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Union Cemetery

(Also known as Baptist Cemetery, Indian Creek or Colored Cemetery)

Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3586 N; Longitude, -87.5200 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 10; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located about 1.5 miles east of Princeton. Approximately 250 from an entrance off the southeast side of Lake Road, just east of the entrance to Camp Carson.
Last updated	13 Jun 2022

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves and was created by Georgia McEllhiney, 19 May 2001. Minor updates were made based on headstone photographs, 15 Oct 2010, by Daniel L Elliott. Many updates of names and dates made in July 2016. If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let t us know.

� 2010- Daniel L Elliott

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes and Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Acoff	Elizabeth "Bettie"	5 Apr 1890	28 Feb 1932	nee NOE. Wife of Frank ACOFF. Daughter of Abner & Alice (YOUNG) NOE. (Note. Information from obituary). (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Acuff	Maude S	4 Aug 1891	4 Jun 1917	nee SIMON. Wife of Arthur ACUFF. Daughter of Arthur & Lucy (CLAY) SIMON. Buried here: 6 Jun 1917. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 4 Jun 1917. aged 25 years, 10 months).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Adams	Anna M	9 Oct 1871	28 Nov 1921	nee WILSON. Wife of James Porter ADAMS, married 16 Jun 1898. Daughter of Isaac & ? (HEAD) WILSON. Buried here: 30 Nov 1921. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 28 Nov 1921. aged 50 years, 1 month, 19 days). Note: James Porter ADAMS is buried at Sand Hill Cemetery.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Adams	Dorthy V	28 May 1912	23 Apr 1919	--	4943	N/A	4
Adams	Johnie or Johnnie	8 Aug 1893	28 Nov 1941	nee RENO. Wife of James Porter ADAMS. Daughter of Oliver & Emma (ELLIOTT) RENO. Note: Death Certificate reports she was buried here on 1 Dec 1941. Note: James Porter ADAMS is buried at Sand Hill Cemetery.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Adams	Rachel	--	22 Mar 1919	6 years old. Died of burns after accident while lighting a toy stove.	No Headstone found or identified, 13 Jun 2022 From the Princeton Clarion, 26 Mar 1919.	SECTION	ROW
Adams	Raymond Kenneth	--	11 Jan 1936	Indiana, Private, 803rd. Pioneer Infantry	4977	N/A	10
Allen	James B	1872	14 Sep 1925	Husband of Ella ALLEN. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 14 Sep 1925. aged 52 years)	4946	N/A	5
Anderson	Ernest	2 Jul 1909	12 Dec 1918	Son of George & Lizzie (NEALY) ANDERSON. Buried here: 14 Dec 1918. Died of injuries sustained after falling under the wheel of a heavily loaded wagon. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 12 Dec 1918. aged 9 years, 5 months, 7 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010. From the Princeton Clarion 12 Dec 1918	N/A	?
Avery	Nannie	2 May 1861	5 Sep 1916	nee HOPKINS. Wife of Stewart F AVERY. Daughter of John & Katherine (WILKINSON) AVERY. Buried here: 7 Sep 1916 Information from Death Certificate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Bell	Louise	Sep 1853	25 Oct 1928	nee POINTER. Wife of Reuben BELL. Daughter of Giles POINTER. Buried here: 28 Oct 1928. (Note. Information from Death Certificate.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Bell	Mariah	22 Sep 1866	14 Oct 1918	Daughter of Reuben & Louisa (POINTER) BELL. Buried here: 16 Oct 1918. (No stone) (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 14 Oct 1918. aged 52 years, 22 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Berry	John	1 Mar 1875	27 Aug 1922	Husband of Lavina BERRY. Son of John & America (HEAD) BERRY. Buried here: 28 Aug 1922. Shot to death by Arthur Spencer following a quarrel, later ruled to be self-defense. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 27 Aug 1922. aged 48 years, 5 months, 26 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010 From the Princeton Clarion, 28 Aug 1922. Image	N/A	?
