Hello all!  Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is a little different than normal.  In late June this year, we had a powerful storm come through Monroe County, Indiana.  We had tornado strength straight line winds that caused massive damage to trees and buildings around the county and in at least one neighboring county.  The National Weather service classified this storm as a derecho:

From Wikipedia:

"A derecho (/ˈdɛrətʃoʊ/, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], 'straight') is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system.

Derechos cause hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods. In many cases, convection-induced winds take on a bow echo (backward "C") form of squall line, often forming beneath an area of diverging upper tropospheric winds, and in a region of both rich low-level moisture and warm-air advection. Derechos move rapidly in the direction of movement of their associated storms, similar to an outflow boundary (gust front), except that the wind remains sustained for a greater period of time (often increasing in strength after onset), and may reach tornado and hurricane-force winds. A derecho-producing convective system may remain active for many hours and, occasionally, over multiple days.

A warm-weather phenomenon, derechos mostly occur in summer, especially during June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere..."

The storm was massive, from what I understand it started over in Iowa somewhere and just moved across the Midwest finally losing power somewhere in, I think, Ohio.   Monroe County was declared a disaster zone with hundreds of trees down, blocking roads all over the county.  Many people lost power for a week or more.  I was leaving work when it hit and got stuck sitting in a parking lot watching the trees leaning at a 45 degree angle.  Several power transformers across the road from where I was sitting exploded, lighting up the sky with an orange ball of flame.  That was the first power outage I became aware of.  Friends of mine who live in that area showed me videos of the power transformers lying in the street, flames shooting out of them.  

It took me two and a half hours to make the 20 minute drive home.  There was so much damage everywhere.  Thankfully, where I live in the far south side of the county, we didn't lose power and had very little tree damage.  Unfortunately, Rose Hill Cemetery got hit pretty hard.  If you've seen my video of Rose Hill or any of my other posts, or if you have been there, you know that there are some beautiful. old trees there, especially up in the Spencer Addition.  We lost one of those during this storm and part of another.

This is one of the old pine trees up by the main road that separated The Old Spencer Addition and the Spencer Addition.  It was just snapped at the base and laid over.  Luckily, none of the stones underneath it took any damage. 

This stone was just nestled in amongst the broken branches of the old pine tree, waiting to be rescued.

This tree, in the Spencer Addition, snapped in two and hit the stones beneath it displacing the stone from its base.  It also knocked down and obelisk stone nearby.   There was another tree that came down in the newer additions of Rose Hill that knocked over another couple of stones, but those pictures came out too blurry, so I just deleted them.  

But while we were there, we were showing a friend some interesting stones, looking for history.  I decided to go ahead and photograph some of those stones.

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This beautiful stone belongs to Mary Lucinda Woodburn Crow

Born: November 6, 1828, South Carolina

Died: May 31, 1854, Monroe County, Indiana

Her father was Dorrance Beatty "D.B." Woodburn (1786-1856) and Rachel Johnston Woodburn (1788-1848).  He was born in Georgia and she was born South Carolina.  They were married on December 3, 1807 in Chester County, South Carolina and are both buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.

She had several siblings:

John Johnston Woodburn (1808-?) - burial unknown

Sarah McGill Woodburn (1810-1891) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Cynthia Woodburn (1812-1868) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Eliza Ann Woodburn (1815-1862) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

James B. Woodburn (1817-1865) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

William Woodburn (1820-1858) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Margaret Woodburn (1823-?) - burial unknown

Matthew Walker Woodburn (1826-1855) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (pictured left)

She was married to William H. Crow (1825-?) on November 6, 1850 in Monroe County, Indiana.  I am not sure where he is buried.  

They had one child:

Louisa Evelyn Crow (1851-?) - burial unknown

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This is the grave of Amzi Atwater.

Born: November 9, 1839, Mantua, Ohio

Died: March 20, 1919

He was the son of Darwin Atwater (1805-1873) and Harriet Atwater (1799-1854).  They are both buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Mantua, Portage County, Ohio.

He had one sibling:

John Milton Atwater (1837-1900) - buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

He was married to Cortentia Candace Munson Atwater on August 8, 1870 and she is buried with him.

Born: September 29, 1838

Died: February 27, 1919

She was the daughter of Edward Spencer Munson (1808-1878) and Sophia Cowee Munson (1810-1889).  They are both buried in Mentor Municipal Cemetery in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio.

