BALSLEY CEMETERY, Blackford Co., Indiana *********************************************************** Submitted by: Judy Wiesenauer Date: 20 April 2010 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Last Name First Name Maiden Name Birth Death Age Notes Allison Charley May 1885 1945 60y Allison James H. 13 July 1859 8 Aug 1910 51y 26d Allison Mary Edith McConkey 1886 6 Jan 1956 69 w/o Charley Allison Rhoda E. Palmer 18 Feb 1861 12 March 1940 79y 23d w/o James Balsley Elizabeth Johnson 25 Jun1848 17 Jan 1925 76y 6m 23d w/o William F. M. Balsley Henry 28 Sep 1799 12 Sept 1845 45y 11m 15d Balsley Balsley Infant dau 5 May 1867 0 Balsley Infant dau of H.L. & E. 31 Oct 1868 10 Nov 1868 11D Balsley Isiah 1841 1844 3y Balsley Jacob Collins IV 12 Sep 1855 4 Jun 1940 3y s/o Jacob III & Maria Balsley Jacob II 1790 07 Dec 1870 80Y 4M 9D Balsley Jacob III 08 Apr 1810 07 Dec 1870 60y 7m 29d Balsley Julia Ellen Vernon 27 Jun 1857 Dec 1930 73y 5m 4d w/o Jacob Collins Balsley Mariah M. Palmer 8 Apr 1816 5 May 1880 64Y 27D Balsley w/o Jacob Balsley Balsley Martha dau of J & M M Balsley William F. 1842 1918 Balsley William F. M. 11 Aug 1868 7 Jul 1877 8y 10m 26d Balsley William Francis M. 2 Jan 1842 17 Jun 1918 s/o Jacob & Maria Balsley Winslow 14 Jun 1883 1 Jan 1885 1Y 6M 2D s/o of Jacob & Julia Banter Abraham 14 Nov 1783 27 Dec 1860 77y 1m 12d Banter Abraham 1 Jan 1860 1 April 1860 3M s/o J. & E. Banter Ada A 6 Oct1889 dau of William & Mary Banter Amanda 28 Dec 1838 16 May 1882 43Y 4M 12D d/o A. & E. Banter Ann 2 May 1832 27 Feb 1887 54Y 9M 25D w/o Isaac Banter Charles F. 28 July 1889 11 July 1890 11m 13d s/o Samuel E. & Clara B. Banter Clara B. Rice 17 Nov 1869 1942 73y w/o Samuel Ellis Banter Eliza 1841 15 Aug 1852 11Y d/o J. & A. Banter Elizabeth 29 Sep 1860 14 Sep 1862 1Y 11M 16D d/o J. & A. Banter Elizabeth A. Griffith 19 Feb 1800 23 May 1883 83Y 3M 4D w/o Abraham Banter Elmira Margaret Jeffries 27 Apr 1834 16 Nov 1879 45Y 6M 20D w/o Joseph Banter Enoch 1852 1 Sept 1880 28Y Banter Henry 1859 13 Jan 1861 2y s/o J. & A. Banter Ida A 19 Jun 1874 6 Oct1889 14y d/o William & Mary Banter Isaac 1826 29 Oct 1897 71y "age about 70Y" Banter Jacob 1832 16 Dec 1860 28Y Banter John 1822 8 May 1897 75y Banter John 13 Nov 1844 15 Feb 1865 20Y 3M 2D Banter John E. 5 Mar 1867 1924 57y s/o William & Mary Banter John E. 1888 1918 30y Banter Joseph 15 Jun 1825 22 March 1896 70Y 9M 7D Banter Joseph 19 Mar 1869 1 April 1871 2Y 13D s/o of J. & E. Banter Mary Magdaline Palmer 10 Aug 1842 23 Dec 1918 