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Patoka

Cemetery

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

38.4065 N Latitude; -87.5880 W Longitude

Congressional Location:

SE-1/4; SW-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 11W

Common Directions:

Located in Patoka, on the north side of Grave Street, immediately west of the Presbytarian (Old Columbia) Church, Spring (High) Street and the railroad crossing.

Last updated


The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.  Photos by Daniel L Elliott 01 Apr 2010.
If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know. 
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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                       Photos

Sect-

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Row

Farr

Minna

1869

 

Daughter of L & R FARR

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Farr

Rosina

-- 

16 Sep 1877

Aged 38 Yrs. 2 M’s. 13 D’s.

9664

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25

Field

John 

 --

27 Jul 1876

Pvt, Co. C, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 28 Mar 1864, mustered out on 25 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.


(Date of death from “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903)




9621

All

18

Field

Rachel A

 --

18 Aug 1872

Wife of Henry Clinton FIELD.  Daughter of Norman Keith & Caroline (McCARTNEY) KNAUB.

Aged 22 ys. 6 ms. 18 ds.

9656

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22

Field

Sarah Jane

22 Mar 1853

9 Oct 1876

nee KNAUB.  First wife of George E FIELD.  Daughter of Norman Keith & Caroline (McCARTNEY) KNAUB.

9649

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22

Field

Wilbur W

 --

1 Jul 1878

Son of George E & Sarah Jane (KNAUB) FIELD.

Aged 1 yr. 8 mos. 23 dys.

9654

All

22

Fisher

Allie C

31 Jan 1876

22 Jul 1879

Daughter of William C & Mary L FISHER.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Fisher

Ellwood

30 May 1871

?? Sep 1872

--

9454

All

8

Fisher

Emma B

--

13 Sep 1864

Infant daughter of Gorden B FISHER.

Aged 2 Ms. 12 Ds.

9459

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9

Fisher

Frank D

6 Apr 1863

30 Aug 1875

Son of J D & Amanda FISHER.

9460

All

9

Fisher

Gorden B

8 May 1839

17 Feb 1880

--

9459

All

9

Fisher

James?

--

22 Apr 18??

Aged 51 yrs. 13 ds.

(Broken stone; given name badly worn.)

9329

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5

Fisher

Tom Jerauld

 --

16 Jun 1873

Son of William G & Mary E FISHER.

Aged 3 ys. 3 ms. 16 dys.

9230

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1

Fisher

William C 

1 Dec 1840

20 May 1920

Husband of Mary (ERWIN) FISHER.  Married 20 Jun 1869.

Son of Jonathan Coleman & Polly (MILBURN) FISHER


Co. E., 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted as Sgt. on 8 Oct 1862, promoted to Sgt. Maj., and promoted to full 1st Lieutenant on 1 Jun 1865.  Mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.




9298


From the Princeton Clarion, 20 May 1920

All

3

French

David B

 --

7 Mar 1833

“In the 16th year of his age.”

9517

All

10

French

Lucius S

 abt 1828

16 Apr 1885

Husband of Margaretta B (JERAULD) FRENCH.  Married 14 May 1855.

“In the 57th year of his age”

9515

9514

All

10

French

Margaretta

19 Mar 1835

13 Jul 1904

nee JERAULD.  Wife of Lucius S FRENCH.  Married 14 May 1855.

9515

All

10

French

Mary E

 --

9 Oct 1876

Wife of William FRENCH.

Aged 81 years.

9517

All

10

French

Nathaniel B

27 Aug 1862

22 Dec 1899

Husband of Cordelia (DEVIN) FRENCH.  Married 24 May 1854.

9518

All

10

French

William

--

27 Oct 1844

Husband of Mary E FRENCH.

Aged 50 years.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Fullerton

Charles

-- 

17 Feb 1870

Husband of Palmyra FULLERTON.

Aged 75 yrs. & 19 dys.

“A native of S Woodstock, Vermont.”

“For 50 years was a practicing physician in this state.”

9467

All

9

Fullerton

Charles

 abt 1846

17 Feb 1868

Son of Charles & Palmyra FULLERTON.

Age information buried. 


Cpl., Co. C, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 12 Nov 1861, mustered out on 25 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.





9462

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8

Fullerton

Palmyra

 --

15 Apr 1862

Wife of Charles FULLERTON.

Aged 48 years.

9469

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9

G????

Harvey

1829

1853

Both top and bottom of stone are missing.

9471

All

9

Garwood

Elizabeth

 --

29 Dec 1858

Wife of Joseph GARWOOD.

Aged 92 yrs. 5 mos. 4 dys.

9284

All

3

Garwood

Samuel W

 --

24 Sep 1873

Aged 22 ys. 4 ms. 12 ds.

9651

All

22

George

Dora

 --

21 Oct 1873

Daughter of A & E GEORGE.

