Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

"Sign dedication:  In memory of Raymond & Gertrude Thompson"

Benson Cemetery

aka William Benson Cemetery.

Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2384 N;  Longitude, -87.6935 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 12W
Common Directions:	Located about 2 miles south of Owensville, on the east side of Indiana State Road 65, about 1 mile south of County Road 700S..
Last updated	Jul 2023

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using using photographs of the headstones.  Notes were supplemented with marriage and census records plus genealogy records.  There certainly are unmarked graves plus a few unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.  
If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.

� 2009-2020       Daniel L Elliott

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions and Notes.	Image #                  Image	Section	Row
Adamson	Edna Woods	1899	1962	Wife of Fred WOODS, 1^st and ADAMSON, 2^nd.	6706	West	4
Aldorma?	Thomas	--	5 Nov 1855	Aged 78 yrs. 8 ms. 27 days.	6881	East	6
Angle	Ann Zehner	10 Jul 1951	--	nee ZEHNER. Wife of Richard Allen ANGLE. Married 14 Jul 1974. “Our Daughter: Julia Karen”	6683	West	2
Angle	Julia Karen	27 Jul 1989	25 May 2019	Adopted daughter of Richard Allen & Ann (ZEHNER) ANGLE. My Fiance:  Scott WALTERS  Click here to view obituary.	0337 0338	West	2
Angle	Richard Allen	24 Sep 1951	14 May 2005	Husband of Ann (ZEHNER) ANGLE. Married 14 Jul 1974. “Our Daughter: Julia Karen”	6683	West	2
Baltzell	Mary Benson	12 Aug 1903	8 Mar 1999	nee BENSON. Wife of Verle A BALTZELL.	6757	West	7
Baltzell	Verle A	13 Sep 1903	5 Jun 1987	Husband of Mary (BENSON) BALTZELL.	6757	West	7
Benson	Benjamin F	1871	1960	Husband of Fannie C BENSON. “God Be With You”	6741	West	6
Benson	Emily F	1875	1951	Wife of John G BENSON.	6755	West	7
Benson	Fannie C	1872	1956	Wife of Benjamin F BENSON. “God Be With You”	6741	West	6
Benson	Genevieve	--	26 Feb 1896	Daughter of Benjamin F & Fannie C BENSON. Aged 10 m’s. 11 d’s.	6746	West	6
Benson	Gertrude J	22 Mar 1878	9 Dec 1929	Wife of Luther BENSON.	6758	West	7
Benson	Henry Sylvester	18 Mar 1894	8 Feb 1959	Husband of Laura (MAUCK) BENSON.	6769	West	8
Benson	Infant	23 Nov 1899	23 Nov 1899	“Daughter”	6743	West	6
Benson	James, Sr	9 Mar 1761	9 Jan 1844	Husband of Mary (TAYLOR) BENSON.	6847 6848	West	8
Benson	James E	1869	1929	Husband of Viola K BENSON. “Father”	6768	West	8
Benson	John G	6 Jun 1872	30 Mar 1960	Husband of Emily F BENSON.	6754	West	7
Benson	Laura	16 Jan 1873	26 Feb 1957	Wife of William C BENSON.	6752	West	7
Benson	Laura Mauck	10 Dec 1901	19 Jul 1982	nee MAUCK. Wife of Henry Sylvester BENSON.	6769	West	8
Benson	Louella	--	7 Oct 1877	Daughter of Sylvester & Nancy A BENSON. Aged 2? Y. 9 M. 23 D.	6845	East	1
