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Park St., Chardon, OH 44024 (440) 285-7601 raccooan@oplin.lib.oh.us August 2001 *********************************************************************** Chester Township, (Range 9, Township 8), Geauga County, Ohio Cemeteries Chester Township 12701 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026: Phone (440) 729-7058 Archer; 7125 Brook Lane (private property) Inactive Chester Township; 12266 Chillicothe Rd. Active Location on the west side of U.S. Route. #306, about 1 ½ miles north of the intersection of U.S. Route #322 and U.S. Route #306, north of Sherman Road. Jackson Farm; 117?? Chillicothe Rd. Inactive Location: on the east side of Chillicothe Road, about 150 yards south of Mulberry Road. Most of the stones were moved to the township cemetery. Only a few bases remain. Old Settlement: 9545 Mayfield Rd. (U.S. Route #322) Inactive Location: on the south side of U.S. Route #322, between Sperry Road and Kenyon Drive. Quirk: 12703 Woodside Dr. Inactive Location: on the east side of Woodside Dr.; north of U.S. Route #322. These cemeteries are not included in this compilation: Western Reserve Memorial Garden; 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440) 729-9465 Chesterland Memorial Park (Jewish) 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440) 831-6555 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 Gr. Birth Death Age Vet. SER_ORG NEE Relation Related to Birthplace ST Deathplace ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= ADAMS Samuel CS Chester Township A 141 20 Sep 1817 54y 11m 18d 10 Army ALLIN Irma E. ( ) CS Chester Township C 355 (24 Sep 1996) (102y) NO DiPUCCIO, Lynette ALLIN AMES ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 166 (no date) NO Wm. AMES No stone. Clerk's records. AMES Edward CS Chester Township A 66 23 Dec 1854 19 yr NO s/o Mason & Mary AMES Freeman CS Chester Township A 66 1? Oct 1864 20yr 5mo 16da NO Stone is almost illegible and broken. AMES John H. CS Chester Township A 66 16 Nov 1854 21 yr NO s/o Mason & Mary AMES M. Lenora CS Chester Township A 64 1869 1890 NO d/o B.D. & M.E. AMES M.C. RUST, Mrs. CS Chester Township A 77 29 Nov 1808 28 Jan 1890 NO (m. 1, ? RUST; m. 2, AMES) cr has Mercy RUST AMES AMES Mary (cr) CS Chester Township A 65 NO (perhaps w/o Mason; no stone or dates) AMES Mary E. CS Chester Township A 64 1845 1872 NO w/o B.D. AMES Mary L. CS Chester Township A 66 3 Apr 1855 14 yr NO d/o Mason & Mary AMES Mason CS Chester Township A 65 18 Jan 1878 71yr 9mo NO ANDERSON Ruby M. Dearest Mom CS Chester Township C 336 1903 (cr 6 Apr) 1978 NO m Robert W. & Helen MANNING ANDREWS Dolly CS Chester Township A 86 11 June 1838 70 NO w/o E.S. ANDREWS E.B. ( ) CS Chester Township A 86 19 Kinney Rec. ANDREWS Edward D. CS Chester Township C 342 6 Aug 1925 17 Aug 1977 41 Arm 3 US Navy Sites 1 & 2 ANDREWS Mary Alice (deed) CS Chester Township C 342 NO Sites 1 & 2; 1 Aug 1997 ANELONES Peter ( ) CS Chester Township A 296 NO No Stone. No dates. Clerk's record. ARCHER ? Infant Daughter CS Chester Township A 201 (1830 or 1850) NO d/o James & Sally ARCHER Patrick CS Archer Cemetery Sep 1862 61y NO private property ARCHER Sally CS Chester Township A 201 2 Dec 1830? 