Medina County OHArchives - Guilford Mennonite Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Laurie Halliwell ************************************************ Guilford Mennonite Cemetery Medina County Ohio USA also known as The Blake Cemetery Located on Guilford Road just north of Blake Road in Guilford Township GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 41.0483, Longitude: -81.8333 Transcribed by Laurie Halliwell on 29 Jan 2008 from tombstone inscription reading dated 1983. File contains all the known burials The Guilford Mennonite Group of Medina County was established in 1829, by members from Maryland, Ontario, and the Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Lancaster, and Lehigh. Soon after they settled, the group constructed the Guilford meetinghouse west of Blake. Early leaders included Jacob Koppes, William Overholt, and Martin Leatherman. Bishop, Abraham Rohrer led this group during the middle and later part of 19th century. His members followed him into the Wisler branch in 1872, leaving a bare half-dozen members in the Ohio Conference. Rev. Isaac Good served as pastor of this group for thirty-seven years. After a severe struggle for survival, aided by John F. Funk and others, the congregation began to grow, and the beautiful Bethel Mennonite edifice was constructed. The Wesleyan Methodists held mission services in the old edifice west Blake for some time. The church was sold and removed prior to 1948, but the cemetery remains well kept. ================================================================================================================================= SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTHDATE DEATHDATE INSCRIPTION TRANSCRIBERS NOTES ================================================================================================================================= Baker Catharine 9 Mar 1830 5 May 1895 . Row 4 Baker Ella . . d/o H & C Row 4 Baker Estella (Foust) 1878 . . Row 4 Baker Frank 1877 . . Row 4 Baker Henry 28 Oct 1828 31 Mar 1913 . Row 4 Baker Isaac 13 Apr 1865 26 Dec 1888 s/o H & C Row 4 Baker John 1860 . . Row 11 Baker Maude . . d/o H & C Row 4 Baker Reuben 5 Apr 1863 30 Mar 1865 s/o H & C Row 4 Beck Charles . 14 Feb 1872 aged 7m 3d Row 9 Beck Hannah . 2 May 1863 aged 6y 2m Row 9 Beck Jacob 2 Mar 1808 4 Dec 1888 . Row 9 Beck Mary A . 25 Aug 1862 d/o Fred & Elizabeth aged 5m 10d Row 9 Berkey Caroline . 26 Nov 1912 aged 58y 4m 16d Row 6 Berkey Esther . 6 Apr 1883 d/o S & A aged 2y 10m 27d Row 5 Berkey Stephen . 