Lake County Genealogical Society

Willoughby Hills

S.O.M. Center (Willoughby Centre - Willoughby Ridge) Cemetery  Sections 1 & 2

 Proofed 9 Oct 2001

Name

Sec- tion

Row

Stone #

Inscription

Symbols

Comments

 Hager, Henry Sheffel

 Hager, Susan

1

1

1

[w face] Henry Sheffel/ Died/ Sept. 19, 1892/ Aged 19 Yrs./ HAGER/ [N face] Susan Hager/ Died/ Nov 11, 1894/ Aged 42 Yrs.

 

5' limestone mon.

 Hager, Susan

1

1

2

Mother

 

See Sheffel, Hager 1-1-1

 Hager, Henry Sheffel

1

1

3

Henry

 

See Sheffel, Hager 1-1-1

 Thomas, George

 Thomas, Minnie

 Thomas, George Jr.

 Thomas, Fred

1

1

4

Thomas/ George 1861 - 1946/ Minnie 1862 - 1925/ George Jr. 1884 - 1939/ Fred 1886 - 1936

Flower on each side of Thomas

upright granite

 Thomas, George A. Jr.

1

1

5

George A. Thomas Jr./ 1884 - 1939

 

granite

 Thomas, Pearl

1

1

6

Pearl Thomas/ 1888 - 1973

Rose

granite

 Rock, William

1

1

7

Husband/ William Rock/ 1838 - 1907

 

cylinder

 Moger, Frances M.

1

2

1

Frances M./ Wife of/ Lemuel Moger/ Died/ Jan. 21, 1869./ Aged 65 Yrs.

 

marble - flat now

 Clark, Adam

 Clark, Lucinda A.

 Clark, Cora E.

1

2

2

Adam Clark/ 1839 - 1917/ Lucinda A. His wife/ 1842 - 1905/ Cora E. Their Daughter/ 1860 - 1948/ Clark

 

large dark grey monument w/ a C on it and decorative urns around top

 Clark, Lucinda A.

1

2

3

Mother

 

matches 1-2-2

 Clark, Adam

1

2

4

Father

 

matches 1-2-2

 Clark, Cora E.

1

2

5

Cora

 

matches 1-2-2

 Brott, Morgan

 Brott, Mary

1

2

6

Morgan Brott/ Died July 1, 1898/ Aged 70 Yrs./ Mary His wife/ Died May 21, 1919/ Aged 83 Yrs./ BROTT

fleur de lis

monument

 Brott, Dexter N.

1

2

7

Dexter N. Brott/ 1864 - 1946

flowers

granite

 Williams, Nancy

1

3

1

Nancy/ daughter of/ J. & S. Williams/ Died/ Feb. 17, 1852/ Aged 18 Yrs.

 

broken off flat, very dim.

 Williams, Saley S.

1

3

2

Saley S./ Wife of/ J. Williams/ Died/ July 19, 1858/ AE. 48 Yrs.

 

 

 Williams, Jedadiah H.

1

3

3

Jedadiah H. Williams/ Died/ Feb. 9, 1879/ Aged 86 Years

 

leaning badly, grown into tree

 Williams, Lucinda

1

3

4

Lucinda Williams/ 1840 - 1923

fleur de lis

granite

 Skidmore, Ella O.

1

3

5

Ella O./ dau of R. & M. A./ Skidmore/ Died/ Oct. 31, 1860/ Aged/ 8 Ys. 9 ms.

 

broken & flat - sm. marble stone, mostly illegible

 Yates, Elizabeth A.

 Yates, Hazel P.

1

3

6

[W face] Mother/ Elizabeth A. Yates/ 1858 - 1903/ [E face] Daughter/ Hazel P. Yates/ 1889 - 1974

 

cylinder

 Yates, Edgar D.

 Yates, Maude E.

1

3

7

[W face] Father/ Edgar D. Yates/ 1856 - 1925/ [E face] Daughter/ Maude E. Yates/ 1891 - 1974

 

cylinder, fallen over with base

 Boyce, William

1

4

1

Rest/ William Boyce/ Died/ Oct. 18, 1853/ AE. 34 ys. 7 ms. 6 ds. [1 illeg. line]

finger pointing up

1 illegible line

 Boyce, John A.

