GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section A, Lots 197 - 247) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== DUSENBURY Oscar CS Chester Township A 197 1843 (3 Nov) 1934 19 Army DUSENBURY Betsey E. CS Chester Township A 197 1845 1911 NO DOANE w/o Oscar LAMOREAUX Amelia CS Chester Township A 198 1918 (cr25 Jun) 1980 NO w/o (m. 1, Murray LAMOREAUX; m. 2, ? VOREL) Stone has Amelia LAMOREAUX VOREL with Murray LAMOREAUX Murray Edwin CS Chester Township A 198 1916 (cr11 Sep) 1974 41 Pfc US Army Has second gov't stone. LAMOREAUX Mark CS Chester Township A 198 1870 (cr17 Jul) 1957 NO LAMOREAUX Mabel R. CS Chester Township A 198 1881 1928 NO VOREL Amelia LaMOREAUX CS Chester Township A 198 1918 (cr25 Jun) 1980 NO w/o (m. 1, Murray LAMOREAUX; m. 2, ? VOREL) Stone has Amelia LAMOREAUX VOREL with Murray MILLS Mary CS Chester Township A 199 1833 1893 NO JENKINS w/o William MILLS Mother with Huldah HAMILTON MILLS William CS Chester Township A 199 1823 1911 NO f HAMILTON Huldah CS Chester Township A 199 1858 1885 NO MILLS ( ) with Mother, Mary MILLS GUERNEY A. (map) CS Chester Township A 200 NO A. GUERNEY Owns 3 graves. No names or dates. GUERNEY A. CS Chester Township A 200 NO GUERNEY 3 graves no names or dates. ARCHER Sally CS Chester Township A 201 2 Dec 1830? 50? 26y NO w/o James ARCHER ? Infant Daughter CS Chester Township A 201 (1830 or 1850) NO d/o James & Sally BARNES Elizabeth Widow CS Chester Township A 201 28 Sep 1836 80y NO (w/o) (Comfort) Pensioner of Revolutionary War. FROST John D. CS Chester Township A 202 1 Dec 1876 68y 11m 6d NO YOUNG Orson C. CS Chester Township A 202 11 Mar 1865 43y NO BISBEE Asa CS Chester Township A 203 25 Dec 1905 over 80y NO HARRISON Robert ( ) CS Chester Township A 203 NO No Stone. No dates. Clerk's record. HOLSON Harry CS Chester Township A 203 1910 1914 NO REID William CS Chester Township A 203 1846 1916 19 Army BECKWITH James ( ) CS Chester Township A 203 (9 Oct 1863) 19 Army BECKWITH Lucien ( ) CS Chester Township A 203 (10 Apr 1863) 19 Army BRAWN Clifford L. CS Chester Township A 204 1888 (cr21 Apr) 1962 NO BRAWN Fred F. CS Chester Township A 204 1865 1942 NO BRAWN Cloriece CS Chester Township A 204 1864 1932 NO with Fred F. BRAWN Clawson E. CS Chester Township A 204 1904 (cr19 Jul) 1957 NO GRIBBLE Edith BRAWN 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 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) MAPES James E. CS Chester Township A 205 1869 (cr30 Apr) 1958 NO MAPES Sadie A. CS Chester Township A 205 1863 1939 NO REITER Howard CS Chester Township A 205 1899 (cr 3 Mar) 1976 NO REITER Ruth CS Chester Township A 205 1898 (6 Jun 1999) (101y) NO 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 Tony ( ) CS Chester Township A 207 NO No stone. Clerk's record. No dates. MAINS Walter H. ( ) CS Chester Township A 207 NO Julian POT No stone. Clerk's record. NO dates. DEWEER Emlie CS Chester Township A 207 1863 1922 NO POT Frederic Gustof ( ) CS Chester Township A 207 (cr30 Mar 1957) NO Julian POT No stone. Clerk's records. Julian owner. FULLER Grace CS Chester Township A 208 1917 1919 NO C.W. FULLER FULLER Earl C. CS Chester Township A 208 1889 1941 NO C.W. FULLER FULLER Lincoln C. CS Chester Township A 208 1922 1941 NO C.W. FULLER FULLER Jennie R. CS Chester Township A 208 1890 (1 Jan) 1990 (99y) NO C.W. FULLER BATTLES Lawrence CS