Rossburg Cemetery

Cemetery repairs
to Rossburg Cemetery done in April 2004.
Newest reading done - April 2004 by: Patricia Gruse Harris

Row #1
#1 Cleland Daughter of O. & F. INMAN
Dec. 8, 1909 Aug. 6, 1910

Row #2
#2 Maria L. S. Ehefrau von Ernst PETERS
geb. d. 6 Marz 1845 gest. d. 25 Marz 1882
Alt. 37 Jahr u 19 Tag
‘und hunder con’ ‘ Hier und Ruhrt Gott’

#3 Ernest PETERS
1840 – 1927
#4 Albert Jr. (HAGERMANN)* - 1913
#5 Lizzie HAGERMANN - 1904
#6 Vernon (SHIPPEE)*
#7 Lela (SHIPPEE)*


#8 3 sided stone
West Side: SHIPPEE

South Side: Silas B. SHIPPEE - Born Aug. 23, 1852
Died Sept. 6, 1912

Carrie (SHIPPEE)* His Wife - Born. Nov. 6, 1861
Died Aug. 3, 1952

East Side: Vernon (SHIPPEE)* - Born May 20, 1881
Died Jan. 8, 1883

Lela (SHIPPEE)* - Born July 25, 1888
Died Nov. 2, 1901

Children of S. & C. SHIPPEE  

#9 Mother (SHIPPEE)*
#10 Father (SHIPPEE)*

#11 C. C. HUNTLEY
Co. H. 8^th Ohio INF
(Civil War Veteran)

#12 Empty Base
(Civil War Veteran’s Marker)

#13 D. G.

Row #7

#35 Frederick TISHER
Born July 4, 1786 Died July 26, 1858 Ag’d 72 Y’s & 22 d’s

Between #35 & #36

3 field stones placed in such a way that may have been used as grave markers

#36 Wm. WALKER
Died Jan. 3, 1861 Ag’d 60 Y’s

#37 Father (Nickolas K #38 KRAMER Nickolas KRAMER
June 19, 1837 May 19, 1909
Caroline (KRAMER)* his wife
June 1, 1830 Jan. 14, 1907

#39 " Mother" (Caroline KRAMER)*

#40 Roy Son of T. & I. KRAMER
July 28, 1898 Apr. 16, 1899

#41 Thomas KRAMER
1867 – 1932

#42 "Mother" (I. KRAMER)*
epitaph: He took thee from a world of care
And __ __ ___ ___ ___ to share.

#43 SMITH - 2 sided stone
West Side: Thomas SMITH
Born Feb. 9, 1820 Died Dec. 19, 1897
Rhoda (SMITH)* his wife
Born Sept. 19, 1822 Died June 8, 1905

North Side: Sallie A. PORTER Dau. of T. & R. SMITH
Born Aug. 26, 1849 Died Apr. 8, 1867

#44 Father ( T. SMITH)*
#45 Sallie A. (PORTER)*

RAMER)*

Row #3
#14 Julia V. Dau. of J. S. & M. J. VARDAMAN
Died Sep. 3, 1873 Ag’d 6 m’s 18 d’s

#15 George S. Son of N. & E. MARTIN
Died Mar. 15, 1874
Ag’d 1 yr . 6 mo. 3 da.

#16 Our Baby Infant Son of J. & P. B. GRESS
Jan. 25, 1874

Row #4
#17 (Lana HAUN wife of Jacob)**
Died Oct. 11, 1889 Aged 40 Yrs. (18 mos. 21 d’s)**

Row #5
#19 John WEATBROOK
Oct. 11, 1856 - May 16, 1942

#20 "Mother" Wilhelmina WEATBROOK
Oct. 18, 1854 Mar. 27, 1941

#21 WEATBROOK
Wilhelmina June 6, 1820 - Aug. 11, 1895
John Apr. 15, 1822 - Mar. 3, 1872
Maria Feb. 15, 1867 - Sept. 30, 1867

#22 Elihu BISHOP
Co. B 73D IND INF
(Civil War Veteran)

#23 Elihu BISHOP
Co. B 73^rd IND. INF.
(Civil War Veteran – same as above – has 2 stones)

#24 Stone broken off base
#25 No Visible Inscription

#26 2 sided stone
South Side: "Rest in Peace" John BROWN
Born Jan. 29, 1831 - Died Jan. 2, 1889

North Side: "Rest in Peace" Loranna wife of J. BROWN
Born Nov. 24, 1838 - Died May 14, 1889

#27 Dell C. A. wife of H. MOORE
Died Apr. 22, 1881 Aged 19 Yrs. 12 D’s
Epitaph illegible

