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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.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row	Lot No.
Dagenhart	Florence E	1897	1940	nee KENDALL. Second wife of Lawrence Albert DAGENHART/DEGENHART. Married 6 Dec 1917. Daughter of George & Ella (MEAD) KENDALL.	2655	SW	5	499
Dagenhart	Lawrence Albert	10 Sep 1890	Jan 1930	Husband of Gladys (HAYES) DEGENHAT, 1st, married 8 Sep 1910; and Florence E (KENDALL) DAGENHART, 2nd, married 6 Dec 1917. Son of Bernhart & Lilly May (BENNETT) DEGENHART. (Note: Most other members of the family spelled the surname as "DEGENHART.")	2656	SW	5	499
Dalton	Infant	--	13 May 1907	Infant of M V DALTON. (Note: From cemetery records. All burials in this Lot are “single” graves. Handwriting is not always easy to read and spelling can be “creative.”)	NSF	NW	10	540
Daniel	Betty Jo	24 Mar 1926	17 Oct 1997	nee DYSON. Wife of Jasper “Red” DANIEL.	6371	SW1	13		14
Daniel	Jasper “Red”	4 Aug 1918	17 Feb 1994	Husband of Betty J (DYSON) DANIEL.	6371	SW1	13		14
Dant	G Edward	11 May 1887	20 Apr 1956	Husband of Josie A DANT. “Father”	0065	ESE	2	665
Dant	Josie A	8 Jan 1890	21 Nov 1987	Wife of G Edward DANT. “Mother”	0065	ESE	2	665
Dant	Willard Clay “Billie”	3 Jan 1930	11 Dec 1930	Son of Evert & Helen (COLVIN) DANT.	6776	NC	14		360
Daugherty	Ethel Dearing	26 Aug 1902	20 Jun 1975	Wife of J Frank DAUGHERTY.	0192	ESE	6	669
Daugherty	Harvey Wayne	24 Aug 1920	12 Dec 1987	Husband of Oscal E (GILLEY) DAUGHERTY. TSgt., US Air Force, WW II, Korea.	0249 0250	ESE	8	671
Daugherty	J Frank	16 Aoct 1892	7 Jul 1957	Husband of Ethel Dearing DAUGHERTY.	0192	ESE	6	669
Daugherty	Oscal E	27 Jun 1923	1 Jan 1993	nee GILLEY. Wife of Harvey W DAUGHERTY.	0249	ESE	8	671
Daugherty	Paul Warren	24 Jul 1925	28 May 1948	“Husband”	0174	ESE	5	649
DaVault	George H	1869	1957	Husband of Margaret DaVAULT. “Father”	0191	ESE	6	669
DaVault	Margaret	1885	1965	Wife of George H DaVAULT. “Mother”	0191	ESE	6	669
Davenport	Timothy Joseph	11 Sep 1985	11 Sep 1985	Son of Timothy & Elizabeth DAVENPORT.	6237	SW	inf		587
Davidson	Anna Lawrence	9 Dec 1855	1 Jan 1930	--	0430	ESE	15	34
Davidson	Betty J	30 Jun 1927	29 Sep 2010	nee HULET. Wife of Bill R DAVIDSON. Married 21 Sep 1945. Daughter of H Otis & Edith HULET. “Our Children: Billy and Becky” “Our Grandchildren: Reina, Rhonda, Kelly, Rachael, Amy, Emily” (Click here to view obituary.)	1563 1564	ENE	25	170
Davidson	Bill R	5 Dec 1925	29 Jun 2005	Husband of Betty J (HULET) DAVIDSON. Married 21 Sep 1945. Son of Roger & Ruth (SUTTON) DAVIDSON. “Our Children: Billy and Becky” “Our Grandchildren: Reina, Rhonda, Kelly, Rachael, Amy, Emily” Pfc., US Marine Corps, WW II. Purple Heart. (Click here to view obituary.)	1563 1564	ENE	25	170
Davidson	Daniel	--	Jun 1922	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	15	575
Davidson	Edna	--	1915	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE		100
Davidson	Infant	--	Nov 1920	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	10	22