Berry	Ora	abt 1884	18 Mar 1925	Husband of Hester BERRY. Son of John & America (HEAD) BERRY. Buried here: 22 Mar 1925. Killed in the 1925 Tornado." (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 18 Mar 1925. aged 41 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010. -- --	N/A	?
Buckner	Nettie	--	2 Feb 1925	(Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 2 Feb 1925)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Bush	Nanus or Nannis	19 Aug 1883	18 Jan 1919	nee COLLINS. Wife of Rev. William BUSH. Daughter of Tobe & Nettie (BUCKNER) COLLINS. Buried here: 20 Jun 1919. (No stone) (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 18 Jan 1919. aged 33 years, 4 months, 28 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Butler	William	25 Dec 1844	8 Apr 1909	Husband of Sarah BUTLER. Son of David & Harriett BUTLER. Buried here: 12 Apr 1909. Aged 79 yrs. 3 mos. 13 dys. Company "B", 54th. Massachusetts Infantry. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 8 Apr 1909)	4908	N/A	1
Campbell	James H	--	6 Jul 1920	(No stone). (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 6 Jul 1920. aged 66 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Carter	Samuel	--	25 Oct 1918	(No stone) (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 25 Oct 1918). (Died at Camp Dodge, IA)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010. From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 28 Oct 1918	N/A	?
Clay	Alice	abt 1858	28 Oct 1920	nee REED. Wife of Jacob CLAY. Married 27 Mar 1898. Daughter of Jospeh REED. Buried here: 31 Oct 1920. (No stone) (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 28 Oct 1920, aged 62 years).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Clay	Harriet E	--	--	nee DICKSON. Wife of Henry CLAY. Married 22 Jan 1896.	4981	N/A	10
Clay	Henry	4 Apr 1846	4 Apr 1903	Husband of Harriet E (DICKSON) CLAY. Married 22 Jan 1896. Son of Jacob FELLOWS & Polly SCOTT. Buried here: 6 Apr 1903. Aged 63 Yrs.	4981	N/A	10
Clay	?	--	--	(Only base of stone remains.)	4950	N/A	5
Davis	George P	?	?	WW I. (Note: Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Dean	Ida	15 Oct 1878	21 Dec 1925	nee CLAY. Wife of James DEAN. Married: 25 Jun 1898 in Spencer County, Indiana. Daughter of Henry & Anna CLAY. Buried here: 24 Dec 1925. (No stone) (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 21 Dec 1925. aged 47 years, 2 months, 6 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Diggs	George Edward	--	11 Mar 1884	Aged 17 Y.. 4 M. 3 D.	4925	N/A	2
Diggs	Gertie	--	19 Jan 1890	Daughter of A & A DIGGS. Aged 2 mos.	4948	N/A	5
Douglas	Jennie	abt 1847	12 Jan 1924	Wife of John DOUGLAS. Buried here: 14 Jan 1924. (Note. Obituary information gives birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 12 Jan 1924)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Douglas	John	5 Mar 1846	1 Feb 1925	Husband of Jennie DOUGLAS. Buried here: 3 Feb 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 1 Feb 1925. aged 78 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Egeton	(Unknown)	--	--	Marker for family plot	4994 4995	N/A	12
F	E	--	--	Corner marker lying next to unknown CLAY	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Fisher alias "May"	Benjamin D	1 Mar 1838	17 Mar 1924	Husband of Laura Ann (GREEN) FISHER, married 9 Apr 1868 in Spencer County, Indiana; Macy (HEAD) BARNHILL FISHER, married 22 Oct 1885; and second husband of Susan (LYLES) LAWRENCE FISHER, married 22 Nov 1903. Son of Henry & Clare "Clary" (BLUEFORD) FISHER. Father of Aaron Fisher, most highly decorated African-American Hoosier of WW I (buried at Xenia, OH). Buried here: 19 Mar 1924. Sergeant, Company "D", 100th. U. S. Colored Infantry. Enlisted on 17 May 1864 at Owensboro, Kentucky. Note: In US Civil War Pension Files he is also known by "alias" Benjamin May! Widow: "Fisher, Susan" He filed for "Invalid" Class on 3 Mar 1887. Widow filed on 16 Apr 1934.	911	N/A	1
Fisher	Laura Ann G	--	7 Mar 1884	nee GREEN. Wife of Benjamin D "Ben" FISHER. Married 9 Apr 1868 in Spencer County, Indiana. Aged 38 yrs. 11 mos. 16 dys.	4909	N/A	1
Fisher	Macy	25 Feb 1861	30 Mar 1902	nee HEAD. Wife of Benjamin D "Ben" FISHER (alias MAY) Married: 22 Oct 1885. Daughter of Jack & Hester B (HILL) HEAD. Buried 1 Apr 1902 at "Baptist Cemetery" aka Union.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010 From the Princeton Clarion, 31 Mar 1902 .	N/A	1
Fluker	John	--	2 Jan 1901	Brutally attacked his wife; fatally injured while attempting to jump a passing train to escape.	No Headstone found or identified, 13 Jun 2022 From the Princeton Clarion, 3 Jan 1901	N/A	?
