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Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery


Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.3647 N;  Longitude, -87.5694 W
Congressional Location:SE-1/4; SW-1/4, SECTION 6; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:

Located on the west side of North Main Street (SR-65) and north of West Warnock (Old Highway 41) in Princeton, Indiana, at the north end of Hart Street.

Last updated April 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

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#      Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Lot
No.

Aarnink

Leverett E

15 Jul 1900

15 Mar 1983

Husband of N Ruth AARNINK.

0262


ESE

9

672

Aarnink

N Ruth

4 Apr 1901

4 Jan 1979

Wife of Leverett E AARNINK.

0262

ESE

9

672

Abell

Earl A

1889

1948

Husband of Pearl N ABELL.

0170

ESE

5

648

Abell

Othel

1913

1941

Son of Earl A & Pearl N ABELL.

0171

ESE

5

648

Abell

Pearl N

1893

1965

Wife of Earl A ABELL.

0170

ESE

5

648

Abreu

Isolina P

28 Feb 1911

1 Jan 2007

Nee PEREZ.  Wife of Oliverio F ABREU.  Daughter of Domingo & Maia PEREZ. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

6845

NC

17

385

Abreu

Oliverio F

1906

1972

Husband of Isolia P (PEREZ) ABREU.

6845

NC

17

385

Adams

Della May

--

19 Sep 1901

Daughter of William N & Isabel ADAMS.

Age:  6 years.

“Malaria Fever”

(Note:  From cemetery and health department records.  Given name is recorded as “Delia M” in cemetery records.)

NSF

NWn

1

510

Adams

Jospeh, Jr.

7 Sep 1929

21 Jun 1988

Husband fo Marjorie M ADAMS.

1155

ENE

8

158

Adams

Mabel C

13 Jan 1917

24 Aug 1994

nee HEDDEN.  Wife of Oral ADAMS.

1809

N*

1

511

Adams

Marjorie M

25 Jan 1924

30 Jul 1996

Wife of Joseph ADAMS, Jr.

1155

ENE

8

158

Adcock

William P

--

Nov 1918

First husband of Jennie ADCOCK SHORT.

(Note:  From cemetery and census records.)

NSF

ENE

7

131

Aders

Stella F

1888

Mar 1926

“Mother”

2677

SW

6

503

Adkins

Robert

3 May 1906

13 Sep 1985

--

2959

SW

20

615

Adkins

Sarah Ann

1866

1943

nee WHITEHOUSE.  Wife of William Robert ADKINS.  Married 19 Aug 1894.

2894

SW

17

589

Adkins

William Robert

1854

1936

Husband of Sarah Ann (WHITEHOUSE) ADKINS.  Married 19 Aug 1894.

2894

SW

17

589

Adler

Anna M

20 Feb 1925

17 Sep 2008

nee JONES.  Wife of Fred G ADLER.  Married 13 Feb 1943.  Daughter of Marshall & Dollie (MORGAN) JONES. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

6273

SW1

3

4

Adler

Fred G

13 Jan 1920

15 Mar 1997

Husband of Anna M (JONES) ADLER.  Married 13 Feb 1943.

WW II.

6273

SW1

3

4

Agar

John W

15 Nov 1852

19 Nov 1898

Husband of Mellie V (VORHEES) AGAR.  Married 1 Sep 1881.

2188

2190

SC

12

342

Agar

Mellie V

31 Jan 1861

2 Mar 1899

nee VORHEES.  Wife of John W AGAR.  Married 1 Sep 1881.

2188

2189

SC

12

342

Agniel

Ada Lescher

21 Jan 1859

3 Feb 1939

nee LESCHER.  Wife of George AGNIEL.

6491

NC

2

286

Agniel

George

20 Aug 1849

6 Jan 1893

Husband of Ada (LESCHER) AGNIEL.

“Born at New Harmony, Ind.

6493

NC

2

286

Agniel

Mary

1892

1913

Daughter of George & Ada (LESCHER) AGNIEL.

6494

NC

2

286

Agniel

Rosamond

12 May 1884

27 Jun 1965

Daughter of George & Ada (LESCHER) AGNIEL.

