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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   19 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

Meade

William Kenneth

21 Oct 1900

13 Jul 1915

Son of George Ellis & Susanna "Susie" (WILLIAMSON) MEADE. 


Buried:  15 Jul 1915

6044

565

S-31

Meade

Susanna "Susie"

9 Jun 1880

9 Sep 1970

nee WILLIAMSON.  Wife of George Ellis MEADE. 

Married 2 Jan 1897 in Wabash County, Illinois. 

Daughter of William Thomas & Lucille Ann (MASON) WILLIAMSON.

6043

565

S-31

Means - Lower

Mary M

30 May 1922

12 Nov 2015

nee HOOPENGARDNER.  Wife of William Beryl MEANS, 1st.


Daughter of George & Laveda HOOPENGARDNER. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

Note:  See also "Lower, Mary Means"

4150

1330

SA-24

Means

William Beryl

7 Jan 1915

28 Sep 1977

First husband of Mary M (HOOPENGARDNER) MEANS LOWER.  


Son of Charles & Bertha MEAN.

4150

1330

SA-24

Meek

Betty R

29 Dec 1926

19 Sep 2016

nee DILBECK.  Second wife of Daniel R "Dan" MEEK

Daughter of Walter & Kathryn (GRAY) DILBECK. 

Click here to view obituary.

(Daniel Meek is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Mount Carmel, Illinois.)

0115

?

SA-12

Mellinger

Charles E

1871

May 1926

Husband of Edna Grace Q (QUINDRY) MELLINGER. 

Married 16 Jun 1919. 

Son of William L & Melvilla J (KING) MELLINGER. 

Buried:  27 May 1926.

5710

684

S-17

Mellinger

Edna Grace Q

1885

Dec 1973

nee QUINDRY.  Wife of Charles E MELLINGER. 

Married 16 Jun 1919. 

Daughter of John & Temar Jane (DOUGLASS) QUINDRY. 

Buried 5 Dec 1973.

5710

684

S-17

Mellinger

Melvilla J

1850

6 Feb 1917

nee KING.  Wife of William L MELLINGER. 

Married 27 Jun 1869. 

Buried 8 Feb 1917.

6590

6588

587

S-53

Mellinger

William L

1840

1923

Husband of Melvilla J (KING) MELLINGER. 

Married 27 Jun 1869.

Buried 20 Feb 1923.

6589

6588

587

S-53

Melton

Faye C

4 Jan 1906

10 Apr 2002

Wife of Ralph SPRAY, 1st; and Gilbert MELTON, 2nd.

5405

1023

S-3

Melton

Gilbert L

20 Jun 1901

1 Jun 1983

Second husband of Faye C MELTON SPRAY.

Pvt., US Army, WW II

.


5406

1023

S-3

Memmer

Linda Kay

23 May 1954

--

Wife of Michael Jude MEMMER.

“Our Beloved Children:  Janet, Sonya, Tracy, Bradley”

7444

7445

?

SA-50

Memmer

Michael Jude

14 Jul 1959

10 Aug 2003

Husband of Linda Kay MEMMER. 


Son of Tom & Peggy MEMMER.

“Our Beloved Children:  Janet, Sonya, Tracy, Bradley”

7444

7445

?

SA-50

Mercer

Louisa M "Aunt Vice"

19 Dec 1835

2 Feb 1916

Third wife of Richard Felix MERCER, married 21 Feb 1881 in Edwards County, Illinois.

5011

87

N-52

Merritt

Allen W

1870

Oct 1933

Husband of Lula E (KOEHL) MERRITT. 


Married 17 Aug 1893. 

Son of Amos & Eliza MERRITT. 

Buried:  24 Oct 1933.

5492

882

S-7

Merritt

Jess D

1894

May 1941

Son of Allen W & Lula E (KOEHL) MERRITT. 


Buried:  1 Jun 1941.

5492

882

S-7

Merritt

Lula E

1870

Apr 1950

nee KOEHL.  Wife of Allen W MERRITT. 

Married 17 Aug 1893. 

Daughter of Joseph & Lizzie KOEHL. 

