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WILLHITE CEMETERY, COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA This cemetery, dated 1882 on a large iron overhead gate with the WILLHITE name, is just North of Wingate, Indiana. Leave Wingate to stop sign; sharp right turn about 2 miles on Old 55. Left on 750 north about ¼ to ½ mile. The cemetery is on the left side of the road. These are the known burials in the WILLHITE Cemetery: NAME D.O.B. D.O.D OTHER Anna Vanscoy 1880 Lester Vanscoy 1888 Hiram Vanscoy 1889 William Vanscoy 1892 Catherine Lowery Vanscoy 1894 Ebineazer Vanscoy 1897 Zelma Jones Willhite May 18, 1898 Sept. 9, 1965 same grave as Catherine Lowery Vanscoy Homer Harvey Willhite Aug 23, 1916 Jan 15, 1984 Ashes & marker in center Of his parents grave Luther Omer Willhite Jan 8, 1896 Sept. 18, 1958 same grave as Ebineazer Vanscoy Drusilla Johnson Willhite Aug. 6, 1865 Nov. 30, 1902 2nd wife of Harvey Willhite Harvey Taylor Willhite Nov. 18, 1847 March, 1933 Burial on March 30, 1933 Alviry (Elvira) Johnson Willhite July 4, 1853 April 14, 1883 1st wife of Harvey Willhite Florence Etta Willhite April 4, 1883 April 5, 1883 Sarah Eliza Willhite March 28, 1871 May 28, 1872 President Taylor Willhite (Jr) Jan. 24, 1873 Oct. 28, 1886 Noah Sylvester Willhite Dec. 4, 1886 Dec. 11, 1886 William Nesbit Jan 26, 1863 Buried in Illinois. (space for Ashes of his dau. B. Protz) Rhoda Ann Willhite Nesbit Aug 19, 1875 Dec 14, 1905 Dau. Of Harvey and Elvira Bertha Mears Aug 19, 19-- Infant (No date) Dau. Of James & Elsie Willhite Elsie Willhite Mears Brown Aug 19, 1892 19-- Cremated and ashes Scattered in N. Indiana. (See son Robert Brown). Noel Eugene Willhite Helen Keller Willhite Ronald Eugene Willhite March 22, 1958 Sept 2, 1949 There are 7 graves reserved for Noels Family THIS IS THE WEST ROW ROW 2 Pheobe Ann Plunkett In 1800’s Joseph (Josephus) Plunkett 1832 1883 Husband Of Rececca AnnWillhite William Mitchell Oct 26, 1839 March 29, 1880 Mary Elizabeth Willhite Mitchell Sept 2, 1838 May, 1910 Sarah Mitchell Ogden 1869 1896 Audrey Walker June 16, 1911 Nov 23, 1912 Carl Franklin Mitchell March 25, 1910 Oct 28, 1957 (Unknown Grave, dug into Bones, could be Indian.) Mary Burnett Mitchell She is living at time of this Gathering of information. President Alexander Mitchell Jan 8, 1875 May 4, 1912 Virgil Dennis Mitchell June 10, 1898 Oct 4, 1899 Son of Pres. Mitchell William Morris Mitchell Sept 27, 1901 May 6, 1970 Ada Lillian Andrews Mitchell Feb 27, 1906 Jan 25, 1969 Emerson Leon Mitchell April 10, 1903 April 23, 1905 Son of William Wallace Mitchell (Note: check on This, Eva Mitchell Hudson Maguire says Emerson Leon, Born: June 1903. Died: March, 1908. Age 4 yrs, 9 m, and 27 days. See death Certificate . William Wallace Mitchell Dec 7, 1879 June 15, 1947 Sarah Keern Mitchell Feb 22, 1882 April 16, 1961 Lucinda J Stonebraker Keern Shafer Jan 5, 1915 Mother of Sarah K Mitchell We believe Audrey Walker buried here but marker is in wrong place. We are doing search at present. Samuel Frank Willhite Jan 31, 1927 Oct 3, 1928 Harry Eugene Willhite Oct 24, 1929 Nov 21, 1929 Walter Willard Willhite Aug 21, 1886 June 5, 1970 WW1 Veteran. On another Record, the name is Walter Leianine Willhite. Mattie Alice Knee Willhite May 29, 1903 Jan 17, 1974 Wife of Walter Willard Marker, no name of date Dorthy Mae Knee 1930’s Bonnie Jean Walker 1930’s Daughter of Helen Knee Marker Nancy N Walker March 2, 1935 Marker for infant Marker, infant Marker, infant Marker, infant ROW 3 Patsy O Willhite Dec 15, 1831 after 1840, before 1850 Arminta P Willhite Jan 8, 1834 after 1850, before 1860 Mahala Willhite March 30, 1854 before 1860 William Tenny Willhite Nov. 22, 1850 Feb. 24, 1892 Killed in New Richmond by a Train. Charles A Willhite Son of Wm. & Susan Willhite President Hall Willhite Oct 3, 1809 Dec. 20, 1882 Son of Achilles & Mary Hall- Willhite Sarah Plunkit-Willhite Feb 6, 1915 Feb 26, 1887 Daughter Of Wm. Plunkit/ Plunkett John Hall Willhite Mar 29, 1856 Feb 18, 1924 Born in Coal Creek Township. Mary Emily Fowler Willhite June 3, 1856 Nov 5, 1908 Born in Coal Creek Twp. Daughter of Jesse & Margaret Parker Fowler, who are Buried in Pleasant Hill. Elmer Lloyd Willhite Jan. 21, 1892 March 13, 1907 Son of John and Mary Willhite Jesse President Willhite Nov 26, 1885 July 12, 1908 Son of John and Mary Willhite Edgar Hall Willhite Oct 10, 1887 Sept 7, 1952 Daisy Laurine Mitchell Willhite Oct 17, 1896 Oct. 22, 1971 Dale Floyd Willhite Feb 23, 1922 April 29, 1923 Son of Edgar & Daisy