A Walk Through The Tombstones: June 2019

Hello fellow cemetery enthusiasts! Sorry that it has been so long, but there just hasn't been time for me to get out to any new cemeteries this year. But, I did get the chance to travel to a small cemetery that I hadn't been able to locate thanks to a kind invitation from two lovely ladies at the Brown County Historical Society.

I had been searching for Southview Cemetery in Nashville, Indiana since 2015 and had not been able to locate it. I followed the directions given, used my GPS locator to follow coordinates and still nothing. I couldn't see any sign of it. I began to think that it was lost and gone forever. Then one day a post appeared on Facebook from the Brown County Cemetery Committee. They had been to Southview and were cleaning it up! They found lost stones! Seeing this information was thrilling. Not only was the cemetery not gone, but it was coming back to life! I thanked them for all of their hard work in locating and digging up stones, removing dead and fallen trees and brush. Then, to my surprise, they were nice enough to offer to lead me and my daughter out to see it and photograph it. I was thrilled.

This past Monday, the first day of my vacation, my daughter and I hopped in the car and headed to Nashville. We met with Rhonda and Val who then drove us a few blocks up the road to the well-hidden entrance to Southview Cemetery. I am lucky to be able to share with everyone my photos and information for this hidden gem in Nashville, Indiana.

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GPS Coordinates: 39.2097015, -86.2506027

Southview Cemetery is located just off of downtown Nashville in the woods and up a hill. It was originally three separate cemeteries, Southview, Oak Hill and Calvin, but with time they seemed to have merged into one. According to Find-A Grave, there are 113 interments, but there may well be more with as many headstones that have been unearthed recently. The Brown County Cemetery Committee/Historical Society have done an amazing job uncovering this lovely little cemetery and i am thrilled that they took time out of their busy schedules to take me and my daughter up to see it.

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Our first stop is at the grave of J.H. Anderson.
Born: October 19, 1829
Died: June 2, 1854

I have no information on his family. I have found a John Anderson in the marriage records for the county, but there is no mention of a middle name, so I am not sure that this is him.

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Here we have the grave of John B. Arwine.
Born: August 25, 1864, Indiana
Died: November 10, 1867, Indiana

He was the young son of Dr. John Shyrock Arwine (1824-1905) and Harriet Amanda Manville Arwine (1836-1899). They are both buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

He had several siblings:
Mary Eva Arwine (1855-1865) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Lena K. Arwine Ruddick (1862-1891) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Sylvanus Manville Arwine (1866-1895) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Charles H. Arwine (1875-1878) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
John Shyrock Arwine (1874-1924) - buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia (Commander of the Battleship Kansas and died from an illness contracted at sea)

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Next we stop at the sister of the above, Mary Eva Arwine.
Born: October 17, 1855
Died: August 3, 1865

She was the daughter of Dr. John Shyrock Arwine (1824-1905) and Harriet Amanda Manville Arwine (1836-1899). They are both buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

She had several siblings:
Lena K. Arwine Ruddick (1862-1891) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
John B. Arwine (1864-1867) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Sylvanus Manville Arwine (1866-1895) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Charles H. Arwine (1875-1878) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
John Shyrock Arwine (1874-1924) - buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia (Commander of the Battleship Kansas and died from an illness contracted at sea)

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Here we have the grave of Lucinda "Lucy" Coffey Battin David.
Born: November 3, 1873, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Died: July 4, 1936, Needmore, Brown County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Richard L. Coffey (1835-1901) and Julia Mattie Mason Coffey (1839-1907). Both are buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

She had several brothers:
William Lewis Coffey (1866-1934) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Jasper H. Coffey (1868-1933) - buried in Sellersburg Cemetery, Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana
Richard Mason Coffey (1877-1936) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

She was married twice. Her first husband was Edgar Lee Battin (1865-1911). He is likely buried in Southview Cemetery somewhere near her, but his headstone has not yet been found.

They had three children together:
Gail Battin Brand Pantlen (1898-1977) - buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
Harry Battin (1901-1920) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Earl Russell Battin (1904-1965) - buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Her second husband was Edward David (1860-1929). They were married on March 1, 1913 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. He took seriously ill rather suddenly after having been in failing health for a number of years. He is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

They may have had one child:
Lena David Robertson (?-?) - unknown

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Our next stop is at the grave of Mercy Ann Kain Brandenburg.
Born: June 9, 1854, Brown County, Indiana
Died: April 28, 1890, Brown County, Indiana

She was the daughter of John Gates Kain (1816-1876), who is buried in Weeping Willow Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown County, Indiana. I have not found the name of her mother's name as of yet.

She had three brothers that I have found so far:
George W. Kane (?-1861) - buried in Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland (Private in Company G of the 27th Indiana Infantry)
Charles Kain (1851-1925) - buried in Weeping Willow Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown County, Indiana
William W. Kain (1857-1941) - buried in Lanam Ridge Cemetery, Needmore, Brown County, Indiana

She was married to Samuel W. Brandenburg (1848-1928) on June 30, 1872. He is buried with his second wife in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana

I have not found any mention of children, though it would seem likely that they had at least one.

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Here we have the grave of Jesse Brandon.
Born: October 7, 1797
Died: May 9, 1866

I haven't found any information on his family, but I did find an entry in the Brown County Journal from December 2012 that talks about him.

He was the publisher of a religious newspaper called the "Evangelical Republican", then in 1861 he started the "Nashville Union".

Beyond that little bit of information, I haven't found anything else.

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Here we have the grave of Dwight Brock.
Born: August 16, 1909, Brown County, Indiana
Died: March 3, 1910, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of William Morgan Brock (1875-1943) and Ida Ann Lane Moore Brock (1871-1951). They were married on February 7, 1900 in Brown County, Indiana. They are both buried in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.

He had at least two siblings:

Goldie Augustia Moore David (1892-1973) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Howard L. Brock (1906-1952) - buried in Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana

The stone was recently pulled from the ground and cleaned. A poem was found on the back.

"Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for such is the kingdom of heaven" This is from the Gospel of Matthew and I have found it on numerous children's headstones from the time period.

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We now stop at the grave of Lucinda Dayton Browning.
Born: November 6, 1832
Died: April 22, 1878

I am unsure of who her parents were or whether or not she had any siblings.

She was the first wife William Wesley Browning (1831-1885), early editor of the Brown County Democrat. He is buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

They had two children that I know of:
Emma G. Browning Harden (1857-1895) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

Mary M. Browning (1862-1863) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Honorable William Wesley Browning.
Born: July 1, 1831, Lawrence County, Indiana
Died: March 22, 1885

He was the son of Amasa Browning (1810-1869) and Mary "Polly"Winfrey Browning (?-?). He is buried in Fairview Church of Christ Cemetery, Huron, Lawrence County, Indiana, but I haven't located the final resting place of his mother. He is listed as having died of Typhus.

He was the eldest of eight siblings from this union, though there were likely more as his father married again. I have only found mention of four:
Ruth Browning Bodenhamer (1832-1893) - buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana
Nancy J. Browning Newkirk (1841-1874) - buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana

Milton Ramsey Browning (1847-1932) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Lucas County, Iowa
Amzi Browning (1848-1911) - buried in Oakwood Hill Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

He was married twice. His first wife was Lucinda Dayton Browning (1832-1878). She is buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

They had two children:
Emma G. Browning Keller Harden (1857-1895) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Mary M. Browning (1862-1863) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

His second wife was Martha M. Watkins Browning (?-?). They were married on July 4, 1878. I am unsure as to where she is buried or whether or not they had any children.

The back of the monument is carved with this poem:
"Must Jesus being the cross alone
And all the world go free
The consecrated cross I'll bear
Till death shall set me free.
Upon the crystal pavement down.
At Jesus pierced feet
O precious cross. O glorious crown.
O resurrection day.

No there's a cross for every one.
And there's a cross for me.
And then go home my crown to wear
For there's a crown for me.
With joy I'll cast my golden crown.
And his dear name repeat.
Ye angels from the star come down
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I realized that I cut the poem off near the end when I looked at the photo later, but this appears to be a somewhat altered version of a Thomas Shepherd poem/song.

