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    1. [INRANDOL] Names I can read on the stones at the George Hoover Cemetery
    2. andrealong
    3. Now, I can't read all of them, but here is what I can make out with the current pictures. These are the stones surounding the big stone incased in asphalt. Loruhama, wife of Ziba Havi????? died Oct 3, 1864, aged 24y ?m, 11d. Might be Davies as the surname. Wm.? A? Davies, died April 4, 1874, aged 75 y 11m 10d. ????tha ????, ?? of ???? ?????, died Mar 23, 1849, aged 15 days. George Hoover, died Feb 9, 1849, aged 53y 3m 28d. Hannah O. Hoover, wife of Michael Hoover, died July 10, 1844, in her 16 yr. Mary C. Hoover, dau of I. & E. Hoover, died Mar 12, 18?4, aged 5y 8m 24d. Sarah E. or C. Hoover, dau of I. & E. Hoover, died broken off, aged 1 or 4y, 7m, 10?d. Infant, dau of T & P? Hoover, died Feb?, 6?, 1841, aged 1 d. Isaac RorBadcley??, died Mar 21, 1832?, aged 72y 24d. Jasper Jacobs, died Feb 20, 1819 (could be 49), aged 62y 16d. Barbara? Jacobs, died Jan ?, 185?6, agedd 11m, 23d. Catharine Sutton, died Nov 1, 1880, aged 84y 3m 13d. Johnathan Emerson, son of H & M. Emerson, died Oc 22, 1852?, aged 20y 2m 1d. Loranzo D. Emerson, son of H & M Emerson, died Sept 21, 1852, aged 1y 5m 1d. ???? Simpson, ? of ? & M. Simpson, died Dec 4, 1848 aged 2d. broken top. Logiga?? Davies, ? of Z. & L. Davies, died Apr 23, 1857, aged 16y 3m 13d. Top of the stone says, George Hoover Cemetery, Feb 2, 1810-1880. This memorial installed ? preserved thememory of those first early settlers who came to Randolph County and settled in the wilderness that bordered the Mississinawa River it is the (can not read) the oldest cemetery in Jackson Twp, the orginal cemetery was larger but the east fence was moved to some distance (can not read) the history of those buried there lost. We so knol(can not read) members of the (can not read) family were buried in the east end (can not read) one time the First Deciples of Christ Church (can not read) was (can not read) of the mollat the east end of the cemetery. The cemetery derived its name because George Hoover who (can not read) acres land aside this part as a burial place for his family friends and members of the church. Listed on the rock are. Jasper Jacobs, 1880-1910 Jasper Jacobs, 1787-1849 Hannah D. Hoover died 1822 Hannah wife of Michael Hoover 1795-1811 & Infant. M. Simpson died Dec 4, 1818 aged 2d. George Hoover 1795-1848 Father of Isaac Hoover Catherine Simmons Hoover 1796-1880 wife of George Hoover Infant Dau I Hoover & Elizabeth Sutton Hoover 1857 Sarah E. Hoover dau of I & E Hoover 1859-1880 Mary C. Hoover dau of I & E Hoover 1859-1864 Sarah and Mary were twins. Catherine Hoover Dau of Michael & J Hoover 1849 15d Catherine Sutton 1798-1880 Ziba Davis 1799- 1847? Loruhama Davis 1804-1857 Louisa Davis the dau 184? - 1857 Isaac Badgley 1780-1852 M S Emerson 1843 12d. Peter Emerson 18?? aged 7m Lorenzo O Emerson 1831-1842 Barbara Jacobs 1850 aged 11m ?? Emerson ?????? Jonathan Emerson ????-1852 E??? son of Michael & ? Hoover Jonathan Hoover 1832-???? Nancy I Hoover Byrd 1912-1982 In Memorium Phillip Van Cortland Lambert and his son Jonathan Lambert are Veterans of the War of 1812 Serving in the m???t??/t?? also to all the other Lamberts whose graves are being farmed over This memorial erected (can not read) friends of the George Hoover family in year 1975 of ????????? their heritage. Did my best. Andrea

    02/27/2007 01:59:05