CHILI CEMETERY

COURTER, Jefferson Twp. SECTION 1
COURTER CEMETERY
The following information was the result of research by Lester H. Binnie,
Ruth (Miller) (Kraning) Binnie and Mrs. Orval Burgess, as reported in Cook,
Cemeteries of Miami County, Vol. 1.
The cemetery is located on north side of 550N between Meridian and 100E.
It can be reached at a dwelling, which occupies the site of the former Church of
the Brethren, then north on a lane to a farm gate into a pasture. The gate from
the pasture into the cemetery is about 1,000 feet northeast of this point.
The cemetery occupies a ridgetop with very steep slopes on all except the
south side. Sections 1 and 2 have received only minimum maintenance for
several years, while Section 3 has had no maintenance for many years. The
cemetery was used by both the Brethren and other early settlers. The last burial
appears to have been in 1950. These inscriptions were copied from stones in
March and April, 1986, by Lester H. Binnie and Ruth (Miller) (Kraning) Binnie,
and the inscriptions from Section 3 were compared with records made earlier by
Mrs. Orval Burgess, Winamac, Indiana.
Row 1 (south to north)
(SKILLMAN), Edward
(SKILLMAN), "Father"
SKILLMAN
(1) Louisa A., d. Dec 8, 1894, ae 69y-3m-4d
(2) Allen, d. May 5, 1870, ae 56y-3m-4d
(3) Edward, d. Sep 12, 1874, ae 21y-1m-5d
(SKILLMAN), "Mother"
BALDWIN, Julia A., wife of Zeri, d. July 12, 1872, ae 48y-4m-2d
BALDWIN, Joanna, dau of Z.M. & J.A., d. Jan 21, 1860 (no age or b.d.)
EIKENBERRY, Henry F., son of G. & A., d. Feb 19, 1851,
ae 1y-7m-2d
BALDWIN, Amos, son of Z.M. & J.A., d. July 2, 1863, ae 8m-6d
BALDWIN, Inf son of Z.M. & J.A., d. Sep 28, 1859
Row 1a (north to south)
RUTZ, Leda, dau of Adam & Jennie, Apr 9, 1903 - July 23, 1905
(300 feet)
(----) (unmarked stone)
CURTS
(1) Abraham, father, 1846-1908
(2) Rebecca, mother, 1844-1912 (Binnie notes show d.d. 1812)
Row 2 (south to north)
DAY, William, father, 1864-1934
ORR, Elmer, 1885-1909