State Old Insane & Penal Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Gravestone Photographs
The cemetery has no name that I'm aware of. I call it Asylum #1 because there are three such cemeteries in close proximity. This cemetery was used by Franklin County for "Insane Asylum/Idiotic Asylum" burials and, later, for prisoner burials and some indigents. There are aproximately 311 graves. It is located near the intersection of McKinnley Avenue and Harper Road. It can be seen to the south of I-70 eastbound.
Some of the pr
Aerial Photo of Cemetery,
Spring 2004
Gravestones
(Click on the underlined name to
download the gravestone photograph)
The prisoner gravestone photos were taken starting in the southeast corner of the cemetery across to the southwest corner (row 1); all rows were photographed east to west. There seems to be seven rows of prisoner graves. Right now only four rows appear here. On most stones is the name, the letter "c" or "w" (indicating race?), and the years of birth and death. There are aproximately 311 graves in this cemetery.
- Row 1:
- McKinney, John, 1900-1967
- Davis, William S, 1887-1957
- Benson, Frank, 1880-1957
- Pyle, Ivan, 1897-1957
- Hildebrand, Clyde, 1908-1967
- Jones, William, c 1888-1957
- Livingston, John W, w 1892-1957
- Bryant, Elijah, c 1910-1957
- Unknown, #r001, no dates
- Unknown, #r002, no dates
- Row 2:
- Thompson, Wayne, w 1888-1955
- Brown, Henry, c 1910-1956
- Dinsmore, Wesley, w 1878-1956
- Robinson, Harry, c 1888-1956
- Cook, Charles F, w 1909-1956
- Botkins, Joshua, w 1886-1955
- Fellowes John, w 1896-1956
- Miller, William, w 1898-1956
- Walker, Vinton, w 1865-1954
- Johnson, Walter, c 1905-1954
- Pothos, Emanuel, w 1892-1955
- Davis, Clarence, c 1898-1958
- Wallace, Frank, w 1905-1958
- Smith, Francis H, 1924-1958
- Row 3:
- Starks, Frank, c 1897-1955
- Williams, Willie, c 1900-1956
- Sawyer, Everett W, w 1868-1953
- Fields, Frederick, c 1923-1953
- Johnson, Charles, c 1903-1952
- Andrews, James, c 1923-1954
- Griffin, Paul, w 1926-1954
- Wallace, Henry, w 1867-1954
- Jones, Thomas, c 1883-1954
- Terry, Dan, c 1897-1954
- Rosebrook, John, c 1910-1954
- Womack, Arthur, c 1894-1957
- Clay, Homer, w 1902-1955
- Lukens, Albert B, w 1883-1956
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Row 4 (cont.):
- Smith, James W, w 1869-1952
- Noel, Carlisle, w 1921-1952
- Gregg, Chester, w 1894-1952
- Fawcett, William, c 1873-1952
- Perkins, Thomas, c 1900-1953
- Lucear, Marvin, c 1915-1953
- Stewart, George, c 1885-1953
- Cameron, William, w 1904-1953
- Banks, Henry R, c 1923-1953
- Root, Fred, c 1877-1953
- Row 5:
- Fishbaugh, Carl, w 1894-1952
- Adams, Charles, w 1860-1952
- Blakely, Russell, c 1904-1952
- Mayo, William M, w 1918-1951
- Moebus, William, w 1875-1951
- Jones, Woodrow P, c 1914-1951
- Lightfoot, Fred D, c 1881-1951
- Doty, George E, w? 1922-1951
- Fearry, John, w 1917-1951
- Koontz, Benjamin, 1888-1950
- Murphy, Richard, c 1898-1953
- Williams, Charles, w 1885-1953
- Stalls, John W, c 1891-1950
- Row 6:
- Hicks, Roy L, c 1886-1950
- Moore, Julius, c 1902-1950
- Hitchcock, Harry P, w 1883-1950
- Johnson, Isaiah, 1903-1949
- Walker, Victor I, w 1880-1949
- Unknown, #r003, July 1949
- Wisecup, Mahlon, 1900-1949
- Barnette, J. E, 1892-1949
- Cardwell, James, 1925-1950
- Row 7:
- Kelly, Frank, w 1893-1948
- Guyton, William, c 1892-1948
- Carter, Simmie, c 1897-1949
- Thomas, John, c 1913-1949
- Payton, Howard, c 1918-1949
- Rousey, Ola C, 1897-1949
- Johnson, Elder, July 10, 1892-Sept 8, 1945
- Stewart, C. C, 1915-1945
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- Row 8:
- Mitchell, Wm., no dates
- Sevatis, Wm. J, no dates
- Coleman, Joseph, no dates
- Two stones missing.
