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Washington Township Cemetery
Washington Township
Whitley County Indiana

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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Washington Township has the fewest cemeteries and fewest burials of the townships. Kaler /Maring had an explanation for this. They felt it was due to the fact that burials of the northeast part of the township went to Evergreen in Jefferson Township. The burials from the southeast were taken to the Lutheran in Huntington Co. The north part of the township went to Eberhard in Columbia Township and the west went to South Whitley. As a result there were only 4 rather small cemeteries in the township.

The first cemetery in the township was located near the center of the township at 1201W on 900S and accompanied the Baptist church. The first reported burial here was said to be that of a daughter of Walling Miller. (Kaler/Maring). The 2nd was said to be Grandma Alexander. though is appears to be all one cemetery there are actually two cemeteries here. The section to the west is the old Baptist and the rows run north and south. It is obvious that some stones are missing so the stones have been numbered to show the approximate distance between existing stones where old graves may have been.

Washington Township Cemetery

To the east of the drive and adjacent to the Baptist cemetery is the Washington Twp.Cemetery. This cemetery has rows that appear to run north and south except that the lot numbers run east to west. The lot number is placed in the first column but they are not in exact order. The trustee’s platt map indicates that there is a potter’s field but if anyone is buried there there is no indication of it.

We have made every attempt to report the name exactly as spelled on the stone even though it could possibly be a mistake. A case in point is found in the Baptist in that of Harriet FORSYTHE wife of Samuel FORSYTHE lies adjacent to Samuel FIRST. Several stones are missing from the Baptist section in which the base is still there. There are indications that some stones may be in an open cistern.

Previous readings done in 1948 by Thelma Eby Ella Kaufman and Geraldine Crowel have been used to help decipher some of the more worn stones. Dr Wallace Williamson also printed an index to this cemetery.

The current reading (Oct 1997) was done by Tonya Brown and Jeanette Brown.