She had one brother:

Spencer Munson (?-?) - burial unknown

They had two children:

Munson D. Atwater (1873-1931) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Eva Atwater (?-?) - burial unknown

He served in the Civil War, enlisting on May 1864 in the 132nd regiment.  Later on he was the Vice President of Indiana University rom 1888-1891.  There is very in-depth biography of him here.

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This is the grave of Reverend Herman Humphrey Barbour.

Born: 1850

Died: 1905

He was first married to Frances Emma Luther Barbour Roff (1849-1919).  She is buried in Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut.  

They had one child that I found:

James Joseph Barbour (1869-1946) - buried in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois

His second wife was Gertrude Annis Mahan Barbour (1870-1956).  They were married on June 10, 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is buried next to him in Rose Hill Cemetery.

They had several children:

Helen Sampson Barbour Dixon (1893-1970) - buried in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana

Humphrey Mahan Barbour (1894-1983) - buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Roger Merrill Barbour (1897-1993) - buried in Arcadia Cemetery, Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana

Lorraine Ogden Barbour Spoerri (1900-1979) - buried in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois

Interestingly, his name is misspelled on his headstone.  He is named "Heman" on his headstone.  Which, in all honesty, is why I took the picture.  I was confused.

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This is Robert/Robbert Moses Hafford.

Born: 1844, Warren County, Kentucky

Died: April 5, 1923

He was the son of Sarah "Sally"/"Granny" Hafford (1795-1912).  She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Her life is fascinating and I think I will do a separate spotlight post about her in the future.  

He had a couple of siblings:

Isabell "Belle" Hafford Gann (1841-1927) - New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Josephine "Josie" Hafford Wilson (1850-1915) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

He was married twice, first to Alice Hafford (1853-1885).  She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, possibly near him, but she doesn't seem to have a headstone.

They had a couple of children:

Josie Hofford Casey (1870-1926) - buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, Lake County, Indiana

Richard R. Halford (1877-1907) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (he was originally buried in the Pauper's burying ground/potter's field, but when it was discovered that he was a soldier, he was reburied in Rose Hill in the soldier's section)

George Robert Hafford (1877-1915) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

His second wife, whose name is listed below his on the headstone, was Anna Walker Hafford (1845-1922).  She is buried with him in Rose Hill Cemetery.

They had at least one child:

Jospehine Colwell (1883-1900) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (it is not known if she is his daughter or not.  She is listed as having an unknown father, but the timeline fits that she would be his daughter.  She is buried in an unmarked grave.  She is listed as having died of malaria.)

He served as a Private in the Indiana 1st US Colored Heavy Artillery, Company I, mustering into service on June 26, 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee.  He mustered out on March 31, 1866, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Our final stop is at the grave of Daniel Nimrod Fender.

Born: 1847, Lawrence County, Indiana

Died: July 20, 1913, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

He was married to Rachel Jane Ray Fender, who is listed with him in the headstone.

Born: March 20, 1847, Indiana

Died: February 13, 1915, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Aaron Ray (1794-1879) and Amanda C. Phillips Ray (1847-1927).  They were married in 1865.  He is a veteran of the War of 1812 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, while she is buried in Putnamville Cemetery, Putnamville, Putnam County, Indiana.

She had several siblings:

Squire Ray (1819-1856) - buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana

Daniel Ray (1837-1864) - burial unknown (a member of the 115th Regiment, Company H, a well known doomed regiment where the vast majority of the men died of disease.)

William M. Ray (1838-1932) - buried in Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Samuel Way (1867-1949) - buried in Putnamville Cemetery, Putnam County, Indiana (convicted of killing his stepfather, John Bowen, her third husband)

Eliza Alice "Martha" Ray Conner (1870-1961) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana

They had two children:

Mrs. E.M. Tapp (?-?) - burial unknown

Lewis Ducer (?-?) - burial unknown

Daniel is also listed as having a son named George Allen Fender (1871-1950), whose is noted as being in Rose Hill Cemetery, though there is no information about his mother.

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Thanks for joining me on this quick stop at Rose Hill Cemetery.

You can see more about it on Find-A-Grave.

 Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is a quick re-visit to Lucas Cemetery.  I got an email requested some photos of Veteran's headstones since there was a long list of burials and a short list of headstones.  My daughter and I decided to head that way since it isn't too far from where we live.  

