SALEM CHAPEL CEMETERY aka
SALEM CEMETERY

State Road 4 & 200 South
Pleasant Township
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Updated May 25, 2005
Presented by: LaPorte County Cemetery and Research Association, La Porte County, Indiana

FORWARD:    It is with pride that the Miriam Benedict Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution presents Volume I, of LaPorte County, Indiana Cemetery Records. 1947-1949
In doing so we are deeply indebted to Elvira M. Oakes, Chairman of the Genealogical Records and Historical Research and her committee of loyal members and interested friends who through a number of years have been tireless and most meticulous in their efforts in compiling these records.
Emma Leah Teeter, Regent
Miriam Benedict Chapter N.S.D.A.R.
This is one of the Pioneer Cemeteries with La Porte County, Indiana. The first recorded burial here is David McCollum who d. Sept 2, 1838.

Surname

Given & (Maiden name)

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Location of grave

Additional Comments

Amor

Henry

1846

1911



Amor

Alice

1853

1930



Amor

Cora

1875

1911


dau. H & A

Amor

Daniel

1884

1908


Son H & A

Amor

Thomas


Nov 18, 1881


31 yrs 7 mo.21 da

Antrim

Clinton

1850

1931



Antrim

Isodine

1851

1904


Wife Clinton

Antrim

Gertrude

1882

1895



Antrim

Elma

1881

1941



Antrim

Ethel

1884

1945



Atton

Bert

1893

Oct 14, 1948



Bailey

Ziba


Dec 28, 1885


82 yrs

Bailey

Elizabeth


Feb 28, 1899


Wife Ziba

78 yrs 7 mo 25 da

Bailey

Ziba

1860

1939



Bailey

Effie

1866

1941


Wife Ziba

Baker

Othie T


Nov 27, 1905


Son Thos & Millie

14 yrs 1 mo 10 da

Baker

Hillard F

Oct 9 1884

May 4, 1892


Son Thos & Millie

Baker

Walter W.

1888

1931



Baker

Thomas J


Feb 10, 1926



Baker

Millie


Dec 24, 1904


Wife Thomas

53 yrs, 10 Mo, 17 da

Barnes

Stanley Edward

1917

1946



Barnum

John

1852

1924



Barnum

Minnie

1864

1924


Wife John

Bass

Samuel Bosserman

Mar 4, 1896

June 24, 1934



Baxter

John

1854

1927



Baxter

Lucy

1859

1927


Wife John

Baxter

Peter

1881

1939


Son John & Lucy

Baxter

Charles A.

1884

1937



Baxter

Charles A. Jr.

1928

1930



Beal

Jack D.

Mar 3, 1916

Oct 1, 1943



Beal

Ada J.

Feb 1, 1883

Dec 5, 1924



Bealor

James Raymond

1901

1948



Bear

Sarah


Oct 14, 1850


Wife Issac 73 yrs 5 mo

Bear

George C.

1835

1908



Bear

Sarah G.

1849

1911



Bear

Benjamin E.

1842

1926


Co I 87th Ind. Inf.

Bear

Amy L

1843

1931


Wife Benj. E

Bear

Viola L.

1895

1910


Dau. Geo & Sarah

Bear

Lewis E.

1871

1879



Bentley

Leonidas J

Son I.J. & Merand

Aug 15,1855


12 yrs

Boone

William L.

Nov 2, 1881

Jan 11, 1917



Bosserman

George

Nov 10, 1815

Oct 18, 1888


b. Perry Co. Penn

Bosserman

Frances Toney

Dec 3, 1815

Mar 18, 1842


b. Preble Co. Ohio: Wife George (mar. Feb 28, 1838)

Bosserman

Minerva Walker

Jan 26, 1818

Feb 9 1888


b. Oberlin Co. Tenn

Wife George

(mar. Mar 10, 1843)

Bosserman

John

Jan 11, 1839



Son Geo & Frances

Bosserman

Caroline W.

Oct 24, 1840



Dau Geo

Bosserman

Children Born to George & Minerva:






Clarinda

Sept 5, 1843





Oliver E.

Sept 13, 1845





Simeon S.

Mar 7, 1847





Jerome B.

Apr 17, 1848





William H.

