GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section A, Lots 248 - 299) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== BIERMAN Harry G. CS Chester Township A 248 1895 (cr 7 Apr) 1975 NO husb Martha DART DART Elizabeth CS Chester Township A 248 1864 (cr11 Dec) 1946 NO (w/o) (Alfred) DART Alfred W. CS Chester Township A 248 1863 1933 NO (h/o) (Elizabeth) SCHUMAKER Lena CS Chester Township A 249 1863 (cr25 May) 1956 NO with Lawrence SCHUMAKER Lawrence CS Chester Township A 249 1861 1940 NO with Lena SCHUMAKER Walter J. CS Chester Township A 249 1896 (cr10 Nov) 1982 NO BOND Floyd D. CS Chester Township A 250 (10 May) 1894 (1 May) 1966 31 OH Pvt US Army Has second military stone. with Margaret M. BOND Margaret M. CS Chester Township A 250 1894 (cr16 Dec) 1975 NO with Floyd D. BOND Grant H. CS Chester Township A 251 1863 (cr 6 Jul) 1935 NO Surname on monument, not on stone. BOND Sarah A. CS Chester Township A 251 1867 1922 NO Surname on monument, not on stone. MAPES Sarah R. CS Chester Township A 252 (18 Jan) 1877 (2 Dec) 1933 NO HENDERSON ( ) with Leverett S. MAPES Leverett S. CS Chester Township A 252 (13 Jul) 1873 (18 Nov) 1955 NO with Sarah R. MAPES Milan L. CS Chester Township A 252 (24 Sep) 1901 (3 Sep) 1922 NO DITTO Harry A. CS Chester Township A 253 1886 (cr14 Mar) 1980 NO with Mary M. DITTO Mary M. CS Chester Township A 253 1893 (27 Oct) 1988 (94y) NO with Harry A. WICKS Henry L. CS Chester Township A 254 1865 (cr29 Apr) 1950 NO with Nellie A. WICKS Nellie A. CS Chester Township A 254 1867 (cr14 Dec) 1955 NO with Henry L. WICKS Lewis E. CS Chester Township A 254 1903 (cr25 May) 1962 NO Mason WICKS Cheryl Jane CS Chester Township A 254 1908 (26 Mar) 1987 (78y) NO BROTHERS (cremains bur 3 Aug 1987) NICHOLS Grant S. CS Chester Township A 255 1864 (cr 5 Jun) 1963 NO NICHOLS Bertha A. CS Chester Township A 255 1866 1926 NO NICHOLS Lillian K. CS Chester Township A 255 1861 1951 NO m monument has Lillie, 1861-1951 BIDGOOD Carl W. CS Chester Township A 256 1927 1934 NO Sonny Boy is above name. BIDGOOD Katherine CS Chester Township A 256 1903 (30 Jul) 1993 (90y) NO with Lawrence BIDGOOD Lawrence CS Chester Township A 256 1889 1942 NO with Katherine BIDGOOD Lawrence H. Jr. CS Chester Township A 256 (24 Sep) 1929 (10 Dec) 1993 50 Sgt US Army THWING Nettie CS Chester Township A 257 1865 1940 NO PATTERSON MAPES Rachel M. CS Chester Township A 257 1883 (cr 5 Jan) 1963 NO with George F. MAPES George F. CS Chester Township A 257 1884 (cr14 Feb) 1958 NO with Rachel M. BATEMAN S.J., Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 258 (no date) NO S.J. BATEMAN SCHELOSKY Leo D. CS Chester Township A 259 1889 1942 NO husb (Ethel) MURFELLO Bertha ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 (26 Oct 1991) (86y) NO (cremains) MURFELLO ? Child ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 NO No stone, no record of dates. MURFELLO William ( ) CS Chester Township A 259 (no date) NO PERRY Leita I. (deed) CS Chester Township A 259 NO transferred from Ethel SCHELOSKY PERRY Josephetta CS Chester Township A 260 1869 1938 NO m PERRY John Wesley CS Chester Township A 260 1862 1939 NO f PERRY David W. ( ) CS Chester Township A 260 (cr22 Nov 1977) NO Ashes were buried. No stone. PERRY Tod F. ( ) CS Chester Township A 260 (cr21 Mar 1960) NO Ashes were buried. No stone. FIRST Mary A. CS Chester Township A 260 1872 1938 NO FIRST James J. CS Chester Township A 260 1868 1944 NO BATTLES Cora Belle CS Chester Township A 261 (cr28 Dec) 1927 (cr23 Dec) 1933 NO BATTLES Mattie