GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Surnames BIDG to DE) *********************************************************************** 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 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 *********************************************************************** 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= BIDGOOD John W. CS Chester Township A 216 1857 1939 NO with Anna J. BIDGOOD BIDGOOD Katherine CS Chester Township A 256 1903 (30 Jul) 1993 (90y) NO with Lawrence BIDGOOD Lawrence CS Chester Township A 256 1889 1942 NO with Katherine BIDGOOD Lawrence H. Jr. CS Chester Township A 256 (24 Sep) 1929 (10 Dec) 1993 50 Sgt US Army BIDGOOD Robert J. CS Chester Township A 216 1891 1919 NO BIERER M.E. (Martin) CS Chester Township A 9 1886 1921 NO BIERMAN Harry G. CS Chester Township A 248 1895 (cr 7 Apr) 1975 NO husb Martha DART BIERMAN Martha CS Chester Township A 248 1896 (cr 7 Jan) 1956 NO DART (d/o) (Alfred & Elizabeth) on the stone with her parents; w/o Alfred DART BILLENSTEIN Frances Matilda ( ) CS Chester Township A 295 (cr 9 Jun 1965) NO No Stone. Clerk's records. BILLENSTEIN John Frederick ( ) CS Chester Township A 298 (cr19 Jul 1965) NO No stone. Clerk's records. BIRCH Nancy (deed for LUSHER) CS Chester Township C 363 NO Site 3, 5 Feb 1988 BISBEE Asa CS Chester Township A 203 25 Dec 1905 over 80y NO BLACKFORD Esther Mary ( ) CS Chester Township C 379 (7 Oct 1996) (89y) NO Site 3, 15 Oct 1996, DeWitt BLACKFORD BLADEK John CS Chester Township C 313 1950 (15 Jul) 1974 NO Linda BLADEK to Bobbie LYNCH, 3 & 4 BLAKE Geo. W. CS Chester Township A 124 1830 (10 Aug) 1913 19 Co.E.196th O.V.I. G.H. BLAKE Separate stone says G.W.Blake. Jacobs is on East side of Monument. BODNAR Barbara CS Chester Township C 315 1908 (24 Nov 1997) (89y) NO Frank SMERDEL BODNAR John CS Chester Township C 315 1900 (1 May) 1991 (90y) NO Frank SMERDEL BOEPPPLE Charlotte CS Chester Township A 184 1875 (cr26 Jul)1967 NO BOEPPPLE Frank CS Chester Township A 184 1871 (cr19 Jun)1964 NO BOND A. Dewey CS Chester Township B 27 (3 Jan) 1923 NO Forrest BOND BOND Beverly J. CS Chester Township A 263 1919 1933 NO BOND Ethel M. CS Chester Township A 263 1899 (cr19 Aug) 1972 NO with Howard A. BOND Floyd D. CS Chester Township A 250 (10 May) 1894 (1 May) 1966 31 OH Pvt US Army Has second military stone. with Margaret M. BOND Forrest (deed) CS Chester Township B 28 NO Forrest BOND BOND Forrest H. CS Chester Township B 27 (12 Nov) 1891 (17 Apr) 1967 NO Forrest BOND BOND Grant H. CS Chester Township A 251 1863 (cr 6 Jul) 1935 NO Surname on monument, not on stone. BOND Howard A. CS Chester Township A 263 1899 (cr16 May) 1980 NO with Ethel M. BOND Lennah CS Chester Township B 27 (4 Jul) 1892 (8 Jan) 1975 NO BATTLES ( ) Forrest BOND BOND Margaret M. CS Chester Township A 250 1894 (cr16 Dec) 1975 NO with Floyd D. BOND Ruth CS Chester Township B 27 (31 Jan) 1923 NO COLLAR Forrest BOND BOND Sarah A. CS Chester Township A 251 1867 1922 NO Surname on monument, not on stone. BOWSHOT Florence M. CS Chester Township B 68 1920 (cr 9 Jun) 1961 NO dau John TOTH, Jr. BOYD I.A. CS Chester Township A 98 1823 1899 19 Kinney Rec. BOYD Louisa J. CS Chester Township A 98 1831 1893 NO BRABENEC John CS Chester Township A 238 1853 (cr27 Jul) 1936 NO BRABENEC Mary CS Chester Township A 238 1858 1920 NO BRAILEY J.A. ( ) CS Chester Township A 100 NO BRAILEY, J.A.