A beautiful granite monument at Rose Hill Cemetery sits in the Spencer Addition bearing the names of John B. Crafton, his wife Sally and his children, Harry and Woodward.  This, however, is not the burial site of John, only his wife and children.  John B. Crafton died on the Titanic in 1912 and his body was never recovered.

John Bertram Crafton was born on April 20, 1853 in Owen County, Indiana.  His parents were John and Lucy Keith Crafton, poor farmers from Kentucky.  He had two sisters: Sarah and Margaret; and three brothers, David, Henry and Thomas.  Little is known of his early life, but as a young man he began a career as a telegraph operator for the Monon Railroad, later earning a promotion to a conductor and finally to train master.  I am not sure if he worked at the Monon station here in Bloomington, or if it was elsewhere.  

He moved into real estate soon after, not finding any satisfaction working for the railroad.  But, it was the rich limestone deposits in Monroe County that led him to found the Crafton Quarry Company, developing the limestone fields in Smithville.  It was here that he would find his fortunes.

On January 18, 1877, he married Sarah "Sally" Frances Alexander, the daughter of Nany and James J. Alexander.  They had two sons, Harry R. Crafton was born in 1885 and Woodward Crafton in 1887, who would die the following year of brain fever. 

 After making a good bit of money in the limestone business, John sold off his assets and moved his family to Roachdale, Indiana, located in Putnam County.  Here is became interested in the lumber industry in the Southern United States.  During 1911, he managed the Mississippi Stone and Lumber Company in Starr, Mississippi.

John decided, after a lot of hard work, that he was going to take a break and visit the spas of Europe, hoping to find a cure for his arthritis.  Just prior to making his way to Europe, he visited Bloomington to spend some time with his brother, David Crafton, and some friends.  Incidentally, he also purchased grave plots in Rose Hill Cemetery as well as having a monument erected.  In early 1912, he departs New York on the "Cincinnati", frequently expressing his desire to return home.  

He toured Europe, spending time in Carlsbad, Germany for his rheumatism.  When he came to Milan, Italy, he telegrammed his wife that he was coming home.  Originally, he planned to leave on the German steamer "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" which was scheduled to leave port on April 17th.  But, since he wanted to get home, he exchanged his ticket for a ship that was leaving a week earlier - The "Titanic".  He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, England on April 10th, 1912.  He was listed as being a first class cabin passenger,

It was on April 19th that a telegram arrived at the home of John's brother, where the entire family had been gathered waiting for news.  This telegram told them that John had died when the Titanic went down.  His body was never recovered, which means that the monument in Rose Hill is a cenotaph for him, though his wife and children are buried there.

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REFERENCES

Encyclopedia Titanica - John B. Crafton

 An assuming grave in the lovely Presbyterian Cemetery in Ellettsville for a young man, sits on the left side of the cemetery drive, facing toward the south.  It's made of limestone and in good condition considering it is over 160 years old.  

Hugh L.W. Butler was born on November 22, 1832 and died on April 12, 1854 when he was injured and killed.  He was not necessarily an innocent by-stander in the incident as he was part of a gang of three men who attacked a man named Harrison Spear at his home.  

It was reported in the April 12, 1854 Bloomington Newsletter about the attacked.  Supposedly, Harrison Spear was living with a woman of ill-repute, so having been "into their cups" Hugh Butler, Jacob Young and Jeff Raper, decided to attack Spear's house.  They lobbed bricks and stones at the house, even exploding a keg of gunpower at one end of the house.  Somewhere in the chaos, someone fired a gun.  The bullet struck Butler, but he was not serious injured and the three men, joined now by Hugh's brother, Frederick, took off after Spear, who had fled for his life.  Spear was armed with a knife and used it to defend himself, stabbing Butler in the side.  This wound was the fatal one, as he died almost instantly.

Spear fled the scene, finding himself at Worley's Tavern, where he barricaded himself in an upstairs room.  The tavern owner found him in the room, covered in blood, clutching the bloody knife, terrified.  He convinced Spear to give himself up.  Spear was taken to jail while Raper and Young fled.  

The case was brought before Judge Sluss, with Paris Dunning as a prosecuting lawyer.  There is no mention of Spears' defense attorney.  On May 6, 1854, it was reported that "no bill" was found against Spears in the killed of Hugh Butler.  

After the trial. Harrison Spear fell off the radar.  I am not sure where he went.  Jacob Young and Jeff Raper both appear to have disappear as well.

There no other Butler's from the right time frame buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, so I am not sure who his family was.  He has a marker on his grave for a a US VETERAN, but I can't imagine what war he would have been involved in.  I have a feeling that this silver marker was placed on his grave by accident.

Hugh may have gotten himself into trouble and gone off to do something he shouldn't have done, but his life didn't have to end in such a tragic manner.

Hugh Butler.  You are not forgotten.

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REFERENCES

Monroe County History Center Research Library - Ellettsville

 While walking through Lanam Ridge Cemetery in Brown County, Indiana, my daughter and I came across a grave of the Brown Family.

Looking at the granite monument, at first it seems fairly unassuming, listing the names and dates of the Brown Family.  

Marion Lee Brown 1862-1930

Lourena Brown 1864-1930

Paul Brown 1901-1930

What caught our attention is that they all have the same year for the death date.  My first thought was that maybe they were all killed in a car accident.  The roads in Brown County are not the best in the current day, but they definitely were not good in the 1930s.  Also, the fact that there were very lax laws concerning drivers and cars in the 30s, an auto accident was a completely valid option.  

But no, it was not an auto accident.  Their lives taken from them unceremoniously.  That's why were are here today.

Marion Lee Brown was born in Marion County, West Virginia on September 6, 1862 to Michael T. Brown (b. September 6, 1836, West Virginia - d. December 2, 1911, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana) and Mary E. Veach Brown (b. September 15, 1838 - d. February 13, 1906).  They are both buried nearby in Lanam Ridge Cemetery.

He had many siblings:

John Fremont (b. June 28, 1857, West Virginia - d. December 31, 1943, Nashville, Indiana).  He is buried in Lanam Ridge Cemetery nearby.

Samuel D. Brown (b. 1861, Bloomington, Indiana - d. February 11, 1947).  He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana.

Rebecca E. Brown Young (b. April 27, 1864, Brown County, Indiana - d. September 4, 1924, Brown County, Indiana).  She is buried in New Bellsville Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana, but does not seem to have a headstone, or at least there has been no photo of a headstone for her.

Margaret "Maggie" E. Brown Rogers (b.1867, Brown County, Indiana - d. September 20, 1939, Seattle, Washington) She is buried with her husband in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park in Seattle, Washington.

Infant Son Brown (b. October 1, 1881 - d. October 8, 1881).  He is buried is Lanam Ridge Cemetery nearby.

Lourena/Lurena "Rennie" Baughman was born on March 20, 1864 in Brown County, Indiana to Jacob Baughman (b. February 22, 1818, Ohio - d. December 13, 1889, Brown County, Indiana) and Eliza Jane Snider Baughman (b. November 15, 1823 - d. August 10, 1906).  Curiously, Eliza Jane, Lourena's mother, was kidnapped by her father and brought to Indiana to live with him.

She had several siblings:

William Baughman (b. January 25, 1848 - d. October 22, 1910).  He is buried in Lanam Ridge Cemetery nearby.

Mary E. Baughman (b. December 7, 1852, Indiana - d. August 21, 1853, Indiana).  She is buried in Snider Cemetery in Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Eliza Jane Baughman Yoder (b. November 4, 1853, Indiana - d. December 20, 1934, Brown County, Indiana).  She is buried in Lanam Ridge Cemetery nearby.

Sarah Catherine Baughman Morrison (b. November 13, 1855, Brown County, Indiana - d. May 13, 1929, Indiana)  She is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana.

Amanda Ellen Baughman Chitwood (b. November 3, 1857, Brown County, Indiana - d. June 12, 1943, Monroe County, Indiana)  She is buried in Little Union Cemetery, Unionville, Indiana.

Lydia Ann Baughman Snyder (b. November 1859 - d. February 10, 1928, Seattle, Washington)  She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Seattle, Washington.

Marion and Lourena were married on April 21, 1889 in Brown County, Indiana. 

They had several children, the first born just a few months after they were married:

Lawrence Glen Brown (b. January 26, 1890, Nashville, Indiana - d. May 23, 1919, Mesves-sur-Loire, Bourgogne, France)  He entered service in 1917 and was sent oversees.  Unfortunately, he never saw action, as he was shot in the back while reading a book on the roadside.  He died of his wounds as Mesves Hospital in France.  He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Leonard Roland Brown (b. February 7, 1892, Nashville, Indiana - d. November 29, 1975, Martinsville, Indiana)  He is buried in Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Olive B. Brown (b. August 25, 1893, Nashville, Indiana - d. September 12, 1978, Bloomington, Indiana).  She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana in an unmarked grave.

Mauddell Brown (b. September 10, 1897, Nashville, Indiana - d. February 21, 1988, Indianapolis, Indiana).  She is buried in an unmarked grave in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Beryl Brown Ruggles (b. October 12, 1899, Nashville, Indiana - d. July 8, 1991, Stuart, Florida).  She is buried in Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Paul Brown (b. 1901 - d. December 15, 1930, Brown County, Indiana).  His name is listed on the headstone with his parents.

