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HOPEWELL CEMETERY

Located in Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

The cemetery and log church was there before 1837 when the deed was recorded. Little Phebe LaFollette was buried there in 1817.

The old log church with its hugh logs, was standing as late as 1929 or early 1930 when Mrs. William Lafollette visited the cemetery.

It was being used and in seemingly good condition then. It was destroyed by fire of unknown origin.

I visited the cemetery in 2004 and it was over grown with weeds and headstones had been broken and piled one on top of the other.

Vandals had spray painted most of the headstones and I just wanted to cry. I had traveled so far to see the resting place of my ancestors

and to see what had been done to the cemetery was so heart breaking.

The land for the cemetery had been given to the people by my Great-Great-Great Grandparents Robert LaFollette and Martha Sampson LaFollette

COPY OF DEED HOPE WELL CHURCH TRUSTEES OF FLOYD COUNTY INDIANA DEED BOOK 1 PAGE 590 AUGUST 10TH 1837

This indenture made this tenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven between Robert Lafollette and Martha Lafollette, his wife, of the County of Floyd and State of Indiana of the one part and John Tuel, John Sampson and William Sampson of the County of Harrison and State aforesaid as Trustees of Hope Well Church of the other part.
Witnesseth:- That the said Robert and Martha as well for and in Consideration of the Love and Affection which they, the said Robert and Martha, bear to the said Church has given, granted, conveyed and confirmed to the said Trustees and their successors in office and their assigns forever all that track or parcel of Land Lying and being in the County aforesaid; it being a part of the North West quarter of Section Thirty-Four (34) in Township three (3) in Range five (5) east beginning on the line dividing the North-West and the South-West Quarters of said section at a stake and running north twelve (12) rods to a stake; thence east twenty (20) rods to a stake; thence south twelve (12) rods to said line; thence west twenty (20) with said line to a place of beginning so as to include the graveyard and Meeting House, together with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereupon belonging and the reversions, reminders and profits thereof and all the estate right, title, interest and claim of the aforesaid trustees and their successors in and to the same.
To have and to hold the premises aforesaid with all appurtenances to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoove of the said Trustees and their successors forever all claim of the said Robert and Martha of their heirs or any other person or persons claiming from or under them or any of them.
In testimony whereof the said Robert and Martha have hereupon set their hands and seals the day and year above written .
Robert LaFollette (his mark) Martha LaFollette (her mark) Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of William Hardin (his mark)

