Burnside Cemetery
(aka Smith's Burying Ground)
(aka Pioneer Cemetery)
Plain Township,
Franklin County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

This small historic cemetery was established in Franklin County's earliest years.  Burnside Cemetery, was originally called Smith's Burying Ground and is also known as Pioneer Cemetery.  It is located on the west side of Route 62 (Johnstown Road) about a half mile north of Central College Road and is maintained by the Plain Township Trustees.  At least three veterans are buried in this cemetery--two served in the Revolutionary War and one in the War of 1812.  For a "thumbnail history" of this cemetery click here.  A complete photographic inventory was made May 2, 2004.  Some information came from, Franklin County, Ohio Cemeteries, Volume IV, Blendon & Plain Townships, part of an 11 volume set, compiled by The Franklin County Genealogical Society, a chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (Columbus, 1981).

NOTE:  The cemetery is small enough that photographs appear in the order they were photographed, though it is obvious that many stones are not in their original location.

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
(Spring 2004)

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Gravestones:

• Dailey, Anna, former wife of J. Dailey & wife of B. F. Hiller, died Sept 4, 1863 aged 73 years
• Dailey, John, died July 18, 1854, aged 53 y 9 mo 23 d
• Could be: Charlotte, wife of Nathan Cooke, died July 21, 1891
• Holt, Julia Wether, died Oct 4, 1834 aged 1 year 1 mo & 5 days
• Collins, Evangaline E., wife of John D., died Jan 27, 1843, aged 75 y 4 m & 9 d (Full Stone)
• Doyle, Charley, son of M. S.
• Broken & illegible, died Jan 7, 1834, aged 72 y
• Cunningham, ????, wife of Hugh, died Oct 25, 1879, aged 76 yrs 10 mo
• Looks like: In memory of John Dougherty, who died Aug the 18, 1832, aged 8 years 6 mo & 24 days
• Illegible
• Hardwin, Edward W., son of edward & Mary, died May 28, 1839, aged 2 years 4 mo
• Mary A.
• Looks like: Jonathan, son of Jonathan Smith
• Devenport, Julia, wife of John, died May 19, 1852, aged 78 yrs 7 mo & 9 ds
• Cooms, Charlotte, wife of Nathan [sunken]
• Smith, John, son of George & Elizabeth, departed this life 3rd of D 1837, aged 4 years 6 mo & 29 days
• Sarah
• Probably: Mary Elizabeth, dau. of George & Elizabeth Smith, died Apr 22, 1862
• Clouse, Absalum, son of Daniel & Mar-garet [hyphenated & on two lines], died Aug 27, 1850, aged 3 years 11 mo 15 ds
• Smith, Henry, died Oct 8, 1850, aged 78 yrs 11 mo 4 ds
• Smith, Russel B. [illegible]
• Devenport, Elizabeth, wife of O.
• Clouse, John, died Dec 26, 1822, aged 64 years
  • Served in Revolutionary War in Captain John Reynolds Company; honorably discharged; born in Holland. [See http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/RCDR_Gravesite/Public_Default.htm]
• Clouse, Catharine, wife of John, died May 18, 1837, aged 39 yrs & 3 d
• Clouse, David, died Jan 2, 1879, aged 67 yrs __ mo __ d (Detail)
• Clouse, John, died Aug 17, 1855 [broken]
• Smith, Mary, consort of John I., died Nove 15, 1843, aged 75 years 7 m 24 d
• Smith, James, son of John I., died Feb 9th 1843, aged 41 years 11 mo & 7 days
• Smith, John I., died July 25, 1847, aged 79 yrs 11 mo and 26 ds
• Smith, Sarah, died Oct 8, 1846, aged 51 ys & 3 ds
• Bear, Nesbert, son of Adam & Nancy A., died Sept 10, 1855 aged 12 y (Detail)
• Bear, Adam, son of Adam & Nancy A., died Jan 15, 1859 aged 16 ys 9 m 28 d
• Bear, Broken, dau of A. & S.C., died June 18, 1839, aged 6 ds
• Cole, Sarah, wife of F., died Dec 21, 1875, aged 65 y 5 m 15 d
• Smith, John, 1742-1814, 1st Continental Line, N.J., Revolutionary War, and Sarah Snyder, his wife, died Aug 21, 1828
• Smith, John, who died May the 23, 1811, aged 12 years
• Thompson, Catharine, wife of John, died June 17, 1822, aged 22 years 11 mo & 22 days (Detail)
• Smith, Almira, daughter of Isaac & Eliza, died July 1, 1833, aged 1 yr 1 mo
• Loren, Infant Son, of Jeremiah & Elizabeth, died Apr 19, 1839, aged 13 ds
• Loren, Elizabeth, wife of Jeremiah, born July 6th AS 1807, died Oct 18th AD 1839 aged 32 years 3 mo & 12 days
• Loren, Infant Son of Jeremiah & Charity, died Dec 31, 1840
• Loren, Mary E., daughter of Jeremiah & Charity, died Sept 16, 1843 aged 1 y 8 m 19 d
• Loren, Infant Son of Jeremiah & Charity, died Dec 18, 1845
• Loren, Theadore, son of Jeremiah & Charity, died Feb 9, 1849 aged 4 y 3 d
• Loren, Archable, died Oct 5, 1859, aged 23 yrs 8 mo and 1 day
• Smith, Unknown, died July 8, 18__ [illegible]
• Smith, Daniel, a pioneer settler, died Sept 13, 1869, aged 79 yrs 3 mos 17 ds
  • Enlisted 1 June 1813, discharged 12 August 1813, served in Capt. Adam Binckley's Company, War of 1812 [See http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/RCDR_Gravesite/Public_Default.htm]
• Smith, Elizabeth, consort of Daniel, died march 13, 1843, aged 43 years 7 months & 22 days
• Smith, Ethellinda, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth, died Oct 15, 1844 [sunken]
• Landon, Julia F., wife of Jesse [broken] (Contact Jodi Tronsgard, )
  • Julia F. (Camp) Landon, wife of Jesse Landon died in a cholera epidemic ca. 1841 or 1844.
• Daidy, Verginia, daut of John and Lydia, died May 21, 1847, aged 17 days
• Landon, Susana, dau of J. & J.F., died May 11, 1841 (or 1844), aged 4 years 7 days (Contact Jodi Tronsgard, )
  • Susana died in the same cholera epidemic as her mother Julia F. (Camp) Landon.
• Fry, Perry A., son of George & ____, died Jan 15, 1819, aged 13 mos 16 days
• Cole, Maria, wife of Peter W., died Feb 27, 1854, aged 51 years
• Cole, James, Mar 19, 1840-May 7, 1847
• Cole, [Broken], son of ?? & C.
• Smith, Elias P., died Jan 18, 1852, aged 36 yrs 10 [sunken]
• Smith, Margaret, wife of David, died Nov 12, 1862, aged 81 yrs 9 mo 2 ds
• Smith, David, died Aug 12, 1864, aged 86 yrs 10 mo
• Bear, Broken, dau of J. & S. C., died June 18, 1839, aged 6 ds
• Illegible
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