1

4

2

John A. Boyce/ Died/ Oct. 3, 1853/ AE 27Ys 3 ms. 10 ds./ Myers Uhle/ Cleveland

R hand pointing skyward

 

 Boyce, Mary E.

1

4

3

Mary E./ Dau. of/ J. & E. Boyce/ Died/ Mar. 4, 1853/ AE 9 y. 11 m. 17 d./ of such is the kingdom of heaven

Rose; arrow pointing south (right) over rose

 

 Boyce, John

1

4

4

Our Father/ John Boyce/ Died/ March 3, 1863,/ Aged 79 ys.

 

 

 Malkin, John H.

1

4

5

John H./ Son of/ J & P Malkin/ Died/ Dec. 22, 1862/ Aged 6 ys & 3 ms/ The Lord gives and the Lord hath/ taken away/ Blessed be the name of the Lord./ _ that of [Job 1:21?]

 

 

 Rush, Richard B.

1

4

6

Richard B. Rush/ 1847 - 1919

 

granite; 1-4-6 thru 10 match

 Rush, Ella M.

1

4

7

Ella M. Rush/ 1857 - 1949

 

granite; 1-4-6 thru 10 match

 Rush, Elsie A.

1

4

8

Elsie A. Rush/ 1891 - 1958

 

granite; 1-4-6 thru 10 match

 Rush, Arline R.

1

4

9

Arline R. Rush/ 1895 - 1972

 

granite; 1-4-6 thru 10 match

 Rausch, Ethel S.

1

4

10

Ethel S. Rausch/ 1897 - 1973

 

granite; 1-4-6 thru 10 match

 Penfield, Wakeman

 Penfield, Deby T.

 Penfield, Jane W.

 Penfield, N.E.

1

5

1

[W face] Wakeman Penfield/ Died Oct. 9, 1865/ Aged 75 Yrs./ Deby T. wife of/ W. Penfield/ Died Sep. 20, 1858/ Aged 71 Yrs. 8 mo./ Penfield/ [S face] Jane W./ Daughter of/ D. & W. Penfield/ Died June 12, 1840/ Aged 17 Yrs/ [N face] N.E. Penfield. 25 O.V.A./ Died at Little Rock, Ark./ Oct. 10, 1863/ Aged 43 Yrs

 

monument - (tallest in section, but spire off in two parts) marble tombstones used to shore up base, one with tassels.

 Gould, Oramel

 Gould, Priscilla

1

5

2

[W face] Oramel Gould/ Born 1822 - Died 1899/ Priscilla his wife/ Born 1825 - Died 1900/ Gould

 

monument

 Gould, Fred

1

5

3

Fred/ Son of/ O. & P.M. Gould/ died Dec. 24, 1862/ aged 11 yrs 1 mo & 19 ds. dc/ _ly thy most great _ _ _ _. / We might not _ _ _ _ / He _ _ again home.

Rose

 

 Gould, Parkie R.

1

5

4

Parkie R./ Son of/ G.E. & J.C. Gould/ Died Mar. 19, 1891/ Aged 6 ms. 12 ds.

 

sm square flush marble

 Harris, Sally

1

6

1

Sally Harris

 

granite

 Harris, William

1

6

2

William Harris

 

granite

 Harris, Eugene

1

6

3

Eugene Harris

 

granite

 Harris, Rosamond

1

6

4

Rosamond Harris/ 1857 - 1922

 

granite

 Conley, Lester

1

6

5

Lester Conley/ Born Jan 1st 1898/ Did April 23rd 1900/ Aged 2 yes & 4 months.

 

1' square 3/4" flush marble in 3 pieces

 Hurren, David

1

7

1

David Hurren/ Died/ Nov. 9, 1900/ Aged 70 Yrs/ Reunited.

GAR flagholder

light limestone lectern type; slid off base

 Hurren, Louise

1

7

2

Louise/ wife of/ David Hurren/ Died/ Aug. 4, 1894/ Aged 61 Yrs./ We will meet again.

 

light limestone lectern type; slid off base

 Hyatt, Harvey J.

1

7

3

Brother/ Harvey J. Hyatt/ 1859 - 1925

 

cylinder, sinking

 Hyatt, Sarah A.