Chester Township A 209 (12 Jan 1918) (2 Feb) 1918 NO (s/o) (Lyle & Belle) BATTLES Lyle CS Chester Township A 209 (23 Oct) 1888 (30 Nov) 1981 NO Belle and Lyle were married in 1910. BATTLES Belle CS Chester Township A 209 (2 Jan) 1890 (22 Jan) 1975 NO BURTON ( ) Lyle and Belle were married in 1910. BATTLES Roy CS Chester Township A 209 (6 Aug) 1911 NO (s/o) (Lyle & Belle) BATTLES Irma CS Chester Township A 209 (27 Apr) 1922 (18 May 2000) NO (w/o) (Roy) ashes TIFFANY Charles Romaine CS Chester Township A 210 1846 1916 NO TIFFANY Ellen CS Chester Township A 210 1848 (cr18 Mar) 1935 NO COVERT w/o Charles Romaine TIFFANY TIFFANY Mariah ( ) CS Chester Township A 210 Sep 1859 11yr NO d/o George & M.A. Stone missing in 1983. TIFFANY Annie ( ) CS Chester Township A 210 Oct 1859 4 yr NO d/o George & M.A. Stone missing in 1983. INEMAN Frank CS Chester Township A 211 (28 Mar) 1879 (13 Jul) 1916 NO INEMAN George CS Chester Township A 211 1883 1924 NO INEMAN James Sr. ( ) CS Chester Township A 211 (25 Jan 1837) (2 Mar 1923) (86y 2m 5d) NO Bohemia No stone or dates. INEMAN Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 211 (17 Apr 1923) (80y 16d) NO STUPKA ( ) No stone or dates. GRAU John M. Dr. CS Chester Township A 212 1864 1916 NO GRAU Irene CS Chester Township A 212 1868 (cr 3 Feb) 1965 NO hw John M. GRAU GREEN George R. CS Chester Township A 213 5 Aug 1854 19 Dec 1915 NO with Ida M. GREEN Ida M. CS Chester Township A 213 4 Feb 1860 20 Feb 1937 NO with George R. GREEN Amos G. CS Chester Township A 213 1895 (cr15 Apr) 1968 NO cr has 15 Apr 1969 GREEN Eda W. CS Chester Township A 213 1900 (cr21 Apr) 1948 NO with Infant Grandson GREEN ? Infant Grandson CS Chester Township A 213 (cr17 Feb) 1959 NO BARNES Maxine I. CS Chester Township A 214 1909 1915 NO DAVIS Nancy CS Chester Township A 214 1922 NO BARNES (w/o) (John Michael) Married 21 Aug 1953. 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. LYMAN Elgin O. CS Chester Township A 215 1882 1918 NO BIDGOOD Robert J. CS Chester Township A 216 1891 1919 NO BIDGOOD Anna J. CS Chester Township A 216 1855 1929 NO with John W. BIDGOOD BIDGOOD John W. CS Chester Township A 216 1857 1939 NO with Anna J. BIDGOOD SCOTT Elmer D. CS Chester Township A 216 1886 (cr4 Jun) 1953 NO Mason SCOTT Edeth I. CS Chester Township A 216 1885 (cr23 Feb) 1976 NO OES MAPES S. Asa CS Chester Township A 217 1858 1920 NO MAPES S. Elnora CS Chester Township A 217 1852 1923 NO WAGNER Edward (deed) CS Chester Township A 217 NO Sites 3 & 4, 9 Nov 1999 SMALL Peter A. CS Chester Township A 218 1860 1921 NO SMALL Cora A. CS Chester Township A 218 1871 (cr12 Jan) 1951 NO SHACKLETON Robert V. CS Chester Township A 218 1915 (cr30 Dec) 1964 NO ashes SHACKLETON Yvette S. CS Chester Township A 218 1915 (cr31 Oct) 1986 NO ashes FERRY Asa C. CS Chester Township A 219 1854 1923 NO Surname on monument - not on stone. FERRY Frances O. CS Chester Township A 219 1855 1932 NO Surname on monument - not on stone. FERRY ? Baby CS Chester Township A 219 1886 1887 NO Surname on monument - not on stone. EVANS Franklyn Wade CS Chester Township A 220 1903 (14 Jan) 1992 (88y) NO EVANS Esther CS Chester Township A 220 1905 NO PETERSEN with Franklyn Wade EVANS GEHRI Betty June CS Chester Township A 220 1920 1923 NO GEHRI ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 220 (cr 29May 1958) NO 