Willoughby
(inactive)
This is a small cemetery located behind a building located at 29017 Chardon Road.
In 1840 the property belonged to the Smith family. Deed Volume S pg 427 shows Obadiah W. Smith and Olive, his wife for consideration of $1.00 deeding the cemetery to Sidney Smith, Anson Hunt, and Charles White as directors on 24 May 1861.
The cemetery is not in good repair. It is difficult to know who was the first person buried in this cemetery because there are at least 18 gravestones unable to be read. Although the stone is now missing, but read in the 1920s, the person with the earliest death date on a stone was Martha Smith, wife of William, who died 4 November 1836. The last burial appears to be that of Clara E. Smith who died at age 85 in 1953.
Page 102 and 103 in Soldiers and Widows of the American Revolution who lived in Lake County, Ohio by Mildred Steed says, “A letter dated February 24, 1926, to New Connecticut Chapter DAR, states:
“Edward Halstead died February 16, 1837, aged 86 years. He is buried on the Chardon Road one half mile east of Bishop or Route 21 road. The grave is marked with a marble slab. The weather has made the dates hard to read. Part of the burying ground is on the place where he died. I would like to have the town take over the grounds as there are several of the ‘Old Pioneers’ buried there besides relatives and friends. Would be glad to show you where the grave is if you will call. I live the first place east of the cemetery.
Rspy yours,
Leon E. Smith
Wickliffe, Ohio.”
Note: Duplicate stone numbers indicate multiple persons inscribed on the same stone as detailed in the inscription column.
Name | Sec | Row | Stone | Inscription | Symbols | Comments |
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Hanig, Phoebe | E | 1 | 1 | Mother/ Phoebe Hanig/ 1837 - 1914 | granite fallen back | |
Hanig?, Odelia | E | 1 | 2 | Odelia [NE] | probably Hanig | |
Hanig, Philip | E | 1 | 3 | Philip Hanig/ Born/ Mar. 29, 1825/ Died/ Apr. 17, 1900 | December | granite stone fallen back off base |
Mapes, Jerusha | E | 1 | 4 | Jerusha/ Daughter of/ S.F. & E. Mapes/ Died/ Aug. 29, 1851/ Aged/ 18 yrs. 1 mo. 27 ds. | tassels | marble stone laying on #3 base |
Hanig, Christina Snerer | E | 1 | 5 | Christina Snerer/ Wife of/ Philipp Hanig/ Died Dec. 21, 1869/ Aged 42 years/ 11 mo. 4 days [illeg. line] Jones & Sons | ||
*, George | E | 1 | 6 | George | marble footstone buried? see #7 | |
Koehler, George R. | E | 1 | 7 | George R. Koehler/ Oct. 6, 1870 - Mar. 10, 1904/ Orrie Smith His Wife/ Oct. 6, 1870 - July 10, 1901/ Arthur J. Their Son/ Aug. 31, 1892 - Sept. 11, 1900/ Koehler | large granite | |
Koehler, Orrie Smith | E | 1 | 7 | George R. Koehler/ Oct. 6, 1870 - Mar. 10, 1904/ Orrie Smith His Wife/ Oct. 6, 1870 - July 10, 1901/ Arthur J. Their Son/ Aug. 31, 1892 - Sept. 11, 1900/ Koehler | large granite | |
Koehler, Arthur J. | E | 1 | 7 | George R. Koehler/ Oct. 6, 1870 - Mar. 10, 1904/ Orrie Smith His Wife/ Oct. 6, 1870 - July 10, 1901/ Arthur J. Their Son/ Aug. 31, 1892 - Sept. 11, 1900/ Koehler | large granite | |
