JORDAN’S CEMETERY

Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Submitted by Kevin Conrad

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Jordan’s Cemetery is located about 3½ miles south of Corydon off Old State Road 135 in Harrison Township of Harrison County, Indiana. The cemetery is situated in the Northwest ¼ of the Southeast ¼, Section 13, Township-4-South of Range-4-South.

 

The earliest known burial at the Jordan cemetery occurred on February 26, 1821, upon the death of 52 year old Sophia, wife of Thomas Smith. Her husband, who was a native from Chesterfield County, Virginia, died over fifty years later. The next known early burial occurred on January 30, 1832,upon the death of Nancy Gwartney, followed by Sarah Gwartney, wife of Thomas, on July 15, 1837.

 

In 1837, the same year as Sarah Gwartney’s death, Rev. Thomas D. Lewellen of the United Brethren Church organized a class at this location. At that time the congregation met in the open air and in nearby homes and barns. Around 1846, the congregation decided to build a church house; however, deciding on its location created a rift within the membership— some wanted to build further west, while others wanted to build further north. In the end two churches were built; the Fairview U.B. Church and the Shiloh U.B. Church. Despite the friction between the two groups, some members of the Jordan Class continued to be in the Jordan cemetery, while others were buried in the cemetery established at both churches. Since the Jordan cemetery is still in use today this list does not reflect all the interred individuals.

 

Please send any corrections or additions to Kevin Conrad at Kevin-conrad@sbcglobal.net.      

 

Surnames found at this cemetery:

 

ABBOTT; APPLEGATE; BARROWS; BAXLEY; BEAN; BEELER; BLIND; BLINE; BLISS; BOOKER; BROWN; BYRN; CHASTAIN; COFFMAN; COX; CRECELIUS; CURTIS; DAVIDSON; DEATRICK; DENBO; DOLL; ECHART; ECKART; ECKHART; EDLEMAN; ELWOOD; ENLOW; FOWLER; FRAVEL; FUNK; GETS; GETZ; GLENN; GRASS; GWARTNEY; HAAS; HAUN; HIGHFILL; HILD; HISEY; HOOE; HOTTLE; HUNTSINGER; JORDAN; KELLER; KNAPP; KOPP;

LONGAIRES; MAGERS; MARCILLIAT; MARTIN; MAUCK; McBRIDE; MILES; NEELY; PATTERSON; PITMAN; PITTMAN; REAS; REINHART; RHODES; ROMPLE; ROSENBARGER;

ROWE; RUPP; SHIREMAN; SHUCK; SMITH; SMOOTS; STONECIPHER; STONECYPHER; STOVER; SWAN; THEVENOT; THOMAS; VIBBIRD; WALLACE; WALLS; WATSON; WEAVER; WEDEKING; WISEMAN; WOLFE; WOODWARD.

 

Headstone Inscriptions:

 

Charles E. WOLFE, born Mar. 14, 1897, died June 13, 1982.

Frona F. WOLFE, born Aug. 7, 1903, died Dec. 24, 1994.

 

Georgia M. STONECIPHER, born Dec. 2, 1923, died (not given).

 

Elza C. STONECIPHER, born July 16, 1915, died Feb. 16, 1994.

 

Charles W. KELLER, born Nov. 13, 1880, died Mar. 14, 1953.

Eva E. KELLER, born Oct. 15, 1882, died Nov. 19, 1975.

 

Jacob KELLER, born July 20, 1836, died Mar. 4, 1922.

Elizabeth, wife of Jacob KELLER, born May 28, 1841, died Feb. 18, 1912.

 

William Emmett HOOE, husband of Clara Maude REAS, born Aug. 18, 1880, died June 25, 1937.

Clara M., wife of W. E. HOOE, daut. of Wm. M. & H. A. REAS, b. Nov 2, 1878, d. May 29, 1920.

William M. REAS, born 1848, died 1920.

Harriett REAS, born 1853, died 1920.

 

Lon REAS, born Sept. 19, 1876, died Nov. 10, 1928.

Louise M., his wife, born Jan. 15, 1883, died Sept. 24, 1910.

 

Agnes Magdalene WATSON, born Sept. 1, 1860, died Apr. 16, 1907.

 

Ulysses Grant WATSON, born Mar. 16, 1866, died Apr. 11, 1927.

