Simon Williams Cemetery
aka
William's, Old Williams, Cater & Cosby Cemetery

Located in Smith Township
Cynthiana, Indiana
(Cemetery is 750 feet west of the intersection of IN 68 & Rogers Road, then 575 feet south of Rogers Road )
(38.181823, -87.723913)
(Private property.)

Acknowledgement is given to Steve Malone for his extensive research to identify those buried in this cemetery.
Click here to view a pdf file containing pp. 47-64 of his book
"THE PIONEER WILLIAMS FAMILIES OF SMITH TOWNSHIP, POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA"

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Surname	Given Name	Birth	Death	Notes	Veteran	Photo
Allen	Avery	18 Aug 1802	13 Jan 1896	Husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" (Lowe) Allen.  Married 19 Apr 1821. Son of Lee & Elizabeth "Betsy" (Graham) Allen.
Allen	Elizabeth "Betsy"	May 1802	5 Feb 1852	nee Lowe.  Wife of Avery Allen.  Married 19 Apr 1821. Daughter of William & Nancy (Littleton?) Lowe.
Allen	John H, Dr.	abt 1848	-	Son of Avery & Elizabeth "Betsy" (Lowe) Allen.
Allen	Leander	-	16 May 1856	First husband of Mary (Johnson) Allen Sora.  Married 18 Feb 1846. Son of Avery & Elizabeth (Lowe) Allen. "...in the 30 yr of his age ALSO his 2 Infants."
Cater	Eleanor "Ellender"	-	1835	Wife of James Cater, aka Cato, Catoe. Aged:  About 78 years.
Cater	Greenberry	29 Jun 1825	14 Jan 1863	Son of Avery & Elizabeth (Lowe) Allen.
Cater	Jemima	8 Jan 1800	27 Jun 1864	nee Williams.  Wife of Joseph Cater.  Daughter of Simon & Polly Anna (Bennett) Williams. Note:  Footstone "J. C." could be for either Joseph or Jemima Cater, since it obviously is not in an original location. Note:  Date of death from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
Cater	Joseph	7 Nov 1795	11 Dec 1859	Husband of Jemima (Williams) Cater.  Married 16 Oct 1817. Son of James & Ellender Cater. Note:  Date of death from C. Cox book; birth date calculated  from age at death as given by Cox.
Cater	Mary C	-	20 Sep 1817	Daughter of William & Jennette (Starett) Cater. Aged:  2 weeks..
Cater	Nancy C	9 Sep 1828	21 Nov 1863	Daughter of Joseph & Jemima (Williams) Cater. Note:  Only the footstone can now be found. Note:  Dates from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
Cater	Samuel Asbury	22 Feb 1840	11 Mar 1861	Son of Joseph & Jemima (Williams) Cater.
Cater	Thomas R "T R"	abt 1820	-	Son of Joseph & Jemima (Williams) Cater.  Born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Cpl., Co. M, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. Enlisted (1st) at Evansville, Indiana for 3 yrs service and then Enrolled 5 Nov 1861 at Camp Silas Miller, Kentucky.  Age:  41 years.  Re-enlisted on 13 Dec 1861 at Calhoun, Kentucky.  Later promoted to Corporal.  Reduced to rank from Corporal, 7 Apr 1863 (court-martial).  Re-enlisted at end of 3 years service at Nashville, Tennessee. Later promoted to Full Corporal.  Mustered out on 15 Jul 1865 at Lexington, Kentucky. Note:  Only the lower 2/3 of this military stone remains.  Note:  Identificaion of the stone from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
? Cater ?	? William ?	?	22 Jan 18??	Aged:  33 year's 8 m's & 11 d's. Note:  Steve Malone proposes that this may be the stone for William Cater who died in 1823.  His wife was Jennette (Starett) Cater.
Cater	William Lewis	15 Apr 1832	3 Aug 1832	Son of Joseph & Jemima (Williams) Cater.
