Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at Bunger Cemetery located just off of State Road 45, behind what used to be the Meltem Orchard. It is also known as the Bunger Ward Cemetery.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.13692, Longitude: -86.59153
We visited this cemetery on June 09, 2015 as part of our week long vacation of searching out cemeteries. This one is on private property and we obtained permission from the ladies at the Orchard Store to go back and take a look at it. It is up on a little rise and surrounded by a little wire fence that was probably constructed just to fence off the stones. I am not sure of when this cemetery was established. It is a family cemetery mostly dedicated to the Bunger's, but there is a section for the Ward's surrounded by an iron fence made by Austin Seward.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: March 1, 1843, Virginia
Died: February 28, 1869, Monroe County, Indiana
He was the son of Jacob Bunger (1808-1892) and Mary Seigle Camper Bunger (1818-1897). They are both buried in Bunger Cemetery (-Ward Cemetery).
He had several brothers:
Henry W. Bunger (1838-1862) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
James E. Bunger (1840-1864) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Anthony Bunger (1845-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Harvey A. Bunger (1849-1871) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William H. Bunger (1856-1885) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served in the Civil War in the 50th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, Company D as a Corporal He enlisted on December 1, 1861 as a Corporal. He mustered out on January 5, 1865 with the rank of Corporal.
His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Progress, March 10, 1869:
"Bunger, George W. died February 28, 1869 of consumption at his father's residence. Age 26. He lacked one day of being 27 years of age, his birthday being on March 1st. Was a member of the 50th Regt. of Indiana Volunteers in the Civil War. Was laid to rest beside his 2 older brothers."
There is a carving at the top of his stone that has a United States flag among what appear to be tents. I assume that this is a reference to the Civil War.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: October 13, 1838, Virginia
Died: December 16, 1862, Monroe County, Indiana
He was the son of Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892) and Mary Seigle Camper Bunger (1818-1897). They are both buried in Bunger Cemetery (-Ward Cemetery).
He had several brothers:
James E. Bunger (1840-1864) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
George W. Bunger (1843-1869) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Anthony Bunger (1845-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Harvey A. Bunger (1849-1871) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William H. Bunger (1856-1885) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served in the Civil War in the 82nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, Company F as a Private. He died at home, but I haven't yet found information about how or why.
He has a soldier carved into the top of his grave, but I can't tell what the soldier is standing in. It almost looks like tents, but I can't be sure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: 1768, Virginia
Died: May 8, 1850, Monroe County, Indiana
He was the son of Valentin Felta Felty Bunger (?-?) and Elizabeth Bunger (?-?). I am unsure of where his parents are buried.
He was born in Virginia, but moved to Hardin County, Kentucky sometime between 1812 & 1817.
He bought and sold quite a bit of land. Records show that he bought land in 1816 from a man named Daniel Linder in Hardin County, Kentucky. In 1817 and 1819, he bought more land. He owned land at one point near Henry and Phillip Bunger on Meeting Creek. Sometime before 1820, he sold the land in Hardin County, Kentucky. He and his wife, Peggy, signed the deeds. But in 1820, the census shows that he has no wife, but seven children. After 1822, not sure of the date, Jacob moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, but may have returned to Greenbriar County, West Virginia to become a stage coach driver from Lewisburg to White Sulphur Springs. He finally arrived in 1828 in Monroe County, Indiana and settled on a farm that he bought in Van Buren Township. This cemetery is on the original land settled by him and his wife, Margaret. I believe that she was his second wife. In 1848, he traded this farm land for some neighboring land and lived out his days there. He was admitted to the Old Settlers of Monroe County on September 17, 1860.
He was married at least twice. I am having a hard time determining whether he was married once or twice. There is reference to his wife Peggy before 1820, but at the census in 1820 he is not listed as having a wife. I know that Peggy can be a nickname for Margaret. I am only going to list information for Margaret Mary House Bunger (1771-1834) as I have reference to her and her children.
