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Oak Hill Cemetery

Patoka, White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	38.4094 N Latitude; -87.5813 W Longitude
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:	Located east of East Street, between Cross Street and School Street, on the northeast edge of Patoka.
Last updated	Nov 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.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Danks	Edith	1888	1972	nee HITCH. Wife of John Anderson DANKS. Married 21 Feb 1908. Daughter of Edward Washington & Edna Alice  HITCH.	3519	W	8
Danks	Florence A	1 Mar 1859	24 Jul 1889	nee STEWART. First wife of Joseph C DANKS.  Married 13 Apr 1881.  Daughter of Thomas & Susan L (HUDDLESON) STEWART.	3567 3568	W	8
Danks	John Anderson	1882	3 Sep 1953	Husband of Edith DANKS Married 21 Feb 1908. Son of Joseph & Florence DANKS.	3520	W	8
Danks	John Joseph	1909	18 Apr 1959	Son of John Anderson & Edith (HITCH) DANKS. “Father”	3518	W	8
Danks	Joseph C	30 Jan 1857	8 Aug 1927	Husband of Florence A. (STEWART) DANKS, 1^st, married 13 Apr 1881; and Nellie (ALVIS) DANKS, 2nd, married Jun 1891. Son of Rev. Thomas C. & Mary D. (YOUNG) DANKS. (Born in Pennsylvania)	3569	W	8
Danks	Mary D	24 Sep 1834	1 Mar 1904	nee YOUNG. Wife of Rev. Thomas C DANKS. “Mother”	3570 3571	W	8
Danks	Nellie	1872	1941	nee ALVIS.  Second wife of Joseph C DANKS.  Married Jun 1891.	3504	W	7
Danks	Thomas Charles, Rev.	5 Apr 1831	12 Dec 1905	Husband of Mary D (YOUNG) DANKS.  Pvt., Co. E, 6th Reg. Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. (212 th Volunteers)	3570 3572	W Lot 246	8
Daugherty	Carnelia Jerauld	1861	10 Aug 1926	Daughter of Joseph & Katherine (RHARDON) DAUGHERTY. (On the same stone as Catherine THOMPSON) Age, 64 yrs. 9 mos. 10 dys. "Mother - Daughter"	2570	E	5
Daugherty	Effie	26 Mar 1875	30 Aug 1931	nee BROCK. Wife of James R DAUGHERTY.  Married 4 Sep 1894.  Daughter of Stroher & Delila (HELSEY) BROCK. (Click here to view obituary.) (Note:  Her father  & mother's names carved on other side of this monument.)	3245	W	2
Davis	Alissa J	20 Jun 2006	3 Aug 2016	Daughter of David DAVIS and Vickie BRUCE. (Click here to view obituary.)	3565	EA	6
Davis	Karla Janine	4 Aug 1953	21 Jan 2015	nee HARMON.  Daughter of Robert Nelson & Martha Joyce (HENNE) HARMON.  Daughter:  Janine Elyce. (Click here to view obituary.)	3562	EA	6
Day	Arvey A	1886 (8 Nov 1885)*	1936	First husband of Alice (JONES) DAY WILLIAMS.  Married 21 Nov 1907.  Son of William G & Sarah A (YARBER) DAY. *NOTE:  Date of birth on marriage license application is 8 Nov 1885.	2371	E	2
Day	William G	--	3 Apr 1920	Husband of Sarah A (YARBER) DAY. Son of George DAY. Age 58 yrs. 7 mos. 11 dys.	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Dearing	George M	28 Jun 1962	29 Jul 2020	Son of James O. & Madge (MCKANNAN) DEARING. U.S. Army (Click here to view obituary.)	7695 GAP	E	10
