Dearly Departed by Noel Mollon
PRAIRIE CREEK CEMETERY
aka WEST LAWN CEMETERY
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Surnames Beginning With:

H though K

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A through CD through EF through G
H through KL through RS through Y

Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Prairie Creek, Vigo Co., IN.

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SURNAME

NAME

MAIDEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

REMARKS

HAGERMAN

John W.

--

25 Oct 1872

14 Nov 1874

S/o T. & S.E.

HALE/HAIL

Louis B.

--

1849

1927

--

"

Mary J.

--

1835

1920

W/o Ernest

"

Natie M.

--

Nov/Dec 1835

14 May 1842

D/o L.B. & N.E.

HALL

Barbara Carlene

--

3 Dec 1858

4 Dec 1858

--

"

Carrie E.

--

--

--

See LISTON

"

Edwin

--

1879

1961

S/o Hershel & Victoria T. (Hall)

"

Emma M.

STRAIN

1878

1964

W/o Walter L., d/o James W. & Sarah J. (Little) Strain

"

Emmel

--

1849

1933

--

"

Erma

--

1920

--

--

"

Etta

REED

1888

4 Jul 1985

D/o B. Thomas & Martha Etta (Shoemaker) Reed

"

Fred

--

6 Aug 1888

1960

S/o W.L. & Viola (Paddock)

"

Howard

--

1908

1980

--

"

Lois

--

1913

1981

--

"

Marion

--

30 Mar 1867

1933

S/o William & Isabell (Hopewell)

"

Maude M.

THOMAS

5 Nov 1872

--

W/o Marion, d/o Joel & Isabell (Nebergall) Thomas

"

Monica

--

--

--

See REYNOLDS

"

Oma

--

1893

1978

--

"

Sadie A.

--

3 Mar 1906

25 Oct 1925

D/o Walter L. & Emma M. (Strain)

"

Walter L.

--

1865

1924

S/o C.S. & Louise (Lanville)

HAMILTON

Ben C.

--

1898

1960

--

"

Ella H.

PAYNE

17 Nov 1914

24 May 1997

W/o William, d/o Lee & Pearl (McOsker) Payne

"

Ethel

--

1891

1940

W/o Ben C.

"

Francis L.

--

11 Dec 1912

24 Jun 1991

W/o Lawrence L.

"

Lawrence L.

--

19 Dec 1908

21 May 1986

OSSW Francis L., md. 23 Aug 1936

"

William H.

--

12 Oct 1912

10 Sep 1988

--

HANDY

Nancy K.

--

28 Aug 1853

16 Aug 1880

W/o Theodore

HANIE

Daniel S.

--

1837

1913

--

"

Nina

--

1845

1938

W/o Daniel

HANELY

Anna

--

--

--

See KESTER

"

Calvin H.

--

1851

1926

F/o Elijah, Ertestus, Okasus & Blanche

"

Ephraim

--

--

--

Buried in Paris, IL

"

Mary

BAILEY

1851

1889

--

"

Mary J.

WESTERFIELD

8 Dec 1826

9 Jan 1901

W/o Ephraim

"

Susann

PIETY

1851

1926

--

HARMON

Ninevah

--

27 Jan 1833

7 Aug 1900

--

"

Sarah J.

ELLIOTT

17 Sep 1839

3 Apr 1901

W/o Ninevah

HARNESS

Nancy E.

--

--

--

See DIX

HARPER

Alwilda

--

25 Aug 1842

11 Jun 1899

1st w/o Washington

"

Clemie

--

6 Mar 1867

1886

W/o J.H.

"

Evelyn B.

--

--

--

See WILSON

"

George T.

--

24 Dec 1836

25 Sep 1890

--

"

George W.

--

20 Aug 1837

18 Oct 1873

--

"

Infant

--

--

17 days

Child of J.A. & C.

"

Mary E.

--

--

--

See DEVOL

"

Washington

--

12 Oct 1832

23 Dec 1877

--

"

*William

--

10 Jan 1834

1 Apr 1892

Co. D, 1st Ind. Inf.

HARRIS

Sarah Jane

--

--

--

See WOOD

HATFIELD

Freda

--

9 Apr 1911

6 Mar 1996

--

HAUGER

Adrienne

CARR

25 Jan 1851

--

W/o James W.; d/o John & Elizabeth (Kelly) Carr

"

Deloras I.

--

29 Dec 1908

--

OSSW Ossa O.

"

Edna

--

29 Aug 1865

16 Nov 1881

--

"

Eliza G.

