GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section A, Lots 45 - 95) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== TURNER Austin, Jr. CS Chester Township A 45 ? Feb 1842 6 mo NO s/o Austin & Laura Marker illegible. TURNER Austin CS Chester Township A 45 22 May 1843 (?) 44 yr NO 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. HOBART Mary (cr) CS Chester Township A 46 NO G. RUSSELL : S. HOBART HOBART Shelby (cr) CS Chester Township A 46 NO G. RUSSELL : S. HOBART HOBART Cassius (cr) CS Chester Township A 46 NO G. RUSSELL : S. HOBART RUSSELL Frances (cr) CS Chester Township A 46 NO G. RUSSELL : S. HOBART NEHER Lula CS Chester Township A 47 30 Mar 1870 29 Mar 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Josie CS Chester Township A 47 10 Dec 1872 19 Apr 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER ? Baby CS Chester Township A 47 3 Mar 1877 3 Mar 1877 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Joseph CS Chester Township A 47 24 July 1825 5 Jan 1906 NO Stone is illegible. NEHER Caroline CS Chester Township A 47 18 Dec 1831 14 Mar 1921 NO w/o Joseph Stone is illegible. WAGNER ? Baby Boy CS Chester Township A 48 21 Mar 1954 NO NEHER Julia M CS Chester Township A 48 1874 1964 NO m No Surname on stone. NEHER John C. CS Chester Township A 48 1863 1943 NO f No Surname on stone. NEHER Frank C. CS Chester Township A 48 1902 1940 NO m No Surname on stone. NEHER Lucille M. CS Chester Township A 48 1906 1923 NO m No Surname on stone. O'NEAL Harold Mathew CS Chester Township A 49 1895 1899 NO O'NEAL Flora CS Chester Township A 49 1853 1906 NO WEBSTER STEBNER Ida (cr) CS Chester Township A 50 NO FRED WELDY STEBNER Ernest (cr) CS Chester Township A 50 NO FRED WELDY WELDY T. ( ) CS Chester Township A 50 (no dates) NO Fred WELDY TURNER Thomas W. CS Chester Township A 51 1831 1903 NO F. TURNER (map) TURNER Rosmie E. CS Chester Township A 51 1866 1904 NO d/o Thomas W. F. TURNER (map) BASSETT Stephen H. CS Chester Township A 52 26 Jan 1828 9 Sep 1914 NO BASSETT Harriet K. CS Chester Township A 52 23 Apr 1836 28 Mar 1897 NO PALMER BASSETT Franche A. CS Chester Township A 52 1864 1932 NO BASSETT Nellie G. CS Chester Township A 52 1872 1949 NO BASSETT May Louise CS Chester Township A 52 20 Jun 1864 31 Jan 1941 NO BASSETT Alice A. CS Chester Township A 52 9Feb 1870 20 May 1921 NO MELVIN Achsah CS Chester Township A 53 18 Apr 1858 91 yrs NO w/o R. Melvin 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. MELVIN Kezia S. CS Chester Township A 53 15 Jul 1832 32 NO GARRATT William, Jr. CS Chester Township A 54 31 JUl 1800 8 Jan 1832 NO New Lisbon, Oswego Co. Illegible stone. PRATT William CS Chester Township A 55 16 Aug 1855 62 NO Stone is illegible. PRATT Eugene B. CS Chester Township A 55 12 Oct 1858 21 NO Stone is illegible. HALL 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. HALL Manilus CS Chester Township A 55 NO Stone is illegible. HALL Isabella CS Chester Township A 55 NO Stone is illegible. 