76y 4m 13d w/o William Banter Matilda 1 Apr 1856 12 April 1856 12D d/o J. & E. Banter Noah 26 Oct 1863 6 Sept 1881 17Y 10M 11D s/o I. & A. Banter Ralph 23 Nov 1902 1926 24y s/o Samuel E. & Clara B. Banter Raman O. Mar 1892 22 March 1894 2Y s/o M.A. Banter Reuben 11 Aug 1823 13 Sept 1863 40Y 1M 2D h/o Clara Banter Samuel Ellis 19 May 1865 1944 Banter Smith S. 22 Sept 1854 1 Nov 1911 57y 1m 10d Banter William 10 Aug 1832 16 Aug 1919 87y 6d Bennett Gilbert Unknown 12 Jan 1877 0 s/o O.C. & A.E. Bennett Ina E 20 Aug 1880 8wks d/o O.C. & A.E. Boan Daisy M. Creek 28 Nov 1887 8 Sep 1959 71y 9m 11d 2nd w/o Samuel H. Boan Boan Leonard L. 23 May 1927 13 Mar 1980 Boan Maria Amos 4 Jan 1878 01Apr 1897 19Y 2M 28D 1st w/o Samuel Boan Boan Samuel W. 20 Apr 1866 05 Sep 1941 75y 4m 16d Boan Walter E. 23 Nov 1920 14 oct 1997 75y 10m 21d s/o Samuel & Daisy Bonham Elizabeth Crawford 1828 1875 47y w/o Nicholas Bonham Nicholas 18 Nov 1823 24 Jun 1865 41y 7m 6d s/o Peter & Susannah Bonham Oliver S. 1851 1854 3y Bonham Peter 18 Jun 1798 21 Dec 1859 61Y 6M 3D h/o Susannah (Yost) Bonham Sarah Unknown 1863 Unknown d/o F.M. & A.M. Chapel Edmond 1880 1884 24y h/o Rebecca Chapel Rebecca Painter 1823 2 March 1908 84y w/o Edmond Crow George H. 1 Aug 1851 4 Nov 1876 25y 3m 3d Franklin William 15 Nov 1869 17 Jun 1890 20Y 7M 2D s/o David M & Samantha J. Bricker Griffith Adella Pearl 1880 1880 0 Griffith Cary M. 26 Aug 1884 25 Mar 1892 7Y 6M 28D s/o M.W. & N.A. Griffith Charles E. 16 Feb 1863 16 Oct 1864 1Y 8M s/o E & M.J. Griffith Cora 5 Mar 1876 16 Mar 1876 11D Twin Griffith Daniel 1873 1874 1y 11m 1d Griffith Dora 5 Mar 1876 27 Mar 1876 22D Griffith Eli G. 16 Jul 1815 16 Jan 1877 61Y 6M 10d Griffith George 1882 1882 0 Griffith Hannah May 1862 1880 18d Griffith John A. 1 Oct 1847 1 May 1860 12Y 7M son of E & M.J. Griffith Mary J. Burkett 29 Sep 1818 29 April 1898 79Y 7M w/o Eli Griffith Michael W. 1 Jul 1859 11 March 1891 31Y 8M 10D Griffith Nancy Anna Banter 10 Oct 1862 17 Feb 1930 67y 4m 7d Griffith Nora 5 Mar 1876 21 March 1876 16D twin Griffith Robert L. 1869 1870 Haley Ezekiel David 11 May 1877 26 Jul 1940 63y 2m 15d Haley Ezekiel David Jacob 7 Dec 1831 2 Jul 1904 72y 6m 25d Haley Martha Jane Fisher 8 Nov 1843 27 mar 1913 69y 4m 19d w/o Ezekiel D.J. Haley Mary Eleanor Franklin 13 Apr 1874 14 Sep 1940 66y 5m 1d 2nd w/o Ezekiel D. Haley Mildred Elizabeth 21 Feb 1901 22 July 1901 5M 1D d/o Ezekiel D. & Rosa (Franklin) Haley Nancy Ellen 10 Jul 1868 10 MAR 1883 14Y 8M d/o Ezekiel D. J. & Martha (Fisher) Haley