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List of Cemeteries

     Since the original Wells County cemetery index is over 30 years old, it was decided an update was needed.  A set of guidelines was created in hopes that everyone would record the same information.  A list of abbreviations was also established so more information could be provided in a small amount of space.  

     Several people volunteered to walk the cemeteries and to do data entry.  We have tried to be as accurate as possible but as Alexander Pope said “To err is human, to forgive divine.”  Please forgive any errors or omissions.  We will accept additional information, if it is documented (birth records, death records, dated newspaper article, etc…).

     We do not assume any liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions.

     Each cemetery has an introduction page stating how or where the information was acquired.  The original introduction is provided for every cemetery; several have additional information to support or contradict that information.  The location for each cemetery is provided along with the county map indicating where that location is.  

The following is a list of abbreviations used:

First &/or Last Name column 

/ - separates different names or spellings
“ “ - indicates nickname

 

SOURCE column codes 

O – old index 
C – cemetery records
F – Funeral Home records
N – newspaper obituary 
P – plot map of cemetery
W – walked cemetery

 

Age Column 

y – year (s) 
m – month (s)
w – week (s)
d – day (s)
h – hour (s) 

 NOTES column codes

Am.L. – American Legion
b - birth
c: - Children
cem rec – Cemetery record
CW – Civil War
d – death                                                      
da - daughter                                                
f - father
FH – Funeral Home
h – husband
IN – Indiana
Inf – Infant
Inft – Infantry
K of P – Knights of Pythias
m- married
ndd – no death date
s – son
sp w/ - shared plot with
ss  w/ - shared headstone with
w – wife
WW1 or WWI – World War 1
WW2 or WWII – World War 2
( ) – denotes maiden name
? – unreadable sections on headstone
* - denotes unknown inf ormation
“” – words on headstone        

Newspaper Codes

The newspaper notation reads as follows: name of newspaper, date of newspaper, page number, column number, ex: BB 01-02-1900p1c4

 

BB – Bluffton Banner

BC – Bluffton Chronicle

BNB – Bluffton News Banner

EB – Evening Banner

EN – Evening News

ENB – Evening News Banner

NB  – News Banner
   

List of Cemeteries

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