GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Surnames McC to PAI) *********************************************************************** 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= MC CRACKEN Buryl (deed for 1/2) CS Chester Township B 8 NO MC CRACKEN Buryl L. (Lawrence) CS Chester Township B 12 15 Oct 1943 28 Oct 1967 61 SP 4 US ARMY MC FADDEN Charles P. CS Chester Township C 329 1918 (cr27 Jul) 1982 NO Mason MC FADDEN Harriet O. CS Chester Township C 329 1915 (cr30 May) 1973 NO MC GILL Dell CS Chester Township A 177 1860 1930 NO MC GILL Edwin CS Chester Township A 177 1854 1925 NO MC HAFFIE John C. ( ) CS Chester Township A 275 (cr30 Dec 1950) NO No Stone. MC MELLON James ( ) CS Chester Township A 274 NO Forrest Bond No Stone or dates. MCILRATH Helen E. CS Chester Township A 307 1901 (cr 20May) 1985 NO MCILRATH Webster A. (Jr) CS Chester Township A 307 1899 (cr25 Feb) 1956 31 Army MELE James S. CS Chester Township C 349 1930 NO MELE Susan L. CS Chester Township C 349 1935 (20 Sep) 1989 (54y) NO MELVIN Achsah CS Chester Township A 53 18 Apr 1858 91 yrs NO w/o R. Melvin MELVIN Kezia S. CS Chester Township A 53 15 Jul 1832 32 NO MELVIN R. (Reuben) CS Chester Township A 53 (12 Nov 1760) 28 Aug 1837 77 yrs 01 (Pvt Dickinson's MA Regt) MELVIN Reuben L. CS Chester Township A 53 17 Jul 1848 4yr? 9 mo NO s/o A. & R Stone is illegible. MENKEL William B., Sr. ( ) CS Chester Township C 327 (cr28 Apr 1976) NO MENKEL, one grave No Stone. MERK Harriet M CS Chester Township B 84 1916 (cr 1 Feb) 1969 NO w/o MERK Leokadia CS Chester Township B 79 19 Mar 1900 20 Jan 1963 NO Leonard MERK Under dates is written - MUTTI RUHE SANFT MERK Leonard CS Chester Township B 84 NO husb MESCHER Grace L. CS Chester Township C 357 (15 Nov 1999) (93y) NO MESCHER Ray A. CS Chester Township C 357 1904 (15 Jun) 1981 41 Cpl US Army WW II METCALFE Ada ( ) CS Chester Township A 107 (1947) NO No Stone. Information from Clerk's record. METTLER Florence E. CS Chester Township B 18 1904 (cr 4 Oct) 1949 NO METTLER William E. CS Chester Township B 18 1892 (cr13 Jan) 1964 NO MEYER Angeline CS Quirk 2 36 1 Aug 1853 38y NO w/o Lewis broken in 3 parts MEYER Flora B. CS Chester Township A 297 (cr18 Apr) 1870 (cr 2 Feb) 1942 NO BATTLES ( ) m MEYER Violet M. CS Chester Township A 297 (13 Mar) 1900 (26 Apr) 1949 NO dau MEYER William E. CS Chester Township A 297 (cr 1 Jun) 1868 (cr28 Apr) 1952 NO f MILES Gladys CS Chester Township C 332 1896 (cr17 Dec) 1985 NO MILES Willard CS Chester Township C 332 1897 (cr 9 Jan) 1985 NO MILLER Anna S. CS Chester Township A 126 19 Apr 1876 89y 8d NO w/o John Stone is illegible. MILLER August R. CS Chester Township A 284 1900 1981 NO with Rose F. and Hattie M. MILLER MILLER August R. CS Chester Township B 93 1900 (cr13 Aug) 1981 NO MILLER Barrett A. CS Quirk 1 17 ? ? 1849 3m NO s/o D.H. & L.L. illegible MILLER Barton B. CS Old Settlement 101 9 Jun 1838 10y 7m NO s/o Daniel & Jennett stone missing Oct 1983 MILLER Barton S. CS Chester Township A 126 22 Aug 1865 41y 4m NO Stone is illegible. MILLER Daniel CS Old Settlement 101 23 Aug 1862 60y 5m 16 Army MILLER Edward ( ) CS Chester Township A 240 (cr12 Apr 1946) NO No Stone. Clerk's records. MILLER Eleanor F. CS Chester Township A 126 15 Jul 1865 10y 4m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Frank E. CS Chester Township A 162 1868 1892 NO Willard & Frank were moved from Old Settlement & placed in one grave. MILLER Hattie M. CS Chester Township A 284 1886 (cr19 Mar) 1952 NO on a monument with August R. & Rose F., Sec B, Lot 