CEMETERY LOCATIONS AND HISTORYS
BY: JIM MIDLAM
No. 1 GERMAN REFORMED CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam in June 1975
The cemetery is located in Section 30 of Big Island Township, 30 feet east of Township Road 31(Agosta Meeker Rd), 30 ft. South of State Route 95 (Marion Agosta Rd), containing .5 acres. There is a wire fence on three sides and the grounds are well tended. Several stones are broken and some are gone. There was a German Reformed Church on this site in 1865. No burial records are available.
No. 2 KANNEL CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Section 3 of Big Island Township, 25 feet north of County Road 88 (Pleasant Hill Rd), 1/4 mile east of Township Road 87 (Lee Rd). Relatives of the Kannel Family have indicated that no Kannel's were ever buried on this site. The story that there was an Indian gravesite in this area is widespread. Bones and Indian relics were found when a basement was dug in the late 1930's. The family has found numerous relics at various places on the site.
No. 3 PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY/P>
The cemetery is located in Section 10 of Big Island Township, .6 miles west of County Road 83, south of County Road 88 (Pleasant Hill Rd), containing 4.5 acres. This cemetery is still being used and is well kept by the township trustees. The land was deeded to the trustees by Hampton Wood December 3, 1860. Available burial records date back to 1965. Tabulation for this cemetery was made up to 1908 unless dates later that were on tombstones with earlier dates.
No. 4 SALEM CEMETERY/P>
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on June 8, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Section 17 of Big Island Township north of County Road 34 (DeCliff-Big Island Rd) at the junction of Township Road 60 (Schmidt Rd) and County Road 34, containing .91 acres on the present site of the Salem Church of God. The cemetery is well kept and the stones are in good condition although some are weathered and difficult to read. The German M.E. Church was first organized in 1866 and the present church was erected in 1873 by Ferdinand Krause for the sum of $1,880. Christopher Graessle, Jacob Hecker and Phil Bauer were appointed as members of the building committee. There are no burial records available.
No. 5 UNION CEMETERY (Meeker Frame & Union Cemeteries)
Compiled by Jim, Barbara, Villa Beth and Ellen Midlam on May 29, 1978.
The cemetery is located in Section 5 of Big Island Township, on the southeast corner of County Road 66 (Kenton-Galion Rd) and County Road 63 (Conley-Thompson Rd), containing 1.07 acres. Almost half of the stones in this cemetery are broken and down. Many are in small pieces. The broken stones are in piles under bushes or stacked around other stones. The cemetery has been vandalized several times. The area is kept mowed but no attempt has been made to restore or replace the stones. The cemetery is the site of the Union Free Will Baptist Church. Robert Hopkins sold the land to the church in 1841 for $1.00.
No. 6 WHEELER FAMILY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 4, 1976.
This family cemetery is located in Section 12 of Big Island Township .5 miles south of County Road 88 (Pleasant Hill Rd) and .25 miles west of County Road 95 (Holland Rd), consisting of .01 acres. The stone of Amos Wheeler, Revolutionary War Veteran is beside a large pile of rock and is leaning against a hickory tree. The cemetery is on a small knoll. The owner of the land indicated there were no other stones. Neighbors say that there were stones in the past and there were thirteen people buried at the site. Captain Hendricks Chapter of the DAR placed a military stone on the gravesite.
No. 7 WHITE FAMILY CEMETERY
The cemetery is located in Section 31-32 of Big Island Township 1.5 miles west of County Road 84A , 390 feet south of County Road 37 (LaRue Prospect Rd). A single stone is standing between the bases of two other stones that are broken and gone. The stone is directly south of Big Island Township Sub.District #11 School and 90 feet from the Scioto River.
NO. 8 BONNER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on March 26, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Survey #9980 of Bowling Green Township 20 feet west of Township Road 2 (Winnemac Pike), .12 miles north of County Road 12 ((LaRue-Mt. Victory Rd), .5 miles west of LaRue, containing 1 acre. A fence is on three sides and is in poor condition. The cemetery has been vandalized and one-third of the stones are down. There are some signs of stone repair. This cemetery is on the site of the Bowling Green Presbyterian Church as late as 1883.
NO. 9 FAIRVIEW CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on September 6, 1976.
The cemetery is located on Survey No. 5856 in Bowling Green Township, 15 feet east of Township Road 51 (Fairview Rd), .3 miles north of township Road 15 (Arbella Rd), containing 3.77 acres. The cemetery is in good condition with a fence on three sides. A nearby Church has been torn down and is only rubble. Records are available for the newer sections. Inscriptions were tabulated only to 1908 unless on markers with earlier dates.
NO. 10 GUTHERY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam and Bethany Keggan on November 23, 1975. The cemetery is located in Survey No.10059 in Bowling Green Township 25 feet north of County Road 41 (Guthery Rd), .25 miles east of Township Road 40 (Carter Rd), .2 miles east of State Route 37 (Richwood-LaRue Rd), containing .25 acres. There is an iron fence on four sides and two gates. Many stones of the children were difficult to read. Some stones were broken. There is a stack of foot stones in one corner. John D. Guthery deeded this land to the township trustees on November 19, 1901 for $1.00.
NO.11 PARMER GRAVE
This grave site is located in Survey No. 9968 of Bowling Green Township, 400 feet east of State Route 37 (Richwood-LaRue Rd), .2 miles south of County Road 43 (Sager Rd), containing .01 acres. The compilers have been unable to locate this grave site.
NO.12 CALEDONIA CEMETERY--NEW
Compiled by Jim Midlam on October 5, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section one of Claridon Township, .5 miles east of State Route 746 (Caledonia-Ashley Rd) on State Route 309 (Marion-GalionRd), containing 12.5 acres. It is a large cemetery, well kept with few broken stones. Tabulation for this cemetery was made only to 1908 unless later dates were on the same marker with dates earlier than 1908.
NO.12A CALEDONIA CEMETERY MAUSOLEUM
This mausoleum was located in Claridon Township in the new Caledonia Cemetery. After the last of the trustees of the Caledonia Mausoleum Association was deceased there were no funds to maintain the building and it was taken over by the Claridon Township trustees. The mausoleum was condemned by the Marion County Department of Health late in 1984 and early in 1985 the remaining bodies were cremated and reinterred in the Caledonia Cemetery, marked with the marble slabs of the crypts in the mausoleum. Some relatives had made other arrangements for bodies. (THR)
NO.13 CALEDONIA CEMETERY, OLD
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam and Mary Brocklesby on April 16, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 1 of Claridon Township, 100 feet East of County Road 194 (Caledonia Northern Rd), 200 feet north of County Road 114 , containing .57 acres. There is a fence on three sides and it is fairly well kept. Many of the stones are broken and crumbled. Most of the stones are not in their Original position. The graveyard was laid out and dedicated about the year 1824-25. It is situated on the west bank of the Whetstone River within the limits of the village of Caledonia. It was the first burying ground in Claridon Township and many of the early pioneers were buried here. The cemetery contains the remains of two or three Revolutionary War Veterans of which only John Irey has been identified. The 1883 Marion County History states that this cemetery was in poor condition at that time. The site was used by the public until April 1875 when a new cemetery association was formed. (#12 of Marion County Cemeteries)
No. 14 CLARIDON CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam on Sept. 3, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 26 of Claridon Township, south of State Route 95 (Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd), .2 mi east of Township Road 163 (Whetstone River Rd), containing 4.49 acres. There are a few broken stones but the cemetery is in good condition and well kept. Records date back to 1920.Tabulation was taken for this cemetery to 1908 unless there were dates later than that on the same marker with earlier dates.
