

Jun 1863

Nov 1934

nee GAINES.  Wife of Benjamin F WRIGHT. 

Married:  19 Feb 1885 in Spencer County, Indiana. 

Daughter of Baldwin & Sarah F (HUBBARD) GAINES.

Buried:  17 Nov 1934.

6156

471

S-36

Wright

Benjamin F

Sep 1861

Dec 1941

Husband of Anna Belle (GAINES) WRIGHT. 

Married:  19 Feb 1885 in Spencer County, Indiana. 

Son of Leander & Ellen (CRANDLE) WRIGHT.

Buried:  20 Dec 1941.

6156

471

S-36

Wright

Charles

1869

Aug 1917

Husband of Nellie (LINDSEY) WRIGHT.

Married 4 Jan 1894. 

Son of Leander H & Ellen (CRANDALL) WRIGHT.

“Father” 

Buried:  31 Aug 1917.

5120

146

N-56

Wright

Charlottie A "Lottie"

12 Jan 1894

12 Aug 1980

nee RODEMAN.  Wife of Fred B WRIGHT.  

Married:  30 Aug 1917 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Daughter of August William & Frances C RODEMAN.

6522

509

S-51

Wright

Dale Miller

1898

Mar 1926

nee MILLER. Wife of Roy W WRIGHT. 

Married:  7 May 1919. 

Daughter of Albert & Lucy (BROKAW) MILLER. 

Buried:  30 Mar 1926.

4462

110

N-29

Wright

 Donald "Adarno"

19 Nov 1896

8 Jun 1943

Husband of Pearl (BROWN) WRIGHT. 

Son of Charles & Nellie M (LINDSEY) WRIGHT.

5121

146

N-56

Wright

Edgar D

23 Oct 1887

25 Jan 1966

Husband of Glenn J (LOCKWOOD) WRIGHT. 


Married Apr 1916, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Son of Benjamin F & Anna Belle (GAINES) WRIGHT.

“Father”

5347

S

1

Wright

Edith J

5 Aug 1882

12 Mar 1963

nee BARNETT.  Wife of Millard Dennis WRIGHT. 

Married 30 Aug 1905 in Posey County, Indiana. 

Daughter of Lycingus & Nancy "Nan" (HARMON) BARNETT.

“Mother”

5463

1008

S-6

Wright

Eunice R

29 Jul 1897

20 Dec 1976

nee BEADLE.  Wife of Russell R "Fuzzy" WRIGHT.

Married 14 May 1919. 

Daughter of Charles P & Carrie (OSBORNE) BEADLE.

6536

531

S-52

Wright

Fred Beaty

25 Dec 1893

14 May 1968

Husband of Charlottie A "Lottie" (RODEMAN) WRIGHT. 

Married 30 Aug 1917 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana  
Son of Elijah R & Martha E WRIGHT.

.

6522

509

S-51

Wright

Georgia E

20 May 1941

--

nee PERRIN.  Wife of Richard Dennis WRIGHT. 


Married 20 Dec 1967.

“Parents of:  Laura Georgia, James Corwin”

7516

7517

?

SA-56

Wright

Glenn Jessie

28 Dec 1890

5 Jun 1963

nee LOCKWOOD.  Wife of Edgar D WRIGHT. 

Married: Apr 1916 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. 

Daughter of Stephen U & Ester E (CASLIN) LOCKWOOD.

“Mother”

5347

985

S-1

Wright

Harmon G

1 Oct 1909

5 Jul 1969

Son of Millard Dennis & Edith J (BARNETT) WRIGHT.

“Brother”

5462

1008

S-6

Wright

Infant

?

Apr 1894

Infant of Benjamin F & Anna Belle (GAINES) WRIGHT. 

 Buried:  6 Apr 1894

No Headstone found or identified.

471

S-36

Wright

Infant

?

Apr 1894

Infant of Benjamin F & Anna Belle (GAINES) WRIGHT. 

 Buried:  14 Apr 1894

No Headstone found or identified.

471

S-36

Wright

Isaac E

1862

Dec 1939

Husband of Mary E (WALLIS/WALLACE) WRIGHT. 

Married 11 Oct 1891. 

Son of William & Catherine (SMITH) WRIGHT.

“Father” 

Buried:  3 Dec 1939.

4491

4490

109

N-30

Wright

John Tipton

1860

Oct 1922

Husband of Mary A (DAVIS) WRIGHT. 

Married 17 Nov 1901. 

Son of James & Mary (MORGAN) WRIGHT. 

Married:  15 Oct 1922.

