Baptist Cemetery
Wills Township

LaPorte County, Indiana

350N between 500E and 600E

LaPorte County, Indiana

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Gate photo contributed by Gloria Arndt

Photos updated on April 22, 2008
Updated June of 2004 with burials, contributed by Allan Zeller, up to 1980.
Again updated on July 5, 2004 with cemetery map (see below) contributed by Marsha Porter.
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WILLS BAPTIST CHURCH AND CEMETERY HISTORY

Wills Township Baptist Cemetery AKA The Old Baptist Cemetery is a last resting place for many of the areas inhabitants. Wills Cemetery is located on 350N between 500E and 600E in Wills Township, La Porte County, Indiana.   

   On June 13, 1836 at the home of James Hunt, Elder T. Price of Edwardsburg, Michigan, and Elder T. Spaulding of La Porte organized a Baptist Church. Some of the members were: John Salisbury, Mathias Dawson, Nancy Hunt, Clarissa Canada, Martha Hunt, Catherine Whitehead, Sara Mason, Phebe Hunt, Sabrina Salisbary, Alice Dawson, Martha Whitehead and James Hunt. In 1837 a Baptist Church was erected in the southeast corner of Section 13. The building was made of logs and the warrantee deed shows that George Belshaw conveyed the land to the trustees of the organization. The log building was used until 1843 when it was razed and a new frame building was erected near the site of the original one. The frame building housing the church no longer exists. The oldest known burial in this cemetery is: Lavina Stoner who d. July 26, 1837.
  In the early days when sickness was so widely spread and accidents were common a burying ground was needed and a tract of land was acquired for that purpose. The section in front of the main gate was the original Baptist cemetery. In 1837 a section west of the original one was opened by David Stoner. The east side of the original section was opened about 1900 and is called the "New Addition", though another section was opened by Burl and Ethel Stoner in 1907. The cemetery has their own association and is still open for burials.

Original Map of Baptist Cemetery

NEW - 2nd Cemetery Map
NEW - Blank Cemetery Map

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Maiden Name

Birth Date Day

Birth Date Month

Birth Date Year

Death Day

Death Month

Death Year

Spouse Name

Parents

DAR List

Note

Serial

Row

Ordinal

Austin

Achsah

29

10

1790

1

11

1856

Samuel

1

1

6

1

Ackley

John

C.

5

1

1804

9

5

1866

1

2

6

12

Andrews

James

H.

15

5

1800

27

10

1854

1

3

8

7

Andrews

Sarah

16

11

1805

16

10

1850

James K.

1

Spouse James H.

4

8

6

Andrews

Lydia

Ellen

7

9

1848

17

9

1857

G. H. & S.

1

James H. & Sarah

5

9

3

Brown

Benjamin

F.

20

9

1853

9

9

1909

1

6

20

14

Brown

Mary

K.

1854

1938

Benjamin F.

1

Mary E.

7

20

13

Brown

Roswell

4

7

1796

12

9

1850

1

8

9

10

Brown

James

W.

21

2

1879

7

1

1897

B. F. & M .M.

1

9

20

15

Bailey

James

M.

1

1

1854

29

4

1920

1

10

18

10

Bailey

Jessie

Hastings

20

8

1855

23

6

1932

James Bailey

1

11

18

11

Bartmess

Mary

28

6

1810

12

8

1891

1

See footnote

12

0

0

Bartmess

Benjamin

F.

1843

26

8

1920

1

13

20

7

Bartmess

Mary

J.

Feigher

22

5

1856

19

3

1940

Benjamin F. Bartmess

1

14

20

8

Bettys

Eliza

M.

13

6

1837

17

10

1852

A. & J.

1

Betters

15

13

10

Blocker

John

H.

30

8

1828

28

7

1892

1

Co. C, 87th Reg., Ind. Vol.

16

Codding

William

Thayer

24

3

1854

17

9

1936

1

17

18

23

Codding

Margaret

J.

1848

2

11

1920

William Thayer Codding

1

18

18

24

Cutler

Eleanor

6

7

1798

6

7

1845

Leonard

1

19

14

13

Drummond

Maria

25

1

1825

26

4

1858

J. J. (Dr.)

1

20

19

3

Esteb

Isaac

9

1809

1

10

1888

1

21

16

10

Fissgus

George

25

12

1817

1

5

1880

1

22

14

18

Fissgus

Mary

6

6

1819

6

7

1892

George

1

23

14

19

Fissgus

John

12

6

1848

6

6

1930

1

24

14

21

Fissgus

Susanna

Martin

28

5

1854

23

4

1937

John Fissgus

1

25

14

22

Frick

Joseph

W.

1830

23

5

1912

1

26

12

13

Frick

Eliza

26

1

1833

2

11

1890

Joseph Frick

1

27

12

14

Galycan

Mary

1

5

1793

5

5

1844

Jacob

1

Galyean

28

16

16

Gillchrist

Jerome

F.

1854

1921

1

29

Gilchrist

Ella

J.

1861

1941

Jerome

1

30

Guyer

George

1801

1879

1

Grandfather

31

4

1

Guyer

Mary

1802

1871

George

1

Grandmother

32

4

2

Guyer

Benjamin

1830

1861

1

Father

33

4

3

Guyer

Emeline

1837

1879

Benjamin

1

Mother

34

4

4

Halter

Jacob

27

12

1821

28

2

1897

1

35

6

2

Halter

Henrietta

13

10

1831

14

9

1861

Jacob Halter

1

36

6

3

Halter

Samuel

20

2

1823

8

12

1884

1

37

10

18

Halter

Catherine

13

5

1831

30

8

1899

Samuel Halter

1

38

10

19

Halter

George

A.

15

2

1864

15

9

1864

S. & C.

1

39

10

16

Halter

Andrew

V.

26

8

1865

3

11

1865

S. & C.

1

40

10

17

Halter

Peter

6

10

1817

2

6

1894

1

41

14

17

Halter

Elizabeth

5

10

1817

21

9

1880

Peter Halter

1

42

14

16

Halter

Jacob

A.

5

9

1856

9

4

1928

1

1929 from burial permit

43

23

2

Halter

Henry

L.

12

6

1862

12

6

1864

J. & H.

1

Parents J. & S.

44

5

4

Halter

Leonard

F.

15

1

1855

15

10

1857

J. & H.

1

Parents J. & S.

45

5

1

Harris

Charles

H.

1848

26

2

1914

D. & R.

1

46

6

19

Harris

Henrietta

Ingram

6

11

1850

11

1

1929

Charles H.

1

47

6

18

Harris

William

H.

29

11

1846

4

7

1914

David & Rosanna

1

48

22

13

Harris

Luella

Gridley

12

3

1855

16

1

1943

William H. Harris

1

49

22

14

Harris

Effie

27

8

1883

27

9

1883

Charles & Henrietta

1

50

7

7

Harris

Winnifred

12

1

1870

1

10

1883

Charles & Henrietta

1

51

7

8

Harris

Bertha

2

1

1874

18

9

1883

Charles & Henrietta

1

52

7

5

Harris

Charles

Edward

16

6

1878

26

9

1883

Charles & Henrietta

1

53

7

6

Harris

David

17

12

1812

8

3

1877

1

54

6

16

Harris

Rosannna

16

3

1824

28

8

1887

David Harris

1

55

6

15

Harris

Nelson

13

11

1856

13

3

1857

David & Rosanna Harris

1

56

6

14

Hastings

Alexander

12

1865

1

"Rev." b Ireland immig. LPCo 1837

57

18

13

Hastings

Margaret

Sloane

22

12

1778

10

3

1869

Alexander Hastings

1

b. Ireland

58

18

14

Hastings

William

O.

