Spencer Co, IN Cemetery Reading #1

Little Pigeon Creek Church Cemetery Reading

(cemetery is in Lincoln State Park, Lincoln City, Spencer County, IN.)

Partial transcripts as taken by Angela D. Doan on April 11, 1997

© 1997 Angela D. Doan

Used with Permission from Ms. Doan

Note - not all stones were readable so they are missing from my list. I tried to organize them as best as possible by alphabetized surname - if some are out of order, please forgive!

ADAMS Sarah Alexander wife of William F. Adams b. 3/1/1857 d. 7/13/1896 John Alexander son of William F. and Sarah Adams b. 2/21/1887 d. 4/30/1907 ALEXANDER Alexander, Alexander d. 1872, aged about 75 years Erected by his loving daughter Susan Stockton. William S. Alexander born 1861 Martha J. wife of J.S. Alexander b. 8/26/1827 d. 4/9/1894 Benjamin son of J.S. and M. Alexander d. 4/29/1888 aged 23(?) years Effie M. daughter of J.S. and M. Alexander d. 7/16/1888 aged 21 y. 14 d. Ada Alexander wife of Daniel Alexander b. 10/26/1851 d. 2/18/1886 Lizzie E. daughter of J.S. and M. Alexander b. 12/22/1851 d. 6/30/1885 John M.C. son of J.S. and M. Alexander d. 9/12/1880 aged 20y. 11m. 9d. Robert Alexander b. 12/23/1829 d. 5/19/1901 Co. C 58th Ind. Inf. Mary E. Alexander b. 2/16/1836 d. 9/18/1925 ALLEN Elvis A. Allen 3/16/1917 ALLEY Francis M. Alley IN Pvt. Co. E 38 Regt. IND INF Civil War 1836-1889 Francis Alley C.E 38th regt. Ind. B. 8/27/1836 d. 10/20/1889 Ruth, wife of F.M. Alley b. 11/15/1836 d. 12/?/1883 Nancy L., wife of F.M. Alley b. 11/13/1841 Nancy Louisa Alley b. 11/13/1841 d. 3/17/1920 (both Nancys look to be the same but were on separate markers) ANDERSON James Anderson d. 4/14/184? In the 78th year Ida Anderson 1864-1942 Earl Anderson 1890-1933 Emma Anderson 1871-1940 Edward Anderson 1866-1895 Edward R. Anderson 1895-1960 IN PFC 268 MIL Police Company WW1 b. 7/27/1895 d. 8/6/1960 Violet M. Anderson 1899-19- ASHWORTH Jon U. son of W.M. and M. Ashworth d. 1/22/1857 aged 3 mos, 10d BARKER Henry T. Barker 1843-1923 Frona I. Barker 1864-1957 Loring W. Barker 1880-1943 Mamie Barker 1890-1971 Rodia wife of S.C. Barker d. 12/11/1856 Hardin D. Barker 1816-1888 Thomas J. Barker d. 5/11/1875 aged 28y, 2m, 3d BENCH In memory of Samuel Bench b. 12/12/1836 d. 12/17/1917 (initials "GAR" inscribed on the stone) Sacred to the memory of Maria E. Bench b. 8/20/1843 d. 4/15/1914 Lawrence, son of ? Bench b. 11/10/1877 d. ? Zenia (Zonia?), infant daughter of ? Bench b. 9/18?2 d. ? B.W. Bench Co. F 58 Ind. Inf. Lydia A., wife of G.M. Bench b. 4/?/1818 d. 8/18/18?? 