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Index of Alpha Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana

Contributed By: Nola Schieferstein Rains
Updated and Reformatted By: Margie Roop Pierce & Jim Cox
Cemetery was read in May 2010 by Penny Baughman North & Jim Cox

The cemetery is on the southeast corner of County Road 900 North and County Road 100 East. It was started by the Alpha Methodist Episcopal Church, which was closed about 1915.

NOTE: This database also includes photos of the tombstones. Some of the entries in the database come from burial records--no tombstone could be found.

ABBREVIATIONS USED:
ch/o = child of
d/o = daughter of
h/o = husband of
s/o = son of
w/o = wife of

Last Name First Name Birth Death Inscriptions and Notes Tombstone Photo
AberJohn D2/4/1870 3/6/1878   
AberJohnny D2/4/1870 3/6/1878  Aber_Johnny.pdf
AberMary11/10/1878 7/1/1886   
AberMay11/10/1878 7/1/1882  Aber_May.pdf
AndersonCatharine (Drake)11/13/1797 9/15/1857 w/o Hugh Anderson_Catharine.pdf
AndersonHugh10/5/1793 8/27/1872  Anderson_Hugh.pdf
BaxterAcie G12/10/1886 1/17/1887 s/o G B & Mary E Baxter_Acie_G.pdf
BaxterEllen (Linhart)  w/o Greenberry  
BaxterGreenberry1825 7/24/ 1856  Baxter_Greenberry.pdf
BaxterMary  no dates  
BaxterRebecca (Pillars)3/22/1825 1/26/ 1889 w/o Greenberry Baxter_Rebecca.pdf
BellCatherine1800 2/3/1875 w/o John Bell_Catharine.pdf
BellFrankie3/5/1874 11/26/1876 s/o James & Sarah Bell_Frankie.pdf
BellJohn12/16/1806 10/22/1896  Bell_John.pdf
BellSarah11/13/1834 8/8/1883 w/o James Bell_Sarah.pdf
BevelheimerMargaret (Hall)2/26/1810 7/12/1881 w/o Jacob O  
BrockCharles6/2/1825 10/16/1896  Brock_Charles_Nancy_C.pdf
BrockJennie E1/29/1858 12/19/1885 d/o Charles & Nancy Brock_Jeannie_E.pdf
BrockNancy C (Culbertson)4/28/1823 8/8/1905 w/o Charles Brock_Charles_Nancy_C.pdf
BroomeGeorge4/9/1819 5/13/1857  Broome_George.pdf
BrownEleanor (Montgomery)2/17/1812 11/20/1848 w/o Zedekiah Brown_Eleanor.pdf
BrownHenrietta3/16/1844 9/27/1854 d/o Zedekiah & Eleanor Brown_Henrietta.pdf
BrownInfant Son    
BrownJames Brenton9/22/1852 4/16/1853 s/o L & M  
BrownL Y 9/7/1850 s/o Julia A  
BrownMary Jane5/2/1846 2/14/1868 d/o Zedekiah & Eleanor  
BrownSarah (Warner)5/9/1811 6/1/1880 w/o Josiah  
ChapmanJohn E12/19/ 1794 9/28/1884 s/o Aaron & Susannah Chapman_John_E.pdf
ChapmanMary Ann (Hogg)3/22/ 1822 3/1/1875 w/o Moses  
ChapmanMoses R3/31/1820 3/17/1864  Chapman_Moses_R.pdf
ChapmanRachel S (Garrard)2/28/1829 2/23/1853 w/o William C - Married 3-21-1850 Chapman_Rachael_S.pdf