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. FELLOWS Parker CS Chester Township A 56 (13 Oct 1762/3) (bef 26Jun)1820 01 Sprout's Mass Regt. Pvt. in Rev. War. DAY Pheobe CS Chester Township A 56 1806 1888 NO DAY Henrietta CS Chester Township A 56 1845 (cr10Mar) 1911 NO DAY Alonzo CS Chester Township A 56 1843 (7 May) 1919 19 Army HATHAWAY Adeline L CS Chester Township A 57 1842 1911 NO CAROTHERS ( ) HATHAWAY Charles S. CS Chester Township A 57 1839 1905 NO SAVERY Hiram CS Chester Township A 58 2 Oct 1828 17 Feb 1865 NO Pittsfield Mason Stone is illegible. FERRY Solomon C. CS Chester Township A 58 9 Sep 1806 6 Apr 1891 NO FERRY Mary CS Chester Township A 58 13 Aug 1872 62yr 9 mo 11 da NO LYMAN ( ) w/o Solomon C FERRY Sophia M. CS Chester Township A 58 9 Jun 1850 8y 6m NO d/o S.C. & M.L. FERRY Solomon C. CS Chester Township A 58 9 May 1839 2y 6m NO s/o Solomon C. & Mary PACKARD John CS Chester Township A 59 11 Apr 1843 59 NO PACKARD Christiana CS Chester Township A 59 4 Nov 1838 in her 16th yr NO PACKARD Almon CS Chester Township A 59 8 Nov 1839 in his 13th yr NO JONES Mary L. CS Chester Township A 59 20 Nov 1877 73 yr 1 mo NO w/o (name buried) JONES A.S., Rev. CS Chester Township A 60 2 Apr 1883 81yr 3mo NO 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 CULVER Laura CS Chester Township A 62 9 Dec 1862 52? NO w/o L. GREEN Almon A. CS Chester Township A 63 1841 1920 19 Army f GREEN Amna L. CS Chester Township A 63 1848 1920 NO m GREEN Alda CS Chester Township A 63 1885 1904 NO AMES Mary E. CS Chester Township A 64 1845 1872 NO w/o B.D. AMES M. Lenora CS Chester Township A 64 1869 1890 NO d/o B.D. & M.E. AMES Mason CS Chester Township A 65 18 Jan 1878 71yr 9mo NO AMES Mary (cr) CS Chester Township A 65 NO (perhaps w/o Mason; no stone or dates) AMES Edward CS Chester Township A 66 23 Dec 1854 19 yr NO s/o Mason & Mary AMES John H. CS Chester Township A 66 16 Nov 1854 21 yr NO s/o Mason & Mary AMES Mary L. CS Chester Township A 66 3 Apr 1855 14 yr NO d/o Mason & Mary AMES Freeman CS Chester Township A 66 1? Oct 1864 20yr 5mo 16da NO Stone is almost illegible and broken. PUGSLEY Emma CS Chester Township A 67 19 Mar 1872 23 NO w/o Cyrus Also daughter of C. Ames POST Jennette CS Chester Township A 67 1840 1912 NO POST John F. CS Chester Township A 67 1828 1914 NO POST Frank CS Chester Township A 68 22 Aug 1884 21 NO s/o J. & J. POST Janette ( ) CS Chester Township A 68 NO Stone missing in both 1983 and 1995. EAMES Lucinda C. CS Chester Township A 69 1 Nov 1850 3yr 1mo 16da NO d/o Wm & M BATTLES Almon S. CS Chester Township A 69 (cr14Jul) 1859 (cr23Mar) 1898 NO Also has a single marker. BATTLES Clara CS Chester Township A 69 (cr6Jun) 1864 (cr1Aug) 1917 NO DEWEY hw Almon S. WOODWORTH Cordelia L. CS Chester Township A 70 24 May 1835 NO w/o Theron F. WOODWORTH FRISSELL Seth CS Chester Township A 71 (cr12Dec) 1799 (cr12Feb) 1878 NO FRISSELL Rhoda CS Chester Township A 71 (cr2Sep) 1806 (cr11May) 1881 NO LYMAN ( ) hw Seth FRISSELL Frank CS Chester Township A 71 (10 Apr) 1847 (23 May) 1864 19 Co.C 1st OVA FRISSELL Augustus W. CS Chester Township A 71 (cr14Aug) 1849 (cr26Feb) 1900 NO 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 WISNER Samuel CS Chester Township A 72 31 Dec 1838 44 ? NO MITCHELL Robert T. CS Chester Township A 72 1871 (cr13Jun) 1956 NO MITCHELL Susie M. CS Chester Township A 72 1874 (cr18May) 1957 NO FRISSELL 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 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 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 Bert R. CS Chester Township A 73 1874 1919 NO R. MITCHELL: WM MITCHELL HUMISTON John ( ) CS Chester Township A 73 