Rockport in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Rockport Pioneer Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022
1. Rockport Pioneer Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Rockport Pioneer Cemetery. . The Old Rockport Pioneer Cemetery contains the graves of Rockport's early settlers, including Daniel Grass, the founder of the town, his wife and son. The names of people buried were taken from newspapers and tombstone readings in 1926, 1965, 1985, 2004 and 2006. Included are the first doctor in Rockport (1), publisher of the first newspaper (2), first clerk and recorder of Spencer County (3), and the son of the builder of the Methodist Church and the Seminary School (4)., Brudy (Brady), Ann Delila . Carnes, Malinda . Cissna, Stephen P. (1) . Crooks, William . Dodd, Nancy . Dodd, William . Drumm, Elizabeth M. . Earl, Anna . Grass, Daniel . Grass, Jane . Grass, Joseph . Gray, Joseph A. . Harmah, David R. . Hazen, Barbara . Hildebrant, Sarah E. . Hutton, Mary F., Jackson, Ann . Kerr, James . Langdon, Thomas J. (2) . Maning, William H. . Marithew, John T. (4) . Mitchell, Alzada J. . Morgan, John (3) . Morgan, Eliza Jane . Rogers, Conosca . Shackelford, Magdalene . Smith, S.D. . Smith, John H. . Smith, Lucy A. . Smith, Lee Tarlton . Stewart, Abel L. . Thompson, Edmund . Walters, Bernard Herman
The Old Rockport Pioneer Cemetery contains the graves of Rockport's early settlers, including Daniel Grass, the founder of the town, his wife and son. The names of people buried were taken from newspapers and tombstone readings in 1926, 1965, 1985, 2004 and 2006. Included are the first doctor in Rockport (1), publisher of the first newspaper (2), first clerk and recorder of Spencer County (3), and the son of the builder of the Methodist Church and the Seminary School (4).
Brudy (Brady), Ann Delila Carnes, Malinda Cissna, Stephen P. (1) Crooks, William Dodd, Nancy Dodd, William Drumm, Elizabeth M. Earl, Anna Grass, Daniel Grass, Jane Grass, Joseph Gray, Joseph A. Harmah, David R. Hazen, Barbara Hildebrant, Sarah E. Hutton, Mary F.
Jackson, Ann Kerr, James Langdon, Thomas J. (2) Maning, William H. Marithew, John T. (4) Mitchell, Alzada J. Morgan, John (3) Morgan, Eliza Jane Rogers, Conosca Shackelford, Magdalene Smith, S.D. Smith, John H. Smith, Lucy A. Smith, Lee Tarlton Stewart, Abel L. Thompson, Edmund Walters, Bernard Herman
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 37° 52.741′ N, 87° 3.016′ W. Marker is in Rockport
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, Indiana, in Spencer County. Marker can be reached from South 5th Street, 0.1 miles south of Seminary Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is behind the South Spencer School Corp. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 S 5th St, Rockport IN 47635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022
2. Rockport Pioneer Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
