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Patoka

Cemetery

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	38.4065 N Latitude; -87.5880 W Longitude
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; SW-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:	Located in Patoka, on the north side of Grave Street, immediately west of the Presbytarian (Old Columbia) Church, Spring (High) Street and the railroad crossing.
Last updated	14 Oct 2011

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.  Photos by Daniel L Elliott 01 Apr 2010.
If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know. 
© 2009-   Daniel L Elliott

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo#                       Photos	Sect- ion	Row
Palmar	Infant	--	13 Agu 1874	Daughter of T T & S P PALMAR. Aged 1 mo. 10 ds.	9325	All	5
Palmar	Infant	--	15 Aug 1874	Infant of T T & S P PALMAR. Aged 1 mo. 12 ds.	9236	All	2
Palmar	Mary J	--	11 Aug 1874	Daughter of T T & S P PALMAR. Aged 9 ys. 2 m. 4 ds.	9392 9244 (footstone)	All	8
Parrett	Louis S	--	9 Oct 18?7	Son of Robert & A M  PARRETT. Aged ? Yr. 3 Ms. ? Ds.	9353	All	6
Patterson	William J	abt 1834	18 Jan 1868	Pvt., Co. E, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 14 Aug 1862, mustered out on 15 Mar 1863. .	9550	All	12
Paul	George R	8 Dec 1861	19 Apr 1866	Aged 4 Yr’s. 4 Mo’s. 5 Da’s. (sic)	9466	All	9
Paul	Jemina E	8 Dec 1861	18 Apr 1866	Aged 4 Yr’s. 4 Mo’s. 4 Da’s. (sic)	9464	All	9
Paul	William N	2 Oct 1859	21 Apr 1866	Aged 6 Yr’s. 6 Mo’s. 18 Da’s.	9448	All	8
Pearce	Monroe B	18 Sep 1855	17 Jun 1857	Aged 1 yr. 9 mos.	9525	All	10
Pearce	William C	16 Nov 1851	16 May 1864	Son of J & J A PEARCE	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Philbrick	Jesse	--	6 Dec 1844	Aged 36 years.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Phillips	Jessie	1775	16 Dec 1841	--	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Pickrell	Emily D	1863	1942	--	9375	D	7
Pickrell	Mary A	--	1 Nov 1876	Wife of Wilson M PICKRELL. Aged 38 ys. 7 ms. 6 ds.	9568	All	13
Rasmund	Samuel	--	9 Apr 1872	Son of Holmes RASMUND. Aged 16 years.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Rhairdon	William	17 Mar 1804	17 Dec 1875	Aged 71 years.	9443	All	8
Richards	??rma D	--	6 Aug 1873	Daughter of ? M & R RICHARDS. Aged 1 yr 5 ms. 12 ds.	9437	All	8
Riley	Ethelyn “Little Ethelyn”	--	15 Jul 1875	Infant daughter of Lucius “Lute F” & Margaret H “Maggie” (ORR) RILEY. Aged 19 Days.	9626	All	19
Riley	Frank	--	Jun 1865	Sgt., Co. C., 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.	9502	All	9
Riley	Harry E	--	12 Apr 1877	Son of John & Jane RILEY. Aged 5 Y’rs. 21 D’s.	9631	All	19
Riley	James	14 Oct 1817	8 Oct 1876	Aged 58 Yr’s 11 M’s. 21 D’s. (Top of stone is now missing.)	9548	All	12
Riley	Lucius “Lute F”	1850	1920	Husband of Margaret “Maggie” (ORR) RILEY.  Married 5 Mar 1870.	9627	All	19
Riley	Margaret “Maggie”	1851	1898	nee ORR.  Wife of Lucius RILEY.  Married 5 Mar 1870.	9627	All	19
Rogers	William	--	8 Sep 1847	Aged 38 Y’s 19 D’s.	9435	All	8
Rose	Benjamin Bradford	1775	19 Sep 1838	Husband of Mary ROSE.  Son of Bennett & Sarah (BRADFORD) ROSE. (Only top half of stone remains; surface is flaking off.)	9433	All	8
