Thomas Cemetery, S 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
S. R.								old thomas	east	01
sager	clyde		1882	(1852)	son of i. & m.			old thomas	east	12
sager	elizabeth j.		27 feb 1877	53y 1m 1d	wife of isaiah			old thomas	east	12
sager	isaac newton	18 may 1850	5 dec 1932			double stone with leonia		eggleston	023	n3
sager	isaiah	30 jun 1825	10 feb 1908					old thomas	east	12
sager	leonia	4 jul 1861	15 nov 1942			double stone with isaac newton		eggleston	023	n4
sager	marie		27 feb 1979					eggleston	023	n6
sager	paul	14 oct 1889	13 oct 1970					eggleston	023	n5
sams	mark wayne	9 aug 1962	2 may 1978					sixth	156	n8
sanders	david w.	27 nov 1870	13 feb 1898	(27y)				second	011	n6
sanders	fred	1868	(jan) 1948	(79y)		double stone with mary etta		eggleston	004	n3
sanders	mary etta	1872	1958			double stone with fred		eggleston	004	n4
sanders	samuel		2 mar 1891	61y 7m 13d		co. a 85th in infantry
sanders	samuel		mar 1931					old thomas	east	13
sanders	vicia	1902	1926					eggleston	004	n1
sandy	connie		17 may 1982					fourth	023	n6
saul	evalena	7 sep 1892	16 oct 1952		mother			sixth	005	n2
saunders	elizabeth s.	1892	aug 1973		wife of j.l.	WW I nurses corp.		fourth	001	n2
saunders	jones lindsey	1881	(nov) 1953	(72y)	m.d.	WW I		fourth	001	n3
saunders	mary lindsey		1984					fourth	001	n1
sayre	ethel e.	1892	4 jan 1970					sixth	040	n1
sayre	peter francis	1877	1959					sixth	040	n2
sayre	t. maxine							sixth	040	n3
sayre	william monroe		28 jan 1983					sixth	040	n4
schwab	adah h.		1984					third	040	n2
schwab	carolyn b.		1982					third	040	n1
scott	bertha b.	9 apr 1884	19 jan 1980					sixth	081	n7
scott	ellen	1849	1908					second	085	n1
scott	harry l.	1871	1945					fourth	080	n1
scott	john		11 oct 1872	7m 21d	son of william & e.			old thomas	east	06
scott	john earl	3 sep 1890	7 jan 1966			WW I		second	071	n5
scott	lillian	1875	(9 may) 1914	(38y)				second	085	n3
scott	muriel i.	1894	(oct) 1956	(62y)				second	071	n6
scott	william	1825	1911			co. c 18th in infantry
sears	ivy a.	1848	1929			double stone with robert b.		eggleston	005	n6
sears	nelly		22 mar 1871	2m 22d	dau of r. &e.
sears	robert b.	1844	1909			double stone with ivy a.	capt. co. i 43rd in infantry	eggleston	005	n7
seeley	esther m.	1908				double stone with fred h.		third	018	n4
seeley	fred h.	1907	16 dec 1968			double stone with esther m.		third	018	n3
sexton	abel	1820	(29 may) 1909	(89y)				second	056	n4
sexton	lucretia	1827	(19 mar) 1919	(92y)				second	056	n6
shaw	andrew m.t.	30 oct 1836	14 nov 1859	23y 14d		same stone as benj., eliza., simeon, jos.		old thomas	east	02
shaw	benjamin	19 sep 1787	14 feb 1855	67y 4m 25d		same stone as eliza, andrew, simeon, jos.		old thomas	east	02
shaw	elizabeth	21 oct 1802	19 nov 1884	82y 28d	wife	same stone as benj., andrew, simeon, jos.		old thomas	east	02
shaw	joseph s.	23 dec 1838	7 aug 1863	24y 7m 14d		same stone as benj., eliza., andrew, simeo		old thomas	east	02
shaw	simeon d.	28 mar 1833	10 nov 1862			same stone as benj., eliza., andrew, jos.	co. k 97th in vol.	old thomas	east	02
shelato	benjamin r.	13 feb 1884	5 feb 1960					sixth	062	n7
shelato	edna (hinkle)		1960					eggleston	061	n2
shelato	frank	5 oct 1893	17 jan 1970			double stone with pearl		sixth	113	n3
shelato	james m.		1927					second	088	n1
shelato	lora d.	7 jun 1886	2 jun 1965					sixth	062	n6
shelato	margaret louise	26 sep 1919	31 dec 1973					sixth	113	n1