Cavett	Nancy	5 Nov 1788	11 Jul 1854	nee Lowe.  Second wife of Andrew Cavett.  Married 24 Feb 1820. Daughter of William & Bethany N (McClendon) Lowe. Note:  Information from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977." Some have claimed that Andrew is also buried here, but Turman did not mention any record of him.		No stone found in 2013 or 2014.
Derling	Winfield Scott	17 Apr 1819 or 17 Apr 1849	13 Jul 1855	Son of Andrew J & Sarah Jane (Cavett) Derling. Note:  Information from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977." Per Steve Malone:  "There is no record of a Winfield Scott Derling, b. 1819 in Census records of Posey County, Indiana and surrounding counties. There is, however, a Winfield S. Derling, b. 1849 who was the son of Andrew Derling and Sarah Jane Cavett, whose mother is also interred at the Simon Williams family cemetery. He is not found in the 1860 Census record of his parents, so it is thought that the year of birth was misread or mis-transcribed and should be 1849."		No stone found in 2013 or 2014.
Eaton	Isabella	1787	Jul 1851	nee Ross.  Wife Isaac Eaton, 1st, married 3 Sep 1806 in Harrison County, Kentucky; and Thomas Eaton, 2nd, married 18 Feb 1820. Note:  Date of death inferred from Posey County Indiana Wills, Book B, pp. 281-282.
Eaton	Mary J	20 Jan ?	20 Feb 1857	Daughter of John & L S Eaton. Note:  Only the top portion and base of this shaft monument remains.
Eaton	Thomas	1790	27 May 1839	Second husband of Isabella (Ross) Eaton Eaton.  Married 18 Feb 1820.
Eaton	William A	15 Feb 1858	2 Jan 1861	Son of John & L S Eaton. Note:  Only the top portion and base of this shaft monument remains.
Harmon	Simon	1807	Feb 1847	Husband of Lucinda Elizabeth "Lucy" (Grigsby) Harmon.  Married 17 Apr 1832 in Gibson County, Indiana. Son of William Harris & Mary "Polly" (Williams) Harmon. Note:  Information from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."		No stone found in 2013 or 2014.
Knowles	Arelna	31 Dec 1864	23 Jul 1865	Daughter of John Warrick & Knowles & Lydia (Allen) Knowles Barrett. Note:  Fragment of stone identification from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
Knowles	John Warrick	3 May 1839	19 Feb 1870	First husband of Lydia (Allen) Knowles Barrett.  Married 21 Nov 1863.  Son of Richard Marvel & Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Knowles. Note:  Fragment of stone identification from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
Knowles	Lee Hiram	10 Aug 1869	2 Jan 1870	Son of John Warrick Knowles & Lydia A (Allen) Knowles Barnett. Aged:  4 ms. 22 ds.
Malone	Levnia M	8 Nov 1848	6 Apr 1849	Daughter of Absalom M & Permelia H (Williams) Malone. Note:  Top of this stone is displaced by several feet from the bottom segment.
Malone	Louisa	22 Oct 1849	21 Oct 1850	Daughter of Absalom M & Permelia (Williams) Malone. Note:  Dates from C. Cox book, pp. 56-57.
Malone	Mary Lucinda	27 Jun 1855	28 Aug 1855	Daughter of Absalom M & Permelia (Williams) Malone.
Malone	Ordra	1853	1854	Daughter of Absalom & Permelia H (Williams) Malone. Note:  Fragment of stone identification from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977."
Meadows	Matilda	22 Feb 1822	17 Apr 1845	nee Allen.  Wife of George Herndon Meadows.  Married 9 Sep 1841. Daughter of Avery & Elizabeth "Betsy" (Lowe) Allen.