1848

4

10

1920

1

59

10

7

Hastings

Mary

M.

Miller

29

4

1864

26

11

1936

Wm. O. Hastings

1

death 1938

60

10

6

Haussauer

Phillip

7

6

1824

18

12

1889

1

61

5

6

Haussauer

Wilhelmina

18

12

1823

2

5

1902

Phillip Haussauer

1

62

5

5

Haussauer

Lydia

P.

22

12

1849

13

2

1872

Phillip & Wilhelmina Haussauer

1

63

4

10

Haussauer

J.

Martin

8

2

1788

25

4

1861

1

64

4

12

Haussauer

Henrietta

J.

16

2

1796

19

4

1862

J. Martin Haussauer

1

65

4

11

Hayden

Abigail

25

7

1820

25

2

1847

John W.

1

66

10

15

Hughs

George

31

7

1808

25

11

1874

1

Hughes

67

8

14

Hunt

James

15

12

1761

1

9

1838

1

68

16

9

Hunt

Anne

Shotwell

18

1

1798

14

9

1839

James

1

69

16

8

Hunt

William

12

4

1785

14

4

1842

1

70

12

8

Hunt

William

H.

11

3

1817

6

7

1897

1

71

12

7

Hunt

James

Edwin

25

11

1850

4

4

1862

William H. & Sophia

1

72

12

5

Hunt

Samuel

2

1

1802

2

4

1880

1

73

0

0

Hunt

George

17

8

1775

12

10

1842

1

Private in War of 1812

74

14

9

Hunt

Martha

11

5

1785

16

9

1838

George

Lazarus Whitehead?

1

Patsey

75

14

10

Hunt

Mary

Cutler

13

2

1826

4

8

1845

Dr. F. W.

Leonard Cutler

1

76

14

12

Hunt

Jonathan

21

1

1834

28

9

1855

1

77

19

4

Hunt

Sarah

S.

7

12

1837

24

3

1857

Wm. & Elizabeth

1

78

13

4

Hunt

Albert

14

5

1848

21

8

1921

1

death 1920? "Father"

79

12

3

Hunt

Sarah

Halter

24

8

1850

29

11

1928

Albert Hunt

1

'Mother"

80

12

4

Jarrett

Eli

5

7

1798

27

11

1876

1

81

11

5

Jarrett

Marilla

Eli Jarrett

1

No date. Aged 42 y 11 m 26d

82

11

4

Jarrett

George

W.

26

12

1845

17

4

1873

1

83

11

3

Jones

John

M.

25

1

1836

25

1

1903

1

born 1827? Civil War

84

22

1

Jones

Abigail

Linder

15

6

1839

13

6

1928

John Jones

1

85

22

2

Jones

Nathan

C.

4

3

1860

16

7

1908

1

86

18

26

Jones

Theodore

21

5

1857

21

1

1922

1

Father

87

12

20

Jones

Catherine

Miller

8

12

1860

27

5

1943

Theodore Jones

1

Mother

88

12

21

Lambert

Caroline

25

4

1864

A. J.

1

89

0

0

Line

Sally

A.

20

7

1835

17

12

1863

H. B.

1

wife of E. B.

90

10

14

Mason

Jahu

S.

30

12

1806

1

2

1861

1

91

10

3

Mason

Eliza

8

2

1804

26

5

1874

1

92

10

4

Mason

Sarah

1

11

1768

1

12

1859

Elder John Mason

1

93

10

2

Miller

Adam

1832

1874

1

94

12

16

Miller

Mary

1840

1926

Adam Miller

1

95

12

17

Miller

Daniel

B.

6

10

1861

24

8

1930

1

96

1

11

Miller

Isadora

12

7

1859

2

3

1917

Daniel B. Miller

1

Maiden name Stoner -

97

1

12
Monroe Mary Ann   23 8 1935 12 9 1993 dau. Harvey Monroe     Miss
Buried same area as father		      

Parker

Mary

18

12

1825

1883

1

98

0

0

Perry

Martin

B.

7

11

1835

7

11

1846

1

99

8

13

Pletcher

Catherine

23

9

1852

22

7

1890

P. Pletcher

1

100

0

0

Rhodes

David

7

2

1832

11

5

1874

1

born Erie Co., N. Y.;Civil War

101

3

1

Robbins

Nelson

24

10

1856

9

9

1923

1

102

22

16

Robbins

Charles

H.

1857

27

1

1922

Charles & Alma

1

103

25

5

Robbins

Elizabeth

Miller

1865

1922

Nelson Robbins

1

died 1914?

104

22

17

Salisbury

Joseph

M.

30

6

1805

7

10

1848

1

105

18

16

Salisbury

Eliza

1

2

1815

1

5

1840

Joseph M. Salisbury

1

106

18

17

Salisbury

John

31

3

1778

3

1

1865

1

107

18

19

Salisbury

Sabrina

14

6

1781

29

2

1860

John Salisbury

1

108

18

20

Salisbury

Elisie

18

2

1839

6

8

1873

Joseph M. & Eliza Salisbury

1

Elisi A.

109

18

18

Salisbury

Freddy

L.

27

5

1849

2

9

1852

A. B. & M. E. Salisbury

1

110

19

9

Salisbury

Ella

J.

5

10

1834

19

10

1854

A. B. & M. E. Salisbury

1

111

19

8

Schenck

Catherine

17

3

1809

18

2

1878

M. Schenck

1

born Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania

112

4

7

Schenck

David

31

12

1840

13

1

1916

1

"Father"; birth 1838?

113

6

10

Schenck

Sarah

J.

4

8

1842

30

3

1898

David Schenck

1

Mother

114

6

9

Schenck

James

William

16

2

1870

14

10

1873

David & Sarah Schenck

1

Twin Son

115

6

8

Schenck

Phoebe

J.

22

6

1853

15

9

1853

David & Sarah Schenck

1

116

Schenck

Mary

27

11

1872

15

1

1900

David & Sarah Schenck

1

117

6

7

Schenck

Claricey

M.

18

4

1872

7

1

1904

1

(Apr 18, 1872?)(1904?)

118

7

4

Shaw

Phebe

I.

Bartmess

2

1837

15

9

1918

Samuel

1

119

20

3

Stinchcomb

Nancy

B.

6

4

1837

29

7

1852

Stephen & Sarah

1

120

7

3

Stoner

David

Sr.

17

12

1803

8

7

1898

1

18 Jan. 1893

121

13

6

Stoner

Margaret

23

8

1795

23

8

1872

David Stoner Sr.

1

122

13

7

Stoner

Jacob

15

4

1832

9

3

1903

1

123

2

4

Stoner

Martha

Harris

20

3

1841

24

4

1906

Jacob Stoner

1

124

2

5

Stoner

Henry

27

11

1829

7

8

1837

David & Margaret Stoner

1

125

15

3

Stoner

Lavinia

12

10

1835

26

7

1837

David & Margaret Stoner

1

126

15

4

Stoner

Rose

Ann

3

9

1852

20

8

1854

David & Margaret Stoner

1

127

15

2

Wade

John

H.

20

12

1850

12

9

1862

N. & M. W.

1

128

4

5

Whitehead

Lazarus

20

7

1803

21

3

1881

1

129

8

11

Whitehead

Livonia

12

8

1800

16

12

1878

Lazarus Whitehead

1

130

8

10

Whitehead

John

5

1

1837

5

1

1902

1

Rev. Civil War medal of Honor

131

9

4

Whitehead

Anna

E.

26

1

1843

28

12

1913

John Whitehead

1

132

9

5

Whitehead

John

10

10

1782

13

6

1843

1

133

10

5

Whitehead

Thomas

P.