(on map) No Stone. Clerk's records. BRAILEY Rose ( ) CS Chester Township A 100 NO BRAILEY, J.A.(on map) No Stone. Clerk's records. BRAINERD Hezekiah CS Chester Township A 155 2 Aug 1795 25 Apr 1890 10 Army BRAINERD Mary A. CS Chester Township A 155 9 Apr 1900 NO w/o Hezekiah BRAINERD Mary A. CS Chester Township A 156 28 Feb 1821 Not cut NO BRAINERD Mary L. CS Chester Township A 156 1862 9 May 1875 12y 6m NO has a separate stone BRAWN C. Olive CS Chester Township A 82 1834 1891 NO hw Thomas E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN Charles W. CS Chester Township A 82 1873 1878 NO E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN Clawson E. CS Chester Township A 204 1904 (cr19 Jul) 1957 NO BRAWN Clifford L. CS Chester Township A 204 1888 (cr21 Apr) 1962 NO BRAWN Cloriece CS Chester Township A 204 1864 1932 NO with Fred F. BRAWN Edith CS Chester Township A 204 1907 (6 Apr) 1987 (79y) NO (m. 1, Clawson BRAWN; m. 2, R. GRIBBLE) (bp has Edith BRAWN GRIBBLE) BRAWN Fred F. CS Chester Township A 204 1865 1942 NO BRAWN Harriet CS Chester Township A 153 18 Jul) 1845 (17 Oct) 1923 NO LYMAN ( ) (w/o) (Samuel) Surname not on stone. Separate large monument stating EDDY - BRAWN. BRAWN Samuel CS Chester Township A 153 1840 1912 NO Surname not on stone. Separate large monument stating EDDY - BRAWN. BRAWN Thomas CS Chester Township A 82 1833 1913 NO E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN William S. CS Chester Township A 82 1869 1871 NO E. SAWYER (map) BROOCKER Frank E., Sr. CS Chester Township C 341 1917 (cr19 Sep) 1984 NO f BROOKS Elbridge J. (deed) CS Chester Township C 387 NO Site 1, 15 Oct 1996 BROWN Albie Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (cr11 Jun) 1966 NO BROWN Earl F. CS Chester Township B 92 29 Dec 1997 79y 41 Kinney Rec. Sandusky OH ashes b. 10 Jan 1998 BROWN Laura A. CS Chester Township C 360 1910 (cr24 Sep) 1975 NO BROWN Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (18 Apr 1994) (74y) NO (cremains bur 21 Apr 1994) BROWN Roy ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (cr15 Feb) 1971 NO BROWN Sidney R. CS Chester Township C 360 1911 NO Sites 3 & 4 BROWN Sylvia R. CS Chester Township B 4 1919 (cr 7 Jul) 1959 NO J.J. BROWN BROWN T. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 83 NO BUCKNOT Rondi (deed) CS Chester Township C 347 NO Site 1, 6 Feb 1990 for Edward HILL BURNS Betty CS Chester Township C 316 (15 Jan 1972) NO Robert C. BURNS, 1/2 lot No dates on stone. BURTON Isabel M. CS Chester Township A 147 1867 1941 NO ROGERS ( ) BURWELL Ruby E. CS Chester Township A 243 1891 (cr12 Aug) 1985 NO BATTLES BUTLER ?, Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 288 NO No stone, dates. Wood box. BUTLER Fred L. CS Chester Township A 288 1900 (cr 1 Dec) 1952 NO husb BUTLER Ida CS Chester Township B 26 1887 1930 NO Kenneth BUTLER BUTLER Kenneth (deed for Lana KLATKA) CS Chester Township C 376 NO Kenneth BUTLER, Site 3 BUTLER Kenneth M. ( ) CS Chester Township B 26 (25 May 2000) (86y) NO Kenneth BUTLER BUTLER William CS Chester Township B 26 1884 (cr 8 May) 1950 NO Kenneth BUTLER CAIN Cleora B. CS Chester Township B 42 1918 (3 Feb) 1992 (73y) NO Lester CAIN CAIN Lester D. CS Chester Township B 42 1921 NO husb LESTER CAIN Husband & Father CAIN Mary "Nita" CS Chester Township B 42 1926 (cr29 Oct) 1959 NO w/o LESTER CAIN Wife & Mother CAINE Jane CS Sunnybrook Farms Nursery 18 Oct 1854 19y 9m NO d/o W.& F. CAMPBELL Charline ( ) CS Chester Township B 72 (cr 1 Jul)1967 NO No stone. Clerk's records. CAMPBELL George H. ( ) CS Chester Township B 72 (cr 4 Feb 1963 NO No stone. Clerk's records. CAMPBELL William (deed for VARGO) CS Chester Township C 395 NO William CAMPBELL; 1 & 2, 22 Dec 1995 CAMPBELL William (deed) CS Chester Township C 394 NO William CAMPBELL; 3 & 4, 24 Jul 1997 CAPPELUCCI Charles P. ( ) CS Chester Township C 438 (22 Nov 1999) (78y) NO Site 3, 3 Dec 1999, Edith Cappelucci ashes CARLISLE Albert E. CS Chester Township C 328 23 May 1931 17 Sep 1979 50 Pfc US Marine Corps 1/2 lot Korea CARLISLE Annette L. ( ) CS Chester Township B 17 (4 Jan 1992) (55y) NO Frederick & Margaret PAINTER No Stone. Clerk's record. CARLISLE Harry E. CS Chester Township B 63 (3 Jun) 1897 (17 Sep) 1974 31 Co. US Coast Guard f Has second gov't stone with DOD as 18 Sep 1974. CARLISLE Hazel M. CS Chester Township B 63 1897 (cr19 Feb) 1957 NO m CARLISLE Robert J. CS Chester Township B 63 1921 1976 41 S Sgt Army Air Force WW II. Card states no record of burial. CARLISLE Ruby L. CS Chester Township C 327 1908 (cr22 Jun) 1971 NO Harry CARLISLE, one grave CARLISLE Steven Son CS Chester Township C 328 13 Sep 1966 5 Jun 1980 NO s/o 1/2 lot CARSEY Leonard L. CS Chester Township B 43 (30 Jul) 1913 (20 Aug) 1990 (77y) 41 Navy husb CARSEY Mildred E. CS Chester Township B 43 1912 (cr25 Aug) 1965 NO w/o CASE Samuel CS Quirk 1 18 10 Jan 1876 67y 16 Kinney has 1812. missing Jun 1983 or imbedded CHAMBERLIN Effie A. CS Old Settlement 117 11 Mar 1875 NO d/o J.O. & E.C. CHAMBERLIN Emily C. CS Old Settlement 117 1850 1905 NO w/o J.O. CHAMBERLIN J.O. CS Old Settlement 117 1848 1901 NO CHAMBERS James P. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (3 Jun 1929) (22 Feb 1996) (66y) 50 Army Site 1, 23 Apr 1996; Joanne CHAMP Forest H. CS Chester Township A 240 1880 1932 NO CHILSON ? Boy ( ) CS Chester Township A 112 NO C. CHILSON No stone. Clerk's record. CHILSON Charles, Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 112 NO (m. 1, Chas. CHILSON; m. 2, ? SWETIR) Chas. CHILSON No stone. cr has Mrs. Chilson Swetir ("These may be reversed." CHILSON Mary I CS Chester Township A 24 28 Feb 1857 43y 