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Forest Grove Cemetery
Plain City, Darby Township,
Madison County, Ohio

Forest Grove Cemetery, Plain City, Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

Established in about 1926, Forest Grove Cemetery is well tended and still active cemetery.  It is located in a beautiful rural area just south of Plain City.  The cemetery is less than a quarter mile east of Plain City-Georgesville Road on Cemetery Pike.  Phone: (614) 873-5618. (Map)

I will be happy to post photos contributed by visitors to this page.  Write to Leona at ; please put "Forest Grove Cemetery" in the subject line.

GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.0939506 Longitude = -83.2526938
DMS - Latitude = 400538N Longitude = 0831510W
MAP

Most BIDWELL and NOECKER photos, plus several others were contributed by Sandy Holladay, .

Some photographs on this page were taken by:
Luwana Lee Faulkenburg (llf)
Scott Hawley, (hawley)
Gail Headlee, (gh) 		David Price (dp)
Sue Wilson (sw)

Cemetery Section Map

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 | Madison County Gravestone Photos |

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

  • Cary, Solomon, died July 24, 1882, aged 73 yrs 1 mo 26 ds and Anna, wife of S, died Apr 4, 1887, aged 73 yrs 4 mo 2 ds (Whole stone)
  • Converse
    • Lemuel D., 1826-1909 and Lori A., his wife, 1832-1922 (sw)
      • Lemuel Derby Converse, the son of Jeremiah and Malinda [Derby] Converse, was born 31 Jan 1826, Darby Twp., Madison County, Ohio--died 26 Jan 1909, Darby Twp., Madison County, Ohio.
      • Lori Ann Thomas Converse, the daughter of Abel Harris and Rebecca [Hatcher] Thomas was born 22 Jun 1833 at Mt. Tabor, Champaign Co, Ohio--died 14 Oct 1922 in Darby Twp, Madison County, Ohio.
    • R. N. [Ruby Nathaniel], 1873-1945 and his wife, Grace S., 1872-1963 (sw)
      • Ruby Nathaniel Converse, youngest child of Lemuel and Lori Converse, was born 26 Dec 1873 in Madison Co., Ohio and died 27 Feb 1945 in Plain City, Union Co., Ohio.
      • Grace E. [Smith] Converse, the daughter of James A. Smith (see below) and his first wife, Sophia [Geary] Smith (see Dublin Cemetery), was born 23 Mar 1872 at West Hayden, Washington Twp., Franklin Co., Ohio and died 14 Sep 1963 in Union County, Ohio.
  • Creamer, John Crum, son of Geo & Anna, born & died Oct 10, 1895 (Whole Stone)
  • Davis
    • Emma, 1870-1918 and Silas, 1959-1921
    • Mother, Maxine Winifred, 1920-[blank] and Father, William Lowell1918-1976 (Whole stone) (Contact: Alan E. Krusinger ()
  • Dickinson, Charles E., died 26 Oct 1942 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Elsey
    • Abram, May 5, 1855-Jan 6, 1908 and Adella, his wife, Mar 19, 1857-Nov 5, 1903
    • Ray A., 1879-1907
  • Foust, Effie C., died 23 Nov 1942 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Franks, Fred R., 1873-1968
  • Hager
  • Hall (Contact Dawn Francois )
  • Hammond
    • Albert, 1874-1943 [Section 3 Lot 22]
    • Martha, 1875-1907 [Section 3 Lot 22]
    • Nellie, Mar 4, 1882-June 26, 1962 [Section 1 Lot 29]
  • Harper, Mother, Catherine Strapp, 1869-1939 (See Strapp)
  • Harris, Maud Lewis, 1886-1912
  • Headlee
  • Helmer, Guy R., died 15 Feb 1951 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Kilbury-Latham Plot Marker
  • King
  • Koons, Margaret S. (Brooks), 1840-1928 and Eli, 1836-1931 (Contributed by Keir Stahlsmith, )
    • Margaret S. Brooks, born March 15, 1840 in Athens County, died on September 24, 1928 in Plain City, Madison County, Ohio, and her husband Eli Koon, born October 8, 1836, died in Plain City, Union County, Ohio on December 5, 1931. They were buried together here; the G.A.R. engraving on the gravestone indicates Eli as a Civil War Veteran, Grand Army of the Republic. Eli Koon, son of James and Elisabeth Koon.
    • Family Photograph [names on photo]
  • MacDowell
  • Mayberry