Davidson	Infant	--	Oct 1917	“Stillborn” (Note: From cemetery records. Surname is spelled “Davison” in cemetery records.)	NSF	W	1	623
Davidson	James T	--	29 Jan 1908	“Cerebral Hemorrhages” Sgt., Co. F, 58^th Reg. Indiana Infantry	0429	ESE	15	34
Davidson	Jasper Newton	13 Oct 1838	4 Sep 1925	Husband of Phavilla (CUNNINGHAM) DAVIDSON. Married 31 Dec 1860. Son of Joseph & Elizabeth (CONGER) DAVIDSON. “Father”	0894 0893 0944	ESE	31	100
Davidson	Joseph	--	12 Jul 1905	“Chronic Bronchitis” Pvt., Co. H, 17^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. (Note: Death record gives age as “65 yrs.”)	0431	ESE	15	34
Davidson	Marjorie	1923	1978	Daughter of Roger & Ruth M DAVIDSON.	0368	ESE	13	675
Davidson	Mary Ann, Dr.	30 Dec 1878	22 Feb 1915	Daughter of Jasper Newton & Phavilla (CUNNINGHAM) DAVIDSON.	0899	ESE	30	100
Davidson	Michael N	1 Oct 1855	20 Nov 1921	“Father”	7490	NW	15		575
Davidson	Octavia	1 Feb 1877	5 Jun 1901	Daughter of Jasper Newton & Phavilla (CUNNINGHAM) DAVIDSON. “Consumption”	0898	ESE	30	100
Davidson	Phavilla Cunningham	31 Dec 1842	17 Oct 1898	nee CUNNINGHAM. Wife of Jasper Newton DAVIDSON. Married 31 Dec 1860. Daughter of John & Phoebe Ann (KEY) CUNNINGHAM. “Mother”	0895 0893 0943	ESE	31	100
Davidson	Roger	1889	1959	Husband of Ruth M DAVIDSON.	0368	ESE	13	675
Davidson	Ruth M	1898	5 Feb 1992	Wife of Roger DAVIDSON.	0368	ESE	13	675
Davidson	William Roger	7 Nov 1946	12 Sep 1980	Son of Bill R & Betty J (HULET) DAVIDSON. SA, US Navy, Vietnam.	1565 1566	ENE	25	170
Davis	Alice	--	Apr 1928	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NC	16	367
Davis	America	1900	1961	Wife of Otto J DAVIS.	0361	ESE	13	675
Davis	Andrew J	1858	1948	Husband of Mary E (KIRKPATRICK) DAVIS. Married 14 Sep 1882.	6810	NC	16		367
Davis	Anna K	1879	1960	Wife of Samuel O DAVIS. “Mother”	0017	ESE	1	657
Davis	Anna M	1853	1927	--	1355	ENE	16	180
Davis	Bernice	1904	8 Nov 1990	Wife of Tim DAVIS.	0539	ESE	18	680
Davis	Betty C	1965	1965	--	6227	SW	inf		586
Davis	Bobby Dean	1959	1961	--	6207	SW	inf		557
Davis	Caleb M	--	17 Aug 1944	Infant.	1198	ENE	10	157
Davis	Cargill Martin	1876	27 Apr 1944	Husband of Janet B DAVIS.	1195	ENE	10	157
Davis	Clarence E	1883	1919	Son of Andrew J & Mary E (KIRKPATRICK) DAVIS.	6812	NC	16		367
Davis	Daniel W	1872	1939	Husband of Elizabeth (SCHAIBLE) DAVIS. Married 28 Nov 1901.	2460	SC	24	433
Davis	Edna H	9 Sep 1924	24 Feb 1993	Wife of William L “Bud” DAVIS. Married 2 Sep 1944.	6310	SW1	6		7
Davis	Elizabeth	1872	1922	nee SCHAIBLE. Wife of Daniel W DAVIS. Married 28 Nov 1901. Daughter of Mary SCHAIBLE.	2461	SC	24	433
Davis	Ella	1918	--	Wife of Melvin J DAVIS.	2931	SW	18		593
Davis	Elsie Mabel	1889	30 Jun 1913	nee WOODS. Wife of Frank W DAVIS. Married 25 Aug 1907. Daughter of M M & Sarah WOODS.	6728	NC	13		360
Davis	Ernest K	--	4 Jan 1933	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	13	561
Davis	Esther F	--	17 Jul 1946	Infant.	1199	ENE	10	157