75y of age Cornelius Bench b. 12/5/18-5 d. 11/20/1904 88y, ?m, 15d Zell Bench 1885 - 1959 Walter Bench 1883 - 1961 Clyde M. Bench b. 1/16/1913 d. 2/14/1988 Tommy L. Bench (no dates and was labeled as "mother") Delmer L. Bench b. 8/17/1906 d. 11/10/1986 C.M. Bench 1882-1963 Charlie Bench 1874-1960 BRUCE John M. Bruce b. 9/15/1804 d. 12/3/1880 Mary Weller Bruce b. 5/1805 d. 8/18/1873 COFFEY John D. Coffey 1909-1988 Jewel (?) S. Coffey 1909-1973 Infant son of Kenneth and Brenda Coffey 12/1971 Jackie Lou daughter of Kenneth and Mary Coffey 6/10 - 7/21/1984 Charles Ray Coffey Ind. A2C 1501 FLD Maint SQ AF b. 11/13/1937 d. 1/2/1965 John Daly Coffey b. 10/8/1932 d. 2/26/1949 COLLIER William Franklin Collier 1880-1975 COOPER Addie Cooper 1869-1958 (stone marked as mother and with her is daughter Oma Bolin 1893-1921) CRAWFORD Lee Crawford OH Pvt. 1 GAS Regt WW1 b. 10/8/1900 d. 12/22/1935 DAY Ada M. Day b. 9/7/1875 d. 1/23/1973(?) Thomas D. Day b. 12/12/1878 d. 4/-/1919 Olin (?) L. Day b. 12/5/1910 d. 7/23/1920 EGNEW Norman E. Egnew 1872-1961 Lula R. Egnew 1875-1917 Otto S. Egnew 1902-1917 FERGUSON Ida Ferguson 1865-1953 Thomas Ferguson 1861-1930 (F.L.T. #635) John Ferguson husband of ? d. 12/16/1878(?) aged 6?y. 10m. 28d. ? Ferguson b. 3/22/1825 d. 2/13/1906 In memory of Mary wife of James Ferguson d. 5/?/1885 66y. 11m. 27d. FRAKES Bell Frakes b. 3/28/1862 d. 6/6/1947 Fred Frakes b. 3/22/1852 d. 9/13/1916 Rebecca wife of Frederick Frakes d. 1892 Frederick Frakes b. 12/10/1815 d. 3/23/1882 GENTRY In memory of Rebecca, consort of Joseph Gentry d. 10/18/1880 in her 26th year Kittie, Lula C. Gentry b. 7/30/1873 d. 1/9/1937 (Maybe Kitty was a nickname?) Tine, Joseph L. Gentry b. 3/3/1868 (1888?) d. 9/7/1944 (Maybe Tine was a nickname?) Raleigh Gentry 1879-1945 James Gentry b. 11/10/1869 d. 4/25/1946 Rebecca Eichling (her stone was marked as sister to James Gentry) b. 1/24/1876 d. 7/28/1904 Henry Gentry b. 12/26/1867 d. 3/12/1903 James Gentry b. 3/23/1836 d. 11/10/1879 Annie Gentry b. 1/7/1847 d. 3/23/1905 Joseph Gentry b. 10/12/1812 d. 5/27/1896 aged 83y, 7m, 15d Maryann, wife of Joseph Gentry d. 1/27/1876 aged 51y, 10m, 24d Elizabeth Gentry nee Ferguson b. 3/14/1865 d. 4/5/1906 GRIFFIN Maude Griffin 1893-1927 GRIGSBY Nancy, consort of Reuben Grigsby d. 9/15/1818 Sarah Lincoln, wife of Aaron Grigsby b. 2/10/1807 d. 1/20/1828 Aaron Grigsby 1801-1831 HARRY Jack Lee Harry 1930-1997 HERMAN Dollie Oskins Herman 1884-1918 HEVRON Hattie Hevron 1889-1970 Claude Hevron 1876-1943 Bonnibel Hopkins Hevron b. 6/24/1891 d. 9/10/1913 Allen Wayne Hevron b. 10/21/1885 d. 3/6/1930 Anna McDaniel Hevron b. 1/28/1892 d. 4/6/1985 A. Wayne Hevron b. 6/9/1848 d. 3/23/1922 Eliza A. b. 12/19/1847 d. 1/23/1941 James R. Hevron 1883-1970 (brother to Bertha) Bertha Hevron 1877-1950 (sister to James R.) Benjamin Romine Hevron b. 5/21/1911 d. 4/16/1988 Helen Woods Hevron b. 9/13/1913 d. 10/6/1985 (marriage date of Benjamin and Helen is 6/13/1937) HOPKINS George B. Hopkins, b. 4/19/1809 d. 4/26/1859 Aged 50y, 7d Eady Hopkins, b. 1/29/1809 d. 12/27/1890 Aged 81y, 10m, 28d George W. Hopkins b. 1841 d. ? Hannah M. Hopkins b. 12/22/1838 d. 11/24/18?3 John