4

4

1825

24

8

1850

1

134

Whitehead

Martin

3

12

1762

17

5

1838

Elder Lazarus

1

135

Whitehead

William

H. H.

19

5

1813

8

11

1877

1

Civil War

136

16

6

Whitehead

Mary

A.

Hastings

2

9

1812

13

12

1876

William H. H.

Rev. Alexander & Margaret

1

137

16

7

Whitehead

William

25

12

1822

3

10

1850

1

138

8

8

Whitehead

Joseph

T,

13

10

1847

23

12

1865

1

139

8

9

Whitehead

Arthur

1872

1919

1

140

Wilson

John

9

3

1780

9

3

1839

1

141

18

8

Wilson

Mary

7

11

1799

1

12

1886

John Wilson

1

142

18

9

Wyatt

Joseph

24

5

1794

12

9

1838

1

143

16

11

Wyatt

Nancy

16

9

1799

13

9

1838

Joseph Wyatt

1

144

16

12

Wyatt

Jane

19

1

1835

25

9

1838

Joseph & Nancy Wyatt

1

145

16

13

Geitz

Charles

W.

9

9

1909

12

10

1964

2

146

1

1

Jones

Basil

Ford

27

11

1903

31

5

1960

2

147

1

2

Jones

Infant

4

11

1937

4

11

1937

2

148

1

3

Jones

Jeremy

Joyce

13

6

1959

2

149

1

4

Jones

Infant

16

11

1957

16

11

1957

2

150

1

5

Dudley

Frances

K.

2

9

1932

3

9

1932

Earl & Nedra Jones

2

151

1

6

Dudley

Nedra

L.

Jones

2

152

1

7

Dudley

Earl

S.

13

9

1908

23

5

1973

Nedra L. Jones Dudley

Sylvester & Julia Etta

2

153

1

8

Stoner

Albert

Lincoln

1861

11

6

1933

2

154

1

9

Stoner

Mary

A.

Nichols

22

7

1872

12

9

1940

Albert Lincoln Stoner

2

155

1

10

Bennitt

Evelyn

Stoner

29

10

1908

10

6

1946

Walter Bennitt

Albert Stoner

2

156

1

13

Gilbert

Ira Jr.

29

9

1918

29

9

1918

Ira &Lillie Gilbert

2

157

1

14

Gilbert

Lillie

Stoner

30

8

1893

30

9

1918

Ira T. Gilbert

Albert Stoner

2

158

1

15

Gilbert

Ira

T.

18

8

1897

20

10

1976

Lillie Stoner Gilbert

Tillman & Delilah (Bunton)

2

Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery

159

1

16

Stoner

Robert

M.

10

10

1905

3

1

1971

Albert & Mary (Nichols)

2

160

1

17

Stoner

Norma

G.

 Adnson

16 Feb 1910

24 May 1997 dau. Rinnert A. and Mina (Goodwin) Adnson
Norma b. Iowa
"See Heckman Cemetery, this county"

2

161

1

18

Stoner

Albert

R.

2

3

1940

2

3

1940

2

162

1

19

Dudley

Julia

Etta

Stoner

21

3

1871

4

3

1954

Sylvester Dudley

Jacob & Martha Stoner

2

Mother

163

2

1

Dudley

Sylvester

O.

7

7

1869

9

2

1937

2

Father

164

2

2

Dudley

Mabel

F.

5

6

1912

5

8

1976

Sylvester & Julia Etta Dudley

2

Daughter

165

2

3

Stoner

Ruby

11

3

1905

14

3

1905

D. M. & E. S. Stoner

2

166

2

6

Stoner

David

M.

12

3

1867

6

9

1945

2

167

2

7

Stoner

Edith

Short

22

2

1879

25

1

1959

David Stoner

2

SARAH EDITH

168

2

8

Stoner

Ruth

15

9

1906

26

2

1907

W. & C. Stoner

2

Daughter

169

2

9

Stoner

Clara

Whitcomb

1869

21

7

1960

Walter Stoner

2

Mother

170

2

10

Stoner

Walter

1

12

1869

16

4

1941

2

Father

171

2

11

Stoner

Vernon

14

9

1874

9

4

1944

2

ORRIN LAVERN

172

2

12

Brown

Christopher

2

Co. E, 73rd Ind. Inf. Civil War. Enl. 1862 Dis1865

173

3

2

Zenas

Matilda

1870

1871

2

Daughter

174

4

6

Haussauer

Emma

L.

2

4

1860

2

4

1861

P. J. & W. Haussauer

2

175

4

8

Haussauer

Walter

C.

21

8

1867

24

3

1869

Phillip & Wilhelmina

2

176

4

9

Haussauer

Mary

Fern

20

2

1900

14

4

1901

2

DAU.?

177

4

13

Line

Pamela

M.

18

7

1861

11

2

1862

J. B. & A. D. Line

2

178

4

14

Jones

Arthur

Monroe

5

3

1889

25

5

1944

2

179

4

15

Brayton

Edna

(CARRIE EDNA); ERR

Elliott

12

5

1896

7

6

1938

Russell Brayton

2

died in Oklahoma

180

4

16

Brayton

Russell

29

9

1894

14

8

1936

2

USA WWI

181

4

17

Halter

Irena

C.

29

1

1860

3

4

1861

J. &S.

2

182

5

2

Halter

Cyrus

E.

19

8

1857

14

4

1861

J. & S.

2

183

5

3

Halter

Orlando

24

7

1854

2

3

1861

Jacob & Henrietta

2

184

6

4

Halter

Theodore

22

1

1859

19

8

1860

Jacob & Henrietta

2

185

6

5

Halter

Phebe

22

6

1853

15

9

1853

Jacob & Henrietta

2

186

6

6

Ackley

Anna

M.

John C. Ackley

2

187

6

11

Blocker

John

H.

30

8

1828

28

7

1892

2

Civil War

188

6

13

Harris

Boneata

1884

2

3

1911

Charles & Henrietta

2

189

6

17

Hastings

Jurlene

2

190

7

1

Hastings

William

Frederick

25

5

1928

27

9

1976

2

191

7

2

Martin

Eli

15

7

1862

2

4

1863

Daniel & E. D.

2

192

8

1

Whitehead

Hampton

B.

19

10

1800

17

3

1912

2

Broken stone birth 18??

193

8

2

Broken Stone

2

194

8

3

Whitehead

Nellie?

George & ?

2

195

8

4

Smith

Ambrose

R.

14

7

1858

30

7

1858

A. W. & M. D.

2

196

8

5

Whitehead

Martha

3

12

1762

17

5

1839

Elder Lazarus

2

197

8

12

Whitehead

Cecelia

M.

2

1862

2

1862??

198

9

1

Andrews

Mary

Jane

16

4

1852

21

10

1852

James H. & Sarah

2

199

9

2

Whitehead

John

W.

1890

1893

Rev. John & Anna

2

200

9

6

Whitehead

Art

1872

1919

Rev. John & Anna

2

201

9

7

Whitehead

Infant_son

8

1

1867

8

1

1867

Rev. John & Anna

2

202

9

8

Thompson

Clara

W.

Whitehead

21

2

1870

25

3

1951

F. A. Thompson

Rev. John & Anna

2

203

9

9

Mitchell

Henry

H.

1896

1

1

1964

2

204

10

1

Hastings

Geulah

B.

12

10

1905

11

9

1948

Archie P. Geulah

2

Mother

205

10

8

Peterson

Perry

S.

27

1

1875

29

4

1958

2

206

10

9

Peterson

Mary

C.

