Thomas Cemetery, J Names
(Aka Newport Cemetery)

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This cemetery is 2 miles north and west of Newport, Indiana on State Route 72, Vermillion township, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was begun in the early 1800's. Philemon and Catherine Thomas, pioneer settlers, owned the land on which the cemetery is located, Mrs. Thomas being the daughter of Jacob Custer who entered it. The first burial was for Eli Thomas who died 2 NOV 1831, and who was the father of Philemon Thomas. In 1886 the Collett family added a half acre on the south which is known as the First Addition. In 1894, S.S. Collett added Colletts Second Addition of 3 acres, purchasing the land from Catherine Thomas. In 1909 Stanton Eggleston and wife Anna, added a tract that he purchased from Jerome B. Thomas. In 1911, the Newport Cemetery Association was formed, and they bought a strip of land in the back from James Sykes, running north and south the full length of the cemetery, and this became the third, fourth, and fifth additions. In 1937 the sixth addition was added on land purchased from Burnett Nixon. In all it covers about 16-1/2 acres.

I have combined the information from two different readings. The first one was done in 1977 and 1978 by Jacqueline Haworth, Billie Coons, Grace Canaday, of Georgetown, Illinois, and Victorine Stanis of Westville, Illinois. It was done from actual readings taken from the tombstones. The second was done in 1983. It contains locations for the graves. Items in parenthesis are from Wabash Obit Index or WPA Death Index. Maiden names of spouses are also in parenthesis.
-- Donated by Carolyn Schwab