NO.15 HINDS FAMILY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on March 28, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 23 of Claridon Township, east of Township Road 163 (Whetstone River Rd), .7 miles north of State Route 95 (Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd), containing .3 acres Location is on a hill that neighbors of the past have called Graveyard Hill. There are two stones leaning against a tree and two stones flat Edith and in the ground, no fence, no care. John Hooten was an early pioneer of Claridon Township. There is a monument base initialed J. H. and a foot-ton initialed M. H.
NO. 16 LAWRENCE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on August 10, 1975
The cemetery is located in Section 34 of Claridon Township, .4 miles north of County Road 169 (Marion-Edson Rd), .5 miles west of Township Road 170 (Lawrence Rd), containing .25 acres. The graveyard is well tended and landscaped. There are 2 broken stones.
NO.17 LUTHERAN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on May 30, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 36 of Claridon Township, 40 feet east of State Route 746 (Caledonia-Ashley Rd), .4 mile north of County Road 169 (Marion-Edison Rd), containing .33 acres. There is a good fence on three sides and the cemetery is in fairly good condition with a few broken stones. Within is a 11 x 7' iron fence containing the stones of Louisa Boehringer, Karl Kraemer and Carl Kraemer. Mary J. Sherman deeded this land to the St. Paul E. Lutheran Church on Feb. 7 1853 for $1.00. 1
NO. 18 PARKER GRAVE
The grave site is located in Section 23 in Claridon Township, .1 mile east of Township Road 177 (Nesbitt Rd), .25 miles south of County Road 166 (Roberts Rd), containing .01 acres. Residents of the area have seen the stone in a fence row. It is illegible but it is reported that the stone reads JANE PARKER. The compilers have Been unable to find this stone.
NO. 19 PLOTNER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on May 30, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 34 of Claridon Township, 25 feet east of Township Road 153 ((River Rd), .4 miles north of County Road 169 (Marion-Edison Rd), .28 acres. There are many stones down and some are broken. There is a fence on three sides. The cemetery is well mowed and trimmed.
NO.20 SALEM CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on October 5, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 36 of Claridon township, north of County Road 158, .1 mile north of County Road 169, (Marion-Edison Rd) containing .95 acres. The cemetery is in good condition and well kept. There are a few broken stones. Abraham Gable sold the land to the Salem Evangelical Church Association for $25.00.
NO.21 SERGEANT GRAVE
This gravesite was visited by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 17, 1976.
It is located in Section 23 of Claridon Township, east of Township Road 16 1.5 miles north of State Route 95 (Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd), containing .01 acres. The residents of the area know of the site but have never seen a stone. l single gravesite is on a knoll that was marked by a pine tree. The tree since has been cut down.
N0.22 THEW CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam and Mary Brocklesby on April 9, 1977. The cemetery is located in Section 12 of Claridon Township, southeast of County Road 163 (Whetstone River Rd), .2 miles south of State Route 746 (Caledonia-Ashley Rd), containing .45 acres. The cemetery is well kept with a fence on three sides. Some stones are broken but there is evidence that stones have been repaired. This parcel of land became a burying ground on May 18, 1824 and belonged to William B. Tilison. On August 24, 1838 William Thew purchased the land from John Ralph and it became known as the Thew Burying Ground.
NO. 23 UNDERWOOD CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on February 29, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 25 of Claridon Township, .5 miles east of State Route 746 (Caledoina- Ashley Rd), .12 miles South of State Route 95 (Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd), containing .33 acres. The fence is down, the stones are down and broken. It is in a pasture for cattle.
NO.24 WILLIAMSON FAMILY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 17, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 23 of Claridon Township east of Township Road 163 (Whetstone River Rd.), .3 miles north of State Route 95 (Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd) containing .03 acres. The stones are on a small hill covered with trees and shrubs. A stone is buried under the roots of a tree.
No.25 ZILLER FAMILY CEMETERY
The cemetery is located in Section 10 of Claridon Township .5 miles south of State Route 309 (Marion-Galion Rd), 20 feet west of County Road 178 (Ulsh Rd), containing .01 acres. The owner of the land indicated the cemetery had been plowed over and stone was standing in a fence row several years ago. Neighbors remember stone of Christian tiller, a veteran.
NO.26 PAWPAW CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on May 29, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 32 of Grand Township on the northwest corner of State Route 37 (LaRue-Marseilles Rd.)and County Road 20 (Miles Rd.), containing .59 acres. This cemetery is in good condition, well mowed and trimmed. There is a good wire and wood fence on four sides with a gate. Only a few stones are down or broken. Ira Anderson deeded the land to the Paw Paw M.E. Church on March 31, 1892 for the sum of $1.00.
No.27 YOAKAM CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on May 29, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 22 of Grand Township .3 miles south of Township Road 26 (Marseilles-Galion Rd.) and 20 feet east of Township Road 28 (DeCliff Rd.), containing .02 acres. It is a small family cemetery surrounded by a white board fence with a gate. It is fairly well kept but only two stones are standing.
NO.28 BRETZ CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 4, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 16 of Grand Prairie Township, one mile north of the junction of State Routes 4 and 23 and 30 feet east of State Route 231 (Brush Ridge-Wyandot Rd.), containing .5 acres. The entire cemetery is covered with a ground cover of myrtle (vinca minor) and hay. All stones are broken. There are several large bases with the tops gone. This cemetery is receiving no care. Some of these graves may have been moved to the nearby Grand Prairie Cemetery.
NO.29 BURTSFIELD CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 17, 1976.
The cemetery which is also called Rocky Fork Cemetery is located in Section 27 of Grand Prairie Township, .6 miles west of State Route 4 and .3 miles south of County Road 26 (Marseilles-Galion Rd.), containing .6 acres. This cemetery is tended about twice a year. Several graves are marked with field stones. Several stones are broken. Foot stones are all in place. John Van Meter sold this land and a roadway to the trustees April 11, 1846.
NO.30 COOK CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 5, 1976. This old family cemetery is located in Section 24 of Grand Prairie Township 200 feet east of State Route 4 and .3 miles south of County Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpatrick Rd.), containing .01 acre. These five graves can be seen at times from the bridge. The area is completely overgrown and between two small streams.
NO. 31 DRAKE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on December 19, 1976 and April 16, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 17 of Grand Prairie Township, 250 feet west of State Route 423 and .5 miles north of State Route 23, .10 acres. This private cemetery is marked by a pile of rocks behind a barn. There is one Drake stone and parts of two others. The Swinnerton stones are used for a sidewalk at the back of the house. These graves have been moved to the nearby Grand Prairie Cemetery.
NO.32 FITZHUGH GRAVE
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 4 1976.