BURGE

12 Dec 1818

20 Apr 1886

W/o William

"

Emma

--

--

--

See THOMAS

"

James W.

--

16 Dec 1845

28 Apr 1897

S/o William & Eliza (Burge)

"

Mary Ann

--

--

--

See LOVELACE

"

Ossa O.

--

15 Sep 1905

15 Jan 1987

OSSW Deloras I.

"

Soloman

--

1792

1876

--

"

Theodocia

--

--

--

See THOMAS

"

William

--

1 Sep 1813

7 Jan 1901

---

HAYHURST

Denzel J.

--

1907

1940

--

"

Pearl

--

1886

1962

W/o Thomas F.

"

Thomas F.

--

1881

1957

--

HAYWORTH

Leo

--

1890

1974

--

"

Nellie

--

1890

1970

W/o Leo

"

Sarah

--

--

--

See MYERS

This cemetary is in the process of being upgraded to tables.

NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | REMARKS

HECK

~~Ermel Arlena McCoskey (see Collier)
~~Infant | 1 Jun 1925 | --
~~John | 1898 | 1949 | H/o Ermel A. (McCoskey) Collier

HEMPHILL

~~Alice Lenora (see Quinn)

HERBERT

~~Dorothy (see Hodges)

HILBIRD

~~Mathew J. | 1872 | 1935 | --
~~Nettie M. | 1880 | 1934 | W/o Mathew

HODGES

~~Dorothy (see Tarrh)
~~Dorothy (Herbert) | 12 Oct 1913 | 29 Mar 1996 | --
~~Jimmie H. | 1929 | 1943 | --
~~Ralph B. | 1911 | 1968 | --
~~Ralph C. | 1888 | -- | --
~~Sylvia C. | 1913 | -- | W/o Ralph B.
~~Verah G. | 1892 | 1965 | W/o Ralph C.
~~Warren O. | 19 Jun 1910 | 4 Sep 1986 | --

HUNT

~~Alegra (Liston) | 1913 | -- | W/o Raymond, d/o Irel Alvin & Edith (Johnson) Liston
~~Amanda (Beaty) | 19 Sep 1845 | 3 Oct 1908 | --
~~Anna (see Johnson)
~~Annie E. (see Reed)
~~Arthur | 1881 | 1970 | Mason
~~Beulah L. | 30 May 1901 | 8 Aug 1906 | --
~~Carl H. | 1907 | 1974 | --
~~Chloe A. (see Frakes)
~~Cora A. (see Bailey)
~~Dorothy F. | 1908 | -- | W/o Carl H.
~~Edgar Jr. | 25 Jan 1895 | 25 Jan 1981 | S/o John Harvey & Nora Anna (Yeager); Doctor, US Navy
~~Elijah | 13 Feb 1866 | 24 Nov 1874 | S/o Z.J. & M.E.
~~Esther (see Shoemaker)
~~Forest W. | 9 Apr 1910 | 9 Feb 1999 | S/o Herbert & Eva (McGlone)
~~Grace | 1884 | 1959 | W/o Arthur, Eastern Star Order
~~Helen (Nash) | 10 Sep 1903 | 14 May 1956 | D/o William Nash
~~Herbert B. | 29 Apr 1889 | 22 Dec 1965 | S/o Virgil Delfine & Rosa R. Belle (McGlone)
* Herman J. | -- | 6 Oct 1918 | S/o Rosa; Pvt. Ind. Med. Det.
~~Howard | 1904 | 1976 | S/o Virgil Delfine & Rosa R. Belle (McGlone)
~~John | 15 Oct 1842 | 11 Jan 1878 | --
~~John E. | 28 Aug 1940 | 19 Nov 1984 | --
~~John Harvey | 1868 | 1940 | S/o Eleazor & Mary Ann (Keaton)
~~Leander Ira | 1866 | 1929 | S/o Eleazor & Mary Ann (Keaton)
~~Lily Future | 2 Feb 1887 | 19 Mar 1893 | D/o N.D. & P.D.
~~Mary E. (Kiser) | 1919 | 1978 | W/o Forest W.
~~Mary Ellen (Thomas) | 1835/36 | 19 Mar 1913 | W/o Zadoc, d/o Elijah & Sarah (Pound) Thomas
~~Neil Kent | 1939 | -- | --
~~Nellie (see Grosjean)
~~Raymond | 1910 | 1975 | S/o Jabe L. & Carrie (Piety)
~~Rosa R. Bell (McGlone) | 1860 | 1951 | W/o Virgil Delfine, d/o William & Margaret (Mundell) McGlone
~~Sarah "Edna" (see Davis)
~~Winnie | 1873 | 1937 | --
~~Zadoc J. | 15 Aug 1832 | 5 Oct 1905 | S/o James & Rebecca (Dix)
~~Zettie (Turner) | 27 Feb 1873 | 5 Nov 1948 | W/o Leander I., d/o of John Wesley & Sarah Elizabeth (Cuppy) Turner

