Galena, "Founded by, Gilbert Carpenter, in 1809 between Big, and Little Walnut, Creeks for milling purposes."  More specifically, Galena is located southwest of Sunbury at the north end of Hoover Reservoir.  The Galena Cemetery is near the south end of the village.

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GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.2153403 Longitude = -82.8796235
DMS - Latitude = 401255N Longitude = 0825247W

Photographs for this page were contributed by:
Dick Browning, (db)
Mary Ann Klein, (mak)
Joan Longbreak, (jl)

Gravestones: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | h | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Unknown

(Click on the underlined name to download the gravestone photograph)

Various views of the older sections of the cemetery:
      View 1 - View 2 - View 3 - View 4 (jl)

• Allen, Harlowe, died Nov 30, 1862, aged 52 years; Heman, died Feb 12, 1863, aged 26 years; Joseph, died Sept 28, 1897 (mak)

• Bennett
  • Dau, Ilo M., 1888-1957; Father, Frank D., 1864-1955; Mother, Dora, 1965-1943 (mak)
  • Ralph L., 1900-1982 and Elsie L., 1906-1994 (mak)
    • Ralph Leo, PFC US Army [Rainbow Division], World War I, Jul 28, 1900-Jul 10, 198[2] (mak)
• Brown, (military marker) Ezekiel, Pennsylvania, PVT Col. Potter's Regt., Revolutionary War, March 13, 1760-April 21, 1841 (original stone) Eziekiel, died April 21, 1821, aged 82 years and Jane, wife of Ezekiel, died Aug 19, 1821, aged ?? years (jl)

• Carpenter
  • Abraham, died Dec 8, 1826, aged 56 years & 10 months (jl)
  • (Military marker), Benjamin, Pennsylvania, 1st Lieutenant, 10 PA REGT, Revolutionary War, Jan 27, 1750-Sept 27, 1823 (original stone illegible) (jl)
• Carter, Abbey, daughter of Jonah & Catherine, died Oct 20, 1825, Æ 20 years (jl)
• Chandler
  • Father, Charles, March 15, 1939-Blank; Son, Danny Lee, Feb 11, 1959-April 30, 1992; Mother, Dorothy Faye, Sept 13, 1939-Oct 4, 2008 (Obituary) (mak)
  • Perry, 1918-2007 (Obituary) and Maud, 1921-Blank (mak)
• Coon, Mother, Emma R., 1875-1938 and Father, W. Fenton, 1869-1942 (mak)

• Fetherolf, PVT Lee R., 537TH Anti-aircraft Art, United States Army, born Feb 26, 1909, killed in France, Aug 11, 1944 (mak)
• Freeman
  • Jay, Mar 8, 1886-Mar 14, 1913 (mak)
  • Henrietta, Jan 1, 1848-June 1, 1913 (mak)
  • Henry Clay, 1840-1915 (mak)

• Jenkins, Leta Bennett, Apr 15, 1893-Aug 4, 1991 (mak)

• Layton, Thomas W., 1890=1964 and Harriett R., 1900-1991 (mak)
• Luthi, Larry F., Feb 11, 1942-Feb 7, 2001 (mak)

• Parker, Rev. Stiles, died Sept 16, 1847, aged 82 years and Dimis, his wife, died Apr 9, 1847 aged 74 years (db)
• Pierce, Susan, wife of Lyman, Oct 29, 1820-Dec 10, 1873 (mak)

• Seymour, Albert M., born [location?], Apr 26, 1835, died Apr 21, 1887, REG 95 CO F OVI (jl)
• Shoaf
  • Horace F., 1878-1938 (jl)
  • William J., 1831, 1909 and Amy, his wife, 1862-1911 (jl)

• Wymer, James A., 1923-1976 and Ruby A., 1928-Blank (mak)

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