Koehler, Orrie | E | 1 | 8 | Orrie | See #7 | |
Koehler, Arthur | E | 1 | 9 | Arthur | See #7 | |
E., C. C. | E | 2 | 1 | C.C.E./ [footstone] | out of base, corner gone | |
Mapes, Climeno | E | 2 | 2 | Climeno,/ Malind,/ & James,/ Children of/ S.F. & E. Mapes | In base too large for it. Old reading says "Elimena" nearly illeg. | |
Mapes, Malind | E | 2 | 2 | Climeno,/ Malind,/ & James,/ Children of/ S.F. & E. Mapes | In base too large for it. Old reading says "Elimena" nearly illeg. | |
Mapes, James | E | 2 | 2 | Climeno,/ Malind,/ & James,/ Children of/ S.F. & E. Mapes | In base too large for it. Old reading says "Elimena" nearly illeg. | |
Mapes, Eliza | E | 2 | 3 | Eliza/ wife of/ S.F. Mapes/ Died/ Oct. 23, 1869/ Aged/ 67 yrs. 4 mo.[footstone] | tassels | |
Smith, Clara E. | E | 2 | 4 | Smith/ Clara E./ 1868 - 1953/ Leon E./ 1869 - 1928 | last burial | |
Smith, Leon E. | E | 2 | 4 | Smith/ Clara E./ 1868 - 1953/ Leon E./ 1869 - 1928 | last burial | |
Smith, Wm. Jefferson | E | 2 | 5 | Smith/ Wm. Jefferson Smith/ 1848 - 1914/ Anna M. Pempin/ His Wife/ 1845 - 1927 | huge cylinder on large block | |
Smith, Anna M. Pempin | E | 2 | 5 | Smith/ Wm. Jefferson Smith/ 1848 - 1914/ Anna M. Pempin/ His Wife/ 1845 - 1927 | huge cylinder on large block | |
Smith, Father | E | 2 | 6 | Father | ||
Smith, Mother | E | 2 | 7 | Mother | ||
E | 3 | 3 sm footstones for previous row, but neighbor says they are infants | ||||
White, Maria | W | 1 | 1 | Maria/ wife of/ Charles White | broken off - laying on base | |
White, William | W | 1 | 2 | William/ son of/ Charles & M--[NE] [White]/ D/ Sept. [NE] 62/ In his country's service far/ away from home and friends/ Aged 18 y's. 6 m's. | top piece found here - 2 other pieces found in pile near fence | |
W | 1 | 3 | broken off | |||
W | 1 | 4 | buried stone | |||
W | 1 | 5 | broken off, 2 footstones behind it | |||
Halstead, Edward | W | 1 | 6 | Edward Halstead/ Died/ Feb. 16, 1837/ Aged 77[or 76] yrs | old reading says age 86 | |
Schram, Eliza D. | W | 1 | 7 | Eliza D./ daughter of/ Isaac & Rebecca/ Schram/ died June 20, 1856/ Aged 40 yrs & 26 ds | ELIZA D. (flat broken, illeg. except for Eliza D. | |
Schram, Lucinda A. | W | 1 | 8 | Lucinda A./ daughter of/ Isaac & Rebecca/ Schram/ Died Aug. 21, 1842/ Age 22 yr's & 9 mos. | flat & broken in half | |
White?, | W | 1 | 9 | White ? | ||
S., M. | W | 1 | 10 | [loose footstone] M.S. | ||
White, Charles | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Mariah Smith | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Eliza McGregor | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Caroline Call | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Hiram L. | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Eugene D. | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Ransom W.. | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