Mark Brown (b. January 19, 1908 - d. February 4, 1908).  He is buried in Lanam Ridge Cemetery nearby.

The Brown Family, Marion, Lourena and Paul all share the same death date, December 15, 1930.  This is because they were murdered.

The couple owned a nice home and an orchard on Lanam Ridge.  They had given their children a good life and the best education that they could offer.  It seemed that they probably employed local men to help with jobs on the farm as a man named Chester Bunge was working with Marion, known as Lee to his friends and family, by chopping wood.  Somehow, things went bad that day and Paul, Brown's son, who is listed on the headstone, grabbed a gun and shot Chester and both of his parents.  Chester was not wounded bad enough at the moment because he managed to run away to a neighbor's house, that of Frank Crews.  With some help, they returned to the Brown home to find it in flames.

Paul was gone.  It was thought that he had probably run toward the railroad and jumped a train to get out of the area.  Another thought was that he had maybe run into the woods and committed suicide.  His brother and the Sheriff began a search, but found nothing to substantiate that claim.

In the rubble of the home, two bodies were found.  One was determined to be that of Lee Brown, but the other was so badly burnt it was hard to determine the exact identity.  They were buried together in a double casket in one grave in Lanam Ridge Cemetery.  The following year, the bodies were exhumed for further examination.  At this time, it was determined that the two bodies were male, so possible Lee and Paul.  But if so, what happened to Lourena?  This fueled all sorts of theories and since it has been more than 90 years and this has still not been solved, we will likely never know exactly what happened.

An inquest was made into the death's.  The coroner of the time, Joshua Bond, stated that "according to the evidence from Chester Bunge, I find that Lourena Brown was wounded by pistol shot and that she was standing in the kitchen as he left the house and according to the position in which her body was found I could not determine whether she went to the basement or fell through the burning floor to the basement.  I could not determine whether she died of pistol shot or fire."  It is because of this statement that her name was listed on the headstone along with her husband.  The two doctors that arrived at the scene of the fire were very descriptive in their determination of the identities of the deceased.  But, the second time the findings were different, even though the doctors and the coroner from the first time around stood by their decision that it was Lee and Lourena and that Paul was nowhere to be found.

Chester Bunge made a statement about what happened that day as did Frank Crews.  Frank notes in his statement "...Mrs Lee Brown" called and "asked, Is this Frank? and I answered yes. She then said, Come over here as quick as you can..."  

Unfortunately, we will never know what exactly happened that day or who is really buried under the headstone at Lanam Ridge Cemetery.  DNA analysis is virtually impossible at this late stage in the game, especially with the fire thrown into the mix.  

Whatever happened that day, it is Brown County's only unsolved mystery and will stay that way, fueling theories for a long time.  

The Brown Family, you are not forgotten.

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REFERENCES

Adventures in Brown County History & Genealogy - Thriller Thursday

Adventures in Brown County History & Genealogy - Thriller Thursday Part 2

Reddit Thread - The Brown Family

Up in the Old Spencer Addition, the original graveyard that eventually became Rose Hill Cemetery, sits a granite memorial monument to Andrew Ferguson, a 90 year old veteran of the Captain Harris' Virginia Militia of the Revolutionary War. What makes him special is that he was one of the few black veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Andrew Ferguson was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia in July of 1765.  A pension record from 1838 lists his father's name as Andrew Perley/Peeleg/Peeley.  The writing was difficult to read and it is unknown what his last name actually was.  In fact, we don't even have the name of his wife or any children.

In his pension record, dated August 15, 1838, he states the following:

"I am a colored man.  I was born in Dunwidie County, Virginia Free and was seventy-three years old in July last and fifteen years of age when I was drafted into the service of the United States back General Green who was at the time (the first of January 1780) in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  Two weeks previous to my being drafted and in company with my father (Andrew Peeleg (?) as he was called) was taken prisoner by the British under John and James Cuglie (?) Cruger (?).  We ran away from them because they whipped us with the cat of nine tails and fell in with American soldiers under Green."  

He talks a good bit about his service and battles that he fought.  At the bottom of the pension application it is noted that he received $20 per annum starting on March 4, 1831 for service as a private for 6 months in the Virginia militia.

His pension records state that he served for some time in the Continental Army under General Green.  This would have been after 1776 when George Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment.  Around 1780-81, he was wounded in the head by Cornwallis' troops near the Guilford, North Carolina, probably at the Battle of Guilford Court House which was fought in March of 1781.  A silver plate was put in his head and he spent several months in recovery before returning home to Virginia.

He stated in his pension application that he fought at the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina on October 7, 1780.  A few years ago, the Park Service placed a bronze plaque in what is now King's Mountain National Park that commemorates three African American's who fought in the Battle:  Esaias Bowman, John Broddy and Andrew Ferguson.

He came to Indiana between 1820 and 1830.  Unfortunately, little seems to be known about him as there are few records.  The editor of the Bloomington Courier described him as being well-liked.  He worked odd jobs around town for various people, probably for little pay.

In 1855, he applied for bounty land from the government.  Bounty land was land that was awarded to Revolutionary War soldiers as a sort of thank you for serving.  It was usually in an area that was not well settled as a means of expansion.  I am not sure why he didn't apply for his land earlier, other than it was possible that when he was in Vincennes, Indiana and was told that a colored man could not apply for pension, he did not bother trying, though he did apply for pension in 1851.  Unfortunately, the application for his bounty land, 160 acres in all, was approved too late, having been dated 1856.  By that time, both Andrew and his wife had passed away.  It is noted that he and his wife, of whom no name was noted on the pension records or in the roster, both died paupers, living off of the generosity of the county.

He died on October 1, 1855 in Monroe County, Indiana and was buried in an unmarked grave.  Nearly 130 years later, the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a memorial stone at his gravesite.  

It is unknown exactly how many blacks served in the Continental Army, but some sources estimate it at around 5,000.  How many of those are buried in Monroe County, is unknown.

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REFERENCES

American Revolutionary War Museum Virtual Exhibit - Andrew Ferguson Pension Application

African Americans in the Revolution

Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters - Andrew Ferguson

US African American Griots - Andrew Ferguson

Wilson County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Blog - New Marker for African Americans who fought at the Battle of King's Mountain

For 14 years, George "Anner" Shively played baseball in the Negro Baseball League, but when he passed away in 1962, he was buried in an unmarked grave in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana.

That changed around 2014, when author and Negro League expert Paul Dixon gave a talk at the Monroe County History Center about George Shively.  It was an appropriate location to have the talk as the History Center was once the Colored School, a place George Shively spent much time as he attended the school while he was a youth living in Monroe County.  This talk was not only to bring to light the little known Negro League players, but also to raise money for a headstone for George.  It worked.  In fact, it worked well enough that they managed to raise enough money to erect headstones for the remainder of George's family that were buried near him, also in unmarked graves.  On April 4, 2015, a community ceremony was held to erect a headstone for him and his family.

But, let's backtrack to the beginning.  George "Anner" Shively was born on January 2, 1893 in Lebanon, Kentucky to Joseph Shively (b. 1849 - d. June 1, 1910), who is buried near his son in Rose
Hill Cemetery. 

He had at least two siblings that I have found:

Mary Jane Shively Chandler (b. 1888 - d. February 20, 1823, Bloomington, Indiana).  She died at the age of 36 from Tuberculosis and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in an unmarked grave, though due to the work of the above group, she now has a headstone.  Interestingly enough, her obituary, dated February 21, 1923, states that she was the "wife of the well-known colored man of the Showers Factory force". 

Irene Shively (b. unknown - d. unknown).  I don't know if she is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery with others of her family.  Her name is not listed in the Rose Hill burial records, so she may be buried elsewhere.

He was married twice, first to Martha Irene Bowman Shively Green and second to Lula Shively.  I believe that Martha Irene and George were married in 1915, but I am not sure when they divorced and he remarried Lula.  

It is stated that he didn't have any children, but I found reference to one child.  Her name was Ruth Shively (b. 1915 - d. 1917).  She was only two years old when she passed away and was buried near George in Rose Hill Cemetery.

The others buried near him that received headstones are as follows: Molly Norris Brown (b. unknown - d. unknown; she is not listed in the burial records for Rose Hill and I do not have a photo of her grave), Vertie H. Poston (b. 1873 - d. September 2, 1928), William Floyd Brown (b. February 15, 1887 - d. February 17, 1928; he has a memorial stone nearby for his service in World War I), Beverly Brown (b. 1856 - d. June 9, 1929; an article in the Bloomington Daily Telephone states that he filed for divorce from his wife, Mary, charging her with cruel and inhuman treatment), Theodore Chandler (b. 1906 - d. April 4, 1944), Louis Chandler (b. June 15, 1883, Paoli, Indiana - d. March 17, 1972), George Thomas "Patch" Chandler (b. December 12, 1910, Bloomington, Indiana - d. July 1, 1979, Bloomington, Indiana; he also has a bronze plaque for his service in World War II).  I am not entirely sure of the relation of any of the above mentioned to George and I have not been able to find a link so far.  It is possible that there isn't a relation and they were found to have been buried in unmarked graves, like George, therefore were part of the project to receive headstones.  The information is a little unclear.

