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Maple Hill Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3433 N; Longitude, -87.5419 W
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 17; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Southeast side of Princeton. Located at the east end of Ohio Street, just east of the intersection with County Road 100E. Adjacent and to the east of St. Joseph Cemetery.
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.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row	Lot No.
Shafer	Bertha P	1882	12 Sep 1974	Wife of Henry C SHAFER. “Mother”	9320	16	13	82
Shafer	Carl H	1902	1947	Son of Henry C & Bertha P SHAFER.	9321	16	13	82
Shafer	Gladys Y	11 Sep 1903	28 Dec 1923	nee YOUNG. Daughter of Sherman & Doar A (SKELTON) YOUNG.	8321	14	7	156
Shafer	Henry C	1880	11 Aug 1959	Husband of Bertha P SHAFER.	9322	16	13	82
Shafer	Mary E	--	Dec 1923	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	14	?	156
Shanks	Elizabeth Jane	1891	23 May 1941	Wife of John SHANKS. “Mother”	8258	14	1	180
Shanks	Jerry Lee	9 Oct 1943	23 Jan 1980	Pfc., US Army, Vietnam.	9695	17	1	31
Shanks	John	1884	1971	Husband of Elizabeth Jane SHANKS. “Father”	8259	14	1	180
Shanks	Lawrence	--	27 Oct 1918	Age: 9 months. (Note: From cemetery and Health department records.)	NSF	14	?	180
Sharp	Lola	6 Apr 1904	6 Jul 1904	Daughter of Robert H & Nellie Jane (PEARSON) SHARP.	8410 8412	14	12	171
Sharp	Nellie Jane	2 Feb 1882	12 May 1904	nee PEARSON. Wife of Robert H SHARP. Married 21 Jun 1903. Daughter of Albert & Sarah J (WERERT) PEARSON.	8410 8413	14	12	171
Shaw	Essie	1883	4 May 1914	Wife of Irwin SHAW.	8375 8376	14	11	225
Shaw	Irwin	1880	--	Husband of Essie SHAW.	8375	14	11	225
Sheldon	Eldon L	20 Nov 1919	21 Sep 1974	Husband of Norma J SHELDON. Married 2 Nov 1946. T Sgt., US Army.	8905 8919	14	40	83
Sheldon	Norma J	1925	9 Jun 1992	Wife of Eldon L SHELDOH. Married 2 Nov 1946.	8905	14	40	83
Shine	Sara Emma	9 Feb 1899	7 Feb 1984	“Mother”	8871	14	35	86
Shipman	Amos Wayne	1 Nov 1907	8 Jan 1987	Husband of Norman Jean SHIPMAN. Pvt., US Army, WW II.	9726 9727	17	4	16
Shipman	Amos Wayne, Jr.	19 Oct 1948	6 Nov 1966	Son of Amos Wayne & Norma Jean SHIPMAN. (Click here to view obituary.)	9725	17	4	16
Shipman	Margorie	20 Jan 1909	10 Feb 1971	nee WILSON. Daughter of Leonard R & Flora WILSON. Age: 62 years. (Click here to view obituary.) (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	16	?	103
Shipman	Norma Jean	26 Nov 1924	23 Aug 1997	Wife of Amos Wayne SHIPMAN.	9726	17	4	16
Shoaf	Floy A	--	29 May 1914	Age: 1 year. “Female” (Note: From cemetery and Health department records.)	NSF	16	?	33
Shomate	Dorothy M	29 May 1925	10 Jan 1994	nee NEWTON.	8569 8570	14	18	192
Shomate	Elsie	1900	20 Nov 1937	Second wife of Ray G SHOMATE.	8571	14	18	192
Shomate	Ethel	1889	1921	First wife of Ray G SHOMATE.	8571	14	18	192
Shomate	Eugene I	25 Jul 1917	22 Aug 2008	Son of Ray G & Ethel SHOMATE.	8622	14	20	192
Shomate	Ray G	1893	26 Mar 1955	Husband of Ethel SHOMATE, 1^st; and Elsie SHOMATE, 2^nd.	8571	14	18	192
Shopbell	Clifford	1871	5 Aug 1939	Husband of Winfred L (DUNLAP) SHOPBELL. Married 21 Nov 1894 in Marion County, Indiana. Son of George W & Nancy (ERWIN) SHOPBELL.	9376 9369	16	16	25
Shopbell	George W	1843	1925	Husband of Nancy (ERVIN) SHOPBELL. Married 25 Feb 1869. Sgt., Co. D, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.	9371 9369 From Hight's History of the 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (Stormont)	16	15	25
Shopbell	Nancy Ervin	1842	1922	nee ERVIN. Wife of George W SHOPBELL. Married 25 Feb 1869.	9372 9369	16	15	25
Short	Charles A	1892	27 May 1953	Husband of Ollie C SHORT.	9932	17	14	8
Short	Ollie C	1894	25 Jul 1983	Wife of Charles A SHORT.	9931	17	14	8
Shoulders	James S	4 Feb 1921	18 Sep 2007	Husband of Olive Jean (CARITHERS) SHOULDERS. Married 23 Feb 1947. Son of William B & Oma (FINCH) SHOULDERS. “Our Children: Carol J, Joyce M, William J, Janis L” Sgt., 301^st AAF, Base Unit, WW II.	7919 7920	5	9	43
Shoulders	Nan Maud	13 Oct 1895	26 Jun 1975	--	8896	14	38	103
Shoulders	Olive Jean	16 Mar 1925	2 Oct 2016	nee CARITHERS. Wife of James S SHOULDERS. Married 23 Feb 1947. Daughter of Ralph & Olive CARITHERS. “Our Children: Carol J, Joyce M, William J, Janis L” (Click here to view obituary.)	7919 7920	5	9	43
Shubart	Arminta C	1872	1 Jun 1943	Wife of Clemson A SHUBART.	9450	16	15	47
Shubart	Clemson A	1869	1946	Husband of Arminta C SHUBART.	9450	16	15	47
Shuel	Estelle U	1901	1945	Wife of John L SHUEL.	9064	16	7	91
Shuel	John L	1898	18 Nov 1975	Husband of Estelle U SHUEL.	9064	16	7	91
Simanski	Brenda Hunt	11 Nov 1960	--	nee HUNT. Wife of Philip W SIMANSKI.	0160	17	4	?
