WEST FREEDOM CEMETERY Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio Located just north of the intersection of state route 303 and Asbury Rd. The cemetery is north on Asbury and is visible from the intersection. There is no designated parking area, but this is a fairly rural area and you might be able to pull off the road or park at the northern end of the cemetery, where there is a wider berm. Please do not block the oil well access driveway. West Freedom Cemetery is a small cemetery, divided into three sections, running from front to back. The cemetery is enclosed by a chain link fence but there are two gates at the front which are usually closed, but not locked. It is open during daylight hours. The "sections" are divided by two driveways, which are not used and are covered with lawn. We started our transcription at the northernmost end, that being Section One. We worked each row north from the driveway, indicating rows by number from front to back of the cemetery. Within each row, we counted each visible gravestone and assigned a number for that stone's position in the row. For example: Section One, Row 5, Stone #3. Because this is an older cemetery, please allow for uneven rows and damaged stones. We transcribed only the headstones that were present there in June, 2003. Any stones that were too weather-worn to read are noted, and we indicate questionable letters or dates by enclosing the letter or number in parenthesis with a question mark. Contact: Cynthia Morse & Allan Vargo E-mail: Bullyapps@aol.com Phone: 330-297-9141 WEST FREEDOM CEMETERY SECTION ONE ROW 1 1. (footstone) EDITH 2. (footstone) BELLE 3. GILES W. KNEELAND 1817-1894 4. ANY A. KNEELAND 1818-1889 5. ELBERT R. KNEELAND 1843-1929 ROW 2 1. (footstone) MOTHER 2. ROBINSON (family monument) TIMOTHY M. 1847-1905 ALICE W. 1851-1921 3. (footstone) FATHER 4. ELVA L. RICKARD 1860-1929 5. MYRON A. KNEELAND 1849-1908 ROW 3 1. DONA JUNE beloved baby of LYNN & LULU HART died Mar.19, 1930 aged 16 mos. 2. (Badly worn stone, illegible. Lamb figure on top.) 3. STRICKLAND / BECKLEY monument IRA. N. STRICKLAND 1865-1948 His wife, CORA NORRIS 1872-1953 JOHN C. BECKLEY 1875-1944 His wife, PEARL NORRIS 1880-1952 (footstones east of family monument: JOHN - PEARL - CORA - IRA N.) ROW 4 1. HART (family monument) BERTHA M. 1891-1979 A. RAY 1891-1972 2. (On the same cement footer as the previous Hart headstone) HART / McCORMICK (combined family monument) PAULINE H. 1894-1984 (inscription under HART) TREASURE A. 1887-1972 (inscription under McCORMICK) JAMES B. 1877-1955 (inscription under McCORMICK) 3. (stone flush to ground, WW1 marker) DAVID BRUCE HASSAN Ohio Pvt Engineers World War I Jan 12 1892 - Dec 16 1970 ROW 5 1. BERTHA L. daughter of W.M. & LUCY DUDLEY born Nov 13 1877 died May 29 1891 ROW 6 1. CURTIS (badly listing monument, G.A.R. marker present) NEWTON A. CURTIS died Nov 18 1922 aged 93 years Soldier Civil War 1861-1865 MOTHER died Jan 22 1886 aged 86 years - In Loving Remembrance of HARRIET D. CURTIS died Jan 11 188(3?) (could be 1888) aged 58 years ROW 7 1. GARDNER (very tall obelisk) (footstones: FATHER, MOTHER) WILLIAM GARDNER died Feb.19 1887 aged 81 years MARIETTA wife of WILLIAM GARDNER died June 9 1892 aged 74 years CHRISTOPHER C. GARDNER died July 4 1925 aged 79 years MARIA GARDNER died May 30 1915 aged 71 years (footstones for Christopher & Maria behind the Gardner obelisk) FRANK P. GARDNER Aug. 18 1853 - Sept 11 1900 (footstone: FRANK) 2. HART (family monument, badly worn, lots of lichens.) SYLVENUS L. HART born Jan 11 (1828?) died Dec. (13?) (1898?) HARRIET A. his wife Born Apr. 21 1830 Died May 15 (1906?) (footstones: FATHER MOTHER) 3. (behind HART monument) FRANK S. HART 1859 - 1926 