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McRoberts-Phillips Cemetery

Washington Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:38.4236 N Latitude; 87.4996 W Longitude
Congressional Location:E-1/2; SURVEY 8; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:Located on the west side of a lane about 1/3 mile south of Indiana State Road 65. The lane is about 0.6 mile east of the intersection of Shiloh Church Road and Indiana State Road 65; about 2 1/4 miles southwest of Mount Olympus.
Last updated  27 Mar 2010

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources.   There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.  Photographs by Daniel L Elliott, assisted by Joe Coomer.  Another version of this document with photographs of the headstones is available from the Cemeteries with photos page.   If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.   email016.gif (1209 bytes)

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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Sect-

ion

Row

Hart

Tina M

20 Apr 1898

20 Apr 1899

Daughter of John S & Nancy M HART.

N/A

1

Hogue

Willie 

17 Apr 1876

28 Mar 1878

Son of William & Celia (TRIPPET) HOGUE.

N/A

4

Kirk

Robert

31 Jan 1810

14 Jul 1856

Consort of Susan (REDBURN) KIRK.  Married 10 Jan 1842.

N/A

2

Laughlin

Cleveland

1887

1918

Son of Frank & Ellen LAUGHLIN.

N/A

7

Laughlin

Ellen

1859

1922

Wife of Frank LAUGHLIN.

N/A

7

Laughlin

Newton J

1882

1902

Son of Frank & Ellen LAUGHLIN.

N/A

7

Lewis

Elizabeth
"Betsy"

1788

26 Aug 1836

nee McFALL.  Wife fo Stephen LEWIS.  Married 25 Sep 1805, Shelby Counthy, Kentucky.

N/A

5

Lewis

Stephen

17 Mar 1778

1855

Husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" (McFALL) LEWIS.  Married 25 Sep 1805, Shelby County, Kentucky.  Son of Stephen LEWIS.
(Dates buried.  Dates from genealogical information.)

N/A

5

McRoberts

Artemus Bernard

13 May 1822

15 May 1895

Husband of Indiana (LEWIS) McROBETS, 1st, married 22 Nov 1849; and Mary (PHILLIPS) MURPHY McROBERTS, 2nd , married 16 Sep 1868.  Son of David & Martha B (OLDS) McROBERTS.

N/A

5

McRoberts

David

abt 1842/43

 23 Jun 1865

Son of Reuben & Hannah  McROBERTS.

Pvt., Co. B, 65th Ind. Inf.

Enlisted 18 Aug 1862, mustered out (died) 23 Jun 1865 at Henderson, Kentucky.

(Old listing stated:  “Died at Hendersonville, Kentucky.  Buried at Cincinnati, Ohio.”)

N/A

2

McRoberts

Elizabeth A

2 Oct 1857

11 Aug 1904

nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of Milton A McROBERTS.  Married 21 Oct 1874.  Daughter of John & Mary (FOSTER) PHILLIPS.

N/A

5

McRoberts

Ethel Florence

--

16 Dec 1890

Daughter of Milton A & Elizabeth A (PHILLIPS) McROBERTS.

Aged 5 ms. 27 ds.

N/A

5

McRoberts

Indiana

16 Sep 1829

27 Jan 1868

nee LEWIS.  First wife of Artemus Bernard McROBERTS.  Married 22 Nov 1849.  Daughter of Stephen & Elizabeth "Betsy" (McFALL) LEWIS.

N/A

5

McRoberts

Lewis Milton
(aka Milton Lewis)

19  Jan 1895

29 Mar 1935

Husband of Nellie (HITCH) McROBERTS.  Married 28 Dec 1919.  Son of Milton & Elizabeth A (PHILLIPS) McROBERTS.

“Hospital apprentice, 1st Class, U S Navy”


(Buried with his wife at Oak Hill Cemetery in Patoka.)

N/A

N/A

McRoberts

Martha B

--

21 Mar 1859

nee OLDS.  Wife of David McROBERTS.  Married 26 Feb 1803. 

Aged 78 Yrs. 3 Mo. 8 Ds.

N/A

5

McRoberts

Mary

13 Aug 1835

23 Mar 1893

nee PHILLIPS.  Married John L FOSTER, 1st, married 27 Nov 1856;  Michael MURPHY, 2nd, married 18 Feb 1868; and Artemus Bernard McROBERTS, 3rd , married 16 Sep 1868.

N/A

5

McRoberts

Milton A

25 Nov 1850

6 Mar 1941

Husband of Elizabeth A (PHILLIPS) McROBERTS.  Married 21 Oct 1874.  Son of Artemus Bernard & Indiana (LEWIS) McROBERTS.

N/A

5

McRoberts

John Ralph

30 Oct 1879

1942

Husband of Iva Pearl (WATSON) McROBETS.  Married 24 Oct 1906.  Son of Milton & Elizabeth A (PHILLIPS) McROBERTS.
(Buried with his wife at Oak Hill Cemetery in Patoka.)

N/A

N/A

McRoberts

Sallie Gertrude

--

7 Jul 1889

Daughter of Milton A & Elizabeth A McROBERTS.

Aged 2 y. 3 m. 16 d.

N/A

5

Phillips

?

?

?

No readable information.