I found a listing in the Counties of Monroe. Morgan and Brown by Charles Blanchard, 1884:

"William Wesley Browning, editor of the Brown County Democrat, was born in Lawrence County, Ind., July 1, 1831, and is the eldest of the nine children of Amasa and Mary (Winfrey) Browning, natives of Tennessee, and of English extraction. W.W. Browning was reared to farming, and attended the public schools, from which he learned sufficient to become a teacher. After his majority, he was engaged in mercantile business at Heltonville and at Smithville for about four years. In 1855-56, he studied law under ex-Gov. Dunning, of Bloomington; then removed to Bedford, practiced one year, and March 4, 1858, came to Nashville. Was a partner with Hon. James G. Hester, who was elected Judge in 1873. Mr. Browing continued the law until November 1, 1883, when he began work in the Clerk's office of this county. June 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company C. Twenty-second Indian Regiment was through the Missouri campaign, took typhoid fever and came home. In the spring of 1862, he enlisted 500 men, and was elected Captain of Company D. in the Eighty-second Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry was injured by an exploding shell at the battle of Resaca, soon after which he resigned. In 1870, he was elected Representative of this and Jackson County in the General Assembly, and was tendered the same in 1872, but refused. He has been a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church sixteen years, for four of which he was an itinerant. He is now Deputy Clerk and editor of the Democrat. Mr. Browning has twice been married, his first wife being Lucinda Dayton, who died April 23, 1878, leaving one child. July 1, 1878, he wedded Martha M. Watkins. Mr. Browning was Prosecuting Attorney of the Ninth Judicial District in 1874."

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Here we have the grave of Dennis J. Calvin.
Born: May 17, 1882
Died: 1944

He was the son of John B. Calvin (?-?) and Carisadie Reddick Calvin (?-?). They were married on January 28, 1878. I am unsure as to where they are buried, but there are many Calvin's buried in this part of the cemetery.

He had two siblings, that I have found so far:
Unnamed Calvin (?-?) - unknown
William Duard Calvin (?-?) - unknown

He was married in 1905 to Clara Bay Calvin (?-?). I haven't found a listing for her burial site as of yet.

According to the Brown County Journal, December 2012 issue: "He was co-owner of Calvin Hardware with his brother, Duard, for many years and the store was known far and wide. Dennis Calvin was Sheriff from 1910 to 1914. Here are a few lines from his obituary. “He met all obstacles with a sunny trusting smile . . . qualities cherished in the heart of man; so long will Dennis Calvin be remembered by his many friends. . . While Sheriff he was instrumental in having maple trees planted on the courthouse lawn. He was a member of Nashville Lodge and his philanthropic acts were many.”

The building where the Hardware store used to be has had many owners and has been renovated many times over the years. You can read more about it here.

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We now come to the grave of Timothy D. Calvin Jr.
Born: June 28, 1858, Brown County, Indiana
Died: 1939

He was the son of Timothy Downing Calvin (1817-1889) and Mary Middleton Calvin (1819-1892). They are both buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

I am unsure of any siblings, though I imagine that he had some.

He was married to Jeannette M. "Linda" Ferguson Calvin (1860-1912). She is buried next to him in Southview Cemetery.

Notie Calvin (1880-1892) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

He owned a dry goods store in downtown Nashville for a number of years and built a beautiful home at the corner of Van Buren and Franklin streets, which still stands today and is now known as Madeline's French Country Shop.

There is an entry in the Counties of Monroe. Morgan and Brown by Charles Blanchard, 1884:

"Timothy D. Calvin was born June 28, 1858, in this county, a son of Timothy D. Calvin and Mary (Middleton) Calvin, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Illinois. Our subject grew to manhood in this town, attended school at Bloomington and Terre Haute, and has taught eight terms of school in this county. November 14, 1880, he purchased a drug store, where he keeps a good line of general wares. In 1879, he began a hardware store with his brother, but sold his interest to his father afterward, and devotes his energies and time to his present business. November 19, 1880, he married Miss Linda Ferguson, from which alliance has spring two children - Notie and Otis W. Mr. Calvin has a cozy farm of forty acres, also a good town property. He is a Democrat and a worthy citizen; Mrs. Calvin is a member of the M.E. Church."

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Here we have the grave of Mary Middleton Calvin.
Born: April 19, 1819
Died: July 24, 1892

I haven't found any information on her parents or siblings.

She was married to Timothy Downing Calvin (1817-1889). His name is on the reverse side of the monument, though I neglected to take a photo the day I was there.

They had at least one child:
Timothy D. Calvin, Jr. (1858-1939) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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We now stop at the grave of Notie Calvin.
Born: September 28, 1880
Died: December 23, 1892

She was the daughter of Timothy D. Calvin, Jr. (1858-1939) and Jeannette M. "Linda" Ferguson Calvin (1860-1912). They are both buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

She had at least one sibling:
Otis Calvin (?-?) - unknown
Willie F. Calvin (1889-1889) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Willie F. Calvin.
Born: January 8, 1889
Died: march 27, 1889

He was the infant son of Timothy D. Calvin, Jr. (1858-1939) and Jeannette M. "Linda" Ferguson Calvin (1860-1912). They are both buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

He had at least one sibling:
Notie Calvin (1880-1892) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Otis Calvin (?-?) - unknown

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We now come to the grave of Caroline C.L. Carson.
Born: July 11, 1854
Died: October 10, 1854

She was the infant daughter of Dr. John Carson (1825-1864) and Malcena E. Carson (1823-1888). They are both buried in Southview Cemetery.

I am unsure is she had any siblings.

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This is the grave of Malcena E. Carson.
Born: November 22, 1823
Died: March 15, 1888

I have no information on her parents or any siblings.

She was married to Doctor John Carson (1825-1864). He is buried near her in what appears to be a small family plot.

They had one child:
Caroline C.L. Carson (1854-1854) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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Here is the grave of Doctor John Carson.
Born: October 1, 1825
Died: January 19, 1864, Brown County, Indiana

I am unsure as to who his parents were or if he had any siblings.

He was married to Malcena E. Carson (1823-1888) who is buried near him in the family plot.

They had one child:
Caroline C.L. Carson (1854-1854) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Julia M. Mason Coffey.
Born: October 16, 1839
Died: January 29, 1907

She was the daughter of William M. Mason (1815-1880) and Lucy J. Clark Mason (1820-?). They were married on September 5, 1836 in Washington County, Indiana. Both are buried in Southview Cemetery.

She had several siblings:
Emily F. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Volney Patterson Mason (?-?) - unknown
Edwin Mason (?-?) - unknown
Nancy Jane Mason (?-?) - unknown
James M. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Martha L. Mason (?-?) - unknown
William A. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Hughes Mason (1858-?) - unknown

She was the first wife of Richard L. Coffey (1835-1901) and was married on December 7, 1865. They share a headstone in Southview Cemetery.

They had four children:
William Lewis Coffey (1866-1934) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Jasper H. Coffey (1868-1933) - buried in Sellersburg Cemetery, Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana
Lucinda "Lucy" Coffey Battin (1873-1936) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Richard Mason Coffey (1877-1936) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

It is noted that there was an error by the stonecutter and that her death date should actually be 1909, but I haven't found any evidence as such.

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We now come to the grave of Judge Richard L. Coffey.
Born: May 7, 1835, Monroe County, Indiana
Died: May 1, 1901

He was the son of Lewis Coffey (1796-1854) and Harriet Elmira Powell Coffey (1811-1877). They are both buried in the Coffey Cemetery in Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana.

He was the eldest son of seven children, though I only have the names of four of his siblings so far:
Sarah Coffey (1830-1848) - buried in Coffey Cemetery, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana
Martha Coffey Chord Allen (1831-1903) - buried in Coffey Cemetery, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana (she is listed as having died of stomach cancer)
Jasper Hill Coffey (1838-1921) - buried in Grandview Cemetery, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri
Sophronia E. Coffey Coffey (1843-1923) - buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (she is listed as having died from a cerebral hemorrhage)

He was married three times. His first wife was Margaret F. Litten (Lytton) Coffey (1833-1857). They were married in November of 1854, but she died only a few years after. She is buried in the Coffey Cemetery in Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana.

One child was born to their union:
Annie E. Coffey (?-?) - unknown

His second wife was Martha F. Faulkner Coffey (1840-1865). They were married in the Spring of 1864 and she passed away the following year. She is buried in the Faulkner Cemetery in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.

I am unsure if they had any children.

His third wife was Julia M. Mason Coffey (1839-1907). They were married on December 7, 1865 in Brown County, Indiana. She is buried next to him in Southview Cemetery.

