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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.
Wolsifer	Henry	--	28 Aug 1879	"Shot" (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF From the Princeton Clarion, 4 Sep 1879	ESE	29	92
Wood	Isabelle	16 Jul 1851	24 Aug 1915	--	1823	N*	1	542
Wood	Louis	--	29 Apr 1911	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SC	8	278
Wood	Mary	1852	29 Jan 1910	Wife of William WOOD.	2406	SC	22	407
Wood	William	1852	1922	Husband of Mary WOOD.	2406	SC	22	407
Woodburn	Belle	1858	1943	nee MAKEMSON. Wife of Robert WOODBURN. Married 10 Agu 1886.	1420	ENE	18	149
Woodburn	Bertha E	30 Dec 1887	26 Mar 1985	Wife of Monroe M WOODBURN.	1380	ENE	17	149
Woodburn	Ellsworth	--	--	“Our Babies”	1377 1362	ENE	17	149
Woodburn	Frank	2 Jul 1867	2 Apr 1899	Son of Samuel & Sarah WOODBURN.	1282 1314 1329	ENE	15	123
Woodburn	Helen I	--	--	“Our Babiesl”	1377 1362	ENE	17	149
Woodburn	Infant	--	--	Infant of Robert & Belle (MAKEMSON) WOODBURN.	1418	ENE	18	149
Woodburn	Infant	--	--	--	1363 1362	ENE	16	181
Woodburn	James	1859	1920	Husband of Josie WOODBURN.	1360 1362	ENE	16	181
Woodburn	Josie	1856	1920	Wife of James WOODBURN.	1361 1362	ENE	16	181
Woodburn	Mary Ethel	29 Jan 1889	13 Sep 1979	Daughter of Robert & Belle (MAKEMSON) WOODBURN.	1417	ENE	18	149
Woodburn	Mary J	7 Feb 1865	25 Jan 1949	Daughter of Samuel & Sarah WOODBURN.	1327	ENE	15	123
Woodburn	Monroe M	6 Jun 1887	6 Aug 1960	Husband of Bertha E WOODBURN.	1380	ENE	17	149
Woodburn	Robert	1857	1926	Husband of Belle (MAKEMSON) WOODBURN. Married 10 Aug 1886.	1419	ENE	18	149
Woodburn	Samuel	20 Jul 1826	20 Jan 1915	Husband of Sarah WOODBURN. “Father” Pvt., Co. D, 58^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. (Note: “Lot sold (to Samuel Woodburn) Aug 28^th 97”)	1283 1314 1331	ENE	15	123
Woodburn	Sarah	13 Mar 1833	27 Aug 1897	Wife of Samuel WOODBURN. “Mother”	1283 1314 1330	ENE	15	123
Woodburn	William	6 Jul 1861	11 Feb 1936	Son of Samuel & Sarah WOODBURN.	1328	ENE	15	123
Woods	B	--	--	Note: Cemetery records report all graves in this Lot (189) owned by “single graves.” There are no dates or other information. Whether or not these individuals are actually buried here has not been determined.)	NSF	ENE	9	189
Woods	Bessie	1886	14 May 1893	Daughter of James T & Sarah E WOODS. Aged: 6 y. 9 m. 20 ds.	0474 0498	ESE	16	37
Woods	Calvin	1828	16 Aug 1908	Husband of Catherine WOODS. “Father”	1701	ENE	30	137
Woods	Catherine	1837	1888	Wife of Calvin WOODS. “Mother”	1702	ENE	30	137
Woods	Charles C	1872	1950	Husband of Ruth E (HALLETT) WOODS. Married 2 May 1901.	2052	SC	8	284
