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Badger
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Monroe Twp |
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Section 8 |
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39 45 17N Latitude; 86 52
10W Longitude |
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This cemetery is on
private property. Obtain permission from property owner before visiting this
cemetery. |
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Directions: |
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Go south of US 36 on
US 231 for one mile. As US 231 comes to the top of a small hill, there will
be a lane to the left (east). Follow this lane about ¼ mile past some old
farm buildings to a ravine. Go north through the woods. There will be a
ravine to your left. The cemetery is north about 200 yards into the woods,
just before a fence. |
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Condition: Good |
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We restored this
cemetery 2003. Since this cemetery is in deep woods, there will be ongoing
maintenance necessary. |
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Read about restoration of the
Badger Cemetery. |
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The number at left
corresponds with the map of the cemetery. |
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* = computed birth |
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Birth |
Death |
Age |
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Surname |
First Name |
Other inscriptions |
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Y |
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M |
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1 |
PRIEST |
Mary A. |
d/o D. B & Nancy |
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Dec |
4 |
1851 |
Oct |
9 |
1852 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
UNKNOWN |
Unknown |
Unidentified headstone |
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3 |
YEATES |
Nannie W. |
w/o S. N. |
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Aug |
24 |
1829 |
Nov |
9 |
1851 |
22 |
2 |
16 |
4 |
UNKNOWN |
Unknown |
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5 |
YEATES |
David Badger |
s/o W. & D. (stone broken) |
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Sept |
18 |
1852 |
Aug |
1 |
1853 |
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6 |
YEATES |
Sarah Wilson |
d/o W. & D. (stone broken) |
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Oct |
20 |
1848 |
Sept |
3 |
1849 |
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7 |
YEATS |
Charles Buchanan |
s/o W. & D. |
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July |
12 |
1850 |
July |
20 |
1850 |
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8 |
BADGER |
David |
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July |
6 |
1777 |
Apr |
4 |
1848 |
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9 |
CHAMBERS |
Uriel B. |
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Mar |
3 |
1813 |
Sept |
10 |
1839 |
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10 |
PRIEST |
Infant |
s/o C. L. & Frances - no dates "sweetly
sleeping" |
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PRIEST |
Infant |
no dates |
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11 |
GOODBAR |
Mary F. |
w/o D. C. |
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Dec |
8 |
1831 |
Jan |
23 |
1850 |
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12 |
UNKNOWN |
Unknown |
Unidentified stone |
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13 |
UNKNOWN |
Unknown |
Unidentified base, doesn't match any other stone |
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14 |
PRIEST |
Leah |
w/o H. B. |
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Aug |
9 |
1827 |
Dec |
11 |
1862 |
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14 |
PRIEST |
Mary F. |
d/o H. B. & L. (same stone as Leah) |
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Aug |
26 |
1850 |
July |
30 |
1851 |
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14 |
PRIEST |
Chrysty V. |
d/o H. B. & L. (same stone as Leah) |
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Jan |
27 |
1857 |
Sept |
13 |
1858 |
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15 |
PRIEST |
William |
s/o D. B. & N. |
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Mar |
29 |
1860 |
Dec |
6 |
1860 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
16 |
BEDFORD |
Wm Henry |
s/o V. & M. A. |
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Jan |
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1852 |
Aug |
19 |
1853 |
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Note: Stones 5 & 6 were located
in creekbed at bottom of ravine. Stone 6 was growing in a tree. It was cut
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that stone, and stone 5 were placed
just south of David Badger. There is no way to tell where they were
originally located. |
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Stone 7 of Charles B. Yeats was
originally at location A on map. It was moved since it was close to edge of
ravine. |
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Other interesting facts: |
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The name Wade was in the lower right
hand portion of the stone of Mary R. Goodbar, presumably the stonecarver. |
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The name E. D. Dyer, Gosport, Ind.,
was in the lower right hand portion of the stone of Uriel B. Chambers,
presumabely the stonecarver. |
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Genealogy information: |
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David Badger's wife was Elizabeth
(Betsy) Miller. Not sure where she is buried. She may be one of the
unidentified stones. |
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The infant sons Priest were the
sons of Corbin Lewis and Frances (Badger) Priest, who was the daughter of
David & Betsy Badger. |
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Charles B. Yeats was the son of
Wilson W. & Dulcina (Badger) Yeats, who was the daughter of David &
Betsy Badger. |
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The unidentified son and daughter
Yeates also appear to be children of William W. & Dulcina (Badger) Yeats. |
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Uriel B. Chambers was the husband of
Catherine Badger, who was a daughter of David & Betsy Badger. |
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Not sure where Catherine (Badger)
Chambers is buried, she may be one of the unidentified stones. |
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Mary A. Priest was a daughter of
David B. & Nancy (Nelson) Priest. David was a son of Lewis Corbin &
Frances (Badger) Priest |
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William Priest was also a son of
David B. & Nancy (Nelson) Priest. |
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Horace B. Priest married Leah Guntle
May 24, 1849 in Montgomery County, Indiana |
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He was a son of Lewis Corbin &
Frances (Badger) Priest & brother to the two infant sons buried here. |
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Also brother to George Priest who is
buried about three miles southeast of the Badger Cemetery. |
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Leah Priest buried here is his wife,
not sure where he is buried. Mary F and Chrysty V are their children. |
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Not sure who Mary Goodbar is. |
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No idea who Wm Henry Bedford might
be. |
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Another daughter of David &
Betsy Badger was Nancy, who married Fielding Priest. They are buried at the |
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Priest/Claver
cemetery one mile south of here. Their daughter Elizabeth married John
Claver, and they are |
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also buried at the Priest/Claver
cemetery. |
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Fielding Priest's parents were
George & Sarah D. (Lane) Priest, who are buried at the Priest Cemetery |
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about three miles southeast of the
Badger cemetery. |
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