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Foster Chapel Cemetery
Jefferson Township,
Madison County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Foster Chapel Cemetery is located on the east side of Plain City-Georgesville Road (County Rd 7) and south of Morgan Road (County Rd 46)  Jonathan Alder, the first white settler in the County is buried in this cemetery and there is both a Historical Marker at the southwest corner of the cemetery, and a large modern gravestone (see below) marking his final resting place.

NOTE:  Several "High Resolution" photos are posted to enable the viewer to see the inscription more easily.  These photos will probably require extra time to download to your computer, especially if you are using "dial up" Internet service.

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GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 39.9956177 Longitude = -83.2629712
DMS - Latitude = 395944N Longitude = 0831547W
MAP

Some photographs for this page were contributed by:
John Evans, (je)
Luwana Lee Faulkenburg, (llf)

Gravestones:   A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |Unknown

(Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph)

• Alder, Jonathan, First white settler in Madison Co., born Sept 17, 1772. Taken by the Indians in 1781. Returned to his mother in 1805. Died Jan 30, 1849, aged 76 yrs
  • Additional information about Jonathan Alder can be found in Williams Bros. 1880 History of Pickaway & Franklin Counties, Ohio, Brown Township.
• Arnett
  • Margaret, wife of Wm, died Dec 16, 1873 [or 5?], aged 84y 3m 27d (High resolution [191KB])
  • William, died May 2, 1859, aged 77 yr ?? mo ?? ds (High resolution [209KB])

• Babb
  • Elizabeth D., died Dec 30, 1844, wife of Samuel, aged ?? years, 11 months & 30 days (High resolution [251KB])
  • Mother, Mary A., Nov 2, 1830-June 9, 1906
• Bailey
  • Joseph, died Feb 13, 1853, age [broken]
  • Knowlton, died Oct 14, 1856, aged 68 yrs [?] mo 22 ds
• Bidwell
  • Albert U., son of M & M A, died Apr 5, 1874?, aged 8 yrs 7 mo & 2 ds (Whole stone)
  • Adaline, daughter of Uriah & Adaline, died July 24, 1851, aged 1 year
  • Dorothy, wife of Elisha, died June 25, 1856, aged 65 ys 2m 8d
  • Elisha, died Sept 11, 1849, aged 60 ys 5m 12d
  • Isaac, died Feb 6, 1874, aged 60 yrs 11 ms 20 ds
  • Joseph C., son of I & M, died Aug 20, 1862, aged [broken]
  • L. Jackson, died Nov 16, 1873, aged 26 yrs 1 mo 24 ds
  • Lafayette, member of Co. B 86 Reg OVI, died May 22, 1861, aged 16 yrs 3 mo & 9 days (High resolution detail)
  • Matthew, died Feb 28, 1874, aged 34 yrs & 1 mo (Whole stone)
  • Ruth Ann, daughter of I & M, died Oct 16, 18??, aged 25 ys 7m & 6d
  • Uriah, died June 15, 1856, aged 44y 9m 27d and Adaline, his wife, died Aug 1, 1889, aged 72y 11m 23d
  • Washington, son of E & D, died July 6, 1856, aged 29 yrs 9m 21d
• Boggs
  • "Cam" H., 1888-1969
  • Mother, Marie, 1918-[2003] and Father, Arthur H., 1914-1978
    • Military Marker
• Brown
  • Casandra, daugh of Isreal & Jamima, died Nov 6, 1866, aged 29y 2m & 5d (Whole stone)
  • Francis I., son of Israile & Jamima, died Nov 30, 1866, aged 19y 2m & 5d (Whole stone)
  • Jamima, wife of Israel, died Apr 17, 1886 in her 80 yr (High resolution [366KB])

• Campton, Lon, 1887-1945
• Craft
  • Father, George, 1876-1957 and Mother, Frances, 1888-1951
  • Helen G., 1904-1983
• Crabb, Orrin, son of Henderson & Mary, died Nov 13, 1845, aged 6 years & 11 mo (High resolution [145KB]
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• Creech, William T., 1879-1956 and Matilda, 1881-1955

• Downing, Father, Timothy, Dec 19, 1788-Oct 22, 1836 (High resolution [91KB])

