AECHLIMAN
CEMETERY
Clinton Township
Location: The Aeschliman Cemetery is located one
mile south of Pettisville, on the north side of County Road C, between
TR 18 and County Road 19. (SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 31, T7N R6E)
History: The cemetery is located along the old
Archbold-West Barre Road on land deeded to Peter Aeschliman in 1841. In
1874 acreage was deeded to the trustees of the Mennonite Church to be used
as a burial ground.
AI
CEMETERY
Fulton Township
Location: The Ai Cemetery is located north of
County Road L, west of Township Road 4, in the village of Ai. (SE 1/4 Sec
4, T10S, R4E)
History: The Ai Cemetery occupies land deeded
by the U.S. to Thomas Vaughn in 1834. The first burial was that of Alexander
Boyd who died in 1837. This burial as well as a few other early burials
are no longer identified by a marker.
AMBOY
CEMETERY
Amboy Township
Location: The Amboy Township Cemetery is located
south of the village of Metamora at the northeast corner of the intersection
of State Route 64 and County Road S. (SW 1/4, Sec 14, T9S, R4E.)
History: The cemetery occupies land purchased
from the United States by James Hallet, Jr. in 1835. Burials
commenced at an early date and one tombstone predates purchase and settlement
of land in this area. In 1865 the Labounty Cemetery, as it was first
known, was transferred to the Trustees, Amboy Township. Additional
land was added in 1884 and 1909 with the grantors being J. Labounty, Jas.
Robinson and Rodney Taylor. The cemetery contains about eight acres
with purchases made in 1935 and 1975. The 1975 addition was purchased
from Peter Simon.
ARCHBOLD
CEMETERY AND
REFORMED
CHURCH CEMETERY
German Township
Location: the Archbold Cemetery is located at
the south edge of Archbold, on the east side of SR 66 (S. Defiance Street),
and north of Township Road B (SW 1/4 Sec 4, T6N R5E)
History: The burial ground occupies land deeded
to R. McConnell in 1840. Early records for the cemetery have not survived
but is it believed the burial ground was established in 1872. In 1875 and
subsequent years, additional land was purchased to bring the cemetery to
its present size. The village of Archbold obtained control of the cemetery
in 1882. Adjoining the Archbold cemetery on the north is the older St.
John's Burial ground.
ARCHBOLD
DEFENSELESS MENNONITE/RUPP CEMETERY
German Township
Location: The Rupp Cemetery is located east of
Archbold, along the south side of County Road C, and east of Township Road
21-3. (NW 1/4 Sec 3, T6N R5E)
History: The Rupp Cemetery is located on land
settled by Christian Rupp. In 1880 the Defenseless Mennonite Congregation
built a brick church on land purchased from Jacob Rupp on the north side
of the road. At about the same time, land was obtained from Christian Rupp
on the south side of the road to be used as a cemetery.
AYERS
CEMETERY
Dover Township
Location: They Ayers Cemetery is locates southwest
of Tedrow, on the north side of Township Road HJ, east of county Road 19
(NE 1/4 Sec 6, T7N R6E)
History: Burials commenced ca 1838 at the Ayers
Cemetery, the first burial site in Dover Township.
BAYES
CEMETERY
Clinton Township
Location: The Bayes Cemetery is located on the
south side of County Road F, west of Wauseon, east of the intersection
with Township Road 16. (NW 1/4 Sec 22, T7N R6E)
History: The Bayes Cemetery is located on land
obtained by J.W. Bayes in 1838. Burials at this site began at an early
date. In 1855 Jas. W. And Eliza Bayes transferred the cemetery to the cemetery
trustees. The trustees relinquished control to the Clinton township trustees
in 1867. Land was added to the cemetery after 1900.
BECK
CEMETERY
German Township
Location: The Beck Cemetery is located two miles
east and one-half mile south of Burlington on the east side of County Road
21. (W1/2, Sec 14, T7N, R5E.)
History: The cemetery occupied land deeded to
Christian Beck in 1834. The first burials were made before 1850 and
it is possible some unmarked graves exist in the cemetery. West,
across the road, is found the Wyse Cemetery.
BERKEBILE
CEMETERY
York Township
Location: The Berkebile burial ground is located
southwest of Delta, on the west side of Township Road 10, between County
Road F and Township Road E. (NE 1/4 Sec 21, T7N, R7E)
History: Berkebile Cemetery is on land deeded
to A. Doolittle in 1834. Burials soon followed and in 1838 the cemetery
was transferred to the York Township trustees.
BUTLER
CEMETERY
Chesterfield Township
Location: The Butler Cemetery is located southwest
of Oakshade, on the west side of County Road 16, and south of US 20. (NE
14 Sec 28, T9S R4E)
History: The U.S. Government deeded land to Harlow
Butler in 1835 and the following year the Butler family became the fourth
family to settle in Chesterfield township. In that same year, the first
burial was made at the corner of the farm on grounds that became known
as the Butler Cemetery. In 1866, Harlow and Mary Butler deeded the cemetery
grounds to the trustees of Chesterfield township.
COLTER CEMETERY
Clinton Township
(NO CEMETERY LISTING)
Location: Was on the north side of Ridge Rd, east
of DTI RR tracks. (Sec 2, T7N R6E)
It was abandoned in 1954 and no listing of those
buried there is known.
History: Also called Kline Cemetery.
