Mike:
You will be pleased to know that in the past year the Eagle Village Cemetery has been
completely renovated; all the old gravestones repaired & reset and also cleaned.
I have been told there was a cemetery just east of the town of Royalton, on or near
property owned by the Trader's Point Hunt Club, that was either destroyed or relocated
in the early 1960's when I-65 was built in the area. This location would be just south
of the 130 Mile Marker (St Rd. 334) about a mile It is near the Boone/Hendricks Co. line.
I had a great grandfather that ran a stagecoach stop & tavern in Royalton. I have
never been able to locate his grave & suspect that is where he is buried.
I have asked several "old-timers" but none of them remember a cemetery in that
area.
Stay in the hunt !
Maurice
Mike Phillips <mphillips1(a)kc.rr.com> wrote:
Sue,
Can you please help me? I have searched many years for the grave of
my GGGGrandfather Philomen Phillips. I know per an article in the Brownsburg
newspaper he died abt 1872 at his daughter's home just over the county line
into Boone County. Many of this family lived in Brownsburg and are buried at
the Bethesda cemetery in Hendricks County but some of them lived not far
into Boone County. I know he had money per a will proved in 1/1872 so there
should be a tombstone or record of his death but I have not been able to
find it. A guess would be in Eagle Village as he had another daughter
(Verlinda Phillips Rhoads) wife of Samuel Rhoads that her death certificate
stated was buried at Eagle Village but I walked that cemetery and could not
find her either. That cemetery was in very bad disrepair.
OBITUARY
The Zionsville Times, Zionsville ( Boone County) Indiana,
August 15, 1912
After an illness of a few weeks, Mrs. Verlinda Rhoades departed this
life Monday, August 5, 1912. She was born in Jennings County, Indiana
January 17, 1827--85 years, 6 months and 18 days of age at the time of her
death. She was united in marriage to Samuel Rhoades in December 1849. Mr.
Rhoades died September 3, 1893.
To this union were born 8 children--4 sons and 4 daughters of whom
two sons and three daughters, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
and one sister are left to mourn the loss of their dear Mother and
Grandmother.
Samuel and Verlinda Rhoades had been members of the Methodist Church
for a number of years before marriage.
The funeral was held at the home in Eagle Village, Thursday
conducted by Rev. Allen P. DeLong, paster of the Zionsville M.E. Church.
Interment at Eagle Village Cemetery.
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN THE
BROWNSBURG NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914:
PHILLIPS REUNION
The Descendants of Philemon Phillips and Alexander Wilson Met Sunday
The Phillips reunion was held at the home of Milton Phillips in Indianapolis
Sunday, August 30th. The day being an ideal one the relatives with beaming
faces from all directions to the number of 53 had gathered. Milt and Emma
had looked forward to this day for almost a year and so had everything in
tip top order having stretched a large canvas in the yard. Under this stood
a long table groaning with all the good things which were possible to cook
and there was fried chicken and then more fried chicken which the hungry
crowd did certainly enjoy. After eating of the good things to their hearts
content, Milt opened a big freezer of ice cream and it is needless to say
what happened then.
Those present were: S.M. Phillips of Victor, Colorado, Harry Phillips and
wife, Charles Phillips, James Barnes, wife and daughter of Scott country,
Alfred Stout of Dupont, Wood and Paul Phillips, and Julia Ogdon and children
of Columbus, James and Clarence Phillips and their families of Brown
township, Mellvile Phillips and wife, John Waters and wife, Ed Watts and
wife of Pittsboro, Iva Bell and daughter, Samuel Amick and wife, of
Brownsburg, F.B. Hopkins and family of Clayton, George Peak, wife and son
Raymond, Almet Wilson, Albert Wilstec and family, Omer Delong and family and
Charles Tinsley and family.
After the dinner hour the time was spent in music, singing and a general
good time. Mrs. Samuel Amick read an interesting paper which she had
prepared on the descendants of the Wilson and Phillips families, which will
publish in next week's issue for the benefit of those who were not present.
The crowd then began to leave for their respective homes hoping to meet
again a year from that day at the tome of Ed Watts in [rest of article is
missing].
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THE BROWNSBURG
NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914:
The Brownsburg Newspaper
FAMILY HISTORY
The following is a history of the Phillips family which was delivered at the
reunion, August 30, 1914.
WILSON DESCENDENTS
Alexander Wilson's father was brought from Ireland when quite a small boy,
he being picked up by sailors in the old country, and brought to America and
sold for his fare across the water. Of him, we are unable to give any
further account. Only that his son, Alexander Wilson, married Mary Dixon,
and lived in North Carolina in the early pioneer days. Coming from there to
Kentucky in the year 1804, they crossed the Ohio River, coming to Madison,
Indiana. There was just one house and a blacksmith shop in Madison at that
time. To this union, eleven children were born, whose names are as follows:
Nellie, Julia, Robert, John, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary, Margarette, Nancy,
Moses, and Susan. They came from Madison to Jennings County, four miles
from Dupont, where he entered 160 acres of land where he lived till his
death. In the early days, he would take his family and go to a fort several
miles away built as a protection from the Indians.
Phillips Descendants
Philemon Phillips and Rachel Ballard were married in North Carolina, in the
early days about the year 1808. They came from North Carolina to Kentucky
on horse back, and from there to Indiana. They having at that time three
small boys, Thomas, the eldest; Media; and Philemon, Jr., who was four years
old at that time.
