Area Cemeteries

Pleasant Hill Cemetery:  John Hume Gravesite: John Hume is one of two soldiers of the Revolutionary War known to be buried in Pike Township.  He was born in 1761 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and at the age of 16, in 1777, he volunteered for service as a private in the Pennsylvania militia.   He served five “hitches” which included the battle of White Marsh, scouting and ranging duty, and helped to defend the frontiers against the Indians.   His last tour of duty was in 1780.

John married Mary Barnett sometime before 1790, and the couple had 10 children.   John and his family moved to Rochester New York area and around 1815 they moved to Washington County, Indiana.   Two of his sons eventually found their way to Pike Township.   John remained in Washington County until 1830 when he could no longer support himself.   The Census of Revolutionary Pensioners shows John living in Pike Township with his son Thomas in 1840, the year the John died, at the age of 70.

Jones Chapel Cemetery: David McCurdy Grave, West 56th Street.   Born in Ireland in 1777, David McCurdy came to American with his family at the age of two.   He was married twice and the father of 20 children.   The inscription of his tombstone reads: “A pioneer who settled here in 1818.  He drove the first wagon into Marion County.   He was a friend of the poor.”   He died at the age of 79, on April 22, 1859.    Nothing remains now of his homestead except a few trees that once shaded his home on the banks of Eagle Creek.  His was the first brick house built in the township.   His fine barn was destroyed by lightning.   His home and other buildings were demolished in the 1960s during the development of Eagle Creek Park and Reservoir.

Wilson Family Cemetery: Near 65th Street and Dandy Trail within Eagle Creek Park. The one stone that can still be read is that of Charles Wilson who died in 1865 at age 18. He was the son of Anna and David Wilson, who came to Pike Township from Ohio in 1825.

 

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