Rosa Blanch Franklin 5 Jun 1881 6 Feb 1902 20y 8m 1d w/o Ezekiel D. Herring Amos 04 Apr 1831 19 Feb 1896 64Y 10M 15D Herring Barney 31 Jan 1860 13 Aug 1861 1Y 6M 13D s/o Amos & Eliza Herring Clara Mar 1877 Oct 1877 6m d/o B & __ Herring Clarence H. Mar 1874 Jul 1877 3y 4m s/o Barney & Mary Jane Herring Eliza Painter 1829 8 June 1894 65Y w/o Amos Herring Emas 1866 ___ of E. & M. Herring Infant 1915 1915 0 Sex unknown Herring Levi 1908 1913 5y s/o Herring Martha A. 1846 7 apr 1877 31y Herring Sarah Jane 10 Jan 1857 28 March 1862 5Y 2M 18D d/o Amos & Eliza Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Illegible Keesling Sarah E. 1887 1916 29y Ketchem Eliza H. 06 Aug 1877 06 Nov 1904 29y w/o Robert Kilander Ellen McClanahan 27 Mar 1812 15 Oct 1866 54y 6m 18d w/o Phillip Kilander Jacob 1785 7 Aug 1869 84y h/o Polly Kilander Mary Polly Dillman 1794 12 Dec 1865 70Y 9M 7D w/o Jacob Kilander Phillip 15 Mar 1802 15 Sep 1859 57y 6m h/o Ellen King Eliza Ann Balsley 22 May 1844 16 Jan 1896 51Y 7M 25D w/o Thomas King Maggie 19 Apr 1882 15 Mar 1896 13Y 10M 25D d/o T. & E.A. King Thomas 14 Jun 1851 13 May 1929 77y 10m 29d Lee Allie 29 Oct 1864 16 Feb 1896 31Y 3M 18D w/o William Lee Calvin B. 1873 1936 63y 2m 15d All on one large stone. (CB)Calvin & Louetta Lee, Robert L & Sarah C. McFadden Lee Daniel C. 15 Sep 1887 13 March 1888 5M 27D s/o William & Mary A. Lee Eddie G. 28 Sep 1888 15 Nov 1888 1M 18D s/o George W. & Mollie (McFarland) Lee Emsa A. 30 Nov 1849 20 Nov 1883 33Y 11M 21D w/o William M. Lee Infant 12 Feb 1896 12 Feb 1896 0 s/o William & Mary A. Lee Laura E. 16 Dec 1868 29 Jul 1895 29Y 7M 13D w/o Darwin T. Lee Louetta 1876 1938 62y Lee Sidney M. 02 Sep 1878 2 March 1879 6M s/o Geo W. & Mollie (McFarland) Leffler Clarence H. 29 Jan 1879 13 Mar 1935 56y 1m 13d s/o Joseph & Nancy Leffler Leffler Isiah 1826 1863 37y Leffler Jacob 1826 11 Mar 1915 89Y 8M 24D Leffler Joseph 1837 05 Dec 1913 76y 4m 13d Leffler Nancy J. Palmer 1850 1929 79y w/o Joseph Leffler Leffler Salome Balsley 13 Nov 1832 13 Nov 1914 82y McBride Beulah D. 1910 1971 61y McBride Estella 1865 1950 85y w/o Richard McBride Infant 1885 1885 0 s/o McBride Infant 1908 1908 0 d/o McBride Infant 1889 1889 0 s/o McBride Maggie Banta 8 Nov 1883 30 April 1906 22y 5m 22d w/o Charley McBride Pearlie E. 1887 1904 17y d/o McBride Richard 1856 1942 86y h/o Estella McBride McDaniel Amanda C. 1856 1941 85y McFadden Alice E. 1860 1861 1y d/o Robert & Sarah McFadden Catharine 05 Feb 1810 17 Aug 1855 45Y 6M 12D w/o John