Davis	Frank W	1887	1949	Husband of Elsie Mable DAVIS. Married 25 Aug 1907. Son of Henry & ? (AYERS) DAVIS.	6729	NC	13		360
Davis	Geraldine	--	14 Jan 1965	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	inf	586
Davis	Grace J	--	28 Mar 1909	Daughter of C Martin & Janet B DAVIS.	1196	ENE	10	157
Davis	James	1864	1928	Husband of Laura B DAVIS, 1^st; and Rosa DAVIS, 2^nd.	1170	ENE	9	159
Davis	James William	--	22 Jun 1900	Age: 11 YEARS.	1221	ENE	11	157
Davis	Janet B	1883	1960	Wife of C Martin DAVIS.	1195	ENE	10	157
Davis	Jasper	1852	1922	Husband of Mary E DAVIS.	7414	NW	11		546
Davis	John Levi	--	Apr 1908	Age: 84 years. “Old age”	NSF	ENE	30	166
Davis	Laura B	1858	1900	First wife of James DAVIS.	1170	ENE	9	159
Davis	Lossie	--	3 Aug 1889	Age: 35 years. “Acute gastiritis” (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ENE	30	166
Davis	M R	--	--	--	1356	ENE	16	180
Davis	Mary E	--	5 Jan 1964	Age: 86 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	13	561
Davis	Mary E	1859	1927	nee KIRKPATRICK. Wife of Andrew J DAVIS. Married 14 Sep 1882. “Mother’	6811	NC	16		367
Davis	Mary E	1862	1924	Wife of Jasper DAVIS.	7414	NW	11		546
Davis	Mary M “Gommie”	10 Oct 1916	17 Jan 2004	nee McINTIRE. Wife of Russell F “Cricket” DAVIS. Daughter of Charles & Nellie (CHRISTENSON) McINTIRE. “Our Children: Charles, Betty, Marjorie, Donald, Carrol, Brenda, Darlene”	6726 6727	NC	13		360
Davis	Melvin J	1918	1948	Husband of Ella DAVIS. Son of Otto Lee DAVIS & Lucy B (WINGET) DAVIS GRUBB.	2931	SW	18		593
Davis	O Lucille	19 Oct 1936	13 Feb 1937	--	1197	ENE	10	157
Davis	Otto J	1894	1967	Husband of America DAVIS.	0361	ESE	13	675
Davis	Rosa	1872	--	Second wife of James DAVIS.	1170	ENE	9	159
Davis	Russell F “Cricket”	7 Mar 1912	3 Feb 1986	Husband of Mary M “Gommie” (McINTIRE) DAVIS. “Our Children: Charles, Betty, Marjorie, Donald, Carrol, Brenda, Darlene”	6726 6727	NC	13		360
Davis	Samuel O	1873	1950	Husband of Anna K DAVIS. “Father”	0017	ESE	1	657
Davis	Samuel T	1863	1946	Husband of Mary E (BASS) DAVIS.	2812	SW	13		561
Davis	Thomas	--	16 Nov 1913	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	6	506
Davis	Tim	1891	1960	Husband of Bernice DAVIS.	0539	ESE	18	680
Davis	William L “Bud”	31 Dec 1920	6 Sep 2000	Husband of Edna H DAVIS. Married 2 Sep 1944. Pvt., US Army, WW II.	6310 6311	SW1	6		7
Dawson	Arthur J	10 Jan 1913	8 Apr 1997	Husband of Ellen V DAWSON. “Our Children: James, Judith, Janice”	0256 0257	ESE	9	672
Dawson	Ellen V	19 Jul 1916	22 Jan 2008	nee AMY. Wife of Arthur J DAWSON. Married 24 Feb 1937. Daughter of Harvey 7 Anna Lee AMY. “Our Children: James, Judith, Janice” (Click here to view obituary.)	0256 0257	ESE	9	672
Dawson	Mamie B	1890	1966	Wife of Thomas DAWSON.	0421	ESE	15	677
Dawson	Thomas	1884	1965	Husband of Mamie B DAWSON.	0421	ESE	15	677
Day	Dunbar	--	17 Apr 1917	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	26	437
Day	Frances R	1895	1962	Wife of William H DAY. Married 3 Jul 1915. “Their Children: Roy M, Neil G, William Jr., Ruth E, Frances W”	7324	NW	7		517