Benson	Lucille	2 Oct 1906	20 Mar 1911	Daughter of William C & Laura BENSON.	6751	West	7
Benson	Luther	25 Jan 1877	23 Aug 1971	Husband of Gertrude J BENSON.	6758	West	7
Benson	Margret	13 Jul 1803	3 Aug 1866	Consort of William BENSON. Aged 63 y’s. 20 D’s.	6857	East	2
Benson	Mary	--	--	nee TAYLOR. Wife of James BENSON, Sr..	6846 6847	East	1
Benson	Nancy A	9 Feb 1844	10 Mar 1899	Wife of Sylvester BENSON. Aged 55 Y. 1 M. 1 D.	6843	East	1
Benson	Raymond	26 Sep 1898	22 Oct 1898	--	6744	West	6
Benson	Ronald Sylvester	20 Apr 1896	1925	Amb. Co. 254, 14^th S. T., WW I.	6742	West	6
Benson	Sylvester	10 Jul 1823	31 Mar 1913	Husband of Nancy A BENSON. Aged 90 Y. 8 M. 21 D.	6844	East	1
Benson	Viola K	1875	1943	Wife of James E BENSON. “Mother”	6768	West	8
Benson	William	31 Mar 1793	26 Sep 1878	Husband of Margret BENSON. “Beneath this stone lie the remains of WILLIAM BENSON a soldier of the War of 1812. Born in Bourbon Co., KY. Mar 31 A.D. 1793. Emigrated to Gibson Co. Ind. in the year 1816 and continued in the occupation of ??? to the time of his death. Sept 26 A.D. 1878”	6855	East	2
Benson	William C	25 Apr 1868	23 Sep 1962	Husband of Laura BENSON. (Click here to view obituary.)	6752	West	7
Benson	William C	--	11 Mar 1865	Aged 20 yr’s. 5 Mo’s 3 Dys. “He died for his country” “Fell mortally wounded at the Battle of Kinston, N.C. March 10, Died March 11, 1865”	6859	East	2
Benson	William H	24 Oct 1904	24 May 1971	--	6740	West	6
Brumfield	L Pauline	8 Jan 1913	14 May 1994	“Daughter”	6805	West	10
Brumfield	Mary Ethel	6 Nov 1889	14 Dec 1977	--	6804	West	10
Bunnell	Margaret J "Margo"	19 Nov 1928	9 Aug 2010	nee JAQUESS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0334	West	3
Crawford	Mary J	28 Jan 1858	25 Jun 1918	Wife of A J CRAWFORD.	6833	West	13
Daugherty	Archie	7 Jul 1914	10 Oct 1995	Husband of Louise DAUGHERTY.  Married 1 Jul 1942.   Pfc. US Army, WW II.	6678	West	1
Daugherty	Louise	3 Mar 1917	22 Nov 2008	Wife of Archie DAUGHERTY. Married 1 Jul 1942	6678	West	1
Daugherty	Sariah J	3 Sep 1843	2 Oct 1844	Daughter of W F & J DAUGHERTY.	0310  (Replacement for old stone.) 6853	East	2
Dawson	Adam Brown	1861	1949	Husband of Cordelia A DAWSON. “Father”	6824	West	12
Dawson	Cordelia A	1868	1939	Wife of Adam Brown DAWSON. “Mother”	6824	West	12
Dawson	Paul Elijah	Apr 1906	Jul 1906	--	6825	West	12
Dike	Clyde C	1895	1990	Husband of Fern F DIKE.	6734	West	6
Dike	Fern F	1895	1989	Wife of Clyde C DIKE.	6734	West	6
Emerson	Agnes E	8 Aug 1877	6 Feb 1969	Wife of Joseph L EMERSON.	6796	West	10
Emerson	Angie Vaughn	7 Feb 1918	3 Dec 1994	nee VAUGHN. Wife of Eugene C EMERSON.	6809	West	11
Emerson	Edith B	1883	1963	Wife of Dr. Jesse D EMERSON.	6765	West	8
Emerson	Eugene C	13 Dec 1910	2 Jan 1989	Husband of Angie (VAUGHN) EMERSON.	6809	West	11
Emerson	Hugh Pegram	4 Oct 1907	31 Jul 1908	--	6795	West	10