 

Emma ELWOOD, wife of U. G. WATSON, born Aug. 31, 1864, died Feb. 22, 1936.

 

Ona Olga, daut. of W. E. & S. C. FRAVEL, born Feb. 10, 1901, died Sept. 22, 1901.

 

Ona REAS, born 1902, died 1909.

 

Stillborn son of Fred S. & Elsie Watson RUPP, 1926.

 

Eliza J. WATSON, born Aug. 30, 1894, died Aug. 21, 1931.

 

Mary M. SMOOTS, wife of Mark F. WATSON, born Oct. 3, 1829, died Jan. 25, 1920.

 

Robert T. DENBO, born 1824, died 1906.

Rachael A., his wife, born 1841, died 1915.

 

Sarah C. FRAVEL, born Aug. 5, 1864, died Aug. 4, 1940.

 

William E. FRAVEL, born July 13, 1861, died Sept. 17, 1914.

 

Milford SMITH, born 1851, died 1931.

Susannah, his wife, born 1851, died 1931.

 

Herman A., son of M. & S. SMITH, born Mar. 15, 1882, died Aug. 4, 1901.

 

Emma Isabelle SHUCK, born Sept. 4, 1871, died 19__

 

Charles Ora SHUCK, born Apr. 6, 1870, died Feb. 8, 1937.

 

Charles E., son of Ora & Bell SHUCK, born Oct. 15, 1905, died Oct. 23, 1905.

 

Mary E. CRECELIUS, born Apr. 16, 1848, died Oct. 13, 1908.

 

Mary H. CRECELIUS, born Feb. 19, 1842, died Nov. 9, 1913.

 

Fannie M. GETZ, mother, born 1865, died 1922.

 

Katherine RHODES, born 1915, died 1917.

 

David STONECIPHER, born Apr. 16, 1849, died Oct. 19, 1916.

Harriet STONECIPHER, born Nov. 8, 1847, died Nov. 14, 1909.

 

Amaltha J., wife of A. J. WALLACE, born  May 25, 1840, died Nov. 16, 1910.

 

Andrew J. WALLACE, born May 15, 1833, died July 6, 1902.

 

Charles E. DENBO, uncle, born 1860, died 1932.

 

Sarah K. DENBO, grandmother, born 1838, died 1926.

 

Charles STONECIPHER, born Oct. 3, 1878, died Sept. 6, 1952.

Ida B. STONECIPHER, born Apr. 28, 1885, died July 25, 1959.

 

John G. W. STONECIPHER, born 1850, died 1919.

Mary E., his wife, born 1853, died 1932.

 

Rose, wife of G. MARCILLIAT, born Apr. 8, 1893, died Aug. 24, 1917.

Mary E., their daughter, born Aug. 18, 1917, died Sept. 2, 1917.

 

Eliza, wife of Jacob KELLER, born May 28, 1841, died Feb. 18, 1912.

 

C. Emil, son of C. W. & I. WEDEKING, born Jan. 20, 1904, died Feb. 16, 1904.

 

Katherine WEDEKING, born Oct. 26, 1876, died

 

C. F. Wm. WEDEKING, born Aug. 19, 1872, died Jan. 10, 1945.

 

Samuel S. SMITH, born Mar. 28, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1895.

Anna, wife of S. S. SMITH, born Nov. 16, 1825, died Jan. 14, 1906.

 

William HILD, born Dec. 28, 1846, died Feb. 5, 1890.

Martha, wife of Wm. HILD, born Aug. 16, 1842, died Dec. 2, 1909.

 

Walter, son of John H. & Elizabeth Smith DENBO, died June 22, 1946, aged 58 yrs.

 

Christena J. HILD, born 1871, died 1899.

 

Eliz. DENBO, born June 23, 1840, died Mar. 12, 1924.

 

William B. DENBO, born Jan. 18, 1838, died Jan. 10, 1898.

 

Eliza A. SHIREMAN, born Nov. 5, 1822, died Jan. 25, 1912.

 

Noah SHIREMAN, born June 22, 1818, died Jan. 8, 1899.

 

Elizabeth B., daut. of J. S. & M. E. FUNK, born Jan. 13, 1882, died Feb. 17, 1890.

 

Nina, daut. of A. J. & L. M. ROSENBARGER, born Jan. 5, 1881, died Nov. 2, 1885.

