JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO - CEDAR CEMETERY, SCIOTO TOWNSHIP ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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 Shannon (Batchelor) Phillips georgiapeach031373@yahoo.com phillips123103@yahoo.com October 23, 2002, Updated February 16, 2009 ===================================================================== My contact info: Shannon (Batchelor) Phillips PO Box 162 Jackson OH 45640 georgiapeach031373@yahoo.com phillips123103@yahoo.com Cedar Cemetery Scioto Township, Jackson County, Ohio Directions: From Jackson, take 124W/32W. Turn right onto County Road 22 and then right on Buckeye Church Road. A little ways down the road, the cemetery is on the left hand side in a clearing. Note: There are many tombstones that are missing, broken, very worn, and/or damaged. I wrote down all the information that was readable. There are several graves that have sunken in which have no headstones. The information that I cold not read is marked like ------------. Transcriptions: William J Son of S&M White 1863-1864 _______________________ (top broken off) ------- 30, 1865 Aged 42ys 4mo 9ds To live in Christ--------- To die -- gain ----------- _______________________ (lamb symbol carved on headstone) James Hamilton Son of B&MP Buchanan Died Oct 17 1861 Aged 19m & 12d For the lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and shall lead them unto living water and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. J Haus NewCastle PA _______________________ (rose symbol carved on headstone) Margaret Buchanan Died June 17 1876 Aged 67ys 4mo 18ds Footstone: MB _______________________ George B Buchanan Born Sept 14 1815 Died Dec 23 1894 Aged 79y 3m 9d Footstone: GBB ________________________ William White Died Mar 17 1878 Aged 73y 5m & 17d ________________________ Anna Wade Wife of Wm White 1812-1893 ________________________ Richard Metcalf Died Dec 19 1871 Aged 60yrs 12ds Why should we mourn thine absence from here Thy spirit seeks a happier sphere _________________________ Elizabeth Sproule Died Aug 1 1868 Aged About 68yrs __________________________ (This headstone has fallen and broken into three pieces, some info missing) (bear symbol carved on headstone) Infant Son of --------- Died Dec 26 1857 ___________________________ (weeping willow carved on headstone) Irena Wife of Johnson Wade (rest of headstone broken off and missing) Footstone: I W ____________________________ Dau of AW & Hattie Wade 1868-1870 Footstone: M L W ____________________________ (weeping willow carved on headstone) (this headstone is in very bad condition) Joseph Hineman Aged ------- ____________________________ James Son of Robert & Nancy Pearl Died Jan 3 1850 Aged 5 years 5 mo & 28 days Footstone: J P ___________________________ Archelaus Son of Wm A & M McCray Died Dept 30 1855 Aged 2ys 6 mo 16ds ___________________________ Lucretia Dau of Wm A & M McCray Died May 2 1859 (the rest of the stone is broken and missing) ___________________________ (this headstone is four sided with information on each side) THos G Garrett Sarah J Oliver Born Sept 2 1832 Wife of T G Garrett Son of TG & SJ Garrett Died Sept 7 1874 Born Mar 13 1831 Born Feb 19 1870 Died June 3 1870 Dear is the spot where Christians sleep And ------- the ---------- that angels pour O’ why should we in anguish weep They are not lost But gone before ______________________________ (on this plot, there are two large headstone with the parents, then a four sided headstone in between the large stone) (on large stone - right hand side of four sided stone) Lucy A Garrett Wife of J Armstrong Born June 5 1841 Died Oct 12 1872 Dearest Mother thou hast left us And thy loss we deeply feel But ‘tis God that hast bereft us He can all our sorrows heal This stone erected by her request (on large stone - left hand side of four sided stone) John Armstrong Died Jan 12 1860 Aged 26ys 2 mo 22 ds (Armstrong info continued) (on four sided headstone) Lucy A Garrett John Armstrong Wife of J Armstrong Born Oct 20 1833 Born June 5 1841 Died Jan 12 1860 Died Oct 12 1872 Dear parents thou hast left us And thy loss we deeply feel But ‘tis God that hast bereft us He can all our sorrows heal ___________________________ (four sided headstone with info on three sides) Abraham Armstrong Son of W&S Armstrong Catharine Armstrong Born Sept 1 1858 Born Aug 31 1831 Died Aug 25 1859 Died July 6 1855 Dear friends & children too We have been called away from you Weep not for us ‘tis all in vain You can not call us back again ___________________________ (rose carved on headstone) Mary A Daughter of John & Jane Onstot Died Sept 12 1852 Aged 11yrs 5mo 23ds Dearest Mary thou hast left us And thy loss we deeply feel But ‘tis God that hast bereft us He can all our sorrows heal ___________________________ (weeping willow carved on headstone) Bazaleel Onstot Died Dec 14 1849 Aged 24years 10mos & 24ds ___________________________ (four sided headstone) Infant Charles M of JA&RE Armstrong Son of JA&RE Armstrong Born Dec 10 1870 Died Sept 7 1879 Aged 1yr 11mo & 2da Not lost But gone before ___________________________ Nancy Daughter of John & Margaret Armstrong Died Sep 9 1849 Aged 13yars 6mos & 1day __________________________ Margaret Armstrong Died Feb 26 1888 Aged 69ys 3m & 2d _________________________ (hand pointing upwards carved on headstone) John Armstrong Died Jan 15 1876 Aged 49y --m 10d _________________________ (weeping willow carved on headstone) William Vanfossan Died Dec 16 1856 Aged 52yrs 10mo & 20days ____________________________ (these two graves have no headstone, just metal signs on stakes) Jessica Hicks Justin Hicks infant 1997 1998 _____________________________ (two hands shaking carved on headstone) Elysheba Wife of M Vandivort Died Feb 7 1876 Aged 69y’s 1 mo 3 ds Tossed no more on lifes rough billows All the storms of sorrow fled Death hath found a quiet pillow _____________________________ Edwin H Son of B&M Garrett Died Mar 23 1886 Aged 15yrs 8 mo 25ds _____________________________ (four sided headstone) Alzina Infant daughter of B&M Garrett daughter of B&M Garrett Died Dec 15 1870 Born Feb 18 1879 Aged 2yrs 10ms & 12d The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away Blessed be the name of the Lord