They had four children:
William Lewis Coffey (1866-1934) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Jasper H. Coffey (1868-1933) - buried in Sellersburg Cemetery, Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana
Lucinda "Lucy" Coffey Battin (1873-1936) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Richard Mason Coffey (1877-1936) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

Judge Coffey was a very busy man and he has a long entry in the Counties of Monroe, Morgan and Brown by Charles Blanchard, 1884:

"JUDGE RICHARD L. COFFEY was born in Monroe County, Ind., May 7, 1835. he is the eldest son and the fourth child of the seven children born to Lewis and Harriette E. (Powell) Coffey, natives of North Carolina. He was reared on a farm three miles west of Ellettsville, and received the rudiments of his education in the district schools. In the fall of 1850, he entered Franklin College, at Franklin, Ind. studied two years; then clerked for Helton & Dodds, general merchants of Bloomington, Ind. From the fall of 1853 to the fall of 1854, he taught school in Owen County, and in November, 1854, married Margaret, daughter of Lorance Lytton, a pioneer of Spencer, Ind. To this union was born one child - Annie E. He then farmed in Monroe County until the death of his wife, which occurred in January, 1857. Soon after this event he traded his farm for land in Iowa; at once went there; remained a short time, and then went to Gentry County, Mo., where he taught school one term, returning to Monroe County, Ind., and teaching during the winter of 1857-58. In the spring of 1858, he entered the law office of Gov. Paris C. Dunning; was admitted to the bar in the fall of the same year; entered the Law Department of the State University and graduated March 1, 1859. He immediately went back to Gentry County, Mo.; taught school until the spring of 1861, and then entered upon the practice of law in what was known as Smithville, Mo., where he was soon appointed Commissioner of Worth County, to settle the affairs between it and Gentry County, the two having just been divided. In the fall of 1861, he returned to Owen County and taught school until the spring of 1864, when he married Martha F. daughter of E.F. Faulkner. During the winter of 1864-65, he taught school in Nashville, and also entered legal practice. In the spring of 1865, his wife died. December 7, 1865, he married Julia M., daughter of Dr. William M. and Lucy J. Mason, early settlers of Nashville. By this marriage, he became the father of four children - William, J. Hill, Lucy and Richard. He was shortly appointed by Gov. Baker Common Pleas Judge of the district composed of Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Monroe and Brown Counties, the fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge Wollen; at the general election, in 1870, was elected, and in 1872, re-elected to fills aid office, which he filled until it was abolished by the Legislature. In 1878, he was elected Senator for the district composed of Brown and Bartholomew Counties; served four years, and then resumed the practice of the law. In 1876, he was commissioned, by Gov. Hendricks, Marshal, in and for the Third Congressional District, Indiana, and charged with the duties required by an act entitled "An act to provide for electing Electors for President and Vice President of the United States," approved May 20, 1852. He also served as a member of the State Democratic Central Committee, from June, 1870, to June, 1872. He is at present Town School Trustee, and has filled the position eight years. While Senator, in 1879, he was on the following committees: Elections, Organization of Courts, Banks, Phraseology (Chairman), Arrangement, Enrollment of Bills, Unfinished Business, and also on the Joint Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills; in 1881, on Organization of Courts, Banks, Federal Relations, Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the States, and on Legislative Apportionment. Judge Coffey is a Freemason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Presbyterian Church."

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Here we have the grave of Mary "Polly" Howard Colvin.
Born: March 18, 1800, Kentucky
Died: April 19, 1845, Quincy, Adams County, Iowa

She was the daughter of Thomas Howard (1771-1840) and Nancy Ann Hughes Howard (1772-1843). They are both buried in Union Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana.

She had several siblings:
Lisabeth Howard Routt (1792-1864) - buried in Routt Cemetery, Milford, Bracken County, Kentucky
Levi Howard (1798-1854) - buried in Union Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana
Nancy Howard Hastings (1805-1895) - buried in Cedar Hedge Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana
Mahala Howard O'Neal (1808-1878) - buried in Union Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana
John W. Howard (1812-1896) - buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Switzerland County, Indiana

She was married to John B. Colvin, Jr. (1795-1856). He is listed as being buried in an unmarked grave in North Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Iowa.

They had five children that I have found listings for:
Francis Marion Colvin (1818-1902) - buried in Frank Abel Cemetery, Woodland, Cowlitz County, Washington
Priscilla Colvin Sloan (1822-1850) - buried in Bloomfield South Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa
John Howard Colvin (1825-1908) - buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregan (he was an early pioneer of Oregon and Washington)
Nancy Jane Colvin Carwell (1829-1916) - buried in IOOF Mountain View Cemetery, Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington
Elisha Jefferson Colvin (1832-1903) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington

I haven't yet determined a link between Mary Colvin and Nashville, Indiana. At least one of her children, Elisha, was born in Bartholomew County, but that is the closest connection I can find.

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We now stop at the grave of Mahala Ann Pedigo Tanner Crabb.
Born: 1837
Died: November 10, 1887

She was the daughter of Frederick Tanner (1770-1850) and Elizabeth Pedigo Tanner (1795-1842). They were married April 16, 1816 in Barren County, Kentucky. I have no yet been able to find where they are buried.

She had several siblings:
Sarah Ann Tanner (1817-?) - unknown
Martha Ann Tanner (1819-?) - unknown
Rosannah Tanner (1820-?) - unknown
William Pedigo Tanner (1823-1904) - buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma
Dolly Tanner (1824-?) - unknown
John Stimnin Tanner (1826-1889) - unknown
Elizabeth Jane Tanner (1829-1924) - unknown
Kitty Bird Tanner (1832-1849) - unknown
Joseph H. Tanner (1839-1924) - unknown

She was married to Abraham J. Crabb (1834-1915) on April 22, 1854 in Barren County, Kentucky. He served in the Civil War in the 79th Indiana Infantry in Company G. The Company G roster shows that he mustered in August 22, 1862 and mustered out on June 7, 1865. His obituary states that he is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. Oak Hill Cemetery is part of Southview Cemetery, but there is no headstone present.

They had several children:

Jemima "Mima" E. Crabb Osborne (1855-1939) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Reverend William N. Crabb (1856-1927) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Morgantown, Morgan County, Indiana (pastor of the Church of the First Born of Brown County, Indiana; followers were called Crabbites; his church believed that the earth was square and they were snake handlers; read a newspaper clipping about them here.)
Eliza Frances Crabbe Followell (1859-1898) - burial is listed as unknown but somewhere in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. It is likely that she is buried in Southview Cemetery as there is an Elizabeth Followell buried there. (died of complications of a hernia)
Martha Ann Crabb Petro (1862-1934) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

The reverse side of the headstone has this poem:
"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep
From which no one ever wakes to weep.
A calm and undisturbed repose
Unbroken by the last of foes.

Asleep in Jesus! Far from thee
They kindred and their graves may be
But there is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep."

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Here we have the grave of Anna Duling Dew.
Born: October 23, 1812, Hampshire County, Virginia
Died: November 24, 1875

She was the daughter of William Alexander Duling (1779-1856) and his first wife, Elizabeth Dean Duling (1788-1837). Both were born in Virginia and appear to have died there. He is buried in the Duling Cemetery, New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia. She is likely buried near him, but I haven't found a record for her yet.

She had several siblings:
Sarah Jane Duling (1809-1883) - buried in Duling Cemetery, New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia
Elizabeth Duling (1814-1840) - unknown
William Duling (1816-1858) - unknown
Catherine M. Duling Winenow (1818-1850) - unknown
Mary Duling Davis (1820-1864) - unknown
James Sanson Duling (1824-1854) - unknown
Thomas Dean Duling (1824-1842) - buried in Duling Cemetery, New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia
Caroline Eleanor Duling (1826-1842) - unknown
John Edmond Duling (1828-?) - unknown
David Gibson Duling (1830-1865) - unknown
Virginia Jane Duling (1838-1850) - unknown
Rebecca Frances Duling (1840-1920) - unknown
Margaret Maranda Duling Clemson (1843-1911) - buried in Queens Point Cemetery, Mineral County, West Virginia
Henry C. Duling (1844-1860) - unknown
Philadelphia Duling (1846-1860) - buried in Duling Cemetery, New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia
Harriet Eliza Duling McNeil Boblits (1852-1924) - buried in Kearny Cemetery, Buffalo County, Nebraska (died of cerebral hemorrhage)

She was married to John Lewis Dew (1813-?) on May 12, 1835 in Hampshire County, Virginia. I have been unable to locate his burial site.