6450

383

S-48

Wright

Loren Arvel

24 Dec 1899

Jun 1963

Husband of Myrtle A (WALLACE) WRIGHT. 

Son of Thomas W & Martha J (MONTGOMERY) WRIGHT. 

Buried:  24 Jun 1963.

5741

687

S-19

Wright

Martha J

1862

May 1949

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of Thomas W WRIGHT. 

Married 11 Aug 1892. 

Daughter of Richard & Mary J MONTGOMERY. 

Buried:  26 May 1949.

5740

687

S-19

Wright

Mary A

1861

Nov 1927

nee DAVIS.  Wife of John Tipton WRIGHT. 


Married 17 Nov 1901. 

Daughter of Samuel H & Mary J (BARKS) DAVIS. 

Buried:  22 Nov 1927.

6450

383

S-48

Wright

Mary E

1 Apr 1871

23 May 1965

nee WALLIS/WALLACE. 

Wife of Isaac E WRIGHT. 

Married 11 Oct 1891. 

Daughter of James & Mary J WALLIS/WALLACE.

“Mother”

(Note:  Her surname is spelled two different ways in the Gibson County marriage records.)

4492

4490

109

N-30

Wright

Millard Dennis

13 Apr 1884

Feb 1935

Husband of Edith J (BARNETT) WRIGHT. 

Married 30 Aug 1905 in Posey County, Indiana. 

Son of Leander H & Ellen (CRANDALL) WRIGHT.

“Father” 

Buried:  23 Feb 1935.

5464

1008

S-6

Wright

Myrtle A

1 Apr 1908

19 Nov 1981

nee WALLACE.  Wife of Loren A WRIGHT. 


Daughter of Elmer & Amelia (COCHREN) WALLACE.

5741

687

S-19

Wright

Nellie G

1872

Jul 1936

nee LINDSEY.  Wife of Charles WRIGHT. 

Married 4 Jan 1894. 

Daughter of Edward G & Elizabeth E (COX) LINDSEY.

“Mother” 

Buried:  27 Jul 1936.

5120

146

N-56

Wright

Olive “Mary”

1901

Jul 1935

Daughter of Benjamin F & Anna Belle (GAINES) WRIGHT.


Buried:  29 Jul 1935.

6157

6156

471

S-36

Wright

Paul K

27 Jul 1904

21 Jun 1998

Husband of Rosetta F WRIGHT. 


Son of Isaac S &
Mary E (WALLIS/WALLACE) WRIGHT.

5302

1017

SW-1

Wright

Pearl

3 Sep 1900

23 Sep 1973

nee BROWN.  Wife of Donald WRIGHT. 

Daughter of George Henry & Belle Florance (GRIFFITH) BROWN.

5121

146

N-56

Wright

Rebecca Ann "Becky"

9 Nov 1881

23 Jul 1964

nee WOODS.  Wife of William PRITCHETT, 1st, married, 10 Oct 1897, 1st; George W HEADY, 2nd, married 29 Jul 1911 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana; and Willis WRIGHT, 3rd. 


Daughter of George & Ellen (BLACKARD) WOODS.

5763

704

S-20

Wright

Richard Dennis

3 Oct 1936

9 Mar 2005

Husband of Georgia E (PERRIN) WRIGHT. 

Married 26 Dec 1967. 

Son of Richard Michael & Margaret (DENNIS) WRIGHT.  Born in Racine, Wisconsin.

“Parents of:  Laura Georgia, James Corwin” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7516

7517

?

SA-56

Wright

Rosetta F

1 Nov 1900

16 Aug 1986

Wife of Paul K WRIGHT. 


Daughter of Oscar & Mary Jane (GULICH) CLEVELAND.

5302

1017

SW-1

Wright

Russell R

4 Feb 1896

24 Sep 1975

Husband of Eunice R (BEADLE) WRIGHT. 

Married 14 May 1919 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  

Son of Elijah R & Martha E (GOBBLE) WRIGHT.

Cpl., US Army, WW I.


6536

6537

531

S-52

Wright

Thomas W

1860

Oct 1922

Husband of Martha J (MONTGOMERY) WRIGHT. 

Married 11 Aug 1892. 

Son of William & Catherine (SMITH) WRIGHT. 


Buried:  15 Oct 1922.

5740

687

S-19

Wright

Willis

1872

Feb 1940

Third husband of Rebecca A (WOODS) PRITCHETT HEADY WRIGHT. 


Buried:  4 Feb 1940.

5763

704

S-20

Wyne

Wallis

9 Nov 1897

8 Jun 1898

Son of James T & Joanna (WALLIS) WYNE.

1104

517

S-59


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.