Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

St. James (New) Cemetery

Johnson Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.1777 N;  Longitude, -87.5784 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 18; TOWNSHIP 4S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located across from the St. James Church on the west side of County Road 50W, less than 2 miles south of SR 68 in Haubstadt.
Last updated	Jul 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.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions & Notes	Photo # Photo	Section	Row
Sauer	Cecilia Gertrude	13 Dec 1897	9 Mar 1991	Wife of Theodore SAUER.  Daughter of John Adam & Theresia (BAUMGART) KNAPP.	0557	East	11
Sauer	Clarence A	18 Mar 1906	17 Apr 1907	Son of John & Mary SAUER. On back of stone of Sherry L SAUER.	0556	East	11
Sauer	John	1871	1961	Husband of Mary SAUER. On back of stone of Theodore & Cecilia SAUER.	0558	East	11
Sauer	Mary	1872	1955	Wife of John SAUER. On back of stone of Theodore & Cecilia SAUER.	0558	East	11
Sauer	Sherry L	--	19 Jul 1957	Daughter of William E & Amie M SAUER.	0555	East	11
Sauer	Theodore	1896	1979	Husband of Cecilia SAUER.	0557	East	11
Schaefer	Infant	--	9 Jan 1956	Infant son; twin.	0357	East	5a
Schaefer	Infant	--	6 Dec 1956	Infant son; twin.	0357	East	5a
Schaefer	Nora	23 May 1904	16 Aug 1980	Age 76 years.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Schillinger	Elfrieda Kissel	19 Oct 1895	23 mar 1927	--	0415	East	7
Schmitt	Alice Rose	16 Jul 1946	22 Sep 1957	Daughter of Wilfred & Irma SCHMITT. “Our little girl”	0338	East	5
Schmitt	Anthony J “Tony”	10 Aug 1923	8 Mar 2011	Husband of Magdalen C (HOEFLING) SCHMITT. Married 2 Jun 1948.  Son of Adam & Tillie (ELPERS) SCHMITT.  S1, US Navy WW II (Click here to view obituary.)	0089 4253	West	2
Schmitt	Carolyn H	18 Dec 1937	15 Dec 2004	nee BAEHL. Wife of William SCHMITT. Stepchildren: Bonnie J, Dan L, Gary J, Becky A, Brenda G, Carol S. Niece, Brenda K; nephew, Alan A.	0378 0379	East	6
Schmitt	Doris O	1949	23 Oct 1964	Daughter of Anthony J & Magdalen C (HOEFLING) SCHMITT. On back of stone of her maternal grandparents, Sylvester H & Amelia K (KISSEL) HOEFLING.	0243	East	1
Schmitt	Irma H	7 Dec 1921	29 Jul 2010	Wife of Wilfred G SCHMITT. Married 30 Dec 1941. Our children: Alvin L, Alice R, Melvin C, James R, Norma J, William A, Barbara L, Wilfred J.	1227 1228	East	7
Schmitt	Magdalen C	15 Nov 1928	16 Feb 2016	nee HOEFLING. Wife of Anthony J “Tony” SCHMITT.  Daughter of Sylvester & Amelia (KISSEL) HOEFLING.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0089	West	2
Schmitt	Marie Margaret	--	23 Jul 1901	Age 73 years.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Schmitt	Mike	--	1962	Infant son of Wilfred & Irma SCHMITT.	0364	East	5b
Schmitt	Norman	-	1948	Infant son of Wilfred & Irma SCHMITT.	0364	East	5b
Schmitt	Wilfred G	25 Apr 1921	17 Mar 1991	Husband of Irma H SCHMITT. Married 30 Dec 1941. Our children: Alvin L, Alice R, Melvin C, James R, Norma J, William A, Barbara L, Wilfred J.	1227 1228	East	7
