Pioneer Cemetery - Lebanon, Ohio

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Pioneer Cemetery
originally called the Baptist Graveyard (north) and Methodist Graveyard (south)
Lebanon, Ohio

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If you have any photos from this cemetery, I would be happy to add them here.

Anderson Family Plot (Methodist Graveyard


Sacred to the Memory of Thomas Anderson born in Essex County, New Jersey; Nov 25, 1768; died Sep 3, 1839, Age 71st year	Sacred to the Memory of Hesther Anderson born in Morris Co New Jersey Feb 17, 1775; died Aug 8 1840, Age 66th year	Sacred to the memory of Sarah Anderson who departed this life June 21 1841 in the 36th year of her age. She was born in this county September 30 1805

[Inscriptions difficult to read and taken in part from page 468 of Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7]

2 July 1999 photos contributed by Margaret Edmondson Olson on 4 May 2004.
"Graves are under tree at very SW corner, inscriptions facing street - difficult to read. Sarah is the daughter of Thomas and Hesther (or Hester or Hettie) Anderson. I descend from Thomas and Hester's daughter Ann, who married John Kelley. John and Ann moved to Clarksville (Clinton County). You'll find these people in: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=olsonfke "

Brandenburg Family Plot (Methodist Graveyard)


Sacred to the Memory of Aaron Brandenburg who departed this life Jul 22, 1825 aged 64 years 5 months & 4 days	Ann French consort of Samuel Nov 13, 1797 - Aug 20, 1827	Eliza Ann Brandenburg died Sep 13, 1856 aged 33 years

[Inscriptions difficult to read and taken in part from page 466 of Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7]

Photos contributed 15 Feb 2004 by Arne H Trelvik for Terri Scrogham who writes:

"I live in Oregon. Aaron's son John Weaver moved here to the Salem area some time after all his kids were born. He died in Lebanon Oregon and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery there. I think that is a neat fact. There is a difference in stories of the history of this side of my family and whose kids were whose. I am trying to figure it out and find proof of Aarons kids and his dad's (William Henry)."

9 Jul 2004: See photo of Eliza French Lollar Tingle, daughter of Ann and Samuel French.

East Side

Clark Family Baptist Graveyard

south side

east side

north side

In memory of
Rev. Daniel Clark
First Pastor of the Baptist Church Lebanon from 1798 to 1830 who
died Dec. 11, 1834
aged 90 years.

Sarah Clark
wife of
Rev. Daniel Clark
died May 10, 1842
aged 86 years & 11 months

Daniel Clark

The first Pastor ordained in the limits of Ohio.

Ichabod Corwin Family Plot (Baptist Graveyard)

In Memory of
Ichabod Corwin
who was born March 30, 1808
and died October 2, 1843
aged 35 years

Sacred to the Memory of
Sarah consort of Ichabod Corwin
who departed this life on the 3 day of May 1853
aged 81 years

Sacred to the Memory of
Ichabod Corwin
who departed this life Oct. 26th, 1834
aged 67 years

The deceased was the first settler in the place Lebanon stands March AD 1796

Kezia Corwin (Baptist Graveyard)

In Memory of
Kezia Corwin
who departed this life October 12 AD 1816
in the 79th year of her age

Corwin & Drake tombstones (Baptist Graveyard)

In memory of
Matthias Corwin
who died September [4, 1829]
in the 69th year

In memory og
William Drake
son of Lewis & Mary Drake
died July the 26th A.D. 1812
aged 2 months & 12 days

Sacred to the memory of
Patience Corwin
consort of Matthias Corwin
who departed this life
Sept. 18th A.D. 1818
in the 57th year of her age

left
In memory of
Abraham Drake
who died Sept. 15th 1816
in the 21st year of his age

right
In memory of
Henry Drake
who died Feby. 24th, 1818
in the 30th year of his age

[Matthias Corwin stone is badly worn - Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7 lists the date of death as 13 Sep 1829 but his obituary appears in the September 5, 1829 edition of The Western Star, indicating that he had died the day before]

Drake, Corbly, Coffeen & Corwin tombstones (Baptist Graveyard) listed left to right

	In memory of Mary Drake consort of Lewis Drake who departed this life July 28, 1821 aged 50 years
	In memory of Lewis Drake who died Mar. 20, 1849 aged 82 years 9 months & 1 day
	In memory of Rachel Drake consort of Lewis Drake who departed this life Aug. 20, 1845 aged 55 years & 29 days
	In memory of Cornelia Ann Corbly daughter of Isaiah & Mary Corbly who departed this life July 23, 1838 [age now buried - Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7 says, "11 months & 14 days"]
	Mary Coffeen daughter of Eleazer & Cynthia Coffeen who died July 23d 1828 aged 10 months & 21 days [top of stone with 1st name broken of - Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7 says, "Mary"]
	Samuel Drake died June 16, 1865 aged 72 years 7 months & 9 days
	Clara A. Corwin daughter of William & Narcissa Corwin born Oct 22, 1845 died Feb. 4, 1848 [broken stone found leaning against the back of the Mary Coffeen stone with both the top and bottom of stone missing - Given name and date of death listed above is from Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7 ]

Francis and Mary (Craig) Dunlavy (Baptist Graveyard)

In Memory of Francis Dunlavy
who died Oct. 6th, 1839 aged 78 years

He was one of the first white men who entered the Territory now forming Ohio; was a member of the Territorial Legislature, and of the convention which formed the Constitution of Ohio

click for close-up of Inscription, Revolutionary War Marker and link to Biographical Index

in Memory of Mary Craig
consort of Francis Dunlavy
who died Oct. 8th, 1828 aged 64 years

click for close-up of Inscription and close-up of Revolutionary War Marker

Franklin R. Evans and Lewis D. Evans (Baptist Graveyard)