Denton	Samuel D	17 May 1833	6 Nov 1902	Husband of Matilda (CRAWFORD) DENTON, 1st; and Mary J DENTON, 2nd, married 30 Sep 1896.  Son of Benjamin & Carolyn (FARMER) DENTON. Cpl., Co. D, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:   Enlisted on 16 Dec 1861.	3467	W Lot 183	6
Denu	Angela G	13 Jul 1962	-	Wife of Steven M DENU. Married: 27 Jun 1981	0017	EA	6
Denu	Steven M	19 Oct 1957	-	Husband of Angela G DENU. Married: 27 Jun 1981	0017	EA	6
Devin	Clara E	1851	1938	Wife of John P DEVIN	3751	W	12
Devin	John P	1849	1925	Husband of Clara E DEVIN	3752	W	12
Dixon	Edyth	17 Oct 1903	1 Nov 1944	Wife of Frank L DIXON. "Mother" "In God's Care"	2486	E	3
Dixon	Esther “Teddy”	12 Jul 1914	15 Nov 2000	Wife of Lester O DIXON	3527	W	8
Dixon	Frank L	18 Apr 1906	20 Jul 1990	Husband of Edyth DIXON.	2485	E	3
Dixon	Lester O	1 Aug 1909	28 Apr 1977	Husband of Esther “Teddy” DIXON. TEC3, U.S. Army, W. W. II	3527 3528	W	8
Dodson	Deborah Lee	11 Jan 1952	27 Feb 2022	Wife of Thomas Lee DODSON. Married 31 Dec 1972. (Click here to view obituary.)	7648 GAP	EA	3
Dodson	Margaret A	2 Nov 1923	10 Oct 2020	nee WHITE. Wife of Stephen Arthur DODSON. Married 1 Sep 1950 "Rosie the Riveter" at Republic Aviation, Evansville, IN.	7649 GAP	EA	3
Dodson	Stephen Arthur	7 Oct 1921	31 Jul 1986	Husband of Margaret A DODSON. Married 1 Sep 1950. TEC5, U. S. Army W.W. II	3075 3076	EA	3
Dodson	Thomas Lee	10 Nov 1951	9 Nov 2003	Hubsand of Deborah Lee DODSON. Married 31 Dec 1972. Son of Margaret DODSON.	3077	EA	3
Donaldson	Clara	1859	12 Aug 1887	Wife of William DONALDSON. “Mother”	2973	E	13
Dorsey	Dorothea L	10 Feb 1921	18 Jun 1977	"Mother"	2365	E	2
Dossett	Judy A	22 May 1948	--	nee SCHWARTZLOSE Wife of Kenneth R. DOSSETT. Married 1 Aug 1969 Our Son: Kevin Daughter of Nelson & M. Jane SCHWARTZLOSE. (Click here to view obituary.)	7639 GAP 7640 GAP	EA	5
Dossett	Kenneth R	15 Aug 1946	23 May 2023	Husband of Judy A. (SCHWARTZLOSE) DOSSETT. Married 1 Aug 1969 Our Son: Kevin Son of Rex & Nettie DOSSETT. U.S.C.G., Vietnam (Click here to view obituary.)	7639 GAP 7640 GAP	EA	5
Dossett	Kevin M	12 Mar 1975	5 Dec 1993	Son of Kenneth & Judy DOSSETT. “Grandson of Rex & Nettie NELSON and Myrtle Jane (IBBOTSON) SCHWARTZLOSE" Died of injuries sustained in a 4-wheeler accident.	3160 3161 From the Princeton Clarion, 6 Dec 1993	EA	5
Dossett	Nettie M	1 May 1923	12 Sep 2012	nee MORRISON.  Wife of Rex DOSSETT. Married 5 Sep 1942.  Daughter of Roy & Charlotte Pearl (BARNES) MORRISON.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4002	EA	5
Dossett	Rex	24 Apr 1922	7 Jun 1990	Husband of Nettie M (MORRISON) DOSSETT. Married 5 Sep 1942. Private First Class, U.S. Army, W.W. II	4002 3159	EA	5
Douglas	David H	19 Sep 1935	--	Husband of Dorthy M DOUGLAS.  Married: 29 Mar 1968.	0022	EA	1
Douglas	Dorthy M	27 Ap 1947	--	Wife of David H DOUGLAS. Married: 29 Mar 1968.	0022	EA	1
Duke	Carrie	abt 1886	--	Daughter of Abraham DUKE & Mary (MANUS) DUKE HODGES. Age 34 yrs. 4 mos. 21 dys. Died of injuries sustained in a fall in Indianapolis, IN.	Headstone not found or not identifiable. From the Princeton Clarion, 6 Jan 1920	?	?