50? 26y NO w/o James ARCHER William, Jr. ( ) CS Archer Cemetery (no date) 10 from Grave Registrations at Recorder's Office ARCHER William, Sr. ( ) CS Archer Cemetery (no date) 10 from Grave Registrations at Recorder's Office ARMSTRONG Robert C. ( ) CS Chester Township C 413 (9 Oct 1996) (80y) 41 Kinney Rec. Site 2, 28 Oct 1996, Geraldine (cremains bur 14 Oct 1996) ARP Ida M. CS Chester Township C 369 1911 (5 Oct 1995) (84) NO ARP John V. CS Chester Township C 369 1910 (19 Jun) 1992 (81y) NO Mason AUSTIN Helen ( ) CS Chester Township C 352 (4 Feb 1991) (65y) NO Ronald WESLEY, Sites 3 & 4 No stone, cremains BABCOCK Chester S. CS Old Settlement 123 27 Jun 1869 69y NO BABCOCK David D. CS Old Settlement 122 7 Oct 1874 in 64th yr NO BABCOCK Elias CS Old Settlement 121 (1776) 3 Jul 1859 in 83rd yr 10 Army BABCOCK Elizabeth CS Old Settlement 123 7 Jun 1879 75y NO BABCOCK Elvira P. CS Old Settlement 122 8 Oct 1859 in 51st yr NO w/o D.D. BABCOCK Lucy CS Old Settlement 121 28 Feb 1874 in 98th yr NO BABCOCK Lucy Jane CS Old Settlement 127 10 Oct 1838 8y 2m 16d NO d/o C.S. & E. BABCOCK William H. CS Old Settlement 127 18 Dec 1862 22y 4m NO BAGARIA Frank K. CS Chester Township B 67 1925 (11 Oct) 1983 41 Navy Charles & Jean MOSS BAGARIA Kathryn CS Chester Township B 67 1927 NO Charles & Jean MOSS BAGARIA Kathryn (deed) CS Chester Township C 364 NO Sites 3 & 4; 15 Jun 1993 BAILEY Jennie CS Chester Township A 18 1861 1911 NO w/o L.A. Footstones, Jennie and Merion. BAILEY L.A. CS Chester Township A 18 1856 1909 NO Footstones, Jennie and Merion. BAILEY Nancy G. CS Chester Township C 357 1927 (cr18 Jul) 1985 NO w/o BAILEY Raymond K. CS Chester Township C 357 1898 (cr 26Nov) 1985 NO f BAILEY Richard D. CS Chester Township C 357 (4 Mar) 1925 (10 Jul 1997) (72y) 41 Army husb BAILEY Richard D. (deed) CS Chester Township C 374 NO Site 1 BAKER Asahel CS Chester Township A 147 26 Nov 1864 53y 11m NO BAKER James M. CS Chester Township A 147 2 Sep 1875 39y NO BAKER Jane L. CS Old Settlement 89 24 Mar 1872 NO w/o Wm. BAKER L.L. (Lydia) CS Chester Township A 147 18 Jan 1894 84y NO BAKOS Ann (deed) CS Chester Township C 367 NO Ann BAKOS, Sites 3, 4 BAKOS Leslie, M.D. ( ) CS Chester Township C 367 (11 Feb 1993) (64y) NO Ann BAKOS, Sites 3, 4 BALAZS Paul A. ( ) CS Chester Township C 374 (10 Jun 1994) (58y) NO Rosemary BALAZS (cremains bur 14 Jun 1994) BALDWIN Ammir CS Quirk 1 27 18 May 1860 68y 10 Army BALDWIN Daniel S. CS Quirk 1 27 23 Nov 1857 28y NO BALDWIN Sarah CS Quirk 1 27 30 May 1890 96y NO BARBER Amanda CS Chester Township A 79 1802 1880 NO No surname on stone BARBER Anson C. CS Chester Township A 230 1854 1942 NO with Rhoda J. BARBER Arthur L. CS Chester Township A 230 1884 (cr 6 Aug) 1959 NO with Emma S. BARBER Chauncy CS Chester Township A 80 1830 1913 NO No Surname on stone. BARBER Elijah CS Chester Township A 79 1798 