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The Plains Cemetery, Athens Township, The Plains, Ohio.; Section 1
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Sign For The Plains Cemetery
Hocking Cemetery Also known as: Plains Cemetery, The Plains Hocking Cemetery, Wolf's Plains Cemetery

The Plains, Ohio a few miles north of Athens in Athens County Ohio. Originally known as Wolf's Plains, which is a flat area in this southeastern part of Ohio. Later the name changed to just The Plains.

The Plains Cemetery is located east of The Plains, Ohio, southwest of US Route 33, Northwest of County Road 7 and Township Road 251.

GPS N 39.3692388 and W -82.1240342

 

 

 


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Photographs Copyright and Submitted by Ron Cruikshank, October & November 2013
Please Note: Click on underlined name to view tombstone image. [Rows are Read Facing West to East]

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 1 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Stage, Elizabeth - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 1st 1838; Aged 56 years
Row 1 R-L: Pickett, Temperance - b. Unk/Uncut - d. June 24 1842; Aged 86 years
Row 1 R-L: Pickett, Infant Son of J.W. & S.A. Pickett - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Dec 28 ____
Row 1 R-L: Pickett, J. A. - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Jan 7 1832; Aged 20 years
Row 1 R-L: Pickett, Lydia dau. Of J.W. & S.A. Picket - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Unknown, Rebecca - b. Unk.Uncut - d. Nov 11 1835; Dau of Illegible
Row 1 R-L: Noble, Gertrude - b. Unk.Uncut - d. Apr 30 1846; Wife of Wm. G. Noble

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 2 R-L: Wilson, Thomas - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 3 1879; Aged 68 Y. 3 M. 20 D.
Row 2 R-L: Vore, Hattie S - b. Unk/Uncut - d. June 7 1874; Wife of Dudley Vore
Row 2 R-L: Wilson, Barbara - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Nov 14 1868; Wife of Thomas Wilson
Row 2 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 2 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 2 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 2 R-L: Young, Unknown - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 10 1841; Aged 40 Yr. 1 Mo. 29 Ds.
Row 2 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, William - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sept 1 1878; Aged 84 Y. 7 M. 24 D.
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, Clarinda - b. Unk/Uncut - d. July 4 1868; Wife of Wm. Pickett
Row 2 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, David - b. Unk/Uncut - d. July 25 1849; Son of Wm. & C. Pickett
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, Mary/Maby - b. Unk/Uncut - d. July 24 1849; Dau of Wm. & C. Pickett
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, Frances C - b. Unk/Uncut - d. July 21 1849; Dau of Wm. & C. Pickett
Row 2 R-L: Pickett, John - b. 1768 - 1822; Inscription: Aged about 54 Years

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 3 R-L: Thomas, Sarah - b. Unk/Uncut - d. March 27 1846; Wife of Thomas Wilson
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 3 R-L: Bicknell, Emeline - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Jan 5 1826; Aged 33 Yr. 11 Ms. 21 Ds.
Row 3 R-L: Carter, Emmaline B - b. & d. Unknown Stone buried
Row 3 R-L: Carter, Zimroade - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sept 4 1845; Wife of Charley Carter
Row 3 R-L: Carter, Charley - b. Unk/Uncut - d. May 27 1862; Aged 69 Y. 2 M. 12 D.
Row 3 R-L: Carter, Susan - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Dec 21 1850; Wife of H. Carter
Row 3 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 4 R-L: Courtney, Nancy Original Burial Marker; age 51 Y. 5 M. 4 Ds. 1st Wife of Alanson
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible Believed to be Alanson Courtney
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unk Stone Illegible Believed to be a Mary Blackwood 2nd Wife of Alanson
Row 4 R-L: Courtney, Alanson - b. Aug 26 1797 - d. Aug 20 1865
Row 4 R-L: Courtney, Nancy Camby - b. Mar 27 1800 - d. Aug 31 1851
Row 4 R-L: Courtney, Mary Blackwood - b. Aug 23 1803 - d. May 6 1861
Row 4 R-L: Courtney, Alonzo - b. July 17 1835 - d. Feb 12 1865; POW Civil War in Florence S.C.
Row 4 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 5 R-L: White, Horace - b. Unk/Uncut - d. May 1 1842; Son of H. D. & C. White
Row 5 R-L: White, Hiram G - b. Unk/Uncut - d. March 8 1847; Son of H. D. & C. White
Row 5 R-L: White, John - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Feb 15 1840; Son of John & Fanny White
Row 5 R-L: Six, Rebecca - b. Unk.Uncut - d. Sept 22 1823; Wife of William Six
Row 5 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 5 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 5 R-L: Wilson, Caroline - b Unk/Uncut - d. Apr 15 1845; Dau of Proter & Matilda Wilson
Row 5 R-L: Courtney, William C - b. June 20 1826 - d. May 21 1875
Row 5 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 5 R-L: House, Amos - b. Unk/Uncut - d. March 25 1870; Son of William & Nancy House