HUNTWORTH

~~Lillian (see Watson)

HUTTON

~~Claude E. | 1897 | 1968 | --
~~Mary L. | 1896 | 1957 | W/o Claude

HUTZER

~~Anna | 1858 | 1929 | W/o William
~~William | 1853 | 1920 | --

JACKSON

~~Louise (see Johnson)
~~Mary (Piety) | 1896 | 1954 | --

JEWELL

~~Edmund | 25 Feb 1850 | 8 Dec 1917 | S/o Joseph & Huldah (Payne)
~~Malinda Jane (Frakes) | 29 Feb 1852 | 3 Jul 1930 | W/o Edmund, d/o William & Mary (Liston) Frakes
~~Viola Etta (see Logan)

JOHNSON

~~Ada K. | 1891 | -- | --
~~Alva B. | 29 Mar 1879 | 27 Dec 1964 | S/o Levi & Mary Victoria (Myers)
~~Amy L. (Loveall) | 24 May 1885 | 17 Feb 1906 | W/o Roscoe K.
~~Anna (Hunt) | 11 Feb 1819 | 17 Oct 1855 | W/o Bethuel
~~Beverly (see Welch)
~~Charles C. | 21 Jul 1884 | 8 Mar 1938 | S/o Alpheus & Smira (Thompson)
~~Daniel F. | 24 Mar 1820 | 5 Jan 1901 | S/o of James & Jane (Vandine)
~~Delila Josephine (Roberts) | 9 Sep 1920 | 3 Jul 1982 | W/o Robert E., d/o Forrest & Gertrude (Bailey) Roberts
~~Donnell S. | 1904 | 1963 | S/o Alfred & Nora
~~Edith (see Liston)
~~Elizabeth Ann (Frakes) | 22 Feb 1823 | 26 Jan 1864 | W/o Daniel F., d/o Conrad & Sarah (Case) Frakes
~~Estella N. (Reed) | 1878 | 1978 | W/o Frank M., d/o Thomas & Emma (Hunt) Reed
~~Ethel (Mars) | 25 Feb 1890 | 9 Mar 1986 | W/o Granville S.
~~Forrest R. | 14 Sep 1908 | 4 Dec 1986 | --
~~Frank M. | 30 Aug 1869 | 1950 | S/o Cyrus & Jathan (McClahane)
~~Grandville S. "Skeet" | 1887 | 1975 | S/o Judge Hiram & Sarah Alive (Stranahan); Mason
~~Henrietta (Thompson) | 28 Dec 1840 | 1926 | W/o Stephen, d/o Joseph & Nancy (Yeager) Thompson
~~Henry E. | 2 May 1874 | 24 Jan 1882 | S/o Stephen & Henriette (Thompson)
* Hosea | 6 Sep 1890 | 14 Sep 1959 | S/o Judge H. & Sarah A. (Stranahan); Pvt. Med. Dct., 104th Ammo. Train, WWI
~~Irene A. (Thomas) | -- | -- | W/o Bethuel, d/o Joseph & Mary (Chambers) Thomas
~~Isabell | 2 Aug 1785 | 28 Jul 1851 | W/o Daniel
~~J.L. | 1890 | 1959 | --
~~James | 11 Feb 1843 | 26 Apr 1918 | --
~~Jarsey E. | 11 Nov 1883 | 5 Nov 1961 | W/o Charles C.
~~Judge Hiram | 1857 | 1932 | S/o Daniel & Elizabeth A. (Frakes)
~~Levi | 15 Nov 1905 | 13 May 1972 | --
~~Levina | 11 Apr 1844 | 13 Jul 1855 | D/o Robert & Mary E.
~~Louisa | 13 Mar 1862 | 8 Aug 1865 | D/o Robert & Mary E.
~~Louise (Jackson) | 4 Mar 1910 | 22 Jan 1991 | --
~~Malinda Ann | 26 Mar 1816 | 5 Aug 1881 | --
~~Malisa (Thomas) | 1822 | 1857 | W/o William, d/o Joseph & Mary (Chambers) Thomas
~~Marpie (see Thompson)
~~Mary | -- | -- | --
~~Mary | Jan 1801 | May 1870 | --
~~Mary A. (see Kirkham)
~~Mary Ellen (Annis) | 17 Oct 1831 | 9 Jan 1913 | W/o Robert
~~Matilda E. | 3 Sep 1866 | 28 Dec 1881 | D/o Stephen & Henrietta (Thompson)
~~Nancy J. | 4 Sep 1871 | 22 Dec 1881 | D/o Stephen & Henrietta (Thompson)
~~Ola R. (Kisner) | 29 May 1905 | 31 Mar 1999 | OSSW-w/o Hosea "Dode", d/o Archie & Lizzie (Bales) Kisner
~~Oto | 1886 | 1924 | Son of James W. & Margaret J. (Bunch)
~~Paul A. | 2 Mar 1901 | 7 Mar 1912 | S/o R.K. & F.R.
~~Perry L. | 1873 | 1949 | --
~~Robert | 30 Aug 1828 | 28 Feb 1913 | --
~~Robert Eslin | 18 Nov 1917 | 21 Dec 1996 | S/o William Henry & Hessie Olen (Johnson)
~~Roscoe K. | 21 Oct 1879 | 25 Jun 1963 | S/o Stephen & Henrietta (Thompson)
~~Ruby | 1907 | 1971 | --
~~Sarah Alive (Stranahan) | 1863 | 1952 | W/o Judge H.
~~Sarah L. | -- | 30 Jul 1855 | D/o H. & E.
~~Stephen R. | 1841 | 1914 | S/o Barnabus & Anna (Hunt)
~~Terry Gene | 16 Apr 1943 | 29 Aug 1944 | S/o Robert Eslin & Delila Josephine (Roberts)
~~Tressa O. | 1871 | 1963 | W/o Perry
~~Velma G. | -- | 13 Nov 1907 | D/o R.K. & F.R.
~~Wanetta Pearl (Smock) | 1907 | 1981 | W/o Donnell S.
~~William | 1820 | 1852 | --
~~William T. | 1933 | 1961 | --