1884 NO No surname on stone BARBER Emma E. CS Chester Township A 80 1828 1904 NO No Surname on stone. BARBER Emma S. CS Chester Township A 230 1880 (cr26 Mar) 1951 NO with Arthur L. BARBER Hattie E. CS Chester Township A 80 1871 1902 NO BARBER ( ? ) No Surname on stone. Recorded as HANDERSON in Clerk's record. BARBER Rhoda J. CS Chester Township A 230 1854 1921 NO with Rhoda J. BARNES ? Baby CS Chester Township A 5 (cr13 Aug 1947) NO (c/o) (Louis) BARNES Alice R. CS Chester Township A 15 1878 (cr 30Aug) 1957 NO m Myrtle May, Wilberta Dorothy BARNES Archie G. CS Chester Township A 40 1898 (cr 7Dec) 1988 NO (moved from Sec. 6, Lot 376. gr 1) BARNES Caroline O. CS Chester Township A 40 1897 (cr 24Nov) 1937 NO BARNES Elizabeth Widow CS Chester Township A 201 28 Sep 1836 80y NO (w/o) (Comfort) Pensioner of Revolutionary War. BARNES Frank M. CS Chester Township B 51 1877 (cr27 Jun) 1951 NO John M. LINCKS BARNES George E. CS Chester Township A 15 1875 (cr 5Apr) 1954 NO f Myrtle May, Wilberta Dorothy BARNES Grace S. CS Chester Township B 65 15 May 1916 13 Oct 1989 NO BARNES Luther CS Old Settlement 76 29 Nov 1861 56y 1m NO BARNES Maxine I. CS Chester Township A 214 1909 1915 NO BARNES Myrtle May CS Chester Township A 15 10 Mar 1889 26 Apr 1889 7 weeks NO Has separate stone with name, age 7 weeks BARNES Robert L. CS Chester Township B 65 20 Nov 1915 28 Feb 1995 NO BARNES Wilberta Dorothy CS Chester Township A 15 5 May 1905 12 May 1906 NO BARNES Willard ( ) CS Chester Township A 93 (5 Jun 1864) 19 Army BARNETT Harry L. ( ) CS Chester Township A 89 (6 Jan 1936) (11 May 1990) 50 USAF BARNUM Jerusha CS Chester Township A 125 18 May 1880 87y NO m BARRETT Patrick J. CS Chester Township C 320 1899 (cr 7 May) 1975 NO husb BARRETT Zella M. CS Chester Township C 320 1900 1970 NO w/o BARSTOW Barbara J CS Chester Township B 22 14 May 1944 5 Feb 1945 NO Thomas & Helen BARSTOW BARTH James Neal ( ) CS Chester Township C 380 (6 Apr 1996) (33y) NO BARTLETT Bert Ross CS Chester Township A 286 1888 (cr29 Jun) 1951 NO BARTLETT Mary CS Chester Township A 39 1854 1944 NO (cr has 20 Oct 1945) BASSETT Alice A. CS Chester Township A 52 9Feb 1870 20 May 1921 NO BASSETT Charles Eustace CS Chester Township A 142 14 Aug 1859 10 May 1875 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P BASSETT Franche A. CS Chester Township A 52 1864 1932 NO BASSETT Harriet K. CS Chester Township A 52 23 Apr 1836 28 Mar 1897 NO PALMER BASSETT Hattie CS Chester Township A 142 12 Jul 1868 15 Sep 1870 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P BASSETT May Louise CS Chester Township A 52 20 Jun 1864 31 Jan 1941 NO BASSETT Nellie G. CS Chester Township A 41 1872 (cr22Jul)1949 NO BASSETT Nellie G. CS Chester Township A 52 1872 1949 NO BASSETT Sally CS Chester Township A 142 28 May 1791 8 Mar 1879 NO ADAMS w/o Stephen BASSETT Stephen CS Chester Township A 142 7 May 1779 30 Sep 1868 NO BASSETT Stephen H. CS Chester Township A 52 26 Jan 1828 9 Sep 1914 NO BASSETT Willie CS Chester Township A 142 10 Jan 1867 7 Feb 1867 