Frye	Mable	2 May 1898	3 Mar 1918	Daughter of Thomas & Allie B (LEWIS) FRYE. Buried here: 5 Mar 1918 (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 3 Mar 1918. aged 19 years, 9 months, 1 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Goffner	Emanuel	abt 1835	?	Husband of Lucy A (CUNNINGHAM) GOFFNER. Co. C, 118 US Colored Infantry. Invalid claim filed 1 Dec 1892. Smith, Allen (alias) (Note: Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Goffner	Lucy A	6 May 1840	11 Mar 1917	nee CUNNINGHAM. Wife of Emanuel GOFFNER. Daughter of Issam CUNNINGHAM. Buried here: 13 Mar 1917. All information from Death Certificate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Gray	Angeline	29 Apr 1872	5 Jan 1930	nee KEY. Wife of Jeremiah "Jerry "GRAY. Married: 25 Nov 1895. Daughter of Otlaway & Rose KEY. Buried here: 8 Jan 1930. Information from Death Certificate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Gray	Jeremiah "Jerry"	abt 1863	22 Jun 1923	Husband of Angeline (KEY) GRAY. Married: 25 Nov 1895. Son of Tom GRAY. Buried here: 24 Jun 1923. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 22 Jun 1923. aged 60 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Green	Delila	4 Jun 1833	30 Jul 1917	nee DRURY. Wife of Henry GREEN. Daughter of Peter & Martha (FELLOWS) DRURY. Buried here: 1 Aug 1917. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 30 Jul 1917. aged 82 years, 26 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Green	Henry	4 Oct 1822	20 Jan 1925	Husband of Delila (DRURY) GREEN. Son of Gabe & Violet GREEN. Buried here: 22 Jan 1925. DIED AT THE AGE OF 102 ! (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 12 Jan 1925. aged 102 years, 3 months, 15 days. Dates in obituary do not agree with death certificate.) Obituary indicates military service in the Civil War, having enlisted in Kentucky.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Grider	Richard	23 Oct 1866	17 Dec 1923	Husband of Harriet GRIDER. Son of Edward & Millie (WIELEY) GRIDER). Buried here: 19 Dec 1923. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 17 Dec 1923. aged 37 years, 1 month, 24 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hadley	Mary	25 Dec 1858	12 Mar 1918	Buried here: 24 Mar 1918. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 12 Mar 1918. aged 60 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hancock	Martha	9 Oct 1889	14 Jun 1922	nee POTTS. Wife of Thomas HANCOCK. Daughter of Ben & Cherry (HAMBY) POTTS. Buried here: 16 Jun 1922. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 14 Jun 1922. aged 42 years, 8 months, 5 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hanford	Elijah	abt 1860	12 Dec 1916	Husband of Millie (SMITH) HANFORD. Parents names not given. Buried here: 14 Dec 1916 "Wife" Note: All information from Death Certificate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hanford	Eva	3 Jul 1877	27 Jul 1942	nee PINKSTON. Wife of Rutherford "Ruby" HANFORD. Daughter of Emanuel & Moranad (ALLEN) PINKSTON. Buried here: 30 Jul 1942. "Wife" Note: Husband is buried at Sand HIll Cemetery in a unmarked grave.	4975	N/A	9
Hart	Radie	31 Apr 1885	7 Aug 1901	Daughter of John O & Fannie (BARNHILL) HART. Aged 16 yrs. 3 mos. 5 dys. Buried here: 9 Aug 1901. (Note: Incorrect date on stone based on age, the birth date should be 2 May 1885)	4934	N/A	3
