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Hazleton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

aka "Old" Hazleton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.4894 N;  Longitude, -87.5327 W
Congressional Location:SW-1/4; LOCATION 101; TOWNSHIP 1N; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:Located just north of Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street) at the east edge of Hazleton, Indiana.  From Hwy 56 take Texas Street about 150 yards, cemetery is on the left side of the street.  (Bounded by Texas Street on the east, Rhode Island Street on the west and East Center Street on the north.)
Last updatedNov 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

Inscriptions and Notes.

Image #                  Image

Sect

-ion

Row

Hager

Julia E

1857

1940

Wife of Thomas J HAGER.  “Mother”

3157

1

18

Hager

Thomas J

1857

1899

Husband of Julia E HAGER.  “Father”

3157

1

18

Harrington

--

--

--

--

3128

1

16

Hayden

Samuel

--

11 Oct 1880

Aged 44 yrs. 9 ms. 22 Ds.

3352

2

13

Hays

Eliza

1857

1887

Wife of George C HAYS.  “Mother”

3351

2

13

Hays

Frank T

1872

1903

Husband of Nannie L HAYS.  Son of Green & Mary E HAYS.

2903

1

3

Hays

George C

1854

--

Husband of Eliza HAYS.

3351

2

13

Hays

Green

abt 1843

--

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (LANSFORD) HAYS.  Married 5 Sep 1869 in Daviess County, Indiana.


Pvt., Co. B. 22nd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Washington, Indiana:  Drafted on 18 Oct 1864 , mustered out on 24 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.




2904

1


Lot 32

3

Hays

Henry

1855

1922

Husband of Mollie K HAYS.

3211

2

3

Hays

Ida B

6 Dec 1873

1 May 1896

nee CAIN.  First wife of Joseph C HAYS.  Married 29 May 1892. 


Daughter of Archibald Taylor & Sarah J (WILLIAMS) CAIN.


Age 22 yrs.

2880

1

1

Hays

Jane

20 Jan 1822

11 Jan 1911

nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of Joseph COLVIN, 1st, married 19 Dec 1842; and Joseph HAYS, 2nd, married 25 Jan 1849.

3350

2

13

Hays

John P

21 Apr 1856

--

Husband of Susan S HAYS.

3270

2

7

Hays

Joseph

9 Apr 1819

6 Sep 1899

Second husband of Jane (PHILLIPS) COLVIN HAYS.  Married 25 Jan 1849.

3350

2

13

Hays

Mollie K

1860

--

Wife of Henry HAYS.

3211

2

3

Hays

Nannie L

1870

1894

Wife of Frank T HAYS.

2903

1

3

Hays

Susan S

26 Nov 1855

28 Nov 1901

Wife of John P HAYS.

3270

2

7

Hazleton

Albert

--

25 Jan 1870

Son of Gervase & Lucinda I HAZLETON.  Aged 10 y’s 1 mo 14 ds.

3255

2

6

Hazleton

Albert G

11 Dec 1859

25 Jan 1869

Son of Gervase & Lucinda I HAZLETON.

3254

2

6

Hazleton

Gervase

30 Jan 1827

10 Aug 1890

Husband of Lucinda I HAZLETON.  Founder of Hazleton, Indiana.

3252

2

6

Hazleton

Irena Belle

--

3 Jul 1863

Daughter of Gervase & Lucinda I HAZLETON.  Aged 1 yr 2 m’s 12 d’s.

3256

2

6

Hazleton

Irena R

21 Apr 1867

3 Jul 1868

Daughter of Gervase & Lucinda I HAZLETON.

3254

2

6

Hazleton

Lucinda I

28 May 1831

15 Apr 1921

Wife of Gervase HAZLETON.

3253

2

6

Hazlewood

Margaret

22 Jan 1837

10 Feb 1904

--

3316

2

11

Hazlewood

Sarah

26 Sep 1866

14 Dec 1887

--

3313

2

11

Hazlewood

Stephen A

18 Apr 1829

19 Jan 1892

--

3314

2

11

Helsel

Bessie M

12 Mar 1887

1 Apr 1910

Wife of Charles Helsel.

3220

2

4

Helsel

Charles

11 Mar 1877

18 Nov 1973

Husband of Bessie M HELSEL.

