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Woodmansee
Sugar Valley Cemetery Section 3 , Liberty Township, Butler County, OH Map Cemetery
Layout Preservation
Efforts Preservation
Progress “preservation completed” 2008 |
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For
those who don’t remember, a quick look at 2003 |
This page was last updated: 06/30/2010 Continued efforts for educational signs/
historical marker 2008 not best year for this show working
on this website 2008 not best
year for this show working on this website. Road
access Thanks to Dick Haid Very Large file provided by
Griffis family provided by Woodmansee family |
Name |
Birth
– Death |
Notes |
Jun 21, 1810/16 – Feb 25, 1846 |
Died in the 10th year of his ministry 1st husband of Mary Woodmansee b 15 Mar
1818, daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Cushman) Woodmansee See Woodmansee Family Tree |
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30Y 8M 18D
Jul 8, 1858 |
Husband of Amy Woodmansee See Woodmansee Family
Tree |
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56 Y Jul
28, 1827 |
Consort of John Goudy |
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20Y Jan 6,
1826 |
Dau of David & Polley Griffis |
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81 Y 2 M 10D
Apr 27, 1839 |
Revolutionary War Veteran |
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10Y 7M 6D Apr 3. 1856 |
Son of John & Nancy Griffis |
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GRIFFIS Gitty (stone not found) Footstone |
62 Y Aug
11, 1836 |
wife of David Griffis data found in Stroup Survey |
65 Y Nov 2,
1866 |
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51Y 3M 4D
Jul 26, 1855 |
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7 Hours
Dec 22, 1836 |
Twin sons of John & Nancy Griffis |
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11Y 10M
10D Nov 1, 1848 |
Twin sons of John & Nancy Griffis |
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Thought to have died at the same time or after
Betsy Griffis based on tombstone “stump” location 1826 Noted as a parent of Betsy Griffis on her
tombstone. Most likely wife of David
Griffis |
“stump” of a tombstone found 6/3/2006 Footstone
appears 7/1/2006 not found in Stroup
Survey No previous survey records tombstone information see Griffis Family tree |
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54Y Feb 7,
1835 |
Wife of John Kirk |
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72Y Mar
17, 1841 |
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30Y 10M 17D
May 21, 1835 |
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32 Y Sep
11, 1855 |
Stone found 8/20/2005. |
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70Y 6M July
18, 1834 |
A couple
of Miller women married Griffis men.
At this time it is not known if the Miller women are related to
Nicholas & Margaret Miller |
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83Y 11M
July 23, 1833 |
Revolutionary War Veteran, though not noted on
Tombstone |
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STEELE
Asher A or R |
1839 |
have not found large sections of this stone Stone will remain unrepaired |
No DATE |
Next to Hannah Woodmansee |
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Jul 12, 1804 – Sep 18, 1845 |
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Sep 22, 1777 – May 28, 1842 |
1830’s Ohio representative image |
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WOODMANSEE Fannie Sampson
McGowan |
Buried in FLA not in this cemetery |
Wife of James Woodmansee “the poet” image |
Oct 19, 1844 -
Apr 7, 1845 |
Son of LD & Lydia Woodmansee |
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WOODMANSEE Hannah (Worden) 2007 |
Jan 18, 1738 – Apr 16, 1824 |
Wife of James Woodmansee (Rev War Veteran) |
Aug 3, 1812 – Sep 29, 1842 |
Wife of LD Woodmansee – Dau of Benjamin &
Elizabeth Vangorden |
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Aug 15, 1732 – Jan 29, 1818 Birth also recorded as Aug 26, 1732 Info provided by family researchers |
Revolutionary War Veteran though not noted on
tombstone |
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WOODMANSEE James “The Poet” 2007(collapsed mausoleum) Marker 2008 2003 |
April 20, 1814 – Dec 16,1887 74 years old Info provided by family
researchers |
“The Poet” Mausoleum image Obit unmarked until 2008 |
WOODMANSEE Rachel (Cushman) 2007 2008 |
July 18, 1778 – Sep 22, 1875 |
Wife of Daniel Woodmansee, 97Y 2M 4D Rachel (Cushman) Woodmansee’s family goes
back to the Mayflower via the Cushman line
image |
WOODMANSEE William |
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Listed in Stroup survey no evidence found during
2004 – 2009 preservation |
Reference https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/
The Butler County Cyclopedia, 1882. to learn about the Woodmansee and Griffis
families in Butler County. Stroup Survey completed in
1960’s "Butler County Cemetery and Church
Records" in 12 Volumes, Mrs. Hazel Stroup of Hamilton, Ohio, and printed
by Robert D. Craig According to Revolutionary
War Veterans research prepared by Brian Bauer in a 1974 Eagle Scout project,
found in the Middletown Library- David Griffis, Nicholas Miller, & James
Woodmansee Sr were Revolutionary War Veterans that are buried in this
cemetery. David Griffis- “died
4/27/1839; buried Baptist Cemetery #150, Princeton Pike; section1, row 4,
grave 3.” Nicholas Miller- “B 1750,
d 5-23-1833; bur Baptist Cem on Princeton Pk, Liberty Twp, Butler Co, O. Butler Co Records state he was a
Revolutionary Soldr.” “ died
7/23/1833; buried Baptist Cemetery #150, Princeton Pike; section1, row 1,
grave 1.” James Woodmansee, Sr- “Pvt
in Monmouth Co, Nj Mil. Wife Rachel
B, appl for pens H R 4002. Ref: Gard of O; N J Hist Soc Report 1912, p
114. Had a bro, Asa who had sam Mil
record. One son is thought to be
Daniel of N J who had son, named
James who called himself the “Bard of Sugar Valley”. Ref; Howe’s Hist of O, Hist Vol, p
350. “buried Baptist Cemetery,
Princeton Pike; section1, row 2, grave 6.”
Family
researchers have found that James Woodmansee, was commissioned lieutenant in
the field during the Revolutionary War.
Sons of The American
Revolution see www.sar.org Donation Information
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