6490

NC

2

286

Aiken

Helen M

18 Aug 1918

1 Feb 2000

Wife of William AIKEN.  Daughter of Raplph & Bess (MARTIN) TICHENOR.

1529

ENE

23

112

Akers

George A

1890

1971

Husband of Missie M AKERS.

2704

SW

8

523

Akers

Jesse U

10 Dec 1927

11 Dec 2000

Son of George A & Missie M AKERS.

Pfc., US Army, WW II.


2707

SW

8

522

Akers

Missie M

1894

1959

Wife of George A AKERS.

2704

SW

8

523

Alcorn

Inez M

1893

1992

Wife of Richard Homer ALCORN.

6809

NC

16

368

Alcorn

Richard Homer

24 Jun 1892

1935

Husband of Inez M ALCORN. 

WW I.



6808

NC

16

368

Alexander

Kelso

22 Feb 1889

21 Aug 1955

Husband of Mary A ALEXANDER.  Son of Leander & Floread (WILSON) ALEXANDER.

Indiana, Pvt., Btry. B, 344th Field Atry. WW I.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1043

1044

ENE

2

165

Alexander

Margaret L

1869

1940

Wife of Harry H ALEXANDER.

7501

NW

15

578

Alexander

Mary A

1890

1964

Wife of Kelso ALEXANDER.

1043

ENE

2

165

Alford

William

--

Oct 1921

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NW

19

604

Allen

Hester Ann

22 Dec 1847

17 Dec 1919

“Mother”

“In Memory of Charles S Allen”

7572

NW

19b

605

Allen

Infant

--

Jan 1923

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NW

17

599

Allen

Lawrence

--

Jul 1917

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

W

1

622

Allen

Londa C

30 Mar 1885

23 May 1901

Age:  16 years.

2111

2112

SC

9

317

Allmon

Edgar D

1872

1931

Husband of Hallah P (BARRETT) DUNCAN.  Married 11 Jan 1897.  Son of Joseph & Martha (DUNCAN) ALLMON.

7467

NW

13

564

Allmon

Hallah P

1874

1953

nee BARRETT.  Wife of Edgar D DUNCAN.  Married 11 Jan 1897.  Daughter of Hiram & Ruth (WILSON) BARRETT.

7466

NW

13

564

Allmon

Velia S

1901

1967

Son of Edgar D & Hallah P (BARRETT) ALLMON.

7465

NW

13

564

Almon

A Randall

1917

1920

Son of Samuel B & Stella Mae (BURNS) ALMON.

7296

NW

6

505

Almon

Robert

--

29 Aug 1992

Age:  76 years.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NW

6

505

Almon

Samuel

--

Dec 1920

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NW

6

505

Almon

Samuel B

1881

1964

Husband of Stella Mae (BURNS) ALMON.  Married 10 Dec 1914.  Son of Elsberry & Dicy Ellen (STEELE) ALMON.

“Father”

7295

NW

6

505

Almon

Stella Mae

1892

1934

nee BURNS.  Wife of Samuel B ALMON.  Married 10 Dec 1914.  Daughter of James W & Lulu (FERGURSON) BURNS.

“Mother”

7295

NW

6

505

Alsup

Victoria

--

8 May 1888

nee EMBERTON.  Wife of John C ALSUP.  Married 14 Feb 1884.

(Sister of Eckles EMBERTON.)

Age:  20 y. 4 m. 10 days.

“Consumption”

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

(Note:  Census records give year of birth as 1863 and 1866.)

NSF

ESE

13

23

Alvis

Barbara J

8 Mar 1925

7 Mar 2014

nee KEMP.  Wife of Robert L ALVIS.  Married 12 Jul 1946


Daughter of Bert & Beatrice (BRUCE) KEMP. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

2847

SW

15

582

Alvis

Blanche G

1881

1965

nee SPORE.  Wife of Oscar ALVIS.  Married 25 Dec 1898.  Daughter of William H SPORE.

2682

SW

7

520

Alvis

Charles T

21 Aug 1913

22 Aug 1944

Son of Fred & Mamie ALVIS.