4. MYRA L. HART 1859 - 1951 ROW 8 1. ANNA MAY wife of DAVID WILSON 1884-1909 2. AGNES M. (appears to be part of the Wilson plot) 1886-1912 3. WILSON (decorative metal headstone) ADA E. WILSON Sept 17 1884 - Sept 6 1887 4. (behind Wilson headstones) WILSON (granite family monument) 5. MARY E. (appears to be part of Wilson plot) 1857-1931 6. MARTHA A. CHALKER 1851-1921 7. JAMES WARREN CHALKER Sept 14 1846- Nov 21 1920 8. CHALKER (at base of family monument, decorative metal) ENOS CHALKER May 28 1810 Feb. 7 1897 EUNICE, his wife Aug. 12 1811 Dec. 23 1900 9. NEWTON R. GILMORE died Apr. 13 1897 aged 45 years (grey metal headstone) 10 DORINA GILMORE 1820-1910 ROW 9 1. (blank flat stone) 2. FEAR RALPH W. 1894-(not completed) LINNIE E. 1898-1962 3. CHALKER EMMA M. May 1 1864 - Feb.8 1901 4. MARY A. WHEELER 1827 - 1900 ROW 10 1. (stone shares two surnames) DIEDER / CREBS JOHN MARIA 1847-1937 1820-1902 CAROLINE Grandmother 1846-1930 Father-Mother 2. DAVID (MOORE?)(stone very weather-worn) July 23 18(55?) Sept (9?) (1902?) 3. DAVIS DRUSILLA L. 1871-1955 JAMES E. 1870-1943 4. ADDISON NORTON (GAR marker) 1839-1917 5. (matching stone to #4 above) ALICE Wife of A. NORTON 1848-1911 (see other Nortons in Row 11) ROW 11 1. KEETER AUGUSTA P. 1878-1955 HERMAN L. 1872-1948 2. MARTIN VAN DAVIS Aug. 25 1892 Feb. 27 1948 3. NORTON GERTRUDE E. 1884-1947 FRED H. 1882-(not completed) 4. NORTON (large family monument) ROW 12 1. ADAM MILLER 1841-1918 (stone very weather worn) 2. MILLER JAMES ALBERT Nov. 1 1915 Mar 23 1986 EVELYN LOUISE MILLER May 11, 1921 Feb. 9 1922 THOMAS RICHARD SOKOLIK June 27 1946 July 21 1946 3. MILLER Mother SARAH L. 1886-1971 Father ALBERT W. 1881-1967 "Book of Life - Wed Feb. 10, 1910" 4. ALEXANDER JABLON 1915-1925 5. Mother MARY JABLON 1879-1969 SECTION II (Center section of cemetery. Read rows from south driveway, south to north.) ROW 1 1. (Small worn stone, unreadable) STURDEVANT (Large granite family monument is actually in 2nd row, but is associated with the following headstones below....) 2. WELTHA A. died May 4 1914 aged 83 years 3. HENRY A. died Sept. 17 1910 aged 85 years 4. DIANA died Jan. 15, 1868 aged 69 years 5. JOEL died Dec. 30 1882 aged 91 years 6. BROWN (obelisk, very worn) DANIEL BROWN died Dec 7 1877 aged 87 yrs RHODA SHEFFELL died Oct 2 1829 aged 72 years MARY wife of DANIEL BROWN Dec 21 1874 Aged 79 years 7. MYRON BARBER (sunken stone, partially underground) Died Sept 25 1844 E (aged?) (29?) y. 8. AMY Wife of MYRON BARBER Died Jan. 3 1836 E. 43 yrs 9. MARY Wife of MYRON BARBER Died Jan. (3?) 1849 E. 50 ys. 10 MYRON BARBER Born 1789 Died 1855 11 Three undecipherable footstones, probably related to the KELLOGG obelisk (Row 2), directly behind footstones. ROW 2 1. (Worn stone beside central driveway) (PAMELIA?) 2. ELIZA Wife of (?) Died July 2 18(?)7 Aged 37 yrs. 3. ATWOOD (obelisk, very worn) (Front side unreadable) G.W. ATWOOD Born Jan. (27?) 1801 ? ? ? 1869 MARY ADELAIDE Dau. of J.A. & A.B. ATWOOD Died Aug. 11 1857 Aged 16y & 6 mo. ELIZA ATWOOD Adopted dau. of J.A. & A.B. ATWOOD Died Mar.29 1864 Aged 16 ys. 8 ms. 4. STURDEVANT (Huge granite monument, see related stones in Sec.II, Row 1.) 5. SUSAN F. BROWN March 28 1839 May 4 1900 (stone is shield-shaped, lying flat on the ground.) 6. CLARK (Large granite monument, inscriptions on the back side. Associated footstones behind. PARMENAS P. CLARK 1813-1898 SARAH E. B. CLARK 1820-1859 A. BETHSINA CLARK 1843-1848 EDGAR S. CLARK 1854- 3 mos. EDGAR G.CLARK 1861-1868 Footstones: E.S.C., P.P.C., S.E.B.C., E.G.C. 7. JOHNATHAN BIRGE Died Dec. 17 1865 Aged 75 years 8. KELLOGG (large granite obelisk) HENRY KELLOGG Died July 25th 1879 Aged 82 years "We will meet again" ELETHEA KELLOGG Wife of HENRY KELLOGG Died April 23 1892 Aged 91 years JAMES B. KELLOGG Died July 17, 1897 Aged 83 years "Gone Home" SOPHIA G. KELLOGG Died Aug. 30 1932 Aged 92 years ALFRED H. KELLOGG Died Feb. 12 1888 Aged 61 years CORNELIUS T. KELLOGG Died March 24 1881 Aged 52 years "At Rest" ROW 3 1. GEORGE W. KNEELAND died June 6 1835 aged 40 years KEZIA SARAH Daughter of G.W. & S. Kneeland died (?) (Bottom of stone missing,rest of stone is broken off from it's base and lies flush to the ground.) 