shelato	nancy e. (ellis)		1944					second	088	n2
shelato	pearl	25 aug 1893	16 aug 1964			double stone with frank		sixth	113	n2
shelby	everett h.	6 apr 1887	23 may 1969	(1963)		WW I		sixth	023	n2
shelby	faye m.	2 may 1893	5 dec 1970					sixth	023	n1
sherman	herschel	1902	24 feb 1970					fifth	019	n4
sherman	ruth a.	1906						fifth	019	n3
sherman	william	1868	1940			double stone with gertie jones	mortuary marker	fifth	019	n2
sherrill	clendore n.	4 mar 1874	7 apr 1957					second	033	n6
shew	ethel (hayton)	4 jul 1878	26 mar 1961		wife of frank			second	067	n6
shew	francis m.	18 sep 1876	20 jul 1962		"frank"			second	067	n4
shew	howard h.	1907	1931					second	067	n5
short	bessie b.	1889	2 oct 1979			double stone with strauder		sixth	069	n3
short	daniel		26 mar 1983					sixth	069	n2
short	strauder	1885	1972			double stone with bessie		sixth	069	n4
simpson	garrett b.	27 jan 1905	5 feb 1905	(9d)	son of j.t. &r.b.			second	048	n3
simpson	merry m.	16 jul 1902	14 sep 1904	(2y)	dau of j.t. &r.b.			second	048	n2
simpson	rachel b.	1873	(aug) 1946	(73y)				second	048	n1
sims	david a.		11 aug 1853	1y 5m 28d	son of j. & m.			old thomas	east	05
slater	robb							third	007
slater	sally							second	042
slaton	herbert	1896	(jan) 1957	(61y)				sixth	039	n2
slaton	lillie	1900	19--					sixth	039	n1
slaughter	emma	14 mar 1867	7 sep 1962		mother
slaughter	robert s.	28 dec 1849	3 jul 1917	(67y)	father			third	048	n5
smiley	marianne	1895	1918	(1912)	wife of glen a.			second	001	n5
smiley	glenn a.							second	001	n4
smith	anna	1892	1960					sixth	074	n1
smith	earl	1913	1965			double stone with imogene		fifth	029	n7
smith	glenn v.		29 jul 1982					fifth	029	n4
smith	herbert j.	1923	1942		brother			fifth	029	n1
smith	imogene	1919				double stone with earl		fifth	029	n8
smith	james w.	1896	1958			double stone with ruth m.		fifth	040	n4
smith	katie e.	1893	30 jun 1968			double stone with robert h.		fifth	029	n2
smith	lacie v.	1882	1950			double stone with william c.		sixth	012	n1
smith	robert e.		20 mar 1965					fifth	029
smith	robert h.	1886	7 apr 1978			double stone with katie e.	"scotty"	fifth	029	n3
smith	ruth m.	1898	(oct) 1948	(50y)		double stone with james w.		fifth	040	n3
smith	william c.	1875	1952			double stone with lacie v.		sixth	012	n2
smithson	zack							third	007
snyder	annie	15 oct 1867	27 mar 1905					old thomas	east	07
snyder	frances irene (ione)	30 may 1901	13 feb 1902		dau of j.h. &a.			second	028	n7
snyder	gretchen l.	1928				double stone with leonard i.		sixth	014
snyder	jennie	1884	(apr) 1952	(68y)		double stone with orville		sixth	014	n7
snyder	leonard isaac	1921	22 aug 1975			double stone with gretchen l.	WW II	sixth	014	n1
snyder	orville	1890	1949			double stone with jennie		sixth	014	n8
snyder	russell h.	26 oct 1890	18 may 1898		son of j.h. &a.			second	028	n8
sofranoff	sharon							fourth	004	n1
sollars	adeline b.	29 sep 1892	10 oct 1980					eggleston	046	n6
sollars	amanda j. (lloyd)	1872	1962			double stone with levi e.		second	091	n6
sollars	bert l.	1880	1908		father	double stone with zula d.		second	091	n1
sollars	daniel l.	11 nov 1862	3 may 1939			double stone with mary e.	home made marker	sixth	033	n8
sollars	inez olline	1895	1951			double stone with roy thomas		sixth	022	n3
sollars	levi e.	1870	1954			double stone with amanda j.		second	091	n7
sollars	loretta m. (petty)	1865	(15 sep) 1913	(48y)	wife, mother, grandmother			second	091	n3
