Dearly Departed by Noel Mollon
PRAIRIETON CEMETERY
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Surnames R through Z

A through H | J through P

Burials in Prairieton Cemetery which is located two blocks west of State Highway 63 in Prairieton Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana. These are burials in the newer section of a two section cemetery. For the older burials, please see Quaker Cemetery.

SURNAME

NAME

MAIDEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

REMARKS

RAY

Gertrude

--

--

--

See DILDINE

REYNOLDS

Ann

--

13mos

21 Sep 1838

D/o Robert & Clarkey (Willard); same stone as Silas

"

Della M.

--

1899

--

W/o Robert H.; living in AZ 1995

"

Edith Alice "Mother"

--

14 Feb 1870

11 Jun 1959

W/o James Lincoln

"

Edwin

--

3 Mar 1879

29 Jan 1896

S/o John T. & Rachel A. (Dickerson)

"

Elias

--

3yrs

17 Sep 1838

S/o Robert & Clarkey (Willard)

"

Ella

--

--

--

See CREWELL

"

Elsie Ludicy

--

1888

1930

W/o G.J.

"

Flora M.

--

--

--

See SMITH

"

Francis S.

--

1855

1933

W/o William R.

"

Glenn James

--

1894

1935

--

"

Hannah

RUSSELL

43yrs

8 Mar 1850

1st w/o Parker

"

Hannah

TRUEBLOOD

29 Mar 1830

29 Oct 1912

2nd w/o Parker

"

Henry James

--

1876

1958

"Father"

"

Ira Edgar

--

10 Apr 1874

23 Sep 1875

S/o R.G. & L.F.

"

James Lincoln "Father"

--

14 Jan 1864

19 May 1936

S/o Parker & Hannah (Trueblood)

"

*John T.

--

1844

1936

S/o Parker; Corp. Co. E, 85th IN Inf.

"

Julia A.

--

33yrs

17 Apr 1877

D/o Robert & Clarkey (Willard)

"

Louisa F.

--

10 Oct 1844

12 Feb 1881

--

"

Lydia Ruth

--

1895

1967

--

"

Maude

ADAMS

1893

1932

W/o Henry J.; "Mother"

"

Myra L.

--

1888

1971

D/o Robert

"

Rachel Ann

DICKERSON

1846

9 Aug 1916

W/o John T.

"

Rachel E.

--

1857

1952

W/o Robert G., "Mother"

"

Rebecca B.

--

34yrs

8 Aug 1873

D/o Robert & Clarkey (Willard)

"

Robert G.

--

1843

1928

"Father"

"

*Robert H.

--

13 Nov 1888

26 Jun 1960

IN SFC Co. C, 8 FS Bn 4 Div., WWI P.H.

"

Sarah E.

DeBAUN

9 Sep 1846

6 Jan 1897

W/o J.W.

"

Silas

--

3yrs

17 Sep 1838

S/o Robert & Clarkey (Willard); same stone as Ann

"

Thomas

--

--

26 Jul 1848

--

"

Walter E.

--

1874

1960

S/o John Thomas

"

Warren

--

67yrs

5 Sep 1872

--

RIDER

Evaline

--

13 Nov 1821

3 Nov 1892

W/o G.H.

"

Gilbert H.

--

14 Dec 1798

15 Jul 1874

--

"

James P.

--

20 May 1855

11 Jul 1891

--

"

Sanford

--

5 Oct 1893

--

--

RIDGE

Rachel

--

3 Sep 1812

23 Feb 1879

W/o Mahlon

RISLEY

Courtland

--

20 May 1870

22 Feb 1872

S/o William C. & Martha

"

Fredric

--

16 Sep 1877

27 Mar 1878

S/o William C. & Martha

"

William

--

23 Aug 1871

25 Aug 1871

S/o William C. & Martha

"

William C.

--

43yrs

14 Feb 1889

--

ROTZ

Ann

--

1863

1947

W/o John

"

John

--

1858

25 Oct 1919

--

RUSSELL

Hannah

--

--

--

See REYNOLDS

RYAN

Elsie R.

REYNOLDS

2 Oct 1909

20 Mar 1994

W/o Michael R.

