EA-1 BUTTERNUT RIDGE,
Eaton Twp., Lorain Co., OH
Copied from Lorain County's out-of-print publication,
Cemetery Inscriptions of Lorain
County, Ohio 1980, pps 209-225,
by volunteer, Margaret Cheney.
Any additions and corrections to
the publication
are noted in red.
The cemetery is located at the
northeast corner of Butternut Ridge
Road (Routee 10) and Durkee Road, the acre
of land purchased in
1854 from
Ira & Lydia Morgan for $20.00 included an older burying ground.
The monument
facing the front gate is for the “Brave Defenders of the
Union in 1861-1865”.
Another monument is “Eaton’s Tribute
to all
American War Veterans”.
In 1961-1965 the township trustees authorized the Butternut Ridge Memorial
Association
to conduct here the first precentennial “Civil War” program
in the United States. Eaton then was the only township
in the nation
to hold special commemorative patriotic services during each of the
centennial
years. The Civil War
monument was first dedicated in 1884, but
was
re-dedicated in 1959.
For additional information on Butternut Ridge
Cemetery records
contact
Eaton Twp Hall,
Records librarian,12043 Avon Beldon Rd, Grafton OH 44044. Phone
440-748-2236
Pg. 209
ABBEY
Ebenezer, d Mar 19, 1862,
80y
Mary, wife, d Mar 9, 1862,
71y
William, d
1895
ALEXANDER
Geo., 1900-1959
Alvin, 1896-1951
Albert, 1874-1950
Fannie GRILLS, 1877-1927
ALSPAUGH
Frank
L., 1874-1936
BARK
Anna Louisa, dau
James & Selina, d Sept
1, 1842, 1y 2m 17d
BOTT
Jacob, 1865-1949
Christine, 1861-1938
BOTT
Clarence D., 1896-1937
Emily M., 1900-1972
BROOKS
Albert, Jan 12, 1840-June
7, 1850
Alva, Sept 29, 1800-July
18, 1881
CADY
Geo. Washington, d Apr 21,
1855 or 1877, War
of 1812
Susanne, d Nov 7, 1855, 1y
2m
CHAPMAN
Thurot F., d
Dec 16, 1860, 71y 9d, War of
1812
Elizabeth,
wife, d June 12, 1876, 72y
DeGrass, son, d Sept 22,
1862, 24y, GAR
CORNISH
Walter A.,
1890-1962
Hazel L., 1893-19__
COUSINS
Frank R., 1871-1952
Ethel L.,
COOK, 1879-1935
Mead L., stillborn, 1908
CROWELL
Addison D.,
1875-1940
Myrtle K., 1877-1962
CROWELT
Arthur, no
dates, SAW
DALEY
Charles L.,
1857-1929
Carrie E., 1875-1946
DURLIN
Maryan, wife C. O.,
d 1819
FAUVER
Joseph, d Jan 9,
1842, 67y
Elizabeth, d Sept 11,
1861, 78y
Geo.,
1752-1836, RW
FAUVER
Elbert F., d
Nov 23, 1863, 19y CW
Roswell, d Nov
6, 1869, 19y
Sally M.
MORGAN, wife A. B., d July 1847,
23y
Sarah R. THAYER, wife A.
B., d May 30, 1864,
42y
Adelbert, 1835-Jan 18,
1846
Wilson K., d Mar 25, 1860,
12y
FELT
Anna C., wife J.C., d
1862, 26y
FINCH
James A., d Dec 12, 1858,
31y
FISHBURN
Thos., England Jan
7, 1838-Apr 7, 1882, 44y
3m GAR
Florence C., d Apr 7,
1882, 35y
Hiram T., son
T & F d Sept 26, 1871, 4y
Paul, d Mar
19, 1865, 61y 8m 25d
Jane, wife, d
Mar 12, 1853, 43y
Paul, son J
& E d Apr 5, 1833
FREEMAN
Billings, son A & H, d
Mar 24, 1854, 26y
GARRISON
Bert H., father,
1869-1952
Mary Belle HAMLIN,
mother, 1867-1936
GRIMES
Johnson, Sept 21,
1880-Nov 30, 1869
GULLETT
Wm., 1879-1951
Effie, 1882-1965
HARRINGTON
Sarah R., d Dec 15,
1855, 20y
HAUXHURST
Isaac, father, 1807-1896
Clarissa MILLER, wife Isaac,
1804-1864
Mercy MILLER, grdmother,
1763-1837
HITCHCOCK
Rev. Ira M., d Mar 1,
1860, 61y
Henrietta, no dates
Cassandra B.,
dau, d 1851, 8y
Clayton C.,
son d 1855, 1y 6m
Rev. Wm. M., d
Oct 15, 1852, 28y
Manley, d July
11, 1852, 68y
Polly, wife
M.S., d May 27, 1853,
36y
HONNEY
Frank G., 1879-1941
Luella V.,
1883-1951
HUDSON
Mary STILL, wife R., d Mar
3, 1871, 39y 2m
3d
Charlie, son R & M
July 16, 1863-Mar 26,
1867, 4y
Mary CROWELL, wife Geo.
