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Walnut Hill Cemetery

(Also known as Genung Cemetery)

Union Township

Gibson County, Indiana 
Coordinates: Latitude, 38.2700; Longitude, -87.5748
Congressional Location: SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 7; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:

Located on the east side of County Road 50W, about 0.2 mile north of the intersection with County Road 600S; about 1.25 miles north of Fort Branch.

Last updated  16 Oct 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves using photographs, and other sources. Additions and corrections are appreciated.  There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing markers.   If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.   email016.gif (1209 bytes)

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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes and Inscriptions

Photo#              Photo

Lot

Sec - Row

Eads

Anna K Howell

29 Oct 1915

2 Feb 2004

nee ROMERHAUSEN.  Wife of Elzie G HOWELL, 1st; and John EADS, 2nd. 


Daughter of John & Mabel (BROTHERS) ROMERHAUSEN. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7300

1263

SA-40

Eads

Essex P "Eck"

1 Feb 1914

9 Feb 1974

Husband of Geraldine (McINTYRE) EADS. 

Married 11 Aug 1945. 

Son of George W & Pearl Elizabeth (HUMES) EADS.

Indiana, 1st Sgt., US Army, WW II.


2494

3900

934

N-2

Eads

George Washington

5 Feb 1882

Apr 1958

Husband of Pearl Elizabeth (HUMES) EADS.

“Father” 

Buried:  12 Apr 1958.

3898

934

N-2

Eads

Geraldine

9 Feb 1922

25 Aug 2011

nee McINTYRE.  Wife of Essex P "Eck" EADS. 


Married 11 Aug 1945.

2494

934

N-2

Eads

Pearl Elizabeth

1887

19 Jun 1932

"1933"

nee HUMES.  Wife of George Washington EADS. 

“Mother” 

Buried:  21 Jun 1932.

5188

80

N-59

Eads

Tessie

abt 1913

Jun 1935

Buried:  22 Jun 1935.

No headstone found.

444

S-62

Eakins

Dorothy M

1 May 1907

3 Aug 1999

nee DeCAMP.  Wife of Theodore “Ted” EAKINS.

4511

184

N-31

Eakins

Theodore “Ted”

2 Sep 1905

18 Sep 1973

Husband of Dorothy M (DeCAMP) EAKINS.  

Son of James & Emma (MAYVILLE) EAKINS.

4511

184

N-31

Eaton

Alvin Warren

10 Apr 1915

16 May 1976

Husband of Dorothy Effie (CONNER) EATON. 


Son of Roscoe & Anna Belle EATON.

S2, US Navy, WW II.


7293

7294

1346

SA-40

Eaton

Dennis Ray

25 Feb 1966

24 Jul 1966

Son of William Allen & Ruth (CHRISTMAS) EATON.

Died in an auto accident.

(Note:  Two infant burials in this plot; other is Timothy Wayne PERRY.)

5255

77

N-62

Eaton

Dorothy Effie

8 Mar 1916

12 Dec 2008

nee CONNER.  Wife of Alvin Roscoe Warren EATON, 1st; and Franklin DOUGLAS, 2nd. 


Daughter of Robert & Viola (WILHITE) CONNER.

7293

1346

SA-40

Ebrecht

Candia J

30 Jan 1955

31 Aug 1999

nee VIRGIL.  Wife of Virgil EBRECHT. 

Daughter of William VIRGIL & Ermel VIRGIL JOSLIN. 

"Auto accident"

7394

1581

SA-47

Elderbrook

Donald C “Chick”

11 Feb 1924

1 May 1996

Son of Lela Mae ELDERBROOK.

“World’s Greatest.. Father – Grandfather and Great Grandfather”

Pfc., US Army Air Corps, WW II.


6880

6881

6882

1497

SA-1

Elderbrook

Lela Mae

12 Dec 1905

18 May 1986

“Mother”

6879

1497

SA-1

Elliott

Fannie E

1876

Jul 1956

“Grammey” 

Buried:  21 Jul 1956.

5534

1038

S-9

Elliott

Welsey

28 Feb 1879

13 Feb 1914

Son of Reuben G “Ruby” ELLIOTT & Nancy Ann (HANNAH) WOOD ELLIOTT YEAGER.

5898

557

S-26

Emerson

Estel Bird

19 Jun 1889

18 Dec 1985

nee DeWEES.  Wife of Charles P BIRD, 1st, married 15 Apr 1906; and James Elmer EMERSON, 2nd.

4418

41

N-27

Emerson

James Elmer

21 Mar 1887

14 Dec 1967

Husband of Estel (DeWEESE) BIRD EMERSON.

4417

41

N-27

Emerson

James V

1851

24 Sep 1916

Husband of Susan J (WILLIAMS) EMERSON. 


