Delaware County OHArchives - Burials in Hunt Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vicki Tieche mvtieche@att.net on July 21, 2011 ************************************************ BURIALS IN HUNT CEMETERY, HARLEM TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO Compiled April, 2010 by Vicki Tieche Reference documents: WPA Map from 1935, 0.77 acres, 129 graves, 6 veterans Tombstone Transcriptions and Other Records of Delaware County, Ohio, Esther Weygandt Powell, 1972 - Powell reading - October 9 and November 10, 1947 1987 Guide to the Cemeteries of Delaware County, Marilyn M. Cryder Genoa-Harlem Township Cemeteries, copied by Judi Hill, Linda Harris, and Jenny Stilwell, Delaware County Genealogical Society, June, 1998. Cemetery Reading for Harlem Township, Spring, 2005, by Phyllis I. Davidson and Barbara L. Morrison Reading by Robert Sizelove, August, 2008 Physical walk-throughs of cemetery in Spring, 2010 by Mike and Diane Kabler and Vicki Tieche Hunt Cemetery is located on the southwest side of the intersection of Center Village Road and Green Cook Road about one mile east of Center Village. It is the burial site of one Revolutionary War veteran, one veteran of the War with Mexico, and four or five Civil War veterans. The earliest burial in the cemetery was in 1843; the cemetery is still being used for interments. Rows were read West to East (consistent with 1935 map); Graves were read North to South Row 1 1-1 Gracie, dau of H. & E. Edwards, d. Aug 13, 1883, age 3m24d 1-2 Emily A., dau of J. & C. Love, d. Jun 21, 1883, age 30y1m Graves 1 and 2 are on the same stone 1-3 Philetus, son of John & Clarissa Love, d. Sep 12, 1873, age 17y7m23d - broken. A piece of a different small stone which appears to read Edwin A. (1-4?) is behind 1-3. Louisa E. Brown, d/o J. & E. Brown, died Jul 27, 1860, who died in the 33rd year of her age is in the place of Grave 4. The stone is in two pieces in Row 1, directly across from where it should be in row 2 1-4 Edwin Love, son of J. & C., d. Nov 1, 1863, age 10m21d - not in Sizemore - not seen in 2010 except possibly stuck in the ground behind 1-23 1-5 Rebecca, dau of J. & C. Love, d. Aug 8, 1883, age ?y6m - not in Sizemore - not seen in 2010. There is a large stone, flat on the ground where grave 5 should be, but, it appears the stone belongs in row 2 where there is a base with no stone. 1-6 Simon Love, son of J. & C. Love, d. Nov 26, 1870, age 22y9m14d 1-7 John Love, 1814-1884 - War with Mexico veteran - 1935 map shows as # 8. Needs flagholder and flag. Footstone Father 1-8 Clarissa Grant Love, 1820-1912. Footstone Mother Graves 7 and 8 are on one stone 1-9 Louisana, dau of E. & J.J. Rogers, d. Sep 28, 1851, age 2y2m - broken & down 1-10 William H., son of E. & J.J. Rogers, d. Jul 3, 1852, age 14d - stone down 1-11 William Love, b. Nov 20, 1849, d. Sep 14, 1913, age 63y10m24d. Footstone to the east - Uncle William 1-12 Miranda E., wife of John Clark, d. Jan 9, 1896, age 38y4m6d 1-13 Melissa J. Love, 1851-1911 1-14 Lillie G. Love, 1903-1905. Stone needs raised up 1-15 James W. Love, b. Jan, 