Pelham Cemetery
Located in Harmony Township
About 3/4 miles Southeast of the interstection of SR 66 &  SR 69
(38.130810, -87.899036)
(Private property.)

Photographs courtesy of Linda Saltzman McCall.
Last update:   

SurnameGiven NameBirth DeathNotes VeteranPhoto
Bailey Albert
16 Mar 1860
17 Oct 1860
Infant son of Larkin & Martha Ann (Fitzgerald) Bailey.

Bailey Ann E
abt 1844
18 Oct 1901
nee Burnett.  Wife of Elisha Bailey.  Married 26 Dec 1869. 

Note:  Age from County Health Dept Record is 57 years. (Book H-3:43)

Bailey Benjamin M
12 Feb 1832
8 Apr 1900
Husband of Susan (Stallings) Bailey.  Married 28 Dec 1865.

Son of John A & Cynthia (Stallings) Bailey. 

1st Sgt., Co. A, 91st Reg. Indiana Volunteers.  Enlisted as Corporal on 10 Aug 1862.  Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant.  Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.
No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Bailey Charles W
17 Nov 1855
10 Oct 1882
Husband of Sarah Elisabeth Bailey.  Married 19 Jan 1877.

Son of Larkin & Martha Ann (Fitzgerald) Bailey.

Bailey Cynthia
22 Oct 1807
10 Oct 1873
nee Stallings.  Wife of John A Bailey.  Married 1 Feb 1827.

Bailey Cynthia
18 Aug 1858
5 Nov 1858
--

Bailey Elisha
12 Feb 1839
20 Mar 1886
Husband of Ann E (Burnett) Bailey.  Married 26 Dec 1869.  

Son of John A & Cynthia (Stallings) Bailey.

Bailey Fanny
17 Feb 1857
4 Sep 1857
--

BaileyFanny
30 Jan 1864
8 Nov 1864
Daughter of James J & Sarah J (Defur) Bailey. 

Age:  9 mos & 9 days.

Bailey
John A
25 Dec 1806
16 Sep 1863
Husband of Cynthia (Stallings) Bailey.  Married 1 Feb 1827.
No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Bailey
Larkin
5 Jan 1830
3 Dec 1878
Husband of Martha Ann (Fitzgerald) Bailey, 1st, married 7 Dec 1854; and Matilda F Bailey, 2nd.

Son of John A & Cynthia (Stallings) Bailey.


Bailey
Martha Ann
7 Sep 1837
18 Dec 1869
nee Fitzgerald.  First wife of Larkin Bailey.  Married 7 Dec 1854.   
Bailey
Matilda F
30 Oct 1836
28 Dec 1909
Second wife of Larkin Bailey.

Bailey
Susan
21 Mar 1839
10 Mar 1923
nee Stallings.  Wife of Benjamin M Bailey.  Married 28 Dec 1865. 

Daughter of William & Mary Stallings.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Bailey
Wilson
1849
1909
Son of John A & Cynthia (Stallings) Bailey.

Baker
Caroline
--
1 Apr 1858
nee Miller.  Wife of Isaac Baker.   Married 2 Dec 1847.

Aged:  38 yrs. 2 mo. 12 da. 

Note:  "Top of stone missing in 2011, information from Posey County Cem. Records 1814-1979 by Carroll O Cox."

Footstone


Baker
Isaac
"Isac"
--
15 Jan 1876
Husband of Caroline (Miller Baker.  Married 2 Dec 1847. 

Aged:  65 Years.   

Baker burials

 
Benton
Mary
4 Mar 1849
31 Dec 1923
nee Neff.  Wife of Joseph E "Joe" Shepard, 1st, married 18 Nov 1869; and Charles Benton, 2nd, married 11 Aug 1889.

Daughter of Joseph & Barbara (Stover) Neff.

Bluff
Laura B
12 Oct 1871
4 Mar 1903
nee Shephard.   Wife of David Bluff.  Married 26 Aug 1897.

Daughter of Joseph E "Joe" & Mary (Neff) Shephard.

Creek
Sylvester
abt 1833
bef 1880
Husband of Leony (Damon) Creek, married 29 Jun 1850.  Son of Richmond & Nancy (Slaven) Creek.

Pvt., Co. C, 60th Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted in Company C on 7 Mar 1862.  Mustered out on 12 Aug 1862.
Donaldson
Nancy
abt 1832
16 Oct 1889
nee Hanning.  Wife of Thomas B Donaldson.  Married 19 Sep 1847.