DUTCH
RIDGE CEMETERY
Fulton Township
Location: The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located
three-quarter mile south of Lytton, on the west side of Township Road 5,
one-quarter mile north of County Road M. (SE 1/4 Sec 32, T9S, R4E)
History: The ground occupied by the cemetery was
deeded to B. Poorman in 1835. The first burials were made before
1850. In 1866 a Reformed Zions Kirche was built across the road to the
south. The cemetery was placed under appointed trustees in 1873 and in
1925 the site became the responsibility of the township trustees.
ECKLEY
AMISH CEMETERY
German Township
Location: The Eckley Mennonite Cemetery is located
southeast of Burlington, on the west side of County Road 20, between US
Alt 20 and County Road F. (SE 1/4 Sec 14, T7N, R5E)
History: The graveyard is located on land deeded
to David Stutzman in 1834. Burials commenced soon after and in 1858 trustees
for the Amish Burying Ground purchased the site from Joe and Mary Stutzman.
The Amish Burying Ground became the Eckley Mennonite Cemetery and is known
to many as the Eckley Cemetery. Early burial records are unavailable, however
it is believed the cemetery contains many unmarked graves.
EDGAR/JORDAN
CEMETERY
Royalton Township
Location: The Jordan Cemetery is located southeast
of the village of Lyons, on the north side of Township Road RS, west of
State Route 109. (SE 1/4 Sec 22, T9S R3E)
History: The cemetery is located on land deeded
to H.C. Jordan in 1833. The burial ground was established at an early date
when Mrs. Brown, the mother of the wife of Henry Jordan, was interred.
Cemetery trustees took responsibility of the property. The graveyard has
also been known as the Edgar Cemetery.
ELY/
PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
Franklin Township
Location: The Ely Cemetery is located on the east
side of County Road 27-1, 70 rods north of County Road L. (SE 1/4, Sec
2, T10S, R1W)
History: In 1852 the area Presbyterians built
a house of worship along the road known as the Brunersburg, Evansport and
Lockport Turnpike, north of the Angola Road, on land obtained from John
H. Fisher and Benjamin Persing.
In 1855 the church trustees purchased land south
of the church to be used as a burial site. This grave yard, first known
as the Mt. Salem Cemetery, has for many years been called the Ely Cemetery.
However, the DAR cemetery listings refer to this cemetery as the Presbyterian
Cemetery, thus the heading for this burial ground.
The first buried at the cemetery was Albe Thompson
who died 19 Jun 1855 at the age of 20 years and 10 days. In 1984, no marker
was found for Albe Thompson. Some markers in the cemetery show death dates
before 1855 and it is surmised that these mark graves moved from other
burial sites. he Presbyterian Church closed in 1898 and the building
was dismantled.
FLUHART
CEMETERY
York Township
Location: The Fluhart Cemetery is located northeast
of Wauseon, on the east side of County Road 13 and north of US 20 Alt.
(SW 1/4 Sec 7, T7N R7E.)
History: The graveyard is on land deeded to Wm.
Jones in 1835. Burials commenced at an early time and for some years it
was known as the McClarren Cemetery. In 1845 the land was deeded to cemetery
trustees. The burial ground is now under control of the York Township trustees.
FOWLER CEMETERY
York Township
(NO CEMETERY LISTING)
Location: On east side of County Road 10, south
of County Road E across road from a school. (NW 1/4 Sec 27, T7N R7E)
History: This cemetery was copied by the DAR,
but was not included in Tombstone Inscriptions, Fulton County, Ohio, Volume
II, by the Fulton Chapter, OGS. The cemetery is now abandoned. All but
Michael Eberly, Ann and Elizabeth Fowler and Henry and Mary Snyder are
now located at Berkebile Cemetery.
FULTON
COUNTY INFIRMARY
Dover Township
Location: The County Home Cemetery is located
on the north side of County Road J, east of County Road 14, in the village
of Ottokee, (SW1/4, Sec 36, T8N, R6E.)
History: The Fulton County seat of government.
First located at Ottokee, moved to Wauseon in 1872. Two years later
the former county office buildings, along with additional acreage, became
the county infirmary. A small burial ground was set aside for deceased
inmates who had neither family nor means to provide for burial. No
grave markers are found at this cemetery and no separate record of burial
has been located. The old infirmary or county home ledgers now kept
at Detwiler Manor, Wauseon, reveal that eight former inmates of the home
are likely buried at this location. Ity is possible that others are
buried there.
FULTON
UNION CEMETERY
Fulton Township
Location: The Fulton Union Cemetery is located
approximately four miles west of Swanton, on the south side of Township
Road JH, between County Road 5-2 and Township Road 5. (SE 1/4 Sec 5, T7N,
R8E.)
History: The Fulton Union Cemetery occupies land
deeded to John Viers in 1834. The first burial was Mrs. Harris, wife of
William H., Harris, who died in 1836. The burial ground was first known
as the Viers Cemetery. Since 1860 the cemetery has been the responsibility
of the Fulton Township trustees.
GOLL
CEMETERY
German Township
Location: The Goll Cemetery is located one mile
south and three and one-half miles west of the village of Burlington, in
the Goll Woods Nature Park. The three-quarter acre burial ground is east
of Township Road 26. (NE 1/4 Sec 23, T7N R4E)
History: Peter and Catherine Goll emigrated to
Ohio from Grand-Charmont, Doub, France in 1836. They settled on Sections
23 and 24 of German Township, near the Tiffin River, and at an early date
the family set aside a sandy knoll in the woods as a burial ground. The
first buried at the cemetery was a small child whose name is no longer
known. In 1865, Florence Goll Louys deeded the cemetery to the German Township
Trustees.
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