Day	Haskell J	23 Sep 1904	21 Nov 1965	Husband of Luxie DAY. “Father”	0353	ESE	12	674
Day	Luxie	20 Dec 1908	2 Apr 1977	Wife of Haskell J DAY. “Mother”	0353	ESE	12	674
Day	Ruth Ellen	1922	1923	Daughter of William H & Frances R DAY.	7571	NW	19b		604
Day	William H	1894	1966	Husband of Frances R DAY. Married 3 Jul 1915. “Their Children: Roy M, Neil G, William Jr., Ruth E, Frances W”	7324	NW	7		517
Deal	Amos D	--	16 Jan 1906	Age: 42 years. “Pulmonary ?” (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	NW	1		475
Dean	George	abt 1814	--	--	1696	ENE	30	136
Dean	Julia A	16 Mar 1837	6 Aug 1895	Wife of S DEAN. Aged 58 Y. 4 M. 21 D.	0210	ESE	7	6
Dearing	Clay	1852	1905	--	0372	ESE	13	24
Dearing	Ethel	--	20 Jun 1975	Age: 72 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	6	669
Dearing	Simeon	?	?	Civil War. Confederate. Pvt., Co. A, 35th Reg. Georgia Infantry. Enlisted from Haralson County, Georgia. Mustered out on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (Note: Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	NSF	?	?	?
Dearing	Webb	1855	1884	--	0373	ESE	13	24
DeBoard	Delia J	1 Jan 1890	22 Aug 1960	nee HUNT. Wife of Charles E DeBORD. Daughter of David & Martha (CLUNCH) HUNT. “Mother” Note; Husband and a child buried at Mead Cemetery, Center Twp.	1071	ENE	3	164
DeBruler	Carrie Maud	1866	1896	nee EVANS. Wife of Marvin DeBRULER. Married 28 Nov 1894. Daughter of William H & Mary Jennie (KEYS) EVANS.	6619	NC	8		315
DeBruler	Marvin	1860	1956	Husband of Carrie Maud (EVANS) DeBRUNER. Married 28 Nov 1894. Son of J H & E A (DOWNEY) DeBRUNER.	6619	NC	8		315
Decker	Edna Vivian	3 Mar 1899	5 Aug 1899	Aged: 5 m. 2 d.	7162	NWn	1		510
Decker	John G	16 Jul 1841	1 Apr 1880	First husband of Elizabeth C DECKER BINGHAM.	7158	NWn	1		510
Deckerman	Vandalia	--	22 Nov 1906	Wife of W F DECKERMAN. “Mother” Aged: 85 Y. 3 M. 8 D.	0347	ESE	12	22
Deckerman	William H	--	30 Nov 1888	Son of W F & Vandalia DECKERMAN. Aged 30 Y. 10 M.	0369	ESE	13	22
DeCortez	? L	--	May 1949	Age: 88 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	ESE	4	645
DeCoursey	Joseph E	25 Mar 1913	3 Jul 1945	Son of William & Nora S DeCOURSEY.	1676	ENE	29	167
DeCoursey	Nora S	20 Jun 1891	1 Aug 1985	Wife of William DeCOURSEY. “Mother”	1676	ENE	29	167
DeCoursey	William	27 Apr 1887	27 Jul 1948	Husband of Nora S DeCOURSEY. “Father”	1676	ENE	29	167
Deering	William	6 Oct 1877	22 Jun 1910	--	7250	NW	3		489
Deerley	Raymond	--	2 Apr 1912	Infant. (Note: Identification from cemetery and health department records. Recorded as “Draby, Infant” in GCHS publication.)	NSF	NW	inf	487
Deffendahl	Mae Gregory	1879	1961	Wife of Frank LESLIE, 1^st, married 24 Jun 1903; and ? DEFFENDAHL, 2^nd.	6655	NC	9		326
Deffendall	Infant	--	11 Oct 1914	--	6438	W	3		633
Deffendoll	Christopher Columbus	1855	1923	Husband of Laura B (FISHER) DEFFENDOLL, 1^st, married 12 Mar 1882 in Pike County, Indiana; and Rachel (ABLE) DEFFENDOLL, 2^nd, married 27 Feb 1896 in Pike County, Indiana.	7522	NW	16		575