They had at least two children:
James Parsons Dew (1836-1920) - buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
Mary Dew McCabe (1849-1929) - buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas

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We now stop at the grave of Doctor John W. Duncan.
Born: February 18, 1840, Marion County, Indiana
Died: April 27, 1873, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of Alexander Duncan (1815-1900) and Sarah "Sally" F. Reddick Duncan (1818-1895). They were married on November 16/17, 1836 in Stokes County, North Carolina. They are both buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He had several siblings:
Susan C. Duncan Bassett (1842-1907) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Sarah J. Duncan Davis (1844-1922) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Minerva Ada Duncan Judah (1846-1924) - buried in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington
Nancy A. Duncan Blackketter (1847-1931) - buried in Harmony Cemetery, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Mary C. Duncan Neidigh (1850-1923) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Washington Columbus Duncan (1851-1953) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Francis E. Duncan Turner (1853-1897) - buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Doctor Marion Alexander Duncan (1855-1943) - buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas
Amanda Victoria Duncan Young (1859-1947) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Laura Ella Duncan (1862-1945) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was young when he died, only about thirty three (33) years old. I haven't found any reference as to whether or not he married or even an obituary for him.

There is a poem on the back of the monument, but it is hard to read.

"God hath called the Dear Brother
from the ______ to the unknown
From the _____
from the _____
But in that holy ___
with the eternal ____
of a better ____
soul he will imbue.
When the silver and ___
did bind thy soul ___
was severed by the hand of ___
who alone can truly ___
Twas only to ____
in those realms of ___
for thy honesty, perseverance
and earnest faithfulness"

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We now come to the grave of Reverend Samuel A. Feltner.
Born: March 15, 1849, Tennessee
Died: August 12, 1880

I am unsure as to who his parents were or whether or not he had any siblings.

He was married as I have found names of at least two children, but I haven't found any reference to his wife's name.

His children are as follows:
Thesdie F. Feltner (1874-1963) - buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho
Ernest Bosley Feltner (1876-1967) - buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho

His headstone says "of the Indiana Conference of the M.E. Church South" and has a Freemason Symbol above his name.

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Here we have the grave of three Ferguson family members. We will start with the top most name, Maude Ferguson.
Born: unknown
Died: 1882

Next we have Daymon Ferguson
Born: unknown
Died: 1895

And finally we have Pythias Ferguson
Born: unknown
Died: 1896

These were children of William "Bill" L. Ferguson (1852-1912) and Pricilla Alice "Allie" Lucas Ferguson (1856-1931). They were married on May 2, 1876 in Brown County, Indiana. They share a headstone in Southview Cemetery next to their children.

I haven't found any information on William's family so far, but I have found the following about Alice's family.

She was the daughter of Harrison Luther Lucas (1809-1891) and Barbara Wetzel Lucas (1812-1881). They are both listed as being buried in Southview Cemetery, though I didn't find their headstones the day that we were there.

She had several siblings:
Henry Hoover Lucas (1832-1910) - burial is listed as unknown, though he may be buried in McLean County, Illinois where he passed away.
Elizabeth Jane Lucas (1834-1910) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (obituary lists is as being Oak Ridge Cemetery, so it's likely Oak Hill which is part of Southview now)
Malissa Lucas Owens Billington (1845-1907) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Luther Harrison Lucas (1846-1919) - buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Mary Louise "Mollie" Lucas (1849-1932) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Annie M. Lucas Winchester (1851-1920) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

Frank Hohenberger Collection
Courtsey, The Lilly Library,
Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana

Bill and Allie Ferguson were the owners of the Ferguson House, built in 1873, and operated as a boarding house for many years. It was a favorite of Frank Hohenberger, a well-known photographer who spent many years of his life photographing Brown County. There is a short article and photos on the Brown County Historical Society's webpage.

They had three other children, besides the ones listed above:
Elmer Ferguson (1877-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Michael Caleb Ferguson (1878-1928) - buried in Needmore Cemetery, Needmore, Brown County, Indiana
Myrtle Ferguson Bradley (1884-1923) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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We now come to the grave of Malissa Lucas Owens Billington,
Born: January 22, 1845
Died: February 23, 1907

She was the daughter of Harrison Luther Lucas (1809-1891) and Barbara Wetzel Lucas (1812-1881). They are both listed as being buried in Southview Cemetery, though I didn't find their headstones the day that we were there.

She had several siblings:
Henry Hoover Lucas (1832-1910) - burial is listed as unknown, though he may be buried in McLean County, Illinois where he passed away.
Elizabeth Jane Lucas (1834-1910) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (obituary lists is as being Oak Ridge Cemetery, so it's likely Oak Hill which is part of Southview now)
Luther Harrison Lucas (1846-1919) - buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Mary Louise "Mollie" Lucas (1849-1932) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Annie M. Lucas Winchester (1851-1920) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Pricilla Alice "Allie" Lucas Ferguson (1856-1931) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

She was the second wife of James Pinkney Billington (1843-1926). They were married in 1892. He is buried in Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois.

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Here we have the grave of Mary Louise "Molly" Lucas.
Born: December 5, 1849, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: April 10, 1932, Brown County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Harrison Luther Lucas (1809-1891) and Barbara Wetzel Lucas (1812-1881). They are both listed as being buried in Southview Cemetery, though I didn't find their headstones the day that we were there.

She had several siblings:
Henry Hoover Lucas (1832-1910) - burial is listed as unknown, though he may be buried in McLean County, Illinois where he passed away.
Elizabeth Jane Lucas (1834-1910) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (obituary lists is as being Oak Ridge Cemetery, so it's likely Oak Hill which is part of Southview now)
Malissa Lucas Owens Billington (1845-1907) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Luther Harrison Lucas (1846-1919) - buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Annie M. Lucas Winchester (1851-1920) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Pricilla Alice "Allie" Lucas Ferguson (1856-1931) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

I haven't found any record that she was ever married or had children.

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We now stop at the grave of William A. Lucas.
Born: April 24, 1878, Brown County, Indiana
Died: 1954, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of Luther Harrison Lucas (1846-1919) and Martha "Mattie" Irene Henry Lucas (1854-1936). Both are buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois.

He had four siblings that I have found mention of:
Herman C. Lucas (1882-1956) - buried in East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Michael M. Lucas (1885-1938) - buried in East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Olive D. Lucas Kelley (1888-1975) - buried in Wiley Cemetery, Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Lena Opal Lucas Moncelle (1890-1973) - buried in East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

He was married to Clova Octava Marvin Lucas (1887-1948) in 1912. Her name is listed below his on the headstone.

She was the daughter of Lewis Allen Marvin (1846-1920) and Ida Matilda Snedeker Marvin McClure (1860-1928). They were married in 1881 and share a headstone in Walnut Prairie Cemetery, York, Clay County, Illinois.

She had at least two siblings:
Ernest William Marvin (1883-1976) - buried in Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois
Frances Ann Marvin Pyle (1890-1948) - buried in Ohio Cemetery, Melrose, Clark County, Illinois

I haven't found any reference to children as of yet.

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Here we have a memorial shield stone for John William Lucas.
Born: unknown
Died: unknown

He served in the 145th Indiana Infantry, Company K. He mustered in on February 17, 1865 in Nashville and mustered out on January 21, 1866.

I don't know how he is related to the rest of the Lucas' that are buried in this cemetery. I did find a William Lucas buried in the Lucas Cemetery in Monroe County, Indiana. He fits the time frame for this shield stone. He served in the Civil War, though the information for his listing has him in a different regiment and company. After some research, I cannot find him listed in the company and regiment shown on the entry for him, but I can find him in the 145th as shown on the shield stone. I am not sure if this stone belongs to the man buried in Lucas Cemetery and it was inadvertently placed in this cemetery or if there is another William Lucas that I just haven't located yet.

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Here is the headstone for L.F. Lucas.
Born: June 7, 1854
Died: January 20, 1858

I am not sure exactly who this young boy is related to, but I would have to see that he may have been a child of Harrison Luther Lucas (1809-1891) and Barbara Wetzel Lucas (1812-1881). They are both listed as being buried in Southview Cemetery, though I didn't find their headstones the day that we were there. His birth date fits into the time frame.

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Here we have the grave of George H. Jackson.
Born: October 9, 1821
Died: March 15, 1864

I am unsure as to who is parents are, but there are several Jackson's buried in this cemetery. After looking at other photos for them, I think that some of them may have been listed on the other sides of this stone, or it's possible that there were other stones nearby that were covered and I couldn't see them. But, by looking at the dates and the time frame, I believe that they may all be related.

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We now come to the grave of Elizabeth Followill.
Born: unknown
Died: May 21, 1847

She was the daughter of George Followill (1804-1871) and Anna Cox Followill (1802-1860). They were married on November 4, 1824 in Monroe County, Indiana. I haven't been able to locate their burial site.

This is the only Followill headstone that I could find in this cemetery and haven't had much luck locating the last name in general, even with different spellings.

