The photos below were taken in 2006. Below the photo is the inscription. Below the inscription, in italics, is information gathered from ancestry.com, familysearch.org, heritagepursuit.com and family members. Birth dates in italics are calculated from headstones.
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| JANE WIFE OF SAMUEL RANEY DIED JUNE 1, 1886 AGED 49YRS 3 MO &1 DAY | SAMUEL RANEY 1835 - 1910 | MARY ELLEN DAU OF S. & J. RANEY DIED AUG. 20, 1863 AGED 1 YR. 3 MO. & 4 D. | RANEY | |
| MAY 1878 - 1972 | FANNIE L. 1875 - 1968 | |||
| Jane Turner. Parents: Adam Turner & Eleanor Spencer. Siblings: Jane, Thomas, James Adam, William B., Susanna, David B., Hugh Blair, Ellen, Mary. Paternal grandparents: James Turner & Jane Bigham. Maternal grandparents: Thomas Spencer & Susanna Bigham. Spouse: Samuel Raney. Children: Mary Ellen, James William, John Henry, Aletha Jane, Flora Addie, Walter Lowrie, Charles Elmer, Fannie Lavinia, Emma May. | Samuel Raney. Parents: James Raney & Martha Siler. Siblings: William, Elizabeth, Andrew, Nancy, James L., Henry, Augustus Hugh, John. Maternal grandparents: Andrew Siler & Elizabeth. Spouse: Jane Turner. Children: Mary Ellen, James William, John Henry, Aletha Jane, Flora Addie, Walter Lowrie, Charles Elmer, Fannie Lavinia, Emma May. | Mary Ellen Raney. Parents: Samuel Raney and Jane Turner. Siblings: James William, John Henry, Aletha Jane, Flora Addie, Walter Lowrie, Charles Elmer, Fannie Lavinia, Emma May. Paternal grandparents: James Raney & Martha Siler. Maternal grandparents: Adam Turner & Eleanor Spencer. | Emma May Raney & Frances Lavinia Raney. Parents: Samuel Raney and Jane Turner. Siblings: James William, John Henry, Aletha Jane, Flora Addie, Walter Lowrie, Charles Elmer, Mary Ellen. Paternal grandparents: James Raney & Martha Siler. Maternal grandparents: Adam Turner & Eleanor Spencer. | |
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| JAS. D. REYNOLDS CO. C. 11 OHIO CAV. | NICHOLAS RHODES FARRIER CONTINENTAL TROOPS REV. WAR JANUARY 24, 1830 |
| James D. Reynolds. Parents: John M. Reynolds & Catherine Swisher. Siblings: Eli, Isabella, Simelda, Mary, John, Nancy. Maternal grandparents: John Swisher & Elizabeth Swift. Spouse: Sarah Ann Pritchard. Children: Mary (adopted). James Reynolds' sister, Simelda, is great-grandmother of TV's Johnny Carson. | Parents: Nicholas Rhodes & Jane. Siblings: Elisha, John. Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Taylor. There are other Rhodes families in Clifton's history, and while I think they are Nicholas' descendants, I cannot connect them. Served as a farrier in Light Horse Harry Lee's Legion, Continental Troops. Pensioned in Ohio 1829, for service as Dragoon, VA Line. Born 1761. Died 1830. Mar. Elizabeth Taylor. Ref: Natl. No. 45408, p 168, Vol. 46, DAR Lin. Light Horse Harry Lee's 5th Troop was an elite troop of 30 soldiers. They have an exciting record of service during the Revolution including the privilege of being personal guards of General George Washington. Light Horse Harry Lee was the father of Robert E. Lee. |
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| The family plot is marked with this large stone. Smaller stones mark each family member's grave. | ||