28 Jan 1888 aged 69y 4m 9d Row 6 Bottdorff Elizabeth . 15 Dec 1889 w/o Jonathan aged 81y 3m 26d Row 10 Bottdorff Jonathan . 5 Apr 1886 aged 83y Row 10 Coppes Amanda . 3 Nov 1847 d/o J & S aged 5y 8m 5d Row 6 Coppes Elizabeth . 11 May 1864 aged 22y 10m 5d Row 5 Coppes Mary . 30 May 1868 d/o J & M aged 21y 3m 15d Row 5 Coppes Susanna . 10 Nov 1847 d/o J & S aged 3y 11m 11d Row 6 Delp Rachel . 20 Nov 1876 w/o Michael aged 74y 8m 5d Row 9 East Mary 1829 . w/o Samuel Row 11 East Samuel S 1819 . . Row 8 East William . 26 May 1878 aged 8y 1m 27d Row 11 Easton Frederick Ross 1875 . . Row 11 Easton Leah Matilda (Kapp) 21 Nov 1875 ?? Sep 1956 . Row 11 Eberly Alvin N 1890 . . . Eberly Annie 29 Jul 1927 16 Aug 1927 d/o A & F Row 6 Eberly Fannie G 1896 . . . Eberly Florence 1920 . d/o A & F Row 6 Eby Barbara 1 Apr 1840 4 Nov 1881 . Row 2 Eby John S . 26 Jan 1916 aged 82y 8m 27d Row 2 Eby Mary 2 Oct 1830 2 Jan 1891 . Row 2 Eby Samuel 1857 . . Row 2 Faust Diana 1834 . . Row 11 Faust Jacob . 28 May 1883 aged 73y 10m 3d Row 11 Faust Jonas . 3 Sep 1886 aged 32y 10m 6d Row 11 Faust Nancy . 26 Jan 1885 w/o Jacob aged 72y 7d Row 11 Fiddaman Anna . 11 Apr 1885 w/o Robert aged 37y 5m 10d Row 5 Fiddaman Robert 30 Jul 1836 30 Jan 1913 . no marker Fretz Jacob . 29 Mar 1863 s/o E & E aged 1y 8m 9d Row 9 Fretz Rebecca . 1 Oct 1865 d/o E & E aged 9y 6m 11d Row 9 Friedt Daniel . 21 Feb 1880 aged 2y 7m 24d Row 3 Friedt Daniel 30 Jan 1835 9 Apr 1911 . Row 2 Friedt Elizabeth . 18 May 1872 w/o Henry aged 39y 2m 25d Row 3 Friedt Elizabeth 1874 . . Row 7 Friedt Henry B . 30 Nov 1902 aged 74y 8m 20d Row 3 Friedt Infant . 18 Jul 1899 c/o B & D Row 11 Friedt Jonas . 8 Jun 1870 aged 10y 19d Row 4 Friedt Joseph . 14 Jun 1894 aged 86y 7m 13d Row 3 Friedt Joseph B . 19 Apr 1878 aged 44y 10m 5d Row 3 Friedt Katie Alice . 12 Dec 1879 d/o M & M aged 4y 11m 23d Row 3 Friedt Martha D . 25 Mar 1880 d/o J & A aged 2y 11m 7d Row 3 Friedt Mary 16 Oct 1840 14 Mar 1907 d/o J & M Row 3 Friedt Mary . 4 Apr 1878 w/o Joseph aged 73y 7m 28d Row 3 Friedt Mary Ettie . 6 Apr 1881 d/o J & A aged 16y 6m Row 3 Friedt Nancy . 8 May 1862 aged 1y 8m 8d Row 4 Friedt Noah 7 May 1866 14 Apr 1916 . Row 3 Friedt Phebe Jane . 30 Sep 1884 d/o M & M aged 1y 3m 23d Row 3 Friedt Sarah 19 Sep 1836 1 Jul 1909 w/o Daniel Row 2 Friedt Susannah . 15 Aug 1853 d/o H & E aged 5m 1d Row 4 Geisinger Isaac . 9 Apr 1875 s/o J & M aged 23y 5d Row 10 Geisinger John 1827 . . Row 10 Geisinger Mary A 1825 . w/o John Row 10 Good Anna Eliza . 