GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Auburn Township Cemetery Files (Lot Order: Wood Burial Ground, Messenger Property & Obituaries) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. 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 the Ohio USGenWeb Archives by Geauga County Genealogical Society Chardon Library 110 E. Park St., Chardon, OH 44024 (440) 285-7601 raccooan@oplin.lib.oh.us August 2001, Reformatted April 2002 *********************************************************************** Auburn Township, (Range 8, Township 6), Geauga County, Ohio Cemeteries Auburn Township Hall, 11010 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023; (440) 543-7028 Wood Burial Ground at Auburn Corners (17690 Ravenna Rd.) Inactive Location: approximately 150 yards north of U.S. Route #422 and 100 yards west of U.S. Route #44. Messenger Property, (17098 Messenger Rd.) Inactive Location: Burial of cremains of Cleon Messenger, per his will. Sections and lots have not been identified for those marked “Unknown”. Codes for Military Service (Vet.) Number codes were assigned for the various wars as follows: 01 Revolutionary War: 1776-1783 10 War of 1812: 1812-1815 16 Mexican War: 1846-1848 19 Civil War: 1861-1865 25 War with Spain: 1898 31 World War I: 6 Apr 1917-11 Nov 1918 41 World War II: 7 Dec 1941-31 Dec 1945 50 Korean War: 25 Jun 1950-31 Jan 1955 61 Vietnam: 22 Dec 1961-7 May 1975 89 Panama Action: 20 Dec 1989-31 Jan 1990 90 Persian Gulf: 1990-1991 NO None or Unknown PT Military Service not in the time of War Numbers 1 through 31 were assigned by an Official Government Project of the 1930s when cemeteries were surveyed and mapped to locate veterans. Information in parentheses came from other sources; i.e., cr & sr = Clerk’s/Sexton’s Record; c = cremains; (Map), the name appears on the map as owned or reserved. An entry such as: SMITH John ( ) means that there is no stone; at least there wasn’t when the record was compiled. *********************************************************************** ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= SURNAME First Name Twp./Cemetery Sec. Lot Born Died Age Vet. Service Organ. NEE Relation Related to Birthplace B.ST Deathplace D.ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= MESSENGER Cleon ( ) AU Messenger Property (5 Nov 1890) (27 Oct 1983) NO (s/o) (Franklin & Anora (SANFORD) MESSENGER) ashes; brother of Howard & Lewis MESSENGER ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= SURNAME First Name Twp./Cemetery Sec. Lot Born Died Age Vet. Service Organ. NEE Relation Related to Birthplace B.ST Deathplace D.ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= GRECAR Hattie J. ( ) AU Obituaries (22 Jul 1994) (76y) NO HAAS Bernard F. ( ) AU Obituaries (23 May 1958) (25 Oct 1996) NO ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= SURNAME First Name Twp./Cemetery Sec. Lot Born Died Age Vet. Service Organ. NEE Relation Related to Birthplace B.ST Deathplace D.ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= WOOD Benjamin AU Wood Burial Ground 1 1 27 Feb 1853 83y 10 Norman CROSS; owner in 1983 broken WOOD Mahitable AU Wood Burial Ground 1 1 28 Jan 1834 62y NO MARBLE ( ) Norman CROSS; owner in 1983 broken