Trenton Cemetery


Trenton Cemetery is in the southeast quarter of Section 25 in Persifer Township off of Route 150 on the west side.  It is near Trenton Corners.  The well-kept cemetery is split in two sections by a gully and is surrounded by lovely old trees.

 Many thanks to the person(s) who takes care of this cemetery!

 

Trenton Cemetery:West Section Trenton Cemetery:East Section

        

 

Trenton Cemetery:West Section

There were a few stones that were totally unreadable and a couple of bases (without stones) that were visible.  A few stones were leaning up against a tree; only one was readable...with the initials P.G. Below is a transcription of the cemetery that was "walked" by Janine Crandell on September 6, 2003.  Some of the pictures were taken in April, 2003.


West Section:

NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE INSCRIPTION/COMMENT
Bedford, James R. 1846 1940   Co I. 2nd Ill. Lt. Arty. (GAR)
Bedford, Mary C. 1851 1916   Wife of Jas. R. Bedford
Blackburn, Arthur 1865 1947   Son
Blackburn, Martin 1827 1908   Father
Bowers, Francis M.   Jan 25 1874 02 mo 15 da Son of G. W. & E. Bowers
Bowers, Lucy J.   Aug 22 1872 19 da Dau of G. W. & E. Bowers
Butt, Sarah A.   Mar 18 1854 18 da Dau of B. & H. A. Butt
Butts, Mary J.   Apr 28 1875 19 yr 17 da Wife of Henry Butts;
stone lying on the ground
Cook, William 1849 1914    
Curtis, Harriet Cordelia   Oct 02 1863 14 yr 03 mo Dau of J. & C. Curtis
Curtis, Sarah E.   May 09 1854 21 yr 9 mo 14 da Dau of J. & C. Curtis
Dalton, David   Nov 24 1886 76 yr 9 mo 27 da  
Dalton, Israel   Jan 18 1861 20 yr 10 mo 24 da Son of D. & L. Dalton
Dalton, Louis???   Dec 22 1870 27 yr 04 mo Top part of stone is broken off
Dalton, Lucy   Dec 04 1889 74 yr 11 mo 10 da Wife of David Dalton
Davis, John Simeon Oct 18 1851 Feb 03 1932    
Davis, Retha Jane (Thurman) Sep 06 1868 Jul 07 1942   Wife of J. S. Davis;
married Sep 06 1888
Dawson, Charles W. Jan 07 1880 Aug 08 1966    
Dawson, Joseph R. 1875 1917    
Dawson, Lew Wallace Oct 27 1912 Sep 05 1913   Son of C. W. & N. A. Dawson
Dawson, Margaret   Apr 21 1869 60 yr 9 mo 11 da Wife of James Dawson
Dawson, Moses (B.?)   Dec 26 1851 21 yr 1 mo 29 da  
Dawson, Nina Adeane Dec 28 1876 Dec 13 1947   Wife of Chas. W. Dawson
Farquer, Amanda M. Apr 07 1849 Jul 14 1937    
Farquer, Forest H.   Apr 19 1892 01 yr 9 mo 2? Da Son of T. S. & F. Farquer;
barely readable
Farquer, Frances   Oct 20 1861 45 yr 3 mo 27 da Wife of T. S. Farquer;
stone lying on the ground
Farquer, infant   Mar 06 1895 03 da Son of T. S. & F. Farquer
Farquer, Lyman 1912 1912   Son of E. & C. Farquer
Farquer, T. B. May 07 1843 Jan 26 1904   American Legion
