Shady Cemetery

Located on the north side of County Road 500 North (one mile south
of US 224) between CR 600 West and 700 West in Adams County Indiana
(CR 700 W in Adams Co. is 800 East in Wells County, the county
line), this small cemetery of 12 short rows has the earliest burial
date of 1844 recorded on a stone and it is still active.

A chain link fence surrounds the cemetery on three sides.  Six
large trees border the gravel county road; three on either side of
a wrought iron gateway, which is at the entrance to a grassy drive
that divides rows nine and ten.

This cemetery reading was done in July 1998 and the list was
compared with the 1956 DAR reading and, in some instances, with the
relevant WPA data.  Numbering of rows begins at the west side of
the cemetery and lots are listed from the end of the row closest to
the road and read northward. Brief descriptions of the gravestones
themselves are included.


Annotated Gravestone Inscriptions

Row 1  (7 stones)

Andrew S., son of J. & N.A. Hower, d. Sept. 6, 1862, Age 8 mo. 8
da.
[small weathered upright marble slab, which has been repaired,
embedded in concrete footing]

John Hower Jr. 1841-1875
[gray marble upright on gray marble base on concrete footing]

Nancy A. Hower 1842-1925
[gray marble upright on concrete base on concrete footing]

A. H.
[booksize marble embedded in concrete, (for Andrew Hower?)]

Margaret, wife of A. Hower, died Sep 11 1882, Aged 72 y. 1 m. 25 d.
[west side inscription]
Father Mother
[south side inscription]
Andrew Hower, Died June 30, 1877, Aged 59 y. 9 m. & 2 d.
[east side inscription of gray marble pedestal on gray marble base
on concrete block on concrete footing.  Metal pin on top of 4 foot
column indicating missing cap.]

[booksize marble embedded in concrete, (for Margaret Hower?)]

gap of about 3 lots

Caroline, dau. of K. Klous & Susanna Barger, Died Dec. 25, 1871,
Aged 1 y. 8 m. 3 d.
An elaborate scene of dove flying over cemetery gates (Heaven's
gate) lightly etched on vertical face above two lines of faint
text: Our darling one had gone before / To await on the blissful
shore
[scrolled slant top of gray marble upright on gray marble base
resting on formed concrete block]


Row 2  (7 stones)

Mary E.
[inscription on curved top of short gray marble upright on concrete
block]

Joseph
[inscription on curved top of gray marble upright on concrete block
embedded in concrete footing, which has a one and three-quarter
inch diameter hole in the northeast corner]

Samuel Steele, Died May 18, 1858, Aged 42 y. 9 m. 10 d.
Susanna H., wife of Samuel Steele, June 15, 1888, Aged 69 y. 2 m.
20 d.
[west side inscription]
Mary E., dau. of S. & S. Steele, Died in the Year 1844, Aged 2 y.
10 m. 12 d.
Joseph , son of S. & S. Steele, Died in the Year 1847, Aged 1 y. &
1 m.
4 line inscription on south side of base: to ... / gone before /
... all meet / to part no more.
also faint 4 line inscription on north side of base
[triple cap on ornate marble column on marble base on concrete
block]

[gray marble column resting against large Samuel Steele monument,
possibly part of monument (between triple cap and larger column)]

Rachel A. wife of G. W. Steele, 1842-1869
[small granite block on concrete base]

Ocie C., dau. of J. & A. Grim, Died Mar. 9, 1897, Aged 5 y. 4 m. 24
d.
4 lines of text: Our darling one has / gone before / to greet us on
the / blissful shore
[gray marble upright slab on formed concrete base]

son of J. & A. Grim, Died Feb 21, 1901, Aged 10 m. 16 d.
[diamond shaped marble upright on concrete base]

[small book size broken piece of marble embedded upright in
concrete]


Row 3  (13 stones)
Susanna, wife of William Shady, Died Mar 2, 1876, Aged 73 Y. 2 M.
20 D. 
[west side inscription]
[carved clasped hands on south side base]
William Shady, Died Sept. 19, 1879, Aged 75 Ys. 5 Ms. 8 D.
[east side inscription on top base of 6 foot high round white
marble column on double base on cracked concrete base on concrete
footing, copper tubing protruding from top suggests missing ball or
cap]

[small marble slab embedded in concrete]

Samuel Shady, Died Jan 30, 1904, Aged 74 y. 8 m. 19 d.
[thick marble upright on marble base on formed concrete base with
U.S. flag in star holder with 1776 in circle, crossed fixed
bayonets, anchor, F, C, L, on points of star]

