Ashley Pulley portrayed Maude Willis, a well educated, well traveled entertainer, during this year’s cemetery walk.

NORTH WEBSTER — Eight enactors took their place in North Webster Cemetery Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10, for the 11th annual Cemetery Walk. This living history event is sponsored by the library’s Local History and Genealogy Center.

Paula Markley portrayed Martha Mock, who married James Scott. After Scott died during the Civil War, she married Abram Stamets, although it’s written as Stametes on the tombstone. Believed to be a native of North Webster, she had three children with Scott and seven with Stamets, although records show her father took custody of the youngest three. She died in 1910.

Garry Earnhart portrayed James Scott, who is his great, great grandfather. Scott fought at the Battle of Nashville, but ended up dying of Typhoid, something Earnhart said was fairly common during the Civil War. Earnhart said no one knows what Scott did for a job, but guesses he was a farmer. Scott is buried in the National Cemetery in Nashville.

Todd Lucas portrayed George Markley, who was born in 1799 in Pennsylvania, lived in Ohio and moved to Indiana, following one of his children in 1860. He purchased land near Lake Papakeechie, owning up to 160 acres which he farmed. He died in 1881.

Forrest Boesenberg portrayed Virgil Ritter, a resident of Noble County. Ritter at one time lived on Brooklyn Street in Syracuse and worked in the cement factory. He was also a farmer. He retired to Big Lake in Noble County where he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Ritter was born 1877 and died 1955.

Ashley Pulley portrayed Maude Willis, who was an entertainer. She was born 1874. Her father had purchased the North Webster mill when she was 11 years old, so she grew up in town. She was well educated and traveled all over the U.S. speaking and entertaining. She traveled on the Chautauqua circuit and worked for WLS as part of the station’s home talent staff, producing programs. She never married and eventually settled down on the family farm, dying in 1962.

Victor LaBarbera portrayed Fredrick Greider, born 1876, died 1949. He was born in Noble County, the eighth of 10 children. His first died about 10 years into the marriage, the couple had three children. He remarried and had two additional children. He was a farmer his entire life.

Lori Hickman portrayed Elizabeth Horn, the second wife of Jacob Horn. She raised two of his children from a previous marriage before dying of Tuberculosis.

Matt Pulley portrayed Jacob Horn, born 1845 in Ohio, the same year Edgar Allen Poe published The Raven. His parents were farmers. He had two children with his first wife who passed away. He marred Elizabeth in 1880 and had two more daughters. In 1900 he and Elizabeth moved to Tippecanoe Township. She died in 1914. He remarried for a third time, but got divorced in 1921. He died in 1927.

Those featured in the cemetery walk were selected from a cemetery walk essay contest which was held in March. Patrons researched and submitted essays about the life of a person buried in the cemetery.

Also included in this year’s cemetery walk was a reading about infant doe, a baby who is buried in the cemetery, but there are no records about.

This year, the essay authors were Cindy Keirn, Beth Smith, Paula Markley, Terri Ritter and Rebecca Pressler

Videos of the cemetery walk will be available for viewing on the library’s website www.newb.lib.in.us/indiana_room/walk.