Surname	First Name	Birth	Death	Age	Relationship	Comments	More comments	Addition	Lot #	Grave
Jackson	Clara		1962					Sixth	060	N7
Jackson	Elmer		19 Sep 1978					Fourth	079	N1
Jackson	Etha	1894	19--			Double stone with Pearl
Jackson	Etta							Sixth	028	N3
Jackson	Glenn Roy		22 Sep 1894	2m 17d	Son of J. E. &. A. M.	Worn stone		Second	009	N8
Jackson	Jennie E.	1892	19 Dec 1960		Mother			Third	029	N8
Jackson	Joseph A.	1890	22 May 1969		Father			Sixth	060	N6
Jackson	Pearl	1888	20 Feb 1972			Double stone with Etha		Sixth	028	N2
Jackson	Ralph E.		Nov 1983					Sixth	027	N7
Jackson	Ruth N.							Sixth	027	N8
Jaggers	Frederick Roy		26 Nov 1949		Baby			Third	032	N7
Jaggers	Juanita Mae	1925	1952		Wife of Fred			Third	032	N4
James	Elizabeth		Oct 1889					Old Thomas	East	08
Jenkins	Gerald Brown		1912		Son of J. L. & M. A.
Jenkins	Jesse L.	1886	1955					Eggleston	019	N4
Jenkins	Mary A.	1889	1920
Jennett	Abbie (Butler)	31 Oct 1863	23 Mar 1925			Double stone with Edward A.		Third	018	N8
Jennett	Edward A.	8 Oct 1965	9 Oct 1939			Double stone with Abbie Butler		Third	018	N7
Jenney	Viola Bennett	1883	1919
Jennings	Eva				Wife of W. M.	Dates illegible
Jennings	James Edward	29 Oct 1919	2 Jun 1945			WWII		Sixth	029	N7
Jennings	Joyce e.		1953					Sixth	029	N8
Jennings	M. M.		22 Oct 1892					Second	023	N4
Johnson	Alma							Sixth	097	N7
Johnson	Anna Isabell	1878	(Oct) 1935	(57y)				Second	023	N4
Johnson	Anna M.	14 Apr 1920
Johnson	Christine	1914	1952			Double stone with Claude E.		Sixth	097	N1
Johnson	CL							Third	076	N4
Johnson	Clara Alice	1867	(Oct) 1953	(76y)		Double stone with George R.
Johnson	Claude E.	1913	1961			Double stone with Christine
Johnson	Cora Pearl	1898	1951			Double stone with William		Third	058	N7
Johnson	Edgar A.	8 Mar 1894	24 Oct 1943			WW I		Eggleston	006	N3
Johnson	Ellen	1865	1948			Double stone with James I.		Third	028	N2
Johnson	George R.	1862	1936			Double stone with Clara A.		Third	076	N5
Johnson	George T.	11 Jul 1869	6 Dec 1943			Double stone with Martha		Second	089	N1
Johnson	James F.	1860	1923			Triple stone with Nancy, Melvin		Eggleston	006	N6
Johnson	James l.	1863	1932			Double stone with Ellen		Third	028	N1
Johnson	Larry L.	24 Aug 1936	31 Jan 1974			US Army		Sixth	043
Johnson	Linda	28 May 1939	7 Jun 1962					Sixth	043
Johnson	Linzia Allen	1928	17 Jan 1917					Sixth	068	N3
Johnson	Lora							Second	023	N5
Johnson	Lora F.	25 Feb 1919	7 Jan 1967					Sixth	097	N8
Johnson	Lora's baby		3 Aug 1964					Sixth	097
Johnson	Martha	5 Apr 1876	4 Jul 1909			Double stone with George T.		Second	089	N2
Johnson	Melvin E.		12 Aug 1920		Son	Triple stone with James, Nancy	WW I	Eggleston	006	N4
Johnson	Nancy M.	1873	(Dec 1924)	(47y)	Wife	Triple stone with James, Melvin		Eggleston	006	N7
Johnson	Pearl	23 Sep 1887	8 Jun 1953			WW I		Sixth	043	N4
Johnson	Quincy	1882	(Dec) 1948	(65y)				Sixth	068	N2
Johnson	Ralph Edgar		24 May 1976					Sixth	117	N3
Johnson	Solomon	1857	1904					Second	020	N3
Johnson	William	1892	1960			Double stone with Cora Pearl		Third	058	N8
Johnston	Albert Russell	10 Jul 1901	2 Feb 1975			Double stone with Mary F.		Third	058	N7
Johnston	Mary F.	28 Sep 1909				Double stone with Albert R.		Third	058	N6
Jones	Aaron	1912	11 May 1966					Second	063	N1
Jones	Agnes	1864	1939			Double stone with Sexton		Eggleston	015	N6
Jones	Alfred	1899	(Mar) 1955	(56y)		Double stone with Eva Coonce		Third	073	N2
Jones	Charley	1929	1930		Son			Third	073	N1
Jones	Clarence A.	1908	(Mar) 1955	(47y)		Double stone with Samuel		Second	063	N3
Jones	Daniel Voorhees	1864	1947			Double stone with Ella Mae		Second	040	N4
Jones	David A.	1841	(May) 1916	(75y)		Double stone with Rhoda	Co. C 73rd IL Infantry	Second	043	N2
Jones	David Milton		14 Aug 1865	36y		Triple stone with Ellen C., Nellie W.		First	013	N1
Jones	Donald C.	1894	15 Jun 1917			IN Pvt. 7th Infantry		Third	004	N7
Jones	Ella Mae	11 Aug 1869	30 Nov 1898			Double stone with Daniel V.		Second	040	N3
Jones	Ellen (Collett)	1838	1924			Triple stone with David M., Nellie W.		Second	040	N3
Jones	Ethan Allen		16 Jan 1873	42y 10m		Co. E 22nd Wisc. Infantry		Old Thomas	East	04
Jones	Ethel		6 Jun 1895	5y 11m 21d	Dau of J. C. & E.			Old Thomas	East	01
Jones	Eva (Coonce)	1893	1931			Double stone with Alfred		Third	073	N3
Jones	Fern H.	1909				Double stone with John B.		Third	089	N5
Jones	Floy	1888	19--			Double stone with Willie A.		Third	075	N4
Jones	Gertie (Sherman)	1881	1961	(1965)		Double stone with William Sherman	Mortuary marker	Fifth	019	N1
Jones	Hannah J.	1857	1934			Double stone with Philo		Third	075	N2
Jones	Harlow S.	1896	24 Jul 1927			Pvt. 78th Field Artillery		Third	004	N8
Jones	John B.	1906	1968			Double stone with Fern H.		Third	089	N6
Jones	Julia M.	1862	(Jan) 1948	(85y)				Third	004	N4
Jones	Lawrence	1912				Double stone with Thelma C.		Third	075	N7
Jones	Martha C.	1861	1936			Double stone with Thomas		Third	073	N8
Jones	Martin C.	1859	1916					Third	004	N6
Jones	Mary	1871	1936					Fifth	013	N6
Jones	Nellie W.		8 Aug 1905		Dau of D. M. & E.	Triple stone with David M., Ellen C.		First	013	N2
Jones	Owen	1909	1910					Eggleston	015	N1
Jones	Perry					Co. D 14th US Infantry
Jones	Philo	1851	1927			Double stone with Hannah J.		Third	075	N1
Jones	Ralph P.	1898	(oct) 1938	(39y)				Third	004	N3
Jones	Rhoda	1852	1905		Wife	Double stone with David A.		Second	043	N1
Jones	Ruth (Craig)							Sixth	039	N4
Jones	Samuel	1890	31 Jan 1964			Double stone with Clarence A.		Second	063	N2
Jones	Sexton	1861	1927			Double stone with Agnes		Eggleston	015	N7
Jones	Sherman	1868	(Sep) 1936	(68y)				Fifth	013	N5
Jones	Thelma Catherine	1912	(Jun) 1961	(49y)		Double stone with Lawrence		Third	075	N8
Jones	Thomas	1857	1935			Double stone with Martha C.		Third	073	N7
Jones	William	1819	(Apr) 1901	(80y)				Second	040	N7
Jones	William M.	1897	1959			"Dick"
Jones	Willie A.	1882	1950			Double stone with Floy		Third	075	N3
Jordan	Mary Lou		15 Mar 1863	1m 25d	Dau of James & Mary
Jordan	Ure Edward		23 Aug 1861	10d	Son of James & Mary			Old Thomas	East	01
Jump	Joshua	1843	(Jul) 1918					First	016	N7
Jump	Mary E.					no data		First	016	N5