Union Cemetery

(Also known as Baptist Cemetery or Colored Cemetery)

Patoka Township - Gibson County - Indiana
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Coordinates: 38° 21.52' N Latitude; 87° 31.21' W Longitude
Congressional Location: SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 10; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Owned / Controlled By: Trustee, Patoka Township
Contact for Permission to Access: No known contact necessary.  Free access is assumed.
Common Directions: 1-1/2 miles east of Princeton. Located about 250 feet back a lane off the southeast side of Lake Road, just east of the entrance to Camp Carson.

 

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
ACUFF, Maude S.         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 4-Jun-1917; aged 25 years, 10 months); (Wife of Arthur ACUFF)
ADAMS, Anna M.         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 28-Nov-1921; aged 50 years, 1 month, 19 days); (Wife of Porter ADAMS)
ADAMS, Dorthy V.   28-May-1912 23-Apr-1919    
ADAMS, Raymond Kenneth     11-Jan-1936   Indiana, Private, 803rd. Pioneer Infantry
ALLEN, James B.   1872 1925   (Husband of Ella ALLEN); (Obituary information gives date of death as 14-Sep-1925; aged 52 years)
ANDERSON, Ernest         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 12-Dec-1918; aged 9 years, 5 months, 7 days)
BELL, Mariah         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 14-Oct-1918; aged 52 years, 22 days)
BERRY, John         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 27-Aug-1922; aged 48 years, 5 months, 26 days)
BERRY, Ora         (Obituary information gives date of death as 18-Mar-1925; aged 41 years)
BUCKNER, Nettie         (Obituary information gives date of death as 2-Feb-1925)
BUSH, Nanus         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 18-Jan-1919; aged 33 years, 4 months, 28 days); (Wife of William BUSH)
BUTLER, William       79 yrs. 3 mos. 13 dys. Company "B", 54th. Massachusetts Infantry; (Obituary information gives date of death as 8-Apr-1909)
CAMPBELL, James H.         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 6-Jul-1920; aged 66 years)
CARTER, Samuel         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 25-Oct-1918); (Died at Camp Dodge)
CLAY, Alice         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 28-Oct-1920; aged 62 years); (Wife of Jacob CLAY)
CLAY, Harriet E.         Wife of Henry CLAY
CLAY, Henry     4-Apr-1903 63 yrs. Husband of Harriet E. CLAY
CLAY, (Unknown)          
DAVIS, George Pain     12-Jan-1925 49 yrs. 4 mos. 15 dys. "Supreme Royal Circle of Friends of the World-Circle #1922"; (Mortuary records give name as George A. PAIN and age as 46 years.)
DEAN, Ida         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 21-Dec-1925; aged 47 years, 2 months, 6 days): Wife of James DEAN
DIGGS, George Edward     11-Mar-1884 17 yrs. 4 mos. 3 dys.  
DIGGS, Gertie     19-Jan-1890 2 mos. Daughter of A. & A. DIGGS
DOUGLAS, Jennie         (Wife of John DOUGLAS); (Obituary information gives birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 12-Jan-1924)
DOUGLAS, John         (Husband of Jennie DOUGLAS); (Obituary information gives date of death as 1-Feb-1925; aged 78 years)
EGETON, (Unknown)         Marker for family plot
F., E.         Corner marker lying next to unknown CLAY
FISHER, Laura Ann G.     7-Mar-1884 38 yrs. 11 mos. 16 dys. Wife of Ben FISHER
FRYE, Mable         (Obituary information gives date of death as 3-Mar-1918; aged 19 years, 9 months, 1 days)
GRAY, Jerry         (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 22-Jun-1923; aged 60 years)
GREEN, Delila         (Wife of Henry GREEN); (Obituary information gives date of death as 30-Jul-1917; aged 82 years, 26 days)
GREEN, Henry         (Husband of Delila GREEN); (Son of Gabe & Violet GREEN); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 12-Jan-1925; aged 102 years, 3 months, 15 days)
GRIDER, Richard         (Husband of Harriet GRIDER); (Son of Edward & Millie [WELLY] GRIDER); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 17-Dec-1923; aged 37 years, 1 month, 24 days)