This single gravestone is located in Section 33 of Grand Prairie Township 100 feet west of State Route 423 and .25 miles north of County Road 66 (Kenton-Galion Rd.), containing .1 acres. One stone is lying in the northwest corner of a large fenced in lot. A corner of the stone is broken. There is no other evidence of stones.
No.33 GRAND PRAIRIE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on August 12, 1977.
This large cemetery is located at Brush Ridge, Ohio in Section 17 of Grand Prairie Township at the junction of State Route 423 and 231 and County Road 67, containing 22 1/4 acres. The Grand Prairie Cemetery Association was formed March 8, 1881.The cemetery originally consisted of 6.25 acres which were purchased from Hannah and S.S. Bibler for $65.00 per acre. The entranceway was constructed in 1928. The records of the cemetery association are complete and include the transfer of bodies from other areas. Tabulation was taken for this cemetery until 1908 unless later dates were on : the same marker with dates earlier than 1908.
NO.34 PAGE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 16, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 31 of Grand Prairie Township, .1 mile east of County Road 94 (Hillman-Ford Rd) and .1 mile north of County Road 66 (Kenton-Galion Rd.), containing .5 acres. This cemetery at this time is in poor condition. There has been an attempt to restore the cemetery. There are many large brush piles and many broken stones. The fence is down in several places.
NO.35 BLOCKHOUSE CEMETERY
This is the first cemetery laid out in Green Camp township and is located in Section 1, 100 feet south of State Route 739 and .1 mile east of State Route 203, containing .1 acre. According to the 1883 Marion County History this cemetery was located just south of the two story blockhouse fort erected by Ohio soldiers of the War of 1812 to guard white Americans against Indians made hostile by British influence during the war. The cemetery was laid out by pioneer Aramanus Ashbaugh. It contained the graves of 17 soldiers of the War of 1812 and eight other burials. There was one tombstone, Sophia Ann Ashbaugh. There is no trace of the tombstone at the present time. On October 1, 1963 a contractor's earth mover uncovered twenty-five graves of prehistoric Indians near this site. Also uncovered were the graves of six white settlers buried in wooden boxes. These settlers were reburied later in a common grave in Green Camp Cemetery with an appropriate marker.17 War of 1812 Soldiers 8 other burials, 25 Prehistoric Indians, 6 White settlers. Reburied in a common grave in Green Camp Cemetery.
NO.36 COOPER-VESTAL CEMETERY
This old cemetery site is located in Survey #9966 in Green Camp Township, .4 miles west of Township Road 55 (Patton-Riley Rd.)and .25 miles north of County Road 45 (Mt. Olive-Green Camp Rd.), containing .15 acres. According to Edwin Carey, the owner of the land in 1976, all of the bodies in this cemetery with stone markers were moved to the Mt. Olive Cemetery in the early 1900's. There were graves marked by wooden stumps and they were left untouched. He recited the story told by his mother who was a teenager when the bodies were moved. As they moved the cast iron casket of David Vestal she brushed away the dirt and looked into the glass opening where she saw the face of the old man. She reported "there was mildew in his beard but the face was in a remarkable state of preservation". There is no evidence of this area being a cemetery and the area is marked by a large granite boulder.
NO.37 GREEN CAMP CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on July 18, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 12 of Green Camp Township, .8 miles west of State Route 203 and north of County Road 104 (Owens-Green Camp), containing 6 acres. This cemetery is in good condition and under the care and direction of the township trustees since 1866. The original burial ground contained one and one-half acres. The addition of Cornelius and John Onselman was added to the original plot in the 1920's. Records are available for only a part of this cemetery. Tabulation was taken only for deaths up to 1908 unless they were on markers with earlier dates.
No.38 MT. OLIVE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on October 26, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Survey #9966 of Green Camp Township, 25 feet east of County Road 35 (Mt. Olive-Agosta Rd.) and 150 feet north of County Road 45 (Mt. Olive-Green Camp), containing .75 acres. The old Mt. Olive Church lies just south of this cemetery. The grounds are f well kept and there is a fence on three sides. The Mt. Olive Church deeded this lot to the trustees on April 15, 1890.
NO. 39 RAYL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam and David Cheney on July 3, 1975 and again on March 7, 1976 by Jim and Barbara Midlam. This cemetery is located in Section 1 of Green Camp Township, .5 miles east of State Route 203 and .75 miles north of State Route 739, containing .5 acres. In July of 1975 this cemetery was in very poor condition with weeds, brush and poison ivy everywhere. In March of 1976 the cemetery had been completely cleaned up. Many stones are broken and some are unreadable. When the cemetery was laid out, the Green Camp-Marion road followed the course of the higher ground and passed by the site. The road was later changed farther east leaving the burial ground well off the road.
NO.40 REIDEL CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Survey #10298 of Green Camp Township, 1.0 miles west of County Road 38 (LaRue-Green Camp Rd.) and .5 miles north of County Road 52 (Berry Rd), containing .10 acres. It has been referred to as the Bruce cemetery. The owners of the land cannot remember any stones other than a small one with a lamb on top. No stones have been seen for over fifty years. The cemetery location is marked by a group of lilac and rose bushes.
NO.41 SULLIVAN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on February 28, 1976 and again on September 2, 1976. This cemetery is located in Section 12 of Green Camp Township, .6 miles south of State Route 739 and .33 miles west of State Route 203, containing. In February of 1976 this cemetery was surrounded by an old fence without a gate entrance. The area was completely covered with blackberry bushes and brush. There were many groundhog holes. By September of 1976 Boy Scout Troop # 32, scoutmaster Gary McAfee, had cleaned up the brush, probed for stones and repaired stones. Most of the markers are made of the old style I sandstone and easy to read. This is a very old cemetery and it is reported in a Marion County History that about fifty people were known to have been buried there. At the present time there are seventeen stones.
NO.42 WRIGHT GRAVE
This single grave site is located in Section 2 of
Green Camp Township, 1.0 miles north of State Route 739 and 100 feet west of County Road 83 ((Prospect-Upper Sandusky Rd.), containing .01 acre. The grave of George Wright is 12 feet x 10 feet and surrounded by a white board fence. The grave is still "paled in" as requested in his last will and testament. There is a head stone and foot stone. George Wright was a silversmith who lived with the Indians at Upper Sandusky and later moved to Green Camp where he died in 1840. He bequeathed his land to the township for school purposes and to this day interest from the sale of his farms is paid to the school district.
The headstone reads:
Hear lies the remains of George Wright.
Was an engines and useful mechanic
Was born on the 13th of Nov. A D 1778,
Died on the 25th of April A D 1840
No.43 ZIEG CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on July 6, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Survey #9965 of Green Camp Township, 20 feet west of County Road 35 (Mt. Olive-Agosta Rd.) and 150 feet north of County Road 45 (Mt. Olive-Green Camp Rd.), containing .17 acres. It is just across the road and west of the Mt. Olive Cemetery. There are many beautiful monuments of early German settlers.
NO.44 BARKS CEMETERY
This cemetery was located in Section 34 of Marion Township .1 mile west of State Route 423 and .2 miles south of Township Road 138 (Barks Rd.). The site is within the Southland Shopping Center, Marion, Ohio. Orly Barks, the previous owner of the land said the three gravestones marked the graves of his great grandfather and his wife and a great uncle. Also there were several children buried there without markers.
