© 2004-2017 David K. & Leona L. Gustafson


Lithopolis Cemetery
Bloom Township,
Fairfield County, Ohio

Lithopolis Cemetery, Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Lithopolis Cemetery was established in 1830 and is still in operation; an exact address and driving directions can be found at the cemetery's business website (http://www.lithopoliscemetery.com/).   Over the years this cemetery has had several names:  Baugher Cemetery, Zankmeister Cemetery, Miner Cemetery, and Sand Hill Cemetery.  For more information and additional photos see Bloom Township Cemeteries, part of Genealogy in Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio (A simply great site!).

NOTE:  I will be happy to add photos contributed by visitors to this page. Before sending any photos, please, write to me at

Photographs on this page were contributed by:
Joe Groom, (jg)
Mary Ann Klein, (mak)
Charles Waid, (cw)



Return to Franklin County Gravestone Photo, &Etc. Links

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 |

(Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph)
NOTE: Some photos will be listed as High Resolution. Those photos are usually quite large (the file size is listed with each) and will take extra time to download to your computer. This is especially true if you have a dialup connection to the Internet. Please be patient.

  • Alspaugh (See also Wright)
    • Mary A., died Feb 12, 1901, aged 79y 2m & 11d (mak)
  • Alton Raymond P., died Dec 1977 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Baird
    • Jane (Blackwood), [wife of Wm.], died Aug 14, 1872, aged 75 years (mak)
    • Wm., died Jan 9, 1855, aged 67 years, 9 mon & 6 days (mak)
  • Betz
    • Henry, Co C 2ND REGT, OHIO INF, 1876-1926 (jg)
    • Loa E., 1887-1966 (jg)
  • Bixler, Elsie L., died 8 Sep 1951 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Black
  • Blackwood
    • Barbara E., wife of J. M., died Nov 2, 1864, aged 29 y 2 m 19 d (mak)
      • Barbara Elin Whaley was the first wife of James Monroe Blackwood.  Buried with her is a son, James Monroe Blackwood II who died soon after she did.
    • Dufferin R., 1882-1958 (mak)
      • Son of Reuben & Jennie E. R. (Welton) Blackwood, born 20 May 1882, died 11 Oct 1958
    • James M., 1841-1919 and his wife, Anna E., 1850-1921 (mak)
      • James Monroe Blackwood, born 6 Feb 1841; died 6 Sep 1919 and his second wife, Anna Elizabeth (Zangmaster) who was born 16 Jun 1850, died 11 Dec 1921.
    • J. C. [John Chester], died May 2, 1886, aged 22 y 10 m 3 d [son of James M. & Barbara] (mak)
    • John, died July 28, 1881, aged 66 years 1 m 1 d, and on same stone, Christiana (Smith/Schmidt), wife of John, died April 16, 1897, aged 73 y 9 m 20 d (Whole stone) (cw)
    • Plot monument
    • Mabel, 1885-1932 (mak)
    • Mary Christiana, dau of John & Christiana, died June 12, 1848, aged 9 mon & 19 days (mak)
    • Reuben, 1839-1907 and Jennie E. (Welton), [wife of Reuben], 22 Sep 1940-12 Nov 1931 (mak); Plot Marker (cw)
      • Reuben, son of John & Christiana (Smith/Schmidt) Blackwood, born 29 Jul 1839, died 22 Oct 1907, husband of Jennie E. R. Welton.
  • Bowman
  • Brossman, Rebecca Irene (Brown), wife of John H., May 3, 1835-Dec 11, 1864, aged 29 ye’s 2 mo & 8ds (cw)
    • John Brossman is also buried there but we could not get a clear picture.
  • Brown
    • Edwin, son of Joseph and Rebeckah L., died Nov 11, 1857, aged 21 years [rest buried] (cw)
    • Oren Chester, son of Joseph & Rebeckah L., born June 5, 1846, fell in battle at Stone River Tennessee, December 21, 1862 aged 16 years 6 months & 26 days (cw)
      • His father, Joseph, went to Tennessee and brought his son back to Lithopolis to be buried.
    • Joseph, died Nov 13, 1873, aged 70 ys 11 ms & 1 d; and Rebecca L., died April 18, 1893, aged 79 ys 5 ms & 13 ds (Full view) (cw)
      • Rebecca Lawrence (Foster) Brown, was born in Winchester, New Hampshire.
