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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.

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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

Glaser

William J

12 Oct 1898

20 Jun 1909

Son of Paul & Mary J (LOCKRIDGE) GLASER.

Grandson of Enoch K & I D LOCKRIDGE.

4761

97

N-42

Godwin

Charles E

26 Feb 1891

15 Oct 1963

Husband of Irene (ADKINSON) GODWIN. 

Married 19 Dec 1911 in Knox County, Indiana.

“Father”

6872

1092

S-63

Godwin

Irene

23 Feb 1894

19 May 1962

nee ADKINSON.  Wife of Charles E GODWIN. 

Married 19 Dec 1911 in Knox County, Indiana.

“Mother”

6872

1092

S-63

Godwin

Maxine E

23 Sep 1919

11 Feb 1978

nee BAXTER.  Wife of Orval L GODWIN.

7620

1240  

SA-63

Godwin

Orval L

13 Jun 1912

22 Aug 1978

Husband of Maxine E (BAXTER) GODWIN.

7620

1240

SA-63

Goebel

Bonnie Lou

26 Feb 1959

4 Apr 1984

nee WINTERHEIMER.  Wife of Francis GOEBLE. 


Daughter of Curtis H & Dorothy M WINTERHEIMER.

7271

1344

SA-38

Goldman

Christy

4 Jul 1893

19 Oct 1967

nee STEWART. 


Daughter of Andrew J & Rosa (WALLACE) STEWART.

6847

444

S-62

Goldman

Frances

25 Dec 1927

8 Feb 2014

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of Noble L GOLDMAN. 

Married 8 Jul 1944. 

Daughter of George & Bertha (BRYANT) MONTGOMERY.

“Our Children:  Martha, Sharon, Barbara, Noble Jr., Jackie, Donna” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

1093

7403

1450

SA-48

Goldman

Noble L

17 May 1922

31 Mar 1996

Husband of Frances (MONTGOMERY) GOLDMAN. 

Married 8 Jul 1944.

“Our Children:  Martha, Sharon, Barbara, Noble Jr., Jackie, Donna”

Pvt., US Army, WW II.


1093

7403

1450

SA-48

Goldman

Ruth

7 Jun 1923

1 Jul 1973

nee MONTGOMERY.  First wife of Silas Lowel GOLDMAN. 

Note:  Reinterred from Lot 70 on 28 Aug 1973.

5223

1111

N-61

Goldman

Silas Lowel

12 Jan 1916

18 Jun 1979

Husband of Ruth (MONTGOMERY) GOLDMAN, 1st; and 2nd husband of Beatrice M (DOSSETT) WRIGHT GOLDMAN, 2nd. 

NOTE: He is NOT buried here.  Burial was at the Princeton  I.O.O.F. Cemetery (ENE, Row 6, Lot 221.)

5223

1111

N-61

Goode

Helen L

18 Jul 1915

21 Jun 1990

nee JONES.  Wife of Vance GOODE. 

Daughter of Charles E & Ada M JONES.

7047

1480

SA-18

Goodson

Andrew J "Andy"

1846

Feb 1921

Husband of Elizabeth R (ROGERS) GOODSON. 

Married 1 Mar 1877 

Buried:  2 Feb 1921.

6009

412

S-30

Goodson

Charley L

17 Aug 1879

15 Mar 1894

Son of Andrew J "Andy" & Elizabeth R (ROGERS) GOODSON.

(Note:  Given name is carved as "Carley L."  Correction submitted by James Phillips, 20 Mar 2011.)

6006

412

S-30

Goodson

Edgar E

16 May 1894

10 Jun 1925

Co. H, Div. 4, 58th Artillery.  WW I.


4180

773

N-16

Goodson

Edwin L

22 Feb 1884

4 Aug 1959

Husband of Rosetta GOODSON.

4933

1123

N-49

Goodson

Effie B

16 Feb 1878

Apr 1967

nee JONES.  Wife of John W GOODSON. 

Married 9 Jun 1895. 

Daughter of Nelson & Elizabeth JONES. 

Buried:  29 Apr 1967.

