Davis Historical Cemetery
Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Davis Historical Cemetery was established in 1823 and is located on the east side of Riverside Drive (US 33) about a mile south of Dublin-Granville Road (State 161).  The last burial was in 1986.  This page conatins a compete photograph inventory of the gravestones at this cemetery.

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
(Spring 2004)

Gravestones

(Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph)

NOTE: Some underlined items are uncertain/questionable/missing.

• Brelsford
  • Abner, died Dec 29, 1867 aged 75 yrs 4 mo 21 ds
  • Caroline, dau of A. & S. died Aug 24, 1831 aged 4 ys 5 ms 24 ds
  • Francis M, son of W. H. & R. died May 27, 1843 aged 1 yr 6 mo 22 ds
  • Jacob M, son of A. & C. died April 30, 1834 aged 17 ms 24 ds
  • Joseph, son of J. & C., died Apr 25, 1863, "Soldier of Co. H, 46 Reg, O.V.V.I."
  • Mary M, dau of A. & S. died Sept 1, 1831 aged 7 ms 27 ds
  • Nancy, wife of Abner, died Sept 6, 1825 aged 4o yrs 5 ms 24 ds
• Brobeck, Catherine, wife of Jacob, died Nov 30, 1852 aged 67 y 8 m
• Brown, Sarah, daughter of J. & S., died Feb 5, 1847 aged 17 days
• Brunk, Daniel, died Aug 24, 1863 aged 61 yrs 8 mos 28 ds

• Coleman
  • Mary, dau of Jas. & Eliza, died Sept. 15, 1834 aged 1 yr 6 mo 22 ds

• Davis
  • Ann, died June 6, 1851 aged 86 yrs 5 ms 8 ds, "Ann Davis was messenger and carried orders from General Washington to the other commanders in the Revolutionary war in 1779 and 1780" (detail); and John, died Jan 25, 1832 aged 71 yrs 4 ms 18 ds "John Davis was a soldier in the Revolutinary war and served from 1777 to 1781 in the Pennsylvania Reg'ts" (detail)
  • Byron, son of Samuel & Matilda, died April 10, 1840 aged 4 years 2 mo 14 days
  • Edith, dau of J. E. & C. F. July 22, 1871-May 4, 1883, aged 11 Y 8 M 25 D
  • Edith A., wife of Joseph, Sen., died Aug 14, 1874, aged 77 yrs 5 ds; and Joseph, Jan 27, 1802-June 29, 1892 (full view)
  • Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel & Matilda, died Jan 24, 1831 aged 4 years 3 mo; and Ann, daughter of Samuel & Matilda, died Jan 25, 1831 aged 1 years 3 mo 4 days
  • Fred R, son of Jos. W. & Mary B, died Oct 10, 1887 aged 8 y 8 m 9 d
  • Horace W, Co K, 4 Ohio Inf, Sp. Am. War
  • Jacob E, died March 21, 1883, aged 50 yrs 8 mos 25 dys I.O.O.F.
  • Joseph Watts, June 19, 1838-Jan 25, 1892, Capt. in Recruiting Service, US Army, Civl War; and Mary Butt, July 10, 1842-Oct 14, 1891
  • Joshua, died July 24, 1823 aged 27 ys 27 ds
  • Mary Ann, dau of J. S. & S. died Apr 9, 1847 aged 9 yrs 4 mos
  • Mary Ann, wife of Beriah, died Oct 31, 1847 in the 32nd yr of her age
  • William W, son of Josh. & Edith, died June 25, 1841 aged 19 ys 7 m 21 d

• Everit, Aaron, died April 21, 1847 aged 47 yrs 3 mos

• Geideman, Emily Blanche Sells, Feb 23, 1911-Nov 25, 1986

• Martin
  • (probably, most of name missing), Caroline, died Oct 15, 1851 aged 5 y 9 m 10 d
  • David, died Sept 29, 1849 aged 47 yrs 8 mo 15 ds
  • Matilda, died Mar 8, 1857 aged 19 y 1 m 3 d
• Mathews, Rachel, dau of J. & J. died July 13, 1846 aged 4 y 2 m 2 d
• Mickey, Zephaniah, died April 30, 1847 aged 20 yrs 5 mos 4 ds

• O'Neill, Ann Sells, Mar 17, 1902-Feb 10, 1980

• Roney
  • Isaac H. L, died March 12, 1842 aged 17 years 10 m 14 d
  • James, died Nov 26, 1840 aged 43 years 1 m 29 d
  • [missing portion: Rachel wife of James, died Dec 11, 1842 aged] 41 y's 7 mo 15 d's, also Amy Hannah infant daughter of James & Rachel died January 10^th, 1840 aged 5 mo 21 ds

• Sells, Florence M. Davis "Polly", 1873-1932 (Obituary)
• Shipman
  • Andromeda, daughter of O. & A., died Aug 15, 1840 aged 4 mo 9 ds
  • Charles, son of O. & A. died Oct 4, 1841 aged 1 mo 29 ds
  • Oliver, died Apr 7, 1847 aged 33 yrs 8 mo 6ds
• Swain, Lucinda C, wife of A. E. & dau of J. & E. A. Davis, died Jan 8, 1855 aged 21 y 7 m 25 d

• Woolley
  • Benjamin, died Apr 17, 1858 aged 58 ys 2 ms 24 ds
  • Sarah, wife of Benj, died Aug 25, 1847 aged 44 ys 8 ms 15 ds
• Wright
  • Francis M., son of Jacob & Mary, died July 13, 1851 aged 3 y 8 m 18 d
  • Jacob, died Sept 6, 1877 aged 79 ys & 9 ms; and Mary, wife of Jacob died Sept 20, 1886 aged 82 y 4 m 15 d (Full view & detail of front)

• Unknown
  • Footstone, M. A. D.
  • Broken, lower portion
  • Broken, Elsbabeth
  • Broken and unreadable
  • Unreadable
  • Broken and unreadable