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Noble County tombstone readings were first taken by members of DAR in 1934.  The Noble County Genealogical Society updated readings in the early 1980's.  I tried to update the records each summer, and the most recent readings were obtained in 2008.

Previous  readings were included here when unkempt conditions prevented access to the cemeteries and/or deteriorated and broken stones made accurate readings impossible.  Multiple names engraved on one stone are listed individually here for alphabetical sorting purposes.  A 2-digit code is used to identify the larger cemeteries, followed by the section and row number.  Information obtained from burial records (when there is no tombstone) is designated by "bu rec".  Dates in italics were taken from obituary records and may or may not be engraved.

All-county alphabetical listing by individual surname:

A Ba Bl C D E F G Ha
He Ho IJ K L Ma Me NO P
QR Sa Sm St T UV Wa Wi YZ

By Cemetery in reading sequence (with 2-digit code and township):

Allen Chapel AC Wayne Hooper King  HK Swan Oak Park - 1-B  OP Perry Schlotterback Perry
Augusta York Hopewell Ho Swan Oak Park - C-J  OP Perry Shobe Perry
Avilla Av Allen Horsley Wayne Old Wayne Simon Swan
Bethlehem  Be Swan Immaculate Conception  IC Swan Orange  Or Orange Sparta  Sp Sparta
Broadway Washington Immanuel Lutheran  IL Allen Perseverance  Pr Wayne St Gaspar - KS Orange
Buckles Bu Washington Indian Village  IV Sparta Port Mitchell York St Mary's  SM Allen
Christian Chapel CC Noble Kammerer  Ka Wayne Quinn Noble Stewart Washington
Cosperville  Cv Elkhart Kerr Island Orange Rehoboth  Re Jefferson Swan  Sn Swan
County Farm York Krieger Wayne Rice Elkhart Sweet  St Jefferson
Eagle Lake Sparta Lake View  MP,A-E   F-M  Lv Wayne Rose Hill A-E  RH Albion Thorn  Th Washington
Evers Wayne Lake View  N-Q   BuRec   Lv Wayne Rose Hill F-O BuRec RH Albion Valley  Va Sparta
Fulk Fu Swan Lisbon  Li Allen Routsong Orange Weston  We Wayne
Godfrey Sparta Lower Elkhart Sacred Heart  SH Allen Wolf Lake  WL Noble
Gragg Swan Metz  Me Washington Salem  Sa  Perry Wright  Wr York
Gray  Gr Green Mount Pleasant  MP Jefferson Salem  Sl Washington  
Hague Orange Northport Orange Sanford  Sd Noble  Lake View Interment

Township trustees maintain cemeteries which are not governed by church, municipal or cemetery boards.  They are as follows.

Albion Twp: John Auld, PO Box 194, Albion, 636-6047
Allen Twp: John Huelsenbeck, PO Box 332, Avilla, 897-2472
Elkhart Twp: Ross Jett, 7452 N 200W, Wawaka, 761-2065
Green Twp: Mel Egolf, 0578 E US 33-57, Churubusco, 693-2867
Jefferson Twp: Dorothy Bauman, 3388 E 600N, Kendallville, 343-9044
Noble Twp: Ira Schlotterback, 3784 W 300S, Albion, 351-4613
Orange Twp: George Wolfe, PO Box 398, Rome City, 854-2912
Perry Twp: Barbara Donley, PO Box 289, Ligonier, 894-4717
Sparta Twp: Duane Ginder, 11833 W 140N, Cromwell, 856-4330
Swan Twp: Jacque Sobasky, 7403 E 400S, LaOtto, 693-0022
Washington Twp: Janelle Burnworth, 1786 S 700W, Kimmell, 799-4938
Wayne Twp: Christopher McCoy, 208 Granada Dr., Kendallville, 349-1489
York Twp: Linda Kerlin, 3686 N 500W, Ligonier, 635-2396

Noble Notes: Whoever said "A good memory is fine; but the ability to forget is great,"
never tried to help Grandpa remember where he put his hearing aid.