OXFORD CEMETERY
Oxford Twp.
Source: A History and Biographical
Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio - 1882 - Page 515
The first meeting to establish a cemetery was
held March 22, 1855. There are thirty-two acres in the ground.
It is a portion of sixty acres which was bought as a farm at fifty
dollars per acre. For the first trustees the association had
Thomas McCullough, J. D. Ringwood, James Smiley, G. W. Keely, Elias
Kumler, Peter Sutton, Robert Ratliff. The first clerk was
H. A. Smith. Some of the prime movers in the matter were:
G. W. Keely, P. D. Matson; W. A. Irwin, J. W. Cooper, S. R.
Mollyneaux, Alexander Porter, Samuel Gath, Sen. J. E. Newton, G. G.
White, Joseph Hills, R. R. McClung. Mrs. Elizabeth Collins,
who was born in 1779, and who died Aug. 1, 1855, was the first person
buried in the ground; Mrs. Eliza McVeigh was the second; and
Mrs. Phebe Russell, the third. Dr. G. W. Keely planted
the first evergreens in the yard on the grave of Mrs. Collins,
wife of Captain Joel Collins.
| NAME OF DECEASED |
BORN |
DIED |
AGE |
COMMENTS |
| FERGUSON, Catharine
McGREGOR |
1812
Camplltown, Scotland |
1869 |
|
w/o John Ferguson |
| FINCH, Orlando |
May 13, 1804 |
1873 Aug. 9 |
|
|
| FINCH, Eliza |
1818 Aug. 6 |
|
|
w/o Orlando Finch |
| MERRIDITH, George |
1805 Mar. 5 |
1867 May 3 |
|
|
| RATLIFF, Robert |
|
1881 Jan. 30 |
ae 66 |
|
| RATLIFF, Lucinda LEE |
|
1879 Jan. 9 |
ae 61 |
w/o Robert Ratliff |
| SHAFER, Michael |
1804 Aug. 15 |
1846 Mar. 5 |
|
|
| SHAFER, Mary |
1812 Feb. 18 |
1848 Nov. 20 |
|
w/o Michael Shafer |
| SHAFER, Eliza |
1838 Mar. 6 |
1863 Feb. 20 |
|
w/o Daniel Shafer |
| DUKE, John |
|
1872 Feb. 7 |
ae 82 |
|
| LINTNER, Samuel |
1803 Apr. 17 |
1874 Jun. 11 |
|
|
| LINTNER, Matilda |
|
1869 Sep. 18 |
64 |
w/o Samuel Lintner |
| FLICKINGER, Mary |
|
1851 Sep. 30 |
ae 25 |
w/o Rev. D. K.
Flickinger |
| LINTNER, John |
|
1862 Sep. 11 |
ae 28 |
|
| LINTNER, William |
|
1862 Apr. 10 |
ae 22 |
member of the 4th
O.V.C., died at Nashville |
| LINTNER, Peter |
|
1836 Jan. 31 |
ae 74 |
|
| LINTNER, Mary |
|
1831 Dec. 13 |
ae 69 |
w/of Peter Lintner |
| COLLINS, Joel |
1772 Sep. 16 |
1860 Nov. 15 |
|
|
| NOLAND, Henry |
|
1879 Oct. 3 |
ae 73 |
|
| MARTINDELL & DOUGLASS
Family Vault |
|
|
|
Vault built in 1856
