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 St. John's Cemetery

 Earlier known as William's Cemetery

Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio
From South Bloomingville, Ohio travel North on State Route 664 for three miles and through
 the Old Man's Cave State Park, going another half mile to State Route 374. Turn right and travel
one mile. The cemetery is on the hillside to the right just a past the Rose Lake trail.The only
 parking spot is a pull over area on the left, across from the cemetery.
St. John's Church

St. John's Chapel Church is located at where the old town of Cedar Grove was
located , at the junction of  Route 374 and 664 south .

The cemetery is located  from here south on Route 374 about  3/4
of a mile. The cemetery is on a bank up and off to the right.



·Abner, Mary E. – Daughter of G. & ? Abner, d. November 16, 1858.
                                           Aged 7y, 4m, 15d.

· Akers, Grayden – b. November 14, 1906;   d. February 18. 1964.

· Akers, Michael B. - * b. January 18,1950; d. May 12, 2004. Son of
                                                  Grayden & Sylvia Akers.

· Akers, Sylvia – b. 1913; d. 1989 (marker Heinlein Brown Funeral Home)

· Beery, Harriet A. – Daughter of E. & B. Beery, December 24, 1876.
                                                 Aged 16y, 5m.

· Beery, Lafayette William –b. July 8, 1850; d.  September 18, 1910.; aged 60 y, 10 d.
                                                          Son of Emanuael & Matilda (Harsh) Beery. & Margaret O.,
                                                          b. April 1, 1874 ; d. April 4, 1968.

· Beery, Rosa B. – Daughter of L.W. & M.O.  Beery, August 15, 1894.
                                         Aged 2y, 7m, 24d.

· Coffman, Nancy A. – Wife of Ames Coffman, d. August 30,1852.

· Culp, George B. - b. 1851; d. 1944 & Harriet L., b. 1852; d. 1934.

· Dupler, Roswell W. – Son of N. W. & E. Dupler, d. September 15, 1853.
                                                      Aged 10m, 17d.

· Engle, Joseph H. –d. August 21, 1868;  Aged 28y & Elizabeth, d. April 12,
                                               1926. Aged 79y, 2m, 14d. " All is Well"

· E. E. S – Marker

· Harkless, Mary E. – Daughter of C. & M.  Harkless, November 16, 1889.
                                                  Aged 7y, 4m, 15d.

· Liggett, Elda C. – Daughter of T.M. & N.J.  Liggett, d. April 8, 1852.
                                             Aged 7m, 25d.

· Liggett, Hattie U. – Daughter of T. M. &   N.J. Liggett, October 17, 1870.
                                                  Aged 8y, 10m, 2d.

· Liggett, John T. – Son of T.M. & N. J.Liggett, d. June 15, 1849.
                                             Aged 1y, 10m, 14d.

· Nelson, E. Clarence – b. 1942; d. 1955.

· Nelson, Delbert E. - * b.November 16, 1934; d. August 20,2008. Son of
                                                   Hobert & Lillian Nelson. Husband of Shirley L.,
                                                   b. May 11, 1940; d. October 13, 2005.

· Nelson, Hobert – b. April 25, 1909; d.  October 12, 1986. & Lillian,
                                   b. August 11, 1915; d. December 12,  2000. " Father & Mother"

· Nelson, Hobert – b. 1911; d. 1969.  ( marker Leonard Lyke Funeral Home)

·  Nelson, Hobart W. - * b. January 9, 1946; d. Febraury 21, 2010. Son of  Hobart
                                             & Lillian Butler Nelson. Father of Amy, Teresa, Sonya
                                             & Ashley.

· Nelson, Tony – b. 1911; d. 1969.   ( marker Leonard Lyke Funeral Home)

· Nihart, Elizabeth – b. September 9, 1834;  d. August 4, 1910.
                                                 Aged  75y, 10m, 25d.

· Nihart, Henry – d. June 16, 1878. Aged  70y, 6m, 22d. & Catherine, His wife,
                                          d. February 14, 1908. Age 93y, 3m, 21d.

· Nihart, John –b. June 6, 1854; d. February 5, 1925. Aged 70y, 7m, 30d.

· Nihart, Lydia – Daughter of H & C Nihart, b. September 22, 1844; d.
                                        September  16, 1912. Aged 67y, 11m, 24d.