1

7

4

Mother/ Sarah A. Hyatt/ 1828 - 1906

 

cylinder

 Dumm, Merrill

1

7

5

Merrill/ Son of A. & M. Dumm/ 1887 - 1906

 

cylinder

 Welch, Eseck

1

7

6

SERGT./ Eseck Welch/ Co. K/ 89 N.Y. Inf.

 

sunken; gov't shield type

 Hazard, C. F.

1

7

7

C. F. Hazard/ Co. H./ 50th N.Y. Eng'rs

 

gov't shield type

 Gould, Hattie

1

8

1

Hattie/ Daughter of/ Herbert E. & Mary A./ Gould/ 1885 - 1889

 

granite

 Gould, Albert

1

8

2

Albert/ Son of/ Herbert E. & Mary A./ Gould/ 1896 - 1908

 

granite

 Gould, Mary

1

8

3

Mother/ Mary/ Wife of/ Herbert Gould/ 1866 - 1925

 

granite

 Gould, Herbert

1

8

4

Father/ Herbert Gould/ 1862 - 1924

 

granite

 

1

8

5

Father

 

granite; on Hyatt lot?

 

1

8

6

Mother

 

granite; on Hyatt lot?

 Billington, Gertrude G.

 Billington, Harvey B.

1

8

7

Billington/ Gertrude G./ 1887 - 1976/ Harvey B./ 1887 - 1953

Ivy on both sides of Surname - has a G inside inverted V's inbetween first names

by H corner marker

 Baldwin, Millie

1

8

8

Millie/ Baldwin/ 1847 - 1884

 

limestone

 

1

8

9

 

 

sm stone - no name legible

 Kniffin, Webster

 Kniffin, David F.

 Kniffin, Lucy Ann

 Mack, Erastus S.

 Beebe, Clarissa

1

8

10

[S face] Webster Kniffin/ Born/ Sept. 11 (or 14), 1835/Died/ June 1, 1863./ A member of the 3rd./ Mich. Regt.[E face] David F. Kniffin/ Born/ Jan. 27, 1800/ Died/ July 18, 1875./ Lucy Ann/ His wife/ Died July 3, 1880./ Aged 65 Years.[N face] Erastus S. Mack/ Born/ Jun 7, 1787/ Died Jan. 23, 1863/ Clarissa Beebe/ Born/ Mar. 22, 1785/ Died Feb. 23, 1847

 

7' obelisk monument; 4 S corner stones mark lot.

 

1

9

1

Mother

 

Prob Smith

 

1

9

2

Father

 

Prob Smith

 Smith, Obadiah W.

 Alvord, Olive C.

1

9

3

S/ Obadiah W. Smith/ Died Dec. 23, 1895. Aged 86 Years./ Olive C. Alvord. His wife/ Died Sep. 26, 1894, Aged 75 Years./ Smith/ Rich & Son

pillars with picket fence type open gate

monument; has S lot marker near

 Taylor, John A.

1

9

4

John A. Taylor/ 1864 - 1926

 

granite

 Taylor, Peter

 Gould, Hattie Mable

1

9

5

[W face] Peter Taylor/ Died/ Feb. 21, 1892/ Aged 61 Yrs./ He is not dead but sleeping/ Taylor [N face] Hattie Mable/ Gould/ Died July 18, 1889/ Aged/ 4 Yrs. 5 ms. 6 Ds.

 

limestone ornate worn mon. with urn missing

 Parks, Margaret C.

1

10

1

Daughter/ Margaret C. Parks/ 1913 + 1937

 

near P. lot marker

 Parks, Martha

 Parks, Oscar

1

10

2

Parks/ Martha 1884 - 1952/ Oscar 1885 - 19 (NE)

Rose on both sides of Parks - bowl of flowers inbetween names

asphalt type stone

 Roush, Lelia M.

1

10

3

Lelia M. Roush/ 1917 - 1919

apple shaped ded

concrete stone

 Roush, Clara E.

 Roush, George H.

1

10

4

Roush/ Clara E. 1886 - 1964/ George H. 1882 - 1949

ivy dec.

 

 Clement, Charles

 Clement, Roy A. Sr.

 Clement, Charlotte

 Clement, Cora A.