#28 Benney Son of J. & L. BROWN
May 9, 1869 Aged 1 yr. 11 ms. (23 d’s)**

Row #8

#46 Mary R. Wife of Geo. E. WILCOX
Died Dec. 26, 1855 Ag’d 22 Y’s 10 mo. 16 d’s

#47 Daniel MANNING
Died (Feb. 17, 1873 ag’d 6 yrs.)**

#48 A. A. BURR
died May 31, 1856 Ag’d 59 yrs.
Amand A. (BURR)*
(Wife of A. A. died Mar. 25, 1857 ag’d 54 yrs.)**

#49 Frank (FINLEY)*

#50 FINLEY ‘By This I Have Lived’
John H. FINLEY 1823 – 1912
Caroline D. (FINLEY)* his wife 1835 – 1931
Frank B. (FINLEY)* their son 1861 – 1918

#51 Broken – no inscription

#52 Jonas FINLEY
Died Aug. 22, 1873 Ag’d 70 Y’s 6 m’s 22 d’s
epitaph: ‘Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord’

#53 Sally wife of Jonas FINLEY
Died April 13, 1892 Ag’d 88 Yrs. 2 m’s 21 D

#54 Father (Solomon ROSS)*
#55 Mother (Elizabeth ROSS)*
#56 Aaron (ROSS)*

#57 2 sided stone

West Side: ROSS
Solomon ROSS
Born Dec. 1, 1807 Died May 21, 1868
Elizabeth A. ROSS
Born Mar. 22, 1833 Died Nov. 26, 1878
Aaron M. ROSS
Born June 14, 1855 Died Aug. 31, 1868
John S. ROSS 1865 – 1936
Sophia Ross 1865 – 1940

East Side: Mary ROSS
Born June 4, 1853 Died Mar. 22, 1878
Eldora ROSS
Born Nov. 19, 1861 Died Mar. 17, 1900
Catherine ROSS
Oct. 11, 1851 - May 1, 1908

#58 John S. (ROSS)*
#59 Sophia (ROSS)*

Row #6

#29 2 sided stone

West Side: Joseph ZIMMERMAN
Died May 20, 1871 Aged 76 Y’s 8 mo. & 2 d’s

North Side: Francis son of J. & E. A. ZIMMERMAN
Died Aug. 1862 Ag’d 17 yrs.

#29A Footstone J. Z.

#30 Rosa Daughter of W. B. & M. SHOEMAKER
1891 – 1908

#31 Laviszan CLEM
Apr. 10, 1872 Ag’d 38 Y’s 3 mo. & 21 d’s
(Civil War Veteran’s Marker – not documented as veteran to date)

#32 Erna Dau. of W. E. & M. E. DREWS
Died Sept. 5, 1875 Ag’d 3 Y’s

#33 Bradford L. Son of S. & M. L. HARMON
Died July 16, 1873 Ag’d 5 Y’s (3 mo. 11 d’s)**

#34 Father Wm. W. FINLEY
1830 – 1909

"Mother" Roxey A. (FINLEY)* his wife
1833 – 1900

Row # 9

#60 DOWNEY
Alden E. 1882 – 1966
Edna A. 1888 – 1968

#61 "Mother" Eleanor DOWNEY SEVERS
Nov. 3, 1913 June 6, 1997

#62 Isabell DOWNEY
1916 – 1926

#63 M. T. (Marion TAYLOR)*

#64 Mary wife of Marion TAYLOR
Mar. 22, 1878 ag’d 24 Y’s 9 mo 18 d’s.

#65 Roston TAYLOR
Born Jan. 27, 1878 Died Aug. 10, 1878

#66 Little Alta’s (ROSS)* Grave

#67 KITCHEN
Catharine KITCHEN Oct. 11, 1851 May 1, 1908

#68 Joshua (ROSS)*
Broken part of stone sitting in empty base

#69 2 sided stone

West Side: ROSS
Joshua M. Ross
Died July 18, 1878 Aged 64 Yrs. & 26 D’s

South Side: Alta V. (ROSS)*
Dau. of J. M. & C. Ross
Died July 30, 1878 Aged 3 Y’s 10 M’s 25 D.

Other stones not present at this reading, but were apparently in cemetery at previous readings.
(1) BOWER, Luther no date – Civil War Veteran
(2) FINLEY, Harvey E. son of W. W. & R. A. d. May 24, 1872
(3) FINLEY, Millard W. son of W. W. & R. A. d. Feb. 17, 1870 age 9 yrs. 12 da.
(4) FINLEY, Rosa E., Dau. W. W. & R. A. d. Apr. 25, 1871 Age 11 da.
(5) FINLEY, Thomas G. Feb. 4, 1828 June 28, 1870
(6) INMAN, Charles no date – Civil War Veteran
(7) WALKER, Cynthia wife of George, d. May 1, 1872 age 44 yrs.
(8) CRAMER, Jonathan no stone but listed by LaPorte Co., IN Veterans Graves Registration
as buried in Rossburg Cemetery

Read April 2004
Patricia Gruse Harris