      • Joseph was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
    • Sidney, son of Joseph and Rebeckah L., died Aug 27, 1838, aged 7 months & 16 days; and Mary Ada, daughter of Joseph and Rebeckah L., died April 4, 1854, aged 3 years 5 months & 23 days (Both stones) (cw)
  • Dowler, Emma, 26 Apr 1953 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Fatiga, Eugene, son of Joseph and Rose, December 4, 1921-[blank], married Oct 18, 1947, Betty Jane Cormany, daughter of Herbert and Pearl, April 18, 1923-April 14, 2002, parents of Marianne and Grandparents of Angela (High Resolution Detail 115KB) (jg)
  • Fissel, Mary, died 16 Nov 1948 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Foor (Contact: Shelly, )
  • Fugate, Dominick Riley, Oct 27, 2003-March 29, 2004 (mak)
  • Gebby, Annis (Welton), died Oct 6, 1881 in her 20th year (mak)
  • George, William, died October 22, 1844, aged 32 yrs 2 mos & 10 ds (mak)
  • Green, John L., 1845-1931; Marian E., 1855-1909; and Amos, 1880-1881 (cw)
    • John L. Green, b. 24 May 1845 in York County, PA, d. 8 Oct 1931
    • Marian, daughter of John M. Blackwood and Christina (Smith) Blackwood, b. 5 Sep 1855 one mile west of Lithopolis, d. 4 Mar 1909. Some records have her name as Marion.
  • Groom, George, 1908-1982 and Leola Cormany, 1912-2005 (jg)
  • Harcesheimer, Jacob, Mar 9, 1788-Oct 27, 1866 (mak)
  • Heller (Contact: Shelly, )
  • Hunter, Evelyn B., Sept 9, 1874-June 18, 1961 (mak)
  • Huston, Wilbur R. "Jack" May 18, 1903-March 25, 1998 and Esther L., April 17, 1913-Feb 19, 2002 (jg)
  • Koehler, Christina M., 1961-1994 (mak)
  • Kramer, Dorothy M., died Apr 1983 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Kuhlwein, C. LeRoy, 1910-1971 and Frieda M.,1914-1993 (mak)
    • C. LeRoy Kuhlwein, born 30 Jan 1910, died 22 Mar 1971; married Frieda Marie Wright, born 23 Feb 1914, died 15 Nov 1993.
  • Mahoney, Michael Edward, SSGT US Air Force, Korea, Jun 17, 1932-Nov 22, 2006 (jg)
  • Metcalf, Penny L., died 3 Oct 1992 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Miskell, Elizabeth Cormay (See Vernon C. Cormay)
  • Musselman, Cyrus, May 6, 1826-Mar 14, 1910 and Clara J. Foor, his wife, Jan 24, 1850-July 8, 1929 (mak)
    • Clara's given name was actually Clarissa.
  • Samples, Walter, 1875-1976 and Mamie B., 1886-1971 (mak)
  • Sands, Laura Foor (Obituary; no photo) (Contact: Shelly, )
  • Shannon
    • Children, of Neil & Jeanette, Joseph, May 7, 1843 (mak)
    • Hugh, born & died June 1, 1844 [son of Neil & Jennette] (mak)
    • Jennette (Blackwood), wife of Neil, died Oct 5, 1894, aged 87 y.6m.1d; and Neil, 15 Sep 1802-2 Apr 1882 (Full stone) (mak)
    • Neil T., son of Neil & Jennette, born Jan 1, 1832, died Aug 30, 1862 [Civil War] (mak)
  • Smith
  • Solt
  • Stebelton, Alvin Jake, 1922-1988 and C. Maxine, 1928-[blank] (jg)
  • Stemen, Harry, Jr., August 13, 1926-August 22, 2005 and Anna D., August 7, 1928-February 18, 1991 (mak)
  • Stimmel, Erden E., 1870-1952 (mak)
  • Stimpfle, Joann M., 1927-1997 and Elmer, Jr., 1923- 1989 (mak)
  • Storts, Daddy, Charley W., Apr 9, 1900-Dec 26, 1986; Mother, Mary E., Aug 28, 1914-May 7, 2002; and back (mak)
  • Stotler, Kathryn A., died 27 Mar 1986 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Swoyer, Adonis L., Feb 10, 1910-Dec 7, 1969 and Dorothy E., July 10, 1916-Sept 30, 2003 (Whole stone) (jg)
  • Zwayer, Elmer E., died 27 Oct 1942 (Obituary; no photo)

Delaware County, Ohio Cemetery Photos
Fairfield County Cemetery Photos
Franklin County, Ohio Cemetery Photos, &c.
Licking County Cemetery Photos
Madison County Cemetery Photos
Pickaway County Cemetery Photos
Union County, Ohio Cemetery Photos


A This page is owned & maintained by

Gustafson - Wichmann Ancestry

NOTICE: These electronic photographs may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the .