1

11

1

Clement/ Charles H./ 1853-1922/ Roy A. Sr./ Son/ 1883-1928/ Charlotte/ Mother/ 1851-1947/ Cora A./ In memory of wife/ 1888-1957/ Together Forever

 

granite slant, new since 1998

 Bailey, William H.

1

12

1

William H./ Bailey/ Ohio/ Wagoner 522 M. G. Bn./ 85 Div./ September 5, 1938

cross

upright gov't marble

 

1

12

2

 

 

mostly buried base on side

 Fuller, Flora E.

2

1

1

Flora E./ daughter of/ G. & E.B. Fuller/ DiedDec. 13, 1834/ AE 3 yrs. 9 mo., ___d.

 

stone badly worn - taken from older reading and correction

 Hills, Hoel

2

1

2

Hoel Hills/ Died/ Jan. 14, 1867,/ Aged 60 Yrs./ 6 months./ Gone but not forgotten

 

 

 Ferguson, Hezekiah

2

2

1

Father

 

See mon. 2-3-1

 Ferguson, Martha Smith

2

2

2

Mother

 

See mon. 2-3-1

 Ferguson, Marion

2

2

3

Marion

 

See mon. 2-3-1

 Ferguson, Helen

2

2

4

Helen

 

See mon. 2-3-1

 Briggs, Son

2

2

5

Son of/ B. & O. Briggs./Died/ April 4, 1845/ Æ. 11 Y. 11 M. 4 D.

 

Top broken off

 Briggs, Olive M.

2

2

6

O. M. B.

 

See mon. 2-3-2

 Ferguson, Thomas

2

2

7

T. F.

 

See mon. 2-3-2

 Biggelow, O.C.

2

2

8

O. C. Biggelow/ 1841 - 1861

 

on Ferguson lot

 Ferguson, Hezekiah

 Ferguson, Marion

 Ferguson, Helen

 Ferguson, Martha Smith

2

3

1

[West face] Hezekiah Ferguson/ Died/ March 17, 1874./ Aged/ 81 Yrs. 1 Mo. & 27 Ds./ Ferguson[South face] Marion/ Died/ Nov. 17, 1851./ Aged 18 Years./ Helen/ Died/ Oct. 25, 1842./ Aged 11 Months./ Daughters of/ H. & M. Ferguson.[North face] Martha Smith/ Wife of/ H. Ferguson/ Died/ May 22, 1881./ Aged/ 83 Y'rs, 6 Mo's, & 4 D's.

maple leaf dec

monument, urn broken off

 Ferguson, Thomas

 Briggs, Olive M.

 Briggs, Joseph M.

2

3

2

[West face] F/ Thomas Ferguson/ Aug. 12, 1800/ Aug. 13, 1880/ Olive M. Briggs/ Jan. 9, 1817/ May 18, 1896/ Joseph M. Briggs/ April 30, 1833/ April 4, 1845/ Ferguson

 

5' monument

 Ferguson, Leggett

2

4

1

G/ Leggett Ferguson/ June 18, 1804/ Feb. 19, 1881

rosette; church windows

 

 Ferguson, Orrinda C.

2

4

2

Orrinda C. Ferguson/ Aug. 21, 1815/ Jan. 3, 1878

rosette; church windows

 

 Ferguson, William H.

2

4

3

William H. Ferguson/ April 10, 1854/ Jan. 17, 1864

rosette; curch windows

growing into tree

 Ferguson, John

2

4

4

In Memory of/ John Ferguson/ Born Dec. 25, 1756./ Departed This Life In Peace/ April 5, 1841./ Aged 84 Years/ 3 Mos. 10 Days.

 

 

 Ferguson, Mary

2

4

5

In Memory of/ Mary/ Widow of/ John Ferguson/ Who departed this life in peace/ March 19, 1854/ Aged/ 85 Years & 6 Mos.

 

leaning

 Atkinson, Marion

2

4

6

Marion/ Wife of/ Wm. Atkinson/ Died in the triumph of Faith/ Aug. 28, 1846./ Aged 36 Years

 

 

 Atkinson, Catharine

2

4

7

Catharine/ Wife of/ Thos. Atkinson/ Died Oct. 16, 1856/ Aged 60 Years.

 

concrete base

 Allen, Abner T.