H. Hopkins b. 2/3/1839 d. 3/2/1910 Susan Hopkins 1871-1959 Charles Hopkins 1870-1949 Wayne Hopkins 1868-1956 Angie Hopkins 1872-1952 KITCHEN Sophia W. Kitchen, d. 1/6/1889 (I think it was a 9) Aged 66y, 4m, 28d Dennis B. Kitchen, d. 3/22/1868 Aged 4?y, 11m, 28d Charles W. Kitchen d. 1/4/1881 62y, 10m, 27d Mary E., wife of C.W. Kitchen d. 9/19/1883 aged 51y, 4m, 13d Rosella wife of W. Kitchen 1860-1896 KLINGENSMITH George N. Klingensmith 1857-1920 Emma A. Klingensmith 1864-1929 LAMAR Federal S., son of J.W. and M. Lamar, d. 4/1831 Martha , daughter of J.S. and E. Lamar, d. 11/4/1852 Elias S. Lamar, b. 1837 d. 2/10/1862 John S. Lamar, b. 1794 d. 11/25/1839 Elizabeth, wife of John S. Lamar, b. 1804 d. 1/14/1871 LAMON Samuel M. Lamon 1873-1906 Ida L. Lamon 1905-1906 Alvie F. Lamon 1900-1905 LEE Bertha Collier Lee 1888-1955 LIPSEY Lizzie Lipsey 1880-1964 Thomas M. Lipsey 1867-1947 MCFADDEN James McFadden b. 8/9/1825 d. 2/14/1887 Elizabeth wife of James McFadden b. 6/28/18? d. 2/5/1892 MCKASSON Dr. Fredrick McKasson, Physician, Born in NJ 1807-1869 Margeretta, his wife, Born in VA 1808-1860 Their Children: Dan, Farmer born in OH 1829-? James, Vol. In Civil War born in OH 1831-1895 Elizabeth born in OH 1834-? Dr. John W., physician born in OH 1835-1895 Fredrick, Vol. In Civil War born in OH Mary Jane McKasson Burgess born in IN 1840-1913 George O. Vol. In Civil War born in IN 1846-1919 "They left their home in OH and traveled by oxen and wagon to build a home on the new western frontier in 1837." (By the way this first one for McKasson was a single stone - of coarse it was a very BIG stone!) MONTGOMERY Rebecca wife of Robert Montgomery, b. 3/11/1782 d. 9/6/1846 Robert Montgomery, b. 5/4/1777 d. 2/6/1863 MURRAY Flora H. Murray 1868-1950 James W. Murray 1869-1911 (F.L.T.) Robert S. Murray b. 2/9/1892 d. 7/17/1917 OSKINS Jacob Oskins d. 9/16/1879 aged 50y, 3m, 20d Margaret Oskins d. 12/1/1903 69y,3m, 4d William Oskins b. 12/9/1816 d. 11/27/1897 Ann, wife of William Oskins b. 2/8/1815 d. 1/28/1884 Martha Oskins b. 3/17/1877 d. 12/22/1966 Infant of D. Maddie Oskins (no date given) Luna M. Oskins b. 5/1894 d. 8/1894 Maddie Oskins b. 10/8/1860 d. 10/31/1905 Daniel Oskins b. 3/25/18- d. 6/29/1936 Robert Oskins 1856-1934 Sarah Ann Oskins 1862-1939 Murrel daughter of Robert and Sarah Oskins 2/10/1888 Mabel M. Oskins daughter of Robert and Sarah Oskins 1891-1962 PENNINGTON Richard Pennington b. 4/4/1880 d. 1/24/1924 Annie E., wife of Matthew E. Pennington 1847-1913 Fannie Pennington, wife of ? d. ?