George had a career that spanned 14 years, from 1910- to 1924, playing for various teams in the Negro National League.  He was the left handed leadoff man for such teams as the West Baden Sprudels, the Indianapolis ABC's, the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Washington Potomacs.  He could pitch at an incredible speed, earning him the nickname "Rabbit".  He even played as far away as Cuba and Japan during his career.

He began his career in 1910 with the West Baden Sprudels.  In 1911, he played with the Leland Giants, then went back to playing with the West Baden Sprudels from 1911-1913.  His longest spanning team was the Indianapolis ABC's, which he played for in increments from 1914-1918, 1920-1921, and 1923.  In 1919, he jumped over to play with the Kokomo, Indiana Black Devils, before heading back to West Baden.  During 1919, he moved to play for the Atlantic City, Bacharach Giants, which he did until 1922 and then again from 1924-1925.  Then during 1924, he also played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Washington Potomacs.  

During his career, he was a two-time MVP and a seven-time All-Star in the Negro baseball league, second only to Lou Gehrig in the Cooperstown Hall of Fame records as the ratio of career games played to runs scored.

There are several videos on YouTube about George and the dedication ceremony that took place in 2015.  They are linked below:

Remembering Negro League Baseball Superstar George Shively

Bob Hammel's Tribute to George Shively

George Shively Memorial Dedication

George had a remarkable career in his time playing for the Negro Baseball League, but when he passed away at Bloomington Hospital in 1962, he was seemingly forgotten.  But now you can drive by his headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery and pay homage to a man nearly forgotten to our local history.

Thank you, George Shively.  You are not forgotten.

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REFERENCES

The Negro Leagues Up Close - A Blog About a Century of African American Baseball History

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia - Google Books

George Shively - Wikipedia

Community Comes Together to Honor local Negro League star, family members - The Herald-Times

Welcome to 2022!  We start this year out with an interesting Grave Spotlight of the Month that doesn't really have a lot of information.  I came across this name while reading an article from the Monroe County History Center about the murder trial of Mrs. Gladys Holder.  Now this article isn't about her, since I haven't been able to locate her grave.  Instead, this spotlight is about her victim - Daniel Arwine "Reckless" Honeycutt, Jr.

Daniel Arwine Honeycutt, Jr, was born on December 4, 1890 in Gosport, Owen County, Indian to Daniel Honeycutt (1866-1940) and Louisa M. Arthur Honeycutt (1868-1907). 

He had three sisters that I know of: 

Louisa Honeycutt Clemens (b. 1894 - d. October 1944).  She is buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Indiana.

Martha Ices Honeycutt Hartman (b. 1892 - d. 1945).  She is buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens in Bloomington, Indiana 

Emma Evelyn Honeycutt Egan/Eagen (b. October 21, 1898 - d. January 9, 1959).  She is buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens in Bloomington, Indiana.

Lillie May Honeycutt (b. 1902 - d. unknown)

He was married to Susan "Susie" Frances Scharbroug Honeycutt on June 18, 1910.  She was born on October 13, 1890 in Kentucky to David Scharbrough and Mary Nuchols Scarbrough, passing away on February 18, 1975 in San Bernardino County, California.

They had several children: 

Lela/Lila May Honeycutt Foster (b. 1911 - d.1986)

Lucille Elizabeth Honeycutt Runyon (b. May 13, 1913, Bloomington, Indiana - d. June 24, 1998, Bloomington, Indiana).  She is buried with her husband in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

Leland Arwine Honeycutt (b. 1914 - d. 1983)

Lawrence Daniel Honeycutt (b. August 1, 1918 - d. November 28, 1968).  He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.  He served in World War II as a Private in 12 HQ & HQ DET. 4 Army.  He  shares a headstone with his brother Lowell.

Lura Louisa Honeycutt Sloan (b. 1921 - d.1987) 

Lowell David Honeycutt. (b. January 20, 1924 - d. January 27, 1950).  He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana.  He shares a headstone with his brother Lawrence.

Daniel was said to have been a wrestler.  I assume that is where the nickname "Reckless" came from, but I haven't been able to find any confirmation of this, but I can only imagine that this would be hard to nail down.

Daniel was a salesman for the Nash Motor Company when he was doing his duty and collecting a debt owed on a vehicle sale.  Here is where we connect with the article that I read.  According to the article, "Honeycutt Jr. had gone to the home of William  Holder, whom he had recently sold a car to. Only Holder had not been keeping up with his payments,  and Honeycutt Jr. had come to take back the vehicle. Mr. William Holder was not at home, but his wife was. And after some back and forth, and a threat from Mrs. William Holder, Honeycutt Jr. went to take  back the car, but instead was met with the end of his life. Mrs. William Holder shot and killed Daniel Arwine Honeycutt Jr. with a .22 German Luger automatic revolver, one she claimed she didn’t know it  was loaded. Mrs. William Holder was arrested for first degree murder, making herself the first female  murder case in 20 years."  You can read more about the trial and what happened to Mrs. Holder at the link below.  

The Coroner's Report, shown below, states that he was killed when "The steel jacket from a .22 German Luger automatic revolver passed through the thorax, entering on the left side, two inches lateral to inferior angle of scapula, ranging upward and the bullet was found lying just under the skin of the right arm, on the anterior surface, at the level of the upper border of the axiela."  I am not sure who the Monroe County Coroner was at the time of Daniel's death.

His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Daily Telephone on May 20, 1925: 

"Daniel Arwine "Reckless" Honeycutt Age 31 Died May 20, 1925 in Monroe Co., IN - Son of Dan Honeycutt. - Survived by wife, Susie (Scharbrougth) Honeycutt and children Lela, Lucille, Leland, Lawrence, Lura and Lowell; his father and sisters, Mrs. John Clemens, Mrs. John Hartman and Mrs. James Eagen. - Services at the home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. – Bloomington Daily Telephone, 20 May 1925"

His murder was stated as being an accident by Mrs. Holder who was cleared of the charges in her trial on September 21, 1925.  Daniel was buried in Section L in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana.  He is buried with his wife, Susie, while most of his children are buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens on the other side of Bloomington.

Rest in Peace, Daniel Honeycutt.

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Resources

Monroe County History Center Research Library Blog - Missing Murder Case: Where Did Mrs. Holder Go?

Monroe County Marriage Index 1906-1960

Monroe County Coroner's Reports 1896-1935 - Monroe County Public Library

Once A Hoosier...Always A Hoosier

InGenWeb - Monroe County, Indiana

Library of Congress - Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers

Martha "Mattie" Susan Pierce was born in April 10, 1856 in Kentucky to slave parents and was the "next-to-the-youngest of eight children".  In an article published in the Bloomington Daily-Telephone after her death, it is said that she told her interviewer that her parents were "Andy Pierce" who "lived with a Shouse family in Boston, KY" and her mother was "Cassie Young" who "lived with the Billy Grier family at Simpsonville, KY".  She said that she came to Indiana from Kentucky on a barge, crossing the Ohio River and that her love of music came from a woman who played a "great, big harp" while on the barge", though another interview states it was a banjo that was being played.  Mattie was six years old when she crossed the river into Indiana.

They settled in the Woodyard neighborhood northwest of Bloomington.  The Woodyard Road area is close to Ellettsville, so I am not sure if this is where they settled or in an area closer to town that no longer bears that name.  Regardless, she and her parents and her siblings made a home for themselves, but not long afterward, her mother died of a heart attack.  It was at this time that Mattie was sent to live with General Morton Hunter and his wife on North Walnut Street.  Was this because her father could not support all of the children after his wife passed away?  We may never know, but it was not an uncommon thing for children to be sent away to live with another, even if they were very young.  

Her home with the Morton's, however, was not a permanent one.  The City of Bloomington's Historic Tour Guide No. 14 talks briefly about her, stating that "following the Civil War, Mattie Jacobs Fuller was indentured to an Indiana physician". She was 12 years old when she was bound to Doctor John J. Durand and his wife.  The Perry Township Trustee, William H. Turner, demanded that she was to be taught "to read, to do sums of math if possible, and to provided with a home, food, and clothing".  Not only were they responsible for her care, they also sent her Louisville to be trained as a beautician and "gave her music lessons from the best music teachers in Bloomington".

The article goes on to say that she was "released when she was 14 years old".  She married a man named Henry Clay Jacobs on December 3, 1873.  He was a woodcutter by trade.

Unfortunately, the ages listed and her birthdate don't line up.  If she was 14 in 1873 when she married Henry Jacobs, then she was probably born in 1859 not 1856.  It's hard to tell what the exact date of her birth was, but it is listed on her headstone as being 1856.

Her husband died on February 17, 1894 and is buried next to her in the Old Spencer Addition in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Their five children preceded her in death. 

I am not sure how long she trained to be a beautician, but after she had completed her training, she sold cosmetics for a while before being able to open her own salon, which may have been out of the front room of her home.  Later, it was located in what is now known as the Allen Building and is located at 108 East Kirkwood Avenue.  The National Historic Register of Places lists it as having opened in 1909 and it was believed to be the first in town.  Now, I know that there were salons that were strictly dedicated to the beauty and care of African American women.  I am not sure if her salon was one of these or if she was just happy to have a salon and catered to all women.  

