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Vermillion County Genealogy

Thomas Cemetery, T Names
(Aka Newport Cemetery)


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
tabbert lester r. 17 may 1903 21 aug 1974     double stone with mary e. army air force fourth 050 n2
tabbert mary e. 1895       double stone with lester r.   fourth 050  
tanner francis   1863         old thomas east 08
tarrence hattie   29 apr 1877 infant son of c. &a.v. double stone with mattie   old thomas east 02
tarrence mattie   15 may 1876 6m 5d dau of c. &a.v. double stone with hattie   old thomas east 02
tarrence omer   6 nov 1870         old thomas east 14
taylor rachel edney 17 nov 1848 23 dec 1869   dau of t. & s.     old thomas east 07
terpening harriet 30 mar 1818 22 jan 1888   mother     old thomas east 09
thomas almedia w. 11 dec 1867 10 jan 1940         second 017 n7
thomas alta (jones) 3 jul 1872 2 may 1901     double stone with clay e.   second 017 n5
thomas anna 1875 1877         old thomas east 14
thomas barbra j. 13 aug 1867 12 apr 1928   wife of james a. double stone with james a.        
thomas catherine 1867 1946     double stone with john morton   fifth 014 n7
thomas catherine 30 jun 1815 20 apr 1903   wife of philemon     old thomas east 14
thomas clay e. 20 may 1867 20 apr 1956     double stone with alta jones   second 017 n4
thomas d. milton 1875 1912     matching stone with alma thomas wiley   eggleston 038 n2
thomas e.n. ?   9 feb 1873 21y 2m 4d       old thomas    
thomas edgar w. 23 feb 1904 3 oct 1926         second 017 n8
thomas eli   2 nov 1831 53y 10m 12d father of philemon     old thomas east 08
thomas eli d.   29 nov 1861 22y 8m 7d   co. c 18th in infantry   old thomas east 14
thomas eli wellington   17 aug 1859 2y 9m 15d (1855)     old thomas east 14
thomas eliza a. (bates)   25 jul 1874 30y 7m 27d wife of j.l.     old thomas east 14
thomas emma l. 1856 (15 feb) 1911 (54y)   double stone with winfield   old thomas east 14
thomas etta 21 oct 1884 13 oct 1918   wife of frank     old thomas east 14
thomas gladys c. (e.) 1891 12 apr 1978     double stone with l. paul   second 068 n2
thomas henrietta 1866 (sep) 1948 (82y)   double stone with james wesley   third 050 n4
thomas henry clay   13 oct 1858 8y 6m 27d       old thomas east 14
thomas infant       son of p. &c. illegible dates   old thomas east 14
thomas infant 1852? 1852?   son of p. &c.     old thomas east 14
thomas infant   27 jan ????   dau of p. &c.     old thomas east 14
thomas infant 30 jun 1855 14 jul 1855   son of p. &c.     old thomas east 14
thomas jacob l.   7 jun 1896 58y 1m 25d   co. i 43rd division   old thomas east 14
thomas james a. 18 sep 1849 12 oct 1915     double stone with barbra j.        
thomas james wesley 1862 (apr) 1938 (76y)   double stone with henrietta   third 050 n5
thomas jerome b. 1844 1923     double stone with ruth a.   old thomas east 14
thomas john morton 1864 1946     double stone with catherine   fifth 014 n8
thomas joseph w. 28 dec 1854 7 aug 1925         eggleston 042 n6
thomas l. paul 1888 sep 1965     double stone with gladys c.   second 068 n1
thomas leslie n.   20 feb 1936     corp. arkansas 164 depot   old thomas east 14
thomas lewis william   27 oct 1906         second 017 n2
thomas lucy 1882 1891              
thomas lucy   1932         old thomas east 14
thomas margaret (southard)   29 feb 1912         second 017 n1
thomas mary (winkler) 11 dec 1822 28 sep 1898 (75y)            
thomas maud 1873 (1 aug) 1891 (18y)       old thomas east 14
thomas nathan 15 jun 1822 23 feb 1897              
thomas nina (aikman) 1896 23 jul 1968         third 087 n1
thomas omar tarrance   6 nov 1870 1y 8m 1d son of j.l. &e.a.          