1905, d. May, 1905. Stone needs raised up. Footstone JL There appear to be two missing graves between grave 8 and 15 1-16 Samuel Perry, d. May 2, 1841, age 40y20d 1-17 Simon Hursey, d. Sep 12, 1843, age 50y Row 2 2-1 Joseph Brown, d. Apr 22, 1873, age 72y6m26d 2-2 Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Brown, d. Jul 12, 1878, age 75y Graves 1 and 2 are on one stone 2-3 Louisa E., dau of J. & E. Brown, d. Jul 27, 1869, age 33y - broken. Stone pieces are now in row 1 directly across from this location 2-4 Nancy, wife of D.H. Wilson, d. Oct 20, 1864, age 25y11m12d. Stone not found in April, 2010 2-5 Phebe A., wife of O. Garlinghouse, died Oct 21, 1856, aged 27y29d. Inscription - "Ah hushed was the throb of the husbands heart, As he gazed on his lovely dead. Well knowing her spirit had been called to depart, And away with the angels had fled." Stone is in pieces and flat. There appears to be more than one stone in this location. 2-6 John S. Brown, son of Joseph & Elizabeth Brown, d. Apr 3, 1843, age 10d 2-7 George Hursey, d. Oct 3, 1851, age 56y Row 3 3-1 William Gorsuch, 1823-1859 3-2 Hannah Smith Gorsuch Smoots, 1831-1906 3-3 Jacob Smoots, 1826-1895 Graves 1 through 3 are on one stone 3-4 William Gorsuch, d. Feb 21, 1859, age 36y5m28d - broken. Inscription 3-5 William, son of Wm & M. Barcus, d. Aug 1, 1851, age 6y 3-6 Emily E., dau of Wm & M. Barcus, d. Mar 28, 1851, age 13y11d - Fanny? There appear to be three additional graves in this first six since the 1935 map Large Space follows 3-7 Margaret, wife of Nathan Gorsuch, d. Aug 18, 1852, age 30y11m9d - not found in 2010 3-8 Sarah E., dau of N. & H. Gorsuch, d. Apr 3, 1850, age 19d 3-9 Harriet, wife of Nathan Gorsuch, d. Aug 18, 1832, age 41y11m9d - broken - three pieces 3-10 Nathan Gorsuch, d. Dec 15, 1865, age 49y3m7d 3-11 Lorana O. Gorsuch, 1831-1889 Row jumps farther east after grave 11 3-12 James Ogelvie, d. Jul 8, 1846, age 55y11m4d - Inscription - "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works to follow them." Stone signed D. Stockwell EXR 3-13 Mary Ann, dau of James & Mary A. Bauserman, d. Apr 16, 1847, age 11m9d 3-14 Charlie, son of J.C. & M. Evans, b. Aug 4, 1876, d. Sep 1, 1876 - dates? There appear to be two additional graves in this group of eight since the 1935 map 3-15 Samuel McClurg, 1810-1880. Inscription: "Blessed are the departed who die in the Lord." 3-16 Rachel, wife of S. McClorg, d. Sep 17, 1872, age 60y9m4d - Inscription unreadable 3-17 Matilda McClurg, d. Jun 30, 1870, age 24y9m4d - Inscription unreadable 3-18 William, son of S. & R. McClorg, d. Aug 30, 1851, age 17y5m17d - Inscription: "Prepare to meet thy God." 3-19 Alexander, son of S. & R. McClorg, d. Aug 23, 1851, age 8y3m18d - stone broken and needs repair 3-20 Isabella, dau of Samuel & Rachel McClorg, d. Aug 25, 1851, age 3y8m25d 3-21 Margaret, dau of Samuel & Rachel McClorg, d. Sep 3, 1851, age 5y11m7d 3-22 Rebecca, dau of Samuel & Rachel McClorg, d. Apr 14, 1865, age 12y11m11d Row 4 4-1 William Barr, d. Jan 21, 1873, age 77y4m2d 4-2 Elizabeth Barr, d. Dec 9, 1873, age 75y11m5d