Ruppert	John	--	14 Oct 1871	Husband of Mary A RUPPERT. Aged 78 ys. 11 ms. 1 day.  Indian Wars?.	9607	All	17
Ruppert	Mary A	3 Sep 1809	8 Feb 1893	Wife of John RUPPERT.	9605	All	17
Sibert	Joseph	1 May 1795	12 Aug 1874	Husband of Lucy SIBERT. Aged 79 Ys. 3 Ms. 11 Ds.	9233	All	2
Sibert	Lucy B	18 Mar 1803	29 Oct 1873	Wife of Joseph SIBERT. Aged 64 ys. 7 ms. 11 ds.	9232	All	2
Sibert	Phebe A	25 Oct 1847	14 Jul 1872	nee STEELMAN. Wife of Reuben SIBERT.  Daughter of John Wesley & Phebe Elizabeth (HINKLE) STEELMAN, Sr.	9608	All	17
Sibert	William	9 Jul 1872	23 Jul 1872	Son of Reuben & Phebe A SIBERT. Aged 14 Days.	9609	All	17
Spain	Archibald	26 Nov 1798	3 Oct 1879	Husband of Sarah "Sally" (WOODS) SPAIN.  Married 6 May 1819. Aged 71 Yrs. 10 ms. 7 Das	9282	All	3
Spain	Archibald W	abt 1839	?	Husband of Viola C (COLE) SPAIN.  Son of Archibald & Sarah "Sally  (WOODS) SPAIN.  Married 22 May 1866 in Hamilton County, Indiana. Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Commissioned an officer (Asst. Surgeon) Co. F&S, 136th Reg. Indiana Infantry on 24 May 1864, mustered out on 2 Sep 1864 at Indianapolis, Indiana. Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Commissioned an officer (Asst. Surgeon) Co. F&S, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry on 16 Dec 1864, mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Spain	Elizabeth	11 Aug 1808	25 Jun 1842	nee MARTIN.  Wife of Pleasant SPAIN.  Married 13 Apr 1830. Aged 34 years.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Spain	Emma Bell	12 Feb 1860	17 Mar 186?	Daughter of of William A & Jemina M SPAIN. Aged ?.	9452	All	8
Spain	Harrison M C	?	?	Son of of William A & Jemina M SPAIN.	9455	All	8
Spain	James A	15 Mar 1831	27 Jun 1876	Husband of Sarah (HOWE) SPAIN.  Married 4 May 1865.	9310	All	4
Spain	Louisa	--	1 Mar 1877	Daughter of James A & Sarah (HOWE) SPAIN. Aged 11 Yrs. 13 Days.	9309	All	4
Spain	Pleasant N	13 Nov 1853	20 Nov 1867	Son of William A & Jemina M SPAIN. Aged ?.	9451	All	8
Spain	Sarah “Sally”	3 Mar 1803	19 Mar 1872	nee WOODS.  Wife of Archibald SPAIN.  Married 6 May 1819. Aged 69 yrs. 16 dys.	9281	All	3
Spencer	Mary D “Mollie”	--	15 Feb 1872	nee MILLER.  Wife of John E SPENCER.  Married 20 Feb 1867. Aged 25 Ys. 9 Ms. 15 Ds.	9597	All	16
Steelman	Eva May	17 Jul 1876	21 Jun 1878	Daughter of John Wesley & Caroline Adelia (KNAUB) STEELMAN, Jr.	9647	All	22
Steelman	Mary J	28 Mar 1857	14 Jan 1875	Daughter of John Wesley & Phebe Elizabeth (HINKLE) STEELMAN, Sr. Aged 17 yrs. 9 mos. 17 dys.	9610	All	17
Steelman	William	25 Oct 1849	7 Feb 1871	First husband of Ellen "Ella" (ROBB) STEELMAN HITCH.  Married 27 Dec 1870.  Son of of John Wesley & Phebe Elizabeth (HINKLE) STEELMAN, Sr. Aged 21 ys 3 ms 13 ds.	9611	All	17
Stein	Catherine	7 Mar 1829	14 Aug 1874	nee STEWART.  Wife of Stephen STEIN. Aged 45 Ys. 5 Ms. 7 Ds	9403	All	8
Stein	Stephen	7 May 1828	18 Dec 1873	Husband of Catherine STEIN. Aged 45Ys. 7 Ms. 11 Ds.	9405	All	8
Stermer	Sally	--	19 Nov 1879	nee WITHERSPOON.  Wife of William STERMER.  Married 16 Jan 1873.	9547	All	12