NO.45 BOYER CEMETERY
This cemetery was located in Section 36 of Marion Township one mile south of County Road 138 (Barks Rd.) and 450 feet west of State Route 529. The site is presently within the parking lot of the Community United Methodist Church. About eight stones were removed from the site. Only two exist today. Early residents of the community indicate that the stones were mostly of the Boyer family and some of the Kies family.
NO.46 BREWER (BREWERER) CEMETERY
This is a small burial site located in Section 4 of Marion Township .5 miles south of County Road 66 (Kenton-Galion Rd.) and 270 feet west of State Route 423 containing .02 acres. The site is difficult to find. It is on a knoll across a small creek just west of a house. There is one stone and possible two field stones. This cemetery is possibly misnamed because the land was never owned by the Brewer family.
NO.47 CHAPEL HEIGHTS MEMORY GARDEN
This cemetery is located in Section 34 of Marion Township east of State Route 423 and south of County Road 66 (Kenton-Galion Rd.). On January 6 1934 the Forest Glen Memorial Park Association purchased 71.38 acres from Robert Marshall. Forest Glen was the original name of the cemetery. In the 1940's the name was changed to Chapel Heights. The first burial took place on March 29, 1934 and at the present time there have been 4250 burials. All burial records are complete and available.
NO.48 CUSICK CEMETERY
This cemetery is supposed to be located in Section 32 of Marion Township 360 feet south of State Route 739 (Marion-Green Camp Rd.) and 360 feet west of County Road 105 (Crissinger Rd.) containing .15 acres. There is no evidence of a cemetery at this site and older residents do not remember seeing any tombstones.
N0.49 PHILLIP DREYER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on November 24, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 32 of Marion Township, 1.1 miles west of County Road 101 (Campbell Rd.) and .75 miles north of State Route 739 (Marion-Green Camp Rd.), containing.16 acres. The site is difficult to find but it is on a small wooded knoll. The fence is almost non existent. All the stones are broken except one and several are illegible. The area is very overgrown with brush and trees.
NO.50 Graham Cemetery
This small family cemetery is located in Section 36 of Marion Township 25 feet east of State Route 529 (Marion-Cardington Rd.) and .12 miles north of Township Road 138 (Barks Rd.)containing .01 acres. Before 1968 there was a tall square stone surrounded by an 8'x8' iron fence. It was replaced by a flat marble stone. The following inscriptions were on the old stone.
NO.51 HARDING MEMORIAL
This memorial to the twenty-ninth President of the United State of America, Warren Gamaliel Harding, is located in Section 34 of Marion Township at the southeast corner of State Route 423 and Vernon Heights Blvd. in Marion, Ohio containing 11.24 acres.
Plans for raising the memorial fund were begun shortly after President Harding's death with the organization of the Harding Memorial Association on October 11, 1923. A sum of $977,821.76 was raised for this purpose by popular subscription. There were over a million contributors from all parts of the world. There were approximately 200,000 school children who contributed pennies to the fund. Early in 1925 the commission was awarded to Henry Hornbostel and Eric Fisher Wood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, architects, because of the unusual beauty and simplicity of the design which they submitted. The first ground was broken for the construction of the memorial on April 26, 1926 and the ceremony of the cornerstone laying took place on May 30, 1926.
On December 21, 1927 the bodies of the President and Mrs. Florence Kling Harding were removed from a temporary tomb in the Marion City Cemetery to the completed monument. The graves are approximately fifteen feet in length and covered by two slabs of Emerald Pearl Labrador Granite. The Memorial is wholly constructed of white Georgia Marble. The diameter at the base is 103 feet. Its height is 52 feet, the exterior columns are 5 feet in diameter at the base, tapering slightly toward the top, and are 28 feet in height. The interior columns are 2 feet in diameter and 16 feet high. The Harding Memorial is situated in the midst of over eleven acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. The official dedication took place June 16, 1931. The inscriptions are as follows:
WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING
The Twenty-ninth President of the United States
b November 2, 1865 d August 2, 1923
FLORENCE KLING HARDING
b August 15, 1860 d November 21, 1924
NO.52 LIKENS CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on August 16, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 12 of Marion Township .12 miles south of County Road 167 (Likens Rd.) and .25 miles west of Township Road 174 (Pole Lane Rd.), containing 1.11 acres. On July 6, 1840 John and Anna Zuck gave the first plot of land for this burial ground. They deeded the half acre to the trustees. On June 26 additional land was given by Sylvester and Sarah Ann Likens and the cemetery then became the Likens-Zuck Graveyard. In 1942 the cemetery was taken over by the U.S. Government when the surrounding land was purchased for the Scioto Ordnance plant and was closed to civilians. At this time there were about 300 graves. For the next thirty years the cemetery nearly vanished. Monuments were overturned and even misplaced and vines and weeds of all types had taken over the gravesites. A 4-H Club in the area took restoration of the cemetery as their project. They replaced monuments and the land was leveled and cleaned. A white board-gated fence was built. The cemetery was completely restored by 1975.
NO.53 MARION CITY CEMETERY
The Marion City Cemetery is located in Section 27 of Marion Township at the northeast corner of State Route 423 and Vernon Heights Boulevard, containing 100 plus acres. In 1958 a section on the south side of Vernon Heights Boulevard was added. On July 3, 1857 a meeting was held to crystallize sentiment about a new burying ground. As a result the Marion Cemetery Association was formed. Forty seven acres were purchased for $4,347.50 and Henry A. True was selected to lay out the grounds, lots, avenues, lawns, paths and make all maps, plats, etc. as needed. The cemetery grounds were dedicated November 4, 1858 with religious services. The cemetery over the years has been known for its great beauty and landscaping. The land is covered with native forest growth, but many large elms were lost to Dutch Elm disease in the late 1950's. There is a great variety of trees, evergreens and shrubs. P.O. Sharpless carefully selected and placed most of these. There was a beautiful lake in the early 1900's. Beds of annuals are planted each spring. (The Marion Cemetery Records were published by the Marion Genealogy Society in 1993)
The Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1888. Tablets of marble line the is interior and contain the names of more than 2,800 veterans from Marion County together with names of soldiers living in the county during construction.
In February 1985 there are 24,769 burials and all cemetery records are available.
NO.54 MARION MAUSOLEUM
Compiled by Jim Midlam on September 1, 1982.
This mausoleum is located in Section 26 of Marion Township, south of State Route 95 and .3 miles east of State Route 529. On February 22, 1917 the Marion Mausoleum Association held its first organizational meeting, electing the following officers: W.H.Holverstott, president; Frank H. King, vice president; W.E.Harkness, secretary; S.H. De Long, treasurer; and trustees Louis H. Flocken, Dr. A.B. Lawson, J. B. Gunder and W.H. Bones. The objectives of the organization was to purchase land on which to construct a compartment mausoleum and provide for the perpetual care and Maintenance of the mausoleum. The builders were I.N. Latchaw and A.F. Sievert. A non profit organization was formed May 17, 1918 and the mausoleum was dedicated on June 30, 1918. The Association is active at the present time and all records are available. The mausoleum is open to the public on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July each year.