(Buried in row with PHILLIPS family.)

N/A

3

Phillips

Carrie

1892

1915

Daughter William A and Margaret C (MURPHY) PHILLIPS.

N/A

6

Phillips

Celia

19 Mar 1804

27 Jun 1840

nee MILBURN. Consort of Robert PHILLIPS.  Married 5 Nov 1822.

N/A

2

Phillips

Elizabeth Florence
"Lizzie"

22 Jun 1879

19 Aug 1881

Daughter of Henry Hudson & Melissa (BENNET) PHILLIPS.

N/A

2

Phillips

G Scott

29 Jul 1839

24 Jul 1840

Son of Robert & Celia (MILBURN) PHILLIPS.

N/A

3

Phillips

Grace

1888

1889

Daughter of William A & Margaret C (MURPHY) PHILLIPS.

N/A

6

Phillips

Henry Hudson

7 Mar 1837

17 Apr 1880

Husband of Melissa (BENNETT) PHILLIPS.  Married 20 MAR 1860.  Son of Robert & Celia (MILBURN) PHILLIPS.

"Father"

N/A

2

Phillips

Infant

-- 

8 Nov 1846

Infant of R & A PHILLIPS.

N/A

3

Phillips

John

6 Sep 1823

11 Mar 1874

Husband of Polley H (CRAWFORD) PHILLIPS, 1st; married 12 Sep 1848; and Sally A (ROBINSON) PHILLIPS, 2nd, married 21 Sep 1852. Son of Robert & Celia PHILLIPS.

"Father"

N/A

3

Phillips

John D

 --

6 Sep 1894

Son of John & Sarah Ann (ROBINSON) PHILLIPS. 
Aged 30 Y. 8 M. 22 D.

"In Loving Remembrance"

N/A

3

Phillips

Lettie A

-- 

9 Apr 186?

Daughter of Henry H & Melissa (BENNETT) PHILLIPS.

Aged 4 mos. 28 dys.

N/A

2

Phillips

Lillie

1900

1900

Daughter of William A & Margaret C (MURPHY) PHILLIPS.

N/A

6

Phillips

Margaret  C

4 Jan 1868

20 Apr 1922

nee MURPHY.  Wife of William A. PHILLIPS.  Married 8 Jan 1885.

“Mother”

N/A

6

Phillips

Melissa

5 Mar 1837

12 Apr 1908

nee BENNETT.  Wife of Henry Hudson PHILLIPS.  Married 30 Mar 1860.

“Mother”

N/A

2

Phillips

Nancy R

1863

1943

nee KENDALL.  Wife of Robert PHILLIPS.  Married 12 Aug 1886.

N/A

2

Phillips

Perry C

16 Feb 1862

20 May 1923

Husband of Allie (WHITE) PHILLIPS.  Married 28 May 1894.

N/A

3

Phillips

Polley H

14 Dec 1824

3 Feb 1850

nee CRAWFORD. Consort (first wife) of John PHILLIPS.  Married 12 Sep 1848.

N/A

3

Phillips

Robert

10 Dec 1799

29 Aug 1847

Husband of Celia (MILBURN) PHILLIPS.  Married 5 Nov 1822.

N/A

2

Phillips

Robert

8 Dec 1856

28 Jun 1901

Husband of Nancy R (KENDALL) PHILLIPS.  Married 12 Aug 1886.

"Father - Thou has been called away from his family in vain, even lo call to my side again"

N/A

2

Phillips

Sally A

7 Feb 1831

7 Nov 1904

nee ROBINSON.  Second wife of John PHILLIPS.  Married 21 Sep 1852.

“Mother”

N/A

3

Phillips

Sarah E

28 Nov 1849

10 Jan 1856

Daughter of John & Polley H (CRAWFORD) PHILLIPS.

N/A

1

Phillips

William A

11 Jan 1861

30 Dec 1937

Husband of Margaret C (MURPHY) PHILLIPS.  Married 8 Jan 1885.

“Father”

N/A

6

Stott

Florence

1895

1931

nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of Henry S GRANT, 1st, married 30 Jul 1915; and STOTT, 2nd.  Daughter of Robert & Nancy R (KENDALL) PHILLIPS.

N/A

2

Trippet

Alexander

18 Jan 1814

17 Sep 1867

Husband of Nancy (KING), 1st , married 2 Apr 1840; and Betsey A. (PHILLIPS) TRIPPET.  Son of Waitman & Mary (WADE) TRIPPET.

“Father”

N/A

4

Trippet

Betsey Ann

4 Apr 1827

5 Jan 1905

nee PHILLIPS.  Second wife of Alexander TRIPPET.  Daughter of Robert & Cecila (MILBURN) PHILLIPS.

“Mother”

N/A

4

Trippet

Cordelia

6 Apr 1856

29 Aug 1860

Daughter of Alexander & Betsey Ann (PHILLIPS) TRIPPET.

N/A

4

Trippet

Ellen

16 May 1858

23 May 1864

Daughter of Alexander & Betsey Ann (PHILLIPS) TRIPPET.

N/A

4

?

?

?

?

Only base of stone.

N/A

4


All one section.  Rows numbered beginning on the west side of the cemetery.

8837  Looking at the east entrance.

8836  Looking southeast.