Pvt., Co. A, 358th Inf., 90th Div.


2268

SC

16

376

Alvis

Elvin O “Pooch”

1907

1926

Son of Oscar & Blanche ALVIS.

2680

SW

7

520

Alvis

Florence

1867

1918

nee PAGE.  Wife of Jessie ALVIS.  Married 24 Oct 1885.

“Mother”

7363

NW

9

539

Alvis

Frances C

3 Dec 1901

4 May 1963

nee MARTIN.  Wife of Lucius ALVIS. 

2848

SW

15

582

Alvis

James A “Jimmie”

1925

Oct 1926

Age:  1 y. 2 m. 28 d.

2718

SW

8

520

Alvis

Jessie P

1856

19 Nov 1930

Husband of Florence (PAGE) ALVIS.  Married 24 Oct 1885.

“Father”

7363

NW

9

539

Alvis

Laura May

8 Jun 1892

2 Oct 1964

nee STORMONT.  Wife of Sidney E ALVIS, Sr.  Married 14 Apr 1917.  Daughter of J C & Margaret (BALDRIDGE) ALVIS.

7259

NW

4

487

Alvis

Mamie Lee

20 Jul 1885

17 Jul 1979

nee CAMP.  Wife of Nicholas Albert "Nick" ROGISSARD, 1st, married 21 Dec 1905; and Fred ALVIS, 2nd.  Daughter of John & Fannie (TRAILER) CAMP.

“Mother” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

2267

SC

16

376

Alvis

Myrtle A

7 Oct 1889

8 Sep 1969

nee KEEN.  Wife of Ona ALVIS.  Married 11 Aug 1912.  Daughter of W D & Allie (HOLLAWAY) KEEN.

7069

NC

25

445

Alvis

Ona

23 May 1884

16 Apr 1956

Husband of Myrtle A (KEEN) ALVIS.  Married 11 Aug 1912.  Son of S H & Ellen (JOHNSON) ALVIS.

7069

NC

25

445

Alvis

Orville Robert

17 May 1906

16 Sep 1981

Son of Nicholas Albert "Nick" ROGISSARD & Mamie Lee (CAMP) ROGISSARD ALVIS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

2986

SW

21

697

Alvis

Oscar

1877


26 Jul 1876*

11 Feb 1961

Husband of Blanche G (SPORE) ALVIS.  Married 25 Dec 1898.

Son of Lucius F & Emma J. (MARKLEY) ALVIS.  

*NOTE:  Death record at Gibson County Health Dept, reports birth date of 26 Jul 1876.

2682

SW

7

520

Alvis

Robert L

28 Aug 1928

28 Mar 1990

Husband of Barbara J (KEMP) ALVIS.

Maj., US Army, WW II, Korea.



2847

2849

SW

15

582

Alvis

Sidney E, Jr.

21 May 1920

26 Oct 1997

Son of Sidney E & Laura May (STORMONT) ALVIS.

M GY Sgt., US Marine Corps, WW II, Korea, Vietnam.




7247

7248

NW

3

487

Alvis

Sidney Earl, Sr.

20 Dec 1894

24 Mar 1963

Husband of Laura May (STORMONT) ALVIS.  Married 14 Apr 1917.  Son of Jesse & Florence (PAGE) ALVIS.

Indiana, F2, US Navy, WW I.


7258

NW

4

487

Alvis

William Lucius

8 Jun 1899

24 Nov 1960

Son of Oscar & Blanche ALVIS.

Indiana, Pfc., US Army, WW II.


2681

SW

7

520

Amick

Clarice M

4 Oct 1918

6 Sep 2004

nee HADLEY.  Wife of Ralph E AMICK.

6376

SW1

15

16

Amick

Ralph E

9 May 1922

15 Nov 2008

Husband of Clarice M (HADLEY) AMICK. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

6376

SW1

15

16

Amos

Adelia B

--

12 Aug 1917

Age:  4 months.

(Note:  From cemetery and health department records.)

NSF

NWn

1

543

Amos

Edgar

7 Jan 1878

21 May 1964

Husband of Sarah E (BILDERBACK) AMOS.  Married 18 aug 1897.  Son of Perry & Eliza J (GRUBB) AMOS.

