Wilson Cemetery |
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Russell
Twp |
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Section
7 |
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50 43N Latitude; 87 00 22W 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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The Wilson Cemetery is about 200 yards east of the Putnam/Parke
County Line on the north side of US 236. There is an entry through a hay
field on US 236. Go into the field, then about 100 yards north, and a little
bit east. The cemetery is under a big maple tree just north of where the
field meets the woods. There are two legible stones, and about 6-8 fragments.
Several of the fragments have dates or parts of a name. |
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Condition: Poor |
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Cemetery is in a sparsely wooded area just off a field. The
stones are laying flat on the ground, leaning against a tree and generally
scattered about. The stones should be repaired and reset to the extent
possible. The area should be searched for more stones. |
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* = computed birth |
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Birth |
Death |
Age |
Surname |
First Name |
Other inscriptions |
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M |
D |
Y |
M |
D |
Y |
Y |
M |
D |
WILSON |
John |
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Sept |
13 |
1781 |
Apr |
9 |
1852 |
70 |
6 |
28 |
WILSON |
Sarah |
w/o John (stone broken, can't read all of age) |
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Apr |
3 |
1870 |
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10 |
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Infant s/o _ M. &. P. (stone broken, probably Wilson) |
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Footstone W. M. W. |
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Partial Stone |
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33 |
5 |
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Partial Stone, age 4 or 4_ days |
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Partial Stone, died __ 24, 18__ |
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Partial Stone, died March __ |
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Excerpt
from Putnam County Sesquicentennial, page 342: |
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An early
Wilson family cemetery is located in the southwest quarter of section six of
Russell Township. |
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Here
were buried William M., son of J. and S. Wilson on September 18, 1834. |
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The old
pioneer, John Wilson 1781-1852, was buried here. Caroline, 1821-1854, wife of
Michael Wilson, |
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and Mary
J., 1829-1861, a daughter of M. and J. Wilson were also buried in this family
plot with a few others. |
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