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Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Center Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

Latitude, 38.3290 N;  Longitude, -87.4510 W

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W

Common Directions:

Located on the west side of the south end of Second Street in Francisco.

Last updated

  May 2023

The following list is a sincere attempt to show all known graves using several different sources and periodically updated headstone photographs. There may be other graves which are unknown/unlisted due to missing, unreadable, destroyed, or broken markers.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.
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George Pickersgill 

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Bilderback

Kenneth J

2 Nov 1917

10 Apr 1996

Husband of Marie K (BURNS) BILDERBACK.  Married 12 Feb 1937.  Son of John & Emma BILDERBACK.


“Son:  Kenneth Eugene.

Grandchildren:  Gregory, Kenneth, Sherry & Cindy”


TEC 5, US Army, WW II.




1771

1772

D

1

Bilderback

Marie K

24 Aug 1918

7 Apr 2005

nee BURNS.  Wife of Kenneth J BILDERBACK.  Married 12 Feb 1937.  Daughter of George & Tillie BURNS.


“Son:  Kenneth Eugene.

Grandchildren:  Gregory, Kenneth, Sherry & Cindy” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1771

1772

D

1

Binkley

Lucinda

9 May 1887

18 May 1908

Wife of Charley C BINKLEY 

1131

A

17

Birchfield

George F

--

8 Apr 1873

Son of M & D BIRCHFIELD 

Aged 5 Ys. 2 Ms. 9 Ds..

0842

A

3

Blackburn

Adele I

1875

1945

--

1185

A

20

Blaize

Janet S Hinkle

27 Oct 1936

--

nee HINKLE.  Wife of Richard C “Dick” BLAIZE.  Married 12 Jan 1957.

"Our children Richard K, Bradford W & Brian K" 

1649

1650

D

10

Blaize

Richard C “Dick”

30 Jan 1938

20 Jan 1994

Husband of Janet S (HINKLE) BLAIZE.  Married 12 Jan 1957.

"Our children Richard K, Bradford W & Brian K" 

1649

1650

D

10

Blessinger

Judith K Tisdale

10 Dec 1942

9 Mar 2000

nee TISDALE.  Wife of Lonnie BLADES, Sr., David SMITH, and David BLESSINGER 

1660

D

9

Boger

Albert

--

--

Stone can no longer be read.

0880

A

4

Boger

Anna

1886

1927

Wife of Sardius BOGER.

0756

B

8

Boger

Anna L

--

--

Stone can no longer be read.

0877

A

4

Boger

Carol Jean

1933

1966

--

1328

C

4

Boger

Conrad

1886

1962

Husband of Ellen M BOGER.

1329

C

4

Boger

Conrad

13 May 1837

27 May 1905

Husband of Hanna BOGER 

0882

A

4

Boger

Ellen M

1895

1977

Wife of Conrad BOGER.

1329

C

4

Boger

Franz J

25 Nov 1871

18 Aug 1872

Son of C & H BOGER 

0875

A

4

Boger

Hanna

16 Aug 1849

12 Feb 1897

Wife of Conrad BOGER 

0881

A

4

Boger

Sardius

1885

1937

Husband of Anna BOGER.

0756

B

8

Boger

Sudweig F

7 Jan 1873

17 Mar 1877

Son of C & H BOGER 

0876

A

4

Bohnert

Adam B

25 Feb 1983

11 May 2001

Son of Edward & Sue HILL BOHNERT.

Died in a car accident. 

1229

1230


From the Evansville Courier and Press, 13 May 2001

C

1

Bolin

Alvin Eugene

15 Aug 1925

26 Dec 1992

Husband of Joanna E BOLIN.


SOMH3, US Navy, WW II.




0235

1256

C

2

Bolin

Bessie B

1896

1978

Wife of Frank S BOLIN.

0701

B

6

Bolin

Betty M

7 Feb 1928

18 Apr 2008

nee GENTRY.  Wife of Forrest E BOLIN.  Daughter of Cecil & Olive (McDEVITT) GENTRY. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1240

C

1

Bolin

Ed F

1900

1956

Husband of Flossie M BOLIN.

1258

C

2

Bolin

Flossie M

1903

1974

Wife of Ed F BOLIN.

1258

C

2

Bolin

Forrest E

19 Feb 1923

23 Sep 2008

Husband of Betty M (GENTRY) BOLIN.  Son of Edward & Flossie BOLIN.


Tec. 4, US Army, WW II. 





(Click here to view obituary.)

1240

1241

C

1

Bolin

Frank S

13 Nov 1897

24 Sep 1970

Husband of Bessie B BOLIN.


