Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at the tiny little Beaumont Cemetery just outside of Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.
GPS Coordinates: 39.1704840, -86.6621310
I have been searching for this tiny little Pioneer cemetery since I started my hunt in 2015. I knew that it was located in the Sycamore Land Trust's newest addition, Porter West Preserve, and I knew that there were very few headstones left, but I wasn't sure of the exact location. When I first went searching for it, my daughter and I entered the preserve and followed the newly moved trail to the right. This led us to a barely marked trail that led up a nearby hill. From the original instructions that I had, it stated that the cemetery was on the top of the hill. But, the location felt weird and unsafe, so my daughter and I departed. Recently, I got in contact with my friend in the cemetery committee and mentioned that I was still looking for Beaumont Cemetery. We planned on a cemetery hike, but with the current situation, hiking in a group was out of the question. Also, no one else seemed interested in going. So, my friend went out and marked the direction to take, took a couple of pictures and sent them to me. Off my daughter and I went again. We got there, parked and immediately found the first marker, a set of pink flags marked "CC" for Cemetery Committee. It was here, in 2015, that my daughter and I turned right and followed the trail. Instead, we should have turned left. We had walked right past the cemetery and didn't even know it. Turning left at the pink flags, we found the sign above and the tiny little cemetery.
There are only two legible headstones and the rest are fieldstones. According to a write-up on the cemetery by the cemetery committee, the man who originally owned the property knew that there was a cemetery on it and did not like having it there so he bull-dozed trash onto it to cover it up. A nearby resident remembers the cemetery and noted that at one time he believed that it had over a hundred headstones, including burial sites of several Revolutionary War Veterans. It is possible that this is the oldest cemetery in the county.
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Out fist stop is at the grave of Elizabeth "Betsey" Shelley Zink.
Born: March 11, 1776, Guilford County, North Carolina
Died: March 1818, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
She was the daughter of Abraham Shelley (1750-1793) and Barbara/Barbary Strader Shelley (1756-1806). He was born in York, Pennsylvania and she was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They were married on June 2, 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina and both died in Washington, Virginia.
She had several siblings:
John Shelley (1776-1846) - buried in Richland Cemetery, Union County, Indiana
Barbara Shelley-Grubb Strader Steadman (1778/1786-1835) - unknown
Jacob Shelley (1780-1801) - unknown
Mary Polly Shelley/Shelly Grubb (1781-1835) - unknown
Katherine Shelley (1782-?) - unknown
Magdalene Shelley (1785-?) - unknown
Adam Shelley (1788-1860) - buried in Millers Chapel Cemetery, Scott County, Virginia
Nancy Jane Shelley (1788-1861) - unknown
Margett Shelley (?-?) - unknown
Susanna Shelley (?-?) - unknown
She was the daughter of Abraham Shelley (1750-1793) and Barbara/Barbary Strader Shelley (1756-1806). He was born in York, Pennsylvania and she was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They were married on June 2, 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina and both died in Washington, Virginia.
She had several siblings:
John Shelley (1776-1846) - buried in Richland Cemetery, Union County, Indiana
Barbara Shelley-Grubb Strader Steadman (1778/1786-1835) - unknown
Jacob Shelley (1780-1801) - unknown
Mary Polly Shelley/Shelly Grubb (1781-1835) - unknown
Katherine Shelley (1782-?) - unknown
Magdalene Shelley (1785-?) - unknown
Adam Shelley (1788-1860) - buried in Millers Chapel Cemetery, Scott County, Virginia
Nancy Jane Shelley (1788-1861) - unknown
Margett Shelley (?-?) - unknown
Susanna Shelley (?-?) - unknown
She was married to Daniel Zink (1767-1842) on October 20, 1791 at the age of 15 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, which is where he was born. Their ceremony was performed by his uncle, Jacob Zink who was a Lutheran minister, credited with starting the first church in the areas of Virginia and Kentucky.
Daniel's name is listed on Revolutionary War memorial at the Washington County Veterans Memorial in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, though he is buried in Augusts Cemetery in Edgar County, Illinois, where he died. He was born in Frederick County, Virginia. His father, Gottlieb Zink (1731-1802) is also listed on the same memorial on a different side. Many of Daniel's family are buried in Washington County, Indiana. They are of German descent.
They had several children:
Barbara Ellen Zink Seaton Perisho (1792-1872) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois
Peter Zink (1794-1884) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana
John Zink (1795-1812) - buried in Brock Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana (he was a member of Colonel Dawalt's Indiana Rangers and was shot by Indians after the Pigeon Roost Massacre)
Catherine Rosanna Zink Perisho (1800-1889) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois
Emanuel Zink (?-?) - unknown
Elizabeth Ann Zink Archer (1807-1896) - buried in Friends Chapel Cemetery, Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois
Mary "Polly" Zink (?-?) - unknown
Susannah "Susan" Zink Zimmerly (1812-1873) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Ilinois
The wives of Daniel Zink:
Elizabeth "Betsy" Shelley Zink (1776-1818) - buried in Beaumont Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (married on October 20, 1791 in Abingdon, Virginia)
Sarah Keller Zink (?-?) - (married in 1816, though her name is in conflict with Maria Zink, listed below, whom I found on another list of marriages for Daniel.)