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JOHN RIFE | MARY J. RIFE | FRANK A. RIFE BORN OCT 1, 1867 DIED JULY 13, 1885 |
| John Rife was born Sept. 24, 1832. Parents: Daniel Rife and Mary Foreman. Siblings: Catherine, Peter, David, Samuel. Paternal grandparents: Henry Rife and Barbara. Maternal grandparents: John Peter Foreman and Catherine Eck. Spouse: Mary Jones Kitchen. Children: George Washington, Stephen Kitchen, Anna, John Brough, Fred Foreman, Frank Alexander, Mary Matilda, William Campbell, Margaret Belle, Lee Erasmus. | Mary Jones Kitchen. Parents: Abraham Kitchen and Matilda Jones. Siblings: Erasmus Jones, Margaret Ann, Sarah Matilda. Paternal grandparents: Stephen Kitchen and Annie Bercau. Maternal grandparents: Erasmus Jones and Mary Sellers. Spouse: John Rife. Children: George Washington, Stephen Kitchen, Anna, John Brough, Fred Foreman, Frank Alexander, Mary Matilda, William Campbell, Margaret Belle, Lee Erasmus. | Frank Alexander Rife. Parents: John Rife and Mary Jones Kitchen. Siblings: George Washington, Stephen Kitchen, Anna, John Brough, Fred Foreman, Mary Matilda, William Campbell, Margaret Belle, Lee Erasmus. Paternal grandparents: Daniel Rife and Mary Foreman. Maternal grandparents: Abraham Kitchen & Matilda Jones. |
| The Shaw Family plot is marked with a large stone. Smaller stones mark each family member's grave. | ||
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| CHILLUS 1848 - 1912 | FATHER 1804 - 1886 ROBERT | MOTHER 1812 - 1882 POLLY |
| Chillus Shaw. Parents: Robert Shaw & Polly Wilson. Siblings: Sarah, Charles, Snowden, Margaret, Cyrus, Lydia, Mary Cornelia, Horace, John Anderson, Finley. Paternal grandparents: Robert Shaw & Ann Swanger. | Robert Shaw. Parents: Robert Shaw and Anne Swanger. Siblings: Sarah, George, Catherine, Nancy, Isaac, Jane, Mary. Maternal grandparents: Isaac Swanger & Sarah McCreight. | Mary Wilson was born in Massachusetts. She was known as Polly. |
| Children: Sarah, Charles, Snowden, Margaret, Cyrus, Lydia, Mary Cornelia, Chillus, Horace, John Anderson, Finley. | ||
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| MARY 1847 - 1909 | SARAH 1835 - 1912 | I. L. SHIMP CO. G, 21st PA. CAV. | JANE R. COOPER SHIMP 1848 - 1908 |
| Mary Cornelia Shaw. Parents: Robert Shaw & Polly Wilson. Siblings: Sarah, Charles, Snowden, Margaret, Cyrus, Lydia, Chillus, Horace, John Anderson, Finley. Paternal grandparents: Robert Shaw & Ann Swanger. | Sarah Jane (Sally) Shaw. Parents: Robert Shaw & Polly Wilson. Siblings: Charles, Snowden, Margaret, Cyrus, Lydia, Mary Cornelia, Chillus, Horace, John Anderson, Finley. Paternal grandparents: Robert Shaw & Ann Swanger. | Isaac L. Shimp, born 1842, York Co., PA, died Jan. 27, 1929, Lucas Co., OH. Spouse: Barbara. Children: George, Frank, Vinnie, John. Spouse: Jane Rebecca Lorton Cooper. | Jane Rebecca Lorton. Spouse: James K. Cooper. Children: Charles W., Ada J., Katherine, James H., Ellen, John W. Spouse: Isaac L. Shimp. |
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| SHOCKNESSY | THOMAS S. SON OF M. & M. SHOCKNESSY DIED OCT. 31, 1879 AGED 9 YS. 7 MS. 2 DS. | ZOOSILLIA R. DAU. OF M. & M. SHOCKNESSY DIED AUG. 28, 1882 AGED 1 YR. 8 MS. 22 DS. | |
| MARTHA B. 1840 - 1929 | MICHAEL 1844 - 1903 | ||