They made the trip through the new country on horse-back bringing two
horses, two feather beds and three children. Philemon and Rachel, came to
Indiana, and settled in Jennings County, near Paris. The children of
Philemon and Rachel Phillips were Thomas, Media, Philemon Jr., Verlinda,
Hester, Rachel, Washington and Julia.
They endured many hardships in the early pioneer days. At one time Rachel,
his wife, killed a deer with an ax and dressed it while her husband was
away. At another time while he was away the wife and children found a bear
up a tree near the house and minded it there until the father came home and
killed it.
Julia, now well known to us as Aunt Julia Hulsizer, then only a small child,
her mother carried on her shoulder as they would go back and forth trying to
mind the bear till her father came would look back and say "Run, Mamma, the
Booge, is coming."
Philemon's wife dying in Jennings County, he married Nancy Wilson and moved
from there to Hendricks County, about four miles north of Brownsburg, on a
farm where Nancy, his wife, died. Philemon living to be quite an old man
died at the home of his daughter, Julia Hulsizer in Boone County.
Thomas Phillips, eldest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, was married to
Susan Wilson and lived six miles from Paris, Jennings County. To this union
eleven children were born: Newton, James, Wood, Loucinda, Susan, Rachael,
Martha, Melville, Thomas, Milton, and Daniel. Thomas, the father, died
October 30th, 1851, age 41 years and 14 days, leaving Susan, his wife with
ten small children. She endured many hardships raising her family alone and
when the war broke out three of her sons enlisted in the war: Wood, Thomas,
and Melville.
In the Spring of 1864 Thomas came home on a sick furlough and died March
9th, 1864, age 17 yrs., 8 mos. and 8 d. Lucinda and Rachel, both married
and away from home came at this time to see their brother who was stricken
down with spotted fever. They also were stricken down with the same
dreadful disease and died; Rachel leaving a small child, Lucinda leaving
four small children. When the war was over Wood came home and lived with
his mother and took care of her, they moving in a few years to Hendricks
County, where she died July 31, 1891. She was born July 15, 1815, making
her age 76 years and 16 days. Her troubles and afflictions were great
having been a cripple for some years, but she was patient through it all,
always expressing her faith in her blessed Savior and as always leaning on
his blessed promises. Of her eleven children, six are living, five are with
us today. They are Newton, of Scott County; James and Melville, of
Hendricks County; Wood, of Columbus, Ind.; Susan Peak and Milton Phillips of
Indianapolis. Newton who is nearing his 80th year was too feeble to make
the trip.
THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS (author believed to be Iola Phillips, granddaughter
of Walter G. Phillips) WERE ADDED TO THE TYPEWRITTEN VERSION OF THE ABOVE
ARTICLE, SENT TO WALTER G. PHILLIPS, TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS ON FEBRUARY 27, 1936:
Washington Phillips, youngest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, married
Isabelle Lawhead, and they lived in Indiana. They moved to the southern
part of Illinois. To this union five children were born: John, David,
Thomas, Alvy, and Walter. [SIC: They also had two daughters: Elizabeth
and Ida.]
Walter Phillips, youngest son of Washington and Isabelle Phillips, won a
teacher's certificate at the age of 18. In 1891 he came to Douglas County
and worked on a farm for R.C. Macy, former prominent local resident who now
lives in California. He married Jennie Rees in 1894. To this union four
children were born: Adrian, Clell, Pearl, and Emma. He continued to return
to Jasper County to teach during the winter school term.
Later he worked for eight years for C.R. Lewis, drainage boat operator. He
then farmed for a time on the farm of the late Edward Owen near Macedonia,
which is located on the mail route he was later to cover. From the farm he
went into the mail service in 1915. For four years he carried the mail on
rural route 4 and was then transferred to route 3, which he has carried ever
since, until he reached the retirement age of 65 last year.
His daughter, Mrs. Pearl Crowdes, has kept house for him since the death of
his wife eight years ago. Another daughter, Miss Emma, is a supervising
nurse at the Burnham hospital in Champaign. The two sons, Adrian and Clell
are engaged in farming west of Hayes. He has seven grandchildren.
Mike Phillips
Overland Park, Kansas 66062-6028
My Phillips Family Tree
-----Original Message-----
From: inboone-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inboone-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Sue Tretter
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:28 AM
To: inboone(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INBOONE] INBOONE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 33
There can't have been that many burials in Boone County before 1860. Maybe
you would
like to create a master index?
My thanks to Libbe Hoogeveen and Rosemary Peterman and Marilyn Walker who
DID create
indices for Boone County burials.
Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon has its own book, 500+ pages, of burials,
arranged alphabetically.
And Cemeteries of Boone County, Indiana, volume 1 which is the only one I
own, has 289 pages
of burials and 20 pages of index, covering the following cemeteries:
Beck, two Bethels - one in Washington and one in Eagle Twp., Brockway,
Brown's Wonder,
Brush Creek, Cason, Cedar Hill, Center, County Farm, Dowden, Eagle Creek
Regular Baptist,
Eagle Village, Elizaville, Garrett, Hopewell, Jones, McCord, Mechanicsburg,
Milledgeville,
Mount Union, Mud Creek, Pitzer, Popular Grove, Precinct, Robinson, Salem,
Schooler,
Sheets, St Joseph and Zionsville.
Each book was purchased at the historical society for a modest cost
considering how much
time and energy these women have saved me and other.
Best wishes.
Sue
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