Hudson Cemetery

Hudson Township

La Porte County, Indiana

8450 E 700N
41 degrees 26.46 Min North & 85 degrees 14.6 Min West

Fall of 2010 - Our friends at the La Porte County Pioneer Cemetery Commission replaced the Hudson Cemetery sign, complete with additional plaque showing a brief history about the cemetery.
In June - 2008 - Fencing and beautiful gate for this Family plot were redone by: Richard Fritz owner of Rustic Fencing, commissioned by Patricia Gruse Harris of the
LaPorte County Pioneer Cemetery Commision. Location of fencing is around the Cassady graves. For larger view, click on picture. Thanks to Patricia for the above photos.

On September 17, 2001 Sol Gorrell and Deanna West read and photographed this cemetery. First listing on this page is listed in row order commencing with the grave of Purl, Louisa. To view a photo of stone click on that name. To return to this page, hit your back button.
We would like to express our thanks to Pat Harris who can be reached at pagharris@sbcglobal.net. You may wish to contact Pat and me if you have further information or questions about this listing. Placed on line by Deanna. West

Donated listing from Pat Harris of stones not present at either of these readings, but were apparently in this cemetery at previous readings:

1. Avery, Ama Ana - dau of Andrew & Ama A., 1 Aug 1855 10 days
2. Benson, Rowland J. son of R. & N. 7 M 13 D
3. Bordon, Nancy C. dau. of J. & N. 5 Mar. 1860 - 5 M 6 D
4. Huntington, James son of E. & E. 3 Oct 1857 infant
5. Ingram, Adaline 12 Oct 1837 - 35 Y - 5 & 7 on this list may be the same or actually Andrews, Adaline shown above?
6. Inness, Jennett wife of Hiram 20 Aug 1838 32 Y 11 M - probably the same as Andress, Jennett shown above
7. Jackson, Adaline dau of B & J - 12 Oct 1851 - 25 Y old - also might be the same as #5 above (?)
8. Kemp, son of _______ 12 May 1853 - 3 Y 1 M 3 D - possibly Kemp, Amanda Ann on above listing
9. Unruh, Naomi dau of John & Naomi - 27 June 1833 - 7 M 12 D

Donated Family information from the files of Lisa Bruneau

Burdick - disputed Law-suit -
Mary and Martha (Marsha) are on the Hudson list, but Frances is not.

I wrote down the name "Martha", but the photo of the stone shows Marsha so I'll have to re-check the court records next time we're at the courthouse. The 1870 census shows Marshall, age 6/12, male. That puts Marshall born Nov or Dec 1869. If we use the birth date calculator with the age and dod for Martha/Marsha, the birth date is Nov 22, 1869. I'd like to think Marsha and Marshall could be twins, but if that's the case both should have shown on the 1870 census.
   
  Sure a lot of name and gender mix ups for one tiny little child!! Next issue: The 1870 census shows a dau. Margrett, age 3 She's the only child listed who matches the dates for Frances. Maybe Frances M. is Frances Margrett? (FYI: census spells last name Burdock) Willard Ball sued John A. Burdick for an unpaid account for a burial case for Mrs. Burdick.
It was ordered Sep 28 1874. George C. Ross sued John A. Burdick for gravestones ordered from La Porte Marble Works.
1) Set of gravestones, 2 ft. high with proportional width, marble with base and inscribed: Frances M., dau of J.A. & M.E. Burdick, died June 13, 1872 aged 4 yrs, 9 mo, & 9 days To be delivered at the Hudson yard.
2) Design: oval top. From La Porte Marble Works, ordered Oct 1, 1874. Set of gravestones 3 1/2 ft. high w/proportional width. Marble with base,
inscribed as follows: Mary E., wife of J.A. Burdick, died Sep 28, 1874 aged ------- (not filled in). To be delivered at the Hudson yard.
3) Set of gravestones, 2 ft. high with proportional width, marble with base and inscribed: Martha A., dau. of J.A. & M.E. Burdick, died May 4, 1872, aged 2 yrs. 5 mo, & 12 days.
Finalization of the cases were recorded April 17, 1880. - contributed By: Donna Nelson

Eleazer SPRAGUE b. 10/5/1799 PA d. 8/15/1865 presumably in LaPorte Co., IN. The courthouse and the library have been unable to find death records, will and probate records, nor an obituary for him. He is listed in the 1830 Census in Scipio, Seneca Co., OH, and in the 1840, 1850, and 1860 Censuses at Hudson, LaPorte Co., IN. His wife, Mary b. 1796 VT d. aft. 6/20/1859 appears in the 1850 Census, but not in 1860.

Their children are listed below.

Electa SPRAGUE b. 1820 is a daughter of Eleazer b. 1798 PA and Mary SPRAGUE b. 1796 VT d. bet 1850-1860 La Porte Co., IN. Some other children are Esther SPRAGUE m. Alonzo MORSE 1/291844 La Porte Co., IN, Sarah H. SPRAGUE b. 9/28/1819 OH d. 8/9/1890 Charleston, SC m. 12/31/1838 La Porte Co., IN to Caleb Nichols AVERILL b. 10/16/1815 NY d. Summerville, SC children: John Henry b. 10/25/1843 and Louisa W. b. 1844, Lucy SPRAGUE b. 1821 OH d. aft 1860 m. 1) 12/10/1840 La Porte Co., IN to John HOOTEN or HOOTOON b. ? d. bef 1850 children: Esther M. HOOTEN b. 1842, Nancy Ann HOOTEN b. 1845. Lucy m. 2nd ? ENSIGN and Josephine N. SPRAGUE b. 1829 OH. Eleazer and his family are at Hudson Twp., La Porte Co., IN in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Census.