Image courtesy of IU Mathers Museum

But her salon, was not her claim to fame.  She was a devoted member of the Bethel A.M.E. Church and due to her unwavering desire to help her church, she was able to raise $13,000 to assist in the paying of the mortgage.  She did this by playing her portable organ at fairs and fundraisers for 7 years.  In this photo from the IU Mathers Museum, Mattie plays her portable organ to raise money.  The trophy that sits on top was to hold money she was given for her singing and playing.  She was also listed as having been a suffragist, though I couldn't find anything pertaining to her work in anything other than the church.

She was married a second time in 1906 to Levi Fuller, a cook on a Monon dining car, but their marriage was not a happy one.  They separated and he died in 1931.

In 1937, she was interviewed by WPA (Works Progress Administration) worked named Estrella Dodson.  She noted in her project that everyone knew Mrs. Fuller, but there were few records of her early life.  It is thought that they were lost by the county.  Ms. Dodson accidentally listed her named as Hattie Fuller, but it was later corrected.  The two women discussed "her early childhood as a slave, her visit with her former mistress and her current life in Bloomington".  She lived at 906 W. Kirkwood Avenue at this time.  

She was 82 years old when her story was record by the Federal Writer's Project.  She passed away here in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 84 on 23 August 1940.   She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Old Spencer Addition.

The city of Bloomington have her name on a list for renaming a street in town after.  Her story was told in an exhibit called Breaking the Color Barrier at the Monroe County History Center that ran from June 1 - October 12 2018.

Mattie Fuller's name doesn't come up often in research, but she was a very important member of our community.  Not only did she 'escape' slavery, but she made a life for herself as an entrepreneur and a leading member of the Bethel A.M.E. Church.  She was a strong, independent woman show should not be forgotten.

Mattie Pierce Jacobs Fuller - you are not forgotten.

 

Resources:

A Walk Through Bloomington's African American History - City of Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, IU to rename Jordan Avenue after prominent residents who escaped slavery - The Herald-Times

Monroe County Timeline - Monroe County Library

Homeless, Friendless, and Penniless: The WPA Interviews with Former Slaves - Google Books

 

Buried in the Little Union Cemetery in Unionville, Indiana is a man named Banner Brummett.  His headstone is small and unassuming with his date of birth, April 5, 1789, and his date of death, January 18, 1880.  Under these dates is the name of his wife, Eva Stephens Brummett, and her birth and death dates.

By looking at this headstone, you wouldn't think that there is anything particularly interesting about this man.  In fact, dozens of people likely walk passed this stone and never thought twice.  But, I knew that his name sounded familiar when I took the picture.  That is because, Banner C. Brummett was the founder of what we know as Nashville, Indiana.

Banner Clayton Brummett was born on April 5, 1789 in Franklin County, Virginia.  He was the son of James Brummett, Jr. and Sarah Reice Brummett.  He had at least seven siblings, many of whom lived in the same area and were also part of the establishment of Nashville.

On February 7, 1811, he married Eva Stephens in Knox County, Tennessee and to this union there were eleven children:

• Sabra "Sabary" Brummett Brummett, born January 16, 1812, Tennessee; died on June 4, 1861 in Monroe County, Indiana and is buried in Little Union Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana
• Banner C. Brummett, Jr, born in 1814 in Kentucky; died on February 17, 1907, though his burial location is unknown as it may not have been a cemetery burial
• George C. Brummett, born on August 2, 1817 in Tennessee; died on November 20, 1867 in Montgomery County, Illinois; buried in Zion Cemetery in same county.
• Joshua G. Brummett, born in 1818 in Tennessee; died on July 28, 1846 on Brazos Island, Texas; burial location is unknown
• Joseph T. Brummett, born in 1822 in Kentucky, death date and burial location are unknown
• Charen Brummett Cox, born on May 2, 1825 in Monroe County, Indiana; died on May 20, 1916 and buried in Little Union Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana
• Reice/Reese Brummett, born 1826 in Kentucky, died in 1846 in the Gulf of Mexico; burial location unknown
• Orphelia "Orpha" Brummett Rains Kelly Wilson Glenn, born 1829; death date unknown, thought to be buried in Plainville Cemetery, Daviess County, Indiana
• Manerva/Minerva Brummett Howard, born October 15, 1832; died on May 18, 1910; buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Daviess County, Indiana
• Olla/Ollie Brummett Shelton/Skelton, born 1834 in Brown County, Indiana; death and burial location is unknown
• Evy Brummett, born in 1838; death and burial location is unknown

Joshua and Reice/Reese both were volunteers in the Mexican War of 1846.  They were both listed as Killed in Action, though the only official casualty was listed as Captain Taggart.  Many soldiers died of diseases caught while stationed in the area and were considered casualties of war.  

The town of Nashville was founded in 1836 and platted in August that same year by Banner Clayton Brummett, county agent.  It was initially named Jacksonburg (or maybe Jacksonville, I have seen both mentioned), for the township that it was located in, which was named for General Andrew Jackson.  But it's founder came to Indiana before that.  

His families roots go back to Colonial Virginia with his grandfather James Brummett, who was born in 1746.  When the population of Franklin County, Virginia became to great, he set his sights westward and began his journey.  It is not said where he made his home along the way, but he arrived in Indiana sometime before 1820.  He settled along with his family on what is now Brummett's Creek Road in Monroe County, Indiana.

Banner and his brother Pierson were already living in the area that soon became known as Brown County when it was created by an Act of State Legislature in 1836.  They, along with four other men were named county commissioners.  They also donated the land, along with others, to create the county seat. Banner took his role as organizer of the new town very seriously.  He sold plots of land to newcomers, chose locations for the new jail and courthouse as well as operating one of the first grocers and liquor stores.  

His house still stands today on the corners of Johnson and Gould Streets in town and is a private residence.  There are four gun windows, installed by Brummett, to protect from Natives.  These are still visible in the residence today, though they are now only decorative.

In 1837, the first post office was established and Banner was appointed as postmaster.  Mail would have come in to the post office by stagecoach and then distributed by horse or cart to the various outlying offices.

Little seems to have been mentioned about Banner's life after his involvement in the foundation of Nashville.  It is nice to think that after he made his contributions to forming the town that he moved back to his family home on Brummett's Creek Road, living a peaceful life, finally succumbing to the frailties of age.

References: 

Hamblen Township Post Offices - Genealogy Trails

The Brummetts of Brown County - Our Brown County Magazine 

A Dream - Newspapers.com 

Looking Back: How Nashville became Nashville way back in 1800s - Brown County Democrat

Little Union Cemetery - A Walk Through the Tombstones

Brummett Descendants 

 

Sylvanus "Venes" Schrock was born on October 1, 1860 in Belmont County, Ohio to Samson Baker and Rachel J. Baker.

He was married probably at least three times, though I have only found the names of two of his wives and one of them in a bit contentious.  He had to have been married in and before 1881 as there is at least one child, Minnie Margaret Prosser Henry.  

His second wife was a woman named Rebecca Coulson, who he married on September 24, 1893.  There was a child from that marriage, Louis "Lew" Estel Schrock.  He served in World War I, having been assigned to the Machine Gun Company, 9th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces.  Unfortunately, he died while stationed in France and was likely buried there in one of the many graves of fallen soldiers.

He was married a third time, though the name of his third wife is a bit fuzzy.  Find-A-Grave lists him as having been married to Emma Jane Kaserman in 1894.  But the Brown County Marriage Index doesn't show her as being his wife.  Instead, it shows that he married Emma J. Antile on July 16, 1894.

It was likely to this Emma that he had a son with named Joseph Sylvanus Schrock.  He served in WWI as well in the Depot Brigade.

Sylvanus seemed to have led a fairly normal life.  He was a mail carrier between Nashville and the not too distant Morgantown and later from Nashville to Columbus. But, he does have his claim to fame.  When visiting the lovely town of Nashville, Indiana, you will see a lot of mention of a character named Abe Martin.  His cartoon styled image is plastered all over town.  In fact, the lodge at the Brown County State Park is called the Abe Martin Lodge.  But we wouldn't have this beloved, local character if it hadn't been for our very own Sylvanus Schrock. 

IU Lilly Library Hohenberger
Collection

Sylvanus would dress in overalls and a large felt hat and pose around town.  The city visitors would take photos of him.  He was even hired by a local hotel owner to dress up and parade around the hotel spouting bits of his country wisdom.  A local artist named Will Vawter made a drawing of him, dressed up and posing near a log cabin.  This became the inspiration for Abe Martin and was a favorite of American cartoonist Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard.  

Kin Hubbard created a gag-a-day cartoon that would run in newspapers from 1904-1937 all across the United States.  Abe had some very famous fans including Will Rogers and James Whitcomb Riley.  A bench in Nashville was erected with one of his sayings on it.  Books are available to purchase that show us Abe's country wisdom.  

Reference:

Southview Cemetery - A Walk Through the Tombstones

Brown County, Indiana Marriages - InGenWeb

The Man Who Became Abe Martin - Brown County Democrat

 Halson Vashon Eagleson, Sr. was born on May 17, 1851 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.  He was born a slave and came to Indiana in the 1880s.  He was married to Eliza Anne Loggins and they had several children, five of whom were sons who all attended Indiana University.

