Epperson-Perkins Cemetery
Jackson Twp
Section 7
39 50 50N Latitude; 86 47 04W Longitude
This cemetery is on private property. Obtain permission from property owner before visiting this cemetery.
Directions:
Go east out of Roachdale on US 236 about ¼ mile. There will be a brick house, then a white house with barns behind it just west of the Roachdale Cemetery. Go through the barnlot and follow a lane that goes south across a stream and though an open area to the cultivated field. When you get to the field, turn right (west) and follow the north edge of the field about ¼ mile. The cemetery is to the north in a patch of woods. As a point of reference, it is also about 100 yards south and a little east of the brick house referred to above.
Condition: Fair
This cemetery was maintained at one time. It should be mowed a time or two each summer. There are a few mature trees that should be cut out. There is a fence around the cemetery, but the fence is in poor condition. The fence needs to be either removed or replaced. Groundhogs have rooted around in the area. A load of dirt and some shoveling to level the ground would really help.
The number at the left of each name corresponds with the map of the cemetery.
* = computed birth
Birth Death Age
Surname First Name Other inscriptions M D Y M D Y Y M D
1 PERKINS James M.      * Sept 11 1861 Sept 17 1884 23 0 6
2 PERKINS Anderson     * Apr 30 1822 Nov 2 1891 69 6 3
3 PERKINS Elizabeth   w/o Anderson   Nov 4 1825 June 22 1899 73 8 18
4 CONNER Mary A.     Aug 6 1848 Aug 19 1887      
5 RIDDING Juriah      * Mar 13 1791 Feb 24 1868 76 11 11
6 EPPERSON Polly R.  d/o F. & T.  * Feb 29 1834 Sept 5 1852 18 6 7
7 EPPERSON Tabitha  w/o Francis   * Oct 20 1793 Mar 15 1863 69 4 23
8 EPPERSON Francis      * Jan 10 1796 Dec 7 1872 76 10 27
9 EPPERSON Elizabeth  w/o Francis    * Mar 8 1802 Oct 19 1876 74 7 11