"

Michael R.

--

31 Jan 1911

1997/98

Md. 19 Aug 1933

SCARLET

Charlie

--

1mo

11 Aug 1882

S/o Lee & Lou, b. Elwood, IN

"

Lucinda

--

27 Feb 1849

18 Aug 1883

W/o Lee

"

Sadie M.

--

27 Oct 1879

19 Oct 1880

D/o Lee & Lou

SCHWEITZER

Indiana

--

31 Jan 1850

27 Sep 1872

W/o Benjamin

SCOTT

Ora

--

1889

1972

W/o Phillip

"

Phillip

--

1885

1965

--

"

Little Harry

--

24 Apr 1875

11 Jul 1884

S/o M. & G.

"

Talman

--

26 Apr 1854

13 Apr 1873

S/o G. & C.

SHEA

Maurine

MANHART

1900

1936

W/o John E., O.E.S.

SHEPHERD

Carrie

--

--

--

See NEFF

SHIELDS

Fostoria

--

23 Oct 1886

15 Mar 1960

--

SHUMAKER

*Thomas

--

--

--

Co. E, 31st IN Inf.

SIMMONS

Belle

--

1862

1941

"Mother"

"

Claude P.

--

20 Nov 1892

--

"Father"

"

*Eddie P.

--

15 Oct 1893

16 Aug 1957

Pvt. Co. H, 78th IN Inf., WWI

"

Ella May

--

13 Mar 1898

4 Feb 1977

--

"

Guy C.

--

27 Nov 1884

21 Jul 1971

--

"

Iva E.

--

2 Feb 1857

4 Mar 1932

W/o Claude P.

"

James T.

--

4 Jan 1858

10 Dec 1911

--

"

Maggie

--

7 Feb 1893

--

W/o G.C.

"

Martha W.

--

2 Feb 1857

4 Mar 1932

--

"

Mary E.

--

25 Nov 1835

3 Aug 1876

--

"

Tully D.

--

21 Mar 1833

6 May 1891

--

"

*Tully P.

--

--

28 Feb 1940

Cook, 1 Arty IN

"

William Otis

--

5 Jul 1891

14 Dec 1963

--

SMITH

*Alex

--

--

--

Co. K, 115th IN Inf.

"

Elizabeth

POPE

1885

1972

W/o Ralph S., O.E.S.

"

Flora M. "Mother"

REYNOLDS

1886

1966

W/o Thomas R., d/o Walter

"

Florence K.

--

1856

1940

W/o R.L.

"

Fred C.

--

1885

1944

--

"

George W.

--

1881

1947

--

"

*George Watts, Jr.

--

--

4 Jul 1917

Pilot US Army AF, "He Gave His Life for Freedom's Cause" Central Pacific Ocean near Marshall Islands

"

Ida C.

--

1887

1976

W/o G.W.

"

James K.

--

30 Sep 1856

30 May 1928

--

"

*John E.

--

--

--

Co. K, 154th IN Inf.

"

Louise B.

--

1894

1949

W/o F.C.

"

Mary A.

--

1841

1944

Order of Eastern Star

"

Ralph S.

--

1879

1958

Mason

"

*Robert H.

--

--

6 Jan 1940

Cook, 7th Anti-Aircraft Baty, CAC, IN

"

*Robert L.

--

1845

1925

Band Musician, 1st KY Cav.

"

Ruth Helen

--

--

--

See BEASLEY

"

Virginia

--

--

--

See PHELPS

SONS

Emery H.

--

1945

1966

--

"

Harry A.

--

1900

1963

"Father"

"

Leva C.

--

1905

1977

W/o H.A.

"

Mary Louise

--

18 Nov 1938

10 Jul 1940

--

"

Sarah Ellen

--

1874

1945

W/o William H.

"

William Harvey

--

1863

1937

--

STANLEY

Abraham

--

19 Aug 1816

2 Feb 1852

--

STARKEY

Charles Raymond

--

3 Feb 1931

31 Mar 1932

S/o E.D. & E.B.

"

Elmer D.

--

6 Aug 1899

20 Jan 1951

--

"

Elsie B.

