Ertel-Patterson Cemetery, Warren County, Ohio

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The Patterson Monument is the defining structure in the cemetery. It is located at the western edge of the area, approximately halfway between the north and south ends of the cemetery.

dimensions are:
Base 76 cm/30" square
Monument 39.5 cm/15.5" square
Height - 236cm/93" [the top of the pillar has been knocked off]

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio
& by
Larry W. Collins

west side of Patterson Monument

top	bottom
Thos. Patterson	Elizabeth Patterson his wife
died Nov. 20, 1862	died Jan. 1, 1881
aged 56 years 8 months & 19 days	aged 74 years 9 months & 19 days

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio
& by
Larry W. Collins

south side of Patterson Monument
John W. Patterson, their son
died April 1, 1852
aged 18 years 6 months & 29 days

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio
& by
Larry W. Collins

north side of Patterson Monument
Mary Jane Patterson, their daughter
died July 10, 1864
aged 26 years 8 months & 8 days

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio
& by
Larry W. Collins

Brother

no visible letters either side.
178 cm/70" south of Patterson Monument
Wide - 22cm/8.75"
Thick - 5.5 cm/2.25"
High - 24 cm/9.5"

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

MOTHER

Small headstone 60 cm/24" NE of NE corner of Patterson Monument. Partially laying down towards the east.
no visible words visible on west side. East side buried in dirt.

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Andrew J. Ertel
son of
J. & M. Ertel
died
Apr. 11, 1855
aged 19 years 4 months 10 days

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006


In memory of Daniel Ertel who died Apr. 29, 1830 aged 64 years 3 months 18 days	Catharine Ertel wife of Daniel Ertel died July 21, 1855 aged 84 years & 3 days

by
Larry W. Collins
21 May 2006

Daniel Ertel
died Oct. 9, 1870
aged 73 years & 6 days
Thoust left this world of ___ and pain
and only died to live again

Headstone broken and laying against live tree. Possible base next to tree.
16.5 m/54 ft east and 7.3 m/24 ft. south of Patterson Monument
Width - 46 cm/18"
Height - 55 cm/21.5"
Thickness - 7 cm/2.75"

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Elizabeth Ertel
wife of John Ertel
died Mar. 22, 1833
aged 34 years 5 months & 2 days

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

E. E.
[footstone]

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

Infant Dau.
of J. & M. Ertel
born
Dec. 21, 1860
died same day

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

John Ertel
died Mar. 22, 1851
aged
51 years 6 months 11 days

Dearest Father we have lain thee down to rest.
Thy troubles are all ended & thy virtues blest.

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

Jonathan Ertel
son of
Daniel & Lydia Ertel
died
June 10, 1830
aged 4 months 3 days

by
Larry W. Collins
21 May 2006

Lydia Ertel
wife of Daniel Ertel
died Nov. 26, 1861
aged (illegible - possible 56 - verse in cursive writing not legible)

Two broken pieces of same headstone broken and laying among fallen trees; SE corner of cemetery about 16.5 m/54 ft east and 7.3 m/24 ft south of Patterson monument
Top part is 46 cm/18" wide; 55 cm/21.5" high and 7 cm/2.75" thick
Bottom portion is 46 cm/18" wide, 44 cm/17.5" high, 5 cm/2" thick.

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

L. E.

Small marker 150 cm/59" east and 50 cm/26" north of Daniel Ertel headstone. Only words are the letters L. E. on the east side of headstone.

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Sarah A. Ertel
dau. of J. & M. Ertel
died
Sept. 30, 1845
aged 1 month 20 days

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

Solomon Ertel
son of J. & M. Ertel
died March 22, 1867
aged 29 years 6 months 6 days

by
Larry W. Collins
20 May 2006

Valentin Ertel
died
Aug. 26, 1864
Aged 22 years 7 months 28 days

[Civil War Soldier]

[broken stone - age in part taken from "Early Vital Records Volume 4, page 17"]

by
Larry W. Collins
21 May 2006

Valentine Ertel
died
Apr. 18, 1820
aged
26 years 4 months 2 days

[War of 1812 Veteran]

[note: the footstone in this photo marked V. E. was actually with the tombstone for Valentin Ertel]

by
Larry W. Collins
21 May 2006

Hiram Patton
son of Robert & Mary Patton
died Aug. 3, 1842
aged 2 years & 10 months [see close-up]