19 Army? THOMPSON J.R., Rev. CS Chester Township A 74 1833 1918 NO THOMPSON Delia L. CS Chester Township A 74 1831 1897 NO w/o J.R. THOMPSON Laura A. CS Chester Township A 74 1841 1916 NO w/o J.R. NICHOLS Ann Eudocia CS Chester Township A 74 13 Sep 1850 3 yr 9 mo NO d/o G & S FREEMAN Roderick D. CS Chester Township A 75 1856 1930 NO FREEMAN Emma L. CS Chester Township A 75 1863 (cr27May) 1947 NO JOHNSTON Heman D. CS Chester Township A 76 24 May 1858 52 yrs NO JOHNSTON Louisa F. CS Chester Township A 76 10 Nov 1876 62 yrs NO w/o H.D. JOHNSTON James M. CS Chester Township A 76 16 Jan 1862 28 yrs NO RUST Joel CS Chester Township A 77 6 Dec 1837 31yr 6mo 6da NO RUST Harriet D. CS Chester Township A 77 2 Apr 1873 43yr 9mo NO d/o Joel & Mercy 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 RUST 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 JOHNSTON Walter CS Chester Township A 78 1834 1907 NO Surname not on stone. JOHNSTON Lydia H. CS Chester Township A 78 1837 1889 NO Surname not on stone. JOHNSTON Elgie CS Chester Township A 78 14 Jan 1862 3yr 4mo NO d/o Walter & Lydia Surname not on stone. BARBER Elijah CS Chester Township A 79 1798 1884 NO No surname on stone BARBER Amanda CS Chester Township A 79 1802 1880 NO No surname on stone JOHNSTON W. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 79 NO BARBER Chauncy CS Chester Township A 80 1830 1913 NO No Surname on stone. BARBER Emma E. CS Chester Township A 80 1828 1904 NO No Surname on stone. BARBER Hattie E. CS Chester Township A 80 1871 1902 NO BARBER ( ? ) No Surname on stone. Recorded as HANDERSON in Clerk's record. GATES Luman CS Chester Township A 80 4 May 1838 41 NO HANDERSON Hattie E. CS Chester Township A 80 1871 1902 NO BARBER ( ? ) No Surname on stone. Recorded as HANDERSON in Clerk's record. GILMORE Reuben CS Chester Township A 81 1818 1892 NO GILMORE Asenath CS Chester Township A 81 1805 1888 NO GATES ( ) GILMORE Emmerilla CS Chester Township A 81 1850 1850 NO GILMORE Luman Gates CS Chester Township A 81 1796 1805 NO SAWYER Maria S. CS Chester Township A 81 1826 1905 NO Stone is illegible. SAWYER Caroline (?) CS Chester Township A 82 18 Nov 1875 72 yr NO m E. SAWYER (map) Stone is illegible. 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. BRAWN Thomas CS Chester Township A 82 1833 1913 NO E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN C. Olive CS Chester Township A 82 1834 1891 NO hw Thomas E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN William S. CS Chester Township A 82 1869 1871 NO E. SAWYER (map) BRAWN Charles W. CS Chester Township A 82 1873 1878 NO E. SAWYER (map) HERRICK Emory J. CS Chester Township A 82 1855 1943 NO E. SAWYER (map) (Ashes of both Emory J. and Carrie B. were buried Sep 1947) HERRICK Carrie B. CS Chester Township A 82 1860 1946 NO E. SAWYER (map) (Ashes of both Emory J. and Carrie B. were buried Sep 1947) BATTLES Alexander CS Chester Township A 83 (cr11Jan) 1833 (cr19Nov) 1872 NO Stone replaced. BATTLES Elizabeth CS Chester Township A 83 (cr4Dec) 1839 (cr2Mar) 1914 NO FRISSELL ( ) Stone replaced. BROWN T. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 83 NO 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. HOVEY Louise A. CS Chester Township A 84 1846 1912 NO m LAMOREAUX Isaac CS Chester Township A 85 29 Aug 1812? 