· Oldfield, Alice A. – Daughter of  W. & H.A. Oldfield, d. April 21, 1874.
                                                 Aged 2m, 21d.

· Oldfield, James – d. March 31, 1897. Aged  46y, 6m, 30d.

· Oldfield, Joseph – b. August 27, 1805; d.  July 17, 1884. & Sarah, Wife of
                                               J. Oldfield, b. August 13, 1806; d. April 18, 1897.

· Oldfield, Mahala – wife of A. Oldfield, April 27, 1875. Aged 41y, 6m, 28d.

· Reichley, Claude H. – b. 1920; d. 1955.

· Rose, George – Son of D & S Rose, d. June 5, 1865. Aged 2y, 17d.

· Sanderson, T. – d. April 1, 1885. Aged 73y,  7m, 20d.

· Sanderson, Lucy A. – Wife of T. Sanderson, d. February 24, 1888.
                                                       Aged 74y, 7m, 20d.

· Simerl, George W. – Son of S. & S .Simerl; d. August 7, 1868. Aged 9m, 10d.

· Simerl, Lucy Jane – Daughter of S. & S. Simerl, d. August 12, 1868.
                                                    Aged 1y, 8m, 2d.

· Sims, William J. – d. January 9, 1893.   Aged 60y, 1m, 15d.

· Souders, Infant – Son of N. & L. Souders; d. November 28, 1882.
                                                " Our Babe"

· Souders, Noah – d. March 30, 1894. Aged 69y, 5m, 6d. & Clarissa, Wife of    
                                Noah Souders, d. March 29, 1869. Aged 42y, 11m, 15d. & Lucy,
                              Wife of  Noah Souders, d. November 4, 1850.

· Souders, Samuel J. – Son of N. & C. Souders, d. February 21, 1867.
                                                     Aged 7y, 1d.

· Stroop, Ellen E. – d. April 15, 1899. Aged 87y, 2m, 5d.

· Stroop, Joshua – d. April 9, 1884. 71y, 1m, 8d.

· Williams, Alma F. – October 17, 1876,Daughter of J.S. & S.C. Williams.
                                                   Aged 1y, 13d.

· Williams, Charlotte – b. October 8, 1811;d. April 26, 1887. Aged 76y, 6m, 18d.  
                                                        " Gone Home"

· Williams, Gurdend – b. April 25, 1811;d. October 12, 1868. Aged 57y, 5m, 10d.    
                                                   " Rest in Heaven"

· Williams, Gurdenl – Son of G.D. & C.Williams, d. June 8, 1883. Aged 28y,   
                                                    10m, 1d. " At Rest"

· Williams, H. H. – b. 1844; d. 1863.

· Williams, Jesse S. – d. July 18, 1901. Aged  60y, 18d. " At Rest"

· Williams, William H. – Son of G.D.& C. Williams, d. October 16, 1852.
                                                          Aged 6y, 5m, 10d.

· Woolever, Elijah –b. August 12, 1859; d.  June 18, 1921. " Gone Home"

· Woolever, George W. – b. September 19, 1848; d. May 11, 1918.

· Woolever, Sarah R. – d. March 31, 1894. Aged 76y, 10m, 17d. " At Rest"

· Unreadable ( 1) under a tree.


* Denotes Taken from Obituary.
+  Denotes A Veteran
 # Denotes Taken From Death Records

Reading on July 11, 2002 by Lona  Brown Stevens & Martha Eveland Brown

~ Updated August 6, 2011  ~





Obituary
Lester Roth
   Archibold,Ohio---
        Rev. Lester L. Roth, age 84 years, of Archibold passed away Tuesday morning, November 6, 2007, at the Archibold Hospital where he was admitted early Tuesday morning.
        He was born January 12, 1923 at Bellefontaine, a son of Joesph and Barbara Roth. He married Dorothy Blough on May 27,1947, and she preceded him in death June 20, 2003.
        He lived in Logan for forty years before moving to Archibold in 1995. He was ordained to the ministry in 1956, and served St. John's Chapel at Cedar Grove for 38 years. He was a chaplain st the Hocking Honor Camp and Division of theOhio State Penitentiary.

Source: The Logan Daily News




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