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PIONEER CEMETERY
Stow Street
Kent, Ohio
(visible from Rt. 59 - near Kramer Fields)

DEDICATION STONE, directly in front of gate:

PIONEER CEMETERY
1810
DEDICATED MAY 30, 1994
BY THE KENT HISTORIAL
SOCIETY
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF THE
HAYMAKER FAMILY AND OTHER
EARLY SETTLERS OF
KENT & FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
WHO LIE HERE IN 
ETERNAL PEACE

NOTE: many gravestones are broken (B), fallen (F), fallen facedown (D), 
and unreadable (R) over a portion or the whole stone. I have marked 
each stone as B, F, D or R as appropriate. Where needed, I've used 
the * symbol to indicate an unreadable letter or number.  Letters or 
numbers in (parenthesis) are guesses because the stone is weathered.

Many stones are weathered and difficult to read. Some will need to be 
etched in order to read them fully.

Stones were all read north to south, beginning with Row 1, furthest west

ROW 1:
1. {BFR}
*ARIA
* of
D. BATES

2. {BFR}

3. {BFR}
APR. 8, 1851
AGED 66 YRS
DePeyster & Thomas
Franklin, O.

4. {BFR}
JAN. 19,

5. {BFR}

6. {BFR}
MICHAEL & ELIZA BAIL**          (possibly BAILEY)

7. {BR}
OLIVER H.P.
SON OF
S.E. SWEAR*    (rest of name faded)

8. {BFR}
DIED
OCT. 2, 1860
AGED 20 YRS 8 M. 16 D.

9. {BFR}

10. {BFR}
SON OF
P & A STOUGH
DIED
JULY 22, 1858
AG'D 2 YS & 4 MOS.

11. {R}
DANIEL C.
SON OF
D.P. & S.L.
RHODES
DIED
JUNE 1(8), 1(8)(1)2   (numbers in parenthesis are faded and might be incorrect)

12. EPHRAIM AVERY
BORN
JUNE 15, 1791
DIED
SEP 20, 1814
Adorned with a flag and star, WAR 1812

13. {BFR}

14. ELECTRAA
WIFE OF
S.P. BABCOCK
DIED 
JNE 3, 1827            (Jne might be incorrect, very faded)
AG'D 27 YRS 7 MO

15. MARGARET
WIFE OF
J. H. WILLIAMS
DIED
FEB. 17, 1858
AGED (faded)

16. {BFR}

17. {BR}

18. {FRD}

19. {FRD}

20. WOOLCUTT
ARIAL 1794-1845.
CATHERINE 1805-1878.
P.R. 1827-1845.
P.J. 1830-1852.
P.C. 1832-1856.
EDITH K. 1856-1857

21. LAKE
FATHER & MOTHER

POLLY A LAKE
DIED
JAN. 27, 18(5)(0)
AGED ** YRS

WILLIAM LAKE
DIED
MAY 25, 1855
AGED 56 YEARS

ROW 2.

1. EMELIUS S.
SON OF
A.V.S.M. BEARDSLEY
DIED
JUNE 12, 1839
AGED 11 YRS.
4 MOS 9 DAYS

2. E. E. ROCKWELL
BORN
MAY 28, 1835
DIED
JUNE 20, 1907

MARY H.
ROCKWELL
DIED
MAY 28, 1891
AGED (5)6 YRS {unreadable}

3. EUPHENIA
WIFE OF
ELIJAH ROCKWELL
DIED
JAN. 30, 1881
AGED 83 YRS.
1 MO 9 D.

4. IN
MEMORY
OF
ELIJAH ROCKWELL
WHO DIED MARCH TH
30TH 1837,
IN THE 42D YEAR
OF HIS AGE

GRUGE NOT WHEN CHRISTIANS
GO TO REST,
THEY SLEEP IN JESUS
& ARE BLEST.

5. {BR}
N*
BUTTON
DIED SEPT * *

6. ERECTED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
NATAHN BUTTON
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE OCT 29TH
1835
AGED 30 YEARS
Inscription unreadable

7. TIRZA S.
WOLCOTT
BORN
OCT 1, 1827
DIED
MARCH 15, 1903

8.{BFR}
TIRZA M.
WIFE OF
* ASA STANL(EY?)