Married 25 Feb 1877.

“Father” 

Buried:  26 Sep 1916.

4649

254

N-37

Emerson

Susan J

1852

Jan 1944

nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of James V EMERSON. 

Married 25 Feb 1877.

“Mother” 

Buried:  9 Jan 1944.

4650

254

N-37

Emge

Juanita H Reavill

19 Sep 1916

3 Oct 2007

Wife of Wilfred J EMGE, 1st; and ? REAVILL, 2nd.

7153

1275

SA-28

Emge

Wilfred J

25 Sep 1912

28 Jul 1966

First husband of Juanita H EMGE REAVILL.

7153

1275

SA-28

Emmerson

Amanda J C

18 Jan 1842

17 Apr 1903

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of James R "Rube" EMMERSON. 

Married 29 Mar 1860.

4618

202

N-36

Emmerson

Charles W

1863

Nov 1938

Husband of Mary Alice EMMERSON. 

Buried:  19 Nov 1938.

4642

127

N-37

Emmerson

Clary E

26 Sep 1881

9 Oct 1881

Daughter of James R "Rube" & Amanda J C (MONTGOMERY) EMMERSON.

4618

202

N-36

Emmerson

Glen O

1899

Feb 1908

Son of Charles W & Mary Alice EMMERSON. 


Buried: 7 Feb 1908

4641

127

N-37

Emmerson

James R "Rube"

25 Dec 1837

18 Mar 1922

Husband of Amanda J C (MONTGOMERY) EMMERSON.


Married 29 Mar 1860.

4618

202

N-36

Emmerson

James R

16 Aug 1885

24 Aug 1885

Son of James R "Rube" & Amanda J C (MONTGOMERY) EMMERSON.

4618

202

36

Emmerson

Lemuel O

11 Apr 1845

23 Jul 1932

Husband of Mary E EMMERSON. 


Married 16 Apr 1891.

Pvt. Co. D, 120th Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.



5147

Lemuel E. Emmerson


223

N-57

Emmerson

Liley E

4 Mar 1868

8 Oct 1883

Daughter of James R & Amanda J C (MONTGOMERY) EMMERSON.

4618

202

N-36

Emmerson

Mary Alice

1869

Mar 1942

Wife of Charles W EMMERSON. 


Buried:  11 Mar 1942.

4642

127

N-37

Emmerson

Mary E

2 Sep 1847

25 Mar 1932

Wife of Lemuel O EMMERSON. 


Married 16 Apr 1891.

5147

223

N-57

Endicott

Geraldine “Gerry”

9 Nov 1910

22 Oct 1997

Wife of Graham “Dick” ENDICOTT. 


Daughter of T L & Grace (BRYANT) McCARTY.

3945

900

N-4

Endicott

Graham “Dick”

28 Aug 1902

25 May 1971

Husband of Geraldine “Gerry” (McCARTY) ENDICOTT.

3945

900

N-4

Engel

Vicki S

18 Jul 1944

--

On same stone as John P FERGUSON.

7102

1604

SA-24

Engleman

Joseph Albert

16 Dec 1859

21 Nov 1933

Husband of Lorena J ENGLEMAN. 


Married 1 Apr 1897 in Daviess County, Indiana.

5746

714

S-19

Engleman

Lorena J

7 Sep 1859

13 Aug 1910

Wife of Joseph Albert ENGLEMAN. 


Married 1 Apr 1897 in Daviess County, Indiana.  (Surname at time of marriage was PARSONS.)

“Mother”

5064

161

N-54

Engler

Billy Joe

20 Mar 1932

12 Dec 1993

Husband of Sabra Sue (WILSON) ENGLER.


Son of Estel ENGLER & Lovie (MASTERS) ENGLER INGLE.

SP3, US Army, Korea.



Served as the Gibson County Veterans Service Officer in 1993

7496

7497

1574

SA-54

Engler

Brett L

9 Sep 1919

17 Jun 1992

Husband of Norma Jean (KOHLMEYER) ENGLER. 

Married 6 Jan 1945.

Son of Estel ENGLER & Lovie (MASTERS) ENGLER INGLE.

“Parents of:  Stephen Brett” 

Sgt. US Army Air Corps, WW II.


0097

7495

1574

SA-54

Engler

Norma Jean

27 Nov 1925

2 Mar 2015

nee KOHLMEYER.  Wife of Brett L ENGLER.  Married 6 Jan 1945.

Daughter of Eli & Bertha KOHLMEYER.

“Parents of:  Stephen Brett”

(Click here to view obituary.)

0097

7495

1574

SA-54

Engler

Sabra Sue

12 Aug 1937

--

nee WILSON.  Wife of Billy Joe ENGLER.

7496

1574

SA-54

English

Cleo M

25 Nov 1899

2 Nov 1980

Wife of Galen B ENGLISH.

