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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

Salter

William G

1839

1888

“He Faught (sic) and Died For His Country.”

Pvt., Co D., 7th Reg. Michigan Infantry.  Resident of Monroe County, Michigan:  Enlisted on 22 Aug 1861, mustered out on 5 Jun 1865 at Detroit, Michigan.





2954

1

6

Sanders

Dorothy Banks

--

--

--

3145

1

17

Scott

Alice S

26 Oct 1855

6 Aug 1936

“Mother”

3272

2

7

Scott

Harry H

16 Sep 1917

6 Aug 1939

“Son”


Died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident

3271

2

7

Self

Chas V

26 Feb 1889

4 Aug 1910

--

3204

2

3

Serviente

Anthony J

7 Jan 1917

1 Aug 1984

“The Original Curmudgeon”

3127

1

16

Sisson

A D

--

1912

--

3132

1

16

Sisson

Andrew Cleveland Rev.

16 Apr 1857

18 Nov 1937

Husband of Martha J SISSON.

3129

1

16

Sisson

Blanche D

27 Jun 1889

2 Nov 1951

Wife of Raymond S SISSON.

3126

1

16

Sisson

Edna C

1885

1966

Wife of L Blaine SISSON.

3125

1

16

Sisson

Essie ?

29 Jun 18?5

25 Dec 1???

Daughter of ? SISSON.

3091

1

15

Sisson

George M

--

19 Jul 1873

Aged ?? Ys 9 Mos. 18 Ds.

3093

1

15

Sisson

Henry Crandall

1843

1926

--

3124

1

16

Sisson

Jane Ellen

10 Apr 1858

28 Feb 1879

“Broken stone”  

3092

1

15

Sisson

John C

1818

1899

Husband of Sarah SISSON.  “Father”

3123

1

16

Sisson

L Blaine

1882

1956

Husband of Edna C SISSON.

3125

1

16

Sisson

Martha J

27 Jan 1858

4 Dec 1910

Wife of Rev. Andrew Cleveland SISSON.

3129

1

16

Sisson

Maryetta

1858

1950

Wife of Winfield S SISSON.

2935

1

5

Sisson

Raymond S

27 Nov 1887

10 Apr 1952

Husband of Blanche D SISSON.

3126

1

16

Sisson

Sarah

1839

1911

Wife of John C SISSON.  “Mother”

3123

1

16

Sisson

Winfield S

1852

1923

Husband of Maryetta SISSON.

2935

1

5

Smith

Josie K

1871

1928

--

3210

2

3

Smith

Nellie K

1857

1930

--

3209

2

3

Snyder

Peter N

c. 1835

?? Jan 1899

Husband of Martha J SNYDER.

2889

1

1

Snyder

Martha J

1 May 1842

1 Dec 1917

Wife of Peter N SNYDER.

2889

1

1

Snyder or Snider

Hannah C

21 Jul 1852

11 Nov 1886

Wife of William H SNIDER or SNYDER.  Aged 34 Y 3 M. 20 D.

3174

1

19

Snyder or Snider

William H

--

--

Co. A. 118 Ind. Inf.




3173

1


Lot 45

19

Speight

Ada

1900

1900

--

3198

2

2

Speight

Alexander

10 Sep 1903

1969

--

3194

2

2

Speight

Frank

1858

1931

--

3195

2

2

Speight

Joseph

1860

1934

--

3196

2

2

Speight

Melinda

1867

1922

--

3197

2

2

Sprinkle

Eldon

16 Feb 1898

10 Jul 1910

Son of D H & Perlina SPRINKLE.

3050

1

11

Sprinkle

Ethel B

30 Aug 1882

7 May 1883

Daughter of D H & Perlina SPRINKLE.

3052

1

11

Sprinkle

M C

17 Sep 1892

14 ?? 1900

Probably a child of D H & Perlina SPRINKLE.

3051

1

11

Sprinkle

Nancy

28 Jan 1856

10 Nov 1900

Wife of J A SPRINKLE.

3062

1

12

Sprinkle

Nancy M

3 Sep 1888

17 Nov 1888

Daughter of J A & Nancy E SPRINKLE.

3061

1

12

Sullivan

Agnes

1906

1938

Wife of Ellis SULLIVAN.  “Mother”

3063

1

12

Sullivan

Clarence A

1878

1914

Died following complications from a bicycle accident

3064


From the Princeton Clarion, 11 Jun 1914

1

12

Sullivan

Eliza Ellen

3 May 1840

31 Aug 1881

nee CUNNINGHAM.  1st Wife of John SULLIVAN.  Married 24 Apr 1856.

3043

1

11

Sullivan

Ellis

1903

1941

Husband of Agnes SULLIVAN.  “Father”

3063

1

12

Sullivan

Florence

1870

1929

nee GREATHOUSE.  4th wife of John SULLIVAN married 23 May 1895.  “Mother”

3048

1

11

Sullivan

Hannah

10 Aug 1855

25 Oct 1900

--

3261

2

7

Sullivan

Infant

6 Aug 1925

6 Aug 1925

--

3066

1

12

Sullivan

John

6 Mar 1835

15 Jul 1906

Husband of Eliza Ellen (CUNNINGHAM) SULLIVAN married 24 Apr 1856; Matilda J (ROBB) SULLIVAN married 7 Dec 1882; Lucinda  (HALL) SULLIVAN married 6 Aug 1885 and Florence A (GREATHOUSE) SULLIVAN 23 May 1895.