--

7 Jun 1903

12 Apr 1967

W/o Elmer D.

ST. JOHNS

Henry D.

--

1875

1952

--

"

Mary

--

--

--

See KITCHEN

"

Myrtle

--

1896

--

W/o H.D.

SUMNER

Cora O.

--

1875

1922

D. of P. #57

TILLEY

Susannah

--

--

--

See HURST

TRUEBLOOD

Hannah

--

--

--

See REYNOLDS

"

James, Jr.

--

75yrs

12 Aug 1870

--

"

Mary H.

--

37yrs

18 Jul 1866

W/o J.

TRUMP

Cleo

--

24 Aug 1909

27 Aug 1977

--

"

Jessie

McDONNALL

1 Dec 1906

--

W/o Cleo

TUCKER

Catherine

--

25 Jul 1849

14 Feb 1874

W/o J.A.

"

Jesse V.

--

16mo 18da

20 Sep 18??

S/o ?, broken stone

"

Olia A.

--

30 Apr 1870

26 Jul 1870

Infant d/o J.A. & C.E.

"

Winfield

--

18 Aug 1852

24 Jun 1876

--

VARNEY

*James

--

--

--

Co. E, 156th IN Inf.

VEACH

Hazel

--

--

--

See FRANCIS

"

Mary May

JONES

19 May 1884

4 Aug 1942

W/o P.O.

"

Mildred

--

--

--

See McPHEETERS

"

Perly Otto

--

26 Mar 1866

19 Oct 1957

--

VERMILLION

Stephen T.

--

7 Aug 1872

26 Feb 1945

--

VOGES

Elizabeth

--

13 Dec 1893

--

--

"

Henry

--

1851

1922

--

"

Herbert L.

--

--

13 Dec 1878

Age buried

"

Mary

--

1859

1942

W/o Henry

VOLKERS

William

--

25 Apr 1838

9 Sep 1909

--

WALKER

Jacob C.

--

17 Mar 1893

18 Feb 1961

"Dad"

WARNER

Martha L.

--

--

--

See McDONNALL

WEEK

*John T.

--

--

--

Co. B, 66th IN Inf.

WHITAKER

*Charles

--

--

7 Jan 1935

Pvt. US Army, IN

"

Don R.

--

1908

1944

S/o R.D. & E.A.

"

Edna A.

--

1886

1972

W/o Ralph D.

"

James D.

--

22 Sep 1854

2 Mar 1927

--

"

James Joseph

--

1948

1957

--

"

Mabel L.

--

19 Oct 1905

--

--

"

Mary F.

--

22 Feb 1855

23 Aug 1943

W/o J.D.

"

Ralph D.

--

1885

1936

--

"

Robert L.

--

1928

1964

--

"

Walter G.

--

12 Nov 1888

--

New grave - 1978

"

Walter G., Jr.

--

1924

1930

--

"

William G.

--

20 Apr 1894

1925

S/o R.D. & E.A.

WILSON

Frank J.

--

11 Sep 1885

11 Nov 1950

--

"

Guy P.

--

1880

1967

WWI

"

Harry S.

--

1888

1957

--

"

John D.

--

1852

1929

--

"

Maud E.

--

1861

1934

W/o J.D.

"

William Dean

--

20 Apr 1894

--

Date buried

WOODS

Della

--

--

--

See DUZENBERRY

"

John J.

--

19 Mar 1872

4 Sep 1873

S/o J. & H.L.

WRIGHT

Della M.

--

4 Feb 1890

20 Jan 1969

--

WYETH

Carrie

--

--

--

See BALL

YOUNG

Mary J.

--

--

--

See FRAKES

UNKNOWN

JWJ

--

37yrs 7mo

4 Sep ????

Broken stone

Some hard to read stones; some are broken or buried too deep; evidence of sunken and lost stones.


Contributed by Nancy Steppe Culver - thanks Nancy!
Some entries contributed by Pam Lawhorn - thanks Pam!

Some information obtained from the transcriptions of Nelson Eddy and Virginia Wilholt in their books Cemeteries, Vigo County, Indiana: Volume II, South Section & Volume III, Middle Section.

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