Degenhart	Biddie Edna	1885	1939	nee GOUGH. First wife of John Gilbert DEGENHART. Married 10 Feb 1906. Daughter of James & Clarissa (RICE) GOUGH. “Mother”	1123	ENE	6	131
Degenhart	John E	1914	--	Son of John Gilbert & Biddie Edna (GOUGH) DEGENHART.	1124	ENE	6	131
Degenhart	John Gilbert	8 Dec 1885	10 Jul 1957	Husband of Biddie Edna (GOUGH) DEGENHART, 1st, married 10 Feb 1906; and Nora (HOBSON) RICHSON STOTT DEGENHART, 2nd, married 14 Jul 1943. Son of Augustus & Anna F (CUNNINGHAM) DEGENHART. “Father”	1123	ENE	6	131
DeGraff	Bert	4 Nov 1866	10 Dec 1899	Husband of Matilda (TRIBLE) DeGRAFF McCARY. Married 13 Jun 1895.	6475	NC	1		289
Deisher	Lydia E	1901	24 Apr 1969	nee HUGHES. “Mother”	0196	ESE	6	669
DeJarnett	Donald Ray	26 Mar 1934	31 Aug 1973	Indiana, DT 2, US Navy, Korea. (Note: Date of death is the 21^st on the military plaque.)	2964 2965	SW	20		612
Delap	George M	1869	19__	Husband of Mae DELAP.	2456	SC	24	434
Delap	Mae	1868	1942	Wife of George DELAP.	2456	SC	24	434
DeLong	Virgil H	30 Jun 1946	20 Jan 1948	--	3029	SW	inf		527
DeLotter	Helen McGarrah	1898	1982	--	0540	ESE	18	680
DeLotter	James Leroy	1890	1949	--	0121	ESE	4	645
Denton	Effie A	1882	1943	nee HENDRICKS. Wife of John W DENTON. Married 31 Jan 1900 in Orange County, Indiana.	7249	NW	3		488
Denton	John W	1871	1920	Husband of Effie A (HENDRICKS) DENTON. Married 31 Jan 1900 in Orange County, Indiana.	7249	NW	3		488
Denton	Manvera	--	Dec 1922	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	3	488
DePriest	Dorothy M	--	--	--	6761	NC	14		357
DePriest	Esther	1854	1926	Wife of William DePRIEST. “Mother”	2685	SW	7	521
DePriest	Isaac Woods	28 Jan 1877	12 Dec 1926	Husband of Jennie Mae B (BRINER) DePRIEST. Son of James M & Hannah A (WOODS) DePRIEST. Indiana, Pvt., Co. K, 159^th Ind. Inf. Spanish American War.	6758 6759	NC	14		357
DePriest	James Briner	--	9 Oct 1907	Son of Isaac Woods & Jennie Mae (BRINER) DePRIEST. Age: 5 months. “Malnutrition” (Note: Dates, etc., from cemetery records.)	6762	NC	14		357
DePriest	Jennie Mae B	1880	1939	nee BRINER. Wife of Isaac Woods DePRIEST. Married 24 Oct 1901. Daugther of James A & Lucy (ROBINSON) BRINER.	6760	NC	14		357
DePriest	Ola May	1914	1914	--	0661	ESE	21	68
DePriest	William	1854	1929	Husband of Esther DePRIEST. “Father”	2685	SW	7	521
DeVault	George	--	11 May 1957	Age: 88 years. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	21	699
Devine	J Russell	1892	1944	--	2729	SW	9	531
DeWeese	Alonzo V	7 Apr 1878	12 Apr 1916	First husband of Mary E (WHITE) DeWEESE BYRD. Married: 30 May 1896 in Dubois County, Indiana. Son of Lemuel & Florence (KELLER) DeWEESE. “Father”	7171	NWn	1		600
DeWeese	Helen	15 Nov 1911	26 Sep 1916	“Sister”	7174	NWn	1		600
DeWeese	Infant	--	Dec 1924	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	598

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

Genealogy

Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

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.