Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Monroe County, Indiana. It is located off of South Chapel Hill Road in Polk Township, just north of the Lawrence/Monroe County line.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.99328, Longitude: -86.44783
This cemetery is mostly a modern cemetery though there are some older graves near the front where the stone wall is. We visited this cemetery on February 8, 2015.
UPDATE: (added 12/19/2016) There is a nice history of the church at the Monroe County History Center. These records date the community to about 1856 when David Miller and John Smith purchased the land. John's wife, Betsy Miller Cracraft took over operation of the General Store and the Post Office when her husband went off to fight in the Civil War. According to the records, she is the one who donated land for the cemetery. The original log house church was Methodist and built on property just north of the Y where the roads come together. The second church, pictured above, was built around 1907 built on land donated by Silas and Sarah Adams. This church was also Methodist, but changed to Pentecost in the 1960s. At one point, the church was used as a school because the "Old Red School" burnt down. That was around 1923-24.
UPDATE: (added 12/19/2016) There is a nice history of the church at the Monroe County History Center. These records date the community to about 1856 when David Miller and John Smith purchased the land. John's wife, Betsy Miller Cracraft took over operation of the General Store and the Post Office when her husband went off to fight in the Civil War. According to the records, she is the one who donated land for the cemetery. The original log house church was Methodist and built on property just north of the Y where the roads come together. The second church, pictured above, was built around 1907 built on land donated by Silas and Sarah Adams. This church was also Methodist, but changed to Pentecost in the 1960s. At one point, the church was used as a school because the "Old Red School" burnt down. That was around 1923-24.
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Our first stop is at the grave of Corporal William Marion Adams.
Born: 1839
Died: January 16, 1892
His parents were Reverend Moses Herman Adams (1815-1903) and Mary Amanda Patton Adams (1826-1881). They are both buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery.
He was the oldest of 5 siblings:
Silas A. Adams (1842-1919) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Celia C. Adams (1843-1859) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Henry W. Adams (1847-1936) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph W. Adams (1881-1890) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He married Nancy Jane Morron Adams (1839-1934) on August 27, 1861 in Lawrence County, Indiana. She is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery with him.
Together they had six children:
Moses McClelan Adams (1862-1864) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
William Andrew Adams (1865-1953) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
George W. Adams (1868-1911) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy E. Adams Chasteen (1872-1946) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Mary Adams Pritchett (1875-1963) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph W. Adams (1881-1890) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served in the Civil War in the 120th Indiana Infantry, Company H. Civil War documents show that he entered and exited service as a Private, though his gravestone says that he was a Corporal.
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Here is the grave of George W. Adams.
Born: June 1868
Died: November 27, 1911
His parents were William Marion Adams (1839-1892) and Nancy Jane Morron Adams (1839-1934). They are both buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
He had five brothers and sisters:
Moses McClelan Adams (1862-1864) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.William Andrew Adams (1865-1953) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Nancy E. Adams Chasteen (1872-1946) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Mary Adams Pritchett (1875-1963) - buried in Clover Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Joseph W. Adams (1881-1890) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He was married to Mary Alice Covey Sutherland (1887-1976). They were married on May 26, 1906 in Lawrence County, Indiana. She is buried in Hanson Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana. It doesn't that they had any children.
He served in the Spanish American War in the 161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company D, which was organized in Madison, Indiana, He enlisted as a Private on July 9, 1868 and mustered out on April 30, 1899.
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This is the grave of Mary Boles Cain.
Born: July 4, 1810
Died: April 24, 1855
She was married to Quinton N. Cain (?-?). I can find no record of where he is buried.
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Born: 1828
Died: April 4, 1869
He was married twice. His first wife was Margaret Miller (1826-?) but they were divorced at some point. He second wife was Julia Ann Stewart Hawkins (1845-1917). He believed that she had "powers", including the power to "witch water", also known as dowsing. She is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
They had two children:
John Cracraft (1850-1935) - buried in Eckley Cemetery, Yuma County, Colorado.
Eliza Cracraft Prince (1860-1943) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
He served in the Civil War in the 120th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company H. He enlisted for three years in Columbus, Indiana on January 2, 1864. He was promoted on August 17, 1864 to the rank of Corporal and mustered out on June 17, 1865.
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This is the grave of Lucinda Jane Temples Kimmel.
Born: 1843
Died: August 15, 1866
Her parents were Andrew Jackson Temples (1813-1882) and Mary Ann Eads Temples (1821-1910). They are both buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
She is listed as having six siblings:Infant Temples (?-?) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana. (pictured right)
William J. Temples (?-?) - buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois.
Elizabeth Jane Temples Henderson (1855-1929) - buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Vigo County, Indiana.
Milton G. Temples (1858-1940) - buried in Mt. Ebal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Mary Ann Temple Kinser (1860-1949) - buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana.
Franklin Seymour Temple (1868-1900) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
She was married to Stephen Kimmel (1842-1927). He is buried in Kiowa Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
Her tombstone is in very bad condition. It is broken into three parts, but I only took photos of two of them since the third was underneath the central part.
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Born: April 15, 1833, Rockford, Jackson County, Indiana
Died: November 11, 1911, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana.
His parents were Jesse J. Smith (1812-1895) and Nancy Willoughby Smith (1814-1845). They are both buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.He served in the Civil War in the 93rd Indiana Infantry, Company F.
He was married to Eliza Jane Eads Smith (1834-1910). She is buried near him at Chapel Hill Cemetery.
They had four children:
William Henry Smith (1861-1955) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Alonzo Smith (1872-1951) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Howard Smith (1876-1903) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
Perry Smith (1880-1961) - buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.
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Please let me know if you have any further information about any of the graves pictured here or have a photo request.
I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Please visit the listing at Find-A-Grave.
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