McCurdy Cemetery (Also known as Dugan Cemetery)
Patoka Township - Gibson County - Indiana
20 Mar 2005 (author unknown)
Coordinates:
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 11; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W
Owned / Controlled By:	Ownership not yet verified.
Contact for Permission to Access:
Common Directions:	1/2 mile southeast of Princeton. Located about 250 feet north of County Road 50S, 2/10 mile east of the intersection with US41.

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. If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.

NAME	PLOT	BIRTH DATE	DEATH DATE	AGE	OTHER
BENSON, James, Sr.		1761	1844	82 yrs.	Born in Pennsylvania
BENTON, Mary Etta			4-Sep-1868	10 mos. 28 dys.
BINKLEY, James
BINKLEY, Sarah C.			7-Oct-1854	1 yr. 7 mos. 10 dys.	Daughter of J. & M. J. BINKLEY
CALVIN, Nancy			23-Sep-1878	49 yrs.	(Nee MOUNTS); (Widow of Eli HANKS); Wife of Job CALVIN
DOUGAN, Charles		25-Dec-1841	22-Sep-1874		Husband of Desdemonia DOUGAN
DOUGAN, Desdemonia					Wife of Charles DOUGAN; Born Fayette County, Indiana
DOUGAN, George W.			22-May-1859	19 yrs. 4 mos. 10 dys.
DOUGAN, I. B.		20-Jun-1869	15-Sep-1873		Daughter of J. & E. J. DOUGAN; "She's gone she's left this world of woe for regions of . . ."
DOUGAN, Oscar E.		23-Jun-1861	1868		Son of Charles & Desdemonia DOUGAN
DOUGAN, Samuel			22-Nov-1862	51 yrs. 22 mos. 23 dys.	"A loving husband & father, a faithful friend lies buried here."
DOUGAN, Sarah		12-Mar-1814	22-May-1854	40 yrs. 2 mos. 11 dys.	Wife of James DOUGAN; "A loving wife a mother dear, a faithful friend lies buried here."
ERWIN, John			15-Jul-1851	71 yrs.
ERWIN, Susanna
ERWIN, Susannah		15-Jun-1811	31-Jul-1851	40 yrs. 1 mo. 16 dys.	Wife of Charles ERWIN
FISHER, Stephen			1865
GORDON, James H.		30-Jan-1853	30-Oct-1853		Son of Daniel & Narcissa GORDON
GORDON, Narcissa		15-Dec-1829	23-Oct-1859		(Nee HANKS); Consort of Daniel T GORDON
GREEN, Bertha Ellen			21-Oct-1855	1 week	Daughter of Flemmon R. & Sarah E. GREEN
HANKS, Comadore P.		9-Nov-1853	2-May-1876	23 yrs. 3 mos. 3 dys.
HANKS, Francis					Corporal Company "B"; 1st. Cal. Infantry
HANKS, James W.			10-Aug-1872
HANKS, Marium		14-Feb-1833	27-Feb-1872	39 yrs. 13 dys.
HANKS, Mary		21-Jan-1771	Aug-1856		Wife of William HANKS (The Minister)
HANKS, William M.		15-Dec-1824	28-Sep-1851	26 yrs. 9 mos. 13 dys.	"A loving husband and father dear, a faithful friend is buried here."
HANKS, William			17-Feb-1825	55 yrs.	Reverend; Consort of Mary HANKS
MAUCK, Cordelia J.		17-Jun-1848	27-May-1865		Wife of Julius MAUCK
McCURDY, Martin			17-Jul-1874	24 yrs. 18 dys.
McCURDY, Nancy C.					Daughter of A. P. & G. McCURDY
McMULLEN, Belinda Ann		16-???-1813	30-Nov-1848		(Nee EMBREE); Wife of Thomas McMULLEN, Jr.
McMULLEN, Ellen Jane		12-Aug-1838	3-Oct-1844		Daughter of Thomas Jr. & Belinda McMULLEN
McMULLEN, Hugh		5-Apr-1805	29-Jul-1854	49 yrs.	Husband of Mary McMULLEN
McMULLEN, Sarah			3-Jun-1849	87 yrs.	Wife of T McMULLEN Sr.
McMULLEN, Thomas, Sr.			26-Sep-1835	72 yrs.
McNEELY, George		24-May-1824	5-Oct-1850	26 yrs. 4 mos. 11 dys.
SPORE, Elizabeth		12-Oct-1783	31-May-1862	78 yrs. 6 mos. 18 dys.	Wife of Henry SPORE
SPORE, Henry			7-Jun-1860	76 yrs.	"O Father Mother dear a short farewell; That we may meet . . ."
SPORE, John			25-May-1855	47 yrs. 4 mos. 20 dys.
SPORE, Matilda					Daughter of Henry & Elizabeth SPORE

The above information, per transcribed records furnished by Dorothy Kirby.

The following article was submitted by Ron Hanks and is a reprint of an article appearing in the Evansville Press - June 18, 1984.

Cemetery Search
Tracing the ‘distant’ link to Nancy Hanks

By C.L. Walter, staff reporter

PRINCETON, Ind - Dorothy Kirby always had wondered if there was any truth to her family’s claim that they were related to Nancy Hanks, the mother of Abraham Lincoln.

So four years ago, with a new interest in her own genealogy, she and her husband, Raymond, began tracing Dorothy’s family tree, a quest that led them to the 159-year-old cemetery about one mile southwest of Princeton. Not content with just listing the names on the tumbled headstones, the Kirbys began restoring the old burial ground.

"I always knew it was there because my Dad always said it was there," said Mrs. Kirby, 67, who had not been to the cemetery before she began her search. " I feel comfortable there."

Mrs. Kirby has not found any evidence that she and Nancy Hanks are distant relatives, she and her husband have found plenty of "Hanks" buried in the old cemetery.

There’s the Rev. William Hanks, Mrs. Kirby’s great-great-grandfather who was the first person buried in the cemetery in 1825. And there is a Civil War veteran named Francis Hanks, who, according to his tombstone, served in Company B of the first California infantry.

She has learned through research that the Rev. Hanks formed the Primitive Baptist Church somewhere east of Princeton and another one in Patoka.

"I’ve given up all hope of ever finding a relationship with Nancy Hanks," said Mrs. Kirby, whose maiden name is Kendle. She said she first learned of the family from her grandmother’s obituary. The obituary did not detail the relationship however.

The Kirbys have uncovered tombstones of 36 people so far, ranging in ages from 2 months and 18 days to 87. Of the 36, 17 are her relation.

Uncovering the tombstones was just the first step. The couple cleaned the stones and pieced together some that had been broken.

Raymond Kirby, who is 70, said they have traveled to various parts of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri looking for ancestors on both sides of their family. "We’ve been all over and we still have a lot to go," Raymond said.

The Kirbys, who have no interest in being buried in the old cemetery when they die, consider the work they are doing as a hobby, and a way to get exercise. They also consider it a good way to honor their ancestors.

Raymond said, "I feel like we’re doing them a service."