MORRIS CHAPEL/WOODARD'S CHAPEL CEMETERY
Below is taken from the book Starr Township cemeteries, Hocking County Ohio. It was put out by the Hocking County Historical Society. This cemetery was read and recorded 11 May,1997 by Robert and Clara Mae Redd. It is located in the south east 1/4 of section 15,Starr Township, Hocking County, Ohio. It is 1/2 mile north of Sanner Road (county road #325). The only access to the cemetery is by walking 1/2 mile across a field owned by Arnold B Polling, Jr. We called Mr. Poling and obtained permission to cross his property. Mr. Poling is in the process of cutting all the trees surrounding the cemetery and installing a fence, with a gate, to enclose the cemetery. Mr. Poling told us the cemetery was in bad shape but that was an understatement. When we entered the cemetery we could see that it would be hard to read and record. At least 25% of the stones were either down, broken or buried. There was no way we could read in rows, so we divided the the cemetery in halves, east and west, reading from south to north wherever we could find a stone. It seemed like all the large stones that were over were face down and with the size of the stones you would need a crane to move them. We are not satisfied with the below reading, but is the best we could do. This first half would be the right or east side.
Notes are added by Michael Fromholt. Michael personally visited this cemetery on a number of occasions, and took pictures, including one that was mentioned as now being down. Michaeladded a note of this stone at the proper place. Michael also added notes concerning some of the people buried in this cemetery- rewritten and submitted to Ohgenweb by Michael Fromholt.
Samuel Jones, died Mar 14,1876.Aged 66y 3m 14d. Sarah,wife of Samuel JONES, born 16 May,1815, died Mar 26,1890. Footstone (note: This couple had 13 children, of which my wife is descended from one of them, her maiden name was WALT) stone down and unreadable 2 unreadable stones Sarah, wife of ? MARTON, died Nov 1,1860, aged 20y ???
J. G. MOORE, son of Wm. & E MOORE, died Mar 8,1872,aged 18yrs 11m 8d footstone father & mother---MOORE William MOORE July 15,1808--Oct 13,1893 footstone WM Eliza MOORE June 9,1817--Feb 4,1892 footstone E.M. William, rest unreadable 10 headstones and footstones in a pile, unreadable.
Sarah A LINCOLN born Oct 15,1836, died June 5,1857, footstone S A L stone off base and down
J Stowel, son of E Henry & Phebe LINCOLN died June 1,1851,aged 11mo 27d
Eliza P., daughter of E Henry & Pheobe LINCOLN died Jan 23,1852 aged 2 yrs 10 mo 21 days 5 broken headstones and footstones, unreadable
Thomas EDGAR Nov 16,1848--Aug 22,1911 stone down & broke
EDGAR, James died Oct 12,1894 aged 89y 2m 16d Lucretia died Nov 13,1908 aged 87y 11m 2d "Gone but not forgotten" 2 footstones infant son of James & Lucretia EDGAR, footstone 3 stones down & broke, unreadable William H, son of James & Lucretia EDGAR. aged 1y,6m footstone stone down, broke and buried, unreadable, footstone
DUFFEE, Charles 1822-1895 Lucinda E, wife of Charles DUFFEE, 1826-1851 "gone but not forgotten"
Mariah R ,wife of Jacob WOLLERY, died May 2,1853 aged ??
Lucinda E ,wife of Charles DUFFEE died ??
Edward SKINNNER died Mar 4,1864 aged 44yr & 6mo "We'll meet again" footstone E W S stone is off base and down
Caroline, dau of E W & L SKINNER died Aug 15,1832 footstone Hartwell, son of E W & L SKINNER died ?? footstone
YARBROUGH, Fannie died Feb 1,1900 aged 22y 3m 11d
Valentine RHEINSCHILD died Aug 26,1877 aged 58y 10d
Jno CROSBY, Co F GAR 1861-1865 rest unreadable
Ury H CROSBY, wife of John W CROSBY, died Apr 8,1880 aged 44y 7m 6d footstone UHC
Jacob WYSKIVER Co K 58th Ohio INF GAR 1861-1865 Stone down & buried, died Oct 5,1851 in the 51 yr of his age
James O AUSTON died Mar 1,1852 in the 11 yr of his age 3 stones broken and piled up,
Ann Mariah, wife of James CONWAY, died Mar 24,1867,aged 31 yrs 3 mo 8 ds. Rest of the stones unreadable
Large stone down on its face, unreadable, GAR 1861-1865 footstone ULC or G
Several stones buried Stone off base and down,unreadable,2 footstones
Andrew W MOORE died July 26,1904 aged 72y,9m 8d,unmarked graves both sides of this grave
This completes the east side.