Head	Susan	15 Mar 1825	9 Mar 1916	Wife of Robert HEAD. Buried here: 12 Mar 1916. (Note. Information from obituary and Death Certificate). (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hopkins	Catharine or Katharine	--	26 Jun 1921	nee WILKINSON. Wife of John HOPKINS. (Same stone as John and Mathew HOPKINS). (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 26 Jun 1921. aged 107 years, 7 months, 16 days)	4914	N/A	1
Hopkins	Charles	--	5 Nov 1928	Husband of Mary HOPKINS. Pastored a Baptist church in Washington, IN. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 5 Nov 1928).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hopkins	Isaac	abt 1845	25 Apr 1925	Buried here: 27 Apr 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 25 Apr 1925. aged 80 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Hopkins	John	--	28 Feb 1888	Husband of Katherine (WILKINSON) HOPKINS. Aged 77 Y. 6 M. 7 D. (Same stone as Catharine and Mathew HOPKINS)	4915	N/A	1
Hopkins	Laura Mae	1899	5 Apr 1921	(Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 5 Apr 1921. aged 21 years, 5 months)	5001	N/A	14
Hopkins	Margaret "Maggie"	17 Apr 1855	12 Mar 1916	nee MARSHALL. Wife of William HOPKINS. Buried here: 14 Mar 1916. (Same stone as Maggie (HOPKINS) MITCHELL). (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 12 Mar 1916. aged 61 years)	4913	N/A	1
Hopkins	Mathew	--	10 Oct 1884	Aged 15 Y. 4 M. 5 D. (Same stone as John & Katharine (WILKINSON) HOPKINS.	4916	N/A	1
Howard	Alexander H	1 May 1844	11 May 1917	Husband of Rachael A (ROBERTS) HOWARD. Buried here: 14 May 1917. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 10 May 1917)	4931 4929	N/A	3
Howard	Rachael A	13 Apr 1847 "13 Apr 1853"	21 Mar 1944	nee ROBERTS. Wife of Alexander HOWARD. Daughter of Charles & Betty (CLAY) ROBERTS. Buried here: 25 Mar 1944.	4933 4929	N/A	3
Jackson	John A "Black Hawk"	abt 1844	5 Mar 1920	Husband of Harriet (LAYTON) JACKSON. Buried here: 6 Mar 1920. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 5 Mar 1920. aged 76 years. Death Certificate incorrectly list "1820.") (Click here to view a brief biography and obituaries.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Jennings	Lafayette	abt 1841	31 Mar 1927	Buried here: 3 Apr 1927. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 31 Mar 1927. aged 86 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Johnson	Missouri	abt 1840	4 May 1925	Wife of William JOHNSON. Buried here: 6 May 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Tennessee, and date of death as 4 May 1925. aged 85 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Johnson	William	--	1 Mar 1923	Husband of Missouri JOHNSON. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 1 Mar 1923. aged 64 years, 7 months, 19 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Joiner	Lillian Marie	15 Jul 1923	30 Mar 1926	Daughter of Roy & Katherine (CARY) JOINER. Buried here: 1 Apr 1926. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 30 Mar 1926. aged 2 years, 8 months, 15 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Jones	Frank	15 Jun 1886	3 Mar 1910	Husband of Lily Beatrice JONES. Son of Frank & Hannah (CLAY) JONES. Buried here: 5 Mar 1910.	4997	N/A	13
Jones	Lily Beatrice	1 Apr 1889	--	Wife of Frank JONES	4997	N/A	13
Jones	Peter	--	--	Company "D", 180th. U. S. Colored Infantry	4992	N/A	11
Kendle	Harvey	--	14 Jun 1881	Son of H L & E E KENDLE. Aged 11 M. 17 D.	4973	N/A	8
Kendle	Hiram L	--	11 Sep 1880	Aged 27 Y. 8 M. 19 D.	4972	N/A	8
Laffoon	Lettie	--	19 Feb 1891	Aged 21 YRS. 2 MOS. 9 D.. (Same stone as Charley E. WHITE)	4956	N/A	6
