Pioneer Cemeteries and Their Stories,

Madison County, Indiana
Clem Cemetery

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aka Benzenbower

Union Township

Location: east side of CR 300E, between I-69 and CR 400S, on Clem Road

      

The picture above, looking east from the tree-shaded middle of the Clem Cemetery, shows in its background the Hoosier farmland of Union Township as much the same as when the Clems were farming it in the 19th century.  The gray stone in front of the tree is Isaac and Mary Clem's, the red one to the right is the Benzenbauer's, and the Hoppes stone is in the foreground.  

    Named for the family who originally owned and donated the land and who had the first burials here, the Clem Cemetery now overlooks busy I-69.  Isaac, 1804-1872, and Mary, 1810-1898, Clem were settlers to the southern area of Union Township.  What started as the Clem family graveyard was also used by neighboring farming families; the Bensenbowers were one of these.  Christeain Benzenbauer, 1808-1895, was the patriarch of this immigrant family.  The Benzenbauer name is an excellent example of how new arrivals from foreign lands would anglicize (make English) the spelling over time.  Having a name spelled as it sounds in English made immigrants feel less like newcomers.  The Hoppes and Poor families, later settlers to the area, also utilized the Clem Cemetery's services.  The Clem is still being used and can be seen, if not traveling too quickly, while driving in the south bound lane of I-69.

The stone on the left helps tell a story of some the hardships faced by Hoosier pioneers. Isaac and Mary's daughter Frances married James Cookman.  Frances died May 16, 1854, at twenty years of age.  James and Frances' daughter Mary Jane, two years old, died four days after her mother.

At right is the Clem Cemetery's wrought-iron entrance.

 

This view of the Clem Cemetery's beautiful sugar maples in autumn is looking northwest.  In the background is I-69.

 

