Sharing a link to the newly updated website for the Village of North Lewisburg, Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Sharing a link to the history page of the Village of North Lewisburg, in Champaign County, Ohio.  Under "Village Cemetery Directories.:

The Butcher Cemetery (Known Also as Walnut Grove Cemetery)  

The Friends (Quaker) Cemetery
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Here is a link to the main page on the newly updated North Lewisburg website.

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Enjoy virtually exploring North Lewisburg, a quaint village tucked away in the northeast corner of Champaign County, Ohio.

Eli Allen's photos on Google Maps & Find A Grave - The Friends (Quaker) Cemetery and Butcher (Walnut Grove) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

 Below is Eli Allen's photograph of the original William Wright Fell marker not identified before. 

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A panoramic view of the Butcher Cemetery from the rear of the cemetery.:

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Adaline D. Limes Winder Winder Ballinger Dailey - buried at the Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove) Cemetery in North Lewisburg.:

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Thanking Eli Allen, creator of "WanderingAppalachia" for taking photographs (see examples above and below) at both the Friends (Quaker) and Butcher (Walnut Grove) cemeteries in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio; including some 360 degree panoramic type photographs which really help tell the story of these two early Ohio cemeteries and their current condition. 

 Unfortunately, neither cemetery is in good condition.  Both are located wholly within the boundaries of The Village of North Lewisburg so they are not the responsibility of Rush Township.  

Sadly, the Butcher Cemetery is in worse condition due to severe lack of routine care.:

-- The landscape is in need of regular grass cutting; trimming weeds around markers and monuments; as well as repairing and re-setting markers and monuments for those that need it.  

-- Also, dead trees and tree branches lying on the ground need to be removed. 

-- The cemetery sign needs to be painted or replaced due to peeling paint.  

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Eli has shared his photographs on "Google Maps": 

The Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery on Google Maps.

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The Butcher AKA Walnut Grove Cemetery on Google Maps. 

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Eli Allen has also so kindly posted his new photographs on many of the Find A Grave memorials for both the Friends Cemetery and the Butcher Cemetery. 

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Additional photographs shown below:

Olive Brown - Friends Cemetery 

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Susan Victoria Dickerson - Friends Cemetery

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Unknown - death year 1856

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I invite you to check out Eli Allen's Wandering Appalachia website! 

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Thanking Mr. Jim Blanton for placing flags at veterans gravesites at the Butcher AKA Walnut Grove Cemetery and Friends AKA Quaker Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

Once again, Mr. Jim Blanton, of the American Legion, has placed flags at gravesites of American Civil War veterans buried at the two cemeteries in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, (Rush Township), Ohio - the Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery and the larger Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove) Cemetery.  Thanking Mr. Blanton for caring about these American Civil War veterans and honoring their service to preserve the Union and keep our country standing united behind its flag.

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The shadow of Mr. Blanton is seen behind the marker (newly installed in June 2020) for Commissary Sergeant William H. Wagstaff  

(The photo below is after Mr. Blanton cleared off the dead weeds and grass from the top of the marker.)

(The photo below is before Mr. Blanton cleared off the dead weeds and grass from the top of the marker.)

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Below is Jim Blanton's photo of the Captain James M S Butcher marker installed in June, 2020; the same time as the William H. Wagstaff marker was installed. 

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Two photos below of the Butcher Family plots

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Below is the marker for Corporal William Apple

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Below is the marker for Loda Jones

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Below is the marker for Pvt. Harrison Apple

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Below is the marker for Pvt. William Tribbett

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Small American flags placed inside the small fenced in area at the Butcher Cemetery

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Below is the marker for Pvt. William Wright Fell

the lone known veteran buried at the

 Friends Cemetery in North Lewisburg

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Spotlighting the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

Sharing my latest view of the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg.  

Thanking Nathan Holycross of North Lewisburg for stopping by the Friends Cemetery and taking this photo.  

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There are 56 interments listed for the Friends Cemetery on Find A Grave.

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Below are some of my earlier photographs of gravestones at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg:

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 Pvt. William Wright Fell - new government marker

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New replacement marker for Harmon Limes (Jr.) -- my paternal 3rd great-grandfather.

Susan Victoria Dickerson (1859 - 1861) - Find A Grave Memorial

Susan Victoria Dickerson (1859 - 1861) - Find A Grave Memorial

Information for Susan Victoria Dickerson, buried at the Friends Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio has been updated today.  

Thanking "Find A Grave" contributor, Barbara Wright, for sharing her Dickerson family history.   

 
Barbara Wright wonders if Susan's sister, Emily J. Dickerson - (Born May 19, 1862 in North Lewisburg and who died April 11, 1864) - was also buried at the Friends Cemetery, but thus far no stone has been found for her. 

The Modest Monument of Caroline S. Pim Stands Upright Again at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

Thanking Rush Township Trustee, Cinda Bailey and her family, for their help to put this mid-size monument back upright on its base.  It now awaits to be secured in place and cleaned.  

Click on title to read Caroline S. Pim's "Find A Grave" memorial.