21 Sep 1886 NO Stone is hard to read. LAMOREAUX Sophia A. CS Chester Township A 85 11 Jan 1819 18 Jun 1896 NO w/o Isaac Stone is hard to read. REX Mary E. ( ) CS Chester Township A 85 NO No Stone. Names are from Clerk's record. REX Muriel ( ) CS Chester Township A 86 NO No Stone. Names are from Clerk's record. 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. HAMMOND Guy ( ) CS Chester Township A 87 NO No Stone. Clerk's record PACKARD Charlie CS Chester Township A 88 1835 1918 NO Surname not on stone. PACKARD Joshua CS Chester Township A 88 1806 1887 NO Surname not on stone. PACKARD Clarinda CS Chester Township A 88 1806 1881 NO Surname not on stone PACKARD Sarah CS Chester Township A 88 1831 1912 NO WISE Surname not on stone GILBERT Joel CS Chester Township A 89 3 Oct 1789 27 Mar 1852 10 Army GILBERT Criscilda CS Chester Township A 89 18 May 1786 13 Feb 1835 NO w/o Joel GILBERT Naomi CS Chester Township A 89 10 May 1802 3 Jul 1884 NO w/o Joel GILBERT Darius CS Chester Township A 89 20 Nov 1843 20 Sep 1863 19 Bat C 1st OVA Killed at Chattanooga; prob buried there BARNETT Harry L. ( ) CS Chester Township A 89 (6 Jan 1936) (11 May 1990) 50 USAF GILBERT Martha CS Chester Township A 90 11 Jan 1819 11 Apr 1821 NO Monument is on lot 89. GILBERT Romina CS Chester Township A 90 9 Jul 1836 25 Oct 1839 NO Monument is on lot 89. GILBERT Criscilda CS Chester Township A 90 28 Sep 1820 16 Apr 1841 NO Monument is on lot 89 GILBERT Dwight CS Chester Township A 90 20 Apr 1825 27 Sep 1855 NO Monument is on lot 89. GILBERT ?, Grandmother CS Chester Township A 90 Jan 1837 84y NO no first name given; monument is on lot 89 GILBERT Ida M. CS Chester Township A 90 26 Sep 1862 4 NO d/o W.C. & E.M. PHELPS Walter G. CS Chester Township A 91 8 Aug 1844 3 Jun 1901 19 Army PHELPS Charlotte CS Chester Township A 91 8 Jun 1841 27 Apr 1914 NO GILBERT GILBERT Joel (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 91 NO PHELPS Flora A. CS Chester Township A 92 3 Aug 1884 14yr 6mo 18da NO Monument is on Lot 91. CRANE Marcus O. CS Chester Township A 93 28 Feb 1835 1yr 16d NO son E & F CRANE Florence E. CS Chester Township A 93 22 Nov 1859 2yr 1m 15d NO d/o E & E.C. CRAIN Flavia CS Chester Township A 93 14 Apr 1855 56yr 8m NO w/o Edward GURNEY Charles CS Chester Township A 93 8 Jun 1835 37 NO BARNES Willard ( ) CS Chester Township A 93 (5 Jun 1864) 19 Army WHITMAN Barzillai CS Chester Township A 94 25 Aug 1870 66y 4m 7d NO WHITMAN Abigail CS Chester Township A 94 23 Nov 1881 82y 2m 7d NO w/o Barzillai WHITMAN Alden E. CS Chester Township A 94 9 Mar 1864 23 19 Co C 1st OVA Died at Stewart's Creek TN Stone is almost illegible. WHITMAN Meradon CS Chester Township A 94 12 Oct 1874 21y 5m 2d NO Our Beloved Son Surname is not on stone. GURNEY Rebecca J. CS Chester Township A 94 4 May 1863 35y 5m 16d NO HULBERT w/o J.R. GURNEY HULBERT Matilda A. CS Chester Township A 94 22 May 1863 29y 1m 3d NO with Rebecca GURNEY WHITMAN Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 94 (cr, no dates) NO NORTON Lebbeus CS Chester Township A 95 (1788) 3 Dec 1875 85 10 Army NORTON L. Pomeroy CS Chester Township A 95 3 Apr 1828 5y NO s/o Only son NORTON Nancy CS Chester Township A 95 30 Aug 1865 71y 6m 21d NO w/o Lebbeus DOD could be 1863. Stone is illegible PHILBRICK N.A. (Nancy) CS Chester Township A 95 29 Apr 1816 10 Nov 1893 NO