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P BASTER Betty ( ) CS Chester Township A 172 (no date) NO Clerk's record. No stone. BATEMAN S.J., Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 258 (no date) NO S.J. BATEMAN BATES Erastus CS Chester Township A 96 11 Mar 1836 37 NO BATES Mehitable CS Chester Township A 96 7 Jun 1840 62 NO w/o Abner BATES Susan T. CS Chester Township A 96 25 Feb 1870 65 NO w/o Erastus BATTLES Alexander CS Chester Township A 83 (cr11Jan) 1833 (cr19Nov) 1872 NO Stone replaced. BATTLES Almon S. CS Chester Township A 69 (cr14Jul) 1859 (cr23Mar) 1898 NO Also has a single marker. BATTLES Arathusa CS Chester Township A 269 18 Mar 1864 NO PORTER ( ) w/o Luther BATTLES Arthur F. CS Chester Township B 23 1897 (19 Oct) 1989 (92y) NO husb Arthur BATTLES BATTLES Belle CS Chester Township A 209 (2 Jan) 1890 (22 Jan) 1975 NO BURTON ( ) Lyle and Belle were married in 1910. BATTLES Clara CS Chester Township A 69 (cr6Jun) 1864 (cr1Aug) 1917 NO DEWEY hw Almon S. BATTLES Clara CS Chester Township B 35 (14 Apr) 1910 NO GURA BATTLES Clarence CS Chester Township A 262 (cr 1 May) 1888 (cr 8 Jun) 1968 NO Surname not on stone. BATTLES Cora Belle CS Chester Township A 261 (cr28 Dec) 1927 (cr23 Dec) 1933 NO BATTLES Edwin D. CS Chester Township A 270 22 Jul 1820 17 Mar 1911 NO BATTLES Elizabeth CS Chester Township A 83 (cr4Dec) 1839 (cr2Mar) 1914 NO FRISSELL ( ) Stone replaced. BATTLES Eva CS Chester Township A 13 7 May 1857 5 Sep 1859 NO c/o H. & V. BATTLES Evrett CS Chester Township A 13 8 Sept 1859 20 Sep 1863 NO c/o H. & V. BATTLES Fernandes CS Chester Township A 270 20 Nov 1852 17 Oct 1872 NO w/o O.T. BATTLES Florence B. CS Chester Township A 264 1896 (cr 9 Apr) 1983 NO BOND ( ) with Lynn D. BATTLES Ford T. CS Chester Township A 20 (13 Sep) 1893 (30 Nov) 1921 NO BATTLES Franklin K. CS Chester Township A 173 (4 Jul) 1864 (4 Jun) 1955 NO BATTLES Grant CS Chester Township A 14 (22 Aug) 1965 (24 Jun) 1944 NO BATTLES Harriet N. CS Chester Township A 270 20 Sep 1824 2 May 1893 NO BRAINARD ( ) BATTLES Hattie M. CS Chester Township A 20 (24 Feb) 1872 (5 Feb) 1936 NO BASTER ( ) m BATTLES Henry CS Chester Township A 13 18 Sep 1830 14 Dec 1894 NO BATTLES Henry CS Chester Township B 35 (21 Sep) 1898 (16 Jun) 1984 NO BATTLES Ida CS Chester Township A 14 (25 Mar) 1867 (24 May) 1937 NO CLEVERDON ( ) BATTLES Irma CS Chester Township A 209 (27 Apr) 1922 (18 May 2000) NO (w/o) (Roy) ashes BATTLES Lawrence CS Chester Township A 209 (12 Jan 1918) (2 Feb) 1918 NO (s/o) (Lyle & Belle) BATTLES Lawrence O. CS Chester Township A 261 30 Jul 1895 13 Mar 1985 31 Cpl. US Army WW I (h/o) (Mattie FREEMAN) Grange Charter Members of Chester Grange #2479. BATTLES Lettie M. CS Chester Township A 243 (cr23 Feb) 1856 (cr 4 Oct) 1928 NO QUIGLEY ( ) m with Tracy E. BATTLES Luther CS Chester Township A 269 (17 Oct 1792) 14 Jan 1883 10 Army Soldier of the War of 1812. BATTLES Lydia Malissa CS Chester Township A 188 26 Jan 1860 6y 6m 19d NO d/o N & M BATTLES Lyle CS Chester Township A 209 (23 Oct) 1888 (30 Nov) 1981 NO Belle