9. {BR}
adorned with flag, and star WAR 1812

10. DECIUS W.
STANLEY
BORN
SEPT 4, 1810
DIED
JUNE 22, 1868

11. {FB}
MARY FROST
* 30TH 1842
AGED
66 YRS *

12. {FB}
LAURA ANN FROST
JUNE 28TH 1840
AGED 31 {unreadable}

13. {FBR}

14. {FBR}

ROW 3.
1. {R}

2. JOHN NEWNHAM
DIED
SEPT. 27, 1863
AGED 31 YRS.

MATTIE B.
DAU. OF
JOHN NEWNHAM
DIED
FEB. 5, 1861
{UNREADABLE}

3. {BF}
HELEN
WIFE OF
J. NEWNHAM
DIED
JAN. 14, 1859
AG'D 20 YS 7 M
Inscription unreadable

4. JAMES CUTHBERT
DIED
(NOV.) 5, 1882
AGED (8)2 YRS
2 MS & 20 DS.

W CUTHBERT

ANN G
WIFE OF
JAMES CUTHBERT
DIED
{unreadable}
AGED
72 YEARS

5. {BF}
*. W. COPELAND
DIED
* * 1857

6. {FBR}


ROW 4
1. {BFR}
{leaning 'unplanted' behind 1st tombstone}

2. JAMES W
SON OF
CHAUNCEY & MATILDA
BEACH
AGED
{unreadable}

3. {R}

4. {R}

5. MOTHER
* FARNAM
DIED
APR. 2 1853
AGED 6* YRS

FATHER
JESSE FARNAM
DIED
DEC. 3, 1836
AGED 59 YRS

6. WILLIAM HOOK, JR.
DIED
JUNE 20, 1859
{inscription unreadable}
AGED 37 YRS
ALSO HIS SONS
SLEEP BY HIS SIDE

7. {FBR}
THOMAS WHITE
DIED

8. G.W. REYNOLDS
BORN
SEPT. 2, 1811
DIED
NOV. 22, 1867

9. {FBR}
{leaning 'unplanted' behind tombstone #8)

10. {FBR}
MARY REYNOLDS

11. base only, tombstone gone

12. base only, tombstone gone

13. {B}
HENRY GRENNELL
DIED
OCT. 21 1852

14. {B}
AMANDA M

15. NORRIS D HOLDEN
APR 22, 1854
AGED
34 YRS 8 MOS

16. {BR}
LAURA M

17. WIFE OF
WM. OL. HOLDEN
DIED
DEC 9, 1860
AG'D 37 YRS.

18. {Broken at base, stone is missing}

19. D BLISS
1793 1857

20. M BLISS
1803 1887


ROW 5

1. SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
MRS. MARY BROWN
WHO DIED
JANUARY 18, 1837
AGED 42 YEARS    (uncertain about the 4)

This gravestone is adorned with large seashells forming a half circle 
around the front of the stone. Pansies grow inside the half circle.

2. {R}

3. MARTHA
WIFE OF
JOHN HENDERSON
DIED
MAY 22, 1851
AGED 72 YEARS

4. {FBRD}

5. {BR} leaning against a tree

6. {leaning against a tree}
AMY A
WIFE OF
M R CHAPMAN
DIED
MARCH 11, 1848
AGED 92 YEARS  (uncertain about the 9)

7. {BR  the top is missing}


ROW 6
1. {leans 'unplanted' behind the stone of Diana Clapp, unreadable}

2. DIANA
WIFE OF
SELAH CLAPP
DIED
AUG 22, 1870
AGED 74 YRS 6 MOS

3. SELAH CLAPP
DIED
JUNE 4 1810.
AGED 45 YRS

4. FANNY E.
DAUGHTER OF
S.S. & M. CLAPP
DIED
JAN 1, 1853
AGD 18 YS & 6 M.
{inscription unreadable}

5. {FB}
CATHARINE
WIFE OF
ALEXANDER STEWART
DIED
MARCH 21, 1815
AGED 62 YEARS

6. {FBR}
DIED
APRIL 2, 1847
AGED 62 YEARS

7. {unreadable on both North and South sides, East and West sides empty}
PEREIRA. (on the base)


ROW 7
1. FREDERIC
SON OF
R. ??WARD

2. {B}
MARY ANN
WIFE OF
??

