Dillingham Cemetery, Liberty TownshipIndex of Dillingham Cemetery burials . . . .
The Dillingham Cemetery is located on the west
side of Old Indiana 49 (Business Route 49) at the intersection with County Road
750 North, and was originally part of the Olcott Dillingham farm. The cemetery
was last read in November 1993 by Eleanor Turpin for the Northwest Indiana
Genealogical Society (NWIGS). The cemetery is well-kept despite being
inactive; the last known burial occurred in 1944. Note that the controller of
the Dillingham Cemetery considers it still open for burials.
It is believed that there are at least six unmarked burials in the Dillingham
Cemetery.
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BEAM, Emma A.
Birth: 7 - 22 - 1859
Death: 7 - 30 - 1864
Notes: 5y,8d; Daughter of I. and S.
BEAM, Susan G.
Birth: 7 - 23 - 1838
Death: 1 - 19 - 1863
Notes: 24y,5m,27d; Wife of Isaac
BRONSON, Anice C.
Birth: 11 - 22 - 1807
Death: 3 - 15 - 1885
Notes: Wife of J. G.
COLE, Katie L.
Birth: 2 - 19 - 1888
Death: 10 - 20 - 1889
Notes: 1y,8m,1d; Daughter of D.E. and V.L.
Obituary: Obituary 1: Died: On Oct. 20th, the infant child of Daniel Cole, of
Woodville, of cholera infantum. The funeral took place on the 21st inst., and
the remains buried in the Olcott Dillingham cemetery. || Obituary 2: The funeral
of Katie Cole was largely attended last Monday. The family have the sympathy of
the neighborhood. Died at Woodville, Ind., Oct. 20, 1889, Katie L. daughter and
Daniel and Vettie Cole. She was born February 18, 1888. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Virden at Cole's school house on the 21st inst.
Obituary Source: Obituary 1: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana;
October 24, 1889; Volume 6, Number 28, Page 7, Column 4 || Obituary 2: The
Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 31, 1889; Volume 6, Number
29, Page 4, Column 1
COLE, Kenneth
Birth: 0 - 0 - 1897
Death: 0 - 0 - 1897
Notes: Son of G. J. and E. J.
COLE, Lavina
Birth: 1820
Death: 6 - 19 - 1886
Notes: There is only a simple field stone with the following figures crudely
chiseled on it - L Cole 1886. The Boy Scouts keep moving this stone to the side
of the cemetery so they can mow it, and I [Tim Cole] keep returning it to one of
the unmarked graves since I don't know where she is really buried within this
cemetery. She was a sister to Edward P. Cole and was living alone in a small
cabin on the property of John C. Cole, her nephew, as reported in the 1880
Census. I think her death was recorded in a Valparaiso newspaper as only a line
item in a neighborhood news section, but it was June 19, 1886. She was evidently
born in 1820 (from the Census report) in Bronson Township, Huron County,
Ohio. Lavina was married December 23, 1861, in Huron County, Ohio, to a W. R.
Clark. Any subsequent circumstances concerning this marriage are unknown, only
that she arrived a few years later in Porter County, expecting to live with her
brother, but his suicide and the turmoil it caused within the family prevented
her from achieving that. His son John evidently took care of her after that and
until her death. Her husband did not come with her, and she resumed her maiden
name -- he may have died, and this may have been her second
marriage.[Information concerning the burial of Lavina Cole was provided by J.
Timothy Cole on March 2, 2003]
DECARE, Laura
Birth: 0 - 0 - 0000
Death: 2 - 0 - 1878
Notes:
Obituary: Notes from North Center. -- The funeral services of Mrs. Laura DeCare
were conducted by Rev. Robert Beer, of Valparaiso at the Gospel Corners M. E.
church, the subject of his discourse being "Our Hope of the General
Resurrection." The new hearse was in attendance, and the remains were deposited
in the burial ground near Olcott Dillingham's house.
Obituary Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana;
February 14, 1878; Volume 22, Number 7, Page 3, Column 9
DILLINGHAM, Charles H.
Birth: 3 - 28 - 1871
Death: 10 - 30 - 1892
Notes: 21y,7m,2d; Son of Daniel H. and Elma A.
DILLINGHAM, Hannah A. (Hale)
Birth: 12 - 10 - 1831
Death: 4 - 29 - 1910
Notes: Wife mother. Porter County Library Death Index card catalog indicates
that Hannah A. Dillingham was born on December 10, 1831, in Maine, and died on
April 29, 1910, in Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana, at the age of 78
years. Spouse is listed as Olcott Dillingham. Father is listed as H. Hale.
Mother is listed as Jane Rowlans.