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 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 Emma B. CS Chester Township A 221 1889 1966 NO m DART Alfred R. CS Chester Township A 221 1920 1921 NO DART Phillip R. CS Chester Township A 221 1942 1942 NO s/o Kenneth R. JOLLY Wm. Clinton ( ) CS Chester Township A 222 NO No stone or dates for this individual. JOLLY Lottie ( ) CS Chester Township A 222 (cr 4 Feb 1960) NO No stone. HERRICK Floyd C. CS Chester Township A 222 1877 (cr 9 Mar) 1949 NO f HERRICK Jennie L. CS Chester Township A 222 1882 1930 NO m TROJAN Peter CS Chester Township A 223 1872 (cr12 Mar) 1951 NO f TROJAN Joseph CS Chester Township A 223 1840 1919 NO TROJAN Barbara CS Chester Township A 223 1845 1926 NO hw Joseph TROJAN Joseph. CS Chester Township A 223 1875 (cr15 Mar) 1935 NO TROJAN Theresa CS Chester Township A 223 1872 1934 NO m IBOSH Frank ( ) CS Chester Township A 224 NO John IBOSH No stone, no dates. JACOBS Elva A. CS Chester Township A 225 9 Jun 1878 11 Nov 1919 NO m JACOBS Harmon O. CS Chester Township A 225 1 Mar 1968 23 Feb 1918 NO f JACOBS Ralph L. CS Chester Township A 225 1904 1939 NO MILLS Virgil B. CS Chester Township A 226 1906 (cr16 Jul) 1976 NO Room for another name MILLS Lena B. CS Chester Township A 226 1879 (cr11 Sep) 1975 NO MILLS Harry S. CS Chester Township A 226 1870 (cr14 Jun) 1950 NO MILLS Geraldine CS Chester Township A 226 1910 1917 NO Surname not on stone. MILLS Bernice (not cut) CS Chester Township A 226 (not cut) NO Room for another name with Virgil MILLS Michael Smith ( ) CS Chester Township A 226 (6 Jan 1999) (55y) NO ashes DOSKOCIL Barbara L. CS Chester Township A 227 1897 (cr 5 Mar) 1977 NO m DITTO Frank S. CS Chester Township A 227 1857 1942 NO DITTO Mary J. CS Chester Township A 227 1859 (cr11 Aug) 1950 NO HAND ( ) HUDSON Richard CS Chester Township A 227 1930 1934 NO HUDSON Hazel CS Chester Township A 228 1899 1934 NO m HUDSON Harold H. CS Chester Township A 228 (30 Sep) 1920 (10 Oct) 1923 NO (s/o) (Sterling & Hazel (DITTO) HUDSON) HUDSON Carl E. CS Chester Township A 228 (12 Sep 1923) (8 Oct) 1923 (26d) NO (s/o) (Sterling & Hazel (DITTO) HUDSON) HUDSON Dale A. CS Chester Township A 228 1918 1921 NO HEARN Martine (Marie) CS Chester Township A 229 21 Jul 1954 21 Aug 1954 NO HEARN Carol CS Chester Township A 229 7 Nov 1956 (cr 8 Nov 1956) NO No DOD on stone.; with Martine (Marie) JACOBS Marie A. CS Chester Township A 229 1893 1939 NO JACOBS Lawrence Gail CS Chester Township A 229 1897 (cr28 Jan) 1967 NO BARBER Rhoda J. CS Chester Township A 230 1854 1921 NO with Rhoda J. BARBER Anson C. CS Chester Township A 230 1854 1942 NO with Rhoda J. BARBER Arthur L. CS Chester Township A 230 1884 (cr 6 Aug) 1959 NO with Emma S. BARBER Emma S. CS Chester Township A 230 1880 (cr26 Mar) 1951 NO with Arthur L. LAMOREAUX Hiram D. CS Chester Township A 231 1864 1922 NO with Irene LAMOREAUX Irene A. CS Chester Township A 231 1865 (cr 4 Jun) 1937 NO with Hiram 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 PETERSEN Peter III Dad CS Chester Township A 233 25 Jan 1932 11 Apr 1994 50 Army f PETERSEN Ruby L. CS Chester Township A 233 1897 (cr20 Sep) 1971 NO with Peter, Jr. PETERSEN Peter, Jr. CS Chester Township A 233 1891 (cr11 Mar) 1975 NO with Ruby L. PETERSEN Martha Ann CS Chester Township A 233 1949 (cr12 Oct) 1959 NO with Elaine Sandra PETERSEN Elaine Sandra CS Chester Township