Last Name	First Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Relationship	Notes
LaFollette	Jacob	July 18 1785	Aug. 10 1861
LaFollette	Lydia	Nov. 13 1792	July 21 1862		aged 69 yrs 8 mo 8 days
Bailey	Theodocia Ann	Nov. 12 1823	Feb 28 1859	Wife of Alfred H. Bailey Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	aged 36 yrs 3 mo 15 days
Howard	Frances F.		Mar. 9 1857	Wife of James Howard Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	Marriage record in Floyd County states Nov 26 1838 Fanny LaFollet
Allard	Phebe C.		May 16, 1844	Consort of Luther B. Allard	aged 33 yrs 1 mo 15 days
LaFollette	Abraham		Feb 23, 1847	Son of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	aged 25 yrs 6 mo 10 days
Curtis	Mary H.	July 19, 1824	Mar. 26, 1859	Formerly wife of Abraham LaFollette married 2nd time to a Curtis	Marriage records show Abraham LaFollette married Mary Helen Hancock Sep 22 1842
Crandall	Lucinda R.	Mar 1821	1840	Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	wife of Azaeiah Crandall
Artherburn	Sarah		Aug 21 1845	Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette Wife of Presley Arterburn	aged 63 yrs 8 mo 11 days
Arterburn	Presley		Sep. 5 1842	Husband of Sarah	aged 64 yrs 2 days
Johnson	Mahala D.F.	Oct 6 1832	Dec 25 ????	wife of John Johnson Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette
LaFollette	Jerial D.	Feb. 2, 1815	Aug. 12, 1854	Son of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette
LaFollette	Jacob J.	Mar. 10, 1835	Jan. 15, 1856	Son of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette
LaFollette	Rachel		Jan. 17, 1848	Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	aged 19 yrs 10 mo 20 days
LaFollette	Josiah R.		Dec. 20 1937	Son of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	aged 20 yrs 9 mo 20 days
LaFollette	Lydia M.		Jan. 10, 1843	Daughter of Jacob & Lydia LaFollette	aged 23 yrs 5 mo 18 days
LaFollette	Robert		Oct 17, 1866	(my 3rd great grandparents)	aged 88 yrs 11 mo
LaFollette	Martha		Oct. 2, 1865	Daughter of William Sampson & Sarah Coleman wife of Robert LaFollette	aged 77 yrs 9 mo 6 days
LaFollette	Phebe		May 7 1817	Daughter of Robert & Martha LaFollette	aged 10 yrs ??mo earliest recorded burial in Hope Well Cem.
Gunn	Susan	Jan 25 1812	July 17 1861	wife of Matthew Gunn Daughter of Martha & Robert LaFollette	aged 49 yrs 6 mo 22 days
LaFollette	Everilla		Dec. 23, 1822	Daughter of Martha & Robert LaFollette	aged 3 yrs 3 mo 4 days
Nance	Elizabeth		July 28, 1833	Daughter of Martha & Robert LaFollette Wife of Jospeh Nance	aged 23 yrs 3 mo 4 days
LaFollette	William Grant		Mar, 19, 1866	Son of Martha & Robert LaFollette Consort of Sarah B. LaFollette	aged 52 yrs 11 mo
LaFollette	Sarah B.		April 2 185?	wife of William Grant LaFollette Maiden name Armstrong	aged 36 yrs 7 mo 2 days
LaFollette	Elizabeth	1816	Mar. 22, 1894	2nd wife of William Grant LaFollette Married first to a McIntyre
Hartman	Roselia	Mar. 26, 1823	Oct. 9, 1890	Daughter of Martha & Robert LaFollette
Hartman	Christopher	Dec. 22, 1821	July 24, 1898	husband of Roselia
McIntrye	James T.	Feb. 22 1844	Sep. 6, 1861	Son of O.& E. McIntrye Step/son of Wm. Grant LaFollette	aged 17 yrs 6 mo
LaFollette	Clarance A.	Mar. 27, 1871	Sep. 11, 1971	Son of Francis M. & Amanda (nee Quinn) E. LaFollette	Infant