| Martha B. Stewart. Parents: Thomas Finney Stewart & Martha Beatty Stewart. Siblings: Benjamin F. Paternal grandparents: Samuel Stewart & Agnes Calhoun. Maternal grandparents: James B. Stewart & Ann Beatty Spouse: Michael Shocknessy. | Michael Shocknessy. Spouse: Martha B. Stewart. Michael is a 16 yr old farm hand living with Jacob Tuttle family in 1860. | Thomas Stewart Shocknessy. Parents: Michael Shocknessy & Martha B. Stewart. Siblings: Martha, Georgia, Olla, Arabelle, Myrtle, James, Zoosillia, Iva. Maternal grandparents: Thomas Finney Stewart & Martha Beatty Stewart. Died of Diphtheria. | Zoosillia Rebecca Shocknessy. Parents: Michael Shocknessy & Martha B. Stewart. Siblings: Martha, Georgia, Thomas Stewart, Olla, Arabelle, Myrtle, James, Iva. Maternal grandparents: Thomas Finney Stewart & Martha Beatty Stewart. |
| Children: Martha, Georgia, Thomas Stewart, Olla, Arabelle, Myrtle, James, Zoosillia, Iva. | |||
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| SILAS 1866 - 1878 HARRY 1881 - 1882 | LAVINA SPARROW 1846 - 1906 | SPARROW | |
| LEVINA 1846 - 1906 | RICHARD 1844 - 19-- | ||
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| Parents: Richard Sparrow & Lavina Wike. Siblings: Carlos, Charlotte, Ulysses, Elizabeth Mahala, Clinton M., Catherine Jane. Paternal grandparents: John T. Sparrow & Mahala Kelly. Maternal grandparents: George K. Wike & Elizabeth Williams. | Lavina Wike. Parents: George K. Wike & Elizabeth Williams. Siblings: Edward, Nathan, Albert, Catherine E., Clarissa, Howard Thorne. Spouse: Richard Sparrow. Children: Carlos, Charlotte, Ulysses, Silas, Elizabeth Mahala, Clinton M., Catherine Jane, Harry. Lavina is listed on two stones with two different name spellings. She is on this older stone with two of her children, Silas and Harry; and she is on a newer stone with her husband, Richard Sparrow, with her name spelled Levina. | Lavina Wike. Parents: George K. Wike & Elizabeth Williams. Siblings: Edward, Nathan, Albert, Catherine E., Clarissa, Howard Thorne. Spouse: Richard Sparrow. Children: Carlos, Charlotte, Ulysses, Silas, Elizabeth Mahala, Clinton M., Catherine Jane, Harry. | Richard Sparrow was born May 11, 1844, he died Dec. 3, 1931. Parents: John T. Sparrow & Mahala Kelly. Siblings: Charlotte, Elias, Isaac William, Sarah Caroline, Ansalom, John Burgess. Paternal grandparents: Ferdinand Sparrow & Mary Dudley. Maternal grandparents: Joseph Kelly & Mary Detrow. Spouse: Lavina Wike. Children: Carlos, Charlotte, Ulysses, Silas, Elizabeth Mahala, Clinton M., Catherine Jane, Harry. |
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| JOHN 1807 - 1880 MAHALA | WILLIAM SPARROW 1847 - 1905 | CARRIE E. STEWART 1860 - 1928 | D. E. STEWART 1872 - 1907 |
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| John Templeton Sparrow. Parents: Ferdinand Sparrow & Mary Dudley. Siblings: Richard, Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, Catherine, Burgess. Paternal grandparents: Richard Sparrow. Maternal grandparents: Richard Dudley & Mary Catherine Smith. Spouse: Mahala Kelly. Children: Charlotte, Elias, Richard, Isaac William, Sarah Caroline, Ansalom, John Burgess. | Isaac William Sparrow. Parents: John T. Sparrow & Mahala Kelly. Siblings: Charlotte, Elias, Richard, Sarah Caroline, Ansalom, John