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New California Cemetery
Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio

New California Cemetery, Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio

Gravestone Photographs

New California Cemetery is located just west of the intersection of U. S. Route 42 and Industrial Parkway (Old Route 33). It is adjacent to and west of the New California United Presbyterian Church. The cemetery is quite old and contains the remains of many area pioneers. There are several veterans buried in this cemetery, including at least one veteran of the War of 1812 and one veteran of the Mexican War (AKA Mexican-American War).

We completed a photographic inventory of this cemetery on August 21, 2009. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the cemetery had been completely restored and all the gravestones cleaned sometime during the summer. Since the only evidence of dirt on the stones came from the splash of rain drops on the ground surrounding some of the stones it seemed evident that the restoration and cleaning had been very recent. If you would like to have your name and E-mail address (encoded so that it can't be "harvested" by spam robots) added with any photo so that others can contact you--just let know.

NOTE:   Some of the stones were too weathered to be legible. In some instances the information is underlined in black indicating that it is the Webmaster's "best guess." Most information found inside brackets ([ ]) was found in: Union County Chapter OGS, compliers, Darby & Jerome Townships Cemetery Records (Marysville, OH 1982)

GPS Coordinates:
DEC - Latitude = 40.1567281 Longitude = -83.2379714
DMS - Latitude = 400924N Longitude = 0831417W
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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 | Union County Cemetery Photos |