DILLINGHAM, Hannah (Hiccox)
Birth: 7 - 23 - 1785
Death: 10 - 20 - 1858
Notes: 73y,2m,28d; Wife of John.
DILLINGHAM, John
Birth: 7 - 2 - 1773
Death: 9 - 20 - 1861
Notes: 88y,2m,18d
DILLINGHAM, Olcott
Birth: 12 - 20 - 1827
Death: 2 - 21 - 1904
Notes: Porter County Library Death Index card catalog indicates that Olcott
Dillingham was born December 20, 1827, in Ohio, and died on February 21, 1904,
in Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana, at the age of 76 years. Spouse is
listed as Hannah. Father is listed as John Dillingham. Mother is listed as
Hannah Hecock.
DRAPER, Elizabeth
Birth:
Death: 8 - 21 - 1884
Notes: Elizabeth Draper is not listed in any existing Liberty Township Cemetery
Index. Her burial is noted in a published obituary, however.
Obituary: WOODVILLE ITEMS. Died -- August 21st, at her home 1 1/2 miles
north-east of Woodville, Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, wife of Hiram Draper, at the age
of 63 years. Mrs. Draper had resided in this neighborhood 21 years, and was
respected by every one who knew her. She had not enjoyed good health for a
number of years, but endured her lot with christian patience. Her funeral was
well attended, and her remains were laid in the cemetery lot on the farm of O.
Dillingham.
Obituary Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 27,
1884; Volume 1, Number 22, Page 8, Column 1
FOX, Anice C. (Bronson)
Birth: 11 - 22 - 1807
Death: 3 - 15 - 1885
Notes: Wife of J.G.
Obituary: Obituary 1: The funeral of Mrs. Anice C. Fox occurs at Cole's
school-house today. || Obituary 2: Died--In Liberty Township Sunday night, March
15th, Mrs. Anice C. Fox, in the 78th year of her age. Mrs. Fox, with her family,
moved from New York to this place 30 years ago, which has been her residence
since. She was a thorough christian lady, beloved by all who knew her. She was
the wife of Jaby C. Fox. || Obituary 3: Died at her residence in Liberty
township on the 15th inst., Mrs. Jabez Fox, in the 79th year of her age.
Obituary Source: Obituary 1: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana;
March 19, 1885; Volume 1, Number 51, Page 1, Column 2 || Obituary 2: The
Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 19, 1885; Volume 1, Number
51, Page 5, Column 2 || Obituary 3: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter
County, Indiana; March 26, 1885; Volume 29, Number 13, Page 4, Column 2
FOX, Charley
Birth: 6 - 15 - 1895
Death: 8 - 11 - 1895
Notes: Son of George and Della
FOX, Ester G. Garrison
Birth: 3 - 3 - 1840
Death: 5 - 4 - 1888
Notes: Wife of John V.
FOX, Jabez G.
Birth: 9 - 2 - 1833
Death: 11 - 12 - 1891
Notes: Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts
Obituary: J. G. Fox died at his residence in Liberty township Nov. 12, aged 88
years, 2 months and 12 days. He was the father of ten children, three of whom
are left to mourn his death.
Obituary Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; November 27,
1891; Volume 8, Number 33, Page 5, Column 3
FOX, Laura
Birth: 10 - 11 - 1890
Death: 10 - 31 - 1891
Notes: Daughter of George and Della
FOX, Lela
Birth: 4 - 12 - 1888
Death: 8 - 6 - 1889
Notes: Daughter of George and Della
Obituary: DIED--On Tuesday, Aug. 6th, of cholera infantum, Elsie Delilah, infant
daughter of George and Della Fox, of Prattville, aged 15 months and 25 days.
Funeral at Cole's school-house, Wednesday, by Rev. Murley, of Sumanville. The
remains were interred in the Dillingham grave yard.
Obituary Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 15,
1889; Volume 6, Number 18, Page 1, Column 4
FOX, Louisa
Birth: 8 - 22 - 1841
Death: 7 - 2 - 1876
Notes: Mother
FOX, Ross L.
Birth: 12 - 28 - 1897
Death: 3 - 3 - 1917
Notes: Son of George and Della
GARRISON, Erwin
Birth: 2 - 25 - 1868
Death: 3 - 25 - 1926
Notes:
GARRISON, Ester G. (Fox)
Birth: 3 - 3 - 1840
Death: 5 - 4 - 1888
Notes: Wife of John V.
GARRISON, John T.
Birth: 2 - 16 - 1859
Death: 3 - 30 - 1937
Notes:
GARRISON, John V.
Birth: 11 - 25 - 1839
Death: 6 - 6 - 1912
Notes: Porter County Library Death Index card catalog indicates that John V.
