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Reynolds Cemetery


French Township, Adams Co.,  Ind.

State Road 116, No. West of Intersection with State Road 118, on the Marshall Reynolds farm.

Oldest cemetery in French Township. First settlers in the township buried here. First white woman born in a boat, on the Wabash River. Lat French was the first settler in 1838.

(Source: "Cemetery records of Adams County, Indiana" Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, D.A.R. Date: 1961. Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Linda Rodriguez)

George French, d. July 6, 1852, Age 36 y. or 56 y. old
wife of French,  couldn’t read the marker

George Sheldon, d* November 15, 1917, no marker - Age 82 y
Wife of George Sheldon ~ marker destroyed

Joseph French, marker destroyed.   Grave near his son, George French (1st white settler)

Ida Dunbar, d. 1889, Age 8 y.  5 m.

Mary French, wife of John French, d. December 25, 1849, Age 23 y.

Roswell Haughton, d. November 1, 1854, Age 44 y.  2 mo. 13 d,
Sabra Haughton, his wife, d.  July 21, 1861, Age 43 y.  4 m.
Franklin Haughton, son, d.  July 22, 1852, Age 6 y. 9 m,

Chester Dunbar, b. 1885, d. March 1885
Oliver Dunbar, b. March 1881, d. 1882

Joseph Sheldon, d, June 1, 1857, Age 64 y 6 m. 24 d
Hannah French Sheldon, his wife, and dau. of the first white settler, d. July 1, 1851, Age 52 y 7 m

Willis French, son of 3, D.  & E. French, d. February 8, 1855, Age 5 y.  8d.

Joseph French, Jr. d. 1842, Age 18 y. 7 m, 19 da. ~ one of the first buried in this French Cemetery

James Walker Reynolds, d.  January 22, 1881, Age 60 y.  5 m. 11 d.
Sarah Sheldon Reynolds,  first wife, d. January 22, 1855,  Age 26 y,  2m. 3 d.
Infant twins, of James & Sarah Reynolds
George Reynolds   - no date on marker
William Reynolds   - no date on marker
Alice Reynolds   - no date on marker
Jennie, dau. of James Reynolds & second wife, Elizabeth Field Reynolds, no date
Katie dau. of James Reynolds & second wife, Elizabeth Field Reynolds, no date

Eli Hugh Sheldon, b.  January 14, 1821, d. October 18S1
Phoebe Bolton Sheldon, b. September 7, 1827, d. April 1887 William, infant,  no marker
Mary Bolton, Mother of Phoebe Bolton, no marker

Lucien Dunbar, d. August 14# 1901, Age 84 y. 2 m.  6 d.
Philena French Dunbar, d. December 2, 1889,  Age 75 y.  8 m. 11 d. Philena is the dau. of the first white settler.

Alonzo Sheldon, d.  January 2, 1877, Age 46 y.  8 m.  18 d.  Civil War. V.
Elosia Sheldon, his wife, d. February 15, 1871, Age 35 y.  5 m. 6 d.

Elijah Cofflet, d. March 18, 1875, Age 32 y,  5 m. 5d.

Leon Haughton, son of Roswell & Sabra Haughton, d. March 1865,  Age 2 m. 25 d.

Bricker children, but no dates on markers,

Arthur W,  - son, of J. A. & - Passon, d. March 17, 1855, 2 y. 11 m. 17 d.

Oliver R., b.  May 20, 1881, d. September 4,  1882
Chester

 [May not be a complete listing.]



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