Lafforty	Nancy	abt 1840	2 Aug 1923	Buried here: 6 Aug 1923. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Illinois, and date of death as 2 Aug 1923. aged 83 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Langford	Anna B	1878	4 Dec 1918	Wife of W H LANGFORD. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 4 Dec 1918. aged 40 years, 3 months)	4927	N/A	2
Lawrence	John	--	9 Feb 1923	(Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 9 Feb 1923. aged 54 years, 6 months, 9 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Lawrence	William	abt 1863	27 Oct 1920	Buried here: 28 Oct 1920. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 27 Oct 1920. aged 57 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Lewis	Cassie	abt 1796	31 May 1916	Believed to be 120+ yrs old at the time of her passing.	No Headstone found of identified, 13 Jun 2022. From the Princeton Clarion, 31 May 1916	N/A	?
Lewis	William	14 Feb 1837	25 Mar 1920	Corporal, Company "G", 28th U. S. Colored Infantry. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 25 Nov 1920. aged 82 years, 9 months, 12 days)	4988	N/A	10
Marshall	Charles	14 Mar 1874	23 Apr 1925	Husband of Minnie MARSHALL. Buried here: 26 Apr 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 23 Apr 1925. aged 51 years, 1 month, 9 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Millett	Anna	16 Aug 1864	28 Aug 1926	Daughter of Sarah MILLETT. Buried here: 31 Aug 1926. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 28 Aug 1926. aged 72 years, 13 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Millett	Clara	30 Sep 1887	5 Oct 1924	Daughter of Beauregard & Oma (BELLE) MILLETT. Buried here: 7 Oct 1924. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 5 Oct 1924. aged 37 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Mitchell	Maggie	2 Jan 1887	6 Feb 1915	nee HOPKINS. Wife of Sylvester MITCHELL. Married: 22 May 1907. Daughter of William & Margaret "Maggie" (MARSHALL) HOPKINS. (Same stone as Margaret (MARSHALL) HOPKINS). (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 6 Feb 1915. aged 28 years)	4913	N/A	1
Mosley	Joseph	--	20 Jul 1901	Buried here: 21 Jul 1901. (Note. Gibson County, Certificate of Death gives age as: 35 yrs, 5 months, 25 days. Obituary reported "about 30 years of age."	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Oates	Jessie	--	15 Jul 1888	Aged 11 mos. & 12 dys.	4985	N/A	10
Oates	Melvina	--	27 Mar 1888	Aged 20 yrs. 4 mos.	4983	N/A	10
Pain	George A	--	12 Jan 1925	Aged 49 Ys. 4 Ms. 15 Ds. "Supreme Royal Circle of Friends of the World Circle Davis #1922". (Note: Mortuary records give name as George A. PAIN and age as 46 years.)	4917	N/A	1
Pamplin	Melissa	--	28 Jul 1918	Wife of Henry PAMPLIN. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 28 Jul 1918. aged 42 years).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Paxton	Estella "Stella"	15 Oct 1869	10 Apr 1916	nee HOWARD. Wife of James PAXTON. Married: 13 Apr 1883. Daughter of Alexander & Min. (ROBERTS) HOWARD. Buried here: 12 Apr 1916. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 10 Apr 1916)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Paxton	James	22 Mar 1856	23 Jan 1939	Husband of Estella "Stella" (HOWARD) PAXTON. Married: 13 Apr 1883. Son of John PAXTON. Was for many years the sexton of this (Union) cemetery. (Note. Information from Death Certificiate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Pettiford	George	1 Mar 1863	3 May 1919	Husband of Emma (WATSON) PETTIFORD. Married: 10 Oct 1889. Buried here: 6 May 1919. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 3 May 1919, aged 45 years).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Pettiford	George Harold	13 May 1893	20 Aug 1928	Husband of Lillian Lee (BELL) PETTIFORD. Son of George & Emma PETTIFORD. Buried here: 23 Aug 1928. Indiana, Bugler, 317th Service Battalion. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 21 Aug 1928. aged 32 years, 3 months, 7 days)	4924	N/A	2