ChapmanSarah (Kiess)10/19/1796 4/16/1869 w/o John - Married 12-30-1819 Chapman_Sarah.pdf
ChapmanSarah Ann1/2/1837 1/24/1853 d/o John & Sarah Chapman_Sarah_Ann.pdf
ChapmanWilliam Cox1/19/1828 7/17/1856  Chapman_William_C.pdf
ChapmanWilliam Jay12/20/1851 3/12/1853 s/o Moses & Mary Ann  
ClineBarbara Adaline11/22/1854 2/5/1887 d/o George S & Elizabeth Alice Cline_Barbara_Adaline.pdf
ClineElizabeth Alice (McConnehey)9/7/1825 5/7/1871 2nd w/o George Cline_Elizabeth.pdf
ClineGeorge B8/13/1858 6/7/1877 s/o George & Elizabeth Cline_George.pdf
ClineGeorge S5/6/1818 2/27/1907   
ClineLucinda7/2/1841 4/4/1906 w/o George  
ClineMargaret G (Crozier)9/8/1824 7/12/1845 1st w/o George Cline  
ClineSarah9/6/1845 10/9/1845 d/o J & B  
CrossHannah (Silley)12/31/1796 6/1/1879 w/o Daniel Cross_Hannah.pdf
CulbertsonThomas  from burial records  
DavyElta Florence3/5/1876 6/6/1897   
DavyLizzie (Elizabeth E)4/24/1870 5/1/1873 d/o James & Mary A Dazy_Lizzie_E.pdf
DeelHester Ann (Meyers)9/9/1842 6/14/1866 w/o Francis Marvin Deel_Hester_Ann_Myers.pdf
EdwardsEliza J5/23/1853 3/27/1872 d/o Samuel & Lucinda Edwards_Eliza_J.pdf
EdwardsGeorge W7/13/1854 12/28/1854  Edwards_George_W.pdf
EdwardsJohn4/4/1796 7/9/1850  Edwards_John.pdf
EdwardsLucinda (Eagy)  w/o Samuel Edwards_Lucinda.pdf
EdwardsLucinda M8/26/1857 1/17/1858 d/o Samuel & Lucinda  
EdwardsPhebe12/7/1800 8/26/1845 1st Wife of John  
EdwardsRachel (Anderson)3/5/1820 9/16/1852 2nd Wife of John Edwards_Rachel.pdf
EdwardsSamuel10/27/1826 11/23/1864  Edwards_Samuel.pdf
EdwardsSamuel A  d/o Samuel & Lucinda  
EdwardsWilliam10/17/1823 1/18/1905 s/o John & Phebe  
Edwards[blank]  Stone broken; c/o Samuel & Lucinda  
FonnerJohn1788 9/6/1852  Fonner_John.pdf
GessingerCaroline4/16/1820 10/16/1861 w/o John Gessinger_F_M.pdf
GessingerFrank M3/26/1874 12/4/1904 Co. B 160th Ind. Vol. Inf. - Spanish American War  
GessingerJohn3/10/1810 10/22/1867 GAR 1861-1865  
GessingerNathaniel I1837 2/28/1906   
GessingerNathaniel P1841 5/20/1905 s/o John & Caroline  
GessingerPhebe (Wilban)  1st wife of John  
GorslineHannah H1845 4/16/1850 d/o MR & J A Gorsline_Hannah.pdf
GorslineJames M9/5/1829 4/15/1850  Gorsline_James.pdf
Harkless-ClineLucinda (Rice)6/30/1841 4/4/1906 w/o George B (1st? husband was William Harkless) Cline_Lucinda.pdf
HarrisEliza10/12/1817 2/27/1873 w/o John Harris_Eliza_J.pdf
HarrisJohn4/30/1810 3/31/1878  Harris_John.pdf
HoukHerschel D 7/21/1877 Infant s/o W H & M E  
HoukVirgil Ben 3/16/1862 s/o WH & ME Houk_Virgil_Ben.pdf