Duke	Ethelbert	6 Sep 1890	18 Mar 1926	Son of Joshua Seigal & Malissa (HUMPHREYS) DUKE. Age 35 yrs. 6 mos. 12 dys.  WW I.	3235 3239	W Lot 57	2
Duke	George Samuel	1885	1950	Husband of Nora W DUKE. Son of Joshua Seigal & Malissa (HUMPHREYS) DUKE	2604 3235 3238	E	5
Duke	Infant	19 Sep 1870	25 Mar 1871	Infant daughter of Joshua C & Sarah (MILTON) DUKE.	3482	W	7
Duke	James P	--	25 Jul 1909	Son of Joshua C & Sarah (MILTON) DUKE. Age:  53 years.	3480	W	7
Duke	Joshua C	abt 1831	19 Jan 1889	Husband of Sarah (MILTON) DUKE.  Married 13 Jan 1856 in Dubois County,Indiana. Age 58 yrs. Pvt., Co. E, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry. (Stone is very hard to read.)	3201	W Lot 14	1
Duke	Joshua Seigal	1862	--	Husband of Malissa H (HUMPHREY) DUKE.  Married 11 Jun 1884. Son of Joshua C & Sarah (MILTON) DUKE	3235 3236	W	2
Duke	Malissa H	23 Dec 1865	14 Jul 1929	nee HUMPHREYS. Wife of Joshua Seigal DUKE.  Married 11 Jun 1884.  Daughter of Arthur "Archie" & Pricilla (McNEILEY) HUMPHREYS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3235 3237	W	2
Duke	Marion S	27 Oct 1860	3 Jun 1892	Son of Joshua C & Sarah (MILTON) DUKE	3481	W	7
Duke	Nora W	1877	1948	Wife of George Samuel DUKE	2604	E	5
Duke	Sarah	21 Feb 1836	16 Nov 1921	nee MILTON.   Wife of Joshua C DUKE.  Married 13 Jan 1856 in Dubois County, Indiana.  Daughter of Richard MILTON. Age 80 Y.	3202	W	1
Duke	Sarah M	19 Sep 1875	25 Mar 1891	Daughter of Joshua C & Sarah (MILTON) DUKE. Age 15 years.	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Duncan	Arilla J “Rilla”	12 Dec 1848	22 Nov 1908	nee WOODS. Wife of John J DUNCAN. Married 17 Feb 1874.	2398	E	2
Duncan	James Burr “Burr”	--	26 Jun 1891	Son of John J & Arilla J “Rilla” DUNCAN. Aged 15 Yrs. 8 Ms. 27 Ds.	2400 2403	E	2
Duncan	John Obed	1878	1937	Husband of Pansy W DUNCAN	3312 3314	W	3
Duncan	Joseph J “Joe”		4 Aug 1900	Son of John J & Arilla J “Rilla” DUNCAN. Age 19 Yrs 6 Ms 7 Ds. Killed in a fall from a RR bridge that he was working on.	2401 2402 From the Muncie Evening Press, 6 Aug 1900	E	2
Duncan	Pansy W	11 Mar 1885	20 Jan 1979	Wife of John Obed DUNCAN	3313 3314	W	3
Duncan	Rosalie	1893	--	Wife of William Carl DUNCAN	3450	W	6
Duncan	William Blair, Dr.	26 Jan 1851	20 Jul 1900	--	2582	E	5
Duncan	William Carl	1893	1919	Husband of Rosalie DUNCAN	3450	W	6
Dunning	Albert C	1851	1922	Husband of Sophronia A (MORRISON) DUNNING	2654	E	6
Dunning	George	2 Nov 1875	7 Feb 1901	Son of Albert C & Sophronia (MORRISON) DUNNING. Age 25 Yrs. 3 Ms. 5 Days.	2655	E	6
Dunning	Sophronia	1854	1935	nee MORRISON. Wife of Albert C DUNNING	2654	E	6