Aged 3 yrs. 10 mos. 30 dys.

9639

All

21

George

Infant

30 Mar 1869

30 Mar 1869

Daughter of A & E GEORGE.

9640

All

21

Gevens

W J

1 Feb 1850

28 Jul 1882

--

9270

All

2

Givens

Edward W

1845

27 Aug 1865

Aged 20 ys 5 ms 22 ds. 


Pvt., Co., A, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 4 Sep 1862, mustered out (discharged for wounds) on 22 Mar 1863.





9277

All

2

Goodman

James W

 --

26 Mar 1867

Aged 46 yrs. 11 mos. 4 dys.

9355

All

6

Gotham

Jesse

30 Oct 1874

19 Sep 1875

Daughter of C & E GOTHAM.

Aged ? (worn numbers.)

9590

All

16

Grant

Frederick

3 Jun 1855

15 Oct 1864

Son of J & S GRANT.

9308

All

4

Grave

--

 --

-- 

 --

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

H

J

--

--

Rough stone with initials “J H” visible – may have been another initial where upper left corner is broken.

9393

All

8

Hale

 

 

 

 

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Hall

Martha J

--

16 Jun 1882

Aged 42 ys. 5 m. 15 ds.

9261

All

2

Harrison

Azza

-- 

18 May 1876

Husband of Nancy E HARRISON.

Aged 74 y’s. 2 m’s. 14 d’s.

9536

All

11

Harrison

Nancy E

-- 

6 Apr 1893

Wife of Azza HARRISON.

Aged 84 ys. 11 ms. 26 ds.

9535

All

11

Harrison

Oscar

--

12 Nov 1865

Son of M & S HARRISON.

Aged 2 y’s 8 m’s 21 ds.

9571

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13

Hedges

Aaron

25 Dec 1801

16 Aug 1873

Aged 71 ys. 7 ms. 22 ds.

9634

All

20

Hitch

? P

?

?

Daughter of Zachariah & Mary Adaline HITCH

(Bottom of stone too damaged to read dates.)

9269

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2

Hitch

Archibald

-- 

28 Sep 1866

Son of Zachariah & Mary Adaline HITCH.

Aged 13 yrs. 3 mos. 15 dys.

9264

9265

9266

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2

Hitch

Fleming

14 Mar 1870

2 Mar 1871

Son of Nathaniel & Louaesa Catherine (COLLINS) HITCH.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Hitch

Laura B

-- 

14 Sep 1866

Daughter of Zachariah & Mary Adaline HITCH.

Aged 7 yrs. 6 ms. 6 dy.

9263

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2

Hitch

Loueasa Catherine

20 Mar 1850

22 Jul 1874

nee COLLINS.  First wife of Nathaniel HITCH.  Married 14 Jul 1867 in Barry County, Missouri.

Aged 21 Y. 4 M. 2 D. 


(Note:  Nathaniel is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery with second wife.)

9667

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25

Howard

Almira

--

22 Jun 1869

nee HUDELSON.  Wife of John F HOWARD.  Married 17 Nov 1859.

Aged 36 years.

9351

All

6

Howard

John F

 

 

Husband of Almira (HUDELSON) HOWARD.  Married 17 Nov 1859.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Hudelson

Annie E

--

21 Feb 1886

Daughter of William F & Annie (SPAIN) HUDELSON.

Aged 5 y. 11 m.

9235

All

2

Hudelson

Elizabeth

15 Aug 1805

2 Apr 1856

nee KIRK.  Wife of James HUDELSON.  Married 16 Mar 1826

9345

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6

Hudelson

James

14 Jul 1802

6 Apr 1880

Husband of Elizabeth (KIRK) HUDELSON.  Married 16 Mar 1826.

“in the 78, year of his age.”

9348

All

6

Hudelson

James Clark

-- 

6 Sep 1849

Son of James & Elizabeth (KIRK) HUDELSON.

Aged 6 yrs. 18 days.

9361

All

6

Hudelson

James W

 --

5 Oct 1873

Son of William & Annie (SPAIN) HUDELSON.

Aged 1 yr. 5 ms. 11 ds.

9234

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2

Hudspeth

William W

 abt 1832

24 Jan 1890

Husband of Nancy E HUDSPEHT.


Pvt., Co. K., 24th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861.




9245

All

2

Hull

Ingiba Ann

17 Oct 1847

18 Oct 1855

Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth HULL.

Aged 7 yrs. 8 ms. 1 dy.

9338

All

6

Hunt

Sarah

19 Dec 1839

3 Feb 1873

nee SLAVEYE.  Wife of William HUNT.  Married 1 Mar 1855.

Aged 34 Yrs. 1 Mon & 15 Days.

9323

All

5

Hunt

William

--

14 May 1870

Aged 37 yr. 2 ms. 3 days.