Burgess. Paternal grandparents: Ferdinand Sparrow & Mary Dudley. Maternal grandparents: Joseph Kelly & Mary Detrow. Spouse: Sarah McCluskey. Children: Edgar B. and 3 others who died young. | Parents: David Stewart & Laura McKeehan. Siblings: Anna M., Estella, James McKeehan (Mac), David. Paternal grandparents: James Stewart & Jane Elder. Maternal grandparents: James J. McKeehan & Mary Emmet. | David Elder Stewart. Parents: David Stewart & Laura McKeehan. Siblings: Carrie, Estella, James McKeehan (Mac), Anna M. Paternal grandparents: James Stewart & Jane Elder. Maternal grandparents: James J. McKeehan & Mary Emmet. |
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| LAURA MCKEEHAN STEWART 1837 - 1873 | DAVID STEWART 1833 - 1914 | ELIJAH STEWART DIED SEPT. 1, 1853 AGED 71 Y. 7 M.18 D |
| Laura McKeehan. Parents: James J. McKeehan & Mary Emmet. Siblings: George, Anna E., James, Martha, Emma, Ella. Spouse: David Stewart. Children: Anna M., Carrie, Estella, James McKeehan (Mac), David Elder. | Parents: James Stewart & Jane Elder. Siblings: Elijah, Robert Elder, James F., Mary Patterson, John E., Susanna. Paternal grandparents: Elijah Stewart & Mary Patterson. Maternal grandparents: Robert Elder & Ann Ingram. Spouse: Laura McKeehan. Children: Anna M., Carrie, Estella, James McKeehan (Mac), David Elder. | Parents: James Stewart & Jane Elder. Siblings: Robert Elder, James F., Mary Patterson, John E., Susanna, David. Paternal grandparents: Elijah Stewart & Mary Patterson. Maternal grandparents: Robert Elder & Ann Ingram. Spouse: Elizabeth Cowan. Children: No biological children. Adopted four children from two different families and took in his wife's brother, James Cowan. |
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| MARY JANE WIFE OF ROBERT E. STEWART DIED JULY 21,1849 AGED 23 yrs. 4 mos. & 4 ds. | FATHER & MOTHER | ELLA T. WIFE OF J. C. STORMONT DIED FEB. 2, 1882 AGED 31 YS. 11 MS. & 12 DS. CLARENCE SON OF J. C. & E. T. STORMONT DIED AUG. 24, 1881 AGED 2 MS. 3 DS. | |
| MARTHA B. STEWART DIED MAY 17, 1881 AGED 72 YS. 3 MS. 1 D. | THOMAS G. STEWART DIED APRIL 16, 1890 AGED 95 YS. 10 MS. 16 DS. | ||
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| Mary Jane McClung was born in 1826 in Butler Co., OH. Parents: Joseph McClung & Hannah Luse. Maternal grandparents; David Luse & Hannah Hall. Spouse: Robert Elder Stewart. Children: Samuel Matthew, Mary Frances. | Martha B. Stewart was born Feb. 16, 1809. | *Thomas G. Stewart was born May 31, 1794. *Middle initial may be P according to "Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German". | Ella Turner & her son, Clarence Stormont. Clarence died aged 2 months, Ella died within 6 months of that. |
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| MARGARET TANNEHILL 1906 - 1907 | GRANDMOTHER MARGARET CAMPBELL TANNEHILL 1835 - 1909 | Wm. TANNEHILL DEC. 27, 1812 APR. 8, 1880 MOTHER TANNEHILL |
