State of Ohio Feebleminded Cemetery
Columbus,
Franklin County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Located on the grounds of the what is now known as the Columbus Developmental Center this cemetery holds the remains of those who died at the institution and were unclaimed by family or friends.  A few were buried here by their families because they were so loved while residing at the institution.  At first glance the cemetery seems to contain only a few gravestones, but when you begin to walk through this approximately three acre site you see the rows upon rows of tiny ground level markers.  Most of those that we saw had the date the patient/inmate was admitted to the institution and the date of death.  This, of course, indicates that the person might have been an adult though the dates might make it seem as if a child is buried beneath a particular stone.

This is just the bare beginning.  Recording all of the tiny stones will require several trips.  If you believe an ancestor or relative is buried here, I will be happy to look for them in the list found in Franklin County, Ohio Cemeteries,Prairie and Franklin Townships, compiled by The Franklin County Genealogical Society (Columbus 1984), volume 8 of 11.  But, please, don't ask that we photograph the stone. Finding one particular stone in this cemetery would require a lucky accident.  All that I can suggest is that you visit often to see if we have added the photo you are most interested in.

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
(Spring 2004)

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(Click on the underlined name to view the photograph)

• Allen, Clifford, 1911-Sept 29, 1929
• Anderson, Lizzie, 1895-Dec 22, 1928
• Ayle
  • Annie, July 26, 1896-Aug 11, 1914
  • Mary, July 26, 1896-Dec 26, 1927

• Bayer, Eleanore, Aug 6, 1901-Feb 28, 1926
• Boerst, Adolph, Aug 9, 1833 (or 1883)-Mar 20, 1906
• Bonham, Myrtle, 1880-1933
• Botts, Edith, July 26, 1894-Jan 17, 1934

• Christy, Myrtle, 1910-Sept 4, 1927
• Claypool, Gerald, Dec 30, 1919-Feb 1, 1934

• Dechant, Theodore, 1908-Sep 24, 1914
• Dowdell, Ronald G., May 27, 1946-Dec 28, 1965

• Eldridge, Alma, 1888-May 2, 1914

• Felch, Edmonia, Born unknown-Feb 20, 1949
• Francis, Wilbur, 1904-June 17, 1926

• Golden, John, Unkn-Apr 18, 1913
• Gould, Margaret, Adm: June 22, 1904-April 14, 1926 (Detail)
• Green, Leslie, Unk-Apr 16, 1930

• Hart, Dora, 1884-June 1, 1914
• Hile, Raymond, 1888-1937
• Hill, William A., Adm: Feb 7, 1906-Apr 24, 1914

• Keith, Maud B., 1877-May 20, 1914
• Keller, Emma, Adm Feb 20, 1865-March 28, 1933
• Kendall, Harry E., son of M. & K.L., Mar 18, 1896-May 7, 1904

• Lambert, Annie, Aug 18, 1875-June 24, 1948
• Lint, Uhler, 1887-Feb 6, 1947

• Maloney, Michael, March 4, 1892-May 16, 1947
• Maloy, Peter, Amd: Oct 12, 1908-Sep 20, 1914
• Marker, Orpha, 1899-1934
• Mertz, Joe, 1888-1948
• Monroe, Frank, 1886-May 29, 1914
• Morris, Russell, 1892-Nov 20, 1926

• Nicho[lson], [Dar]lene, Aug 17, 1952-Oct 20, 1965

• Platz, Grant, Aug 2, 1902-Nov 24, 1947
• Poole, Shirley, March 1, 1936-Oct 19, 1964
• Porter, Lottie, 1887-Oct 22, 1926
• Powell, Mary, Amd: Oct 12, 1908-Aug 19, 1914
• Prevost, Thelma, 1902-March 29, 1927

• Richmond, Molly, 1868-1945

• Seifried, Lucinda, June 11, 1889-June 27, 1908
• Silverman, Albert, May 5, 1934-Sept 27, 1948

• Van Myers, Jennie, Adm 1862-April 30, 1927

• Walker, John, March 31, 1919-July 20, 1929
• Warden, Sarah, Adm Sept 19, 1878-Oct 31, 1930
• Willett, Chloe Estella, 1882-May 10, 1914
• Wogan, Lona, 1903-May 14, 1913
• Woods, Eliza, Unk- Nov 1, 1934

• Yeamans, Nellis, Adm Jan 13, 1902-Jan 7, 1935

• Unknown
  • #1, Crossed swords, no name
  • #2
  • #3
  • #4
  • #5
  • #6
  • #7, broken & partially buried