Pettiford	Harold	4 Feb 1925	4 Feb 1925	Stillborn son of George Harold & Lillian Lee (BELL) PETTIFORD. Buried: 4 Feb 1916.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Pettiford	Infant	11 Sep 1916	11 Sep 1916	Stillborn son of Frank & Alice A (CUFFER) PETTIFORD. Buried here: 11 Sep 1916.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Pointer	Richard	1 Mar 1853	12 Jan 1941	Husband of Minnie POINTER. Buried here: 14 Jan 1941.	4970	N/A	8
Potts	Benjamin "Ben"	1845	26 Oct 1887	First husband of Cherry (KIRKWOOD) POTTS TUCKER. Aged 42 yrs. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 20 Oct 1887)	4935	N/A	3
Potts	Gether	6 May 1893	12 Jan 1909	Son of Thomas McDONALD & Martha POTTS. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 12 Jan 1909. aged 15 years)	4939	N/A	4
Potts	John M	28 Mar 1878	8 May 1909	Husband of Helen (DAVIS) POTTS. Son of Benjamin & Cherry (HEAD) POTTS. Buried here: 10 May 1909. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 8 May 1909. aged 31 years)	4941	N/A	4
Potts	Walter B	3 Sep 1903	7 Jan 1909	Son of John M & Helen (DAVIS) POTTS. Buried here: 9 Jan 1909. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 7 Jan 1909. aged 5 years)	4940	N/A	4
Riven	John T	--	--	Sergeant, Company "A", 14th. U. S. Colored Infantry.	4964	N/A	7
Scott	Caroline	22 Jan 1841	5 Oct 1920	Wife of George SCOTT. Buried here: 7 Oct 1920. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 5 Oct 1920. aged 79 years, 8 months, 13 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Scott	Sarah D "Sis"	3 Dec 1878	5 Jan 1919	Wife of Lee SCOTT. Daughter of A D & Lucy FIELDS. Buried here: 7 Jan 1919. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 5 Jan 1919. aged 39 years, 2 months, 2 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Sharpe	Mary Agnes	17 Feb 1866	7 Jun 1926	nee CHAPELLE. Wife of George SHARP. Buried here: 9 Jun 1926. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 7 Jun 1926. aged 60 years, 3 months, 20 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Sharpe	George	3 Mar 1852	31 Jul 1917	Husband of Mary Agnes (CHAPELLE) SHARPE. Son of John & Ann SHARPE. Buried here: 2 Aug 1917. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 30 Jul 1917. aged 65 years, 4 months, 27 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Simonds	Benjamin "Ben"	abt 1871	28 Apr 1918	Husband of Lucy (CLAY) SIMONDS. Married: 4 Feb 1894. Son of Charles & Jennie (DAY) SIMONDS. Buried: 29 Apr 1918 (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 28 Apr 1918. aged 47 years	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Smith	Elizabeth "Lizzie"	--	15 Jun 1922	Wife of G W SMITH. (Note. Obituary information gives name as Elizabeth SMITH, aged 70 years).	4938	N/A	4
Smith	Mary C	6 Dec 1877	23 May 1925	nee GREEN. Married: 28 Jul 1894. Daughter of Harry & Delila (JURY) GREEN. Buried here: 25 May 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 23 May 1925. aged 48 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Starling	William	--	--	Company "B", 118th. U. S. Colored Infantry	4912	N/A	1
