HOCKING COUNTY OHIO - Morris Chapel/Woodard's Chapel Cemetery (Starr Township) *********************************************************************** 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. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Michael Fromholt With permission of Robert & Clara Mae Redd migen@mail.fwi.com http://www2.fwi.com/~migen/migen.htm October 22, 1999 *********************************************************************** MORRIS CHAPEL/WOODARD'S CHAPEL CEMETERY Below is taken from the book Starr Township cemeteries, Hocking County Ohio. It was put out by the Hocking County Historical Society.I personaly have visited this cemetery on a number of occasions,and have some pictures, including one that was mentioned as now being down. I will add a note of this stone at the proper place.I will also add notes concerning some of the people buried in this cemetery-Michael Fromholt. This cemetery was read and recorded 11 May,1997 by Robert and Clara Mae Redd.It is located in the south east 1/4 of section 15,Starr Township,Hocking County,Ohio.It is 1/2 mile north of Sanner Road(county road #325). The only access to the cemetery is by walking 1/2 mile across a fields owned by Arnold B Polling, Jr. We called Mr Poling and obtained permission to cross his property. Mr Poling is in the process of cutting all the trees surrounding the cemetery and installing a fence, with a gate, to enclose the cemetery. Mr Polling told us the cemetery was in bad shape but that was an understatement. When we entered the cemetery we could see that it would be hard to read and record. At least 25% of the stones were either down, broken or buried. There was no way we could read in rows, so we divided the the cemetery in halves, east and west, reading from south to north wherever we could find a stone. It seemed like all the large stones that were over was face down and with the size of the stones you would need a crane to move them.We are not satisfied with the below reading, but is the best we could do. This first half would be the right or east side. Samuel Jones,died Mar 14,1876.Aged 66y 3m 14d Sarah,wife of Samuel JONES, born 16 May,1815, died Mar 26,1890. Footstone (note:This couple had 13 children,of which my wife is descended from one of them,her maiden name was WALT) stone down and unreadable 2 unreadable stones Sarah,wife of ? MARTON,died Nov 1,1860, aged 20y ??? J. G. MOORE,son of Wm. & E MOORE,died Mar 8,1872,aged 18yrs 11m 8d footstone father & mother---MOORE William MOORE July 15,1808--Oct 13,1893 footstone WM Eliza MOORE June 9,1817--Feb 4,1892 footstone EM William, rest unreadable 10 headstones and footstones in a pile,unreadable Sarah A LINCOLN born Oct 15,1836,died June 5,1857, footstone S A L stone off base and down J Stowel, son of E Henry & Phebe LINCOLN died June 1,1851,aged 11mo 27d Eliza P ,dau of E Henry & Phebe LINCOLN died Jan 23,1852 aged 2 yrs 10 mo 21 ds 5 broken headstones and footstones,unreadable Thomas EDGAR Nov 16,1848--Aug 22,1911 stone down & broke EDGAR,James died Oct 12,1894 aged 89y 2m 16d Lucretia died Nov 13,1908 aged 87y 11m 2d "Gone but not forgotten" 2 footstones infant son of James & Lucretia EDGAR,footstone 3 stones down & broke,unreadable William H, son of James & Lucretia EDGAR. aged 1y,6m footstone stone down,broke and buried,unreadable,footstone DUFFEE,Charles 1822-1895 Lucinda E,wife of Charles DUFFEE, 1826-1851 "gone but not forgotten" Mariah R ,wife of Jacob WOLLERY,died May2,1853 aged ?? Lucinda E ,wife of Charles DUFFEE died ?? Edward SKINNNER died Mar 4,1864 aged 44yr & 6mo "We'll meet again" footstone E W S stone is off base and down Caroline, dau of E W & L SKINNER died Aug 15,1832 footstone Hartwell, son of E W & L SKINNER died ?? footstone YARBROUGH,Fannie died Feb 1,1900 aged 22y 3m 11d Valentine RHEINSCHILD died Aug 26,1877 aged 58y 10d Jno CROSBY, Co F GAR 1861-1865 rest unreadable Ury H CROSBY,wife of John W CROSBY, died Apr 8,1880 aged 44y 7m 6d footstone UHC Jacob WYSKIVER Co K 58th Ohio INF GAR 1861-1865 Stone down & buried,died Oct 5,1851 in the 51 yr of his age James O AUSTON died Mar 1,1852 in the 11 yr of his age 3 stones broken and piled up,Ann Mariah,wife of James CONWAY,died Mar 24,1867,aged 31 yrs 3 mo 8 ds. Rest of the stones unreadable Large stone down on its face,unreadable, GAR 1861-1865 footstone ULC or G Several stones buried Stone off base and down,unreadable,2 footstones Andrew W MOORE died July 26,1904 aged 72y,9m 8d,unmarked graves both sides of this grave This completes the east side.The below reading will be the west side from north to south Rebecca, wife of S MAXWELL died Aug 8,?? unreadable Elizabeth I, wife of T F JONES died Feb 2,1889 aged 30yr 1mo 14da Mary,dau of S S & G A RODGERS died Feb 2,1869 aged ?? Lamb on top of stone,Glar? E ,dau of Thos T & L JONES died Jan 23,1863 aged 10ms 19ds Gathebinet CONNERS died Jan 21,1879 aged 11yr 4m 21day Adaline, dau of J & M RODGERS died Oct 30,1848,aged 1yr 2mo 27d footstone,unreadable Mer? C McCUNE SMG rest unreadable Mathda A RODGERS--Nov 12,1807-Apr 17,1893(or 9) Mellissa Ella,dau of I & E WOODARD died Oct 29,1879 aged 22y 20d (note-daughter of Ichabod Woodard,Jr and Eleanor Nelson) Ida A,dau of I & E WOODARD, died Oct 6,18880 aged 21y 8m 21d (note-daughter of Ichabod Woodard,Jr and Eleanor Nelson) Hebry Clay WOODARD died June 26,1882 aged 34y & 19d "I leave this world without a tear,sure for the friends I love so dear,to heal their sorrows Lord dear,and to my friends proved freind" (note-son of Ichabod Woodard,Jr and Eleanor Nelson) Edith D,wife of James WOODARD,died Jan 7,1909 aged 20y 1m 18d footstone unreadable (note-James Woodard is the son of Henry Clay Woodard of above) Florence,dau of (J W & Ed WOODARD died Aug 30,1897,aged 7m 20d footstone DEW (note-dau of James Woodard and Edith) JONES,William 1833-1917 GAR 1861-1865 Margaret 1835-1910 footstones mother--father (note-My wife,Charlene Woodard Fromholt,is descended from this couple,the maiden name of Margaret is TROUT.William's actual date of death is Feb 17,1917) writing completely gone,bith headstone and footstone David,son of G W & M A SHOEMAKER died July 14,1896 aged 4m 19d James Rodgers died Apr 10,1881 aged 78y 8m 2d Top of a stone,8 inch x 2-1/2 feet round red granite,could be off of the next stone WOODARd,N B born Jan 1,1815,died Oct 30,1894 Orah M NELSON,wife of N B WOODARD born Feb,1813 died May21,1881 (note-his first name is Nathan,son of Ichabod Woodard,Sr and Sarah Bennett.Her first name is actually Sarah.She was one of teh daughters of the founder of Nelsonville,Ohio) Daniel N WOODARD born July 14,1839 died at Chickamauga,GA Sep 21,1863 GAR 1861-1865 "Though no bright marble marks the spot where now you sleep in sweet repose, your name will never be forgot while healing in out\r bosoms grow" (note-son of NB Woodard and Sarah Nelson of above) 2 unreadable stones WOODARD,Webster N 1852-1924 GAR 1861-1865 Margaret A 1851-1940 (note-he is son of Nathan B Woodard and Sarah Nelson.She is the daughter of Amos Trout and Priscella Crawford,niece of Margaret Trout Jones of above) Woodard,Lewis died Sept 18,1885 aged 34y 4m 21d "Loved in life ????"