Bennington Chapel Cemetery


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Bennington Twp.
Licking Co.

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For those that are perhaps seeing these transcriptions for the first time, the transcriptions may give on first glance, the appearance of a great many typos, so I feel obligated to explain that the abundance of y, m, and d represent abbreviations for year, month and day. Although you will find most engravers follow similar patterns, it seems there are several different abbreviations used to represent these three time terms including: y, yr, yrs, yr's & years; m. mo, mos, mo's, and months; d. da, das, da's, and days and on rare occasions, h, hr, hrs, hr's, and hours. I tend not to use commas except to separate surname from given name, given name from date, except where found on actual inscription, same goes for the [.] (period). When you see the symbol [_] (underscore), I use it to represent missing or unreadable letters, or if a lot of letters are unreadable I may express it by several periods, such as Jos...h . Sometimes you will find raised letters such as "c" in surnames such as in McClain, or if the engraver added smaller letters that were left out and added later, when I encounter them, tend to express them, when possible, as found on the stone. Sometimes engravers will use the latin term Æ or æ, this is just a term that generally replaces the word "aged". One last comment, all actual text found engraved, will come first in bold text. All comments, observations, personal knowledge remarks added by submitter, concerning an individual, but not inscribed on stone, will then proceed in regular text. ~R.M.Sizelove~


These tombstone photos have been generously donated by Robert M. Sizelove, Sr, Nov. 26, 2003
The cemetery is located next to the church at the corner of Bennington Chapel Rd. (Co. Rd. 2) & Drury Rd. (TR 62)Bennington Twp., Licking Co., Ohio.
The most recent update to this page made on 11 Apr., 2007.


I wish to present my readings of the memorial stones of Bennington Methodist Church Cemetery. This cemetery lies on gentle sloping land, slightly sloping lower towards church. It's directly connected to, and just behind and to the side of the Methodist church. The cemetery grounds are well cared for and most stones are in very good condition. Area protected by a chain link fence w/ many gates. I found a few broken and toppled stones, but for the most part this cemetery is in excellent condition, well cared for with little or no evidence of vandalizism. Cemetery is located on the northeast corner of Bennington Chapel Rd. & Drury Rd. My first visit here was on 17th October, 2001, at which time I made a survey of area, and began photo documentation and transcription work. The following memorials are listed but since I'm still in preliminary phase, will not make an attempt to put them in correct rows or sequence until more research has been accomplished. This will probably be my only visit until next spring. My hopes are to complete the readings during summer (2004). As always, I will make my best effort to read the stones correctly, but make no claim of being 100% accurate. In some cases these readings may be the only source of genealogical data, but when possible, don't forget to use state and county records when available. My effort as always is to provide information for the use of the descendants of these ancestral loved ones buried here. If you're able to find something here useful to further your family research, then I feel my effort has been justified. Robert M. Sizelove, Sr., © 2001-2007
Recent information was sent to me on 29 Dec., 2006, by the kindness of Rosa (Tanner) Johnson, she is the daughter of Roy & Caroline Tanner. Her additional information will be denoted with the single asterisk ( * ).