Fierce, Clark   Sep 28 1855 02 yr 28 da Son of W. & C. Fierce
Gibbs, Carl       No dates; home-made stone
Gibbs, Harvey E. 1885 1909    
Gibbs, Philander   Jun 16 1900 63 yr 7 mo 13 da  
Harmison, Hannah   Mar 26 1891 70 yr 2 mo 18 da Wife of J. S. Harmison
Hodges, Edward 1863 1928    
Hodges, Frances 1865 1931    
Horton, Jewell   1920   Son of C. E. & A. L. Horton
Howard, Bertha A. Munts 1890 1965   Wife of Franklin Howard
Howard, Carl May 20 1924 Jun 09 1924   Infant; home-made stone
Howard, Emanuel   Mar 28 1860 12 yr 8 mo 12 da Son of L. D. & A. T. Howard
Howard, Franklin D. 1880 1959    
Howard, Harriet Amelia Sep 01 1828 Dec 02 1894   Born Berkshire Co. Mass.
Howard, Nancy       Home-made stone
Howard, Sylvester       Home-made stone
Korns, Franklin   Jun 15 1856 01 yr 9 mo 11 da Son of S. & M. E. Korns
Lafollette, Harold Ray 1897 1898    
Meece, Ervin Jul 18 1903 Jun 11 1920   Son of Wm. & S. E. Meece
Meece, Sarah E. 1860 1935   Wife of Wm. Meece
Meece, William, Sr. Mar 21 1851 Nov 05 1920    
Mires, Lucy J.   May 30 1865 22 yr 8 mo 04 da Wife of J. F. Mires
Mires, Mae E.   Jun 21 1865 01 mo 12 da Dau of J. F. & L. J. Mires
Montgomery, James Isaac Oct 01 1895 Jan 26 1905    
Montgomery, Lidora E. 1854 1935    
Montgomery, Stella May   Nov 17 1875 03 mo Dau of W. H. & D. E. Montgomery; barely readable
Montgomery, T. D.       No dates
Montgomery, W. H. 1850 1937    
Moser, M. H. D.       Broken, unreadable
Moser, Oliver   Jun 06 1856 05 yr 1 mo 24 da Son of W. & M. Moser
Reece, Andrew J. Oct 09 1853 Apr 01 1904   Son of M. F. & E. Reece
Reece, Elizabeth Feb 17 1833 Nov 11 1904   Wife of M. F. Reece
Reece, Elizabeth M.   Jan 16 1869 06 mo Dau of M. F. & E. Reece
Reece, M F. June 19 1829 Aug 14 1912    
Reece, Nellie M.   Jan 14 1867 14 da Dau of M. F. & E. Reece
Reece, Sarah E.   Jun 18 1857 06 mo Dau of M. F. & E. Reece
Rose, Corp. C. V.       Co. B 78th Ohio Inft.
Smith, Andrew O. May 03 1884 Oct 23 1889   Son of E. W. & M. A. Smith
Smith, Edwin W. 1853 1940    
Smith, Margret A. 1864 1933   Wife of Edwin W. Smith
Thurman, Ada M. Apr 18 1873 Feb 09 1908   Wife of J. E. Thurman
Thurman, Delbert 1866 1943    
Thurman, Elizabeth Logan Feb 09 1839 Aug 17 1914   Wife of P. Thurman
Thurman, J. E. Jul 01 1869 Sep 23 1957    
Thurman, Matilda 1872 1944   Wife of Delbert Thurman
Thurman, Olaf   no date inscribed 06 yr Son of D. & M. Thurman
Thurman, Pleasant Mar 16 1836 no date inscribed    
Wetterow, Adeane Howard 1916 1937   Dau of Delbert & Bertha Munts Howard
Willhelm, Mary Jane   Oct 17 1852 01 yr 03 mo Dau of W. & M. Willhelm
Winn, Rebecca   Dec 08 1846   Wife of William Winn;
sunken; couldn't read the age