Graves 1 and 2 are on one stone There appears to be a missing grave here since the 1935 map Space 4-3 Nancy, wife of F. Barr, d. Dec 7, 1867, age 86y 4-4 Francis Barr, d. Mar 7, 1844, age 64y 4-5 Sarah, wife of Samuel Barr, d. Oct 14, 1846, age 46y 4-6 Mary E., dau of James & Anna Barr, d. Apr 1, 1861, age 16y6m9d - broken and off base. Inscription There appear to be two additional graves between grave 3 and 9 since the 1935 map 4-7 Anna Barr, d. Mar 21, 1884, age 63y10m27d 4-8 Joseph W. Barr, d. Jan 13, 1852, age 9y3m12d 4-9 James Barr, CoH, 121 Reg OVI, died at Chattanooga, Tenn, Jul 9, 1864, age 44y8m15d - Civil War veteran - Sons of Union Veterans lists as Row 4, Grave 8. Broken GAR holder Graves 7 through 9 are on one stone Space 4-10 Ann, wife of J.H. Barr, b. Dec 6, 1823, d. Sep 29, 1861 Large space - graves beyond were counted in Row 3 in 1935 4-11 J. Curtis Montgomery, b. Mar 3, 1858, d. Apr 10, 1908 4-12 Anna E. Montgomery, b. Jul 18, 1865, d. Apr 18, 1935 Graves 11 and 12 are on one stone 4-13 Curtis Montgomery, b. Sep 6, 1900, d. Apr 13, 1902 There appears to be a missing grave in this last group 4-14 Cecil Skinner, born Jul 7, 1936 - near south edge of cemetery, recent burial. Row 5 5-1 Harime Cole, d. ?, 1881, age 49y3m2d - square marble marker There is an additional grave shown here on the more recent map 5-2 Sarah, wife of E. Blain, d. Dec 6, 1853, age 55y9m11d 5-3 Catharine, wife of Alam Blain, d. Dec 13, 1855, age 92y11m15d. Inscription 5-4 Alam Blain, d. Nov 22, 1846, age 86y6m9d, Revolutionary War veteran 1776 flagholder, no flag 5-5 Infant Wickiser, 1906 - stone off holder 5-6 Millie Wickiser, 1892-1896 5-7 Perry Wickiser, 1884-1885 5-8 Matilda A., dau of Jonathan & Leonora Hatch, d. Sep 28, 1863, age 10m 5-9 Sarah J., dau of Jonathan & Leonora Hatch, d. Aug 29, 1863, age 2y5m27d Misplaced flagholder - Spanish American War - several men buried in the cemetery were the right age to be in the Spanish-American War, but no records have been found. Jonathan Hatch and wife Leonora Blain were found in the 1880 census with a 15 year old son, George, living with them. George would also have been the correct age to be in the Spanish American War, but no records were found. 5-10 Our little Emma, dau of Geo & Matilda Holt, d. Aug 29, 1863, age 3y2m8d J.C.M. Sr. - footstone from Row 4 J.C.M. Jr. - footstone from Row 4 There appear to be two to four additional markers after grave 4 since the 1935 map Row 6 6-1 S. E. Trout, CoG, 78th OVI - Civil War marker - Civil War veteran - Sons of the Union Veterans lists as Row 6, Grave 1. Broken. GAR flagholder 6-2 Omar, son of Dr. & M. Johnson, d. Nov 5, 1854, age 1y8m17d - stone down had been inscription 6-3 Emly J., dau of A. & S.H. Case, d. Jan 10, 1854, age 2y1m15d. Spelling as appears on stone. Stone down. Inscription mostly unreadable ends - "...my flesh lies here to rot, Let not this warning be forgot." There appears to be an additional marker, either 2 or 3 since the 1935 map 6-4 Doct T. Johnson, d. Feb 1, 1864, age 48y9m16d 6-5 Hugh Ford Sen. - stone broken & top set in ground - War