I photographed all of the veteran's headstones that I could find, which weren't as many as I had hoped.  I also snagged a couple of additional headstone photos that I didn't remember from our previous trip, though that was nine years ago and I have a terrible memory.

Lucas Cemetery is an active cemetery located in Monroe County, Indiana just off of Lucas Road.  You can check out my last post on this cemetery here.

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Our first stop is at the grave of Henry Crafton.

Born: January 25, 1843, Scott County, Indiana

Died: March 16, 1910, Monroe County, Indiana

He was the son of John Crafton (1817-1854) and an unknown mother.  He is buried nearby in Lucas Cemetery.

He had several siblings:

Sarah Crafton Hines (1840-1874) - buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

Thomas P. Crafton (1847-1920) - buried in Osborn Prairie Cemetery, Stone Bluff, Fountain City, Indiana

David Stuart Crafton (1852-1943) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

John Bertram Crafton (1853-1912) - lost at sea when the Titanic went down.  He has a cenotaph in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

He served in the Civil War in Company C of the 33rd Indiana Infantry.

He was married in 1874 to Sarah Jane Lake Crafton (1849-1918).  She is buried near him in Lucas Cemetery.  

They had eight children:

John Franklin Crafton (1875-1916) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (he died from tuberculosis)

Armilda/Milda/Mildred Crafton (1876-1908) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (she died from tuberculosis)

Jonah "Joner" Crafton (1879-1829) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

William Henry Crafton (1881-1942) - buried in Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington

Altha Crafton Strain (1884-1953) - buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado

Lura C. Crafton Patton (1886-1949) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Logan Crafton (1889-1959) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Rose A. Crafton Jacobs (1893-1974) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Armilda/Milda/Mildred Crafton.

Born: October 1876, Indiana

Died: May 20, 1908, Monroe County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Henry Crafton (1843-1910) and Sarah Jane Lake Crafton (1849-1918).  Both are buried in Lucas Cemetery.

She had many siblings:

John Franklin Crafton (1875-1916) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (he died from tuberculosis)

Jonah "Joner" Crafton (1879-1829) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

William Henry Crafton (1881-1942) - buried in Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington

Altha Crafton Strain (1884-1953) - buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado

Lura C. Crafton Patton (1886-1949) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Logan Crafton (1889-1959) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Rose A. Crafton Jacobs (1893-1974) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

Her obituary from The Daily Telephone dated May 21, 1908 states that she died after suffering for a year from consumption.

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Here we are at the grave of Staff Sergeant Dewey L. Eads.

Born: September 16, 1918, Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Died: June 22, 1968, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana

He was the son of John Perry Eads (1874-1968) and Nancy Ann Martin Eads (1877-1959).  They are buried together in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

He had several siblings:

Clarence Eads (1898-1958) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

Cecil James Eads (1901-1984) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Ezra E. Eads (1903-1974) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

Clifford Russel Eads (1905-1994) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Lula Ann Eads Sowder (1908-1979) - buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Utica, Clark County, Indiana

Marshall P. Eads (1913-1979) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Aaron Ray Eads (1915-1956) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (noted in his brother Marshall's burial that he died in a house fire, though I have not been able to find an obituary or a newspaper article confirming this)

Eunice Mae Eads Chandler (1916-1988) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Hershel L. Eads (1924-1977) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

He served in World War II and was wounded, losing a leg.

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We now come to the grave of John W. Allen.

Born: October 18, 1856, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

Died: December 19, 1928, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

There are other Allen's buried here in Lucas Cemetery but I am unsure of any of the relations.

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Here we are at the grave of Herbert C. Lester.

Born: January 5, 1921, Palaski County, Kentucky

Died: February 21, 2002, Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana

He was the son of Harvey Lester (1881-1935) and Mary Alice Howell Lester (1897-1980).  They are both buried nearby in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

He had several siblings:

Rosa "Rosie" Etta Lester Hays (1918-2010) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Uless Lester (1923-1949) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana (died from an accident when diving into "Long" quarry hole in Sanders; he was a WWII veteran having served in Company C of the Engineers Construction Battalion; he received two battle stars for New Guinea Campaign and one for the liberation of the Philippines; at the time of discharge he was Technician, 5th grade and was employed later at the Maple Grove Quarry)

Cecil Lester (1926-1995) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek,. Monroe County, Indiana

Preston Lowel Lester (1931-1987) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Gilbert E. Lester (1934-1992) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

He was married to Dottie F. Kelly Lester (1924-1995). She is buried in Hanson Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.