Quinn	Laura B.		Sep 11, 1870	Daughter of Thomas & Jane Quinn	aged 3 yrs
Quinn	Roy		Jan. 12, 1873	Son of Thomas and Jane Quinn	aged 1 yr 11 mo 24 days
Gunn	Nancy		Jan. 26, 1842	Daughter of Matthew & Susan Gunn	aged 3 yrs 5 mo. 9 days
Bailey	Theodore		July 12, 1848	Son of Alfred H. & Theodocia Bailey	aged 1 yr 22 dyas
Bailey	Cordelia		July 15, 1851	Daughter of Alfred H. & Theodicia Bailey	aged 7 mo.
Bailey	Alfred Murray		Mar. 17, 1854	Son of Alfred H. & Theodicia Bailey	aged 2 mo 1 day
Bailey	John M.		Oct 1? 1842	Son of Alfred H. & Theodicia Bailey	aged 4 mo. 15 days
Bailey	Jacob L.		Aug 10, 1841	Son of Alfred H. & Theodicia Bailey	aged 6 mo 20 days
Allard	John L.		Oct 21 1842	Son of Phebe (nee LaFollette) and Luther B. Allard	aged 3 yrs 1 mo 10 days
Allard	Virginia C.		Jan. 8, 1849	Daughter of L.B. & C.J. Allard (Columba J. is 2nd wife of Luther B.)	aged 11 mo 2 days
Johnson	Lydia Jane		????	Daughter of John & Mahala D. Johnson	Infant
Mayfield	Edna	May 27 1889	Sep 8 1889	Daughter of Sheriff Mayfield	Infant
Sampson	William		Aug 14, 1833	father of Martha LaFollette (my ancestor) Pvt Virginia Troops Rev. Soldier	aged 71 yrs 10 mo 2 days
Sampson	Sarah		July 9, 1833	Wife of Wm. (nee Coleman) Mother of Martha (my ancestor)	aged 69 years
Sampson	John Esq.		June 1 1851	Son of William and Sarah Sampson	aged 66 years
Sampson	Elizabeth		Aug. 13, 1840	Wife of John Sampson Daughter of Walter C. & Mary Brightman	aged 52 yrs
Sampson	William	Mar. 1, 1799	July 31 1865	Husband Of Sarah Ann Sampson (nee Parker)
Sampson	John Edward	July 5, 1826	Oct 8, 1882	Son of John Sampson Esq.
Sampson	Martha Jane	Jan. 18, 1838	Mar. 31, 1873	Wife of John Edward Sampson (maiden name Blunk)
Sampson	Valeria	Jan. 26, 1827	June 15, 1841	Daughter of William and Sarah A. Sampson
Sampson	Nancy	Sep. 1837	May 12, 1841	Daughter of William & Sarah A. Sampson
Onion	Mary Ellen	Nov 26 1817	????	Daughter of John Sampson & Elizabeth Brightman Wife of B.H. Onion
Onion	Benjamin	Oct 16, 1817	Oct. 16, 1875	Husband Of Mary Ellen Sampson
Onion	Sally V.		1852	Daughter of B.H. & Mary E. Onion
Onion	J. Taylor		Sep. 15, 1847	Son of Benjamin H. & M.E. Onion	aged 19 days
Sampson	Joseph B.		Mar. 1863	Son of John Edward & Martha Jane Sampson (nee Blunk)	aged3 weeks
Blunk	Anna M.	Oct. 9, 1817	Jan. 6, 1887	Wife of Joseph Blunk	aged 69 yrs 2 mo 27 days
Blunk	Joseph	1812	1837	Husband of Anna E.
Blunk	Julia M.		May 9, 1874	Daughter of J. & A.M. Blunk	aged 14 yrs 7 mo 12 days
Sampson	Raphael A.	Dec. 20, 1885	Apr. 18, 1886	Twin child of Lewis.P. & Mary Jane (nee Combs)Sampson
Sampson	Reginal E.	Dec 20, 1885	Apr. 28 1886	Twin child of Lewis P. & Mary Jane Sampson (nee Combs)
Welch	Marion		May 13, 1842	Son of Robert & Lydia Welch	aged 1 yr 3 mo 29 days
Daily	George Washington		Apr. 24, 1879		aged 48 yrs 4 mo 24 days
Daily	Washington Elmo	Apr. 17, 1830	Jan. 23, 1859	(this record could be wrong as stone was broken and hard to read)
Williams	William P.	June 10, 1806	June 24, 1859	Husband Of Sarah
Williams	Sarah	Nov. 13, 1812	April 20, 1887	Wife of William P. Williams
Williams	William Lamb		Mar. 31, 1838	Son of William P & Sarah Williams	aged 2 yrs 5 mo 23 days