22 Jul 1865 d/o E & M aged 3y 8m 12d Row 3 Good Doris Ruth 30 Oct 1910 10 Nov 1910 . Row 6 Good Ephriam . 18 Jun 1898 aged 79y 3m 11d Row 3 Good Fannie 13 Aug 1848 14 Jul 1902 w/o Isaac Row 6 Good Jacob B 1875 . . Row 1 Good Lester William 3 Dec 1908 2 Sep 1909 . no marker Good Mary J . 4 May 1898 w/o Ephriam aged 75y 2m 24d Row 3 Good Rev. Isaac 23 Sep 1841 4 May 1917 . Row 6 Good Sarah E 1879 . . Row 1 Hatfield John . 26 Mar 1920 . no marker Helbig Godfried . 3 Aug 1906 aged 81y 5m 24d Row 11 Heyd Henry . 10 Jun 1856 aged 69y 9m Row 7 Heyd Mary . 26 Aug 1872 aged 83y 3m 21d Row 7 Hoover Catherine 11 Oct 1825 6 Mar 1900 w/o John Row 8 Hoover Henry . 2 Sep 1862 s/o J & C aged 2y 11m 25d Row 8 Hoover Jacob . 13 Sep 1862 s/o J C aged 10y 5m 25d Row 8 Hoover John 21 Sep 1821 18 Oct 1909 . Row 8 Hoover Levi . 4 Sep 1862 s/o J & C aged 7y 1m 4d Row 8 Houseworth Freddie . 18 Aug 1881 s/o H & L aged 6m Row 3 Houseworth Mary 1834 . . Row 3 Houseworth William 1832 . . Row 3 Hughley Sam 1866 . . Row 10 Kapp Amanda E (Overholt) 1853 . . Row 10 Kapp Elizabeth . 9 Feb 1861 aged 64y 5m 1d Row 8 Kapp George . 14 Dec 1886 aged 19y 8m 23d Row 8 Kapp John Overholt 1852 . Interred Jan 8th 1936 Row 10 Kapp Leah . 19 Jun 1912 aged 85y 3m 5d Row 8 Kapp Martin 24 May 1857 30 Mar 1875 s/o M & L Row 8 Kapp Michael 1866 20 Jun 1945 . no marker Kapp Michael 3 May 1823 13 May 1901 . Row 8 Kapp Sadie . 30 Mar 1887 aged 16y 10m 5d Row 8 Kapp Samuel . 20 Sep 1873 aged 52y 4m Row 8 Kapp Samuel S 7 Oct 1859 15 May 1939 . no marker Kindig Amalia . 12 Dec 1864 d/o J & M aged 3y Row 7 Kindig Catherine . 27 Dec 1855 aged 76y 1m 27d Row 7 Kindig Elizabeth (Buttorff) 12 Oct 1842 12 Apr 1902 . Row 11 Kindig Emeline . 15 Nov 1875 d/o W & S aged 22y 11m 27d Row 7 Kindig Henry O . 26 Jul 1877 aged 70y 1d 9m Row 2 Kindig Henry S 8 Oct 1837 13 Oct 1886 . Row 8 Kindig Homer 18 Jul 1862 4 Jun 1926 . Row 11 Kindig Jonas . 15 Oct 1898 aged 82y 8m 11d Row 7 Kindig Mabel 23 Mar 1907 19 Aug 1907 d/o E & J Row 11 Kindig Martha . 6 Apr 1863 d/o W & S aged 16y Row 7 Kindig Mary . 3 Sep 1878 aged 73y 7m 3d Row 7 Kindig Mary . 29 Mar 1867 w/o Jonas aged 48y 4m 20d Row 7 Kindig Mary A . 27 Jan 1900 aged 46y 4m Row 8 Kindig Sarah . 22 May 1912 w/o William D aged 82y 8m 12d Row 9 Kindig Susanna . 5 Feb 1870 w/o Henry aged 62y 1m 21d Row 2 Kindig William D . 10 Sep 1905 aged 78y 7d Row 9 Kindig William S 22 Dec 1839 22 Apr 1908 . Row 11 Kindy Abram O 22 Aug 1840 26 Feb 1908 Co K 12 Regt Michigan Vol Inf Row 8 Kindy Caroline . 