Southport Cemetery (PY061)
Perry Township, Marion County, IN
 
This Cemetery, on Southport Road, was read by Mrs. Ransom Griffin, ca. May 1940.
 Data Entry by Beth Flint, 2003
 
Several of the old stones had long poems on them, and I give two of the most interesting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name Age & Inscription Birth Death
       
John McCollum
in 86th yr
 
Mar 11 1881
 
"Our father is gone to a Mantion (sic) of rest
 
 
 
From a region of sorrow and pain
 
 
 
To the Glorious Land of the Daly (sic) Blest
 
 
 
Where he never can suffer again."
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jane E.  wi  John McCollum
70y  6m  9d
 
Jul 14 1879
 
"While in this tomb our mother lies
 
 
 
Her spirit rests above
 
 
 
In realms of Bliss itnever dies
 
 
 
But knows a Saviors love."
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carnie R.  s  J. D. &  S. C. Hicks
At Rest
1908
1910
Samantha C. Hicks
 
1870
1922
Sasrah McCollum
78y  17d
 
Sep 12 1854
 
"My dearest friends that dwell above-
 
 
 
I now have gone to see,
 
 
 
And all my friends in Christ below
 
 
 
Will soon come after me."
 
 
Infant s  J. L. &  M. J. Fisher
 
 
 
Effie C. M.  dtr  J. L. & Martha J. Fisher
5y  6m  10d
 
Jun 28 1864
Children of W. C. & Lisa A. Smock
 
 
 
     Laura
 
Dec 28 1863
Jan 12 1864
     Infant Son
 
Jun 11  1867
 
L. D. Moody
 
1839
1909
Mary A. Moody
 
1839
1926
Johnny N.  their son
4m  4d
 
Aug 26 1866
Clement L.  their son
 
May 19 1862
Jun 29 1868
ClydeG.  their son
 
Sep 22 1880
Sep 16 1882
Rev. E. S. Riley
 
May 8 1833
Jul 21 1915
Minnie E. Tinsley
 
Jan 27 1863
Jun 20 1913
Margaret F.  dtr  E. S. &  L. N. Riley
7m
 
Feb 20 1868
Lurenda N.  wi  Rev. E. S. Riley
37y  6m
 
Dec 18 1872
Dorcas A.  wi  Samuel Ferguson
 
Jul 9 1937
May 23 1874
Mary E. Ferguson
 
Feb 8 1859
Apr 14 1914
Rachel  wi  James Ferguson
69y  7m  26d
 
May 23 1866
Wm M. Ferguson
14y  11m  29d
 
Mar 18 1853
Wm  s  J. &  S. A. Ferguson
2y  6m  22d
 
Oct 5 1857
Kenneth  s  Wm H. &  M. Stuck
7m  9d
 
Jan 21 1870
Pressley T. Randall
43y  5m  26d
 
Feb 11 1852
Esther Randell
 
May 4 1811
Aug 4 1871
Fielding C. Combs
55y  5m  4d
 
Aug 30 1851
Parmelia  w  Franklin Hall
20y  7m  14d
 
Aug 17 1851
 
 
 
 
David Banta
25y
 
Jul 31 1856
Ellen J.  his wi
26y  9m  13d
 
Jul 29 1855
Lucy  wi  John S. Bryan
27y  9m  20d
 
Jul 10 1853
Nancy  wi  Ethelbert W. Bryan
41y  8m  15d
 
Jan 30 1860
Luke Bryan
72y  4m  3d
(1784)
Mar 25 1857
Samuel Bryan
80y  9m  27d
(1756)
Mar 4 1837
     Samuel was a Revolutionary soldier.
 
