Cataract Baptist Location:This Cemetery is located at the Cataract Baptist Church, in Section 2 of Jennings Twp. This is a complete listing Cataract Cemetery is located near Cataract Falls State Park, Owen County, IN. It is a pioneer cemetery, located high on a hill in a wooded area. It is in the front yard of a summer cabin. Almost all markers completely lost. What remains was saved in 1986. Near the drive is a small metal marker which reads;T.C. Jennings bought 1000 acres in 1841 and built a mill at the upper falls in 1845.
The rest are gathered from the Owen County Cemetery Book 3-7-1835 11-30-1910 w/o J N 9-11-1837 11-30-1910 dau of AE & V Johnston d. 11-1910 1859-1931 Co. F 78 Ohio Inf wife of Harvey b. 8-1837 d. 2-1?-189? dau of H & SC Miller d. 8-7-1888 aged 16y 10m 4d wife of K W Nicholas b. 8-18-1866 aged 34y 6m 5d Footstone MFN no dates b. 3-6-1846 d. 1-7-1930 wife of AM Leonard b. 4-16-1849 d. 12-18-1912 b. 3-7-1835 d. 11-30-1910 his wife b. 5-21-1871 d. 6-24-1894 b. 9-24-1892 d. 3-17-1893 dau of Chas. & Carrie Agee son of Chas & Carrie Agee b. 6-15-1894 d. 8-2-1894 b. 1-25-1842 d. 9-23-1879 b.1919-1957 Pvt WW II 1925-1969 b. May 26 1937 d. Oct 25 1959 1844-1915 1856-1920 1876-1877 1877-1909 1879-1916 1881- 1883- 1884- 1896-1917 1888- 1892-- 1895-- d. 3-4-1865 aged 39y 4m wife of Henry Bresler d. 4-17-1881 aged 53y 4m 2d 1865 1836-1886 1830-1888 1872 son of JW & Eliza Beaman b. 2-22-1870 d. 9-17-1871 b.8-31-1817 d. 2-24-1902 b.9-15-1812 d. 8-10-1873 b. 2-7-1832 1822-1902 1920-- 1855-- 1845-1882 d. 1-11-1863 aged 15y 5m 10d b. 3-10-1836 d. 1-21-1912 his wife b. 5-28-1848 son of Robt & Mollie Smiley b. 11-6-1804 d. 5-21-1823 son of Bert & Alice Smiley b. 11-1898 d. 3-12-1899 1903-1919 wife of S A Parrish b. 12-14-1847 d. 4-24-1913 b. 1-18-1814 d. 11-27-1889 aged 76y 10m 2d wife of David Hunter b. 8-1-1811 d. 2-1-1876 aged 64y 8m 1867-1928 1852-1921 MOTHER b. 6-15-1884 d. 2-14-1920 Oct 18 1922 Oct 25 1922 1901-- 1898-1965 (There is no surname on this stone and I am assuming it is Meek, as it is between two others.)They are however on the same stone. Pvt H Co. 99 Ind Inf Div WW II July 15,1920-July 22, 1967 Ind S 1 US Navy WW II Aug 1, 1916-July 11,1972 1897-1960 1873-1936 The above two are on one stone son of Dow and G Meek b. 4-25-1919 aged 1y 3m 4d Nov 26 1955 d. Nov 10 1878 aged 70y 1m 15d son of Jacob & Dica b. 2-17-1880 d.8-8-1911 wife of Oscar H. Ahlemeier b. 12-10-1876 d. 6-10-1810 1873-1963 1871-1950 The above two are on one stone Oct 23 1897 aged 3 days old 1850-1936 1850-1933 The above two are on one stone 1869-1878 1886-1898 1888-1888 1889-1891 1875-1959 1842-1893 Co H 54th Ind Inf 1846-1922 1829-?? 1836-1917 The above two are on one stone b. 12-7-1861 d. 2-25-1937 b. 2-7-1877 d. 8-19-1959 b.3-9-1866 d. 8-6-1936 The above two are on one stone PFC SVP Co 150 FA Dw Ind WW I b. 1-31-1895 d. 12-3-1943 1890-19?? 1890-1966 The above two are on one stone Jan 8, 1924 twin sons of Leroy & Billie Martin March 9 1844 b. 7-8-1888 d. 4-15-1931 1865-1955 1859-1938 The above two are on one stone b. 11-27-1897 d. 10-8-1972 b. 12-18-1860 d. 3-4-1933 dau of S & A Corns b. 12-15-1876 d. 12-19-1878 son of S & A Corns b. 9-10-1866 d. 10-17-1880 1881 1872-1940 1837-1922 1832-1920 1876-1940 Co B 31st Ind Inf wife of A Leonard d. 8-11-1873 aged 57y 3m11d no dates dau of HE & LM Leonard 1914-1915 1888-?? 1893-1914 dau of JP & E Trout b. 9-11-1867 d. 9-8-1870 1828-1860 Laymans Co 55 Ind Inf 1825-1905 so of JC & Josie Beaman b. 5-1-1872 d. 10-2-1882 The three following names are on one stone with the heading of the surname SILL 1832-1916 1855-? 1857-1907 b. 11-5-1821 d. 7-16-1860 son of JD & E Beamer b. 12-19-185? d. 7-30-1860 b.8-16-1833 d. 2-23-1911 b. 3-2-1837 d. 6-22-1920 b. 6-20-1857 d. 4-15-1860 June 4 1878 dau of JW Haltom & R Haltom d. Mar 6 1859 aged 18y 16d According to the Owen county History this is the second interment in this cemetery. b.9-1814 d. 8-1894 his wife b. 6-29-1815 d. 9-4-1887 1845-1911 b. 4-21-1867 d. 12-12-1899 1848-1908 b. 7-5-1843 d. 2-16-1915 b. 4-20-1818 d. 9-4-1907 wife of S Beaman b. 8-10-1817 d. 9-15-1872 no dates given infant dau of James and Ida Cooksey b. 8-25-1897 d. 9-26-1897 wife of James Cooksey b. 9-7-1880 d. 8-28-1897 age 17y 2m 21d dau of JW & EA Beaman b. 9-7-1880 d. 3-28-1897 ( I can't help but notice it looks as if Ida died in childbirth, her child died one month later.It also appears she was the twin of Iva who died 5 months before her sister) wife of JW Beaman b. 2-3-1845 d. 12-11-1923 b. 6-27-1842 d. 7-2-1868 Co B 31st Ind Inf son of EC & Eva Beaman b.1-3-1891 d. 9-2-1892 b. 2-17-1923 d. 9-1-1962 Served 17 years in the US Air Force 1895-1969 b. 8-28-1886 d. 5-24-1909 1891-1949 b. 4-11-1870 d. 3-16-1969 Aug 22 1972 Aug 29 1972 1929-1930 1871-1944 1862-1920 The above two are on one stone 1881-1968 b. June 1 1867 no other dates
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