GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Surnames SIEG to VIC) *********************************************************************** 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= SIEGENTHALER Ralph J., Jr. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (28 Jul 1996) (63y) NO Site 3, 16 Aug 1996 (cremains bur Aug 1996) SILVERNAIL Ada ( ) CS Chester Township B 23 (6 Feb 1870) (30 Jul 1955) NO GREEN ( ) (d/o) (Almond Green) Pope Home, Troy, Geauga OH Harris SILVERNAIL SILVERNAIL Stephen ( ) CS Chester Township B 23 (cr 21Jan 1955) NO Harris SILVERNAIL No Stone. Clerk's records. SIMMONS Coletta CS Chester Township C 345 1938 (cr Jul) 1981 NO Clay LAWRENCE, Site 4 SIMPSON Mary Ann ( ) CS Chester Township A 178 (no date) NO Clerk's records. No stone. SIMPSON S. CS Chester Township A 178 1836 1912 NO Clerk's records show first name is Sidney. SMALL Cora A. CS Chester Township A 218 1871 (cr12 Jan) 1951 NO SMALL Peter A. CS Chester Township A 218 1860 1921 NO SMERDEL Ralph CS Chester Township C 315 1897 1972 NO Frank SMERDEL Clerk's record show burial 22 Jan 1971. SMITH Alanson B. CS Chester Township A 186 9 Jan 1859 16 Apr 1910 NO SMITH Annis CS Old Settlement 81 2 Jan 1825 4 Jul 1899 NO CLARK m SMITH Cleora CS Old Settlement 75 18 May 1852 (25y) NO w/o Wm. L. SMITH Cora ( ) CS Chester Township A 186 (cr18 Feb 1977) NO Clerk's record. No stone. SMITH Francis CS Chester Township A 299 1922 (cr13 Dec) 1961 NO SMITH Frank J. CS Chester Township A 186 23 May 1896 5 Mar 1954 31 OH SSgt USMC WWI SMITH Pairs Paul CS Chester Township A 306 24 May 1893 26 Sep 1968 31 Washington SFC Jeanette SMITH, 4' Quartermaster Corp. WW I. SMITH Ralph R. CS Chester Township C 335 2 Sep 1915 15 Aug 1979 41 CCM US Navy WW II Miriam SMITH, Sites 1 & 2 SMITH Rose Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 81 (26 Jul 1997) (64y) NO SMITH William M. CS Old Settlement 81 1784 2 Aug 1849 10 Army SMITH Wm. L. CS Old Settlement 81 30 Aug 1822 9 Aug 1891 NO f SOJKA Yaro CS Chester Township B 78 1899 (cr19 Sep) 1961 NO f Rebecca SOJKA SOMERS Lydia A. CS Chester Township A 82 3 Apr 1873 36 yr NO SAWYER ( ? ) w/o F.H. SOMERS E. SAWYER (map) Stone is illegible. Cl___Texas is on stone. SOUCEK Mary CS Chester Township A 236 1847 1927 NO SOUVEY Aurora J., Baby ( ) CS Chester Township C 318 (cr26 Apr 1966) NO Mrs. Pearl PAINTER No stone. SOUVEY Sidney ( ) CS Chester Township C 318 (7 Jul 1942) (7 May 1988) 61 Navy Mrs. Pearl PAINTER No stone. (cremains) SPAIN Frances CS Chester Township C 351 1934 (cr20 Nov) 1982 NO CARSON m SPAIN Jack L., Sr. CS Chester Township C 351 (27 Sep) 1929 (16 Jan) 1987 50 USAF f SPAIN Michael S. CS Chester Township C 351 1957 (cr15 Mar) 1980 NO SPENCER Doretta J. ( ) CS Chester Township C 392 (22 Dec 1998) (76y) NO Site 1, 31 Dec 1998, Roger SPENCER SPENCER Lydia Ann CS Old Settlement 77 25 Mar 1867 50y 10m NO SPERRY Dorothea L. CS Chester Township B 5 1905 (cr18 Sep)1969 NO FPLE 223 with Kenneth J. SPERRY Keith CS Chester Township B 5 1935 (23 Nov) 1995 NO SPERRY Kenneth J. CS Chester Township B 5 1905 (2 Nov) 1991 (86y) NO FCB 6823 SPERRY Lovina M. CS Chester Township B 5 1883 (cr 24Dec) 1948 NO with Elwood Rd. SPRAFKA Joseph CS Chester Township C 368 1900 (cr26 Dec) 1980 NO SPRAFKA Mary CS Chester Township C 368 1905 (cr 4 Apr) 1981 NO STAGE Hubert J. CS Chester Township B 1 1892 (cr 12 Oct)1963 NO E. LAW: E. STAGE STAGE Irene Mae CS Chester Township B 1 1925 1944 NO E. LAW: E. STAGE STAGE Kathryne B. CS Chester Township B 1 1904 NO E. LAW: E. STAGE STANNARD Marilla E. CS Old Settlement 128 30 Aug 1844 11m NO c/o H.R. & C.A. STANNARD Spencer CS Old Settlement 128 23 Nov 1862 11y 2m 2d NO c/o H.R. & C.A. STEBNER Ernest (cr) CS Chester Township A 50 NO FRED WELDY STEBNER Ida (cr) CS Chester Township A 50 NO FRED WELDY STEFANCIN Nicholas (deed) CS Chester Township C 365 NO Nicholas STEFANCIN, Site 4 STEPHENSON Hannah CS Chester Township A 105 19 Nov 1861 63 NO w/o T.B. Separate stone with H.A.S. STEPHENSON L. CS Chester Township A 118 28 Nov 1851 4y NO Also see Lot 105 STEPHENSON T.B. CS Chester Township A 105 4 Nov 1861 63 NO Separate stone with T.B.S. on it. STEVENSON Joyce Elaine CS Chester Township A 264 24 Apr 1946 17 Jan 1948 NO Our Darling Joy STEWART Ella May CS Chester Township B 103 10 Apr 1896 28 Dec 1980 NO m STEWART Glenva CS Chester Township B 104 11 Jun 1923 NO STEWART Jennifer Mary CS Chester Township B 103 9 Feb 1998 38y NO cr 11 Feb 1998 STEWART Kathleen CS Chester Township B 104 22 Dec 1963 23 Dec 1963 NO STEWART Scott CS Chester Township B 104 28 Aug 1925 28 Mar 1984 41 Sgt. US Marine Corps Military information is on second stone. STEWART Shawn CS Chester Township B 104 17 Dec 1954 7 Aug 1988 NO STILLMAN Esther C. CS Chester Township A 109 8 Jan 1896 73y NO w/o Riley F. Danby, STILLMAN Riley F. CS Chester Township A 109 8 Apr 1876 54y NO "of Austinburg, OH" STILLMAN Riley F. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 110 NO STILLWELL Glenn Lee, Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 293 NO Clerk's records. No stone or dates. STONE Dorothy P. CS Chester Township B 61 (30 Mar 1995) (92y) NO (m. 1, Arlie HENDRICK; m. 2, ? STONE) (with Arlie HENDRICK; bp Dorothy STONE) STREET Ruth CS Chester Township A 72 3 Mar 1846 73y NO GOLDTHWAITE ( ) w/o Caleb M. m 1 William FRISSELL, Jr.; m. 2, Caleb STREET; name on stone in lot 71 STROKE Anna, Baby CS Chester Township A 238 1922 NO STROKE Nick CS Chester Township A 238 1885 1922 NO Sopha STROKE STRONG Clara K. CS Chester Township A 103 1817 1892 NO STRONG Corintha CS Chester Township A 103 1810 1857 NO STRONG Joel K. CS Chester Township A 102 1840 (31 Dec) 1862 19 Army Killed in Battle Murfreesboro. STRONG Lewis CS Chester Township A 103 1817 1897 NO STRONG Lewis F. CS Chester Township A 103 1847 1868 NO STRONG Statira L. CS Chester Township A 103 