Clay Cemetery (Franklin Twp.)

Richland County, Ohio USGenWeb Site

Clay Cemetery P

Alternate Names:  Clay Lutheran Cemetery, Clay Memorial Cemetery

Township:  Franklin Twp.  |  Section 32


Latitude:  40.8285

Longitude:  -82.5377

Elevation:  n/a

(these coordinates are accurate to within 29 feet)


Location Description:  At corner of Co. Road 90 at Co. Road 206  - Alternate location description:  On the south side of Co. Rd. 90 (Amoy-Pavonia East Rd.), between Bauer Rd. and Co. Rd. 234 (Ernsberger Rd.)

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Records from stones and markers in this cemetery were primarily gathered by Amy E. Armstrong.   Some additional records have been added from the files of D.W. Garber (circa 1956).  Other records have been submitted by your fellow researchers as indicated.



** Please note that there were many headstones in this cemetery that had fallen over or were stacked up in piles, making them unreadable.  Many others were obscured by thick bushes and could not be viewed.**

Name Born Died Misc. Submitter
- - - -
G.B. -- -- -- Amy
Bair, Adam - 5/28/1848 1y, 3m, 19d;  s/o J. & M. DWG
Bair, Henry - 6/1/1848 6y, 2m, 26d;  s/o J. & M. DWG
Binehour, ---- - 1/19/1889 w/o Simon MH 1/24/1889
Bittinger, John A. - 9/15/1862 1m, 1d;  s/o G.W. & P.A. DWG
Bittinger, Nancy - 8/8/1865 4m, 9d;  d/o G.W. & P.A. DWG
Boyce, Mary Throne 1860 1881 d/o J. & M. Throne DWG
Bradley, Alex - 3/16/1865 26y, 8m, 16d;  102nd. O.V.I.;  s/o J. & M. DWG
Bradley, Mary - 1858 14y, 6m, 5d;  d/o J. & M. DWG
Bradley, Matthias - 9/6/1843 18y, 7m;  s/o James & Mary DWG
Bricker, George - 2/3/1854 65y, 4m, 15d DWG
Bricker, Hannah -- 5/13/1847 53y, 1m, 28d;  w/o George Bricker Amy / DWG
Bringman, Charles 6/30/1870 12/24/1879 s/o G.L. DWG
Bringman, Elisabeth - 6/17/1847 19y, 11m, 13d;  d/o J. & R. DWG
Bringman, Ephraim - 3/1/18-- 6y, 2m, ??d;  s/o G. & L. DWG
Bringman, Florence 1/25/1868 4/11/1868 d/o G.L. DWG
Bringman, George 1831 1902 h/o Leah Amy
Bringham, John - 1/22/1866 74y, 3m, 17d DWG
Bringman, Leah L. 1832 1913 w/o George Amy
Bringman, Rebecca -- 10/27/1861 63y, 4m, 27d;  w/o John Amy / DWG
Browneller, Elizabeth -- 6/16/1848 19y, 5m, 7d;  d/o Andrew & Susannah Janet / DWG
Browneller, John J. - 3/9/1915 - DWG
Burt, Ebenezer -- 4/27/1888 72y, 1m, 6d;  h/o Elizabeth Amy / DWG
Burt, Elizabeth -- 1/7/1887 71y, 5m, 21d;  w/o Ebenezer;  Click here for close-up Amy / DWG
Cassel, Elizabeth -- 5/27/1881 67y, 7m, 12d;  w/o George Amy / DWG
Cassel, George -- 7/3/1870 68y, 10m, 29d Amy / DWG
Cassel, Sarah 1839 1909 -- Amy
Clark, Barbara Lucinda 2/3/1875 4/20/1876 d/o George & Christina SIN 4/27/1876
Clark, Elisa - 1/1/1861 4y, 11m, 13d;  d/o George DWG
Clark, Eliza -- -- w/o George Amy
Clark, Frederick - 9/18/1871 76y, 8m, 1d DWG
Clark, Margaret - 3/5/1848 1y, 2m, 20d;  d/o J. & A. DWG
Clark, Mary - 8/6/1851 73y, 11m, 25d;  w/o Frederick DWG
Clay, Catharine -- 9/5/1850 78y, 6m, 5d;  w/o Jacob;  additional photo submitted by Bryan Amy / DWG