2. I.A. KNEELAND died (?) 18(?)8 (Stone is too weathered to read.) 3. (Three small headstones, probably associated with STURDEVANT red granite obelisk in Row 4: FATHER - MOTHER - CORA 4. ARAH VERNETT Son of O.C.& A. STURDEVANT died March 16 1854 E. 11 mos. 5. ORLEN F. Son of O.C.& A. STURDEVANT 6. (Stone tipped forward, can't be read. Very worn.) 7. (Footstones associated with PHELPS monument in Row 4, just behind.) FATHER (G.A.R. marker present) G.W. PHELPS (military stone unreadable) MOTHER EMMA D. 8. S.W. SHEPARD 1851-1910 9. ANNA Wife of SILAS SHEPARD died April 11 1873 aged 91 yrs 7 m. "Asleep in Jesus" SILAS SHEPARD died Jan. (19?) 1863 aged 83 yrs 1mo 17ds (epitaph partially illegible) "H.....in Heaven" 10 KILBOURN (This obelisk and associated stones are hidden within the foliage of a huge arborvitae tree. To see the smaller stones, you have to go "inside" the tree. Some headstones are totally inaccessible.) On obelisk: JOHN KILBOURN died Dec. 5 1901 aged 73 yrs 3 mo. AMY M. Wife of John Kilbourn died April 17 1880 aged 44 years, 1 mo. & 5ds (Footstones: MOTHER,(another is flat, face down on ground. Not accessible.) 11 (Small marble stone, almost covered with soil and tree roots. Appears to have letters on top, but is totally inaccessible.) 12 JUNA KILBOURN 1888-1933 ROW 4: 1. In Loving Memory of PRUDENCE M. ROUSH July 20 1890-Dec. 4 1981 2. ROUSH Father - GEORGE P. 1868-1951 Mother - LUCY J. 1862-1935 Daughter of John R. & Prudence C. James 3. STURDEVANT (Pink granite obelisk, family monument.) CORA A. died July 8th 1872 aged 13 yrs 1 mo 22 ds "Children of O.C.& A. STURDEVANT" O.C. STURDEVANT Sept. 28 1818 Feb. 18 1905 AMANDA HOLLENBECK, his wife Mar. 13 1823 Sept. 2 1898 ORLEN F. died June 18th 1853 aged 5 yrs 20 ds ARAH V. died March 16th 1854 aged 11 mos. 4. PHELPS (large family monument, G.A.R. marker present) VERNIE (footstone south of family monument) GEORGE W. PHELPS Dec.19 1844 - Dec. 19 1894 his wife, EMMA D. STURDEVANT Sept.30 1845 - Nov. 29 1928 VERNON B. PHELPS Oct 13 1881 - Apr. 27, 1881 5. MARTIN (Masonic emblem on stone) J. MAURICE 1872-1942 FANNIE P. 1876-1963 6. SHEPARD (Ornate metal obelisk monument with sheaves of wheat, tassles, oak leaves with acorns, a rose and mourning female figure clasping a cross.) MARY I. SHEPARD died May 18, 1854, aged 4 years RALPH W. SHEPARD died January 27 1899 aged 92 years JULIA A., his wife died July 4 1895, aged 80 years ROW 5: 1. HARMON MERRIT (M?) HARMON died Nov 18 1887 SARAH A.HARMON d. Ap'l. 4 1870 Ag'd 62 yrs Dea.ORIGIN HARMON died July 27 1848 aged 67 yrs SARAH HARMON died May 22 1854 aged 72 yrs Footstones: Father, Mother, M.M.H., Sarah 2. EMMA E. ??? CURTISS died April 5 1851 aged (4?) (42?) (Very worn stone, unreadable) 3. NELLIE dau. of C.H.& J. CURTISS died Aug. 30 1863 ag'd 3 ys 10m. 2d. 4. OTTIE dau. of H.G.