Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project
Prairie Grove Cemetery
Listed below is transcription of the tombstones in Section E and F1 of Prairie Grove Cemetery, Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana. The cemetery is located at 6312 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne IN. The cemetery is in use. The section was photographed in May of 2011. All stones in place at that time were included. If there is a photo of the tombstone, there will be a link after the name.
Indiana DNR Location Listing:
Quarter Section 1/4 1/4SW 1/4NE 1/4NE
Section 28, Twp 30N, Range 12E
Latitude 41.0269 Longitude 85.1711
Easting 653756 Northing 4543360
The listings are in alphabetical order. One surname is listed per stone. If a stone contained multiple people, the names on the stone are listed in order, from left to right. Information that pertains to a single individual is listed after their name. If the information pertains to multiple names, such as a marriage date, it is listed after all the names.
There is no other information on any person other than what is listed. The photographs are copyrighted by the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, NSDAR and may not be copied or published in any way for profit. Copies of the photos may be printed for your personal use only. Please give the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, NSDAR credit when documenting where the transcriptions and photos were found.
PRAIRIE GROVE CEMETERY, WAYNE TWP, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA
SECTION E-F1
Transcriptions and Photos Names A-F
Transcriptions and Photos Names G-L
Transcriptions and Photos Names M-R
Transcriptions and Photos Names S-Z
Adams Harry E. 1877 � 1944
Adams Lula G. 1884 � 1975
Photo
Affolder Lizzie 1870 � 1939
Affolder John W. 1876 � 1960
Photo
Aiken James A. 1855 � 1925
Aiken Eliza M. 1862 � 1934
Photo
Aiken Roscoe C.
Aiken Alice L. 1888 � 1971
-----NOTE: Alice�s birth and death dates from ACGSI reading in the 1980�s
Photo
Alden Ethel B. Scully 1889 � 1965
Alden Mary Doty 1887 � 1937
Alden Joan 1917 � 1923
Alden Harlow 1820 � 1913
Alden Mary Imsen 1820 � 1887
Alden Samuel Rockwell 1847 � 1924
Alden Carrie Savin 1855 � 1949
Alden John S. 1886 � 1993
Alden Whiting 1887 � 1978
Alden Spencer 1893 � 1918
Alden Dorothy 1889 � 1945
-----NOTE: Harlow Alden has two markers. One is in section B and one is section E.
Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Allen Jewell 1925 � 1928 Photo
Allison Jesse W. 1919 � 1998
Allison Doris M. 1920 � 2004
-----�The Greatest Of These Is Love� Cor. 13:13
Photo Photo
Andersen Phillip Aug 15 1933 Jul 1 2005 TSgt US Air Force Korea Photo
Anderson Orton H. 1892 � 1953 Father Photo
Angus Ernest M July 29 1925 Jan 3 1951
-----Indiana Pfc Co C 23 Inf 2 Inf Div Korea PH
Photo
Arick John W. 1888 - 1954
Arick Mabel B.
-----NOTE: John�s birth and death date from ACGSI reading in the 1980�s
Photo
Armstrong John Lawrence 1912 � 1974 Photo
Armstrong Rosemary B. 1912 � 1972 Photo
Axson George W. 1885 � 1964 Photo
Axson Pearl M. 1884 � 1936 Photo
Baier Della M. 1870 � 1953 Photo
Baier Herbert 1891 � 1944 Photo
Baier John N. 1866 � 1937 Photo
Baker Augusta Keim 1897 � 1965 Photo
Baker Clarence 1880 � 1927
Baker Dessie M. 1883 � 1924
Photo
Baker Donna E. 1913 � 1939 Photo
Baker Harold J. 1908 � 1937 Photo