Cpl., Co. B, 65th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 18 Aug 1862, disability discharge on 20 Apr 1862, transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps (V.R.C.), aka Invalid Corps, on 26 Nov 1863.





(Click here to read about the V.R.C.)


9321

All

5

Jerauld

Adah

-- 

8 Jun 1862

 --

Headstone not found or identified.

All

 

Jerauld

Anna D

--

17 Apr 1873

Daughter of Thomas H & H F JERAULD.

Aged 1 mo. 4 ds.

9429

W

8

Jerauld

Arrena

 --

12 Nov 1878

Wife of Sylvester T JERAULD.

Aged 69 years.

9423

W

8

Jerauld

Cornelia

20 Feb 1851

2 Jun 1906

--

9420

W

8

Jerauld

Emily

--

1 Sep 1845

Daughter of S T & Arrena JERAULD.

Aged 1 yrs. & 9 mo.

9418

W

8

Jerauld

Harriett

 

8 Mar 1843

nee Redburn.  First wife of Henry JERAULD.  Married 2 Jun 1842.


Aged 27 years.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Jerauld

Maggie

“Little Maggie”

--

26 Oct 1878

Daughter of Thomas H & H F JERAULD.

Aged 1 yr. 6 mos. 17 dys.

9431

W

8

Jerauld

Sylvester T

19 Jan 1804

17 Jan 1860

Husband of Arrena JERAULD.

Born in Kent County, Rhode Island   Died in Patoka, Indiana.

9422

W

8

Jerauld

Thomas H

-- 

9 Feb 1873

Husband of H F JERAULD.

Aged 46 years.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Johnson

Wiley

9 Oct 1835

12 Feb 1877

Aged 41 Ys. 4 Ms. 3 Ds.

9259

All

2

Jones

Mary

--

4 Dec 1874

Wife of Wesley JONES.

(Bottom of stone is broken)

9275

All

2

Jones

Sarah I

24 Aug 1855

6 Sep 1856

Daughter of W & M JONES.

9271

All

2

Jones ?

Desmonia

?

?

Daughter of W L & A E JONES.

(Stone is badly worn.)

9273

All

2

Key

Charley

--

15 Nov 1867

Son of Jerry & Indiana (PARKER) KEY.

Aged 1 y’r.  1 mo.

9598

All

16

Key

Jeremiah “Jerry”

 --

25 Sep 1867

Consort of Indiana (PARKER) KEY.

Aged 31 yrs. 3 mos. 27 dys.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Key

Lurah Bell

 --

21 Apr 1865

Daughter of Jeremiah & Indiana (PARKER) KEY.

Aged 2 ys. 4 ms. 3 ds.

9578

All

15

Kirk

Nancy A

4 Feb 1862

14 Dec 1879

Wife of G W KIRK.

Aged 17 Yrs. 10 Mos. & 10 Days.

9327

9326

All

5

Kitterman

Estella May

18 Sep 1865

14 Aug 1872

Daughter of J S & E A KITTERMAN

9317

All

5

Lamb

Theodore C 

abt 1844 

28 Feb 1872

Son of Jesse LAMB.


Died of Pneumonia.


Corporal, 17th Reg. Indiana Light Artillery Battery.  Resident of Evansville, Indiana:  Enlisted on 20 May 1862, mustered out on 8 Jul 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana.


(Date of death from “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903)




9586

All

16

Leemen

Rose A

 --

1 Jan 1855

Aged 16 yrs. 10 mo’s. 20 d’s.

9527

All

10

Leffel

Frances Myrtal

14 Aug 1870

7 Dec 18??

Daughter of Archie ? & Eliza LEFFEL.

9658

All

22

Lewis

Joel

 --

30 Jun 1865

Aged 83 Yrs. 5 Mo’s. 14 Ds.

9312

All

4

Lynn

Lydia

5 Jul 1805

4 Oct 1851

Wife of Isham LYNN.

9286

All

3

Martin

James

21 Jan 1856

3 Oct 1856 

Son of R Y & C MARTIN.

9501

All

9

Martin

Lambert R

 --

30 Mar 1864

Son of Nimrod C & Elizabeth (BROWN) MARTIN.

Aged 22 Yrs. 8 Ms. 12 ds.

9225

All

1

Martin

Nimrod

--

14 Aug 1863

Husband of Elizabeth (BROWN) MARTIN.  Married 26 Jun 1838.

Aged 50 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 d.

9223

All

1

Martin

Thomas

9 Feb 1765

9 Nov 1840

Husband of Elizabeth (HIGGINS) MARTIN.  Son of John MARTIN.

9294

All

3

McCracken

Mary Ella

-- 

25 Feb 1870

nee MINCK.  Wife of Robert D McCRACKEN.  Married 5 Sep 1867.

Aged 23 y’s. 11 m’s. 13 d’s.