Indiana, Private, Battery "B", 34th Artillery, CAC, W. W. II




0701

B

6

Bolin

Golden M

11 Mar 1902

18 Jul 1959

Wife of John C BOLIN.

1399

C

6

Bolin

Joanna E

24 Mar 1929

16 Jul 2019

Wife of Alvin Eugene BOLIN.

0235

C

2

Bolin

John C

1896

1957

Husband of Golden M BOLIN.

1399

C

6

Bolin

Maurice L

13 Sep 1936

--

--

1257

C

2

Border

Oscar W

1878

1958

"Father" 

1355

C

5

Borders

Frank

1893

1960

Husband of Lois BORDERS.

1481

C

8

Borders

James R

--

--

Husband of Jane BORDERS.

“Father”

1482

C

8

Borders

Jane

--

--

Wife of James R BORDERS 

1482

C

8

Borders

Lois

1895

1960

Wife of Frank BORDERS.

1481

C

8

Bowen

Cora W

22 Oct 1906

14 Jan 1999

Wife of Frank BOWEN.

1471

C

8

Bowen

Frank

30 Dec 1908

19 Mar 1969

Husband of Cora W BOWEN.

1471

C

8

Bowman

Carman Louise Spray

6 Jun 1922

25 Jun 2011

nee SPRAY.  Wife of Morris BOWMAN.  Daughter of William & Helen (RICHARDSON) SPRAY.

"Mother"

"Daughter & Son-in-law, Teresa & David Williams"


(Click here to view obituary.)

H0002   Contributed by Don Hoke.


?

?

Branham

Jered Charles

21 Jul 1993

29 Dec 2009

Son of Andrew Christian & Angela Dawn (BECKNER) BRANHAM.


(Click here to view obituary.)

  Contributed by Don Hoke.


?

?

Brinkman

Albert

1903

1966

--

No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.

C

9

Brinkman

Liddie O

1900

1963

nee RILEY.  Daughter of Hattie RILEY. 

1502

C

9

Brittingham

Joyce Ann

20 Oct 1944

--

Wife of W Neil BRITTINGHAM.  Married 13 Dec 1960.

“Our children:  Timothy N, Tracy L.

Our grandchildren:  Tyler, Brittany, Chloe, Cara Mae”

1576

D

15

Brittingham

Wilfred Neil

19 Aug 1942

31 May 2004

Husband of Joyce Ann BRITTINGHAM.  Married 13 Dec 1960.

“Our children:  Timothy N, Tracy L.

Our grandchildren:  Tyler, Brittany, Chloe, Cara Mae”


US Navy, Vietnam.




1576

1577

1578

D

15

Broadwell

Agigail

--

21 Aug 1869

Aged  1 Year. 11 Mos. 21 Days.

0925

A

7

Broadwell

Charles Cecil

1912

1958

Husband of Florence I BROADWELL.

Died in a car accident.

1340


From the Bedford Times-Mail, 11 Feb 1958

C

4

Broadwell

Emily

--

17 Sep 1864

Aged 2 yrs 2 mos. 27 dys.

(Stone is very worn.)

0923

A

7

Broadwell

Emily F

9 Dec 1821

1 Jul 1881

(Note:  On same stone as Nathaniel & Louisa E MARTIN.)

1033

A

12

Broadwell

Florence I

1912

1991

Wife of Charles Cecil BROADWELL.

1340

C

4

Broadwell

Henry F

1 Oct 1838

26 Sep 1908

Husband of Sarah E (DOWNEY) BROADWELL.


“Father”


Company "A", 58th. Regiment, Indiana Volunteers




0583

0584

B

2

Broadwell

Howard B

6 Nov 1914

27 Jul 1999

Son of John W & Nellie A (POWELL) BROADWELL. 


Note:  Moved here from Benton Harbor, Michigan to this cemetery in 2014; placed on parent's gravesite.

0002

B

2

Broadwell

John Patrick

--

Jan 1944

--

1343

C

4

Broadwell

John W

1883

1930

Husband of Nellie A (POWELL) BROADWELL.  Married 30 Dec 1908. 


Son of Henry F & Sarah E (DOWNEY) BROADWELL.

0586

B

2

Broadwell

Marjorie Ellen

27 Apr 1910

13 Jul 1910

--

0585

B

2

Broadwell

Mary Martha

--

Dec 1940

--

1341

C

4

Broadwell

Nellie A

1887

1963

nee DOWNEY.  Wife of John W BROADWELL.  Married 30 Dec 1908. 


Daughter of Malaclin & Ellen (HANON) POWELL.

0586

B

2

Broadwell

Sarah E

22 Mar 1844

20 Jan 1917

nee DOWNEY.  Wife of Henry F BROADWELL.