Franklin R. Evans

son of I. and I. Evans
died May 9, 1834
aged 1y & 19d

Lewis D. Evans

son of I. & I. Evans
died June 7, 1852
AE 4y 8m 22d

Evans and Keever Burials (Baptist Graveyard)

	John Keever In Memory of John Keever who died Apr. 22 AD 1831 [John was evidently removed to the Lebanon Cemetery as he is listed on another tombstone in Old Section Lot 90 which he shares with his wife Elizabeth (Rogers) Keever]
	Isaac Evans d. Jan. 21, 1850 age 49 yrs [transcription from WCGS book -only top part of stone visible]
	Isaac Evans son of I. & I. Evans. d. Oct 25, 1841 age 1 month [transcription from WCGS book -stone difficult to read]
	Wilson T. Keever died Feb. 10, 1858 aged 28 y's and 4 m's

Rebecca
wife of George Jameson
& daughter of Thomas & Isabella Rankin
born June 12 1763
died July 6 1842
Behold God is my Salvation
I will trust and not be afraid:
For the Lord Jehovah is my strength
and my song. He also is become my Salvation

(Baptist Graveyaer)
photo contributed by Katherine Lollar Rowland on 21 July 2004 who writes:

George Jameson (about 1760-1834)
Thomas Rankin (1724-1810)
Isabella Clendenin (1724 - 1810)

George Jameson was father of
John Jameson (who married Elizabeth McCoy) who was the father of
Joseph Jameson (who married Sarah Ann Brown)

Lincoln & Dunham (Baptist Graveyard)

In memory of
Mary Lincoln
who departed this life
May 27, 1832
aged 72 years 1 month & 28 days

The Grave of
Elizabeth Dunham
consort of Thomas Dunham
who departed this life
Mar. 4, 1832
[age buried but WCGS has "51st year"]

In memory of
John Lincoln
who departed this life
July 13, 1835
aged 79 years 11 months & 28 days

Lytle, Miller & Sellers - looking east at 4 stones in the southeast corner of the cemetery (Methodist Graveyard)

		Christenia Sellers #1 in photo in left column wife of Jacob Sellers died Nov. 11, 1841 in the 63rd year of her age [Left is partially buried; right is same stone after unearthing. Name spelled "Christinia in Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 7 and "Christena" in the Beers History of Warren county. Others have spelled it "Christina"]
	Jacob Sellers #4 in photo in left column died Feb. 11, 1853 AE 86 yrs 11 mo's & 8 d's
	William Lytle Jr. #3 in photo in left column Sacred to the memory of William Lytle Jr. who departed this life Oct. 7th, 1835 aged 31 years 10 months 20 days [the incription is on the east side of the stone, while those on each side of it face west]
	Andrew Miller #2 in photo in left column In Memory of Andrew son of Abraham and Mary Miller died Nov. 5th AD 1842 aged 4 years 4 months & 20 days

Jacob S. Sellers Family Plot (Baptist Graveyard)

	Elizabeth Sellers In Memory of Elizabeth daughter of Jacob S. and Susan Sellers who died May 18th, 1831 age 5 years 4 months & 18 days
	Cyntha Sellers In Memory of Cyntha Infant daughter of Jacob S. and Susan Sellers who died October 13th 1834 aged 1 year 5 months & 26 days
	Susan Sellers In Memory of Susan daughter of J. & Elizabeth Keever consort of Jacob S. Sellers who died Jan. 12, 1847 aged 42 years 6 mo. & 18 days
	Lucinda Corwin Lucinda wife of David Corwin and daughter of Jacob S. & Susan Sellers died Feb. 24, 1859 in the 30th year of her age
	Susanna Jones Died Oct. 9, 1865 Aged 80 years

NOTE: Jacob S. Sellers is buried with his 2nd wife in the Lebanon Cemetery

William Sellers Plot - south side of cemetery about midway between east and west borders (Methodist Graveyard)

Anna Maria Smith
wife of E. G. Smith and daughter of Wm. & M. M. Sellers
born 20 Jan 1837 died 21 Mar 1860

[ transcription partly from WCGS book - stone partially missing and difficult to read]

William Sellers

In Memory of William Sellers
who departed this life
July 1, 1844
aged 47 years 6 month and 27 days

Parthena Sellers

Sacred to the memory of
Parthena
consort of William Sellers
who departed this life April 30th 1828
aged 26 years 9 months and 22 days

Michael Sellers sent the following on 28 Jan 2004

"William was the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth (Runkle) Sellers and was a grandson of my own 5 Great Grandfather, Adam Sellers. Peter Sellers died in Warren County on 15 August, 1807, of Yellow Fever leaving William, Adam, Elizabeth, and Joseph B. fatherless. William's mother, Elisabeth, remarried to Malachi Swift in 1809. William was the older brother to the Dr. Adam Sellers who is buried in the Lebanon Cemetery. He was also the "William Seller" listed as being chosen guardian on April 10, 1819, along with mother Elizabeth (Runkle) (Sellers) Swift, by younger brothers, Adam Sellers and Joseph Sellers.

William married Parthena Harrison November 19, 1819, and they had one child, a son, named Theodore B. Sellers.

After Parthena died April 30, 1828, William married Maria M. Harrison on April 15, 1829, and they had two children, Anna Maria and William H. Sellers. Thus, the Anna Maria Smith, "daughter of Wm and M.M. Sellers" that William is buried next to is his daughter with his second wife, Maria M. Harrison. Anna Maria Sellers had married E.G. Smith. On the other side of William is his first wife, Parthena."

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