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Warren County, Ohio
Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society

Huffman / Bethany Baptist Cemetery
Washington Township

 

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This online index only lists the individual, death date (if known) and reference page. We are creating a master index of everyone who is buried in this county and their burial location to aid researchers. We are especially in need of people buried here who have no stones or whose stones no longer exist. If you have any of this information or if you have additional information for anyone who is buried in this cemetery, please email the Warren County Genealogical Society.

 

Cemetery Description

Cemetery Name

Huffman
Variant Name(s) Bethany Baptist

Township

 Washington

Status

 Abandoned

First Known Burial

 1829

General Condition

 Neglected

Tombstone Condition

 Very Poor

OGS Cemetery #

 12320

Location:

 Wilmington Pike at Ward Koebel Rd. Located on the property at 8714 Wilmington Rd., Oregonia, OH 45054

Coordinates:

 about 39° 25' 53.84" N, 84° 02' 16.63" W

STR/ VMD

 4592

Property Account:

 7408120

Parcel ID:

 14242000030

Map:

 GIS Map of Location      Plat Map     Township Map

Cemetery History

The first known burial is for Josiah Terry who died in 1829.  The cemetery is located between the property at 8714 and 8718 on Wilmington Rd. About 65 feet of the cemetery is on one property and 35 feet on the other property.  It straddles both their properties.  The owner said that prior to buying the property cattle were allowed to graze this land and many stones were toppled down.  There are some very large trees marking the edges of the four corners of the cemetery but there is no fence in place.  About 10 years ago they dug up the tombstones and placed them together in a group so it would be easier to mow the grounds.  In Nov 2009, 18 tombstones & footstones were found.  It is very likely that other stones are buried. The tombstone for Josiah Terry who is supposedly the first burial here in 1829 was not found but a footstone labeled "J T", which is believed to be his was located.  Some of the surnames here are Fordyce, Terry, Jordan, Bogan, and Jones.  

According to Beers History of Warren County, Ohio, p. 706, “In the yard of Bethany Church (Baptist) is a public burying ground.  The first civilized person buried in the township was a runaway slave from Kentucky, who was found sick in the forest by William Smalley, cared for by him and buried on the bank of Todd’s Fork from Smalley’s house in the fork of the Bull Skin and College Township roads.  This was short time after Smalley settled, perhaps 1803 or 1804.  The washing of the bank of the stream for years exposed the bones, and about 1860, the skeleton was exhumed by Dr. Francis M. Wilkerson and is most probably in his possession at this time.” 

Cemetery Transcriptions
  • D.A.R. TURTLECREEK CHAPTER: Early Vital Records,
    Volume 4 p. 60; Volume 10 p. 13
  • WARREN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY:
  • This cemetery was photographed by Dana Palmer in December 2009

Gravestone Images

Gravestone photos for the Warren County, Ohio Virtual Cemetery Project are being posted to the Warren County OHGenWeb Project
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Alphabetical Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Photo # Deceased Death Military Cemetery Vol Page Twp.
  ----, ---- [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  ----, ---- [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
B H. B. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  M. E. B. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  Bogan, Harriett 1858   Huffman * * Washington
  Bogan, Mary E. 1850   Huffman * * Washington
F Fordyce, Susan E 1856   Huffman * * Washington
J H. J. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  Jones, Hiram 1846   Huffman * * Washington
  Jones, Infant Son 1838   Huffman * * Washington
  Jones, Simeon 1856   Huffman * * Washington
  Jordan, Thomas W. 1856   Huffman * * Washington
T H. T. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  J. T. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  M. T. [footstone] [no dates]   Huffman * * Washington
  Terry, Josiah 1848   Huffman * * Washington
  Terry, Mary 1851   Huffman * * Washington
  Terry, Mary C. 1851   Huffman * * Washington

 

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