CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO - Roselawn Cemetery (Partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Chris Lindegarde dauphinmm@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/clindegarde August 29, 2001 ************************************************************************ Roselawn Cemetery 37225 Solon Rd. Right north of the corner of Solon and Aurora Roads (north to south on Solon Road) Dates of transcription: Sections 5 & 6, NE corner Rows 1-4 Aug. 27, 2001 Most stones face N/S, some E/W. Some are weathered and unreadable. Some have fallen, some have broken. Stones are marked {R}= unreadable, {F}= fallen, {B}=broken. Multi-faceted stones are labeled for the direction in which the inscription faces (i.e. East face=East:, West face=West:, etc.). Row 1 1. Mary 2. James 3. Maggie 4. Fred F. Baldwin 1884 1959 5. Helen Maude Baldwin 1887 1951 6. Jack G. Baldwin 1918 1984 7. Addie H. Richards 1865-1946 8. Wm W. Richards 1861-1926 9. Jessie 10. Father 11. Mother 12. George (goes w/Hannaford stone Row 2) 13. Reuben (goes w/Hannaford stone Row 2) 14. William F. (goes w/Hannaford stone Row 2) 15. Minnie (goes w/Aiken Row 2) 16. William Bell 1857-1940 17. Matilda Bell 1861-1943 18. Robert W. McFarland 1868-1875 19. Caroline D. Bishop 1856-1937 20. Wilfred W. Bishop 1861-1936 Row 2 1. Wormley Left: Father Howard O. Sept. 24, 1910 June 21, 1994 Right: Mother Opal J. June 12, 1913 2. Owen Left: Mary E. 1867-1928 Right: Andrew G. 1865-1932 3. Dewey Left: Charles Oliver Oct. 20, 1903 Feb. 11, 1968 Right: Viola Flick June 30, 1903 Dec. 22, 1989 4. East: Davison marker only 5. Evan Richards 1792-1885 Edward Richards 1820-1887 Fannie Richards 1824-1875 Wife of Edward E. Richards Jessie Richards Daughter of Addie H. and Wm. W. Richards 6. A duplication of information found on stone 5, much older/soapstone East: Evan Richards Born Dec. ??, 1792 Died Nov. 1, 1885 Aged ?? North: empty West: empty South: Edward Richards Born June 18, 1820 Died Oct. 3, 1887 Aged 37 yrs 3 ms ?? ds Fannie Wife of E. Richards Died April 21, 1875 Aged 31 yrs. 23 ms. ?? RICHARDS (at base) 7. Babka Left: Masonic symbol William F. 1916 Right: Ohio Eastern Star symbol Edith M. 1917-2000 Center: married Sept. 14, 1938 In God's loving care 8. Beloved Mother and Grandmother Inez Jordan Jones July 3, 1904-May 21, 1995 In my Father's house are many mansions 9. Hannaford adorned w/flag, metal marker on flag rusted {R} West: John Roy 1848-1908 Co. H. 150 O.V. Inf. Ella Adelia His wife 1850-1932 Byron Born 1875 Age 6 months 10. Hannaford (bottom) adorned w/flag, metal marker on flag rusted {R} East: George E., 1860-1862 Reuben M. 1878, age 4 weeks (match single marker stones in Row 1) North: W. F. Hannaford, 1838-1901. Co. D, 103 O.V.I. West: Julia A. Benford, 1885-1902 South: Julia M. Hannaford, 1838-1922 11. East: Aiken West: Aiken William Aiken 1850-1928 Ellen Jane his wife 1850-1931 Minnie Aiken Harper 1878-1903 (matches single named marker in Row 1) 12. Robert J. Miller 1820-1903 Rose his wife 1819-1909 Miller (on base) 13. East: McFarland (matches McFarlands in Row 1) West: Bishop (matches Bishops in Row 1) 14. Sarah B. Knopf 1889-1987 15. William J. Sept. 15, 1844 Feb. 10, 1905 Fannie Nov. 29, 1852 Aug. 13, 1936 Patterson (on base) Row 3 1. James Waller 1860-1925 2. East: Mitchell (base) James S. Mitchell born Feb. 15, 1838 Died Jan. 24, 1888 Member of Co. A 23 O.V.V.I. 'Be brave soldier' North: {R} star at top West: Mary J. Mitchell born Oct. 1?, 1810 died July 22, 1891 South: star at top Maggie J. Wife of J.S. Mitchell died Mar 15, 1873? Aged 18 ys. 11 ms. 20 ds. 3. Rae C. Baldwin 1888-1972 4. Henry M. Baldwin 1850-1929 5. Anna M. Baldwin 1851-1876 6. Lynn R. Dewey 1867-1951 7. Linnie L. Dewey 1873-1944 8. Grandfather (buried in ground) 9. Gemma Left: Dad Charles V. Feb. 13, 1940 Jan. 17, 2001 Right: Mom Carlette L. Mar. 30, 1944 Center: Married Sept. 23, 1967 'Remember the joy and the laughter and the smiles. I've only gone to rest a little while.' 10. Julia M. (matches Hannaford stone in Row 2) 11. Julia A. (matches Hannaford stone in Row 2) 12. Mother (goes w/Aiken stone in Row 2) 13. Father (goes w/Aiken stone in Row 2) 14. Father (goes w/Miller stone in Row 2) 15. Mother (goes w/Miller stone in Row 2) 16. Johnson McFarland 1829-1900 17. Isabel McFarland 1831-1916 18. McKibbin 1900 Hugh 1988 1895 Winifred 1983 19. Isabel Bishop 1891-1953 20. William J. 1844-1905 21. Fannie 1852-1936 Row 4 1. adorned w/metal stake, metal marker rusted {R}, American flag Lois M. Cameron Jack 1st Lt. U.S. Army World War II Mar 9, 1915-Aug. 19, 1978 2. Metcalf Pearlie M.-William A. 3. Father Clayton Metcalf "Bud" 1913-1973 4. Youmell Husband 1912 Clayton 1997 Wife 1915 Elizabeth 5. Inez Lavern Palmer 1882-1963 6. East: Huddilston marker only 7. H. Alanson Palmer 1872-1955 8. South: Russell (base) J. H. Russell died May 27, 1888 aged 65 years East: Lillie L. Russell died Nov. 13, 1874 aged 19 yrs ?? miss me at home yes we miss ?? {R} North: empty West: Laura A. Russell died Mar 24, 1907 aged 80 yrs 6 ms 9. South: Daniel McAfee died Sept. 20, 1898 aged 73 yrs. Mary B. McAfee died Jan'y 30, 1913 aged 76 yrs. 10. South: James Mc. Farland born in Tyrone Co. Ireland Aug 1, 1791 died Apr. 6, 1878 Elizabeth his wife born in Tyrone Co. Ireland Nov. 2, 1791. died Jan 11, 1873. "Sixty years we lived together faithfully as husband and wife they that sleep in Jesus the Lord will ?? with him (??ring)