& ? S. HARMON died Nov.2 1861 Aged (?)yrs. 28 ds. (Stone is very badly worn) 5. GEHM Mother - LUCY A. 1848-1924 CHAS. E. 1845-1928 6. Three footstones associated with HOPKINS marker behind Gehm stone. "SUSAN" "?" "FANNIE" 7. Dr.JAMES WEBB died Nov.9 1852 aged 53 yrs (epitaph unreadable) 8. "Our Mother" ELIZA L. Wife of Dr.James Webb died Sept 6 1882 (rest is unreadable) 9. WARREN J. Son of Dr.James & Mrs.Eliza Webb Jan.5 1856 Aged(23?) years 10.MERVIN F. Son of Dr.J & E Webb (undecipherable) (G.A.R. marker present) 11.SARAH M. Daughter of Dr.James & Eliza L.Webb died June 9 1873 (undecipherable) 12.JEREMIAH FULLER died Dec.23 1853 (very worn marble stone, broken from the base, in several pieces. Flat on the ground.) ROW 6: 1. "Father - Mother" WM.W.COWDEN died Feb.4 1871 aged 78 years ALMIRA COWDEN died Mar.11 1855 (1835?) aged 55 (35?) years 2. CURTISS (family monument, GAR marker) CHARLES A. CURTISS (unreadable inscription) (CARRINA? SABRINA?)Wife of C.A.CURTISS EMMA E. CURTISS Apr.5 1851 ag'd (1? or 4?) years 3 mos. 3. SUSAN Wife of GEORGE HOPKINS died July 1 1852 ??? (unreadable) HORACE HOPKINS died June 5 1871 aged 80 yrs FANNY, wife of Horace Hopkins Footstones: SUSAN, GEORGE, FANNIE,MOTHER, FATHER GEORGE B.HOPKINS born Oct.11 1819 died Feb.8 1893 HENRIETTA R. Wife of George Hopkins Born Oct 14 1826 Died Jan 5 1893 4. ELI BARNAM died (Jun.?,Jan.? 25?) 1877 (Broken stone, top resting on base) 5. (Small broken stone, top missing.) ROW 7: 1. WALTER W.(H?) (Unreadable) 2. WALTER ?? F.& S.A. BISHOP died Sept.2 1871 aged 20 (epitaph unreadable, stone very worn) 3. FITCH BISHOP (unreadable, very worn) 4. (footstones to McCLINTOCK monument, in row 8.) MARTIN - GRANDMA - MOTHER - FATHER (partially under a peony bush) McCLINTOCK (family monument) WILLIAM McCLINTOCK died 1875 aged 81 HULDA, wife of William McClintock died 1855 aged 55 HULDA SQUIRES died 1850 aged 97 MARTIN, son of Wm. McClintock died 1899 aged 72 CHARLES, son of Wm. McClintock died 1903 aged 56 5. (J?) G. HUTCHINS (on back of stone) died Sept.6 1868 aged 46 years (on front of stone:"My Husband") 6. Footstones, possibly associated with HART obelisk (stone#8) FATHER (flat on ground) MOTHER 7. JULIA A. HART Wife of MILO HART Jan.3 1888 Aged 79 years (Epitaph unreadable) (On back of Hart obelisk: MILO HART died Feb.16 1855 aged 51 yrs (epitaph unreadable) ROW 8: (Stones in Row 8 are staggered, check for associated stones in Row 7 too.) 1. (Small sunken stone, half under soil.) LETTIE A. BISHOP died (?) (rest is buried) 2. AUGUSTA Wife of A.F. BISHOP (inscription illegible) aged 38 years 3. ALBERT F. BISHOP died Jan. 28 1865 aged 26 yrs 4. (McCLINTOCK family monument, see Row 7 Stone 4.) * (FLAGPOLE) 5. HOPKINS (Grey granite obelisk N.of flagpole) HORACE R. HOPKINS died Oct.25 1881 aged 59 years 8 mo. EUNICE M. HOPKINS died Jan 4 1909 aged 84 ys BYRON died Jan 30 1852 aged 10 mo 8 ds JULIUS died Feb 2 1851 aged 1 mo 15 ds 6. CHESTER A. STAMM 1909-1982 7. Mother ROSE LEET STAMM 1874-1936 8. Father ARTHUR C. STAMM 1870-1962 9. STAMM (illegible) 10 ERNEST E. Son of (?) CRAMER (rest is illegible) ROW 9: 1. McMILLIN (family monument) JOHN McMILLIN died Mar 13 1870 aged 76 years SOPHIA ENGELL, his wife died Feb 5 1868 aged 70 years MARTHA Wife of Dr. PROCTOR died Mar 24 1898 aged 60 years (Footstones: FATHER, SOPHIA, MOTHER, JOSEPHINE, MARTHA) JOSEPHINE McMILLIN ARNOLD died Jan 21 1863 aged 32 years SOPHIA A. McMILLIN died Mar 23 1886 aged 48 years 2. (Illegible stone, broken from base.) 3. JAMES MARTIN COOK Nov. 25 1825 - Oct. 4 1896 (G.A.R. marker present) 4. (Four footstones associated with DUTTON monument. See Row 10) 5. MARIA Wife of DANIEL YOUNKER died (?) (Stone is sunken in the soil and almost hidden by shrubbery.) ROW 10: 1. (Two sunken footstones. Probably associated with DAVIS plot, next.) CARL EMMA 2. DAVIS (family monument, KILBOURN on reverse side.) EMMA H.DAVIS 1865-1869 MARTIN V.B. DAVIS 1834-1874 SARAH ANN, his wife 1840-1896 HENRY P. COOK 1824-1882 LIBBIE, his wife 1838-(incomplete) CARL E. KILBOURN 1888-1888 "Killed at Louisville", CASSIUS W. COOK 1869-1893 (Footstones: CASSIUS, HENRY, LIBBIE, MOTHER, FATHER) 3. FOX (family monument) WILLIAM FOX Sr. died Mar 15 1853 aged 68 years ELIZABETH, wife of Wm. Fox Sr. died Sep 17 1879 aged 82 years 4. DUTTER (family monument) (footstones in Row 9: WILLIS, ALPHA, MOTHER, FATHER) (On reverse side: P.A. DUTTER 1849-1925 SYLVIA F., his wife 1849-1908 WILLIS J. 1880-1882 ALPHA 1891-1891 5. DOROTHY J. COOK July 28 1929 - Nov.19 1929 6. CHARLES WAGNER 1846-1867 ROW 11: 1. EUNICE A. Wife of P.