Collins Cemetery

Monroe Township

Section 3

39 45 51N Latitude; 86 50 47W Longitude

This cemetery is on private property. Obtain permission from property owner before visiting this cemetery.

Directions:

Go west of Bainbridge on US 36 for about two miles. There is a big white house on the north side of the road about ¼ mile east of the intersection with Co Rd 25W, which is commonly referred to as Shortcut Road. Go north from the white house almost to the pond. There are several tombstones lying on the ground to the east of the lane, about 20 feet south of the small patch of woods and about 50 feet west of the ravine.

Condition: Poor

There are several stones laying on the ground near each other. Owner has been mowing the area, but some of the stones have been driven across and broken.  Stones should be repaired and reset.

All the stones are broken and difficult to read. The dates may be different than shown here.

There may be more stones near these.

* = computed birth

Birth

Death

Age

Surname

First Name

Other inscriptions

M

D

Y

M

D

Y

Y

M

D

COLLINS

Charley E.

s/o J. T. & J. Collins  b. Jan 27, 1863?

Jan

27

1863

LEE

Carrie Bell

d/o W. T & A. M. Lee  d. July 2, 186? or 188?

July

2

186?

UNKNOWN

Unknown

Date only  stone broken

Apr

30

1863

Footstone

F. J. C. - probably a Collins

3 other stones with no legible markings