9618

All

17

McCracken

Sylvester

10 Oct 1871

12 May 1873

Son of Robert D & Mary Ella (MINCK) McCRACKEN.

9612

9614

All

17

McCrea

John

17 Jun 1812

19 Feb 1876

Husband of Mary McCrea.

(Born in Ireland.)

9331

All

6

McFetridge

Cyrene

--

26 Feb 1846

Daughter of Daniel S & Elizabeth McFETRIDGE.

Aged 7 yrs. ? (broken stone)

9359

All

6

McFetridge

Daniel M

5 Sep 1769

3 Nov 1838

Husband of Elizabeth (KEY) McFETRIDGE.

Aged 69 yrs. 11 mos. 29 dys.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

McReynolds

Felix G 

 abt 1837

24 Mar 1877

Son of Israel & Mary McREYNOLDS.


Headstone replaced in Mar 2022 by George Pickersgill & Chris Walker.

Pvt., Co. F, 33rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 16 Sep 1861.

(Date of death from “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903)




9582

All

15

McReynolds

Patrick W

 abt 1839

24 Dec 1879

Husband of Lydia (DAMON) McREYNOLDS.

Son of Israel & Mary McREYNOLDS.


Cpl., Co. H, 17th Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 12 Jun 1861, mustered out on 8 Aug 1865 at Macon, Georgia

.

(Date of death from “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903)




9580

All

15

Miller

Jacob

1813

1867

Husband of Margaret (OSCHE) MILLER.  Married 22 Jul 1850.

9643

All

22

Miller

Margaret

1826

1873

nee OSCHE.  Wife of Jacob MILLER. Married 22 Jul 1850.

9643

All

22

Miller

Mary

 --

28 Oct 1878

nee GRIMES.  Wife of Henry MILLER.  Married 27 Oct 1863.

Aged 37 yrs. 1 mo. 18 dys.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Mirick

Frances H

30 Jul 1815

30 Jun 1871

nee DILDAY.  Wife of Pabrum "Pyrum" Kaleb MIRRICK. 


Daughter of Seth & Agnes (GENTRY) DILDAY.

9615

All

17

Mirrick

Pabrum K

25 Sep 1808

24 Apr 1870

nee DILDAY.  Husband of Frances H MIRRICK.


Aged 61 Ys. 6 Ms. 29 Ds.

9617

All

17

Murphy

Josephine

24 Jul 1851

4 Sep 1854

--

9370

All

7

Murphy

Rachel

12 Oct 1830

13 Aug 1854

--

9369

All

7

Newsom

??bley M

--

28 Jan 1868

Aged 22 Y’rs. 2 Mo’s.

9596

All

16

Newsom

James W

--

30 Nov 1864

Aged 40 ys 11 ms 22 ds.

9561

All

12

Newsom

Oliv

 --

17 Nov 1865

Wife of James I NEWSOM.

Aged 38 y’s 8 m’s 21 d’s.

9595

All

16

Newsom

Roscoe

29 Oct 1874

28 Jul 1875 

Son of Albert S & Olive NEWSOM.

9560

All

12

Newsom

Samuel

11 Sep 1856

10 Oct 1862

Son of J W & M A NEWSOM.

9563

All

12

Nixon

Andrew

1784

7 Mar 1856

Husband of Ingiba (WHIPPS) NIXON.  Married 16 Sep 1820.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Nixon

Ingiba

 --

16 Aug 1855

nee WHIPPS.  Consort of Andrew NIXON.  Married 16 Sep 1820.

“In the 50th year of her age.”

9339

All

6

Nixon

Josiah D

 --

15 Apr 1885

Son of Andrew & Ingiba (WHIPPS) NIXON.

Aged 53 yrs. 11 mos. 15 dys.

Headstone not found or identified.

All

?

Norman

Emily

 --

2 Jan 1873

Wife of John W NORMAN.

Aged 47 ys. 10 ms. 2 ds.

9575

All

14

Orr

James

19 Dec 1831

14 Aug 1870

Aged 38 yr. 7 m. 26 ds.

9357

All

6

Orr

John M

16 Jun 1829

3 Jun 1856

Consort of M. ORR.  Son of McAdam & Margaret (KIRKMAN) ORR.

9500

All

9

Orr

Mc Adam

--

9 Apr 1854

Husband of Magraret (KIRKMAN) ORR.  Married 25 Jul 1822.

Aged about 54 yrs.

9367

All

7

Orr

Rachel

10 Nov 1830

 ?

Consort of L J ORR.

(Date of death is buried.)

9365

All

7

 Sections and Rows
Cemetery is in one section, with three family burial sections enclosed by iron fences, herein abbreviated as:  "B" Bingham Family; "D" Daniel's Family and "W" Welborn.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of the cemetery and the alignment, north to south is often irregular.
9221

9406

9669

9671