Baker John N. 1878 � 1945
Baker Lona L. 1890 � 1969
Photo
Baker Terzah B. 1887 � 1946
Baker Fred C. 1887 � 1965
Photo
Ballman Charles H. July 8, 1918 July 5, 2009 Eternal Life
Ballman P. Marie July 10, 1921 �
-----Precious Memories Married Sept. 28. 1940
Photo
Barry Arnold T. 1914 � 2001
Barry Helen L. 1917 � 2008
-----Arnold T Barry Oct 1 1914 Oct 9 2001 GM3 US Navy World War II
Photo Photo
Barva Mary C. 1899 � 1987 Mother Photo
Bates Emma 1875 � 1928 Photo
Bauermeister Fred R May 12 1890 Dec 31 1969
-----Indiana Pvt 19 Co 163 Depot Brig World War I
Photo
Bauermeister Laura M May 12 1882 Feb 24 1937 Wife of Fred Photo
Bergel Leone E. 1906 � 1986
Bergel Floyd W. 1903 � 1976
Photo Photo Photo
Berry Cora B. 1874 � 1927 Photo
Bestard Jose B. Jan. 30, 1945 Aug. 27, 2007 Photo
Betz Edith 1868 � 1933 Wife Photo
Betz Lillian S. 1897 � 1979 Photo
Betz Robert 1879 � 1958 Husband Photo
Beverly Richard A. M/Sgt. 1914 � 1954
Beverly Virginia M. 1914 � 1963
Photo
Bixler John 1871 � 1954
Bixler Catherine 1874 � 1965
Photo
Bixler William A. 1868 � 1951
Bixler Anna S. 1867 � 1943
Photo
Bizaillion Charles R Dec 11 1896 May 2 1951
-----Missouri GM3 US Navy World War I
Photo
Blanchard Henrietta 1857 � 1927 Photo
Blue Gladys Jean �Sis� Feb. 13, 1905 Dec. 28, 1967
-----Beloved Sister, Mother, Grandmother
Photo
Bly Abraham D. 1850 � 1925
Bly Charlotte A. 1856 � 1944 His Wife
Photo
Bodenhorn Alvin A. 1913 � 1950 Photo
Bodenhorn Elmer F. 1883 � 1962 Father
Bodenhorn Rosa R. 1883 � 1955 Mother
Photo
Bodenhorn Estel R. 1911 � 1995 Photo
Bogner Marie H. 1893 � 1966 Photo
Bolinger Infant Son 1933 Photo
Bolinger Jerry 1931 � 1933 Photo
Bolinger Jesse J. 1879 � 1947
Bolinger Emma M. 1880 � 1927
Photo
Bolinger Mabel 1908 � 19
Bolinger Ervin 1907 � 1946
Photo
Bolinger Margurite E. 1918 � 1939 Photo
Bolinger Mary Ann 1852 � 1924 Mother Photo
Bolinger Rosanne 1945 Photo
Boner Lucille G. 1920 � 1925 Photo
Bower Harry 1861 � 1934
Bower Matilda 1865 � 1928
Photo
Bowers Leighton 1894 1944 Photo
Bowers Margaret J. 1898 � 1981 Photo
Bowers Nora A. 1870 � 1928
-----NOTE: On the same stone with Henry Davis
Photo
Bowersock C. Ray 1885 � 1961
Bowersock Ada B. 1887 � 1967
Photo
Boyer Tom R. 1907 � 1927 Photo
Bozer Amy 1878 � 1938 Mother Photo
Bozer John B. 1876 � 1960 Father Photo
Bozer Mary Louise 1927 Infant Photo
Bridges Grace M. 1923 � 1989 Photo
Bridges Martin H. 1901 � 1991
Bridges Opal M. 1902 � 1986
Photo
Bridges Pauline L. 1931 � 1932 Photo
Bridges William M. 1929 � 1937 Photo
Brockhouse John B. 1895 � 1965 Photo
Brockhouse Velma E. 1901 � 1961 Photo
Brown Lester A. 1913 � 1975 Photo
Brown Roy E. 1921 � 2004
Brown Phyllis I. 1924 �
-----Roy E Brown Jun 15 1921 Apr 16 2004 Tec 4 US Army World War II
Brown David W. 1947 �
Brown Christopher D. 1970 � 1995
-----NOTE: On the same stone with William and Mary Uhrick and
-----Edward and Leota Fry.
Photo Photo Photo
Brugman Adolph 1876 � 1960 Photo
Brugman Alice Hinga 1895 � 1970 Photo
Buchanan Thelma L. 1921 � 1957 Daughter
-----NOTE: On the same stone with M. Edith Cecil
Photo
Buchholz Bertha S. 1885 � 1973 Photo
Buchholz Henry 1878 � 1927 Photo
Buckmaster Jefery C. May 28 1971 Jan. 22 1990
-----Grandson of Maxzine & Frances Fordyce
Photo Photo
Buffington Mary A. 1893 � 1961 Photo
Bump Geraldine 1924 � 1938 Photo
Burkhead Edward S. 1905 � 1924 Photo
Burkhead James Cladd 1879 � 1941 Co. B. 160th I. V. I.
