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GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.4986663 Longitude = -83.5190932
DMS - Latitude = 402955N Longitude = 0833109W
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Rush Creek Cemetery is all that is left of the Rush Creek church established in about 1865 by a hand full of Quakers; all trace of the building is gone. Here is what Beers 1883 History of Union County, Ohio, Volume 2, page 666, has to say:
In the extreme northwestern corner of Washington Township is an organization of the Quakers or Friends, known as Rush Creek Church. Its membership is drawn from Hardin and Logan Counties as well as this townhsip. This orgainization was effected soon after the close of the rebellion in a log schoolhouse. A few years later, through the efforts if Obediah Williams, Bennett Watkins, Isaac Penoc and other early members, a frame structure was erected, which has since served as their meeting house. At the organization of the society, the membership scarcely numbered half a dozen. It is now [1883] probably forty. Services are held every Sabbath. A Sabbath school has been maintained for many years.
Gravestones:
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- Elliott, Abner K., died Feb 24, 1880, aged 44y 8m; Harriet A., wife of A.K., died June 17, 1892, aged 54y 10m 14d; Vivian O., son of A.K. & H.A., died Feb 4, 1869 aged 2m 11d; Ida, infant dau of A.K. & H.A.; (Whole Stone)
- Farrington, Lyda F., wife of T.P., 1859-1902
- Fowler
- Gallentine, [William, died Dec 6, 1891, aged 73y 10m]
- Green, Austin C., 1862-1930
- Lary
- Elma, dau of I.W. & R.A., died Jan 4, 1890, aged 2y 7m and Infant, dau of I.W. & R.A., [died May 29, 1890]; (Whole stone)
- Infant, son of I.W. & R.A., Aug [26], 1892; (Whole Stone)
- Mabery, Susan E., wife of A., died Aug 31, 1886, aged 62y 7m 4d; (Whole Stone)
- Martin
- Mercer, Mary, wife of J., died Dec 28, 1881, aged 64y 2m 6d; (Whole Stone)
- Patterson, Rebecca, died 30thDay 1stMo 1874, aged 82yrs
- Paxson, Burleigh, son of B.F. & L., died Sept 12, 1884, aged [5m 9d]; (Whole Stone)
- Reames, Kelsey Eugene, son of G.H. & J.M., died [July 13, 1882], aged 2m 1d
- Reeve, Benjamin F., 1827-1893 and Lydia, his wife, 1830-1913
- Richardson
- Mertie, [dau of J. & E.A., died Jan 5, 1879, aged 24d]
- Willie J., son of J. & E.A., died July 12, 1877, aged 3y 12m 7d
- Smith
- Hannah, wife of Samuel, Mar 20, [1837-Jan 20, 1890]; (Whole Stone)
- Minnie May, dau of Samuel & H., died Aug 12, 1882, aged 14y 2m 5d; (Whole Stone)
- Stella, dau of B.W. & M., died Aug 5, 1878, aged 10m 5d; (Whole Stone)
- Watkins
- Amelia, [3rdM 6thD 1815-4thM 11thD 1881], aged 66y 1m 5d; (Whole Stone)
- Bennett, died 25th Day 1stMo 1873, aged 63yrs 1mo 11dys
- Ira, [died 9thM 28thD 1878, aged 70y 5m 7d]
- Martha, wife of Ira, [8thM 13thD 1817-7thM 26thD 1878]
- Wells, Ada B., dau of I.E. & A., died Sept 14, 1878, aged 1y 10m 4d; (Whole Stone)
- Williams
- Daniel T., Apr 4, 1838-Mar 16, 1896 and Mary, his wife, Mar 16, 1837-Aug 27, 1902
- Elizabeth, wife of Jesse, died Jan 10, 1879, aged 51yrs 11m 10ds
- Emma T., wife of G.S., died July 1, 1885, aged 23y 6m 3d; (Whole Stone)
- [Esther A.], dau of O.H. & S.P., died Sept 21, 1892, aged 41y 10m 3d; (Whole Stone)
- Homer Eugene, son of D.T. & M., died Jan 18, 1881, aged 15y 11m 7d; (Whole Stone)
- Jesse, died 27thday 3rdmo 1874, aged 52yrs 1mo 10ds
- Oliver D., son of T.G. & E.B., died 8th M 3rd D 1870, aged 4m 2d
- Rolison Bertrand, died Feb 7, 1884, aged 10y 1m 7d; (Whole Stone)
- Sarah P., May 12, 1820-Mar 30, 1902 and Obadiah H., Sept 19, 1821-Aug 24, 1905; (Whole Stone)
- Winner, Marietta, 1869-1942
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