Clay, Jacob -- 8/17/1860 91y, 7m, 19d Amy / DWG
Clay, John - 10/21/1870 78y, 4m, 9d DWG
Clay, Margaret - 10/1/1879 83y, 9m  (possibly w/o John) DWG
Copeland, Elizabeth -- 9/28/1858 21y, 5m, 22d;  w/o G.W. Copeland Amy / DWG
Coreman [Corman], Mary abt. 1826 1/1898 72Y, 7M, 26D SWN-1
Deveney, Alvin L. 1918 1935 -- Amy / DWG
Deveney, C. Alvin 1890 1939 -- Amy
Deveney, Mabelle 1895 1937 - DWG
Dippery, Elisabeth Carson - 8/17/1851 63y, 11m, 21d;  w/o John DWG
Elliott, James -- 1/14/1846 37y, 27d Amy / DWG
Fenical, Henry C. - 9/20/1860 8y, 10d;  s/o H. & M.A. Fenical DWG
Fenical, Henry C. -- 9/24/1869 8y, 10d;  s/o H. & M.A. Fenical Amy / DWG
Fenical, Margaret A. (Shade) -- 3/21/1891 68y, 11m, 11d;  w/o H. Fenical Amy / DWG
Fenical, Maria E. -- 1870 d/o ? & M.A. Fenical Amy
Fenical, Mariah E. -- 6/3/1870 26y, 2m, 23d;  d/o H. & M.A. Fenical Amy / DWG
Fenical, Mary E. - 6/3/1870 26y, 2m, 23d;  d/o H. & M.A. Fenical DWG
Fidler, Catherine - 2/8/1851 11y, 6m, 3d;  d/o J. & E. DWG
Fidler, Elisabeth - 2/1/1847 45y, 13d;  w/o John DWG
Fidler, Elizabeth -- 10/11/1883 76y, 8m, 9d;  w/o John Amy / DWG
Fidler, Jesse 10/26/1831 1/15/1871 39y, 2m, 20d Amy / DWG
Fidler, John 12/30/1795 1/30/1888 92y, 1m Amy / DWG
Fidler, John W. 2/26/1867 9/8/1867 s/o J. & S. DWG
Fidler, Lydia A. -- 2/21/1851 7y, 11m, 25d;  d/o J. & E. Amy / DWG
Fidler, Susannah -- 12/11/1846 18y, 10m, 9d;  d/o J. & E. Amy / DWG
Gilbert, George Sr. - 2/6/1859 78y, 2m, 11d DWG
Hagerman, George 1898 1900 -- Amy
Hall, Robert -- 2/6/1889 82y, 1m, 5d Amy / DWG
Hall, Susannah -- 12/12/1870 61y, 2m, 28d;  w/o Robert Amy / DWG
Hall, Thomas B. -- 5/8/1848 33y, 26m, 11d Amy / DWG
Isenhour, Margaret 8/17/1819 1919 99y, 6m, 6d Amy / DWG
Jackson, John - 7/18/1847 25y DWG
Jackson, Marion - 5/22/1877 3y;  s/o J. & N. DWG
Keen [or Keln], Magdalen - 7/28/1848 14y, 5m, 28d DWG
Keiser, Lucinda -- 8/17/1845 3y, 9m, 28d Amy / DWG
Keith, Nannie E. - 7/7/1896 26y, 5m;  w/o Michael DWG
Kendall, Elisabeth - 9/23/1845 3y, 10d;  d/o J. & S. DWG
Kendall, Nancy - 9/8/1845 9m, 5d;  s/o J. & S. DWG
Kirkpatrick, Matilda A. - 10/19/1862 10m;  d/o J. & E. Amy / DWG
Kline, Ellen -- 2/21/1906 67Y, 1M, 12D Amy / DWG
Kline, Henry -- 4/29/1885 80y, 4m, ?d;  h/o Mary Amy / DWG
Kline, Mary -- 3/14/1885 80y, 4m, 7d;  w/o Henry;  Click here for a close-up Amy / DWG
Kohler, Amos 1833 1912 -- Amy
Kohler, Cora Ottis 4/30/1869 5/18/1884 d/o J.M. & S. DWG
Kohler, Elisabeth -- 12/17/1868 76y, 2m, 27d;  w/o Jacob Amy / DWG
Kohler, Jacob -- 4/27/1870 82y, 8m, 10d Amy / DWG
Kohler, Jeremiah -- 7/20/1852 36y, 7m, 25d Amy / DWG
Kohler, John M. -- 2/11/1875 19y, 6m, 22d Amy / DWG
Kohler, Leah - 8/26/1845 1m, 13d;  d/o Jacob & E. DWG
Kohler, Marva 1840 1892 Click here for alternate view of this monument Amy
Kohler, Mary - 8/29/1897 abt. 55y;  w/o Amos SWN 8/31/1897
Kohler, Mary A. 7/20/1840 8/29/1897 - DWG
Kohler, Nannie E. -- -- w/o Michael Amy