Names
ID Names Birth Date Death Date Cemetery
705 ALLEN, BERTHA 1888 or 1883 1903 CLEM
4029 BENCENBOWER, FREDRICK 1866 NOV. 1866 CLEM
4280 BENSENBOWER, (INFANT) 6M. DEC. 12, 1900 CLEM
4281 BENSENBOWER, MICHAEL 79Y. FEB. 28, 1909 CLEM
4305 BENZBENZENBAUER, ELIZABETH 1862 MAY 22, 1899 CLEM
4306 BENZBENZENBAUER, JOHN 1863 1930 CLEM
4307 BENZENBAUER, CARL F. 3Y. 7M. 10D. OCT. 25, 1894 CLEM
4308 BENZENBAUER, CHRISTEAIN G. JAN. 28, 1808 JAN. 29, 1895 CLEM
4309 BENZENBAUER, ELIZABETH 1863 1899 CLEM
4312 BENZENBAUER, JOHN 1863 1930 CLEM
4320 BENZENBAUER, WILLIAM 1894 1907 CLEM
4323 BENZENBOWER, CECIL JAN. 13, 1891 OCT. 21, 1893 CLEM
4324 BENZENBOWER, CHRISTIAN 1870 1941 CLEM
4325 BENZENBOWER, CHRISTOPHER APR. 15, 1838 APR. 5, 1912 CLEM
4326 BENZENBOWER, GEORGE 1879 1954 CLEM
4328 BENZENBOWER, ISAAC 1867 1945 CLEM
4330 BENZENBOWER, LEE M. JUN. 1, 1900 DEC. 11, 1900 CLEM
4333 BENZENBOWER, LILLIE M. 1872 JAN. 31, 1960 CLEM
4334 BENZENBOWER, LOUISA 1872 19__ CLEM
4335 BENZENBOWER, MAGGIE 1887 1937 CLEM
4336 BENZENBOWER, MARY (MAGDALENA) APR. 25, 1836 FEB. 29, 1874 CLEM
4337 BENZENBOWER, MARY A. SEP. 15, 1842 FEB. 1, 1920 CLEM
4338 BENZENBOWER, MARY MAGDALENA APR. 25, 1836 FEB. 29, 1874 CLEM
4339 BENZENBOWER, MARY MAGDALLEAN 5D. MAR. 2, 1874 CLEM
4340 BENZENBOWER, MICHAEL JUL. 27, 1830 FEB. 28, 1909 CLEM
4342 BENZENBOWER, WALTER FEB. 14, 1895 FEB. 4, 1925 CLEM
7021 BRONNENBERG, ROBERT   FEB. 5, 1904 CLEM
7700 BROWNENBERG, ROBERT FEB. 5, 1904 ONLY DATE CLEM
9127 CANTWELL, NETTIE W. 1895 1971 CLEM
9128 CANTWELL, THOMAS 1889 1934 CLEM
9129 CANTWELL, THOMAS J. FEB. 23, 1887 APR. 6, 1934 CLEM
10549 CLARK, (INFANT DAU.) JAN. 2, 1896 JAN. 2, 1896 CLEM
10626 CLARK, ELMORA 1Y. 2M. 23D. AUG. 27, 1872 CLEM
10627 CLARK, ELNORA 1Y. 2M. 24D. AUG. 24, 1872 CLEM
10668 CLARK, JACKSON LEE 8M. 16D. APR. 5, 1888 CLEM
10753 CLARK, REBECCA 5M. 3D. or 9D. NOV. 27 or 21, 1889 CLEM
10772 CLARK, SELBIA FEB. 3, 1897 MAY 7, 1898 CLEM
10774 CLARK, SILBIA 1Y. 2M. 4D. FEB. 3, 1897 CLEM
10900 CLEM, (INFANT)
 		 JAN. 28, 1900 CLEM
10906 CLEM, ANNA 6Y. 9M. 19D. JUL. 3, 1851 CLEM
10907 CLEM, ANNA C. 6Y. 9M. 10D. JUL. 13, 1854 CLEM
10929 CLEM, GABRIEL 9Y. 4D. MAY 25, 1851 or 54 CLEM
10932 CLEM, ISAAC 68Y. 1M. 4D. OCT. 20, 1872 CLEM
10950 CLEM, MARY 88Y. 3M. JAN. 22, 1898 CLEM
10967 CLEM, SALINA 1Y. 10M. 15D. MAY 1851 CLEM
12329 COOKMAN, FRANCES (CLEM) 20Y. MAY 16, 1854 CLEM
12344 COOKMAN, MARY JANE 2Y. 11M. 29D. MAY 20, 1854 CLEM
12343 COOKMAN, MARY JANE 2Y. 10M. 20D. MAY 20, 1854 CLEM
16535 DOCTOR, SALINE 1Y. 11M. FEB. 1, 1860 CLEM
23003 GIVENS, EFFIE 1889 1935 CLEM
23005 GIVENS, GEORGE W. 1884 1953 CLEM
23010 GIVENS, RESSIE M. 1901 19 CLEM
23012 GIVENS, WILEY H. 1898 1967 CLEM
23013 GIVENS, WILLIAM J. 1850 1933 CLEM
24746 GUSTON, SARAH S. APR. 28, 1931 APR. 28, 1931 CLEM
29149 HOEL, LUCY ELLEN 1928 1944 CLEM
29151 HOEL, RONALD CLIFTON 1914   CLEM
29681 HOPPASS, (MRS.) 69Y. OCT. 22, 1900 CLEM
29721 HOPPES, (DAU.)     CLEM
29724 HOPPES, (INFANT SON) FEB. 14, 1882 FEB. 14, 1882 CLEM
29723 HOPPES, (INFANT SON) 1910 1910 CLEM
29733 HOPPES, ALFRED M. or ALFERD M. 1858 1926 CLEM
29734 HOPPES, AMOS 1874 1936 CLEM
