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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.
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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

Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John WISE.

Died of injuries sustained in a car accident (riding in a rumble seat) near Ft. Branch, IN.

3402


From the Evansville Courier & Press, 24 Jul 1932

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, 1st; and Sylvia (COOPER) WITHER, 2nd.

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



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.

Died at the age of 100.

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, discharged on 11 Feb 1863 for disabilities.





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, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Jasper, 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.

Killed in a car accident at Ft. Rucker, AL.


Indiana, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Vietnam, MSM ARCOM.




2307


From the Princeton Clarion, 6 Jul 1973

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.