NO.55 MARION, OLD CEMETERY
This cemetery has been known by three different names: the Old Marion Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery and the Quarry Street Cemetery. These inscriptions were compiled by the Marion, Ohio, William Hendricks Chapter of the DAR in the 1930's. This cemetery is located in Section 22 of Marion Township 500 feet east of State Route 423 and 1,200 feet north of State Route 309 on Quarry Street in Marion, containing 2.5 acres. It was laid out in the original plat in 1822 by Eber Baker, founder of Marion. The old cemetery stands alone. The iron fence which once surrounded the cemetery has been torn down long ago. Most of the tombstones have been destroyed by vandals or removed. In 1976 there was pile of broken tombstones on the site. Around 1930 the William Hendricks Chapter of the DAR took charge of the task of restoring this cemetery which had been abandoned after the present day Marion Cemetery had been established in 1857. The restoration was completed in 1938. Since that time vandals have completely destroyed the cemetery site. It contains the remains of Pvt. David Potts who was present at the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. He died May 25, 1837. There is a new stone for this Revolutionary War soldier placed in 1977. On July 20, 1854 a cholera epidemic struck Marion and claimed sixty five lives. These victims are buried at this site. Some bodies were moved from here to the new Marion Cemetery after 1858.
NO.59 CHAPEL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on May 29, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 10 of Montgomery Township, 25 feet east of County Road 28 (Dry Lane Rd.) and 400 feet south of County Road 33 (Wildcat Pike), containing .43 acres. It has no fence but four large concrete posts remain. The cemetery is in fair condition. There are some broken and unreadable stone. There is evidence that a Christian Church was on the site. John Fuss sold 42 square rods to this church on April 7, 1851.
NO.60 CRANDALL CEMETERY
This family grave site is located in Section 17 of Montgomery Township 200 feet north of County Road 17 (LaRue-DeCliff Rd.) and .33 miles west of State Road 37 (LaRue-Marseilles Rd.), containing 5 plots. This site is surrounded by a sturdy unpainted wooden fence. There are three j broken stones, one of which is unreadable. The area is completely overgrown.
NO.61 DICKASON CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam and Beth Keegan on November 23, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 276 of Montgomery Township, 500 feet south of State Route 95 (LaRue-Prospect Rd.) and .2 miles west of Township Road 39 (Schotte Rd.) containing .05 acres. There is only one stone standing in this private family cemetery. The area is overgrown with trees and bush and completely impenetrable. A fence surrounds the cemetery but is broken down on one side.
NO. 62 EBENEZER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam and Les McMillen on March 29, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 35 of Montgomery Township, 200 ft. south of State Route 95 (LaRue-Prospect Rd.) and one mile west of Township Road 35 (Agosta Rd.), containing .55 A. This cemetery is highly overgrown in spite of attempts to remove the underbrush. Most of the stones are broken. John Miller, who is buried in this cemetery, sold the land to the Ebenezer M.E. Church on November 5, 1851 for fifty cents. The land was sold back to John Miller on July 22, 1879 for $1.00. The church was torn down many years ago.
NO.63 HOVER--HOOVER CROSSING CEMETERY
This small cemetery is located in Section 22 of Montgomery Township, 20 feet west of County Road 29 (DeCliff Rd.) and .5 miles north of State Route 95 (LaRue-Prospect Rd.), containing .22 acres. It is surrounded by a wire fence and the grass is well tended. There are six stones missing from their bases, nine are broken and several are illegible. Sylvanus Hoover deeded the land to the township trustees on August 16, 1959.
NO.64 LARUE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on October 20, 1979.
This large cemetery is located in Section 21 of Montgomery Township at the southeast corner of State Router 37 (LaRue-Marseilles Rd.) and County Road 17 (LaRue-DeCliff Rd.), containing 7.65 A. The cemetery is well kept and has a mausoleum. Lot and burial records date back to 1885. Tabulation for this cemetery was taken up to 1908 unless on a marker with later dates.
NO.65 MEEKER- FRAME CEMETERY(Meeker Frame and Union Cemeteries)
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam on June 11, 1978.
This cemetery is located in Section one of Montgomery Township, .3 miles south of State Route 309 and west of County Road 31 (Agosta-Meeker Rd.), containing 2.7 acres. It is a large cemetery and well tended. Lot maps are available. The Frame Cemetery Association was organized at a meeting of the citizens of the Village of Cochranton (Meeker) held at the School House on the 12th day of May, 1876 at 4 o'clock P.M.. H. M. Virden was appointed Chairman and J. B. Virden, Secretary of the meeting. Tabulation made for deaths up to 1908 unless on markers with later dates.
NO.66 MONTGOMERY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on August 10, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 7 of Montgomery Township, 25 feet north of County Road 33 (Wildcat Pike) near the north end of County Road 13 (Clark Rd.), containing 1.11 acres. Most of the stones are standing but a few are down and broken. This is the site of the Montgomery Methodist Episcopal Church. This church was organized September 5, 1846 by Rev. S.J. Burgess and J. Bunker with seven members. Meetings were held from house to house until 1849 when a church was constructed at a cost of $200.00. Another building was built by the Methodists and United Brethren in 1870 at a cost of $1,700.
NO.67 MYERS CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on October 20, 1979.
This small family cemetery is located in Section 20 of Montgomery Township, 40 feet west of State Route 37 (LaRue-Marseilles Rd.) and 150 feet south of County Road 17 (DeCliff-Big Island Rd.) containing .01 acres. There are three graves and a cedar tree within a 10'x 10' fence.
NO.68 NEW BLOOMINGTON-AGOSTA CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on September 3, 1978.
This cemetery is located in Section 25 of Montgomery Township, .3 miles south of County road 36 (Agosta-LaRue Rd.) and .3 miles west of State Route 95 (LaRue-Prospect Rd.), containing 4.20 acres. Lot maps are available. Tabulation was made to 1908 unless later dates were on the marker
NO.69 VEZEY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on November 9, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 19 of Montgomery Township, 80 feet south of County Road 14 (LaRue-Kenton Rd.) and .75 miles east of County Road 13 (Clark Rd.), containing .2 acres. There is a wire fence on three sides and within is an iron fenced in area containing the graves of Vezey and DeMoss family members. The stones of most of the graves have been moved to a different area of the cemetery to facilitate mowing.
NO.70 VIRDEN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on April 19, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 8 of Montgomery Township, 600 feet south of County Road 33 (Wildcat Pike) and .25 miles west of County Road 16 (Riley Rd.), containing .25 acres. It is a small family cemetery surrounded by a wire fence and gate. It does not receive much care and a few stones are down.
NO.71 WHEELER CEMETERY
This small family cemetery is located in Section 3 of Montgomery Township, 8 miles north of County Road 33 (Wildcat Pike) and 450 feet west of County Road 29 (DeCliff Rd.), containing .02 acres. The single stone stands within a 25'x 25' wooden fence.
N0.72 CANAAN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Villa Beth Midlam on May 16, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 1 of Pleasant Township, north of State Route 529 (Marion-Cardington Rd.) and .1 mile east of Richland Road, containing .65 acres. It is well kept with a good fence and gate. Michael Click sold land to the Canaan Church of the Evangelical Association on December 27, 1870. The Evangelical Association deeded the land to the trustees February 28, 1921. There is no 7; evidence of this church today.
