Garrison Cemetery

This cemetery is located on Highway 161 Skelton Township Tennyson, Indiana.

It is not the same cemetery as Garrison Chapel Cemetery, which is located about 5 miles North of Tennyson and past this cemetery on Highway 161 Pigeon Township.

If you have any names you would like to add, please send them to me. You can view a partial listing with names and tombstone pictures at Susie Rose's site: Garrison Cemetery. Images by Virginia Aldridge unless noted as by Don Dyer

Avery, Earl F.  d. Jul 21, 1940, age 15, See Barnett Funeral Home

Bires (Byres?), Ellen  d. Sep 21, 1890, age 17yrs, consumption, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Black, Eliza J.    Sep 1830 - unreadable death date, wife of Nathaniel Black

Black, James Henry  10 Mar 1861 - 3 Dec 1941

Black, Milesia Hall Edwards Black  18 Mar 1847 - 30 Jan 1903, age 55y 10m 14d, 2nd view, closer

Black, unreadable military marker

Black, Wiley F.  25 Feb 1834 - 15 Jan 1911, Co C., 1st IN Cav Vol

Bruce, Darrel T.  19 Feb 1947 - 3 Aug 1981

Bruce, Infants: Rhonda S. 29 Mar 1952 & Larry J. 10 Sep 1944

Bruce, Marion B. 26 Jul 1927 - 25 Aug 1992, wife of James T.

Bruce, Matilda Jan 26, 1842 - Aug 7, 1870, wife of G. D. Bruce

Burley, Ottis  1866 - 1953, shares stone with Rachel

Burley, Rachel  1866 - 1940, shares stone with Ottis

Byers, Emma Williams   1865 - 1954

Byers, Infant  b & d Jan 17, 1906, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Byers, James  abt. 1811 - 1879, eldest son of Thomas and Sarah Burtle Byers, husband of Jane Rogers, father of John, Uriah, George W., Stanley, Benjamin Allen, William Henderson, elected in Memoriam by his descendants 1967

Byers, James A. Oct 9, 1841 - Apr 7, 1910, shares stone with Nellie

Byers, Laissa  d. Apr 2, 1891, age 15yrs, typhoid, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Byers, Nellie Aug 14, 1843 - NC

Byers, Stanley  28 Apr 1846 - 19 Dec 1893

Coffee, Ananias  29 Jan 1846 - 28 Aug 1897, shares stone with Mary

Coffee, Mary 17 Sep 1844 - 17 Nov 1924, shares stone with Ananias

Curtis, Archie  23 Jun 1914 - 23 Feb 1993, shares stone with wife Lucille

Curtis Children: Mandy Suzanne, Candy Lucille, Sunny Lynne 21 Aug 1988 - 13 Apr 1989

Curtis, Jerry L.  24 Jan 1954 - 3 Aug 1981

Curtis, Lucille  19 Oct 1917 - 20 Feb 2001, shares stone with Archie

Curtis, Rhonda Sue  23 Feb 1966 - 30 Apr 2004

Curtis, William T.  3 Mar 1859 - 12 Dec 1938

Doherty, Joseph Sgt.  1844 - 29 Dec 1920, Co. H, 28 K

Dreyer, Frank Charles  d. Dec 17, 1947, age 53, See Barnett Funeral Home

Edwards Markers - toppled and unreadable

Edwards, Catherine Jarvis 1813- 1888, wife of William

Edwards, Jane Jan 25, 1789 - Mar 20, 1864, born in Ireland

Edwards, Joshua Jul 10, 1779 SC - Jul 11, 1862

Edwards, Matilda 26 Jan 1842 - 7 Aug 1970, wife of Wm. C. Edwards

Edwards, Sarah E.  5 Jan 1847 - 16 Dec 1861, dau of W. & C. Edwards

Edwards, William 1810 - 23 Oct 1882, husband of Catherine

Elison, Britana M.  9 Feb 1839 - 18 Mar 1860, wife of Slaughter Elison

Elison, Mary A.  9 Apr 1850 - 9 Jul 1860, dau of S. & B. Elison

Evans, Dailey 1 Oct 1905 - 1 Apr 1906

F. H. no names, no dates

Farmer, J.T. [John Thomas] 5 May 1849 - 4 Aug 1925, shares stone with Rosa A. Farmer

Farmer, Rosa A.  5 Apr 1850 - 22 Oct 1879, shares stone with J. T.

Farmer, Sarah Ellen  6 Nov 1852 - 11 Oct 1878, wife of C. A. Farmer

Fetter, Leonard E.  1891 - 1985, shares stone with Nettie M.

Fetter, Nettie M.  1897 - 1962, shares stone with Leonard E.