7166

NWn

1

543

Amos

Harold

--

6 Aug 1906

Son of Edgard & Sarah E (BILDERBACK) AMOS.

Age:  8 months.

“Meningitis”

(Note:  From cemetery and health department records.)

NSF

NWn

1

543

Amos

Infant

--

--

Note:  Cemetery records report all graves in this Lot (189) owned by “single graves.”  There are no dates or other information – just names.  Whether or not these individuals are actually buried here has not been determined.)

NSF

ENE

9

189

Amos

Sarah E

Jul 1878

27 Marf 1960

nee BILDERBACK.  Wife of Edgar AMOS.  Married 18 Aug 1897.  Daughter of Francis Marion & Malinda (REED) BILDERBACK.

7166

NWn

1

543

Amy

Anna Lee

1890

Sep 1928

nee CURTS.  Wife of Harvey AMY.  Married 2 Mar 1907 in Knox County, Indiana.

“Mother”

2691

SW

7

523

Amy

Anna Lee

--

12 Jun 1921

Daughter of Harvey & Anna Lee AMY.

7594

NW

20

606

Amy

Harvey

1882

1961

Husband of Anna L (CURTS) AMY.  Married 2 Mar 1907 in Knox County, Indiana.

“Father”

2692

SW

7

523

Amy

Margaret V

29 Jun 1928

13 Nov 1928

Daughter of Harvey & Anna Lee AMY.

7530

NW

17a

597

Anderson

Alice B Miller

1860

1925

Wife of David A ANDERSON.

“Mother”

7397

NW

10

537

Anderson

Caroline E

25 Aug 1880

11 Dec 1910

Daughter of James & Sarah A ANDERSON.

2064

SC

8

281

Anderson

Charles E

9 Mar 1880

15 Dec 1970

Husband of Tavia M ANDERSON.

Indiana, Sgt., CAS Co., 12th Regt., US Inf. Spanish American War.


2273

2370

SC

16

374

Anderson

David A

1859

1927

Husband of Alice B (MILLER) ANDERSON.

“Father”

7396

NW

10

537

Anderson

Eunice

--

1 Dec 1960

Age:  69 years.

(Note:  From cemetery records.  Last residence, Indianapolis, Indiana.)

NSF

SC

26

442

Anderson

Floyd

--

Apr 1918

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

W

1

623

Anderson

Frank

30 Mar 1889

8 Dec 1892

--

1538

ENE

24

143

Anderson

James E

2 Mar 1862

11 Jul 1891

--

1539

ENE

24

143

Anderson

Martha E

--

25 Jun 1992

Age:  73 years.

NSF

SW

17

592

Anderson

Sarah A

1851

1922

Wife of James ANDERSON.

2065

SC

8

281

Anderson

Tavia M

1882

--

Wife of Charles E ANDERSON.

2273

SC

16

374

Andriokis

Mary

--

Jan 1925

Infant.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NW

18

598

Angiel

Margurette

--

16 Apr 1971

Age:  75 years.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

NC

2

286

Angle

A Fay

18 Aug 1935

13 Sep 1973

Wife of Floyd E ANGLE.

2980

SW

21

699

Angle

Alvis Rex, Sr.

7 Dec 1908

24 Mar 1978

Husband of Sadie (DILL) ANGLE.

2998

SW

22

618

Angle

Elizabeth P

23 May 1905

12 Mar 1980

Wife of Paul W ANGLE.

2619

SW

4

496

Angle

Emma M

30 Jul 1919

26 Apr 2005

nee HILL.  Wife of Robert W ANGLE.  Daughter of Fred & Nella (INYART) HILL.

“Our Children:  Herschell, Floyd, Bill, Norma & Becky” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

6289

6290

SW1

4

5

Angle

Floyd E

6 May 1937

19 Oct 1992

Husband of A Fay ANGLE.

2980

SW

21

698

Angle

John W

Sep 1837

9 Jun 1919

Husband of Martha Louise (MITCHEL) ANGLE, 1st; and Sarah (ISAAC) ANGLE, 2nd..  Son of Peter & Francis (BECKNER) ANGLE, born Franklin County, Virginia.