Buried 24 Apr 1950.

5492

882

S-7

Merritt

Sylvester

abt 1873

Mar 1940

Son of Amos & Eliza MERRITT.

Buried:  12 Mar 1940.

No headstone found.
 

12

N-51

Meuser

Charles H

3 Sep 1881

25 Jul 1974

Husband of Jane L (ROGERS) MEUSER. 

Married 15 May 1906. 

Son of John & Margaret MEUSER.

7349

1259

SA-44

Meuser

Jane L

8 May 1883

27 Jan 1968

nee ROGERS.  Wife of Charles H MEUSER. 

Married 15 May 1906. 

Daughter of Charles & Anna ROGERS.

7349

1259

SA-44

Meuser

John G

Jul 1852

11 Feb 1917

Husband of Margaret "Maggie" (MANDER) MEUSER. 

Married 26 Nov 1874. 

Son of John MEUSER.

5942

562

S-28

Meuser

Margaret D "Maggie"

abt 1877

Nov 1956

Daughter of John G & Margaret "Maggie" (MANDER) MEUSER. 

Bured:  21 Nov 1956.

No headstone found.
 

562

S-28

Meuser

Marguerite J

1907

Aug 1924

Daughter of Charles H & Jane L (ROGERS) MEUSER. 

Buried:  7 Aug 1924.

5941

562

S-28

Meyer

Anna L

29 Dec 1913

21 Aug 1996

nee SOLLMAN.  Wife of John F MEYER. 

Daughter of George H & Hulda (HASSELBRINK)  SOLLMAN.

7259

1461

SA-37

Meyer

Helen E L

29 Apr 1913

27 Nov 1989

nee KRUSE.  Wife of Raymond A MEYER.


Daughter of Herman J & Minnie S KRUSE.

7129

1333

SA-26

Meyer

John F

16 May 1911

15 Jun 1987

Husband of Anna L (SOLLMAN) MEYER. 

Son of John H & Emma (KRUSE) MEYER.

7259

1461

SA-37

Meyer

Joseph L

22 Dec 1919

30 Aug 2000

Second husband of Ruth MEYER. 


Son of Charles E "Charlie" & Rosa M "Rosey" MEYER.

“Father and Brother”

7148

1470

SA-28

Meyer

Raymond A

9 Jun 1909

7 Jun 1989

Husband of Helen E L (KRUSE) MEYER. 


Son of John H & Emma (KRUSE) MEYER.

7129

1333

SA-26

Meyer

Roy K

8 Jan 1922

10 Jul 1984

Son of Charles E "Charlie" & Rosa M "Rosey" MEYER.

7150

1470

SA-28

Meyer

Ruth

6 Aug 1915

3 Nov 2002

nee DOUGLAS.  Wife of Richard HILL, 1st; and Joseph MEYER, 2nd. 


Daughter of Noble DOUGLAS & Mary (REESE) DOUGLAS MILLER.

5796

712

S-21

Michel

Allene E

11 May 1927

16 Jul 1979

nee WILSON.  First wife of Arnold A MICHEL. 

Married 2 Mar 1952. 

Daughter of Fred WILSON & Frieda STEELE.

4432

1241

SA-62

Michel

Arnold A

27 Sep 1930

22 Feb 1997

Husband of Allene E (WILSON) MICHEL, 1st, married 2 Mar 1952; Millie (MENY) SIMON MICHEL, 2nd; and Mary Lou (WEBER) WILLIAMSON MICHEL, 3rd. 


Son of Gerhard & Hilda MICHEL.

Sgt., US Army, Korea.


4432

7601

1241

SA-62

Michel

Benjamin J "Bennie"

27 Aug 1908

9 Jul 1997

Husband of Gladys M (GARDNER) MICHEL, 1st; and second husband of Esther M (HASSELBRINCK) PUGH MICHEL, 2nd

Son of Engelbert & Ida Marie (SOLLMAN) MICHEL.

“Father-Husband”

4100

4097

1091

S-62

Michel

Carole Kay

27 Feb 1944

4 Apr 1982

Daughter of Benjamin J "Bennie" & Gladys M (GARDNER) MICHEL.

