GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section A, Lots 96 - 145) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== WEBSTER Asahel CS Chester Township A 96 1810 1900 NO WEBSTER Lucinda S. CS Chester Township A 96 21 Nov 1839 NO w/o Asahel BATES Erastus CS Chester Township A 96 11 Mar 1836 37 NO BATES Susan T. CS Chester Township A 96 25 Feb 1870 65 NO w/o Erastus BATES Mehitable CS Chester Township A 96 7 Jun 1840 62 NO w/o Abner PARKER Joan N. CS Chester Township A 97 28 Apr 1883 64y 11m NO w/o Dea N. PARKER N., Dea. (Nelson) CS Chester Township A 97 22 Oct 1888 70y 10m NO stone has Dea. N. BOYD I.A. CS Chester Township A 98 1823 1899 19 Kinney Rec. BOYD Louisa J. CS Chester Township A 98 1831 1893 NO PARR Edna ( ) CS Chester Township A 98 NO No stone. Information from Clerk's records. PARR Francis E. ( ) CS Chester Township A 98 NO No Stone. Information from Clerk's records HUDSON Cora Alberta CS Chester Township A 99 1871 1933 NO HUDSON Claude Wade CS Chester Township A 99 (5 Apr) 1909 (9 Aug) 1910 NO (s/o) (Claud & Cora (SANDERS) HUDSON) BRAILEY Rose ( ) CS Chester Township A 100 NO BRAILEY, J.A.(on map) No Stone. Clerk's records. BRAILEY J.A. ( ) CS Chester Township A 100 NO BRAILEY, J.A.(on map) No Stone. Clerk's records. SEWELL ? ( ) CS Chester Township A 100 NO No Stone. Clerk's records. TINKER John H. CS Chester Township A 101 6 Apr 1818 19 Nov 1884 66y 7m 13d NO Stone is illegible. TINKER Mary CS Chester Township A 101 10 Nov 1825 16 Aug 1887 61y 9m NO w/o J.H. Stone is illegible. TINKER Elvira CS Chester Township A 101 21 Aug 1820 29 Aug 1905 84y 8d NO w/o Stone is illegible. 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. STRONG Joel K. CS Chester Township A 102 1840 (31 Dec) 1862 19 Army Killed in Battle Murfreesboro. CLAYTON Thomas ( ) CS Chester Township A 102 NO No stone. Clerk's records. STRONG Lewis CS Chester Township A 103 1817 1897 NO STRONG Corintha CS Chester Township A 103 1810 1857 NO STRONG Clara K. CS Chester Township A 103 1817 1892 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 PARR Leonard CS Chester Township A 103 7 Feb 1883 75y 11m 17d NO f PARR Rachel M or N. CS Chester Township A 103 17 Jul 1880 70y 1m 1d NO HAMMOND ( ) w/o Leonard LYMAN ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 104 (no dates) NO David LYMAN LYMAN Ira CS Chester Township A 105 27 Oct 1815 15 Sep 1900 85 NO f Has separate first name stone. LYMAN Mary S. CS Chester Township A 105 28 Jan 1908 83 NO m Has separate stone labeled Mary S. STEPHENSON T.B. CS Chester Township A 105 4 Nov 1861 63 NO Separate stone with T.B.S. on it. STEPHENSON Hannah CS Chester Township A 105 19 Nov 1861 63 NO w/o T.B. Separate stone with H.A.S. CLARK Quartus CS Chester Township A 106 20 Jul 1840 49 NO CLARK Pamelia R. CS Chester Township A 106 22 Aug 1837 39y NO w/o 1st wife of Quartus QUIRK William CS Chester Township A 107 1833 1887 NO QUIRK Susan N. CS Chester Township A 107 1833 1911 NO w/o William QUIRK J.G. Blaine CS Chester Township A 107 1877 1878 NO METCALFE Ada ( ) CS Chester Township A 107 (1947) NO No Stone. Information from Clerk's record. LYMAN N.R. (map) CS Chester Township A 108 NO N.R. LYMAN STILLMAN Riley F. CS Chester Township A 109 8 Apr 1876 54y NO "of Austinburg, OH" STILLMAN Esther C. CS Chester Township A 109 8 Jan 1896 73y NO w/o Riley F. Danby, CLARK Hezekiah CS Chester Township A 109 29 Apr 1866 79y NO CLARK Chloe CS Chester Township A 109 10 Aug 1871 83y NO hw BENSON Janes CS Chester Township A 110 1827 1867 NO f BENSON Sally A. CS Chester Township A 110 1834 1899 NO MANSFIELD m STILLMAN Riley F. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 110 NO SCOTT Ransom D. CS Chester Township A 111 1844 1914 NO SCOTT Lucy J. CS Chester Township A 111 1846 1919 NO w/o Ransom D. SCOTT Ethel M. CS Chester Township A 111 1877 1911 NO CHILSON ? Boy ( ) CS Chester Township A 112 NO C. CHILSON No stone. Clerk's record. GRAU Frederick CS Chester Township A 112 1832 1908 NO C. CHILSON GRAU Rosine CS Chester Township A 112 1829 1907 NO hw C. CHILSON 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." 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." REITER Martin CS Chester Township A 113 1826 1905 NO REITER Christina CS Chester Township A 113 1825 1905 NO REITER Martin J. CS Chester Township A 113 1859 ? 1y NO s/o Martin & Christina Stone is illegible. HATCHER Robert CS Chester Township A 114 1824 1905 NO HATCHER Frances CS Chester Township A 114 1826 1895 NO hw HATCHER Wm ( ) CS Chester Township A 114 (no date) NO No stone. Clerk's record. LACOUNT Hamilton S. CS Chester Township A 115 (6 Aug) 1871 (5 Jan) 1914 NO Surname not on stone. LACOUNT J.D. (John) CS Chester Township A 115 1829 1900 NO LACOUNT C.C. (Clarsi) CS Chester Township A 115 1840 1920 NO LACOUNT Dennis M. CS Chester Township A 115 1 Mar 1867 23 Mar 1898 NO PHELPS Lovina CS Chester Township A 116 15 June 1846 85y NO w/o Samuel W. PHELPS Stone illegible. Widow's Rev. War pensioner. LYMAN Mary CS Chester Township A 117 5 Dec 1847 1m 23 d NO c/o I. and Mary monument on lot 105 LYMAN Kate CS Chester Township A 117 17 Oct 1851 2m 3d NO c/o I. and Mary Monument on lot 105. LYMAN Agnes CS Chester Township A 117 10 Jan 1860 3y 9m 22d NO c/o I. and Mary name on the monument in Lot 105 LYMAN Thomas CS Chester Township A 117 10 Feb 1860 1y 6m NO c/o I. and Mary monument on lot 105. MORRELL F.L. CS Chester Township A 117 14 Aug 1851 4m 20d NO MORRELL B.E. CS Chester Township A 117 24 Aug 1849 3y NO LYMAN Nettie CS Chester Township A 118 15 Jul 1897 30 NO w/o A.E. LYMAN monument on lot 105.; first name only on this stone STEPHENSON L. CS Chester Township A 118 28 Nov 1851 4y NO Also see Lot 105 LYMAN Frank CS Chester Township A 118 (no dates) NO first name only on this stone LYMAN Newman R. CS Chester Township A 119 29 Oct 1864 52y NO Chester Stone is illegible. LYMAN Julia Ann CS Chester Township A 119 12 Jun 1885 64y NO hw Cleveland OH Stone is illegible. LYMAN Elihu Osman CS Chester Township A 119 9 Nov 1864 12y NO Stone is illegible. LYMAN Henry Newman CS Chester Township A 119 12 Nov 1864 24y NO Stone is illegible. LYMAN Mary Emma CS Chester Township A 119 16?18 Nov 1864 22y NO Stone is illegible. LYMAN Charles ( ) CS Chester Township A 119 (no date) NO clerks's record LYMAN Alonzo ( ) CS Chester Township A 119 (no date) NO clerks's record TAMBLING S.A., Dea. CS Chester Township A 120 17 Feb 1844 77y NO SHAPARD Timothy CS Chester Township A 120 5 Oct 1847 83y 01 (Pvt Wells Conn Reg) Should be SHEPARD HOBART Donley CS Chester Township A 120 1821 1921 NO HOBART Amelia CS Chester Township A 120 1820 1915 NO w/o Donley HOBART Ella CS Chester Township A 120 1859 1940 NO d/o Donley & Amelia Surname not on stone. LYMAN