 

East Section:

 

NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE INSCRIPTION/COMMENT
?,? 1939 1984    
Anderson, Emma G. 1939 2003    
Bennett, Elizabeth G. 1912 1987    
Briggs, Irma M. Jun 18 1926 Aug 26 1983   Wife of R. L. Briggs
Briggs, Robert L. Aug 02 1928 Jan 09 2001    
Brooks, Cleve E. 1887 1941    
Brooks, Gale E. Sep 29 1924 Feb 26 1991   S. Sgt. US Army W. W. II
Brown, Elsie F. Jul 10 1902 Oct 10 1982    
Brown, Mary Ellen Selberg Nov 02 1924 Jul 13 1991    
Brown, W. Allen Dec 02 1899 Oct 21 1981    
Cadwell, Clyde "Bill" 1898 1974    
Cadwell, Minnie M. 1898 1964    
Danniel, Ethel Brooks 1893 1987    
Davis, Amer A. Feb 10 1907 Mar 22 1974   Married May 19 1938
Davis, Mary M. Jul 05 1916 Feb 12 1999   Wife of A. Davis
Dawson, George W. 1892 1974    
Dawson, Ida Bell 1867 1944    
Dawson, Kenneth Elroy Feb 29 1912 Apr 10 1977   Sgt. US Army W. W. II
Dawson, Lewis L. 1870 1953    
Dawson, Mary E. 1880 1958   Wife of L. L. Dawson
Dawson, Morgan F. Jul 28 1894 Mar 26 1974   Illinois PVT US Army W. W. I
Denton, Dorice C. Nov 27 1911 Jun 27 1974   TEC 5 US Army W. W. II
Farquer, Bessie L. 1882 1970   Wife of F. V. Farquer
Farquer, Ernest F. 1885 1959    
Farquer, Evelyn M. May 17 1908 Dec 11 1995    
Farquer, Fred V. 1880 1963    
Farquer, Lovette R. Jan 17 1911 Nov 04 1990   S1 US Navy W. W. II
Fox, Samuel R. Jun 12 1935 Jan 17 1999   American Legion
Fox, Sharon M. Nov 21 1937 Aug 22 1994   An Elect Lady
Funk, Gary O. Sep 30 1935 Oct 27 1983    
Funk, Halley K. 1915 1999   Mom
Funk, Murl A. 1908 1974   Dad
Gibbs, Dennis 1889 1952    
Hodges, David Lee, Jr. Mar 03 1976 Feb 19 2001   Son of David Lee Hodges &
Steve & Glenna Thompson;
brother of Norma, Theresa & Lisa
Howard, Beverly Apr 25 1930 Jan 26 1999   Wife of C. W. Howard;
married Jun 21 1947
Howard, Calvin W. May 06 1924 Jun 07 1995   Parents of Judy, Ronnie & Scott
Howard, Edgar       No dates; names painted on blocks
Howard, Elmer       No dates; names painted on blocks
Howard, Ethel C. 1887 1972    
Howard, Frank S. Oct 10 1912 Jul 09 1985   Santa Fe Railroad
Howard, Jack       No dates; names painted on blocks
Howard, Mary L. Oct 31 1919 Nov 11 2000   Wife of F. S. Howard
Howard, William M. 1873 1951    
Johnson, Darwin K., Jr. Jul 01 1941 Aug 10 2000   SP5 US Army Vietnam
Kelso, Clara Edith Aug 01 1880 Oct 29 1966    
Kelso, Enos L. Jun 18 1900 Nov 02 1957    
Kelso, G. Irene May 16 1910 Aug 14 1976   Wife of E. L. Kelso;
married Dec 08 1927
Kelso, Gary E. "Tugboat" 1939 1979   KZB4077
Kelso, Henry W. Jul 18 1876 Mar 10 1952    
Kelso, Howard Earl Jul 03 1934 Jan 14 1952   "Dude"; son of Enos & Irene Kelso
Kelso, Robert L. Oct 22 1907 Mar 11 1976   Cpl. Army Air Force W. W. II
Kelso, Wilbert F. Mar 02 1906 Apr 10 1961   Father of 5 sons
Kimler, Chester D. Sep 05 1913 May 05 1987   Parents of Carla, Jane, June & Fred
Kimler, Chester D. Sep 05 1913 May 05 1987   Tech 5 US Army W. W. II
Kimler, Guynith L. (Howard) Jun 07 1922 Nov 20 1999   Wife of Chester Kimler;
married Jun 07 1941
Lasswell, James E. 1894 1957    
Lumberry, Gilbert A. 1909 1973    
Lumberry, Mildred O. 1915 1972    
Matson, Earl W. 1902 1982    
Matson, Geneva P. 1898 1968   Wife of E. W. Matson
Meece, Frances Leona Sep 29 1898 Dec 22 1987    
Meece, Relna E. May 20 1882 Dec 17 1959    
Meece, William Aug 04 1889 Apr 16 1971    
Patch, William C., Sr. Nov 25 1925 Jan 30 1987   CPL US Marine Corps W. W. II
Powell, Curtis A. 1891 1968    
Powell, Forrest C. Dec 15 1922 Jun 24 1987   W. W. II
Powell, Grace M. I. 1896 1966   Wife of C. A. Powell
Renwick, Harold B. Sep 10 1912 Apr 13 1997    
Sexton, Clifford W. Jun 27 1927 Oct 10 1990   Husband of Donna L. Sexton
Sexton, Clifford W. Jun 27 1927 Oct 10 1990   PFC US Army W. W. II
Waldorf, Karen 1942 2000    
West, Willis G. Oct 17 1921 Mar 16 1996   S1 US Navy W. W. II

 


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