| Parents: Ross C. Tannehill & Grace Kyle. Siblings: Ada, Otis B. Paternal grandparents: William Tannehill & Margaret Campbell. Maternal grandparents: Roland Chambers Kyle & Susanna Dunlap. | Margaret Campbell. Spouse: William Tannehill. Children: Ross C. | Parents: James Tannehill & Anna Gowdy. Paternal grandparents: William Tannehill & Elizabeth Hamilton. Maternal grandparents: William Gowdy & Isabella Fleming. Spouse: Lillies Ann Knox, Margaret Campbell. Children: John Knox, James R, William H, Ross C. William Tannehill lies beside his second wife Margaret Campbell and their son Ross Tannehill. James R. Tannehill (1843-1880) is the son of William and his first wife, Lillies Ann Knox. The Tannehill family came to America around 1650 from Kilmarnock, Scotland. According to family history, several Tannehills were prisoners of war resulting from The Battle of Dunbar. As part of their sentence, those not killed were sent to America, in particular, to Maryland. William Tannehill farmed a large tract of land on the west edge of Clifton. His great-grandfather, Carlton Tannehill, is a brother of Peregrine Wells’ grandmother, Ruth Tannehill. |
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| MARGARET TAYLOR 1812 - 1899 | ADAM TURNER 1810 - 1903 ___________ ELEANOR TURNER 1813 - 1894 | WM. ERNEST SON OF D. B. & M. J. TURNER BORN MAY 21, 1878 DIED JULY 12, 1899 AGED 21 YS. 1 MO. 20 DS. |
| TURNER | TURNER | |
| Parents: Thomas Taylor & Margaret Giffen. Siblings: William, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas, James, David, Nancy, Robert, Susanna, Rebecca, Jane, Josiah, Uriah. Maternal grandparents: Robert Giffen & Mary Bane. | Adam Turner. Parents: James Turner & Jane Bigham. Maternal grandparents: James Bigham & Eleanor Kemmer. Spouse: Eleanor (Nellie) Spencer. Children: Jane, Thomas, James Adam, William B., Susanna, David B., Hugh Blair, Ellen, Mary. Eleanor Spencer, known as Nellie. Parents: Thomas Spencer & Susanna Bigham. Siblings: Susanna, James, Jane, Frank A., Martha, Agnes, Elizabeth S., Mary Ann. Paternal grandparents: Thomas Spencer & Mary Jackson. Maternal grandparents: James Bigham & Eleanor Kemmer. Spouse: Adam Turner. Children: Jane, Thomas, James Adam, William B., Susanna, David B., Hugh Blair, Ellen, Mary. | William Ernest Turner. Parents: David B. Turner & Mary Jeanette Moore. Siblings: Albert Francis, Harriet Eleanor. Paternal grandparents: Adam Turner & Eleanor (Nellie) Spencer. |
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| FINLEY E Son of B. F. & ANNIE J. WEIGEL Died FEB. 28, 1871 Aged 8 Mo. 24 ds. | ANNIE J ELDER WIFE OF B. F. WEIGEL DIED MAY 1, 1871 AGED 23 YRS. 9 MS. 6 DS. |
| A little time on earth he spent Till God for him his angel sent And then on time he closed his eyes, To wake to glory in the skies. | Alas: she has left us, her spirit has fled. Her body now slumbers along with the dead. Her Savior hath called her to him she had gone. Be ye also ready to follow her soon. |
| They died in Jesus and are blest, How sweet their slumbers are, From sufferings and from sins released, and safe from any snare. | |
| Ann J. Elder. Parents: John Elder & Phoebe Casey. Siblings: James W., Thomas F., Sarah M., Samuel S., Anderson W., David W., Robert, Charles. Paternal grandparents: Robert Elder & Ann Ingram. Spouse: Benjamin F. Weigel. Children: John C., Finley E. | |
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| GRACE MORTON WARREN 1891 - 1923 | |