sollars	mary e.	25 jan 1864	29 feb 1940			double stone with daniel l.	home made marker	sixth	033	n7
sollars	mary ellen		10 jun 1929					second	086	n2
sollars	oliver l.	1875	11 jan 1969					second	091	n4
sollars	robert michael	15 may 1917	11 oct 1977					fifth	055	n7
sollars	roy thomas	1892	22 jan 1961			double stone with inez olline		sixth	022	n4
sollars	zula d.	1885	1908		mother	double stone with bert l.		second	091	n2
solomon	loar michelle		19 aug 1983	baby				sixth	142	n6
songer	james o.		apr 1920					sixth	022	n1
songer	manda ann		aug 1921					sixth	022	n2
sprouls	amos	1876	21 oct 1963			triple stone with paul, bessie z.		third	010	n8
sprouls	bessie zoe	1885	(sep) 1961	(77y)		triple stone with paul, amos		third	010	n7
sprouls	paul	1903	1940			triple stone with bessie z., amos		third	010	n6
stachokas	altha e.	1900	19--			double stone with charles		second	081	n5
stachokas	charles	31 oct 1903	13 feb 1968			double stone with altha e.		second	081
stahl	james a.	14 jan 1916	18 jan 1916	(4d)	son of edgar & martha			eggleston	046	n3
stahl	john r.	1851	1932			double stone with lucy b.		eggleston	046	n2
stahl	lucy b.	1857	(5 mar) 1915	(57y)		double stone with john r.		eggleston	046	n1
stahl	ada		18 oct 1887					old thomas	east	07
stark	emma	1843	(30 dec) 1901	(58y)	mother	triple stone with mabel, thomas j.		second	026	n5
stark	ida		19 nov 1887	16y 2m 26d	dau of t.j. &e.
stark	mabel	1879	1962		daughter	triple stone with emma, thomas j.		second	026	n6
stark	thomas j.	1834	1895			triple stone with emma, mabel		second	026	n7
stark	william m.		6 may 1872	11y 21d	son of t.j. &e.
steele	herschel	1904	1962			double stone with mattie		sixth	087	n1
steele	mattie	1906				double stone with herschel		sixth	087	n2
stein	geneva	1 sep 1915	22 jul 1974			double stone with louis e. sr.		sixth	072	n1
stein	louis e. sr.	20 jul 1917				double stone with geneva		sixth	072	n2
stephens	edgar roy	1867	1931					second	056	n8
stephens	mary ellen	15 dec 1846	11 may 1929					second	056	n3
stephens	raymond		13 aug 1901					second	056	n7
stephens	robert e.	1842	(3 nov) 1916			co. k in cavalry		second	056	n2
stephens	robert emmett	1869	1871					second	056	n1
stevenson	clarence p.	1897	1954					eggleston	043	n4
stevenson	flora	1858	1931		wife			eggleston	043	n2
stevenson	frank	22 sep 1879	9 sep 1939					eggleston	058	n4
stevenson	john	1842	1915			co. A 8th IL Infantry		eggleston	043	n1
stevenson	marion l.		1931			one date only		eggleston	043	n3
stevenson	marvin e.	30 may 1923	2 jan 1949					sixth	003	n1
stevenson	nettie	31 jan 1872	10 dec 1951					eggleston	058	n3
stevenson	oliver	6 may 1900	10 aug 1924					eggleston	058	n2
stevenson	robert o.		7 jun 1982					eggleston	058	n5
stevenson	snowden h.	23 oct 1893	20 sep 1957			WW I		eggleston	058	n1
stewart	charles p.	1891	8 jul 1967			double stone with vivian n.		eggleston	033	n8
stewart	dora	1868	1941			double stone with flora		sixth	034	n8
stewart	flora	1870	1946			double stone with dora		sixth	034	n7
stewart	jack f.	1930	(oct) 1941	(11y)				sixth	034	n6
stewart	lee roy	1889	14 feb 1965			double stone with orpha reed		sixth	037	n2
stewart	nevelle	15 sep 1921	23 jul 1936					eggleston	033	n6
stewart	orpha (reed)	1890	(may) 1956	(65y)		double stone with lee roy		sixth	037	n1
stewart	vivian n.	1892	28 oct 1978			double stone with charles p.		eggleston	033	n7
stingley	savannah	1887	(jun) 1953			mortuary marker		fifth	015	n7
stingley	simon c.	1878	1938					fifth	015	n8
