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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
Wise	Abram B	14 Feb 1835	2 Oct 1903	Husband of Lucinda (JONES) WISE.  Married 14 Feb 1856 in Spencer County, Indiana.  Son of Benjamin & Rachel (CHANCE) WISE. Pvt. Co. B, 10th Reg. Indiana Vol. Cavalry. Enlisted on 8 Jan 1864 and mustered out 20 Jun 1865. (On the same stone as Rozella WISE & Joseph WISE) (Click here to view obituary.)	2411	E	2
Wise	Bobie Joe	?? Feb 181?	?	Handwritten stone, partially broken, lying on the ground, wedged between Dora STRAUGHN and Tomeul BROWN. (On the same stone as M. WASHBARN)	2931	E	11
Wise	Effie Jane	14 Jul 1837	15 Jan 1928	Wife of Joshua WISE. (On the same stone as John Benjamin WISE & Frank WISE. (Born in Ohio)	2946	E	12
Wise	Frank	1858	9 Apr 1904	(On the same stone as Effie Jane WISE & John Benjamin WISE)	2946 2947	E	12
Wise	Hazel M	1913	1932	--	3402	W	5
Wise	John B	1856	1 Dec 1934	Husband of Madeline WISE	3403	W	5
Wise	John Benjamin	1877	24 Feb 1902	(On the same stone as Effie Jane WISE & Frank WISE)	2946 2948	E	12
Wise	Joseph	1842	14 Sep 1921	Son of Benjamin & Rachel (CHANCE) WISE. (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.	E	?
Wise	Joseph	25 Jul 1861	11 Dec 1890	Son of Abram B & Lucinda WISE. (On the same stone as Abram B WISE & Rozella WISE)	2412 (need photo of other side of stone.)	E	2
Wise	Lucinda	25 Jul 1861	11 Dec 1890	nee JONES.  Wife of Abram B WISE.  Married 14 Feb 1856 in Spencer County, Indiana.  Daughter of John & Elizabeth (WHITE) JONES. (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.	E	2
Wise	Madeline	1878	1974	Wife of John B WISE	3403	W	5
Wise	Rozella	26 Mar 1877	18 Jan 1890	Daughter of Abram B & Lucinda WISE. (On the same stone as Abram B WISE & Joseph WISE) (Note:  The birth date on the headstone is incorrect.)	2412	E	2
Wiseman	Ida M	9 Jun 1885	28 Oct 1959	Wife of Jesse D WISEMAN	2610	E	5
Wiseman	J Herchel	1909	1957	Husband of Laura M WISEMAN	2609	E	5
Wiseman	Jesse D	16 May 1883	15 Aug 1966	Husband of Ida M WISEMAN	2610	E	5
Wiseman	Laura M	1911	1981	Wife of J Herchel WISEMAN	2609	E	5
Wither	Alwilda J	28 Oct 1869	7 Feb 1891	nee BUTLER. First wife of James McGill WITHER. Daughter of James Rudolph BUTLER	2968	E	13
Wither	Fannie	22 Dec 1895	24 Dec 1895	Daughter of James McGill & Sylvia (COOPER) WITHER	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Wither	James McGill	5 Jun 1865	13 Dec 1898	Married Alwilda (BUTLER) WITHER, 1^st; and Sylvia (COOPER) WITHER, 2^nd.	3597	W	9
Witherspoon	Anna Kitchell	26 Sep 1845	28 Oct 1897	nee KITCHELL. Wife of James C WITHERSPOON. Aged 52 Y. 1 M. 2 D. “Mother”	3602 3603	W	9
Witherspoon	Eddie A	1868	1942	Husband of Nancy A WITHERSPOON.	3560	W	8
Witherspoon	Estella J	1854	1935	Wife of Willoughby W WITHERSPOON	3573	W	8
Witherspoon	J Horace	1872	1944	Husband of Mattie L. WITHERSPOON	2594	E	5
Witherspoon	James C	9 Aug 1841	21 Feb 1910	Husband of Anna (KITCHELL) WITHERSPOON. Aged 68 Y. 6 M. 12D. “Father”  Pvt., Co. A, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 4 Sep 1862, mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.	3604 3605	W  Lot 267	9
