Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

St. Stephens (New) Cemetery

Johnson Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.1786 N;  Longitude, -87.5310 W
Congressional Location:	NW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 16; TOWNSHIP 4S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located on the east side of the St. Stephens Church on the east side of County Road 200E (Old Princeton Road), about 3/10 mile north of the intersection with County Road 1250S in Warrenton.
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
Adler	Mayme	1895	1992	Wife of Theodore ADLER.	8391	N	8
Adler	Theodore	1891	1979	Husband of Mayme ADLER.	8391	N	8
Beal	Norma L	5 Nov 1925	1992	--	0140	S	4
Bales	Lester H	1909	1962	Husband of Lorena E BALES.	8269	S	4
Beal	Lorena E	1907	25 Aug 1982	Wife of Lester H BALES.  (Click here to view obituary.)	8269	S	4
Bertram	Mildred S	2 Aug 1912	13 May 1999	Wife of William D BERTRAM. Married 6 Nov 1937.	8273	S	4
Bertram	William D	17 Sep 1909	11 May 1976	Husband of Mildred S BERTRAM. Married 6 Nov 1937.	8273	S	4
Besing	Anna Katherine	26 Sep 1920	31 Oct 1975	nee MUSGRAVE.  First wife of Orville Henry BESING. Daughter of John & Anna (KNAEBEL) MUSGRAVE.	8231	S	2
Besing	Barbara J	15 May 1944	--	nee WOOLEVER.  Wife of Darvin B BESING.  Married:  1 Jan 1972.  Daughter of Russell & Eva WOOLEVER.  Our Children:  Jennifer; Elizabeth; Daniel; Stephanie.  Our Grandchildren:  Kyle Hill; Anna Hill; Noah Lynn.	3129 3130	S	2
Besing	Darvin B	11 Jan 1944	27 Sep 2014	Husband of Barbara J (WOOLEVER) BESING.  Married:  1 Jan 1972.  Son of Orvillie Henry & Anna Katherine (MUSGRAVE) BESING. Our Children:  Jennifer; Elizabeth; Daniel; Stephanie.  Our Grandchildren:  Kyle Hill; Anna Hill; Noah Lynn.	3129 3130	S	2
Besing	Elizabeth Clara Louise "Libbie"	16 May 1888	10 May 1973	nee NENNEKER.  Wife of Raymond B BESING.  Daughter of Henry & Elzia (NIEDERHAUS) NENNEKER.	8346	N	6
Besing	Orville Henry	19 Feb 1916	10 Feb 2000	Husband of Anna Katherine (MUSGRAVE) BESING, 1st; second husband of Marjorie E (SMITH) BESING, 2nd, married 24 Sep 1977 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana; and Opal BESING, 3rd.  Son of Raymond B & Elizabeth Clara Louise "Libbie" (NENNEKER) BESINS.	8231	S	2
Besing	Raymond B	18 Jul 1888	22 Feb 1966	Husband of Elizabeth Clara Louisa "Libbie" (NENNEKER) BESING.	8346	N	6
Blake	Grant	3 Jan 1911	20 Apr 2006	Husband of Ora I BLAKE. Married 12 Apr 1936. “Married 70 years..” “Our sons: Charles A and Donald E”	8233 8234	N	2
Blake	Ora I	4 Jan 1911	13 Aug 2007	Wife of Grant BLAKE. Married 12 Apr 1936. “Married 70 years..” “Our sons: Charles A and Donald E”	8283 8234	N	2
Blesch	Ethel L	23 Jul 1906	22 Nov 1978	Wife of Martin C BLESCH.	0915 8293  (NOTE:  STONE BELOW HAS BEEN REMOVED.)	N	4
Blesch	Martin C	28 Mar 1904	11 Oct 1990	Husband of Ethel L BLESCH, 1^st and Mildred (WILDER) BLESCH, 2^nd. (Note: Date of death not cut in this stone. He was buried in Northview Cemetery according to obituary.) NOTE:  This stone was removed from the cemetery before 25 Jun 2014.	8293	N	4
Block	Clarence G	1918	1937	Son of George H & Lydia L BLOCK/	8223	N	1
Block	George H	1888	1930	Husband of Lydia L BLOCK.	8222	N	1
Block	Lydia L	1893	1973	Wife of George H BLOCK/	8222	N	1
Block	Rosa	1864	1930	--	8244	N	2
Brewster	William Franklin	22 Jan 1903	13 Nov 1963	--	8348	N	6
Buck	Essie E	1882	1945	nee CLARK.  Wife of Wilhelm H M BUCK.  Married 15 Sep 1915.  Daughter of John E & Mary (MONTGOMERY) CLARK.	8314	N	5
Buck	Mary Henriette	1869	1964	Daughter of Bernhart W & Henrietta L K (KEMPER) BUCK.	8315	N	5
Buck	Wilhelm H M	1870	1936	Husband of Essie E (CLARK) BUCK.  Married 15 Sep 1915. Son of Bernhart W & Henrietta L K (KEMPER) BUCK.	8314	N	5
Busing	Elenora	1867	1953	Wife of Henry BUSING.	8347	N	6
Busing	Henry W	1863	1947	Husband of Elenora BUSING.	8347	N	6