They had seven children, I believe, but I don't have listings for all of them:
Phillip Bunger (1796-1870) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Susannah Bunger Hutsinpiller (1798-1842) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph T. Bunger (1810-1898) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: March 22, 1808, Virginia
Died: February 16, 1892, Monroe County, Indiana
He was the son of Jacob Bunger, Sr. (1768-1850) and Margaret Mary House Bunger (1771-1834). They are both buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
He had several siblings:
Phillip Bunger (1796-1870) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Susannah Bunger Hutsinpiller (1798-1842) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph T. Bunger (1810-1898) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He married Mary Seigle Camper Bunger (?-?) on December 20, 1837 in Botetourt County, Virginia. Sometime after they were married, they relocated to Monroe County, Indiana. She is buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
They had several children:
Henry W. Bunger (1838-1862) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
James E. Bunger (1840-1864) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
George W. Bunger (1843-1869) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Sarah V. Bunger Dinsmore Wood (?-?) - unknown
Matilda Esther Mattie Bunger Lewis (?-?) - unknown
Charles Anthony Bunger (1845-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Harvey A. Bunger (1849-1871) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William H. Bunger (1856-1885) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served as part of the District 5 road crew in 1853 and in 1854 was elected for the District 5 Superintendent of Roads. In 1859, he built a brick home oppposite the Country Farm and filled the yard with pine trees. He appears on the 1860 census as having $5,000 real property and $1,160 in personal property.
His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Republican Progress on February 24, 1892:
"Died on the morning of the 16th at his home four miles west of Bloomington. Age 84. HIs spine was seriously injured in 1880 when he was thrown from his buggy on N. College Ave. onto a pile of stones. He was able to move only with assistance. He had also become alomst totally blind, but yet was very patient and cheerful. A member of the Walnut St. Presbyterian Church. Funeral at the residence on Thursday morning."
He also had an obituary listed the Bloomington Republican Progress on March 2, 1892:
"Died at his home four miles west of Bloomington at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 16, 1892. Married Mary S. Camper of Fincastle, Va. on December 20, 1837. Five sons who died in manhood preceded him in death; three children are still living--Chas. A. of Ellettsville; Mrs. Wood of Indianapolis: Mrs. Lewis who lives at the old homestead."
There were also some newspaper notices that were published before his death. This one was published just months after his accident in the Bloomington Weekly Telephone on September 24, 1881:
"Uncle Jacob Bunger, our citizens will be grieved to hear, is lying at death's door. Mr. Bunger, it will be remembered, last October was thrown from a buggy by a runaway team on North College Avenue. He was taken into the house of Rev. McNary where it was found a thigh had been broken and his head severely bruised. He was taken home and since has been confined to his bed suffering undurable pain at times. Though absent from the public, that tall stately frame so characteristic of the veteran Virginians, in which he took great pride in being, has by no means been forgotten, nor the good-natured heart so full of good will and absent of that spite so apt to human nature."
There are several more newspaper notices and articles about him that can be read in his listing at Find-A-Grave.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: April 13, 1840
Died: August 2, 1864, Monroe County, Indiana
He was the son of Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892) and Mary Seigle Camper Bunger (1818-1897). They are both buried in Bunger Cemetery (Bunger-Ward Cemetery).
He had several brothers:
Henry W. Bunger (1838-1862) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
George W. Bunger (1843-1869) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Anthony Bunger (1845-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Harvey A. Bunger (1849-1871) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William H. Bunger (1856-1885) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served as a Private in the 82nd Indiana Infantry Volunteers, Company F. He died at his home from wounds received in Resaca, Georgia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: July 4, 1771, Culpepper County, Virginia
Died: September 21, 1834, Monroe County, Indiana
Her parents were Matthias Hauss (1739-1829) and Maria Margaretha Jaeckler House (1743-1812). They are buried at the House Hollow Family Farm in Madison County, Virginia.
She had several siblings:
Adam House (1763-1852) - buried in Germania Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri
Eva Elsa House Bunger (1768-1843) - buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Preble County, Ohio.