• Edwards
  • David, died Aug 3, 1870, aged 78 yrs and Catherine, wife of D., died Sep 7, 1874, aged 68 yrs 6 mo 21 d, Native of North Wales (Whole stone)
  • Mother, Easter L., 1905-1937 (je)
  • George H., Sept 22, 1904-Feb 27, 2000 (je)
  • Jacob I., CO K, 26 OHIO INF (je)
  • John, died Jan 16, 1873, aged 37 yrs 3 mo & 12 ds (Whole stone)
  • Son, Mark J., Jan 16, 1956-June 27, 1871 (je)
  • Mother [rest illegible; buried next to Sarah Elizabeth Edwards] (je)
  • Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Wm., July 2, 1829-April 21, 1897 (Whole stone) (je)

Ferguson
• Ralph A., 1896-1966
• Ralph A., 1896-19__; Ida E., 1898-1947; and Daisy E. Summers, 1884-1945, Mom
• Fish, Elizabeth, wife of Stephen, departed this life Nov 6, 1837, in the 69th year of her age (High resolution [308KB])
• Foster (Note: There are several stones that appear to be early Foster gravestones, but they are so weather worn that the inscriptions are illegible.  Those photos will be added in the future.)
  • Anna, wife of Richard L., died Dec 28, 1840, aged 21 years (High resolution)
    • Second stone
  • Richard L., died Mar 24, 1843, aged 25 yrs & 9 ms
• Francis, Henry, Dec 13, 1879, aged 66 yrs 10 mos & 9 ds (Whole stone)

• Gilbert, Della E., 1888-1974 and James W., 1885-1962 (je)
• Goldsberry, David C., 1868-1928 and Susan E., 1866-1948

• Hay
  • Mother, Mary E. Boggs, 1897-1987 (llf)/li>
  • Richard R., 1893-1987
• Heiser, Daughter, Mildred, 1916-1962
• Herriott, William B., CO K, 1 OHIO CAV
• Hoge, Father, Carmel E., 1905-1987 and Mother, Kathryn R., 1912-1987 (High resolution 102KB)
  • Military Marker
• Hunter
  • Clemency, died Dec 11, 1923, aged 84 yrs 2 mo 15 [ds] (Whole stone)
  • Elizabeth, wife of H. B., died Nov 22, 1870 in her 53rd yr
  • John, died Feb 5, 1866, aged 83 yrs 7 mo 4 ds
  • Ralph S., died Apr 10 [19?], 1903, aged 61 yrs 6 mo 12 ds (Whole stone)
  • Reb[ecca], wife of John, died Nov 8, 1853, aged 65 yrs

• Johnson
  • Hannah M., June 1, 1920-Oct 16, 1984
  • Samuel F., 1870-1954 (llf)

• Kilgore
  • Jane, wife of Thos, died June 6, 1862, aged 69y 3m[?] (Whole stone)
  • John, died Jan 2, 1814, aged 59 yrs and [Lydia] Jane, wife of John, died Apr 20, 1812, aged 85 yrears (Whole stone) (Contact: Skip Churchill, )
  • Lucinda, died Feb 5, 1860, aged 30 yrs 1 mo 15 ds (Whole stone)
  • In memory of Sally, wife of James Kilgore, who was born Nov 7, 1804 & died Jan 22, 1825 [rest illegible] (High resolution [215KB]) ((Contact: Skip Churchill, )
  • Thomas, died Feb 11, 1872, aged 10y 9m & 21s (Whole stone)

• Lowe, Larna, 1912-1957

• Maxwell
  • Ernest L., May 20, 1909-Oct 5, 1979
    • Military Marker
  • Henry M., June 5, 1900-Dec 13, 1979
  • John A., 1874-1955 and Rose M., 1878-1953
  • Ruth E., Jan 8, 1904-Nov 16, 1994
• Mays, Pearle, 1889-1957
• McDowell
  • Hughie E., Sr., Mar 9, 1924-Nov 21, 1986 (World War II) and C. Viola, Oct 2, 1920-Oct 30, 2002
  • Mabel E., Nov 14, 1920-Jan 12, 2005
  • Molly, Jan 4, 1888-Feb 18, 1974
  • Russell Eugene, Dec 191919-June 11, 1983
  • William W., Oct 28, 1935-July 1, 1989, married Jan 23, 1973, Nancy J., July 2, 1950-[blank]
• Millikin, Elizabeth, wife of James, died Feb 26, 1853, aged 75y [?] 11m & 4d and, on same stone, James, died Sept 30, 1868, aged 86y 2m & 5d (Whole stone) (Contact Mike Terry, )
• Morgan, Kathryn M., 1909-1971 and David H., 1926-1988