| Parents: Unknown Morton & Anna M. Stewart Maternal grandparents: David Stewart & Laura McKeehan. Spouse: Unknown Warren. Still single in 1920, a school teacher, and living with widowed mother on Church St. in Xenia. | Parents: Benjamin Whiteman & Martha. Siblings: Martin, Wendel, Jacob, John, Catherine, Elizabeth, Hester, Clarissa, Mary. Spouse: Catherine Davis. Children: Letitia, Hester, Mary, Clarissa Higbee, Maria J., Benjamin, John Payne, James Findlay, Lewis. General Benjamin Whiteman was friends with Simon Kenton, Daniel Boone and Tecumseh. He was the first Greene County Judge, a position of such power that when the Greene/Clark County lines were drawn leaving Whiteman’s house in Clark County, he got the line moved - right through the middle of Clifton. The General’s wife was Catherine Davis, daughter of Owen Davis and Letitia Phillips. Benjamin and Catherine lived in the stone house on North River Road with their 9 children, an assortment of servants and a pet bear. Their daughter, Maria, lived longer than all but two people in the “Old Section” of the cemetery; 94 years. |
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| WILLIAM A. WHITESIDE DIED JULY 26, 1880 AGED 30 YS. 7 MO. & 9 DS. | THERESA WILEY SEPT. 21 1886 OCT. 13 | ROY WILEY DEC. 31 1879 DEC. 18, 1881 | WILEY | |
| WILLIAM M. 1830 - 1914 | MARY CONFARR 1833 - 1885 | |||
| Lydia Theresa Wiley and Edward Roy Wiley are brother and sister. Parents: John A. Wiley & Lydia J. Miller. Siblings: Mary Bessie, Stella. Maternal grandparents: William Miller & Elizabeth Taylor. | William M. Wiley. | Mary Confarr. | ||
| Child: Anna L. | ||||
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| SARAH Wife of JESSE WILLIAMS DIED Mar. 18, 1872 AGED 68 y's 11 m's 22 d's Weep not for me my children dear, I am not dead but sleeping here. | FRANCES E. WILSON DEC 2, 1883 MAY 20, 1979 | JACOB WILSON DIED FEB. 15, 1859 Aged 73 Yrs | SAMUEL WILSON JR. DIED DEC. 18, 1855 | JANE Wife of JACOB WILSON DIED OCT. 28, 1851 Aged 63 Yrs |
| Sarah Rice married Jesse Williams on 5 Apr 1833 Greene Co., Oh. Spouse: Jesse Williams. Children: Sarah R., Adam. | Parents: Samuel W. Wilson and Mary Louise Russell. Siblings: Walter Russell., Samuel W. Paternal grandparents: Jacob Wilson & Jane Calhoun. Maternal grandparents: Rev. Moses Russell & Abigail Foster Newell. | Spouse: Jane Calhoun. Children: Jacob, Isaac S., Solomon, Samuel W.
| Parents: Samuel W. Wilson and Mary Louise Russell. Siblings: Frances E., Walter Russell. Paternal grandparents: Jacob Wilson & Jane Calhoun. Maternal grandparents: Rev. Moses Russell & Abigail Foster Newell. | Jane Calhoun was born 1788. Spouse: Jacob Wilson. Children: Jacob, Isaac S., Solomon, Samuel W. |
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| LYDIA Daughter of I. S. & Elizabeth WILSON Died Aug. 18, 1844 AE. 4 yrs. 10 mo. | Mary Daughter of Isaac S. & Elizabeth Wilson Died Sep. 30, 1847 Aged 6 yrs. 6 mos. 3 ds. | WALTER RUSSELL WILSON 1873 - 1879 |
| Parents: Isaac. S. Wilson & Elizabeth. Siblings: Mary, Charles. Paternal grandparents: Jacob Wilson & Jane Calhoun. | Parents: Isaac S. Wilson & Elizabeth. Siblings: Lydia, Charles. Paternal grandparents: Jacob Wilson & Jane Calhoun. | Parents: Samuel W. Wilson and Mary Louise Russell. Siblings: Frances E., Samuel W. Paternal grandparents: Jacob Wilson & Jane Calhoun. Maternal grandparents: Rev. Moses Russell & Abigail Foster Newell. |