Schneider	Ernest Lee, Sr.	25 Feb 1936	7 Nov 2010	Husband of Norma Jean (BIRCHLER) SCHNEIDER. Married 25 Jun 1955. Our children: Ernest Lee Jr., Susan Marie, Patricia Ann. (Click here to view obituary.)	0837 0838	East	22
Schneider	Norman Jean	14 Dec 1936	4 Nov 1992	nee BIRCHLER. Wife of Ernest Lee SCHNEIDER, Sr. Married 25 Jun 1955. Our children: Ernest Lee Jr., Susan Marie, Patricia Ann.	0837 0838	East	22
Schultheis	Joseph H	1881	1963	Husband of Mollie A SCHULTHEIS.	0626	East	14
Schultheis	Mollie A	1879	1957	Wife of Joseph H SCHULTHEIS.	0626	East	14
Schweder	Joseph	--	21 Aug 1905	Son August SCHWEDER. Age 32 years.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Seib	Andrew	1914	1918	--	0568	East	12
Seib	Joseph E	6 Aug 1920	22 Jan 2019	Husband of Margaret Marie (BITTNER) SEIB.  Son of George Henry & Anna (SCHMITT) SEIB. PFC, US Army, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0033 0034	East	10
Seib	Margaret M	28 Dec 1921	8 Feb 2009	nee BITTNER.  Wife of Joseph E SEIB.   Daughter of Antone & Elanora (ADLER) BITTNER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0033	East	10
Seib	Michael	--	27 May 1975	Son of Ron SEIB.	0810	East	21
Seib	Raymond	14 Jun 1947	14 Jun 1947	Son of Joseph E & Margaret Marie (BITTNER) SEIB.  Note:  Carved on base of stone; left edge.	0466	East	9
Seib	Robert Leo	18 Feb 1962	29 Apr 1978	Son of Joseph E & Margaret Marie (BITTNER) SEIB.	0466	East	9
Seibert	Joy M	12 Nov 1951	--	Wife of Kenneth V SEIBERT..	4262	East	?
Seibert	Kenneth V	2 Nov 1946	--	Husband of Joy M SEIBERT.	4262	East	?
Simon	Christina	11 Jul 1864	25 Dec 1920	nee KNAPP.  Wife of Peter SIMON.  Married 20 Apr 1889 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	0531	East	11
Simon	Helen	2 Dec 1917	8 Aug 2007	Wife of Wilbur SIMON. Married 9 Aug 1941.	0438	East	8
Simon	Ivan C	2 Mar 1927	24 Aug 2008	Husband of Lila Rose SIMON. Married 28 Nov 1948. Our children: Donna, Linda, Danny, Sharon, Elaine, Barbara.	0024 0428	East	7
Simon	John	5 Dec 1892	4 Apr 1977	Husband of Theresia (HAPPE) SIMON. Married 10 Oct 1916 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Son of Peter & Christina (KNAPP) SIMON. (Click here to view photograph.)	0429	East	7
Simon	Katherine R	11 Mar 1882	8 Mar 1919	nee KEIL. “Mother” “d.p. Chicago, IL”	0337	East	5
Simon	Lila Rose	17 Nov 1928	14 Mar 2020	nee KOBERSTEIN.  Wife of Ivan C SIMON. Married 28 Nov 1948. Daughter of Emery & Henrietta (BULTMAN) KOBERSTEIN. Our children: Donna, Linda, Danny, Sharon, Elaine, Barbara.  Click here to view obituary.	0024 0428	East	7
Simon	Mary	2 Feb 1890	6 Jan 1971	Daughter of Peter & Christian (KNAPP SIMON. On the side of the stone of Peter & Christina SIMON.	0533	East	11
Simon	Norman E	28 Jan 1952	26 May 1970	--	0437	East	8
Simon	Peter	22 Jun 1864	8 Aug 1919	Husband of Christina (KNAPP) SIMON. Married 30 Apr 1889 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	0531	East	11
Simon	Peter, Sr.	1830	27 Feb 1902	On stone of Peter & Christina SIMON.	0532	East	11
Simon	Ricky A	--	16 Oct 1952	--	0436	East	8
Simon	Theresia	1895 (24 May 1896)	1977	nee HAPPE.  Wife of John SIMON.  Married 10 Oct 1916.  (Click here to view photograph.)	0429	East	7
