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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

Schafer

Amanda

1880

1979

nee BROTHERS.  Wife of George SCHAFER.

0753

B

8

Schafer

Bessie M

20 Feb 1909

25 Jul 1991

--

1087

A

14

Schafer

Clarice W

3 Mar 1915

6 Mar 2004

Wife of Edward T SCHAFER.

1311

C

3

Schafer

Clyde

1894

1963

Wife of Jerry L SCHAFER.

0752

B

8

Schafer

Earl H

30 Oct 1915

7 Jul 1977

--

1085

A

14

Schafer

Ed

1881

1929

--

1499

1498

C

8

Schafer

Edward T

22 Jul 1905

20 Jun 2002

Husband of Clarice W SCHAFER.


Capt., US Army, WW II.


1311

1312

C

3

Schafer

Edyth

1887

1966

Wife of William A “Will’ DAVIS.

0625

B

3

Schafer

Elisabeth K

27 Nov 1879

5 May 1896

Daughter of Henry W & Minnie M SCHAFER.

1021

A

11

Schafer

George

4 Apr 1876

1954

Husband of Amanda Erskin (BROTHERS) SCHAFER.  Married 24 Jul 1900.  Son of Henry & Sophia (STAHLHEBER) SCHAFER.



0753

B

8

Schafer

Glen D

1922

1923

--

0751

B

8

Schafer

Helen L

1914

2005

Wife of Louis W SCHAFER.  Married 5 Sep 1936 

1125

A

17

Schafer

Henry

1854

1936

Husband of Mary SCHAFER .

“Father”

0762

B

9

Schafer

Henry W

1877

1957

Husband of Minnie M SCHAFER 

1086

A

14

Schafer

Horace

2 Mar 1902

6 Sep 1976

Husband of Jennive SCHAFER.

1467

C

8

Schafer

Jennive

7 Dec 1909

26 Dec 1983

Wife of Horace SCHAFER.

1467

C

8

Schafer

Jerry L

1888

1958

Husband of Clyde E SCHAFER.

0752

B

8

Schafer

Kate

6 Feb 1894

6 Apr 1985

Wife of Nicholas J SCHAFER.  Married 7 Sep 1911 

1126

A

17

Schafer

Kimiko Lynn

17 Sep 1962

20 Sep 1962

--

1124

A

17

Schafer

Louis W

1912

2005

Husband of Helen L SCHAFER.  Married 5 Sep 1936 

1125

A

17

Schafer

Mary

1854

1924

 Wife of Henry SCHAFER.

“Mother”

0762

B

9

Schafer

Mary Louise

4 Nov 1915

7 Jul 2003

--

1496

C

8

Schafer

Minnie M

1878

1923

Wife of Henry W SCHAFER 

1086

A

14

Schafer

Nicholas J

5 Oct 1883

2 May 1978

Husband of Kate SCHAFER.  Married 7 Sep 1911 

1126

A

17

Schafer

Ora H

1885

1950

--

1497

C

8

Schafer

William A

1886

1973

Husband of Edyth DAVIS.

0625

B

3

Schlamp

Elva O

1919

2006

Wife of W Merritt SCHLAMP.

“Mother”

1656

D

9

Schlamp

Larry Dawn

1939

1941

Son of W Merritt & Elva O SCHLAMP.

"Our Darling"

1289

C

3

Schlamp

Michael Paul

24 Mar 1965

22 Jul 2019

Son of Lanny & Verna (DEWEESE) SCHLAMP



(Click here to view obituary.)

5657 GAP

D

8

Schlamp

Ruby R

1896

1986

nee REDBURN.  Wife of William A SCHLAMP.

"I am the resurrection and the life"

1290

C

3

Schlamp

Verna Mae

7 Dec 1943

24 Sep 2020

nee DeWEESE
Daughter of Alonzo DeWEESE & Lena Mae (STEVENS) WALKER.


(Click here to view obituary.)

5658 GAP

D

8

Schlamp

W  Merritt

1919

1991

Husband of Elva O SCHLAMP.

“Father”

1656

D

9

Schlamp

William A

1894

1963

Husband of Ruby R SCHLAMP.

"I am the resurrection and the life".   

1290

C

3

Schlamp

Verna Mae

7 Dec 1943

--

Husband of Ruby R SCHLAMP.

"I am the resurrection and the life".   

0216

D

9

Seale

Anna Jean

5 Sep 1925

16 Nov 1998

Wife of Huey R SEALE, Sr.

1667

D

8

Seale

Bernice

31 Dec 1931

3 Mar 2015

Wife of Mason SEALE.

0222

D

7

Seale

Edward R

1927

1933

--

0702

B

6

Seale

Huey R, Sr

4 Jun 1918

6 Jul 1993

Husband of Anna Jean SEALE.


DAV Emblem

1667

D

8

Seale

Jake

7 Apr 1912

30 Jun 1989

--

1736

D

3

Seale

Kelly M

14 Dec 1980

25 Mar 2007

“Mother”

1555

D

17

Seale

Lillian E

13 Apr 1906

19 Apr 1992

--

1749

D

2

Seale

Mason

28 Jan 1921

19 Aug 1987

Husband of Berniece SEALE.


TEC 4, U. S. Army, W. W. II

0222

1686

D

7

Seale

Ollie L

1892

1947

Wife of Oscar F SEALE.

0703

B

6

Seale

Oscar F

1888

1930

Husband of Ollie L SEALE.

0703

B

6

Seale

Susan Jane

1959

1935

"Mother" 

1543

C

10

Seals

Wain Jerel

17 Jul 1923

20 Sep 1923

Son of Oscar F & Ollie L SEALE. 

0917

A

6

Sevier

Mae I

20 May 1892

17 Jul 1976

Wife of William E SEVIER.

1466

C

8

Sevier

William E

12 Nov 1888

10 Nov 1973

Husband of Mae I SEVIER. 

1466

C

8

Shanner

Kaspar A

1886

1921

Husband of Nellie (REAVIS) SHANNER. 

1195

A

20

Shanner

Nellie Reavis

1885

1969

nee REAVIS.  Wife of Kaspar A SHANNER. 

1194

A

20

Shares

Edward B

13 Jan 1831

10 May 1901

Husband of Nancy E SHARES 

0954

A

9

Shares

Louis M

--

27 Sep 1873

Son of Edward B & Nancy E SHARES 

Aged 2 Yrs.

0953

A

9

Shares

Nancy E

--

21 Nov 1873

Wife of Edward B. SHARES 

Aged 43 Yrs.

0955

A

9

Sharp

Marjorie I Carrell

7 Sep 1916

26 Dec 2002

nee CARRELL.

1217

C

1

Shipp

Hazel Neoma

2 Oct 1909

18 Nov 1909

Daughter of J H & T H SHIPP 

0633

B

4

Sims

Florence O

--

11 Aug 1866

Daughter of B A & B F SIMS.Age 9 mos. 20 dys.

0820

A

1

Sirles

Dorothy F

6 Aug 1912

31 Jul 2006

Wife of James Howard SIRLES.

1405

1408

C

6

Sirles

James Howard

7 Feb 1926

20 Jan 1995

Husband of Dorothy F SIRLES.


Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army, W. W. II

1405

1407

1408

C

6


         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.