1875

12

11

1955

2

207

10

10

Peterson

Thomas

W.

23

12

1910

30

6

1958

2

208

10

11

Stone_missing

2

209

10

12

Hunt

Minurva

Gunn

11

10

1810

16

10

1842

Chas. W. Hunt

2

210

10

13

Whitaker

Thomas

4

4

1825

24

8

1850

2

211

11

1

Jarrett

Leander

Eli & Marilla

2

broken stone "aged 39 yr."

212

11

2

Hunt

Elbert

Franklin

4

4

1868

12

5

1868

Albert & Sarah Hunt

2

213

12

1

Hunt

Beny

H.

1888

6

2

1919

Albert & Sarah Hunt

2

"Son" (Bejamin Harrison")

214

12

2

Hunt

Sophia

Galyean

21

12

1820

15

10

1869

William Hale Hunt

2

1st wife of W. H. Hunt

215

12

6

Hunt

Sarah

Hermance

1827

1907

William Hale Hunt

2

2nd wife W. H. H. 7 May 1871

216

12

9

Stoner

Infant (daughter)

J. & M. Hunt

2

stone unreadable

217

12

10

Stoner

William

H.

19

10

1865

17

12

1878

J. & M. Stoner

2

218

12

11

Stoner

Ruth

21

10

1876

23

12

1878

J. & M. Stoner

2

219

12

12

Frick

Ella

16

10

1865

18

4

1872

J. W. & Eliza Frick

2

220

12

15

Miller

Emma

1869

1873

Adam & Mary Miller

2

221

12

18

Jones

Marven

1884

1884

2

baby

222

12

19

Hunt

Infant (daughter)

21

12

1855

22

12

1855

Wm. H. & Sophia Hunt

2

223

13

2

Hunt

Samuel

2

11

1842

17

7

1844

W. H. & Sophia Hunt

2

224

13

1

Hunt

Infant (daughter)

20

3

1844

22

3

1844

Wm. H. & Sophia

2

225

13

3

Hunt

Maria

Louisa

23

8

1850

13

3

1851

T. S. & E. W. Hunt

2

227

13

5

Staley

Elizabeth

31

3

1870

2

228

13

8

Hunt

Mary

Ellen

T. L. & J. A.

2

cannot read stone

229

13

9

Stone

Child

2

230

13

11

Mann

Sarah

M.

22

11

1856

22

1

1857

L. & C.

2

231

13

12

Falconbury

Bernece

28

2

1898

5

1

1899

L. E. & A.

2

232

13

13

Hunt

Orval

Arthur

21

12

1926

2

11

1968

2

WWII

233

14

1

Schoff

Marie

Antoinette

Colburn

22

5

1900

23

6

1936

Rolla Schoff

2

234

14

2

Schoff

Rolla

9

2

1895

Perry & Martha

2

235

14

3

Schoff

Pery

15

2

1863

1

9

1953

2

Perry J.

236

14

4

Schoff

Martha

Dolly

24

8

1869

11

4

1933

Perry

Albert Hunt

2

237

14

5

Schoff

Grace

Elizabeth

21

3

1891

5

4

1924

Pery & Martha

2

238

14

6

Schoff

Infant (son)

30

1

1899

26

2

1899

Pery & Martha

2

239

14

7

Schoff

Infant (daughter)

1921

1921

Pery & Martha

2

240

14

8

Long

Elizabeth

H.

2

241

14

14

Hunt

Sarah

M.

George & Martha?

2

242

14

11

Long

Nancy

M.

12

5

1815

3

3

1853

Joseph

2

243

14

15

Fletcher

Catherine

M.

23

9

1852

22

7

1890

Peter

2

244

14

20

STONE

2

7

1851

2

cannot read

245

15

1

Chinn

Rebecca

A.

22

2

1852

24

9

1852

J. S. & S.

2

246

15

5

Chinn

Oliver

M.

11

3

1864

27

8

1864

J. S. & S.

2

247

15

6

Hunt

Walter

Eugene

13

5

1910

23

12

1975

Ralph & Mamie (Frame)

2

248

16

1

Hunt

Naida

Walter

2

249

16

2

Hunt

Ralph

Eugene

26

7

1884

19

2

1972

Jeptha & Christine (Howser)

2

250

16

3

Hunt

Mamie

E.

Frame

1890

11

3

1963

Ralph Eugene Hunt

2

251

16

4

Whitehead

Martha

1837

2

1837 or 1838

252

16

5

?????

Elizabeth

3

2

1837

J. & Barbara

2

253

16

14

??????

Hiram

2

254

16

15

Jones

Infant (son)

J. & A.

2

255

16

17

Jones

Lydia

J.

2

256

16

18

Jones

Merrill

15

10

1894

20

8

1895

Landy

2

257

16

19

Jones

Elvin

Landy

17

8

1890

27

9

1890

2

258

16

20

Coleman

Nancy

2

age 29

259

17

1

Wagner

Mary

C.

Hunt

15

1

1815

21

4

1847

Benjamin Franklin Wagner

2

260

17

2

Hunt

John

Mason M.D.

11

7

1824

20

10

1860

Chas. & Minerva

2

261

17

3

Burden

Dale

Lee

6

2

1940

12

7

1974

Russell & Sarah (Hunt)

2

262

18

1

Van Kosky

Harold

M.

12

6

1910

28

3

1980

Martin & Marie (Ostman)

2

263

18

2

Van Kosky

Julia

Hunt

9

10

1909

2

264

18

3

Hunt

infant (daughter)

6

2

1903

6

2

1903

Wm. Henry & Bertha

2

265

18

4

Hunt

Eva

J.

19

2

1906

22

1

1908

Wm. Henry & Bertha

2

266

18

5

Hunt

Bertha

Mabel

Hastings

9

3

1879

22

6

1952

Wm. Henry Hunt

Alexander & Eva Hastings

2

267

18

6

Hunt

William

H.

27

5

1872

20

9

1958

Albert & Sarah (Halter)

2

268

18

7

Bailey

Eugene

1878

1893

J. & J.

2

269

18

12

Hastings

John

A.

10

1864

1

1865

2

270

18

15

Salisbury

Alfred

B.

9

3

1908

2

Civil War - Musician

271

18

21

Broken Stone

2

272

18

22

Jones

Melvin

9

3

1884

30

5

1897

Nathan & N.

2

273

18

25

Infant -broken stone

2

274

19

1

Bear

Clifford

1901

1903

J. A. & N. J.

2

275

19

2

Hunt

Elizabeth

12

7

1829

24

6

1856

Jonathan & Nancy

2

276

19

5

Hastings

Margaret

1865

1872

J. & E.

2

stone broken- 7 Yrs, ?

277

19

6

Hastings

Eliza

A.

1864

2

278

19

7

Martin

Mary

F.

21

11

1885

19

7

1889

I. D. & D.

2

279

19

10

Sabienes

Mary

5

1810

12

8

1891

2

280

20

1

Blakeley

Elizabeth

Bartmess

9

2

1846

16

7

1908

2

Another link is broken...

281

20

2

E. A. S.

2

May be foot stone

282

20

4

Bartmess

Cora

Belle

25

3

1874

7

1

1881

Benjamin & Mary J.

2

283

20

5

Bartmess

Bessie

A.

21

5

1890

22

9

1907

Benjamin & Mary J.

2

284

20

6

Nelson

Jennie?