 
 
Mary Hunt Bryan  wi  Samuel
83y 1m
 
Aug    1842
Reuben C. More
29y  20d
 
Aug 18 1836
 
 
 
 
Abraham  s  Wm &  Sarah Coghill
14y  7m  8d
 
Jan 9 1857
Abraham W. Brewer
45y  11m  23d
 
Sep 23 1860
Maria Brewer
51y  4m  23d
 
Aug 20 1871
James H. Wicoff
37y  6m  21d
 
Aug 11 1853
James T. Wycoff
2y  5m  23d
 
Mar 20 1854
James T.  s  James &  Maria Wicoff
2y  5m  27d
 
Mar 20 1854
     Note the difference in spelling   Wicoff
 
 
 
Maria  dtr H. S. &  N. W. Mundy
41y  5m  16d
 
Oct 31 1874
 
 
 
 
James P. K. Miles
28y  7m  27d
 
Jun 22 1875
Katherine M. Stone  wi  John Loucks
stone buried
 
 
MonroeJ.  s  John & Sarah Witmer
8y  6m 1d
 
Sep 19 1843
 
 
 
 
Barton S. Ellison
about 30y
 
Jan 22 1843
Hester  his wi
26y  5m  2d
 
Aug 14 1843
 
 
 
 
John M. White
22n  11m 6d
 
Aug 31 1863
Luke B. White
 
Sep 13 1831
Feb 7 1867
Ida  dtr  R. N. & Margaret M. Todd
 
Apr 28 1863
May 29 1863
Margaret M.  wi  Robert N. Todd
b. Marion Cty IN
Jun 30 1831
May 29 1863
Milton White
52y  1m  16d
 
Sep 13 1863
Mary Ann  his wi
 
Jul 12 1811
Aug 23 1842
Sarah A.  dtr Milton & Mary Ann White
24y  11m
 
Oct 5 1857
Sarah Ashby  wi  Levi L. Todd
72y  20d
 
Mar 6 1865
     Another large stone beside this was down and too heavy to move.
 
 
 
Levi Luther Todd  s  Gen (?) L. Robert & Ann Todd
 
Jul 26 1781
Sep 10 1836
Mary Ann Todd
 
b. Lexington KY
Jan 13 1814
d. Indianapolis IN
Aug 2 1874
Martha  dtr Peter & Mary Demott
74y  24d
 
Oct 27 1882
 
 
 
 
Omah  s  B. &  M. Burch
11m  22d
 
Aug 29 1869
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
77
 
 
 
 
Frederick Kortepeter
 
May 3 1817
Sep 3 1886
Mary Kortepeter
 
May 4 1832
May 29 1918
Christina  wi  Ernest Kortepeter
34y  8m  3d
 
Sep 8 1860
Infant dtr  Ernest &  C. Kortepeter
May 1859 (sic)
 
 
Mary  dtr  John & Mary C. Baumunk
3y  9m  10d
 
Dec 23 1861
Herman W. Kortepeter
 
Feb 2 1819
Apr 9 1877
Mary  his wi
 
Dec 6 1823
Apr 21 1887
Catherine E.  dtr  Frederick & Catherine Kortepeter
19y  10d
b. in Germany  1826
Apr 1846
 
 
 
 
Catherine  wi  Frederick Kortepeter
 
b. Germany  1787
Apr 30 1850
Lemma Luzilla  dtr  Herman & Mary Kortepeter
 
 
Sep 24 1853
Ernest David  s  H. & Mary A. Kortepeter
6y  25d
 
Mar 20 1856
Catherine L.  dtr  E. &  C. Kortepeter
 
Feb 21 1854
Sep 8 1856
Emelie C.  dtr  E. &  C. Kortepeter
 
Jun 14 1856
Nov 5 185?
Anna Catherine  wi  Frederick Kortepeter
 
b. Germany
Aug 8 1817
Dec 1 1857
 
 
 
 
Charlie L. Southard
 
 
Aug 13 1926
     KY Pvt. 325 Field Art 84th Div
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James H. Rogers
 
1840
1892
Nancy M. Rogers  his wi
 
1837
1908
Thomas Primrose  hus  Lilly Rogers &
s James & Nancy Rogers
25y  11m  8d
 
Aug 20 1888
Ann  wi  Sampson Hartman
 
Jun 28 1802
Apr 11 1881
 
 
 
 
Sampson Hartman
 
Jul 30 1791
Mar 26 1881
Sallie A.  wi  J. G. Wilson
 
Sep 27 1860
Mar 22 1880
Mary F. Kortepeter
 
1857
1923
Frederick Kortepeter
 
1848
1930
 
 
 
