Stout-Houston Cemetery

Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at the Stout-Houston Cemetery.  It is located in Bloomington (on the way to Ellettsville) across from the Living Room Center.  

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.20471, Longitude: -86.57107

This is a small cemetery surrounded by a well built stone wall.  The cemetery is well-maintained and had a recent restoration done to it.  I am not sure of any of the history of this particular cemetery.  We visited on June 08, 2015.

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Our first stop is at the grave of John G. Aston.

Born: unknown
Died: August 8, 1878









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Here we have a monument to the four Gray children.  Starting from the left we have the Infant Gray.

Born: August 26, 1880
Died: August 26, 1880

Next we have Harlow D. Gray.

Born: March 1, 1887
Died: August 14, 1888

Then we have Waldo E. Gray.

Born: October 12, 1888
Died: March 28, 1891

Lastly, we have the Infant Gray.

Born: November 16, 1893
Died: November 16, 1893

These graves are for the children of David Lewis Gray (1855-1913) and Laura August Stout Gray (1851-1921).  Both are buried in Stout-Houston Cemetery.

They had other siblings:
Laura Melvina Gray Foltz (1881-1948) - buried in Valhalla Memorial Gardens, Monroe County, Indiana.
Daniel Andrew Gray (1885-1976) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Loretta Colleen Gray Rogers (1895-1981) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

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We now come to the grave of Louisa A. Houston.

Born: 1826
Died: June 13, 1832

She was the daughter of James H. Houston (1801-1861) and J. Houston (?-?).  He is buried at Stout-Houston Cemetery.  I am not sure what her mother's name is or where she is buried.

She had at least one sister that I have been able to find reference to:
Mary E. Houston (1828-1831) - buried in Stout-Houston Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.




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This is the grave of Cora D. Stout.

Born: unknown
Died: August 9, 1861

She was the daughter of D.J. Stout (?-?) and N.M. Stout (?-?).  I am unsure of their names or where they are buried.










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Here we have the grave of Daniel Stout.

Born: 1776, August County, Virgina
Died: January 10, 1863

He was married to Sarah D. Stout (1781-1868).  She is buried near him in Stout-Houston Cemetery.

They had at least two children:
William H. Stout (1811-1869) - buried in Stout Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana.
John D. Stout (1813-?) - buried in Stout Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana.





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Here is the grave of Cyrus Stout.

Born: August 4, 1847
Died: November 20, 1852

He was the son of D.J. Stout (?-?) and N.M. Stout (?-?).  I am unsure of their names or where they are buried.










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Here we have the grave of Dora K. Stout.

Born: unknown
Died: March 1, 1882

Here headstone is a tree of life style with the branches cut short.  She may have been very young when she died.










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We now stop at the grave of Sarah D. Stout.

Born: August 14, 1781
Died: December 19, 1868

She was the wife of Daniel Stout (1776-1863).  She is buried next to him in Stout-Houston Cemetery.

They had at least two children:
William H. Stout (1811-1869) - buried in Stout Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana.
John D. Stout (1813-?) - buried in Stout Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana.





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I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through Stout-Houston Cemetery.

Please let me know if you have any information about any of the graves shown here.

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