4102

4097


1091

S-62

Michel

Esther M

24 Oct 1914

26 Jan 2002

nee HASSELBRINCK.  Wife of ? PUGH, 1st; and second wife of Benjamin J "Bennie" MICHEL, 2nd. 


Daughter of Edward & Lillian (ROMERSHAUSEN) HASSELBRINCK.

4099

4097

1091

S-62

Michel

Gerhard J

12 Jul 1905

10 Sep 1988

Husband of Hilda M (FEHD) MICHEL. 


Married 1 Sep 1929. 


Son of Engelbert & Doris (KLUSMEIER) MICHEL.

7599

1241

SA-62

Michel

Gladys M

3 Jan 1914

26 Jun 1958

nee GARDNER.  First wife of Benjamin J "Bennie" MICHEL. 


Daugter of James E & Sylvia M GARDNER.

4101

4097

1091

S-62

Michel

Henry J

22 Sep 1909

20 Nov 2003

Husband of Mildred M (STUNKEL) MICHEL.


Son of Engelbert & Ida Marie (SOLLMAN) MICHEL.

“Loving Parents of:  Henrietta, Donna, Robert.”

6829

6836

1090

S-61

Michel

Hilda M

12 Feb 1909

16 Jun 1972

nee FEHD.  Wife of Gerhard J MICHEL. 

Married 1 Sep 1929. 

Daughter of Jacob & Meta FEHD.

7599

1241

SA-62

Michel

Melvin B

3 Feb 1933

5 Jul 2018

Husband of Joan (WHITE) MICHEL.

Son of Gerhard J & Hilda M (FEHD) MICHEL.

US Air Force, Korea


(Click here to view obituary.)


Photo not yet available.
 

?

?

Michel

Mildred M

18 Nov 1916

28 Dec 2003

nee STUNKEL.  Wife of Henry J MICHEL. 

Daughter of Carl & Hulda (KLUSMEIER) STUNKEL.

“Loving Parents of:  Henrietta, Donna, Robert.” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

6829

6836

1090

S-61

Milburn

Bertina R

13 Apr 1915

8 Nov 1976

Wife of Felix H MILBURN.

3865

1172

NW-2

Milburn

Felix H

1918

Nov 1951

Husband of Bertina R MILBURN. 

Son of Felix & Sallie MILBURN. 

Buried:  16 Nov 1951.

3865

1172

NW-2

Miley

Earl R “Bo”

31 Oct 1934

30 Sep 2005

Husband of Sharon L “Tootie” MILEY. 


Married 22 Aug 1959. 


Son of Imal & Avis (RENEER) MILEY.

“Sons:  Kevin, Ray, Kim, Joseph” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7044

7045

?

SA-18

Miley

Sharon L “Tootie”

14 Nov 1939

13 Dec 2007

nee FLOYD. Wife of Earl R “Bo” MILEY. 

Married 22 Aug 1959. 

Daughter of Robert J & Margaret L "Betty" (MONTGOMERY) FLOYD.

“Sons:  Kevin, Ray, Kim, Joseph” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

7044

7045

?

SA-18

Miller

?

?

?

Brief note indicates there are four burials in Lot 499:  "Infant LITTLE, Infant Jesse JONES, wife of MILLER and Infant CULLEN."  There is no other information!

No headstone found or identified.

499

S-41

Miller

Arthur R

1909

Dec 1954

Son of Jacob G & Myrtle Jane (TRACER) MILLER. 


Buried:  30 Dec 1954.

5794

712

S-21

Miller

Betty J

2 Jan 1931

--

Wife of George W MILLER. 


Married 15 Aug 1949.

“Our Children:  Roger, Kathy, Mark”

7432

7433

1448

SA-50

Miller

Eula Mae "Ula"

19 Feb 1925

17 Jan 1968

Wife of John L BARRETT, 1st; and Harry C MILLER, 2nd.

Buried:  4 Feb 1923.

No headstone found.
 

913

SW-2

Miller

George W

26 Oct 1928

1 Apr 1997

Husband of Betty J MILLER. 