R., 1856-1878
HUMPHREY
Clarence A.,
1872-1954
Mary E., 1884-1971
Orson J., 1870-1937
Mary E., 1875-1941
HUNTER
Lawrence C., May 10, 1904-
Evangeline, July 21,
1911-Mar 24, 1948
Paula L., dau,
Oct 28-30, 1943
KENNEDY
Henry, 1844-1933, GAR
Fidelia,
1845-1906
LAWSON
Harriet, dau Wm & Ann, 1833-1837
Rachel, dau Wm & Ann,
1835-1835
MASON
Ellen M., d Oct 31,
1863, 16y 9m 8d, dau LL
& EG
Nancy I., d Oct 22, 1863,
13y 6m 12d, dau
LL & EG
Eyal, dau LL & EG, d
Oct 16, 1863, 7y
1m 10d
MEAD
L.B., d
Mar 27, 1888, 81y 6m
Polly, d Mar 30, 1870, 62y
6m 3d
Cyrus, son LB
& Polly, d Mar 29, 1862,
22y, in service of his country at Ashland
Pg. 210
MERTHE
Thomas Allen, baby,
d 1937
MILLER
Mercy, 1763-1837
MORGAN
Asa, d Aug 4, 1851, 63y 4m
10d
Lydia, wife, d Oct 12,
1842, 67y
NEUFER
Barbara, baby, d
1884
OSBOURE (Sp?)
Esther, wife Merritt, d Apr 11,
1839, 37y
PETTY
Almira, no
dates
PHELPS
Henrietta, wife Vernon B.,
d 18_8, 32y
RICHARDSON
Julia, May 10,
1827-July 24, 1895
ROSS
Harold E.,
1898-1968
Ola P., 1904-
Dorio, baby,
1925-1926
ROSS
Burton M., father,
1882-1938
Cora G., mother, 1886-1973
Virginia E.,
dau. 1912-
ROSS
Moses G., father,
1851-1925
Ella E. CROWELL, mother,
1855-1932
ROSS
Charles M., father,
1877-1934
Sarah J., mother, 1875-1962
SCHILDT
Henry J., 1862-1935
Margaret, 1859-1928
SHADFORD
Martha A. L., wife G.T., d
Sept 1, 1861, 21y
STEINMATZ
Helena, 1860-1943
STRAIT
Mary E.,
mother, 1885-1962
STRICKLAND
Chas. E., 1865-1946
Mary E., 1867-1963
TAYLOR
Geo., Mar 8, 1833
TAYLOR
Harrison,
1839-1923 GAR
Flora J. McDOLE, wife,
1851-1892
Flora A. STOUGH, wife,
1855-1933
TAYLOR
Jacob, d May 27, 1851, 68y
2m 19d
Charles, 1828-1863
Maria, wife, 1828-1899
LaFayette, no dates, GAR
TUCKER
Almon G., d May 13, 1835,
25y 3m 5d
Wm. H., son JA d Oct 27,
1819, 1y 1m
Jacob, 1776-1863
War 1812
George, 1785-1861
TYLER
Horace, d June 18, 1865,
64y
Clarissa, wife, d Mar 17, 1836,
27y
Sarah ENSIGN, wife, d Nov 27,
1873, 65y
VARSEY
Wm., July 27, 1818-Oct 6,
1891
Hannah, wife,
Sept 29, 1820-Sept 8, 1885
WHEELER
Lottie May 1876-1940
Lucius, father, 1874-1965
WILMOT
Dr. Silas Gilbert,
d Sept 28, 1872, 50y 11m
24d
Priscilla R., wife, d Nov
1, 1904, 79y 6m
20d
Juliet, d 1849, 3y 10m 4d
Priscilla S., d 1854, 6y
2m
Ella, d Mar 26, 1861, 4d
Silas,
Waterbury CONN Oct 18, 1790-Nov 2,
1855 War 1812
Chloe HUBBARD (should
be TYLER)
, d Feb 2, 1839, 46y settled in Eaton in 1810
WILSON
George H.,
1848-1925 DAR
Magdeleon, wife, 1849-1934
William, d July 25, 1887,
78y 7m
