Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Remembering the Veterans of the Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove Cemetery) in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio.

“TheButcher Cemetery of North Lewisburg, Ohio”

Known also as “Walnut Grove Cemetery” (Walnut Grove Cemetery Association)

Other names:

“Butcher-Garwood Cemetery” (D.A.R. tombstone inscriptions) or “North Lewisburg Cemetery”

Located on the west side of Tallman Street and south side of Spain’s Creek

Village of North Lewisburg, Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio ©

Information compiled from various sources

and personal visits

By:

Linda Jean Limes Ellis

NAME	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	AGE AT DEATH
APPLE, Harrison Pvt. Co. “H”, 66^th Reg. O.V.I.	1820 (grave registration card)	October 11, 1885 (G .A. R. Briney Post #293)	About 65
APPLE, William Cpl. Co. “H”, 66^th Reg. O.V.I.	1843 (grave registration card)	July 3, 1872 (H. H. Hardesty record)	About 29
BUTCHER, Capt. James M. S. Son of J.M 30^th Indiana Infantry	October 4, 1837 (stone found 9/5/09 Linda Ellis)	December 1, 1865	28 years 1 mo. 27 days (calculated)
EVANS, Charles E. Co.“C” 132^nd Reg. OV.I.	March 26, 1839 (Evans Family web site)	May 10, 1888 (newspaper story)	49 years 1 mo. 14 days (calculated)
JONES, Loda (Loday?) Co. “D”, 13^th O.V.I.	1843 (grave registration card)	July 2, 1872 (grave registration card)	About 29
TRIBBETT, William Co. “A” 9^th Indiana V.I. & Co. “M” 11^th Indiana V.C.	About 1828	September 28, 1896 (per pension & death records) (G. A. R. Briney Post #293)	68 years (per Champaign Co. death record Vol. 2 Pg. 531)
WAGSTAFF, Sgt. Wm. H. (husband of Melissa Butcher) 54^th Indiana Inf.– F&S.	About 1828	May 6, 1904 (no stone)	76 years

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

"Hear the Silent Speak II - An Ohio CW 150 Learning Experience" - at Dayton's Historic Cemetery and Arboretum - Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.

"Sponsored by Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman Camp No. 93, Dept. of Ohio"

WHERE:

Grand Army of the Republic Section of Dayton's Historic Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave.,
Dayton 45409.

WHY:

Ohio played a pivotal role during the American Civil War (ACW) with about 320,000 men serving in 230 regiments.

Nearly all were volunteers; only 8,750 were drafted.

There were more than 5,000 African-American ACW soldiers and sailors from Ohio.

Over 200 Ohioans reached the rank of general or admiral.

Examples from all these veterans' categories
are buried in Woodland Cemetery. Their voices are too long silent and their contributions too long forgotten.

HOW:

"Hear the Silent Speak" is a free and open to the public living history event to inform people concerning Ohio U.S. military veterans who served 1861-65 and the valiant work done by U.S. Military Forces during the American Civil War.

Some of the veterans that will be highlighted are famous, some are not.

All are buried at Dayton's Historic Woodland Cemetery.

The event will feature living historians who are members of the Sons of Union Veterans "giving them voice" through well researched representations and related discussions."