They had at least three children:

Danny Jack Lester (?-?) - buried in Springville Cemetery West, Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana (he was a Air Force Vietnam Veteran and worked at Cummins Diesel; he was killed in a truck accident)

Bruce Michael Lester (?-?) - burial unknown

Joseph Allen Lester (?-?) - burial unknown

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This is the grave of Jessie Monroe Lucas.

Born: January 22, 1949, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Died: February 13, 2004

He was a veteran of the US Army.

He was the son of Harley Edward Lucas (1914-1983) and Violet Hattie Loontz-Vanpelt Lucas (1919-1985).  They are both buried nearby in Lucas Cemetery.

He had several siblings:

Clara Lucas Harden (1937-2001) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Betty Joan/Jean Lucas (1938-1940) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Ida Jane Lucas Kelly (1941-2022) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

Lillian May Lucas (1943-1943) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (died of dysentery)

Wanda Fay Lucas Goodman (1946-2018) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Sherry Lynn Lucas (1951-1951) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

He was married to Martha "Marty" Ann Jordan Honeycutt Lucas (1955-2017) in 1972.  She is buried near him in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Elmer Lee Foster

Born: March 14, 1919

Died: June 13. 1988

He was a Private First Class in the US Army during World War II.

He was married twice, first to Mabel Gay Percifield King (1929-2002).  They were married in 1945, and she remarried in 1947, so their marriage didn't last long.

His second wife was Artie Ellen Deckard Foster (1931-1997).

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This is the grave of Jack David Lucas.

Born: January 20, 1918, Monroe County, Indiana

Died: February 26, 1990, Monroe County, Indiana

He was the son of Thomas Andrew Lucas (1888-1960) and Mary Olive May McGlothlin (1898-1963).  He is buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana, while she is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana with her second husband, John.

He had several siblings:

Lora Audrey Lucas (1914-1965) - buried in Knightridge Cemetery, Knight Ridge, Monroe County, Indiana

Lee A. Lucas (1916-1993) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Charlotte McGlothlin Adams (1927-1991) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

John McGlothlin Jr. (1929-1985) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana

Robert "PeeWee" McGlothlin (1931-2004) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana

Linda Lou McGlothlin Johnson (1938-1999) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana

He was married to Eva Louise "Babe" Hacker Lucas (1923-1977) in 1946.  She is buried nearby in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.

He was a Technician 4th grade in the US Army in World War II.

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We now stop at the grave of Lawrence Morton McCammon.

Born: January 17, 1878

Died: April 15, 1938

He was married to Mary Ellen Deckard McCammon, who is listed next to him on the headstone.

Born: January 20, 1878

Died: July 19, 1962

She was the daughter of King Anthony "Mone" Deckard (1843-1920) and his first wife, Nancy Caroline Clendennin (1846-1888).  He is buried in Old Allen's Creek Cemetery, Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana, but her burial is unknown.

She had many siblings:

Melvina Deckard Fordyce (1871-1923) - buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana

Robert Deckard (1875-1948) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Eliza Jane Deckard Blackwell (1881-1978) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Herbert Deckard (1885-1988) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Golda "Goldie" Verge Deckard Eads (1889-1971) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Cordilla "Cordie" Deckard Axsom (1894-1950) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Marshall Deckard (1895-1963) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Alice Gertrude Southern (1896-1984) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Otto S. Deckard (1899-1986) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Ora Deckard (1902-1969) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Curtis Cecil Deckard Sr. (1904-1996) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Dillon Deckard (1906-1910) - buried in Old Allens Creek Cemetery, Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Mary and Lawrence Had many children:

Charles Clinton McCammon (1899-1967) - buried in Brooksville Cemetery, Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida

Clara Jane McCammon Wisley (1901-2001) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Maggie Pearl McCammon (1903-1920) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Infant Daughter McCammon (1907-1907) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Clarence Edward McCammon (1913-1975) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Harley Gilbert McCammon (1913-1975) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Earl Millard McCammon (1915-1979) - buried in South Union Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

James Lloyd McCammon (1918-1990) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Infant Daughter McCammon (1921-1921) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Infant McCammon (?-?) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Lawrence died from complications of an amputation.  He had been in the employee of the Woolery Stone Mill, but developed a disease which necessitated an amputation.  Unfortunately, he did not survive.

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This is the grave of N.C. Collins

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

This grave is curious as it is clearly hand carved with no information at all on it.