Married 15 Aug 1949. 

Son of Jacob G & Myrtle (TRACER) MILLER.

“Our Children:  Roger, Kathy, Mark”

WW II.


7432

7433

1448

SA-50

Miller

Infant

--

Jun 1904

Infant of Albert & Lucy (BROKAW) MILLER. 

Buried:  19 Jun 1904.

No headstone found.
 

136

N-46

Miller

Infant

--

Feb 1923

Lot owned by Milliard YEAGER.

Buried:  4 Feb 1923.

No headstone found.
 

131

N-41

Miller

Jacob G

1879

Aug 1963

Husband of Myrtle Jane (TRACER)  MILLER. 

Married 14 Apr 1905. 

Buried:  28 Aug 1963.

5810

711

S-22

Miller

John R "Johnny"

7 Oct 1922

10 Sep 2013

Son of Jacob G & Myrtle Jane (TRACER) MILLER. 

US Army, WW II.


7068

1478

SA-20

Miller

Lucy Brokaw

26 Mar 1870

18 Jul 1904

nee BROKAW.  Wife of Albert MILLER. 

Married 6 Dec 1893. 

Daughter of W W & Martha J (AYERS) BROKAW.

4866

136

N-46

Miller

Martha H

12 Nov 1909

25 Jan 2003

nee HARMON.  Wife of Maurice B MILLER. 


Daughter of Harvey & Nora (McGINNIS) HARMON.

4089

777

N-12

Miller

Mary E

27 Apr 1893

12 Jul 1971

nee REESE.  Wife of Nobel DOUGLAS, 1st, married 28 Jan 1908; Cyrus CAMP, 2nd, married 12 Jul 1920; & 3rd, Carl Willis MILLER. 

5796

712

S-21

Miller

Mary Essie

18 Aug 1884

29 Sep 1904

Buried:  30 Sep 1904.

6178

394

S-37

Miller

Matthew Dwayne

25 Aug 1969

25 Aug 1969

Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Paul MILLER.


“Grandson” of Mrs. Pauline Yeager.

7386

1256

SA-47

Miller

Maurice B

21 Apr 1908

11 Jan 1996

Husband of Martha H (HARMON) MILLER. 


Son of John & Ida (BIXENMAN) MILLER.

4089

777

N-12

Miller

Myrtle Jane

1887

Sep 1937

nee TRACER.  Wife of Jacob G MILLER. 

Married 14 Apr 1905.   

Daughter of Daniel & Cordelia TRACER.

Buried: 16 Sep 1937.

5811

711

S-22

Miller

Paul E

1924

Oct 1942

Son of Jacob & Myrtle Jane (TRACER) MILLER. 


Buried: 1 Nov 1942.

5809

711

S-22

Miller

Roy

1917

Sep 1919

Son of Jacob G & Myrtle Jane (TRACER) MILLER. 


Buried:  26 Sep 1919.

5812

711

S-22

Miller

William Daniel

9 Dec 1912

23 Mar 1994

Son of Jacob G & Myrtle Jane (TRACER) MILLER.

US Navy, WW II.


7066

1478

SA-20

Minnis

Infant

--

Aug 1923

Infant of Virgil & Myrtle (CONNER) MINNIS.

Buried:  10 Aug 1923

No headstone found.
 

230

N-61

Minnis

Infant

--

My 1926

Infant of Virgil & Myrtle (CONNER) MINNIS.

Buried:  10 Aug 1923

No headstone found.
 

229

N-62

Mitchell

Cheryl Lee "C.L."

18 Nov 1944

9 May 2022

Husband of Helen C. (CHRISTMAS) MITCHELL.
25 Jan 1974

"K9PNP"

MSG, U.S. Army
Vietnam



(Click here to view obituary.)

6715 GAP

6716 GAP

--

SA-63

Mitchell - Albery

Agnes

23 Dec 1927

11 May 2001

nee ANSLINGER.  Wife of ? MITCHELL, 1st; and Don ALBERY, 2nd.


Daughter of Frank & Grace ANSLINGER.

7396

?

SA-48


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.