I did find the following information about possible siblings:
John Followwill (1826-1846) - unknown (family ancestry states that he died in the Gulf of Mexico)
William Followwill (1830-?) - unknown (may be buried in Hoover Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana)
Christopher Followwill (1831-?) - unknown
George W. Followwill/Followell, Jr. (1836-?) - buried in Green Valley Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Amanda Followwill (1842-?) - unknown
Patterson Followwill (1848-1884) - unknown

I did not, however, find her name listed among the children of George and Anna, even though it clearly states their names on the headstone. It is possible that in this particular genealogy, she was forgotten.

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Here we have the monument base for Emma G. Browning Keller Harden.
Born: July 6, 1857
Died: November 20, 1895

She was the daughter of William Wesley Browning (1831-1885) and Lucinda Dayton Browning (1832-1878). They are both buried in Southview Cemetery.

She had one sibling, a sister:
Mary M. Browning (1862-1863) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

She was married twice. Her first husband was George Keller (?-?). They were married on July 4, 1875, but I haven't found his burial location yet.

They had two children that I have found:
William C. Keller (1876-1925) - buried in Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana
Ora Bernice Keller (1888-1947) - buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Her second husband was John Wesley Harden (1862-1904). They were married on October 4, 1891 and he is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. I don't see that they had any children.

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We now stop at the grave of Aaron S. "Twin" Hart.
Born: 1849
Died: October 28, 1896

He was the son of Aaron Hart (1803-?) and Isabella Pye Hart (1808-1874). They are both buried in Ross Cemetery, New Point, Decatur County, Indiana.

He had several siblings:
Mary Ann Hart Springer (1824-1903) - buried in Lake Cemetery, Republic, Republic County, Kansas
Jane Hart (?-?) - unknown (it is possible that Lydia and Jane are the same person, but I also found them as siblings, so leaving this here)
Surena Hart Taylor (1836-1921) - buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Lydia Jane Hart Pennington (1839-1922) - buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Nancy E. Hart Barkley (1842-1919) - buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
William Henry Hart (1847-1919) - buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Isabel Hart Walker (?-?) - unknown

He was married on July 4, 1891 in Brown County, Indiana to Mary Nettie Jane Turner Hart Crouch (1866-1903). She is buried with her second husband in Weeping Willow Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown County, Indiana. I don't have any listings for any children.

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Now we stop at the grave of Captain James Scott Hester.
Born: 1825, Monroe County, Indiana
Died: July 29, 1879, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of Judge Craven P. Hester (1796-1874) and Martha T. Hester (1799-1877). They were married in 1819 and made their way to California, arriving in 1845. They are both buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

He had several siblings:
Effey Knight Hester (1820-1822) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Helena K. Hester (1822-1824) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Julia Thompson Hester (1826-1827) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Martha Jane Hester (1828-1831) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
George Knight Hester (1830-1831) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
William Findlay Hester (1832-1916) - buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

He was married to Mary C. Duncan Hester Neidigh (1850-1923) on May 26, 1868 in Brown County, Indiana. She is buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

They had at least three children:
Jennie J. Hester Pearson (1849-1934) - buried in Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana
Duncan Hester (1869-1870) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Johnnie Hester (1870-1875) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

I found an entry about him in a book entitled, "Indiana University, its history from 1820, when founded, to 1890: with biographical sketches of its presidents, professors and graduates, and a list of its students from 1820-1887" by Theophilus Adam Wylie, January 1, 1890:
"James Scott Hester, born 1825, Monroe County, Indiana. Died 1879, Nashville, Indiana. Educated, public school, Bloomington, Indiana. Degrees, A.B. and A.M.. Occupation, lawyer. Position, member of committee to devise State code, 1852. Colonel in Union Army. Elected Judge of Circuit Court of Bartholomew and Brown Counties. Mr. Hester attended the law school of the University for two years."

Near his headstone, which was erected by the Bar Associations of Bartholomew, Brown and Monroe Counties (as stated at the base of his headstone) is a Civil War Shield Stone. It states that he was a Captain in the 22nd Indiana Infantry, Company C. He received him commission on July 15, 1861 and officially was mustered in August 15, 1861. He resigned a few months later on February 8, 1862. The above states that he was a Colonel, but I can't find him listed as one.

Upon further research, I found him mention in a copy of the "Indiana University Alumni Quarterly, Volume 8":
"The sight of a cow grazing on the neglected grave of an old friend in the cemetery near Nashville created in the mind of W.C. Duncan ('75), attorney of this city (Columbus), an idea that has resulted in the adoption of a resolution by the Brown County Bar Association to erect a monument over the grave of James Scott Hester, who died in July 1879, and who was buried near Nashville. A small G.A.R. marker was placed on the grave many years ago, but it has been torn loose. The resolution provided for a committee to raise not less than $250 in each of Daviess, Monroe, Bartholomew, and Brown counties to buy and erect a monument on the grave. The resolution gave a sketch of the life of Hester, describing him as affable and pleasing, a brilliant lawyer and jurist. He was graduated from Indiana University (A.B. '43, LL.B. '45), and served as prosecuting attorney of Daviess county in 1849 and 1850. He also was judge of the ninth judicial circuit, composed of Brown and Bartholomew Counties, for a number of years. He assisted in revising the statutes of Indiana in 1852, and at the start of the Civil War he organized a company of infantry in Brown County and served as its captain. According to the resolution, Mr. Hester once was elected clerk of Brown county on the Democratic ticket, but as special act of the state legislature was required to seat him, because through an error of the printer of the ballots, the name of Hester's father, Craven B. Hester, was placed on the ticket and thus the latter was elected to an office for which he had not been a candidate. The father, however, was inducted into the office and held it until his son was seated. The appointment of Hester as judge of the ninth judicial circuit, which was made in 1872 by Governor Thomas Hendricks, came as a result of the friendship of the Governor and his admiration of Hester, and it was made regardless of a previous agreement that judges of common pleas courts should succeed to judgeships of circuit courts when the former courts were abolished. The cemetery where Hester is buried was part of a five-acre plot owned by him until 1876, when he transferred it, with a stipulation that one-fourth of an acre, in which several of his relatives were buried, would be reserved for him and his heirs. This was learned by Mr. Duncan, and he also learned that in later transfers of the land the reservation clause had been ignored. He then filed suit in the Brown circuit court to quiet title to the burial plot. The titled was quieted, and it was then that Judge Fremont Miller ('97), of Franklin, judge of the Brown circuit court, started the move for the monument. [Indianapolis News, July 5]"

His family home is still standing in Nashville and has been listed as an Indiana Landmark. There is also a portrait of him hanging in the courthouse. You can see both here.

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We now take a moment to stop at the grave of young Joseph H. Huntington.
Born: 1846
Died: March 21, 1849

He was the young son of James S. Huntington (1800-1872) and Mariah Bowler Huntington (1803-1877). They were married on October 14, 1821 in Chilo, Clermont County, Ohio. In 1852, the couple, along with James' brothers, made the trek west in a 17-wagon caravan that would later be known as the Oregon Trail. They settled in what would become Cowlitz County and he was elected the first sheriff. He was also a US Marshall and owned and operated an insane asylum on his property. In 1872, he was killed when pulled under a Northern Pacific Train. He and his wife are buried side by side in Catlin Cemetery, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington.

He had many siblings:
Jacob Huntington (?-?) - unknown (likely born before 1838 and died before 1915, but there is no information on him)
Annette Huntington (?-?) - unknown (she was likely born before 1836 and died before her father was killed, but there is no information on her)
Daniel Lindsay Huntington (1822-1891) - buried in Catlin Cemetery, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington
William Olmskirk/Ormskirke Huntington (1824-1915) - buried in Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon (came west on the Oregon Trail in 1852)
Martha Huntington Hayes (1826-1906) - burial is listed as unknown
Ozi Curtis Huntington (1829-1910) - burial in listed as unknown
James S. Huntington, Jr. (1834-1919) - buried in Rose Valley Cemetery, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington
Lydia Huntington (1937-?) - burial is listed as unknown (she likely died before 1872)
Samuel Joseph Huntington (1841-1921) - buried in Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon

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Here we have the grave of Walter Scott Huntington.
Born: October 5, 1846
Died: March 17, 1849, Brown County, Indiana

He was the young son of Daniel Lindsay Huntington (1822-1891) and Mary Jane Stone Huntington (1825-1901). They were married on September 14, 1845 in Shelby County, Indiana. He is buried in Catlin Cemetery, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, but her burial site is listed as unknown.

He had at least three siblings:
Caroline Huntington Reese (1850-1919) - buried in Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Adelia Desdemona Huntington (1853-1884) - buried in Catlin Cemetery, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington
Louisa Maria Huntington McGowan (1858-1942) - buried in Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington

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This is the grave of Edward A. Morse.
Born: 1885
Died: unknown

Unfortunately, I have no information for this grave. There are no other Morse graves in this cemetery.

