Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at the Deckard #1 Family Cemetery in Monroe County, Indiana. It is located inside Eagle Pointe Resort and you will have to have security permission to access this particular cemetery.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.03333, Longitude: -86.50394
We visited this cemetery on the morning of January 17, 2015. It was a chilly, blustery day, but the sun was shining brightly that morning so it made for a nice little visit.
The cemetery is a very small, family plot with only 22 interments. The oldest is for Michael Deckard who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. It is surrounded by a stone wall and has a wrought iron gate at the entrance. It was a very peaceful place to be.
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This is the grave of Michael Deckard.
Born: 1781, Virginia
Died: 1839, Monroe County, Indiana
He served as a Private in the 4 Regiment of the Virginia Militia.
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Born: January 30, 1819, Wythe County, Virginia
Died: August 26, 1907, Lawrence County, Indiana
His headstone is inscribed "88y, 6m, 26d".
The 1850-1860-1870 US Census shows his last name spelled as Deckert.
He lived his life as a farmer in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
He was married to Nancy Jane Chambers Deckard (1828-1869). Her name is on the opposite side of the headstone.
Together they had 6 children:
Mary Ann Deckard (?-?) - unknown
Anthony Deckard (?-?) - unknown
Mary Alice Deckard Chambers (1847-1936) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Sarah J. Deckard Strain (1853-1941) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
John Michael Deckard - (1855-?) - unknown
William F. Deckard (?-?) - unknown
Hugh Stackhouse Deckard (1860-1929) - buried in Deckard #1 Family Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Margaret Susan Deckard (?-1869) - buried in the Deckard #1 Family Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Amanda Ellen Deckard (?-?) - unknown
Nancy Belle Deckard (?-?) - unknown
Minnie Leatla Deckard Luther (1874-1963) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
There is conflicting information on the number of children that they had. The ones listed above are a compilation of two different lists that I found. I would love to know more about them, if possible.
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Born: August 6, 1865
Died: July 26, 1895
She was the wife of Hugh Stackhouse Deckard (1860-1929) who is on the opposite side of her stone.
They were married on November 9, 1882.
They had one child:
Elmer Deckard (1884-1950) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
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Next we have the headstone for Hugh Stackhouse Deckard. Born: December 18, 1860
Died: 1929
He was married to Florence Lucas Deckard (1895-1895). After Florence passed away, Hugh remarried to Ann Scott Deckard (1867-1928) on October 1, 1912.
His only child is shown to be:
Elmer Deckard (1884-1950) - buried in Mount Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
His list of siblings seems to be only partial when compared to the ones listed for his parents. I can't be sure of the names, so I am not going to relist them down here. If you are interested in the names of the others, please see David Deckard listed above.
His siblings are listed as:
Margaret S Deckard (?-1869) - buried in the Deckard #1 Family Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Mary Alice Deckard Chambers (1847-1936) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Sarah J. Deckard Strain (1853-1941) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Minnie L. Deckard Luther (1874-1963) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
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These could possibly be graves of some of the children, but it is hard to tell. They are very worn and I have yet to be able to find any names that correspond to these graves.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you have any information on the graves shown here, or have a photo request, please feel free to email me or leave a comment.
I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through the Deckard #1 Family Cemetery.
Please visit the listing at Find-A-Grave.
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