Nancy FINK, d Dec 29,
1874, 62y 5m
Mary, dau Wm & N d
1850
Freddie, son GH
& M 1877-1880
WILSON
Charlie
C., 1871-1950
Gertrude J., 1877-1947
Harley J., 1883-1964
Hilda A., 1888-1965
WOOD
Miller, d May 6,
1846, 50y 8m 22d
Polly, d Sept 30, 1877,
88y 10m
WRIGHT
Carl S., 1886-1942
Elizabeth,
1888-1961
ALEXANDER
Margaret, 1834-1872
John, 1856-1865
Geo., 1860-1865
ALLEN
Ethan, no
dates, GAR 12
OVC
Alexander, d
Dec 3, 1855, 77y
Elizabeth, d
Dec 10, 1855, 77y
Eunice, d Dec
16, 1893, 75y
Cushing, son
JMC d Dec 3, 1819
Geo., son J & E, d
1875, 23y
John, d May
19, 1893, 83y
GAR
Martha C., wife, d Sept 4,
1846, 31y 10m
Rev. Edgar, 1868-1945
Henry, 1839-1914
Marinda, 1842-1906
AUSTIN
Lillian T.,
Nov 27, 1873-Mar 18, 1956
Chas. H., Oct 29, 1823-May
1, 1898
M________, Mar 8, 1835-Jan
22, 1904
BANNISTER
Philo, d Dec 10, 1903, 72y
Mary, wife, d Oct 20,
1894, 59y
BARCHARD
Wm., d Aug 22, 1885, 80y
Rectinia, wife, d Nov 20, 1869,
55y
Ward, d Mar 19,
1861, 26y
Mary, d Apr 7,
1895, 42y
BASSETT
Hubert, 1883-1969
Anna, 1883-1944
BENNINGTON
Thos., d Sept 20,
1871
Jane, wife, 1805-1889
BLACKWELL
Edwin, Sept 9,
1811-June 13, 1892
Lany A., May 2, 1815-June
26, 1898, 83y 1m
24d
James W., Mar 6, 1839-Nov
23, 1863, OVI d
Battle of Orchard Knob, bur Chattanooga TN
Mary G., Oct 2, 1844-May
18, 1846
BLOOD
Asa, d Mar 21,
1816, 37y
Eli, son, oct 17,
1839-July 16, 18__
Emma L., dau, Jan 3,
1816-Apr 22, 1816
BRECKENRIDGE
Frank P, 1863-1939
Ellen C. GRILLS,
1866-1948
WILSON
Howard N.,
1873-1948
Mabel P., 1887-1970
Edna Mae, 1912-1962
Pg. 211
BRUSHE
Angie, May 31,
1865-Sept 12, 1898
Chas., d Dec 1, 1852, 36y
Premila, d Mar 13, 1859,
31y
Wm., July 13, 1817-Dec 6,
1891
Fecelia Alice HUMPHREY,
Sept 27, 1826-Mar
17, 1917
CADWELL
Wm., d Sept 30,
1861, 55y
Alice, d June 27, 1869,
75y 10m 8d
CARPENTER
Darius, June 14,
1847-July 4, 1929
Mathilda, wife, Apr 4,
1844-Dec 17, 1907
Mary, Dec 31, 1876-Sept 1,
1884
Martha, wife James, d Oct
20, 1869, 36y
Sanford, Dec 20, 1839
Geo. W., d June 6, 1888,
59y
Hattie, wife, d Feb 26,
1900, 63 or 69y
Bertie, son G & H d
Feb 24, 1868, 6y
CLAPP
Wm. H., 1863-1948
Ida Mae HURLUT, Apr 13,
1865-June 3, 1904
Alta Merle, Apr 20, 1896-Jan 14,
1897
CLARK
Wm. B.,
____-____ 1890
Polly,
1875-1908
COLES
Mary, d June 27,
1869
COOLEY
Timothy, 1797-1886
Sally, wife, d Oct 13,
1876, 72y
Charlotte, d Aug 14, 1848,
27y 11m 17d, dau
T & S
Elizabeth, dau T & S d
July 11, 1856,
33y
Rebecca, d Sept 21, 1855,
94y 11m
COTNER
John C., Nov 25, 1872-Sept