McFadden Daniel McFadden George B. 1882 1882 0 s/o Robert & Sarah McFadden Martha J. 1866 1881 15y d/o Robert & Sarah McFadden Robert L. Dec 1869 1870 1y s/o Robert & Sarah McFadden Robert L. 1838 15 Nov 1910 72y 6m 25d h/o Sarah McFadden Sarah C. 1841 28 Aug 1927 86y w/o Robert L. Mick James 26 Sept 1867 26 Nov 1867 2m Miller Amanda J. Swisher 18 Sep 1874 1 Dec 1912 38y 2m 18d w/o George H. Miller Charles Dewey 29 Oct 1897 6 Apr 1915 17y 5m 8d s/o George & Amanda (Swisher) Miller Charolettie Anna 04 Jul 1936 15 Jul 1936 11d Miller Clarence 8 Aug 1912 10 Sept 1913 1Y 1M 2D Miller Dewey A. 6 Apr 1915 17Y 5M 8D Miller Esther A. 1904 1965 61y Miller Eva 4 Jul 1904 7 Apr 1917 12Y 9M 3D d/o Miller George H. 18 May 1873 15 Aug 1946 73Y 2M 28D Miller Leroy 11 May 1900 25 Oct 1913 13Y 5M 14D Miller Naomi 1 May 1917 19 Jan 1977 59y 8m 18d Morris Homer L. 13 May 1878 10 Nov 1879 1Y 7M 28D s/o E.F. & S.A. Morris Infant 5 Aug 1882 5 Aug 1882 0 d/o E.F. & S.A., with Homer L. Morris Mustard Blanche 27 Aug 1890 3Y 1M 2D d/o William H. & Ella M. (Palmer) Nedderman Dora Palmer Jan 1888 1918 30y Palmer A. Irene 1931 w/o Jerrol. Palmer Albert Apr 1841 1927 86y h/o Anna Palmer Amanda 1 Sep 1892 30 Aug 1985 w/o Dell Palmer Anna King May 1842 1911 69y w/o Albert Palmer Azubah ElizabethMcKee 2 Jun 1827 13 Mar 1885 57y 9m 11d w/o Joseph Palmer Catharine A. Griffith 8 Feb 1838 29 Dec 1921 83y 10m 21d w/o John W. Palmer Charlotte 1856 1920 wife of George M Palmer Clara A. 24 Jan 1873 10 July 1889 16y 5m 16d d/o John W. & Catherine A. Palmer Dell 28 Sep 1890 17 Nov 1969 79y 1m 20d h/o Amanda Palmer Elizabeth Lee 5 Jun 1845 12 Oct 1918 73y 4m 7d w/o Samuel Hamilton Palmer Palmer George M. 17 Nov 1858 11 Sep 1939 80y 9m 25d h/o Charlotte Palmer Hanford E 04 Nov 1877 22 Aug 1879 1y 9m 18d s/o Samuel H. & Elizabeth Palmer Homer L. 13 May 1878 10 Jan 1879 7m 28d Palmer Ida O. 18 Aug 1878 7 Aug 1879 11m 20d d/o W.W. & M.R. Palmer Infant 5 May 1867 5 May 1867 0 Unknown Sex Palmer Jacob 28 Feb 1821 5 Nov 1875 54y 8m 8d Palmer Jacob 28 Oct 1915 13 May 1862 26y 4m 12d h/o Sophia Palmer Jacob Elisha 1865 20 Jul 1933 68y h/o Emma Elizabeth Palmer James Co. L, 28 Ind. Inf, a G.A.R. marker, no dates. (CB) Palmer Jerrol L. 1928 h/o Irene Palmer John 26 Dec 1813 10 Aug 1903 89y 7m 15d Palmer John W 8 March 1834 2 Feb 1889 54y 10m 25d h/o Catherine A Palmer Joseph 1836 1914 78y Palmer Manford E 4 Nov 1877 14 May 1878 6m 10d s/o S.H. & E. Palmer Maranda Richardson 23 Mar 1840 30 Sep 1872 32Y 6M 7D w/o James Palmer Oris W. 29 Mar 1827 Jun 1987 60y 2m h/o Vera Palmer Rosa Lee 3 Feb 1866 1 Oct 1872 6Y 7M 26D d/o S.H.