of 1812 veteran 6-6 Ann, wife of Hugh Ford, d. Aug 17, 1851, age 73y9m22d 6-7 J.S.K.P., son of V.M. & E. Ford, d. Oct 18, 1845, age 8m2d - J.S.H.R.? 6-8 Hannah, dau of V.M. & E. Ford, d. Sep 7, 1851, age 4y5m9d 6-9 Priscilla B., dau of Hugh & Ann Ford, d. Aug 27, 1851, age 8y11m27d 6-10 Isabella, dau of Hugh & Ann Eliza Ford, d. Aug 10, 1850, age 1m18d Very large space 6-11 Arthur J. Triplett, b. Jun 29, 1849, d. Apr 20, 1915 6-12 Mary E., his wife (Triplett), b. Dec 25, 1854, d. Dec 5, 1917 Graves 11 and 12 are on one stone 6-13 John A. Triplett, 1877-1955 6-14 Ray V. Triplett, 1890-1970 Graves 13 and 14 are on one stone 6-15 Carl M. Triplett, 1874-1959 6-16 Edith Triplett, 1879-1963 6-17 Stanzie Triplett, 1881-1970 Graves 15 through 17 are on one stone Row 7 7-1 Elizabeth, wife of C.B. Oldham, d. Oct 27, 1863, age 60y3m1d 7-2 Permelia, dau of Charles & Elizabeth Oldham, d, Jul 17, 1849, age 13y - Stone is under juniper tree at Row 8, G2 and readable. Needs put back up 7-3 Shuah Edmund, son of Charles & Elizabeth Oldham, d. Sep 1, 1850, age 6y8m22d. Inscription unreadable 7-4 Isadore, dau of J. & C. Loern, d. Dec 24, 1861?, age 1y11m9d Row 8 8-1 Annie E. Sutton, b. Oct 20, 1872, d. Sep 5, 1884 8-2 Broken marker - old, age 84y7m23d. Several broken under tree - Permelia from Row 7 and 3 additional pieces 8-3 Henry L. Smith, d. Dec 10, 1844, age 35y11m29d 8-4 Amir D., wife of H.L. Smith, d. Oct 10, 1877, age 25y5m10d Graves 3 and 4 are on one stone 8-5 Clemma S. Hays, deau of S.R. & M.A.,d. Sep 26, 1881, age 3m Lying between 5 and 6 Our Baby - no surname or dates 8-6 Samie J., son of H.E. & J. Sutton, d. Jun 20, 1881, age 1m2d 8-7 William L. Smith, d. Jun 6, 1909, age 90y4m29d. Inscription - At rest 8-8 Amanda, wife of Wm Smith, d. Nov 15, 1884, age 64y5m14d Graves 7 and 8 are on one stone 8-9 Daniel H. Smith, son of W.L. & A. Smith, d. Apr 12, 1865, age 6y7m9d There is an additional marker between grave 2 and 9 since the 1935 map 8-10 Pediment mostly covered by grass, no stone W.H. Jackson, Civil War veteran, is supposed to be Row 8, Grave 11 according to Sons of the Union Veterans - According to Cryder is in Hill Cemetery, Concord Township. Delaware County Genealogical Society confirmed May, 2010 Jackson is buried in Hill Cemetery, not here in Hunt. Row 9 9-1 Elisha Calvert, d. Aug 17, 1850, age 42y5m7d Row 10 10-1 Melginia, dau of P.H. & Eliza Baughman, d. Aug 3, 1871, age 3m29d There appears to be a grave missing here 10-2 Sarah, wife of Wm. Peters, d. Jul 3, 1872, age 74y3m27d 10-3 Martha, dau of Wm. & S. Peters, d. Feb 4, 1859, age 17y5m18d - out of line and down 10-4 Robert Lee, son of E.F. & M.C. Orndorf, d. May 20, 1868, age 1y10m15d - stone is in 2 pieces Row 11 11-1 Pamela K. Snepp, 1955-1984, Romans 8:18 11-2 Joseph R., son of J.S. & H.S. Saunders, d. Jan 10, 1864, age 10y16d - broken 2 pieces 11-3 R.F. Orndorf, 1832-1922 11-4 Selina Orndorf, 1839-1913 Graves 3 and 4 are on one stone 11-5 Harvey S., son of R. & S. Orndorff, d. Jul 22, 1863, age 1y5m 11-6 Idolia B., dau of R. & S. Orndorf, d. Jul 27, 1863, age 4y1d Graves 5 and 6 