1907 Indiana University
Arbutus Yearbook

He ran a successful barber shop in Bloomington, located at 109 South College Avenue, as well as an African-American orphanage.  In the late 19th century, he sued two hotel owners under Indiana's anti-discrimination law when they denied his son Preston Eagleson a hotel accommodation.  Preston was Indiana University's first African American intercollegiate athlete.

He died on December 20, 1921 at the age of 70.  A long procession of automobiles left the church on 6th street and made their way to Rose Hill Cemetery where he was buried in Section C.  

An article from 1922 notes that Halson Jr. was possibly kidnapped by the KKK and held in Spencer to keep him from being part of the band playing in the IU-Purdue football game.  Three students were accused of the crime and a civil suit was filed agasinst them, but the case ended with a hung jury.  

Unfortunately, there is little about him in the archives that I could find.  He was the head of a prominent family in Bloomington the late 19th century, but little seems to have been recorded about his life.  His sons went on to do great things, even his grandsons.  The most notable of which was Wilson V. Eagleson, also known by his nickname "Swampy".  He was a highly decorated serviceman, having served in World War II in the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron, better known as the Tuskegee Airman.  In the early 1950s, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by safely landing a damaged cargo plane in the Philippines.  

Reference:

Wilson V. Eagleson - Wikipedia

Wilson V. Eagleson, Jr. - Indiana University The Golden Book

Bloomington, IU to rename Jordan Avenue after prominent residents who escaped slavery - The Herald-Times

Monroe County Timeline - Monroe County Public Library 

Bloomington Near West Side - National Historic Register of Places

 Welcome to our first Grave Spotlight of the Month.  For August 2021 we visit our regular stomping ground at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana.  Today we are looking for a nondescript grave marker for a man named Thomas Lewis.  He is listed as being buried in Lot L in Rose Hill, which is on the edge of the cemetery on the Kirkwood Avenue side.  It took a while of walking around, but finally my daughter shouted out, "Found him!" and threw her hands in the air.

Thomas Lewis was born on December 25, 1851 in Spencer County, Kentucky.  Some records show that his father was Elijah Lewis and his mother was Sina (probably Tina as stated in later records) Drake Lewis Ditto, while other records list his father as unknown and his mother simply as Drake.  Someone has also said that his mother remarried a man named George Ditto.  It is hard to tell what their names were since records were sometimes scarce and rarely kept in poorer communities or in this case as the focus of our spotlight this month was born a slave.  

According to the "Slave Narrative from the Federal Writers' Project - 1936-1938 - Indiana" (available to view from the Library of Congress (and here), his father "was killed in the Northern Army".  It is possible that he served in the Civil War or maybe was killed in the Civil War.  I haven't been able to track down the name Elijah Lewis in any of the pension records.  

Thomas continues in his narrative that "a gang of white men went to my grandmother's place and ordered the colored people out to work."  He also noted that his grandfather had been set free.  His narrative makes it a little confusing to determine if his grandmother and his family were still slaves as the white men came to order them to work.  But, regardless, his grandmother did not like this and they would refuse to work, so his mother reported one of the men from the gangs to the soldiers in Louisville.  "All were fined and none allowed to leave until all the fines were paid".  He also remembered that when he was little and his mother and her white owner were plowing the field, getting it ready for planting of wheat, when "some Yankee soldiers on horses came along".  They wanted to know where "Jim Downs' still house" was, but when she started to answer, her owner told her not to.  The soldiers yelled at him, basically wanting him to keep his mouth shut so that she could answer.  When she did, they went on their way.  The reasoning behind this, besides, likely because this man considered her nothing more than property and didn't want her to have a voice, was also because the white man that owned her had "Rebel friends" hiding there.  Thanks to her knowledge, these men were captured.

Thomas also remembered that he didn't have a cap when he encountered some soldiers.  They queried as to why he didn't have a cap. When Thomas told them he didn't have one, they replied with "You tell your mistress I said to buy you a cap or I'll come back and kill the whole family."  The soldier's words had an effect on them and Thomas became the proud owner of his first cap.

His family finally left the area because they did not want to work like that and be treated that way.  Young Thomas had been working for a family, possibly somewhere nearby, because he states that he was "anxious to see Louisville, and thought it was very wonderful".  At this time, he was probably about twelve years old, since it is noted in his narrative that his "mother, step-father and my mother's four living children came to Indiana when I was twelve years old".  Here is a point to mention.  Thomas noted that his mother and step-father made it to Indiana, so could this have been a reference to the man that his mother remarried to?  A man named George Ditto?  Once again, I haven't found any record of a man named George Ditto that matches up with this time frame.

After they left Louisville, they made their way across the Ohio River on a ferry and stayed the night in New Albany.  From here they took a train to Bloomington.  Thomas lived out the remainder of his live here.  

He stated in his narrative that he met a family named Dorsett who had come from Jefferson County, Kentucky.  Their two daughters had been sold before the war, but afterward they were able to be reunited.  So far, I haven't been able to find any reference for a Dorsett family in town that fits Thomas' description.  But, keep in mind that records were many times very vague, especially when connected to the families of slaves.

On June 30, 1885, Thomas Lewis married Mary Gill.  They had at least two children, Howard and Ethel.  Howard's name listed above Thomas' on the headstone in Rose Hill.  He was likely born in Bloomington, but his death date is unknown.  He passed away in 1978.  He was married, thought I haven't any record of his wife's name.  However, he was listed as having a daughter named Esther.  Her name is listed on the headstone below, underneath Ethel Lewis.  Now, there is a bit of confusion concerning Ethel.  Find-A-Grave shows Ethel as having been Esther's mother, therefore Howard's wife.  Dates of death show 1921 for both Ethel and Esther.  This could have been a case where Ethel died in childbirth along with Esther.  However, Thomas had a daughter named Ethel.  Could it have been a coincidence that he had a daughter and a daughter-in-law named Ethel?  Or is it just a misconnection made on the website.  Without further records, it's hard to tell.  What I do know is that the headstones are right next to it each in Lot L and Howard's says FATHER, Ethel's says MOTHER and Esther's says DAUGHTER.  It definitely looks like a family, leaving Thomas as GRANDFATHER.

Thomas was married again after the death, presumably, of Mary.  This time he was joined to Geneva Johnson on January 27, 1923 here in Monroe County.  The Marriage Records for 1906-1960 list her parents as Tom and Lizzy Johnson.  Her birthdate was recorded as November 2, 1900.  Thomas does indeed have his parents listed as Elijah and Tina Drake and his birthdate as December 25, 1857.  

To their union were born four children: Anna, James, George, and Raymond.  James served in World War II and is buried in Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  You can see his listing on Find-A-Grave here.  George is buried in New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum in Indianapolis, Indiana.  According to his Find-A-Grave listing he was in prison in Michigan City, where he died just a few months before the mass protests broke out in 1970.  You can see his listing here.  His listing talks about his grandparents and their involvement in the Civil War.  This is also alluded to in Thomas' narrative.  I haven't found any information about Anna or Raymond.

Thomas spent the rest of his life in Monroe County, working odd jobs around town.  He was limited by his prospects as he education had been minimal, having only completed up to third grade.  Near the end of his life, he went to live in the Monroe County Home, also known as the poor house.  This was located in what is now Karst Farm Park, next door to the Monroe County Fairground.  Normally, those that die in the poor house were buried on the property, but these records are hard to find.  In this case, Thomas may have been removed by his children to be buried in Rose Hill, or possibly he was buried in the poor house cemetery and moved later to Rose Hill.  It is hard to know as there is no actual cemetery located here.  

Indiana isn't a state normally associated with slavery.  It is sometimes hard to imagine your home as being a place that slaves came to start a new life.  But in this case, it was.  Thomas and his family were freed and needed a new home.  Somehow they found out about Bloomington, possibly because the Covenanters were abolitionists and involved in the freeing of slaves.  Or maybe they heard from someone that this was a good place to come.  Whatever the reason, Thomas and his family made their way by wagon, ferry and train from Spencer County, Kentucky to the safety of Bloomington, Indiana.  And here he married, raised a family and spent the remainder of his days.

Mr. Thomas Lewis, born a slave, lived a free man, will not be forgotten.

References:

Thomas Lewis, Bloomington, Indiana - Federal Writer's Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5

Biosketch of Thomas Lewis - Monroe County History Center 

Monroe County Marriage Index - Monroe County History Center 

The Old Poor Farm or Poor Asylum in Karst Park - Bloomington Then and Now

 Hello all!  I hope that you have had a pleasant summer and are still getting out to your local cemeteries.  Things have been hard for me as I am having more and more trouble getting around due to my deteriorating knees, but I have a few cemeteries on my list for the fall.  I just have to take it slow and not do as many as I used to do.

Since I can't get out as much as I used to, I adding a new feature to my blog - Grave Spotlight of the Month.  Each month, starting at the end of August, I will chose one grave that I have found to do singular research on.  So many time, I find so many graves of people that have had such interesting lives.  Some may have been an integral part of the founding of a town or community, while others may have had a devastating incident in their lives.  Whatever their story may have been, I want to bring it to the forefront for at least one day.

Stay tuned for more cemeteries and our Grave Spotlight as well as a new page, which will be listed on the side about the Poor Farms of Indiana.