0583

B

2

Broadwell

W  F

14 ??? 1859

5 Jul 1861

--

0921

A

7

Broadwell

Wesley Joseph

--

Jan 1946

--

1342

C

4

Brogan

Emma L

18 Sep 1906

5 Nov 2003

Wife of John O BROGRAN.

1464

C

8

Brogan

James E

27 Sep 1934

7 Jan 1978

Husband of Joanna J BROGAN.

Died by suicide (carbon monoxide).

1530


From the Evansville Press, 7 Jan 1978

C

9

Brogan

Joanna J

31 Dec 1935

--

Wife of James E BROGAN.

1530

C

9

Brogan

John O

20 May 1901

27 Nov 1976

Husband of Emma L BROGRAN.

1464

C

8

Brogan

Margaret Jane

11 Jan 1931

1 Aug 2011

nee SILLS.  Wife of Paul Edward BROGAN.  Daughter of Denvy & Ella May SILLS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1376

D

15

Brogan

Paul Edward

20 Apr 1928

7 Jun 2006

Husband of Margaret Jane BROGAN.  Son of Owen & Emma BROGAN.


Cpl., US Army Air Forces, WW II.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1565

1563

D

15

Brothers

David

5 Dec 1854

19 Mar 1947

Husband of Lucy Ann BROTHERS 

0711

B

7

Brothers

Elnora

31 Jan 1875

--

Wife of George E. BROTHERS.

1096

A

15

Brothers

George E

11 Aug 1871

25 Mar 1904

Husband of Elnora BROTHERS 

1096

A

15

Brothers

Lucy Ann

23 Feb 1853

25 Apr 1920

Wife of David BROTHERS.

0711

B

7

Brothers

Opal B

1 Jul 1903

4 Jun 1904

Daughter of George E & Elnora BROTHERS 

1095

A

15

Brothers

Thomas W

1888

1933

--

0669

B

5

Brown

Donald G

12 May 1932

11 Mar 2009

Sgt., US Army, Korea.

1406

C

6

Brumfield

Nettie F

1873

1961

Wife of Oscar W  BRUMFIELD.

“Mother” 

1266

C

2

Brumfield

Oscar W

1870

2 Jun 1952

Husband of Nettie F BRUMFIELD.

“Father”

1266

C

2

Brumfield

Welzie C

1899

1961

Son of Oscar & Nettie BRUMFIELD 

1265

C

2

Bryant

Ulyses H

3 Mar 1872

16 Dec 1899

--

0996

A

11

Burchfield

Alisa E

--

22 Sep 1876

Daughter of M & D BURCHFIELD 

Aged 3 Ys. 4 Ms. 23 Ds.

0841

A

3

Burchfield

Arthur V

1868

1934

--

1286

C

3

Burchfield

Charles T

20 Oct 1852

1 Aug 1887

Son of John & Eliza J BURCHFIELD.

1019

A

11

Burchfield

Eliza J

--

--

Wife of John BURCHFIELD.

Aged 82 yrs.

1020

A

11

Burchfield

Ernestine

27 Feb 1908

22 Aug 2000

Wife of John C BURCHFIELD.

0611

B

3

Burchfield

Fred C

1904

1916

Died in a saw mill accident.

0613


From the Princeton Clarion, 8 Jul 1916

B

3

Burchfield

George F

--

8 Apr 1873

Son of M & D BURCHFIELD.

Aged 5 Ys. 2 Ms. 9 Ds.

0842

A

3

Burchfield

James H

14 Jun 1862

10 Mar 1868

Son of John & Eliza J BURCHFIELD.

1019

A

11

Burchfield

John

2 Apr 1823

30 Jun 1893

Private, Company "H", 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry




1016

1017

A

11

Burchfield

John C

6 Sep 1907

4 Sep 1967

Husband of Ernestine BURCHFIELD.

0611

B

3

Burchfield

John C , Jr  "Buddy"

1929

1933

Son of John & Ernestine BURCHFIELD.

"Buddy" 

0612

B

3

Burchfield

Mary E

1864

1919

--

0610

B

3

Burchfield

Ruth A

18 Oct 1855

8 Oct 1878

Daughter of John & Eliza J BURCHFIELD.

1019

A

11

Burke

Herschel S

1906

1986

Husband of Mildred L BURKE.

1335

C

4

Burke

Mildred L

1915

2002

Wife of Herschel S BURKE.

1335

C

4

Burkhart

Marlin D "Merle"

2 Nov 1960

22 Apr 2005

Husband of Cindy (HOUCHINS) BURKHART.  Son of Gifford "Buck" & Louise  (WHITE) BURKHART McGOWAN.