HADLEY, Mary         (Obituary information gives date of death as 12-Mar-1918; aged 60 years)
HANCOCK, Martha         (Obituary information gives date of death as 14-Jun-1922; aged 42 years, 8 months, 5 days)
HANFORD, Eva   1872 1942   "Wife"
HART, Radie   31-Apr-1885 7-Aug-1901 16 yrs. 3 mos. 5 dys. (Incorrect date on stone - based on age, the birth date should be 2-May-1885)
HOPKINS, Catharine         (Same stone as John and Mathew HOPKINS); (Obituary information gives date of death as 26-Jun-1921; aged 107 years, 7 months, 16 days)
HOPKINS, Charles         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 5-Nov-1928); (Husband of Mary HOPKINS)
HOPKINS, Isaac         (Obituary information gives date of death as 25-Apr-1925; aged 80 years)
HOPKINS, John     28-Feb-1888 77 yrs. 6 mos. 7 dys. (Same stone as Catharine and Mathew HOPKINS)
HOPKINS, Laura Mae   1899 1921   (Obituary information gives date of death as 5-Apr-1921; aged 21 years, 5 months)
HOPKINS, Margaret   1853 1916   (Same stone as Maggie MITCHELL); (Obituary information gives date of death as 12-Mar-1916; aged 61 years)
HOPKINS, Mathew     10-Oct-1884 15 yrs. 4 mos. 5 dys. (Same stone as Catharine and John HOPKINS)
HOWARD, Alexander   1-May-1844 11-May-1917   "Gone but not forgotten"; Husband of  Rachael A. HOWARD; (Obituary information gives date of death as 10-May-1917)
HOWARD, Rachael A.     13-Apr-1853   Wife of Alexander HOWARD
JACKSON, John         (Obituary information gives date of death as 5-Mar-1920; aged 76 years)
JENNINGS, Lafayette         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 31-Mar-1927; aged 86 years)
JOHNSON, Missouri         (Obituary information gives place of birth as Tennessee, and date of death as 4-May-1925; aged 85 years)
JOHNSON, William         (Obituary information gives date of death as 1-Mar-1923; aged 64 years, 7 months, 19 days); (Husband of Missouri JOHNSON)
JOINER, Lillian Marie         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 30-Mar-1926; aged 2 years, 8 months, 15 days)
JONES, Frank   15-Jun-1886 3-Mar-1910   Husband of Lily Beatrice JONES
JONES, Lily Beatrice   1-Apr-1889     Wife of Frank JONES
JONES, Peter         Company "D", 180th. U. S. Colored Infantry
KENDLE, Harvey     14-Jun-188? 11 mos. 17 dys. Son of H. L. & E. E. KENDLE
KENDLE, Hiram L.     11-Sep-1880 27 yrs. 8 mos. 19 dys.  
LAFFOON, Lettie     19-Feb-1891 21 yrs. 2 mos. 9 dys. (Same stone as Charley E. WHITE)
LAFFORTY, Nancy         (Obituary information gives place of birth as Illinois, and date of death as 2-Aug-1923; aged 83 years)
LANGFORD, Anna B.   1878 1918   Wife of W. H. LANGFORD; (Obituary information gives date of death as 4-Dec-1918; aged 40 years, 3 months)
LAWRENCE, John         (Obituary information gives date of death as 9-Feb-1923; aged 54 years, 6 months, 9 days)
LAWRENCE, William         (Obituary information gives date of death as 27-Oct-1920; aged 57 years)
LEWIS, William   14-Feb-1837 25-Mar-1920   Corporal, Company "G", 28th U. S. Colored Infantry: (Obituary information gives date of death as 25-Nov-1920; aged 82 years, 9 months, 12 days)
MARSHALL, Charles         (Husband of Minnie MARSHALL); (Obituary information gives date of death as 23-Apr-1925; aged 51 years, 1 month, 9 days)
MAY, Benjamin         Sergeant, Company "D", 100th. U. S. Colored Infantry
MILLETT, Anna         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 28-Aug-1926; aged 72 years, 13 days)
MILLETT, Clara         (Daughter of Beauregard & Oma [BELLE] MILLETT); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 5-Oct-1924; aged 37 years)
MITCHELL, Maggie   1885 1915   (Same stone as Margaret HOPKINS); (Obituary information gives date of death as 6-Feb-1915; aged 28 years)
OATES, Jessie     16-Jul-1888 11 mos. 12 dys.  
OATES, Melvina     27-Mar-1888 20 yrs. 4 mos.  
PAIN, George A.         (Obituary information gives date of death as 12-Jan-1925; aged 46 years)
PAMPLIN, Melissa         (Obituary information gives date of death as 28-Jul-1918; aged 42 years); (Wife of Henry PAMPLIN)
PAXTON, Stella     1916   (Obituary information gives date of death as 10-Apr-1916)
PETTIFORD, George         (Obituary information gives date of death as 3-May-1919; aged 45 years); (Husband of Emma PETTIFORD)