Mary Magdalene House Floyd (1772-1840) - buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Preble County, Ohio.
Catherine Elizabeth House Rookstool (1778-1863) - buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Preble County, Ohio.
John Edward House (1782-1847) - buried in House Cemetery, Shelby County, Indiana.
She was married to Jacob Bunger, Sr. (1768-1850). He is buried near her in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
They had seven children, I believe, but I don't have listings for all of them:
Phillip Bunger (1796-1870) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Susannah Bunger Hutsinpiller (1798-1842) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph T. Bunger (1810-1898) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
It is likely that her grave is the first in the Bunger-Ward Cemetery.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: May 23, 1818, Botetourt County, Virgina
Died: October 2, 1897, Monroe County, Indiana
She was the daughter of James Camper (?-?). I am unsure as to where he is buried or who her mother was.
She was married to Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892). He is buried with her at Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
They had several children:
Henry W. Bunger (1838-1862) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
James E. Bunger (1840-1864) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
George W. Bunger (1843-1869) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Sarah V. Bunger Dinsmore Wood (?-?) - unknown
Matilda Esther Mattie Bunger Lewis (?-?) - unknown
Charles Anthony Bunger (1845-1933) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Harvey A. Bunger (1849-1871) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William H. Bunger (1856-1885) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
There was a small notice in the Bloomington Republican Progress on March 7, 1894 stating that, "Mrs. Jacob Bunger went to Indianapolis on Saturday, on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Emsley Wood."
Another was posted in the same paper on August 3, 1897:
"Mrs. Jacob Bunger, who has been quite ill, is now convalescent."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: March 22, 1801
Died: November 24, 1838, Brown County, Indiana
He was the son of Anthony Hutsinpiller (?-?) and Elizabeth Harpole Hutsinpiller (?-?). I am unsure of where they are buried.
He was married to Susannah Bunger Hutsinpiller (1798-1842). She is buried near him in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
They had at least four children:
William Benjamin Hutsinpiller (1826-1910) - buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Clarke County, Iowa
Michael Hutsinpiller (1830-1858) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Magdalene Hutsinpiller Dinsmore (1835-1909) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Hutsinpiller (1838-1838) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: September 28, 1830
Died: September 28, 1858
His parents were Jacob Hutsinpiller (1801-1838) and Susannah Bunger Hutsinpiller (1798-1842). Both are buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
He had three siblings:
William Benjamin Hutsinpiller (1826-1910) - buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Clarke County, Iowa
Magdalene Hutsinpiller Dinsmore (1835-1909) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Hutsinpiller (1838-1838) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: January 13, 1798, Virginia
Died: March 3, 1842, Monroe County, Indiana
Her parents were Jacob Bunger, Sr. (1768-1850) and Margaret Mary House Bunger (1771-1834). They are both buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
She had several siblings:
Phillip Bunger (1796-1870) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Jacob Bunger, Jr. (1808-1892) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph T. Bunger (1810-1898) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
She was married to Jacob Hutsinpiller (1801-1838). He is buried near her at Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
They had at least four children:
William Benjamin Hutsinpiller (1826-1910) - buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Clarke County, Iowa
Michael Hutsinpiller (1830-1858) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Magdalene Hutsinpiller Dinsmore (1835-1909) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Charles Hutsinpiller (1838-1838) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: September 24, 1807
Died: March 22, 1896
And his wife, Elizabeth C. Glover LaRue.
Born: November 25, 1830
Died: February 10, 1908, Bloomington, Indiana
And William Homes.
Born: January 12, 1866
Died: November 8, 1868
David and Elizabeth LaRue had several children according to his obituary, but I only have listings for two of them:
Larue Effie LaRue Bunger (1866-1929) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Freeland T. LaRue (1869-1941) - buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Monroe County, Indiana.