JONES

~~Della (see Dietzel)
~~Harriett | 1866 | 1960 | --
~~Ruth E. | 1877 | 1969 | --

KASINGER

* Albert | 6 Apr 1924 | 26 Oct 1972 | 187th Ind. Inf., WWII
~~Homer | 1895 | 1946 | --
~~James | -- | -- | --

KENSER

~~Blanche | 1895 | 1976 | W/o Harry
~~George W. | 1865 | 1949 | --
~~Harry E. | 1888 | -- | --
~~Mary Etta | 1870 | 1943 | --

KERCHIVEL

~~Corentha E. | 16 Feb 1849 | 18 Jul 1849 | D/o Robert & Rhoda (Tichenor)
~~Elizabeth (see Rice)
~~Nancy (Pound) | 9 May 1788 | 9 Sep 1862 | W/o Benjamin, d/o Thomas & Sarah (Kester) Pound
~~Rhoda (Tichenor) | 26 May 1830 | 6 Apr 1849 | W/o Robert C., d/o Byram & Eunice (Kester) Tichenor
~~Sarah (see Elliott)

KESSEL

~~Minnie (Trueblood) | 3 Jul 1872 | 30 Dec 1932 | --
~~William Henry | 2 Jun 1866 | 10 Jul 1932 | --

KESTER

~~Anna (Hanley) | 1845 | 1933 | W/o Daniel, d/o Ephraim & Mary (Westerfield) Hanley
~~Arnold E. | 21 Jul 1878 | -- | S/o Daniel & Anna
~~Clebert W. | 1898 | 1983 | S/o Roscoe E. & Lura D. (Pogue)
~~Daniel S. | 1837 | 1913 | S/o Ephraim & Margaret (Stark)
~~E.T. | 1889 | 1966 | --
~~Edith Mae (Reed) | 1906 | 1983 | W/o Clebert W., d/o Elijah Everett & Edith Jammie (Bledsoe) Reed ~~Eunice A. (Thomas) | 12 Oct 1840 | -- | W/o William, d/o Elijah & Sarah (Pound) Thomas
~~Grace (Watson) | 3 Jul 1891 | 31 Jan 1971 | --
~~Lois Ellen | 2 Nov 1874 | 22 Jul 1880 | D/o William P. & Eunice (Thomas)
~~Marie (Weir) | 1893 | 1922 | W/o Ewing
~~Sarah E. | 16 Jul 1871 | 18 Aug 1871 | D/o William P. & Eunice A. (Thomas)
~~Sarah E. (see Thomas)
~~William | 1881 | 1972 | --
~~William Preston | 22 Dec 1834 | 13 Mar 1893 | --