N.R. (1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 120 NO SHEPARD Timothy ( ) CS Chester Township A 120 (18 Jun 1764) (5 Oct 1847) 01 (Pvt Wells Conn Reg) stone has SHAPARD HOBART Donley CS Chester Township A 121 1821 1921 NO HOBART Amelia CS Chester Township A 121 1820 1915 NO w/o Donley HOBART Ella CS Chester Township A 121 1859 1940 NO d/o Donley & Amelia WHITLOCK Josiah CS Chester Township A 122 1 May 1850 78y NO WHITLOCK Sally CS Chester Township A 122 20 Feb 1853 73y 10m NO w/o Josiah GRIEGER John (Gust) CS Chester Township A 123 (14 Jun 1950) NO F. GRIEGER No stone. Clerk's record. GRIEGER Mary CS Chester Township A 123 1869 1925 NO m F. GRIEGER WEYHE Wilma ( ) CS Chester Township A 123 (cr18 Nov 1966) NO F. GRIEGER No Stone. Clerk's record. 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. JACOBS Elmer C. CS Chester Township A 124 1869 1943 NO G.H. BLAKE Jacobs is engraved on east side of Blake Monument. JACOBS Daisy D. CS Chester Township A 124 1873 (cr31 Dec) 1963 NO G.H. BLAKE Jacobs is engraved on east side of Blake Monument. FRENCH Edward J. CS Chester Township A 125 1855 1943 NO FRENCH Carrie CS Chester Township A 125 1860 1940 NO Marker off base. FRENCH Oscar CS Chester Township A 125 1827 1901 NO FRENCH Janette CS Chester Township A 125 1828 1913 NO BARNUM Jerusha CS Chester Township A 125 18 May 1880 87y NO m MILLER John CS Chester Township A 126 (1796) 21 Feb 1869 73y 10 Army Stone is illegible. MILLER Anna S. CS Chester Township A 126 19 Apr 1876 89y 8d NO w/o John Stone is illegible. MILLER Eleanor F. CS Chester Township A 126 15 Jul 1865 10y 4m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Howard B. CS Chester Township A 126 4 Feb. 1867 10y 7m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Julia CS Chester Township A 126 6 Feb. 1867 5y 4m NO c/o J. & A. Miller Stone is illegible. MILLER Barton S. CS Chester Township A 126 22 Aug 1865 41y 4m NO Stone is illegible. RANNEY Oliver A. CS Chester Township A 127 1883 (cr1 Feb) 1969 NO f R. RANNEY RANNEY Mabel C. CS Chester Township A 127 1883 (cr13 Jun) 1973 NO m R. RANNEY RANNEY Katherine CS Chester Township A 127 NO R. RANNEY No Surname on Stone. No dates available. WHITMAN Isiah CS Chester Township A 128 12 Jul 1856 66y NO KNIGHT Hitty CS Chester Township A 128 4 Jun 1853 63y NO LYMAN Thomas S.R. CS Chester Township A 129 1844 1850 NO Also has separate stone with no surname. LYMAN Frances M. CS Chester Township A 129 1846 1846 NO LYMAN Frances E. CS Chester Township A 129 1847 1847 NO LYMAN Tertius C. CS Chester Township A 129 1850 1852 NO Also has separate stone with no surname. LYMAN Clara T. CS Chester Township A 129 1855 1867 NO LYMAN Celia Ellen CS Chester Township A 129 1965 1903 NO LYMAN E.O. CS Chester Township A 130 1817 1892 NO LYMAN Emily R. CS Chester Township A 130 1828 1901 NO LYMAN Azariah CS Chester Township A 130 1777 1857 NO LYMAN Sarah CS Chester Township A 130 1784 1859 NO BARTLETT ( ) LYMAN N.R. (cr) CS Chester Township A 131 NO cr has burials here; monument is on Lot 119 TAMBLING Harriet S. CS Chester Township A 132 13 Sep 1856 42y NO MORGAN w/o V.A. TAMBLING HERRICK Edwin A. CS Chester Township A 133 19 Jan 1876 45?y NO Stone is illegible. HERRICK Byron Asa CS Chester Township A 133 1853 1931 NO HERRICK Mary CS Chester Township A 133 1855 1914 NO CARROLL WHITMAN Zebedee CS Chester Township A 134 