Ball Cemetery
aka Rail Cemetery
Located in Center Township
Northeast of Wadesville, 7000-7218 Shireman Road (CR 500N)
38.107826, -87.780185
(Free public access.)
All photographs courtesy of Linda Saltzman McCall.
Last update:
aka Rail Cemetery
Located in Center Township
Northeast of Wadesville, 7000-7218 Shireman Road (CR 500N)
38.107826, -87.780185
(Free public access.)
All photographs courtesy of Linda Saltzman McCall.
Last update:
| Surname | Given Name | Birth | Death | Notes | Veteran | Photo |
| Ball | David |
25 Dec 1780 |
23 Jan 1858 |
Husband of Elizabeth (Rutter) Ball, 1st, married 20 Oct 1801; and Nancy Cynthia Rutter Ball, 2nd, married 18 Feb 1855. |
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| Ball | Elizabeth |
13 Apr 1781 |
15 Jun 1854 |
nee Rutter. First wife of David Ball. Married 20 Oct 1801. Daughter of William & Amey (Crumb) Rutter. "Mother of 12 Children. Aged: 73 years." |
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| Carner | Twin sisters |
? |
1855 |
"Twin daughters of William & M J Carner." |  |
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| Darfin | Philipina |
15 Mar 1854 or 15 Jun 1854 |
28 Jun 1877 |
Daughter of P or B Darfin. |
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| Edwards | Bennett |
-- |
26 Nov 1856 |
Husband of Martha (Cross) Edwards. Married 8 Sep 1840. Aged: 31 yr's 8 mo. 17 d. Note: "Also his son Wiley" |
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| Edwards | Wiley |
-- |
Mar 1856 |
Son of Bennett & Martha (Cross) Edwards. |
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| Hutson | ?adia Florence |
15 Aug 1869 |
24 Feb 1870 |
Daughter of Richard H & Martha (Rogers) Hutson. |
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| Hutson | William |
24 Jun1799 |
2 Dec 1853 |
Husband of Martha Ira (Underwood) Hutson. Married 15 Dec 1825. Son of William D & Mary Rebecka (Baker) Hutson. |
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| McReynolds |
Infant |
31 Mar 1887 |
26 Jun 1887 |
Infant baby of J W McReynolds. |
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| Ramsey |
Anna |
-- |
1 Apr 1866 |
nee Ball. Wife of Richard Ramsey. Married 17 Mar 1825. Daughter of David & Elizabeth (Rutter) Ball. Aged 61 years. Note: There is a footstone with initials: A R.  |
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| Ramsey |
Annanias G |
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1 Aug 1844 |
Son of Richard & Anna (Ball) Ramsey. Aged: 11 mo. 15 ds. Note: Pieces of headstone are in two different locations. A footstone also apparently belongs to this burial; initials, A G R.  |
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| Ramsey |
James M |
-- |
17 May 1842 |
Son of Richard & Anna (Ball) Ramsey. |
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| Ramsey | Rebeca J | 11 Jun 1859 | 22 Jun 1860 | Daughter of George David & Nancy G (Hays) Ramsey. | 
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| Ramsey | Richard | -- | 14 Oct 1866 | Husband of Anna (Ball) Ramsey. Married 17 Mar 1825. Son of George M & Polly (Hobson) Ramsey. | 
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| Rutter | Jane | 5 Mar 1791 | ? | Daughter of William. & Anna (Crumb) Rutter. | 
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| Rutter | Nancy Caroline | 1 Jan 1836 | 7 Jun 1855 | Daughter of Cynthia Rutter Ball. |   | |
| Venable | Gilbert | 31 Dec 1842 | 3 May 1866 | First husband of Nancy A (Alldredge) Venable Barton. Married 11 Oct 1863. Son of Henry & Barthenia (Ball) Venable. Aged: 23 ys. 4 ms. 2 ds. Pvt. Co. K, 10th Indiana Cavalry. Enlisted at Mount Vernon, Indiana in the 125 Regiment, Company K, on 6 Mar 1864. Mustered out on 31 Aug 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. |  | 
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| Venable | Polly M | 3 May 1852 | 9 May 1863 | Daughter of Henry & Barthenia (Ball) Venable. | 
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| Wallace | Herbert / Harbert | abt 1810 | 31 Oct 1887 | Husband of Martha J (Ball) Wallace. Married 23 Jul 1833. Note: Information from obituary in Poseyville News, 3 Nov 1887. | No headstone found. | |
| Wallace | Martha J | 12 May 1815 | 9 Sep 1902 | nee Ball. Wife of Herbert Wallace. Married 23 Jul 1833. Daughter of David & Elizabeth (Rutter) Ball. Note: Information from Posey County Health Dept Death Records (Book H-4:10) | No headstone found. |
View of cemetery from Shireman Road. |
View of cemetery from Shireman Road. |
Broken headstones in Herrman plot. |
Herrman plot. No individual burial found.
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