1839 1840 NO STRONG Susan A. CS Chester Township A 103 1842 1843 NO SWEET Chas A. CS Chester Township A 271 1875 (cr17 Mar 1967) NO f SWEET Maud R CS Chester Township A 271 1913 1939 NO SWEET Nettie M. CS Chester Township A 271 1878 (cr28 Apr) 1956 NO m SWEET Theresa H. CS Chester Township A 232 1885 (cr Oct) 1933 NO m SWEET William A. CS Chester Township A 232 1879 (cr 6 Feb) 1963 25 Army f SWETIR ?, 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." TAMBLING Harriet S. CS Chester Township A 132 13 Sep 1856 42y NO MORGAN w/o V.A. TAMBLING TAMBLING S.A., Dea. CS Chester Township A 120 17 Feb 1844 77y NO TANNER Alzina CS Old Settlement 19 1813 1891 NO TIFFANY w/o Chester TANNER Amanda CS Old Settlement 31 15 Feb 1828 20y NO d/o Silas & Mary TANNER Chester CS Old Settlement 19 1810 1875 NO TANNER James CS Old Settlement 25 11 Feb 1848 44y 7m 6d NO TANNER Lucina CS Old Settlement 31 10 Jan 1823 18y 9m NO w/o H. TANNER Mary CS Old Settlement 31 16 Feb 1846 67y NO w/o Silas TANNER Silas CS Old Settlement 31 5 Mar 1831 11y 6m NO s/o Silas & Mary TANNER Silas P. CS Old Settlement 25 11 Jun 1852 15y 6m 7d NO s/o James TANNER Truman CS Old Settlement 25 14 Jan 1849 19y 10m NO s/o H. & P., only son TASTE Dorothy C. CS Chester Township B 96 1930 (cr14 Jan) 1977 NO (m. 1, James ROSS; m. 2, ? TASTE) with James ROSS TAYLOR Ernest F. CS Chester Township B 101 1910 (4 Jun) 1991 (80y) NO TAYLOR Frances L. CS Chester Township B 101 1910 (cr26 Nov) 1971 NO TAYSE Dorothy (deed) CS Chester Township C 326 NO Dorothy TAYSE TESREAU Richard H., III CS Chester Township C 344 1939 (cr20 Dec) 1974 NO THAYER Lester (deed) CS Chester Township B 5 NO Clerk's records. Says there are 2 sites. THAYER Opal CS Chester Township A 193 12 Jan 1998 91y NO Concord, Lake OH THOMAS ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 150 NO No stone. Clerk's records. No dates THOMAS Allen P. CS Chester Township C 351 7 Aug 1907 27 Nov 1984 41 Maj US Army WW II John J. THOMAS, Site 4 THOMAS Franklin B. CS Chester Township A 290 1876 (cr 1 Oct) 1951 NO with Lena A. THOMAS Harold B. CS Chester Township A 289 30 May 1901 21 Aug 1974 41 Maj US Army THOMAS Howard H. CS Chester Township A 150 (cr 19 May)1881 (cr 21 Jul)1962 NO THOMAS J.J. (deed) CS Chester Township C 352 NO J.J. THOMAS, Sites 1 & 2 THOMAS Lena A. CS Chester Township A 290 1878 1930 NO with Franklin B. THOMAS Louise R. CS Chester Township A 289 14 Dec 1905 24 Feb 1995 (89y) NO (bp has Hannah Louise) THOMPSON A.N. (Newton) CS Chester Township A 295 1876 1943 NO f Ireta TROOK THOMPSON Delia L. CS Chester Township A 74 1831 1897 NO w/o J.R. THOMPSON J.R., Rev. CS Chester Township A 74 1833 1918 NO THOMPSON Laura A. CS Chester Township A 74 1841 1916 NO w/o J.R. THWING Ann Eliza CS Chester Township A 22 27 Feb 1855 21 Sep 1937 NO KEYT m THWING Electa M. CS Chester Township A 26 1832 1907 NO HINE ( ) THWING Irwin CS Chester Township A 26 28 Aug 1828 11 Jun 