Cairns	Andrew John	25 Jun 1921	27 Feb 2011	Husband of Ruby Jo (CROMER) CAIRNS. Married 12 Jun 1944.  Son of Alfred & Olga CAIRNS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1720	S	3
Cairns	Mary Ruth	--	12 Dec 1962	--	1721	S	3
Cairns	Ruby Jo	21 Mar 1922	1 Feb 1995	nee CROMER.  Wife of Andrew John CAIRNS. Married 12 Jun 1944.	1720	S	3
Chelf	Elsa Frohbieter	1897	1982	nee FROHBIETER. Wife of James Evert CHELF.	8380	S	9
Chelf	James Evert	1900	1989	Husband of Elsa (FROHBIETER) CHELF.	8380	S	9
Dickmeyer	Amelia E	1875	1950	"Sister" (Same stone as Arthur H DICKMEYER.)	8349	N	6
Dickmeyer	Arthur H	1872	1961	"Brother" (Same stone as Amelia E DICKMEYER.)	8349	N	6
Dickmeyer	Benjamin F L	1879	1958	Husband of Katie E DICKMEYER.	8350	N	6
Dickmeyer	Emelie J	1871	1942	Wife of George H DICKMEYER.	8301	N	4
Dickmeyer	George H	1864	1939	Husband of Emelie J DICKMEYER.	8301	N	4
Dickmeyer	Katie E	1883	1944	Wife of Benjamin F L DICKMEYER.	8350	N	6
Dougan	Melanie A	17 Jan 1962	22 Aug 2009	nee CLUTTER. Wife of Jim DOUGAN. Daughter of Milton & Patricia Ann (SLADE) CUTTLER SHELTON. "Daughters:  Jamie Spradley, Brenda Spraley. Stepson:  Lucas Dougan." Sgt., US Air Force.	1182	S	7
Eaton	George F	1906	1968	--	8365	N	7
Espenlaub	Walter C	1896	1938	--	8245	N	2
Felker	Hulda R	21 Jun 1889	11 Jan 1966	--	8286	S	5
Field	Byron A	18 May 1909	16 Mar 1976	Husband of Eunice L FIELD.  Son of Charles Russell & Constance "Connie" Ethel (CAMPBELL) FIELD. Pvt., US Army.	8270 8271	S	4
Field	Eunice L	1903	1988	Wife of Byron A FIELD.	8270	S	4
Fischer	Delbert J	27 Jun 1934	21 Jun 2015	Husband of Pearl L (SCHERER) FISHER. Married 1 May 1954.  Son of John & Anna (KRIEGER) FISCHER. “Our daughters: Lisa A, Emile L)	0132 8326	S	7
Fischer	Pearl Lena	16 Feb 1936	5 Apr 2018	nee SCHERER.  Wife of Delbert J FISHER. Married 1 May 1954.  Daughter of Raymond H & Lillian E (BOSECKER) SCHERER. “Our daughters: Lisa A, Emile L)	0132 8326	S	7
Frohbieter	Alberta F	1906	1981	Wife fo Gerhardt E FROHBIETER.	8386	S	10
Frohbieter	August F	1873	1955	Husband of Hulda M FROHBIETER.	8308	N	5
Frohbieter	Clarence J	1904	1979	Son of Sophia W & George H FROHBIETER.	8251	N	3
Frohbieter	Dora M	20 Sep 1884	11 Feb 1977	Wife of Daniel “Dan” W FROHBIETER. Married 2 Oct 1910.	8378	S	9
Frohbieter	Edwin H	25 Feb 1904	17 Jun 2000	Husband of Sudie M FROHBIETER.	8389	N	8
Frohbieter	Elmer G	22 Jul 1923	24 Jun 1993	Husband of Lucille FROHBIETER. Son of Daniel “Dan” W & Dora M (RENNEKA) FROHBIETER. Pfc., US Army, WW II.	8378 8379	S	9
Frohbieter	Emilie H	1870	1952	Wife of Gerhard C FROHBIETER.	8344	N	6
Frohbieter	Emma D	9 Mar 1912	7 Feb 2004	Wife of Raymond H FROHBIETER.	8382	S	9
Frohbieter	Fred O	1894	1974	Husband of Hulda M FROHBIETER.	8390	N	8
Frohbieter	George H	1876	1953	Husband of Sophia W FROHBIETER.	8252	N	3
Frohbieter	Gerhard C	1852	1928	Husband of Emilie H FROHBIETER.	8344	N	6
Frohbieter	Gerhardt E	1896	1965	Husband of Alberta F FROHBIETER.	8386	S	10
Frohbieter	Hulda E	1882	1969	--	8343	N	6
Frohbieter	Hulda M	1883	1959	Wife of August F FROHBIETER.	8308	N	5
Frohbieter	Hulda M	1895	1977	Wife of Fred O FROHBIETER.	8390	N	8
Frohbieter	Infant	--	27 Mar 1917	Infant daughter of George H & Sophia W FROHBIETER.	8253	N	3
Frohbieter	Infant	1930	1930	Infant son of Edwin H & Sudie M FROHBIETER.	8389	N	8
Frohbieter	Louise E	1887	1972	--	8345	N	6
Frohbieter	Lucille	28 Apr 1930	4 Dec 1979	Wife of Elmer G FROHBIETER.	8378	S	9
Frohbieter	Mary L	1931	1994	Daughter of Gerhardt E & Albert F FROHBIETER.	8386	S	10
Frohbieter	Raymond H	20 Dec 1908	13 Apr 1989	Husband of Emma D FROHBIETER.	8382	S	9
Frohbieter	Sophia W	1883	1965	Wife of George H FROHBIETER.	8252	N	3
Frohbieter	Sudie M	10 May 1910	9 Sep 2008	Wife of Edwin H FROHBIETER.	8389	N	8

Section and Row definitions. 

For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing. “North” and “South” sections are marked by large, low “L-shaped” concrete corner markers.

There are eight rows in the “North” section and ten rows in the “South.” Rows were numbered beginning on the west edge of the cemetery.