93) MILLER Hattie M. CS Chester Township B 93 1886 1952 NO has a single stone in Sec. A, Lot 284 MILLER Howard B. CS Chester Township A 126 4 Feb. 1867 10y 7m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Janet ( ) CS Chester Township A 165 NO Clerk's record. No dates. MILLER Jennett CS Old Settlement 101 1 Apr 1872 66y NO w/o Daniel MILLER Jennie A. CS Chester Township A 162 1846 1925 NO MILLER Johanna M. CS Chester Township A 284 1861 1940 NO w. with Max MILLER John CS Chester Township A 126 (1796) 21 Feb 1869 73y 10 Army Stone is illegible. MILLER John R. CS Old Settlement 101 1 Oct 1855 23y 6m NO s/o D. & J. MILLER Julia CS Chester Township A 126 6 Feb. 1867 5y 4m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Mary K. CS Chester Township A 240 1919 1920 NO MILLER Max W. CS Chester Township A 284 1860 (cr18 Aug) 1947 NO with Johanna M. MILLER Nellie B. CS Chester Township A 162 1876 (cr 8 Oct)1951 NO MILLER Rose F. CS Chester Township A 284 1899 1958 NO with August R. & Hattie M. MILLER MILLER Rose F. CS Chester Township B 93 1899 (cr10 Oct) 1958 NO MILLER Willard CS Chester Township A 162 1841 1895 NO Willard & Frank were moved from Old Settlement & placed in one grave. MILLS ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 170 (no date) NO Clerk's record - No stone. MILLS Anna CS Chester Township A 170 1878 1942 NO MILLS Bernice (not cut) CS Chester Township A 226 (not cut) NO Room for another name with Virgil MILLS Chas L. CS Chester Township A 179 1838 1918 NO MILLS Clara Belle CS Chester Township A 9 1911 1945 NO COTTRELL ( ) OES MILLS Geraldine CS Chester Township A 226 1910 1917 NO Surname not on stone. MILLS Harry S. CS Chester Township A 226 1870 (cr14 Jun) 1950 NO MILLS Lena B. CS Chester Township A 226 1879 (cr11 Sep) 1975 NO MILLS Mary CS Chester Township A 199 1833 1893 NO JENKINS w/o William MILLS Mother with Huldah HAMILTON MILLS Michael Smith ( ) CS Chester Township A 226 (6 Jan 1999) (55y) NO ashes MILLS Norman D. CS Chester Township A 170 1865 1932 NO MILLS Phebe M. CS Chester Township A 179 1840 1918 NO w/o Chas. L. MILLS Raymond ( ) CS Chester Township A 170 (2 Nov 1977) NO Clerk's record - Urn was buried. No stone. MILLS Virgil B. CS Chester Township A 226 1906 (cr16 Jul) 1976 NO Room for another name MILLS William CS Chester Township A 199 1823 1911 NO f MINER Hannah CS Old Settlement 56 (23 Oct 1831) (in 73rd yr) NO (w/o) (Justice) stone replaced MINER John ( ) CS Old Settlement 56 (7 Jul 1760) (22 Jul 1804) 01 (Pvt 6th & 7th Conn Regt; killed by a tornado; body moved from Chillicothe Rd) MINER Justice CS Old Settlement 56 27 Jul 1856 88y 6m 01 (Pvt Canfield's Conn Regt) MINER Mabel CS Old Settlement 56 (21 Apr 18??) (in 50th yr) NO (w/o) (Justice) MITCHELL Bert R. CS Chester Township A 73 1874 1919 NO R. MITCHELL: WM MITCHELL MITCHELL Delmer J. CS Chester Township A 73 19 Jun 1898 23 Mar 1963 31 Ohio Co E 112 Engrs. R. MITCHELL: WM MITCHELL Pvt. WWI MITCHELL Ethel CS Chester Township A 73 18 Feb 1896 3 or 5 mo. NO R. MITCHELL: WM MITCHELL Surname not on stone. MITCHELL Georgie CS Chester Township A 73 1889 1890 NO R. MITCHELL: WM MITCHELL Surname not on stone. MITCHELL Robert T. CS Chester Township A 72 1871 (cr13Jun) 1956 NO MITCHELL Susie M. CS Chester Township A 72 1874 (cr18May) 1957 NO MONRO Electa CS Chester Township A 44 19 Nov 1850 55yrs 8m 3or5da NO w/o John "Resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan " on almost illegible stone. MOORE Bonnie Wife & Mother CS Chester Township C 347 7 Apr 1943 NO w/o Married 15 Sep 