Burkhead Cora Leona 1884 � 1978 A. U. S. W. V. No. 8
-----NOTE: Cora�s death date from ACGSI reading in the 1980�s
Photo
Burkhead Otto M. 1907 � 1926 Photo
Campbell Arthur C. 1896 � 1926 Photo
Campbell J. Michael December 1938 February 2005 Photo
Campbell Jeanetta 1868 � 1936 Photo
Campbell John H. 1907 � 1944 Photo
Campbell Mildred 1910 � 1994 Photo
Carpenter Adam P. 1877 � 1949
Carpenter Minnie E. 1884 � 1966
-----�Safe In The Arms Of Jesus�
Photo
Carpenter Wesley Jr. 1926 � 1930 Photo
Carsten John C. 1877 � 1941
Carsten Carrie M. 1884 � 1968
Photo
Carter Jackie 1928 1934 Son Photo
Carter Sarah E. 1867 � 1946
Carter Calvin S. 1857 � 1943
Photo
Carter Wade H. 1890 � 1975
Carter Trilby U. 1895 � 1979
Photo
Carter William D. 1902 � 1933 Photo
Cartwright Percy M. 1887 � 1929 Father
Cartwright Elizabeth C. 1893 � 1948 Mother
Photo
Cavender Charles E. 1867 � 1943
Cavender Nettie F. 1875 � 1955
Photo
Cecil Kathryn E. 1920 � 1946 Daughter Photo
Cecil M. Edith 1900 � 1982 Mother
-----NOTE: On the same stone with Thelma Buchanan
Photo
Chesterman Lawrence M. 1908 � 1969
Chesterman Christine V. 1908 � 1988
Photo
Clapp Olen G. 1897 1968
Clapp Jessie M. 1900 1979
Photo
Clausen Grace 1898 � 1951
Clausen Otis J. 1895 � 19
Photo
Clay Agnes R. 1901 � 1991 Photo
Clements Anna Ruth 1908 � 1981 Photo
Clements Catherine 1881 � 1944 Photo
Clements Etta G. 1892 � 1944
Clements Myron T. 1894 � 1964
Photo
Clements Frederick W. 1873 � 1926 Photo
Clements Lloyd T. 1902 � 1961 Photo
Clements Velma L. 1906 � 1971
Clements Thelma L. 1906 � 1977
Photo
Coleman Ivy Irene 1889 � 1931
Coleman Geo. Arthur 1885 � 1963
Photo
Collins Jesse C. 1879 � 1961
Collins Mary O. 1885 � 1964
Photo
Connett E. Selina 1891 � 1960 Photo
Connett Helen M. 1913 � 1929 Photo
Connett Marcus 1867 � 1949
Connett Martha I. 1870 � 1945
Photo
Connett Orville B. 1889 � 1963
Connett Eva M. 1889 � 1953
Photo
Coverdale Cora B. July 26. 1924 Photo
Coverdale Etta Jane May 4, 1891 Mar. 2, 1972
Coverdale Lemuel Nelson June 28, 1884 Jan. 5, 1952
Photo
Coverdale Rollyn E. June 5 1927 April 20 1949
-----Indiana SF2 US Navy World War II
Photo
Cox Allen J Aug 12 1920 Mar 23 1974
-----Indiana Pfc US Army World War II
Photo
Cox Roy E. 1891 � 1973
Cox Grace P. 1892 � 1938
Photo
Cox Velma M. Dec. 23, 1908 Nov. 2, 1978 Photo
Cress Artie A. 1875 � 1944
Cress Emma E. 1880 � 1946
Photo
Croghan Anna J. �Tootie� Oct. 20 1917 Jan. 10 2001
-----Dau. of R. & S. Syndram
Photo Photo
Crowe Donna W. 1901 � 1958
Crowe Cleo H. 1907 � 1973
Photo
Crowell Adelbert 1862 � 1950
Crowell Margaret 1883 � 1962
Photo
Crow Frank J. 1898 � 1923
Crow Rebecca 1869 � 1944
Crow William 1862 � 1948
Photo
Crow George 1856 � 1926
Crow Emma 1862 � 1933
Photo
Crow Lora A. 1891 � 19 Photo
Crow Ora W. 1883 � 1946
Crow Myrtle E. 1884 � 1972
Photo
Dager Clarence J. 1899 � 1951
