Champaign County OHArchives - Grafton Cemetery, Jackson Township ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net Acworth, Georgia Posted September 2, 2009 ----- Please Visit the Champaign County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohchampa/society.htm AND the Champaign County Ohio USGenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohchampa/ ************************************************ TRANSCRIBERS NOTES: (1) Many of the markers in this cemetery are effaced and difficult to read/photograph. Every attempt was made to take the best photograph of the original marker. Chalk was used to assist in bringing out the dates and names on markers. This will be removed when it rains. (2) Written permission on file to photograph this private family cemetery received by Karen Heber. (3) Photographs were taken in March of 2008. (4) Photographs were compared to Champaign County Cemeteries VOL II compiled in 1955 by Urbana Chapter DAR. This cemetery was copied by Mrs. Blanche Johnson, Mrs. Carl Pooler and Mr. & Mrs Charles Russell. (5) Cemetery is located on Old Troy Pike, east of Kite Road. ************************************************ Document MAY NOT BE copied without written authorization from Karen Johnson-Heber. Document MAY NOT BE posted to internet without written permission from Karen Johnson-Heber. =========================================================================================================================================== SURNAME GIVEN DEATH DATE NOTES =========================================================================================================================================== Allen Benjamin P . s/o Eli & Elizabeth Allen . . . stone is degraded amd broken bottom half missing . . . 1955 DAR reading has death listed as 4-Jan-1853. . . . Review of 1850 Census he is not listed with the Eli & Elizabeth . . . Chalking stone, enlarging death date and using contrast, this looks like year . . . 1838 to this viewer Gaines Margarete 19-Nov-1852 d/o of M.T & Ann age 1y 3m 7d . . . 1955 DAR reading has age as 1 yr and name spelled Margarette . . . Mar 2008 looks like spelled Margarete Grafton Ezra 19-Mar-1862 No dates on stone- Co G 66th OVI . . . 1955 DAR reading has death date as 19-May-1862 age 25y 5m 20d . . . Civil War- Enlisted in Company C, Ohio 66th Infantry Regiment on 06 Oct 1861 . . . as a private age 25 . . . Mustered out on 15 Mar 1862 at St. Paris, Campaign County, OH. . . . Database for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans 1879-1903 lists his date of . . . death as 19-May-1862 . . . s/o John and Mary Grafton Military marker solitary . looks like a concrete base but no stone Grafton unknown 1860 2 pictures of stone unable to identify due to degrading Grafton J.L.W 2-Jan-1876 on the same stone with Mary and Amos . . . Age 71y 9m 12d Grafton Mary 10-Jun-1874 Reviewed dates by using contrast and chalk . . . on same stone as J.L.W & Amos . . . age 67y 15d . . . 1955 DAR reading only as age as 67y Grafton Amos 13-Dec-1853 1955 DAR reading has death year as 1851 using chalk and contrast this . . . appears to be 1853 . . . age 33ys 10mo 23d . . . On same stone as J.L.W & Mary Grafton Tho's B 5-May-1858 On same stone as Isiah & Amanda . . . age 24y 5m 5d Grafton Amanda 26-Sep-1859 On same stone as Isiah & Tho's B . . . 1955 DAR reading has age as 30y 10m 20d . . . Mar 2008 stone has degraded only able to validate the 30y Grafton Isiah 24-Feb-1859 On same stone as Amanda & Tho's B . . . 1955 DAR reading has age as 28y 9m 29d . . . Mar 2008 stone has degraded and can only make out 28y Grafton A.J . 1955 DAR reading not listed . . . No other information on stone. Assuming this is a Grafton due to initials Unknown footstone-1 . . stones which appear to be foot stones, but unable to validate Unknown footstone-2 . . stones which appear to be foot stones, but unable to validate =========================================================================================================================================== SURNAME GIVEN DEATH DATE NOTES =========================================================================================================================================== Unknown footstone-3 . . Unknown Unknown with initials-1 . . not able to identify first letter but middle initial B and G for the surname . . . 1955 DAR reading-nothing listed to match these initials Grafton Isiah . . not able to clearly identify. There are two letters on stone which . . . look like I. G. No dates this could be a smaller marker for Isiah Grafton . . . Isiah was the son of John & Mary Grafton Unknown with initials-3 . . initials on marker M.G-----I think this might be a smaller stone for Mary Grafton . . . no dates Unknown with initials-4 . . unable to read the first part of stone but has a W & G . . . this could be a smaller stone for J.L.W Grafton Unknown with initials-5 . . intials on marker M.E.G unknown markers . . set of 3 markers-not able to find any initials or writing Faulkner Dr. J 15-Oct-1861 Date I put on this is from the 1955 DAR reading . . . Stone is degraded and could only make out 15-Oct Dorsey Chas 14-Jul-1811 US Soldier REV WAR No Dates . . . There is a Marker beside his stone stating US War Veteran . . . Headstone provided for deceased War Veterans 1879-1903 part D . . . states death date was 14-Jul-1811 Grafton Hester 18-Dec-1838 age 76y 5m 15d Wife Of Thos Grafton Thomas J 28-Jun-1864 aged 58y took 2 pictures of this marker Grafton Thomas 12-Aug-1851 1955 DAR reading has age as 91y . . . 2008-Mar unable to verify if 91 or 95 6M Grafton John Douglas . intials on marker are J.D. G . . . 1955 DAR reading has listed John D Grafton Grafton Margaret H 15-Apr-1890 age 86y 8m 6d Wife of T.J Grafton . . . Maiden Name- Downey Grafton Jethro . 1955 DAR reading has this listed as Jethro Grafton death 27-Dec-1860 aged 21y 2m 11d looking at picture it lools like there is another name below his looks which looks like John D Grafton which would be the marker for John D Grafton Grafton John D . on the same stone with Jethro. This part of the stone is degraded. . . . 1955 DAR reading has death 24-Feb-1870 aged 27Y . . . Mar 2008 picture and trying to enhance has 17day on the end line