3. {R}

4. {BR}
FRANCES B
DAUGHTER OF
?? ??WEST 
DIED

5. {B}
RODNEY WING
DIED
JUNE 18, 1879

6. PERKINS
South face:
===========
GEORGE G.
DIED JUNE 28, 1813
AGED 7 YRS

EDWIN
DIED JULY 3, 1814
AGED 3 YRS.

CHILDREN OF
J. & P. PERKINS

East face empty
===============

North face:
===========
POLLY
WIFE OF
JOHN PERKINS
DIED OCT. 16, 1862
AGED 60 YRS ?? MOS

MABEL P.
WIFE OF
JOHN PERKINS
DIED MAR. 15, 1871
AGED 51 YRS.

West face:
==========
JOHN PERKINS
BORN
AUG 16, 1799
DIED
JAN 4, 1880
AGED
80 YRS 1 MS &
18 DS.

7. {R}

8. {B, entire stone missing}

9. {FBR}

10. {BF}
MARY J.
22 YRS

11. {B, entire stone missing}


ROW 8
1. {B, entire stone missing}

2. {FBDR}

3. IN
MEMORY OF
FLORA DAUGHTER
OF DAVID & AMANDA
ROOT WHO DIED
JULY 27TH
1832
AE 4 YEARS


ROW 9
1. RUSSELL    (at base of stone)
North side
==========
EDWARD RUSSELL
DIED
DEC 20, 1883
AGED 91 YEARS 10 MOS
& 7 DS

West side
=========
LOVE
HIS WIFE
DIED JAN 24, 1815
AGED 52 YRS 8 MOS
& 28 DS.

East side
=========
MARY L. RUSSELL
DIED
MAR 10, 1871
AGED 30 YRS 10 MS
& 18 DS

South side empty
================

2. 
West side of stone:
==================
LOVINA
WIFE OF
JAMES HOLDEN
DIED
JAN 12, 1815
AGED 22 Y 2 MS

North side
==========
JAMES
{rest is unreadable}

East side
=========
LOVINA
WIFE OF
JOSIUS BARR
DIED
{unreadable}

South side
==========
JOSIUS BARR
DIED
SEPT. 16 1856
AGD {unreadable}


ROW 10
1. {B} base exists, stone missing

2. {B} base exists, stone missing

3. {B}
35 YRS 11 MO 1 DS.

4. JAMES G. WALLACE
DIED
AUG 25, 1854

5. JULIUS D WALLACE
DIED
JAN 3 1855

6. CHAS. S. WALLACE
DIED
JAN. 10, 1854

7. 
South side of stone:
===================
NATHAN M. BILLETT
DIED
SEPT. 23, 1863
AGED 36 YEARS

West side
=========
JANE R. WARD
DIED
MAR 2, 1874
AGED 73 YEARS

North and east sides empty or worn off
=======================================

8. {B}
JAMES S. WILLIAMS
DIED
JUNE 2, 1845
AGED 18 YEARS

9. {B}
MRS. ELIZABETH M.
WIFE OF
ELISHA PARMELE
{stone is broken here}
AGED 69 YRS

10. {B}
ELISHA PARMELE
DIED SEPT 4, 1865.
IN THE 81ST YR OF HIS AGE
inscription unreadable

11. {R}
JERY ??
1822-1858


ROW 11
1. {R}

2. BETSEY
??RUS ???TON
DIED
SEPT 15 1856
AGED 63 YRS. 10 MS.

3. AMANDA ROOT
WIFE OF
DAVID ROOT
DIED
AGED 50 YRS.

4. {R}
 MARTHA
DAU
???
DIED
??