(C?,G?) HOWLAND Died in Freedom of consumption Sept 11 1855 Aged (19? 49?)yrs (badly worn stone) 2. PHILO G. HOWLAND died of consumption in Mantua Nov 16 1857 Aged 56ys 11m 19d 3. (Two small stones, illegible) 4. MERCY BRYANT Sept 17 186(1?) died (??) (very badly worn stone) 5. BRYANT (worn marble obelisk) FATHER - MOTHER LYMAN BRYANT January 29 1808 October 2 1895 HARRIET Wife of Lyman Bryant died Oct 23 1881 aged (70?) yrs 6. DIEHL (small obelisk, ornamental top missing.) MINA DIEHL died Oct 25 1891 aged 44 years CLIDE DIEHL died June 21 1890 aged 4 months ROW 12: 1. SARAH Wife of J. HOWLAND died Dec.18 1847 Agd 80 yrs 2. ELIZ. HOWLAND died Oct.11 1857 Agd (59?) yrs (very badly worn stone) 3. HARRIET B. HOWLAND 1833-1905 4. JOHN P. HOWLAND 1828-1902 5. ELVIRA WHITNEY died Aug 20 1871 Aged (50?)years (epitaph too worn to read) PHEBE Wife of ABEL WHITNEY died (Jan.or Jun.) (18?) 187(3?) aged 89 years 6. (Two small stones, no visible inscription.) 7. DUTTER (worn marble obelisk, two G.A.R. markers present) JACOB DUTTER died Feb. 23 1880 aged 57 ys 8ms ELIZABETH A. Wife of J.Dutter died Dec.9 1881 aged (59)ys 3mo. WILLIAM H. son of J & E.A. DUTTER died at Chicamauga Tenn. (partially illegible) Sept.22 1863 aged 19 years WILLIE J. son of J & E.A. DUTTER died June 12 1876 Aged 12 years SUSAN R. daughter of J.& E.A. DUTTER died Nov.12 1853 aged 2 yrs 6 mos. 8. ELLA DIEHL 1876-1944 ROW 13: 1. ELLEN CURTISS 1845-1928 2. BARBARA WHEELER wife of (Felix?) Wheeler died (?) (Worn stone, illegible) 3. FRANK J. (poss.WHEELER) (G.A.R. marker present) 1843-1919 42 O.V.I. Co. A 1861 4. JENNIE 1853-1879 5. FRANKLIN 1915-2002 (WW2 marker present) LINA 1917-(not complete) 6. WILLIE F. 1870-1890 Co.K 7 Cav. U.S. Regs. S.D. (Indian War Veteran marker present) 7. BROCKETT (pink marble obelisk, worn) "Our Mother" PALONIA Wife of E.L. BROCKETT Born Jan. 24 1822 Died Oct. 4 1881 "Asleep in Jesus" ROW 14: 1. BROWN (Very tall red granite obelisk flanked by two large old cement planters.) ISAAC BROWN died Oct.6, 1885 aged 72 years REBECCA, wife of Isaac Brown died Feb. 9 1881 aged 62 years MARY A. wife of M.B.JAMES died Nov. 16 1875 aged 35 years ELLEN A.KING CURTISS died Mar. 16 1928 aged 83 years 2. (footstone INFANT probably associated with WHEELER obelisk, 10 ft. behind.) 3. JOHN (footstone, see #2 above) 4. WHEELER (grey obelisk- see footstones 2&3 above.) JOHN WHEELER died Dec. 27 1880 aged 32 yrs 3mos 13 ds INFANT Only child of JOHN & ADDIE WHEELER died Sept. 8 1879 BROCK (at base) MARY A. Wife of W.L. BROCK died MAR. 4 1883 aged 20 yrs 9 mos. 27 ds 5. ADDIE C. BROCK 1855-1930 6. WINFIELD L. BROCK 1852-1914 7. JOHN F. BROCK 1889-1928 8. (footstone "FRANK") 9. (footstone "MARY") 10 GLENDENING GRACE 1874-1957 EARLE S. 1868-1948 11 (Large grey granite monument, on front: McCLINTOCK on back: GLENDENING ROW 15: 1. HOUTS ISRAEL 1824-1876 Father MARY 1835-1923 Mother DAVID 1856-1925 Son 2. CHARLES WILLIAMS Nov. 17 1835 Jan. 25 1916 3. STAMM JOHN L. STAMM 1855-1920 DIANE COGAN Wife of John L. Stamm 1858-1904 4. GIRALDA V. STAMM, R.N. 1896-1990 Vet. W.W.II (WWII marker present) 5. Husband & Father GERALD V. STAMM 1896-1962 (WWI marker present) 6&7 (GACKS footstones, see row 16) 8. FATHER 9. MOTHER 10 STAMM (family monument) DANIEL W. 1848-1905 MARTHA J. his wife 1857-1939 11 