Dec 25, 1849





Harriet

May 27, 1852





Henrietta

Oct 24, 1853





Mary A.

Mar 23, 1856

Dec 3, 1878




Charles B.

Feb 26, 1858





Ora L.

Sept. 22, 1859




Bosserman

Oliver E.

1845

1915



Bosserman

Augusta C.

1846

1915


Wife Oliver E

Bosserman

Marcia J. Whetzell

Sept 30, 1846

Feb 7, 1887


Wife of Oliver E.

Bosserman

Simeon S.

Mar 7 1847

Apr 20, 1907




Bosserman

Margaret E.

Feb 24, 1852

May 2, 1938


Wife S.S.

Bosserman

Walter G.

Apr 1, 1881

Feb 5, 1882


Son S.S. & M

Bosserman

Ora

Oct 18, 1860

Apr 29, 1945



Bosserman

Della

June 16, 1863

Feb 19, 1936


Wife Ora

Bosserman

Gracie

Nov 14, 1882

Mar 13, 1888


Dau Ora & Della

Bowen

Corp. Alexander F.




Co. B 73rd Ind. Inf.

Bowen

Charles M.

1874

1939



Bradley

William M.

1874

1944



Brown Earl Miles 5 APR 1896 20 Dec 1963   source: Internet
Brown Irene Elizabeth Glass 23 Feb 1896 11 Dec 1989   buried 13 Dec 1989
wf Earl
Source: Internet

Brownley

James

Jan 9, 1819

Aug 17, 1890



Brownley

Lucinda

June 3, 1823

Jan 7, 1912


Wife James

Brownlee

Sophronia

1847

1872


Wife Samuel

Brownlee

Charles P.

1868

1935



Brownlee

Dora R.

1869

1942


Wife Chas P.

Brumley





Co. E 28th US Inf

Brumley

Phylena

1841

1904



Buechler

Iola M.

1918

1943



Burden

James E.

1863

1913



Burdens

Stacey

Aug 5, 1869

Feb 23, 1907



Burhans

William W.

Apr 14, 1833

Oct 7, 1900



Burhans

Mary B.

May 18, 1835



Wife Wm. M.

Burhans

Albert C.

1856

1925



Burhans

G. Anna

1861



Wife Albert C.

Burnett

William

1839

1905



Burnett

L. Blanche

1878

1914


Wife Oliver

Cain

Cynthia B.

Apr 17, 1825

Nov 5, 1890


Wife G.

Cain

William F.

1859

1916



Cain

Rachel

1858

1932


Wife Wm F.

Cain

Angeline

Sept 4, 1816

July 19, 1892


Wife Daniel (nee Somers)

Cain

William

1848

1919



Canaday

Solomon


Feb 28, 1858


49 yrs 11 mo. 7 da.

Canaday

Francina


Nov 8, 1864


Wife Solomon

49 yrs 8 mo. 21 da.

Canaday

Harrison


Jan 6 1869


28 yrs. 6 da

Canaday

Elizabeth


Jan 13, 1873


Wife Harrison

32 yrs. 6 mo. 17 da

Carter

Elwyn S.

1913

1946



Cole

Washington


Jan 26, 1890


65 yrs 28 da.

Cole

Sarah


Feb 26, 1904


Wife Washington

71 yrs 8 mo. 14 da

Cole

Columbus

1852

1903



Cole

Victoria A

1858

1914



Cole

Joseph


Dec 29, 1871


83 yrs

Cole

Wallace Dean

1836

1943



Collins

Albert L.

Nov 24, 1837

Feb 24, 1878



Collins

Clarinda

Sept 5, 1843

Mar 5, 1925


Wife Albert L.

Coplin

David E.

Dec 18, 1838

Jan 22, 1899



Coplin

Martha

Oct 2, 1840

Mar 10, 1911


Wife David E

Crapp

Christina

Jan 14, 1816

Aug 8 1896



Crichton

William H.

Nov 7, 1813

May 23, 1884



Crichton

Janet M

Apr 5, 1812

Oct 19, 1888


Wife Wm

Crosbie

Daniel L.

1885

1930



Crowl

Martha J.

Mar 31, 1820

Oct 24, 1896



Day

George S.