 

Andrew J. ROSENBARGER, born Sept. 17, 1855, died July 7, 1930.

Laura M., wife of Andrew J. ROSENBARGER, born Oct. 14, 1857, died Jan. 26, 1896.

[Note: Laura M. Shireman, wife of Andrew Jackson Rosenbarger was born in Virginia]

 

Marion M., son of John & Susan SHIREMAN, born Oct. 31, 1882, died Aug. 31, 188_.

 

Barbara ROSENBARGER, born Sept. 10, 1820, died Oct. 17, 1896.

[Note: Barbara Stonecypher married Rudolph Rosenbarger on 16 Feb 1842 in Harrison Co., IN.

Her husband is buried north of the Jordan cemetery at the Shiloh Church cemetery.

Rudolph and Barbara Rosenbarger is Kevin Conrad’s {the submitter of this record}

great-great-great-grandparents].

 

Abraham ROSENBARGER, born 1850, died 1928.

 

David KELLER, born Aug. 9, 1868, died Oct. 24, 1892.

Ida A., wife of David KELLER, born Sept. 16, 1866, died _____

[Note: David Miller, married Ida Miller on 27 July 1892 in Harrison Co., IN.

After his death, Ida married Jacob W. Murr on/about 1 Oct. 1895 in Harrison Co., IN.]

 

Christian KELLER, born June 18, 1846, died June 9, 1918.

Mary C. KELLER, born Feb. 25, 1848, died Dec. 6, 1934.

[Note: Christian Keller, son of Christian Keller Sr. & wife Catherine, was born in

Hesse-Baden, Germany. He served as a Private in Company C, 144^th Indiana Volunteer

Infantry Regiment from 28 Jan 1865 to 5 Aug 1865. He served along-side his brothers,

Jacob & George Keller during the Civil War. Christian married Mary Catherine

Rosenbarger, daut. of Rudolph Rosenbarger & Barbara Stonecypher, on 15 Sept. 1867

 in Harrison Co., IN. Christian and Mary C. Keller is Kevin Conrad’s {the submitter of

this record} great-great-grandparents].

 

Annie, wife of Ed. ROMPLE, born Sept. 15, 1870, died Jan. 21, 1912

Daughter of C. & M. Keller.

[Note: Annie is the daughter of Christian Keller and Mary Catherine Rosenbarger. ]

 

Mary F., wife of Theodore G. THEVENOT, born 1854, died 1926.

 

Henry J. STONECIPHER, born Dec. 27, 1818, died Feb. 27, 1904.

Rebecca A. STONECIPHER, born June 17, 1822, died Nov. 27, 1905.

 

Chas. W., son of J. W. & M. E. BLISS, born 1897, died 1918.    (WW-I Veteran)

 

John W. BLISS, born 1849, died 1936.

Mary E. BLISS, born 1858, died 1925.

[Note: John W. Bliss married Mary E. Thomas on 21 Oct. 1877in Harrison Co., IN.].

 

Sarah A. THOMAS, born Aug. 26, 1837, died Nov. 1, 1923.

 

Epervia SMITH, born Sept. 22, 1859, died Oct. 27, 1939.

 

John SMITH, born June 9, 1857, died July 21, 1922.

 

Irma M. SMITH, born 1917, died 1923.

 

George I. KNAPP, born 1840, died 1907.

Martha J., his wife, born 1848, died 1894.

Ollie L., their son, born 1885, died 1893.

Laura L., their daut., born 1881, died 1902.

 

Annie B., daut. of R. T. & I. L. CURTIS, born Nov. 13, 1899, died July 25, 1901.

 

Sarah B. CURTIS, born Apr. 20, 1823, died Jan. 7, 1904.

 

John CURTIS, born Jan. 12, 1822, died Nov. 29, 1895.

 

Mary C., daut. of R. T. & I. L. CURTIS, born Mar. 16, 1904, died Dec. 8, 1905.

 

John M. S., son of R. T. & I. L. CURTIS, born Oct. 8, 1902, died Jan. 10, 1903.

 

Susan E. WALLS, mother, born 1844, died 1930.

 

Robert WALLS, Lambs Indiana Mnt. Scout’s     (Civil War)

 

Andrew C., son of W. W. & C. LONGAIRES, born May 14, 1882, died July 9, 1883.