stockokas	charles		15 feb 1968					second	081	n6
stokes	janet e.	6 nov 1889	7 jan 1942					sixth	047	n2
stokes	john h.	7 apr 1871	15 mar 1947					fifth	013	n7
stokes	lucy (keating)		8 aug 1968					second	069	n7
stokes	mother (rebecca?)	1840	(may) 1928	(87y)		first name not inscribed		second	069	n6
stokes	robert a.	1860	1939			double stone with sibbie b.		third	038	n8
stokes	sibbie b.	1868	1944			double stone with robert a.		third	038	n7
stone	martha v.							sixth	123	n2
stone	s.l.	1881	1936			mortuary marker		fifth	013	n1
stone	william f.		25 jan 1979					sixth	123	n1
stonestreet	charles gilbert	1906	30 oct 1963					fifth	005	n2
stonestreet	charles g. jr.	1934	1935	baby				fifth	005	n1
straughn	mary l. (jenney)							third	080	n1
sullivan	archie		20 jan 1929	(1920)		in pvt. 13th field artillery	one date only	eggleston	035	n4
sullivan	emma	1880	1945			cement slab, almost buried		eggleston	035	n1
sullivan	lennie	1874	(28 jun) 1913	(38y)				eggleston	035	n2
summers	infant		12 aug 1901					old thomas	east	05
sutliff	----							sixth	041	n7
sutliff	bryan c.		1958	infant		child's stone		sixth	041	n6
sutliff	ernest h.	1898	(aug) 1958	(58y)	"shorty"	double stone with lois r.		sixth	041	n8
sutliff	lois r.	1907	19--		wife	double stone with ernest h.		sixth	041
swaim	coy may	1895	1941		mother	double stone with fred m.		sixth	050	n5
swaim	fred m.	1890	19--		father	double stone with coy may		sixth	050
swaim	marie r.	8 may 1936	30 may 1974					fourth	007	n8
swaim	rodney j.		17 aug 1979					fourth	079	n3
swayze	m.							third	104	n1
swayze	mary b.	1915				double stone with spencer l.		third	104
swayze	spencer l.	1915	1963			double stone with mary b.	WW II	third	104	n2
switzer	effie patrick	22 aug 1869	18 nov 1970
switzer	eugene carl		9 may 1980					sixth	051	n4
switzer	john	1912	5 oct 1980			double stone with ladonna		sixth	088	n8
switzer	ladonna	1918				double stone with john
switzer	olive b.	8 mar 1888	28 nov 1974			double stone with richard		eggleston	043	n6
switzer	richard	30 apr 1873	20 oct 1925			double stone with olive		eggleston	043	n7
sykes	albert	1905	28 oct 1962			WW II		third	044	n4
sykes	annuel	20 mar 1858	25 jan 1950			double stone with minnie		third	092	n4
sykes	charley	1861	1928			double stone with ruth		third	074	n1
sykes	chester	1919	1922	(3y)				third	044	n1
sykes	cormal	23 mar 1903	4 aug 1903		son	triple stone with george w., florence		second	027
sykes	florence e. (mullins)	5 apr 1874	25 apr 1903			triple stone with george w., cormal		second	027	n5
sykes	frank	5 feb 1874	7 mar 1960			double stone with rozella		third	044	n7
sykes	george e.		9 oct 1887	4y 7m 12d	son of e. &b.			old thomas	east	05
sykes	george w.	24 mar 1865	1 jul 1919	(54y)		triple stone with florence, cormal		second	027	n6
sykes	gerald maurice	29 dec 1923	16 aug 1927	(4y)				third	044	n2
sykes	james walter	1850	1939			double stone with mary jane		eggleston	034	n3
sykes	jesse		11 nov 1892	74y				old thomas	east	05
sykes	mary ann	13 jul 1828	30 dec 1915	(87y)	wife of jesse			old thomas	east	05
sykes	mary jane	1848	(29 oct) 1918	(70y)		double stone with james walter		eggleston	034	n4
sykes	matilda		2 mar 1873	17y 2m 2d	dau of jesse & m.a.			old thomas	east	05
sykes	minnie e.	26 apr 1867	8 apr 1932			double stone with annuel		third	092	n3
sykes	rozella m.	15 sep 1876	25 jul 1959			double stone with frank		third	044	n6
Sykes	Ruth	1869	(FEB) 1959	(90y)		Double stone with Charley		Third	074	N2