Old Pioneer Cemetery
Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806) to be buried in Indiana, is buried here. The Cemetery is the final resting place for these vetrans:
WAR of 1812:: William E. Bratton - Simeon Osborne - Arthur Hicks - Phillip Moore - Christopher DeVoore.
MEXICAN WAR:: George A. Bratton - Joseph T. Hendricks - Frederick Zuck - Sylvester Osborne.
CIVIL WAR:: John Bassess - John W. Reed - John N. Hartsock - Barton Bunnell - Ashel B. Ellis - Archie P. Bratton - Hiram L. Thomas - John W. Miller - John Moore.
(This plaque dedicated to the memory of H. M. Bounnell, MD and his sons Heath & Ralph)
Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 136 and Indiana Route 25, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 136.
Courtesy hmdb.org