NO.73 FISH CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on July 12, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 8 of Pleasant Township, south of County Road 106 (Somerlot-Hoffman Rd.) and 413 feet east of State Route 4, containing .75 acres. There is a good fence and gate and it is well kept. There are several stones that are illegible. The cemetery was deeded to the trustees by Samuel Fish on April 27, 1871.
NO. 74 IDLEMAN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on July 2, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 24 of Pleasant Township, west of Township Road 151 (Maple Grove Rd.0 and 600 feet north of Township Road 123 (Newmans-Cardingtn Rd.), containing .26 acres. The cemetery is well kept with a wire fence and gate. Several stones are missing. Many stones are weathered, worn and illegible. Rev. Jacob Idleman was an early settler of this township in 1820. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1823 the first church was erected. On January 1, 1851 Anna Idleman gave land to an E.R.& L. Church. This land may have been near the cemetery site.
NO.75 MOUNTS CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on August 3, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 30 of Pleasant Township, 25 feet west of County Road 120 (Hughes Rd.) and .25 miles north of County Road 119 (Bethlehem Rd.), containing 1.1 acres. Most of the stones in this cemetery face the west and they are very weathered and difficult to read. It is surrounded by a wire fence and gate. The first log church built on this site was by the Presbyterians. Since Humphrey Mounts donated land to a church group on November 24, 1831 the church was probably erected near this time. The Mount Union Church of the United Brethren in Christ had their meetings in this log church from 1845 to ; 1857. Humphrey Mounts, an early settler of Pleasant Township, is buried in this cemetery.
NO.76 NICKELSON CEMETERY
This family cemetery is supposed to be located in Section 30 of Pleasant Township 20 feet east of County Road 120 (Hughes Rd.) and .25 miles north of County Road 119 (Bethlehem Rd.), being directly across from Mounts Cemetery, containing .01 acres. There is no trace of stones at this location. Residents of the area who have lived there for many years cannot recall having ever seen stones.
NO.77 OWENS CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Section 17 of Pleasant township, .3 miles east of State Route 4 and .33 miles north of County Road 108 (owens Rd.) containing .06 acres. The cemetery lies on a small knoll covered with many small catalpa trees. There is one broken stone and neighbors claim there used to be seven or eight but they were carried away. The tombstone reads: BENNETT, Mr. Andrew d. Sept. 21, 1821 31 y "Absent or dead, Still let a friend be dear. A sign the absent claims the dead a year."
NO.78 PLEASANT LIBERTY CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on August 5, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Section 2 of Pleasant Township south of County Road 136 (Marion-Cardington Rd.,)and .2 miles east of State Route 423, containing 1.5 acres. Located on a hill and surrounded by an iron fence this cemetery has quite a few stones that are weathered and unreadable. It was originally called the . Liberty Graveyard. Samuel Snyder sold land for this graveyard on April 17,1844 and again on October 6, 1857. S. E. Hain sold additional land on August 25, 1891. The Liberty Graveyard Trustees deeded the cemetery land to the Pleasant Township Trustees on June 29, 1907.
NO.79 RUPP CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Villa Beth Midlam on May 16, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 14 of Pleasant Township, .33 miles south of County Road 108 (Owens Rd.) and 360 Feet east of State Route 423, containing .09 acres. It is well cared for with a good fence and gate. Many foot stones are in place. Some stones are unreadable. This was originally the dooryard cemetery of George Rupp.
NO.80 SCHWEINFURTH CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Section 21 of Pleasant Township 20 feet west of Township Road 131 (Schweinfurth Rd.) extended, and 50 feet north of Township Road 123 (Newmans-Cardington Rd.), containing .15 acres. There is no sign of any tombstones and the area is overgrown with weeds and brambles. Groundhogs have made many holes. There are two metal markers sticking in the ground.
NO.81 BROWN-TYLER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on August 9, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Survey #5873 of Prospect Township, south of County Road 73 (Boundary Rd.) and .5 miles west of County Road 75 (Centerville-Prospect Rd.), containing 1 acre. The site is in good condition and surrounded by a wire fence. There are three broken stones and many unused lots. There is a possibility that this cemetery was donated to the township trustees twice. On November 30, 1852 Samuel Tyler donated one acre and on August 4, 1878 Richard Tyler donated one acre. Both of these men are buried in the cemetery.
NO.82 JACOBS CEMETERY
This cemetery is supposed to be located in Survey #9923 of Prospect Township, 20 feet west of County Road 83 and .37 miles north of County Road 78, containing .02 acres. The area has been searched carefully with no results. Older residents of the community cannot recall seeing or hearing about any stones.
NO.83 MARKEL-KIRTS CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Survey #9945 of Prospect Township, .37 miles north of County Road 78 (Centerville-Newmans Rd.) and 400 feet west of County Road 83 (Prospect Upper Sandusky Rd.), containing .25 acres. At the present time there are no stones but pieces of stone have been placed as a sidewalk. The cemetery is on the site of the original Markley farm. Later family owners were Water, Everett, and Oehler. A life time resident of the area described the area and drew a map. The cemetery was situated on a small knoll near the barn. There was a small log church in the early days. The map indicates stones for the families of Markley, Black and Collins. Three stones were specifically marked.
NO.84 OTTERBEIN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on July 5, 1975. The cemetery is located in Survey #9923 of Prospect Township, .5 miles north of State Route 4 and east of County Road 83 (Prospect-Upper Sandusky Rd.), containing 2.10 acres. The cemetery is being used today. It is well tended with a fence, roadway and gate. The stones are intact and not weathered. There are no records for the oldest section which is the north side. Across the road the Otterbein Chapel--United Brethren in Christ Church was built after June 5, 1856 when the lot was purchased. On January 2, 1893 an acre of land by this cemetery was sold to the trustees by Edward Wynn.
NO.85 PROSPECT CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on September 3, 1978.
The cemetery is located in Section 13 of Prospect Township, 200 feet north of State Route 47 Prospect-Mt. Vernon Rd.) and on County Road 83 (Prospect-Upper Sandusky Rd.), containing 9.45 acres. The site is within the corporation limits of the village of Prospect on the west bank of the Scioto River. The south end was used as a burial place as early as 1836. The grounds became the property of the township in 1881 and additional ground has been added. A mausoleum is no longer standing. There is a wrought iron fence bordering the front of the cemetery. There are no records for the south end but there are available records dating back to 1885. Tabulation for this cemetery was taken only until 1908 unless dates later than that were on a marker with previous dates.
NO.86 BERRINGER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on August 8, 1976.
This cemetery is located in section 28 of Richland Township, .1 mile east of Cr 145 (Denzer Rd.) extended and 1 mile north of County Road 123 (Newmans-Cardington Rd.) containing .4 acres. The area is surrounded by a wire fence and gate. Some stones are broken and many are weathered and unreadable. There was a Lutheran and a German Reformed Church the area.