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Brown, Gai Alice, 1875 - 1930
Carver, Emeline, wife of David Carver, born Sept. 4, 1812, died June 27, 1889
Cooper, Eli, born Sept. 7, __, died Apr. 29, __; Elizabeth, born Mar. 29, 1827, died May 3, 1906 Sorry some of photo hard to transcribe.
Denty, Malissa M., died Dec. 24, 1901, aged 61y 2m 25d; J. W., died Mar. 2, 1915, aged 71y 3m 23d Civil War Veteran
Dodson, Elizabeth, Dec. 3, 1833 - Feb. 25, 1904; William H., Aug. 20, 1830 - Jan. 14, 1906
Duffield, Samuel, 1823 - 1893; Matilda (Scribner), 1829 - 1910
Dumbauld, Hattie Row, wife of Joseph Dumbauld, born Dec. 18, 1867, died Mar. 2, [1893?]
Elliott, Marjorie P., July 6, 1924 - Dec. 31, 1973; Harry W., May 8, 1913 - July 3, 1984
Fowles, Wm. M., 1851 - 1896; Celia Olive, 1850 - 1932; James D., 1854 - 1932
Fulk, David, died Aug. 24, 1850, In the 55thYear of his age
Gibson, Thomas E., May 12, 1913 - Aug. 8, 1988
Hatch, Margaret, Jan. 1, 1918 - Apr. 7, 2000; Dale, Jan. 10, 1917 - Nov. 10, 1973
Hatch, Gertrude S., 1895 - 1994; Lee F., 1897 - 1956
Jewett, Mary M., 1854 - 1938; Sheldon B., 1849 - 1925
Jones, Tom, Feb. 14, 1937 - Sept. 7, 1999; Allen, Apr. 7, 1963 - __; Sarah, Dec. 1, 1935 - __
Liming, David, born Feb. 4, 1820, died Sept. 25, 1900; Juliette, born Jan. 19, 1820, died July 18, 1907
Nash, Irma A., 1884 - 1953; Orlo W., 1881 - 1941
Overturf, Glenna V., Jan. 12, 1916 - _ 2, 1976; Wayne G., June 10, 1910 - Nov. 9, 1985
Rawlings, Mary E., 1878 - 1959; Wesley, 1868 - 1958 Probable husband and wife.
Speelman, David H., born Aug. 23, 1835, died Aug. 18, 1900
Shipley, Opal A., Mar. 28, 1890 - Feb. 7, 1973; Glenn A., Feb. 8, 1888 - 1954
Shipley, Sarah A., 1839 - 1914
Shipley, Charles H., 1879 - 1893
Drury, Lucille, May 11, 1910 - Dec. 21, 1999; Forest H., Oct. 20, 1908 - Aug. 10, 1978 -Parents of Gene & Brenon-
Watson, Frank, born Oct. 18, 1867, died ___; Mayme (Jewett) 1867 - 1958
Watson, William Lewis, 1855 - 1942; Esther L. (Duffield) 1859 - 1929
Watson, John M., 1851 - 1902
Watson, Thomas, 1827 - 1915; Eliza, his wife, 1828 - 1904
Weyant, George, died July 4, 1903, aged 74y 8m 6d
Weyant, Nancy, 1840 - 1915; Syntha, wife of Geo. Weyant, died Oct., 1875, aged _y 10m _d Stone hard to read.
Weyant, David ?, died Jan. 8, 1850, aged 45y 6m 11d; Elizabeth, wife of ?, died Mar. 7, 1859, aged 59y 9m 6d I need to return and highlight this stone with chalk and obtain better readings.
More images and transcriptions coming soon!
Palmer, Bessie, 1887 - 1904
Stockberger, Laura A., 1860 - 1919

Stockberger, William W., 1860 - 1929

Stockberger, Infant daughter of W.W.& L.A.

Stockberger, Earl J., son of W.W. & L.A.

Nash, Cornelius D., 1841 - 1906 [Civil War Vet]

Nash, Sarah E., 1849 - 1926

McNerland, James, 1844 - 1898

McNerland, Phebe A., his wife, 1846 - 1931

Hatfield, Charles S., Jan. 26, 1874 - Sept. 21, 1953

Hatfield, Ruth, 1895 - 1895

Hatfield, Beatrice, 1895 - 1895

Hall, Alonzo A., born July 6. 1860., died Apr. 30, 1900

Hall, Ida Belle (Crotinger) Mar. 13, 1864 - Mar. 2, 1938

McClintock, Ellan D., Mar. 22, 1904 - Feb. 14, 1932

Shipp, Jonathan, 1824 - 1896

Shipp, Catherine, 1819 - 1908

Shipp, Joseph H., 1853 - 1893

Smith, Robert A., 1872 - 1957

Parsons, Harman W., son of {check for complete data} Hoyman, Lura (Parsons), 1868 - 1939 Hoyman, Clyde W., 1882 - 1962 Sanger, Achsa, wife of Jas. C. Sanger, died July 4, 1873