Simanski	Philip W	1 Feb 1955	7 Jul 2016	Husband of Brenda (HUNT) SIMANSKI.	0160	17	4	?
Simmons	Adolph F	1908	25 Aug 1994	Husband of Naomi SIMMONS.	9261	16	11	105
Simmons	Naomi	1909	14 Dec 1982	Wife of Adolph F SIMMONS.	9261	16	11	105
Singleton	Jacquelyn Rae	--	20 Feb 1966	--	8191	13	6	30
Sinkhorn	Charles F	1895	16 Nov 1962	Husband of Thelma B SINKHORN. Wagoner, 120^th Infantry, WW I.	9837	17	10	36
Sinkhorn	D Edith	8 Jan 1901	17 Jul 2000	Wife of James Floyd SINKHORN. Married 19 Dec 1917. “Mother”	1500	16	9	103
Sinkhorn	Frances E	28 Jun 1919	9 Mar 2012	Daughter of James Floyd & D Edith (LINDSAY) SINKHORN. (Click here to view obituary.)	1500	16	9	103
Sinkhorn	James Floyd	31 Aug 1893	9 Jan 1980	Husband of D Edith SINKHORN. Married 29 Dec 1917. “Father”	1500	16	9	103
Sinkhorn	Thelma B	1901	20 Nov 1986	Wife of Charles F SINKHORN.	9837	17	10	36
Sisk	Jesse Alfred	--	1964	--	8224	13	7	30
Sisk	Maude A	27 Dec 1899	21 Mar 1987	nee MULINAUX. Wife of Ruby A SISK.	9258	16	11	105
Sisk	Ruby A	29 Dec 1894	11 Aug 1967	Husband of Maude A (MULINAUX) SISK.	9258	16	11	105
Skelton	Amon H	1870	1941	Husband of Lola C (CORDER) SKELTON. Married 26 Feb 1896. Son of Joseph M & Mary E (BARR) SKELTON.	9591	16	20	49
Skelton	Benjamin F “Ben”	1898	1930	Son of John H & Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” SKELTON.	7930	5	10	16
Skelton	Charles Edwin “Bud”	26 Sep 1917	9 Oct 1992	Husband of Mildred Louise “Mid” (STEPHENS) SKELTON. Married 23 Sep 1939. National Guard.	7688	3	4	11
Skelton	Dianna Gail	10 Oct 1943	--	Daughter of Charles Edwin “Bud” & Mildred L “Mid” (STEPHENS) SKELTON.	7689	3	4	11
Skelton	Doyle C	8 Sep 1906	23 Jan 1977	Husband of Lura M SKELTON. Married 6 Sep 1929. Son of Amon H & Lola C (CORDER) SKELTON. Col., US Army, WW II.	9592 9593	16	20	49
Skelton	Elsie Ross	7 May 1915	29 Jun 2013	nee ROSS. Wife of Raymond Bruce SKELTON. Daughter of Elbert & Effie (JOHNSON) ROSS. (Click here to view obituary.)	2980	14	19	146
Skelton	Fannie J	1872	1937	nee JOHNSON. Wife of George S SKELTON. Married 12 Apr 1896.	8340	14	9	218
Skelton	George S	1870	1929	Husband of Fannie J (JOHNSON) SKELTON. Married 12 Apr 1896.	8340	14	9	218
Skelton	John H	Nov 1863	1928	Husband of Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” SKELTON. “Father”	7931	5	10	16
Skelton	John Wesley	5 Oct 1906	4 Jun 1995	Husband of Mary H SKELTON.	9776	17	7	11
Skelton	Kenneth P	13 Apr 1937	7 Jul 1988	Son of John Wesley & Mary H SKELTON.	9777	17	7	11
Skelton	Lillian I	14 Aug 1916	13 Jan 1972	nee AYERS. Second wife of Roger I SKELTON.	9757	17	6	27
Skelton	Lola C	1876	17 Feb 1944	nee CORDER. Wife of Amon H SKELTON. Married 26 Feb 1896. John & ? (BELL) CORDER.	9591	16	20	49
Skelton	Lura M	28 Mar 1909	26 Sep 1997	Wife of Doyle C SKELTON. Married 6 Sep 1929.	9592	16	20	49
Skelton	Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie”	Dec 1869	1955	Wife of John H SKELTON. “Mother”	7932	5	10	16
Skelton	Mary H	5 Nov 1906	1 Oct 1993	Wife of John Wesley SKELTON.	9776	17	7	11
Skelton	Mary Jane	1888	26 Aug 1980	nee INGLE. Wife of William Dale SKELTON. Married 1 Jul 1908. “Mom”	9758	17	6	27