GERTRUDE O. STAMM 1878-1963 12 WILL K. HANKEE 1865-1935 13 MARIE F. KLEGIN wife of Charles F. Hankee 1831-1906 14 CHARLES F. HANKEE 1828-1911 15 EMMA J. HANKEE 1864-1939 ROW 16: 1. WILLIAMS (grey granite obelisk, footstones: Father - Mother) JOHN WILLIAMS died in California May 28 1869 aged 40 years, 27 ds ADELINE COOLEY wife of J.W. Willams died Oct. 17 1892 aged 88 years (on back of stone "Father and Mother") JEFFERSON W. WILLIAMS died Apr. 6 1883 aged 83 years 2. GACKS (ornate metal monument) "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though we were dead, yet shall he live." SECTION III (read from south to north) ROW 1: 1. DAVID C. WEED 1920 2. YONKER MARK E. 1875-1971 MARTHA L. 1893- 1967 3. DANIEL WOODRUFF MYERS Jan. 12 1859- Sept. 13 1915 4. RUTH ANN dau. of D.& S.A. WOODRUFF wife of H. MYERS born at Farmington, Ct. Aug. 10 1823 died Feb. 3 1908 "There shall be no light there" 5. SARAH A. Wife of DANIEL WOODRUFF died Feb (24?) 1868 aged (81?) years (stone is badly worn) 6. DANIEL WOODRUFF died (?) 1855 aged (71?) (stone is very badly worn, War of 1812 veteran marker) 7. CHARLES (illegible) 8. Dea. JESSE SHEPARD died May (11? 14?) 1861 aged 87 yrs 8mos. 9. DELIA A. Wife of JESSE S. SHEPARD died Nov. 19 1869 Aged 59 yrs (stone is broken off and leaning against base) 10 (Very worn, illegible.) wife of ELIAS DENISON.) died Nov. (?) 11 Father- ELIAS I. DENISON 1804-1891 Mother- MARIA L. DENISON 1823-1874 ROW 2: 1. DORIS YONKER 1914-1927 2. MARY A. MILLER 1889-1961 3. (illegible) 4. NANCY Wife of O.R.HARMON died July (13?) (1818?) E. (?) yrs. 5. LEWIS (last name?) died Mar. 29 1847 aged (?) (stone is very worn) 6. J.(L?). BEARDSLEY (Undecipherable) (Civil war marker present) 7. BEARDSLEY (Impressive white marble family marker) D.J.BEARDSLEY died Feb 12 1867 aged 56 years MARTHA S. Wife of D.J. BEARDSLEY died Aug. 7 1853 aged 34 years JOSEPH S. Son of D.J.& M.S.Beardsley died at Ashland, KY Apr. 9 1862 Aged 18 years Co.F 42 Reg't. O.V.I. "It is glorious to die for our country" 8. PHEBE Wife of WILLIAM DENISON died Sept. 1 (1815? 1845?) (stone very worn) ROW 3: 1. MARTHA (illegible, very worn stone) 2. ARTHUR C. WHITNEY "Father" 1855-1930 (old cement planter between headstones) 3. SARAH A. WHITNEY "Mother" 4. JOHN R.JAMES 180(3 or 8)-(1885?) PRUDENCE COLTON, his wife 1824-1895 LUCY Wife of J.COLTON died Sept.(23? 27?) 1868 age (27?) yrs (Inscription on north side is illegible. Separate base next to obelisk says "Colton".) 5. LUCY (L.?) COLTON JULIETTE (dau. of JAS. L? COLTON?) (illegible, broken stone, leaning against base) 6. JEREMIAH COLTON Jr. died June 14 1853 7. THANKFUL COLTON died Aug. (3?) 1849 (rest is illegible, repaired break in stone, restored.) (Hand with finger pointing upward design on headstone) ROW 4: 1. BRODE (Family monument, very worn marble with star at top.) INFANT daughter died Apr. 16 1859 GEORGE A. died Oct. 2 1861 aged 3y 9m 3d MARY E. died Oct. 12 1861 aged 1 yr 2 m. 1 d "Children of Dan'l P.& Christina Brode" 2. JAMES W.(?) (illegible) 3. (Can't be read, large trees growing at stone's base.) 4. (Illegible) (G.A.R. marker present) (on stone:hand symbol pointing to Heaven) 5. WILLIAM ELY WEBSTER born Aug.6 1844 married Sept (18?) 1866 died May 17, 1867 Only son of W.C.& M.P.Webster (on back) "My husband, divided on earth, married in Heaven" 6. WEBSTER (Large grey granite family monument, G.A.R. marker present.) WILLIAM C. WEBSTER August 12 1813-August 15 1898 MARY P. WEBSTER March 16 1817-December 19 1910 7. (RALPH S.?) died 1863 aged (?) (Illegible stone, G.A.R. marker present) 8. JAMES (family monument) (G.A.R. marker present) JOHN R. 1813-1895 (Father) PRUDENCE C. 1824-1895 (Mother) WYLLYS C. 1857-1931 (Son) ALICE 1873-1943 (Wife) ROW 5: 1. W.