Sanger, James C., died July 20, 1882, aged { }

Moore, Alice V., wife of W.A. Moore, died Mar. 10, 1888, aged 27y 2m 20d {check}

Trotter, Susan, wife of G.P. Trotter, died Oct. 22, 1858, aged _6y 1m 21d

Parsons, Sumner 1843 - 1924

29b. Parsons, Anna (Burgoon) his wife, 1849 - 1933

Shipley, Emma E., wife of L.E. Shipley, died Oct. 276, 1892, aged 27y & 7m

Cooper, Lewis, son of J.B. & C. Cooper, died ??? {recheck stone, small oblisk}

Cooper, Marion, 1878 - 1898 {recheck}

Cooper, J.B. 1840 - 1924

Cooper, Clara (Parsons) his wife, 1849 - 1912

Liming, Alfred, 1836 - 1918

Liming, Matilda B., his wife, 1829 or 1825 - 1911 {check}

{Laura} ?? dau. of Alfred Liming, wife of Joseph W. Dumbauld, died jan. 18, 1886, aged 27y 11m 3d

Shipley, Henry, 1830 - 1913

Shipley, Hiram D., 1864 - 1865
Liming, Russell Lee, Aug. 14, 1906 - Sep. 30, 1907

Liming, Lola 1877 - 1968

Liming, Deson, 1873 - 1951

Myers, Leif E., Apr. 5, 1883 - May 1, 1883

Myers, Jessie, Mar. 2, 1882 - Apr. 27, 1961 {recheck}

Brown, George, son of W.B. Brown, April 2, 1912 - March 16, 1913

Mabel King, O'Brien Palmer, Aug. 21, 1919 - Apr. 26, 19676

King, William C., Ohio Captain Infantry World War II, BSM-PH, March 26, 1915 - Oct. 23, 1960

Bebout, Mary (Farr) 1904 -

Bebout, Wm. Earl, 1889 - 1980

Tanner, Caroline, 1913 - 1950
[* Caroline died June 28, 1950]
Tanner, Roy [*E., 1899] - 1970
[* Roy was born April 23, 1899]
Stockberger, H. Lloyd, 1893 - 1977

Stockberger, Cornelia, 1892 - 1981

Hatfield, Carlos W., Aug. 5, 1915 - Jan. 20, 1991

Hatfield, Pearl? D., Feb. ? 1917 - Feb. ?, 1992

Hatfield, Clyde, 1890 - 1948

Hatfield, Pearl, 18?4 - 1933

Kenney, Mary Ann, infant September 1, 1931

Hart, Albert, 1863 - 1939

Hart, Lavina C., 1873 - 1931

Case, Harry D., Dec. 23, 1889 - Dec. 31, 1971

Case, Lulu M., Jan. 15, 1888 - Feb. 6, 1964

Peters, Byra D., 1879 - 1939

Peters, Flora M., 1882 - 1932

Denty, George B., Mar. 20, 1864 - June 15, 1943

Denty, Lillie C., his wife, Dec. 5, 1862 - Jan. 19, 1921

Case, Lulu M., Jan. 15, 1888 - Feb. 5, 1964

Case, Harry D., Dec, 23, 1889 - Dec. 31, 1971

Peters, Flora M., 1882 - 1932

Peters, Byra D., 1879 - 1939

80a. Stockberger, Nellie M., 1896 - 1983

80b. Stockerberger, W. Ray, 1890 - 1957

81. Stockberger, Donna Ann, April 15, 1924

82a. Burner, Edna L., 1906 - 1969

82b. Burner, Robert L., 1898 - 1975

83a. Grandstaff, Jeanette, 1896 - 1964 -Mother-

83b. Grandstaff, Carroll, 1916 - _ -Son- "Long shall we remember your all you gave for us"

84a. Taylor, Thelma E. Lennington, Nov. 17, 1921 - _

84b. Taylor, Amos Barton, Aug. 13, 1917 - _

Parents of Gary, Robert, Carol, David, Diana

85. Taylor, Donald E., Dec. 17, 1963 - July 25, 1992

86a. Rice, Vernon E., Nov. 18, 1922 - Dec. 23, 1981

86b. Rice, Emma L., Feb. 28, 1929 - Sept. 29, 1975

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