Dutton	Ethel M	1880	1951	Wife of James F DUTTON	2522	E	4
Dutton	James E	1872	1941	Husband of Ethel M DUTTON	2522	E	4
Dyson	Tod A	11 Apr 1971	22 Sep 1999	Husband of Marie DYSON.   Son of Judy (SCOTT) HART & Ronald GREENE. "Son and Brother". (Died in Hawkinsville, Georgia)  (Click here to view obituary.)	3121	EA	4
Eaves	Dudley	10 Dec 1887	19 Mar 1969	Husband of Mildred C EAVES. Indiana, Private First Class, U.S. Army, W.W. I (Note: Regular headstone gives date of birth as “1886”)	2340 2342	E	2
Eaves	Eunice E	1882	1931	Wife of John H EAVES	2343	E	2
Eaves	John H	1874	1954	Husband of Eunice E EAVES	2343	E	2
Eaves	Mildred C	6 Jul 1900	Mar 1974	Wife of Dudley EAVES.	2340	E	2
Edgin	Kristan Renee	21 Dec 1980	23 Dec 1980	"Gone to be an Angel"	2941	E	12
Eldridge	Clarence	--	6 Jan 1879	Son of Elijah S & Laura A (VOORHEES) ELDRIDGE. Aged 1 Ys. 10 Ms. 22 Days.	3778	W	12
Eldridge	Elijah S	17 Jan 1843	5 Feb 1907	Husband of Laura A (VOORHEES) ELDRIDGE. “Father”	3774 3776	W	12
Eldridge	George M	1909	16 Sep 1959	Son of William Lewis & Minerva B (MARTIN) ELDRIDGE MORTON. Died by suicide (drowned in a well near Oakland City, IN).	3365 From the Princeton Clarion, 18 Sep 1959	W	4
Eldridge	Laura A	3 Oct 1848	2 May 1920	nee VOOREES. Wife of Elijah S ELDRIDGE. Daughter of Holmes & Elizabeth (CASPER) VOORHEES	3774 3775	W	12
Eldridge	Lucinda	--	1920	--	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Eldridge	William Lewis	3 Apr 1865	16 Sep 1920	William Lewis ELDRIDGE. First husband of Minerva (MARTIN) ELDREDGE MORTON . Married 12 Feb 1896. Son of Elijah S & Laura A (VOORHEES) ELDREDGE. (Born in Ohio)	3367	W	4
Ellerbrook	Carolyn E	15 Apr 1944	--	nee MARVELL. Wife of Robert E ELLERBROOK. Married 21 Dec 1963. “Maw Maw” “Our Children: Robin, Jamie, Jill, Dan, Laura”	3065 3066	EA	3
Ellerbrook	Robert E “Bob”	24 Oct 1941	10 Jul 2004	Husband of Carolyn E (MARVELL) ELLERBROOK. Married 21 Dec 1963. “Poppy” “Our Children: Robin, Jamie, Jill, Dan, Laura” SP5, US Army.	3065 3066 3067	EA	3
Elliott	Charles Arthur	Oct 1887	24 May 1914	Son of Thomas W & Eliza C ELLIOTT. (Note:  "Died of pneumonia.  Self-employed blacksmith at Southern Shops.") Information courtesy of Janet Elliott Douglas.	Headstone is reported to be "missing."	?	?
Elliott	Eliza C	1858	11 Apr 1929	nee LYNCH. Wife of Thomas W ELLIOTT.  Married 10 May 1878. Daughter of Thomas & Nancy (NASH) LYNCH. Age 70 yrs 2 mos. 2 dys. (Click here to view obituary.)	2915	E	11
Elliott	George Thomas	7 Jan 1882	13 Sep 1910	Son of Thomas W & Eliza C ELLIOTT. (Note:  "Died of Typhoid Fever.") Information courtesy of Janet Elliott Douglas.	No headstone found.	?	?
