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Watkins Cemetery
(AKA Wilkins Cemetery)
Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio

Watkins Cemetery, Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Located on the east side of Watkins-California Road at the end of a gravel lane called Cemetery Road. In recent years more burials have taken place, but there seems to be room for additional interments. The cemetery is well cared for. A complete photographic inventory was made on September 13, 2009 with a few "retakes" made on November 5, 2009. Though small, this cemetery has been in use since 1817. In the intervening 192 years weather and a few vandals have taken their toll on the oldest stones. There are more than forty stones listed as "unknown." Some of the stones were too weathered to be legible. In some instances the information is underlined in black indicating that it is the Webmaster's "best guess." Much of the information found inside brackets ([ ]) was found in: Union County Chapter OGS, compliers, Dover-Jackson-Leesburg-Millcreek Townships Cemetery Records (Marysville, OH 1986).

Here is the early history according to The History of Union County, Ohio (W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, IL 1883), part V, page 341:
The Watkins Cemetery is the oldest and principal one in the township. This is situated a little southeast of the village of Watkins, on the farm of S. Wilkins. This ground was dedicated to this sacred use soon after a settlement was formed here, by the reception of a child of Mr. Ephraim Burroughs, which died in 1817. The second person buried here was Sarah, a daughter of Pierce Lamphere; since then it has received the remains of many of the pioneers as well as a large number of the dead of more recent years. It contains probably one acre or more of ground, is now deeded to the Trustees of the township, and is under their care and supervision.

GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.2086723 Longitude = -83.2410274
DMS - Latitude = 401231N Longitude = 0831428W
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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, Ohio Cemetery Photos |