1962 MOORE Helen CS Old Settlement 29 4 Nov 1878 31y NO DOAN w/o H.P. MOORE John CS Chester Township A 142 (1752) 9 Mar 1843 01 Pvt 3 NY Regt Rev W MOORE Wib (Wilbur) Husband & Father CS Chester Township C 347 22 Jul 1940 6 Feb 1992 61 SSgt US Air Force husb Married 15 Sep 1962 MOREY Edward W. CS Chester Township A 84 1814 1894 NO MOREY Sylvia CS Chester Township A 84 1819 1893 NO EAGER hw Edward W. MORRELL B.E. CS Chester Township A 117 24 Aug 1849 3y NO MORRELL F.L. CS Chester Township A 117 14 Aug 1851 4m 20d NO MOSS Charles R. CS Chester Township B 67 1917 (cr 16Jun) 1986 NO Mason MOSS Jean D. CS Chester Township B 67 1919 NO OES MOSS Joanne CS Chester Township C 348 1936 (7 Feb) 1991 (54y) NO w/o MOSS 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. MOSS Loy CS Chester Township C 348 1928 (cr 3 May) 1991 NO husb MURFELLO ? Child ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 NO No stone, no record of dates. MURFELLO Bertha ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 (26 Oct 1991) (86y) NO (cremains) MURFELLO Tony ( ) CS Chester Township A 207 NO No stone. Clerk's record. No dates. MURFELLO William CS Chester Township A 207 19 Jan 1895 14 Nov 1964 31 OH Pvt 23 Co 158 Julian POT Depot Brigade WW I MURFELLO William ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 (no date) NO MURPHY Josephine CS Chester Township C 353 16 Jul 1916 4 Jul 1976 NO MURPHY William T. CS Chester Township C 353 31 Jan 1899 30 May 1973 41 OH Pvt US Army WW II MUSSER Claire A. CS Chester Township B 3 1929 1977 NO dau No record of date of death. MUSSER Hayden I. CS Chester Township B 3 1904 (cr29 Apr) 1970 NO Mason MUSSER Sadie E. CS Chester Township B 3 1896 (4 Mar) 1988 (91y) NO NEHER ? Baby CS Chester Township A 47 3 Mar 1877 3 Mar 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Caroline CS Chester Township A 47 18 Dec 1831 14 Mar 1921 NO w/o Joseph Stone is illegible. NEHER Frank C. CS Chester Township A 48 1902 1940 NO m No Surname on stone. NEHER John C. CS Chester Township A 48 1863 1943 NO f No Surname on stone. NEHER Joseph CS Chester Township A 47 24 July 1825 5 Jan 1906 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Josie CS Chester Township A 47 10 Dec 1872 19 Apr 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Julia M CS Chester Township A 48 1874 1964 NO m No Surname on stone. NEHER Lucille M. CS Chester Township A 48 1906 1923 NO m No Surname on stone. NEHER Lula CS Chester Township A 47 30 Mar 1870 29 Mar 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NICHOLS Ann Eudocia CS Chester Township A 74 13 Sep 1850 3 yr 9 mo NO d/o G & S NICHOLS Bertha A. CS Chester Township A 255 1866 1926 NO NICHOLS Grant S. CS Chester Township A 255 1864 (cr 5 Jun) 1963 NO NICHOLS Harvey CS Scotland School 27 Mar 1844 37y 9m 27d NO Chesterland Historical Foundation vault cover donated to the Foundation NICHOLS Hezekiah CS Old Settlement 58 2 Apr 1853 70y 1m NO NICHOLS Hezekiah CS Old Settlement 81 2 Jun 1854 1y 7m 11d NO s/o O. & L.M. NICHOLS Lavira CS Old Settlement 11 12 Dec 1821 5 Jul 1905 NO m NICHOLS Lillian K. CS Chester Township A 255 1861 1951 NO m monument has Lillie, 1861-1951 NICHOLS Lovina CS Old Settlement 58 30 Aug 1869 65y 8m NO Relict/o H. NICHOLS Orvill CS Old Settlement 11 4 Oct 1817 24 Nov 1901 NO f NICHOLS Theron CS Chester Township A 24 14 Dec 1850 28y 10m 21d NO s/o J & R NICKERSON Edna A. CS Chester Township B 82 1891 (cr2 May) 1979 NO NICKERSON Howard L. CS Chester Township B 82 1888 (cr14 Oct) 1961 NO Mason NISTETTER Alice ( ) CS Chester