His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Telephone on March 24, 1896:
"David LaRue died Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at his home on South Dunn Street. Mr LaRue as one of the oldest and best known citizens of the county and about a year ago moved from his farm hour miles west of town and has since resided on South Dunn Street. As week ago he suffered from a stroke of paralysis from which he never rallied. He was 88 years of age and leaves a wife and several children, most of whom are married. Mr. LaRue was a member of the Methodist Church and for years has been a faithful and conscientious Christian. He was a generous and kind-hearted man and was held in high esteem by all his acquaintances.
The funeral will take place from the residence Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Friends of the family are invitied."
I am not sure who William Homes is as I can not find a reference to him in any of the family links.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: February 2, 1791, Virginia
Died: June 9, 1846, Monroe County, Indiana
He was married to Sophia Bunger (?-?) on April 1, 1819. I can't find a record of her or where she is buried.
They had several children:
Nancy Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unkown
Susanna Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unkown
Jane Pindell Stansbury (?-?) - unknown
Elizabeth Pindell (1828-1848) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Hannah Pindell (1829-1852) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Rachel Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unknown
Unknown Male Pindell (?-?) - unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: July 2, 1828, Monroe County, Indiana
Died: February 14, 1828, Monroe County, Indiana
She was the daughter of Aaron Pindell (1791-1846) and Sophia Bunger Pindell (?-?). He is buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, but I am unsure of where her mother is buried.
She had numerous siblings:
Nancy Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unkown
Susanna Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unkown
Jane Pindell Stansbury (?-?) - unknown
Hannah Pindell (1829-1852) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Rachel Pindell Sanders (?-?) - unknown
Unknown Male Pindell (?-?) - unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: December 11, 1848
Died: May 31, 1857
I am not sure of her relation to the Bunger or Ward families.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: September 8, 1860
Died: August 9, 1895
Lucy tragically passed away during childbirth. Her twins, who did not survive, are buried next to her. You can see one of the small stones in the photo.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We now step into the Ward section of the cemetery. This is small section is surrounded by one of the few remaining Seward Iron fences in the county. There are only about fifteen interments in this particular section and one of the stones looks to be fairly new, possibly erected to replace ruined or broken stones.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First is Reuben Anderson Ward.
Born: June 12, 1810, Tennessee
Died: February 3, 1891, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana
His parents were Daniel Ward (1770-1815) and Lavina Vinney Sorrell Ward (1775-1850). There are no burial records for either of them. It is thought that he may have been cremated, but it is uncertain.
He was married to Lavina (Lovina) Otwell Ward (1812-?). She is buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery in the iron fenced section.
From his first marriage, at least three children were born:
Francis M. Ward (1833-1923) - buried in Worthington Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana.
Hannah Otwell (1839-1874) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (her name is last on the tombstone).
Sarah L. Ward (1850-1872) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He re-married to Nancy A. Pauley Ward (1840-1906). Her name is the second name listed on the tombstone.
From this marriage, at least two children were born:
William H. Ward (1862-1897) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (his name is listed fourth on the headstone).
Mary F. Ward (1872-1873) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana (her name is listed third on the headstone).
Reuben Anderson Ward's obituary was listed in the Bloomington Telephone on February 6, 1891:
"Reuben Ward died at his home in this city Wednesday morning. He was a very old man and had been sick for some time.
Reuben A. Ward was born in Tennessee in 1810 and moved to Monroe County when about 20 years old and located west of Bloomington about five miles. At the time of his death he was 81 years old. He leaves a wife and seven children. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for 45 years and was a conscientious Christian man. For the past five years he has lived in Bloomington. The funeral took place yesterday morning at 9 o'clock and was conducted by Rev. Frank Eller and Dr. Halstead."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: 1821
Died: February 14, 1895
He was the son of Luke Ward (1798-1884) and Margaret Abel Ward (1799-1862). They are both buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
He had the following siblings:
Isaac O. Ward (1823-1890) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy C. Ward (1828-1899) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
John Ward (1838-1893) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: unknown
Died: December 9, 1862
He was the son of J.A. Ward (?-?) and S. Ward (?-?). I am not sure where his parents are buried.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: 1838
Died: February 13, 1893
There is an inscription on the side of the stone that says, "Our Brothers".