3960

919

N-5

Goodson

Eliza B

16 Sep 1881

2 Apr 1973

nee BROTHERS.  Wife of Joseph E GOODSON.  

Married 6 Sep 1901.

Daughter of James & Sarah E (ROGERS) BROTHERS.

“Mother”

6003

488

S-30

Goodson

Elizabeth R

15 Jan 1850

29 Jan 1908

nee ROGERS.  Wife of Andrew J GOODSON. 

Married 1 Mar 1877.

6009

412

S-30

Goodson

Ervin

abt 1835

5 Apr 1918

Husband of Nancy GOODSON. 

Buried:  6 Apr 1918.

No headstone found.
 

336

S-30

Goodson

Eva A

22 Oct 1886

12 Nov 1902

Daughter of Andrew J & Elizabeth R (ROGERS) GOODSON.

6007

412

S-30

Goodson

Infant

--

Mar 1894

Infant of Andrew J "Andy" & Elizabeth R (ROGERS) GOODSON. 

Buried:  20 Mar 1894

No headstone found.
 

412

S-30

Goodson

Infant

--

Sep 1904

Infant of Joseph "Joe"& Eliza B (BROTHERS) GOODSON. 

Buried:  Sep 1904.

No headstone found.
 

488

S-30

Goodson

Jane

1853

Aug 1935

Wife of George W GOODSON, 1st; and Sherman ARMSTRONG, 2nd, married 1 Mar 1897.

“Mother” 

Buried:  29 Aug 1935.

5773

681

S-20

Goodson

John W

1870

Apr 1941

Husband of Effie B (JONES) GOODSON. 

Married 9 Jun 1895. 

Son of Irvin GOODSON. 

Buried:  20 Apr 1941.

3960

919

N-5

Goodson

Joseph E "Joe"

25 Mar 1880

31 Jul 1945

Husband of Eliza B (BROTHERS) GOODSON. 

Married 6 Sep 1901.

“Father”

6003

488

S-30

Goodson

Lillie J

1873

Nov 1961

Wife of Ross GOODSON. 

Buried:  3 Nov 1961.

6806

301

S-60

Goodson

Nancy

abt 1838

17 Dec 1892

Wife of Ervin GOODSON.

Aged 54 y’s 14 d’s.

6015

336

S-30

Goodson

Raleigh

--

May 1932

Cremains.  Buried:  30 May 1932.

No headstone found.
 

412

S-30

Goodson

Roger

18 Aug 1888

Feb 1934

Son of Andrew J & Elizabeth R (ROGERS) GOODSON. 

Buried:  2 Feb 1934.

6008

412

S-30

Goodson

Rosetta

5 Jul 1899

4 May 1973

Wife of Edwin L GOODSON. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

4933

1123

N-49

Goodson

Walter J

--

22 Feb 1918

Infant son of Joseph "Joe"& Eliza B (BROTHERS) GOODSON. 

 Buried:  23 Feb 1918.

No headstone found.
 

488

S-30

Goodson

William Ross

16 Dec 1881

17 Jan 1974

Son of George W GOODSON & Jane GOODSON ARMSTRONG.

5772

681

S-20

Gordon

Ryan Christopher

9 Aug 2005

9 Aug 2005

Infant son of Nathaniel & Kristie GORDON. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

6955

1620

SA-8

Gossar

Ida E

15 Feb 1861

20 Aug 1921

nee EMERSON.  Wife of Joseph L JONES, 1st, married 14 Sep 1887; and William H GOSSAR, 2nd married 16 Dec 1916. 

Daughter of James R & Amanda EMERSON.

6060

475

S-32

Gowen

Annabelle R

11 Dec 1923

3 Jul 2012

nee RAMSEY.  Wife of Raymond “Big Toe” GOWEN. 

Married 28 Dec 1940. 

Daughter of Harry W "Jack" & Cecil (WRIGHT) RAMSEY. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

4869

17

N-46

Gowen

Raymond “Big Toe”

12 Dec 1919

4 Mar 1985

Husband of Annabelle R (RAMSEY) GOWEN. 


Married 28 Dec 1940.

4869

17

N-46


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.