Pike Cemetery
Noble Township
La Porte County, Indiana
Road 1150 South and 100 West
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 Looking East toward Barns Photos contributed by: Patricia Gruse Harris |
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PIKE CEMETERY -1848 Located on land which Moses H. Pike obtained by land grant 1848-50. On 12 June 1858 Pike sold the land to Amos Clark, who deeded back to Pike "a piece of land lying about center of W 1/2 of SW 1/4 S36, T35N, R3W two rods and so laid off to enclose the graves" of Pike's wife Lydia, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, sons Greenlee and John, all died 1848-50. The cause of death may have been spotted fever (typhus) and/or Pike's reputed experimentation with medicine. Their epitaph reads: "Dead souls sleep in the grave, until Resurrection comes. Then Life immortal they shall have, when risen from the Tomb." |
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| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Additional Comments |
| Pike | Lydia | Feb 24, 1848 | wife of Moses H- age 32 yrs 4 mo 10 da | |
| Pike | Greenlee J | Feb 1, 1848 | son of moses & Lydia- age 16 yrs 2 mo 22 da | |
| Pike | John C | Nov 11, 1851 | son of Moses & Lydia- age 18 yrs 21 da | |
| Pike | Elizabeth A | Jul 11, 1848 | dau. of Moses & Lydia- age 12 yrs 5 mo 27 da | |
| Pike | Mary G | March 6, 1848 | dau. of Moses & Lydia- age 8 yrs 6 mo 27 day | |
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| Note: | 1850 Census - | Noble Twp lists | - | - |
| Pike, Moses H | 51 | Farmer | Born VT. | - |
| Pike, Ruth | 49 | " Mass. | - | |
| Pike. Justin D | 12 | " Penn | - | |
| Pike, Evaline | 6 | "Ind. | - |
Marriage record: Pike, Moses H & Ruth Barney married Oct 16, 1848
There is a story that Moses Pike was experimenting with medicine and the results of his tests are buried in this cemetery.
A Ruth Pike, born July 10, 1801 , died August 23, 1891 is buried at Salem Chapel Cemetery.
Sounds like it could be Moses' second wife. Moses is said to have gone out west.
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