Fireline, Deno Lee  4 Aug 1964 - 15 Dec 1990, shares stone with his mother Patricia Fox

Fox, Patricia L. Glyn  11 Jan 1943 - 13 Jan 1996, shares stone with son, Deno L. Fireline

Garrison, Elsey May  d. Aug 12, 1895, whooping cough, age 9mo, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Garrison, Martha J.  14 Apr 1838 - 23 Apr 1914, wife of Wm. H.

Garrison, Mary Jane  1859 - 1948, shares stone with Wm. R.

Garrison, T.T. [Thomas Tennyson]  22 Feb 1818 - 12 Feb 1905, Co. D. 42 Ind Inf.

Garrison, William H.  30 Dec 1830 - 24 Feb 1914, Co. D 42 Ind Reg

Garrison, William H.  d. Feb 20, 1962, See Barnett Funeral Home

Garrison, William R.  1846 - 1938, shares stone with Mary Jane

Gassaway, Col.  d. May 4, 1894, age 40, dropsy, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Glyn, Judy  13 Sep 1948, mother of Suzie, Trixie, Tricia

Glyn, Martha S.  28 Jul 1911 - 19 Jan 1993, shares stone with Parker L.

Glyn, Parker L.  1 Feb 1906 - 3 Mar 1977, shares stone with Martha S.

Glyn, Sadia May  10 Jun 1940 - 18 Jul 1940

Gray, Alexander  11 Aug 1848 - 15 Jan 1849

Gray, John B. 18 Jan 1851 - 26 Aug 1851, son of J. E. & S. M. Gray

Gray, Thomas 15 Mar 1854 - 25 Nov 1854

H. H.  no name or dates, appears to be part of a larger marker and connected with the LH marker

Harder, Adam  d. Jan 21, 1892, age 11mo, blood poison, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Hart, Henry T. 17 Aug 1794 - 11 May 1860

Hart, Margaret E.  15 Mar 1855 - 15 Sep 1855, dau of R. & m. A. Hart

Hart, Nancy E. 14 Sep 1864 - 26 Aug 1906, shares stone with William F.

Hart, William F. 9 Jul 1863 - 25 Mar 1914, shares stone with whis wife Nancy E.

Henry, Elizabeth Dryer  d. May 14, 1955, See Barnett Funeral Home

Heuler, Wanda Lee  d 10 Dec 1941

Hill, Rebecca  5 Oct 1937 (not sure of the dates, difficult to read)  age 55y

Hornback, Lillie B. Hart  13 Feb 1890 - 5 Mar 1919, wife of Shirley

Hudson, George W.  d. Nov 15, 1897, dropsey, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Hunt, Clarence R.  18 Sep 1899 - 5 Aug 1959

Hunt, Elizabeth  d. Jun 20, 1891, age 74y, pneumonia, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Hunt, Fred T. 1904 - 1978shares stone with Helen M.

Hunt, Goldena Wright  19 Mar 1900 - 17 Mar 1939

Hunt, Helen M.  1907 - 1990, shares stone with Fred T.

Hunt, Jerry Gayle  Nov 15, 1941, infant son of Fred & Helen, shares stone with Larry Dale

Hunt, Larry Dale  Nov 15, 1941, infant son of Fred & Helen,shares stone with Jerry Gale

Kimmel, Sarah A.  d. Jul 25, 1894, cancer, age 60, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

L. H. no names, no dates, appears to be connected with the HH marker

Lacer, Eliza  d. Jul 29, 1893, age 82, old age, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Lampton, Thelma V.  29 Dec 1929 - 28 Jan 1957

Lampton, William K. 30 May 1926 - 6 Jul 2005, US Army AF, WWII, military marker

Lindsay, Benjamin Butler  d. Apr 28, 1896, age 16y 8m, consumption, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Lindsey, Caleb  d. Jul 19, 1894, age 74, accident, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Lindsay, Garland  d. May 7, 1896, age 1, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Masterson, Susana  d. Nov 16, 1890, maleria, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

McAdams, John  30 Jul 1869 - 11 Jul 1932

McDonald, Rachel  1871-1952

McDonald, Wood V.  25 Mar 1869 - 28 Oct 1914

Moesner, John F. 29 Jan 1913 - 30 Jan 1997, shares stone with Lorena M., military marker

Moesner, Lorena M.   28 Jan 1917 - 25 Dec 2014, shares stone with John F.

Phillips, Roy Charles  28 May 1923 - 12 Dec 1988

Pierce, Belle  27 Jul 1853 - 25 Apr 1923, shares stone with Parley E.