Woods	Cleo L	1895	24 Mar 1970	Wife of Ralph E WOODS.	1988	SC	5	271
Woods	Crawford	1860	1935	Husband of Mollie WOODS. “Father”	1681	ENE	29	137
Woods	Elizabeth Vierling	1865	1946	nee VIERLING. Wife of Milton Joseph WOODS. Married 26 Aug 1903. “Mother”	2421 2419	SC	22	412
Woods	Eunice M	31 Jul 1903	11 Mar 1985	Wife of James H WOODS.	1074	ENE	3	135
Woods	Fred	1895	1897	--	1680	ENE	29	137
Woods	Gladys H	1907	1944	Daughter of Joseph William & Lulu Bell WOODS.	0118	ESE	4	646
Woods	Infant	--	May 1916	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	W	2	622
Woods	Infant	1904	1904	Infant daughter of Milton Joseph & Elizabeth (VIERLING) WOODS.	2422	SC	22	412
Woods	Infant	1905	1905	Infant daughter of Milton Joseph & Elizabeth (VIERLING) WOODS.	2422	SC	22	412
Woods	Iva G	1907	Oct 1996	Wife of Robert M WOODS.	2473 2474	SC	25	442
Woods	James H	11 Feb 1888	28 Dec 1951	Husband of Eunice M WOODS.	1074	ENE	3	135
Woods	James T	1851	1925	Husband of Permelia WOODS, 1^st; and Sarah E WOODS, 2^nd.	0494 0495	ESE	17	37
Woods	Jennie A	1869	Oct 1949	Wife of Melville S WOODS. (Note: From cemetery records. Last residence, Oxford, Ohio.)	2475 2474	SC	25	442
Woods	Joseph William	1871	1945	Husband of Lulu Bell WOODS.	0119	ESE	4	646
Woods	Kenneth A	16 Sep 1915	21 Apr 2005	Husband of Mary E (CUMMINS) WOODS. Married 26 Jul 1940. Son of Joseph W & Lula (SUTHERLAND) WOODS. US Navy, WW II.	2758	SW	10	533
Woods	Lulu Bell	1881	1952	Wife of Joseph William WOODS.	0119	ESE	4	646
Woods	Martha Ann	1857	1936	--	1703	ENE	30	137
Woods	Mary E	13 Sep 1916	12 Jan 2000	nee CUMMINS. Wife of Kenneth A WOODS. Married 26 Jul 1940.	2758	SW	10	533
Woods	Matthew M	--	15 Dec 1895	Aged: 77 YRS. 5 MO. 3 DS.	1679	ENE	29	137
Woods	Melville S	1860	1921	Husband of Jennie A WOODS.	2475 2474	SC	25	442
Woods	Milton Joseph	1862	1939	Husband of Elizabeth (VIERLING) WOODS. Married 26 Aug 1903. “Father”	2420 2419	SC	22	412
Woods	Mollie	1860	1936	Wife of Crawford WOODS. “Mother”	1681	ENE	29	137
Woods	Permelia	--	9 Mar 1883	nee MONTGOMERY. First wife of James T WOODS. Married 19 Dec 1872. Aged: 34 yrs. 2 m. 9 d. “Consumption”	0496	ESE	17	37
Woods	Ralph E	1893	13 Oct 1981	Husband of Cleo L WOODS. Cpl., US Army, WW I.	1988	SC	5	271
Woods	Robert M	1903	1983	Husband of Iva G WOODS. Son of Melville S & Jennie A WOODS.	2473 2474	SC	25	442
Woods	Ruth Edna	1878	1944	nee HALLETT. Wife of Charles C WOODS. Married 2 May 1901.	2052	SC	8	284
Woods	Sarah E	1854	1927	Second wife of James T WOODS.	0473	ESE	16	37
Woods	Thomas	?	?	Pvt., Co. E, 136th Reg. Indiana Infantry. (100 days, 1864.) (Note: Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	NSF	?	?	?