7.6 m/25 ft north of Patterson Monument. Laying down towards the east.
Width - 29 cm/11.5"
Thickness - 6.5 cm/2.5"
Height - over 38 cm/15"

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio
& by
Larry W. Collins

Sophia A. Snyder
died
Oct. 6, 1862
aged
9 years & 6 months

by
Larry W. Collins
21 May 2006

Possible base for missing headstone
3.5 m/11.5 ft. east of "Brother" headstone
Length - 60 cm/23.5"
Width - 35.5 cm/14"
long axis NE/SW direction

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Unknown headstone
165 cm/65" north of Hiram Patton
Broken base & laying towards east. Nor words visible - heavily weathers and native limestone
Width 25 cm/10"
Thickness - 4 cm/1.5"
Height - over 43 cm/17"

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Unknown Headstone
2.3 m/7.5 ft east of other unknown headstone Upright, with no visible words; heavily weathered native limestone
Width - 28 cm/11"
Thickness - 4 cm/1.5"
Height - 25 cm/10" above ground

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Unknown Headstone

Small headstone with no words visible.
Located 40 cm/16" east and 25 cm/10" north of L. E. headstone. Highly weathered native limestone.

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Either base for missing headstone or broken headstone

Located 8.2 m/27 ft east and 3.7 m/12 ft south of Patterson Monument.
Width 50 cm/20"
Thickness 13 cm/5"
Above ground - 18 cm/7"

by
Philip Hart
Morrow, Ohio

Numerous unmarked fieldstones and footstones were found suggesting additional burials in this cemetery. Some of them are shown below.

Surname

Given Name

Died

Age

Ertel

Eliza

22 Mar 1888

5m 7d

Ertel

Nancy Jane

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1856 Wall Map	1867 Wall Map	1875 Atlas	1891 Atlas	1903 Atlas	1932 Plat Book

Location:	This small farm cemetery is located on the Hildebrant Family Farm (private property) at 2098 Mounts Road. The cemetery is just east of the farm buildings in a little grove of trees surrounded by cultivated fields. The Patterson pillar monument, located centrally on the west side of the cemetery, is the main visible structure. In addition to headstones with engraved names and dates, there were a number of smaller limestone rocks that were sticking vertically out of the ground but were too weathered to have any words visible. It is assumed that they were headstones made out of the local, native limestone, but not polished smooth like commercially made headstones (normally, native limestone rocks are not found sticking up vertically from natural freeze and thaw ground movement). The cemetery is laid out roughly north south, with the Patterson family in the west central portion, the Patton family in the north east, and the Ertel family in the southeast corner. Cemetery #12234 in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003" by the Ohio Genealogical Society Garmin Coordinates: N 39 deg 19.460', W 84 deg 10.497' (at the large Patterson Monument) Military Survey #1497 [recorded as Survey #1548* for Property Account #2622661]*
Links:	USGS GNIS National Mapping Information for Ertel Cemetery [aka Patterson Cemetery] TopoZone map at coordinates 39° 19' 27"N, 84° 10' 30"W Property Summary for the 101.275 acre Hildebrant Family farm - Property Account # 2607778 [Parcel ID 17221000040] Property Summary for the Ertel Cemetery - Property Account #2622661 [Parcel ID 17221000040] Aerial Map from Windows.Live Local Aerial Map from http://terraserver.microsoft.com
Transcriptions:	D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library) Early Vital Records Volume 4, page 17 with 10 burials listed. Early Vital Records Volume 8, page 56 (basically the same as Volume 4 data) Warren County Genealogical Society Phillip Hart of Morrow, Ohio, visited the cemetery December 13, 2005 & January 7, 2006 to photograph all extant tombstones for the Warren County Genealogical Society and the Warren County OHGenWeb Project. Phil has found the tombstones for Daniel and his wife, Lydia Ertel which were not included in previous readings of this cemetery. Larry W. Collins visited the cemetery on 26 Apr 2006 and again (with Chuck Griffen and Arne Trelvik) on 19 May 2006. By probing the ground, they were unable to unearth a number of additional tombstones - that of the original Ertel family settlers, Daniel and Catherine Ertel along with 9 other tombstones that had not been recorded in previous readings of the cemetery. The cemetery will be included in Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 5 when it is updated with 21 known burials.
Variant Names:	Patterson Cemetery, Hildebrant Farm Cemetery

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