1898 NO THWING Leman I. CS Chester Township A 27 1855 1915 NO PARKER: E. & T. THWING THWING Lillian CS Chester Township A 27 1862 1941 NO POOLER ( ) (m. 1, Willis THWING; m. 2, ? HERRICK) PARKER: E. & T. THWING cr has Lillian Pooler Thwing; Herrick on stone. THWING Nettie CS Chester Township A 257 1865 1940 NO PATTERSON THWING Willis E. CS Chester Township A 27 13 Apr 1897 44yr NO PARKER: E. & T. THWING TIFFANY Annie CS Quirk 1 2 9 Oct 1859 4y NO d/o Geo. & M.A. TIFFANY Annie ( ) CS Chester Township A 210 Oct 1859 4 yr NO d/o George & M.A. Stone missing in 1983. TIFFANY Beecher CS Old Settlement 71 29 Jul 1865 16y NO TIFFANY Caroline CS Old Settlement 19 24 Mar 1868 51y 10m 6d NO TIFFANY Charles Romaine CS Chester Township A 210 1846 1916 NO TIFFANY Elizabeth CS Old Settlement 71 2 May 1841 28y NO missing in Oct 1983 TIFFANY Ellen CS Chester Township A 210 1848 (cr18 Mar) 1935 NO COVERT w/o Charles Romaine TIFFANY TIFFANY George Father CS Quirk 1 1 1814 (cr 23May) 1883 NO TIFFANY Lizzie CS Old Settlement 71 16 Aug 1864 10y NO TIFFANY Mariah CS Quirk 1 2 11 Sep 1859 11y NO d/o Geo. & M.A. TIFFANY Mariah ( ) CS Chester Township A 210 Sep 1859 11yr NO d/o George & M.A. Stone missing in 1983. TIFFANY Mary Ann Mother CS Quirk 1 1 (11 Apr) 1822 (19 Oct) 1909 NO ALMY ( ) TIFFANY Patty CS Old Settlement 71 23 Jul 1819 9 Feb 1894 NO w/o Warren missing in Oct 1983 TIFFANY Warren CS Old Settlement 70 4 May 1874 66y NO TIFFANY Wayland CS Old Settlement 70 24 Mar 1854 3y NO TINKER Edwin B. CS Chester Township A 267 (28 Nov) 1880 (10 Feb) 1953 NO Surname not on stone. TINKER Elvira CS Chester Township A 101 21 Aug 1820 29 Aug 1905 84y 8d NO w/o Stone is illegible. TINKER Ethan V. CS Chester Township A 267 (8 Jun) 1847 (28 Nov) 1926 NO Surname not on stone. TINKER Jane F. CS Chester Township A 101 Jan 1845 7 Dec 1863 18y 11m 2d NO Stone is illegible. Additional single marker for Jane. TINKER John H. CS Chester Township A 101 6 Apr 1818 19 Nov 1884 66y 7m 13d NO Stone is illegible. TINKER Martha O. CS Chester Township A 267 (17 Jan) 1853 (24 Jun) 1944 NO BATTLES ( ) Surname not on stone. TINKER Martha P. CS Chester Township A 267 (1 Oct) 1880 (3 Sep) 1965 NO SHERMAN ( ) Surname not on stone. TINKER Mary CS Chester Township A 101 10 Nov 1825 16 Aug 1887 61y 9m NO w/o J.H. Stone is illegible. TITUS Cecil P., Dr. CS Chester Township B 20 27 Jan 1900 1 Dec 1970 NO TITUS Clare M. CS Chester Township B 20 15 Feb 1898 1 Dec 1964 NO TITUS Johnathon David ( ) CS Chester Township B 20 (cr 7Mar 1975) NO No stone. Clerk's record. TOFFANT Paul F. CS Chester Township C 359 17 Oct 1916 31 Jul 1979 41 SSgt US Army WW II Virginia TOFFANT, Sites 3 & 4 TOFFANT Virginia E. ( ) CS Chester Township C 359 (4 Jan 2000) (87y) NO Virginia TOFFANT, Sites 3 & 4 TOMALA Anna ( ) CS Chester Township A 310 (cr 12Jun 1999) NO ashes TOTH David McBride CS Chester Township B 87 29 Jul 1947 25 Oct 1967 61 OH SP4 CoB 12 Inf 199 