 

Lee E., son of W. W. & C. LONGAIRES, born May 3, 1877, died Apr. 4, 1885.

 

Annie ECHART, born 1866, died 1941.

 

Addie ECHART, born 1874, died 1943.

 

Lafe ECHART, born 1871, died 1939.

 

Charles ECHART, born 1861, died 1920.

 

Elizabeth ECHART, born 1837, died 1918.

 

Mary J., wife of S. BARROWS, died Feb. 8, 1863, aged 45y, 3m, 23d.

 

Solomon BARROWS, born June 25, 1817, died July 22, 1890.

 

Thomas GWARTNEY, died May 11, 1860, aged 70y, 6m, 9d.

 

Nancy GWARTNEY, died Jan. 30, 1832, aged 38y, 8m, 5d.

 

Sarah, consort of Thos. GWARTNEY, born May 13, 1797, died July 15, 1837, aged 40 yrs.

 

William GWARTNEY, born Dec. 22, 1783, died Oct. 28, 1851.

 

Infant, son of G. W. & A. McBRIDE, Mar. 22, 1857.

 

Louise A., daut. of A. & L. M. NEELY, died Feb. 25, 1859, aged 1y, 11m, 11d.   

 

David R., son of A. & L. M. NEELY, died May 31, 1862, aged 18y.   

[Note: Govt. headstone—Civil War]

 

Laura A., daut. of G. W. & A. McBRIDE, died Oct. 11, 1862, aged 1y, 3m, 1d.

 

Daniel P., son of A. & L. M. NEELY, died Aug. 20, 1863, aged 16y, 7m, 15d.

 

Daniel, son of G. W. & A. McBRIDE, died Mar. 20, 1864, aged 6y, 1m, 6d.

 

Pete DAVIDSON, died Apr. 16, 1878, aged 71y, 4m.

 

Samuel STONECIPHER, born Jan. 18, 1823, died May 15, 1894.

 

Rebecca, wife of Samuel STONECIPHER, b. Feb. 5, 1823, d. May 29, 1879, aged 56y, 3m, 24d..

 

Infant of C. & B. SHARP, Jan. 19, 1893.

 

America A. Miles ECKHART, born Oct. 21, 1849, died Aug. 6, 1886.

 

Jonas ECKHART, born ay 22, 1847, died Feb. 21, 1914.

 

Miss Sallie ECKHART, died Sept. 2, 1940, aged 72y, 8m, 21d.

 

Theopoles L. SMITH, born Jan. 23, 1840, died Jan. 21, 1888.

 

Minnie M., daut. of Mary C. BEAN, born May 1, 1874, died June 6, 1882.

 

Mary C. BEAN, born June 12, 1846, died Mar. 29, 1914.

 

Annie, wife of James ROSENBARGER, born Feb. 12, 1840, died July 7, 1910.

 

Eliza, wife of P. D. BEAN, died Dec. 5, 1888, aged 80y, 20d.

 

P. D. BEAN, died May 9, 1873, aged 64y, 5m, 24d.

 

John L., son of J. B. & M. GWARTNEY, died June 15, 1868, aged 11y, 3m, 10d.

 

Martha, wife of J. B. GWARTNEY, died Nov. 15, 1868, aged 48y, 8d.

 

John B. GWARTNEY, died May 28, 1863, aged 50y, 2m, 24d.

 

David BYRN, born Nov. 15, 1849, died Jan. 24, 1908.

 

Catharine FRAVEL, died Sept. 30, 1883, aged 57y, 5m, 6d.

 

James K. P., son of A. & C. WEAVER, died Nov. 23, 1848, age 4 yrs.

 

Catharine, wife of Abraham WEAVER, born 1818, died Mar. 20, 1889.

 

Abraham WEAVER, born 1818, died Aug. 10, 1891.

 

Eliza, wife of David BYRN, born Dec. 29, 1848, died Aug. 16, 1882.

 

Alvin, son of W. H. & E. FRAVEL, Apr. 8, 1871, died Jan. 26, 1874.

 

Eliz. FRAVEL, died Dec. 3, 1878, aged 75y, 6m, 26d.

 

William FRAVEL, born Mar. 10, 1793, died Aug. 20, 1861.

 

John A. FRAVEL, born Mar. 13, 1824, died July 27, 1891.

 

Rebecca A. FRAVEL, born May 17, 1835, died Dec. 21, 1919.