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

  • Battees, Julia Ann, wife of [Jno], died Dec 15, 1891, aged [71 y 7 m 9 d] (Whole Stone)
  • Baughman
    • Allen, son of J & M, died Nov 2, 1852 (or 9), aged 11 mos & 14 ds
    • Abraham, son of A & R, died June 10, 1852, aged about 35 ys
    • Abraham, died July 22, 1862, aged [86 y 9 m 19 d] (Whole Stone)
    • Isaac N., son of J & M, died Mar 4, 1866, aged 11 y 10 m 23 d
    • Jacob, son of J & M, died [Aug] 29, 1863 aged [1 y 2 m 15 d]
    • Father and Mother, John, died Sep 5, 1906, aged [92y 10 m 11 d] and Anna, died Sept 23, 1883, aged 67 y & 6 m
    • Lydia A., dau of John & Anna, died Oct 14, 1879, aged 36 y 7 m 20 d (Whole Stone)
    • Mary, wife of Jacob, June 11, 1825-Mar 17, 1900
    • Mercy, wife of J, died Dec 9, 1887, aged __y 10 m 15 d
    • Mary E., dau of J & M, died [broken]
    • Rebecca, wife of Abraham, died Aug 3, 1852, aged 78 ys 2 mo (Whole Stone)
    • Samuel, son of [J] & A, died [Apr] 4, 1864, aged [5 ys] 6 mo & 28 ds
    • Son, W. Hubert, 1889-1933; Mother, Lillian, 1867-1934; Father, Joseph, 1855-1936
  • Beecher, Bertha A., died Feb 8, 1877, aged [5 m 25 d] and Henry H., died [Nov 9, 1876, aged 4 y 3 m 17 d], [Children of Walger B. & Orinda J.] (Whole Stone)
  • Bell
    • Catharine, 1836-1902
    • Cleora E., dau of P & H C, died Feb 16, 1886, aged 7 y 3 m & 20 d (Whole Stone)
    • Electa, wife of P, died Sep 16, 1875, aged 29 y 4 m 21 d (Whole Stone)
    • James, died Nov 23, 1848, aged 66 yrs 8 mo 17 ds and Sarah, wife of James, died Oct 31, 1869, aged 90 ys 3 mo & 2 ds (Whole Stone)
      • James Bell, Esq., a native of New Jersey, born 1778, married Sarah Warner, of Pennsylvania, in 1799. In 1804, emigrated to Ohio and settled in Warren County, near Lebanon. In 1818, removed to this county and settled on the same survey with Mr. Burroughs, and after the organization of the county in 1824, was elected a Justice of the Peace. He had erected a large and commodious log cabin, and for several years the elections were held at his house. He died November 23, 1848, aged sixty-six years; his wife died October 31, 1869, aged ninety years. Of their children, Elizabeth, married William Graham and died in this county; Judith, married Robert Graham, is deceased ; Jesse and Jacob moved to Indiana; and Phineas, married Catherine Graham, is deceased. (History of Union County, Ohio, (Beers, Chicago, Illinois, 1883), Part 5, page 333)
    • John, son of James & [Sarah], died [1834, aged 12y 5 m 13 d]
    • Martha Ann, wife of _____, Jr, died Nov 27, 18__, aged 35 y __ m & 2 ds (Whole Stone)
    • Phineas, died Feb 22, 1875, aged 60 ys 7 ms & 7 ds (Whole Stone)
    • Phineas [Junior], 1834-1900 and Hannah C, his wife, 1849-[blank]
    • Sarah, dau of P & C, died May [8], 1877 aged 18 y 4 m [9 d] (Whole Stone)
    • Silas, died May 20, 1879, aged 73 y 5 m 8 d; Abigail, wife of Silas, died Sep 12, 1839, aged 29 years; Jesse, son of S & A, died Aug 1839, aged 2 y; Lydia, dau of S & A, died Oct 1839, aged 1 m (Whole Stone)
  • Bragg, Mary S., wife of W R, died March 18, 1884, aged 36 y 5 m 6 d and Infant son & dau of W R & M S [no dates]
  • Gamble
    • Nancy, dau of J & M Baughman and wife of R, died Apr 6, 1877, aged 21 yr 8 mo 17 ds
    • Raymon, son of [R M Gamble] died Feb 23, 1875, aged [1 y 13 d]
    • Robert, son of J & S, died Dec 20, 1847, aged 14 y 11 d
  • Gibson, Harriet L., 1926-2008 and Paul E., 1927-2005 (Obituary)
    • Paul E., S2 US Navy, World War II, Feb 24, 1927-Dec 8, 2005
  • Graham
    • Julia E., dau of H & S P, died Sept 25, 1876, aged 5 y 11 m 1 d and Hezekiah, died Jane 31, 1892, aged 61 y 2 m 20 d, a member of CO E, 30 REGT OVVI (Whole Stone)
    • Malford B., Jan 16, 1864-Nov 1, 1898 (Whole Stone)
    • Father and Mother, and Mariah, dau of R & J, died Oct 10, 1852, aged 7 ys 5 mos & 10 days; Robert, died Feb 4, 1882, aged 73 y 4 m & 24 d and Judith, wife of R, died Aug 24, 1869, aged 62 yrs 16 ds
      • Mariah, [dau of Robert & Ju__], died Oct 10, 1852, aged 7 ys 5 mo 10 ds
    • Minnie May, dau of E M & ME [died Aug 11, 1876]
    • Sarah P., wife of H, died Nov 12, 1866, aged 31 yrs 15 ds (Whole Stone)
    • Ralph, died Nov 10, 1878, aged 72 yrs 8 mos 18 ds and Hannah, wife of Ralph, died Nov 6, 1878, aged 71 y 5 mo (Whole Stone)
    • Richard, aged 14 ys, Jessie, aged 8 y 6 m 5 d and Hannah [no date or age]; William, died Oct 28, 1877, aged 77 y 6 d; Betsy, wife of W, died Oct 31, 1848, aged 44 y 11 m 28 d (Whole Stone)
    • William, son of Ralph & Hannah, died Sept 5, 184[7], aged 8 years 8 mon & 12 days (Whole Stone)
    • Plot (No inscription on large stone, footstones photographed left to right--no dates)
  • Gray
    • John, died [Oct 21, 1855, aged 70 y 7 m 9 d]
    • Stephen K., son of J & A, died Nov 21, 1864, of wounds rec'd at Gettysburg, Pa, aged 17 years 2 mos 19 ds (Whole Stone)
  • Grey, Susannah, wife of John, died April 1, 1830, aged 52 years (Whole Stone)
  • Lame
    • John, died May 4, 1858, aged [63] ys & 1 mo
    • Robert, son of L & S, died Mar 5, 1856, aged 1 ys 2 mo 27 ds
    • Sibba A., dau of P & M, died Oct 1, 1852, [aged 7 y 9 m 15 d]
  • Lamme, Anna B., 1880-1916
  • Langhirt, Michael, May 29, 2002
  • Price
    • Jno., CO G, 15 OHIO INF
    • Rachel A., wife of S H, died Jan 28, 1862, aged 2[3] y 9 mo [16 d]
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