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Woodside Cemetery, Off E Chestnut St, Oxford, Oxford Township, Butler County, OH  map


 This is a collection of photographs of the oldest tombstones from the Woodside Cemetery in the city of Oxford.

This cemetery is under the care of the city of Oxford.

Woodside Cemetery is located off E Chestnut across from Miami University.

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Plan for the future is to find an more complete survey in hopes of decoding some of the stones below.

 
 
LName
FName
Death
Age/ Birth
Relationship/ comments

__HIND?

 
Nov ? 1841
5Y 5?M 8D
 

AMSDEN

Henry
Jan 28, 1843
60Y
 

AMSDEN

Henry Jr
Jun 10, 1847
36Y
 

ASHBURN

Whitefield
Aug 16, 1834
3Y
Son of M?D & AM Ashburn of Alabama who died in this town August 16, 1834

BARR

Thomas
Sep 11, 1848
25Y
A native of Ireland          cyclopedia under MARR

BERNARD

Asa Newton
Apr 14, 1833
5M 9D
Son of Orren & Melinda Bernard

BERNARD

Mary Rebeca
Apr 14, 1833
5Y 2M 2D
Dau of Orren & Melinda Bernard

BRANNON

Elizabeth?
1839
66Y
 Wife of John   Brannon

BRANNON

John
Apr 4, 1848
30Y
 

BROOKS

Mary A
 
 
Dau of D & Nancy Brooks

BROOKS

Sarah
Aug 2, 1849
2Y 28D
Dau of D & Nancy Brooks

BROWN

Caroline
Oct 17, 1830
Apr 23, 1798
Wife of Wm Brown

BROWN

Wm
May 17, 1860
70Y
 

CHC___HILL

Leonidas C
Sep 10, 1843
?Y 
Son of LC & ML ????

CLARK

Sarahann
Feb14, 1833
24Y
consort of Rev. John W. CLARK                    cyclopedia

D___

?
July 7, 1831
40Y
 

DODGE

Frances
Jul 10, 1841
8Y
Dau of TH & HL Dodge

DOLLAHAN

Sarah
 
64Y
Consort of John Dollahan     No Date

DUCKETT

??
Aug 29,1831
26Y 5M ?D
 

DUCKETT

Sally
Aug 1, 1834
63Y
Wife of John B

DUCKETT

Wm H S
1834
21Y
 

DUKE

James
Sep 26,1840
30Y
 

EAST

Susan
Nov? 1849?
 
 

EWING

Hannah
Jun 27, 1848
30Y 6M 28D
Wife of JS Ewing

FARQUER

Olive
Sep 7, 1845
1Y 5M 5D
Dau of Charles & Euphemia Farquer

FIST

Eleanor
May 28, 1846
67Y
Wife of John Fist

GALLOWAY

David B
Jul 20, 1855
 
Son of DM & SC Galloway

GALLOWAY

Franklin
 
 
Son of David & Catherine Galloway

GALLOWAY

WB
Jul 21, 1849
19Y 1M 5D
 

GARVIN

Eliza
Jul 12, 1849
8Y 3M 4D
Dau of Samuel & Nancy Garvin

GARVIN

James
Jul 29, 18??
1Y 1M 20D
Son of James A & Elizabeth? Garvin

GARVIN

Jane Lewis
Jul 22, 1849
13Y 7M 29D
Dau of Samuel & Nancy Garvin

GARVIN

Nancy
May 27, 1849
44Y
Wife of Samuel Garvin

GARVIN

Samuel
Jul 22, 1849
50Y 6M 13D
 

GARVIN

Samuel A
Jul 22, 1849
?
Son of Samuel & Nancy Garvin

GOODWIN

Mariette Sophia
Apr 25, 1843
25Y
wife of the Rev. Thomas GOODWIN             cyclopedia

GRAY

Mary
Mar 26, 1851
Feb 2, 185?
Dau of R & Mary Gray

HALL

Edward
Sep 14, 1841
63Y
 

HALL

Isaiah
Jun 29, 1831
Nov 26, 1761
                    cyclopedia

HALL

Phebe Dutton
Oct 21, 1827
Mar 12, 1768
                    cyclopedia

HARKER

Isaac
Apr 25, 1849
56Y
                    cyclopedia

HASSBY?