G. CS Chester Township A 261 24 Feb 1902 NO FREEMAN ( ) (w/o) (Lawrence) Grange Charter Members of Chester Grange #2479. BATTLES Lawrence O. CS Chester Township A 261 30 Jul 1895 13 Mar 1985 31 Cpl. US Army WW I (h/o) (Mattie FREEMAN) Grange Charter Members of Chester Grange #2479. BATTLES Newton CS Chester Township A 262 (cr25 Aug) 1861 (cr13 Jul) 1925 25 Kinney Rec. Surname not on stone. BATTLES Margaret CS Chester Township A 262 (cr 5 Oct) 1869 (cr 3 Mar) 1951 25 Army Nurse UBERT ( ) Surname not on stone. BATTLES Clarence CS Chester Township A 262 (cr 1 May) 1888 (cr 8 Jun) 1968 NO Surname not on stone. BATTLES Sipha CS Chester Township A 262 1890 (cr18 Mar) 1968 NO PARR ( ) Surname not on stone. BOND Beverly J. CS Chester Township A 263 1919 1933 NO BOND Ethel M. CS Chester Township A 263 1899 (cr19 Aug) 1972 NO with Howard A. BOND Howard A. CS Chester Township A 263 1899 (cr16 May) 1980 NO with Ethel M. BATTLES Lynn D. CS Chester Township A 264 (28 Aug) 1890 (21 Apr) 1975 NO with Florence B. BATTLES Florence B. CS Chester Township A 264 1896 (cr 9 Apr) 1983 NO BOND ( ) with Lynn D. STEVENSON Joyce Elaine CS Chester Township A 264 24 Apr 1946 17 Jan 1948 NO Our Darling Joy WORTS Byron W. CS Chester Township A 265 1850 1924 NO WORTS Lucy A. CS Chester Township A 265 1851 1925 NO WORTS Albert C. CS Chester Township A 265 1882 (cr12 Jul) 1974 NO with Elsie WORTS Elsie M. CS Chester Township A 265 1882 (cr22 Sep) 1973 NO with Albert C. RYBAK ? Baby CS Chester Township A 266 13 Feb 1925 20 Feb 1925 NO RYBAK Helen CS Chester Township A 266 1915 1944 NO dau RYBAK Emily CS Chester Township A 266 1888 (cr21 Oct) 1977 NO m with Joseph RYBAK Joseph CS Chester Township A 266 1888 (cr19 Dec) 1969 NO f with Emily TINKER Ethan V. CS Chester Township A 267 (8 Jun) 1847 (28 Nov) 1926 NO Surname not on stone. TINKER Martha O. CS Chester Township A 267 (17 Jan) 1853 (24 Jun) 1944 NO BATTLES ( ) Surname not on stone. TINKER Edwin B. CS Chester Township A 267 (28 Nov) 1880 (10 Feb) 1953 NO Surname not on stone. TINKER Martha P. CS Chester Township A 267 (1 Oct) 1880 (3 Sep) 1965 NO SHERMAN ( ) Surname not on stone. RYBAK Anton CS Chester Township A 268 1848 1930 NO with Anna RYBAK Anna CS Chester Township A 268 1864 1932 NO with Anton RYBAK Emil A. CS Chester Township A 268 1903 (cr20 Feb) 1971 NO with Florence RYBAK Florence G. CS Chester Township A 268 1910 (31 Mar) 1988 (78y) NO with Emil A. JONES Evan CS Chester Township A 269 3 May 1879 73 yr NO JONES Mary CS Chester Township A 269 3 Dec 1870 74 yr NO w/o Evan BATTLES Luther CS Chester Township A 269 (17 Oct 1792) 14 Jan 1883 10 Army Soldier of the War of 1812. BATTLES Arathusa CS Chester Township A 269 18 Mar 1864 NO PORTER ( ) w/o Luther BATTLES Mary CS Chester Township A 269 22 Feb 1822 24 Jan 1888 NO Stone is illegible. WOODWORTH Sarah CS Chester Township A 269 4 Sep 1856 83 yr NO GRIMES ( ) w/o m. 1, Deland BATTLES; m. 2, L. WOODWORTH BATTLES Sarah CS Chester Township A 269 4 Sep 1856 83 yr NO GRIMES ( ) w/o m. 1, Deland BATTLES; m. 2, L. WOODWORTH BATTLES Harriet N. CS Chester Township A 270 20 Sep 1824 2 May 1893 NO BRAINARD ( ) BATTLES Edwin D. CS Chester Township A 270 22 Jul 1820 17 Mar 1911 NO BATTLES Fernandes CS Chester Township A 270 20 Nov 1852 17 Oct 1872 NO w/o O.T. 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 Chas A. CS Chester Township A 271 1875 (cr17 Mar 1967) NO f WHITING Gerald B. CS Chester Township A 272 22 Jul 1910 22 Dec 1973 41 OH Pvt. US Army WHITING Helen E. CS Chester Township A 272 1892 (cr30 Aug) 1963 NO WHITING Joyce Baby CS Chester Township A 272 1939 NO WHITING Samuel G. CS Chester Township A 272 1888 (cr20 Jan) 1967 NO KRUK Walter L. CS Chester Township A 273 9 Dec 1924 4 Aug 1979 41 S.Sgt US Army WW II h/o Anna D. Has second Military Stone. KRUK Anna D. CS Chester Township A 273 20 Mar 1933 NO with Walter KRUK Sophia CS Chester Township A 273 1886 (cr 8 Dec) 1958 NO KRUK Frank CS Chester Township A 273 1889 (cr23 Mar) 1955 NO HEATH Martha E. CS Chester Township A 274 1848 1930 NO Forrest Bond MC MELLON James ( ) CS Chester Township A 274 NO Forrest Bond No Stone or dates. MC HAFFIE John C. ( ) CS Chester Township A 275 (cr30 Dec 1950) NO No Stone. CRAIG Mary ( ) CS Chester Township A 275 NO No Stone or dates. PAINTER Howard, Jr. CS Chester Township A 276 1925 10 mo. 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 Beverly J. CS Chester Township A 276 17 Dec 1925 NO EDMONDS Gracie A. CS Chester Township A 277 1874 1925 NO Harrison ELDER, 1/2 lot EDMONDS Richard CS Chester Township A 277 1867 (cr 2 May) 1950 NO Harrison ELDER, 1/2 lot RANNEY Robert C. CS Chester Township A 277 (6 Dec) 1911 (17 Dec 1995) (84y) 41 Army RANNEY Madelyn M. CS Chester Township A 277 1914 (cr16 Jun) 1983 NO m ELDER Harrison (deed 1/2 lot) CS Chester Township A 277 NO Harrison ELDER, 1/2 lot for Richard & Gracie A. EDMONDS VOREL Mary CS Chester Township A 278 1889 (cr 3 Jul) 1957 NO VOREL James H. CS Chester Township A 278 1882 (cr 6 Feb) 1958 NO VOREL ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 278 NO Clerk's records. No dates or stone. WHITING Lura L. CS Chester Township A 279 1857 1927 NO m WHITING T.D. CS Chester Township A 279 1856 1934 NO WHITING Ralph CS Chester Township A 279 5 Feb 1897 16 Mar 1966 31 US Army WW I CROWE Mabel B. CS Chester Township A 279 1886 1934 NO m VORACHEK Joseph F. CS Chester Township A 280 1898 1934 NO Christine VORACHEK OPATRNY Charles J. CS Chester Township A 281 1930 (cr15 May) 1935 NO Sonny Boy 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 SAVAGE Thomas CS Chester Township A 282 1856 (cr 4 May) 1948 NO with Florence SAVAGE Florence CS Chester Township A 282 1860 (cr20 Nov) 1947 NO with Thomas SAVAGE Lloyd A. CS Chester Township A 282 1889 (cr 3 Sep) 1971 NO WHITNEY Simon E. CS Chester Township A 283 1885 1941 NO WHITNEY Lillian CS Chester Township A 283 1890 1978 NO Ashes Sep 1979. KELLY Cora ( ) CS Chester Township A 283 NO Mrs.Hazel CURD: Mrs.May Belle TRAVELSTED No Stone or dates. CURD Hazel, Mrs. (deed) CS Chester Township A 283 NO Mrs.Hazel CURD: Mrs.May Belle TRAVELSTED only burial is Cora KELLY TRAVELSTED May Belle, Mrs. (deed) CS Chester Township A 283 NO Mrs.Hazel CURD: Mrs.May Belle TRAVELSTED only burial is Cora KELLY MILLER Johanna M. CS Chester Township A 284 1861 1940 NO w. with Max MILLER Max W. CS Chester Township A 284 1860 (cr18 Aug) 1947 NO with Johanna M. 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 Rose F. CS Chester Township A 284 1899 1958 NO with August R. & Hattie M. MILLER MILLER August R. CS Chester Township A 284 1900 1981 NO with Rose F. and Hattie M. MILLER HUBBLE Arthur L. CS Chester Township A 285 1896 (22 Apr) 1980 31 Pvt US Army WW I HUBBLE Lucille S. CS Chester Township A 285 1899 1943 NO m HUBBLE Betty J. ( ) CS Chester Township A 285 (cr 10Feb 1988) NO LITTLEJOHN Arthur R. CS Chester Township A 286 1878 1941 NO LITTLEJOHN Caroline M. CS Chester Township A 286 1878 (cr16 Feb) 1970 NO BARTLETT Bert Ross CS Chester Township A 286 1888 (cr29 Jun) 1951 NO LAWS Robert W. CS Chester