Witherspoon	James H	19 Jan 1900	24 Aug 1980	Husband of Ruth S WITHERSPOON	2597	E	5
Witherspoon	James Walter	24 Oct 1928	6 May 1935	--	2596	E	5
Witherspoon	Mary Agnes	23 Jun 1908	7 Sep 1983	Wife of Wilson French WITHERSPOON	3044	EA	2
Witherspoon	Mattie L	1877	1943	Wife of J Horace WITHERSPOON	2595	E	5
Witherspoon	Nancy A	1871	1907	Wife of Eddie A WITHERSPOON.	3560	W	8
Witherspoon	Oscar	1870	1949	Husband of Sue M WITHERSPOON	3671	W	10
Witherspoon	Ruth S	20 Aug 1906	5 Feb 2007	Wife of James H WITHERSPOON	2598	E	5
Witherspoon	Sue M	1873	1962	Wife of Oscar WITHERSPOON	3671	W	10
Witherspoon	Willoughby W	1852	1931	Husband of Estella J WITHERSPOON. “Father”	3573	W	8
Witherspoon	Wilson French	26 Aug 1908	6 Mar 1988	Husband of Mary Agnes WITHERSPOON	3044	EA	2
Witherspoon	Zillah E	1857	1950	--	3606	W	9
Wleklinski	Mary Alvis	9 Nov 1919	12 Nov 1983	nee ALVIS. "Wife". "Mother". Daughter of Floyd G & Florence (BOYLE) ALVIS.	2292	E	1
Wolfe	George	--	16 Jan 1893	Husband of Sarah J WOLFE. Aged 75 Ys. 16 Ds.  Pvt. Co. B, 65th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 18 Aug 1862, mustered out on 11 Feb 1863.	2537	E Lot 520	4
Wolfe	Sarah J	27 Feb 1832	19 Dec 1907	Wife of George WOLFE	2538	E	4
Wolter	Devin A	18 Oct 1939	13 Nov 1968	--	2838	E	9
Wolter	Edward E	18 Oct 1939	19 Apr 1975	--	2838	E	9
Wolter	Franklin Wilson	15 Nov 1910	22 Nov 1967	Son of August Edward & Eleanor WOLTER.	2838	E	9
Woods	Albert R	abt 1844	2 Feb 1883	Husband of Kate D (CHURCH) WOODS. Married 1 Jun 1871. Musician, Co. C, 58^th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Jasper County, Indiana:  Enlisted on 12 Nov 1861, mustered out on 25 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.	3439	W	6
Worthington	Earl W	21 Apr 1924	3 May 1985	Husband of Joan C (TELLEJOHN) WORTHINGTON. Master Sergeant, U. S. Air Force, W.W. II	2312	E	1 413 E-D
Worthington	Joan C	13 Oct 1928	10 Aug 1988	nee TELLEJOHN. Wife of Earl W WORTHINGTON. Daughter of Benjamin H & Jennie M TELLEJOHN.	2311	E	1 413 E-D
Worthington	Michael E	16 Sep 1948	5 Jul 1973	Son of Earl W & Joan C (TELLEJOHN) WORTHINGTON. Indiana, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Vietnam, MSM ARCOM.	2307	E	1 414 E-D
Wright	Flora B	1869	1914	Wife of Harlan H WRIGHT	2677	E	7
Wright	Harlan H	1873	1930	Husband of Flora B WRIGHT	2677	E	7
Wright	John F	22 Nov 1846	30 Apr 1926	Husband of Louisa JONES WRIGHT. Pvt. Co. F, 144th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Palmyra, Indiana:  Enlisted on 31 Jan 1865, mustered out on 5 Aug 1865.	3459	W Lot 180	6
Wright	Louisa Jones	1853	1903	Wife of John F WRIGHT.	3458	W	6
Wright	Mary H	--	11 Feb 1923	nee HUGHES. Daughter of Tilden & Mary HUGHES. Age 19 yrs.	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Wright	William R	2 Sep 1841	16 Dec 1911	Husband of Mary L WRIGHT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	Headstone not found or not identifiable.	?	?
Wymer	Luella W	27 Sep 1900	Jan 1969	--	3670	W	10

The above (without photographs) was originally transcribed in April, 2002, and submitted by Georgia McEllhiney; corrections and updates, May 2010 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.