KING

~~Leo Thomas | 12 Jul 1915 | 29 Jan 1988 | --
~~Robert Wayne | 28 Feb 1925 | 19 Mar 1992 | S/o Francis Estel & Ruth (Elliott)
~~Russell E. | 18 Apr 1923 | 20 Sep 1997 | H/o Mildred (Schooley), s/o Francis Estel & Ruth (Elliott); WWII Vet

KIRKHAM

~~Alonzo | 24 Sep 1840 | 6 Jan 1910 | S/o William & Nancy (Stephens)
~~Bethuel | 30 Jun 1874 | 14 Sep 1875 | S/o Alonzo & Mary (Johnson)
~~Caleb | 20 Mar 1837 | 1917 | H/o Catherine (Smith), s/o William & Nancy (Stephens)
~~Candace (Paddock) | 26 May 1861 | 1941 | W/o James, d/o Lewis & Rebecca (Pogue) Paddock
~~Cecil | 1889 | 1947 | --
~~Charles K. | 5 Jul 1897 | 27 Mar 1955 | --
* Claude | 23 Nov 1895 | 6 Dec 1971 | Sgt. Co. D, 34th Enger., WWI
~~Clem | 1903 | 1940 | W/o Walter
~~Clyde C. | 1878 | 1943 | --
~~Edna | 1901 | -- | W/o Claude
~~Elmer | 1 Jun 1871 | 1916 | S/o Alonzo & Mary (Johnson)
~~Infant | -- | -- | --
~~James | 9 Nov 1864 | 1926 | S/o Alonzo & Mary (Johnson)
~~Joseph | 13 Apr 1873 | 6 Jun 1873 | S/o Alonzo & Mary (Johnson)
~~Katherine | 1836 | 1899 | --
~~Lela (Boyll) | 1872 | 1907 | W/o Elmer
~~Lennie | 1889 | -- | --
* Lewis | 7 Apr 1897 | 19 Nov 1929 | Pfc. Ond. Officer, Tng. Sch., WWI
~~Lilly M. (Newlin) | 1881 | 1967 | W/o Perry L.
~~Marion | 1864 | 1931 | --
~~Martina B. | 1913 | 1999 | W/o Wilmer
~~Mary | 1881 | 1960 | --
~~Mary A. (Johnson) | 1 Jun 1845 | 26 Jul 1907 | W/o Alonzo
~~Miranda | 1862 | 1943 | W/o Marion
~~Nancy | 24 May 1802 | 12 Mar 1875 | W/o William
~~Perry L. | 23 Nov 1879 | 1904 | S/o Alonzo & Mary (Johnson)
~~Rosa | 1878 | 1953 | W/o Clyde C.
~~Sarah J. (see Reed)
~~Thomas W. | 1949 | 1992 | H/o Dru Ann
~~Walter | 1873 | 1952 | --
~~William | 1799/1800 | 7 Feb 1880 | --
~~Wilmer Jake | 1905 | 1970 | --

KISER

~~Mary E. (see Hunt)

KISNER

~~Ola R. (see Johnson)

KRAEMER

~~Alfred "Blackie" | 5 Oct 1924 | 14 Apr 1993 | --
~~Dennis Leroy | 22 Apr 1947 | 21 Mar 1999 | S/o Alfred & Marjorie C. (Foulke)

KRAKER

~~Alfred C. | 27 Jun 1881 | 20 Mar 1962 | --
~~Blanche | 10 Dec 1887 | 24 May 1967 | --
* Eugene P. | 20 Aug 1916 | 9 Nov 1973 | S/Sgt US Army, WWII
~~Herbert C. | 7 June 1903 | 20 Sep. 1950 | --

KRUZAN

~~Denzil "Wayne" | 1 Sep 1906 | 18 Jan 1935 | S/o James M. & Mattie J. (Rice)
~~James Madison | 28 Oct 1874 | 15 Jun 1951 | S/o Ephraim & Amanda J. (Hawkins)
~~Mattie Jane (Rice) | 11 May 1883 | 13 Jan 1943 | W/o James M., d/o George & Demarius (Kercheval) Rice

Some information provided by Mary Morgan & Lila Drake. Thanks ladies!

Some information obtained from the transcriptions of Nelson Eddy and Virginia Wilholt in their books Cemeteries, Vigo County, Indiana: Volume II, South Section & Volume III, Middle Section.

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