Aassumption is that John SPRAGUE b. 8/15/1777 VT d. 6/15/1852 LaPorte Co., IN is most likely the father of Eleazer. Death, will, probate and obituary records for him could not be found in LaPorte either. His wife Phebe, must have died prior to 1850 since she does not appear in the 1850 Census. I do not know where John was prior to 1850. Phebe (Sprague) ADAMS (daughter of John and Phebe) b. 8/4/1802 NY d. 2/19/1873 LaPorte Co., IN m. abt 1833 (1) John C. HALE b. 4/30/1800 NY d. 4/10/1865 LaPorte Co., IN. They are listed in the 1850 Census at Hudson, LaPorte Co., IN, living with them are son, Emerson (presumably adopted son, Jesse Emerson) b. 5/1/1836 NH d. 4/15/1852 LaPorte Co., IN, daughter Mary, (presumably adopted daughter Mary C.) b. 12/10/1842 IN d. 4/10/1853 LaPorte Co., IN, and Phebe's father John, discussed above. Phebe SPRAGUE HALE then married Lemuel M. ADAMS who died sometime after 4/1871. They had no heirs. Phebe had a will where she left everything to her friends.

Other ancestors in this group, but not necessarily buried at Hudson Lake are: John Perry FEAR b. 2/20/1815 PA d. 8/5/1866 Delaware Co., IA m. 2/3/1839 La Porte Co., IN to Electa SPRAGUE b. 11/21/1820 OH d. 7/2/1905 Delaware Co., IA. Their children are ? (son) b. bef 1840 La Porte Co., IN d. Bef 1850 La Porte Co., IN, ? (sex unknown) b. aft. 1840 d. bet 1840-1866, Freeman b. 4/1/1841 La Porte Co., IN d. 7/16/1863 Memphis, TN (Civil War), Mary Martha (my great grandmother) b. 4/7/1844 La Porte Co., IN d. bet 1910-1920 probably IA m. Henry Clay PIERCE, Lucy b. 3/1846 La Porte Co., IN d. 1/29/1891 IA m. Nathan J. SNOW, Winfield Scott FEAR b. 9/1847 La Porte Co., IN d. aft. 1905 m. Eudora BROWN, Eliza Jane b. 12/23/1849 La Porte Co., IN d. 2/3/1875 Delaware Co., IA, Eleazar b. 1851 La Porte Co., IN d. 8/23/1877 Delaware Co., IA, Henry Clay b. 1854 OH or IA d. 2/12/1900 Delaware Co., IA m. Clara THOMPSON, and Lyon b. 6/16/1861 Delaware Co., IA d. 1/11/1864 Delaware Co., IA. This FEAR family is in Wills Twp. in the 1840 and 1850 Census. They left for Delaware Co., IA with the families of John BALL and John HEFNER in 1852

Posted on August 28th, 2007 -

Marsh, Lemuel - Marsh, Joseph, “Obituary of Lemuel Marsh”, Advent Harbinger and Bible Advocate Vol. 2:341 July 6, 1850. Used with permission of Atlanta Bible College Archives. Information furnished by Jan Stilson, Church of God Historian.
    Lemuel Marsh Father of the editor, died at Hudson, LaPorte Co., Indiana 3 June 1850, in the 80th year of his age. He spent the early part of his active life in St. Alban’s, Franklin Co., Vermont, his native State, where he professed faith in Christ, and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
   In A.D. 1817 he moved to LeRoy, Genesee, New York, where, on account of denying the trinity and believing in the Unity of God, and that Christ is the Son of God, he was turned out of the M.E. Church. My mother, and one or two brothers were turned out of the same church about that time, for the same cause. In LeRoy he buried his first wife, my pious mother, and soon after marrying his second wife, moved to Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. where he buried three sons, my dear brothers, who died happily in the Lord.
    After spending several years of deprivation and incessant toil in the wilds(?) of Randolph, he moved to Hudson, Indiana, to fill up the measure of his days in that new and fertile country. There he paid the debt of nature; there he now (?), sleeps in death – (?) we trust, to awake to (?), and have a glorious part in the first resurrection. Blessed be the Lord! (Last line illegible.)
   Note: The Church of God Historian, Jan Stilson, also furnished the information that Joseph said his step-mother was also buried in Hudson, and Joseph visited the graves in 1851, according to a record of Joseph’s travels printed in the same paper. Joseph also said that he visited his brother, William, in Hudson, and his sister, Mrs. F.G. White, in the same area. It is likely that William’s first wife, Roxanna Barmore, is buried in the same cemetery in Hudson, as well as some of William’s children. -
    Submitted to the LaPorte County Genweb by Patra Anne Hepworth - see www.ninetravelers.com for the complete story of the Marshes.

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