3220

2

4

Henderson

Robert T

abt 1820

2 May 1900

Husband of Indiana (PARKER) NOLAND HENDERSON.   Married 19 Oct 1875.  


Musician, Co. H, 130th Reg. Illinois Infanty.  Resident of Olney, Illinois:  Enlisted on 25 Oct 1862, mustered out on 28 Jan 1865.





(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

 

Lot 35

?

Henderson

William D

abt 1825

19 Feb 1888

Brother of Robert T HENDESON. 


Resident of Terre Haute, Indiana:  Enlisted as Pvt., Co. I, 14th Reg. Indiana Infantry, transferred to Co. B, 20th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Mustered out on 1 Jun 1865.





(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

(Note:  A headstone for "Deceased Union Civil War Veterans"
was provided, Hazleton cemetery, Hazleton, Indiana.)

 

Lot 35

?

Hill

Culmer

1876

1925

--

3181

2

1

Hill

Emma F

19 Jun 1881

3 Sep 1959

“Mother”

3182

2

1

Hoke

Eugene Earl

1898

1918

--

2981

1

7

Horrall

Douglas

1871

1961

Husband of Ida J HORRALL.

3009

1

9

Horrall

Edna

5 Jun 1895

7 Jun 1895

Daughter of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3010

1

9

Horrall

Flossie “Little”

19 Aug 1894

31 Jan 1895

Daughter of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3011

1

9

Horrall

Herman

6 Jan 1898

8 Aug 1898

Son of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3012

1

9

Horrall

Ida J

1872

1913

Wife of Douglas HORRALL.

3009

1

9

Horrall

Infant

29 Apr 1907

1 May 1907

“Two infants” sons of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3014

1

9

Horrall

Infant

29 Apr 1907

1 May 1907

“Two infants” sons of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3014

1

9

Horrall

Pearl

5 May 1896

7 May 1896

Daughter of Douglas & Ida J HORRALL.

3013

1

9

Howard

Charles L

1866

1920

--

2960

1

7

Howard

Elijah J, Dr

6 Mar 1831

4 Oct 1882

Husband of Mary E HOWARD.

Aged 51 yr. 6 ms 18 ds. 


Pvt., Co. G, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Hazleton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 20 Jan 1865, mustered out on 1 Jun 1865.





2957

1


Lot 56

7

Howard

Eliza E

1873

1901

Wife of W H HOWARD.

2959

1

7

Howard

Mary E

1833

1921

Wife of Dr. Elijah J HOWARD.

“Mother”

2958

1

7

Howell

Lemuel

?

?

Husband of Catherine (GROVES) HOWELL.  Married 19 Dec 1849 in either Clark or Orange County, Indiana.


Pvt., Co. G, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Hazleton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 28 Jan 1865, mustered out on 10 Mar 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.





(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

 

?

?

Huffman

Anna E

15 Sep 1876

10 Feb 1906

--

2988

1

8

Hunter

Emma K

1880

1960

--

3300

2

10

Hunter

Francis Frank

abt 1837

30 Aug 1905

Husband of Ada HUNTER.


Pvt., Co B, 1st Reg. Indiana Cavalry.  Resident of Vanderburgh County, Indiana:  Enlisted on 20 Aug 1861, mustered out on 12 Sep 1864.




3298

 

2


Lot 70

10

Hunter

Francis Frank, Jr.

1886

1959

Husband of Emma HUNTER.  Son of Francis Frank & Ada HUNTER.

3299

2

10

Hyneman

Robert A

8 Mar 1808

14 Jan 1888

Husband of Hanna (DECKER) HYNEMAN,  1st married 15 Apr 1830; and Susan Redburn (KIRK) HYNEMAN, 2nd married 1 Apr 1858.  Son of John & Elizabeth (KIRK) MILBURN HYNEMAN.

3153

1

17

Ingle

Christopher “Bud”

1971

1993

--

3363

2

15

Ingle

William Henry

1884

1934

--

3362

2

15

Jaquemai

Charles E

13 Mar 1895

28 May 1915

Son of J & N A JAQUEMAI.

2983

1

8

Jaquemai

James M

1 Sep 1891

14 Oct 1915

Son of J & N A JAQUEMAI.

2983

1

8

Jaquemai

John W

27 Feb 1897

5 Feb 1898

Son of J & N A JAQUEMAI.

