Cole Cemetery

Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at Cole Cemetery, which is located at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.13692, Longitude: -86.60280

This appears to be the family cemetery for the Cole family, though it is also listed as being the County Farm Cemetery.  The only stones in the cemetery are of those of the Cole Family, though it has been thought that residents of the County Farm were interred in this cemetery but there is no evidence for this and there are no stones, though there is a large open field area just on the other side of the iron fence, which is possibly the largest remaining Seward iron fence.  

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Our first stop is at the grave of Celia J. Brinknhoff.

Born: November 4, 1822
Died: September 27, 1901

It says "Aunt" at the bottom of the gravestone.












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Here is the grave of John H. Brinknhoff.

Born: November 3, 1813
Died: April 23, 1904

At the bottom of his stone, it says "UNCLE".












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Here is the grave of Olive S. Cole Calfee.

Born: January 15, 1810
Died: January 11, 1835

It says "AUNT" at the bottom of the grave.













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This is the grave of Barton H. Cole.

Born: unknown
Died: June 16, 1878

It says, "UNCLE" at the bottom of the grave.












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Here is the grave of Celia C. Cole.

Born: March 1791
Died: October 9, 1855

She was married to Jehu Cole (1781-1851) who is buried near her in Cole Cemetery.

"GRANDMOTHER" is carved into the bottom of her grave.








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This is the grave of Jehu Cole.

Born: December 1781
Died: February 20, 1851

He was married to Celia C. Cole (1791-1855) who is buried near him in Cole Cemetery.

"GRANDFATHER" is carved into the bottom of his grave.









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We now stop at the grave of Jehu M. Cole.

Born: unknown
Died: July 16, 1885

"UNCLE" is carved into the base of his grave.












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Here is the grave of John H. Cole.

Born: September 14, 1860
Died: October 18, 1931














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We now stop at the grave of Moses Cole.

Born: unknown
Died: May 18, 1886

"FATHER" is carved into the base of the grave.

He was a first lieutenant in the 50th Indiana Infantry, Company E.  He mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 12, 1861 in Seymour, Indiana.

He was very active in the war and seemed to be on the move constantly. You can read his service record here.




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Our last stop is at the grave of Nannie P. Cole,

Born: unknown
Died: January 17, 1871

"SISTER" is carved into the base of her grave.












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There is little information listed for the Cole Family in this cemetery, so please email me or leave a comment if you have any information.

I hope that you have enjoyed your walk through the Cole Cemetery.

Please visit their listing at Find-A-Grave.