Stewart	?	?	?	May be other children of Samuel A & Lucinda STEWART on other side of this large shaft – too large to move by hand.	9395	All	8
Stewart	James W	--	14 Aug 1866	Son of T & S L STEWART. Aged ? (too worn to read.)	9364	All	7
Stewart	Lucinda	--	5 Apr 1874	nee HOWE.  Wife of Samuel A STEWART.  Married 29 Jan 1824. Aged 68 yrs. 1 mo. 2 dys.	9401	All	8
Stewart	Minnie Edith	--	8 Oct 1874	Daughter of T & S L STEWART. Aged 6 yrs. 4 ms. 24 ds.	9362	All	7
Stewart	Robert H	--	8 Sep 1832	Son of Samuel A & Lucinda (HOWE) STEWART	9396	All	8
Stewart	Samuel A	--	24 May 1849	Husband of Lucuida (HOWE) STEWART.  Married 29 Jan 1824. Aged 61 yrs. 5 ms. 14 ds.	9399	All	8
Stewart	Sarah	--	1 Mar 1841	Daughter of Samuel A, & Lucinda (HOWE) STEWART. Aged 3 mo. 24 ds.	9397	All	8
Stewart	William	--	7 Jul 1827	Son of Samuel A & Lucinda (HOWE) STEWART. Aged ? ms. 15 ds.	9395	All	8
Stott	Albert J	--	27 Dec 1875	Aged 19 yrs. 8 mos. 20 dys.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Stott	William	21 May 1819	21 Dec 18??	Bottom of stone broken.	9661	All	23
Sturgess	Louisa	--	11 Jan 1848	Consort of James N STURGESS. “who departed this life Jany 11^th 1848.  Aged 25 years and 5 month.” (Top of stone is now missing.)	9491	All	9
Trickett	Infant	25 Sep 1875	8 Oct 1875	Infant son of H M & Nannie E TRICKETT. Aged 13 Days.	9554	All	12
Trickett	Johnnie	16 Oct 1873	17 Sep 1875	Son of H M & Nannie E TRICKETT. Aged 1 Yr. 11 Mo’s 1 Day.	9556	All	12
Trickett	Nannie E	23 Sep 1850	30 Sep 1875	Wife of H M TRICKETT. Aged 25 Yrs. 7 Days.	9553 9551	All	12
Truckey	Nicholas	1839	28 Nov 1887	Husband of Carrie M (WILHITE) TRUCKEY.  Married 11 Sep 1887. Private, Co. I, 60th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 1 Jan 1862, mustered out on 21 Mar 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana. (Exact date of death from “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903)	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Voohrees	Samuel Edmund	--	9 Apr 1872	Son of Holmes & Elizabeth VOORHEES. Aged 16 yr’s 1 month.	9593	All	16
Weist	Henry C	--	24 Feb 1875	Son of J & E A WEIST. Aged 19 yrs. 8 m’s. 12 d’s.	9629	All	19
Welborn	Charles	21 Aug 1874	4 Sep 1877	Son of Oscar M & Mary J (JERAULD) WELBORN.	9416 9412	W	8
Welborn	Infant	19 Jan 1873	19 Jan 1873	Infant child of Oscar M & Mary J WELBORN. “Born & Died Jan 19, 1873.”	9427	W	8
Welborn	Infant	19 Mar 1873	19 Mar 1873	Infant child of Oscar M & Mary J WELBORN. “Born & Died Jan 19, 1873.”	9427	W	8
Welborn	Infant	?	?	(Stone not readable.)	9424	W	8
Welborn	Infant	?	?	(Stone not readable.)	9425	W	8
Welborn	Infant	10 Apr 1876	15 Sep 1877	Infant son of Oscar M & Mary J (JERAULD) WELBORN.	9413 9411	W	8
Welborn	Mary Jerauld	20 Jun 1844	21 Apr 1877	nee JERAULD.  Wife of Oscar M WELBORN.	9407 9408	W	8
West	Henry C	--	24 Feb 1875	Son of Jacob & Eliza A WEST. Aged 19 yrs. 8 mos. 12 dys.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Williams	Mattie	?	?	Daughter of M S & S J WILLIAMS. (Dates buried.)	9558	All	12
Williams	Minnie	9 Dec 1862	30 Jun 1866	Daughter of M S & S J WILLIAMS.	9565	All	12
Wise	Mary Louise	14 Mar 1869	24 Jul 1886	Daughter of Abram B & Louise (JONES) WISE.	9250	All	2