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

  • Eickemeyer, John, 1882-1883 (Contact Linda Copphom, )
  • Evans, Clement L., 1853-1911; Celina Liggett, 1855-1923; and Ruth, 1894-1967
  • Fleck (Contact Scott Hawley, )
    • John, died Oct 13, 1873, aged 75 ys 7 mo and Hannah A., dau of J & M, died Oct 14, 1856, aged 17 y 9 m 2 d (Whole Stone)
      • John Fleck - Born 13 Mar 1797 in York, PA, Died 13 Oct 1873. John was married 2 times. The first marriage was to Mary Abrams, whom he married in June of 1821 in Cumberland, PA. His second marriage was to Margaret Hawley Wood, the widow of Dr. Ira Wood of Marysville, Ohio. They were married in Union County 28 Sep 1854 (Margaret was buried with her first husband and other Wood and Hawley family members in an unmarked plot in section C of Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville).
    • Maria B., [No dates, broken & reset]
    • Mary [Abrams], wife of John, died Jan 4, 1854, aged 54 y 3 m 10 d (Whole Stone)
      • Mary Abrams Fleck - Born 24 Sep 1799 in Cumberland, PA. She died in Union County, Ohio 4 Jan 1854.
  • Gardner, In memory of Mary A., dau of J R McDowell, wife of F M, aged 40 y 5 m 2 d [no dates]
  • Gowans
    • Elizabeth, wife of Walter, died Dec 29, 1855, aged 49 yrs 1 day
    • James E., Sergeant of Co. H 16 Reg OVI, Slain in the charge of Mission Ridge, Ten, on the 25 Nov 1863, aged 21 ys 1 mo 16 ds He died for his country.
    • Mary J., dau of W & E, died Sept 22, 1854, aged 28 ys 2 mo 2 d
  • Green, H. E., A.E.F. France, 1890-1918
  • Greene, Ann, wife of C H, Sept 19, 1862-May 15, 1899 (Whole Stone)
  • Gwinner
  • Herriott
  • Hickman, Mother, Alice, 1882-1923 and Father, Jacob, 1866-1941
  • Hill, James, died Feb 1, 1861, aged 20 years (Whole Stone)
  • Hinderer
  • Homan
    • Benjamin F., died Sept 6, 1858, aged 21 yrs 1 mo & 12 ds
    • Rebeca, died Nov 9, 1853, aged 18 years 6 mo & 6 days
  • Houston
    • John W., son of A & E A, died Oct 12, 1854, aged 3 ys 7 mo 6 ds
    • Mary M., dau of A & E A, died Sept 30, 1854, aged 1 y 7 m & 20 d
  • Kimmerle, Jacob, 1816-1879
  • Lamme, William, died Mar 1, 1849, aged 24 yrs 4 m & 16 ds; veteran Mexican War
  • Lewis, Benson B., Jan 8, 1949-Jan 31, 2010, married Sept 14, 1978, Debra D., Jan 28, 1952-Blank
    • Benson B., SGT US Army, Vietnam, Jan 8, 1949-Jan 31, 2010
  • Liggett
    • Charles F., died Feb 10, 1866, aged 9 yrs 9 mo 16 ds
    • Ezma L., son of J & M, Aug 1, 1850-June 20, 1873 (Whole Stone)
    • Mary, Nov 24, 1819-Mar 28, 1896 and John, Nov 12, 1813-July 18, 1888
    • Robert T., died Sept 30, 1849, age 7 yrs 8 mos
  • Livesay, Ralph Albert, SGT US Army, Korea, Dec 19, 1929-Jun 26, 2006
  • Madry
  • Martin, Infant dau of W & L A, died Dec 28, 1870, aged 4 ms & 26 ds (Whole Stone)
  • Mathers, Alice E., June 4, 1933-[blank]
  • Mayer, Catherine, wife of C F, died Sept 22, 1875, aged 55 y 7 m 5 d and C. F., died Nov 13, 1864, aged 48 y 1 m 2 d (Whole Stone)
  • McCampbell
    • Alfred, May 12, 1851-Mar 20, 1852; Infant, born Oct 22, 1857; Mary E., Dec 31, 1848-Jan 9, 1871 (Whole stone; replacement for those shown below)
    • Edgar, 1854-1914
    • Flora, 1883-1927 and Olive C., wife of J D, died Oct 27, 1883, aged 29 yrs 2 mo & 16 ds (Whole Stone)
    • Infant son of Joseph & Mary Ann, died Oct 22, 1857 (original Stone)
    • James, died June 7, 1850, Æ 34 y 10 mo & 5 ds; Elizabeth, wife of Wm, died May 1, 1872, Æ 85 y 7 mo & 23 ds; and Wm., died Nov 10, 1853, Æ 70 y & 5 d (Whole Stone)
    • Father and Mother, John, died Jan 4, 1878, aged 65 y 11 m 15 d and Margaret, died Jan 11, 1887, aged 74 y 11 m 12 d
      • Plaque attached to one side of stone:  John McCampbell 1810-1878, married 1835, Margaret Tate 1812-1887; born to them: Nancy 1836-1928, Amanda 1838-1918; Albert 1840-1918, Jas. L. 1844-1928; Addison T. 1846-1936, Mary 1848-1936; Ralph 1851-1852, Harvey 1852-1888; Louisa 1855-1906. The Tates of Scotch descent immigrated to Ulster before coming to America - took part in the siege of Londondery where ten thousand protestants perished in 4 months. They count amoung their ancestry the great Archbishop of Canterbury, Archibald Campbel Tait. The McCampbells descended from the Argyll branch of the Campbell.s Two of the ancestry, Archibald, Duke of Argyll and son were beheaded for their zeal in the protestatnt religion in Scotland.--Presented by A. T. McCampbell