Simon	Wilbur	27 Jan 1921	27 Jul 1984	Husband of Helen SIMON. Married 9 Aug 1941.	0438	East	8
Simon	William John	25 Aug 1893	1 Apr 1977	Son of Peter & Christian (KNAPP SIMON. On the side of the stone of Peter & Christina SIMON.	0533	East	11
Singer	Joseph F	1866	1948	Husband of Katharine SINGER. “Father”	0633	East	15
Singer	Katharine	1869	1943	Wife of Joseph F SINGER. “Mother”	0633	East	15
Skaggs	Kristen C	--	29 Dec 1987	--	0386	East	6
Slattery	Curtis	1917	1984	Husband of Rita M SLATTERY.	0574	East	12
Slattery	Rita M	1920	--	Wife of Curtis SLATTERY.	0574	East	12
Smith	Mary	1846	1915	nee BECKER. Wife of Warren SMITH.	0286	East	3
Smith	Warren	1842	1915	Husband of Mary (BAKER) SMITH.	0286	East	3
Spindler	Albert	1934	1934	Son of Frank & Rosa (POHL) SPINDLER. On same stone as Pauline SPINDLER.	0690	East	17
Spindler	Carolyn S.	29 Jul 1946	--	nee WEISS Wife of Leon A. SPINDLER. Married 28 May 1966. Our Daughters: Jill, Lisa, Jennifer Our Grandchildren: Bryce, Jackie, Hunter, Paige, Makayla (Click here to view obituary.)	6484 GAP 6485 GAP	East	3
Spindler	Cecilia T	2 Feb 1925	2 Mar 2007	Wife of Edward A SPINDLER. Married 27 Aug 1947.  Daughter of Joseph & Rosa (ELPERS) GRIES. Our children: Marilyn R, Rose Ann, Melvin A, Mildred M, Albert E, Eugene A. (Click here to view obituary.)	0726 0727	East	18
Spindler	Edward A	5 Nov 1922	8 Jan 2009	Husband of Cecilia T SPINDLER. Married 27 Aug 1947.  Son of Frank Adam & Rosa (POHL) SPINDLER. Our children: Marilyn R, Rose Ann, Melvin A, Mildred M, Albert E, Eugene A. S. Sgt. US Army, WW II. Bronze Star Medal. (Click here to view obituary.)	0726 0727	East	18
Spindler	Frank Adam	9 Jun 1888	5 Jan 1977	Husband of Rosa Catherine (POHL) SPINDLER.  Son of Henry Joseph & Eva Mary (SEILER) SPINDLER.	0691	East	17
Spindler	Frank J	11 Jan 1927	11 Nov 2020	Husband of Wandalee A. SPINDLER. Married 20 Nov 1954 Our Children: Catherine, Cynthia, Brenda. US Army, WW II (Click here to view obituary.)	6422 GAP 6423 GAP	East	7
Spindler	John J	--	17 Sep 1899	Son of John Henry SPINDLER.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Spindler	Joseph Henry	--	30 Apr 1900	Age 35 years.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Spindler	Leon A.	19 Feb 1944	23 Oct 2020	Husband of Carolyn S. (WEISS) SPINDLER. Married 28 May 1966. Our Daughters: Jill, Lisa, Jennifer Our Grandchildren: Bryce, Jackie, Hunter, Paige, Makayla (Click here to view obituary.)	6484 GAP 6485 GAP	East	3
Spindler	Leonard M	15 Mar 1919	19 Sep 2003	Son of Frank & Rosa (POHL) SPINDLER. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	0737	East	18
Spindler	Pauline	1921	1925	Daughter of Frank & Rosa (POHL) SPINDLER. On same stone as Albert SPINDLER.	0689	East	17
Spindler	Rosa Catherine	25 Aug 1891	20 Jul 1970	nee POHL.  Wife of Frank Adam SPINDLER. Daughter of Matthew Sebastian & Margaretha (KIESEL) POHL.	0691	East	17
Spindler	Wandalee A.	26 May 1930	--	Wife of Frank J. SPINDLER. Married 20 Nov 1954 Our Children: Catherine, Cynthia, Brenda. (Click here to view obituary.)	6422 GAP 6423 GAP	East	7