Rebbecca J., wife of S. Shady, Died Dec. 23, 1877, Age 40 y. 10 mo.
10 da
[west side inscription on white marble shaft on white marble base
on concrete]

Ida A., dau. of S. & R.J. Shady, Died March 22, 1870, Age 3 y. 10
m. 18 da.
2 lines faint text
[upright slab with round top marble in concrete base]

Mary Shady, d. June 19, 1899, Age 15 y. 5 mo. 13 da.
[upright marble on marble base on formed concrete block]
(Shady Bessie F W 15 June 12 1899 Magley H-19 230 WPA Death Index)

[small book size white marble slab in concrete footing]

gap of 1 or 2 lots

[small broken book size white marble slab in concrete footing]

Dora M., wife of J.H. Bauer, Died August 18, 1901, Age 29 y. 7 mo.
19 da.
[gray marble shaft on gray marble base on formed concrete base]

[small book size white marble embedded in concrete]

[upright gary marble slab embedded in concrete]

Bauer  Elizabeth, 1853-1934 Peter 1839-1922
[gray granite block on concrete footing]

[small book size white marble slab]


Row 4  (5 stones)

[worn marble slab in concrete footing]
[small marble book size upright slab on dirt]

[small book size white marble upright in concrete footing]

peony bush

[upright white marble in concrete]

Cora Ernest 1883-1960
[Gillig & Doan Service metal funeral home marker bolted onto face
of small white marble upright slab embedded in concrete footing]


Row 5  (5 stones)

Mary Gilliam, Born Mar 20, 1790, Died Aug 1, 1863, Aged 73 Yrs. 4
Mo. & 12 d's
Humprhrey & Co. Ft. Wayne
[white marble slab lying flat in ground]

John Thomas Gilliam, Born Oct. 5, 1832, Died July 1, 1865, Co H 89 
Regt. Ind. Vol.
4 lines text: ... the /... I am gone
[white marble embedded flat in concrete in ground with us flag in
GAR 1861-1865 star holder]

gap of 1 lot

Mary, ... Aged 5(?)y. 5(?)m. 5(?)d.
[carved dove on broken, repaired, weathered white marble slab with
rounded tip]

gap of 6 or so lots

[white book size upright white marble in ground]

Clara dau. of V.&S. Linker  Born Jan. 30, 1894  Died Aug. 6, 1895
with scene of dove flying over cemetery gate (Heaven's gate)
[chisel shaped gray marble on concrete base on concrete footing]

peony bushes


Row 6  (10 stones)

Shady, Elizabeth, wife of Jos. Shady, Born Jan. 24, 1829, Died May
9, 1904, Aged 75 Y. 3 M. 15 D.
Joseph Shady 1830-1916
[polished red granite upright on large gray granite base, with U.S.
flag in GAR 1861-1865 star holder]

initials of V.W.(?)
[small wedge shaped upright slab in concrete footing]

[bevelled white marble slab in concrete footing]

[weathered pointed white marble upright slab]

Ottie A., son of M.F. & M.E. Shady, Died Sept. 10, 1879, Aged 6 m.
18 d.
[white marble upright slab]

Henry E. Shady, Died May 16, 1891, Aged 24 y. 10 m. 3 d.
[south side inscription]
Edwin  J., son of H.E. & M.A. Shady, Died Feb. 28, 1892, Aged 3 m.
16 d.
[west side of gray marble column with cap and base on formed
concrete base]

possible inscription along top curve
[small gray slab with curved top in concrete footing]

Ira J., son of M.F. & M.E. Shady, Born July 22, 1892, Died Aug. 25,
bottom in concrete
[gray granite upright slab in concrete footing]

gap of 8 or 9 lots

[book size gray marble embedded in concrete footing]

[small book size gray marble embedded in concrete footing]


Row 7  (3 stones)

[small gray marble slab in concrete footing]

initials J.S.
[small gray marble slab in concrete footing]

Lucinda E., dau. of M. & M. Shady, Died June 25, 1866, Aged
24Y.6M.28D.
printed text
[gray granite slant on concrete footing]


Row 8  (5 stones)

[small broken gray marble slab on concrete footing]

[small gray marble slab in dirt]

[gray marble slab in dirt]