& E. Palmer Samuel 27 Dec 1809 3 Jan 1901 91y 7d h/o Sarah, s/o Jacob & Elizabeth Palmer Samuel E. 24 Mar 1857 28 Mar 1861 4Y 4D s/o John W. & Catherine A. Palmer Sarah Fox 27 Jan 1813 16 Feb 1879 66y 20d w/o Samuel, d/o John & Mary Palmer Sophia J. 10 Dec 1820 13 Apr 1884 63y 4m 3d w/o Jacob Palmer Vera L. 1926 w/o Oris Palmer William F. 11 Aug 1868 7 July 1877 8Y 10M 26D s/o A & A Palmer 1892 1892 0 s/o Will & Etta (McFadden) Rice Amos C. 23 March 1838 24 Nov 1882 44y 8m 1d Rice Elizabeth A. 1 April 1838 9 Feb 1913 74y 10m 8d w/o Amos Richardson Deliah Palmer 28 Apr 1804 28 Aug 1855 51Y 4M w/o Joseph Richardson Joseph 27 Jul 1840 20 April 1880 39Y 8M 24D Shreve William Clark 18 May 1843 7 Oct 1903 60y 4m 19d Skinner Alice M. Foy 1 Jan 1856 1937 81y w/o George W. Skinner George W. 11 May 1849 11 May 1916 67y 4m 7d Skinner Joseph 13 Apr 1807 21 Nov 1873 66y 7m 8d Skinner Mary Palmer 1803 1875 72y 6m 25d w/o Joseph Stroup James P. 16 May1840 5 Oct 1914 74Y 4M 19D Stroup Mary E. Balsley 22 Sep 1839 0 Jun 1879 39y 8m 18d Swindler Rosa Jane 2 May 1890 16 Aug 1896 6y 3m 14d d/o Samuel & Sarah (Haley) Tharp George 12 Nov 1876 27 Sept 1877 10M 15D s/o J.M. & M.H. Tharp Legy Woodard 12 Feb 1831 10 June 1882 51Y 3M 29D w/o William Tharp Martha H 22 May 1857 18 Feb 1877 19Y 8M 27D d/o J.M. & M.H. Tharp Nellie 3 Feb 1893 3 Aug 1893 6M d/o W.H. & M.E. Tharp William 18 Dec 1821 23 Mar 1878 56Y 3M 5D Vernon Emily Miles 11 Mar 1828 13 Apr 1897 69Y 1M 2D w/o Ira Vernon Ira 30 Nov 1824 15 May 1900 75Y 4M 15D Vernon James A 1 Jun 1852 23 Nov 1870 18Y 5M 22D s/o Ira & Emily Vernon Richard S. 8 Sep 1865 10 Feb 1885 19Y 5M 2D s/o Ira & Emily Woodard Amer 9 Nov 1891 9 April 1892 5M s/o Chaney F. & Luiza Woodard Burchie 20 Mar 1888 1 May 1888 1M 11D s/o C. & L. Woodard Eaber 19 Feb 1882 18 Feb 1888 4y 11m 30d s/o C. & L. Woodard Harrison E. 26 Jun 1857 6 June 1882 24Y 11M 11D d/o H.L. & E. Woodard Homer E. 3 Sep 1882 22 June 1904 21Y 9M 19D Woodard Infant 7 Jun 1901 18 June 1901 11D s/o A.L. & S.C. Woodard Ira 9 Sep 1888 9 July 1877 8Y 10M s/o O. & N.A. Woodard John H. 19 Jul 1865 9 July 1877 11Y 11M 20D s/o O. & N.A. Young Sarah Jane 9 Oct 1843 9 March 1887 43Y 5M w/o J.A. The photos were taken by Max and Judy Wiesenauer in September, 2007. Various sources were used to compile the list of burials in the Balsley Cemetery, including the works of Cecil Beeson, Paul Haley and Max & Judy Wiesenauer.