11 Aug 1878 w/o Henry aged 31y 10m 11d Row 8 Kindy Floidy . 18 Sep 1885 s/o L & M aged 1m 16d Row 1 Kindy Myrta L . 9 Apr 1875 d/o L & M aged 8m 3d Row 1 Kindy Nettie 26 Jan 1868 14 Jun 1897 . Row 8 Kindy Rozeilia 17 Jun 1866 5 Mar 1867 . no marker Knupp Elizabeth . 21 Jul 1882 w/o Christian aged 82y 5m _d Row 3 Koppes Alphe . 23 Aug 1872 s/o J & H aged 3y 2m 7d Row 6 Koppes Anna . 30 Sep 1866 w/o John aged 42y 6m 6d Row 6 Koppes Hannah (Bergey) 13 Feb 1841 8 Mar 1909 . Row 6 Koppes Jacob R 1806 . . Row 5 Koppes John . 8 Feb 1874 s/o J & A aged 18y 3m 12d Row 6 Koppes John S 30 Mar 1826 2 May 1907 . Row 6 Koppes Lloyd 23 Nov 1876 10 Dec 1876 s/o D & C Row 6 Koppes Lydia Ann . 28 Oct 1875 w/o William aged 22y 7m 22d Row 7 Koppes Mary G 1816 . . Row 5 Kreider Abraham 1864 . . Row 6 Kreider Daniel . 21 Aug 1900 aged 89y Row 2 Kreider Isaiah 26 Apr 1899 2 Oct 1903 . Row 6 Kreider Martha . 10 Feb 1888 w/o Daniel aged 76y 1m 23d Row 2 Kreider Mary 31 Jan 1873 4 Oct 1918 w/o Abraham Row 6 Kulp Anna . 24 Jan 1899 aged 93y 6m 1d Row 10 Kulp Anna (Delp) . 17 Sep 1899 aged 72y 5m 29d Row 10 Kulp Catharine . 19 Oct 1852 d/o I & E aged 10y 9m 11d Row 4 Kulp Fannie 22 Nov 1822 20 Dec 1909 . Row 7 Kulp Hattie 1853 . . Row 7 Kulp Isaac P . 2 Mar 1885 aged 83y 8m 28d Row 10 Kulp Jacob G 22 Apr 1828 8 Jun 1907 . Row 10 Kulp Jacob N 23 Oct 1819 23 Oct 1896 . Row 7 Kulp Olive S . 16 Sep 1885 d/o W & E aged 1y 4m 3d Row 5 Kulp Samuel . 21 Feb 1861 aged 71y Row 7 Kulp WilliamH 1847 . . Row 7 Landes Sarah . 26 Dec 1865 w/o John aged 44y 4m 2d Row 4 Leatherman Anna . 16 Aug 1870 w/o Joseph aged 46y 7m 13d Row 2 Leatherman Joseph O 9 Apr 1817 15 Oct 1887 . Row 2 Leatherman Samuel E 18 Nov 1864 24 Mar 1939 . Row 2 Leatherman Tobias E . 26 Jun 1862 aged 5y 4m 25d Row 2 Long Anna 1854 . . Row 4 Long Daniel . 11 Sep 1914 . no marker Long Jennie 2 Jul 1854 30 Oct 1886 w/o Daniel Row 11 Long Samuel 6 Feb 1883 30 Jul 1907 . Row 11 Mangus Harvey 1893 . s/o E & S Row 4 Markley Amos . 13 Dec 1917 . no marker Markley Daniel . 21 Sep 1870 aged 80y 9m 23d Row 9 Markley Elizabeth . 29 Nov 1906 w/o John aged 90y 3m 26d Row 9 Markley Ella 12 Jul 1872 28 Aug 1954 . Row 4 Markley Infant . 31 Mar 1907 . Row 5 Markley John . 8 Dec 1889 aged 72y 1m 10d Row 9 Markley Jonas B 1823 . . Row 4 Markley Joseph . 24 Mar 1890 aged 70y 1m 25d Row 9 Markley Margaret (Buzzard) . 18 Oct 1880 aged 89y Row 9 Markley Maria . 12 Sep 1887 d/o J & B Row 9 Markley Maria . 30 Aug 1881 w/o Joseph aged 63y 7m 13d Row 9 Markley Mary A . 