of white marble with several receptacles for the dead |
| GAGE, James, Sen. |
|
1847 Nov. 7 |
ae 82 |
a native of Colrain,
Ireland |
| MOLLYNEAUX, Samuel |
|
1823 Aug. 5 |
ae 64 |
"In Memory of Samuel
Mollyneaux who departed this life, etc" |
| MOLLYNEAUX, Sarah |
|
1823 Aug. 5 |
ae 54 |
his wife (of Samuel) |
| KNOWLTON, Abraham |
|
1843 Oct. 23 |
ae 59 |
|
| KNOWLTON, Lucy |
|
1857 Dec. 3 |
ae 73 |
his wife (of Abraham) |
| SADLER, Sarah |
1806 Apr. 5 |
1872 Aug. 7 |
|
|
| WHITE, Theda |
|
1871 Mar. 25 |
ae 73 |
|
| HARMON, Isaac H. |
|
1855 Mar. 25 |
ae 51 |
|
| SADLER, William K. |
|
1864 Dec. 3 |
ae 31 |
Surgeon of the 19th
Kentucky Vols., killed at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(SEE NOTE 1 below) |
| HOWELL, Seth, Rev. |
1804 Jun. 4
in Wales |
1858 Feb. 18
Oxford, OH |
|
|
| COULTER, Thomas |
|
1872 May 5 |
ae 86 |
|
| COULTER,, Isabella |
|
1865 Apr. 16 |
ae 69 |
w/o Thomas Coulter |
| MOFFAT, Ellen |
|
1849 Jul. 15 |
in 28th yr
of her age |
w/o James C. Moffat
of the Miami University. |
| NEAL, Caroline A. |
|
1853 Jun. 16 |
|
She was assistant
principal in the Oxford Female Institute |
| NEAL, John A. |
1774 Oct. 25
Bristol, England |
1854 Nov. 28
Oxford, OH |
|
He was father of
Caroline A. Neal. |
| LYONS, Sylvester |
|
1820 Feb. 3 |
ae 68 |
|
| LYONS, Elizabeth |
|
1837 Jan. 13 |
ae 66 |
w/o Sylvester Lyons |
| MONTGOMERY, James,
Major |
|
1844 Aug. 18 |
in 67th yr
of his age |
He was a native of
Cumberland Co., Penn. |
| MONTGOMERY, Elizabeth |
1782 Apr. 24 |
1862 Dec. 16 |
|
w/o Major James
Montgomery |
| HUSTON, Sarah
MORRISON |
|
1854 Jan. 18 |
in 77th yr
of her age |
w/o John Huston |
| FINKBONE, Francis |
|
1865 Sep. 16 |
in 71st yr
of his age |
|
| DAVIS, Ann, Mrs. |
|
1856 Nov. 20 |
in 81st yr
of her age |
|
| HUSTON, Jane
MONTGOMERY |
1813 Feb. 20 |
1871 Dec. 23 |
|
w/o Dr. R. C. Huston |
| ALEXANDER, Henry |
1809 Jun. 1 |
1875 Jun. 7 |
|
|
| YEAKLE, Michael |
|
1862 May 22 |
ae 69 |
This gentleman was a
prominent citizen of Hanover Twp. |
| SMILEY, Patrick |
|
1855 Mar. 28 |
ae 78 |
|
| SMILEY, Mary |
|
1855 Mar. 4 |
ae 76 |
w/o Patrick Smiley |
| McDONALD, Chrisey |
1808 Aug. 17
Lancaster Co., Penn. |
1854 Feb. 14 |
|
|
| LANGSTROTH, Rebecca
Amelia DUNN |
1783 Feb. 2
Chestertown, Md. |
1860 Oct. 12 |
|
w/o John G.