- Curl, Joseph, no dates
- Unreadable, C . . .
- Broken & unreadable
- Broken, May 28, 1945
- Wion, Harley, no dates [died 16 Sep 1941]
- Broken & unreadable
- Brown, Rufus C(?), no dates
- Kovak, John, Jan 14, 1888-Sept 26, 1888(?)
- Williams, Walter, Jan 19, 1900-Nov 14, 1938, age 38
- ????ng, Andrew, ??? ??, 1932
- Tracy, Frank, May 15, 1906-??? ??, 1939(?)
- Ellis, James, Aug 20, 1898-July 3, 1939, age 40
- Hardy, John A, Jan 6 (or 8), 1877-??? ??, 1945, age unreadable
- Frye, Henry, 1864-1939(?)
- Young, Pang, Dec 28, 1820-Dec 1, 1900(?)
- Williams, Wm. R, Nov 21, [18]40, no further information.
- Unknown
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- Row 9:
- Borchers, Ed H, 9-2-1902 - 7-2-1938, age 36
- Williams, Thomas, died (undreadable)
- Unknown
- Jones, Everett, 1905-1938, age 33
- A---n, James, died ??? 7, 1935 age 70 (or 10) [Seems to have been used for target practice.]
- Unreadable
- Rogers, Frank(?), 7-3-1867 - 7-17-1937 [Ice tongs & Star of David among decorations on stone.]
- Butcher, Samuel, 4-19-1898 - 2- 1?-1937
- Miller, Frank, 4-4-1897 - 1-30-1937
- Unknown
- Eberle, Donald, died 6-23-36, age 31
- Ellis, Mason, 4-20-1917 - 3-2-1939(?)
- Bowsher, Harold, died 5-24-33, age 27
- Unknown
- Broken, died 4-12-3?, age 60
- Row 10:
- Unreadable
- Unknown
- Neff, Lester, died 2-11-35, age 32
- The remaining eleven (11) graves in this row are all marked "Unknown."
- Rows 11, 12, 13 & 14 all marked "Unknown."
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Circle of graves (seem to be asylum graves)
Counter clockwise around the circle beginning at tree on southeast side of cemetery:
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- 1. Whipple, Jeremiah, May 15, 1845, age 24
- 2. Leathers, Frederick, Apr. 13, 1852, age 72
- 3. Glick, (?), May 29, 1857, age 19
- 4. Hunter, John T, July 21, 1851, age 50
- 5. Unknown, #c001, no date
- 6. Unknown, #c002, no date
- 7. McDole, Margaret, Feb. 1868
- 8. Missing stone; recently removed
- 9. Murray, Mary, Nov. 1868
- 10. Love, Harriet, Nov. 1868
- 11. Hertzler, Daniel, Oct. 1867
- 12. Williams, George, Aug. 1866
- 13. Rinker, Edward, Dec. 1866
- 14. Parkhill, Elizabeth, Jan. 1858
- 15. Richards, Timothy, Mar. 1866
- 16. Fling, Lucretia A, Dec. 1866
- 17. Leeper, Rev. William, May 4, 1860, age 54
- 18. Conner, Carolyn, Nov. 1868
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19. Unknown, #c003
20. Williams, Sarah A, June 23, 1852, age 38
21. Dodds, Ma, Feb. 1868
22. Unknown, #c004, no date
23. Hivick, George, Feb. 8, 1856, age 36
24. Bennett, Mary, May 5, 1848, age 24
25. Uppman, Mary, Sept. 11, 1862
26. Unknown, #005, no date
27. French, Samuel, Mar. 1867
28. Unknown, #006, no date
29. Todd, William, Sept. 1868
30. Martin, Henry, Jan. 1867
31. Lusk, Soloman, Aug. 9, 1848, age 29
32. Cooper, John, Aug. 28, 1849, age 32
33. Merritt, A. C., June 13, 1849, age 42
34. Palmer, Soloman, Feb. 1852
35. Tidd, Emily A, Dec. 1867
36. Kenedy, Elizabeth, Sept. 17, 1844, age 31
37. Unknown, #007
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