Name — Details — Location Key

Alexander Alma Mae — born May 18 1884 died May 30 1952 Gilbert — Washington 2-19-1
Alexander Charles W — born 1855 died 1917 Lydia A Father — Washington 1-7-4
Alexander F Weldon — born 1908 died 1982 Lois M — Washington 3-33-2
Alexander Gilbert — born February 1 1878 died August 18 1947 Alma Mae — Washington 2-19-2
Alexander Gladys May — died September 30 1906 6 mo 1 da d/o Alma M & I G Alexander — Washington 2-19-3
Alexander Grace B — born 1886 died 1969 lg Alexander stone — Washington 1-7-2
Alexander Henrietta B — born 1853 died 1913 — Washington 1-7-1
Alexander Lois M — born 1907 F Weldon — Washington 3-33-1
Alexander Lura May — born 1893 died 1894 Daughter sep stone behind Charles & Lydia — Washington 1-7-5
Alexander Lydia A — born 1857 died 1925 Charles W Mother — Washington 1-7-3
Alexander R Wilbur — born 1899 died 1989 Viola M — Washington 3-33-4
Alexander Ralph — born 1912 died 1931 — Washington 2-19-4
Alexander Viola M — born 1900 died 1964 R Wilbur — Washington 3-33-3
Alexander Walter B — born 1903 died 1984 Willie Mae — Washington 3-35-2
Alexander Willia Mae — born 1907 died 1976 Walter B — Washington 3-35-1
Blasdel Eleanor C — born 1847 died 1912 Enoch father and mother stones — Washington 1-13-1
Blasdel Enoch — born 1854 died 1917 — Washington 1-11-1
Blasdel Enoch — born 1854 died 1917 Eleanor C father and mother stones — Washington 1-13-2
Brentlinger Arthur L — born 1876 died 1938 Ethel R — Washington 2-22-2
Brentlinger Ethel R — born 1886 died 1948 Arthur L — Washington 2-22-1
Goble Enos — born February 4 1833 died December 1 1908 Rachel — Washington 1-10-2
Goble Rachel — born September 8 1834 died August 17 1910 His Wife Enos — Washington 1-10-1
Hayes Genieve A — born 1918 died 1985 Metal Funeral Home Marker Only — Washington 2-15-5
Johnson Emerillas — born 1853 died 1916 James F His Wife — Washington 2-21-2
Johnson James F — born 1848 died 1926 Emerillas — Washington 2-21-1
Kaufman Asenith — born 1860 died 1934 w/o J Wilbert Kaufman — Washington 1-3-1
Kaufman J Wilbert — born 1860 died 1942 Asenith — Washington 1-3-2
Kaufman, Mary L — 1863-1938 — Washington 13-1-2
Kaufman Oscar E — born 1866 died 1936 Mary L Modern Woodman emblem — Washington 1-2-2
McWhirter Hazel M — born 1897 died 1949 Vernon — Washington 2-24-1
McWhirter Infant daughter — d/o V and H McWhirter — Washington 1-8-4
McWhirter Vernon — born April 4 1893 died August 28 1962 Hazel Has a military stone in addition to their big one Sgt HQ RR&C Svc ASC WWI — Washington 2-24-2
Merriman Ingram L — born December 27 1858 died April 13 1914 Father Ollie D — Washington 1-6-2
Merriman Ollie D — born October 8 1867 died July 28 1939 Mother lg Merriman stone Ingram L — Washington 1-6-1
Miller Irene H — sm concrete slab level with ground — Washington 1-4-1
Miller John E — born 1873 died 1923 — Washington 1-4-2
Murray Howard L — born 1895 died 1918 — Washington 1-11-2
Murray James W — born 1832 died 1913 sp/o Rhoda Murray — Washington 1-13-3
Murray Rhoda — born 1841 died 1927 James W His Wife — Washington 1-13-4
Murray Samuel I — born August 14 1868 died November 1 1910 — Washington 1-11-3
Payne Edith Maude — born 1893 died 1964 — Washington 2-23-1
Pequignot Courtney Lynne — born Sep 18 1998 died Sep 26 1998 — Washington 13-2
Smith Claude A — born October 14 1887 died January 8 1965 — Washington 1-80-1
Smith Francis M — born 1849 died 1923 Martha J — Washington 2-16-2
Smith Glen Alden — died 1922 small sq cement slab — Washington 2-20
Smith Infant — born April 16 1906 died April 18 1906 — Washington 1-9-3
Smith James M — born 1853 died 1934 Sabina E — Washington 1-80-3
Smith Kieth G — born 1923 died 1925 — Washington 2-15-1
Smith Manuella — born 1870 died 1906 Wm Sanford — Washington 1-9-1
Smith Martha J — born 1850 died 1923 Francis M His Wife — Washington 2-16-1
Smith Russell — born 1890 died 1967 Vera — Washington 2-15-3
Smith Sabina E — born 1859 died 1933 James M — Washington 1-80-2
Smith, Sanford — born Apr 16, 1906 died Apr 18 1906 — Washington 6-2
Smith Vera — born 1896 died 1959 Russell — Washington 2-15-2
Smith Wm Sanford — born 1857 died 1934 Manuella — Washington 1-9-2
Spradlin Arizona Webb — born January 9 1921 died November 18 1993 Mother — Washington 3-34-1
Wagner Asenath D — born 1862 died 1929 w/o Homer C Wagner — Washington 1-8-1
Wagner Homer C — born 1860 died 1945 Asenath D — Washington 1-8-2
Wagner Myrtle B — born 1874 died 1954 William M — Washington 2-23-2
Wagner Myrtle May — born March 11 1890 died December 31 1904 d/o HC and AD Wagner — Washington 1-8-5
Wagner Virgil L — born July 1 1900 died July 6 1900 s/o HC & AD Wagner — Washington 1-8-3
Wagner William W — born 1871 died 1948 Myrtle — Washington 2-23-3
Walter Karen G — born June 19 1945 died August 25 1990 Larry M Parents of Forrest Michael Ryan John Kate Marie — Washington 2-79-1
Walter Larry M — born June 20 1947 Karen G Parents of Forrest Michel Ryan John Kate Marie — Washington 2-79-2
Webb Anna Marie — born 1941 died 1974 Willard E Mom — Washington 3-34-2
Webb Willard E — born 1939 died 1975 Anna Marie Dad — Washington 3-34-3
Whistler Jacob — born 1846 died 1921 — Washington 2-18
Wright Terry T — born December 23 1947 died October 10 1965 IN PFC CoD 1BN 12 Cavalry Vietnam — Washington 2-15-4

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