From the Centennial History of Butler County. B.F. Bowen Co. 1905 this is written about Middletown’s first burial ground.

  “The first burial grounds used at Middletown were located along the eastern bank of the Miami River, just south of the point where Fifth street now meets the present bank of the river.  The river was then much farther west than its present channel.  An attractive and inviting level sward was there found which induced the pioneer fathers to being the interment of their dead at this spot.  This location was near the southwest corner of Steven Vail’s entry, and here he was buried with one or two of his family.

  The river gradually changed its course to the easterward and great inroads were made by repeated washings, in the eastern shore line the river, little by little this old burial place was washed away and today not a grave or a marker is left to tell the story of the death and burial of those who formed and shaped things more than a hundred years ago.

  This is said, to the shame of Middletown and to those of the Vail and other families whose fathers were buried there.  The city should have preserved it and here erected a shaft to Steven Vail and others.  In 1873 but two stones remained, that of George Russell, who died May 25, 1814, and Moses Vail, son of Steven Vail, who died at the age of sixty-two years.”

The names of the streets have changed and Central Ave that goes over the Great Miami River became what was 3^rd Street referenced above.  All the numbered streets shifted as well.  Rootsweb.com was used in hopes of finding more names for this list.  Middletown Cemetery was founded in 1827 and there are no indications that burials were moved to the new cemetery.  The list is a reconstruction not fact.  Supposedly most of Middletown’s Revolutionary War Veterans were buried at this cemetery.  Only two Revolutionary War Veterans are buried at the Middletown Cemetery.

Note that the 1819 “death” of Catharine Vail in the Middletown Cemetery is an error in recording.  The death should be 1849 as she is on the same stone as her husband a Stephen Vail.  See the photographs from the Middletown Cemetery.  Catharine Vail was not originally buried in the “Riverside” cemetery!

** information was retrieved using rootsweb.com family tree feature looking for death in Middletown, Ohio  1790 – 1925.

ARMITAGE Seba**

11 Jun 1786 – 27 Aug 1819

spouse Eleanor Siddons ARMITAGE

BALL Abigail Robinson

26 Jan 1756 – 18 Sep 1784

dau of Samuel Robertson Robinson & Hannah Crane Robinson, spouse  Ezekial Ball

BALL Ezekial

6 Feb 1756 – 22 Jan 1826

Spouses Abigail Robinson Ball & Mary Littell Ball

BEARD John V

Oct 11, 1826 – Aug 1, 1828

Son of Joshua & Amanda Beard  Ref- Carolyn Lacey 8/2007

BEARD Joshua

d Dec 13, 1832

(Father of John V Beard) Ref- Carolyn Lacey 8/2007

DOTY Joel**

1795 - 1806

Middletown Diary- George Crout pg 221  Joel born in NJ 1795  d at 11Y drown.  Son of Daniel Doty & Betsy Crane Doty

DOTY John**

abt 1725 – abt  1803

spouse Sarah Clark Doty b 1745  parents Joseph Doty & Sarah Badgley DOTY

DOTY Noah**

1800 - 1807

Middletown Diary- George Crout pg 221  died year after Joel and was 7Y  Son of Daniel Doty & Betsy Crane Doty

DOTY Sarah Clark**

1745 – before 1803

spouse John Doty  Just a thought

ENYART Benjamin**

May 28, 1741 –Jan 7, 1818

Laid out Princeton, Liberty Township, Butler County, OH  Rootsweb Online family tree

ENYART Rachel Rebeckah**

19 Nov 1817 – 4 Oct 1819

dau of David Enyart & Susannah Clark Enyart

ENYART Samuel**

4 Jul 1815 – 15 Feb 1818

son of David Enyart & Susannah Clark Enyart

ENYEART David**

1728 – 22 Dec 1807

GRAY Osee Ursula Drake**

1790 – abt 1819

spouse Lemuel GRAY

HEALD Rebecca McBride**

D 20 Nov 1820

wife of Nathan Heald

OSBORN Cyrus**

1763 – 1805

wife Esther Baldwin Osborn

POTTER Moses**

1745 – 17 Aug 1804

wife Rhoda Osborn Potter, son of Amos Potter & Mary Meeker Potter

POTTER Rhoda Osborn **

Online genealogy- Mother of Jane Potter Sutphin 1^st white child born in area, D Jan 29, 1849 not in MT Cem or Amanda Cem b Nov 8, 1772  m- Apr 29,1792

RUSSELL George

d May 25, 1814

wife Mary Vail Russell  buried in MT Cem  She may have married a 2^nd time- See Centennial

VAIL Moses

1767 – 1829  62Y

wife Mary Smalley Vail D- 1829 b 24 Aug 1767 online genealogy & See Centennial

VAIL Stephen

1739 -1808

 A founder of Middletown, Quaker, online genealogy- cyclopedia- B  19 Dec 1739 See Centennial

WALZ Jacob Jr**

10 Jun 1740 – 11 Sep 1817

Wife- Isabella Russell Walz

WATTS Hunter

Herbert Fall painting- Died of wounds from a bear could also be in Madison Twp

WHITE Benjamin**

D 1815

Spouse Rachel Dayley White

WINANS Phebe**

14 Dec 1815 – 9 Oct 1820

Winant Winans father Phebe Temple Winans mother

WOLVERTON Abigail Potts**

1784 – 1815

Wife of David WOLVERTON

WOLVERTON Eva Ann Smith**

1790 - 1820

Wife of David WOLVERTON

YAGER Polly Robinson

1787 – Aug 1815

Spouse Nicholas Vincent YAGER