2983

1

8

Jeffries

E R

--

--

Co. I. 144 Ind. Inf.




3178

2

1

Jeffries

Grace Olive Mills

23 Mar 1870

6 Dec 1948

nee MILLS.  Wife of William JEFFRIES.  (Exact information contributed by Patricia Bryant, 9 Jul 2001.)

3354

2

14

Jeffries

Mattie

6 Feb 18?

16 Oct 18??

Daughter of D M & ? JEFFRIES.

3325

2

12

Jeffries

William Thomas

13 Sep 1865

9 Mar 1931

Husband of Grace Olive (MILLS) JEFFRIES.  (Exact information contributed by Patricia Bryant, 9 Jul 2001.)

3354

2

14

Johnson

Charles W

16 Oct 1879

2 Jul 1930

--

2885

1

1

Johnson

Clarence H

1893

1937

--

2884

1

1

Johnson

Lizzie B

3 Jan 1857

14 Aug 1924

--

2883

1

1

Johnson

Payton

10 Jun 1866

29 Dec 1927

“Father”

2882

1

1

Jones

Dennis L

9 Feb 1961

17 Jan 1990

--

2923

1

5

Jones

E Jane

1844

1925

Wife of Edward JONES.

3285

2

8

Jones

Edward

1839

1915

Husband of E Jane JONES.

3286

2

8

Jones

Elnora Hayes

1887

1953

--

3273

2

7

Jones

Ernest C “Much”

1872

1946

--

3284

2

8

Jones

Francis Elizabeth

--

18 Oct 1894

1st wife of McClelland C JONES, married 16 Apr 1873.

Aged 42 Years, 2 Mos. And 7 Days.

2911

1

3

Jones

Leonard A

11 Sep 1923

18 Jun 2001

Husband of Mary Alice JONES.

2922

1

5

Jones

Leonard A. Jr.

23 Sep 1948

11 Feb 2023

Husband of Shirley A. (ADKINS) JONES.
Married 14 Dec 1971.

Our Children: Chastity, Shane, and Daniel.

U.S. Army, Vietnam




(Click here to view obituary.)

7833 GAP

7834 GAP

2

?

Jones

Mary Alice

13 Oct 1925

17 Oct 1977

Wife of Leonard A JONES.

2922

1

5

Jones

McClelland C

1851

1927

Husband of Elizabeth Francis (SCHREVE) JONES, married 16 Apr 1873, 1st; and, Mary M (RUMBLE) JONES, married 13 Sep 1895, 2nd.  Son of Patrick Wilson M & Nicy (BARNETT) JONES.

2910

1

3

Jones

Shane D

9 Dec 1976

8 Jun 2020

Husband of Rachel (BLAHOVEC) JONES.
Married 22 Jun 2002

Son of Shirley (ADKINS) & Leonard Jones, Jr.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7832 GAP

2

?

Jones

Shirley A

5 Nov 1953

--

nee ADKINS
Wife of Leonard A. JONES, Jr.
Married 14 Dec 1971.

Our Children: Chastity, Shane, and Daniel.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7833 GAP

7834 GAP

2

?

Julian

George W

12 Oct 1891

27 May 1909

Electrocuted to death

2953


From the Evansville Courier Press, 29 May 1909

1

6

Julian

James

27 Jul 1860

27 Mar 1888

--

2952

1

6

Julian

William H

8 Sep 1883

3 May 1885

--

3088

1

14

               


2875  Section 1; looking east from Rhode Island Street.
3176  Section 2; looking east from Rhode Isalnd Street.


Section definitions.  For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.) 

Section 1:  Located on the north side of the cemetery directly north of the service road.  Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Rhode Island Street) of the cemetery and ending at the east edge along Texas Street.

Section 2:  Located on the south side of the cemetery directly south of the service road.  Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Rhode Island Street) of the cemetery and ending at the east edge along Texas Street.

                          Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street)

Hazleton

Community Cemetery

                                                                                                      Private Property

 

 

 

           Hazleton Community Cemetery

 

 

 

 

Texas

Street

 

 

                          South, Section 2

 

 

 

 

Rhode

Island

Street

 

Private

Property

 

 

 

 

Private

Property

 

                        Service lane

 

                          North Section 1

                East Center Street

                                                    HAZLETON I.O.O.F (Old) CEMETERY

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