are identical stones, lying on the ground, side by side (had been stacked) Space 11-7 Jonathan Orndorf, d. Mar 15, 1859, age 88y23d There is an additional marker between graves 3 and 7 since the 1935 map 11-8 Henry Orndorf, d. Sep 1, 1856 11-9 Maria, wife of H. Orndorf, d. Oct 5, 1863 Graves 8 and 9 are on one stone, Father & Mother Row 12 12-1 Ararat, wife of Absolom Fox, d. Apr 12, 1854, age 58y26d. Was inscribed, 12-2 James H., son of John & Surmantha Montgomery, d. Aug 24, 1864, 15y9m10d 12-3 Cora, dau of J. & S. Montgomery, d. Feb 24, 1867, age 11m17d 12-4 J. Myers, son of J. & S. Montgomery, d. Sep 16, 1870, age 1y1m16d 12-5 Bohen H., son of J. & S. Montgomery, d. Nov 23, 1883, age 23y - on ground 12-6 Mary S., wife of J, Montgomery, b. Jun 17, 1831, d. Jan 15, 1899 12-7 John Montgomery, b. Oct 5, 1821, died ? 12-8 Surmantha McClelland, his wife, b. Jun 17, 1831, d. Jan 15, 1899 Grave 7 and 8 are on one stone 12-9 Harry E. Montgomery, b. Feb 14, 1876, d. Jan 21, 1903 12-10 Nancy, wife of Robt. Gordon, d. Oct. 4, 1855, age 43y6m9d Row 13 13-1 Eliza, dau of D. & C. Hunt, d. Jan 23, 1852, age 18y9m28d 13-2 Broken marker - unreadable - ? from Powell - Nathan, son of ??, d. Sep 19, 1844, age 1y8m2d (Hunt?) 13-3 William Hunt, d. Mar 2, 1877, age 46y1m24d - Civil War Veteran - Sons of the Union Veterans shows as Row 13, Grave 4 - Footstone 13-4 Camie D., dau of Wm. & Stanza M. Hunt, d. Oct 17, 1878, age 14y9m9d CDH footstone in row 14 Graves 3 and 4 are on one stone 13-6 Daniel, son of David & Elizabeth Fix, d. Feb 12, 1854, age 13d 13-7 Mary Ann, wife of Rees McClelland, d. May 10, 1856, age 42y10m2d - Broken and propped behind stone for Rees 13-8 Rees McClelland, d. Jun 22, 1869, age 64y Row 14 14-1 Mary E. Gorsuch Bishop, Oct 21, 1867, May 3, 1958 14-2 Milo Gorsuch, 1874-1956 14-3 Seth Gorsuch, 1866-1942 Graves 2 and 3 are on one stone 14-4 Gorsuch Monument 14-5 Mary E., dau of J. & E. Bateson, d. May 13, 1864, age 24y3m22d 14-6 Margaret R., dau of J. & E. Bateson, d., Aug 8, 1852, age 14y4m21d Mother - footstone for Eliza McClellan Bateson 14-7 Eliza McClellan, first wife of Jonathan Bateson, d. Feb 10, 1845, age 34y1m9d Inscription: "Come to rest" 14-8 Jonathan Bateson, b. Sep 19, 1811, d. Apr 8, 1900 14-9 Mary Evans, second wife of Jonathan Bateson, d. Jan 16, 1889, age 65y3m Inscription: "Blessed sleep" Graves 7 through 9 are on one stone Mother - footstone for Mary Evans Bateson 14-10 Nathan, son of Jonathan & Mary Bateson, d. Dec 2, 1850, age 2y11m2d 14-11 J.M., son of J. & M. Bateson, d. Sep 20, 1856, age 1y7m19d - broken - 20/29? 14-12 Milo, son of J. & M. Bateson, d. Jun 28, 1866, age 9y7m12d 14-13 David J., son of J. & M. Bateson, d. Feb 22, 1878, age 19y5m3d. Inscription Row 15 (Not on any of the prior maps, but the three stones listed are a full row to the east of row 14.) 15-1 Samuel Gorsuch, 1835 - 1911 - Civil War Veteran - Sons of the Union Veterans lists as Row 14, Grave 1. Rusting, broken GAR marker 15-2 Emaline Gorsuch, 1843 - 1936 large space 15-3 Eliza McClellan, wife of Jonathan Bateson, d. Feb 10, 1845, age 34y1m9d