The below reading will be the west side from north to south:
Rebecca, wife of S MAXWELL died Aug 8,?? unreadable
Elizabeth I, wife of T F JONES died Feb 2,1889 aged 30yr 1mo 14da
Mary,dau of S S & G A RODGERS died Feb 2,1869 aged ?? Lamb on top of stone
Glar? E ,dau of Thos T & L JONES died Jan 23,1863 aged 10ms 19ds
Gathebinet CONNERS died Jan 21,1879 aged 11yr 4m 21day
Adaline, dau of J & M RODGERS died Oct 30,1848,aged 1yr 2mo 27d footstone,unreadable
Mer? C McCUNE SMG rest unreadable
Mathda A RODGERS--Nov 12,1807-Apr 17,1893(or 9)
Mellissa Ella, dau of I & E WOODARD died Oct 29,1879 aged 22y 20d (note-daughter of Ichabod Woodard, Jr. and Eleanor Nelson)
Ida A,dau of I & E WOODARD, died Oct 6,18880 aged 21y 8m 21d (note-daughter of Ichabod Woodard, Jr and Eleanor Nelson)
Henry Clay WOODARD died June 26,1882 aged 34y & 19d "I leave this world without a tear, sure for the friends I love so dear, to heal their sorrows Lord dear, and to my friends proved friend" (note-son of Ichabod Woodard,Jr and Eleanor Nelson)
Edith D,wife of James WOODARD,died Jan 7,1909 aged 20y 1m 18d footstone unreadable (note-James Woodard is the son of Henry Clay Woodard of above)
Florence,dau of (J W & Ed WOODARD died Aug 30,1897,aged 7m 20d footstone DEW (note-dau of James Woodard and Edith)
JONES,William 1833-1917 GAR 1861-1865 Margaret 1835-1910 footstones mother--father (note-My wife,Charlene Woodard Fromholt, is descended from this couple, the maiden name of Margaret is TROUT. William's actual date of death is Feb 17,1917) writing completely gone, both headstone and footstone
David, son of G W & M A SHOEMAKER died July 14,1896 aged 4m 19d
James Rodgers died Apr 10,1881 aged 78y 8m 2d Top of a stone,8 inch x 2-1/2 feet round red granite,could be off of the next stone
WOODARD, N B born Jan 1,1815, died Oct 30,1894
Orah M NELSON, wife of N B WOODARD born Feb,1813 died May 21,1881 (note-his first name is Nathan, son of Ichabod Woodard, Sr and Sarah Bennett. Orah's first name is actually Sarah maiden name Nelson. She was one of ten daughters of Daniel Nelson the founder of Nelsonville,Ohio)
Daniel N WOODARD born July 14,1839 died at Chickamauga, GA Sep 21,1863 GAR 1861-1865 "Though no bright marble marks the spot where now you sleep in sweet repose, your name will never be forgot while healing in our bosoms grow" (note-son of NB Woodard and Sarah Nelson of above)
2 unreadable stones
WOODARD, Webster N 1852-1924 GAR 1861-1865
Margaret A 1851-1940 (note-he is son of Nathan B Woodard and Sarah Nelson. She is the daughter of Amos Trout and Priscilla Crawford, niece of Margaret Trout Jones of above)
Woodard, Lewis died Sept 18,1885 aged 34y 4m 21d "Loved in life ????" <note-son of Ichabod Woodard, Jr. and Sarah Nelson, married to Jennie Gilliam)
infant son of G W SHOEMAKER, footstone
Sylvester HOLDREN, died Sep 2,1900 aged 30y 2mo 19da
HOLDREN, Lovina wife of Henry HOLDREN died Oct 2,1906 aged 68yr 6 m 28d
John C TOMLINSON Apr 8,1829--Mar 23,1913
Sarah A, his wife June 21,1825--Nov 7,1909
William TOMLINSON died June 5,1864 aged 72y 9m 28d Caroline, wife of W TOMLINSON died July 22,1885 aged 83y 2m 24d This tall stone is off its base and down
Ichabod WOODAARD Sr. died Jun 2,1868 aged 85y 7m 20d, 2 footstones, headstone down and broke (note, the downed headstone is that of Sarah Woodard, wife of Ichabod, her maiden name being BENNETT, she was born in CT Sep 13,1785 and died probably in Nelsonville on Nov 14,1869. Her parents were Nathan Bennett and Mary Beers. All the Woodard's of Hocking county are descended from this couple.)
Eleanor WOODARD 1818-1908 Ichabod WOODARD died Mar 16,1868 aged 55y 6m 27d (note-her maiden name is Nelson, another daughter of the founder of Nelsonville. Ichabod was a son of Ichabod Woodard, Sr. and Sarah Bennett.)
This completes the reading of the Morris Chapel/Woodard Chapel Cemetery,we are sorry that we could not do any better. Robert & Clara Mae Redd.