“Children:  Joshua, Haley.”


(Click here to view obituary.)

1571

1572

D

15

Burns

Charles C

8 Aug 1932

3 Feb 1994

Husband of Mille Marie BURNS.

 “Married 42 years.”  "Our children   Charles, Cary, Denise, Alan & Marsha" 

1647

1648

D

10

Burns

Clara S

1877

1964

Wife of John H BURNS.

1212

C

1

Burns

Edward G "Edd"

12 Jan 1920

25 Oct 2008

Husband of Mary Lois (HILL) BURNS. 


Married 26 Sep 1947.


Son of George W & Tillie C (KRUSE) BURNS.


“Parents of Edward J.  Grandparents of Jocelyn, Jordan.” 


US Army, 82nd Airborne Division, WW II.





(Click here to view obituary.)

0230

1770

D

1

Burns

Frances E

24 Oct 1933

--

Wife of Frederick W BURNS.

1731

D

4

Burns

Frances E

8 Apr 1934

--

Wife of Paul E BURNS.  Married 1 Mar 1957.  "Our Children:  Deanna Lynn, Carolyn Sue, Linda Kay   Grandson: Samuel C. ESTES" 

1605

D

13

Burns

Frederick W

18 Mar 1930

12 Jul 1983

Husband of Frances E BURNS.


Corporal, US Army, Korea




1731

1732

D

4

Burns

George W

1890

1947

Husband of Tillie C (KRUSE) BURNS.

"Father" 

1213

C

1

Burns

James L

15 May 1934

--

Husband of Myrl L BURNS.  Married 17 Nov 1962.

1661

1662

D

9

Burns

Jerald R

17 Sep 1932

--

“Father”

“Teacher & Coach 42 years”

“My children:  Regena & Richard”

1602

1603

D

13

Burns

John H

1875

1950

Husband of Clara S BURNS.

1212

C

1

Burns

Linda K

27 May 1964

27 Dec 2018

"Daughter"

0199


D

13

Burns

Mary Lois

24 Jul 1924

13 Feb 2017

nee HILL.  Wife of Edward G "Edd" BURNS. 


Daughter of Wilbur & Lula (ICE) HILL.


Married 26 Sep 1947.


“Parents of Edward J.  Grandparents of Jocelyn, Jordan.” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0230

1770

D

1

Burns

Millie Marie

10 Aug 1933

6 Sep 2021

Wife of Charles C. BURNS
Married 42 yrs


Our Children: Charles, Cary, Denise, Alan & Marsha



(Click here to view obituary.)

5660 GAP

1648

D

10

Burns

Myrl L

25 Dec 1921

17 Mar 2002

Wife of James L BURNS.  Married 17 Nov 1962

1661

1662

D

9

Burns

Paul E "Gene"

13 Mar 1931

23 Sep 2002

Husband of Frances E BURNS.  Married 1 Mar 1957.  Son of George & Tillie BURNS.


"Our Children:  Deanna Lynn, Carolyn Sue, Linda Kay   Grandson: Samuel C. ESTES"


US Marine Corps


1604

D

13

Burns

Tillie C

1891

1977

nee KRUSE.  Wife of George W BURNS.

"Mother" 

1213

C

1

Burton

Infant

17 May 1903

17 May 1903

Son of Louis F & Mary E BURTON 

0836

A

2

Burton

Louis F

26 Jan 1880

30 Mar 1909

Husband of Mary E BURTON 

Age 29 years.

1127

A

17

Burton

Mary E

18 Oct 1885

--

Wife of Louis F BURTON 

1127

A

17

Bush

?

--

--

(Note:  No markings remain; probably a child of John J & Mary A BUSH.)

1058

A

13

Bush

?

--

--

(Note:  No markings remain; probably a child’s stone in the BUSH family plot.)

1061

A

13

Bush

John W

16 Apr 1869

14 Mar 1880

Son of John J & Mary A BUSH 

1057

A

13

Bush

Martha M

21 Dec 1872

20 Nov 1880

Daughter of John J & Mary A BUSH 

1059

A

13

Bush

Mary A

24 May 1835

12 Nov 1905

"Asleep in ..." 

1094

A

15


         Sections and Rows
The cemetery presently is divided into four sections:  A (northeast,) B (northwest,) C (southwest) & D (southeast.)  Rows were numbered starting on the east side in Sections A, B & C and on the west side of Section D.  Another section platted immediately to the north of Section D, contains no visible burials to date.

 
0807  View of Section A from the southwest corner.

0551  View of Section B, looking northwest.

1204  View of Section C, looking southwest.

1564  View of Section D.