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McNeil Cemetery

This cemetery is located in Washington Township near Pierceton.  The photos were taken by Rebecca Akens of Goshen. My thanks to her for letting me use these photos.  From the looks of the site, it is not taken care of, and is on private property.  The index comes from Lester Binnie's search in 1976.  He writes that John McNeil and Henry Sommerville, the first settlers in the township are buried there.

McNeil Photos .

This poem was taken from the stone of James P. Town:
"Dear Comrads, In friendship to you all
When you come near this place, make a call
And pluck from sweet scented bower
and place by this grave a rose or other flower.

Cannon may roar with thundering peel
Or saber clash with brilliant steel
But I no more their noise shall hear
No more the dreaded carnage fear.
  By James Town III

B
Babcock, Lucinda wife of TZ d. 1872, age 20
Baker. Ann M wife of Philip d. 1882, age 53
Baker, Catherine wife of P. d. 1864, age 78
Baker, Frank L son of LL & M d. 1868, age 7 mos.
Baker, Gertrude dau. of P & MA d. 1871
Baker, Philip d. 1865, age 43
Bennett, Charley son of Isaac & Julia d. 1865, age 10 mos.
Bennett, George d. 1864, age 33
Bennett, Lafayette son of Isaac & Graly d. 1866, age 14
Bennett, Mary A dau. of I & J d. 1860, age 5
Brasted, Harriet wife of MC d. 1872, age 66
Brown, Elizabeth wife of Newton d. 1862, age 32
Brown, John L d. 1868, age 29
Brown, Newton d. 1869
Brown, Talitha wife of Newton d. 1868, age 42
Brown, Willard son of ?, d. 1854, age 1
Brown, William A. son of J & M d. 1862, age 19 Co, B 44th Reg. Ind. Vol.

C
Campbell, Henrietta dau. fo JW & A d. 1864, age 19
Clark, Charles L son of I & MJ d. 1858, age 5 mos.
Cornell, Hannah W wife of CH d. 1854, age 20
Cornell, Sarah J dau. of CH & HW d. 1856, age 5
Crawford, Ellingham M son of RM & M d. 1858, age 17
Crawford, John TL, son of RM & Mary d. 1859, age 25
Crawford, La____, d. 1855(?), age 4(?)
Crawford, Mary wife of RM d. 1860(?), age 49
Crawford Ra__, d. 1860, age 21
Cretcher, Mathew d. 1855, age 27
Cretcher, Samuel son of ? & B (?), d. 1854, age 3
Crouch, Charlotte wife of Eli d. 1851, age 23
Crouch, Eli d. 1867, age 42

D
Doke, _____rt P. d. 1848, age 15
Doke, Willie M son of AS & H d. 1857, age 3

E
Elder, ______ K. no info

F
Finton, James d. 1861, age 67
Firestone, George d. 1843, age 22
Firestone, Mary wife of Daniel d. 1840, age 22
Firestone, William d. 1851, age 24

G
George, Charles son of W & S d. 1861, age 7 days
George, Sarah wife of Wm d. 1862, age 35
George, William d. 1862, age 85 (35?)
Griff___, Fanny M dau. of WA & ?, d. Feb. 22, 18??
Griffith, infant son of WH & E d. 1859, age 5 mos.
Griffith, Isaac H. d. 1855, age 79
Griffith, John d. 1858, age 57
Griffith, William H d. 1875, age 47
Griffith, Zebulen son of J & M d. 1855, age 1
Griffiths, Mary C d. 1862, age 17

H
Humphreys, James d. 1867, age 57
Humphreys, John, illegible
Humphreys, Josephine dau. of RM & ?
Humphreys, Robert d. 1867, age 90

K
Klick, George d. 1866, age 3
Klick, infant dau. of P & EJ d. 1866
Klick, infant son d. 1866

L
Leedy, Ellen O dau. of AK & E d. 1869, age 18
Leedy, Harry son of AK & E d. 1874, age 16
Leedy, Ida Bell dau. of EB & M d. 1860, age 1
Leedy, Silas son of AK & E d. 1861, age 21

M
McNeil, Elizabeth dau. of J & E d. 1838(?), age 4
McNeil, Ellen wife of John d. 1844, age 37
McNeil, Harriet dau. of J & M d. 1855, age 6 mos.
McNeil, John d. 1854, age 49
McNeil, Matilda Waldo wife of John 1814-1891
Moore, Anna wife of Wm d. 1847, age 49
Moore, William d. 1856, age 27
Murphy, John d. 1855, age 86

N
Nesbitt, Perry N d. 1860, age 28
Nichols, Benjamin F son of J & SJ d. 1862, age 22
Nichols, Elizabeth wife of jacob d. 1866, age 81
Nichols, M.E. dau. of J & SJ d. 1863, age 21

P
Phifer, John W son of J & H d. 1861, age 3
Phifer, Lydia A dau. of J & H d. 1850, age 3

R
Reidinger, Elizabeth wife of John d. 1847, age 38
Reidinger, John d. 1838 (?), age 52
Robertson, James son of W & D d. 1847, age 2 mos.
Robertson, Parthena dau. of W & D d. 1839(?), age 11
Rose, Sharon dau. of J & M d. 1851, age 6

S
Shields, Elizabeth M d. 1863, age 21
Simpson, Delta son of R & H d. 1869, age 1
Simpson, Harriet wife of R d. 1870, age 26
Sommerville, Edwin D d. 1852, age 28
Sommerville, Gracy d. 1859, age unreadable
Sommerville, Henry H d. 1845, age 30
Sommerville, Henry H son of G & D d. 1846, age 11 mos.
Sommerville, Malinda wife of TJ d. 1872, age 66
Sommerville, Theodore L d. 1854, age 25
Sommerville, Thomas J d. 1876, age 68

T
Town, James P 1848-1874, died near Pierceton on the Railroad

U
__lotson, John son of WC & ? d. 1852
Underwood, Joel, Co. B 44 Ind. Inf.
Underwood, Joel d. 1864, age 44
Unknown, L.F d. 1871, age 55

V
VanDyke, Ella wife of JW d. 1872, age 26

W
Waldo, Gameliel d. 1865, age 77
Waldo, Nancy wife of G d. 1861, age 66
Waldo, Sarah wife of Phipps, 1825-1853
Weaver, infant son of HL d. 1872

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