Age:  59 Years. 

Note:  Date of death from County Health Dept. Records.  Book H-2:13.

Donaldson
Thomas
--
1 Aug 1859
Husband of Nancy (Hanning) Donaldson.  Married 19 Sep 1847.

Aged:  35 y's 11 m's. 19 ds. 

Note:  Top part of stone is missing.

Fitzgerald
Catherine
abt 1840
--
Possibly daughter of Stephen & Fanny Fitzgerald.

 No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Fitzgerald
Infant
11 Oct 1873
11 Oct 1873
Son of Stephen & Serepta (Price) Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald
Isabella
15 Aug 1875
6 Feb 1879
Daughter of Stephen & Serepta (Price) Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald
Lewis
--
--
--

 No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Fitzgerald
Stephen
15 Jan 1848
31 Oct 1875
Husband of Serepta (Price) Fitzgerald.  Married 29 Jun 1871 in White County, Illinois. 

Son of Stephen & Fanny Fitzgerald.

 No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Gelitchmann
Andrew
6 Apr 1813
22 Apr 1852
Husband of Elizabeth Gelitchmann.

Gelitchmann
Elizabeth
18 Mar 1825
23 Dec 1901
Wife of Andrew Gelitchmann.

Gelitchmann
Lowery "Lourry"
3 Sep 1847
30 Jan 1866
Son of Andrew & Elizabeth Gelitchmann.

Co. K, 10th Regiment, Indiana Calvary. Enlisted 6 Mar 1864.  Mustered out 31 Aug 1865. 

Note:  His name on the Regimental roster is:  "Glichman, Lowery." 

His brother William was in the same unit, with the same service dates; discharged as "Chief Bugler."
Gelitchmann
William H
31 Mar 1883
10 Oct 1900


Gilham
Jane
abt 1914
19 Feb 2008
nee Shephard.  Wife of Gilbert Gilham.

Daughter of John Alexander & Martha Ann (Stewart) Shephard.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Green
Miray
14 Mar 1859
19 Nov 1906
Wife of McIntyre, 1st; and George W Green, 2nd, married 28 Nov 1886.

Grubb
Birdie
14 Sep 1872
8 Sep 1875
Daughter of John A & Harriett L (Pendleton) Grubb.



Grubb
Harriett L
3 May 1841
18 Oct 1887
nee Pendleton.  Wife of John A Grubb.  Married 25 May 1965.

Grubb
Sarah E
6 Jun 1867
24 Mar 1879
Daughter of John A & Harriett L (Pendleton) Grubb.


Hardy
Lucinda Clements "Lucy"
1810-1813
5 Jul 1895
nee Edwards.  Wife of Thomas K Hardy.  Married 2 Aug 1828 in Beaufort County, North Carolina. 

Daughter of Elial & Sinah (Hill) Edwards.


Hardy
Thomas K
1792
1 Feb 1882
Husband of Lucinda Clements "Lucy" (Edwards) Hardy.  Married 2 Aug 1828 in Beaufort, North Carolina. 

Son of Lemuel & Mary Elizabeth (Suttton) Hardy.

Aged:  89 Yr's.


Hedge
Daniel A
26 Dec 1902
25 Jul 1904
Son of Alfred P & Tabitha J (Bosh or Bush) Hedge.

Note:  Buried 26 Jul 1904.  Dates from County Health Dept. records.

Hoehn
Randy G
24 Feb 1958
14 Oct 2014
Husband of Kimberly Ann (Osborne) Hoehn.

Son of Paul & Gloria Vivian (Green) Hoehn, Jr.

Photo not yet available.
James
George W
abt 1836
bef 1880
First husband of Elizabeth (Williamson) James Logan.  Married 7 Mar 1866.

Pvt., Co. C, 28th Reg., 1st Indiana Calvary.
Enrolled at Evansville, Indiana on 20 Aug 1861
Johnson
Cassandra "Cassie"
10 Oct 1861
28 Mar 1904
nee Randolph.  Wife of William J Johnson.  Married 16 Oct 1884. 

Daughter of Thompson & Rebecca B Randolph.

Johnson
Elias
1833
11 Jun 1897
Husband of Elizabeth A Johnson. 

Son of Elias & Sarah Johnson.

Pvt. Co. A, 38th Reg. Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled at Evansville, Indiana on 12 Nov 1864.  Mustered out June 1865.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
(From Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans.)