Woodyard	Anna L	1869	1951	--	6668	NC	10		325
Woolard	Buddy Wesley	--	10 May 1975	--	6234	SW	inf		587
Woolems	George	20 Nov 1896	29 Feb 1984	Husband of Roma Alice (SHIPMAN) WOOLEMS, 1st; and Helen (JENKINS) WOOLEMS, 2nd.	6393	SW2	1		34
Woolems	Helen	7 Feb 1907	24 Apr 1992	nee JENKINS. Second wife of George WOOLEMS. Daughter of James L & Suana Emily (COMPTON) JENKINS.	6393	SW2	1		34
Woolems	Minnie	1877	1964	Wife of Victor A WOOLEMS.	0064	ESE	2	665
Woolems	Roma Alice	1897	2 Feb 1935	nee SHIPMAN. First wife of George WOOLEMS. Daughter of Jacob F & Levina Jane (HALL) SHIPMAN. “Mother” Note: Buried here, 4 Feb 1935 in plot 3, SE corner, Lot 467.	2574	SW	1	467
Woolems	Victor A	1873	1956	Husband of Minnie WOOLEMS.	0064	ESE	2	665
Worth	Carl	14 Jan 1883	2 Dec 1968	Husband of Ida WORTH.	0490	ESE	17	679
Worth	Ida	14 Jun 1901	21 Mar 1963	Wife of Carl WORTH.	0490	ESE	17	679
Wright	Alpha	28 Sep 1885	5 May 1951	Husband of Emma N (MORRIS) WRIGHT. Married 17 Feb 1919 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Indiana, 2^nd Lietuenant, US Army, WW I & II.	7503 7504	NW	15		579
Wright	Amy Lynn	--	7 Oct 1967	--	6215	SW	inf		586
Wright	Beatrice M	5 Mar 1915	--	Wife of Jesse B WRIGHT.	1099	ENE	4	223
Wright	Carrie S	1881	1918	Wife of John W WRIGHT. “Mother”	7109	NC	27		453
Wright	Chadis Maudy	--	9 Feb 1964	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	SW	2	470
Wright	Charles Roy	14 Feb 1944	13 Mar 1965	Son of Jesse B & Beatrice M WRIGHT.	1098	ENE	4	223
Wright	Clifford	24 Feb 1867	15 Apr 1892	Son of Theophilus & Josephine (LAMB) WRIGHT.	0904 0903 0933	ESE	31	102
Wright	D C	--	5 May 1907	Age: 75 years. “Heart failure” (Note: From cemetery records. Health department records give date of death as 3 May 1907.)	NSF	SC	17	377
Wright	David	--	Nov 1918	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	20	604
Wright	Delia	--	Feb 1919	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	19	606
Wright	Emma	3 Jun 1889	1964	nee MORRIS. Wife of Alpha WRIGHT. Married 17 Feb 1919 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.	7503	NW	15		579
Wright	Forna Miller	1878	1953	nee MILLER. Wife of Burt Z WRIGHT. Married 22 Jan 1902. Daughter of Daniel S W & Margaret F “Fannie” (FOWLER) MILLER.	0619	ESE	20	64
Wright	George	1874	1960	--	1028	ENE	1	682
Wright	Infant	--	Feb 1925	Infant of Edwin WRIGHT. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	18	598
Wright	Infant	--	Sep 1922	Infant of Alpha WRIGHT. (Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	19	607
Wright	Jesse B	1 Oct 1913	3 Jan 1966	Husband of Beatrice M (DOSSETT) WRIGHT.	1099	ENE	4	223
Wright	John W	1890	1929	Husband of Carrie S WRIGHT. “Father”	7109	NC	27		453
Wright	Josephine	9 Sep 1860	29 Dec 1920	Daughter of Theophilus & Josephine (LAMB) WRIGHT.	0907 0903 0930	ESE	31	102
Wright	Josephine Lamb	1 Apr 1831	15 Sep 1881	nee LAMB. Wife of Theophilus WRIGHT. “Mother”	0907 0903 0934	ESE	31	102
Wright	Lee I	5 Jun 1899	8 Jul 1957	Wife of Mervile F GORHAM, 1^st; and ? WRIGHT, 2^nd.	2248	SC	15	372
Wright	Mary	--	Feb 1923	(Note: From cemetery records.)	NSF	NW	16	574
Wright	Mervil F	1909	1936	First husband of Lee I GORHAM WRIGHT.	2248	SC	15	372
Wright	Theophilus	6 Mar 1816	14 Oct 1897	Husband of Josephine (LAMB) WRIGHT. “Father”	0907 0903 0935	ESE	31	102
Wyant	Martha	abt 1836	17 Aug 1914	Age: 75 years. (Note: From cemetery and health department records.)	NSF	ESE	25	82
Wyman	John L	1920	1969	Husband of Margaret M WYMAN.	2845	SW	15		581
Wyman	Margaret M	1919	1965	Wife of John L WYMAN.	2844	SW	15		581

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.