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Fernwood Cemetery
Lockbourne, Hamilton Township,
Franklin County, Ohio

Fernwood Cemetery, Lockbourne, Hamilton Township, Franklin County, OH

Gravestone Photographs

NOTE:  This site is not affiliated with Fernwood Cemetery in any way.

Fernwood Cemetery is located on the north side of Rowe Road, about a half mile east of Route 23 (S. High Street).  The earliest stone dates from 1841 and this is still an active cemetery.  The caretaker lives on the property and the cemetery is in excellent condition.  For address see Addresses & Telephone Numbers.

The photographs on this page represent only a fraction of the interments.  I am always happy to receive photos from others for use on this page. Please contact Leona at .

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
(Spring 2004)

GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 39.8170079 Longitude = -82.9860157
DMS - Latitude = 394901N Longitude = 0825910W

Some photos on this page were contributed by:
Linda Jean Limes Ellis (lje)
Jerry Feyh (jf)
Cynthia Gibson (cg)
Sandy Holladay (sh)
Tammy Kirk (tk)
Mary Ann Klein (mak)
Joyce Robinson (jr)
Barbara Titus (bt)

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

  • Albright (Contact Chris Jacobs, )
  • Dailey, Francis W., 1927-1980 and Jean E., 1930-1995 (jr)
  • Davis, Robert D., mar 20, 1920-Nov 1, 1975, married Aug 9, 1944 Betty J., June 20, 1925-Jan 18, 1983 (jr)
  • Day, Baby, Forest L., Jan6, 1927-Feb 5, 1927 (mak)
  • Decker, William T., Oct 18, 1812-Sept 15, 1888; Rachel, his wife, Dec 2, 1821-May 1, 1864; and [their son] Luke T., Jan 9, 1893-Jan 28, 1963 (mak)
  • Derflinger, Lillian N., US ARMY, World War II, Dec 23, 1907-Mar 18, 1999 (mak)
  • DeVoss, Vivian Sawyer, August 7, 1911-[blank], mother of Bill & Bob Kulwein (mak)
  • DiPietro, Nikolas Brandon, July 14, 1982-January 14, 1999, son of Bruno & Suzanne, brother of Ben (mak)
  • Dolby, George W., 1854-Blank and Crissie E., his wife, 1857-1915 (mak)
  • Donaldson (Contact: Cynthia Gibson at )
    • Amos P., 1891-1954
    • Augusta, Mar 24, 1901-Mar 28, 1984, wife of Richard, mother of Thelma, Karl, Margaret, Lena, Blanche, Herbert and Estella (cg)
      • Augusta Ezilpha Lindsey, second wife of Bernise "Richard" Donaldson, married Apr 25, 1925 in Ohio.
    • Bassil, died June 10, 1887, aged 54 years and, on same stone, Elisabeth C. (Young), 1934-1901 (cg)
      • They are the parents of Bernise Richard Donaldson.
    • Catherine, 1863-1938, Mother; and Jart M., 1862-1928, Father (cg)
    • Charles F., 1860-1915 and his wife, Etta Mae, 1872-1940 (cg)
      • Charles E. was the son of Bassil & Elisabeth C. (Young) Donaldson.
    • Daniel D., Nov 27, 1931-[May 29, 2005] and Betty R. (Salyer), Nov 4, 1933-Jan 7, 1981 (cg)
    • Earl Edward, 1927-1999 and Beulah Blau, 1923-[blank] (cg)
      • Earl Edward, TEC 5 US Army, World War II, Dec 9, 1927-Mar 31, 1999 (cg)
      • Son of Charles F. Donaldson and grandson of Bassil Donaldson
    • Earl F., 1901-1966 and Ethel M., 1908-1985 (cg)
      • Son of Charles F. Donaldson and grandson of Bassil Donaldson
    • Ethel, July 1, 1901-Oct 25, 1981 and Frank, April 10, 1899-Nov 13, 1970, entombed at Forestlawn Mausoleum (Plot Monunment) (jr)
      • Frank was the son of Charles F. Donaldson and grandson of Bassil Donaldson (cg)
    • Frank K., 1919-2002 and Alice, 1919-2005 (Back) (mak)
    • G. Dewey [George Dewey], 1898-1968 and J. Grace, 1918-1991 (cg)
    • Geo. W., 1878-1911
    • George Washington Donaldson, born Mar 08, 1878 died Sep 20, 1911; son of Jeremiah "Jery" Donaldson who was a brother to Bassil Donaldson. (cg)
    • Harley S., Sep 18, 1927-[blank] and E. June, June 26, 1927-Oct 5, 2003 (cg)
      • Great Grandson of Jermiah "Jery" Donaldson
    • Sister, Hazel L., July 7, 1918-Aug 9, 1968 (cg)
      • Daughter of Charles F. Donaldson, grandaughter of Bassil Donaldson
    • James, May 6, 1898-Feb 12, 1973, Mason (cg)
    • Joseph F., 1859-1927, Father; and Alice J., 1868-1934, Mother (cg)
    • Father, Lawrence, 1903-1964 and, Mother, Emma L., 1908-[blank] (cg)