Pierce, Louie  8 Nov 1890 - 4 Dec 1890, child of Pearley, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Pierce, Luther  14 Jul 1880 - 27 Aug 1881

Pierce, Parley E.  1 Apr 1856 - 23 Oct 1912, shares stone with his wife Belle

Pierce, Sarah E.  20 May 1888 - 28 Dec 1889

Pierce, Verle  born & died 14 Jan 1917, son of Joseph & Hettie

Polk, Emma  1887 - 1929

Powers, Hannah 3 Oct 1828 - 24 Nov 1878, shares stone with I.N.

Powers, I.N. 2 Oct 1833 - 24 Oct 1910, shares stone with his wife Hannah

Radford, Tillman  no dates, Co. B. 8th KY Cav

Roads, Mertie M.  d. Dec 1, 1891, age 1y 10mo 20d, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Rhodes, Rosetta  d. May 13, 1892, age 7mo 9d, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Roy, Silvia Shoptaugh  2 Mar 1906 - 4 Feb 1928

SDC no readable information

Saltzman, Sarah Elizabeth  d. Jul 3, 1938, age 77, See Barnett Funeral Home

Sibrel, child of T. P Sibrel  d. Oct 21, 1895, age 1m 4d, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Simpson, Benjamin T. H. Jun 7, 1826 - May 8, 1888, shares stone with Polly (Mary Ann) and J. W., 2nd view

Simpson, George W. 1857-1929

Simpson, J. W. Apr 2, 1832 - Sep 8, 1883, shares stone with BTH and Polly

Simpson, James Apr 27, 1821-Aug 19, 1885

Simpson, Louisa Jane Nov 14, 1837-Apr 3, 1875, wife of J. M., dau of W. G. Edwards

Simpson, Polly Aug 18, 1830 - Dec 15, 1910, (Mary Edwards Simpson)

Skelton - Military Marker

Skelton, Nancy  8 Feb 1817 - 24 May 1839

Skelton, Sarah 4 Nov 1805 - 12 Oct 1839

Skelton, Sarah Elizabeth 31 Mar 1845 - 3 Nov 1873, wife of Jacob

Skelton, Zachariah 24 Sep 1784 - 22 Dec 1856

Smith, M. V. [Martin] no dates, Co. D. 120 IN Inf.

Smith, Sarah Ann  [1843] - 16 Jul 1863, wife of Martin V., aged 20y 8mo

Songer, Elder W. no dates, shares stone with his wife Mary E.

Songer, Mary E. no dates, shares stone with Elder W.

St. Clair, Alzadia "Zada"  d. Sep 13, 1961, age 76, See Barnett Funeral Home

Stephenson, John  9 Nov 1856 - 1 Sep 1858

Stephenson, Sarah  9 May 1801 - 11 Aug 1873, wife of T. [Thomas]

Stephenson, Thomas  [14 Jun 1797] - 2 Apr 1859

Tennison, Ethel  d. Aug 7, 1890, age 1y 6mo, cholera, see Shafer Funeral Home Records

Tennison, Emila [Milla]  27 Jan 1808 - 28 Jan 1868, wife of George, aged 60y 19d, 6 sons & 6 daughters

Tennison, George  22 Sep 1803 - 3 Oct 1888, husband of Milla

Tennison, Henry H. Dec. 5-6, 1843, son of George & Emelia

Tennison, James 19 Feb 1871 - 10 Mar 1871, shares stone with William H., children of G.M.V. & R.

Tennison, Martha L.  29 October 1853 - 28 Sep 1855, dau of George & Amelia

Tennison, William H.  11 Sep 1873 - 3 Jul 1878, shares stone with James, children of G.M.V. & R.

Tennyson, George M. V. 1840 - 1922, shares stone with Rebecca H.

Tennyson, Rebecca 1842 - 1915, shares stone with George M.V.

Tennyson, Sarah/George T.???  d 14 Sep 1877/1875, marker is difficult to read

Thomas, Marion D. Alice  1868 - 1868

Thomas, Mary  3 Mar 1850 - 20 Oct 1909, wife of W.H.

Tomlin, Norma J.  16 Jun 1945 - 29 Jul 1996

Unknown stones - unreadable

Wearstler, Milton J. 21 May 1897 - 28 Sep 1983, shares stone with Jeanette, military marker

Wearstler, Jeannette  17 Jan 1903 - 27 Aug 1961, shares stone with Milton J.

Wearstler, Wilford Ray 29 Dec 1934 - 10 Feb 1985

W.H. no dates, appears to be a part of L.H. & H.H. markers

Williams, Charles M.   5 Jan 1889 - 24 May 1952. shares stone with Marie, military marker

Williams, Marie 4 Feb 1901 - 24 May 1958, shares stone with Charles M.

Wilson, Frank  1879 - 1953, shares stone with Stella

Wilson, Stella  1872 - 1946, shares stone with Frank

Wright, Joseph d. 1904, killed by train, age about 75