Dager Neva V. 1902 �
Photo
Dager Glenn E. May 5, 1923 Dec. 19, 1967 Photo
Dahlkamp Louis H. 1870 1952 Father Photo
Dahlkamp Margaret 1876 � 1947 Mother Photo
Dalman Maude M. 1879 � 1927
Dalman Chas. J. 1878 � 1948
Dalman Mary E. 1882 � 1965
Photo
Dalton William 1876 � 1936 Photo
Daniels Darrel V. Sept. 22, 1892 Dec. 30, 1943
Daniels Marjorie Dec. 8, 1886 July 3, 1946
Photo
Davis Glen H Jul 4 1919 Mar 5 2003 Pfc US Army World War II Photo
Davis Hazel Anna 1899 � 1933 Mother
Davis Opal Ruth 1927 Daughter
Photo
Davis Henry C. 1829 � 1892
-----NOTE: On the same stone with Nora Bowers
Photo
Davis John M. Feb. 24, 1882 July 11, 1950
Davis Eliza C. Aug. 8, 1890 Mar. 31, 1958
Photo
Davis Kristine A. 1967 � 2002 Photo
Davison A. Jane 1862 � 1939
Davison William E. 1858 � 1945
Photo
Davison Mont E. 1883 � 1954 Father Photo
Debolt Harvey W. 1885 � 1943 Photo
Dellinger Ernest L. 1895 � 1972
Dellinger Clara L. 1895 � 1974
-----NOTE: Ernest and Clara�s death date from ACGSI reading in the 1980�s
Photo
Dennis Dawn A. 1957 � 1981 Photo
DePue Mamie F. 1884 � 1962
DePue Byron B. 1876 � 1951
Photo
Diehm Aldie 1889 � 1972 Photo
Diehm Florian Nov. 20. 1907 May 6. 1925 Photo
Diehm Marvin 1910 1982 Photo
Diehm Mary 1859 � 1943
Diehm George 1856 � 1949
Photo
Diehm O. E. 1885 � 1953 Photo
Disler Arthur W 1911 1984 Sgt US Army World War II Photo
Disler Barney H. �Buddy� 1906 � 1925 Photo
Disler Barney L. 1883 � 1950
Disler Myrtle E. 1885 � 1965
Photo
Disler Mary M. 1909 � 1971 Our Beloved Nana Photo
Disler Ray E. 1909 � 1989 Photo
Donahue Steven L. Oct. 9 1954 Mar. 25 1956
-----�Born On Earth To Bloom In Heaven�
Photo
Donley Alvin 1894 � 1960
Donley Cedella 1892 � 1985
Photo
Doty Ruth V. 1923 � 1962 Photo
Downs Meade 1876 � 1956 Photo
Downs Stella 1878 � 1950 Photo
Dray Alonzo W. 1882 � 1977 Photo
Dray Bessie M. 1887 � 1963 At Rest Photo
Dray Sharon K. 1942 � 1943 Photo
Dray Thomas W. 1912 � 2002 Photo
Drummond Arthur M. 1902 � 1948
Drummond Georgia F. 1907 � 2003
Photo
Drummond Hiram S. 1904 � 1961 Photo
Drummond Inez B. 1884 � 1955
Drummond Hiram S. 1878 � 1960
Photo
Duff Bruce Edward December 23, 1960 Parents Raymond and Alice Photo
Duff James E. 1938 � 1949 Photo
Duff James 1885 � 1961
Duff Emma Mearl 1888 � 1979
Photo
Duff Leslie Duane March 19. 1939 Parents Russell and Golda Photo
Dunivon Robert M. 1884 � 1956 Photo
Durham Forrest 1932 � 1996 Photo
Dutt Frank E. Sr. Jan. 2. 1935 �
Dutt Betty M. May 14. 1938 Dec. 26. 2003
-----(married) Oct. 7. 1954
Photo
Egts Theodore T. 1910 � 1929 Photo
Ellis Jessie R. 1895 � 1967 Photo
Engle George 1848 � 1927 Father
Engle Louise 1846 � 1935 Mother
Photo
Engle John G. 1878 � 1959 Photo
English Donald K. 1903 � 1990
English Edna F. 1903 � 1973
Photo
English Roberta H. 1928 � 1955 Photo
English Ruth V. 1915 � 1998 Photo
English Thomas E. 1893 � 1941
English Della D. 1893 � 1968