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Here we have a small tree stump grave for Infant Daughter Hopper.
Born: unknown
Died: September 17, 1895, Brown County, Indiana

She was the infant daughter of Justus Elsworth Hopper (1864-1901) and his second wife, Indiana Clementine Turner Hopper Delph (1869-1942). They were married on August 2, 1893, but were buried in different cemeteries. he is buried in Scott County Cemetery, Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, while she is buried with her second husband in Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery, New Columbus, Madison County, Indiana.

She had one sibling that I have found:
Infant Son Hopper (1894-1894) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (name is listed on the same headstone)

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Here is the grave of M. Catherine Staab Keller.
Born: August 21, 1821, Germany
Died: October 20, 1874, Brown County, Indiana

I am unsure of her parents names or whether or not she had any siblings.

She was the wife of Michael Keller (1811-1855). They were married on November 26, 1843 in Shelby County, Indiana and are buried near each other in Southview Cemetery.

They had at least one son:
George Keller (?-1891) - unknown

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We now stop at the grave of Michael Keller.
Born: 1811
Died: September 2, 1855, Brown County, Indiana

He was the husband of M. Catharine Staab Keller (1821-1874). They were married on November 26, 1843 in Shelby County, Indiana and are buried near each other in Southview Cemetery.

They had at least one son:
George Keller (?-1891) - unknown

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Here we have the grave of Sylvanus Doolittle Manville.
Born: September 14, 1806, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Died: February 5, 1868, Brown County, Indiana

His father was James John Manvel, Jr. (1774-1842) and his mother was Ruth Wooster Manvel (1778-1863). They are both buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

He had a few siblings that I have found so far:
James H. Manvel (1796-1823) - buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut (he is buried near Ruth and the timeframe fits, therefore I believe that he is another child)
John Sabra Manvel (1798-1830) - buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Cyrus Manvel (1802-1875) - buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Levina Manvel Tuttle (?-1871) - buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut (she is buried near Ruth and James therefore I believe that she is their daughter)

He was married to Mary Tuttle Manville (1807-1886). They were married on November 24, 1835 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She is buried next to him with a plain headstone in Southview Cemetery.

They had at least two children:
Harriet Amanda Manville Arwine (1836-1899) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Ruth Manville McIlhenny (1844-1912) - buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

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We now come to the grave of Mary Tuttle Manville.
Born: March 4, 1807, Rutland Ceneter, Jefferson County, New York
Died: March 21, 1886, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Colonel Gershom Tuttle, III (1769-1823) and Pamelia Strong Clark Tuttle (1770-1851). They were married on July 8, 1788 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Colonel Tuttle served in the War of 1812 to defend Sacket's Harbor, which he was very sensitive to talking about after the war. He is buried in Otter Creek Union Cemetery, North Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, while she is buried in Southview Cemetery, possibly in the same family plot as her daughter.

She had several siblings:
Cynthia Tuttle (1789-1795) - unknown
Chauncey Tuttle (1791-1795) - unknown
Dennis S. Tuttle (1793-1867) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Chester Tuttle (1796-1866) - buried in Zener Cemetery, Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana
Ara Tuttle (1798-1813) - unknown
Edwin Tuttle (1800-?) - buried in Saint Lawrence Union Cemetery, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
Cynthia Tuttle (1803-?) - unknown
Pamelia Clark Tuttle (1805-1892) - buried in Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York (she is listed as having married Theodore Tuttle, but I am unsure who he is or if she is truly their child)
Mary Tuttle Markle (1807-?) - unknown (questions arise about this entry due to the name and the dates, but it was clearly listed in a family history that her last name was Markle and not Manville.)
Amanda Tuttle Markle (1810-1887) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Clark Strong Tuttle (1811-?) - unknown
Ara Tuttle (1813-?) - unknown

She was married to Sylvanus Doolittle Manville (1806-1868) on November 24, 1835 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He is buried next to her in the family plot in Southview Cemetery.

They had two children:
Harriet Amanda Manville Arwine (1836-1899) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Ruth Manville McIlhenny (1844-1912) - buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

I find it sad that her husband has a large monument while she has a simple headstone with no name. It's almost as if she was meant to be forgotten.

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Here we have the grave of Alice Jane Read Mason.
Born: February 16, 1867, Ohio
Died: August 4, 1900, Brown County, Indiana

She was the daughter of James Delbert Read (1824-1914) and Margaret Ann Jarrett Read (1830-1884). They were married on April 22, 1849 in Belmont County, Ohio and are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

She had at least three siblings:
Mary Etta Read Strahl (1851-1934) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
Amanda Isabelle Reed Mason (1857-1936) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
James Harvey Read (1860-1944) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

She was the second wife of William M. Mason (1815-1880). They were married on December 22, 1890 in Brown County, Indiana. He is buried near her in Southview Cemetery.

They had four children:
Louie E. Mason (1891-1956) - buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
James Glenn Mason (1896-1973) - buried in Flint Memorial Park, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan
Verna Mason Campbell (1898-1972) - buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
Gurnie L. Mason (1900-1900) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Amanda Isabelle Reed Mason.
Born: September 19, 1857
Died: August 14, 1936

She was the daughter of James Delbert Read (1824-1914) and Margaret Ann Jarrett Read (1830-1884). They were married on April 22, 1849 in Belmont County, Ohio and are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

She had at least three siblings:
Mary Etta Read Strahl (1851-1934) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
James Harvey Read (1860-1944) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
Alice Jane Read Mason (1867-1900) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

She was the third wife of William M. Mason (1815-1880). They were married on September 24, 1900 in Brown County, Indiana. He is buried near her in Southview Cemetery.

Her headstone says mother, but I haven't found any children yet.

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This is the grave of Doctor William M. Mason.
Born: May 19, 1815, Madison County, Kentucky
Died: April 30, 1880, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of Edwin Mason (?-?) and Nancy J. Mason (?-?).

He had several siblings:

He was married three times. His first wife was Lucy J. Clark Mason (1820-?). They were married on September 5, 1836 in Washington County, Indiana. Both are buried in Southview Cemetery.

They had nine children:
Emily F. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Volney Patterson Mason (?-?) - unknown
Julia Ann Mason Coffey (1839-1907) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Edwin Mason (?-?) - unknown
Nancy Jane Mason (?-?) - unknown
James M. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Martha L. Mason (?-?) - unknown
William A. Mason (?-?) - unknown
Hughes Mason (1858-?) - unknown

His second wife was Alice Jane Read Mason (1867-1900). They were married on December 22, 1890 in Brown County, Indiana. She is buried near him in Southview Cemetery.

They had four children:
Louie E. Mason (1891-1956) - buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
James Glenn Mason (1896-1973) - buried in Flint Memorial Park, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan
Verna Mason Campbell (1898-1972) - buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
Gurnie L. Mason (1900-1900) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

His third wife was Amanda Isabelle Reed Mason (1857-1936). They were married on September 24, 1900 in Brown County, Indiana. She is buried near him in Southview Cemetery.

Her headstone says mother, but I haven't found any children yet.

There is an entry for him in Counties of Monroe, Morgan and Brown by Charles Blanchard, 1884:
"WILLIAM M. MORSE was born in Madison County, Ky., May 19, 1815, and when quite young, accompanied his father, Edwin, to Lawrence County, Ind. Edwin Mason's family consisted of himself, Nancy J. (his wife) and three children - William M. being the eldest child. There were also born to Edwin and Nancy J. in Lawrence County, ten children, making in all thirteen - seven boys and six girls. William M. Mason was reared a farmer. He married Lucy J. Clark in Washington County, Ind., September 5, 1836, at which time he was engaged in the grocery business, in Bedford, Ind., which he conducted five years. In Bedford he studied medicine under his father-in-law, Dr. Alexander Clark, and under Dr. Winthrop Foot, and he there began practice. In 1840, he came to Nashville, where he had a successful practice, and was the second physician in the county. On the first Monday in December 1846, he took his seat in the Thirty-first General Assembly of Indiana as Representative from Brown County. At the general election of 1848, he was elected Clerk of Brown County Circuit County, for a tern of seven years, and at the same time elected County Recorder fora like period. In 1855, he was re-elected for four years. After the expiration of his term of office, he practiced law until his death. At the time he came here the country was a vast wilderness, and his was the fourth family to settle in the town. They had to go twenty miles for groceries and other supplies, the different families taking turns in making the trip. In the year 1844, he erected a large two-story frame building, and subsequently opened a hotel, which his widow is still conducting. he had born to him nine children, as follows: Emily (deceased), Julia M. (now Coffey), Volney (a Captain in the late war, now deceased), Edwin, Jane, James M., Martha, L. William A. and Hughes."

