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Jefferson County: Bland Graveyard, Lancaster Twp

Sat, 11/15/2008 - 1:04pm — Ruth Hoggatt

BLAND CEMETERY


Section 14, Town 5N, Range 9E
Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana


Bland Cemetery
Photo taken 14 Feb 2001, by Ruth Hoggatt.

Photos, transcription and a few additional burials by Ruth Hoggatt.
Thanks to Elbert Hinds & Lee Rogers
for their help in locating the Bland Cemetery.


Southeast of Dupont.

At Dupont, go east on Main Street to South Street. Go past Dupont Water Tower, turn at the first road on the right (John Deer Road). Continue south, and follow curve in road which is parallel with the Madison Railroad. Stay on north side of tracks and turn onto Bear Rd. This is a private lane. Cemetery is near the end of the lane on the right side. Big Creek flows behind the cemetery. The D.A.R. Records of 1941, state this cemetery was on Marion Bland's farm.

1941 D.A.R. Cemetery Records. Photos by Ruth Hoggatt. 

Bain, John I., Apr 3 1883, age 48y 7m 7d (Mason Insignia)

Bland, Capt. James, died May 4 1832, age 58y 11m 13d
Bland, probably w/o James Bland (no name)
Bland, sons of James, Marion & Wife, Rachel (no stones)
Bland, Thomas William, 1856 - 1923 [ss - Ella Prather Bland]
Bland, Ella Prather, 1863 - 1931
Bland, Kenneth (no stone)
Bland, John (no stone)

Clousten graves, parents and children (Mrs. Clousten was a Bland).

Crank, John C., May 20 1808 - Apr 9 1873
Crank, Rachel, w/o J.C., Jun 15 1810 - Mar 25 1884

Cravens, parents of Mrs. Will McIntire (no stone)

Graham, Ednay Ann, d/o Robert & Nancy Graham, d. Jun 15 1841, in 2d yr


About 30 field stones.


Additions by Ruth Hoggatt.
  Graham Stone:
  Robert Graham, 1797-1867
  Nancy Wilson Graham, 1814-1858
  Francis Marion Graham, 1856-1884
Thanks to Ken Hixon for his support.