Rings Cemetery
Washington Township,
Franklin County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Tiny old Rings Cemetery is a located just north of the intersection of Hayden Run Road & Cosgray Road in Washington Township.  The cemetery was photographed starting in the southeast corner to the northeast by rows.  Underlined numbers and letters indicate that they are uncertain.  Names bracketed by question marks are uncertain.  Some names and dates have been filled in using a published 1983 index of the cemetery.  The earliest recorded burial in this cemetery is that of Cyrus (surname unknown), son of J. & Jane, died July 17, 1841, aged 14 years.  The last known burial was Rebecca Brownson, wife of Oren, who died Nov. 24, 1883.  South side of post pictured above.

Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
Spring 2004

Headstones:

(Click on the underlined name to view the photograph)

• Row 1:
  • Bailey, Robert W, son of T. & E., died Feb. 18, 1851, aged 6 mos 19 days
  • Geary, Harriet Eliza, dau of John (missing) & Sophia, died Sept 16, 1843 (yr. broken off), aged 7 yrs 3 mo 21 ds
  • Geary, John George, second son of John & Sophia, born 6 June 1835, drowned in Scioto 18 Sep 1852
  • Brownson, William H, died Nov 14, 1849, aged 18 Ys 7 mo
  • Brownson, Rebecca, wife of Oren, died Nov 24, 1883, aged 82 Y 4 M 8 D
  • Brownson, Oran, died Aug 15, 1861 (or 1867), aged 61 ys 12 ds
• Row 2:
  • Unknown Child, John, son of E A & (rest unreadable)
  • Tarr, George M, son of G. W. & N., died Feb 27, 1851, aged 2 ys 1 mo 18 ds
  • Tarr, John T, son of C. & N., died May 12, 1850, aged 3 ys 3 ms 3 ds
  • Broken stones (2), not photographed
  • Mason, broken, died June 19, 1868, aged 63 ys 6 mo
• Row 3:
  • Patterson, Sarah, died Aug 12, 1868 aged 69 ys 2 mo 17 dy
  • Warner, Hannah, wife of Steph., died Apr 21, 1856, aged 54 ys 3 mo 12 ds
  • Armstrong, Hannah Amelia, dau of W. & A[?], died May 7, 1855 (rest unreadable) (whole stone)
  • Armstrong, Mary, wife of J., died May 6, 1850 aged 26 ys 6 ms 26 ds [1983 reading has age at 20y-6m-26d]
  • Armstrong oblisk
    • East side: Anna C, dau of T. C. & D., died Apr 6, 1852, aged 32 yrs 11 ms 11 ds
    • South side: Thomas C, died May 16, 1861, aged 76 yrs 11 mo 18 dys
    • North side: Deborah, wife of T. C., died Mar 8, 1851, aged 66 ys 6 ms 6 ds
  • Armstrong, Byron R, son of J. W. & E., died Jan 10, 1860, aged 8 ms 2 ds
• Row 4:
  • Unknown, Cyrus, son of J & Jane, died July 12, 18??, aged 14 y [1983 reading has died 17 Aug 1841, 14 y]
  • Harris, Mathew Caton, adopted son of Wm. & Olive, died Aug 8, 1842 aged, 11 ys 1 mo 7 ds [1983 reading has age as 6y-6m-27d]
  • ?Dulin?, Harriet, wife of ?. E., died Mar 7, 1853, aged 70 yrs 6 mos 14 ds
  • Dulin, Gratia, dau of S & T, died Nov 28, 1863, aged 1 yrs 9 ms 20 ds
• Row 5:
  • Footstone: T. B. F. (top) and S. E. ? (bottom)
  • Footstone: M. C. H.
  • Stevenson
    • John J, son of J. & M., died Feb 19, 1859, aged 1 yr 3 mo 1 d