29738 HOPPES, ANDREW J. 49Y. 2M. 27D. MAR. 23, 1877 CLEM
29737 HOPPES, ANDREW J. 40Y. 11M. 27D. MAR. 23, 1877 CLEM
29760 HOPPES, DAVID E. 1864 1915 CLEM
29761 HOPPES, E_OND (DAU.) 2M. 17D. ____. 13, 1874 CLEM
29762 HOPPES, EDNA 1905 1905 CLEM
29766 HOPPES, EMMA 1858 1927 CLEM
29777 HOPPES, GERTRUD 6M. 20D. APR. 10, 1879 CLEM
29778 HOPPES, GROVER 1886 OCT. 16, 1928 CLEM
29779 HOPPES, HARRY 1899 AUG. 7, 1902 CLEM
29783 HOPPES, ISAAC F. 1861 1912 CLEM
29787 HOPPES, JOHN H. 1836 MAR. 5, 1911 CLEM
29791 HOPPES, LAURA NOV. 18, 1868 JAN. 21, 1944 CLEM
29795 HOPPES, LETHA 1877 1961 CLEM
29797 HOPPES, LUCY J. 1859 1925 CLEM
29803 HOPPES, MARGARET 1867 1942 CLEM
29807 HOPPES, MARTHA V. 1868 1951 CLEM
29808 HOPPES, MARY A. 69Y. 2M. 27D. OCT. 22, 1900 CLEM
29811 HOPPES, MARY F. or P. 1Y. 1M. or 2M. 22D. JUL. 20, 1860 CLEM
29820 HOPPES, REBECCA 1840 SEP. 19, 1913 CLEM
29824 HOPPES, RUTH FEB. 26, 1900 MAR. 8, 1902 CLEM
29823 HOPPES, RUTH FEB. 16, 1930 MAR. 8, 1932 CLEM
29825 HOPPES, SAMUEL B. FEB. 8, 1864 MAY 6, 1943 CLEM
29831 HOPPES, VAL 1898 MAY 21, 1919 CLEM
29835 HOPPES, WILLIAM J. JUN. 20, 1867 DEC. 23, 1946 CLEM
34221 KELLER, EXIE R. JUL. 9, 1889   CLEM
34237 KELLER, LAWRENCE "BOBBY" AUG. 29, 1887 JAN. 27, 1952 CLEM
43301 MILLER, SAMUEL H. CO H MAY 19, 1903 CLEM
43373 MILLS, ALIDA 1871 1951 CLEM
43374 MILLS, ANNA C. 1859 1935 CLEM
43379 MILLS, BERTHA FEB. 20, 1881 JAN. 24, 1899 CLEM
43384 MILLS, CASSIUS M. 1876 1942 CLEM
43391 MILLS, CYNTHA A. NOV. 6, 1836 FEB. 9, 1914 CLEM
43434 MILLS, LEROY MAY 3, 1879 AUG. 31, 1888 or1933 CLEM
43451 MILLS, MONROE 1860 1933 CLEM
43465 MILLS, SAMUEL H. JUL. 14, 1830 MAY 19, 1903 CLEM
43467 MILLS, SARAH 1861 1932 CLEM
43477 MILLS, WILLIAM 1879 1959 CLEM
49414 POOR, (INFANT SON) JUN. 12, 1878 JUL. 31, 1878 CLEM
49424 POOR, BLANCH JUN. 22, 1886 OCT. 5, 1886 CLEM
49425 POOR, CARY 1898 19__ CLEM
49433 POOR, ESSIE D. 1885 1961 CLEM
49434 POOR, FLORACE A. or FLORENCE A 1900 or 1906 1929 CLEM
49440 POOR, JAMES CURTIS 1883 1958 CLEM
49441 POOR, JAMES W. 1918 1919 CLEM
49442 POOR, JEFFMAN JUN. 12, 1878 JUL. 31, 1878 CLEM
49448 POOR, LORANZA FEB. 2, 1854 FEB. 8, 1914 CLEM
49450 POOR, LORENZA MAR. 21, 1854 FEB. 3, 1914 CLEM
49452 POOR, MAMIE L. 1893 1948 CLEM
49464 POOR, REBECCA AUG. 16 or 13, 1857 JAN. 21, 1936 CLEM
49466 POOR, SAMUEL O. or Q. 1888 1938 CLEM
49468 POOR, WALTER L. 1932 1932 CLEM
51744 RICHARDSON, ANNA E. (MILLS) 1859 1935 CLEM
51746 RICHARDSON, BERTHA M. 1881 1899 CLEM
51768 RICHARDSON, HELEN VERA JUL. 26, 1903 SEP. 16, 1903 CLEM
51798 RICHARDSON, PAULINE S. 1895 19 CLEM
51830 RICHISON, (INFANT) 7W. SEP. 17, 1903 CLEM
60143 STINSON, (INFANT SON) 1916? 1916? CLEM
60152 STINSON, AMOS F. NOV. 10, 1879 JUN. 13, 1950 CLEM
60154 STINSON, ARIZONA B. OCT. 6, 1881 OCT. 24, 1960 CLEM
60183 STINSON, HENRY 1856 1945 CLEM
60188 STINSON, J. RUSSELL 1901 1931 CLEM
60197 STINSON, LARRY R.   1947 CLEM
60208 STINSON, MARTHA A. 1861 1941 CLEM
60210 STINSON, MARY   JUN. 14, 1919 CLEM
60235 STINSON, WILLIAM HENRY SEP. 21, 1856 DEC. 23, 1945 CLEM
68443 WILLS, MANNIE or MINNIE 1875 1946 CLEM

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