Lt. Inf BDE TOTH Donald CS Chester Township B 68 1924 (cr13 Oct) 1984 41 Pfc US Army WW II TOTH Helen CS Chester Township B 68 1900 (cr23 Mar) 1965 NO m TOTH James A. (deed) CS Chester Township C 355 NO Site 4 TOTH James A. (deed) CS Chester Township C 373 NO Site 4, 31 Dec 1987 TOTH John CS Chester Township B 68 1894 1919 31 OH Pfc 5 Ammo TN 5 Div WW I. TOTH John ( ) CS Chester Township B 68 (cr 12Aug 1961) NO No stone. Clerk's records. TOTH Patricia Ann CS Chester Township C 356 29 Sep 1957 24 Jul 1985 NO TOTTEN Kenneth (deed for SHEFFIELD) CS Chester Township B 18 NO TRAVELSTED May Belle, Mrs. (deed) CS Chester Township A 283 NO Mrs.Hazel CURD: Mrs.May Belle TRAVELSTED only burial is Cora KELLY TRI-COUNTY Cremation Service CS Chester Township C 374 1983 1990 NO Tri County Cremation Service-Gattozzi Mass burial of urns. TRI-COUNTY Cremation Service CS Chester Township C 375 1991 1994 NO Tri-County Cremation Service Sites 1,2 Child's vault buried 30 Aug 1994. Doll basket, Birthday card. TROJAN Barbara CS Chester Township A 223 1845 1926 NO hw Joseph TROJAN Joseph CS Chester Township A 223 1840 1919 NO TROJAN Joseph. CS Chester Township A 223 1875 (cr15 Mar) 1935 NO TROJAN Peter CS Chester Township A 223 1872 (cr12 Mar) 1951 NO f TROJAN Theresa CS Chester Township A 223 1872 1934 NO m TROOK Ireta (deed, 4') CS Chester Township A 295 NO Ireta TROOK for A.N. THOMPSON TURNER Austin CS Chester Township A 45 22 May 1843 (?) 44 yr NO Marker illegible. TURNER Austin, Jr. CS Chester Township A 45 ? Feb 1842 6 mo NO s/o Austin & Laura Marker illegible. TURNER Beecher CS Chester Township A 45 22 May 1843 8yr 7 mo NO s/o Austin & Laura DOD "on the same day" as Austin Turner. Illegible Marker. TURNER Laura CS Chester Township A 46 14 Jan 1863 60 NO w/o Austin "Our Mother" on west side of marker. TURNER Rosmie E. CS Chester Township A 51 1866 1904 NO d/o Thomas W. F. TURNER (map) TURNER Thomas W. CS Chester Township A 51 1831 1903 NO F. TURNER (map) UBERT Ed CS Chester Township A 295 1876 (cr27 Dec) 1964 NO VAN HORN Charles H. CS Chester Township B 63 1890 1959 NO f VAN HORN Kathryn A. CS Chester Township B 63 1892 (cr13 Jul) 1984 NO m VARGA Carol June CS Chester Township B 2 12 Jun 1937 26 Mar 1955 NO dau J. VARGA VARGA Eleanor J. ( ) CS Chester Township B 2 (28 Oct 1994) (83y) NO J. VARGA (cremains bur 2 Nov 1994) VARGA Joseph CS Chester Township B 2 17 Feb 1908 1 Apr 1984 NO husb J. VARGA VARGO Carole F. (ashes) CS Chester Township C 382 (26 May 2000) (67y) NO Site 4, 9 Jun 2000, David VARGO VARGO Louis P. CS Chester Township C 311 1909 (3 Feb 1999) (89y) NO Parents and Grandparents (ashes) VARGO Margaret A. CS Chester Township C 311 1910 (10 Mar) 1993 (82y) NO Parents and Grandparents (cremains) VARGO Rose Barbara ( ) CS Chester Township C 395 (15 Jun 1997) (85y) NO William & Dorothy CAMPBELL (cremains bur 3 Jul 1997) VICIC Stani CS Chester Township C 315 1 Apr 1981 NO m Frank SMERDEL