 Allen, Eunice Shepard

2

5

1

[West face] A/ Abner T. Allen/ 1813 1901/ Eunice Shepard Allen/ 1814 1886/ Allen

 

down left side of pink and gray monument is the word Mother - down right side is the word Father

 Lull, Cathren A.

 Lull, Hannah M.

2

5

2

Cathren A./ Wife of/ Samuel W. Lull/ Died/ April 19, 1852,/ Æ. 27 Y. 6 M. 8 D./ Hannah M./ their daughter/ Died/ April 25, 1851

 

broken stone - lying face down

 Gillet, Mary Gunn

2

6

1

Aunt Mary

 

 

 Gunn, Betsy Adams

 Gillet, Mary Gunn

2

6

2

[West face] In Memory of/ Betsy Adams/ Wife of / Alexander Gunn/ Who departed this life on the/ 28th day of Oct. A.D. 1865/ Aged 65 Yrs/ As a memorial of a/ Blessed Mother/ her great worth and the/ sorrow of her children,/ this stone is/ Sacred [North face] Mary Gunn/ Gillet/ Feb. 26, 1826/ Oct. 14, 1902 [East face] I am/ the resurrection and the life/ with the ----/ ----/ ----/ with ---- it in my/ will forever.

 

ornate gothic octagonal mon., top on ground; poetry partly guessed.

 Gillet, Sarah Adeline

2

6

3

Sarah Adeline/ Gillet/ Died Nov. 23, 1862/ Aged 15 Yrs.

 

mostly illeg.

 Ferguson, Martha

2

6

4

Martha/ Wife of/ J.L. Ferguson/ Died/ Apr. 6, 1866/ Aged 68 Ys & 3 Ds.

 

inset shield shape

 

2

7

1

 

 

base

 

2

7

2

 

 

base

 

2

7

3

 

 

base

 Harrison, Wm. H.

2

7

4

Wm. H. Harrison/ 1840 - 1911

 

granite

 Harrison, Jane G.

2

7

5

Jane G. Harrison/ 1842 - 1917

 

granite

 Sorter, Edith

2

8

1

Edith Sorter/ 1872 - 1915

 

granite quarter round

 Harrison, Nettie

2

8

2

Nettie Harrison / Born Apr. 23, 1871/ Died Jan. 27, 1887

 

granite sinking

 Hinman, R. Amanda

2

9

1

R. Amanda/ Wife of/ H. H. Hinman/ Fell asleep in Jesus/ Nov. 21, 1848./ Æ. 26 Yrs./ Atribute of affection

 

 

 Mapes, Lilla Bell

2

9

2

[Front] Lilla Bell/ ---/ ----/ ---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ --- that --- Jesus ---/ Morse Stuart & Co. [Back] Daughter of/ A.D. & J.H. Mapes/ Died/ March 3, 1857/ Aged 1 Year 2 Mos. 21 Ds.

2 deep carved roses

poor legibility; 8 illegible lines

 Harrison, Robert

 Harrison, Selina

 Goring, Thomas

 Goring, Sarah J. Hunt

 Goring, Mary A.

 Goring, Charles R.

2

10

1

[West face] H/ Robert Harrison/ 1813 - 1888/ Selina His wife/ 1828 - 1875/ Harrison [East face] Thomas Goring/ 1849 - 1901/ Sarah J. Hunt/ 1855 - 1933/ Goring/ [North face] Mary A./ 1857 - 1864/ Charles R./ 1856 - 1864

 

granite monument

 Goring, Mother

2

11

1

Mother

 

matches 2-10-1

 Goring, Charlie

2

11

2

Charlie

 

matches 2-10-1

 Allen, Wealthy Holmes

 Allen, Amasa I.

2

12

1

[West face] Wealthy/ Holmes/ wife of/ Amasa Allen/ Died/ July 26, 1893/ Aged 71 Yrs./ Allen [South face] Amasa I. Allen/ Died/ Mar. 23, 1906/ Aged 88 Yrs.

flower decs

monument

 Johnson, Clarence

2

13

1

Johnson/ Clarence/ 1911 - 1937/ Sleep well Bucky

 

granite; sinking

 Merrick, James

2

14

1

James Merrick/ 1864 - 1940

 

granite

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