1840 (22 Nov) 1924 19 Bat C lst OLA WHITMAN Mary E. CS Chester Township A 134 1847 1912 NO w/o Zebedee WHITMAN N.D. CS Chester Township A 134 1838 (20 Jan) 1911 19 Bat C 1st OLA WHITMAN George CS Chester Township A 134 1844 1928 NO HOVEY Fred CS Chester Township A 135 1856 (cr 2 Aug) 1935 NO Blocks for 2 more names on stone. HOVEY Neal ( ) CS Chester Township A 135 (cr 24 Nov 1977 NO Not entered on Hovey stone and no separate stone. Info from clerk's. HOVEY Myra ( ) CS Chester Township A 135 (cr 1 Jun 1953) NO Not entered on Hovey stone and no separate stone. Info from clerk's. 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 GEARY Edward CS Chester Township A 137 16 May 1862 66y 19 Army (Leader of Band - Civil War - Clerk's records) GEARY Dorothy CS Chester Township A 137 30 Jul 1876 86y NO hw Edward GEARY Julius V. CS Chester Township A 137 1854 1922 NO GEARY Rebecca CS Chester Township A 137 29 Oct 1875 (46y) NO w/o Julius MARSHALL Herbert, Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 138 (cr11 Jun 1944) NO No Stone. LYMAN W.I. (Dr.) CS Chester Township A 138 17 Feb 1894 33y NO LYMAN Ada CS Chester Township A 138 1857 1946 NO LYMAN Lynda CS Chester Township A 138 1893 1944 NO SHAW C.C. CS Chester Township A 139 1841 1867 NO SHAW Flora E. CS Chester Township A 139 1842 1887 NO SHAW Corwin B. CS Chester Township A 139 1866 1887 NO LYMAN Alice L. CS Chester Township A 139 1858 1887 NO RANNEY Julius B. CS Chester Township A 140 5 Jun 1831 2 Dec 1907 NO RANNEY Helen J. CS Chester Township A 140 13 Mar 1843 13 Jun 1900 NO RANNEY Oliver CS Chester Township A 141 19 Sep 1796 14 Sep 1876 NO RANNEY Lynda A. CS Chester Township A 141 23 May 1800 7 Oct 1887 NO RANNEY Alice CS Chester Township A 141 18 Mar 1840 3 Jul 1930 NO RANNEY Thomas Stow CS Chester Township A 141 9 Sep 1826 28 Nov 1842 NO ADAMS Samuel CS Chester Township A 141 20 Sep 1817 54y 11m 18d 10 Army RANNEY Emeline ( ) CS Chester Township A 141 (cr - no date) NO BASSETT Stephen CS Chester Township A 142 7 May 1779 30 Sep 1868 NO BASSETT Sally CS Chester Township A 142 28 May 1791 8 Mar 1879 NO ADAMS w/o Stephen BASSETT Charles Eustace CS Chester Township A 142 14 Aug 1859 10 May 1875 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P BASSETT Willie CS Chester Township A 142 10 Jan 1867 7 Feb 1867 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P BASSETT Hattie CS Chester Township A 142 12 Jul 1868 15 Sep 1870 NO c/o Stephen H. & Harriet P MOORE John CS Chester Township A 142 (1752) 9 Mar 1843 01 Pvt 3 NY Regt Rev W KINGMAN Sharon CS Chester Township A 143 14 Dec 1843 42y NO DANKA Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 143 (cr - no date) NO No Stone. Clerk's record. Wood Box. HERRICK Horace A. CS Chester Township A 144 1827 1914 NO f No Surname on stone. HERRICK Harmony M. CS Chester Township A 144 1828 1899 NO m No Surname on stone. HERRICK Asa CS Chester Township A 144 11 Oct 1853 55y NO HERRICK Melinda CS Chester Township A 144 25 Mar 1861 61y NO w/o Asa HERRICK Amelia M. CS Chester Township A 144 24 Feb 1844 in 11th yr NO d/o Asa & Melinda HERRICK Mary J CS Chester Township A 144 26 Feb 1844 in 8th yy NO d/o Asa & Melinda FERRY Marcus C. CS Chester Township A 145 1830 1897 NO FERRY Martha A. CS Chester Township A 145 27 Apr 1856 26 NO w/o M.C. Stone is illegible. FERRY Laura M. CS Chester Township A 145 1834 1911 NO