Elliott	Thomas W	1857	20 Jan 1929	Husband of Eliza C (LYNCH) ELLIOTT.  Married 10 May 1878.  Son of George & Eliza (NEAL) ELLIOTT Age 71 yrs. 5 mos. (Click here to view obituary.)	2915	E	11
Ellis	Leonard O	25 Jul 1923	27 Mar 2003	Husband of O Kathryn "Nanny" (MILLER) ELLIS. Married 23 Dec 1939. Son of William ELLIS & Catherine I "Katie" (CULLIVAN) ELLIS MOORE SCHWANDER. Pvt., US Army, WW II.	3620 3621	W	9
Ellis	O Kathryn "Nanny"	24 Feb 1924	8 Jul 2012	nee MILLER.  Wife of Leonard O ELLIS. Married 23 Dec 1939.  Daughter of Charles H & Mary F (MONTGOMERY) MILLER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3620	W	9
Erwin	Alice	1860	29 Jun 1918	Wife of John W ERWIN	3767	W	12
Erwin	Edna F	1880	1962	--	3558	W	8
Erwin	Infant	27 Dec 1883	13 Feb 1884	Son of J L & Jennie ERWIN	3648	W	10
Erwin	James L	1846	28 Jan 1904	Husband of Jane (MARTIN) ERWIN.  Cos. C & E, 136th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  (100 days, 1864)	3644 3646	W Lot 361	10
Erwin	Jane	1849	12 Oct 1918	nee MARTIN. Wife of James L ERWIN	3644	W	10
Erwin	John W	1844	--	Husband of Alice ERWIN Co. E, 136th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  (100 days, 1864)	3767	W Lot 373	12
Erwin	Lorah L	16 Jul 1888	19 Mar 1908	--	3645	W	10
Eskew	Cyrus N	5 Feb 1857	2 Nov 1941	Husband of Mary C (HARRIS) ESKEW. “Father”  Son of John & Mary A ESKEW.	3538	W	8
Eskew	Infant		12 Jan 1884	Infant child of Cyrus N & Mary C (HARRIS) ESKEW.	3540 3539	W	8
Eskew	Infant		6 Jun 1886	Infant child of Cyrus N & Mary C (HARRIS) ESKEW.	3542 3539	W	8
Eskew	Infant		1 Jun 1894	Infant child of Cyrus N & Mary C (HARRIS) ESKEW.	3541 3539	W	8
Eskew	Mary C	30 Oct 1864	6 Oct 1945	nee HARRIS.  Wife of Cyrus N ESKEW. “Mother”	3538	W	8
Esra	Thomas	15 Feb 1796	30 Aug 1879	Son of Abner ESERY. Aged 83 Y’s 6 M’s 15 D’s.	2972	E	13
Etter	Alta M	--	27 Oct 1896	Son of William Newton ETTER.	2453	E	3
Etter	Elizabeth C	1858	29 Oct 1929	nee JOHNSON. Wife of Charles T TWEEDY, 1^st, married 28 Sep 1882; and William Newton ETTER, 2^nd, married 12 May 1898. Daughter of William H & Hannah (KEY) JOHNSON.	3705	W	11
Etter	Elmer	Dec 1892	1914	Son of William Newton & Lydia M “Lyddia” (WHITE) ETTER.	2452	E	3
Etter	Infant	--	--	Next to William Newton & Elizabeth C (JOHNSON) TWEEDY ETTER.	3707	W	11
Etter	Infant	--	--	Next to William Newton & Elizabeth C (JOHNSON) TWEEDY ETTER.	3706	W	11
Etter	Lydia M “Lyddia”	1866	1895	nee WHITE. Second wife of William Newton ETTER. Married 8 Mar 1892. Daughter of John & Eliza WHITE. "Mother"	2455	E	3
Etter	Ray	--	--	Son of William Newton & Lydia M “Lyddia” (WHITE) ETTER.	2454	E	3
Etter	William Newton	1855	1938	Husband of Mary ETTER, 1^st; Lydia M “Lyddia” (WHITE) ETTER, 2^nd, married 8 Mar 1892; and Elizabeth C (JOHNSON) TWEEDY ETTER, 3^rd, married 12 May 1898. Son of William & Mary E (MARSH) ETTER.	3705	W	11
Evans	Christena	1850	10 Mar 1924	nee LYNN.  Wife of David EVANS.  Married 26 Oct 1870.  Daughter of Isaac & Margaret LYNN.	2651	E	6
Evans	David E	9 Dec 1840	5 Jun 1918	Husband of Christena (LYNN) EVANS. Married 26 Oct 1870. Son of Thomas & Margaret (RILEY) EVANS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	2651	E	6

The above (without photographs) was originally transcribed in April, 2002, and submitted by Georgia McEllhiney; corrections and updates, 2010, 2011 & 2012 by Daniel L Elliott.

Sections and Rows:

The cemetery plat recorded 24 Nov 1883 contains east (E) and west (W) sections, each with 13 north-south rows. An east addition (EA) containing 5 north-south rows was recorded 17 Jul 1973. For purposes of this listing, rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.

2247 East section, looking south.	2249 West section, looking south.
2618 East section, looking north.	2987 East addition, looking north.