Feb 7, 1855

Mar 11, 1911



Day

Louise Ellen

Feb 27, 1862

June 21, 1946


Wife Geo. S. & dau. Joel & Mary Fowler

Depert

Eli

1862

1921



Depert

Jennie

1857

1932


Wife Eli, dau. D&A Cain

Dickson

Emery D.

Apr 10, 1929

May 26, 1947



Draves

William F.

Sept 13, 1844

Jan 23, 1912



Draves

Ernestine

Sept 24, 1849

Mar 24, 1916


Wife Wm F.

Draves

August

Dec 1, 1846

Aug 28, 1908



Draves

Wilhelimna

Apr 16, 1848

Aug 3, 1931


Wife August

Draves

Benjamin G.

1885

1943



Draves

Lynda

1890

1942


Wife Benj. G

Draves

August F.

Dec 10, 1874

Aug 27, 1948



Draves

Harry W.

July 24, 1883

Feb 12, 1946



Draves

Edna

1881



Wife Harry W.

Draves

Fred

1880

1938



Draves

Carrie

May 19, 1887

Feb 17, 1947


Wife Amel A. & dau. Charles and Catherine Ca….

Draves,

Vincent A.

1913

1931



Ebeck

Flora E.

Sept 5, 1895

Oct 1, 1948


Wife Ernest

Forrey

William

1830

1915



Forrey

Sarah

1827

1884


Wife Wm

Forrey

Morris

1855

1933



Forrey

John

1852

1925



Fowler

George S.

Dec 23, 1906

June 14, 1948



Gaines

Lewis R.

Mar 16, 1876

Oct 19, 1946



Glass Clifford B 24 May 1892 11 Jan 1958   so William & Anna
source: Internet

Glass

William W.

1857

1934



Glass

Anna Florence Dixon

1857

1907


Wife Wm. W.

Glassman

Frederick

1869

1906



Glassman

Harry M.

1898

1943



Groff

Christina

Jan 14, 1816

Aug 8, 1896


“Mother”

Harness

Alfred

1874

1944



Harness

Alwena

1880

1932


Wife Alfred

Hawkins

Grant

1874

1944



Hawkins

Louise

1874

1942


Wife Grant

Hawkins

John

1906

1924


Son G & L

Holcomb

William A.

1878

1934



Holloway

John M

Apr 21, 1826

Dec 3 1905



Holloway

Martin L.

1857

1945



Holloway

Fannie

1856

1887


Wife ML

Holloway

Della

1867

1942


Wife ML

Hough

Purdy

Apr 28, 1827

Sept 7, 1904



Hough

Esther

Mar 3, 1828

May 12, 1889


Wife Purdy

Hough

James W.

1859

1928



Hough

Harriet E.

1850

1935


Wife Jas W.

Huff

Flossie G.

1894

1943


Wife Benj. H.

Hupp

Theodore

1838

1905



Hupp

Mary Belle Galbreath

1853

1924


Wife Theodore

Hupp

Isaac


July 23, 1863


62 yrs

Hupp

Elizabeth Snyder

July 19, 1806

Dec 31, 1892


Wife Isasac b. Virginia

Hupp

Lucian E.

1847

1909



Jack

James


Sept 16, 1873


66 yrs 7 mo 5 da

Jennings

Anna Burden

1874

1943



Johnson

Clara B

June 21, 1886

Sept 6, 1941



Johnson

Glenn E.

1915

1936



Johnson

Hiram E.

Oct 12, 1911

June 16, 1937



Johnson

Jennie E.

Oct 17, 1881

May 5, 1947


Wife Herman & mother of Hiram

Jones

Enoch D.

1835

1903



Jones

Mary J.

1847

1915



Jones

James M

1853

1936



Jones

Sarah E.

1853

1937


Wife Jas M

Jones

Joeva C.

1909

1932



Jones

James M

Apr 22, 1901

Dec 14, 1907


Son GM & BE

Kempf

August

Sept 18, 1842

Mar 29, 1913



Kempf

Ernestine Abraham

Dec 25, 1845

Oct 6, 1903


Wife August

Kincaid

Robert E.