Skelton	Mildred Louise “Mid”	30 Sep 1920	1 Nov 1998	nee STEPHENS. Wife of Charles Edwin “Bud” SKELTON. Married 23 Sep 1939.	7688	3	4	11
Skelton	Raymond Bruce	20 Jan 1921	7 Feb 1984	Husband of Elsie (ROSS) SKELTON. Pfc., US Army, WW II.	2980 8594	14	19	146
Skelton	Roger Dale “Bud”	23 Mar 1937	8 Oct 2002	Son of Roger I & Nina Katheryn (McCARTY) SKELTON JOSLIN.	9756	17	6	27
Skelton	Roger I	3 Nov 1910	10 Jun 2008	Husband of Nina (McCARTY) SKELTON, 1st; Lillian I (AYERS) SKELTON, 2nd; Marcia (RINSHE) SKELTON, 3rd. Son of William Dale & Mary Jane (INGLE) SKELTON.	9757	17	6	27
Skelton	Ruby	Dec 1888	1961	Husband of Pearl SKELTON. Son of John H & Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” SKELTON.	7933	5	10	16
Skelton	Russell R	23 Sep 1896	31 May 1989	Husband of Viola H SKELTON. Married 7 Aug 1924.	9540	16	19	49
Skelton	Viola H	4 Oct 1896	24 Mar 1990	Wife of Russell R SKELTON. Married 7 Aug 1924.	9540	16	19	49
Skelton	William Dale	1886	9 May 1963	Husband of Mary Jane (INGLE) SKELTON. Married 1 Jul 1908. “Dad”	9758	17	6	27
Slade	Bruce A	1955	8 Aug 1960	Son of James E & Marion D SLADE.	9827	17	9	35
Slade	James E	15 May 1925	17 Apr 2018	Husband of Marion D SLADE. Married 24 Jan 1946. S SGT, US Army Air Forces WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	6049 GAP 6050 GAP	17	9	35
Slade	Marion D	2 Feb 1927	16 Dec 2018	nee DEARING. Wife of James E SLADE. Married 24 Jan 1946. (Click here to view obituary.)	6049 GAP 6050 GAP	17	9	35
Slater	Edgar R	1888	1975	Husband of Emma SLATER. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	8081	13	1	21
Slater	Emma	20 Jan 1895	14 Aug 1982	Wife of Edgar R SLATER.	8080	13	1	21
Slater	Morris Gleen	24 Nov 1928	16 Jan 1945	Son of Edgar R & Emma SLATER.	8124	13	2	22
Slinker	Sherry Lynn	--	23 May 1978	Daughter of David & Barbara SLINKER.	8205	13	6	32
Sloan	Stanley “Pat”	18 Aug 1950	20 Aug 1964	--	9981	17	18	40
Slotboom	Mary Ann	1878	16 May 1968	Wife of William H SLOTBOOM.	9186	16	8	93
Slotboom	William H	1874	13 Mar 1957	Husband of Mary Ann SLOTBOOM.	9186	16	8	93

Rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section. The Section plats of this cemetery are all of irregular shapes. Twenty-one sections appear on the original layout, but only about the south half of the original is in use.

7621 Cemetery enterance. Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 are through the gate on the right (south)	8052 Looking east from Section 6. View of Sections 12, 13 and 14; Sections 16 and 17 are in the far background.
8928 View of Secton 14, looking back toward the entrance (west) from the southeast corner of the cemetery.	9678 View of Section 16, looking west from the top of the hill. The top of the county courthouse can be seen in the center of the photograph (1.75 miles.) Coal mine silos and conveyors northwest of Princeton, in the background (4.5 miles)

Genealogy

Maple Hill Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Southeast side of Princeton. Located at the east end of Ohio Street, just east of the intersection with County Road 100E. Adjacent and to the east of St. Joseph Cemetery.