Langstroth |
| LANGSTROTH, Anna Mary
TUCKER |
1813 Mar. 3
Rowley, Mass. |
1873 Jan. 23 |
|
w/o L. G. Langstroth |
| STEWART, Samuel |
|
1866 Jul. 18 |
ae 76 |
|
| NEWMAN, James
CATHCART |
|
1880 Mar. 17 |
ae 82 |
|
| NEWTON, Asa |
1789 Jan. 6 |
1833 May 27 |
|
|
| CATHCART, Elizabeth |
1795 Oct. 14 |
1859 Oct. 29 |
|
w/o William Cathcart,
formerly consort of Asa Newton |
| LEACH, David W. |
1839 Sep. 25 |
1863 Nov. 25 |
|
He enlisted in
Company F, Sixty-ninth Ohio Vol. Inf., in Sept. 1861; was killed
in the attack on Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863, while nobly
performing his duty as a soldier in the army of his country. |
| BURRIS, John |
1792 Jan. 14
Wilmington, Delaware |
1880 Jun. 22 |
|
|
| BURRIS, Albina
PENTACOAST |
1794 May 25
Loudon Co., VA |
1854 Sep. 4 |
|
w/o John Burris |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Elijah |
|
1837 Oct. 10 |
ae 66 |
|
| WHITE, William |
|
1821 Apr. 12 |
|
|
| GREEN, Ruth |
|
1838 Sep. 1 |
|
consort of William
White |
| MORRIS, Harriet |
|
1858 Oct. 9
at Western Female Seminary |
37 |
w/o Dr. R. Morris |
| TENNY, Mary |
1822 Jul. 29 |
1866 Aug. 28 |
|
w/o Rev. David Tenny |
| MOORE, Emmor |
|
1834 Aug. 23 |
ae 50 yrs. |
She was a native of
Pennsylvania |
| MOORE, Sarah W. |
|
1867 Nov. 6 |
ae 76 yrs. |
|
| PEARCE, Willie |
1861 Apr. 4 |
1868 Dec. 4 |
|
Lost by the colliding
of the steamers United States and America Dec. 4,
1868. |
| MUNNS, Thomas C. |
|
1868 Apr. 14 |
ae 57 |
|
| LOWES, Mary A. |
1802 Sep. 2 |
1842 Feb. 6 |
|
|
| LOWES, Cynthia C. |
1820 Aug. 19 |
1871 Jan. 14 |
|
w/o Rev. J. A. I.
Lowes; d/o Rev. J. A. Waterman |
| LOWES, Elizabeth B. |
1804 Mar. 13 |
1878 Sept. 4 |
|
w/o Rev. J. A. I.
Lowes |
| DOUGLASS, John H. |
1867 Jun. 15 |
1878 Jan. 17 |
|
|
| DOUGLASS, Margaret K. |
1808 Feb. 26 |
1872 Jun. 26 |
|
|
| HOAG, Amos |
|
1873 Feb. 19 |
ae 60 |
A native of Oxford,
Ohio. |
| BRACE, Rhoda |
1773 Feb. 25 |
1862 Mar. 3 |
|
|
| BRACE, James M. |
1803 May 6 |
1865 Jul. 16 |
|
|
| STORK, Oliver J. |
|
1863 Jul. 2 |
|
killed at the battle
of Gettysburg |
| GILCHRIST, Hugh, M.D. |
1816 Feb. 5
Kilmarnock, Scotland |
1878 Aug. 30 |
|
|
| BURK, Elisha S. |
1809 Jul. 2 |
1880 Oct. 8 |
|
|
| BURK, Almira S. |
1820 Oct. 24 |
1877 Jun. 7 |
|
w/o Elisha S. Burk |
| ROLL, John |
1801 Mar. 22 |
1851 May 26 |
|
|
| DODDS, Andrew |
|
1825 Jul. 31 |
ae 70 |
|
| DODDS, Margaret |
|
1826 Aug. 25 |
ae 65 |
his wife (Andrew) |
| FREEMAN Vault |
|
|
|
Modern build & quite
handsome. |
| HUGHES, James R. |
|
1839 Aug. 8 |
ae 46 |
for fourteen years a
ruling elder in teh First Presbyterian Church of Oxford. |
| HUGHES, Phebe |
1801 Mar. 31 |
1833 Dec. 24 |
|
w/o Dr. J. R. Hughes |
|
Following are inscriptions from the old burying ground, which
was given for this purpose by the trustees of the Miami
University: |
| GOODWIN, Mariette
Sophia |
|
1843 Apr. 25 |
ae 25 |
w/o Rev. Thomas
Goodwin |
| WATERMAN, John A. |
1837 Aug. 6
Concord, N. H. |
1837 Aug. 6 |
ae 47 |
|
| WATERMAN, Susan |
|
1839 Nov. 9
Oxford, Ohio |
35th yr of
her age |
w/o Dr. J. A.