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 6 R-L: Matheny, Catharine - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 17 1846; Aged 26Y. 7M. 17D.
Row 6 R-L: Matheny, Catharine A - b. Unk/uncut - d. Aug 29 1847; Aged 17Y. 9M. 1D.
Row 6 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 6 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing
Row 6 R-L: Herrold, "Julia Ann Brown - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sept 1839; Aged 28y 11m 9d Dau of Elijah and Elizabeth Brown "
Row 6 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 6 R-L: Herrold, Asbury - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 28 1850; Son of Joseph & Elizabeth Herrold
Row 6 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 7 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Ida Mabel - b. July 19 1872 - d. Unk/Uncut; Dau of Wesley & Sophia Coe
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Wesley - b. June 28 1831 - d. Nov 8 1874; Shares stone with Sophia His Wife
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Sophia Sheffield - b. Nov 26 1836 - d. Unk/Uncut; Wife of Wesley Coe
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Hiram C - b. Unk/Uncut - d. May 1847; Shares stone with Betsey & George
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Betsey - b. Unk/Uncut - d. June 17 1851; Wife of Wm. Weatherby
Row 8 R-L: Coe, George - b. Unk/uncut - d. Aug 4 1852; Aged 27 Y. 10 M. 5 D.
Row 8 R-L: Coe, John - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Dec 1 1842; Aged 46 Y. 1 M. 12 D.
Row 8 R-L: Coe, Nancy Coe Lamb - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sep 25 1863; Widow of John Coe
Row 8 R-L: Whitney, Tryphena - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sep 14 182_; Wife of ____Whitney
Row 8 R-L: Armitage, Nancy - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Apr 13 1849; Wife of John Armitage
Row 8 R-L: Unknown, Mary E - b. Unk/Uncut - d. 1850(9)
Row 8 R-L: Russell, Hastings M. - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Dec 11 1859; Aged 12 Yr. 8 Mo. 11 Ds.
Row 8 R-L: Unknown, Robert H - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sep 12 1857
Row 8 R-L: Russell, Minerva - b. Unk/Unk - d. ___ 20 1854; Dau of __&__Russell
Row 8 R-L: Harper, Robert H - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 24 1851
Row 8 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Missing & Illegible
Row 8 R-L: Harper, Ann - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sep 21 1849; Wife of Charles Harper
Row 8 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Washington - b. Apr 2 1821 - d. Oct 21 1833; Son of J. & E. Armitage
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Joseph H - b. June 21 1842 - d. Oct 18 1849; Son of J. & E. Armitage
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, John - b. July 22 1798 - d. Aug 11 1843; Shares stone with Elizabeth His Wife
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Elizabeth Herrold - b. Mar 2 182 - d. Feb 7 1875
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Christopher H - b. Aug 11 1825 - d. Jan 5 1855; Son of J. & E. Armitage; Killed in Panama by bandits and buried there.
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Harrison - b. July 9 1840 - d. Dec 1 1863; Son of J. & E. Armitage; Killed in Stone River Tennessee by Confederate Soldiers and buried there; Civil War VETERAN
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Archibald C - b. 1801 - d. 1875; Shares stone with Salina His Wife
Row 9 R-L: Armitage, Salina Coe - b. 1812 - d. 1901; Shares stone with Archibald C
Row 9 R-L: Connett, Isaac - b. Unk/Unkcut - d. Sep 13 1849
Row 9 R-L: Connett, George W - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 5 1853; Son of G. & L. Connett
Row 9 R-L: Connett, Lydia Dorr - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 1 1865; Wife of George Connett
Row 9 R-L: Connett, Family Memorial Stone
Row 9 R-L: Connett, Geo L - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 5 1853; Aged 12Y. 11 M. 11 D. Same as George W; Middle initial on this stone a mistake
Row 9 R-L: Connett, Lydia Dorr - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 1 1865; Aged 51Y. 9M.; Maiden name misspelled on this stone; Wife of George Connett
Row 9 R-L: Connett, George - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 12 1890; Aged 79Y. 9M. 11D.
Row 9 R-L: Dorr, William - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 21 183_
Row 9 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 9 R-L: Ford, Harriet - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Sep 3 1854; Wife of J. A. Ford
Row 9 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 9 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Missing
Row 9 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 9 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 9 R-L: Deshler, Nancy - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Dec 27 1871; Wife of Christopher Deshler

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 10 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 10 R-L: Connett, Eliza - b. Jan 8 1814 - d. Sep 17 1866; Wife of John Connett
Row 10 R-L: Connett, Woodrough F - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Aug 12 1849; Son of J. & E. Connett
Row 10 R-L: Connett, Sarah J - b. Unk/Uncut - d. July 22 1849; Dau of J. & E. Connett
Row 10 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Missing
Row 10 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Matthew - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 22 1882; Aged 75Y. 6D.
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Julia Coe - b. 1814 - d. 1904; Wife of Matthew Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Children of M. & J. Dorr Memorial
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, William - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Feb 13 1838; Aged 1Y. 4M. 16D. Son of M. & J. Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Henry L - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 14 1844; Aged 11M. 15D. Son of M. & J. Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Mary A - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Feb 4 1841; Aged 6M. 6D. Dau of M. & J. Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Frank - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 4 1888; Aged 38Y. 10M. 26D.
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Adaline - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Mar 10 1888; Aged 39Y. 6M. 21D. Dau of M. & J. Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Anna - b. Unk/Uncut - d. April 12 1844; Wife of Edmund Dorr
Row 10 R-L: Dorr, Edmund - b. Unk/Uncut - d. June 1 1852; Aged 74Ys. 11Ms. 1D.
Row 10 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible
Row 10 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible

KEY| ROW: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME - REMAINDER OF TRANSCRIPTION/NOTES
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible Grave marked for Civil War VETERAN
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 11 R-L: Finsterwald, Henry - b. Unk.Uncut - d. June 16 1870; Son of Jacob & Amy Finsterwald
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Broken/Illegible & Buried
Row 11 R-L: Finsterwald, Samuel - b. Unk/Uncut - d. Oct 14 1852; Son of J & A. Finsterwald
Row 11 R-L: Finsterwald, Elisha B - b. Unk/Uncut - d. June 28 1856; Son of J. & A. Finsterwald
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Sarah - Rest of Stone Illegible
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
Row 11 R-L: Unknown, Unknown Stone Illegible
End of Section 1 Hocking (The Plains) Cemetery

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