2

285

20

9

Nelson

Ruth

1

7

1890

16

8

1892

E. V. & C. E.

2

286

20

10

Brown

Florence

Mae

Euler

18

5

1899

16

1

1976

Dealton Brown

Chas. & Rozella (Taylor)

2

287

20

11

Brown

Dealton

1894

27

1

1965

2

288

20

12

Schoff

Infant (daughter)

18

3

1900

18

3

1900

2

289

21

1

Schoff

infant (son)

30

1

1899

26

2

1899

2

290

21

2

Schoff

Harry

J.

18

3

1893

9

10

1905

Perry & M. H.

2

1908?

291

21

3

Schoff

Walter

Eaarl

13

6

1901

12

10

1921

2

Navy Aviation WWI

292

21

4

Schoff

Grace

E.

21

3

1891

5

4

1924

2

293

21

5

Bartmess

Leroy

17

6

1896

18

6

1896

E. M. & M. J.

2

294

21

6

Robbins

Sarah

C.

1835

6

1

1908

2

295

21

7

Hart

?(daughter)

1

9

1895

16

8

1898

2

296

21

8

Unreadable stone

2

297

22

3

Jones

Eva

23

10

1896

26

8

1900

2

298

22

4

Jones

Edna

8

7

1892

27

8

1900

2

299

22

5

Jones

Ferdinand

24

2

1859

18

7

1935

2

300

22

6

Jones

Ida

L.

Robbins

22

7

1861

29

5

1934

Ferdinand Jones

2

301

22

7

Bartmess

Florence

Elizabeth

1911

1911

2

302

22

8

Bartmess

Minnie

1881

15

7

1964

2

303

22

9

Bartmess

Adah

E.

Brooks

12

4

1877

18

10

1957

Loren Bert Bartmess

2

304

22

10

Bartmess

Loren

Bert

20

8

1883

12

8

1959

2

305

22

11

Bartmess

Eva

M.

McClintock

7

10

1887

11

12

1911

2

306

22

12

Harris

Infant (son)

4

1

1895

2

3

1895

William & Luella Harris

2

307

22

15

Robbins

Clara

18

9

1900

2

308

22

18

Halter

Ella

May

Marston

29

7

1861

18

1

1943

Jacob A. Halter

2

309

23

1

Vandusen

Mark

W.

1871

29

4

1955

2

310

23

3

Vandusen

Nellie

Clarinda

Hunt

3

8

1877

28

4

1904

Mark W. Vandusen

2

311

23

4

Vandusen

Ruth

1902

1907

2

daughter

312

23

5

Vandusen

Myrtle

Pruda

1883

22

2

1968

Mark W. Vandusen

2

313

23

6

Jones

J.

William

1862

23

5

1918

2

314

23

7

Jones

Mabel

5

11

1875

11

1

1906

2

wife

315

23

8

Stoner

Ethel

Mae

Walt

24

3

1885

2

5

1953

Burl A. Stoner

2

316

23

10

Stoner

Gerald

J.

31

1

1906

12

3

1907

B. A. & E. M. Stoner

2

317

23

9

Stoner

Burl

A.

30

12

1882

20

4

1958

John & Zana

2

318

23

11

Lute

Audrey

May

Stoner

12

8

1911

2

11

1970

Fred Lute

Burl & Ethel Stoner

2

319

23

12

Lute

Infant (son)

13

5

1931

13

5

1931

Fred & Audrey Lute

2

320

23

13

Halter

Minnie

L.

29

6

1879

26

4

1919

Carl P. Halter

2

321

23

14

Halter

Naaman

1899

25

4

1969

2

322

23

15

Halter

Carl

P.

11

5

1878

5

5

1946

2

323

23

16

Halter

Ruth

15

2

1898

20

5

1907

2

324

23

17

Young

Baby

1920

1920

2

325

24

1

Mounts

Donald

Robert

23

8

1926

18

2

1930

Howard & Elsie Mounts

2

326

25

1

Mounts

Elsie

Clarice

Jones

19

7

1902

17

7

1931

Howard Mounts

2

stone reads 1901-1931

327

25

2

Beall

Walter

Howard

2

7

1883

26

2

1924

2

married Alta Robbins

328

25

3

Robbins

Anna

1874

1970

2

329

25

4

Fowler

Reynolds

C.

24

11

1909

25

6

1981

2

330

25

6

Fowler

Mildred

J.

Codding

1911

12

7

1966

Reynolds Fowler

2

331

25

7

Codding

Pearl

R.

23

8

1887

28

11

1962

2

332

25

8

Codding

Leroy

T.

25

5

1888

4

7

1962

2

333

25

9

Harris

Ralph

18

6

1888

19

1

1945

2

334

25

10

Harris

Blanche

10

10

1890

24

1

1954

Ralph Harris

2

335

25

11

Harris

William

O.

12

9

1917

18

11

1968

2

WWII

336

25

12

Gilchrist

Ella

Josephine

Hastings

29

4

1861

7

5

1941

Jerome Edwin Gilchrist

2

337

25

13

Gilchrist

Jerome

Edwin

28

10

1854

20

7

1921

2

338

25

14

Geis

William

Leon

1946

16

3

1962

2

339

26

1

Jones

Arthur

Leroy

2

12

1871

29

9

1938

2

340

26

2

Bogart

Alta

E

Beall

1888

13

4

1962

Albert Bogart

2

341

26

3

Bogart

Albert

John

31

12

1874

5

2

1953

2

342

26

4

Stonish

George

C.

1875

2

11

1960

2

died in Illinois

343

26

5

Stonish

Jennie

M.

1877

25

11

1946

2

344

26

6

Geis

Leon

29

3

1881

15

3

1940

2

Spanish-American War

345

26

7

Geis

Leon

1885

2

1885?

346

26

8

Geis

Ella

B.

1885

21

2

1925

2

347

26

9

Geis

Paul

G.

3

2

1925

17

3

1925

2

348

26

10

Geis

son

2

????

349

26

11

Monroe

Lauretta

1898

2

350

27

1

Monroe

Bert

A.

22

2

1906

30

3

1971

Louis M. & Ophila May Monroe

2

351

27

2

Monroe

Ophilia

May

Laney

1885

12

4

1961

2

mother

352

27

3

Monroe

Louis

Henry (Harry)

23

7

1881

14

1

1943

2

father

353

27

4

Raven

James

C.

24

9

1889

31

7

1981

Adam & Emma

2

354

27

5

Raven

J.

Kenneth (K. James)

10

8

1911

31

7

1931

2

355

27

6

Raven

Flossie

Robbins

5

8

1893

3

7

1970

James

Nelson & Elizabeth Robbins

2

356

27

7

Games

Dan

Michael

1

10

1954

5

10

1954

2

died in Virginia

357

27

8

Monroe

Harvey

21

1

1908

6

11

1981

Sara B. Ross

Henry L. & Ophelia (Laney)

2

358

27

9

Brown

Donald

2

6

1926

2

6

1928

2

359

0

0

Detsman

Hiram

H. A. & Barbara Detsman

2

no dates

360

0

0

Detsman

Elizabeth

H. A. & Barbara Detsman

2

no dates

361

0

0

favel

Mabel

3

10

1885

11

9

1957

2

362

0

0

Fuller

Maude

10

3

1885

10

3

1955

2

363

0

0

Geis

Joseph

8

4

1920

8

4

1946

2

could be row 26 , no. 11

364

0

0

Hastings

Willis

Edwin

20

6

1920

25

6

1920

2

365

0

0

Hastings

Infant

28

3

1936

29

3

1936

2

366

0

0

Hastings

Martin

Ronald

1

7

1945

1

2

1946

2

367

0

0

Hunt

Jeptha

6

5

1845

12

6

1924

William & Sophia

2

368

0

0

Hunt

Christina

Barbara

Haussaer

14

3

1853

28

2

1927

Jepta Hunt

2

369

0

0

Hunt

Mamie

E.