    • Sarah, wife of J., died Sept 9, 1854, aged 74 ys 10 mo 3 ds
  • Footstone: J. J. S.
  • Zimmer, George, son of G. H. & C. M., died Oct 4, 1856, aged 1 yr ?? mo 4 ds
  • Footstone: H. W.
  • Warner, Delilah, dau of ?? & H., died Nov 17, 1850, aged 6 ys 5 ds
  • Harris, Olive, wife of William, died Apr 28, 1855, aged 54ys 4m 14d
  • Harris, Maryette, daughter of Jas. & Rebecca, died Dec 13, 1853, ae 3 yrs 3 m 13 dys
  • Harris, Mary M, dau of Jas. A. & Rebecca, died Sept 24, 1861, ae 6 ys 1 mo 11 dys
  • Harris, J. Douglas, son of Jas & Rebecca, died Sept. 6 1862, aged 1 mo 10 dys
  • Harris, Martha E, dau of Jas & Rebecca, died Jan 21, 1855, aged [10 mo 18d]
  • Swett, George W, son of S & M, died June 6, 1866, aged 7 m 6 d
• Row 6:
  • Johnston, Susan E, dau of Alex & Susan, died July 17, 1851, aged 1 mo 17 ds
  • Johnston, Amanda A, dau of Alex & Susan, died July 3, 1851, aged 1 mo 3 ds
  • Johnston, C. M. Pierce, son of A. & S., July 19, 1852-Feb 28, 1854
  • Probably Fickle, Jonathan [dates missing]; alongside broken stone is a footstone with letters "SMP"
  • Fickle, George H., son of G. & M., died Apr 14, 1855, aged ? yrs 8 mo 7 ds
  • Fickle, George, died Dec 6, 1857, aged 28 y's 1 mo
  • Warner, Rhoda, wife of Stephen, died May 21, 1868, aged 68 yrs 4 mo 21 ds
  • Probably Elrick, Wellington [broken across name], son of G. & M., died Jan 16, 1861, aged 11 mo
  • Elrick, John B., son of A. J. & S. B., died Mar 1, 1855, aged 10 d
  • Butler, Priscilla, wife of M., died March 26, 1873, aged 33 yrs 28 ds (Whole stone)
  • Unknown, Broken, unreadable
• Row 7:
  • Simkins, [broken off], son of J. H. & E. C., died Aug 18, 1856
  • Kendell, Ann J, dau of M. & E. A., died Dec 25, 1851, aged 11 ys [months broken off], 4 ds
  • Latham, Catharine, dau of A. & S., died July 28, 1851, aged 1 y 4 m's 6 d's
  • Possibly ?Freese?, James, son of John & Sarah, died Mar 12, 1846, aged 3 m's 1 day
  • Hisor, Frances, died Sept 18, 1857, aged 56 yrs 6 mos 28 days
  • Cramer, William K, son of H. & M., died Apr 27, 1859, aged 1 yr 3 mo 5d's
  • Broken-blank stone (no photo)
  • Caton, Margaret, died June 26, 1864, aged 64 yr 6 mo 25 d
• Row 8:
  • Vandervort, Emma J, dau of H & A, died June 6, 1863, aged 3 yrs 16ds
  • Probably [Burnside], John C, [son of J. & E. died Jan, 3, 1859, aged 1 mo 2 ds
  • Smith
    • front: John B, died Nov 9, 1868, aged 83 years, 3 mo 16 ds; and Naamah T, his wife, died Nov 18, 1871, aged 84 years 6mo 1 day
    • south side: Children of J. B. & N. T. Smith, Elizabeth T, died Aug 11, 1870, aged 54 years, 6 ms 28 ds; and Lorenzo B, died June 1, 1883, aged 65 years 6 ms 25 ds
  • One unreadable stone; inscribed on two sides-no photo.

• Three names appeared on an earlier reading but were not found in 1983 or by the photographer:
  • Tarr, James M, son of G. & N, died 19 Sep 1847
  • Freese, John, died 18 Aug 1853, aged 41y-9m-22d
  • Unknown, James, son of John & Jane, died 7 Mar 1846, aged 3m-1d