Joshua Winder (1810 - 1872) - Find A Grave Memorial

Joshua Winder (1810 - 1872) - Find A Grave Memorial

Read what Joshua Winder wrote in his Will about the burial ground that is his final resting place.  

Joshua Winder (1810 - 1872) - Find A Grave Memorial

Joshua Winder (1810 - 1872) - Find A Grave Memorial

If you are researching the Winder Family of the North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio area, you'll discover that many members of this large family were buried at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery on Winder Street in North Lewisburg.  The little cemetery sits at the back of the property that adjoins the former Quaker Church.  It is now a branch of the Champaign County Library.

Susan Victoria Dickerson (1859 - 1861) - Find A Grave Memorial

Susan Victoria Dickerson (1859 - 1861) - Find A Grave Memorial

Thanking "Find A Grave" member Mr. Bob Younger  who so kindly contacted me with a correction and also provided a wealth of additional information about the family of Susan Victoria Dickerson whose lifespan was only a short two years. She lived and died over 150 years ago.  

Susan was the only one in her family buried at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio because the rest of her family moved farther west and lived out their lives in other states.  Please see her "Find A Grave" Memorial and read more information about her parents and siblings. 

 

Spotlighting the Champaign County, Ohio "Tombstone Trail" -- The Champaign County Preservation Alliance

 

 The Hannah (Wildman) Winder side of the large Winder monument at the Friends Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio. 

Click on the title to read more about the "Tombstone Trail" that is coming to Champaign County, Ohio!! 

The "Tombstone Trail" originated in Indiana, however, "The Champaign County Preservation Alliance" in Champaign County, Ohio is working to promote a "Tombstone Trail" in Champaign County that is hoped to be finalized in October of this year.

If you would like to learn more about the "Tombstone Trail" in Champaign County, Ohio please contact:

Champaign County Preservation Alliance

P.O. Box 748

Urbana, Ohio  43078

Telephone Number:  1-800-791-6010

Email:  ccpaohio@ctcn.net

Spotlighting the Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove) Cemetery and the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

Click on title to link to the Butcher Cemetery on "Find A Grave" where 99 known burials are listed.

The Friends (Quaker) Cemetery has 53 burials listed on "Find A Grave."

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Also, the website of the Village of North Lewisburg has burial records and other information for both the Friends and Butcher Cemeteries.

 The Village of North Lewisburg is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of both cemeteries.

Partial 1874 Maps of North Lewisburg:

 Map directly below:

"Cemetery" on Cemetery Avenue (now Tallman Street) is the Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove) Cemetery. 

  

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"Cemetery" on the corner of Elm and Winder Streets is the Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery

Before and After phtographs of my great-great-great grandfather's gravestone.

Harmon Limes' gravestone before cleaning at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio - 1995

The same Harmon Limes gravestone after two cleanings at its new location the Champaign County Historical Society Museum in Urbana, Ohio where it was donated.  Photograph taken in 2004. 

Click on title to view Harmon Limes' memorial on Find A Grave.

Friends Cemetery - North Lewisburg, Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio - stone for "M. Townsend"

Click on title to link to the memorial posted for "M. Townsend" on "Findagrave.com"

This stone is believed to belong to Mary Watson Townsend

Quaker (Friends) Cemetery records on-line on the North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio website

Click on title to link to the records for the Quaker (Friends) Cemetery that I have compiled regarding the burials at this inactive cemetery in North Lewisburg, Ohio.

Below is an almost unreadable stone at the Friends Cemetery for Lydia A. Fell Brown, wife of Edwin J. Brown.  She was born July 31, 1834 and died June 11, 1863, per a D. A. R. tombstone reading, however, Fell family records have a date of death of June 11, 1866.  More cleaning, and possibly some limited chalking over the dates needs to be done to further verify the year.  

Friends (Quaker) Cemetery - North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio

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Robert Hutchinson stone - Friends (Quaker) Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio.
This stone is among three stones that appear to have been recently damaged and broken.
Robert Hutchinson - son of S. & F (Samuel and Fannie) Hutchinson. Died April 19, 1867, age 10 years.

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David Osborn stone at the Friends (Quaker) Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio. This stone is among three stones that appear to have been recently damaged and broken.
David G. Osborn, son of A. & E. died April 25, 1850; age 24 years, five months and 28 days; per D.A.R. tombstone transcriptions.
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Levi Winder stone - son of Abner and Hope Ballinger Winder. Levi Winder born September 3, 1846 per Quaker records.
Friends (Quaker) Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio.
This stone is among three stones that appear to have been recently damaged and broken.

Emily Fell Townsend Cole - Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery - North Lewisburg Ohio

Died January 26, 1880 - age 51 years, 3 months and 23 days

COLE, Emily - wife of J.W. - (formerly Mrs. William W. Townsend) - mother of 5 Townsend children buried at the Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery: Esther, Francianna, Mary A., Rozilla and Watson.

Sister to Lydia A. Fell Brown and Esther Fell Hirst)