Wise Cemetery
Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio
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Going west on Ohio Rt. 78 from Lewisville, Ohio, this old cemetery is located on the right hand side, across a small creek that runs along side Ohio Rt. 78. Measured from the cross-roads of Rt. 145 and Rt. 78 in Lewisville, Wise Cemetery is 2.2 miles going west along Rt. 78. A landmark along the way is a house and barn on the left side of the road, almost directly across from the Wise Cemetery. The barn is painted with the Mail Pouch Tobacco on one end.
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Photographs
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Barn with the Mail Pouch Tobacco Sign
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Wise Cemetery View from Rt. 78
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Child Dearth
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Thomas Mead
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Ellen A. Reele
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Henry F. Wilson
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Edward Wise
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JacobWise
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Richmond Wise
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Wise Cemetery
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Approximate length of
cemetery is 81 feet
Approximate width of
cemetery is 21 feet
North is approximately as
indicated by arrow above the cemetery chart
Names listed by Stone Number
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Can t
read died 1824 |
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Christopher
son of J & JA Wise d. Mar 14, 1851 aged 6 mo 15 da |
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In
memory of Lucinda dau of J & J Wise d. Aug 3, 1816 aged 1 yr, 5 mo |
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Edward
son of JC & LM Wise d Feb 3, 1858 aged 1 yr, 6 mo, 4 da |
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Richmond
son of JC & LM Wise d June 9,
1850 aged 5 mo |
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A. Alice dau of BL & Ellen Reeve d Feb 3, 1855 aged 3 yr, 8 mo, 3 da |
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Infant
son of BL & E Reeve d Feb 6, 1853 |
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Sarah
dau of J & E Dearth d Mar 2, 1856 aged 7 yr, 7 mo, 8 da |
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Henry
F son of JH & N Wilson d Mar 11, 1858 aged 3 yr, 9 mo, 18 da |
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Mary
E Dau of J & E Dearth d Oct 11, 1861 aged 10 yr 1 mo |
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Susan
Wife of Thomas Dormon d May 20, 1869 aged 27 yr, 3 mo |
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stone no markings |
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Shaped
field stone no markings |
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Lucinda
Barton d Feb 12, 1864 aged 59 yr, 6 mo |
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Mead d Aug 24, 1959 aged 40 yr, 3 mo, 1 da |
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Lucinda
consort of James Wise d March 26, 1841 aged 39 yr |
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Mary
Wise b July 29, 1766 d June 29, 1864 |
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Jacob
Wise d March 18, 1845 aged 74 yr |
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Mary
consort of J b Wise d Apr 17, 1816 aged 35 yr |
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Jacob
Wise d Feb 2nd 1855 in his 48th yr |
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Ellen
A wife of Ben Reeve d Oct 24, 1859 aged 37 yr, 3 mo, 9 da |
Latitude/Longitude/elevation
measurements for the Wise were made on the headstone of Thomas Mead (died Aug
24, 1859). Accuracy = +/- 15 feet;
elevation corrected to ground level = 955 feet; latitude = N39o
46.524 ; longitude = W081o 15.015
We are indebted to Clyde and Vivian Potts for the photos of this cemetery
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