Kohler, Orrin L. -- 7/31/1887 23Y, 7M, 18D Amy / DWG
Kohler, Sarah - 4/5/1909 Died at Topeka, KS;  Former local resident;  Buried next to husband MDS 4/7/1909
Lantz, Catherine 7/6/1842 5/11/1913 -- Amy / DWG
Lantz, George W. 12/9/1809 4/1/1900 h/o Rebecca Amy / DWG
Lantz, Rebecca 7/21/1819 9/25/1885 w/o George;  Click here for close-up Amy / DWG
Laymen, Mrs. Benjamin - 10/22/1897 w/o Benjamin SWN 10/29/1897
Lehman, Catharine - 10/22/1897 62y, 5m, 27d;  w/o B. DWG
Lehman, Christian 1836 1913 - DWG
Lehman, Christian -- 3/17/1881 76y, 11m, 17d Amy / DWG
Lehman, Frank I. 1869 1943 -- Amy
Lehman, Manuel H. - 6/9/1876 10y, 9m, 7d;  s/o C. & M. DWG
Lehman, Maria 1836 1906 w/o Christian DWG
Lehman, Samuel S. - 12/1/1853 4m, 1d;  s/o S.S. & E.L. DWG
Lininger, Catharine -- 8/5/1847 31y, 3m, 1d;  w/o David  Amy / DWG
Linn, Anna - 4/30/1849 24y, 2m, 9d;  d/o S. & S. DWG
Linn, Catharine 11/19/1824 9/1/1855 - DWG
Linn, Samuel - 3/2/1863 75y, 6m DWG
Linn, Sarah - 8/14/1863 66y, 6m, 14d;  w/o Samuel DWG
Lybarger, Dewey S. 1895 1972 h/o Nellie A. Amy / DWG
Lybarger, Margaret & Martha 1921 1923 d/o Dewey & Nellie DWG
Lybarger, Nellie A. 1899 1949 w/o Dewey S. Amy
Marks, Elisabeth - 8/6/1870 72y, 4m, 22d;  w/o John DWG
Marks, Elisabeth - 2/19/1848 73y, 7m, 13d DWG
Marks, John - 2/3/1885 89y, 11m, 15d DWG
Miller, Peter - 12/5/1884 90y, 6m DWG
Miller, Susan Clay - 4/14/1866 69y, 7m, 7d;  w/o Peter DWG
Moore, Mary K. - 9/16/1850 10m, 26d;  d/o J. & H. DWG
Orewiler, Elizabeth - 2/27/1850 d/o J. & M.;  age missing DWG
Pifer, Anna A. Dunnan 1/5/1839 6/4/1902 w/o G.H. Pifer Joanna / DWG
Pifer, Augustus - 8/18/1896 84y, 5m, 6d DWG
Pifer, Elizabeth A. -- 11/14/1852 16y, 2m, 27d;  d/o A. & J. Pifer Amy / DWG
Pifer, G.H. 1838 1923 h/o Anna A. Amy
Pifer, George -- 6/14/1848 46y, 1m Amy / DWG
Pifer, Jacob A. 1848 1922 h/o Susan M. Amy
Pifer, Jane M. - 2/12/1889 78y, 1d;  w/o Augustus DWG
Pifer, O.H. 4/28/1838 7/1/1923 - DWG
Pifer, Susan M. 1846 1929 w/o Jacob A. Amy / Janet
Pipher, Elizabeth G. 1780 3/11/1866 86Y, 0M, 11D;  w/o Jacob Amy
Pipher, Jacob 1805 10/8/1897 92Y, 0M, 8D;  s/o Jacob & Elizabeth G. Janet
Pipher, Jacob 1780 10/23/1859 79Y, 7M, 0D;  h/o Elizabeth G. Amy / Janet
Pittenger, Nancy C. -- -- -- Amy
Pugh, Elizabeth 9/23/1809 6/7/1897 w/o John Pugh Joanna
Shade, ----- -- -- -- Amy
Shade, ----- -- -- illegible Amy
Shade, Clyde M. -- 9/08/1884 1Y, 5M, 9D;  s/o W. & R. Shade Carolyn
Shade, David 1788 3/26/1854 - Eileen
Shade, Jacob D. 12/11/1817 2/1/1892 74y, 1m, 14d Amy / Eileen
Shade, Mary D. 2/5/1798 4/5/1865 67y, 2m;  w/o David Amy / Eileen / DWG
Shade, Mary Ann 4/22/1822 1/19/1882 69Y, 8M, 27D;  w/o Jacob Carolyn / Amy / Eileen
Shaffner, Barbara 5/17/1836 6/27/1898 -- Amy / DWG
Shaffner, George 11/23/1861 6/5/1878 17y, 6m, 12d DWG
Shaffner, John 3/9/1832 2/28/1913 - DWG
Shaffner, Olive Gray 1872 1959 w/o William M. Amy
Shaffner, William M. 1872 1958 h/o Olive Amy
Shull, William 9/24/1797 3/20/1876 78y, 2m, 26d;  Born at Adams Co., PA;  Died near Shelby SIN 3/30/1876 / DWG