Have a wonderful day!

 Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at Carter Cemetery in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.  

GPS COORDINATES: 39.2439003, -85.9419022

This cemetery has just under 250 interments and looked like it was still an active cemetery.  It is located in the split of US 31N/S between Columbus and Edinburgh.  It is known as Carter Cemeteries, Carter's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery and Carter Chapel Cemetery, though the companion cemetery, which is the older portion located across the road, is signed as being Carter Chapel Cemetery.  We also visited there on the same day.

While doing the research for this cemetery, I noticed that the listing on Find-A-Grave combines the two cemeteries, so keep this in mind while doing your own research.

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Our first stop is at the grave of Emily Haislup Butler.

Born: September 30, 1831, Muskingum County, Ohio

Died: February 22, 1898, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Elijah Haislup (1788-1865) and Eleanor Eberhardt Haislup (1796-1874).  They were married in 1812 and are both buried in Haislup Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She had several siblings:

Thomas Newton Haiselup (1813-1898) - buried in Delphos Cemetery, Delphos, Ottawa County, Kansas

Richard Washington Haislup (1817-1870) - buried in Haislup Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

William B. Haislup (1819-1905) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mary Jane Haislup Cole (1821-1909) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

Bushrod T. Haislup (1839-1903) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

She was married to Asa Butler (1826-1900) on January 29, 1852.  He is buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, though I am not sure which side of the road as there isn't a headstone for him.

They had several children:

Richard Washington Butler (1852-1905) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Joseph Butler (1853-1930) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana 

Elinor Butler (1856-1869) - buried in Haislup Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Jasper Butler (1857-1937) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mary Jane Butler Monroe (1860-1920) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Martha Butler Gaines (1861-1927) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Adaline Butler (1874-1875) - buried in Haislup Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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We now stop at the grave of Charity Lewis Chambers Carter.

Born: August 16, 1834, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: February 23, 1917, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Joseph Chambers (1792-1853) and Sally Gibbs Chambers (1794-1874).  They were married in Canada in 1815 and are buried in Roberts Chapel Cemetery in Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana.  

She had several siblings, 9 I believe, though these are the only names I have found: 

Sarah Ann Chambers Gibbs (1816-1891) - buried in Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana

John Anson Chambers (1820-1901) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

Cyrenius Whiten Chambers (1823-1901) - buried in Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana

Amos Chambers (1827-1917) - buried in Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Grant County, Indiana (served in the commissary as a sergeant in the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, Company A in the Civil War)

Martha Jane Chambers Williams (1838-1902) - buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby County, Indiana

She was married to Jonathan Wesley Carter (1828-1895) on July 26, 1855.  His name is shown on the opposite side of the headstone in Carter Cemetery.

They had several children:

Elijah Surl Carter (1857-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Sarah Ann Carter Haislup (1858-1912) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Stella M. Carter Heflen (1861-1929) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Infant Carter (1865-1865) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

John Wesley Carter, Jr. (1869-1951) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Hattie E. Carter Smock (1877-1965) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

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We now stop at the grave of John Wesley Carter, Jr.

Born: January 7, 1869, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: September 29, 1951, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

His parents were Johnathon Wesley Carter (1828-1895) and Charity Lewis Chambers Carter (1834-1917).  They are buried nearby in Carter Cemetery.

He had several siblings:

Elijah Surl Carter (1857-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Sarah Ann Carter Haislup (1858-1912) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Stella M. Carter Heflen (1861-1929) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Infant Carter (1865-1865) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Hattie E. Carter Smock (1877-1965) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

He was married to Mary E. Redman Carter (1874-1913) on April 15, 1896.  She is buried in Carter Cemetery near him.

They had three children:

Mildred Carter (1897-1905) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Ruby E. Carter Suverkrup (1901-1968) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

Dale Redman Carter (1907-1985) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

He married a second time to Ida Schwenk Carter (1873-1936) in 1916.  She is buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

I am unsure if they had any children.

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Here is the grave of Johnathon Wesley Carter.

Born: March 19, 1828, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: October 16, 1895, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was the son of Elijah Surl Carter (1801-1857) and Maria Wilkinson Carter (1805-1848).  They are both buried across the road in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

He had many siblings :

Nathan Uriah Carter (1829-1903) - buried in Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana

Lucinda Carter Lewis Ensley (1832-1873) - buried in Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana

Abigail Chew Carter Dickinson (1834-1920) - buried in Waitsburg City Cemetery, Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, Washington

Catherine Moffett Carter Dyson (1838-1911) - buried in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Carroll County, Illinois

William B. Carter (1841-1907) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (he was Robert's twin)

Robert Carter (1841-1905) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (he was William's twin)

He was married to Charity Lewis Chambers Carter (1834-1917) on July 26, 1855.

They had several children:

Elijah Surl Carter (1857-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Sarah Ann Carter Haislup (1858-1912) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Stella M. Carter Heflen (1861-1929) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Infant Carter (1865-1865) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

John Wesley Carter, Jr. (1869-1951) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus Bartholomew County, Indiana

Hattie E. Carter Smock (1877-1965) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

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Here is the grave of Mildred Carter.

Born: June 21, 1897, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: September 13, 1905, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the young daughter of John Wesley Carter (1869-1951) and Mary E. Redman Carter (1874-1913).  They are both buried near her in Carter Cemetery.

She had at least two siblings:

Ruby E. Carter Suverkrup (1901-1968) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

Dale Redman Carter (1907-1985) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

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We now come to the grave of Mary E. Redman Carter.

Born: February 6, 1874, Petersville, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: August 15, 1913, Lowell, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Thomas Reuben Redman (1846-1903) and Catharine E. Davis Redman (1851-1917).  They are buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

She had at least two sibling that I found names of:

Edgar Redman (1867-1956) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Margaret Redman McNeal (1876-1937) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the first wife of John Wesley Carter, Jr. (1869-1951) on April 15, 1896.  He is buried near her in Carter Cemetery.

They had three children: 

Mildred Carter (1897-1905) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Ruby E. Carter Suverkrup (1901-1968) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

Dale Redman Carter (1907-1985) - buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

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Next we have the grave of Clara A. Marr Clark.

Born: November 16, 1860, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: November 23, 1896, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Jesse Marr (1833-1879) and Sarah H. Sims Marr Clark (1841-1917).  He is buried in Liberty Cemetery in Clifford, Bartholomew County Indiana,  while she is buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, with her second husband.

She had several siblings:

Mary Edora Marr Pedrick (1863-1938) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Lewis Walter Marr (1865-1940) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

Alonzo S. Marr (1867-1856) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mattie Rowena Marr Magaw (1869-1949) - buried in Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

Wilson O. Marr (1872-1958) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Jesse Albert Marr (1874-1961) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Cassius Walter Marr (1876-1955) - buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan

She was married to William O. Clark (1855-1919) in 1880 and was his first wife.

As an interesting note, William, his second wife, Minnie, and their two children Pearl and Edna were all killed in an automobile accident near Noblesville.  Their vehicle was hit by an interurban, which is a form of street car or such electric rail car.  Pearl was manager of the Woolworth store in Columbus, Indiana and was take over as assistant manager of a Woolworth store in Indianapolis the following day.  - From the Indianapolis Star, December 6, 1919.

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Here we are at the grave of Alice McKee Cole.

Born: 1861

Died: 1918

She was the daughter of Buchanan E. McKee (?-?) and Elizabeth Miller McKee (1830-1874).  She was buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, but I am unsure where he is buried.

She had a few siblings:

Martin VanBuren McKee (1851-1913) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Rachel McKee Cole (1855-1892) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Abigail McKee Smith (1857-1885) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Lydia McKee Talkington (1862-1950) - buried in Daughtery Cemetery, Walesboro, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the second wife of Bushrod "Bush" Turner Cole (1855-1931).  They were married on February 7, 1895 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.  He is buried near her in Carter Cemetery.  I don't see that they had any children.

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We have now come to the grave of Bushrod "Bush" Turner Cole.

Born: September 4, 1855, Muskingum County, Ohio

Died: April 9, 1931, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was the son of Harmon Cole (1821-1872) and Mary Jane Haislup Cole (1821-1909). They were married in Muskingum County, Ohio on April 10, 1842.   He was buried in Haislup Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana while she is buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

He had many siblings:

Rachel A. Cole Hammond (1848-1935) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Christina "Christie" Ann Cole Breeding (1849-1927) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

Emma Jane Cole Coffman (1850-1901) - buried in Harmony Burial Ground, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (she was the matron of the Bartholomew County Orphans' Home)

Elijah H. Cole (1852-1942) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Franklin "Frank" Cole (1853-1940) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mahlon Cole (1858-1926) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was married twice, his first wife being Rachel McKee Cole (1855-1892).  They were married on September 27, 1883 in Waynesville, Indiana.

They had at least two children that I have found:

Mary Etta Cole McCool (1888-1962) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Kathryn Cole Trisler (1892-1920) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

His second wife was Alice McKee Cole (1861-1918).  They were married on February 7, 1895 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.  She is buried near him in Carter Cemetery.  I didn't find any mention of children.

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We now stop at the grave of Rachel McKee Cole.