5888

5890

1054

S-25

English

Curtis E "Peck"

17 Dec 1885

16 Feb 1967

Husband of Elizabeth Ann ENGLISH.

5542

846

S-10

English

Elizabeth Ann

1901

Apr 1960

Wife of Curtis E "Peck" ENGLISH.


Buried:  1 May 1960.

5541

S

10

English

Galen B

6 Jun 1900

4 Apr 1957

Husband of Cleo M ENGLISH. 

Indiana, Pfc., Co. D, 8th Infantry, WW I.


5888

5889

1054

S-25

English

Infant

--

Jun 1909

Infant of Lawrence & Jessie (BYRD) ENGLISH.

Buried:  12 Jun 1909.

No headstone found.
 

95

N-44

English

Jessie Byrd

2 Jul 1882

12 Nov 1951

nee BYRD.  Wife of Lawrence ENGLISH. 


Married
14 Dec 1899

“Mother”

4831

95

N-44

English

Lawrence

25 Mar 1876

3 Aug 1968

Husband of Jessie (BYRD) ENGLISH. 

Married 14 Dec 1899. 

Son of Harrison & Phoeba ENGLISH.

“Father”

4831

95

4N-4

Epperson

Charles R

1906

10 Nov 1970

Husband of Thelma R (REED) EPPERSON. 


Son of Isaac N & Laura A (BRUMFIELD) EPPERSON.

3922

924

N-3

Epperson

Earle N

6 Sep 1908

24 Oct 1987

Husband of Garnet D (DUNKERLY) EPPERSON. 


Son of Isaac N & Laura (BRUMFIELD) EPPERSON.

3940

923

N-4

Epperson

Garnet D

1909

15 Jan 2001

nee DUNKERLY.  Wife of Earle N EPPERSON. 


Daughter of Henry & Daisy DUNKERLY.

3940

923

N-4

Epperson

George David

Mar 1940

May 1944

Son of Charles R & Thelma R (REED) EPPERSON.   


Buried: 3 May 1944.

3937

923

N-4

Epperson

Isaac N

1861

Aug 1946

Husband of Laura A (BRUMFIELD) EPPERSON. 

Married 22 Oct 1905. 

Son of Charles & Neoma J EPPERSON. 

Buried:  1 Sep 1946.

3923

924

N-3

Epperson

Laura A

1869

Dec 1943

nee BRUMFIELD.  Wife of Isaac N EPPERSON. 

Married 22 Oct 1905. 

Daughter of Richard & Matilda BRUMFIELD. 

Buried:  14 Dec 1943.

3924

924

N-3

Epperson

Margaret M

Oct 1880

1955

Daughter of William & Esther A EPPERSON.

3938

923

N-4

Epperson

Thelma R

10 Jun 1904

18 Dec 1988

nee REED.  Wife of Charles EPPERSON. 


Daughter of George & Ethel (FINCH) REED.

3922

923

N-3

Esping

Flora H

11 Jul 1907

12 Nov 2005

nee WADE.  Wife of William ESPING. 

Daughter of Joshua & Mary (MATHEWS) WADE.

7046

1519

SA-18

Estes

Ernest Mathon

21 Jan 1925

26 Nov 1992

Husband of Opal Jean ESTES. 


Married 20 Apr 1946.

MM1, US Navy, WW II.


7189

7190

1553

SA-32

Estes

Opal Jean

29 Jan 1927

--

Wife of Ernest M ESTES. 


Married 20 Apr 1946.

7189

1553

SA-32

Evans

Agnes Mary

1876

1935

Wife of William F "Billie" EVANS. 

4185

757

N-16

Evans

William F "Billie"

1876

1953

Husband of Agnes M EVANS. 

4185

757

N-1616

Everett

Synthia Emeline “Emma” Jones

1864

1898

nee JONES.  Wife of James G EVERETT. 

Married 6 Jun 1884. 

Daughter of Jacob & Sarah Sophronia JONES.

“Mother”

5955

327

S-28

Ewing

Earl B

abt 1887

19 Feb 1976

Son of Martha EWING JONES.


Buried:  21 Feb 1976.

No headstone found.

776

N-13


Sections and Rows
The cemetery can be defined as having five sections.  Three large sections: North (N,) South (S) and South-Addition (SA); and two small sections at the west end of the larger sections:  Northwest (NW,) Southwest (SW).  For purposes of this listing, rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.

3844  View of the cemetery entrance from CR-50W
3843  View from the center of the cemetery, looking west to the entrance.
6873  View of the South Section from the southeast corner.
7622  View of the South-Addition Section from the northeast corner.

Transcriptions taken from the headstones.

Photographs by Daniel L Elliott on 27 Apr, 29 Apr and 4 May 2010.