Waterman; d/o Luther and Grace Dunn |
| McDONALD, Rachel |
|
1844 May 13 |
ae 77 |
w/o Martin McDonald |
| BROWN, Samuel |
b. in Co. of
Londonderry, Ire. |
1835 Jan. 25 |
ae 75 |
|
| BROWN, Sarah |
b. in Co. of
Londonderry, Ire. |
1844 Jul. 29 |
ae 22 |
w/o Samuel Brown |
| BARR, Thomas |
|
1848 Sep. 11 |
ae 27 |
a native of Ireland |
| MARTIN, John |
|
1847 Aug. 7 |
ae 23 |
a native of Ireland |
| RATTHAY, David |
1792 Nov. 18
Paisley, Scotland |
1851 Mar. 3 |
|
|
| OSGOOD, Silas |
|
1840 May 16 |
in 78th yr of
his age |
|
| CLARK, Sarah Ann |
|
1833 Feb. 14 |
in 24 yr of
her age |
consort of Rev. John
W. Clark |
| BONNEY, West |
|
1843 Sept. 26 |
in 72d yr of
his age |
|
| WEBB, Catharine |
|
1848 Aug. 29 |
ae 100 yrs. 9 mos. 23
ds. |
w/o Seth Webb |
| WEBB, Henry |
|
1857 Oct. 6 |
ae 72 |
|
| PEYTON, Townsend D. |
|
1852 Aug. 25 |
ae 77 |
|
| PEYTON, Sarah |
|
1864 Aug. 11 |
ae 77 |
|
| PERRY, Freeman, Dr. |
|
1825 Jul. 27 |
ae 62 |
He was of Fair Haven,
Mass. & died in Franklin Co., Ind. after a few days' illness
with tyhus fever. |
| TIFFANY, J. J., Rev. |
|
1857 Dec. 29 |
ae 31 |
Graduated in the
Miami University, and was ordained a deacon in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. |
| POLLARD, Nancy |
|
1853 Aug. 26 |
ae 78 |
w/o Joseph Tiffany &
afterward w/o Samuel POLLARD |
| HOWE, Ebenezer |
1763 Jul. 13 |
1830 Jul. 10
Oxford, OH |
|
A native of Boston,
Mass. |
| LEIGH, Isaiah, Col. |
|
1834 Oct. 16 |
ae 51 |
He died at his
residence in Oxford, OH. on the morning of the 16th of Oct.,
1834. Col. Leigh was the first Mayor of Oxford. |
| BUTLER, Anthony |
|
1847 Mar. 13 |
in 80th yr of
his age |
a native of Mass. |
| SMITH, Rachel |
1834 Jun. 13
Boston, Mass. |
1834 Jun. 13 |
ae 66 |
|
| HARKER, Isaac |
|
1849 Apr. 25 |
in 56th yr of
his age. |
|
| MURDOCK, Ashel |
|
1837 Jan. 23 |
in 82d yr of
his age. |
a Revolutioner of '76 |
| MURDOCK, Elizabeth |
|
1834 May 25 |
in 74th yr of
her age |
w/o Ashel Murdock |
| BOOTH, Abraham |
|
1852 Jun. 21 |
in 56th yr of
his age |
a natiave of the West
Riding, Yorkshire, England |
| HALL, Isaiah |
1761 Nov. 26 |
1831 Jun. 29 |
|
|
| HALL, Phebe Dutton |
1768 Mar. 12 |
1827 Oct. 21 |
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NOTES:
NOTE #1 - From General Order, No. 27, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, Dec. 3, 1864: "Surgeon Sadler was untiring
in his profession, thorough and accurate as a staff officer, an
accomplished gentleman, a noble and generous man. Few officers
of this command were as generally known - none more universally
loved. Without an enemy in the world, he fell a victim to the
blind revenge intended for another." CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS
PAGE ARE APPRECIATED |