Stewart	Robert	abt 1839	27 Feb 1920	Husband of Lucy STEWART. Buried here: 29 Feb 1920. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 27 Feb 1920. aged 81 years)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Tucker	Cherry	abt 1844	18 Aug 1929	nee KIRKWOOD. Wife of Benjamin "Ben" POTTS, 1st; and Joseph "Joe" TUCKER, 2nd, married 27 Sep 1913. Daughter of Jack & Cinthy (SISS) KIRKWOOD or HEAD? Buried: 20 Aug 1929. (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Tucker	Cyrus	Mar 1846	15 Apr 1915	Husband of Mariah TUCKER. Son of Phillip & Clara (FLAGG) TUCKER. Company "I", 118th. U. S. Colored Infantry. Buried here: 17 Apr 1915. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 15 Apr 1915. aged 69 years)	4990	N/A	10
Tucker	Joseph "Joe"	abt 1854	13 Mar 1923	Second husband of Cherry (KIRKWOOD) POTTS TUCKER. Married 27 Sep 1913. Son of Joseph TUCKER. Buried here: 15 May 1923. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Kentucky, and date of death as 13 Mar 1923. aged 76 years)	4936	N/A	3
Tucker	Mariah	1862	21 Mar 1932	nee MARODDY. Wife of Cyrus "Silas" TUCKER. Buried here: 23 Mar 1932. "Mother of 7 children buried on this lot"	4969	N/A	6
Turner	John Henry	15 Apr 1860	9 Dec 1926	Husband of Ella M TURNER. Son of Jno. TURNER. Buried here: 11 Dec 1926. Cause of death: "Accidental -- due to (Francisco) mine explosion."	4999 From the Princeton Daily Clarion 9 Dec 1926 From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 9 Dec 1926	N/A	13
Tyler	John Ray	6 Feb 1884	9 Jul 1925	Second husband of Alice Carloda (CRISS) HINTON. Married: 11 Feb 1918. Son of Plato & Mary [GREER] TYLER. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Indiana, and date of death as 9 Jul 1925)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Tyler	Lincoln	15 Jul 1869	27 Jun 1925	Son of Plato & Mary (GREER) TYLER. Buried here: 29 Jun 1925. (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Indiana, and date of death as 27 Jun 1925. aged 55 years, 11 months)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Tyler	Mary Eliza	23 Mar 1849	8 Jun 1924	nee GREER. Wife of Plato TYLER. Buried here: 10 Jun 1924 Husband Plato Tyler buried at Archer Cemetery, 8 Dec 1898 (Note. Obituary information gives place of birth as Alabama, and date of death as 18 Jun 1924. aged 75 years, 2 months, 15 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Walden	John Calvin	20 Feb 1927	18 Feb 1928	Son of Clifford & Eva (THOMAS) WALDEN. Buried here: 19 Feb 1928. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 18 Feb 1928. aged 11 months, 27 days)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Walker	Doc "Dock"	4 Apr 1860 "1863"	8 Jan 1919	Husband of Effie WALKER. Son of Beb & Mary (BEARD) WALKER. Buried here: 10 Jan 1917. (Note. Obituary information gives name as "Dack" and date of death as 9 Jan 1919. aged 58 years, 9 months, 5 days)	4967	N/A	8
Walker	Henry	abt 1822	18 Sep 1914	Husband of Mary E (GLASGOW) WALKER. Buried here: 19 Sep 1914. Company "I", 55th. Massachusetts Infantry. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 18 Sep 1914. aged 92 years)	4920	N/A	1
Walker	Mary E	2 Mar 1842	29 Jan 1915	nee GLASGOW. Wife of Henry WALKER. Daughter of Tounse GLASGOW. Buried here: 30 Jan 1915. Note: Information from Death Certificate.	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	1
