GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section B, Lots 1 - 50) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 STAGE Hubert J. CS Chester Township B 1 1892 (cr 12 Oct)1963 NO E. LAW: E. STAGE VARGA Carol June CS Chester Township B 2 12 Jun 1937 26 Mar 1955 NO dau J. VARGA VARGA Joseph CS Chester Township B 2 17 Feb 1908 1 Apr 1984 NO husb J. VARGA VARGA Eleanor J. ( ) CS Chester Township B 2 (28 Oct 1994) (83y) NO J. VARGA (cremains bur 2 Nov 1994) WALKUP Virginia ( ) CS Chester Township B 2 (10 Jan 1994) (59y) NO J. VARGA (cremains bur 21 Jan 1994) MUSSER Hayden I. CS Chester Township B 3 1904 (cr29 Apr) 1970 NO Mason MUSSER Sadie E. CS Chester Township B 3 1896 (4 Mar) 1988 (91y) NO MUSSER Claire A. CS Chester Township B 3 1929 1977 NO dau No record of date of death. BROWN Sylvia R. CS Chester Township B 4 1919 (cr 7 Jul) 1959 NO J.J. BROWN BEBOUT William E., Jr. CS Chester Township B 4 1904 (cr 2 Nov) 1965 NO J.J. BROWN BEBOUT Laura C. CS Chester Township B 4 1906 (cr15 Feb) 1974 NO J.J. BROWN BEBOUT William F. ( ) CS Chester Township B 4 (18 Dec 1996) (63y) 61 Kinney Rec. J.J. BROWN SPERRY Lovina M. CS Chester Township B 5 1883 (cr 24Dec) 1948 NO with Elwood Rd. SPERRY Dorothea L. CS Chester Township B 5 1905 (cr18 Sep)1969 NO FPLE 223 with Kenneth J. SPERRY Kenneth J. CS Chester Township B 5 1905 (2 Nov) 1991 (86y) NO FCB 6823 SPERRY Keith CS Chester Township B 5 1935 (23 Nov) 1995 NO THAYER Lester (deed) CS Chester Township B 5 NO Clerk's records. Says there are 2 sites. PATTERSON Thelma E. CS Chester Township B 7 1914 (cr5 Mar) 1958 NO HAND PATTERSON J. Vernon CS Chester Township B 7 1913 (cr 23May) 1978 NO PATTERSON Samuel (deed for part) CS Chester Township B 7 NO GRIBBLE Raymond E. Jr. CS Chester Township B 8 1924 NO GRIBBLE Norma L. CS Chester Township B 8 1930 (6 Aug) 1992 (61y) NO Raymond GRIBBLE, Jr. MC CRACKEN Buryl (deed for 1/2) CS Chester Township B 8 NO SHERMAN Wade J. CS Chester Township B 9 1926 (cr Feb) 1938 NO son R. SHERMAN SHERMAN LeRoy CS Chester Township B 9 1890 (cr24 Sep) 1946 NO R. SHERMAN with Nellie SHERMAN Nellie CS Chester Township B 9 1896 (cr23 Mar) 1967 NO R. SHERMAN with LeRoy DE GREEN John CS Chester Township B 10 1894 (cr19 Jun) 1956 NO DE GREEN Alta CS Chester Township B 10 1893 (cr 2 Dec) 1975 NO SHERMAN Nellie (Mrs. Roy, deed) CS Chester Township B 10 NO FORTNEY Lovell D. CS Chester Township B 11 1913 (cr17 Oct) 1979 NO Donald DE GREEN FORTNEY Isabelle C. CS Chester Township B 11 1919 NO Donald DE GREEN DE GREEN Donald (deed) CS Chester Township B 11 NO Donald DE GREEN GRIBBLE Raymond E. CS Chester Township B 12 1902 (b20 Feb 1999) NO ashes GRIBBLE Hazel W. (Winona) CS Chester Township B 12 1901 (cr 6 Sep) 1972 NO MC CRACKEN Buryl L. (Lawrence) CS Chester Township B 12 15 Oct 1943 28 Oct 1967 61 SP 4 US ARMY VIHER Esther Marie CS Chester Township B 12 24 Jun 1919 30 Sep 1975 NO Buryl MC CRACKEN DEGREEN Harry CS Chester Township B 13 3 Sep 1891 29 May 1956 31 OH Pvt Co L 348 Inf. Mrs. Roy SHERMAN HELMER Cora CS Chester Township B 13 1881 (cr 3 Feb) 1958 NO Mrs. Roy SHERMAN SHERMAN Nellie (deed) CS Chester Township B 13 NO Mrs. Roy SHERMAN for DeGREEN & HELMER) DEGREEN Peter CS Chester Township B 14 1882 (cr26 Sep) 1959 NO Marvin DeGREEN DEGREEN Hilda J. CS Chester Township B 14 1886 1967 NO Marvin DeGREEN DEGREEN Doreen Peg CS Chester Township B 15 1911 (cr 3 Sep) 1985 NO w/o Marvin DeGREEN Mother & Grandmother DEGREEN Marvin E. CS Chester Township B 15 1899 (cr23 Mar) 1965 NO husb Mason Father & Grandfather DEGREEN Marvin Jr. CS Chester Township B 15 1933 (cr16 Apr) 1960 50 Army husb Father DEGREEN Marvin (deed) CS Chester Township B 16 NO DEGREEN Polly A. ( ) CS Chester Township B 16 (20 Jul 1997) (56y) NO Marvin DeGREEN PAINTER Carl E. CS Chester Township B 17 1935 (cr15 Aug) 1949 NO son PAINTER Margaret E. CS Chester Township B 17 1908 (11 Jun) 1989 (80y) NO m PAINTER Frederick G. CS Chester Township B 17 1909 (cr18 Jan) 1971 NO f PAINTER Eliana Lee Baby ( ) CS Chester Township B 17 (cr 22Jun 1976) NO No Stone. Clerk's record. CARLISLE Annette L. ( ) CS Chester Township B 17 (4 Jan 1992) (55y) NO Frederick & Margaret PAINTER No Stone. Clerk's record. METTLER Florence E. CS Chester Township B 18 1904 (cr 4 Oct) 1949 NO METTLER William E. CS Chester Township B 18 1892 (cr13 Jan) 1964 NO OSTERHELD Albert C. Sr. ( ) CS Chester Township B 18 (cr 9 Nov) 1949 NO No Stone. Clerk's records. SHEFFIELD Laura M. ( ) CS Chester Township B 18 (cr 21Apr 1956) NO Kenneth TOTTEN No Stone. Clerk's records. TOTTEN Kenneth (deed for SHEFFIELD) CS Chester Township B 18 NO LANGAA Johanna E. CS Chester Township B 19 22 Feb 1898 30 Apr 1966 NO m LANGAA Martin A. CS Chester Township B 19 2 Apr 1886 30 Mar 1959 NO f LANGAA Andrew ( ) CS Chester Township B 19 (2 Jun 2000) (74y) NO 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. HAHN Marie CS Chester Township B 21 1906 1945 NO JOSEPH HAHN HAHN Joseph CS Chester Township B 21 1903 (26 Jul) 1992 (88y) NO Joseph HAHN (cremains) BARSTOW Barbara J CS Chester Township B 22 14 May 1944 5 Feb 1945 NO Thomas & Helen BARSTOW SILVERNAIL Stephen ( ) CS Chester Township B 23 (cr 21Jan 1955) NO Harris SILVERNAIL No Stone. Clerk's records. BATTLES Arthur F. CS Chester Township B 23 1897 (19 Oct) 1989 (92y) NO husb Arthur BATTLES BATTLES Mary A. CS Chester Township B 23 1901 (4 Dec) 1990 (89y) NO w/o Arthur BATTLES 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 WENGER Russell J. CS Chester Township B 24 1924 NO WENGER Doris J. CS Chester Township B 24 1927 NO MAGEL Karl CS Chester Township B 25 1864 1943 25 Kinney Rec. Incorrect marker; WWII MAGEL Amanda CS Chester Township B 25 1864 1942 NO WEBSTER Emily CS Chester Township B 25 1889 (12 Oct) 1987 (98y) NO VILD Herman CS Chester Township B 25 1908 (25 Sep 1997) (89y) NO VILD Marie A. CS Chester Township B 25 1912 NO BUTLER William CS Chester Township B 26 1884 (cr 8 May) 1950 NO Kenneth BUTLER BUTLER Ida CS Chester Township B 26 1887 1930 NO Kenneth BUTLER BUTLER Kenneth M. ( ) CS Chester Township B 26 (25 May 2000) (86y) NO Kenneth BUTLER BOND Forrest H. CS Chester Township B 27 (12 Nov) 1891 (17 Apr) 1967 NO Forrest BOND BOND Lennah CS Chester Township B 27 (4 Jul) 1892 (8 Jan) 1975 NO BATTLES ( ) Forrest BOND BOND A. Dewey CS Chester Township B 27 (3 Jan) 1923 NO Forrest BOND BOND Ruth CS Chester Township B 27 (31 Jan) 1923 NO COLLAR Forrest BOND BOND Forrest (deed) CS Chester Township B 28 NO Forrest BOND DENNISTON Daniel C. CS Chester Township B 29 1873 1925 NO f Moved from Woodland Cemetery Oct. 1950. DENNISTON Jessie S. CS Chester Township B 29 1881 (cr27 Nov) 1971 NO m DENNISTON Robert W. CS Chester Township B 29 13 Sep 1922 31 Oct 1952 41 IL Sgt Co B 83 Medical BN WWII Has second Gov't stone. GILMORE Ouida F. CS Chester Township B 30 1885 (cr 1 Mar) 1966 NO GILMORE Clifford F. CS Chester Township B 30 1871 1959 NO PURSIFUL Lottie M CS Chester Township B 31 1885 (cr Aug) 1956 NO PURSIFUL Ewin G. CS Chester Township B 31 1894 (cr26 May) 1971 NO PURSIFUL Myrtle CS Chester Township B 31 1904 (23 Jan) 1994 (90y) NO with Russell DAVIDSON DAVIDSON Russell CS Chester Township B 31 (1 Aug) 1897 (2 Jan) 1989 (91y) 31 Army with Myrtle PURSIFUL MANSFIELD Harland G. CS Chester Township B 32 1899 (9 May) 1989 (89y) NO Married 30 Jan 1924 MANSFIELD Eunice I. CS Chester Township B 32 1900 (cr24 Dec) 1970 NO Married 30 Jan 1924 KNIGHT William H. CS Chester Township B 32 1906 (cr 1 Sep) 1982 NO Married 3 Jun 1930. KNIGHT Marjorie C. CS Chester Township B 32 1906 (cr10 Nov) 1979 NO Married 3 Jun 1930. LA MOREAUX Hazel M. CS Chester Township B 33 1908 (22 Jul) 1993 (84y) NO (m. 1, LA MOREAUX; m. 2, ? PULSIFER) (cremation as Hazel LaMOREAUX PULSIFER) LA MOREAUX Harlan K. CS Chester Township B 33 1903 (cr28 May) 1944 NO REYNOLDS Gale Douglas CS Chester Township B 33 1951 (cr11 Apr) 1951 NO PULSIFER Hazel M. CS Chester Township B 33 1908 (22 Jul) 1993 (84y) NO (m. 1, LA MOREAUX; m. 2, ? PULSIFER) (cremation as Hazel LaMOREAUX PULSIFER) HOVEY Mary Bertha CS Chester Township B 34 1891 (cr17 Sep) 1968 NO w/o HOVEY George Forist CS Chester Township B 34 1876 (cr1 Jan50)1949 NO husb DOWELL Bessie M. CS Chester Township B 34 28 Sep 1883 22 Jun 1968 NO w/o Wife and "Nana" DOWELL Jesse L. CS Chester Township B 34 15 May 1884 20 May 1955 31 Pvt OH Co E 30 Infan BATTLES Henry CS Chester Township B 35 (21 Sep) 1898 (16 Jun) 1984 NO BATTLES Clara CS Chester Township B 35 (14 Apr) 1910 NO GURA GURA Minnie CS Chester Township B 35 1889 (cr19 Oct) 1979 NO GURA Charles CS Chester Township B 35 1886 (cr20 Jul) 1966 NO HORTON Melvin L. CS Chester Township B 36 2 