thomas paul gresser 1887 30 may 1919     IN seaman, 2nd class   third 050 n6
thomas philemon 13 may 1809 31 jan 1860         old thomas east 14
thomas ruth a. 1853 1923 (1932)   double stone with jerome b.   old thomas east 14
thomas silvy jane   27 oct 1835 1m 16d dau of philemon &jane     old thomas east 07
thomas tillie             fourth 008  
thomas warren w.   28 jan 1872 30y 7m 4d   co. i 43rd in infantry   old thomas east 14
thomas winfield preston 1846 1929 (1928)   double stone with emma l.   old thomas east 14
thompson infant   25 feb 1873   dau of m.c.          
thornton charlie h. 1869 1934         eggleston 039 n6
thornton elizabeth f. 26 oct 1873 27 jan 1958         second 070 n2
thornton john s.   29 jan 1865 3m 28d son of h. &m.j.?     old thomas east  
thornton joe             eggleston 040  
thornton joseph f. 3 feb 1882 20 jun 1965              
thornton lura g. (o.) 1871 1931   wife     eggleston 039 n7
thornton martha ellen 1856 1911         eggleston 040 n3
thornton mary l. 1843 1922   wife     eggleston 039 n2
thornton mary marvel 1906 1915         eggleston 039 n8
thornton myrtle e. 14 feb 1882 2 apr 1968         eggleston 040 n7
thornton william f. 1853 1923         eggleston 040 n4
thornton zacheus p. 1846 1911     Co. E, 12th IL Infantry   eggleston 039 n1
tinder naomi fern 1904 8 dec 1975     double stone with william g.   third 071 n3
tinder william g. 1901 14 oct 1980     double stone with naomi f.   third 071 n4
todd john d. 30 aug 1878 4 dec 1954         second 026 n2
todd luther   1979         eggleston 059 n5
todd mabel 1903 1923   wife of luther     eggleston 059 n1
todd mary (stark) 22 feb 1878 25 aug 1940         second 026 n3
todd pearl astor 1915 1973         eggleston 059 n6
tooker maxine (onley) 1923 1939     and infant   fifth 028 n1
tosser emma 8 jun 1868 22 oct 1942     double stone with james s.   third 054 n6
tosser james s. 13 mar 1868 26 sep 1936     double stone with emma   third 054 n5
towner kenneth 1882 1952         sixth 052 n7
travis lena (nixon) 8 may 1874 19 sep 1914   wife of rev. c.c. travis     first 010 n7
trosper alice 1901 17 mar 1980     double stone with taylor e.   fifth 021 n4
trosper bell 4 jan 1884 1 jun 1970     double stone with pete   fourth 046 n7
trosper davey lee 3 jul 1945 21 jan 1966         fifth 033 n4
trosper earl ray 28 jan 1951 28 aug 1977         sixth 118 n8
trosper edith pearl 1937 jun 1961         fifth 021 n3
trosper francis m. 1858 1941     double stone with sarah c.   fifth 021 n2
trosper pete 13 jul 1878 19 jun 1946     double stone with bell   fourth 046 n8
trosper sarah c. (g.) 1857 1939     double stone with francis m.   fifth 021 n1
trosper taylor e. 20 dec 1889 7 jun 1971     double stone with alice WW I fifth 021 n5
trosper william earl 27 mar 1920 10 jun 1961         eggleston 022 n6
trusler harry   8 feb 1946 63y 4m 30d       sixth 098 n8
tryon florence m. 1889 30 dec 1967     double stone with j. albert   fifth 064 n2
tryon j. albert 1887 nov 1973   father double stone with florence m.   fifth 064 n1
tuel ellen 1911 apr 1974     double stone with warner   fifth 008 n7
tuel stella   6 aug 1935 4y 5m 29d   mortuary marker   fifth 008 n5
tuel warner 1899 1963     double stone with ellen        
turner donna alice 1910 19 sep 1978     double stone with horace n.   eggleston 065 n1
turner elizabeth   20 aug 1873 66y 6m (1878)     old thomas east 14
turner ezekiel   26 may 1872 62y       old thomas east 14
turner frank 1847 1935     double stone with melissa   second 097 n5
turner george a.   13 dec 1868 83y 10m ??   broken stone   old thomas east 14
turner horace nat 1898 jun 1977     double stone with donna a.   eggleston 065 n2
turner melissa 1855 19--     double stone with frank   second 097 n6
turner otis e. 14 apr 1893 3 jul 1921   son of frank & liza ww i   second 097 n2
turner robert h. 16 mar 1841 13 feb 1880         old thomas east 14
Turner Sarah A.   11 AUG 1874 62y 8m 24d Wife of E.     Old Thomas East 14