NO. 87 COLLMER "ULLMER" CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on May 9, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 19 of Richland Township, 30 feet east of State Route 98 and 50 feet north of County Road 150 (Myers Rd.) extended, containing .09 acres. The area is not in good condition. Some stones are down and illegible. David Worline deeded .25 acres to the German Lutheran Church in the area on June 4, 1836.
NO.88 DUNKELBERGER GRAVE
This single grave is located in Section 10 of Richland Township, 100 fee north of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.) and .25 miles east of Township Road 153 (East River Rd.), 75 feet east of Smith-Witzel Cemetery, containing .01 acres. The stone is in the backyard of the property of Noah Ault on April 16, 1976. The base is tipped by the growth of a tree and the stone is broken in two pieces
NO.89 GRIMM GRAVE
This single grave of John Grimm is located in Section 21 of Richland Township, south of County Road 154 (Cardington Rd.) and east of County Road 153 (River Rd.), containing John Grimm was killed by a falling tree in 1833. Later the direction of the road was changed and this put his grave at the side of the road. Relatives erected a sandstone box that now surrounds his grave. The tombstone is presently broken into several pieces.
NO.90 KLINGEL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on May 9, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 19 of Richland Township, 30 feet west of State Route 98 (Columbus Sandusky Rd.) and 20 feet north of County Road 150 (Myers Rd.), containing .28 acres. There is a wire fence around the area. Many of the stones are in a state of disrepair.
NO.91 MARTIN FAMILY CEMETERY
This small family plot is located in Section 9 of Richland Township, .5 miles north of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.) and .4 miles east of County Road 163 (Whetestone River Rd.), containing .01 acres. The area is overgrown and very difficult to find. There are no identifying landmarks and the stones are lying on the ground.
NO.92 RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on May 4, 1975.
This old cemetery is located in Section 30 of Richland Township, .2 miles north of County Road 123 (Newmans-Cardington Rd.) and 660 feet south of County Road 139 (Donithen Rd.), a dead end road, containing .4 acres. The site is fenced with a gate and is fairly well kept. Many stones are down and broken. The first church on this site was organized April 26, 1805. It was a Presbyterian Church and there were originally twenty-two members, many of whom are buried in the cemetery. On February 20, 1851 Daniel Oborn sold land to erect a frame church that seated 200 people. The last entry upon the church record was in March 1860. Later the building was used as a school. Riverside School was open through the 1920's.
NO.93 SALYER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Russell Midlam on June 14, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Section 7 of Richland Township, 25 feet north of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.) and 20 feet west of County Road 132 (Richland Pike), containing .14 acres. The cemetery is tended regularly and is fenced on three sides. Several stones are broken, many are in poor condition and the inscriptions are difficult to read. This cemetery may have had a Methodist Episcopal Church nearby. Henry and Elizabeth Salyer had their tombstones inscribed as members of the M.E. Church.
NO. 94 SMITH CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on March 28, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 17 of Richland Township, 25 feet north of County Road 163 (Whetstone River Rd.) and .1 miles east of Township Road 164 (Mautz-Yeager Rd.), containing .25 acres. The wire fence is broken down in several places. Many stones are down and some are grown over. Quite a few stones lean at odd angles. John and Catharine Emery, early settlers of the township are buried in this cemetery. They were associated with the organization of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1822. POWELL, Joseph d Sep 1 1844 Aged: 101y Revolutionary War Veteran Smith (94) Richland (Note: Applied for pension in 1838 while living in Marion Co., Ohio stating that he was born Sept 3, 1760 in Old Lancaster Co., Penn. His claim was rejected since he failed to furnish sufficient proof of service as required by the pension laws. This date shows him to be aged 83 yr, 11 mo, 28 da. when he died)
NO.95 SMITH WITZEL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on April 16, 1976.
The site is located in Section 10 of Richland Township, 100 feet north of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.) and .25 miles east of Township Road 153 (East River Rd.), containing .2 acres. This small cemetery is completely surrounded by an iron fence, 25 x 30 feet.
NO.96 ST JOHN'S REFORMED CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on September 1, 1975. This cemetery is located in Section 17 of Richland Township, 20 feet west of Township Road 164 (Mautz-Yeager Rd.) and 25 feet south of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.), containing .24 acres. The grounds are well kept. There is a fence on four sides with a gate. Many stones are down and broken.
NO. 97 ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CEMETERY
Compiled by Villa Beth Midlam on May 17, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 18 of Richland Township, 50 feet east of State Route 98 (Columbus-Sandusky Rd.) and 72 feet south of County Road 148 (Firstenberger Rd.), containing .75 acres. The area is well tended. There are quite a few stones of the early 1900's. John Mautz sold the land to the Lutheran Church on June 24, 1871.
NO.98 WINDFALL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on August 10, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 23 of Richland Township, at the north east corner of County Road 156 (Claridon-Westfield Rd.) and County Road 123 (Newmans-Cardington Rd.), containing 1.12 acres. The cemetery is well kept and is part of the old church grounds. It is being used today and most stones are in good condition. A few of the older stones are weathered. The original St. John's Lutheran Church had its beginnings in the early 1830's. The church building was erected in 1867. Tabulation for this cemetery is to 1908 with the exception of dates on the same marker with earlier dates.
NO.99 ZION CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim Midlam on August 17, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 7 of Richland township, west of Township Road 22A (dead end road to the right just after crossing over the freeway on Richland Pike going east) and .1 mile north of County Road 106 (Richland Pike) at the Richland Township line, containing .41 acres. The cemetery is surrounded by a wire fence. Several stones are broken and some are difficult to read. In 1846 Daniel Seiter donated land to the newly formed Zion German Methodist Episcopal Church and a church was built. Again, Daniel Seiter donated land in 1878 and a new church was erected at a cost of $2,000. The building is still standing but is unused. The Zion Church later became affiliated with the Prospect Street United Methodist Church of Marion, Ohio. (NOTE: From tombstone of Daniel Seiter: Born Aug 13 1813 in Elmendingen, Pforzheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany. In 1830 with his parents, emigrated to America, settling in Richland Twp. Marion Co., Ohio. Jan 2, 1841 was married to Margaret Klingel, born Jan 14, 1819, Ersingen, Pforzheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany. In 1825 with her parents, emigrated to America, settling in Richland Township, Marion Co., Ohio. They united with the German Church in 1845 when first organized by Rev. S. Kindler & Smucker, who held the first services in their home. In 1846 they donated the grounds for the cemetery on which the first church was erected. Died Dec 24 1903
NO. 100 DEAL CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on November 18, 1975.
This cemetery is located in Section 19 of Salt Rock Township, 400 feet west of Township Road 25 (Meeker-Upper Sandusky Rd.) and .37 miles south of County Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpatrick Rd.), containing .5 A. The cemetery is located behind a barn on the west side of the road. The area is well tended. There are stone corner posts but no fence. There are several broken stones and some are unreadable. On the site is a stone tablet dedicated to the memory of those who rest in unmarked graves, May 15, 1941. This old cemetery contains many early settlers of the area and includes two Revolutionary War Veterans. STAYNER, William (A Revolutionary soldier whose grave was marked by Capt. William Hendricks Chapter DAR on June 4, 1932. Listed in Penn. Archives, 6th series, Vol. 1, page 280 as William Stainer.)