 

Sarah C., daut. of J. A. & R. A. FRAVEL, died Apr. 10, 1867, aged 11m, 10d.

 

Rebecca J., daut. of John A. & Rebecca A. FRAVEL, died Apr. 4, 1874, aged 14y, 11m, 14d.

 

Annie N., daut. of J. & R. A. FRAVEL, born June 1, 1879, died June 28, 1895.

 

James W., son of J. A. & R. A. FRAVEL, born Mar. 19, 1876, died June 3, 1898.

 

Cora E., wife of Nora HAUN, born Jan. 3, 1875, died Oct. 21, 1896.

 

Andrew J. WEAVER, born June 27, 1824, died Sept. 24, ??

[Note: headstone is broken and part of inscription is illegible]

 

Rachel E., wife of Absalom MAUCK,  born Mar. 2, 1832, died Mar. 30, 1887

[Note: Rachel E. Weaver married Absalom Mauck on 27 May 1875 in Harrison Co., IN.]

 

Roy A., son of C. H. & S. A. WEAVER, born Jan. 30, 1889, died July 14, 1889. 

 

Willie D., son of C. & S. REINHART, born Mar. 26, 1896, died May. 26, 1897.

 

Maria, wife of Eli HOTTLE, born Nov. 18, 1826, died Apr. 18, 1882.

 

Lula P., wife of Edmund HAAS, born Nov. 23, 1867, died Feb. 7, 1890.

 

James H. DOLL, born 1855, died 19__ 

Sarah F. DOLL, born 1852, died 1932

[Note: James F. Doll born 18 Sept. 1855, married Sarah F. Elwood on 15 May 1881 in Harrison Co., IN.]

 

Birtie B., son of J. H. & S. F. DOLL, born Feb. 13, 1882, died Sept. 5, 1882.

 

Harrison COFFMAN, born 1841, died Apr. 13, 1918.

Maggie COFFMAN, his mother, died 1883.

Samuel COFFMAN, his uncle, died Oct. 12, 1896.

 

Mallie E., son of  Abe & Arinda WATSON, born Apr. 18, 1881, died July 6, 1881.

 

Dasie, daut. of  Abe & Arinda WATSON, died Apr. 23, 1878, aged 5 ds.

 

Sallie E., daut. of Abe & Arinda WATSON, died Apr. 23, 1879, aged 2y, 6m.

 

Sarah J., wife of James A. SMITH, born Apr. 7, 1828, died Dec. 26, 1882.

 

J. A. SMITH, born July 3, 1826, died Sept. 17, 1873.

 

Jacob D., son of C. T. & M. SMITH, born Feb. 14, 1863, died (illegible).

 

Jane D., wife of John SMOOTS, born Sept. 26, 1824, died Aug. 17, 1899.

 

John SMOOTS, born May 18, 1818, died July 23, 1882.

 

James A., son of J. & J. D. SMOOTS, born May 11, 1865, died July 4, 1865.

 

Mary E., daut. of J. & J. D. SMOOTS, born Feb. 6, 1849, died Dec. 4, 1863.

 

Henry E., son  of J. & J. SMOOTS, died Sept. 5, 1861, aged 7y, 5m, 15d.

 

Rebecca J., daut. of J. & J. SMOOTS, died Dec. 29, 1858, aged 2y, 8m, 18d.

 

Wm. SMOOTS, born July 20, 1826, died June 20, 1896.

Christena SMOOTS, his wife, born Feb. 7, 1826, died Nov. 4, 1905.

 

Joseph F. DOLL, born Jan. 13, 1816, died Jan. 31, 1901.

 

Elizabeth M., wife of J. F. DOLL, died Apr. 11, 1859, aged 39y, 2m, 28d.

 

John W., son of J. F. & E. DOLL, died (illegible) 14, 1849.

 

Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin FRAVEL, died Mar. 22, 1867, aged 69y, 4m, 4d.

 

Benjamin F. FRAVEL, died Mar. 12, 1853, aged 63y, 11m, 3d.

 

Children of Wm. & C. SMOOTS

Mary A., born Sept 9, 1849, died Aug. 22, 1850.

Martha E., born Mar. 29, 1852, died Apr. 17, 1853.

David H., born Sept. 26, 1853, died Jan. 26, 1854.

John H., born Mar. 30, 1855, died S