Sergt., Co J, 17th Reg. Kentucky. Inf.




Children by 1st wife:   William L Angle; Mary Lillian (Angle) Skelton; Izettie (Angle) Kirby; Louisa Florence (Angle) Skelton; Virgie Lee (Angle) Jones.

7232

NW

2

479

Angle

John Wesley

14 Nov 1944

20 Apr 2016

Husband of Mary (MISKELL) ANGLE. 

Son of Alvis Rex & Sadie (DILL) ANGLE, Sr. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

2889  (Buried in plot to the south (right side) of parent's monument.)

SW

22

618

Angle

Paul W

11 Oct 1900

20 Sep 1963

Husband of Elizabeth P ANGLE.

Indiana, Pvt., Co. F, 2nd Ordnance Bn., WW I.


2619

2620

SW

4

496

Angle

Robert W

16 Feb 1916

5 Nov 1984

Husband of Emma M (HILL) ANGLE.

“Our Children:  Herschell, Floyd, Bill, Norma & Becky”

Pfc., US Army, WW II.


6289

6290

SW1

4

5

Angle

Roberta Mae

15 Dec 1952

15 Dec 1952

Infant daughter of Robert W & Emma M (HILL) ANGLE.

(Relationship courtesy of Darlene Angle Simmons)


3040

SW

inf

556

Angle

Sadie

29 Jan 1913

14 Jan 1982

nee DILL.  Wife of Alvis Rex ANGLE, Sr.

2998

SW

22

618

Angle

Wilhelmina “Minnie” Salzman

5 May 1884

8 Jan 1931

nee SALZMAN.  Wife of William Lon F ANGLE.  Married 1 Sep 1901.  Daughter of Carl & Hulda (SCHRIEBER) SALZMAN.

“Mother”

(Children:  "Paul Wesley, Esther Ann, Alvis Rex, Rutherford, Robert and Julias Albert")

(Children's names courtesy of Darlene Angle Simmons)

7494

NW

15

576

Angle

William Lonzo "Lon"

15 Mar 1882

19 Sep 1942

Husband of Wilhelmina “Minnie” (SALZMAN) ANGLE.  Son of John W & Martha L ANGLE.

Co. G, 42nd U.S. Vol. Inf., Sp. Am. War., WW I.



(Children:  "Paul Wesley, Esther Ann, Alvis Rex, Rutherford, Robert and Julias Albert")

(Children's names courtesy of Darlene Angle Simmons)


7233

NW

2

479

Antell

Dorothy

9 Jun 1908

21 Dec 1965

Wife of Melvin ANTELL.

1287

ENE

14

152

Antell

Harry

1 Mar 1878

13 Feb 1956

Husband of Jane S ANTELL.

0524

ESE

18

50

Antell

Jane S

11 Nov 1879

12 May 1948

Wife of Harry ANTELL.

“Mother”

0524

ESE

18

50

Antell

John

9 Oct 1821

31 Jan 1881

Husband of Nancy ANTELL.

Aged 59 ys. 3 ms. 22 ds.

“Father”

0584

0589

ESE

19

50

Antell

Melvin

24 Aug 1905

18 Dec 1942

Husband of Dorothy ANTELL.

1286

ENE

14

152

Antell

Nancy

13 Jan 1815

14 Dec 1880

Wife of John ANTELL.

Aged 65 yrs. 11 ms. 1 da.

“Mother”

0588

0591

ESE

19

50

Anthis

Kimberly Jean

9 Jul 1963

1 Sep 1963

--

6230

SW

inf

586

Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section; these rows can be hard to define in many places.  See the image below for reference.


Rough map of the cemetery; for general loction of burials in the above listing. Neither sections or rows are defined in the cemetery records.  Not shown are lots in the "SW" section set aside for infant burials  Most burials are in North/South rows; the exceptions are indicated by the single East/West lines along the north side of the cemtery.
Princeton Lodge No. 64 Chartered July 11, 1849
Cemetery Plotted April 1, 1876
Marker Ereceted 1968