The opposite side of the stone is carved with P.C. Vaught, also with no information, though this appears to be carved with tools in a more professional way.  

Who they are may never be known.

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We now come to the grave of John "Johny" W. Ridge.

Born: October 10, 1833, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky

Died: February 4, 1908, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

He was the son of David Ridge (1805-?) and an unknown mother.  His father was born in North Carolina, but I can find no burial information for him.

Johny Ridge was a veteran of the Civil War having served as a Private of Company F, 8th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.

He was married to Martha E. Baugh Ridge, who name is listed next to him on the headstone.

Born: 1840, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky

Died: September 10, 1903, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

She was the daughter of William Baugh (1815-1880) and Priscilla Abel Baugh (1823-1880).  They were married on March 13, 1838 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.  They are said to have been lost at sea, but I am not sure of the story behind that and haven't found anything to point what the story would be.

Johny and Martha had several children:

Sarah Ann Ridge Vaught (1862-1930) - buried in Smithville Christian Church Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana

John Crittendon "Crit" Ridge (1864-1947) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Silas Green Ridge (1866-1948) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Andrew James "Jim Mandy" Ridge (1869-1948) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

Mary P. America Ridge Vaught (1870-1921) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

George Washington Ridge (1871-1952) - buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana

Francis Marion "Bud" Ridge (1872-1960) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

William H. Ridge (1874-1924) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (he died from tuberculosis)

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This is the memorial for William C. Deckard.

Born: September 23, 1836/1838, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

Died: August 8, 1908

He was the son of Peter Deckard (1816-1907) and Catherine Eads Deckard (1817-1906).  He is buried in Knightridge Cemetery, Knight Ridge, Monroe County, Indiana, but it is not certain whether or not she is buried there as well.

He had a few siblings:

Elizabeth Deckard Hicks (1837/1839-1915) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

Catherine Deckard Covey (1840-1926) - buried in Bartlettsville Christian Church Cemetery, Bartlettsville, Lawrence County, Indiana

Mary "Polly" Deckard (1843-?) - burial unknown

Drucilla Deckard (1846-?) - burial unknown

Milton Green Deckard (1849-1926) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana

Nancy Deckard (1850-?) - burial unknown

Phoebe Deckard (?-?) - burial unknown

Emeline Deckard (?-?) - burial unknown

Jacob Deckard (1861-1861) - burial unknown

He was married to Nancy Elizabeth Lucas Deckard (1842-1923) on February 1, 1862.  She is buried near him in Lucas Cemetery.

They had twelve children:

Elmira Jane Deckard Allen (1863-1939) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Trucilla/Trucillae Elizabeth Deckard (1866-1881) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

William Green Deckard (1868-1901) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (one burial records states that he was buried in Shields Cemetery)

Peter Deckard (1870-1944) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Laura Alice Deckard Miller Oldham (1872-1950) - buried in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana

John Riley Deckard (1875-1941) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

David Oscar Deckard (1877-1952) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Rachael/Rachel Catherine Deckard (1878-1881) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Unknown Infant Deckard (?-?) - burial unknown

Florence Deckard  (?-?) - burial unknown

Reuben Isaac Deckard (1884-1944) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Unknown Infant Deckard  (?-?) - burial unknown

He served in the Civil War as a Private, having enlisted on August 20, 1862 in Lawrence County, Indiana.  He was assigned to Company F, 93rd Indiana Infantry Regiment.  He mustered out on September 10, 1865

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Our final stop at the grave of John W. Fender.

Born: July 31, 1844

Died: June 28, 1915

He was married twice, first to Rachel Jane Lucas Fender (1846-1914).  She was buried in Lucas Cemetery near him

I believe that they had three children:

William Ervin Fender (1867-1950) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Morton David Fender (1871-1919) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Mary Frances Fender Smiley (1875-1946) - buried in Lucas Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

His second wife, whom he married on June 5, 1915, was Susan Mary Allen Sherrill Speer Pitcher Fender Deckard Martin (1863-1930).  She is buried in Judah Church of Christ Cemetery in Judah, Lawrence County, Indiana.

John Fender died just a few weeks after he and Susan were married when he was shot by his neighbor.  The dispute was over some bees belonging to John that had made a hive on a partition fence that separated the two properties.

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I hope that you enjoyed your walk through Lucas Cemetery.

You can read more about it on Find-A-Grave.