Susanna, wife of John Grim, Died Sep. 13, 1866, Age 65 Yrs. 8 Mos.
& 16 D.
text 2 Tim. 41 44  4C. 2...
[ornately carved white marble slab embedded in concrete footing]
[small book size white marble slab embedded in concrete]


Row 9  (10 stones)

M.E. Brandyberry, Born Dec. 31, '13, Died Oct. 16, '07
"M.E. Brandyberry, b. December 31, __83, d. October 16, __07," from
1956 DAR reading
[upright concrete slab in ground with inscription having been
etched in wet cement]

Infant of Brandyberry, July 14, 1900
[upright concrete slab in ground with inscription having been
crudely etched in wet cement]

Mary E., dau. of H.J. & Ida Beagle, d. July 24, 1890, Age 8 mo. 8
da.
[4 lines text at bottom of ornately carved gray marble upright on
base on concrete footing]

initials H. E. S.
[small upright gray marble slab in concrete footing]

[gray marble upright on concrete footing]

Kenneth Call, son of Esther & Emery, Aug-Sept. 1938
[small gray granite block on concrete footing]

Emery L. Call 1908-1939 Thy Will Be Done
[small red granite block in dirt]

Call Alverta B. 1881-1966 Joseph W. 1873-1962
[long red granite block on concrete footing]

Call Lucy Ann 1921-1988, "married Dec. 10, 1939," in heart between
two names, Earl W. (Woody) 1915-1979
[black granite slant on concrete footing]

Call Phyllis I. 1927-____ Enos P. 1924-1988 (Smokey)
"married Sept. 12, 1946," under 2 rings connecting hearts with
names and dates
[west side inscription]
Our Children: Patricia, Judith, Carolyn, Brian
[east side inscription on polished red granite slant on red granite
base with U.S. flag in American Legion US holder]

grassy drive


Row 10  (7 stones)

Benjamin F. Dinius, 1857-1930
[small red granite block in ground]

Emma, wife of B.F. Dinius, Oct. 16, 1899, 35 Y. 5 M. 17 D.
[large black granite slant on large gray granite base]

Hannah Call, Born Sep. 10, 1824, Died May 21, 1900, Gone to rest,
but not forgotton
[gray marble shaft on gray marble base resting on formed concrete
block]

[short gray marble slab in concrete footing]

[concrete block, with missing plaque]

[small white marble slab in ground]

gap of 6 or 7 lots

Shady, Bernard Eugene, Sept. 1, 1926 ____
[west side inscription]
Children: Bruce, Kathleen, Gregory, Lisa, Leonard
[east side inscription on new polished black granite upright on
black granite base on concrete footing]


Row 11  (7 stones)

shrubbery

Call, Father John J. 1847-1899 Mother Nancy J. 1847-1916 The Lord
is My Shepherd
[long, sectioned, white marble on long concrete footing]

shrubbery

Ethel "Shady" Bryan 1887-1974
[polished face of red granite slant on concrete base]

Shady, Arta Logan, Jan. 25, 1885-Nov. 14, 1937; Amelia Goldner,
Mar. 10, 1888 - May 10, 1968
[polished face of gray granite slant]

evergreen tree

Shady, Martin M., 1859-1941; Dewey M. 1898-1978
[polished face of red granite slant on concrete footing in front of
peony bush]

Allie E. Call Shady 1871-1906
[polished red granite cylinder resting on side on top of gray
granite base in front of peony bush]

Carder, William D., 1889-1948; Edith S., 1894-1986
[polished face of gray granite slant on gray granite base in front
of peony bush]

Carder, Harold Burdine, April 24, 1918 - Nov. 27, 1993 (Feb. 11,
1944 date over wedding rings "always") Mary Avanelle Furr, Mar. 1,
1926 ____
[west side inscription]
Parents of Carole Lou, Linda Kaye, David Alan
[east side inscription on gray granite upright on gray granite base
on concrete footing]


Row 12  (2 stones)

Christopher Grim, Died Nov.(Aug.?) 15, 1907  Aged 77 y. 8 mo. 13
da.
2 lines text: Dearest Father, Thou hast ...
[south side inscription]
Grim
[west side inscription on gray marble upright on gray marble base
on concrete block]

long gap to other end of row

Carder, Dale L., July 11, 1926 ____
[west side inscription]
Children: Christine, Michael, Nancy, Catherine
[east side inscription on polished black granite upright on black
granite base on concrete footing]

[new long concrete footing]

[end of 1998 reading]

Contributed by Thomas Liby

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