Johnson
James N
28 Jun 1826
10 Aug 1907
Husband of Mary (Stallings) Johnson.  Married 3 Feb 1848.

Johnson
Mary
1 Sep 1829
16 Aug 1880
nee Stallings.  Wife of James N Johnson, married 3 Feb 1848.

Grave marker.

Johnson
Walter
14 Mar 1889
11 Aug 1890
Son of William & Cassandra "Cassie" (Randolph) Johnson.

Note:  "Drowned"
Health Dept. records give date of death as 12 Aug 1890.  (Book H-2:19)

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Johnson
William J
24 May 1863
12 Mar 1919
Husband of Cassandra "Cassie" (Randolph) Johnson.  Married 16 Oct 1884. 

Son of Elias & Elizabeth A Johnson.

Jones
John D
abt 1838
3 Mar 1895
Husband of Mary Jane (Conner) Jones.  Married 25 Jul 1857.

Son of Curtis Jones. 

Age:  58.

He, his father and mother were born in Scotland.

Note:  Some Information from Health Dept. records.

Jukes
Sarah Jane
--
1859
nee Cross.  Wife of William Jukes.  Married 16 Nov 1852.

Daughter of James & Mary "Polly" (Lea) Cross.

Age:  27 Yrs.

Knowles
Cora Esther
23 Jun 1877
22 Jun 1905
nee Shepard.  Wife of Lee Hiram Knowles.  Married 1 Oct 1893. 

Daughter of Joseph & Mary Shepard.

 No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Knowles
Elva Irene
12 Jul 1899
27 Nov 1900
Daughter of Lee Hiram & Cora Esther (Shepard) Knowles.

Knowles
Harold Aca
25 Jul 1897
8 Jan 1898
Son of Lee Hiram & Cora Esther (Shepard) Knowles.

Lance
James R
abt 1839
1 Dec 1892
Husband of  Abigal (Herron) Lance, 1st, married 20 Mar 1870; and Tabitha (Walker) Lance, 2nd, married 18 Sep 1887. 

Son of Killian "Kelian" & Rebecca Lance, birthplace:  Pennsylvania.

Pvt., Co. A, 91st Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled at New Harmony, Indiana on 10 Aug 1862.  Age:  23.

Note:  Headstone application indicates burial at Maple Hill Cemetery in New Harmony, however, there is no headstone found there for him.
No headstone found 29 May 2011.
(From Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans.)
Moore
Joseph H
30 Oct 1858
7 Dec 1904
Husband of Nancy (Elder) Moore.  Married 4 Dec 1886, 1st; Mary Overman Moore, 2nd, married 21 Feb 1889; and Nancy J Hayes Moore, 3rd, married 29 Jun 1893.

Son of John W & Phoebe C (Wells) Moore.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
O'Dell
Clarence
11 Apr 1873
5 Jan 1894
Son of John & Nancy Ann (Jolly) O'Dell.

O'Dell
John
abt 1844
1875-1880
Husband of  Nancy Ann (Jolly) O'Dell.  Married 6 Sep 1867.

Pvt., Co. A, 91st Indiana Infantry.
Enlisted in Company D, on 20 Aug 1862.  Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.
No headstone found 29 May 2011.
(From Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans.)
O'Dell
Mary Ann
1845
1922
Wife of William H O'Dell.

O'Dell
William H
abt 1839
18 Jan 1894
Husband of Mary Ann O"Dell. 

Corporal., Co. A, 91st Indiana Infantry.
Enlisted in Company D, on 20 Aug 1862.  Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.
Osborne
Andy W
9 Aug 1951
29 Jan 1985
Son of Horace Raymond "Ray" & Leah Winona Osborne.


Osborne
Barbara "Barb"
4 Dec 1932
21 Jun 1993
nee Gerrow.  Wife of Howard J "Bud" Osborne. 

Daughter of Frank & Margaret (Pallison) Gerrow.

Memorial:  Cremated.


Osborne
Camilla P
23 May 1905
11 Jul 1970
nee Harvey.  Wife of William Osborne.


Osborne
Chris Raymond
8 Mar 1967
29 Jun 1997
Son of Terry Osborne & Betsy Sanders.

Osborne
Connie Joyce
2 May 1934
17 Jan 1987
nee Garrett.  Wife of George Osborne. 

Daughter of Marian Garrett.



Osborne
George D, Sr.
4 Sep 1935
30 May 1989
Husband of Connie Joyce Osborne, 1st; and Irene F Osborne, 2nd.