(R? or B?) MOONEY Co. D 1st Ohio L.A. (military headstone, partially sunken in ground) 2. DAYMON (obelisk) HOLLISTER DAYMON died Mar. 29 1893 aged 91 years LOIS W., his wife died Mar 5 1871 aged 69 years HANNAH D. BATES died April 11 1891 aged 79 years 3. ELWOOD (difficult to read, name is in center of "shield" on front.) (on back of stone:) Son of G.S.& H. COOLEY died Aug.29 1867 aged 2 yrs 10 mo 5d. 4. (Footstones for large COOLEY monument, see #5.) INFANT, ASA, CLARRISA, MARY, FRANKIE, SUSANNAH (flat on ground, lying upside down.) 5. COOLEY (Large granite obelisk with draped urn on top) REUBEN COOLEY born Oct.11 1806 died June 27 1884 CATHARINE his wife born Mar 4 1809 died Jan 28 1887 SUSANNAH M. COOLEY born Mar. 5 1833 died July 30 1834 JACOB F. COOLEY born Aug 18 1840 died Jan 4 1841 MARY COOLEY born Dec 15 1841 died Dec 21 1847 CLARRISSA COOLEY born Sept 18 1843 died Aug 7 1844 ASA P. COOLEY born Nov 23 1848 died May 4 1855 INFANT born July 26 1854 died July 26 1854 "Children of REUBEN & CATHARINE COOLEY" 6. (On front:"FATHER and MOTHER") (On back: DRYDEN GODDARD born May 31 1802 died Oct 16 1870 MARIAH L. GODDARD born Mar.11 1805 died Nov. 3 1871 ROW 6: 1. WILLIAMS (On back: ALBERT D. 1843-1917 SYLVIA I. 1843-1920 2. ROBINSON (family monument, War of 1812 marker present) (Three footstones: Robinson, Robinson, Robinson.) FANNY GOODRICH ROBINSON was born in Glastonbury Conn. Apr.4 1783 Died Oct 20 1870 TIMOTHY S. ROBINSON was born in Glastonbury Conn. Feb 6 1784 Died Nov 9 1878 AMELIA LEE ROBINSON was born in Farmington Conn. Oct 13 1812 Died Oct 16 1888 ANSON ROBINSON was born in Sheffield Mass. July 19 1812 Died Jan. 25 1899 3. GARDNER (family monument) (Weatherworn gothic-style monument.) NELLIE died Jan 9 1862 (rest of inscription is illegible) (On base: "Children of M.N. & J.T. GARDNER" DELIE A. died Sept 28 1859 aged 1 mo. 4d? IRA D. (rest is illegible) 4. GEORGE Son of (?) MESSENGER died Mar 15 1854 E.(2?) Y (?) 5. (Inscription on back of stone, front is blank) ALVIRUS H. Son of F.& C.M.MESSENGER died Mar 24 1854 aged 7 ms. 6. "In Memory of" ELIZABETH daughter of SAMUEL GODDARD of Norwich Ir. who died Nov.21 1839 Aged 29 years 7. (Stone partially sunken) "In memory of" PRUDENCE H. Wife of Rev. SAMUEL GODDARD ROW 7: 1. ANNA CELESTE dau.of Rev. J.K.& C.E.NUTTING Dec 17 1871 - Sep 15 1889 (This is the most interesting monument in this cemetery. It appears to have been hand- sculpted out of sandstone and has "aged" to a black patina. Chisel marks are visible on this large monument. Carvings include vines with leaves, "stones" at base, and a cross at the back. Rather spooky looking!) 2. NANCY D. Wife of ORVIS FOOT died June 24 1840 aged 41 years 2mos 4ds. (on back:) ORVIS FOOTE (note difference in spelling of last names) died Aug 27 1861 aged 67 years 3. ISBELL (family monument) ROBERT ISBELL died at Tallmadge Oct. 31 1871 Aged 65 yrs. (Footstone: R.I.) 4. (Small broken stone;inscription, if any, not visible.) 5. (Small stone) HENRY M. 6. HENRY D. ISBELL died at Chattanooga Oct 17 1863 from a wound received at Chicamauga Sept.20 1863 aged 20 years (G.A.R. marker present. Stone is very worn. Partially illegible.) ROW 8: 1. MILO FOOT died Aug 12 1838 CLA(RY?) Son of M.& E. FOOT died Sept 5 (1838?) agd 7 yrs (stone is flat to ground. Broken and partially buried under soil.) 2. H.D. ISBELL Co.(?) 1st Ohio (?) L.O.(?) 