Township A 287 27 Mar 1919 5 Feb 1993 41 TSgt US Air Force WW II LAWS Geraldine A. CS Chester Township A 287 15 Aug 1925 NO BOND BUTLER Fred L. CS Chester Township A 288 1900 (cr 1 Dec) 1952 NO husb BUTLER ?, Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township A 288 NO No stone, dates. Wood box. THOMAS Harold B. CS Chester Township A 289 30 May 1901 21 Aug 1974 41 Maj US Army THOMAS Louise R. CS Chester Township A 289 14 Dec 1905 24 Feb 1995 (89y) NO (bp has Hannah Louise) THOMAS Franklin B. CS Chester Township A 290 1876 (cr 1 Oct) 1951 NO with Lena A. THOMAS Lena A. CS Chester Township A 290 1878 1930 NO with Franklin B. DITTO Dale W. CS Chester Township A 291 1893 1929 NO WENDT Mary S. CS Chester Township A 291 1899 (26 Jun) 1989 (89y) NO w/o (m. 1) Dale DITTO; (m. 2, ? WENDT) (bp has Mary S. WENDT) DITTO Mary S. CS Chester Township A 291 1899 (26 Jun) 1989 (89y) NO w/o (m. 1) Dale DITTO; (m. 2, ? WENDT) (bp has Mary S. WENDT) CROTTY Robert E. ( ) CS Chester Township A 291 (23 Nov 1999) (75y) NO ashes WENDT Hilda M. CS Chester Township A 292 1905 1930 NO m WENDT Albert CS Chester Township A 292 1894 (cr17 Jun) 1964 31 Kinney Rec. STILLWELL Glenn Lee, Baby ( ) CS Chester Township A 293 NO Clerk's records. No stone or dates. WOOD Ralph ( ) CS Chester Township A 293 NO 1/4 lot Clerk's records. No stone or dates. HATCHER Thomas R. CS Chester Township A 293 1860 1931 NO HATCHER Florena R. CS Chester Township A 293 1870 (cr26 Mar) 1952 NO OPATRNY Stella CS Chester Township A 294 1879 (cr4 Jan) 1936 NO m OPATRNY Joseph CS Chester Township A 294 1870 (cr27 Jan) 1949 NO f WENTZ William H. ( ) CS Chester Township A 294 (cr 17Oct 1936) NO Jos. OPATRNY, Sr. UBERT Ed CS Chester Township A 295 1876 (cr27 Dec) 1964 NO BILLENSTEIN Frances Matilda ( ) CS Chester Township A 295 (cr 9 Jun 1965) NO No Stone. Clerk's records. HANSEL Frank F. CS Chester Township A 295 1908 (cr 3 Aug 1971 NO with DANIELS & FREEMAN HANSEL Lillian D. CS Chester Township A 295 1916 NO with DANIELS & FREEMAN DANIELS Clifford L. CS Chester Township A 295 1886 1944 NO with HANSEL & FREEMAN DANIELS Annie F. CS Chester Township A 295 1882 1943 NO with HANSEL & FREEMAN FREEMAN Gertrude CS Chester Township A 295 NO No dates. Urn. with DANIELS & HANSEL THOMPSON A.N. (Newton) CS Chester Township A 295 1876 1943 NO f Ireta TROOK TROOK Ireta (deed, 4') CS Chester Township A 295 NO Ireta TROOK for A.N. THOMPSON ANELONES Peter ( ) CS Chester Township A 296 NO No Stone. No dates. Clerk's record. JOHNSON Gust CS Chester Township A 296 1867 1933 NO B.W. EDDY GIMMEL Anna CS Chester Township A 296 1857 1934 NO m G.A. GIMMEL FRANKS Edward E. CS Chester Township A 296 1905 1934 NO f Margaret FRANKS EDDY B.W. (deed, 4') CS Chester Township A 296 NO B.W. EDDY for Gust JOHNSON MEYER William E. CS Chester Township A 297 (cr 1 Jun) 1868 (cr28 Apr) 1952 NO f 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 MASSEY Marie CS Chester Township A 297 (cr 8 Dec) 1905 (cr18 May) 1946 NO MEYER dau (William & Flora MEYER) BILLENSTEIN John Frederick ( ) CS Chester Township A 298 (cr19 Jul 1965) NO No stone. Clerk's records. QUIGLEY Marguerite B. CS Chester Township A 298 1930 (cr17 Aug) 1964 NO QUIGLEY Evelyn S. CS Chester Township A 298 1915 1989 NO No record of death. QUIGLEY Julian CS Chester Township A 298 1919 NO GLAVOSEK N. Jeanne CS Chester Township A 299 1927 1962 NO Stephen GLAVOSEK SMITH Francis CS Chester Township A 299 1922 (cr13 Dec) 1961 NO HILL Clarence (deed, 4') CS Chester Township A 299 NO Clarence, Grace, Jerry HILL, 4'