Born: 1855

Died: 1892

She was the daughter of Buchanan E. McKee (?-?) and Elizabeth Miller McKee (1830-1874).  She was buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, but I am unsure where he is buried.

She had a few siblings:

Martin VanBuren McKee (1851-1913) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Abigail McKee Smith (1857-1885) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Alice McKee Cole (1855-1892) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Lydia McKee Talkington (1862-1950) - buried in Daughtery Cemetery, Walesboro, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the  first wife of Bushrod "Bush" Turner Cole (1855-1931).  They were married on September 27, 1883 in Waynesville, Indiana.

They had at least two children that I have found:

Mary Etta Cole McCool (1888-1962) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Kathryn Cole Trisler (1892-1920) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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Here is the grave of Mamie E. Fiddler.

Born: 1887

Died: 1937

Her grave says "mother", but I have not been able to find the names of any of her family.

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Here we have the grave of James R. Green.

Born: March 30, 1873

Died: March 12, 1948

He was the husband of Marguerite B. Green (1880-?).  She has a stone at Carter Cemetery, but her headstone has no date listed.  It is possible that she remarried and is buried elsewhere.  

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We now stop at the grave of John W. Green.

Born: 1858

Died: 1910

He was married to Julia A. Green, who is listed below him on the headstone.

Born: 1862

Died: 1932

I have no further information about them.

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Here we have the grave of Walter B. Green.

Born: October 17, 1866

Died: August 3, 1906

He was married to May H. Green, whose name is listed below his.

Born: December 23, 1876

Died: unknonwn

I have no information about them either, but since there are several Green's buried in Carter Cemetery, I have to assume there is some relation somewhere, but what it is, I am unsure.  

May doesn't have a death date listed on her stone, so I assume that she likely remarried and is buried elsewhere.

Next to the headstone is this eagle shield with Walter's name at the bottom and the following acronym: "IMP. O.R.M." above the eagle and "T.O.T.E." on the shield on the eagle's chest.  Walter was a member of the Improved Order of the Red Men, an organization which can traces its roots back to 1765, though they changed the name to the one shown here in 1834.  You can read more about them here.  T.O.T.E stands for Totem of the Eagle.  I am not sure what this refers to, thought somewhere someone decided it was a password to gain entry to a lodge. I  highly doubt that, because it seems weird that they would put their password on a grave marker.  But maybe that's just me.

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Here we have the grave of William N.W. Green.

Born: February 7, 1831

Died: July 15, 1907

I am unaware of the names of any of his family, though I have seen mention of a brother:

Edwin Spurgin (?-?) - unknown (served in Company C of, I assume, the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry)

He served in the Civil War in the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  He is listed as having been a wagon maker prior to enlisting.  He fought in the Battle of Antietam and was wounded there.  He also fought at Chancellorsville where he was shot.  His left forearm was amputated just below the elbow at the 12th Corps General Field Hospital in Acquia Creek, Virginia.  He was then sent on to Mount Pleasant United States Army Field Hospital in Washington DC, possibly for recovery or additional treatment.  After that he was sent to the Soldier's Home in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He was finally discharged from service on March 12, 1864 for his wounds and was sent home.

He was married to Amanda M. Green, whose name is listed below his on the headstone.

Born: December 20, 1839

Died: May 2, 1904

I don't have any information for her family.

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This is the grave of Alta C. Haislup.

Born: March 20, 1889, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: April 27, 1895, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Francis Willard Haislup (1860-1923) and Sarah Ann Carter Haislup (1858-1912).  They are listed on either side of her on the headstone.

She had at least one sibling:

Anna M. Haislup Brokaw (1887-1970) - buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana

Death records show her date at 1894 not 1895.

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This is the grave of Sarah Ann Carter Haislup.

Born: July 23, 1858, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: November 26, 1912, Grammer, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Jonathan Wesley Carter (1828-1895) and Charity Lewis Chambers Carter (1834-1917).  They were married on July 26, 1855 and are both buried nearby in Carter Cemetery.

She had several siblings:

Elijah Surl Carter (1857-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Stella M. Carter Heflen (1861-1929) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Infant Carter (1865-1865) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

John Wesley Carter, Jr. (1869-1951) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Columbus Bartholomew County, Indiana

Hattie E. Carter Smock (1877-1965) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

She was married to Francis Willard Haislup (1860-1923).  His name is listed on the other side of the headstone.

They had three children: 

Anna M. Haislup Brokaw (1887-1970) - buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana

Alta C. Haislup (1889-1895) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Bartolomew County, Indiana

Unknown Infant (?-?) - unknown

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We now stop at the grave of Francis Willard Haislup.

Born: June 12, 1860, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: September 4, 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

He was the son of Marshall Haislup (1837-1892) and Martha J. Orn Haislup (1838-1922).  They are both buried nearby in Carter Cemetery.

He had a few siblings:

Orville E. Haislup (1862-1907) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Augustus H. Haislup (1864-1938) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (he was a fireman in the Columbus City Fire Department; he died of a heart attack while pruning his cherry tree)

Albert "Bert" O. Haislup (1872-1919) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Marshall Sherman Haislup (1879-1938) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

He was married to Sarah Ann Carter Haislup (1858-1912).  Her name is listed on the far side of the headstone.

They had three children: 

Anna M. Haislup Brokaw (1887-1970) - buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana

Alta C. Haislup (1889-1895) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Bartolomew County, Indiana

Unknown Infant (?-?) - unknown

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Here we have the grave of Marshal Haislup.

Born: June 3, 1837

Died: October 22, 1892

He was married to Martha J. Orn Haislup (1838-1922) in 1859.  She is buried with him in Carter Cemetery and her name is on the reverse of the monument.

They had several children:

Francis Willard Haislup (1860-1923) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Orville E. Haislup (1862-1907) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Augustus H. Haislup (1864-1938) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (he was a fireman in the Columbus City Fire Department; he died of a heart attack while pruning his cherry tree)

Albert "Bert" O. Haislup (1872-1919) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Marshall Sherman Haislup (1879-1938) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Martha J. Orn Haislup.

Born: 1838, Ohio

Died: February 3, 1922, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

She was the daughter of John Orn (1810-1854) and Ann Satterthwaite Orn (1816-1894).  He is buried in South Bethany Christian Church Cemetery in Bartholomew County, Indiana, while she is buried near her daughter in Carter Cemetery.  

She had a couple of siblings:

Mary Ann Orn Haislup (1842-1914) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Mathias Orn (1846-1917) - buried in Madison State Hospital Cemetery, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana (a note states that he was an inmate of Cragmont, which is the local name of Madison State Mental Hospital)

She was married to Marshal Haislup (1837-1892) whose name is listed on the opposite side of the monument.  They were married in 1859.

They had several children:

Francis Willard Haislup (1860-1923) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Orville E. Haislup (1862-1907) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Augustus H. Haislup (1864-1938) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (he was a fireman in the Columbus City Fire Department; he died of a heart attack while pruning his cherry tree)

Albert "Bert" O. Haislup (1872-1919) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Marshall Sherman Haislup (1879-1938) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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We now stop at the grave of Marguerite B. Green.

Born: January 20, 1880

Died: Unknown

She was the wife of James R. Green (1873-1948).  He is buried near her in Carter Cemetery.  I haven't found any mention of children for them.

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Here we have the grave of Myrtle Breeding Kendall.

Born: November 22, 1882, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: April 19, 1905, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Alexander D. Breeding (1860-1914) and Anna Eliza Mounts Breeding Singer Caster (1862-1946).  A newspaper article from 1882 notes that the priest in charge of presiding over the wedding lost his way and was found wandering around in the mud in the darkness.  Another article from 1887 states that she is petitioning for divorce with the complaint of desertion and failure to provide.  It is stated that he deserted his wife just before the birth of their second child, James.  They were married on March 8, 1882.  He is buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, while she is buried in Acton Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana with her second husband.  

She had a few siblings:

James Clarence Breeding (1885-1952) - buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Maurine Breeding (1891-1891) - buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas

Vera Adellide Breeding (1893-1965) - buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas

Pearl Mae Singer Carey (1898-1983) - buried in Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana

She was married in 1903 to John Kendall (1878-1963).  He is buried in Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler County, Florida with his second wife.

They had one child:

Carl Sylvester Kendall (1905-1968) - buried in West View Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia (served in WW1 as a Private)

She died just a few days after his birth.  

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This is the grave of Barbara Louden.

Born: unknown

Died: July 21, 1891

I have no further information about her.

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Here is the grave of Forest Lyke.

Born: 1895

Died: 1896

I have no further information about him, but there is one other Lyke buried nearby.  This is likely his grandfather.  

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We now stop at the grave of John Lyke.

Born: 1806

Died: 1899

He was married to Mary Strupe Lyke (1820-1877) in 1849.  She is buried near him in Carter Cemetery.  

They had two children that I have found:

Thomas J. Lyke (1849-1942) - buried in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Mary Jane Lyke Beatty (1860-1936) - buried in Daughtery Cemetery, Walesboro, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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We now come to the grave of James Scott Mounts.