3m 24d NO w/o Orrin CHRISTY Charles & Enid (deed) CS Chester Township C 366 NO Site 3, 19 Jan 1989; Site 4 reserved CINTRON Everett Luis CS Chester Township C 347 (2 Jun) 1918 (27 Mar) 1990 (71y) 41 US Army WW II Has gov't marker on back of stone marker. (cremains) CINTRON Nancy CS Chester Township C 347 1929 NO McCAW CLARK Chloe CS Chester Township A 109 10 Aug 1871 83y NO hw CLARK David E. CS Chester Township C 363 17 Mar 1909 23 Oct 1981 NO 1/2 lot CLARK Hannah CS Old Settlement 80 10 Sep 1869 80y NO w/o John CLARK Hezekiah CS Chester Township A 109 29 Apr 1866 79y NO CLARK Louise M. CS Chester Township C 363 28 Dec 1914 25 Dec 1990 NO CLARK Pamelia R. CS Chester Township A 106 22 Aug 1837 39y NO w/o 1st wife of Quartus CLARK Quartus CS Chester Township A 106 20 Jul 1840 49 NO CLAYTON Thomas ( ) CS Chester Township A 102 NO No stone. Clerk's records. CLOONAN James D. & Carol (deed) CS Chester Township C 407 NO Sites 1,2,3,4; 14 Aug 1996 COLSON Hannah CS Chester Township A 55 Nov 1851 84y NO (pensioner on basis (w/o) (m1,Christopher COLSON;m2,John HALL) of Christopher COLSON); Stone is illegible. CONNELL Raymond J. CS Chester Township A 306 1919 (cr20 Nov) 1967 41 Army f CONNELL Ruth E. CS Chester Township A 306 1917 (cr18 Nov) 1966 NO m COOK Ada H. CS Chester Township A 147 1878 1942 NO ROGERS ( ) CORLETT Owen Paul CS Chester Township C 333 4 Aug 1927 5 Mar 1970 41 Tec 4 25 Constab SQ Ruth CORLETT WW II CORLETT Ruth (deed) CS Chester Township C 333 NO CORNPLANTER ? Chief ( ) CS Quirk 1 24 NO uncarved fieldstone CORNPLANTER ? Squaw ( ) CS Quirk 1 24 NO uncarved fieldstone COTTRELL Arland Rupert CS Chester Township A 32 1897 (15 Sep) 1922 31 M.T.C. Co. 571 No Surname on stone. COTTRELL Clark CS Chester Township A 32 NO c/o M.W. & Mary No Surname on stone. No visible dates COTTRELL Ellen R. CS Chester Township A 32 28 Jan 1848 12 Jan 1935 NO No Surname on stone. COTTRELL Francis CS Chester Township A 32 NO c/o M.W. & Mary No Surname on stone. No visible dates COTTRELL Fred CS Chester Township A 32 NO c/o M.W. & Mary No Surname on stone. No visible dates COTTRELL Gertrude A. CS Chester Township A 33 1873 (cr 13Nov) 1946 NO COTTRELL Henry C. CS Chester Township A 32 1843 (1 Mar) 1914 19 Bat. C 1st O.L.A. No Surname on stone. COTTRELL Janes H. CS Chester Township A 33 1877 1940 NO Mason FCB No Surname on stone. COTTRELL Lena CS Chester Township A 33 1879 (cr 6Jan) 1958 NO (m. 1, Janes COTTRELL; m. 2 ?, MOSS) OES FPLE No Surname on stone. Lena COTTRELL MOSS on Clerk's record. COTTRELL Lloyd McGregor CS Chester Township A 9 1911 1914 NO COTTRELL Marguerite L. CS Chester Township A 33 1881 (cr8Dec)1955 NO COTTRELL Mead K., D.O. CS Chester Township A 33 1873 1958 NO COVERT Wayne ( ) CS Chester Township A 157 NO No Stone. Clerk's records. Ashes, no dates. CRAIG Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 275 NO No Stone or dates. CRAIN Flavia CS Chester Township A 93 14 Apr 1855 56yr 8m NO w/o Edward CRANE Florence E. CS Chester Township A 93 22 Nov 1859 2yr 