Township B 82 NO room for her name; not cut NISTETTER Augustus H. CS Chester Township B 82 1889 (cr29 Oct) 1962 31 Army NORTON L. Pomeroy CS Chester Township A 95 3 Apr 1828 5y NO s/o Only son NORTON Lebbeus CS Chester Township A 95 (1788) 3 Dec 1875 85 10 Army NORTON Nancy CS Chester Township A 95 30 Aug 1865 71y 6m 21d NO w/o Lebbeus DOD could be 1863. Stone is illegible NORTON Philena H. CS Old Settlement 89 30 Sep 1850 25y 3m 19d NO d/o S. & H. NORTON Thos. T. CS Quirk 2 29 11 Jul 1857 23y 6m 21d ? NO OHL Ernest CS Chester Township A 177 1876 1923 NO OHL Vette CS Chester Township A 177 1858 1929 NO O'NEAL Flora CS Chester Township A 49 1853 1906 NO WEBSTER O'NEAL Harold Mathew CS Chester Township A 49 1895 1899 NO OPATRNY Charles J. CS Chester Township A 281 1930 (cr15 May) 1935 NO Sonny Boy OPATRNY Joseph CS Chester Township A 294 1870 (cr27 Jan) 1949 NO f OPATRNY Joseph F. CS Chester Township A 281 1898 (cr 9 Apr) 1977 NO f OPATRNY Mae CS Chester Township A 281 1903 (cr 9 Sep) 1985 NO m OPATRNY Stella CS Chester Township A 294 1879 (cr4 Jan) 1936 NO m OPPENHEIM Robert S. CS Chester Township C 363 8 Aug 1945 31 Jan 1992 NO Carolyn SCHWAN OREN William ( ) CS Chester Township C 375 (6 Nov 1994) (56y) NO Rita OREN, Site 3 OSTERHELD Albert C. Sr. ( ) CS Chester Township B 18 (cr 9 Nov) 1949 NO No Stone. Clerk's records. OSTERHELD Anna S. ( ) CS Chester Township B 64 (cr 10Dec 1970) NO Carolyn PAGET No Stone. Clerk's record. PAAR Jane E. CS Chester Township A 160 1919 NO Twin Sisters PAAR Jean A. CS Chester Township A 160 1919 (cr 13 Dec)1982 NO Twin Sisters PACKARD Almon CS Chester Township A 59 8 Nov 1839 in his 13th yr NO PACKARD Charlie CS Chester Township A 88 1835 1918 NO Surname not on stone. PACKARD Christiana CS Chester Township A 59 4 Nov 1838 in her 16th yr NO PACKARD Clarinda CS Chester Township A 88 1806 1881 NO Surname not on stone PACKARD John CS Chester Township A 59 11 Apr 1843 59 NO PACKARD Joshua CS Chester Township A 88 1806 1887 NO Surname not on stone. PACKARD Sarah CS Chester Township A 88 1831 1912 NO WISE Surname not on stone PAGE ? Baby CS Chester Township A 180 (no date) NO Martin E. PAGE, 4' Stone has Baby No surname PAGE ? Baby. ( ) CS Chester Township A 181 (no date) NO W.H. PAGE Clerk's records. No stone. PAGE Amelia L. CS Chester Township A 171 1856 1921 NO m M. PAGE PAGE Burt R. CS Chester Township A 181 1902 (cr 16 Jul)1970 NO W.H. PAGE PAGE Edwin E. CS Chester Township A 171 1859 1928 NO f M. PAGE PAGET Carolyn (deed for OSTERHELD) CS Chester Township B 64 NO PAINTER ? Infant CS Chester Township A 7 1906 NO Stone has surname, "The Three Infants", and DOD. PAINTER ? Infant. CS Chester Township A 7 1912 NO Stone has surname, "The Three Infants" and DOD. PAINTER ? Infant.. CS Chester Township A 7 1923 NO Stone has surname, "The Three Infants" and DOD. PAINTER Beverly J. CS Chester Township A 276 17 Dec 1925 NO PAINTER Carl E. CS Chester Township B 17 1935 (cr15 Aug) 1949 NO son PAINTER Eliana Lee Baby ( ) CS Chester Township B 17 (cr 22Jun 1976) NO No Stone. Clerk's record. PAINTER Elizabeth CS Chester Township A 7 1848 1899 NO w/o Frederick PAINTER Frederick CS Chester Township A 7 1848 1899 NO PAINTER Frederick G. CS Chester Township B 17 1909 (cr18 Jan) 1971 NO f PAINTER George W. CS Chester Township A 29 1875 (cr 26Feb) 1969 NO PAINTER Hazel G. (Geraldine) CS Chester Township A 276 6 May 1906 26 Apr 1956 NO SMITH ( ) PAINTER Howard E. CS Chester Township A 276 10 Feb 1903 13 Apr 1975 NO PAINTER Howard, Jr. CS Chester Township A 276 1925 10 mo. NO