Jane/Jean Shields Zink (1798-1820) - buried in Beaumont Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (married on May 27, 1819 in Monroe County, Indiana; it is said that her bladder burst when she dismounted a horse that she had ridden all day)
Elizabeth Cline Zink (1780-1830) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois (married in 1827 in Washington, Virginia)
Maria Zink (1810-1833) - unknown (I am unsure about her name being in this list as another list I have found has the name Sarah Keller (?-?) and their marriage date of 1816).
Margaret Stivers Zink (1770-1839) - unknown (they were married in Edgar County, Illinois on February 20, 1834; it is said that they met on a steamboat trip, but were only married a short while before they separated due to their advanced age)
I have only been able to find information on four of his wives. Sarah Keller Zink and Maria Zink, so far are a bit of a mystery. They don't appear in anything other than a list on Find-A-Grave for Daniel Zink and in a family history that I found online, each listing a different name.
The inscription on her headstone reads "Elesabeth Zink Decest March ?? Year 1818 Boarn March 11 1776"
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Next we stop at the grave of Jean/Jane Shields Zink.
Born: 1798
Died: April 15, 1820
The inscription on her stone reads:
Jean Zinck Deacest the 15 da of AP 1820 Aged 60".
She was also married to Daniel Zink (1767-1841), though her name is also spelled Jane. She was his second wife. A history for the family that I found noted that she died when her bladder burst after dismounting a horse that she had ridden all day. They did not have any children.
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There are five other fieldstones visible in this cemetery, though none are legible. These may be other members of the Zink family or members of the Beaumont family that the cemetery is named after. There is little way to tell anymore.
Daniel's name is listed on Revolutionary War memorial at the Washington County Veterans Memorial in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, though he is buried in Augusts Cemetery in Edgar County, Illinois, where he died. He was born in Frederick County, Virginia. His father, Gottlieb Zink (1731-1802) is also listed on the same memorial on a different side. Many of Daniel's family are buried in Washington County, Indiana. They are of German descent.
They had several children:
Barbara Ellen Zink Seaton Perisho (1792-1872) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois
Peter Zink (1794-1884) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana
John Zink (1795-1812) - buried in Brock Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana (he was a member of Colonel Dawalt's Indiana Rangers and was shot by Indians after the Pigeon Roost Massacre)
Catherine Rosanna Zink Perisho (1800-1889) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois
Emanuel Zink (?-?) - unknown
Elizabeth Ann Zink Archer (1807-1896) - buried in Friends Chapel Cemetery, Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois
Mary "Polly" Zink (?-?) - unknown
Susannah "Susan" Zink Zimmerly (1812-1873) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Ilinois
The wives of Daniel Zink:
Elizabeth "Betsy" Shelley Zink (1776-1818) - buried in Beaumont Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (married on October 20, 1791 in Abingdon, Virginia)
Sarah Keller Zink (?-?) - (married in 1816, though her name is in conflict with Maria Zink, listed below, whom I found on another list of marriages for Daniel.)
Jane/Jean Shields Zink (1798-1820) - buried in Beaumont Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (married on May 27, 1819 in Monroe County, Indiana; it is said that her bladder burst when she dismounted a horse that she had ridden all day)
Elizabeth Cline Zink (1780-1830) - buried in Augustus Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois (married in 1827 in Washington, Virginia)
Maria Zink (1810-1833) - unknown (I am unsure about her name being in this list as another list I have found has the name Sarah Keller (?-?) and their marriage date of 1816).
Margaret Stivers Zink (1770-1839) - unknown (they were married in Edgar County, Illinois on February 20, 1834; it is said that they met on a steamboat trip, but were only married a short while before they separated due to their advanced age)
I have only been able to find information on four of his wives. Sarah Keller Zink and Maria Zink, so far are a bit of a mystery. They don't appear in anything other than a list on Find-A-Grave for Daniel Zink and in a family history that I found online, each listing a different name.
The inscription on her headstone reads "Elesabeth Zink Decest March ?? Year 1818 Boarn March 11 1776"
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Born: 1798
Died: April 15, 1820
The inscription on her stone reads:
Jean Zinck Deacest the 15 da of AP 1820 Aged 60".
She was also married to Daniel Zink (1767-1841), though her name is also spelled Jane. She was his second wife. A history for the family that I found noted that she died when her bladder burst after dismounting a horse that she had ridden all day. They did not have any children.
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There are five other fieldstones visible in this cemetery, though none are legible. These may be other members of the Zink family or members of the Beaumont family that the cemetery is named after. There is little way to tell anymore.
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I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through the lovely little Beaumont Cemetery.
Visit the listing on Find-A-Grave.
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