Jan 1920 16 May 1980 41 Pfc US Army WWII RUSSELL Blanche E. CS Chester Township B 36 1893 (cr29 May) 1979 NO RUSSELL Glenn A. CS Chester Township B 36 1891 (cr23 Apr) 1981 NO MANSFIELD Vivern S. CS Chester Township B 37 1874 (cr14 Jun) 1949 NO MANSFIELD Elva CS Chester Township B 37 1878 (cr 6 Jan) 1963 NO HILL Myrtle CS Chester Township B 37 15 Dec 1881 9 Sep 1973 NO HILL Leon CS Chester Township B 37 11 Jul 1879 14 Dec 1957 NO MANSFIELD Shirley (deed) CS Chester Township B 38 NO Shirley MANSFIELD KOLSOM Fred L. CS Chester Township B 39 1891 (cr28 May) 1954 NO KOLSOM Kathryn CS Chester Township B 39 1887 1981 NO NO Record. JUDD Violet M. CS Chester Township B 40 1915 (cr16 Jun) 1960 NO JUDD Martin L. CS Chester Township B 40 1909 (cr19 Apr) 1972 NO CAIN Cleora B. CS Chester Township B 42 1918 (3 Feb) 1992 (73y) NO Lester CAIN CAIN Lester D. CS Chester Township B 42 1921 NO husb LESTER CAIN Husband & Father CAIN Mary "Nita" CS Chester Township B 42 1926 (cr29 Oct) 1959 NO w/o LESTER CAIN Wife & Mother CARSEY Mildred E. CS Chester Township B 43 1912 (cr25 Aug) 1965 NO w/o CARSEY Leonard L. CS Chester Township B 43 (30 Jul) 1913 (20 Aug) 1990 (77y) 41 Navy husb FOSTER Iola "Ike" CS Chester Township B 43 1924 (10 Dec) 1994 NO m Loving Mother GROVE Emily (deed) CS Chester Township B 44 NO Transfer by Court Order, Oct 1993 FENSTERMAKER Michael (Scott) CS Chester Township B 45 8 May 1951 15 Feb 1952 NO FENSTERMAKER Richard M. CS Chester Township B 45 1926 (cr27 Aug) 1974 41 Navy f WW II Flag. FENSTERMAKER Doris A. CS Chester Township B 45 (5 Nov) 1927 (26 Mar) 1982 NO m LYMAN Pearl CS Chester Township B 46 1883 (cr25 May) 1972 NO m LYMAN Corwin S. CS Chester Township B 46 1885 (cr 7 Aug) 1962 NO f LYMAN Harold C. CS Chester Township B 46 1914 (cr 27May) 1959 NO LINCKS David Vincent CS Chester Township B 47 (cr 20 Jul)1946 NO John M. LINCKS Baby ( ) LINCKS Elmer C. CS Chester Township B 47 1 Aug 1905 1 Jul 1962 41 OH Tec 4 US ArmyWWII John M. LINCKS LINCKS Richard A. CS Chester Township B 47 1924 (cr12 Oct) 1982 41 Pfc US Army WW II John M. LINCKS HULBERT Frederick L. CS Chester Township B 47 19 Nov 1896 30 Jul 1973 31 OH Pfc US Army WW I John M. LINCKS KAY Maggie M. CS Chester Township B 48 1910 (2 Feb) 1992 (81y) NO Emily GROVE KAY Clarence L. CS Chester Township B 48 1907 (cr 7 Oct) 1962 NO Emily GROVE GROVE Emily (deed) CS Chester Township B 48 NO Transfer by Court Order, Oct 1993 WILLIAMSON Walter Wayne CS Chester Township B 49 1926 (cr30 Jul) 1944 NO son Surname not on stone. WILLIAMSON Walter W. CS Chester Township B 49 1891 (cr20 Oct) 1971 NO WILLIAMSON Jennie E. CS Chester Township B 49 1890 (cr23 Dec) 1982 NO NICHOLS LYMAN Gerald Lee CS Chester Township B 50 1945 (cr24 Aug) 1945 NO GERALD LYMAN LYMAN ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township B 50 (cr13 Sep) 1948 NO Gerald LYMAN No stone. Clerk's record.