GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Burton Township Cemetery Files (SURNAMES WELL to YOD) *********************************************************************** 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 May 2002 *********************************************************************** Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio Cemeteries Burton Township, 14821 Rapids Rd., Burton, OH 44021; (440) 834-1500 Memorial; (13851 Memorial Rd.); Inactive Location: Memorial Road turns off (to the west) of Rt. 168 south of the village of Burton. The drive is the same as the one for the sewage treatment plant. The cemetery has had various names: Lower, Valley, and Fox. Seven imposing rose granite obelisks for the Fox family gave it the latter name. There are two sections. Many burials have been made, but no identification of location has been found. No burials have been made for many, many years. Pleasant Hill; (12775 Butternut Rd.); Active; space is limited (no room for expansion) Location: on the south side of Butternut Rd., just east of the intersection of Aquilla and Butternut Roads. There are 2 sections. East of the exit drive is a section reserved for Mennonites. Slitor; (16297 Claridon-Troy Rd./Rt. 700); Active Location: on the east side of Rt. 700, on the boundary line between Burton and Troy Townships. There are two sections in the older part. The expansion to the east has A and B sections. Each lot is actually one grave in this new part. Williams; (13782 Claridon-Troy Rd.); Inactive except for cremains. Location: on the west side of Claridon-Troy Road, about ½ mile south of the intersection of Claridon-Troy and Butternut Roads, north of the Village of Burton. 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 ST Deathplace ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== WELLS Marjorie N. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 51 1921 1984 NO NICHOLS w/o Donald W. WELLS Vern BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 51 1888 (20 Feb)1978 NO h/o Flossie WESOLOWSKI Pauline BU Twp. - Slitor 2 49 1886 (25 Oct)1978 92y NO WHEELER George H. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 76 1828 (19 Jan)1911 NO h/o Louisa A. WHEELER Louisa A. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 76 1831 1900 NO HOVEY () w/o George H. WHITE Sady BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 75 NO Has no stone. WHITMORE Marietta BU Twp. - Memorial 1 60 6 Mar 1865 31y NO SPERRY w/o Stephen Whitmore WICKS Diane BU Twp. - Slitor B 152 NO LILLIBRIDGE, Robert & Hilda WICKS Jeffery Lee BU Twp. - Slitor B 151 21 Jul 1974 24 Nov 1974 4m 3d NO s/o Richard & Diane LILLIBRIDGE, Robert & Hilda Located between Lots 151 & 152. WICKS Richard BU Twp. - Slitor B 151 NO LILLIBRIDGE, Robert & Hilda WILKINS Lynda J. ( ) BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 49 (6 Dec 1937) (6 Jan 1999) NO HAWKINS ( ) WILLIAMS Betsey BU Twp. - Williams 6 17 Aug 1860 74y NO BRADLEY () w/o Calvin WILLIAMS C.S. Charles BU Twp. - Memorial 2 15 1847 1909 (1 Apr) NO WILLIAMS Calvin BU Twp. - Williams 6 (1787) 29 Sep 1860 74y 10 Army h/o Betsey WILLIAMS Delos BU Twp. - Williams 5 1816 1888 NO WILLIAMS Dewit C. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 46 7 Sep 1834 22y NO s/o J. & M. WILLIAMS Dresden A. BU Twp. - Williams 5 1851 1855 NO WILLIAMS Edwin J. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 46 27 Sep 1837 22y NO s/o J. & S. WILLIAMS Elvira BU Twp. - Williams 5 1826 1859 NO KNOX () w/o Delos WILLIAMS Frankie BU Twp. - Williams 5 1888 1888 NO WILLIAMS Harriet BU Twp. - Williams 5 1837 (6 Apr)1917 NO w/o Delos WILLIAMS John M. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 61 8 Nov 1842 50y NO WILLIAMS Justin BU Twp. - Memorial 1 46 29 Jun 1854 61y 8m NO WILLIAMS M.N. Melissa BU Twp. - Memorial 2 15 1845 1923 (5 Mar) NO WILLMOT Abigail M. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 29 May 1841 48y of her age NO DURAND () w/o Asa WILLMOT Asa, Sr. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 3 Feb 1786 21 Nov 1858 10 Army WILLMOT Curtiss G. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 2 Jul 1812 28 Oct 1862 NO (h/o) (Polly) WILLMOT Esther A. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 26 Jan 1817 10 Feb 1841 NO WILLMOT Polly BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 29 Feb 1816 16 Jan 1856 NO CHARTER () w/o Curtiss G. WILLMOT Thomas C. BU Twp. - Memorial 1 96 2 Dec 1841 11 Jun 1856 NO WILLMOT William BU Twp. - Memorial 1 97 30 Apr 1879 56y NO WILLMOTT Burritt BU Twp. - Memorial 1 97 8 Dec 1844 in his 36y NO WILSON Caroline BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 54 21 Aug 1844 19y NO separate metal plates on iron grillwork--perhaps some are missing WILSON George N. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 8 1853 1904 NO WILSON Hattie W. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 8 1877 1962 NO NEWCOMB WILSON Kiler BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 54 21 Sep 1844 14y NO separate metal plates on iron grillwork--perhaps some are missing WILSON Melissa BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 54 30 Aug 1844 33y NO separate metal plates on iron grillwork--perhaps some are missing WILSON Nathaniel BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 54 22 Sep 1844 17y NO separate metal plates on iron grillwork--perhaps some are missing WILSON Reuben BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 54 21 Sep 1844 11y NO separate metal plates on iron grillwork--perhaps some are missing WITHERBEE J.B. BU Twp. - Memorial 2 30 8 Sep 1846 44y NO WITTER Anna BU Twp. - Memorial 2 8 9 Oct 1849 70y NO w/o Septimeus WITTER Septimeus, Dea. BU Twp. - Memorial 2 8 14 Jan 1771 30 Aug 1857 NO WOLFRAM Carl BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 36 1882 (31 Aug) 1966 NO WOLFRAM Christina BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 48 1908 (25 Jun 2000) (91y) NO WOLFRAM Gertrude BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 36 1936 1951 NO WOLFRAM Hedwig BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 36 1940 1953 NO WOLFRAM Julia BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 36 1943 1953 NO WOLFRAM Richard BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 36 1938 1953 NO WOOSTER Abram BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 52 1 May 1854 84y NO WOOSTER Catharine BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 52 8 Jun 1851 84y NO w/o Abraham WOOSTER Samuel S. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 52 20 Jan 1845 14y 6m 6d NO s/o W.J.&M. Go home my friends,weep not for me,From all my pain I now am free WOOSTER Wm. J. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 2 52 18 Aug 1845 43y 5m 10d NO WRIGHT Abigail BU Twp. - Williams 1 5 Aug 1847 62y NO BRADLEY () w/o m.1, Medad WRIGHT, m.2, Neri WIGHT Footstone A.W. WRIGHT Malinda BU Twp. - Williams 1 11 Jan 1848 22y NO d/o N.& A. Footstone M.W. WRIGHT Medad BU Twp. - Williams 1 15 Nov 1822 39y NO h/o Abigail BRADLEY WRIGHT 1st husband Footstone M.W. WRIGHT Neri BU Twp. - Williams 1 28 Nov 1864 79y NO h/o Abigail BRADLEY WRIGHT 2nd husband YODER John H. BU Twp. - Pleasant Hill 1 Old 62 1909 (29 Mar)1970 NO h/o (Susan)