Frame

1890

11

3

1963

Ralph E. Hunt

2

370

0

0

Hunt

Julia

M.

12

12

1845

18

3

1846

Jasper & Mary

2

371

0

0

Powell

Mable

Armstrong

10

9

1886

10

9

1957

2

372

0

0

Smith

Gordon

Wayne

30

12

1927

30

12

1927

2

373

0

0

Smith

Infant

10

3

1926

10

3

1926

2

374

0

0

Schneider

Mary

Ann

4

11

1874

4

11

1962

2

375

0

0

Whitehead

Samuel

F.

13

3

1879

2

Civil War

376

0

0

Zeninger

Julia

Alice

4

6

1932

4

6

1936

2

resided Buchanan, MI

377

0

0

Zeninger

Earl

23

6

1926

23

6

1936

2

resided Buchanan, MI

378

0

0

Worthey

Ralph

Lee

16

12

1950

19

11

1980

2

Vietnam

379

0

0

Donated Burial Information
Stones are listed in alphabetical order.

Many of the records and family histories, for this cemetery being placed on line as of February, 2004, have been donated by David Hicks.
  Note that the hi-lighted names are linked to photos of the tombstones. Anyone wishing to donate burial or family tree information about families in this or any LaPorte County cemetery, please contact laportecountyin@yahoo.com

Graves of Bailey, James M 1854-1920, Jessie his wife 1855-1932 and Edward O. their son 1878-1883. Jessie, the Wife of James M. Bailey, is Jessie Hastings, Daughter of John Alexander Hastings & Jane Whitehead.
Line of Descent...... Ebenezer Bailey..........born 1771
Ziba Bailey..............born Dec.5th, 1807
James Bailey ............born Jan 12, 1854.
  Ebenezer was married to Lydia Bradley. Ziba was married to Elizabeth Roberts.Sept28,1846
  Ziba & Elizabeth(Roberts) Bailey are also burried in LaPorte Co. (not sure where)
  Elizabeth was from Leaksville, N.Carolina Ziba was born in Cairo, Green Co, N.York

Mary Welbaum Bartmess - You can find it in the Daily Herald August 16, 1894. The obit did provide family information, including the names of her parents, etc. list above shows her year of death was 1891, but the article is definitely 1894.

Cutler, Eleanor, wife of Leonard Cutler, died July 6, 1845, AE 47 Yrs

Fissgus , Mary - Mrs, Mary Fessgues, of Wills township, died this morning at 2 a. m., and will be buried tomorrow, the services being held at Union church, in the above township. Rev. Lindenmeyer, of this city, will officiate. La Porte Daily Herald, Wednesday, 6 July, 1892 p. 3 col. 3

Halter , Carl P. - Funeral services for Carl P. Halter, 67, of Rolling Prairie, who died at 12:30 yesterday afternoon at his home, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at he Haverstock chapel with the Rev. George E. Hartz officiating. Burial will be in the Baptist cemetery. The son of Jacob and Ellen Halter, he was born in Wills township, La Porte county, on May 11, 1878, and had lived in this vicinity all his life. On June 19, 1943, he was married to Ruth Fredenburg, who suvives. Also surviving are six sons, Naaman, Mill Creek; Vergil, Mishawaka; Paul and Keith, La Porte; Lawrence, of South Bend and John of Bluffton; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Taylor, South Bend; Mrs. Ella Libey, South Bend, and Mrs. Margarete Vories, South Bend, and eight grandchildren. Friends may call at the Haverstock chapel tonight and until time of funeral. The La Porte Herald-Argus, Friday, 10 May 1946.

Jacob Halter - grave - (b.1822 - New York) His Brothers Samuel & Peter are also burried in the Old Baptist Cem. // All were Born in New York. Jacob Married - Henrietta (See Stone Photo) - and their Children were William, Sarah Ann, Orlando E., Marvin E, Theodora M, Henry L. , and Leonard R. Halter.- they migrated to Indiana between 1850 and 1854 as the oldest Child, Sarah Halter was born in New York, and the rest of her Siblings were born in Indiana , // Sarah Halter - Married Albert Hunt, Son of William Hale Hunt, Grandson of George Hunt.(they are all burried in the Old Bap.Cem)

Halter,William H. - William H. Halter, 85, of Rolling Prairie, died at 6 o'clock last night at the Fairview hospital after an illness of several years. He was born in Wills township, La Porte county, on Feb. 13, 1861 and had lived here all his life. He was a retired farmer. On June 20, 1883 in La Porte he was married to Julia Hooten who died in 1890. He married Alta Ackley in 1902, who died in 1937. Surviving are one son, Herschel O. Halter, Rolling Prairie; three daughters, Mrs. William Fissgus, La Porte; Mrs. Harry Bennitt, New Carlisle; Mrs. Lyle Cadwell, Rolling Prairie; one stepdaughter, Zena Spaid, Rolling Prairie; 16 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Two daughters and one son preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Haverstock chapel with the Rev. H. L. Conley officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Prairie cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow noon at the chapel and until the time of funeral. La Porte Herald-Argus, Friday, 8 June 1946.

Halter, Mrs. William H. - Alta Alice Halter, age 58, of rural route No. 2, rolling Prairie, wife of William H. Halter, passed away yesterday at the Holy Family hospitak after an illnes of four months with a complication of diseases. The daughter of Philander and Lavina Ackley, she was born in Wills township, near Rolling Prairie, on April 12, 1878, and lived there all her life. On Dec. 28, 1902 in Rolling Prairie, she was married to William H. Halter. She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist church. Surviving are her husband; one son. Herschel Halter of Rolling Prairie; two daughters, Mrs. Zena Spade of La Porte and Miss Dorothy Halter at home; six grandchildren. Her mother preceeded her in death on Aug. 26, 1936; her sister, Mrs. Anna Burden, passed away in August, 1935. A daughter also preceeded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at the Haverstock chapel. The Rev. Clayton H. Wilson will officiate and burial will be in the Rolling Prairie cemetery. The body may be viewed at the Haverstock chapel from 7 o'clock this evening until the time of the services. The La Porte Herald-Argus, March 13, 1937 p. 2 col. 4

Harris,Mrs. Henrietta- Mrs. Henrietta Harris, age 78, of 106 Virginia avenue, died at the Holy Family hospital yesterday at 4:35 p. m. after an illness of four years and five months. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ingram, Mrs. Harris was born in Wills township on Nov. 6, 1850, living in this county all her life. She was married Dec. 24, 1872, to Charles Harris, who preceeded her in death. Five children also preceded her in death. Surviving are two sons, Russell and Harold Harris, both of La Porte; three grandchildren; a brother, John Ingram of La Porte, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Thomas and Mrs. Florence Thomas of La Porte and Mrs. Jane Drebing on Davenport, Ia. Funeral services will be held at the O. M. Haverstock chapel Monday afternoon at 1:30, the Rev. M. G. Long officiating. The body may be viewed at the Haverstock funeral home until the time of the funeral. Burial will be in the Baptist cemetery in Wills township. Friends and relatives are requested to omit flowers. The La Porte Herald-Argus, Saturday, 12 January 1929. Vol XLI no. 137. P 2, col 1

John & Jane Hastings - Photo of Graves of John Alexander Hastings & his wife Jane Whitehead (John was born in New Jersey Nov.9,1918, where his Father (Rev.Alexander Hastings & Mother Margaret Sloan) first landed in their Migration from Ireland, & Scotland (abt.1810)- He Died March 18, 1872 in Wills Twp, LaPorte Co.) His Wife Jane Whitehead (named after her Grandmother Jane (Greene) Osborn) was born at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement, in Wayne Co,June 18th, 1824.- She died March 18, 1872.- She was the Daughter of Lazarus Whitehead i and Livonia Osborn. John A. Hastings & Jane Whitehead had 9 children. Alexander Sloan Hastings, Eliza A.Hastings, William O.Hastings, Mary Jane Hastings, Ella J. Hastings, Jessie Hastings, Livonia Hastings, Alice Hastings, and John Hastings. (Most of these are burried in the Old Baptist Cem, or the Oak Grove Cem.)Alexander S. Hastings married Eva Catherine Miller (dau.of Jacob & Polly Miller), William O. Hastings, married Eva's sister Mary H. Miller. Alice Hastings married George W. Bailey, and her sister Jessie married James Bailey (George's Brother)- James & Jessie (Hastings)Bailey are burried in the Old Bap.Cem.

