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Cemetery Information

Introduction

The Cemetery Information resource is a compilation of data and a variety of primary sources about each person buried in the Carlisle Indian School cemetery. Use the table below to find information on each person interred, including the date of decease, plot location, and primary documents regarding the death and burial. Search through our collection of additional content for more information on the cemetery, including an aerial map, a comparative table, and resources on the history of the cemetery.

This resource was created in response to a number of requests for detailed information about the cemetery of the Carlisle Indian School, using information from various repositories including the National Archives and Records Administration, the Cumberland County Historical Society, and Dickinson College. The information presented here is only as reliable as that recorded in the original documents, and as such may be prone to change as additional information is shared or discovered. See our Research Methodology documentation to learn more about the process of gathering and presenting this information.

Additional Information

Discover more information about the Carlisle Indian School cemetery with the following interactive content:

Explore the Modern Cemetery: Interactive Map

Use this aerial map of the Carlisle Indian School cemetery to find the location of each headstone (between 1927 and July 2017), and information on the person buried in that plot.

Compare Headstones and Records: Tables

These downloadable tables, representing information accurate between 1927 and July 2017, show the information presented on each headstone with the same information as found in the records from the Carlisle Indian School.

Resources for Cemetery History

This section includes maps of the original and modern Carlisle Indian School cemeteries, a brief history of the cemetery, and citations for further reading.

Cemetery Information

Modern Plot Location Name Nation Date of Death
A-09 Laublock Alaskan ; Alaskan (Eskimo)
D-36 Abraham Lincoln Cheyenne
B-30 Nannie Little Robe Cheyenne
D-20 Rebecca Little Wolf Nez Perce
Returned to home community Herbert G. Littlehawk (Good Boy) Sioux ; Sioux (Oglala)
Unknown Isaac Longshore Sac & Fox
C-02 Louise Cheyenne
D-32 Jane Lumpfoot Arapaho
Returned to home community Ellen Macy Umpqua ; Umpqua (Oregon)
D-16 Sibyl Marko Apache (Chiricahua) ; Apache
C-22 Harry Marmon Pueblo
Center Thomas Marshall Sioux ; Sioux (Oglala)
C-01 Jack Mather Apache ; Apache (Lipan)
Returned to home community Maud (Little Girl) Sioux
Returned to home community Adam McCarty Modoc
Returned to home community Jemima Metoxen Oneida ; Oneida (Wisconsin)
E-08 Melissa Metoxen Oneida
A-30 Richard Morgan Sioux ; Sioux (Yankton)
B-32 Dora Morning Cheyenne
D-05 Henry Morning Cheyenne
B-20 Motavito (Black Kettle) Cheyenne
C-34 Susie Nachekea Apache ; Apache (Warm Springs)
A-38 Andtonio Naneco (Nan-e-co-ay) Apache
Returned to home community Beau Neal Arapaho
B-02 Moses Neal (Wish-e-corn-a-que) Sac & Fox
A-25 Anthony Neiskez (Neis-kez) Apache ; Apache (Warm Springs)
D-12 Samson Noran (Noran) Apache ; Apache (Chiricahua)
Returned to home community Willie Norkok Shoshone
B-21 Mattie Ocumma Cherokee (Eastern)
B-14 Henry Ouita Apache
Returned to home community Warren Painter (Bear paints Dirt) Sioux ; Sioux (Oglala)
B-09 Mae Paisano Pueblo
C-13 Godfrey Palatchay (Pa-lat-chay) Apache ; Apache (Chiricahua)
C-39 Miriam Patton (Dah-na-saaht) Apache ; Apache (Warm Springs)
F-02 Wallace Perryman Seminole
A-21 Luke Phillips Nez Perce
Returned to home community Ophelia Powlas Oneida
Returned to home community Lucy Pretty Eagle (Take the Tail) Sioux ; Sioux (Brule)
B-06 Cora Price Sioux
D-40 John Quagin Chippewa
B-26 Christine Redstone Assiniboine
C-07 Susie Reed Apache
B-01 Leah Roadtraveller Arapaho
Returned to home community Rose (Red Rose) Sioux
Unknown Henry Rose Alaskan ; Alaskan (Eskimo)
Returned to home community Kate Ross (Kate) Wichita
E-06 George Rusk Chippewa
E-20 Ada Sanakwitsegats (Kantuts) Paiute ; Paiute (Kaibab)
D-14 Pedro Sanchez Pueblo ; Pueblo (Cochiti)
D-25 Robert Scott Seneca