Williams	William Preston	Jan. 27, 1844	Nov. 10, 1848	Son Of William P. & Sarah Williams
Williams	Theodocia			Large Stone Broken
Williams	Benjamin			Large Stone Broken
Strong	Eva		Feb. 12, 1862	Wife of G.P or C.P. Strong	aged 91 yrs 7 mo 13 days
Strong	Elizabeth		Apr. 7, 1842	Daughter of T. & M. Strong	aged 10 yrs
Strong	Amanda G.		Mar. 8, 1842	Daughter of T. & M. Strong	aged 2 yrs 11 mo 22 days
Strong	Lucy A.		Mar. 7, 1842	Daughter of T. & M. Strong	aged 11 mo 11 days
Fox	Martha M.		Jan. 9, 1855	Wife of G.W. Fox	aged 20 yrs 4 mo
Fox	Elizabeth		Nov 19, 1856	Daughter of G.W. & Martha M. Fox	aged 1 yr 4 mo 6 days
Payton	Nimrod	Nov. 6, 1791	July 16, 1859
Payton	Emma C.		Feb 14, 1865	Daughter of N. & G. Payton	aged 3 yrs 8 mo 21 days
Payton	Albert		1864	Stone broken and almost unreadable	aged 10 yrs
Payton	Louisa J.	Dec. 11, 1859	July 29, 1861	Daughter of N. & G. Payton
Payton	Lora B.	Mar. 29, 1878	Mar. 2, 1879	Daughter of A. & R.J. Payton
Tuell	Jesse W.	Mar. 6, 1859	May 24, 1877	Son of B.P. & M.H. Tuell
Tuell	Eleanor	Oct. 18, 1864	June 10, 1892
Tuell	Lolia I.	June 3, 1887	Apr. 15, 1888	Daughter of J. & E.S. Tuell
Tuell	Charles	Nov. 2, 1856	Mar. 2, 1859	Son of Blewford P. & Margaret H. Tuell
Tuell	James	Mar. 6, 1859	May 26, 1877	Son of Blewford P. & Margaret H. Tuell
Compton	James Clayton		Oct. 24, 1835	Son of Jonas & Hannah Compton	aged 4 yrs 1 mo 25 days
Compton	Mariah Jane		July 30, 1838	Daughter of Jonas & Hannah Compton	aged 4 yrs 11 days
Compton	Francis Renelder		Oct 11, 1842	Son of Hansford & Mary Compton	aged 2 yrs 19 days
Nash	Ann Maria	Aug. 4, 1818	Jan. 28, 1880	Wife of Anthony Nash
Shafer	Infant			Baby of M. & S.E. Shafer	aged 1 mo 16 days
Featheringill	Charlotte Ann		Feb. 27, 1839	Daughter of Ruben & Nancy Featheringill	aged 17 yrs 2 days
Gresham	Mary M.		Dec. 19, 1874	Wife of Charles Gresham	aged 29 yrs 9 mo 27 days
Toops	Nancy	May 3, 1826	Feb. 21, 1903	Wife of William Toops
Toops	William		Nov 10, 1872	Husband of Nancy	aged 54 yrs 6 mo 25 days
Toops	Jesse	May 3, 1858	Apr. 22, 1882	Son of William Toops
Toops	Iva May	Mar. 15, 1885	June 14, 1887	Daughter of W.A. & A.A. Toops
Toops	Elizabeth		Aug. 16, 1870	Daughter of W. & A. Toops	aged 22 yrs 7 mo 6 days
Toops	Sarah E.	Feb. 13, 1856	May 15, 1857	Daughter of A. & N.E. Toops
Toops	John		Nov 23, 1873	Son of Ashel & M.E. Toops	aged 3 yrs 1 mo 20 days
Toops	Mahilda	July 5, 1862	June 28, 1879	Daughter of A. & M.E. Toops
Unknown		Mar. 30, 1865	Dec. 30, 1866	Named rubbed off head stone
Shields	Sarah Ann	Aug. 2, 1871	Jan. 10 1872	Daughter of William & Julia Shields
Shumaker	Sarah		April 15, 1872	Daughter of ??? Stone almost unreadable	aged 25 yrs 1 mo 22 days
Shumaker	Mary		Jan 4, 1872	Daughter of H. & S. Shumaker	aged 5 yrs 4 days
Shumaker			June 11, 1872	Son of R.H. & S. Shumaker	aged 8 mo 5 days
Smith	William Almer	Mar. 31, 1856	Mar. 4, 1857
Smith	Maria Bell	Nov 19, 1854	Jan 10 1855
Bezy	Albert	Mar. 16, 1879	July 20 1887	Son of J.L. & F.E. Buzy
Bezy	Fannie	Sep 17, 1854	Mar. 25, 1905	Wife of J.L. Bezy
McCollum	Reuben	June 17 1812	July 6, 1877
Ganate	Jacob		Oct. 13, 1870	Son of J. C. Ganate	aged 6 mo 23 days

If you have any names to add to this list or spelling corrections please email me
Transcribed and posted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer