GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Newbury Township Cemetery Files (Morton Cemetery) *********************************************************************** 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 *********************************************************************** Newbury Township, (Range 8, Township 7), Geauga County, Ohio Cemeteries Newbury Town Hall, 14911 Auburn Rd., Newbury, OH 44065; (440) 564-5997 Newbury is the only township that does not charge residents for a burial site. A site cannot be reserved as arrangements are made at the time of a death. An adjacent site is then reserved for a spouse. There is a charge for opening and closing a grave. Morton at (10598 Bell Rd.) Active (only descendants of the Morton Family) Location: the north side of Bell Rd. between Auburn and Munn Roads. The entrance is not marked and is just east of the large farmhouse. The cemetery cannot be seen from the road. 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. Row Lot Gr. Born Died Age Vet. Service Organ. NEE Relation Related to Birthplace ST Deathplace ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ST JOHN Alvin NE Morton 1 A 1 0 17 Oct 1858 85y NO h/o Mary stone broken ST JOHN Mary NE Morton 1 A 2 0 20 Nov 1863 84y NO w/o Alvin SUTHERLAND Jane NE Morton 1 A 4 0 6 Oct 1827 3 May 1905 NO WHITE LANSING Horace Glenn NE Morton 1 A 5 0 26 Jan 1883 12 Nov 1897 NO s/o W.C. & L.D. LANSING Lillian D. NE Morton 1 A 6 0 (12 Jul) 1855 (3 Jul) 1917 NO WHITE ( ) (w/o) (W.C.) LANSING W.C. NE Morton 1 A 7 0 1855 1926 NO h/o L.D. WHITE Will NE Morton 1 A 9 0 25 Mar 1859 25 Jul 1929 NO (h/o) (Jennie) WHITE Jennie NE Morton 1 A 10 0 8 Mar 1860 31 Oct 1906 NO LANSING ( ) w/o Will SHAW C.M. NE Morton 1 A 16 0 1848 1914 NO With Maud SHAW SHAW Maud NE Morton 1 A 17 0 1857 1931 NO LANSING With C.M. SHAW SMART Norman Dow NE Morton 1 A 21 0 1920 not cut NO With Jacquelyn SMART SMART Jacquelyn NE Morton 1 A 22 0 1922 not cut NO FRECKA With Norman Dow SMART COX Laurel A. Daughter NE Morton 1 A 23 0 1925 1995 NO FRECKA with J. Harold & Margaret FRECKA FRECKA J. Harold NE Morton 1 A 24 0 1901 (19 Oct) 1995 NO FRECKA Margaret NE Morton 1 A 25 0 1899 1957 NO FOWLER FOWLER Arthur A. NE Morton 1 A 26 0 (19 May) 1872 (1 Mar) 1940 NO (h/o) (Irene) FOWLER Irene NE Morton 1 A 27 0 1876 1954 NO MORTON w/o Arthur A. FOWLER Joseph L. NE Morton 1 A 28 0 7 Apr 1905 1 Jun 1930 NO HAWES Martha A. NE Morton 1 B 1 0 27 Aug 1858 25y NO WILDER ( ) w/o Luther BESWICK Hitie V. NE Morton 1 B 2 0 22 Mar 1861 8m 6d NO c/o C.B. & F.M. BESWICK Reno C. NE Morton 1 B 3 0 24 Feb 1872 10y 10m 16d NO c/o C.B. & F.M. with Hitie BESWICK Francis M. Mother NE Morton 1 B 4 0 1841 1912 NO HAWES w/o Charles B. BESWICK Charles B. Father NE Morton 1 B 5 0 1830 (4 Mar) 1917 19 *Co K 171st OVI (h/o) (Francis M.) *From Pioneer & General History 1880 HAWES Elijah NE Morton 1 B 6 0 