THE NEVIN CEMETERY
Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Submitted by Kevin Conrad
A brick
church once stood about three miles north of Corydon (now on state
Highway 135) at a community known as Nevin.
This cemetery adjoined the church. In later years the church building
was sold to the Corydon Christian Church and torn down; the brick was
used in the present Corydon Christian Church. The cemetery was so grown
up with bushes and weeds that we could not ascertain whether there were
unmarked graves or not. These were the only stones. Copied
by Frederick P. Griffin and Samuel P. Hays November 26, 1939.
Richard and Elizabeth Cook (nothing
more on the stones—no dates)
Note: In the above
entry, some made an hand-written ink change
and inserted the name “Buckles” in-between the words “Elizabeth” and
“Cook,” so that it would read as follows: Richard and Elizabeth Buckels Cook.
Philip G. husband of Mary J. Mugler, died July 22, 1877 Age
39yrs-2mo-29days.
George T. son of Philip and M. J. Mugler died July 11, 1875 Age
19days.
Ida daughter of J. A. and A. E.
Krause died Sept 17,
1875 Age 8 mo.—29 days.
RICHARD COOK TO TRUSTEES OF GERMAN REFORM CHURCH
We, Richard Cook, and Elizabeth,
his wife, of Harrison County, Indiana convey and warrant to Jacob R. Hudson, Abraham Rosenbarger, Lewis Jordan, Sr., Levi Rike, Jacob Wright and Philip Rosenbarger Trustees of the German Reform Church
in Harrison County and belonging to the synod of Ohio, and adjacent
states, and their successors in office for the use and benefit of said
church for a parsonage the following described real estate situated in
said county of Harrison and known as follows, part of the North half of
the west half of the south west quarter of Section 18, in township 3
south of range four east….. containing four
acres for the and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty
dollars the receipts whereof is hereby acknowledged. Witness my hand
and seal this 11th day of May 1861.
Richard Cook
Elizabeth Cook
Deed record F, No. 2, page 300,
Harrison County Courthouse, Corydon, Indiana.
From the Nov 3, 1881 Issue of the Corydon Republican [newspaper]
“The parsonage belonging to the
German Reformed Church, situated three miles north of Corydon, on the
Salem road was destroyed by fire last Thursday night about ten o’clock.
The building had been unoccupied for some time until last Monday, when
Harry McGrain, township trustee secured it
in which to hold school until the new school building, near by, now in
process of erection, could be completed. Miss Zetta
McGrain, of this place, was teaching in the
building.”
Source of Information : The above was typed by Kevin Conrad as
written in Frederick P. Griffin’s book, “Harrison County Cemeteries.”
This three volume set is maintained at the Frederick Porter Griffin Center for Local History and Genealogy, 117 West
Beaver Street, Corydon, Indiana, 47112, Phone: (812) 738-4110.
Additional
information provided by Kevin Conrad
After the death of Elizabeth
Buckles Cook, Richard Cook married the widow Catharine Rosenbarger on July 6, 1876 in Harrison
County, Indiana.
Catharine Rosenbarger,
daughter of Asa Rosenbarger
and Rachel Catherine Pitman, was born on 12 May 1824 in Shenandoah
County, Virginia.
Catharine first married Judge Harbough,
son of Solomon Harbough and Eva Baltus (Blathis), on
November 1844 in Harrison County, Indiana.
Judge was born about 1824 in Shenandoah County,
Virginia. After having at least one
daughter with Catharine, in 1846, Judge passed away that same year in Harrison
County, Indiana.
Shortly after his death, widow Catharine and John
Henry Stonecipher, were married by Rev.
Peter Glenn on 22 August 1849,
in Harrison County, Indiana.
John H. Stonecipher, son of Henry Stonecipher and Hannah Motsinger,
was born south from the town of Corydon
on 3 December 1818,
in Harrison County, Indiana.
John Stonecipher died on/about 7 August 1872 in
Harrison County,
but not before having at least four sons with Catharine. John H. Stonecipher is buried at the Brushy
Valley Church
cemetery in the county in Spencer
Township.
On 6 July 1876, the
widow Catharine [Rosenbarger] Harbough Stonecipher
married Richard Cook in Harrison County,
Indiana. This
was his second marriage and her third.
Richard Cook, son of Joseph Cook and Rachel
Dunning, was born sometime in May 1807 in Axminster,
Devon, England.
His parents were married on 3 January 1798
in Chard, Somerset, England.
Richard Cook’s first wife was Elizabeth Buckles and they were married
on 23 October 1832
in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Elizabeth Buckles, daughter of John Buckles and
his second wife, Frances Wallingford, was born on 1 April 1815 in Hardin
County, Kentucky. Elizabeth
was the youngest of their 12 children. In addition, Elizabeth
also had one known step-sister from her father’s previous marriage. Elizabeth’s
father, John Buckles, was born on 17 January 1775
in Darksville, Berkeley
County, Virginia. John
died on 20 August 1873
in Harrison County, Indiana.
Elizabeth’s mother, Frances
Wallingford, was born on 4 May 1772 in Berkley
County, Virginia. Frances
died on 21 January 1830
in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Richard and Elizabeth Cook left Hardin
County, Kentucky,
sometime between 1833 and 1839 and settled north from the town of Corydon
in Harrison Township,
Harrison County, Indiana.
They were known to have had at least four children in Harrison
County: Charlotte (b. abt. 1841); Abraham (b. 19 Jan 1846);
Joseph (b. abt. 1849); and Richard Jr. (b.
abt. 1852).
Richard Cook’s wife, Elizabeth
[Buckles] Cook died on 20 August 1873
in Harrison County, Indiana.
She is buried at the Nevin
Reform Church
cemetery, north from Corydon, in Harrison County,
Indiana. Note: The headstone is
inscribed as following: “Richard and Elizabeth Cook.”
Richard
Cook died sometime before August 1879 in Harrison County and was laid
to rest along side his first wife, Elizabeth, three miles north from
the town of Corydon, in the Nevin Church
cemetery.
On 10 August 1879,
Catharine [Rosenbarger] Harbaugh Stonecipher
Cook married widower Robert S. Rusk in Harrison
County, Indiana. Robert
Rusk was born on 3 June 1826 in Harrison
County, Indiana. Robert
was previously married to Mary Elliott on 28 September 1845
in Harrison County, Indiana.
Mary was born around 1827 in Harrison County,
Indiana. Apparently, Catharine’s
marriage to Robert S. Rusk was a matter of occasional companionship and
was short lived. By spring of 1885, Catharine [Rosenbarger]...Rusk
had divorced her husband, Robert S. Rusk.
On 30 March 1885,
Catharine [Rosenbarger]...Rusk married
widower Charles Clark Canoles, son of
Charles A Canoles and Elizabeth [Clark]
Bywater, in Harrison
County, Indiana. When
Charles Clark Canoles married Catharine Rosenbarger, this was at least his 4th
(maybe 5th) marriage. Charles Clark Canoles
died sometime shortly after the family was recorded in 1900 census that
same year. He died in Spencer
Township of Harrison County, Indiana.
Catharine [Rosenbarger]
Canoles died on 12 January 1913
in Spencer Township,
Harrison County, Indiana.
She is buried next to her son Philip Stonecipher
at the Milltown Cemetery
in Harrison County.
Source of Information : “The Rosenbarger
Family, an Anthology Spanning Over 400 Years,” Vol. IV, Section 21, by
Kevin Conrad, Dec. 2006.