Stadkler (sic)	Appolonia Veronica	--	--	--	0282	East	3
Staples	Barbara J	26 Apr 1935	4 Feb 2013	nee KISSEL.  Wife of Chester D STAPLES.  Daughter of Norman & Eleanora KISSEL.	0948	East	8
Staples	Chester D "Chet"	11 May 1938	25 Mar 2022	Husband of Barbara J (KISSEL) STAPLES. USMC (Click here to view obituary.)	6427 GAP	East	8
Steckler	Adam	24 Aug 1849	--	Husband of Veronica STECKLER.	0281	East	3
Steckler	Appoloina	11 May 1844	3 Mar 1908	Wife of John STECKLER, Sr.	0230	East	1
Steckler	Arliene M	13 mar 1932	--	nee WILZBACHER. Wife of Joseph H STECKLER. Married 29 Apr 1952. Our children: Richard, Keith, Jeff, Pam, Tim, Carol. Grandchildren: Wendy, Terry, Jeremy, Eric.	0561	East	11
Steckler	Catherine M	7 Feb 1921	4 Dec 1994	Wife of Oscar J STECKLER. Our children: Rosalie T, Lawrence, Stephen T, Eugene R, Ronald J, Jane A.	0307 0309	East	4
Steckler	Connie Jo	14 Oct 1950	19 Mar 2021	nee PAULSON Wife of Robert F. STECKLER. Married 24 Jun 1972 Our children: Chet Allen, Shelly Ann Our Grandchildren: Nathan Aaron, Mackenzie Renee, Robert James "RJ" (Click here to view obituary.)	6407 GAP 6408 GAP	East	2
Steckler	Eugene Raymond	4 Jan 1949	17 Mar 2010	Son of Oscar & Catherine (SNYDER) STECKLER. "Father of Jennifer & Mark"	1247 1248	East	1
Steckler	Francis	1910	1918	--	0559	East	11
Steckler	Gilbert	1913	1913	--	0560	East	11
Steckler	John, Sr.	1 Jun 1838	4 Jul 1915	Husband of Appoloina STECKLER.	0230	East	1
Steckler	Joseph H	27 Nov 1929	--	Husband of Arliene M (WILZBACHER) STECKLER. Married 29 Apr 1952. Our children: Richard, Keith, Jeff, Pam, Tim, Carol. Grandchildren: Wendy, Terry, Jeremy, Eric.	0561	East	11
Steckler	Louis M	1917	1917	--	0283	East	3
Steckler	Maggie	11 Feb 1882	2 Apr 1906	--	0279	East	3
Steckler	Oscar J	14 Aug 1916	21 Feb 1990	Husband of Catherine M STECKLER. Married 29 Apr 1941. Our children: Rosalie T, Lawrence, Stephen T, Eugene R, Ronald J, Jane A. Tec. 4, US Army, WW II.	0307 0309 0308	East	4
Steckler	Ramond John	--	23 Mar 1905	Son of Francis & Caroline (KLINGER) STECKLER.	No headstone found; information from church records.*	East	?
Steckler	Richard Joseph “Rich”	27 Sep 1953	15 Jul 2000	Son of Joseph H & Arliene M (WILZBACHER) STECKLER.	0562	East	11
Steckler	Veronica	19 Jun 1854	--	Wife of Adam STECKLER.	0281	East	3
Stratmann	Clemens P	11 Aug 1904	29 Nov 1991	Husband of Verlada M STRATMANN. Married 30 Sep 1931. Our daughters: Imogene E, Judy Ann.	0822 0823	East	21
Stratmann	Verlada M	4 Sep 1909	11 Dec 1992	Wife of Clemens P STRATMAN. Married 30 Sep 1931. Our daughters: Imogene E, Judy Ann.	0822 0823	East	21

*Information taken from a printed listing of the church’s death records; the latest information was dated 6 Jul 1981.

Section and Row definitions.

"East" section, inside the boundary formed by the access lane and the county highway. The “West” section is west of the access lane.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section of the cemetery.

0165  Memorial plaque at east edge of the cemetery.

00866  View of the center of the west secton of the cemtery looking north-northwest.