5. {BFRD}

6. 
North side of stone
===================
OUR FATHER
JOSHUA WOODARD
DIED
DEC. 9, 1851
AGED 75 YEARS

stone has the Masonic symbol above 'OUR FATHER'

South side
==========
OUR MOTHER
REBECCA
WIFE OF
J. WOODARD
DIED
SEPT. 19, 1864
AGED 79 YEARS

The grave was surrounded by daffodils, and a small American flag was stuck 
into the ground amidst the daffodils.


ROW 12
1. {R}

2. {R}
BETSEY
??RUS  ???TON
DIED
SEPT. 15, 1856
AGED 63 YRS. 10 MS.

3. ELLA M.
DAUGHTER OF
SAMUEL DUNNING
DIED
MAY 2, 1835
AGED 13 YRS

4. SAMUEL L. DUNNING
DIED
JAN. 27, 1838
AG'D 19 YRS.

5. {FBR}

6. {FBR}

7. {FBR}
DEBORAH
WIFE OF
??

8. {FBR}
SARAH

9. ONLY BASE EXISTS, STONE MISSING

10. {FB}
MASONIC SYMBOL AT TOP OF STONE
IN MEMORY OF
WM. WILLIAMS
WHO DIED
MARCH 16, 1822
AGED 62 YEARS


ROW 13
1. {RBF}

2. 4 SIDED-STONE, WITH ANDERSON AT BASE ON WEST SIDE
NORTH SIDE:
==========
SARAH ANN
ANDERSON
BORN
JUNE 6, 1813
DIED
DEC. 3, 1859
DYING IS BUT
GOING HOME

WEST SIDE:
=========
LIDA M.
ANDERSON
BORN
AUG. 12, 1832
DIED
JULY 16, 1891
ASLEEP IN JESUS

SOUTH SIDE:
===========
BENJAMIN F.
ANDERSON
BORN
JAN. 13, 1809
DIED
MAR. 3, 1888
AT REST

EAST SIDE
=========
SARAH
ARTER
DIED
OCT. 2, 1839
AGED 56 YS.
BLESSED ARE THE
DEAD ??? DIE
IN THE LORD
??? WAS UNREADABLE

FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SURROUND THIS GRAVE

3. {R}

4. {R}

5. {R}

6. {R}

7. SEWAL MORGAN
DIED
JAN. 27, 1815
AG'D 59 YRS.

8. {FDRB}


ROW 14
1. {FBR}
HARRIET A
WIFE OF
??
DIED
JULY 24, 1819
AG'D 32 YRS

2. {R}
TO
THE MEMORY
OF
CORNELIA MARIA PRICE
WHO DIED ??? 1829 AE
10 MONTH ?? DAYS

3. ON TOP OF STONE: RUGGLES
LEMAN RUGGLES
APR. 2, 1811
NOV. 5, 1894
HARRIETT M. HIS WIFE
DEC. 23, 1814
NOV. 27, 1878

4. REBECCA
WIFE OF
GEO. HAYMAKER
DIED
OCT 31, 1847
AG'D 61 YRS.

5. BASE ONLY, STONE IS MISSING


ROW 15
1. {BR}

2. {BR}

3. {R}

4. {BR}
CLARISSA
WIFE OF
WM. BRIDLEY
DIED
???

