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East York Cemetery
York Township, Union County, Ohio
(AKA York Presbyterian Cemetery)

East York Cemtery, York Township, Union County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

East York Cemetery is nestled in a curve on Miller Road (County 307) east of State Route 31 and is surrounded by lush farmland on three sides. The cemetery is all that is left of the site on the first Presbyterian church located in York Township. According to the Beer's 1883 History of Union County, Ohio, part V, page 533-534, the church was located on the Joseph Miller survey. "The congregation was organized at the house of Beriah P. Wilkins, Novemeber 9, 1839." For several years the congregation met at the homes of various members including, Joseph Miller, Beriah Wilkins and James McCrea (all of whom are buried in the cemetery); meetings were later "transferred to the Miller Schoolhouse." The first church building located on this site was dedicated in February 1855. A second building was erected and dedicated in 1882.

The cemetery is well cared for and remarkably well preserved; it seems to have suffered mostly from damage caused by time and weather. Little, if any, evidence of vandalism can be found. The few broken stones were more likely the victims of moderm mowers. Some stones are completely illegible while others of the same material and about the same age are well preserved and easy to read. The oldest stone that we photographed was 1843 and the latest was dated 1967.

NOTE: Items that are underlined in black are the Webmaster's "best guess." Items found in brackets ( [ ] ) are either documented, i.e. death certificates, or were found in the published records.

GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.4381130 Longitude = -83.4002002
DMS - Latitude = 402617N Longitude = 0832401W
MAP

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 | Union County Gravestone Photos |

(Click on the underlined name to view the gravestone photograph)

  • Baker
    • Catharine, wife of Wm, Apr 27, 1833-Aug 1, 1906, aged 73 yrs 3 mo 4 days and Henry E., thier son, May 22, 1860-May 20, 1902, aged 43 yrs 11 mo 28 days
    • Eliza Ann, dau of W & C, died Oct 2, 1877, aged 1 y 3 m & 12 d
  • Beard, Polly, wife of J., died Mar 28, 1883, aged 52yr 9mo 8ds (Whole Stone)
  • Beathard, Margaret, [dau of W. & D.], died June 21, 1852, aged 6ys 8d
  • Bechtel, Charlie W., son of L.H. & N.J., died Nov 26, 1883, aged 17y 8m 24d (Whole Stone)
  • Bell, David Newel, died Feb 5, 1885, aged 1yr 5mos 8dys (Whole Stone)
  • Brown
  • Boyd, Catharine, wife of John C., died Feb 27, 1865, aged 64yrs 6mo 9ds
  • Cahill
    • Benjamin F., son of J.E. & Hannah, died Nov 1861, aged 24y 1m 2d (PVT, CoE, 74th OVI)
    • Cora [Bell], dau of L. & M.E., [died 8 July 1871, aged 7m 13d]
    • John E., died February 3, 1874, aged 68yr 7ms 16ds and Hannah, wife of J.E., died May 16, 1880, aged 72y 4m 12d (Whole Stone)
      • Capt. Jas. A., CoB, 31st REG, OVI, Killed at ___ Ga., June 23, 1864, aged 25yr 9mo 10days
      • Buried at Nat. Cemetery, Chatanooga, Tenn. (Chatanooga Nat'l Cemetery has date of death as 23 July 1864, bur: Section E, Grave 11285)
    • Martha, wife of D.B., died Jan 28, 186[5/8], aged 43y 11m 28d (Whole Stone)
    • Rebecca, dau of B. & M., [died 28 Apr 1862, aged 19y 3m 10d] (Whole Stone)
    • William, died July 5, 1864, aged 72 years
  • Crabtree, Kins, 1852-1934 and Clara Mae, 1859-1935 (Obituary)
  • Criswell
  • Cusic, John N., died Feb 17, 1872, aged 57y 10d (Whole Stone)
  • Fawley
  • Figley
    • Eliza J., daughter of J. & Mary, died Oct 30, 1863, aged 22yrs 4mo 1day
    • Jonas, 1814-1890 and Mary, his wife, 1815-1871
    • Jonas, died [11 Aug 1855], aged 88y [11d]
    • Mary, wife of Jonas, died Mar 13, 1871, aged 55yrs 3ms 16ds
  • Fish, Frankie, son of W. & C., died Mar 10, 1862, aged 2yrs 5m [23 ds]
  • Fisher, Laura M., wife of Benjamin, died Mar 30, 1882, aged 21ys 11ms 7ds (Whole Stone)
  • Foreman, See Ross, Catharine
  • Lake, Rebecca, wife of Wm H, died Aug 28, 1882, aged 25 y 6 m 23 d and Celia, dau of W H & Rebecca, died Sep 11, 1882, aged 1 mo (Whole Stone)
  • Lister
    • John, died July 18, 1847, aged about 76 yrs
    • Leonard O., son of A & M, died Mar 27, 186[8], aged 3 yrs 3 mo 3 d
  • Livingston
  • Longshore, Clement B., son of C & S, died Feb 23, 1885, aged 10 y 5 m [broken] (Whole Stone)
  • Yantiss, J. [Jacob], died 10 Dec 1858, aged 73y 3m 18d]
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