Postle Family Cemetery
Columbus, Prairie Township,
Franklin County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

According to The Ohio Genealogical Society book, Ohio Cemeteries Addendum, (1998?), page 61, "Stones given to family since shopping center is planned for site."  The book also states that the earliest stone was dated 1829.  When we found the aerial photo of the site we discovered that no shopping center has been built and that, though most of the stones are gone, several remain as does the fence surrounding the cemetery.  None of the stones that remain are standing; some are leaning against the fence and some are laying broken on the ground.  This cemetery is difficult to find if you don't know exactly where it is.  It's located on the west side of Norton Road a little south of Sullivant Avenue.  There is an Ohio State Historical Marker a few blocks away on the corner of Sullivant Avenue and Westwoods Boulevard.

Update:  At Postle family reunion in August 2005 it was announced that the family had prevailed and that no shopping center will be built on the property.

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
Spring 2004

Headstones:

NOTE:  Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph.  Additional underlining (no link) indicates difficult to read or missing information. All names listed with no photograph came from a 1904 published index.  All bracketed items indicate information missing from the stone but found in the 1904 list.

• Badger, Kisiah, wife of A. J., died October 22, 1856, aged 50 years 4 months 5 days
• Bowen, Eliza, daughter of John & Ellen, died November 1, 1842, aged 7 years 9 months
• Brodbelt, Mary Ellen, beloved wife of Reub., died Sept 28, 1860, aged 17 Y's 11 Mo 20 D's
• Brown
  • Isreal P, died May 27, 1839, aged 69 yrs
  • Iseal P., son of Henry & S. A., died October 15, 1842, aged 11 years
  • Betsy, wife of I. P., died February 5, 1836, aged 57 years

• Colvin, George, born Fayete County, PA, October 15, 1787, died September 28, 1863

• Frantz, Rebecca, wife of Joseph, died April 8, 1857, aged 45 years 2 months 27 days

• Grummel, Nancy, died January 21, 1847, aged 84 years

• Hickman
  • Infant son, died April 1, 1863
  • Issabell, [wife of Richard], died Mary 10, 1863, aged [24 years 7 months]
  • Joseph S., died November 8, 1848, aged 43 years 5 months 11 days
  • [Richard], died January 28, 1863, aged 29 years 2 months
  • Washington, died September 27, 1831, aged 24 years 10 months 12 days
• Hott
  • Elias, husband of Lucinda, died March 5, 1862, aged 46 years 3 months
  • M. W., son of Elias, died October 27, 1851, aged 4 years 10 months

• McWilliam(s)
  • [Elen], [wife] of John L.,died July 28, 1852 [aged 40 ys 3 ms 17 ds]
  • John, died September 14, 1843 in his 76th year
  • John, died [February 28, 1852, aged 40 years 1 month 16 days]
  • Mary, daughter of John & Polly, died October 20, 1838, aged 21 years 6 months 4 days
  • Mary, wife of John, [died January 15, 1860, aged 66 years 6 months 26 days]
  • [Thomas, son of J. & M.], died December 27, 1854, aged 19 years [5 months 7 days]

• Porter
  • John Wesley, son of Lorenzo & Amelia, died Nov 16, 1852, aged 2 Years, 2 Mos & 10 Da's
  • Lorenzo, died Dec 7, 1852, aged 34 Years 2 months & 1 Day
• Postle
  • Albert, son of John & Rebecca, died June 10, 1842, aged 4 years 8 months 1 day
  • Ella, daughter of D. & H., died November 13, 1860 aged 3 years
  • Elizabeth, daughter of Zadock & Nancy, died April 8, 1838, aged 1 year 1 month 4 days
  • Elizabeth, wife of Job, [died June 20, 1850, aged 70 years 6 months]
  • Franklin, son of Lewis & Caroline, died November 12, 1851, aged 5 years 11 months 2 days
  • Gabri[e]l, died March 5, 1829, aged 31 ys, 21 ds
  • George A., son of John & R., died February 9, 1849, aged 5 years 10 months 2 days
  • Job, died July 21, 1858, aged 77 years 2 months
  • John, died January 13, 1852, aged 46 years 3 months 21 days
  • John, died Sep 2, 1853, [aged 70 years]
  • John N., son of Zadock & Nancy, died September 15, 1846, aged 5 years
  • [Sarah C.], dau of Z. & A., died Sept 20, 1859, aged 3 Y's (broken) 2 ds
  • Martha, daughter of Franklin & Catherine, died September 8, 1851, aged 3 years 1 month
  • [Nancy, wife of Zadock, died May 16, 1870], aged 55 yrs. 7 months 7 days
  • Nicholas, son of John, died June 1839
  • Rachel, wife of [John, died November 16, 1841, aged 31 years, 1 month 8 days]
  • Susannah, wife of Alonzo, died April 13, 1865, aged 23 Yrs 4 Mo & 7 Ds
  • Willie, son of John & R., died February 9, 1849, aged 2 years 1 month 9 days
• Postles, Shadrach, Sept 3, 1755-May 23, 1831; and Anne Willey [Annastasha], Jun 23, 1753-July 28, 1829, Came to Franklinton, Ohio, 1800, From Sussex county, Delaware

• Rose, Ann Mariah, daughter of F. & K., died July 12, 1931 (or 51), aged 8 months & 12 days (Listed in 1904 as Ann Mariah Schuchart, dau of E. & Rose.)

• Schuchart
  • Elizabeth, died April 3, 1859, aged 48 years 3 months
  • Frederick, died Nov 11, 1858, aged 49 Y's 7 mo 4 d's

Tracy, John, CO F 10 OVI

• Wylte, Mary, wife of Samuel, died December 6, 1850, aged 35 years 3 months 6 days

• Unknown:
  • Beath___ (rest broken)
  • Jonathan (broken), aged 5 yrs
  • Rebecca (right-side up), died ??? 16, 1830, aged 8 yrs (broken) & 16 ds
  • Broken and nearly illegible

All gravestone photographs taken by David K. Gustafson