3042

1

11

Sullivan

Julia I

20 Feb 1905

19 Sep 1981

“Mother”

3047

1

11

Sullivan

Lucinda

25 Feb 1863

25 Nov 1893

nee HALL.  3rd Wife of John SULLIVAN married 6 Aug 1885.

3045

1

11

Sullivan

Matilda J

--

6 Feb 1884

nee ROBB.  2nd Wife of John SULLIVAN.  Married 7 Dec 1882.  Aged 35 yrs. 2 m. 16 ds.

3044

 

 

Sullivan

Nettie P

1884

1961

Wife of Ulysses S SULLIVAN.  “Mother”

2972

1

7

Sullivan

Ulysses S

1868

1954

Husband of Nettie P SULLIVAN.  “Father”

2972

1

7

Sullivan

Vesper L

--

25 Apr 1897

Son of T & M L SULLIVAN.  Aged 11Ms. 18 Ds.

3006

1

9

Taylor

Catherine J

1847

1886

“Mother”

3364

2

15

Taylor

Philip M

abt 1847

--

Husband of Hattie (TISLOW) TAYLOR.  Married 11 Jul 1875.


Pvt. Co. G. 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Hazleton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 20 Jan 1865, mustered out on 17 Oct 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.




3158

1

18

Thacker

Edgar

9 Jul 1868

2 Oct 1916

Son of Robert R & Elizabeth F "Lizzie" (SPARKMAN) THACKER.

2984

1

8

Thacker

Mary J

11 Dec 1873

5 May 1887

?

2986

1

8

Thacker

Robert K or R

18 Aug 1839

27 Apr 1897

Husband of Elizabeth F "Lizzie" (SPARKMAN) THACKER.  Married 6 Sep 1859 in Letcher County, Kentucky.


Pvt., Co. K & I, 2nd Reg. Kentucky Cavalry.  Enlisted on 16 Dec 1861 at Camp Wood, Kentucky, mustered out on 15 Sep 1862.




2985


2987


1

Lot 6

8

Thomas

Ella C

--

12 Aug 189?

Aged 8 mos. 21 dys.

2912

1

3

Thomas

Elmore G

--

15 Aug 1894

Aged 3 ms. 25 ds.

2913

1

3

Thomas

Theodore F

1857

1925

Husband of Verminia J (SHREVES) THOMAS.  Son of James & Cynthia (KEY) THOMAS.

2915

1

4

Thomas

Verminia J

1860

1939

nee SHREVES.  Wife of Theodore F THOMAS.

2915

1

4

Thompson

Agnes

1895

1960

Sister of Fannie E THOMPSON.

2939

1

6

Thompson

Fannie E

1893

1978

Sister of Agnes G THOMPSON.

2939

1

6

Thompson

Martha E

1854

1948

Wife of Wesley THOMPSON.

2938

1

6

Thompson

Wesley

1850

1895

Husband of Martha E THOMPSON.

2938

1

6

Thorn

?

24 Mar 1898

28 Sep 1899

Son of Henry F & Louisa M THORN.

2887

1

1

Thorn

Alfred  S

21 Mar 1843

2 Sep 1879

--

3356

2

14

Thorn

Henry F

1850

1930

Husband of Louisa M THORN.

2886

1

1

Thorn

Louisa M

1855

1935

Wife of Henry F THORN.

2886

1

1

Thorn

Lucy C

16 Apr 1895

3 Mar 1896

Daughter of W F & Annie C THORN.

2888

1

1

Thorn

Mary E

7 Jan 1797

31 Dec 1866

--

3356

2

14

Thorn

Mary J

10 Jan 1865

10 Nov 1865

--

3356

2

14

Thorne

Annie C

17 Mar 1867

?? Sep 1911

“Mother”

2895

1

2

Tislow

--

--

--

Family plot.  There appears to be several burials within this area.  None have any readable headstone.

3206

2

3

Tremper

Albert E

1868

1939

Husband of Martha J TREMPER.

3327

2

12

Tremper

Infant

--

--

Son of A E & M J TREMPER.

3326

2

12

Tremper

Martha J

1868

1938

Wife of Albert E TREMPER.

3327

2

12

Tremper

Maude

1892

--

--

3327

2

12

Trickett

Amanda S "Mandy"

--

10 Mar 1894

Wife of H Montraville "Mont" TRICKETT. 

Aged 43 Y. 11 M. 28 D.

2899

1

3

Trickett

H Montraville "Mont"

abt 1839

--

Husband of Amanda S "Mandy" TRICKETT.


Pvt. Co. M. 1st Reg. Indiana Heavy Artillery.  Resident of Edinburg, Indiana:  Enlisted on 1 Nov 1863, mustered out on 10 Jan 1866.




2900

1


Lot 29

3

               


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