Oaborne
Horace Raymond "Ray"
21 Jun 1924
25 Dec 1992
Husband of Leah Winoa Osborne.  Married 29 Mar 1946. 

Son of William A & Camilla P (Harvey) Osborne.

US Army, WW II.

Osborne
Howard J "Bud"
3 May 1927
19 Sep 2012
Husband of Barbara "Barb" (Gerrow) Osborne.

Son of William & Camilia P (Harvey) Osborne.

US Army, WW II.
Osborne
James William
1921
4 Jul 1983
Husband of Bernice Osborne.

Cpl. US Army, WW II.


Oaborne
Leah Winona
1928
28 Jul 1980
Wife of Horace Raymond "Ray" Osborne.  Married 29 Mar 1946. 


Osborne
Tony Lee
16 Apr 1961
12 May 2009
Husband of Susan (Smith) Osborne. 

Son of Horace Raymond & Camilla P (Harvey) Osborne.



Osborne
Tracy Dean
16 Apr 1961
12 Mar 1988
Husband of Stephanie Osborne. 

Son of James William & Bernice Osborne.

Osborne
William
6 Oct 1895
4 Oct 1969
Husband of Camilla P (Harvey) Osborne.

Indiana, Pvt., Btry. E, 322 Fld. Arty., WW I.
Pitts
Adelia F "Delia"
abt 1851
29 Dec 1883
nee Johnson.  Wife of Joseph Pitts.  Married 4 Apr 1872.

Daughter of James & Mary Johnson.

Aged:  32 y's. 11 M's. 21 d's.

Pitts
Infant
--
29 Oct 1883
Infant son of Joseph & Adelia F (Johnson) Pitts.

Aged:  10 M's. 23 d's.

Pitts
Joseph
2 Jan 1844
30 Oct 1888.
Husband of Adelia F (Johnson) Pitts.  Married 4 Apr 1872. 

Son of Alvis & Mary C Pitts.

Pitts
Martha "Mattie"
24 Jul 1874
28 Dec 1894
Daughter of Joseph & Adelia F (Johnson) Pitts.
Pitts
Nellie
10 Mar 1873
10 Apr 1890
Daughter of Joseph & Adelia F (Johnson) Pitts.

Schnee
Catharine
7 Jan 1786
13 Feb 1837
Husband of Catharine (Krebs) Schnee.

Daughter of Michael & Margaret (Fordney) Krebs/Kreps.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Schnee
Ida
2 Jan 1871
27 Jan 1874
Daughter of William Henry & Mary Ellen (Endicott) Schnee. 

Son of Johannes & Anna Maria (Stohr) Schnee.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Schnee
Jacob
14 May 1784
15 Aug 1838
Husband of Catharine (Krebs) Schnee.

Schnee
Luther
13 Nov 1813
6 Feb 1850
Husband of Elizabeth Caroline (White) Schnee.  Married 1 Apr 1841.

Son of Jacob & Catharine (Krebs) Schnee.
 
Shephard
Charles Alvin
28 Jun 1870
30 May 1949
Husband of Rosanna Shepard.

Son of Perry & Nancy Jane (Hungate) Shepard.

Shephard
Homer
1868
8 Sep 1886
Son of James & Amanda (Grant) Shephard.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Shephard
John
1816
1895
Husband of Nancy (Davis) Shephard.  Married 28 Dec 1837.

Shephard
John Alexander, Sr.
15 Dec 1868
1946
Husband of Martha A (Stuart) Shephard.  Married 21 Dec 1901.

Son of Perry & ? (Hunget) Shephard.

Shephard
"Shepard"
Joseph E
1 Apr 1845
3 Nov 1881
First husband of Mary (Neff) Shephard Benton.  Married 18 Nov 1869.

Shephard
Lewis P
25 Jul 1847
26 Nov 1905
Husband of Nancy J (Hungate) Shephard.  Married 26 Feb 1868.
Shephard
Martha A
1883
1951
nee Stuart.  Wife of John Alexander Shephard, Sr.  Married 21 Dec 1901.

Shephard
Nancy
1818
29 Sep 1895
nee Downs.  Wife of John Shephard.  Married 28 Dec 1837.


Shephard
Nancy Jane
12 Nov 1851
4 May 1914
nee Hungate.  Wife of Lewis P Shephard.  Married 26 Feb 1868.

Shephard
Rosanna
1906
1962
Wife of Charles Alvin Shepard.