White, Zelaide E. | W | 2 | 1 | White/ Charles 1821 - 1899/ Mariah Smith His Wife 1823 - 1860/ Eliza McGregor His Wife 1836 - 1863/ Caroline Call His Wife 1826 - 1907/ [backside] Hiram L. 1846 - 1865/ Eugene D. 1857 - 1860/ Ransom W. 1844 - 1862/ Zelaide E. 1853 - [NE]/ Children of/ Charles & Mariah White | leaf dec. | large granite |
Smith, Wm. | W | 2 | 2 | [W face]Wm. Smith/ Died/ June 19, 1869,/ Aged/ 84 y'rs. 10 mo's. 26 D's./ [N face] Sarah/ Wife of/ Wm. Smith/ Died Dec. 17, 1846./ Aged 42 years./ Martha/ Daughter of/ Wm. & Sarah Smith/ Died April 1, 1844./ Aged 25 years. | beautifully legible octagonal spire mon. capstone on ground | |
Smith, Sarah | W | 2 | 2 | [W face]Wm. Smith/ Died/ June 19, 1869,/ Aged/ 84 y'rs. 10 mo's. 26 D's./ [N face] Sarah/ Wife of/ Wm. Smith/ Died Dec. 17, 1846./ Aged 42 years./ Martha/ Daughter of/ Wm. & Sarah Smith/ Died April 1, 1844./ Aged 25 years. | beautifully legible octagonal spire mon. capstone on ground | |
Smith, Martha | W | 2 | 2 | [W face]Wm. Smith/ Died/ June 19, 1869,/ Aged/ 84 y'rs. 10 mo's. 26 D's./ [N face] Sarah/ Wife of/ Wm. Smith/ Died Dec. 17, 1846./ Aged 42 years./ Martha/ Daughter of/ Wm. & Sarah Smith/ Died April 1, 1844./ Aged 25 years. | beautifully legible octagonal spire mon. capstone on ground | |
Spring, Eliza A. | W | 3 | 1 | Eliza A;/ Wife of/ Charles B. Spring/ Died/ Mar. 22, 1865,/ Aged 24 Yrs./ All you that come my grave to see/ As I am now so you shall be/ prepare in time make no delay/ I in my youth was called away/ | beautifully legible | |
W | 3 | 2 | empty limstone base | |||
W | 3 | 3 | empty limestone base, matches 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |||
White, Eliza | W | 3 | 4 | Eliza | see 2-1 | |
White, Eugene | W | 3 | 5 | Eugene | see 2-1 | |
White, Father | W | 3 | 6 | Father | see 2-1 | |
White, Mother | W | 3 | 7 | Mother | fallen off base | |
S., W. | W | 3 | 8 | W.S. | small marble see 2-2 | |
S., S. | W | 3 | 9 | S.S. | small marble see 2-2 | |
Wilklow, Orlando D. | W | 4 | 1 | Orlando D./ Son of/ Frederick & Celemnia/ Wilklow./ Died/ May 9, 1869./ Aged 20 y's. 1 mo. | tassels | broken off of base |
Wilklow, Frederick | W | 4 | 2 | Frederick Wilklow/ Died/ Feb. 11, 1881/ Aged 72 years | off base in ground at angle | |
Wilklow, Celemnia | W | 4 | 3 | Celemnia/ wife of/ F. Wilklow./ Died/ June 7, 1859./ Aged 40 years/ & 4 days. | fallen over with base | |
Wilklow, William H.H. | W | 4 | 4 | William H.H./ son of/ F. & C. Wilklow/ Died/ Sept. 29, 1840/ Aged 2 ys. 1 mo. | tassels | small marble |
Brott, Galey | W | 5 | 1 | Galey/ Died/ Jan. 30, 1865./ Aged/ 2 yrs. 1 mo./ 27 ds./ Eva./ Died/ Jan. 30, 1865./ Aged/ 5 yrs. & 2 mos./ 4 ds./ Children of M. & R. Brott/ C. Kuhler/ Cleveland. | 2 lambs | out of base, sm. marble with double tablet |
Brott, Eva | ||||||
Marvin, Marcy | W | 5 | 2 | Marcy Marvin./ died/ Nov. 22, 1863./ Aged 82 yr's. | tassels | fallen flat with base |
Mapes, Hannah | W | 5 | 3 | Hannah/ wife of/ Samuel Mapes/ Died/ Aug. 8, 1875/ Aged 80 yrs. 6 mo. | fallen flat now | |