1857

1942



Kincaid

Emily

1855

1933


Wife Robert E

Kincaid

Robert

1880

1915



Kincaid

Cora E

Aug 12, 1895

Apr 25, 1911


Dau RE & EM

Kincaid

Alice


Jan 31, 1894


9 yrs 3 mo 2 da

Kissell

Jesse E

Mar 3, 1819

Mar 27, 1892



Kissell

Elizabeth

Feb 29, 1828

Oct 23, 1919



Kissell

Robert E.

Jan 12, 1858

May 19, 1892



Kissell

James

Apr 13, 1849

June 10, 1923



Kissell

Ruth

1849

1927


Wife James

Kissell

Edson R.

1883

1924



Koehn

Charles

1867

1935



Koehn

Dora

1865

1930


Wife Chas

Learn

Levi

Oct 1, 1806

Sept 5, 1892



Learn

Sarah

May 26, 1809

Dec 24, 1877


Wife Levi

Learn

Franklin R.

May 24, 1852

June 23, 1894



Learn

Adam

1826

1877



Learn

Mary E.

1830

1879


Wife Adam

Learn

Henderson

Nov 29, 1844

Apr 14, 1912



Leggett

Elizabeth

1859

1938



LeRoy

Myron

Jan 16, 1859




LeRoy

Mittie

Dec 1, 1857

Mar 3, 1888


Wife Myron

LeRoy

Arthur S.

1857

1926



LeRoy

Worth J.

Sept 17, 1880



Son Myron & Mittie

LeRoy

Ralph H.

1911

1944



Lewis

Jabez F.


Sept 2, 1839


27 yrs 11 mo

Lloyd

Albert R.

Mar 25, 1881

Mar 17, 1947



Loomis

Ralph Sr.


Feb 1, 1863


77 yrs 11 mo

Loomis

Malinda


March 26, 1863


68 yrs 5 mo 12 da

Loomis

Almira


Jan 9, 1878


24 yrs 11da

Wife Adelbert

Loomis

Justin


July 10, 1887


70 yrs 2 mo 6 da

Loomis

Clarissa


Mar 31, 1880


Wife Justin

57 yrs 8 mo 13 da

Loomis

Charles


Oct 28, 1860


Son Justin & M

4 yrs 2 mo 11da

Loomis

Ida


Nov 20 1860


Dau Ralph & Kate

1 yr 5 mo 28 da

Loring

Frank A

1855

1916



Loring

Maggie

1859

1933


Wife Frank A

Lower

Jacob

1859

1932



Lower

Mary

1859

1928


Wife Jacob

Lower

Clarence

1857

1926



Mann

Frederick A.

1880

1941



Marx

David

1833

1928



Marx

Katherine

1843

1926



Marx

Peter

Feb 24, 1834

Apr 14, 1894



Marx

Mary E.

1841

1920


Wife Peter

Marx

Clara M

Nov 13, 1858

Sept 10, 1859


Child of P & ME

Marx

Johnny

March 20, 1860

Oct 14, 1863


Child of P & ME

Marx

Clarence R.

Nov 18, 1875

Apr 24, 1876


Child of P & ME

Marx

William J.

1862

1931



Marx

Lulu

1867

1916


Wife Wm J.

Marx

Carroll H.

1866

1923



Marx

Frank

1874

1932



Marx

Alfred L.

1870

1945



Mill

John

Mar 15, 1830

May 24, 1895



Mill

Annie M. Learn

Jan 23, 1837

July 27, 1881


Wife John

Mill

Catherine E.

May 29, 1866

Aug 1, 1884



Miller

Noah W.

1848

1935



Miller

Margaretha

1854

1918


Wife Noah

Miller

Howard

1872

1943



Miller

Reuben

1875

1934



Mitchell

Charles G.

1848

1934



Mitchell

Nancy E.

1853

1929


Wife Chas G.

Mitzner

Ferdinand

Dec 3, 1871

Sept 26, 1948



Moore

William M.

Jan 10, 1848

May 22, 1900



Moore

Emma L.

1850

1938


Wife Wm M.

Moore

Harry W.

1872

1929



Moore

Allen

1873

1923



Morrical

Frank

Mar 5, 1875

Mar 18, 1912



Mott

John B.

1842

1924



Mott

Amelia P.

1853

1917


Wife John B

Mott

Albert E.

1874

1921



Mott

Anna M.