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We now stop at the grave of Mary C. Hester Duncan Neidigh.
Born: April 1850, Marion County, Indiana
Died: August 19, 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Alexander Duncan (1815-1900) and Sarah F. Reddick Duncan (1818-1895). They were married on November 16, 1836 in Stokes County, North Carolina and are buried together in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

She had several siblings:
Doctor John W. Duncan (1840-1873) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Susan C. Duncan Bassett (1842-1907) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Sarah J. Duncan Davis (1844-1922) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Minerva Ada Duncan Judah (1846-1924) - buried in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington
Nancy A. Duncan Blackketter (1847-1931) - buried in Harmony Cemetery, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Washington Columbus Duncan (1851-1953) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Francis E. Duncan Turner (1853-1897) - buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Doctor Marion Alexander Duncan (1855-1943) - buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas
Amanda Victoria Duncan Young (1859-1947) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Laura Ella Duncan (1862-1945) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was married twice. Her first husband was Captain James Scott Hester (1825-1879). They were married on May 26, 1868 in Brown County, Indiana. He is buried nearby in Southview Cemetery.

They had at least three children:
Jennie J. Hester Pearson (1849-1934) - buried in Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana
Duncan Hester (1869-1870) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Johnnie Hester (1870-1875) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

Her second husband was Simon P. Neidigh (1851-1942). They were married on July 17, 1883 in Brown County, Indiana. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, likely with his second wife.

I don't see that they had any children.

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Here is the grave of George W. Parker.
Born: unknown
Died: October 24, 1841

He was the son of Reverend Patterson C. Parker (1809-1891) and Mary L. Scantling Parker (1811-1875). They were married on October 28(11), 1828(1825) in Harrison County, Indiana. Traveled west on the Oregon Trail in 1852 after serving in the Mexican War. They are both buried in Oakland Masonic and Old Town Oakland Cemeteries, Oakland, Douglas County, Oregon.

He had several siblings:
Martha Jane Parker (?-1843) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Mary Jane Parker (?-1835) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
William Parker (?-1841) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Elizabeth Parker Kelly (1834-1908) - buried in Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Marion Harmon Parker (1846-1911) - buried in Union Point Cemetery, Banks, Washington County, Oregon
Albert Parker (1853-1890) - buried in Oakland Masonic and Old Town Oakland Cemeteries, Oakland, Douglas County, Oregon.

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This is the grave of the Price Children. Because of the location of the headstone, I was only able to capture the side for Ida May Price.
Born: 1858, Brown County, Indiana
Died: March 4, 1864, Brown County, Indiana

The other side has the name Lincoln Price.
Born: January 21, 1861, Brown County, Indiana
Died: March 14, 1863, Brown County, Indiana

They were the young children of W. Price (?-?) and M.E. Price (?-?). I am unsure of their names or burial locations. There are no other Price graves in this cemetery.

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Here is the grave of William S. Roberts.
Born: March 15, 1808
Died: February 27, 1868

He was husband of C. Roberts (?-?). I haven't been able to find out what her name is or where she is buried.

They had one child that I am aware of:
Catharine E. Roberts (?-1864) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

The Report on Heritage in Brown County states that "W.S. Roberts build a double log cabin and opened a store in 1836."

An article from the Brown County Democrat dated 12/27/2016 also states "William S. Roberts built in town in May 1836, before the lots were laid out, and placed in one apartment, a double-log cabin, a stock of goods worth $1,500.00, which he brought with him from Bloomington where he and Mr. Barnes had been in business together. Mr. Barnes owned an interest in the store, but lived in Bloomington."

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Here we have the memorial for Joseph Sylvanus Schrock.
Born: October 19. 1895
Died: February 27, 1965

He was the son of Sylvanus "Venes" Schrock (1861-1935) and Emma Jane Kaserman Prosser Schrock (1856-1937). They are both buried in Southview Cemetery, though she does not have a death date carved into the stone. It is possible that she was actually buried elsewhere, but I haven't found another listing.

He had five siblings, though I only have the names of two of them:
Minnie Margaret Prosser Henry (1881-1941) - buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana
Louis (Lew) Estel Schrock (1893-1918) - burial is listed as unknown, though likely France (assigned to Machine Gun Company, 9th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; received the Gold Star Honor Roll due to wounds that caused death in WWI)

He was the second husband of Rhoda Pearl Brown Thompson Schrock Shepherd (1897-1981). She is buried with her third husband in the Brown County Memorial Park, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

They had one child:
Clara Mae Schrock Slater (1938-1978) - buried in Brown County Memorial Park, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

His memorial stone states that he was a Private First Class 154 Depot Brigade in World War I.

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We now stop at the grave of Sylvanus "Venes" Schrock.
Born: October 1, 1860/1861, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 1935

He was married to Emma Jane Kaserman Prosser Schrock (1856-1937). She is listed on the headstone next to him, but her death date is not carved in. It is possible that she wasn't actually buried here.

I haven't had much luck finding out who his parents were, but I do have information about Emma. She was the daughter of Margaret Hunnell/Hunnel Kaserman Raridon (1835-1909) and Samuel Kaserman (1832-1902). They were married in 1856 and they are both buried in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown County, Indiana.

She had two siblings that I can find:
Anna Kaserman Ramsey Rariden (1860-1928) - buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana
John Kaserman (1864-1940) - buried in Center Valley Cemetery, Center Valley, Hendricks County, Indiana
Sarah Elizabeth Kaserman Kinnett (1865-1925) - unknown
George Washington Kaserman (1872-1964) - buried in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown County, Indiana.
James David Kaserman (1876-1950) - buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana

They had five children, though I have only been able to find the names of three of them:
Minnie Margaret Prosser Henry (1881-1941) - buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana
Louis (Lew) Estel Schrock (1893-1918) - burial is listed as unknown, though likely France (assigned to Machine Gun Company, 9th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; received the Gold Star Honor Roll due to wounds that caused death in WWI)
Joseph Sylvanus Schrock (1895-1965) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (served in WWI in the Depot Brigade)

Much to my surprise, while researching this family, I came across an article in the Brown County Democrat, about Sylvanus "Venes" Schrock that stated that he was the inspiration for Abe Martin! The cartoon character was created by American cartoonist Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard. It ran in American newspapers from 1904-1930 and had famous fans, most notably George Ade, Will Rogers and James Whitcomb Riley. A portrait of Kin Hubbard hangs over the fireplace in the Abe Martin Lodge.

As another interesting note, according to a genealogy on the Kaserman family that I was sent by a kind reader, Emma Jane Kaserman was never married to Sylvanus Schrock. But to contradict that, I find several places where it is stated that she and Sylvanus were married and had two sons. I also discovered in the marriages records for Brown County, that Sylvanus was married to Rebecca Coulson on September 24, 1893 and then to Emma J. Antile on July 16, 1894. I imagine then, that the Emma that is noted and the one on the headstone, must be Emma Antile. It seems to make sense.

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Here we have the memorial stone for Leander C. Smith.
Born: unknown
Died: 1895

He served in the Civil War in the 145th Indiana Infantry, Company K. He mustered in as a Private on February 7, 1865 and back out on January 21, 1866.

He was married to Harriet V Smith Robinson (?-?). They were married on December 5, 1857, but I am unsure as to where she is buried. It could likely be somewhere in Iowa according to an entry I discovered on the Countryfolk Blog:
"Leander Smith vs. Harriet V. Smith - filed Dec. 3, 1864. Married Dec. 5, 1857, Harden Co., Iowa. In July of 1862 they moved to Hamilton Co., Indiana where they lived until May of 1863 when Harriet 'eloped' with John J. Robison; they now live in Iowa. Depositions are to be taken from Edward Anderson, Stanton Teeters, and John Smith of Noblesville, Hamilton Co. . . Leander to have custody of their daughter, Lucretia J. Smith, age 5 in 1865 and Harriet to have custody of their daughter, Sarah E. Smith, age 3 in 1864."

They had two children:
Lucretia J. Smith (1859-1869) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Sarah E. Smith (1864-?) - unknown

He was a member of the Masonic lodge, Post No. 218 in Nashville. It is also possible that he is the same Leander Smith that took care of John W. Harden after the death of his parents when he was very young.

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We now stop at the grave of Elizabeth Jane Tomlinson.
Born: unknown
Died: May 26, 1849

She was the young daughter of John Tomlinson (1813-1874) and Mary Tomlinson (1824-1910). They are both buried in Needmore Cemetery, Needmore, Brown County, Indiana.

