2026 Timeline - "Ohio Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project" - Ohio History Connection. The opportunity to contribute ends on May 4, 2026.

***May 4, 2026 the Collection Portal Closes ***

Ohio Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project - Ohio History Connection

Graphic below from the Ohio History Connection:

https://tinyurl.com/OHCMAPPINGMEMORY

https://tinyurl.com/OHCDASHBOARD

https://tinyurl.com/OHCFIELDCOLLECTIONGUIDE
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Two months from now, on May 4, 2026, the opportunity to add information documenting the burials of American Revolutionary War veterans in Ohio will close. We can only hope that all those that can be found will be through the efforts of dedicated volunteers.

Keeping this thought in mind, I would like to suggest that even if you can't do an in person visit to the gravesite of a veteran of the American Revolutionary War buried in Ohio that you know about, please attempt to contact someone who can do that with the information you provide to them.  I did this myself recently.  You can reference also websites like "Find a Grave" that might help.  Contact someone who belongs to the local chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society who might be willing to visit the gravesite in your place and use their cellphone to document the burial location at the cemetery. 

Also, if there is a nearby Chapter of the D.A.R. they may know of someone who could be of help. 

You can be creative and consider contacting a local Boy Scout or Girl Scout group who could visit the cemetery in person with an adult, armed with your information to locate the gravesite, and access the Ohio History Connection's website for all of the details pertaining to this worthwhile program and how to contribute to it.
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Taking a Scenic Tour of some Seneca County, Ohio Cemeteries with Ron & Sheila Amore.

First, I feel it important to extend my appreciation to Ron and Sheila Amore for sharing their photographs that they have taken during their tours of several North Central Ohio cemeteries.  

They have been regular contributors to the Facebook Group "Preserving Ohio's Cemeteries".  They are helping to preserve cemeteries through their photographic documentation which illustrates the current condition of so many rural burial grounds that dot Ohio's landscape that exist in various areas of the state.
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This post will feature five of such cemeteries located in rural Seneca County.:

Jerusalem Cemetery.:

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Price Cemetery:

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Reisz Cemetery:

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Shock Cemetery:

Jedediah Holmes, Sr.

"Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Ohio"

"HOLMES, JEDEDIAH, (Seneca County) [41.02256 -83.13214] Born on March 18,1763 in Armenia, Dutchess County, NY to parents Jabez (1723-1797) & Experience Cleveland Holmes (1728-1805). He served as a Private with NY under Capts Graves, Cady, Bostick, Henry, Towne, and Young; also, Cols Waterman, McKinstree, and Willett. He married 1) Unknown, 2) Hannah Brown (1764-1860); children: Deborah, Hiram, Abraham, Cleveland, Martha, Ira, Benjamin, Hannah, Polly, David, Jedediah & Palmer. He died on May 1, 1840 and Buried at Shock's Cemetery, Eden Twp., Seneca County, OH. GM Bronze marker, 1927. Pension # W7772. Roster of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio. Reprinted by OHSDAR. 1929. Also, SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. Also, New York in the Revolution, pg 90. Also, pension W7772. Also, Abstractes of Revolutionary War Pension Files, pg 1688. SAR Ancestor # P-183933. DAR# A057025. Has a tombstone and a 1776 marker. Cemetery number #-2193229. Find a Grave Memorial #-79129601"

Swamp Cemetery (AKA Union Pisgah Cemetery):

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Also:

CARSON, ROBERT, (Seneca County) [41.0095000 -82.8521300]
Find a Grave Memorial for Robert Carson, veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
"Born on May 7, 1762. Served with PA in the Revolutionary War, Served 5 tours as a Ranger in Cumberland Co., PA. Married Margaret Bates (1768-1837); children: George, Samuel & Hannah. Rejected Pension #R2338V (service too short). He died on November 10, 1837 and Bured at (Old Swamp Cemetery) Union Pisgah Cemetery, Attica, Venice Twp. (Use gate opposite church; follow path some 10 rows, grave on right ). GM by Mrs. G. A. Downey, 1027, bronze marker. Tradition says this was the first person buried in Swamp Cem when it was only a spot in the woods. Ref: Mrs. Eva Smith Sutton, Tiffin, OH. Fur infor Dolly Todd Madison Chap. SAR Ancestor # P-129406. DAR # A019836. Has a tombstone &1776 marker. Cemetery number # -2227339. Find A Grave Memorial # -20896883."
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Spotlighting the magnificent mausoleum at the Fairview Cemetery - Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.

"Thanking Cathy Moneysmith for sharing her wonderful photographs of both the exterior and interior of the Mausoleum in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.
Sharing this history provided by Cathy.:

"The mausoleum in Galion was built from 1917 to 1919. It was built by the Ohio Mausoleum Company, and it contains 300.niches, which are completely sold according to our old records. The exterior is Bedford granite and the interior is completely finished in marble from Georgia. There is also a large fireplace and ceramic tile on the floor, along with stained glass windows and bronze doors."

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