Mapes, Samuel | W | 5 | 4 | Samuel Mapes/ Died/ Dec. 26, 1868/ Aged 77 years. | cracked out of base - upside down | |
Marvin, Zacheriah | W | 5 | 5 | Zacheriah Marvin/ Died/ Nov. 8, 1866/ Aged 74 yrs. | tassels | flat on top of long double base |
Brott, Mary Jane | W | 5 | 6 | Mary Jane/ wife of V.R.Brott/ Daughter of S. & H. Mapes./ Died/ Jan. 17, 1865/ Aged/ 32 yrs & 6 mos. | in double base part of stone wall around 2 graves | |
W., C. | W | 5 | 7 | C.W. | may be large footstone for Celemnia - previous row. | |
*, Caroline | W | 6 | 1 | Caroline | limestone displaced prob. should be in row 3 | |
W | 6 | 2 | small blank, possibly footstone | |||
W | 6 | 3 | empty base | |||
Gordon, Mary J. | W | 6 | 4 | Mary J./ Wife of/ T. M. Gordon/ Died/ Feb. 6, 1840/ In the 22nd. year/ of her age. [footstone] M.J.G. | picture framed | flat getting sod covered |
Smith, Sidney | W | 7 | 1 | Sidney Smith/ Born/ Dec. 28, 1807/ Died/ Oct. 9, 1891./ Almira Wood/ His Wife/ Born/ Aug. 6, 1810/ Died/ Sept. 7, 1899./ Smith | decorative limestone mon. | |
Smith, Almira Wood | ||||||
Smith, Father | W | 7 | 2 | Father | wedged next to mon. W-7-1 | |
Smith, Mother | W | 7 | 3 | Mother | See Smith mon. W-7-1 | |
Smith, Volney | W | 7 | 4 | Volney/ son of/ S. & A. Smith,/ Died/ Oct. 2, 1860;/ Aged 16 yrs. 3 mo./ & 12 ds. | fallen with base | |
W | 7 | 5 | sm. marble, illeg., broken off | |||
Smith, Bellvidera I. | W | 7 | 6 | Our Darling Belle/ Bellvidera I./ Daughter of/ W. L. & R. Smith/ Died Dec. 10, 1862/ Aged/ 7 ys. 2 ms 16 ds. | deeply carved praying flying angel | leaning stone |
Smith, William L. | W | 7 | 7 | William L. Smith/ Born/ May 14, 1832/ Died/ July 17, 1883./ Smith | tree branch in circle each side | toppled limestone upside down |
*, William | W | 7 | 8 | William | ||
Henish, Jessie | W | 7 | 9 | Jessie Henish/ 1878 | sm granite | |
W | 7 | 10 | 5-6 pcs footstone remnants/ 3-4 blank stone remnants | |||
Rosakrans, Amanda | W | 7 | 11 | Amanda/ wife of R. Rosakrans/ died/ May 15, 1856/ aged 64 years | broken off propped on a base top was buried; broken through age | |
Rosakrans, Robt | W | 7 | 12 | Robt Rosakrans/ Died/ May 4, 1851/ Aged 64 yrs | dates illeg. | |
W | 7 | 13 | footstone size buried | |||
Ellsworth, Coleman C. | W | 7 | 14 | Coleman C. Ellsworth/ Died/ Sept 23, 1847/ Aged 24 yrs/ 24 mos. 4 ds. | fallen in base & top broken through date | |
Smith, Martha | X | 1 | 1 | Martha/ wife of/ William Smith/ Died Nov. 4, 1836/ Aged 80 yrs. | was near Edward Halstead | |
Smith, Obadiah | X | 1 | 2 | Obadiah Smith/ died Mar. 5, 1864/ Aged 77 yrs | nearly illeg. in 1920s; was near Edward Halstead | |
Smith, Maria | X | 1 | 3 | Maria/ wife of Charles Smith | stone broken in 1920s; was near Edward Halstead | |
Smith?, Ethelind | X | 1 | 4 | Little Ethelind/ died Aug. 7, 184[2?]/ Aged 18 days | ||
Schram, Lemuel R. | X | 1 | 5 | Lemuel R./ son of/ [?] & Ann Schram/ died Sept 3, 1852/ aged 2 yrs. 11 days. | was near Robert Rosakrans |