Witherspoon	Emma J	6 Sep 1844	7 Jan 1915	nee ALVIS. Wife of Moses C WITHERSPOON.  Married 16 Aug 1866.	9572	All	13
Witherspoon	Fannie	--	6 Mar 1877	Wife of J C WITHERSPOON. Aged 30 yrs. 10 days.	9539	All	12
Witherspoon	John B	22 Jul 1834	13 Jun 1867	Son of William P & Permelia WITHERSPOON.  Pvt., Co H, 17th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana: Enlisted on 12 Jun 1861, mustered out on 8 Aug 1865 at Macon, Georgia.	9544	All	12
Witherspoon	Moses C	22 Nov 1836	13 Dec 1924	Husband of Emma J (ALVIS) WITHERSPOON.  Married 16 Aug 1866.  Pvt., Co. A, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 4 Sep 1862, mustered out on 22 Feb 1865.	9572	All	13
Witherspoon	Permelia	22 Oct 1814	23 Jan 1879	Wife of William P WITHERSPOON. Aged 64 Ys. 3 Ms. 1 Day. (Named on two monuments.)	9541 9542	All	12
Witherspoon	William P	30 Mar 1807	7 Apr 1892	Husband of Permelia WITHERSPOON. Aged 85 Ys. 8 Ds.	9540	All	12
Woods	Atha V ?	--	25 ??? 1872	Son of A B & K D WOODS. Aged 2 mos.  d’s.	9628	All	19
Woods	Ephriam E	abt 1827	?	Husband of Elizabeth F (CHAPPELL) WOODS.  Married 22 Apr 1848 in Pike County, Indiana. 1st Lt., Co. C, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 10 Jan 1861.  Mustered out on 2 Aug 1862. (Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
Woods	Sarah “Sallie”	6 Jan 1850	19 Mar 1869	Daughter of Ephriam E & Elizabeth F (CHAPPELL) WOODS. Aged 19 years.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
?	?	?	?	Buried stone.	9276	All	2
?	?	?	?	Rough field stone.	9305	All	4
?	?	?	?	Rough field stone.	9306	All	4
?	?	?	?	Only base of monument.	9344	All	6
?	?	?	?	Rough field stone.	9372	All	7
?	?	?	?	Aged 29 ys. 10 ms. 27 ds. (Top of stone is missing.)	9390	All	7
?	?	?	?	Probably footstone.	9440	All	8
?	?	?	?	Too worn to read.	9445	All	8
?	?	?	?	No visible markings.	9446	All	8
?	?	?	?	Only base of monument.	9461	All	8
?	?	?	?	No readable information.	9521	All	10
?	?	?	?	Large base; no readable information. Footstone “J.W.N.” may be marking this burial.	9530 9532 (footstone)	All	10
?	?	?	?	Large monument; side with inscription is buried.	9528	All	10
?	?	?	?	Large shaft; buried.	9557	All	12
?	?	?	?	Only base of monument.	9567	All	13
?	?	?	?	Small piece of stone.	9579	All	15
?	?	?	?	Small piece of stone.	9581	All	15
?	?	?	?	Small piece of stone.	9583	All	15
?	?	?	?	Bottom of large slab stone.	9594	All	16
?	?	?	?	Top of monument is buried; too heavy to lift.	9599	All	16
?	?	?	?	Broken stone.	9633	All	20
?	?orana	?	?	Child’s stone; too worn to read.	9288	All	3
?	Ephraim	16 Jan182?	8 Jan 1875	Corner of monument missing.	9523	All	10
?	Jessie		28 May 18??	Infant Son.	Headstone not found or identified.	All	?
?	Kathy “Our little Kathy” ?	--	18 ??? 1865	Aged ? ys 8 ms. 3 ds	9513	All	9
?	William C	?? Sep 1852	?? Feb 18??	Stone is badly eroded.	9347	All	6

Sections and Rows
Cemetery is in one section, with three family burial sections enclosed by iron fences, herein abbreviated as:  "B" Bingham Family; "D" Daniel's Family and "W" Welborn.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of the cemetery and the alignment, north to south is often irregular.

9221	9406
9669	9671

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