1m 15d NO d/o E & E.C. CRANE Marcus O. CS Chester Township A 93 28 Feb 1835 1yr 16d NO son E & F CROSS Angela R. CS Chester Township C 337 1911 (cr18 Nov) 1978 NO w/o CROSS Walter N. CS Chester Township C 337 1908 (1 Apr) 1991 (82y) NO husb CROTTY Robert E. ( ) CS Chester Township A 291 (23 Nov 1999) (75y) NO ashes CROWE Mabel B. CS Chester Township A 279 1886 1934 NO m CSATARI Anna CS Chester Township A 310 1892 (cr 17Jan) 1972 NO m CULBERTSON Iva E. CS Chester Township B 62 8 Sep 1906 14 Aug 1983 NO CULBERTSON Raymond W. CS Chester Township B 62 19 Sep 1893 18 Feb 1969 31 Cpl OH Co B 308 MTR 5UP TN. Has second Gov't stone. CULVER Laura CS Chester Township A 62 9 Dec 1862 52? NO w/o L. CULVER Levi CS Chester Township A 62 1807 1873 NO CULVER Marcia CS Chester Township A 62 3 Feb 1841 34? NO w/o Levi CURD Hazel, Mrs. (deed) CS Chester Township A 283 NO Mrs.Hazel CURD: Mrs.May Belle TRAVELSTED only burial is Cora KELLY CURTIS Anna CS Quirk 1 8 1788 1876 NO INGERSOLL w/o Sylvester CURTIS Byron CS Quirk 1 9 18 Apr 1864 11y 6m 16d NO CURTIS Minnie CS Quirk 1 9 3 Mar 1868 13y 7m 2d NO CURTIS Sylvester CS Quirk 1 8 1784 (11 Jan) 1850 NO broken DAILEY William A. (deed) CS Chester Township C 417 NO Site 1, 16 May 1997 DANFORTH Alida CS Chester Township A 136 1857 1905 NO L.E. DANFORTH DANFORTH Myrtle Baby CS Chester Township A 136 NO L.E. DANFORTH DANIELS Annie F. CS Chester Township A 295 1882 1943 NO with HANSEL & FREEMAN DANIELS Clifford L. CS Chester Township A 295 1886 1944 NO with HANSEL & FREEMAN DANKA Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 143 (cr - no date) NO No Stone. Clerk's record. Wood Box. DART Alfred R. CS Chester Township A 221 1920 1921 NO DART Alfred W. CS Chester Township A 248 1863 1933 NO (h/o) (Elizabeth) DART Edward M. CS Chester Township A 221 1889 (cr21 Jan) 1966 NO f DART Edwin A. CS Chester Township A 221 1914 1929 NO DART Elizabeth CS Chester Township A 248 1864 (cr11 Dec) 1946 NO (w/o) (Alfred) DART Emma B. CS Chester Township A 221 1889 1966 NO m DART Kenneth R. CS Chester Township A 221 29 Dec 1921 11 Nov 1943 41 Oh Pvt 30 Inf Div Dates from second gov't stone. Clerk's records show burial 20 Mar 1949 DART Phillip R. CS Chester Township A 221 1942 1942 NO s/o Kenneth R. DAVIDSON Russell CS Chester Township B 31 (1 Aug) 1897 (2 Jan) 1989 (91y) 31 Army with Myrtle PURSIFUL DAVIS John Elmo CS Chester Township C 361 25 Mar 1909 15 Sep 1974 NO DAVIS John Michael CS Chester Township A 214 1906 (20 Mar) 1991 (84y) NO (h/o) (Nancy BARNES) Married 21 Aug 1953. "Bro" is above John Michael. DAVIS Mary Agnes CS Chester Township C 361 15 May 1905 NO DAVIS Nancy CS Chester Township A 214 1922 NO BARNES (w/o) (John Michael) Married 21 Aug 1953. DAY Alonzo CS Chester Township A 56 1843 (7 May) 1919 19 Army DAY Henrietta CS Chester Township A 56 1845 (cr10Mar) 1911 NO DAY Pheobe CS Chester Township A 56 1806 1888 NO DE GREEN Alta CS Chester Township B 10 1893 (cr 2 Dec) 1975 NO DE GREEN Donald (deed) CS Chester Township B 11 NO Donald DE GREEN