Whitaker	Leannah "Nanny"	7 Nov 1860	18 May 1918	nee McDONALD. Wife of Thaddius W "Thad" WHITAKER. Daughter of James & Ann McDONALD. Buried here; 21 May 1918. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 11 May 1918. aged 58 years, 7 months, 11 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Whitaker	Thadius W	12 Jul 1857	11 Jan 1920	Husband of Leannah "Nanny" (McDONALD) WHITAKER. Buried here: 13 Jan 1920. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 11 Jan 1920. aged 62 years, 5 months).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
White	Charley E	--	21 Jul 1890	Son of H C & M A WHITE. Aged 10 Y�S. 9 M�S. 16 D�S. (Same stone as Lettie LAFFOON)	4958	N/A	6
Whitty	John	26 Mar 1848	15 Sep 1928	Husband of Nancy Anna "Nannie" (HAMILTON) WHITTY. Married: 8 Dec 1880. Buried here: 19 Sep 1928. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 16 Sep 1928, aged 80 years, 5 months, 20 days).	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Whitty	Nancy Anna "Nannie"	17 Dec 1861	26 Aug 1943	nee HAMILTON. Wife of John WHITTY. Married: 8 Dec 1880. Daughter of Talbert & Matilda (SIMPSON) HAMILTON. Buried here: 28 Aug 1943. (Note. Information from Death Certificate and marriage records.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
William	Fronia	--	14 Nov 1884	Wife of Walter WILLIAM. Aged 20 yrs. 2 mos. 24 dys. (Note: Stone is now very difficult to read.)	4923	N/A	2
Williams	Ephriam	?	?	Civil War. (Note: Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	No headstone found or identified, 15 Oct 2010.	N/A	?
Williams	Henry	abt 1840	4 May 1913	Husband of Elizabeth WILLIAMS. Buried here: 6 May 1913. Company "B", 6th. U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery. (Note. Obituary information gives date of death as 4 May 1913, aged 73 years)	4965	N/A	7
Williams	Winona Estella	5 Apr 1896	25 Oct 1906	Daughter of H C & Nettie (JOHNSON) WILLIAMS. Buried here: 28 Oct 1906.	4960	N/A	6
Woodruff	Ella "Ellie"	20 Oct 1880	9 May 1904	Daughter of John J & Anna (JENNING) WOODRUFF. Buried here: 11 May 1904.	4971	N/A	8
?	?	?	?	(Only base for monument.)	4926	N/A	2
?	?	--	188?	Aged ? yrs. 11 mos. (Only fragments of stone.)	4942	N/A	4
?	?	?	?	(Broken pieces of stone.)	4949	N/A	5
?	Quincy	11 Oct ????	--	Aged 4 days (Note: Stone has been further damaged; given name now missing.)	4947	N/A	5
?	?	?	?	(Smooth stone; no markings.)	4959	N/A	6
?	?	?	?	(Headstone and footstone; both broken.)	4952	N/A	6
?	?	?	?	(Base with part of child�s marker; probably from different burials.)	4954	N/A	6
?	?	?	?	(Small marker, broken at ground level.)	4955	N/A	6
?	?	?	?	(Large grave depression; no marker.)	4963	N/A	7
?	?	?	?	(Broken pieces of stone.)	4986	N/A	10
?	?	?	?	(Only base for monument.)	4979	N/A	10
?	?	?	?	(Only base for monument; next to Frank & Lilly Beatrice JONES.)	4998	N/A	13

Sections and Rows.
All one section. Rows were numbered beginning on the west side of the cemetery, but are very irregular.

From the Wall Street Journal, 10/30-31/2021

4905 View of the north portion of the cemetery.
4906 View of the south portion of the cemetery.

4907 First row on west side of cemetery.
5002 Looking west from the northeast corner of the cemetery.

4905 View of the north portion of the cemetery.	4906 View of the south portion of the cemetery.
4907 First row on west side of cemetery.	5002 Looking west from the northeast corner of the cemetery.

Genealogy

Union Cemetery

Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Located about 1.5 miles east of Princeton. Approximately 250 from an entrance off the southeast side of Lake Road, just east of the entrance to Camp Carson.