Pruitt	Moses B	18 Apr 1786	6 Apr 1839	First husband of Phebe (Williams) Pruitt Benson  Married 3 Jun 1805 in Warren County, Kentucky. Son of Moses & Rachel (Spilman) Prewitt. Note:  Information from work of Richard A Prewitt, "Moses Pruitt, Sr. & Rachel.  Their Descendants" (1997), p. 20.		No stone found in 2013 or 2014.
Sharp	Franklin	20 Jun 1838	5 Aug 1867	First husband of Sarah H P (Eaton) Sharp Westfall.  Married 13 Jul 1863 in Gibson County, Indiana. Son of George T & Sarah "Sally" (Clark) Sharp. Note:  Previously the birth year has been reported as:  1830, 1835 and 1839.  It is my opinion that the carving reads 1838.
Vickers	Elizabeth Caroline	14 Aug 1830	9 Sep 1868	nee Cater.  Wife of John J Vickers.  Married 26 May 1853 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Daughter of Joseph & Jemima (Williams) Cater. Note:  Fragment of stone identification from "Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E. Turman, compiled 1946, edited and with additional genealogical data by Madge Yeager Olson 1977." .
Vickers	Green B	-	2 Aug 1858	Son of John J & Elizabeth Caroline (Cater) Vickers. Aged:  2 yrs. 6 mos. 19 ds..
Williams	Elder Lewis "Luky"	19 May 1789	9 Apr 1864	Husband of Elender (Cater) Williams.  Married 16 Jan 1810 in Warren County, Kentucky. Son of Simon & Polly Anna (Bennett) Williams.
Williams	Elender "Ellenor"	Aug 1792	29 May 1870	nee Cato/Cater.  Wife of Elder Lewis H "Luky" Williams. Daughter of James & Eleanor Cato.
Williams	Enoch	-	2 Sep 1843	Husband of Lydia (Lowe) Williams.  Married 20 Jan 1819. Son of Simon & Polly Anna (Bennett) Williams. Age:  About 49 ys.
Williams	Enoch	abt 1838	1 Nov 1862	Son of William H & Martha (Allen) Williams. Pvt., Co. C, 60th Indiana Infantry. Enrolled at New Harmony, Indiana on 25 Dec 1861; age 22. Enlisted on 26 Mar 1862.  Mustered out on 1 Nov 1862.  ("Died of disease at his home on 1 Nov 1862.") Note:  W.P.A. Posey County Veteran's Grave Registration record named this cemetery "Cosby."
Williams	George Harrison	15 May 1784	8 Mar 1849	Second husband of Audry (Journey) Martin Williams. Son of Simon & Polly Anna (Bennett) Williams. Aged:  65 Y's 9 M's & .24 D's.
Williams	Lydia	1792	1871	nee Lowe.  Wife of Enoch Williams.  Married 28 Jan 1819. Daughter of William & Bethany N (McClendon) Lowe.
Williams	Martha J	17 Oct 1822	24 Dec 1846	Daughter of Elder Lewis H "Luky" & Elender "Nella" (Cater) Williams.
?	?	?	22 Jan 18??	Aged 33 year's 8 m's & 11 d's. Note:  Steve Malone proposes that this may be the stone for William Cater who died in 1823.  His wife was Jennette (Starett) Cater.
?	?	-	6 Apr 1852	Aged:  8 m 6 d.
?	?	?	16 Mar 1854

The following names appear in "Posey County Cemetery Records, 1814-1979" by Carroll O Cox. 
He apparently entered these names for this cemetery based on "hearsay" and cites no sources for the possible burials.
An earlier survey of the cemetery made in 1946 by Robert Turman, makes no mention of any of them. 
Both Steve Malone (2013) and myself (2014) found no trace of any stones or markers for these people.

Cavett, Andrew	24 Feb 1783 - 27 Feb 1858
Knowles, Lyddie	1844 - 1882
Malone, Eleanar	1853 - ?
Malone, Josh	? -?
Malone, Laura	16 Sep 1851 - 1 Sep 1853
Malone, Lucinda (Williams)	15 Jun 1820 - 15 Jan 1841
Williams, Jessie Andrew	2 Jul 1849 - 29 Aug 1850
Williams, Sarah	9 Mar 1818 - 3 Nov 1845

View from the northeast corner of the cemetery.	View from the southwest corner of the cemetery.