15 Mar 1870 77y NO (h/o) (Sarah C. ) HAWES Sarah C. NE Morton 1 B 6 0 26 Jan 1887 81y NO w/o Elijah LANSING Sarah Mother NE Morton 1 B 7 0 20 Jul 1829 4 Aug 1915 NO w/o Horace D. LANSING Horace D. Father NE Morton 1 B 8 0 26 Dec 1830 20 Sep 1908 NO (h/o) (Sarah) MC KNIGHT Thomas Reed NE Morton 1 B 9 0 1883 1912 NO MC KNIGHT Edward H. NE Morton 1 B 10 0 1907 1909 NO MC KNIGHT Horace M. NE Morton 1 B 10 0 1909 1909 NO WALKER Clifford E. NE Morton 1 B 17 0 1854 (15 Jun) 1933 NO stone matches Mina B.; SURNAME not on the stone WALKER Mina B. NE Morton 1 B 18 0 1861 1918 NO BOND ( ) stone matches Clifford E.; no SURNAME on the stone SIMPSON Henry M. NE Morton 1 B 20 0 1880 1927 NO stone matches Lucy W. SIMPSON lot 21; no SURNAME on the stone SIMPSON Lucy W. NE Morton 1 B 21 0 (11 Sep) 1890 1973 NO WALKER ( ) stone matches Henry SIMPSON lot 20; no SURNAME on the stone EMERY Lois NE Morton 1 C 1 0 28 Sep 1835 83y NO erected by her daughter Lois MALLERY illegible BLAKE Frank G. NE Morton 1 C 7 0 1856 1948 NO (h/o) (Florence A.) BLAKE Florence A. NE Morton 1 C 8 0 (30 Mar) 1857 (24 Apr) 1924 NO MORTON ( ) w/o Frank G. KNOX Sarah NE Morton 1 C 10 0 10 Oct 1877 28y 2m 17d NO w/o Ransom WALKER John NE Morton 1 C 16 0 29 Mar 1822 5 May 1895 16 Army (h/o) (Lois) (m in Geauga Co. 1 Mar 1854) WALKER Lois NE Morton 1 C 17 0 16 Dec 1830 20 Nov 1906 NO CHAPMAN ( ) (w/o) (John) (m in Geauga Co. 1 Mar 1854) SAVAGE Pliny L. NE Morton 1 C 20 0 1857 1911 NO (h/o) (Laura H.) (m 12 Oct 1881 Geauga CO.) SAVAGE Laura H. NE Morton 1 C 21 0 1863 1902 NO WALKER ( ) w/o Pliny L. (m 12 Oct 1881 Geauga CO.) CHAPMAN William NE Morton 1 C 23 0 1837 (20 Feb) 1898 (60y 9m) NO CHAPMAN Emily E. NE Morton 1 C 24 0 1834 1903 NO CHAPMAN Elmer F. NE Morton 1 C 25 0 1863 1946 NO CHAPMAN Rachel Ann NE Morton 1 D 1 4 19 Oct 1854 2y 10m NO CHAPMAN Maria E. NE Morton 1 D 2 0 28 Apr 1890 71 NO (w/o) (William) CHAPMAN William NE Morton 1 D 3 0 19 May 1895 78y NO (h/o) (Maria E.) CHAPMAN Charles Whitman NE Morton 1 D 4 0 29 Sep 1904 45y NO MATTHEWS Nelson D. NE Morton 1 D 6 0 1836 1900 NO (h/o) (Augusta E.) MATTHEWS Augusta E. NE Morton 1 D 7 0 1837 1904 NO w/o Nelson D. LOVEJOY Willie NE Morton 1 D 8 0 18 Oct 1858 17y NO LOVEJOY Louise NE Morton 1 D 9 0 30 Sep 1859 24y NO LOVEJOY William NE Morton 1 D 10 0 8 Apr 1843 34y NO (h/o) (Mary) LOVEJOY Mary NE Morton 1 D 11 0 30 Apr 1891 83y NO w/o William SAVAGE Stella D. NE Morton 1 D 12 0 13 Dec 1872? 17y NO illegible SAVAGE Charles NE Morton 1 D 13 0 11 Aug 1836 11 Nov 1896 NO (h/o) (Elizabeth) SAVAGE Elizabeth NE Morton 1 D 14 0 13 Jan 1836 30 Sep 1896 NO w/o Charles CHAPMAN Margaret NE Morton 1 D 15 0 28 Jul 1887 87y 8m NO w/o Orsamus CHAPMAN Orsamus NE Morton 1 D 16 0 29 Nov 1865 55y 9m 7d 19 Flag (h/o) (Margaret) CHAPMAN Samuel B. NE Morton 1 D 17 0 1845 (16 Dec) 1920 19 Army (h/o) (Sarah) CHAPMAN Sarah A. NE Morton 1 D 18 0 1843 (6 Mar) 1922 NO MANSFIELD ( ) (w/o) (Samuel B.) CHAPMAN Thurman V. NE Morton 1 D 19 0 (12 Dec) 1873 (3 Dec) 1922 NO has stone on lot 24 MORTON Margaret S. NE Morton 1 D 20 0 12 Jan 1855 19 Dec 1930 NO SMITH ( ) w/o Joseph L. MORTON Joseph L. NE Morton 1 D 21 0 20 Apr 1854 20 Mar 1921 NO (h/o) (Margaret) MORTON Laura W. NE Morton 1 D 22 0 3 May 1832 3 Feb 1896 NO CHAPMAN w/o Perry MORTON Perry NE Morton 1 D 23 0 4 Jun 1829 16 Dec 1902 NO (h/o) (Laura W.) CHAPMAN Thurman V. NE Morton 1 D 24 0 (1873) (1822) NO see family stone lot #17 row D ROBINSON Mary Ann NE Morton 2 E 1 0 6 Aug 1833 20y NO w/o Nathan, Jr. 1st wife MORTON Dewitt C. NE Morton 2 E 2 0 30 Dec 1862 21y 19 Co B 41st Reg OVI MORTON George NE Morton 2 E 3 0 5 Apr 1905 87y NO MORTON Mary M. NE Morton 2 E 4 0 3 Feb 1869 48y NO MORTON Lorette NE Morton 2 E 5 0 23 Sep 1890 59y NO MORTON Charles NE Morton 2 E 6 0 5 Aug 1873 2y NO s/o J. & P. MORTON Joseph NE Morton 2 E 7 0 1 May 1869 75y 10 Army (h/o) (Polly) MORTON Abraham NE Morton 2 E 8 0 28 Mar 1762 20 Aug 1838 76y 01 Corp VT Troops Rev Govt Marker; also has separate stone broken & repaired BOWEN Edward Cornelius NE Morton 2 E 9 0 18 Feb 1838 2y 5m NO s/o James & Hepzibah illegible 1925 reading BOWEN Benjamin Wisner NE Morton 2 E 10 0 14 Sep 1835 NO s/o James & Hepzibah top of stone buried half showing barely legible BOWEN James NE Morton 2 E 11 0 10 Feb -- NO top half stone showing barely legible yr of d chipped off ELLIS Mary E. NE Morton 2 E 12 0 21 Feb 1843 3y NO ELLIS Adams H. NE Morton 2 E 12 0 2 Dec 1851 18y NO Columbus OH ELLIS Abigail NE Morton 2 E 13 0 21 Aug 1881 71y NO w/o Horace ELLIS Horace NE Morton 2 E 14 0 6 Jul 1884 75y NO (h/o) (Abigail) COONS Alton NE Morton 2 E 15 0 3 Feb 1879 3Oct 1894 NO also has separate stone COONS Emma L. NE Morton 2 E 16 0 29 Dec 1842 14 Apr 1911 NO ELLIS w/o Julius COONS Julius NE Morton 2 E 17 0 13 May 1848 10 Mar 1913 NO (h/o) (Emma L.) RUSSELL Gideon NE Morton 2 F 1 0 25 Oct 1760 6 Nov 1835 75y 01 Pvt 3 Conn Reg (h/o) (Jemima) Govt Marker; also has stone with Jemima says d 7 Nov 1837 RUSSELL Jemima NE Morton 2 F 2 0 26 Nov 1837 75y NO ALVORD ( ) (w/o) (Gideon) BACHELDOR John, Deacon NE Morton 2 F 3 0 2 Jul 1858 69y NO BACHELDOR William C. NE Morton 2 F 4 0 2 Nov 1853 20y NO s/o Dea. J. & S. MORTON Henry NE Morton 2 F 6 0 26 Nov 1843 24y 10m 15d NO s/o J. & P. monument is in Row E MORTON Polly NE Morton 2 F 7 0 31 Mar 1864 70y NO w/o Joseph monument is in Row E. GIBBS Clarissa NE Morton 2 F 8 0 8 May 1851 46y NO WILDER Dave NE Morton 2 F 10 0 1 Jun 1844 7 Oct 1862 NO WILDER F. (Freebor) NE Morton 2 F 11 0 8 Jul 1807 15 Mar 1874 NO K of P WILDER Lucy NE Morton 2 F 12 0 13 Apr 1809 12 Jan 1887 NO WILDER Charlie H. NE Morton 2 F 13 0 17 Jun 1840 20 Oct 1889 NO WILDER Adaline C. NE Morton 2 F 14 0 (15 Aug) 1837 (22 Oct) 1912 NO LAMPSON Byron L. NE Morton 2 F 15 0 31 Jul 1864 20y 8m 19 Co K 171st OVI Johnson's Island