PETTIFORD, George H.     20-Aug-1929   Indiana, Bugler, 317th Service Battalion; (Obituary information gives date of death as 21-Aug-1928; aged 32 years, 3 months, 7 days)
POINTER, Richard     12-Jan-1941    
POTTS, Ben   1845 26-Oct-1887 42 yrs. (Obituary information gives date of death as 20-Oct-1887)
POTTS, Gether   1893 1909   (Obituary information gives date of death as 12-Jan-1909; aged 15 years)
POTTS, John M.   1878 1909   (Obituary information gives date of death as 8-May-1909; aged 31 years)
POTTS, Walter B.   1903 1909   (Obituary information gives date of death as 7-Jan-1909; aged 5 years)
RIVEN, John T.         Sergeant, Company "A", 14th. U. S. Colored Infantry
SCOTT, Caroline         (Obituary information gives date of death as 5-Oct-1920; aged 79 years, 8 months, 13 days)
SCOTT, Sis         (Obituary information gives date of death as 5-Jan-1919; aged 39 years, 2 months, 2 days); (Wife of Lee SCOTT)
SHARP, Mary Agnes         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 7-Jun-1926; aged 60 years, 3 months, 20 days)
SHARPE, George         (Obituary information gives date of death as 30-Jul-1917; aged 65 years, 4 months, 27 days); (Husband of Mary SHARPE)
SIMONDS, Ben         (Obituary information gives date of death as 28-Apr-1918; aged 47 years); (Husband of Lucy SIMONDS)
SMITH, Lizzie     15-Jun-1922   (Obituary information gives name as Elizabeth SMITH; aged 70 years); (Wife of G. W. SMITH)
SMITH, Marcy C.         (Daughter of Harry & Delila [JURY] GREEN); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 23-May-1925; aged 48 years)
STARLING, William         Company "B", 118th. U. S. Colored Infantry
STEWART, Robert         (Obituary information gives date of death as 27-Feb-1920; aged 81 years)
TUCKER, Cyrus         Company "I", 118th. U. S. Colored Infantry; (Obituary information gives date of death as 15-Apr-1915; aged 69 years)
TUCKER, Joseph         (Husband of Cherry TUCKER); (Son of Joseph TUCKER); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 13-Mar-1923; aged 76 years)
TUCKER, Mariah   1862     Wife of Silas TUCKER; "Mother of 7 children buried on this lot"
TURNER, Henry   1860 1926    
TYLER, John         (Son of Plato & Mary [GREER] TYLER); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Indiana, and date of death as 9-Jul-1925)
TYLER, Lincoln         (Son of Plato & Mary [GREER] TYLER); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Indiana, and  date of death as 27-Jun-1925; aged 55 years, 11 months)
TYLER, Mary Eliza         (Nee GREER); (Wife of Plato TYLER); (Obituary information gives place of birth as Alabama, and date of death as 18-Jun-1924; aged 75 years, 2 months, 15 days)
WALDEN, John C.         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 18-Feb-1928; aged 11 months, 27 days)
WALKER, Doc   1863 1919   (Obituary information gives name as "Dack" and date of death as 9-Jan-1919; aged 58 years, 9 months, 5 days)
WALKER, Henry         Company "I", 55th. Massachusetts Infantry; (Obituary information gives date of death as 18-Sep-1914; aged 92 years)
WHITAKER, Leannah         (Obituary information gives date of death as 11-May-1918; aged 58 years, 7 months, 11 days); (Wife of Thad WHITAKER)
WHITAKER, Thadius W.         (Obituary information gives date of death as 11-Jan-1920; aged 62 years, 5 months); (Husband of Leannah WHITAKER)
WHITE, Charley E.     21-Jul-1890 10 yrs. 9 mos. 16 dys. "Gone Home"; Son of H. C. & M. A. WHITE; (Same stone as Lettie LAFFOON)
WHITTY, John         (No stone); (Obituary information gives date of death as 16-Sep-1928; aged 80 years, 5 months, 20 days); (Husband of Nannie WHITTY)
WILLIAM, Fronia     14-Nov-1884 20 yrs. 2 mos. 24 dys. Wife of Walter WILLIAM
WILLIAMS, Henry         Company "B", 6th. U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery; (Obituary information gives date of death as 4-May-1913; aged 73 years)
WILLIAMS, Winona   5-Apr-1896 25-Oct-1906   (Middle initial "E")
WOODRUFF, Ellie   20-Oct-1880 9-May-1904    
(Unknown)     188? ? yrs. 11 mos.  
(Unknown), Quincy   11-Oct-????   4 dys.  

The above, per transcribed records from Georgia McEllhiney, May 19, 2001.


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