Clara R. Hunt: Source: Daily Herald - Friday, March 11, 1898 Clara R. Hunt, daughter of Jeptha and Christina Hunt, was born near Rolling Prairie, ths county, Nov. 5, 1881 and died Mar 1, 1898, aged 16 years, 8 months and 24 days.  
  She was a victim of tuberculosis of the lungs. Young, energetic, ambitious, Clara fought the disease bravely and uncomplainingly and not until the school that she had been a regular attendant, closed in December for a short vacation did she realize that she must give up the unequal contest.
   Clara was loveable. She was good and true. Although desirous of living that she might become a useful woman, she met her fate calmly and with perfect resignation. She was willing and not afraid to meet her Saviour.
    Tenderly she kissed her loved ones good bye and bade them a found farewell.
    She leaves a father, mother, one sister and three brothers, besides a hot of friends to mourn for her.
    The funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist church, Rolling Prairie, Rev G. B. VanArsdall, of the New Carlisle Church of Christ, officiating.
    He spoke from the text that Clara had selected. "Let not your heart be troubled:"
    Her favorite hymns were sung and her favorite school mates carried her to her last resting place to the cemetery near the church.

Grave of George Hunt b.Aug 17th, 1775 (he was the Son of Charles Hunt, and Grandson of Col.Jonathan Hunt) George was born at the Bryan Settlement on the Yadkin River in N.Carolina, ( he was most Likely baptised by Rev.Lazarus Whitehead,i) as his family attended the Eaton Baptist Church there at that time,- HIs Grandfather COl.Jonathan Hunt is burried in the Church yard Cem. - The Boone family (Children & Neices & Nephews of Daniel Boone, would have also been attending the Church during this time Period). - He Married the Daugther of Rev.Laz.Whitehead,and Martha (Bryan)Whitehead, probably at the Elkhorn Bap.Church.in Wayne Co, Ind. which was founded by Laz.Whitehead in 1806. (their famillies were in Wayne County,Ind. by the time of their marraige.) - Her name was Martha Whitehead, and she was born b. 1785, (I believe she is also burried next to him in the Bap.Cem). Their Children were - Rebecca Bryan Hunt, (named after Daniel's wife), Mary Hannah Hunt, Franklin Whitehead Hunt, John Mason Hunt, Martha A. Hunt, and William Hale Hunt, (Most of their children are also burried in the Old Bap.Cem.) - The Boone Family lived on Squire Boone (Daniel's Fathers) land about 2 miles south of the Eaton Bap.Church, at the Bryan Settlement, while Col.Jonathan Hunts' family lived about 2 miles north of the Eaton Bap.Church. // - George Hunt's Father - Charles Hunt is burried at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement in Wayne Co, Ind.
  George Hunt, b. 1775 and buried in this Baptist Cemetery, he was commissioned as Brigadier General Under the Command of William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. In 1809 he was nominated to the Congressional Delegation before Indiana was a State. In 1810 he was the First Surveyor & Clerk of Wayne Co, Indiana.

Grave of James Hunt - Photo of Graves of James Hunt, (brother of George Hunt) and son of Charles Hunt & Francina Smith // also born at the Bryan Settlement on the Yadkin River, in N.C., as his brother George was (see info on George Hunt burried at the Old Baptist Cem). James was born 1768 and died September 4, 1838. Also in photo is grave of his wife Anne Shotwell, (they would have been married at the Elkhorn, Creek Settlement, (the 1st Settlement) in Wayne Co, Indiana. - on the Elkhorn Creek. Probably also married by Laz. Whitehead i // The first Baptist Church Organized in Wills Twp, LaPorte County, was at James' home, June 13th, 1836 (see Daniel's History of LaPorte County),- with Nancy Hunt, Martha Hunt, Catharine Whitehead, Sarah Mason, Phoebe Hunt, Sabrina Salisbury, Alsie Dawson, Martha Whitehead (wife of Laz.Whitehead i) , Matthias Dawson, John Salisbury, all attended the first Organizational Meeting (most are burried in the Old Baptist Cem.). Anne Shotwell , was also born in N.Carolina.She died September 11, 1839
- James' was one of 14 Hunt Children, of Charles & Francina Hunt. - He came to LaPorte County with his 2 brothers, George and William, who are also burried in the Old Baptist Cem, (from Wayne County, Indiana) - his Sister Sarah Hunt married Jonathan Bryan (the 1st cousin of Rebecca (Bryan) Boone ) - His Brother John Hunt, married Polly Whitehead, the Daughter of Laz.Whitehead i, (they were the first Couple married in Wayne Co, Indiana - See History of Wayne County, Ind.)

William Hale Hunt  grave , Son of George Hunt b.1775, also in the Old Bap.Cem.// William was born Mar.11,1817 and Married Sophia Gaylean, Apr.21,1841 - he died July.6,1897 - Their Children were Albert Hunt, Jeptha Hunt, James Edwin Hunt, George L. Hunt, - His wife Sophia is Burried with him. // William was born at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement in Wayne Co, Ind.

Grave of William Hill Hunt, born April 12, 1785 - at the Bryan Settlement, in Rowan Co, N.C. Died April 12, 1842 - LaPorte Co, Indiana. (also came thru the Cumberland Gap, with Daniel Boone, & Charles Family (as a Teenager Then) - Son of Charles Hunt and Francina Smith. William Hill Hunt, married Elizabeth Esteb, born 1795. - Probably at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement, in Wayne Co, Ind. - by Laz. Whitehead.i // Eliz. is the Sister of Isaac Estep ii (burried in the Old Baptist Cem.)- She is Probably Burried with him James \ Their Children were - Sarah Hunt,b.Dec.7,1837, James L.Hunt b.1829 (named after his Uncle) , Charles M.Hunt b.1831 (named after his Grandfather). , Richard T.Hunt b. 1836, John A.Hunt b.1827 (Named after his Uncle). William's aunt Mary Hunt married Samuel Bryan, who was the Son of William Bryan & Mary Boone (Daniel's Sister). William was one of the Original 3 Hunt Brothers (Son's of Charles Hunt) who migrated from Wayne County Ind., to LaPorte Co, (Wills Twp) in the Early 1830's.