A 233 1946 NO with Martha Ann PETERSEN Sandra Mae CS Chester Township A 233 1938 (cr24 Oct) 1944 NO with Wesley Paul, Jr. PETERSEN Wesley Paul, Jr. CS Chester Township A 233 1939 1939 NO with Sandra Mae BEECH Elmer J. CS Chester Township A 234 10 Jan 1897 3 Feb 1970 31 OH Pvt 51 Ambulan.Co BEECH Alfred J. CS Chester Township A 234 1872 (cr20 Oct) 1917 NO with Floy BEECH Floy CS Chester Township A 234 1878 (cr 9 May) 1958 NO with Alfred J. HARMON Jeanette CS Chester Township A 235 1926 1927 NO HARMON Harold W. CS Chester Township A 235 14 Dec 1937 10 Nov 1945 NO HARMON Edla CS Chester Township A 235 1904 (cr 6 Apr) 1977 NO with William W. HARMON William W. CS Chester Township A 235 1885 (cr17 Jul) 1965 NO with Edla SOUCEK Mary CS Chester Township A 236 1847 1927 NO GIBBONS Alby M. CS Chester Township A 236 1895 1927 NO Geo. GIBBONS INEMAN James CS Chester Township A 237 1868 (cr13 Jan) 1951 NO INEMAN Mary CS Chester Township A 237 (3 Aug) 1878 (21 Apr) 1920 (42y 8m 18d) NO BRABENEC ( ) hw James POCTA Evelyn CS Chester Township A 237 1905 1943 NO INEMAN dau James INEMAN BRABENEC John CS Chester Township A 238 1853 (cr27 Jul) 1936 NO BRABENEC Mary CS Chester Township A 238 1858 1920 NO STROKE Anna, Baby CS Chester Township A 238 1922 NO STROKE Nick CS Chester Township A 238 1885 1922 NO Sopha STROKE FREEMAN Marjorie L. CS Chester Township A 239 27 Jan 1907 (25 Oct 1999) (92y) NO with Shirley W. FREEMAN Shirley W. CS Chester Township A 239 24 Dec 1904 14 Aug 1989 NO with Marjorie L. FREEMAN Arthur C. CS Chester Township A 239 1868 1939 NO FREEMAN Cora B. CS Chester Township A 239 1866 1921 NO MILLER Mary K. CS Chester Township A 240 1919 1920 NO MILLER Edward ( ) CS Chester Township A 240 (cr12 Apr 1946) NO No Stone. Clerk's records. CHAMP Forest H. CS Chester Township A 240 1880 1932 NO WICKS Olive Edith CS Chester Township A 241 7 Jun 1922 12 Jan 1928 NO WICKS Henry Lewis CS Chester Township A 241 21 Oct 1925 19 Feb 1945 41 5th Div 27th Marine Died in action on Iwo Jima. HENDRICK C.G. (Gladden) CS Chester Township A 242 1895 1922 NO A. Hendrick PFEIFFER Geraldine CS Chester Township A 242 1914 (cr17 Nov) 1965 NO HENDRICK A. HENDRICK HENDRICK Clair CS Chester Township A 242 1922 1923 NO A. Hendrick HENDRICK Maude CS Chester Township A 242 1889 (cr26 May) 1976 NO A. Hendrick HENDRICK Glen CS Chester Township A 242 1894 1922 NO A. Hendrick BATTLES Tracy F. CS Chester Township A 243 (cr18 Feb) 1858 (cr11 Dec) 1946 NO f with Lettie M. BATTLES Lettie M. CS Chester Township A 243 (cr23 Feb) 1856 (cr 4 Oct) 1928 NO QUIGLEY ( ) m with Tracy E. BURWELL Ruby E. CS Chester Township A 243 1891 (cr12 Aug) 1985 NO BATTLES MARTIN Janice E. CS Chester Township A 244 11 Dec 1921 10 Aug 1922 NO FERRY Edwin M. CS Chester Township A 245 1880 1938 NO Mason FERRY ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 245 (cr 1 May 1961) NO No stone. Clerk's records. PETERSEN Evelyn H. CS Chester Township A 246 1915 NO with Wesley P. PETERSEN Wesley P. CS Chester Township A 246 1915 (30 Oct) 1989 (74y) NO with Evelyn H. PETERSEN Maren CS Chester Township A 246 1869 (cr 8 Dec) 1955 NO with Peter PETERSEN Peter CS Chester Township A 246 1868 (cr18 Aug) 1959 NO with Maren PETERSEN Mabelle M. CS Chester Township A 247 1899 (cr 7 Nov) 1979 NO with Carl W. PETERSEN Carl W. CS Chester Township A 247 1895 (5 Mar) 1987 NO with Mabelle M.