 
John B. Dobyns
 
Jan 8 1819
Jul 5 1900
Elizabeth G. Dobyns
 
Mar 10 1818
Mar 31 1891
Emma S. Dobyns
 
Oct 29 1850
July 14 1877
Alice M. Dobyns
 
Apr 11 1857
Nov 10 1862
Mary E. Dobyns
 
Oct 25 1841
Jan 22 1846
Olive A. Dobyns
 
Mar 16 1845
Dec 5 1872
 
 
 
 
John W. Hanes
22y  10m  21d
 
Jan 8 1879
Ellus  s  John W. & Luella Hanes
4m  18 d
 
May 15 1879
Stella Martin
 
Feb1 1879
Jan 2 1905
Sophia A. Wallace
57y
 
Dec 24 1883
Thomas Wallace
79y
 
Feb 11 1879
Nancy  his wi
64y
 
Oct 7 1866
Herman  s  F. &  M. Kortepeter
 
Jun 2 1877
Jul 3 1877
John  s  John & Mary Dauman
10y  1m  23d
 
Apr 11 1861
Henry Gerdts
 
1843
1930
Elizabeth Gerdts
 
1843
1923
 
 
 
 
Joseph S. Michael
 
Mar 21 1847
Mar 22 1886
     Co G  1st Reg  OH Heavy Art
 
 
 
Phebe  his wi
 
Mar 15 1847
Mar 11 1891
 
 
 
 
Peter Stuck
 
Jan 22 1822
Mar 9 1863
Thomas  his s
9m  20d
 
May 11 1856
Wn H.  s  Peter & Mary Stuck
 
May 19 ----
Jul 29 1849
John D.  s  Jacob & Mary Smock
 
Sep 14 1822
Aug 9 1842
Infant  s  Jacob & Mary Smock
 
Jun 24 1844
 
Simon Smock
 
b. Mercer Cty KY
Oct 8 1792
Apr 16 1855
Catherline Smock  wi  Simon
 
b.  -----  Cty KY
Dec 17 1798
Sep 9 1865
Ann D.  wi James Thompson
& dtr L. L. &  S. A. Todd
42y  7m  27d
 
Mar 11 1865
 
 
 
 
Children of C. &  M. Grube
 
 
 
     Lewis T.
7m 5d
 
Jun 28 1866
     Sarah e.
24d
 
Jul 18 1859
     Abraham
2m  23d
 
Aug 20 1860
 
 
 
 
Margaret  wi James Carnine
40y  11m  8d
 
Mar 2 1868
 
 
 
 
Parmelia J.  dtr C. & Sarah Smock
8y  10m  19d
 
Feb 9 1849
Caroline  dtr  C. & Sarah Smock
4y  4d
 
Aug 19 1871
Thomas D. Smock
68y  5m  24d
 
Jun 25 1977
Sarah  his wi
49y 10d
 
Jun 12 1872
 
 
 
 
Martha G.  wi  J. J. Schoor
39y  8m  8d
 
Apr 12 1880
John Wilson
51y  11m
b. Washington Cty VA
Apr 11 1877
James Smith
75th y
b. Washington Cty VA
May 13 1868
Jonothan Cotton
 
Feb 13 1814
Mar 11 1867
Edwin  s  Henry & Elizabeth Holderman
237 29d
 
Mar 2 1866
Christine A. Kuser
 
1805
1898
G. W. Solomon
29y 4 d
 
Oct 24 1869
Sarah A. Griffith
 
1834
1920
George Griffith
 
1831
1910
Mary A. Longnecker
75y
 
Jul 19 1902
Thomas Garle
36y  27d
 
Apr 21 1831
Mary  his wi
55y  6m  15d
 
Sep 12 1855
James L.  s  Thomas & Mary Garle
19y  3m  11d
 
Mar 17 181?
Willia Thatcher
 
1863
1864
Lucinda  wi  William Thatcher
59y  5m  26d
 
Aug 7 1866
Jesse B.  s  Wm. & Margaret E. Christ
6m
 
Jul 27 1859
John A. Brewer
68y  4m
 
Jun 4 1848
Garrett  s  Barnet & Mary Brewer
59y  3m  13d
 
Aug 26 1854
 
 
 
 
Juainta Bowman
 
1930
1932
Martha E.  si Jacob Grube Jr.
19y  11m  13d
 
Jun 7 1853
Sarah E.  dtr  John & S. F. Dailey
4y  8d
 
Mar 8 1853
 
 
 