1880

1933


Wife Albert E.

Mott

Joseph J.

1876

1936



Mott

Lillian A.

1882



Wife Jos. J.

Mott

Eva E.

Jan 29, 1887

June 22, 1946


Wife Benj. F.

McCollum

W.A.


Apr 24, 1876


63 yrs 1 mo 12 da

McCollum

Sophia


1847


25 yrs Wife W.A.

McCollum

Pikeland


Sept 5, 1842


23 yrs 11 mo

McCollum

George S.


Nov 13, 1848


36 yrs 6 da

McCollum

Aretus


Mar 9, 1840


36 yrs 2 mo 16 da

Son Reuben & Sally

McCollum

David


Sept 2, 1838


57 yrs

McCollum

Sally


July 30 1851


73 yrs Wife Reuben

McCollum

John M.


Feb 14, 1842


1 yr 1 mo 6 da

McCollum

Robert M


June 17, 1845


2 weeks

McCollum

Georgia


Apr 12, 1871


3 yrs 6 mo Dau D.C. & M

McMahon

John

1839

1914



McMahon

Catherine

1846

1918


Wife John

McMahon

Margaret

1885

1941



Nation

Ann

Feb 25, 1796

Feb 23, 1879


Wife William

Nation

James Henry


May 7, 1864


39 yrs 11 mo 6 da

Nation

Eliza

Jan 1, 1821

Oct 12, 1891



Nation

Sarah


May 17, 1852


23 yrs 3 mo 8 da

Nelson

John William

Jan 21, 1864

Apr 2, 1942



Page

Edward E.

1873

1930



Page

Russell H.

1907

1937



Palmer

Bernice

1902

1935



Palmer

Ralph

1909

1918



Palmer

Joseph


Nov 19, 1948



Peo

Martin

1857

1942



Peo

Alvina

1859

1916


Wife Martin

Penwell

Armerius C.


Mar 5, 1857


63 yrs 2 mo 15 da

Phelps

Ann

Apr 15, 1853

Aug 4, 1894


Wife CW

Phelps

Rolla E.

Oct 17, 1874

Aug 31, 1898



Phillips

W. S.

Mar 24, 1822

Nov 6, 1901



Phillips

Caroline

Jan 4, 1834

Dec 15, 1916


Wife W.S.

Pike

Ruth

July 10 1801

Aug 25, 1891



Rehlander

Ocha

Aug 29, 1876

Oct 21, 1946



Rehlander

Mary

1880

1935


Wife Ocha

Richert

Lillian M, Kincaid

1882

1929


Wife Abe L.

Richter

Wilhelmina

1882

1919


Wife W.F.

Robbins

Norman

1852

1907



Rook

Charles

May 16, 1865

Nov 20, 1947



Ross

Menzo S.

1871

1944



Schmidt

Lillian Bosserman

Dec 26, 1874

Jan 8, 1944



Schultz

Otto A.

1875

1940



Selleck

Lloyd A.

1831

1889



Selleck

Emily

1837



Wife Lloyd A.

Sent

Martin




Co K. 13th Ind Inf

Sent

Ottilia

Jan 4, 1822

Nov 6, 1897


Wife Martin

Sent

John T.

1851

1897



Sent

Nancy J.

1848

1911


Wife John T.

Shultz

Ferdinand E.

1857

1932



Shultz

Amelia

1854

1923


Wife F.E.

Shultz

August

Nov 27, 1844

Nov 22, 1929



Shultz

Caroline

Mar 23, 1849

May 16, 1916


Wife August

Shultz

Albert G.

1883

1939



Shultz

Bertha C.

June 3, 1884

Jan 21, 1947


Wife Albert (nee Schultz)

Singleton

Edward

1866

1921



Singleton

Mary E.

1888

1916


Wife Harry

Singleton

Martha L.

1909

1932


Dau H. & Mary E.

Smith

Alvin


Aug 10, 1874


56 yrs 2 mo 11 da

Smith

Charles P.

Oct 30 1830

Dec 14, 1912



Smith

Harriet

Nov 11, 1831

Sept 15, 1912


Wife Chas P.

Smith

LeRoy Taylor

1858

1939



Smith

Emma Kissell

1869

1898


Wife LeRoy T.

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