Slaysman, John - 5/8/1848 53y, 9m DWG
Small, John W. 10/1812 2/10/1890 h/o Margaret J. Sherry
Small, William John 1/1857 5/22/1888 31Y, 4M, 6D; s/o John W. & Margaret J. (Snyder) Small Amy / Sherry / Dennis
Small, Margaret J. (Snyder) 1814 12/17/1889 74y, 6m, 16d;  w/o John W. Sherry / DWG
Sours, Ella Throne 1886 1900 34y DWG
Sowers, ----- LeRoy -- -- -- Amy
Steel, George L. - 6/21/1861 4y;  s/o S.S. & M.A. DWG
Stoner, Eliza A. - 9/5/1860 2y, 8m, 28d;  d/o W. & H. DWG
Stoner, John - 1/30/1869 66y DWG
Stough, Hannah Andrews 1832 7/6/1852 30Y;  w/o William  Janet / DWG
Stough, Samuel 1848 7/28/1849 1Y, 2M, 24D;  s/o William & Susannah Janet
Stough, Susannah (Pipher) 1807 7/28/1848 41Y, 5M, 12D;  w/o William Amy / Janet / DWG
Stough, William - - buried in Whitley Co., Indiana Janet
Taylor, Alexander -- 2/28/1855 s/o Thomas & Nancy A. (McClelland) Taylor Amy / Sherry / Dennis
Taylor, Mary Ann (Robinson) -- 10/10/1884 64y, 8m, 6d;  w/o Robert Sherry / DWG
Taylor, Nancy Ann 9/1838 1/3/1865 d/o Robert & Elizabeth (Bristow) Taylor Sherry
Taylor, Nancy Agnes (McClelland) -- 12/3/1848 w/o Thomas;  *see sources Sherry / DWG
Taylor, Robert 1/8/1807 4/12/1890 s/o Thomas & Nancy;  83Y, 3M, 4D;  click here for alternate photo Sherry
Taylor, Samuel -- 7/31/1849 s/o Thomas & Nancy A. (McClelland) Taylor Amy / Sherry / Dennis
Taylor, Thomas 8/1773 7/21/1847 h/o Nancy A. McClelland;  click here for alternate photo Sherry
Terman, Clara A. (Lehman) 1866 1906 w/o Samuel Elza Janet
Throne, Jacob 1835 1913 77y Amy / DWG
Throne, Martha 1839 1904 65y;  w/o Jacob DWG
Throne, Martha -- -- w/o Jacob Amy
Throne, Martin L. -- 10/25/1854 22y, 5m, 21d Amy / DWG
Throne, Michael - 8/31/1871 76y, 11m, 27d DWG
Throne, Susan - 7/22/1857 61y, 10m;  w/o Michael DWG
Unknown, Elizabeth -- -- -- Amy
Unknown, Nancy -- -- illegible Amy
White, Caroline -- 1/31/1848 21y, 5m, 14d Amy / DWG
Wolfgang, Marjorie G. 11/21/1923 11/22/1923 - Amy / DWG
Wolfgang, Theodore M. 1854 1927 -- Amy
illegible, Mary -- -- -- Amy
illegible, illegible -- -- -- Amy
illegible, illegible -- -- -- Amy
illegible, illegible -- -- -- Amy
illegible, illegible -- -- -- Amy

Sources:


"About 1840, a division occurred in the Zeiters' congregation, a number of the members under the leadership of Jacob Clay withdrew and erected a church a mile and a quarter west of Zeiters';  it is called "Clay Church" and still exists."  [Bellville Messenger:  26 March 1903, Vol. 11, No. 12]



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 * A listing of persons buried in this cemetery can be found in the Richland County Cemetery Records book published in 1981 by the Richland County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.  Copies of this book can be found at the OGS Library (Mansfield) and the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library (Mansfield).


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