Hope Cemetery

Center Township, Monroe County, Ohio

This old Cemetery is located about two miles north of Woodsfield, Ohio on Ohio Rt. # 800. It is on the right side of the road with the front boundary of the cemetery being Rt. # 800. The church is long gone.

Arrow points toward north

1												2
							10	9															3	4	5	6		7
											8
										11	12
																								13	14
											22	21	20									16	15
																				23				19	18		17
		24			25		26		27			28		29			30		31	32	33
	34				35	36		37		38		39			40			41		42
		43	44		45	46		47								48		49							62		63	64
			50	51					52		53		54		55			56
	57							58			59			60			61

Ohio Route # 800

Note: A large hemlock tree is located near gravesite number 19. The open area between gravesites 33 and 62 is the location of the former Hope Church. The approximate width of the cemetery (north to south, parallel with Rt. # 800) is 112 feet. The approximate depth of the cemetery (east to west) is 87 feet. The top of above chart is East and the left side faces north. The cemetery is oriented about 3-degrees, clockwise, from being exactly on true North/South and East/West axes.

Names listed by Stone Number

1	DONNELY, Robert (1898 19--); Alexander (1843 1908); Julia E. (1895 1933); Dora (1856 1947)
2	Louisa (Young) Keylor Dec 22, 1883 June 17, 1913
3	Hannah wife of W. Wittenbrook Aug 21, 1872 Jan 18, 1892
4	William Wittenbrook Sept 24, 1849 Jan 5, 1934
5	Margaret Johnston Sept 20, 1822 Mar 20, 1905
6	Lewis Johnson Jan 11, 1823 Mar 20, 1891 aged 68, 2 mo, 9 da (A fairly new stone immediately in front reads: Lewis Johnston Co D & G7 W VA Vol Inf June 11, 1823 Mar 20, 1891 married Margaret Hayden -- injured on duty)
7	John Wittenbrook 1874 1952; Minnie Wittenbrook 1883 1939; Henry J. Wittenbrook 1845 1919; Terresa J. Wittenbrook 1844 1900
8	Joshua Keylor June 6, 1817 Aug 6, 1882
9	A sunken gravesite at this location no tombstone
10	A sunken gravesite at this location no tombstone
11	Can t read
12	S.N. Rhynard Co. G 25^th Ohio Inf
13	Annie S. dau of George M & Sarah Kerr died Sept 22, 1881 8? yr, 8 mo
14	Sarah wife of G.M. Kerr died Nov 18, 1876 aged 31 yr, 8 mo, 10 da dau of R & EA Clingan
15	John Clingan died Dec 1, 1858 aged 76 yr
16	Mary died 1865
17	Robert Clingan Apr 8, 1817 June 4, 1895 and Elisabeth A. Clingan Sept 4, 1820 Oct 11, 1895
18	Mary E. wife of G.B. Clingan died July 29, 1873 aged 22 yr, 10 mo, 4 da dau of J.C. (or J.G.) & Jane Amos also My Mother Lizzie
19	infant
20	Nan A. Rouse 1838 1910
21	Mary E. Rouse 1852 1935
22	William H. Rouse 1855 1947
23	Rough-cut, unmarked stone 12 x 14 x 24 tall
24	Foot-stone only labeled L.B.M.
25	Martha P. wife of Wm Wittenbrook died Dec 7, 1887 aged 26 yr 10 mo 1 da
26	Catharine M. wife of G.P. Koontz Aug 3, 1865 July 18, 1889
27	Foot-stone only labeled E. K.
28	Frances Rouse May 21, 1813 Sept 13, 1897 and Benjamin Rouse Jan 26, 1812 Sept 12, 1897
29	Can t read name died May 5, 1858 aged 23 yr, 4 mo, 10 da
30	Elisabeth wife of William Rouse died Nov 28, 1857 aged 76 yr, 6 mo, 10 da
31	Broken stone
32	Elisabeth dau of J & M Lesslie May 21, 1856 aged 1 yr, 9 mo
33	John Leslie died Oct 11, 1857 aged 25 (or 28) years
34	Foot-stone only labeled M. A. M.
35	Foot-stone only labeled E. H. M.
36	Can t read name died Feb 19, 1867 aged 75 yr
37	Catherine wife of J. C. McFadden died Nov 15, 1866 aged 32 yr, 8 mo Note: a stone obviously out of place lay face up by Catherine s stone that reads, Joseph C. McFadden May 30, 1832 Apr 5, 1880
38	This fairly new marble stone reads: Joseph C. McFadden 1832 1880 Ellen H. McFadden 1863 1881 Mary A. McFadden 1861 1884 Henry C. McFadden 1858 1885 Luna B. McFadden 1874 - 1900
39	Francis F. infant son of TH & CE (or GE) Ford born Apr 28, 1857
40	Thomas H. Ford Dec 4, 1817 June 2, 1893 and Clarinda E. Ford Oct 7, 1820 Oct 8, 1892
41	Stephen S. Ford June 30, 1815 Dec 20, 1901 and Elizabeth his wife Jan 20, 1820 Feb 7, 1880
42	Flat stone laying (possibly) face down Can t read
43	James E. son of S & JA Steel died Mar of May 17, 1869 aged 11 yr, 5 mo, 12 da
44	Can t read
45	William J son of of S & JA Steel died Nov 25, 1870 aged 20 yr, 11 mo, 3 da
46	Lusetta J. dau of of S & JA Steel died Dec 12, 1870 aged 11 yr, 1 mo, 12 da
47	Emily E. dau of Samuel & Julia A. Steel died Jan 5, 1877 aged 19 yr, 9 mo, 22 da
48	John Hayden aged 95 (no dates)
49	Leucy C. dau of J & A. Shell died Apr 1, 1865
50	Infant son of W & R Long died Aug 11, 1864
51	W.M? Austin son of JJ & A Long died Sept 8, 1862 aged 5 yr, 6 mo
52	Lydia Egger dau of J & C Egger died Aug 20, 1851 aged 17 yr, 10 mo, 28 da
53	Lydia Ann dau of NR & E Burkhead died Jan 23, 1855 aged 2 yr, 2 mo, 12 da
54	Elizabeth Burkhead died Nov 29, 1873 (or 1870 or 1876) aged 17 yr
55	Nelson H. Burkhead 1828 1910
56	Juletta D Burkhead 1853 1946
57	Mary E wife of Tho. Hayden died Nov 12, 1874 aged 35 yr, 8 mo, 18 da
58	Can t read name died July 28, 1841
59	Edmund Vanborn died Aug 23, 1801 aged 1 yr, 20 da
60	Nelson H. son of NH & LD Burkhead died Sept 13, 1880 aged 1 yr, 20 da
61	Rosalie B. Burkhead 1859 1897 and Forest Burkhead 1856 1932
62	Mother
63	Mary Patton May 12, 1812 July 12, 1887 and Thomas W. Patton Nov 22, 1810 Dec 2, 1882

Inventoried, Measured, and Charted March 22, 2004 by R.E. Harrington

Latitude/Longitude/elevation measurements for the Hope Cemetery were made on the headstone of Louisa (Young) Keylor (Dec 22, 1883 June 17, 1913), grave site # 2 on the chart above. Accuracy = +/- 20 feet; elevation corrected to ground level = 1,112 feet.

Latitude: N 39 ^o 47.438 Longitude: W081^o 07.401

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