Decker Cemetery
Washington Township - Gibson County - Indiana
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Coordinates: 38° 30.06' N Latitude; 87° 28.41' W Longitude
Congressional Location: LOCATION 5; TOWNSHIP 1N; RANGE 10W
Owned / Controlled By: Ownership not yet verified.
Contact for Permission to Access:  
Common Directions: 3.5 miles east of Hazleton.  From Indiana State Road 56 in Hazleton, turn northeast onto Washington Street (Giiro Road), continue on Giro Road for 3.9 miles until a dirt lane on the south side of the road.  About 225 feet down the lane, turn back east toward the oil tanks.  Continue past the oil tanks up the hill another 225 feet to an oil well.  Turn south and continue up a hill about 90 feet.

 

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
DEAN, W. P.         (Sandstone marker)
DECKER, Angeline         (Nee JONES); No stone; Wife of John DECKER
DECKER, Ananias H.   11-Mar-1872 10-Aug-1873   Son of Payton & Isabella DECKER
DECKER, Eli F.   23-Dec-1882 6-Sep-1888   Son of John & Angeline DECKER
DECKER, Elizabeth   1779 1864   (Nee CATT); Wife of Luke DECKER
DECKER, Ervin G.   5-Mar-1877 17-Feb-1878   Son of John & Angeline DECKER
DECKER, Henry C.   10-Aug-1814 30-Jul-1864   Husband of Margaret DECKER
DECKER, Isabelle   24-Apr-1848 11-Aug-1873   Wife of Payton DECKER
DECKER, James Polk   23-Nov-1844 17-Jul-1899   Husband of Nancy Jane DECKER; (Son of Henry & Margaret DECKER)
DECKER, John   24-Apr-1847 14-Apr-1904   No Stone; Husband of Angeline DECKER; Son of Henry & Margaret DECKER
DECKER, Joseph W.   1855 16-Apr-1859   (Son of Mary Polly & Samuel Thornton DECKER)
DECKER, Luke   1778 1835   Husband of Elizabeth DECKER; Corporal, 4th. Indiana Regiment, War of 1812
DECKER, Mahala   10-Dec-1816 26-Jan-1888   (Daughter of Luke & Elizabeth DECKER)
DECKER, Margaret   11-Apr-1819 3-Aug-1864   Wife of Henry Catt DECKER
DECKER, Minnie M.   29-Mar-1890 8-May-1905   (Daughter of James Polk & Nancy Jane [DILLON] DECKER)
DECKER, Nancy J.   18-Aug-1849     Wife of James Polk DECKER; (Date of death: 1-Jan-1931)
DECKER, Oliphant   18-Feb-1881 8-May-1904   (Son of James Polk & Nancy Jane [DILLON] DECKER)
DECKER, Oscar   16-Jan-1875 12-Jan-1877   Son of John & Angeline DECKER
DECKER, Robert   1884 6-Sep-1884   Son of John & Angeline DECKER
DECKER, Thomas H. B.   5-Sep-1847 21-Aug-1851    
DECKER, Vincent T.   28-Nov-1849 25-Aug-1853   Son of Henry & Margaret DECKER
KAYS, Emma Florence   2-Aug-1869 16-Jan-1922   (Wife of George Harvey KAYS); (Daughter of James Polk & Nancy Jane DECKER)
KAYS, Harvey Earl   1906 1907   (Son of George Harvey & Emma Florence KAYS)
KAYS, James William   1892 1892   (Son of George Harvey & Emma Florence KAYS); Stone and marker
KAYS, Olive Florence   1902 1902   Daughter of George Harvey & Emma Florence KAYS
KAYS, Russell   1895 1922   (Son of George Harvey & Emma Florence KAYS)
LYNCH, Harvey E.   13-Jan-1921 12-Mar-1921   (Son of Omar & Anna LYNCH; Grandson of George & Emma KAYS)
MAXWELL, (Infant)         No stone; Son of John & Hattie MAXWELL
MAXWELL, (Infant)         No stone; Son of John & Hattie MAXWELL
SULLIVAN, Eleanor J.   3-Aug-1813 23-Jun-1856   (Nee DECKER); (1st.) Wife of William SULLIVAN
SULLIVAN, J. J.         (Son of William & Eleanor [DECKER] SULLIVAN); Corporal, Company "F", 91st. Indiana Infantry
SULLIVAN, Melvina   17-Oct-1830 18-Nov-1890   (Nee MAXWELL); (2nd.) Wife of William SULLIVAN
SULLIVAN, William   1-May--1814 11-Apr-1891   Husband of Eleanor J. SULLIVAN & Melvina SULLIVAN
TRAYLOR, Hannah   24-Sep-1826 20-Apr-1860   (Nee DECKER); (Wife of John TRAYLOR)
(Unknown)         (Sandstone marker)
(Unknown)         (Sandstone marker)

The above per transcribed records by Alice Shawhan with corrections by Marada Willis and Mark Ellis on Aug 12, 2000


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