      • Son of Bernise "Richard" & Leafy Della (Travis) Donaldson; grandson of Bassil Donaldson
    • Mabel F., 1890-1906 (mak) & (cg)
    • Marie A., 1895-1971 (cg)
    • Marion R., Sept 8, 1906-Sept 4, 1984 (Mason), married June 24, 1926, Kathryn M., April 22, 1907-May 29, 1997 (Order of Eastern Star) (cg)
      • Marion R. was the grandson of Jeremiah "Jery" Donaldson who was a brother to Bassil Donaldson.
      • Kathyrn M., wife of Marion R., was the daughter of Marmarduke & Katie (Baughman) Story
    • Ralph P., 1894-1951 and Thelma Bess, 1900-1976 (cg)
      • Son of Jart M. Donaldson and grandson of Bassil Donaldson.
    • Samuel, 1888-1945, Father; and Clara, 1896-1993, Mother (High resolution 81KB)
  • Duvall
  • Earhart, Edwin M., Aug 23, 1846-Mar 1, 1931 and Hester A. Ranck, his wife, Feb 1, 1847-Dec 23, 1917 (jr)
  • Emmerich
    • Hannah C., dau of, J P & M, died Mar 9, 1861, aged 6 y 6 mo 20 ds (High resolution 142KB, might require extra time to download)
    • John P., Nov 14, 1823-June 6, 1902 and Magdalena, his wife, Sept 18, 1827-Aug 25, 1911 (jr)
  • England
  • Eseman, Raymond O., Ohio, PFC Medical Department, World War I, Dec 17, 1893-Feb 15, 1919 (mak)
  • Eleyet, Maurice S., Apr 24, 1903-Sept 15, 1972 (sh)
  • Farmer, Jr. [Harry, Jr.], 1926-1927 (mak)
  • Finks, John Robert, Aug 24, 1902-Apr 1, 1987 (Back) (sh)
  • Foor (Contact: Shelly, )
  • Forester
    • Lawrence, June 25, 1914-June 25, 1970 (sh)
    • James E., July 31, 1944-May 14, 1972 (sh)
  • Freeman, Florence, 1876-1948 (mak)
  • Fridley, Doris J., May 22, 1938-Apr 6, 2006 (mak)
  • Harding, Eliza J., 1870-1937 (mak)
    • Mother of Eliza Jane (Harding) Logsdon (see below)
  • Harrison
    • [He]len M., daughter of Patterson & Catharine, died Febr 13, 1854, aged 29 days, and Robert F., son of Patterson & Catharine, died Sept 14, 1854, aged 3 yrs 11 months 29 days (Plot)
    • John F., son of P & C, died April 22, 1868, aged 22 years & 27 days and, on same stone, In memory of G. W., son of P & C, Enlisted in the 18 Regt USA in the War for the preservation of the Union Aug 22, 1861 honorably discharged in consequence of disability incurred the the line of his duty and having served his country willfully 2 years 1 mon & 8 days, died 29 Mar 1865 aged 27 years 8 mo & 7 days (High resolution 65KB and whole stone) [Section 1 Lot 54]
    • Plot (Listed in order photographed)
      • Patterson, died Nov 27, 1877, aged 71y 11m 3d and Catharine, wife of P, died July 6, 1883, aged 66y 3m 27d
      • Harriet, wife of Patterson, died April 18, 1835, aged 34 years & 10 months (Whole stone)
      • Infant son, of Paterson & Harriet, died March 22, 1833, aged 12 hours
      • Ann Maria, daughter of Patterson & Hariet, died March 9, 1843, aged 12 years 3 mo & 19 days (not shown in plot photo)
  • Hart
    • Elsie M., June 10, 1928-[blank], married Oct 15, 1946, Clarence, July 19, 1926-May 5, 1979 (jr)
    • Steven Allen, Aug 13, 1952-Sept 11, 1977 (jr)
  • Hay, Lewis J., 1906-1992 and Mary C., 1905-1979 (mak)
  • Herron
  • Hicks, Robert Harry, PFC US Army, World War II, Nov 11, 1922-Oct 23, 1999 (sh)
  • Higgins
  • Hines
  • Hodge
    • George [Section 4 Space 25] (jf)
      • George M. Hodge, born ca. Mar 1859 (census records), died 9 Apr 1938 (newspaper notice), husband of Hannah (Musselman) Hodge.
    • Hannah A. (Musselman), Oct 22, 1867-Feb 9, 1924 [Section 2 Lot 27 Space 1] (jf)
      • Daughter of Jesse & Elizabeth (Millar) Musselman; wife of George M. Hodge
  • Hoover, Minnie, 1875-19__ and William, 1872-1929 (mak)
  • Horsley, Dolly M., Sept 26, 1919-June 3, 2005 and Gordon, April 30, 19[19]-Jan 2, 2006 (mak)
  • Nyman
  • Oty (Plot [Section 2]
    • John H., 1857-1910, Redwood Camp No. 88, Woodmen of the World; and Mary M., his wife, 1867-1949
    • Louis M., 1893-1922, 324 H F A MED DET [World War I]
  • VanGundy-McKinster, Albert L., Dec 9, 1899-Aug 19, 1979; Myrtle A., Nov 14, 1907-Oct 21, 2001; Ray, Apr 1, 1925-[blank]; and Donna J., Aug 17, 1926-[blank] (jr)
  • Vaughn, William E., Dec 13-1935-Sept 8, 2000 and Christine M., Nov 5, 1938-[blank]; "Squeaky" & "Teenie" (jr)

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