HouserIsabell (Kahl)1827 9/29/1894 w/o John Houser_Isabel.pdf
HouserJohn1826 11/7/1904  Houser_John.pdf
HunterInfant 7/18/1852 s/o George & Rosannah Hunter_Infant.pdf
HunterInfant 7/30/1859 d/o George & Rosannah  
HunterJohn George4/24/1858 10/20/1860 s/o G & R  
HunterJohn Glenn6/24/1857 12/20/1860 s/o George & Rosannah Hunter_John_Glenn.pdf
KellsonLeon10/31/1879 1/1/1881 s/o Charles & M  
KillenMary J6/16/1820 6/10/1898  Killen_Mary_J.pdf
KingElizabeth12/28/1788 5/6/1872 w/o John King_Elizabeth.pdf
KingJohn3/27/1788 5/18/1847   
KingJohn3/26/1820 11/17/1891   
KlineBarbara (Robinson)12/3/1806 6/30/1873 w/o Jacob Kline_Barbara.pdf
KlineEliza Jane (Mumma)10/4/1835 4/25/1919 w/o Robert  
KlineJacob1/12/1809 8/22/1889  Kline_Jacob.pdf
KlineRobert2/21/1836 3/9/1893  Kline_Robert.pdf
KlineSarah9/6/1845 10/9/1845 d/o John & Barbara (Robinson) Kline Kline_Sarah.pdf
LeMastersGeorge1851 3/24/1878   
LeMastersJohn1790 6/21/1846   
LeMastersJohn, Jr    
LeMastersJoseph S7/4/1848 6/7/1850   
LeMastersMary7/2/1838 6/7/1850 d/o GB & EG  
LeMastersNancy    
LeMastersNancy (Baxter)1792 6/11/1864 w/o John  
LenhartHulda L (Brown)1833  w/o Peter  
LenhartJohn2/22/1797 5/1/1877   
LenhartJohn8/26/1832 7/28/1872  Lenhart_John.pdf
LenhartJohn W8/7/1854 10/23/1857 s/o Peter & Hulda L  
LenhartJulia1/31/1849 4/6/1853 s/o Larson & Lois  
LenhartPeter8/14/1824 2/19/1902  Lenhart_Peter.pdf
LenhartRebecca (Burrell)9/22/1801 5/20/1873 w/o John Lenhart_Rebecca.pdf
LenhartSarah J12/10/1855 11/2/1857 d/o Peter & Hulda L  
LenhartWilliam H1/20/1844 5/24/1904  Lenhart_William_H.pdf
LenhartWilliam H1/20/1834 5/24/1894   
LewisJesse1839 7/5/1874  Lewis_Jesse.pdf
LewisJonathan7/1/1840 8/23/1841 s/o Isaiah & Nancy  
LewisMary B9/18/1848 10/30/1860 d/o Isaiah & Ruth Lewis_Mary_B.pdf
LewisNancy (Pillars) 8/10/1842 1st wife of Isaiah Lewis_Nancy.pdf
LewtonMary1852 1927   
LewtonMary (LeMasters)1815 1867 w/o Perry  
LewtonNancy Ellen2/10/1838 8/22/1850 d/o Perry & Mary  
LewtonNancy Ellen2/10/1838 8/22/1850 d/o Perry & Mary Lewton_Nancy_Ellen.pdf
LewtonPerry1815 9/2/1845  Lewton_Perry.pdf
LewtonPerry A3/12/1845 3/24/1890  Lewton_Perry_A.pdf
Lewton-BrownMary (LeMasters)1815 1867 1st husband-Perry Lewton; 2nd husband-Zedekiah Brown  
LinhardLawson3/18/1820 12/18/1894   
LinhardLois Elizabeth (Brown)3/10/1830 3/28/1912 w/o Lawson  
LinhardSarah J10/11/1850 10/21/1851 d/o Lawson & Lois  
LinhartLawson3/18/1820 12/18/1894   
LinhartLois3/10/1830 3/28/1912   
MarquardtElizabeth A (Singleton)10/18/1844 7/27/1910 2nd w/o George W Marquet_Elizabeth_A.pdf