    • In memory of John Lebeus, son of Robert & Elizth, who departed this life, Feb 7, 1849, aged 8 years 9 mo & 22 ds
    • Maria, died Mar 23, 1898, aged 73 yrs 6 mos 17 ds and Andrew H., died Feb 10, 1899, aged 77 yrs 7 mos 10 ds (Whole Stone)
    • Mary Elizabeth, dau of Jos & Mary A, died Jan 9, 1871, aged 22 yrs & 9 ds (original Stone)
    • Ralph, son of J & died Feb 25, 1852, aged 3 m 12 d
    • Mother, Rosann C., wife of Alfred, died Aug 6, 1883, aged 57 y 3 m 13 d; Alfred, died Jan 4, 1893, aged 65 y 7 m 28 d; Mary Ellen, dau of A & R C, died Feb 20, 1888, aged 31 y 4 m 15 d and Alma E., dau of A & R C, died Sept 15, 1887, aged 42 y 10 m 16 d (Whole Stone)
    • Rosella, dau of A H & M, died Apr 8, 1873, aged 18 ys & 9 ms (Whole Stone)
  • McClung
  • McCrea
  • McCrory
  • McDowell
    • Elizabeth J., daughter of J R & Mary, died Spet 26, 1852, Æ 9 yrs 2 ms 23 ds
    • Jesse V., _____ the 40th Reg U. S. Regulars, died at Piketon, Ky, Feb 21, 1862, aged 20 ys 3 mon 13 ds; Infant son, died Oct 5, 1852, children of J R & M S (Whole Stone)
    • Lucinda, wife of L C, died Sept 7, 1881, aged 22 y 6 m 26 d; Leander C., 1855-1931; Orra P., 1860-1924; and Infant son of L C Yamp; L, died May 29, 1881, aged 20 d (Whole Stone)
    • Robert N., son of J R Yamp; M, Co B 32 OVI, died at Winchester, Va, Oct 4, 1862, aged 26 yrs 2 mos 7 ds; Mary, wife of J R, died Aug 1, 1877, aged 65 ys 6 ms & 24 ds (Whole Stone)
  • McEntire
    • G. F. [George F.], CO D, 88 OHIO INF
    • George W., son of R & M, died Jan 22, 1864, aged 19 ys 6 mo 18 ds (Whole Stone)
    • James, son of R & M, died July 22, 1864, aged 4 ys 5 mo & 11 ds
    • Lenora A., dau of C F & M J, died Apr 13, 1871, aged 5 m 11 d
    • Martha I., wife of Robert, died Apr 13, 1871, Æ 19 y 11 m & 25 d
  • McGlade, Dr. B. F., died May 3, 1877, aged 38 yrs 6 mos & 10 ds and Clyde, dau of B F & S F, died July 23, 1879, aged 8 ys 2 mo & 12 ds (Whole Stone)
  • McKim, Isabel, wife of John, died March 17, 1854, aged 47 y [1 m 23d]
  • McKitrick
  • Mercer, Arline L., February 16, 1936-July 25, 2016 (Obituary; no photo)
  • Morford, Children of A S & M, William H., died Feb 11, 1864, aged 26 y3 mo 19 d; Thomas M., died Nov 22, 1862, aged 12 y 6 m 4 d; Mary A., died Oct 27, 1862, aged 7 y 6 m 22 d, and on same stone, A. S., died Oct 8, 1881, aged 67 y 4 m 13 d and Margaret, wife of A S [no dates] (Whole Stone)
  • Murray
  • Parmeter, Lucy, wife of A, deceased, died Jan 19, 1855, aged 84 yrs 1 mo [6 ds] (Whole Stone)
  • Pettit, Jos., CO G, 90 OHIO INF
  • Porter, QM SGT, Jos., CO C, 22 PA CAV
  • Scott
  • Sharp, Prentice D., [blank] and Maude K., his wife, 1882-1905
  • Slater, W. DeweyJune 27, 1940-Dec 23, 2004 and Sharon M., June 21, 1941-[blank]
  • Smeck, Henry, CO E, 25TH OHIO INF
  • Smith
  • Snodgrass, Infant, son of Wm M & Eliza, died Feb 13, 1850
  • Stithem
    • Anna M., wife of W J S, died Mar 9, 1862, aged 41 yrs 5 mo [8 d]
    • Della, son of Amos & Alice, died Jan 9, 1895, aged 3 y 4 m 4 (Detail)
    • Infant son of W J S & A M, died 1854
    • Leonard A., died Jan 20, 1862, aged 16 yrs 4 mo & 10 ds [Sames as above??]
    • Warrenton M., died July 23, 1865, aged 7 yrs & 2 mo
  • Straw, Daniel, died Feb 24, 1848, aged 68 ys
  • Vigor, Alice, May 1, 1899-Aug 4, 1900
  • Unknown
    • Broken & illegible; located between James A. Woodburn and Levilia Woodburn
    • Alfred, son of [(probably original Stone) Joseph & Mary Ann McCampbell, 12 May 1851-20 Mar 1852]
    • Broken, died Aug 4, 1850, aged 67 ys 5 m [(probably) Margaret, wife of Dick Beard]
    • Broken, aged 46 yrs 3 mons 17 ds [(probably) Hiram Dodge, died 12 Aug 1848] located between Mrs. Clarinda Dodge and Infant son of Hiram & Clarinda
    • Broken & illegible
    • Broken, [died] July 22 of wounds received at Kenesaw [Sic.] Mounatain, June 27, 1864, aged 24 yrs & 1 day (probably Otway B. Cone)
    • Illegible, died Sept 29, 1858 [or 50], aged 1 yr 3 mo & 9 ds

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