I am unsure as to whether or not there were any other children.

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Here we have the lovely headstone for Pamelia Tuttle.
Born: 1770
Died: April 22, 1851

She was the wife of Colonel Gershom Tuttle, III (1769-1823). They were married on July 8, 1788 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Colonel Tuttle served in the War of 1812 to defend Sacket's Harbor, which he was very sensitive to talking about after the war. He is buried in Otter Creek Union Cemetery, North Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.

They had several children:
Cynthia Tuttle (1789-1795) - unknown
Chauncey Tuttle (1791-1795) - unknown
Dennis S. Tuttle (1793-1867) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Chester Tuttle (1796-1866) - buried in Zener Cemetery, Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana
Ara Tuttle (1798-1813) - unknown
Edwin Tuttle (1800-?) - buried in Saint Lawrence Union Cemetery, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
Cynthia Tuttle (1803-?) - unknown
Pamelia Clark Tuttle (1805-1892) - buried in Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York (she is listed as having married Theodore Tuttle, but I am unsure who he is or if she is truly their child)
Mary Tuttle Markle (1807-?) - unknown (questions arise about this entry due to the name and the dates, but it was clearly listed in a family history that her last name was Markle and not Manville.)
Mary Tuttle Manville (1807-1886) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Amanda Tuttle Markle (1810-1887) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Clark Strong Tuttle (1811-?) - unknown
Ara Tuttle (1813-?) - unknown

Of an interesting note, this is the only Henry Cross headstone in this cemetery.

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Here we have the grave of John H. Watson.
Born: July 16, 18??
Died: ??

I am unsure as to who his parents were or whether or not he had any siblings.

He was married to Mary E. Glidden Watson (?-?) on July 20, 1883, though this date is actually the date that the license was issued and not the date that the ceremony took place. It appears that for some reason, they didn't turn in their license after the fact. I am unsure as to where she is buried or whether or not there were any children.

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We now stop at the grave of Debrah Ann Watts.
Born: unknown
Died: June 17, 1849

She was the daughter of Mason Watts, Jr. (1815-1865) and Elizabeth McLeary Watts (1818-1891). They were married in 1834 and are both buried in Southview Cemetery.

She had several siblings:
Rachel Watts Hoy (1835-1928) - buried in Duncan Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Henrietta M. Watts Woodward (1842-1899) - buried in Masonic Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa
Mary Jane Watts Webb (1843-1904) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (she died of dropsy)
Williamson D. Watts (1843-1914) - buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
Matthew Watts (1847-?) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (I don't think that this is a valid entry due to the date and that there is a James Matthew Watts listed next)
James Matthew Watts (1847-1912) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Clarinda M. Watts Guthrie (1853-1943) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Thomas Martin Watts (1859-1941) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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Here is the grave for Mason Watts, Jr.
Born: November 5, 1815, Indiana
Died: May 27, 1865, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

He was the son of Mason Watts (1765-1850) and Deborah Ryker Watts (1777-1850). They were married on June 18. 1793 in Shelby County, Kentucky. He was a Revolutionary War soldier in the 2 Virginia Artillery Regiment and is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Jennings County, Indiana, while she is buried in Mavity Family Burying Ground, Rexville, Ripley County, Indiana, near her daughter Charity.

He had about thirteen siblings, though I can only find the name for two of them currently:
Charity Watts Mavity (1809-1834) - buried in Mavity Family Burying Ground, Rexville, Ripley County, Indiana
Peter V. Watts (1819-1897) - buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Jennings County, Indiana

He was married to Elizabeth McLeary Watts (1818-1891). They were married in 1834 and are both buried in Southview Cemetery.

They had several children:
Debrah Ann Watts (?-1849) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Rachel Watts Hoy (1835-1928) - buried in Duncan Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Henrietta M. Watts Woodward (1842-1899) - buried in Masonic Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa
Mary Jane Watts Webb (1843-1904) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (she died of dropsy)
Williamson D. Watts (1843-1914) - buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
Matthew Watts (1847-?) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (I don't think that this is a valid entry due to the date and that there is a James Matthew Watts listed next)
James Matthew Watts (1847-1912) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Clarinda M. Watts Guthrie (1853-1943) - buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Thomas Martin Watts (1859-1941) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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Here we come to a curious grave for Dollie.
Born: unknown
Died: unknown

There is no last time on the stone, it only says "Dollie at rest in heaven". She is situated between the Smith and Lucas families, but there is no telling which one she belongs to.

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Here is the grave for Mary Jane Weddle.
Born: May 23, 1847
Died: July 8, 1847

There is no family information for her. I know that the Weddle family is prominent in Monroe County, but I am not sure of what relation she may be.

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This is the grave for Annie M. Lucas Winchester.
Born: October 7, 1851, Brown County, Indiana
Died: October 26, 1920, Brown County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Harrison Luther Lucas (1809-1891) and Barbara Wetzel Lucas (1812-1881). They are both listed as being buried in Southview Cemetery, though I didn't find their headstones the day that we were there.

She had several siblings:
Henry Hoover Lucas (1832-1910) - burial is listed as unknown, though he may be buried in McLean County, Illinois where he passed away.
Elizabeth Jane Lucas (1834-1910) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (obituary lists is as being Oak Ridge Cemetery, so it's likely Oak Hill which is part of Southview now)
Malissa Lucas Owens Billington (1845-1907) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Luther Harrison Lucas (1846-1919) - buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Mary Louise "Mollie" Lucas (1849-1932) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Pricilla Alice Lucas Ferguson (1856-1931) - buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville Brown County, Indiana

She was the first wife of William L. Winchester (1859-1924). They were married on February 27, 1882 in Brown County, Indiana. He is buried in Southview Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. I don't see that they had any children.

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Our final stop is at the grave of Lucinda Yeager.
Born: December 26, 1806
Died: January 18, 1866

I haven't been able to find any information on her family, but I didn't see any other Yeager graves in this cemetery.

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UPDATE: After the last workday at Southview Cemetery, they discovered another headstone.

This stone has two names carved on it, one on each side. The one visible in the picture is for Jane Pettigrew.
Born: April 24, 1794, Virginia
Died: March 3, 1867, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

So far I haven't had much luck finding out anything about her, but the name on the backside of the stone has been more fruitful, though I don't have a picture of the backside of the stone, but I was told that there was carving on it, but it was very hard to read.

The backside of her headstone has the name Nancy Dickey McCleerey/McClary.
Born: 1791/1792, Virginia
Died: July 11, 1865, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana

Nancy was married to Robert McCleerey /McClary (1793-1876) on Decemeber 17, 1811 in Mercer County, Kentucky, though I found that his last name is spelled McClary. I haven't found a lot of information on her, but I have found some on her husband, which I will go ahead and list here for research purposes.

They had a few children:
Lucinda McCleary Thorp (1812-1894) - buried in Tannehill Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
William Fields McCleerey (1814-1901) - buried in Heisler Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa
Elizabeth McCleerey /McClary (?-?) - burial unknown
James McCleerey /McClary (?-?) - burial unknown
Louisa Jane McCleerey /McClary Ogle (1824-1908) - buried in Duncan Cemetery, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Andrew Robert McCleerey /McClary (?-?) - burial unknown
Henrietta McCleerey /McClary Pettigrew (?-?) - burial unknown
Samuel McCleerey /McClary (?-?) - burial unknown

Robert McClary/McLary/McCleery/McCleerey/McClery/McCleary/McClarey was born on July 15, 1793 in Orange County, North Carolina. He was the son of Andrew McClary (1754-?) and Elizabeth Lynch McClary (1757-?). His father was born in Pennsylvania, while his mother was from Orange County, North Carolina. I am not one hundred percent certain is this information is correct. I have found it referenced in several places, but then I have also found this information listed in connection with a Robert Washington McClary who served in the War of 1812 and in the Civil War, but I can't find any information that he ever left the Tennessee area, so I don't think that this Robert is the same.

I haven't yet determined what the connection is between Jane and Nancy. I also haven't found any other Pettigrew's buried in Brown County, which seems a little odd. I did, however, find that there was a Samuel G. Pettigrew that was overseer of the Poor House in Nashville in 1868, but I can't locate his grave. I did find mention that Jane Pettigrew may have been Samuel's mother, but I don't think that this Jane could be the same one. I did find another Jane Pettigrew from Brown County, who was married in 1863 to James Matheny. There may be a connection there, but not sure.

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Thank you so much again to Rhonda and Val for taking me up to this lovely cemetery. There is so much more history here than I would have ever thought possible and it is so wonderful that it is being uncovered. I am thrilled that I was able to share this information with everyone.

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