5. {BF}
HARRIET & ELECTRA
CHILDREN OF
ELIAKIM DEWEY

6. {FBR}

7. {FBR}
PHEBE
WIFE OF
ELIAKIM DEWEY
MAR 15, 1832
AG'D 57 YRS

8. LYDIA
WIFE OF
ELIAKIM DEWEY
DIED
SEPT. 30, 1861
AGED 61 YEARS

A STAKE IS IN THE GROUND BETWEEN STONES 8 AND 9, WITH THE NAME 'HOOVER' 
WRITTEN ON IT

9. ELIAKIM DEWEY
DIED
FEB. 28, 1884
AGED
88 YEARS

BOTH STONES 8 AND 9 ARE SURROUNDED BY BEGONIAS AND DUSTY MILLER

10. {R}

11. FRANCIS FURBER
DIED
NOV 25, 1851
AG'D 69 Y'S 5 MO.
ELIZABETH
HIS WIFE
DIED
DEC 9, 1839.
AG'D 55 Y'S 3 MO.

12. WILLIAM A.
DEPEYSTER
1866-1914

13. JOEL B. DEPEYSTER
DIED
MAR 22, 1845
AGED 49 YEARS
ELIZABETH
HIS WIFE
DIED
SEPT 11, 1891
AGED 84 YEARS

14. 1836 BYRON B. DEPEYSTER 1879
1838 HIS WIFE ELIZABETH 1918

STONE 14 IS IN THE SHAPE OF A CROSS.

15. HARRY B.
DEPEYSTER
1872-1907

16. {BFR}


ROW 16
1. {R}
WILLIAM H
SON OF
HNSS?? LUNDREN?
DIED

2. {R}

3. {R}
MARTHA M.
DAUGHTER OF
?
DIED
?? 1815

4. {BFR}

5. {FBR}
CAROLINE

6. {BR}
HIRAM ROOT
?
MAY 6, 1877
AGED ?? YEARS

7. {R}
SARAH

8. {R}

9. ZEBULON SON OF
WM & PRUDANCE
WHIPPLE
DIED AUG 8, 1825.
AGED 2 YEARS

10. GEORGE HOLMES
SON OF 
H.G. & F.E. ALLEN
BORN OCT. 4, 1858
DIED NOV 1, 1894

11. HOLMES GARDNER
ALLEN
BORN AT
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASS.
NOV. 8, 1816
DIED AT KENT, O.
MAY 6, 1904

12. FRANCES ELIZABETH
WIFE OF
HOLMES G. ALLEN
BORN FEB 7, 1833
DIED MAY 2, 1892

13. WILLIAM THOMPSON
OCT 16, 1856-FEB 25, 1859
WILLIAM THOMPSON 2ND
NOV 2, 1860-SEPT. 17, 1861

14. H. HULBERT
DIED
MAY 24, 1857
AGED 81 YEARS
ESTHER
HIS WIFE
DIED
FEB. 17, 1869
AGED 90 YEARS

ADORNED WITH A FLAG AND A STAR 'WAR 1812'


15. {FBR}

16. {FBR}
TO THE MEMORY OF
LAURA DEPEYSTER
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUG 22, 1823
AGED 20 YEARS
6 MONTHS

INSCRIPTION UNREADABLE

17. {FBR}
TO THE MEMORY OF
BARLO??? DEPEYSTER
WHO ???

18. BYRON (ON TOP OF STONE)

19. {B}
GEORGE DEPEYSTER
FEB. 22, 18??
AGED 58 YEARS


ROW 17
1. JAMES
SWARTWOUT
DIED
OCT. 12, 1851
AGE 65 YRS

DEBORAH
WIFE OF
JAMES SWARTWOUT
DIED
MAY 12, 1870
AGE 80 YRS

(JAMES & DEBORAH'S INFORMATION APPEARS SIDE BY SIDE)



2. EVEY.
WIFE OF
EDWIN DEWEY
DIED
APR 2, 1825
AGED 25 YRS 7 MO

3. {BR}
LEANS BEHIND STONE 2

4. {FBR}
WM. WATSON
SON OF
WM & DELIA STEARMS
DIED
OCT. 27, 1836

5. {FBR}

6. {R}
ANN ELIZA
??
WILLIE
DIED
APR. 18, 1832

ADORNED WITH A FLAG

7. MARILLA F.
DAU OF
A & H. ADAMS
DIED
APR 1, 1853
AG'D 16 YS 1 MO 10 D

8. {R}
HENRY N. ADAMS
DIED
MAR 13, 1854
AGED
??

ADORNED WITH A FLAG

9. {FB}
ALFRED ADAMS
DIED
NOV 10, 1834


ROW 18
1. {FBR}

2. {BR}

3. MERCY
WIFE OF
JESSE CHRISTOPHER
DIED
MAY 2, 1860
AGED 36 YEARS