Jeremiah
Sep 10?, 1847
58Y
 

HAYERD

Margaret
Sep 21, 1836
23Y 2M 15D
Wife of Thom Hayerd

HODGSON

Joseph 
Jan 5, 1840
80Y
 

HOWARD

George
Jan 2, 1841
57Y 10M 16D
 

HOWARD

George Hatcher
Feb 20, 1837
17Y 6M 9D
Son of George & Nancy Howard

HOWARD

Mary Emeline
Sep 20, 1837
22Y 9M 2D
Dau of George & Nancy Howard

HOWE

Ebenezer
July 10, 1830
July 13, 1765*
See photo
a native of Boston, Massachusetts; born on the 13th of July, 1763, and died in Oxford, Ohio, July 10, 1830.       cyclopedia

ILLEGIBLE1

 
 
 
 

KENYON

John
Jan 21, 1845
23Y 10M
 

KENYON

Mary
Apr 4, 1848
18Y 4M 5D
 

LE??

Levi
 
 
 

LEECH

Eleanor Jane
Feb 17, 1839
8Y 11M
Dau of Joseph A & Sarah Leech

LEACH

John
 
 
Son of Alpha A & Jane Leach

LOWE

Infant
Jun 8, 1851
 
 

MARTIN

John
Aug 7, 1847
23Y
A native of Ireland                  cyclopedia

MARTIN

Susan Jane
1833
 
 

MONTFORT

Isaac
Aug
 
 

MONTFORT

Jacob
Jul 18, 18?1
9Y
 

MOOREHEAD

Blackburn
Sep 8,1835?
17Y 8M 9D
Son of M & E Moorehead

MORRIS

Catharine
May 28, 1845
63Y 4D
Wife of Robert Morris

MORRIS

Robert
Jul 24, 1844
64Y 10M 26D
 

MORROW

Jane & Infant
May 12, 1836
20Y
Wife of James Morrow

NICHOLS

Benjamin
July  13,1829
34Y
 

OWENS

Hannah
Jan 17, 1833
9Y 3M 11D
Dau of William & Ann Owens

PARKER

Gephus
1847
2Y 8M 6D
Son of Thomas & Mary? Parker

PARKS

Joseph
? 6, 1833
21Y??
 

PERRY 2nd

Dr Freeman
Jul 27, 1825
62Y
Doctor Freeman Perry of Fair Haven, Mass.  Who died in the State of Indiana, Franklin county after a few days illness with the Typhus Fever, July 27, 1825,  Aged 62Y                      note discrepancy with the cyclopedia

ROBERSON

Elizabeth A
Feb 17, 1861
20Y 7M 25D
Wife of RM Roberson

ROBERSON

Infant
Mar 1, 1862
21D
Dau of Robert M & Elizabeth Roberson

ROBINS

Edgar
 
4M
 

ROBINS

Edwin
 
4M
 

ROBINS

Martha
Dec 7, 1839
33Y
Wife of Thomas Robins

RUNYON

William
Feb 15, 1851
Sep 1, 1809
Son of James & Ann Runyon

S__

Joseph
 
 
Son of L? W  Sheara?

SCOTT

Rebecca
Aug 11, 1834
19Y
A native of Penn

SHERMAN

Dexter
Aug 20, 1837
18Y 4M
 

SHIRK

James
May 6, 1820
 8Y 6M 6D
Son of Joseph & ?? Mary Shirk

SMITH

Rachel
Jun 13, 1834
66Y
born in Boston, Massachusetts                      cyclopedia

STEARNS

Nathaniel
Mar 12, 1842
9Y 10M 7D
Asaph & Lydia Stearns

STIBBINS 2nd

David
 
?Y 6M
Born in New Jersey 178?