14, 1914 Spanish
American War
COTTIER
Alexander, d May 17, 1864,
59y
Mary, d July 20, 1880, 81y
Mary Ann, dau
A & M d Apr 24, 1846, 4y
8m
Maria W., dau A & M d
Nov 25, 1863, 6y
5m 15d
CRAGG
Frederick, 1869-1941
Elmira, 1869-1953
CRANDALL
Libbie G., Oct 18, 1859-June
10, 1946
CROWELL
Aaron,
1832-1882
Richard, d Oct
25, 1875, 73y
Mary, wife, d
Feb 24, 1879, 78y
Moses, d Nov
2, 1846?, 12y
Daniel,
1829-1902
Sarah SMITH,
wife, 1829-1910
Smith, 1850-1932
Hattie MONTAQUE, wife,
1851-1900
Margaret, 1915-1933
Alma, 1883-1937
Richard, 1883-1970
DAVIS
Lillian,
1861-1927
Elizabeth E., wife,
1860-1945
Mary N., 1830-1908
Louie, 1864-1865
Mathilda, 1872-
Wm., d Dec 3, 1883, 65y
Catherine, wife, Dec 13,
1815-Dec 20, 1842
Elizabeth M.S., wife, Oct
8, 1819-Apr 23,
1858
DURKEE
Oel
Sr., Oct 28, 1807-Sept 9, 1906
Betsy TERREY, wife, June
12, 1810-Dec 7, 1888
Hiram, son O & B d
Sept 14, 1862, 22y
killed Battle South Mt., MD GAR
ELLIOTT
Ronald E., d Apr 10, 1955
ENO
Alonzo A., son LH d Apr 9,
1857, 10y
FAUVER
Wm., d Apr 13, 1859, 38y
Cynthia, wife, d Apr 3,
1839, 33y
Wm., Oscar, d Sept 2,
1881, 29y
Henry, Mar 1, 1813-Oct 17,
1893
Sarah, wife, Dec 20,
1841-May 11, 1901
John, 1810-1885
Harriet SNOW,
1829-1910, m July 31, 1853
FELT
Ralph, b Eaton,Sept
27, 1833 -May 27, 1912
Sarah Jane, DICKSON, b
Clevland,Dec 12, 1840-Feb 23, 1899
Frank B., b
Grafton,Dec 24, 1870-June 27, 1871
Fred Dickson, b Grafton
Aug 24,1862-1939
S. Louise, wife of Fred,1871-1939
FERGUSON
John, Aug 1847
Mary, 1854
FIELDS
Tirzah, d Apr 12,
1861
James, d July
3, 1864, 71y
Synthia, wife H. PATTERSON,
June 30, 1824-July 16, 1890
Lurania, d Mar 1859, 16y
GILMAN
Pitkin C.,
1864-1950
Marie S., 1879-1968
GRAY
James L., d Nov 2,
18__, 65y
Bullah, d Feb 12, 1856, 62y
Olive, d Jan 4,
1861, 35y
Josephine, no dates
GRIFFITH
Calvin, d Apr
19, 1817, 15y
GRILLS
Samuel, son
David & FANNIE, England Dec
12, 1870-Nov 24, 1892
Fannie,
Cornwall England Jan 20, 1840-Jan
28, 1912
David, Cornwall England
Aug 8, 1833-Dec 27,
1898
HAMLIN
Stella BRUSHE, 1870-1937
HANDCOCK
Emma, no dates
HARPER
Lilly, dau OM & CM d Sept
18, 1868, 1y
2m 11d
HART
John W., 1830-1896
Caroline, wife, 1838-1908
HATHAWAY
Perry T., 1856-1935
Ella WILMONT,
1862-1933
HEALY
Benjamin, d Nov 8,
1868, 45y
Polly, wife Jeremiah, d
June 3, 1813?, 17y
Horatio, d June 15, 1813?,
24y
Chas., d Mar 1, 1848, 55y
HOSKIN
John, Apr 23, 1808-July 1,
1882
Charlotte, Apr
26, 1812-July 8, 1894
Emelia, dau J
& C d Sept 19, 1864, 14y
11m 9d