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METHODIST CEMETERY
Lancaster, Ohio
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The old
Methodist Cemetery was given to the city of Lancaster for burial,
church and school purposes by Ebenezer Zane in teh year 1802.
Congress granted to him three plats of land - one at Zanesville, one
at Lancaster and one at Maysville, Ky. - for his services in
"blazing" a road from Wheeling, W. Va., through Ohio, to Maysville,
Ky., in 1797
Through some elasticity of the deed, the city council
have been enabled to erect two city buildings in this burying
ground, many graves being destroyed to make room for the same.
The strip immediately east of the church, its width
corresponding with that of the church building, is the old M. E.
Church cemetery proper; that lying north of the church and its
cemetery, extending to Chestnut street, and from High street to
Pearl avenue, is the old city burial plat. Originally the
entire cemetery covered about 1 1/2 acres. Many of the
forefathers of the city slumber here, and their graves like
memories, have almost sunk into oblivion.
| BAKER, George |
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1824 Sep. 16 |
in 22 year of his age |
s/o Philip & Margaret
Baker |
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| CLARKE, Ezra, Dr. |
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1830 Nov. 27 |
in 65th year of age |
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| CLARKE, Mary Ann, Mrs. |
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1828 Oct. 29 |
in 28th year of age |
w/o John Clarke |
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| COX, Emily |
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1824 May 30 |
1 yr. 8 mos 13 ds. |
d/o Teunis & Rebecca
Cox |
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| COX, William |
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1830 Nov. 8 |
35 yrs. 1 mo. 16 ds. |
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| FOSTER, William |
1806 Sep. 25 |
1835 Mar. 26 |
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| GREENE, Sarah, Mrs. |
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1825 Nov. 1 |
40 yrs. |
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| GREGORY, _______ |
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1828 May 28 |
26 yrs. |
Erected
by M. B. Gregory in Memory of his Mother |
"Friends nor physicians could not save
This mortal body from teh grave
Nor can teh grave confine it here,
When Christ invites it to appear." |
| GRUBB, Elizabeth |
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1837 Nov. 23 |
30 yrs. |
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The
arms of everlasting love
Beneath my soul He placed
And on teh Rock of Ages
Set my weary foot step last. |
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| HANSON, Alice |
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1828 Jul. 20 |
20 yrs 6 mos. 19 ds. |
Consort of Hiram
Hanson |
Joseph
& Dorothy Hunter were the first white immigrants to Fairfield
Co. May 7, 1798.
All on same stone as Calistaen Linn |
| HAUFFLER, Mary |
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1838 Nov. 18 |
ae 39 yrs. |
d/o J. & D. Hunter |
| HUNTER, Joseph |
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1826 Sep. 10 |
73 yrs. |
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| HUNTER, Dorothy |
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1861 Dec. 19 |
82 yrs. |
w/o Joseph Hunter |
| HUNTER, Eliza |
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1823 Sep. 14 |
18 yrs. 8 mos |
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| HUNTER, Harvy C. |
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1824 Oct. 13 |
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s/o William Hunter |
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| HUNTER, John |
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1842 Sep. 10 |
77 yrs. 6 mos. 18 ds. |
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| HUNTER,
Harrison |
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1821 Oct.
14 |
8 yrs. 9
mos. 24 ds. |
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| HUNTER, Mary |
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1835 Jan. 23 |
63 yrs. 5 mos. 3 ds. |
w/o John Hunter, Sr. |
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| IRVIN, Mary Elizabeth |
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1823 Feb. 8 |
in 8th year of her age |
d/o William &
Elizabeth B. Irvin |
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| JONES, Elizabeth W. |
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1827 Jul. 21 |
22 yrs. |
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| LINN, Calistaen |
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1831 Sep. 5 |
2 yrs. 25 ds. |
d/o Joseph & Minerva
W. Linn |
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| MYERS, John A. |
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1818 Aug. 1 |
5 yrs. 6 mos. 19 ds. |
s/o George & Rachel
Ring |
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| MYERS, R. M., Mrs. |
1811 Jun. 26 |
1834 Feb. 2 |
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Consort of George
Myers |
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| PECK, Robert M.,
Mrs. |
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1823 Feb. 13 |
52 yrs. |
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| PITCHER, Rudolph |
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1812 Sep. 16 |
46 yrs. |
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| RICE, Alise |
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1831 Jun. 16 |
30 yrs. 28 ds. |
consort of James Rice |
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| RING, Elizabeth |
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6 mos. |
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My sister |
| RING, Mary |
1801 Nov. 1 |
1836 May 27 |
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| SMITH, George W. |
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1821 Sep. 29 |
28 yrs. 9 mos. 27 ds. |
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"Sacred to the Memory
of ....
"Part on Earth we must,
To meet in heaven, we trust" |
| SMITH, Mary |
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1832 Jan.26 |
78 yrs. |
Consort to James Smith |
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| SMITH, Robert, Mr. |
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1813 Mar. 29 |
in 60th year of age |
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| STRIP, Nancy |
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1823 Mar. 8 |
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Consort of Jacob Strip |
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| STURGEON, Margaret |
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1858 May 1 |
72 yrs. 3 mos. 21 ds. |
w/o Timothy Sturgeon |
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| STURGEON, Timothy |
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1827 Jan. 3 |
48 yrs 10 ds. |
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| URY, Christian |
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1837 Mar. 27 |
in 66th year of age |
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| VANIRIES, Catherin |
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1831 Dec. 27 |
21 yrs. 10 mos. 13 ds. |
d/o Isaac & Mary
Vaniries |
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| VANPECK, James B. |
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1829 Jun. 16 |
6 mos. 9 ds. |
s/o Henry & Susan
Vanpeck |
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| WALKER, Anna
Louisa |
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1824 July 6 |
4 mos. 21 days |
d/o Daniel & Elizabeth
Walker |
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| WHITE, Catharine |
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1835Aug. 19 |
4 yrs. |
d/o Dr. James & Maria
White |
"My
child, thou has found
an earthly tomb; not so
they memory, it still doth life
Thy Savior spoke and
called thee to the blessed" |
| WHITE, John |
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1827 Apr. 1 |
33 yrs. 4 mos. 17 ds. |
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| WHITE, Tacy, Mrs. |
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1823 Aug. 29 |
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w/o Rev. Wm. White |
"Went
from flesh, illustrous day,
Surprising scene, triumphant stroke,
That rends the prison of my day,
I can feel my fetters broke.
I go where God and Glory shine
His presence makes divine day
My all this world I resign,
For angels wait and point the way. |
| WILCOX, DeWitt Clinton
Augustine |
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1828 Apr. 30 |
2 yrs. 10 mos. |
s/o Mary Eveline
Wilcox |
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| WILLIAMS, Wallace V. |
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1836 Aug. 1 |
3 yrs. 4 mos. 7 ds. |
s/o Wm. E. & Mary
Williams |
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| WILSON, James |
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1807 Oct. 28 |
32 yrs. |
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| WILSON, Nathaniel |
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1814 Mar. 21 |
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| WOOD, Daniel B. |
1807 June |
1833 Nov. 12 |
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