J.M. & Mary J. Bonebrake - Centennial Cemetery - Fountain County, IN - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

This, 12 feet tall, grey granite obelisk, is for J.M. & his wife, Mary J. Bonebrake, located at the Centennial Cemetery, in the small unincorporated town of Centennial, in Fountain County, Indiana.

Monument Text:-

Mary J.
wife of
J.M. Bonebrake
Died Dec. 12, 1885,
Aged 35 Y. 2M. 24 D.
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Our Mother
--
J.M.Bonebrake
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Supplied by J. StClair of Veedersburg



The Centennial Community Church, is located near the small unincorporated town of Centennial, on the east side of US 41. The Centennial Cemetery is located behind the church, on County Road East 800 South. The church sign indicates it was established in 1837. The oldest part of the cemetery is located on the north side of CR E 800 S, the newer part is on the south, behind the church.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently a little over 1100 interments, in this cemetery.

Centennial is an unincorporated community in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States (visit link)

Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,406. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington.

According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.

The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War.

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Find A Grave memorial for Mary J. (visit link)

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