 
Polly wi  Peter Canine
63y  4m  14d
 
Jan 14 1859
 
 
 
 
Mary Ann  dtr Charles & Mary Thompson
3y  9m  25d
 
Dec 15 1850
John T.  s  A. C. &  E. Stuck
27d
 
Feb 4 1852
George B.  s  A. C. &  E. Stuck
6y  10m  7d
 
Nov 2 1859
 
 
 
 
M. E. McColley
 
May 21 1836
Sep 18 1851
C. M.  dtr J. C. Louks
Lies on the right as 3 m--ths - left not named
 
 
 
 
 
 
Infant  s  Jacob & Mary Smock
 
Jun 24 1844
 
John D.  s  Jacob & Mary Smock
 
Sep 14 1822
Aug 9 1842
William H.  s  Jacob & Mary Smock
 
 
 
SGT Alexander Monroe
 
 
 
     Steed's Co. 2nd VA Brig
REV WAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Ferguson
in 76th yr
 
Apr 7 1869
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth  dtr  Joseph & Elizabeth Wallace
 
Feb 30 1830 (sic)
Jan 2 1847
Thomas  s  Joseph & Elizabeth Wallace
 
Sep 9 1847
Oct 25 1849
William C. Monroe
63y  3m  6d
 
Aug 20 1853
Stella Taylor
 
1909
1918
 
 
 
 
Martha  dtr  H. S. &  N. W. Mundy
52y  5m  16d
 
Oct 31 1874
George McColley
84y
 
Jan 19 1873
Sarah  wi George McColley
in 69th yr
 
Oct 27 1869
Gilbert McCoy
74y  1m  3d
 
Nov 7 1878
 
 
 
 
Harvey McLaughlin
27y  11m  23d
 
Sep 27 1873
Wm McLaughlin
 
Jan 17 1807
Apr 20 1883
Rachel S.  s  Wm McLaughlin
 
May 28 1810
Feb 9 1877
James H.  s  W. T. & Rachel McLaughlin
34y  1m  12d
 
Jan 11 1868
Virginia V. Thorp  w James H. McLaughlin
24y  3m  2d
 
Jun 10 1862
Mary An  w  Harry C. McLaughlin
 
Oct 15 1834
Apr 15 1860
Lizzie M.  dtr  J. M. Burd
3y  13d
 
Oct 1 1864
Cora Bell  dtr  Mary ann & Henry C. Bell
 
Feb 27 1857
Mar 28 1857
 
 
 
 
Wm Coghill
76y  5m  5d
 
Oct 11 1876
Andrew Wheelin
2y  11m  28d
 
Ja 26 1854
Mary J.  si  Richard Scanlon
19y  10m  1d
 
Sep 11 1860
Katie Milburn  dtr  John Milburn  wi Ivy Pounds
 
Mar 5 1812
Jun 20 1910
 
 
 
 
Samuel Woodfill
 
Mar 28 1789
Jun 11 1875
Rebecca   his wi
 
Dec 29 1785
Jul 14 1866
Maria E. Woodfill
 
Feb 16 1837
Dec 22 1868
Infant  s  George &  M. A. Woodfill
1m
 
May 24 1850
Henrietta Frazee
 
Feb 1822
Oct 5 1853
Eunice J.  wi  Calvin Morgan
 
Feb 24 1825
Mar 15 1854
Calvin Morgan
 
Oct 3 1823
Oct 20 1856
 
 
 
 
Mary Olive  dtr  Wm &  R. L. Miles
7y  11m  3d
 
Oct 6 1876
 
 
 
 
Samuel Moore
 
b. Tyrone Co. Ireland
Dec 10 1805
Apr 10 1896
     came to this country in 1828 and lived in great happiness for more than 52 years with his beloved wife Mary S. Moore
 
 
 
Mary S.  his w
 
b. Shelby Co. KY
Aug 28 1804
Sep 5 1883
     She was as faithful wife and affectionate mother
 
 
 
Maggie Moore
30y  1m  10d
 
Nov 29 1870
Elizabeth Noble
58y  9m  14d
 
Aug 8 1873
John Noble
25y  6m  17d
 
Sep 1 1877
J. W. Moore
 
 
 
     Co.  ??  9th Ind Inf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anna W.   s  W. J. Tucker
20y  11m  4d
 