MarquardtGeorge W1846 6/9/1898 23rd Ind. Battery, Light Artillery Marquart_George_W.pdf
McConneheyCatherine (Clever)1801 1876 w/o William  
McConneheyJosiah1831 8/12/1896   
McConneheyWilliam5/22/1800 3/15/1851   
McConneheyWilliam Henry3/12/1845 9/8/1873  McConnehey_William_H.pdf
MickAndrew5/6/1793 6/3/1876  Mick_Andrew.pdf
MickAnna (Brown)12/16/1800 10/16/1877 w/o Andrew  
MickJonathan9/30/1827 2/20/1848 s/o Andrew & Anna Mick_Jonathan.pdf
MickMinnie3/6/1845 7/28/1847 d/o Andrew & Anna Mick_Minnie.pdf
MillerMary A2/12/1848 8/20/1855 d/o Samuel & Maria Miller_Mary_A.pdf
MillerSamantha3/27/1861 11/6/1862 d/o Samuel & Maria  
MosesH Lilah1/28/1881 7/4/1881 d/o James C & Emily C Moses_H_Lilah.pdf
MyersCatharine  Infant d/o Jesse & Mary Myers_Jonathan_Catharine.pdf
MyersJesse10/1/1814 2/24/1891  Myers_Jesse.pdf
MyersJonathan  Infant s/o Jesse & Mary Myers_Jonathan_Catharine.pdf
MyersMary (Mick)10/28/1822 10/30/1855 w/o Jesse Myers_Mary.pdf
NicholsCharles11/19/1860 4/9/1877 s/o M & M  
NumbersWalter8/3/1847 2/22/1853 s/o Esau & Anne  
PeoplesMargaret (Redinghouse)8/18/1812 4/21/1887 w/o Robert Peoples_Margaret.pdf
PeoplesMary E10/27/1876 7/10/1899 w/o Samuel R  
PeoplesRobert1812 8/10/1846  Peoples_Robert.pdf
PillarsBenjamin5/10/1816 2/2/1878   
PillarsBenjamin1/5/1815 12/16/1854   
PillarsF1852 1888 GAR Marker 1861-1865 Pillars_F.pdf
PillarsMary (Baxter)1790 1/21/1859 w/o William  
PillarsSarah A (Rice)5/28/1816 2/2/1878 w/o Benjamin Pillars_Sarah_A.pdf
PillarsSusannah 2/2/1844 w/o James Pillars_Susannah.pdf
PillarsWilliam3/7/1790 2/12/1865   
RamseyDavid M4/2/1851 8/24/1853 s/o William J & Susannah Ramsey_David_M.pdf
RiceBenjamin James11/17/1817 9/9/1895   
RiceCharlie G3/31/1868 10/26/1877 s/o William P & Frances Rice_Charlie_G.pdf
RiceElizabeth (Ferguson)1792 7/20/1854 w/o Sampson Rice_Elizabeth_C.pdf
RiceElizabeth (Pillars)4/18/1817 4/23/1846 1st w/o Benjamin J  
RiceInfant 2/26/1872 s/o John & Salome  
RiceJames16 Mar 1787 3/21/1853 s/o Jesse & Bethaney (Oxley) Rice  
RiceJames3/16/1787 3/21/1853   
RiceJane M (Van Buskirk)4/26/1834 4/2/1904 w/o Samuel E  
RiceLucinda (Clark) 10/18/1844 w/o James - Married 1-21-1830  
RiceMary (Pillars)2/18/1820 11/13/1897 2nd w/o Benjamin J Rice_Mary.pdf
RiceSampson2/9/1789 2/18/1848  Rice_Sampson.pdf
RiceSamuel Fergeson4/2/1884 9/13/1884 s/o Millard & Rachel  
RiceSamuel T1/16/1825 8/7/1883  Rice_Samuel_T.pdf
RobinsonArta May 10/11/1862 d/o Samuel & Mary  
RobisonElizabeth 23 December -- w/o Daniel Robison  