3. Rev. REUBEN TAYLOR died Dec.8 1857 (almost leaning on the ISBELL military stone) 4. PHELPS (by base of tree) REBECA wife of Z(?) PHELPS died Mar 20 181(9?) aged (69?)yrs. (footstone: L.P.) LEWIS PHELPS died Mar. 11 1857 aged (51?) years FANNY M. wife of Lewis Phelps died Aug.1 1867 aged 57 years WALTER N. (inscription illegible) CHARLOTTE A. died July (8 or18?) aged 21 years "Son & daughter of Lewis & Fanny M. Phelps" (G.A.R. marker present) ROW 9: 1. JENETTE P. FLINT died Aug. 2 1889 aged 52 years 2. DEBORAH wife of S. PARISH died Aug.28 1868 aged 35 years 3. ABEY Wife of ENOCH PARKER died August 29 18(43?) aged 42 years 4. JOHN Son of E.& A. PARKER died June 16 1813 aged 4 years 5. ARVIN BROWN died Feb. 27 1868 aged (8?) 6. ABBEY wife of ARVIN BROWN died July 17 1860 aged 65 years 7. WYGLE WILLIAM D. 1845-1919 SARAH D. 1849-1928 8. MARY F. (??) H(?) died July 16 (1814?) "Mother dear..." (stone is very badly worn) ROW 10: 1. CHALKER (family monument) (footstones: WARREN, DANIEL,one flat to the ground, BETSEY, HANNAH) WARREN CHALKER Mar.9 1825- Sept.23 1888 HANNAH BROWN, his wife Oct.22 1826 - June 12 1855 BETSEY BROWN, his wife Oct.22 1821- Apr.28 1859 JERUSHA VIETS, his wife Jan.28 1834 - Mar.14 1907 MORGAN H. their son Aug.15 1850 - Oct.16 1863 DORATHY T. his mother Mar.29 1784 - Nov.26 1860 DANIEL, a brother Mar. 6 1806 - Jan 17 1884 2. WITHERELL OSCAR 1856-1940 CARRIE 1862-1939 3. HAZEL RUTH WITHERELL 1892-1982 ROW 11: 1. NANCY aged? DAVID? (Stone partially sunken. May be associated with stone #2, David Crocker.) 2. DAVID CROCKER died April 21 1852 E. (50? 57?)y. 2m (10?19?)d. ROW 12: 1. HIRAM GOODRICH died June 2 1844 (Rest of stone is sunken into the ground. G.A.R. marker is present.) 2. CROCKER DAVID O. (Stone too weathered to read.) 3. LEET (family obelisk) HORACE LEET died Mar.8 1878 aged 74 years ELIZABETH Wife of H.LEET died July 1858 aged 39 years HORACE Son of H. & E. LEET died Aug. 18 1858 aged 1 month 4. HANNAH Wife of S.S.STRICKLAND died Sept. 8 1877 aged 51 years S.S. STRICKLAND 1824-1902 MARY Wife of JOHN DERR died Oct.7 1860 aged 26 yrs. HIRAM KILBOURN died Sept 3 1866 aged 68 yrs & (28)ds. MARY, wife of H. KILBOURN died Nov 13 1879 aged 83 yrs MARY STRICKLAND 1854-1918 ROW 13: 1. LOT SUTTON died (?) (Stone is lying flat on ground, partially buried. Bottom section missing. Illegible.) 2. JENNIE A. BATES 1852-1908 3. (Broken pedestal. Inscription too worn to read.) 4. YONKER (family monument, hidden by shrubbery.) 5. EARL W. YONKER 1890-1944 6. MYRINDA 1845-1869 7. FRANCIS S. 1837-1899 8. HANNAH 1854-1916 9. (Small flat stone, hidden by bushes,located north of large YONKER monument, #4 above.) 1914 WILLIAM 1920 1916 RAYMOND 1927 ROW 14: 1. "Mother" MARY CLINE 1882-1967 2. DeWITT (Cline?) 1911-1913 3. "Father" HARRY H. CLINE 1878-1962 4. ROBERTA GILLETTE WILLIAMS 1904-1991 5. HENRY J. GILLETTE 1892-1936 6. HENRY W. GILLETTE 1859-1935 7. "Mother" LILLIE V. GILLETT 1855-1913 (note different spelling) 8. EMMA E. GILLETT Oct. 4 1899 (note different spelling) 9. ALLEN EARL BEERY Sept. 17 1891 Dec. 30 1910 10 (Large footstones for DAVIS monument in Row 14) MOTHER - FATHER - HARRIET - HENRY - MARIA - ISAAC ROW 15: 1. KNEELAND (grey granite obelisk) S.E.M. KNEELAND born July 9 1820 died Nov. 6 1882 CAROLINE, his wife born Nov. 28 1821 died Jan. 23 1899 2. EMMA A. DAVIS Jan.20 1876 Dec. 19 1920 3. MYRTLE M. DAVIS BENNETT July 1 1882 Dec. 15 1934 4. ELLA H. DAVIS CLARK Oct. 8 1872 Apr. 29 1957 5. DAVIS (granite obelisk, footstones listed in row 14) ISAAC C. DAVIS died Sept. 10 1881 aged 80 years 2 ds. MARIA P. his wife, died May 10 1881 aged 75 years 8 mos. EMMA A. DAVIS dau. of H.B.D. & H.M.D. Jan. 20 1876 Dec. 19 1920 MYRTLE M. July 1 1882 Dec. 15 1934 HENRY B. DAVIS Aug. 27 1844 Aug. 18 1902 HARRIET M., his wife Jan. 27 1845 Sept. 1 1905 ELLA H., dau. 1872-1957 ROW 16: 1. TIMOTHY PATTERSON (Temporary metal marker as of 10/03.) 2. "Father" CHANCEY DICKERHOOF 1887-1962 ROW 17: 1. BUD THOMAS Ohio Pvt US ARMY WORLD WAR II April 21 1919-June 6 1969 (WWII marker present)