  • Mengert (Located in Rowland Family Plot)
    • Herbert Reinhard, son of, Peter and Katherine, Reinhard Mengert, 1886-1950, Journalist unbiased oserver, politcal writer he labored, to protect and preserve the, people's right and helped, to shap forty years of Ohio history
    • Jean Rowland, daughter of, May Margridge and, Perry C. Rowland, wife of Herbert Reinhard, Mengert, born Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, April 24, 1886, died in Madison County, May 3, 1964
  • Mitchell, Plot Marker [Section 6B Row 6]
  • Morgridge Plot Marker
    • Father & Mother, Richard, born in Amesbury, Mass, Nov 18, 1771-Aug 10, 1843; his wife, Sally Emerson, born in Salem N.H., May 18, 1781-Juan 31, 1872
    • Sons, Wm. J., born in VT, Jan 12, 1810-Oct 16, 1896 and Charles G., born in VT, Jan 23, 1801-Jan 13, 1872
    • J. Bailey, Aug 2, 1814-April 10, 1893; Harriet E. Tuttle, wife of , J. B., born in Darien, CT, Feb 17, 1821-Mar 27, 1889; and Algenon Sidney, born in Madison Co. O., Sept6, 1820-May 18, 1898
    • Daughters, Salley, born in VT, Jun 14, 1812-Oct 21, 1836; Harriet B., born in Ohio, March 27, 1817-July 30, 1887; and Perry C. Rowlen [nothing further]
  • Miller (Plot)
  • Mirise, Leroy (Lee) R., died Dec 30, 1978 (Obituary; no photo) (Contact C. Hughes, )
  • Reece
  • Reese
  • Rowland (Family Plot)
    • Baby, son of, Perry and May, Rowland, born in Pittsburgh, June 13, 1882, died August 11, aged one month and, twenty eight days
    • Bailey Morgridge, son of Perry and May Rowland, born in Pittsburgh, September 11, 1883, died at Hickory Grove, August 24, 1889
    • Henry Hoyt, Son of Perry and May Morgridge Rowland, born at Hickory Grove Farm, September 11, 1893, died in his twenty fifth year, in the sinking of, the Ticonderoga, by a German U Boad, September 30, 1918
    • May Morgridge, Daughter of Joshua Bailey, Morgridge and Harriet Hoyt Tuttle wife of Perry C. Rowland, born at Hickory Grove Farm, April 20, 1856, died at May flag Farm, August 20, 1946, A devoted member, of the Episcopal Church a follower of, Thomas Jefferson a good citizen, a good farmer tender and selfless, she had dignity wisdom kindness, gaiety and charm a hopeful and thankful heart, She was dearly beloved.
    • Perry C., Son of Elza and Jane, Thomas Rowland, born in Pickaway County Ohio, June 3, 1851, died at Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, October 14, 1901, His father's family came to, Pickaway County from Delaware, in 1811 and his mother's family, from Virginia in 1807, Educated at Lebanon University, he married and lived in pittsburgh, and was in business there until, his death.
  • Ruffing, John L., Mar 10, 1919-Apr 21, 1995 and Martha F., Jan 18, 1920-[blank]; married 52 years
  • Smith
    • Alfretta L., Feb 5, 1874-Dec 29, 1950
    • Iona, 1884-1934; Tillie, 1956-1926; and James, 1851-1927 (sw)
      • James A. Smith, born April 3, 1851, Belmont County, Ohio, died February 10, 1927, Plain City, Madison County, Ohio, was the son of William Smith and Julia Ann Brown Smith, was the last of a family of eight children. He married 1) Sophia Geary 30 December 1869 in Washington Twp, Franklin County, Ohio. They were the parents of Minnie G. Smith, Grace E. Smith, Effie E. Smith and Frederick W. Smith. He married 2) Margaret Matilda Jones 3 Nov 1886. They were the parents of Iona J. Smith.
    • Marion B., CO C, OHIO CAV
    • Theodore, 1858-1938 and Ella Howey, his wife, 1858-1919 [Section 4B]
  • Strapp (Contact Joe Fleshman, )
  • Tuttle, Azor, died June 18, 1847, aged 60 years, 9 mo & 12 days (buried in Morgridge plot)
  • Tway
    • Audrey, dau of C.L. & E.M., 1904-1905
    • Harry, 1872-1935 and Effie, 1874-1967 (sw)
      • Harry Earl Tway was the son of Nelson and Harriet Tway. He married Effie Smith, daughter of James A. Smith and his first wife, Sophia Geary.
    • Nelson, 1836-1921 and Harriet P., his wife, 1840-1911