• Nickell, Esther, 1926-1946, daughter

• Orahood
  • Fred A., 1872-1939 and Lula L., 1877-1958
  • John W., Feb 11, 1900-Aug 29, 1978 and Martha J., Mar 7, 1906-Mar 1, 1985
  • Ruth, 1930-1961 and James, 1930-1959
    • Military stone, James Clinton, PFC CO A, 485 ENGR C BN, World War II, June 24, 1930-June 29, 1959

• Rathbun
  • Mother, Elisabeth D., Oct 6, 1809-Dec 22, 1880 (High resolution [359KB])
  • John, [died] Jan 30, 1850, aged 61 ys 5 mos [OR days] (High resolution [76KB])
• Reason
  • A. J. [Alexander J.], CO A, 2ND OHIO INF [Civil War]
    • Born about 1828 in Virginia, died after 1890 (Veterans' Schedules)
  • Altia I, dau of J R & A, died Apr 4, 1857, aged 5 mo 20 days
  • Aseneth, wife of J R, died [broken]
  • Dora Ann, dau of A J & [M E], died Sept 11, 1876, aged [illegible] (High resolution detail)
    • Age 3 in 1870 census
  • Joseph C., son of J R & A, died [broken]
• Rice, Mother, Sylvia G., 1910-1982
• Rogers
  • Mary M., Aug 16, 1908-June 21, 1993, mother of Virgil, Billy, Gladyce
  • Sonja Marie, July 20, 1955-January 22, 2015 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Timothy J., Aug 16, 1957, married Oct 27, 1979, Rebecca S., Dec 21, 1956-[blank] (High resolution)
• Ross, In memory of Lydia, wife of Robert, who died Oct 16, 1844, in the 42nd year of her age (High resolution [243KB])

• Shaw, Hattie Crane, 1901-1992
• Sherwood, Sarah, wife of J C, died July 13, 1843 [broken]
• Smith
  • Ann, wife of Henry, died Aug 20, 1823, aged 35 yrs [broken]
  • Butler, died May 27, 1877, aged 28 yrs 11 mo 20 ds (Whole stone)
  • Henry, died July 3, 1818, aged 33 yrs [broken]
  • Mary, dau of H & A, died Aug 23, 1823, aged 11 yrs
  • Paul, died Oct 29, 1853, aged 48 yrs
  • Rachel, wife of Paul & dau of J. & R Tomlinson, died Oct 24, 1834, aged 25 yrs
• Stapleton
  • Father, Martin Lee, 1897-1968 and Mother, Rosebelle, 1901-1961
  • Silas, 1850-1941
• Steele
  • Lonnie L., 1900-1948 and Fannie M., 1903-1969
  • Samuel M., June 5, 1926-Feb 13, 2003, married July 1, 1962, Roberta (Bobbie), Nov 4, 1923-[blank]
• Stuckey
  • Jessie M., dau of R & G M, 1899-1910 (Whole stone)
  • Ruth E., 1901-1920
• Summers, Dasy E. (see Ferguson)

• Taylor, "Tony" Anthony Lee, Dec 3, 1972-Jan 6, 1990, beloved son & brother
• Thomas, Margaret K., 1896-1980
• Timmons
  • Grandma, Elizabeth, Sept 24, 1783-Oct 30, 1860
  • Thomas, Dec 8, 1800-Oct 5, 1862 and Hannah, July 30, 1808-July 5, 1853 (Whole stone)
    • Thomas, died Oct 5, 1862, aged 61 yrs 9 m [rest buried]
  • Rachel, May 27, 1842-July 26, 1865
    • Daughter of Thomas & Hannah Timmons
• Tinkler
  • Mother, Grace, 1890-1970
  • James, May 28, 1911-[Nov 20, 1987], married Jan 13, 1943, Laura L., Sept 16, 1918-Mar 22, 1981
  • Father, James F., 1886-1947
  • James Williiam, CPL US Marine Corps, Vietnam, Jan 17, 1945-Oct 30, 1979

• Williams, Herbert, 1890-1942, Father and Susie, 1892-1971, Mother

• Unknown
  • Illegible, weather worn
  • Illegible, weather worn
  • Illegible, weather worn
  • Elizabeth [REASON?], died Mar 6, 1859, aged 27 yrs 1 mo 16 ds

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