His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Progress on February 15, 1893:
"Died on Sunday (Feb. 12, 1893). A well-known watchmaker. Lived at Borden. Brother to Mrs. H.J. Nichols."
He had the following siblings:
Daniel Ward (1821-1895) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Isaac O. Ward (1823-1890) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy C. Ward (1828-1899) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: July 8, 1798, North Carolina
Died: February 24, 1884, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
He was married to Margaret Abel Ward (1799-1862). She is buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery near him.
Together they had several children:
Daniel Ward (1821-1895) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Isaac O. Ward (1823-1890) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy C. Ward (1828-1899) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
John Ward (1838-1893) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
His obituary was listed in the Bloomington Republican Progress on February 27, 1884:
"Died on Sunday morning, February 24, 1884. Age 86. Came to Monroe Co. from N.C. sixty-five years ago. The group of pioneers with whom he came to Indiana took three months to complete their journey from N.C. to Monroe Co. Mr. Ward settled on congress land in the wilderness. His nearest neighbor was one mi. away. He had lived for 57 years at his home in Van Buren Twp. where he died.
His wife, Margaret, who was the only sister of Elias Abel, died in 1862. Luke Ward was a member of the Methodist Church."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: February 16, 1799, Wythe, Hampton City, Virginia
Died: March 18, 1862, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
She had at least one sibling that I have found reference to:
Elias Abel (?-?) - unknown
She was married to Luke Ward (1798-1884) who is buried near her in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
Together they had several children:
Daniel Ward (1821-1895) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Isaac O. Ward (1823-1890) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy C. Ward (1828-1899) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
John Ward (1838-1893) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: 1828
Died: January 27, 1899
She had at least three siblings:
Daniel Ward (1821-1895) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Isaac O. Ward (1823-1890) - buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
John Ward (1838-1893) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
I can find no reference to marriage or to children and suspect that she had neither in her life as she is known as Miss Nancy.
Her obituary was listed in the Bloomington Telephone on January 31, 1899:
"Nancy C. Ward, one of the best known ladies residing in the western part of the county, is dead. The end came Friday morning at 9 o'clock, thus ending many weeks of suffering and pain. Miss Ward was the daughter of Like and Margaret Ward, pioneer residents of the county who located on a farm about four miles west of the city and where the family from generation to generation have continued to live. Miss Ward was 72 years of age and made her home with her brother, Ruben, who has for years been caring for the old home. She was a sister of Mrs. H.J. Nichols of this city and a true Christian woman, liked and respected by all who knew her. Her death was due to a complication of stomach trouble and lung fever from which she suffered for months."
There is a reference to her brother, Ruben, and her sister, Mrs. H.J.Nichols, but I can not find listing for them otherwise.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born: 1850
Died: September 10, 1872, Monroe County, Indiana
Her parents were Reuben Anderson Ward (1810-1891) and Lavina Lovina Otwell Ward (1812-?). Both are buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
Her siblings were:
Francis M. Ward (1833-1923) - buried in Worthington Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana.
Hannah Otwell (1839-1874) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana
William H. Ward (1862-1897) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana
Mary F. Ward (1872-1873) - buried in Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana
Her obituary was listed in the Bloomington Progress on September 18, 1872:
"Died of typhoid fever on Wednesday Sept. 11, 1872 at the residence of her father, Reuben Ward, 4 miles w. of Bloomington. Age 22."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If anyone has any information about any of the graves listed her, please email me or leave a comment.
I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through Bunger (-Ward) Cemetery.
Please visit the listing at Find-A-Grave.
2 comments:
I thought this was a wonderful piece you did outstanding work, I stumbled on this cemetery the other day lived in this area for 45 years and never knew it was back there, I know I am not the only one.
Thank you! I love this little cemetery. It is so peaceful and lovely.
Post a Comment