/1/1878 aged ? Matthew Pennington Co. G 10 IND Cav. PENSON Beatrice Barker Penson b. 5/16/1900 d. 11/24/1988 PRICE Metta Marie Price 4/17/1900 (only date given - not stated whether birth or death) RHODES Carl A. Rhodes b. 6/17/1905 d. 5/14/1975 Ruth E. Rhodes b. 4/23/1902 d. 6/9/1979 RICHARDSON Nancy Richardson b. 6/15/1818 d. 5/21/1889 aged 70y, 11m, 6d John Richardson b. 3/25/1818 d. 8/5/1893 Mary E. Richardson 1859-1944 Silas A. Richardson 1856-1935 Maude Richardson (daughter) 1879-1960 Opal, infant of S.A. and M.S. Richardson b. 4/19/1884 d. 8/2/1884 ROBESON Elizabeth Robeson (no dates given) ROBINSON Leroy C. Robinson 1849-1926 Cora E. Robinson 1856-1897 Robert G. Robinson 1879-1897 John Robinson 1878-1948 Nora Robinson 1880-1969 ROMINE Benjamin Romine b. 5/4/1841 d. 4/16/1900 Mary Romine b. 3/14/1845 d. 5/8/1918 Benjamin S. Romine b. 12/11/1861 d. 8/29/1891 Susan G. Romine b. 1/1/1861 d. 6/2/1949 Anna Romine b. 6/14/1810 d. 10/17/1902 John Romine b. 8/17/1806 d. 3/18/1888 James Romine b. 3/12/1832 d. 12/24/1912 SHELTON Frona Shelton 1886-1961 Pearl Shelton 1885-1966 Ralph E. Shelton b. 12/13/1914 d. 12/23/1915 SKELTON Dicy M., daughter of R and L Skelton b. 7/2/1866 d. 4/30/1868 Infant, son of R and L Skelton b. 7/29/1868 d. 8/3/1868 George B., son of R. and L. Skelton b. 10/27/188? D. ? Lottie Skelton b. 4/2/1844 d. 9/25/1918 Corpl. Ralph Skelton Co. F 42 Ind. Inf. Molly S. Skelton 1906 - ? Shirley L. Skelton 1889 -1954 SMITH Joe Dale Smith b. 9/28/1954 d. 5/18/1981 STATEN Clara Staten 1867-1951 John Staten 1867-1948 Ellis Staten b. 4/7/1885 d. 12/28/1965 Jessie Staten b. 4/16/1882 d. 4/22/1958 Effie Staten 1869-1955 Cass Staten 1871-1937 (F.L.T.) Lahuep Staten Co. C 53rd Ind. Inf. Mary M. wife of L.P. Staten b. 8/27/1846 d. 4/3/1911 Oatley Staten 1895-1897 Daughter Staten 3/7-9/1894 STITES S. Olive Stites b. 6/25/1839 d. 3/23/1904 STOCKDALE Margaret J. Stockdale, b. 9/14/1823 d. 10/-/1847 Joseph Stockdale, d. 10/25/1852 Aged about 36 y Elizabeth wife of ? Stockdale d. 1/7/1884 STOCKING Benjamin son of J.A. and S. Stocking b. 10/26/1849 d. 1/11/1873 Carl E. Stocking b. 8/25/1883 d. 11/26/1962 Roy Stocking 1878-1949 Roscoe Stocking b. 3/10/1891 d. 12/29/1910 son of J.F. and Belle Stocking Benjamin B. b. 7/24/1876 d. 12/10/1899 son of J.F. and Belle Stocking John A. Stocking d. 6/18/1891 80y. 2m. 10d. Susan wife of J.A. Stocking d. 7/5/1911 J. Frank Stocking b. 5/1/1856 d. 7/17/1917 Belle Stocking b. 10/29/1853 d. 1/23/1926 UNDERWOOD Sarah wife of ? Underwood b. 10/5/1834 d. 10/2/1901 ? (possibly J.Y.) Underwood b. 5/8/1829 VARNER James Shirley Varner b. 9/21/1897 d. 12/19/1950 (bronze plate) James S. Varner Ind. Pvt. STV Army TNG Corp WW1 b. 9/21/1897 d. 12/19/1950 Margaret Varner b. 4/30/1878 d. 7/20/1963 Peter W. Varner b. 12/11/1864 d. 10/28/1902 Amanda M. Varner 1832-1929 James E. Varner 1832-1874 Mary J. Varner 1861-1934 Louis Varner 1860-1954 Jeanette Mae Varner b. 10/15/1914 d. 1/29/1917 WOODS Clarence R. Woods b. 3/25/1892 d. 11/12/1965 Mary M. Woods b. 7/31/1895 d. 12/?/? ZUCKWORTH Sarah, Consort of Francis J. Zuckworth, b. 3/22/1795 d. 1/4/1881 Aged 85 y, 9m, 12d Francis J. Zuckworth, b. 10/22/178? d. 3/25/1860