Garrison was born November 25, 1839, in New Jersey, and died on June 6, 1912, in
Jackson Township, Porter County, Indiana, at the a age of 73 years. Father is
listed as Jacob Garrison. Mother is listed as Mary Springston.
GRISWOLD, Ada Luella
Birth: 4 - 7 - 1887
Death: 8 - 6 - 1887
Notes: J. Timothy Cole recalls that there was a tombstone in the Dillingham
Cemetery for a female by the name of Griswold. The tombstone was of a 1880's
limestone style, perhaps with a child's design, which fell over. The tombstone
was discarded to a corner of the cemetery and has since disappeared.
[Information concerning the burial of Lavina Cole was provided by J. Timothy
Cole on March 2, 2003]
Obituary: Obituary. Died: On Aug., 6th in Englewood, Ada Luella Griswold, infant
child of Frank and Ettie Griswold, aged three months and 29 days. The remains
were buried in the Dillingham cemetery, August 7th. Mr. and Mrs. Griswold return
their kindest thanks to the many friends who assisted them in time of their
bereavement and also the kind friends of Englewood, in time of sickness and
death. A.A.F.
Obituary Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 11,
1887; Volume 4, Number 19, Page 1, Column 4
HALE, Hannah Dillingham
Birth: 12 - 10 - 1831
Death: 4 - 29 - 1910
Notes: Wife mother
HALE, Jane A.
Birth: 4 - 28 - 1800
Death: 8 - 23 - 1864
Notes: 64y,3m,25d; Wife of Holbrook
HICCOX, Hannah Dillingham
Birth: 7 - 23 - 1785
Death: 10 - 20 - 1858
Notes: 73y,2m,28d; Wife of John
OSBORN, Augusta
Birth: 0 - 0 - 1844
Death: 2 - 27 - 1891
Notes: Augusta Osborn is not listed in cemetery index for Liberty Township
published by the Northwestern Indiana Genealogical Society.. Her burial is noted
in a published obituary, however.
Obituary: Mrs. Augusta Osborn, of Jackson township, departed this life on
Friday, April 13. The funeral was held on the 16th inst., services being held in
Cole's school house, and the remains interred in the Dillingham cemetery. Mrs.
Osborn was one of ten children of L. G. Fox, sister of Mrs. Z. Weaver. She was
born in 1844, and was 48 years of age. She leaves a husband and three children
to mourn her loss.
Obituary Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 20, 1892;
Volume 9, Number 6, Page 5, Column 2
OSBORN, Joseph B.
Birth: 0 - 0 - 0
Death: 2 - 4 - 1906
Notes: Joseph B. Osborn is not listed in cemetery index for Liberty Township
published by the Northwestern Indiana Genealogical Society. Porter County
Library Death Index card catalog indicates that Joseph B. Osborn was born in New
York and died on February 4, 1906, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, at the
age of 72 years.
STANCLIFFE, Samuel C.
Birth: 0 - 0 - 1862
Death: 0 - 0 - 1950
Notes:
STREED, Della
Birth: 0 - 0 - 1864
Death: 0 - 0 - 1944
Notes:
Unknown, base with no headstone
Birth:
Death:
Notes:
WAGGONER, Herbert A.
Birth: 0 - 0 - 1887
Death: 0 - 0 - 1949
Notes:
WEAVER, Elizabeth S.
Birth: 0 - 0 - 0
Death: 12 - 12 - 1900
Notes: Elizabeth S. Weaver is not listed in cemetery index for Liberty Township
published by the Northwestern Indiana Genealogical Society. Porter County
Library Death Index card catalog indicates that Elizabeth S. Weaver was born in
New York and died on December 12, 1900, in Liberty Township, Porter County,
Indiana, at the age of 63 years, 1 months, and 14 days. Father is listed as J.
Fox. Mother is listed as A. Brunson.
WEAVER, Jennie
Birth:
Death: 4 - 24 - 1896
Notes:
Obituary: Woodville. -- Death entered the home of Vance Weaver last Friday and
took away little Jennie Weaver to a better home. On Monday last she was to
school, when she was taken ill. She was taken home and seemed to be getting
better but she gradually grew worse and last Friday morning a doctor was called
but she died before the doctor arrived. She was adopted when three years old by
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, her former name being Newberry. Her funeral took place
Sunday afternoon at Cole's school house, Rev. Hufford officiating, and the
remains laid to rest in the Dillingham cemetery. This was a sad blow for Mr. and
Mrs. Weaver, and they have the sympathy of all.
Obituary Source: Westchester Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 2,
1896; Volume 13, Number 3, Page 10, Columns 2 and 3
Dillingham (Suman) Cemetery data prepared by Steven R. Shook