Born: February 19, 1828, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: April 5, 1903, Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana

He was the seventh child of Thomas Mounts (1795-1858) and Mary Scott Mounts (1802-1854).  They are both buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, which is located across the highway from Carter Cemetery.  He was responsible for assisting in the platting of parts of Columbus, Indiana.  The land were the cemetery is located was donated by him and had been part of his farm.   Thomas came to Indiana as an infant when his father was granted some land in the Clark's Grant.  You can read more about the Clark's Grant here.

He had thirteen siblings:

Sarah Mounts McIndoo (1819-1867) - buried in McIndoo Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana

Samuel Anderson Mounts (1820-1893) - buried in Bethany cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana (served in the Civil War, but was injured during training)

William Anderson Mounts (1822-1860) - buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Charlotte Mounts (1824-1832) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mary Ann Mounts Cain (1825-1904) - buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana

Nancy Mounts Evens (1826-1849) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Elizabeth Mounts Carter (1829-1852) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Thomas Anderson Mounts (1831-1852) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Rebecca Jane Mounts (1833-1851) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Margaret Ann Mounts (1834-1838) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Corporal George Washington Mounts (1837-1863) - burial unknown (believed to be buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery with thousands of unknown Civil War soldiers; died at the battle of Chickamauga September 20, 1863)

Rachel Mounts Dyson (1840-1925) - buried in Nishnabotna Cemetery, Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Amanda Dove Mounts Dyson (1842-1911) - buried in Lower York Cemetery, Thomas, Carroll County, Illinois

He was married four times.  His first wife was Melvina Jones Mounts (1833-1853).  They were married on March 16, 1851.  She was the niece of Judge Williams Jones.  She is buried across the road in Carter Chapel Cemetery.

His second wife was Rebecca Reed Mounts (1835-1855).  They were married in 1854, but passed away just a few months after they were married.  She is buried across the road at Carter Chapel Cemetery.

His third wife was named Mary Ann Akers Mounts (1835-1876).  They were married in 1855 and she is buried across the road in Carter Chapel Cemetery.

His last wife was Elizabeth Hunt Mounts (1829-1907) and they were married in 1878.  She is listed below him on the headstone at Carter Cemetery.  

I don't have the names of any of her family.

He had many children:

Infant Son Mounts (1855-1855) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Maria Elizabeth Mounts (1856-1860) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Infant Son Mounts (1858-1858) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Thomas Jefferson Mounts (1860-1925) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Anna Eliza Mounts Caster Singer (1862-1946) - buried in Acton Cemetery, Acton, Marion County, Indiana

Joseph Grant Mounts (1864-1955) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

George Sylvester Mounts (1868-1961) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indian

An article in the Columbus Herald dated June 12, 1890, state that James Mounts and his family live on the Johnson County premium farm.  I am not sure what that means, other than maybe it refers to the fact that the home was stately and was situated on 320 acres.  It also says near the end of the article that they 'are delighted with the change and would not move back to the "Brown edge of Bartholomew".'  I am not sure what this means, either.

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Here we have the grave of Ann Satterthwaite Orn.

Born: November 28, 1816

Died: February 4, 1894

She was the daughter of Thomas Satterthwaite (1787-1850) and Elizabeth McMullin Satterthwaite (1791-1883).  They were married on August 1, 1808 in Belmont, Ohio and were buried in South Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. 

She had a few siblings:

Martha Satterthwaite (1815-1907) - buried in South Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana (her birth was recorded in the records of the Stillwater Quaker Monthly Meeting in Belmont County, Ohio)

Richard Morgan Satterthwaite (1820-1852) - buried in South Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana (died in an attempt to put out a fire that his children started)

Jerusha Satterthwaite Breedlove (1823-1914) - buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington

William Satterthwaite (1828-1854) - buried in South Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Elmer Pyles.

Born: June 4, 1888, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: June 18, 1924, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was the son of James E. Pyles (1864-1924) and Katherine Breeding Pyles (1867-1893).  He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, Indiana, while she is buried near her son in Carter Cemetery.  

He was married to Lelia Esther Kline Hall (1894-1986) on May 18, 1918.  She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

They had at least two children:

Mary Katherine Pyles Sacks (1920-1993) - buried in Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.

Premature Infant Pyles (1922-1922) - buried in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana

Elmer served in World War One and was a molder by trade.

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We now stop at the grave of James Pyles, Jr.

Born: May 22, 1824, North Carolina

Died: April 28, 1902, Bartholomew County, Indiana

He was married to Nancy Hopkins Pyles (1813-1913) on May 4, 1845 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

They had several children:

Frances/Francis Pyles (1846-1919) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Rebecca Pyles Kemp (1848-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Joseph Pyles (1852-?) - unknown

Mary Elizabeth Pyles (1854-?) - unknown (possibly in Pirtle Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana)

Martha Ellen Pyles Barnhart (1857-1915) - buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana

David Pyles (1861-1930) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

James E. Pyles (1864-1924) - buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana

Catherine E. Pyles (1873-?) - unknown (possibly in Pirtle Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana)

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Here is the grave of Katherine "Katie" Breeding Pyles.

Born: August 9, 1867, Indiana

Died: July 24, 1893, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of John H. Breeding (1829-1902) and his second wife, Lavina Stillabower Breeding (1835-1906).  They were married on March 23, 1856 in Bartholomew County, Indiana and are both buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana.

She had many siblings:

Infant Breeding (1851-1851) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

George W. Breeding (1854-1888) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana (exact burial location is unknown, but he may not be buried here; in the 1880 census he is listed as being a 25 year old male, pauper, crippled and a resident of the Bartholomew County Poor Asylum.  In 1888 an article in the Brownstown Banner notes that he took "ten grains of morphine to make him sleep.  He died soon after."  Knowing this information, he may have been buried on the grounds of the asylum.)

Isaac A. Breeding (1858-1904) - buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (according to his obituary, he died from injuries sustained when he was kicked by a horse)

Martha "Mattie" Breeding Downey (1860-1935) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Alexander J. Breeding (1860-1914) - buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas

William Breeding (1863-1878) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana (though this isn't positive)

John Breeding (1864-?) - burial is listed as unknown

Sherman Breeding (1865-1935) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

David Breeding (1870-1938) - buried in Newman Cemetery, Newman, Douglas County, Illinois (died suddenly, but reason listed)

Nettie May Breeding McCallie (1873-1942) - buried in Garland Brook cemetery. Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Edgar Breeding (1875-1905) - buried in Rest Haven cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana (killed when coupling two freight cars)

She was married to James E. Pyles (1864-1924) on August 19, 1886 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.  He is buried near her in Carter Cemetery.

They had one child that I have found:

Elmer Pyles (1888-1924) - buried in Carter Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Nancy Hopkins Pyles.

Born: March 15, 1831, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Died: April 11, 1913, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of David Hopkins (1798-1886) who is buried in Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery in Taylorsville, Bartholomew County, Indiana.  I haven't been able to find the name of her mother as of yet.

She had a few siblings:

William Riley Hopkins (1826-1908) - buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Bethany, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Martha Hopkins Louden (1831-1909) - buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Mary Ann Hopkins Louden (1834-1910) - buried in Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was married on May 4, 1845 in Bartholomew County, Indiana to James Pyles (1824-1902).  He is buried near her in Carter Cemetery.

They had several children:

Frances/Francis Pyles (1846-1919) - buried in Carter Chapel Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Rebecca Pyles Kemp (1848-1925) - buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Joseph Pyles (1852-?) - unknown

Mary Elizabeth Pyles (1854-?) - unknown (possibly in Pirtle Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana)

Martha Ellen Pyles Barnhart (1857-1915) - buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana

David Pyles (1861-1930) - buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana

James E. Pyles (1864-1924) - buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana

Catherine E. Pyles (1873-?) - unknown (possibly in Pirtle Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana)

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Here is the grave of Florence Green Renner.

Born: 1890

Died: 1945

There are no other Renner's buried in Carter Cemetery or across the road Carter Chapel Cemetery.  I have no information about her at all.

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Here is the stone for Walter.

Born: Unknown

Died: Unknown

This stone is a bit of a mystery.  I can find no Walter's (last name) buried in this cemetery and the only Water (first name) that is buried here is Walter Green.  This stone is no where near his stone and there was not a similar stone for his wife, May (who may not be buried in this cemetery anyway).  

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We now come to the grave of Elizebeth Warner.

Born: June 2, 1857

Died: April 29, 1895

She was the wife of James Warner (1858-1898).  He is buried next to her in Carter Cemetery.  

I don't have any other information about her.

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Here is the grave of James Warner.

Born: 1858

Died: September 19, 1898

He was the husband of Elizebeth Warner (1858-1898).  She is buried next to him in Carter Cemetery.

I don't have any further information about him.  It is assured that they had children as their headstones say MOTHER and FATHER, but I don't know their names.

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Our final stop is at the grave of Kenneth and William Warner.

Born: Unknown

Died: Unknown

They were the sons of Joseph Warner (1875-1958) and Pearl Warner (1879-1966).   They are buried side by side in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

They had at least two siblings:

Mildred Warner Dickey (1900-1975) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Dale W. Warner (1903-1949) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

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I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through Carter Cemetery in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Visit the listing at Find-A-Grave.  Be aware that the Find-A-Grave listing combines Carter Cemetery and Carter's Chapel Cemetery.  I am doing them in two separate entries as they are two separate cemeteries.