NO.101 NEFF CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on April 19, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 22 of Salt Rock Township, .5 miles west of County Road 90 (Stauffer Rd.) and 500 feet south of County Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpatrich Rd.), containing .2 acres. There is a good fence and gate around the site. Only two stones are standing, the remainder are broken. The cemetery is on a small knoll in the west part of the village of Morral. Some of the area's earliest residents are buried here
NO. 102 Abram Line Grave
This single gravesite is located in Section 25 of Scott Township, 900 feet south of Township Road 197 (Emahiser Rd.) and .4 miles east of County Road 194 (Caledonia Northern Rd.). It contains .01 acres. The single tombstone is extremely difficult to find. It is amid trees and brush. The stone is lying on the ground in several pieces. The only readable pieces give the following information.
NO.103 HIPSHER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on April 17, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 35-36 of Scott Township, .45 miles north of County Road 195 (Linn-Hipsher Rd.)and .1 mile east of Township Road 192 (Foos Rd.), containing .5 acres. The cemetery lot is fairly large with graves only in half of the total area. The fence is lying on the ground in places and many of the stones are broken. The area shows a general lack of care. Adam Hipsher deeded this land to the township trustees on July 8, 1852.
NO.104 KIRKPATRICK CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim & Barbara Midlam on July 4, 1979.
The cemetery is located in Section 22 of Scott Township, 30 feet east of State Route 98 (Columbus-Sandusky Rd. and 660 feet south of County Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpatrick Rd.), containing 1.07 acres. There is a good fence on four sides and it is well kept. Some large stones have been broken by vandals. Tabulation from this cemetery is to 1908 with the exception of dates on the same marker with earlier dates.
NO.105 MILLER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on April 4, 1976.
The cemetery is located in Section 24 of Scott Township, .16 miles north of County Road 26 (Marseilles-Galion Rd.) and .5 miles east of County Road 194 (Caledonia Northern Rd.), containing .33 acres. The wire fence and wooden gate is old but in fair condition. Most of the stones are in good condition. James Miller deeded the land to the township trustees on August 31, 1878.
NO.106 BRUCKLACHER CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara & Ellen Midlam and David Cheney on July 29, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Section 19 of Tully township, east of County Road 196 (Lyons Rd.) and 50 feet south of County Road 67 (Morral Kirkpatrick Rd.), containing .43 acres. There is a fence on two sides and the cemetery is fairly well tended. There are a few stones down and broken. Jacob Brucklacher deeded 81 square rods to the township trustees on May 12, 1847. He deeded an additional 9 square rods on April 10, 1850.
NO.107 MELLOTT CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Section 31 of Tully Township, 20 feet north of County Road 195 (Linn-Hipsher Rd.) and.25 miles west of Township Road 196 (Lyons Rd.), containing .01 acres. The area is presently being farmed. There is no evidence of stones. The owner of the farm said he was told that there were fifteen graves of people who had died of Cholera. He remembers seeing one stone and the name on it was Mellott.
NO.108 NEFF CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim, Barbara and Ellen Midlam on August 21, 1977.
The cemetery is located in Section 20 of Tully Township, south of County 9 Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpatrich Rd.) and .25 miles west of County road 171 (Martel Rd.), containing .7 acres. The cemetery is in the church yard of the German Sixteen Methodist Church It is fenced on three sides and is well kept and in good condition. On August 21, 1929 the German Methodist Church deeded ½ acre to the township trustees. There was an English Sixteen Methodist located directly north just above the Crawford County line. There are many Marion County residents in this cemetery.
NO.109 RUSH CEMETERY
This family burial ground was located in Section 15 of Tully Township, north of County Road 67 (Morral-Kirkpartrich rd.)and 1 mile east of County Road 171 (Gunther Rd.), containing .8 acres. There is no evidence of this cemetery. A long time resident of the area said the plot was on the Frank Rush property but has been ploughed over for quite some time. To his knowledge the cemetery never had any stones. The area was not farmed and was marked by several small trees and a bee tree. The early Rush family was buried there.
NO.110 AUGENSTEIN CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Villa Beth Midlam on May 15, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Section 25 of Waldo Township, west of State Route 423 and near the east end of Township Road 134 (Wolfinger Rd.), containing .50 acres. There is a fence on three sides. Some stones are down and broken and several are unreadable. This family graveyard was laid out in 1845 on the farm of George F. Augenstein.
NO.111 DRAKE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on April 30, 1975. The cemetery is located in Section 36 of Waldo Township, .2 miles east of State Route 423. It is .33 miles south of County road 119 (Bethlehem Rd.) and one mile north of Waldo, Ohio, containing .25 acres. The area is in poor condition although most of the stones are still in place and legible. Groundhog holes abound. This cemetery was laid out as a private family burial ground by Captain William S. Drake who deeded it to the township on April 9, 1827, and it was deeded again by his son, Daniel S. Drake on March 17, 1879. Among the earliest pioneers buried there are the Drakes, Devores and Brundages.
No.112 WALDO CEMETERY (Picture)
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on June 13, 1976.
This cemetery is located in Waldo Township, south of County Road 127 (Waldo Western) and .2 miles west of State Route 423, containing 6.25 acres. This is a large cemetery in the village of Waldo. There are no records of the two oldest sections. Known records begin in 1937. Tabulation for this cemetery is to 1908 with the exception of dates on the same marker with earlier dates.
NO. 113 WALLS--WELLS CEMETERY
This small burial site is located in Section 33 of Waldo Township, .5 miles south of County Road 119 (Bethlehem Rd.) and 120 feet East of Township Road 131 (Schwinfurth Rd.), .01 acres. The single stone is on a knoll with one tree. The stone has been broken and chipped and is lying on the ground. Residents of the area remember that there were several stones on the hill. The Marion County Atlas of 1878 indicates that there was a John Smith that lived in the area in the 1870's.
NO.114 WOLFINGER CEMETERY
Compiled by Barbara and Max Midlam on March 10, 1974. This small family cemetery is located in Section 27 of Waldo Township, 33 miles east of County Road 107 (Smeltzer Rd.) and .33 miles north of County Road 119 (Bethlehem Rd.), containing .1 acres. The area is fenced on all sides and overgrown with weeds and brambles. There are many groundhog holes. One larger stone was buried and the part in the ground probably contained the inscription of Martin Snyder who was one of the first settlers (1832) in the Bethlehem Community. There was a Methodist Church and a school located near this site.
NO.115 WYATT CEMETERY
Compiled by Jim and Barbara Midlam on August 24, 1975.
The cemetery is located in Section 18 of Waldo Township, .2 miles east of US 23, .25 miles east of Township Road 125A (Brundage Rd.) and .5 miles south of Waldo, Ohio, containing .7 acres. The Cemetery is located behind a private resident and the drive of residence needs to be used) This is the oldest and most historic burying place in Marion County. The cemetery is near the site where old Ft. Morrow once stood. It is in need of repair. It has been vandalized twice and several large stones are lying on the ground. Many stones are broken and illegible. There are thirteen stones for unknown soldiers of the War of 1812. Buried here are the Wyatts and Brundiges, first settlers of the county and Ruth Wyatt, the first white child born in Marion County.