15 May 1852 d/o J & S aged 1y 1m 9d Row 4 Markley Rachel 1825 . . Row 1 Markley Susan 31 Dec 1824 4 Oct 1908 w/o Jonas Row 4 Millar . . . from Europe Row 11 Moore Margaret (Kapp) 1877 . . Row 10 Nold Jacob Z 17 Oct 1831 19 Mar 1905 . Row 8 Nold Lucinda 1856 . . Row 8 Nold Lydia 1860 . . Row 8 Nold Nancy . 24 Jun 1893 d/o J & N aged 27y 26d Row 8 Nold Nancy 4 Aug 1835 27 Jun 1901 w/o Jacob Row 8 Overholt Abraham . 15 Aug 1858 s/o Henry & Elizabeth aged 2m10d Row 1 Overholt Elizabeth . 24 Dec 1906 aged 79y 9m 20d Row 1 Overholt Hannah . 9 Nov 1887 w/o Martin aged 83y 8m 16d Row 7 Overholt Hnery . 28 Dec 1894 aged 77y 11m Row 1 Overholt John . 8 Jul 1892 s/o Henry & Elizabeth aged 32y 9m 28d Row 1 Overholt Jonas . 27 Feb 1886 aged 82 8m 15d Row 8 Overholt Joseph . 7 Oct 1858 s/o Henry & Elizabeth aged 3m 27d Row 1 Overholt Joseph K . 4 Jan 1887 aged 82y 11m 21d Row 10 Overholt Margaret . 18 Mar 1883 w/o Joseph aged 74y 6m 7d Row 10 Overholt Saloma . 30 May 1860 d/o Henry & Elizabeth aged 10y 7m 7d Row 1 Ralston Boyd W . 30 Sep 1893 aged 37y 6m 1d Row 2 Ressler Infant . 23 Apr 1922 s/o Noah & Emma Row 10 Rice Elizabeth 9 May 1818 28 Jul 1880 w/o Peter Row 9 Rice Peter 26 Nov 1813 17 Oct 1891 . Row 9 Rickert Christina 12 Jun 1822 23 May 1888 w/o Daniel Row 10 Rickert Daniel 9 Feb 1825 29 Jun 1904 . Row 10 Rohrer Barbara 1850 . d/o J & M Row 2 Rohrer Elizabeth M 1858 . d/o J & M Row 2 Rohrer Jacob 22 Mar 1857 31 Jul 1889 . Row 2 Rohrer Jacob 8 Feb 1821 4 Mar 1916 . Row 2 Rohrer John . 25 Feb 1862 s/o A & M aged 7m 25d Row 8 Rohrer Mary A (Knupp) 5 Apr 1828 12 Jan 1911 . Row 2 Rohrer Sarah A 1849 . d/o J & M Row 2 Seibold Michael . 25 Dec 1899 aged 67y 4m 24d Row 10 Shoup Clayton 6 Apr 1902 23 Sep 1903 s/o S & K Row 8 Shoup Katie 1864 . . Row 8 Shoup Nancy K . 24 Mar 1943 d/o R & A aged 4d Row 8 Shoup Samuel M 1859 . . Row 8 Spice Henry C 1844 . . Row 4 Spice Jane (Gabe) 1841 . . Row 11 Spice John 1835 . . Row 11 Stover Rebecca . 16 Mar 1888 w/o Joseph aged 58y 3m 18d Row 7 Weisz Catherine . 14 Feb 1881 w/o Daniel aged 47y 2m 11d Row 10 Weisz Clara . 15 Sep 1879 d/o D & C aged 1y 15d Row 10 Weisz Franklin . 5 Nov 1867 aged 1m26d Row 10 Weisz Ida . 14 Nov 1837 aged 2m 5d Row 10 Weisz Samuel . 26 Aug 1864 s/o D & C aged 8m 23d Row 10 Yoder John . . s/o A & C aged 7m Row 6 Ziegler Alfred 19 Nov 1860 13 Nov 1884 S/o J & H Row 5 Ziegler John . 27 Jan 1889 s/o J & H aged 21y 11m 12d Row 5 Ziegler Mary 30 Apr 1864 15 Dec 1886 d/o J & H Row 5 Ziegler Susanna 16 Apr 1858 16 Oct 1884 d/o J & H Row 5