stone out of base WALKER Barton J. NE Morton 2 F 17 0 12 Sep 1898 21y 25 Co D 5th Reg OVI Fernandina FL WILDER Joel (map) NE Morton 2 F 18 0 NO WALKER Rachel E. NE Morton 2 F 23 0 1907 1965 NO HEWETT Appollos, Jr. NE Morton 2 G 1 0 3 Jan 1827 24y 10m 14d NO HEWETT Anna NE Morton 2 G 2 0 10 Feb 1838 68y NO w/o Appollos HEWETT Cynthia NE Morton 2 G 3 0 26 Apr 1852 75y 8m 12d NO w/o Apollos HEWETT Apollos NE Morton 2 G 4 0 19 Dec 1859 88y NO (h/o) (Cynthia) hard to read WILDER Azolin NE Morton 2 G 7 0 10 Jun 1854 3y 1m 26d NO s/o Appollos & Hannah part of given name broken off WILDER Appollos H. NE Morton 2 G 8 0 21 Nov 1850 23y NO s/o Parley & Anna WILDER Martha NE Morton 2 G 9 0 27 Mar 1823 81y NO w/o L. date is buried; 1925 record WILDER Samuel N. NE Morton 2 G 11 0 27 Sep 1837 1y 7m NO s/o Parlia & Anna WILDER Adoniram J. NE Morton 2 G 12 0 27 Sep 1837 3y NO s/o Parlia & Anna BESWICK J. NE Morton 2 G 15 0 26 Aug 1855 52y 9m NO h/o Turscy? illegible BESWICK T. (Tursey/Theresa ?) NE Morton 2 G 16 0 10 Feb 1854 49y 2m NO w/o J. MORTON Frank L. NE Morton 2 G 17 0 9 Jan 1866 3y NO s/o O. & J. WALKER Myrtis B. NE Morton 2 G 19 0 1875 1956 NO WALKER Avris M. NE Morton 2 G 20 0 1883 1969 NO BOOMER Hannah NE Morton 2 H 1 0 11 Aug 1839 in her 52nd yr NO w/o Jabez only top of stone showing date submerged 1925 reading BOOMER Pheobe NE Morton 2 H 2 0 1804 (30 Dec) 1886 NO WHITNEY Olive NE Morton 2 H 3 0 9 May 1794 8 Jul 1840 NO MASON w/o John dates fading illegible WHITNEY John NE Morton 2 H 4 0 1 Jan 1788 11 Feb 1844 10 Army (h/o) (Olive) dates fading illegible COOK Harriet E. NE Morton 2 H 5 0 15 Mar 1895 66y NO WORRALLO H.S. NE Morton 2 H 6 0 1820 1906 NO SILVERNAIL Cynthia W. NE Morton 2 H 7 0 1860 1921 NO WORALLO ( ) (w/o) (Edward S.) (m. 19 Jun 1895) SILVERNAIL Edward S. NE Morton 2 H 8 0 1869 1930 NO (h/o) (Cynthia W.) (m. 19 Jun 1895) TORREY A.D. NE Morton 2 H 11 0 24 Sep 1839 28y 1m 15d NO with Chloe TORREY totally illegible TORREY Chloe NE Morton 2 H 12 0 30 Sep 1840 28y 2m NO with A.D. TORREY totally illegible BUTTON Ellen J. (stone missing) NE Morton 2 H 15 0 (17 Aug 1845) (28 Sep 1876) NO missing 1983 and 1996; map has ? in this location; no proof HALL Addison Kent NE Morton 2 H 27 0 1 Dec 1913 49y 10m 25d NO FORD Retta I. NE Morton 2 H 28 0 1871 1917 NO GLAZE Edward F. NE Morton 2 I 11 0 1903 (25 Oct) 1984 (80y) 41 Army with Laura C. GLAZE GLAZE Laura C. NE Morton 2 I 12 0 1907 1981 NO with Edward F. GLAZE COATES Nell NE Morton 2 I 13 0 24 Feb 1881 26 Sep 1940 NO MORTON w/o Frank T. MITCHELL Alyce I. NE Morton 2 I 14 0 1906 (29 May) 1984 (79y) NO w/o Clair R. m 11 Nov 1933 MITCHELL Clair R. NE Morton 2 I 15 0 1909 (19 Apr) 1990 (81y) NO h/o Alyce I. m 11 Nov 1933 TIMMONS Mitchell Mitch NE Morton 2 I 15 0 20 Apr 1958 26 Sep 1993 NO s/o George & Clara Ann KOLLER D. (reserved) NE Morton 2 I 18 0 NO KOLLER Edward R. NE Morton 2 I 19 0 1936 1966 NO