and Lyle were married in 1910. BATTLES Lynn D. CS Chester Township A 264 (28 Aug) 1890 (21 Apr) 1975 NO with Florence B. BATTLES Margaret CS Chester Township A 262 (cr 5 Oct) 1869 (cr 3 Mar) 1951 25 Army Nurse UBERT ( ) Surname not on stone. BATTLES Mary CS Chester Township A 269 22 Feb 1822 24 Jan 1888 NO Stone is illegible. BATTLES Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 188 8 Mar 1911 NO STEWART ( ) w/o (M. 1, Newton BATTLES; m. 2, ? VIDIAN) BATTLES Mary A. CS Chester Township B 23 1901 (4 Dec) 1990 (89y) NO w/o Arthur BATTLES BATTLES Mattie G. CS Chester Township A 261 24 Feb 1902 NO FREEMAN ( ) (w/o) (Lawrence) Grange Charter Members of Chester Grange #2479. BATTLES Milon CS Chester Township A 13 28 May 1854 8 Aug 1856 NO c/o H. & V. BATTLES Myrtle A. CS Chester Township A 173 (8 Apr) 1871 (5 Apr) 1932 NO HUNT ( ) BATTLES Newton CS Chester Township A 188 (10 May 1828) (20 Dec 1861) 19 Co K 41 OH Inf Camp Wickliff KY moved from Battles Cemetery on Battles Road, 1911 BATTLES Newton CS Chester Township A 262 (cr25 Aug) 1861 (cr13 Jul) 1925 25 Kinney Rec. Surname not on stone. BATTLES Oscar A. CS Chester Township A 20 (9 Oct) 1867 (28 Jul) 1941 NO f BATTLES Roy CS Chester Township A 209 (6 Aug) 1911 NO (s/o) (Lyle & Belle) BATTLES Sarah CS Chester Township A 269 4 Sep 1856 83 yr NO GRIMES ( ) w/o m. 1, Deland BATTLES; m. 2, L. WOODWORTH BATTLES Sarah M. CS Chester Township A 173 (12 Dec) 1871 (19 Apr) 1891 NO BRAWN ( ) BATTLES Sipha CS Chester Township A 262 1890 (cr18 Mar) 1968 NO PARR ( ) Surname not on stone. BATTLES Tracy F. CS Chester Township A 243 (cr18 Feb) 1858 (cr11 Dec) 1946 NO f with Lettie M. BATTLES Vesta CS Chester Township A 13 1 Jan 1833 12 Jun 1917 NO MAPES ( ) BEBOUT Laura C. CS Chester Township B 4 1906 (cr15 Feb) 1974 NO J.J. BROWN BEBOUT William E., Jr. CS Chester Township B 4 1904 (cr 2 Nov) 1965 NO J.J. BROWN BEBOUT William F. ( ) CS Chester Township B 4 (18 Dec 1996) (63y) 61 Kinney Rec. J.J. BROWN BECKWITH Andre CS Chester Township A 169 30 Mar 1801 23 Aug 1888 NO BECKWITH James ( ) CS Chester Township A 203 (9 Oct 1863) 19 Army BECKWITH Lucien ( ) CS Chester Township A 203 (10 Apr 1863) 19 Army BECKWITH Salmon CS Chester Township A 169 20 Apr 1863 23y 19 Army s/o A. & S. BEECH Alfred J. CS Chester Township A 234 1872 (cr20 Oct) 1917 NO with Floy BEECH Elmer J. CS Chester Township A 234 10 Jan 1897 3 Feb 1970 31 OH Pvt 51 Ambulan.Co BEECH Floy CS Chester Township A 234 1878 (cr 9 May) 1958 NO with Alfred J. BEECH Harold W. CS Chester Township C 328 1 Sep 1895 28 Apr 1979 NO 1/2 lot BEECH Linda L. CS Chester Township C 328 9 Oct 1892 3 Jul 1983 NO 1/2 lot BEGAN Charla CS Chester Township C 330 8 Jun 1945 19 Feb 1976 NO J.A. BEGAN, 1/2 BENSON Janes CS Chester Township A 110 1827 1867 NO f BENSON Sally A. CS Chester Township A 110 1834 1899 NO MANSFIELD m BETTS Frank CS Chester Township A 305 1886 (cr 9 Mar) 1956 NO BETTS Myrtle CS Chester Township A 305 1884 (cr24 Oct) 1964 NO BIDGOOD Anna J. CS Chester Township A 216 1855 1929 NO with John W. BIDGOOD