Shephard
Sarinda "Rinda"
abt 1842
22 Feb 1900
nee McIntire.  First wife of William H Shephard.  Married 1 Jan 1860.

No headstone found 29 May 2011.
Shephard
Thomas P
5 Mary 1877
2 Jan1879
Son of Lewis P & Nancy J (Hungate) Shephard.

Shephard
William H
6 Nov 1838
26 Aug 1906
Husband of Sarinda "Rinda" (McIntire) Shephard, 1st, married 1 Jan 1860; and Emma R Black Shephard, 2nd, married 3 Dec 1904.

Son of John & Nancy (Downs) Shephard. 

Corpl., Co. A, 91st Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 10 Aug 1862.  Promoted to Full Corporal.  Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.

Note:  His Posey County marriage record in 1904 has his mother's maiden name trascribed as "Davis."
Photo posted to Find-A-Grave by Brenda Meier on 4 May 2009.
Headstone not found 29 May 2011.

Shephard
William Thomas
12 Jan 1871
8 Sep 1895


Sibley
 Caroline
2 May 1820
11 Mar 1887


Sibley
Thomas
13 Jul 1833
31 Jan 1867
Husband of Elizabeth Schnee.  Married 10 Jul 1856.

Stallings
Earny
20 Jan 1882
22 Aug 1890
Son of Moses & Elizabeth A (Kight) Stallings

Stallings
Eleander "Leander"
16 Apr 1848
28 Jul 1884
Husband of Sarah E (Murphy) Stallings, 1st, married 20 Feb 1872; and Lodema (Elsperman) Stallings, 2nd, married 26 Mar 1874.

Footstone

Stallings
Frank
16 Nov 1872
20 Aug 1884
Son of Elander & Sarah E (Murphy) Stallings.

Footstone


Stallings
Infant
--
28 Sep 1884
Infant son of Elander & Sarah E (Murphy) Stallings.

Note:  The date of death was most likely carved in error; probaby should be 1874 the same day his mother died!  (See Sarah E Stallings.)

Stallings
John
31 May 1859
28 Aug 1864
Son of William & Mary Ann (Johnson) Stallings.

Stallings
Leslie
4 May 1886
23 Sep 1886
Son of Moses & Elizabeth A (Kight) Stallings

Stallings
Mary Ann
21 Jun 1816
30 May 1888
nee Johnson.  Wife of William Stallings.  Married 2 Apr 1836.

Stallings
Moses
28 Mar 1790
13 Sep 1877
Husband of Mary Stallings, 1st; and Minerva Stallings, 2nd. 

Son of Wright & Mary A (Hunter) Stallings.

Stallings
Sarah E
31 Mar 1846
29 Sep 1884
nee Murphy.  First wife of Elander Stallings.  Married 20 Feb 1872.

Stallings
William
12 Jul 1815
19 Dec 1876
Husband of Mary Ann (Johnson) Stallings.  Married 2 Apr 1836. 

Son of Moses & Mary (James) Stallings.

Staples
Wilson
12 Nov 1913
18 May 1992
Husband of Juana Staples. 

Son of James M & Lucy O Staples.

WT3 US Navy, WW II.
Wallace
William Carrol
1834
aft 1850
Son of Harbert & Martha J (Ball) Wallace.

Next to tree.


White
Frances
--
4 Dec 1858
nee O'Dell.  Wife of William M White. 

Daughter of W E & Polly O'Dell.

Whitehead
John S
27 Nov 1837
23 Jun 1900
nee Johnson. Husband of Martha W (Johnson) Whitehead.  Married 30 Feb 1868.

Son of John & Delila Whitehead.

Note:  Newspaper article dated 29 Jun 1900 relates "A Sad Story" of the "insane" husband's murder of his wife and his sucide.
Grave marker.


Whitehead
Martha W
3 Nov 1848
23 Jun 1900
nee Johnson. Wife of John W Whitehead.  Married 30 Feb 1868.

Daughter of James N & Mary (Stallings) Johnson.

Note:  Newspaper article dated 29 Jun 1900 relates "A Sad Story" of the "insane" husband's murder of his wife and his sucide.

Wilkins
Abner
20 Jun 1812
23 Feb 1860
Husband of Mary R (Watson) Wilkins, 1st, married 30 Sep 1839; and Sarah (Staley) Wilkins, 2nd, married 24 Apr 1845.

Young
Tommie
28 Sep 1913
28 Sep 1913
Son of C B & Nannie Young.




View of cemetery entrance

View of cemetery entrance

Broken stones.

Unidentified