Jones, Ferdinand children - TWO ARE DEAD ___________________________ Diphtheria Claims Two Victims in Kankakee Township ___________________________________________________________________________ Two children in the family of Ferdinand Jones, living at Rolling Prairie, Have fallen victims to diphtheria. One death, that of a three-year-old daughter, took place Sunday, and yesterday another child succumbed to the dread disease. The health authorities are maintaining quarantine measures which will not be relaxed until all danger of the disease spreading have been obviated. The theory prevails that the cases in the Jones family were contracted from persons who had come from South Bend which is being scourged by the malady. Undertaker Weir buried the bodies of the two little victims. The La Porte Argus-Bulletin, Tuesday 28 August 1900. Vol. 6 no. 24, p.8 col. 2

Raven, - Kenneth James Raven Local Youth Dies in First Tragedy of Year at Beach ____________________________________________________________
Kenneth James Raven Dives in Shallow Water and Breaks His Neck _______________________________________________________________________
Complications Cause Death This Morning _______________________________________________________________________
Body is Paralyzed and Bronchial Pneumonia Sets In; Was Nearly 20 _______________________________________________________________________
Funeral Services to be Held Sunday P.M. _______________________________________________________________________
Kenneth James Raven, son of Mr. And Mrs. James Raven of 315 I street, who suffered a broken neck when he dived into three feet of water at the municipal beach on Stone lake yesterday afternoon passed away at 2:20 a.m. today. The youth would have observed his 20th birthday anniversary on Aug. 10. His death was the first tragedy of the season at the city beach. Complications, in addition to the broken vertebrae of the neck, brought about the young man's death. The injury to his neck paralyzed his entire body and bronchial pneumonia developed last night, brought on by the fact that his lungs had been filled with water. Although pneumonia was believed to have actually caused death early this morning, it is certain the other injury also would have been fatal. At the time of the accident, according to Dr. G. O. Larson, who attended him, he had almost drowned.
Dives in Shallow Water The accident that led to Kenneth's death happened about 3:30 p. m. yesterday. The youth was swimming with some friends, and he decided to dive from the pier and plunge through an inflated inner tube floating on the water. The water, according to witnesses, is only three feet deep at that point. As he plunged through the tube his head struck the bottom of the lake. After a lapse of several seconds, the friends who had watched him, another young man and a girl, saw his body rise to the surface, but his head remained under water. They became alarmed and lifted him entirely out of the water and carried him to the beach. Ronald Cummings, city life guard, immediately started artificial respiration, and a doctor and an ambulance were summoned, as well as police. After Cummings had continued artificial respiration for about a half hour, Kenneth regained consciousness. He was removed to his home in the O. M. Haverstock ambulance. His condition became worse during the evening. With his body paralyzed, he never recovered from the effects of the water in his lungs.
Former Paper Carrier - Kenneth was born in La Porte on Aug. 10, 1911, and had lived here all his life. Several years ago, as a boy, he delivered papers for the Herald-Argus and many La Porteans knew him through that connection. He was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Robert and Richard; one sister, Lauris; and his grandfather, Adam Raven. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the First Christian church. The Rev. M. G. Long will officiate and burial will be in the Baptist cemetery near Rolling Prairie, with L. A. Decker in charge. The body may be viewed at the L. A. Decker funeral home Saturday afternoon and until the time of the funeral.
The La Porte Herald-Argus, Friday, 31 July, 1931. Vol. XLIII no. 305. P. 1, col. 1

Stoner, Albert - Albert Lincoln Stoner, age 72, passed away suddenly at 8:30 a.m. At his home on rural route 1, Rolling Prairie. The son of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Stoner, Mr. Stoner was born near Rolling Prairie on Oct. 12, 1861, and lived in that vicinity all his life. He was a farmer. He was married on Nov. 30, 1892, in Rolling Prairie to Mary Nichols, who survives. Others surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Rose Kelsey of La Porte, Mrs. Vers Butler of Rolling Prairie, Mrs. Aletha Sanger of Mishawaka, Mrs. Evelyn Bennett of South Bend, and Dorothy at home; a son, Robert at home; 14 grandchildren; five brothers, Andrew, Ellsworth, Walter and David Stoner of Rolling Prairie and Vernon Stoner of La Porte, and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Hunt of Mill Creek and Mrs. Etta Dudley of Rolling Prairie. A daughter preceeded in death. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., standard time, at the home, and at 2 p.m. at the Rolling Prairie Christian church, the Rev. John Clark officiating. The body may be viewed from this evening until the time of the funeral. Burial will be in the Baptist cemetery at Rolling Prairie with O. M, Haverstock in charge. The La Porte Herald-Argus, Monday 12 June 1933 vol XLV no. 265 p 7 col 4

Stoner, Martha - Death at Rolling Prairie Special to the Argus-Bulletin Rolling Prairie, Ind., April 24 - Mrs. Martha Stoner, widow of Jacob Stoner, died at her home 3 miles south of here of a complication of diseases early this morning. The funeral will be in charge of Weir & Sievert, undertakers, of La Porte The La Porte Argus-Bulletin, Tuesday 24 April, 1906. Vol. L no. 221, p. 5 col. 4

Grave of John Whitehead (son of Laz. Whitehead) b. Jan 5, 1837 and died Jan 5, 1902
On his tombstone are his wife Anna E. b. Jan 26, 1843 d. Dec 28, 1913.
  Anne was the Daughter of Adam France (burried in Rolling Prairie Cem.) Her Mother was Lydia, and her Brothers & Sisters were Noah France, Christopher France, W.Wilson France,Mary C. France, Lydia J. France, Abram France, Charles U.France, Leroy France, & Emma France.
  Also shown, on John's stone, are two children John W. Whitehead 1890-1893 and Art 1872 - 1919.

Grave of Laz.Whitehead  b. 1803, at the Old Baptist Cem, in LaPorte Co, Ind. (also grave of his wife Livonia (Osborn) Whitehead).

Grave of Livonia (Osborn) Whitehead born on Long Island, in New York, Aug.12. 1800 - Daughter of Daniel Osborn b.1764, and Jane Green b. 1767 (both of her parents are burried at the Elkhorn Creek Cemetery, (original site of the Elkhorn Creek Settlement , in Wayne Co, Ind.) - Her Fathers Farm Land adjacent to the Elkhorn Creek. // Livonia was one of 8 Children , the others being Abigail, Jane, Emeline, Daniel Jr, Alonzo, Samuel, and Chatfield. - Livonia Married Laz.Whitehead ii at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement Jan.24th, 1822. // Her Brother Samuel Osborn, married Caroline Hunt , the Sister of James, George, and William Hunt, who are burried in the Old Bap.Cem. // Samuel & Caroline (Hunt) Osborn, are burried at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement.// Most of Livonia's Siblings remained & are burried at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement.

Thomas H.Whitehead - grave (b.1825- d.1850). He was Laz.Whiteheads' younger 1/2-brother.
  Thomas' Parents were John Whitehead b. 1782 (father of Lazarus) and Catharine Hiday.- Thomas's mother had 3 children with John Whitehead.- John Milton Whitehead, George H. Whitehead, and Thomas H.Whitehead. Catharine was John Whitehead's 3rd wife, - Lazarus was from John's First Marraige to Rosanna Hampton.

Grave of Wm.H.Hampton Whitehead, younger Brother of Laz.Whitehead i, -During 1855 to 1860 he Served as Sherriff of LaPorte County, ( His Father John Whitehead was the First Sherriff of Wayne County, Ind.) - 1860 he was elected mayor of LaPorte, after which he served as Police Magistrate of LaPorte, Ind. (See History of LaPorte Co, Ind) - Wm.H.H.Whitehead was born at the Elkhorn Creek Settlement, in Wayne County, Ind. - May 13th, 1813. - He Married Mary Ann Hastings, the Daughter of Rev.Alexander Hastings, Feb 12th, 1837 in LaPorte Co, Ind.- (she is Burried with him). Stone reads: In Memory of Wm. H. H. Whitehead - departed this life Nov 8, 1877 aged 61 yrs 5 M's - Mary A Whitehead Departed this life Dec 13, 1876 age 61 yrs 3 M's 11? D's

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