Cemetery Name

Tapscott Cemetery

Township

Status

First Known Burial

General Condition

Tombstone Condition

OGS Cemetery #

Location:

Coordinates:

STR/ VMD

Property Account:

Parcel ID:

Map:

• USGS GNIS - Tapscott Cemetery, Feature ID #1963106; Tapscott Primitive Baptist Church, Feature ID #1046948
• Warren County Auditor for Tapscott Cemetery, Property Account # 1816102, Parcel ID 01343010090] - 0.6065 acres owned by the Village of Carlisle
• Warren County Auditor for Tapscott Primitive Baptist Church Meeting House, Property Account # 1815688, Parcel ID 01343010100] - 0.6609 acres owned by the Village of Carlisle
• Aerial Image of the cemetery location from Windows Live Local
• Range 5 East, Township 2 Section 34 from Warner's 1867 Warren County Ohio Wall Map
• WPA Veteran Grave Registration Project, #98 Tapscott Cemetery, Plat on Sheet 39

Cemetery History

From The History of Warren County (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) page 517
"This congregation was organized in 1814 with the following members: John Marsh, James Tapscott, James Holmes, William Martin, Joseph Tapscott, Nancy Marsh, Mary Berry, Mary Tapscott, Mary James, James Wheatfield and Elizabeth Wheatfield.
A site for building a church edifice was obtained through the kindness of James Tapscott, who deeded to the church one acre of ground, with a space, one rod wide, leading from the chapel south to the road.
On this was built a brick meeting-house, and on this spot the congregation, composed largely of descendants of the original members, still assemble to serve God. The name Tapscott Meeting-House was given it in honor of the donor.
Although organized at so early a date, the incorporation did not take place until December 11, 1830, when John Cox, James T. Barkalow and John Marsh became Trustees, and John Underwood, Church Clerk.
In 1833, Joseph Tapscott was elected Clerk; John B. Moses, Treasurer, and J. N. C. Schenck acted as Clerk of the Election.
John B. Moses was the first Deacon, ordained by the laying-on of hands, November 27, 1830.
In 1836, a split occurred on doctrinal points, and those leaving formed the Baptist Church of Franklin, the history of which will be given in its proper place.
The first minister ordained was Elder Peter Poyner. who served from 1814 to 1820; Elder Jacob Mulford, who served from 1820 to 1830; Elder Stephen Gard, who served from 1830 to 1838, with the exception of part of the year of 1836, during which Elder Robertson served: Elder Samuel Williams, from 1838 to 1870, during a part of which time Elder Benjamin Lampton supplied the pulpit; Elder John McDonald, a short time in 1870; Elder Ephraim Barker, from 1870 to 1875; Elder Wilson Thompson Pence, from March, 1875, to 1876; Elder Edward Stephens, from 1876 to 1877; Elder John M. Thompson, from October, 1877, till the present time.
This church has services generally once a month, and the pastor has no regular salary, but simply accepts the voluntary contributions of the congregation.
During this year, the heirs of Thomas Shinn gave one acre of ground, just south of the church, bordering on the road from Franklin to Carlisle Station, on which has been erected a parsonage building of six rooms and kitchen, costing $1,300, and other improvements which will amount to $500.
The members of this church have always been, and are still, characterized by their attachment to their branch of the church, and, being in good circumstances, always have everything in good condition. The church building has lately been enlarged and put in thorough repair. To the east of the church is a burying-ground, where repose the remains of some of the first settlers."

Cemetery Transcriptions

• D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library)
  • Early Vital Records Volume 10, page 54 - 57
• Warren County Genealogical Society
  • Warren County Cemetery Records, Volume 7; Old Cemeteries from Six Townships, pages 424-428.  See On Line Index of 181 known burials in this cemetery.
  • The cemetery is the final resting place of 4 Revolutionary War soldiers [Lewis Anderson, Robert Moses Sen., William Schenck & James Tapscott] and one Civil War soldier [John C. LaFevre]
  • Our thanks to Faye Steward of Monroe, Ohio, rnbeals@aol.com, and Judy Coffey Madron who have contributed photos of gravestones in this cemetery to the Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project.  
    We also extend a special thank you to Linda Bunnell who reread the cemetery in March 2009, provided a means to organize the cemetery data in the order in which the gravestones are placed (see Sequence Numbers) and provided invaluable commentary for many of the individual gravestones.
• Other Known Transcriptions
  • None known of

Gravestone Images

Gravestone photos for the Warren County, Ohio Virtual Cemetery Project are being posted to the Warren County OHGenWeb Project
To view images ===> Tapscott
To submit images ==> email to Arne H. Trelvik at atrelvik@gmail.com [please send high resolution digital images if available]