RESEARCH
                          LEWELLEN CEMETERY
Transcription and Research done by Gordon Lambert in 1996-all the following will be as he wrote it.

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Cem. Plot is Location on Harry S. Lewellen's Homestead. A Book by M.R. MacDonald "Scipio Indiana" Threads
from the past, enters following information. Moses Lewellen buys land in 1837, Francis Lewellen 1838. John Lewellen
1838 (correction mabe note Lewelling sepelling in book for Moses?) This can be found on page 89. Entered for your consideration. Next entry came from same book page 92. M.R. MacDonald got it from "A Short History of the
Scroggins Family" written by J.W. Scroggins in 1943.           
1846: The Scroggins Arrive
  The Scroggins family consisting of the Father, Mother, and eight childern, Robert, Jane, Francis, Rhoda, John, Hinton, Marjory and Silvina, came to Indiana from Raleigh, North Carolina in the year of 1846. The only vehicle of converyance being a cart drawn by one Oxen.
  The father being a cripple had to ride in the cart with a few household essentials, the others coming on foot or being carried by older ones. 
  They settled in Jennings County one and one half miles south and one fourth miles west of Bear Creek Church. On the west side of a small stream with a small cliff of rock directly in front of the door.
  Hereafter a short time the father died and was buried on Fourth mile North East of the Cabin. One sister and one Nephew, William Lewellen were also buried there. I have heard two small children but I do not know their names.
  After a short stay there the mother with her brother Moses Lewellen, walked to the Land Office at Jeffersonville, Indiana and entered from the Government Forty acres of land in Decatur County one and one half miles South and one mile west of the town of Sardinia, Indiana.
  LEWELLEN CEM. by Gordon Lambert, 1996 up-dates, READING, RESEARCH, CORRECTIONS by Mr. Lambert. Location RE8, T8N sec.20 north of Scipio, Indiana, Jennings Co. Geneva Township. About 1/10 of a mile South of 1000N or Co. Line, and 2/10 East of 275 W. In the North West corner of Sec. 20 Just slightly West of RATTAIL CREEK. Fenced In, with gate, but in bad shape. ALL most all the stones have been knocked over by Cattle. (Very Small Plot, I will make no map), (Nationality Welsh).

PERMELIA dau of M & M Lewellen
died Sept. 24, 1893 age 69 yrs 2m's 15d's
footstones A.E.L., E.L., P.L.

MULFORD E. son of H.S. & E.A. Lewellen
born Mar. 25, 1872 died Jan. 2, 1892 
footstone M.E.L.  also to right smaller stone Mulford

MENNIAL O. son of H.S. & E.A. Lewellen
born May 4, 1867  died Jan. 26, 1892  footstone M.O.L.

HENDERSON LEWELLEN
born  Oct. 17, 1869   died May 29, 1898

ELIZABETH A. BAIRD wife of HARRY S. LEWELLEN
born July 15, 1846  died May 10, 1890

LIDDIE O. dau. of H.S. & E.A. Lewellen
born Mar. 18, 1878  died June 8, 1896
ASLEEP IN JESUS PEACEFUL REST
WHOSCHAKINQISSUPIEMELYBLEST
footstone made like a up-right log with broken limbs. INT's on top L.O.L.

T.J. LEWELLEN  May 7, 1829   May 24, 1899

MATILDA wife of MOSES LEWELLEN
died  Dec. 10, 1878 age 70 years

MOSES LEWELLEN  died Jan. 3, 2887    Age 92 yrs 1 m 24 d's

This one was buried, middle section crumbled to pieces. Two largest pieces legable were the top, rounded with hand pointing up, words GONE HOME. Bottom left corner saying, May 1 (broken here) Age 23yrs 1? (broken here) 24 d (broken here) as you can see not much left.

Also buried, left this one buried, to brittle to move, broken up also. 
ESTHER daughter of Moses & Matilda Lewellen died Dec. 16, 1867 age 18yrs 2m's 18d's same type stone as above
open bible in place of hand, says GONE HOME. Both are beside Moses & Matilda Lewellen.


Legable Incriptions

MULFORD E. LEWELLEN
Brother Thou Art Gone (Together or Forever)
Thine is an Early Tomb
But Jesus Sumoned Thee Away.
Thy Savior Called Thee Home.

MENNIAL O. LEWELLEN:
Life is a (spanial Fleeting Liqur?)
How soon the Vapor Flies
Man is a Leader (Haansienh Hower?)
That Ever Blooming Dies

HENDERSON LEWELLEN:
Another Link is Broken
In our Household Band
But a chain is Forming
In a Better Land