Dec 17 1879
Calvin P.  s    W. J. &  A. A. Tuclker
11m  22d
 
Sep 4 1873
George P. Smith
 
1842
1910
Susan M. Smith
 
1850
1920
FlorenceGhew
 
Jul 20 1853
Jan 11 1870
Joshua Smith
 
Aug 3 1847
Jun 1 1897
Amelia  his wi
 
Apr 4 1854
Jan 29 1929
 
 
 
 
Children of D. &  S. E. Smith
 
 
 
     William Edgar
3y  3m  11d
 
Jul 16 1876
     Etta Myrtle
2y  9m  7d
 
Jan 9 1874
 
 
 
 
Nicholas Smith
65y  6m
 
Jul 4 1870
Susan Smith
 
Dec 20 1815
Sep 4 1898
Mary E.  wi  John W. Hooker
dtr Nicholas & Susan Smith
22y 11m  2d
 
Mar 5 1864
Infant dtr   John & Mary E. Hooker
11d
 
Mar 13 1864
 
 
 
 
William P. Hankins
 
1825
1886
Martha J.  his wi
 
1836
1922
 
 
 
 
Charles Larsh
61y  6m  23d
 
Mar 15 1880
Eliza J.  his wi     "Gone Home"
38y  7m  14d
 
Aug 18 1870
John Larsh
36y  7m  28d
 
Mar 25 1861
Wm P.   s  C. & Eliza J. Marsh (sic)
2y  2m  12d
 
Oct 14 1872
Joseph A. Wallace
27y  8m  3d
 
Nov 23 1876
Margaret Elliott
 
Jan 21 1827
Aug 21 1898
Joseph Wallace
 
Aug 15 1798
Jun 6 1874
Elizabeth   wi  Joseph Wallace
 
Oct 4 1804
Mar 7 1874
Elizabeth Butler  wi  R. G. Graydon
dtr Thos J. Todd
35y
 
Aug 8 1867
Betsy J.  wi  Thos J. Todd
36y  11m  6d
 
Aug 5 1853
Thos J. Todd
64y  10m  3d
 
Sep 29 1864
Mary Todd Liston
3rd dtr Jonothan & Margaretta Liston
 
Jan 11 1842
Mar 4 1863
Henry Ashby Liston
 
Nov 14 1845
Mar 17 1853
Margeretta Lucretia Liston  wi  Jonothan Liston
dtr  Sarah & Levi L. Todd
 
b.-------  Cty. KY
Jan 29 1818
May 12 1853
Jonothan Allee Liston
 
b. St Georges Hundred, DE   
Jan 26 1806
d. Southport IN
Oct 15 1881
David Todd  MD
 
b. VA
Aug 24 1806
Aug 21 1853
Sarah Todd  wi Rev. John Todd
 
b. Louisa Cty. VA
Oct 2 1775
Feb 5 1865
Jacob C. Jordan
 
b. GA
Jan 8 1806
Apr 21 1865
Lettie  wi  William Woodfill
24y  4m
 
Sep 22 1866
James Woodfill
 
Mar 17 1817
Aug 28 1887
Rachel  dtr R. Woodfill
 
1825
1914
Martha Wentnight
 
Oct 18 1853
Jan 29 1884
Martha Z.  wi  F. L. Woodfill
 
Oct 1 1861
Jan 3 1887
 
 
 
 
Albert Smith
 
May 29 1857
Jan 17 1882
Sarah Kuser Osterbrink
 
1828
1861
Cornelia Kuser
 
1841
1864
Alexander Wall
43y
 
Apr 17 1863
Rebecca Ann  wi  Caleb Bentley
 
May 26 1815
Jul 3 1863
Willia A.  s  E. J. &  M. H. Howard
6m  3d
 
Mar 8 1870
Caleb Bentley
 
Feb 22 1800
Dec 22 1866
Bernie  s  Cora Hibben
5y  7m  21d
 
Dec 6 1880
Thomas Harbison
70y  3m  19d
 
Apr 15 1860
Wm L. Dowden
 
Jan 1 1819
Oct 28 1901
Mildred  dtr  D. H. & Laura E. Shaffer
 
1875
1896
 
 
 
 
 

Last revised: November 01, 2003