Bunten Cemetery
Marion Twp  
Section 15
39 38 52 N Latitude; 86 43 54W Longitude
This cemetery is on private property. Obtain permission from property owner before visiting this cemetery.
Directions:
Go south out of Fillmore on Co Rd 550E about ½ mile to the T. Turn left on Co Rd 50S and go east about one mile to the T. Turn right on Co Rd 625E and go south about ¼ mile. The road will turn left and become 100S. Go east about ¼ mile. There will be a small white house on the north side, and just a bit further a new brick house with a metal pole barn off the road a little, also on the north side. Between these two houses is a field. In the field there is a small hill or knob. The stones are on this knob laying flat on the ground.
Condition: Poor
Cemetery is on a knoll in the middle of a field. The farmer appears to be going around the cemetery, but is farming dangerously close to the stones. The stones are laying flat and need to be reset. It would be nice to erect a sign and some barriers to ensure the farmer won’t hit the stones. Property owner and farmer should be informed this is a violation of IC 14-21-1-26.5 which prohibits disturbing the ground within 100 feet of a cemetery without filing a development plan with DNR.  IC 14-21-1-24 specifically includes disturbing the ground for agricultural purposes within IC 14-21-1-26.5. Thus, someone who farms within 100 feet of a cemetery commits a Class C misdemeanor. If a person disturbs human remains or grave markers while committing this offense (i.e. nicks the tombstones with a plow) he has committed a Class D felony. This statute should not be taken lightly. 
* = computed birth
Birth Death Age
Surname First Name Other inscriptions M D Y M D Y Y M D
BUNTEN Andrew     Apr 4 1784 Jan 14 1842      
BUNTEN Sally  w/o Andrew         Dec 20 1862 ? 5 16
BUNTEN Sarah J.  d/o G. C. & M. E.         Apr 2 1858 0 0 25
BUNTEN Squire  s/o A. & S.   Feb 17 1827     1851      
REEDE Infant  s/o J. & S. A. * Oct 7 1872 Oct 16 1872 0 0 9
REEDE Margaret  w/o David B. Reede (broken stone) * Mar 19 1840 Jan 21 1863 22 9 22
The last person listed should be Margaret w/o David B. Reede
She was born about 1840 according to census records and is the duaghter of
Andrew & Sally Bunten who are buried here.