Putnam County Home Cemetery

Marion Township

Section 20

39 38 05N Latitude; 86 45 57W Longitude

Directions:

Go east of Greencastle on US 240 to Co Rd 500E. Turn right on 500E and go south just a little bit to the County Home. From the County Home, go west into an old pasture about 100 yards. After crossing the small branch, go north to the top of the hill. There is a concrete post set in the ground, which the Matron stated some old timer set a few years ago to mark the approximate location of the old cemetery. Since most of the residents that died in the County Home were of meager means, there have not been any permanent stones erected. We do have a listing of interments which was provided by the County Home Matron

Condition: Poor

According to the County Home matron, someone erected a concrete post where the cemetery was. The stones are not in sight. This area needs to be mowed. Then we should look for stones to see if any exist.

List of individuals buried at the Putnam County Home burial ground.

Note that this is not a proper cemetery. The residents buried at the grounds of the County Home were

generally without means. No tombstones or other monuments mark these graves.

List obtained from County Home matron 2005.

Listed in 1930

If so, computed

Census in

birthdate from

Surname

First Name

Date Admitted to County Home

Date of Death

County Infirmary?

age in 1930 census

HENSLEY

Abner

Oct

1

1933

Mar

20

1934

Y

1865

HESTER

Thomas

Apr

1

1934

May

10

1934

Y

1859

KNOTT

Frank

Apr

1

1935

July

4

1935

N

WILLIAMS

James

July

1936

July

1936

N

BOWERS

John

July

1936

Nov

28

1936

Y

1870

HUGHES

John

Aug

1

1937

Oct

3

1937

Y

1860

STAGGS

Daniel

Aug

1

1937

Oct

11

1937

N

McCULLOUGH

Thomas

Mar

2

1938

N

BROWNING

James

Jan

1

1938

Jan

2

1940

N

GASTINEAU

William

Nov

21

1940

N

COVERDALE

Harvey

Jan

31

1943

Y

1875

Note: listed as Harvey Cloverdale in some records. Actually should be Coverdale per census and other

official records