STOUT

Mary Jane
Mar 30, 1833
5M 19D
Charles R & Larina Stout

TOOTHACRE

Wm
July 13, 1848
24Y
A Volunteer

TROTTER

Stephen Jabez
Jan 14, 1833
Dec 27, 1827
Son of Benjamin & Mary Trotter

UNK1

John
 
 
Son of Robert & Mahala

UNK3

 
 
 
 

WADE

Martha E
Aug 12, 1844
2Y 5M ?D
Dau of Z & H Wade

WANEE?

Arthur
Jul 27, 1841
3M ?D
Son of W & N? Wanee?

WHITMORE

Wm R
July 27, 1849
Aug 3, 1812
Born in Yearton?, Mass

WOODWARD

Jane E
July ? 1851
Apr 18, 1850
Dau of E & S Woodward

WOODWARD?

Rosanna
Aug 28, 1848
22M 4D
Dau of Samuel & Mary?
                                                             
 

Following are inscriptions from the old burying-ground, which was given for this purpose by the trustees of the Miami University:

These stones identified in the 1882 “Butler County Cyclopedia” were not found 4/16/2006

·               Dr. Freeman PERRY, of Fair Haven, Massachusetts, died in Franklin County, Indiana, after a few days' illness with typhus fever, aged 62. He was born July 27, 1825.       This is an error this is his death date see photo above
LName
FName
Death
Age/ Birth
Relationship/ comments

BONNEY

West
Sep 26, 1843
72Y
 

BOOTH

Abraham
June 21, 1852
56Y
a native of the West Riding, Yorkshire

BROWN

Samuel
Jan25, 1835
75Y
born in the County of Londonderry, Ireland, died January 25, 1835; aged 75

BROWN

Sarah
Jul 29, 1844
22Y
wife of Samuel BROWN, born in Londonderry, Ireland; died July 29, 1844; aged 22.

BUTLER

Anthony
Mar 13, 1847
80Y
a native of Massachusetts

LEIGH

Colonel Isaiah
Oct 16,1834?
51Y
Died on the morning of the 16th of October, 1834, at his residence in Oxford, Ohio Colonel LEIGH was the first Mayor of Oxford

MARR

Thomas
Sep 11, 1848
27Y
a native of Ireland                     photo appears to Barr vs Marr

MCDONALD

Rachel
May 13, 1844
77Y
wife of Martin MCDONALD

MURDOCK

Ashel
Jan 23, 1837
82Y
a Revolutioner of '76

MURDOCK

Elizabeth
May 25, 1834
74Y
wife of Ashel MURDOCK

OSGOOD

Silas
May 16, 1840
78Y
 

PEYTON

Sarah
Aug 11, 1864
77Y
Wife of Townsend D Peyton

PEYTON

Townsend D
Aug 25, 1852
77Y
 

POLLARD

Nancy
Aug 26, 1853
78Y
wife of Joseph TIFFANY afterward wife of Samuel POLLARD

RATTHAY

David
Mar 3, 1851
Nov 18, 1792
born in Paisley, Scotland

TIFFANY

Nancy
Aug 26, 1853
78Y
wife of Joseph TIFFANY afterward wife of Samuel POLLARD

TIFFANY

Rev. J. J.
Dec 29, 1857
31Y
graduated in the Miami University, and was ordained a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church

WATERMAN

Mary A
Dec 14, 1837
45y
wife of the Rev. John A. WATERMAN

WATERMAN

Rev. John A
Aug 6,1837
47Y
born in Concord, New Hampshire

WATERMAN

Susan
Nov 9, 1839
35Y
wife of Dr. J. A. WATERMAN, and daughter of Luther and Grace DUNN. She died at Oxford, Ohio, November 9, 1839, in the 35th year of her age.

WEBB

Catharine
Aug 29, 1848
100Y 9M 23D
wife of Seth WEBB

WEBB

Henry
Oct 6, 1857
72Y
 
 

Reference http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohbutler/cyc/ The Butler County Cyclopedia, 1882 to learn about the older families buried in this cemetery. 

 

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