Photo
Epple Penelope 1883 � 1946 Photo
Epple Peter 1883 � 1940 Photo
Epple Richard C. 1931 � 1931 Photo
Epple Robert C. 1910 � 1969
Epple Dorothy M. 1912 � 1967
Photo
Ervin Glen O. 1897 � 1977 Photo
Ervin Irene L. 1898 � 1990 Photo
Eytcheson Harold E. 1915 � 1958
-----NOTE: On the same stone with Evelyn Garee
Photo
Farr Dellmar J Jun 13 1891 May 1 1974 Pvt US Army World War I Photo
Farrell Anna Wilcoxson 1855 � 1940 Mother Photo
Farrell David C. 1904 � 1956 Photo
Farrell Hazel 1900 � 1951 Photo
Farrell James A. 1881 1937 Father
Farrell Fannie E. 1875 1969 Mother
Photo Photo Photo Photo
Farrell Lavern 1916 � 1969 Photo
Farr Jacob S. 1862 � 1944
Farr Emma J. 1867 � 1938
Photo
Felger Sadie B. 1906 1933 Wife of Clarence Felger Photo
Ferguson Helen 1905 � 1958 Photo
Fett Joseph M. 1900 � 1958 Father Photo
Finley Charley W. 1869 � 1959 Photo
Finley Mary Belle 1873 � 1936 Photo
Fisher Denver C. 1899 � 1951 Photo
Fisher Peter 1869 � 1942
Fisher Mary M. 1872 � 1954 His Wife
Fisher Howard E. 1902 � 1925 Son
Photo
Fisher S. Harry 1894 � 1952 Photo
Flaig John H. 1877 � 1950
Flaig Agnes S. 1881 � 1961
Photo
Flaig Katherine E. 1881 � 1964 Photo
Fletter John E. May 29, 1981 February 23, 1997
-----�But Shall The Angels Call For Him Much Sooner Than We�ve Planned.
-----We�ll Brave The Bitter Grief That Comes And Try to Understand�
-----John, We Love You And Miss You. Love, Your Family
Photo Photo
Floyd Beulah H. 1885 � 1936 Photo
Floyd Ernest 1883 � 1926 Photo
Floyd Wanda M. 1912 � 1926 Photo
Floyd Wayne E. 1910 � 1976 Photo
Floyd Wilbur E. 1908 � 1987 Photo
Fordyce Frances 1924 �
Fordyce Maxzine 1922 � 1971
-----Corporal Maxzine Fordyce 15 086 423 Squadron A 327th Army Air Force Unit
Photo Photo
Fordyce Melvia 1894 � 1931
Fordyce Jesse 1891 � 1953
Photo
Fork Alice M. 1916 � 1961 Photo
Forker Leo F. 1899 � 1937 Photo
Foster Charles M. 1922 � 1929 None Knew Thee But To Love Thee Photo
Fowler Rufus E. 1860 � 1928 Father
Fowler Jennie 1867 � 1953 Mother
Fowler Raymond R. 1898 � 1933 Son
-----Raymond R Fowler July 17 1933 Indiana Pvt 110 Engrs 35th Div.
Photo Photo
Fremion Margaret Ann 1894 � 1944
Fremion August C. 1896 � 1974
Photo
Frohwitter Arthur E. 1886 � 1966
Frohwitter Laura Wickliffe 1898 � 1964
-----NOTE: On the same stone with Amanda Wickliffe
Photo Photo Photo
Fry Arthur C. 1899 � 1986
Fry Lillie I. 1896 � 1954
Photo
Fry Edward R. 1901 � 1988
Fry Leota I. 1905 � 1998
-----NOTE: On the same stone with William and Mary Unrick and Roy, Phyllis,
-----David, and Christopher Brown.
Photo Photo
Fryback Charles H. 1894 � 1981
Fryback Effie V. 1894 � 1976
-----NOTE: Charles�s death date from ACGSI reading in the 1980�s
Photo
Fryback Linn L. 1921 � 1998 Photo
Fryback Minnie E. 1891 � 1981
Fryback Claude E. 1888 � 1957
Photo
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