Emerson	Jesse D, Dr	1872	1955	Husband of Edith B EMERSON. “Dentist”	6765	West	8
Emerson	Joseph L	29 Sep 1870	5 Oct 1962	Husband of Agnes E EMERSON.	6796	West	10
Flowers	Dink J	1877	1954	Husband of Maude FLOWERS. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1919-1922	6761 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	West	7
Flowers	Maude	1881	1967	Wife of Dink J FLOWERS.	6761	West	7
Forbis	Barnes S	27 Aug 1858	22 May 1940	Husband of Zerelda R FORBIS.	6831	West	13
Forbis	Zerelda R	8 Mar 1860	15 Mar 1941	Wife of Barnes S FORBIS.	6831	West	13
Garrett	Alice E	1908	2003	Wife of Frank GARRETT.	6698	West	3
Garrett	Carol Jane	25 Mar 1931	14 Feb 2023	nee HUEY. Wife of Frank GARRETT, Jr. (Click here to view obituary.)	6309 GAP	West	3
Garrett	Frank	1907	1987	Husband of Alice E GARRETT.	6698	West	3
Garrett	Frank, Jr	30 May 1931	--	Husband of Carol Jane GARRETT.	6697	West	3
Garrett	Kathy Jane	8 Jan 1960	8 Jan 1960	“Infant”	6696	West	3
Garwood	Mary E	25 Jan 1909	8 Feb 1992	Wife of Ralph GARWOOD. Married 1 Oct 1933. . “Daughters: Carol, Susanne”	6681	West	2
Garwood	Ralph	10 May 1906	30 Aug 1981	Husband of Mary E GARWOOD. Married 1 Oct 1933. “Daughters: Carol, Susanne”	6681	West	2
Gottffried	Mariloys Woods	24 Apr 1925	2 Mar 2006	nee WOODS. Wife of Herbert A “Brownie” GOTTFRIED, Jr. Married 2 Jul 1950. Daughter of Darwin T & Grace D (FERGUSON) WOODS. “Sons: Gary, Terry & Thomas”	6675	West	1
Gottfried	Herbert A, Jr. “Brownie”	5 Feb 1925	24 May 1995	Husband of Mariloys (WOODS) GOTTFRIED. Married 2 Jul 1950. Son of Herbert A, Sr. & Laura (MAUCK) BENSON, GOTTFRIED. “Sons: Gary, Terry & Thomas” Cpl. US Army Air Corps, WW II.	6675	West	1
Henn	Maude A	21 Sep 1891	15 Jun 1981	--	6883	East	8
Highsmith	Fanney Ellen	2 Aug 1893	22 Nov 1930	nee PURCELL.  1st Wife of Harry HIGHSMITH.	6759	West	7
Highsmith	Gladys B	21 Jul 1897	31 Dec 1991	2nd Wife of  Harry J HIGHSMITH.	6759	West	7
Highsmith	Harry J	18 May 1887	1 Mar 1966	Husband of Fannye E (PURCELL)  HIGHSMITH, 1st and Gladys B HIGHSMITH, 2nd.	6759	West	7
Highsmith	William Howard	1916	13 Feb 1980	--	6756	West	7
Hudelson	Eugenia W	26 Jun 1910	6 Jan 2001	Wife of S Robert HUDELSON.	6787	West	9
Hudelson	S Robert	18 Aug 1905	16 Jul 1965	Husband of Eugenia W HUDELSON.	6787	West	9
Hurt	Virginia Sumner	17 Mar 1919	--	--	6736	West	6

Rows in the “West” section were numbered beginning at the west edge of the cemetery along Hwy 65.

Rows in the “East” section (original section of cemetery on top of the hill) were numbered beginning along the access lane.

0319  View of the West section  from the top of hill	6839  View of the East section from the southwest looking notheast.
6840  View of the East section from the northwest looking southeast.	6864 View of the center of the East section -- very few headstones remain to be seen.