ShackleyAnn L1838 1917   
ShackleyArthur J10/27/1821 2/1/1836 s/o Phineas C & Anna Shackley_Arthur_A.pdf
SingletonJohn2/10/1818 2/15/1888  Singleton_John.pdf
SingletonJulia Ann (Brown)6/27/1834 9/18/1909 2nd w/o John  
SingletonLourenza1/27/1858 6/6/1899  Singleton_Lourenza.pdf
SingletonMacie Ambrose1/27/1886 10/4/1898 s/o William & Elizabeth Singleton_Macie_A.pdf
SingletonMargaret (Worden)1818 1870 Maiden name was Worden  
SmithEthel P8/26/1876 8/30/1877 d/o W R & N J Smith_Ethel_P.pdf
SmithFlorence E1872 1928 w/o William E Smith_Florence_E.pdf
SmithGeorge Elis10/8/1886 10/22/1888 s/o S & A  
SmithInfant6/3/1899 4/26/1900 c/o Charles  
SmithWilliam E1877 1909  Smith_William_E.pdf
SnyderSarah E1851 3/7/1853 d/o J & E Snyder_Sarah_E.pdf
SpadeMary Lewton (Robinson)1852 1927 w/o Jacob- Married 10-11-1892 Spade_Mary_Lewton.pdf
SpragueHester (Mick)8/11/1822 9/26/1896 w/o John T Sprague_Hester_John_T.pdf
SpragueJohn T2/18/1822 3/22/1860  Sprague_Hester_John_T.pdf
SpragueMabel S11/28/1893 11/28/1893 s/o Willis R & Mattie M Sprague_Mabel_S.pdf
SpragueMattie May10/3/1873 4/8/1896 w/o W Sprague_Mattie_May.pdf
SpragueRandall B4/2/1797 4/13/1852   
SpragueRosa Alice4/7/1876 1/3/1879 d/o AM & NC Sprague_Rosa_Alice.pdf
SpragueVoil Cleo1/12/1896 1/19/1896 s/o Willis R & Mattie M  
SpragueWilliam4/10/1833 10/27/1854  Sprague_William_D.pdf
StetlerDelvinie1888 1910  Stetler_Delvinie.pdf
TeneyckHenry H3/3/1845 12/31/1920   
TeneyckLula Maud8/8/1886 7/30/1888 d/o HH & FM Teneyck_Lula_Maud.pdf
ToddA B6/17/1822 3/20/1895  Todd_A_B.pdf
ToddElizabeth (Chapman)4/9/1830 6/22/1910   
ToddJohn Wesley  s/o Asbury B & Martha Todd_John_Wesley.pdf
ToddMartha (Edwards)8/6/1828 8/11/1852 w/o Asbury B Todd_Martha.pdf
TritchMary Catharine (Warner)12/28/1845 4/13/1909 w/o William H  
TritchWilliam  Stone is nearly illegible; all that's readable is "In Memory - William Tritch" Tritch_William.pdf
WaggonerCharles D1/30/1878 8/10/1896  Waggoner_Charles_D.pdf
WaggonerDewitt C3/19/1840 11/16/1892  Waggoner_D_C.pdf
WaggonerElizabeth C (Rice)12/30/1842 4/24/1923 w/o Dewitt C Waggoner_Elizabeth_C.pdf
WarnerGeorge Wesly3/30/1847 10/20/1881  Warner_George_Wesly.pdf
WarnerNathaniel Peter3/13/1850 5/15/1850 s/o Reuben & Sarah Warner_Nathaniel_P.pdf
WarnerReuben7/31/1825 1/9/1855  Warner_Reuben.pdf
WarnerSarah1822 1918 w/o Reuben  
WilliamsWatson E1858 9/12/1871 s/o Jesse & Alice Williams_Watson_E.pdf
[blank]Eliza    
[blank]Mary E    
[blank]Susannah    



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