Willhite Mayna Arlene Willhite Nov 26, 1926 1926 Daughter of Edgar & Daisy Willhite John Kenneth Willhite Aug 22, 1915 July 12, 1977 WWII Veteran Erma Gale Parker Willhite Jan 20, 1915 March 31, 1941 Wife of John K Willhite Grave reserved for J. K. Willhite’s 2nd wife Graves reserved for Robert Willhite & family, south of J. K. Willhite Family Robert Lee Willhite Aug 20, 1935 May 17, 1982 Buried May 20, 1982 1 grave reserved for Robert’s wife. 4 graves total reserved for Robert Willhite & family Stanley Mitchell Richard Lee Mitchell July 4, 1938 May 31,1985 Buried down front just west of west of the gate entrance. Son of Carl & Mary Mitchell. ROW 4 Gypsy child about a year old buried here in late 1800’s- The older generation told us this. Mary Zelma Mitchell Aug, 1876 1884 Daughter Of Jonathan & Nannie Wilson Mitchell Clarence A. Mitchell Aug 22, 1873 April 2, 1874 Son of Jonathan & Nannie Wilson Mitchell Flora J Willhite Jan 6, 1867 May 27, 1870 Dau of James & Louise Wilson Willhite President Hall Willhite April 8, 1869 Oct 6, 1870 Son of James and Louise Wilson Willhite James Mathew Willhite Nov 24, 1840 Died & buried in or near Bucklin, Kansas Louise Samarius Wilson Willhite Jan 17, 1844 May 13, 1872 Wife of James M. Willhite Alta Arnetta Willhite Brimberry March 25, 1883 May 26, 1926 Mother Leah Ellen Brimberry Dec 13, 1919 Nov 26, 1940 Bones of infant, 1800’s, Found and buried deeper. Leonard Daniel Brimberry 1884 Mar 1, 1946 Leonard Samuel Brimberry Dec 26, 1924 Aug 15, 1951 WWII Veteran Lloyd Daniel Brimberry May 13, 1905 Nov 23, 1957 Etta Smith-Brimberry June 12, 1905 Oct 9, 1985 Ezra Franklin Brimberry Nov 15, 1913 Aug 4, 1968 WWII Veteran Mabel Agnes Brimberry March 18, 1911 Aug 1, 1974 Effie May Willhite-McBride Aug 31, 1881 Aug 22, 1965 Freeman Barney McBride Aug 3, 1881 Nov 29, 1962 Four (4) Graves reserved ROW 5 Mollie Bagby Willhite 1889 Wife of Voorhees Willhite & daughter of Frank Bagby. Henry President Willhite April 10, 1843 Between 1931/33 died & buried in Peru, Ind. William Willhite Young man and son of Henry & Susan Batteral Willhite Orthaniel Willhite William’s brother Susan Ann Batteral-Willhite Buried Hickson Cemetery, Mecca, Indiana. Not in Willhite Cemetery. Ronald Eugene Harper Son of Bernice Harper Evelyn Ann Harper Daughter Of Floyd & Louise Harper McNorton Louise L Harper-McNorton-Byrd March 13, 1913 Jan 25, 1955 Child of Everett & Matie Harper. Jack Lee Murdock Sept. 15, 1932 died prisoner in prison camp-Korean Conflict. This space was left open for Jack Space Everett Harper March 21, 1887 Aug 9, 1956 Husband of Matie Willhite Matie Evelyn Willhite-Harper Oct 12, 1989 Jan 4, 1946 Daughter Of John & Mary Willhite Reserved for Harper line. Supposedly 4 grave beds and down in front large lot for Garnal Maldon Scott. In 1831 President came up from Jefferson Co Indiana. In 1834 President was in Coal Creek Township, for a while. (He kept this land and went over to Walnut twp. and then came back). Have heard the older folks say that an Indian Burial Ground was here before the white man came. That would have explained so many dual burials or bones found when a grave is prepared. As recorded, a gypsy child was buried with President Willhite’s permission and the date is not known. May have forgotten other names, but the burial names recorded are correct from markers, death records, diaries, Bible, word of mouth by great Aunts, Great Uncles, Uncles, Aunts, my mother, and other friends and relatives. Walter Willhite did tell of his mother, Mollie Bagby Willhite, and could not definitely point out the exact spot where she is buried. He descended from Frank Bagby, as does Capitola Smith Wills who died in 1989. Mrs. Garnal Lee Scott RR1 Box 168, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 She searches, researches, and keeps records for the cemetery burials up to date. She is a silent trustee, a genealogist and constantly searching all descending lines. Note***** The first recorded trustees were in Deed book 67, page 123, dated June 6, 1891. They were Henry P Willhite, Ebenezer Vanscoy, and John Harmon. It was the earliest known attempt to preserve the cemetery as the land of my great grandparents, that was passing from their Heirs. So, into their hands and future trustees comes the trust of this hallowed land. Virginia Boze Scott. Trustee, Willhite Cemetery September 2, 2000 AS OF THIS UPDATE THERE HAS BEEN TWO (2) MORE ADDED. GARNAL LEE SCOTT, DEATH DATE AND LOCATION UNKNOWN.
Prepared by: Richard Willhite
Submitted on: 11-Feb-2001
