Rochester Center Cemetery
Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Map to Location

Transcribed from Lorain County's out-of-print publication, Cemetery Inscriptions of Lorain County, Ohio 1980, by volunteer, Kathy Groner, July 2000.

Located on the north side of State Route 162, just east of State Route 511, this land was conveyed by Luther Blair in 1834 to the inhabitants of Huntington Gore for a burial ground. Luther was paid $1.00 for it. Adeline D. Slayman and Stephen Babcock were buried there in 1835. Contact Gerald Cowie, Sexton, 25320 Gore Orphanage Road, New London, OH 44851, phone: 419-929-8617

Photo of Cemetery Entrance

KING
Myrtle JAMES, wife C.E., 1907 -
Charles E., 1897 - 1959

CAMPBELL
Inf girl, dau CF & NF, 1912 - 1912

THORPE
Ann, grdmother, 1824 - 1912
John, father, 1854 - 1901
Elizabeth, mother, 1857 - 1951
Alfred, son J & E, 1878 - 1932

LANDIS
Jacob B., 1863 - 1871
Samuel, 1838 - 1900
Lydia J., wife, 1840 - 1917
Infant boy, son Samuel, d 1873

SCOTT
Ruby R., wife Frank, 1898 - 1955

WARD
Mary SCOTT, 1891 - 1922

SCOTT
John F., 1885 - 1950
Robert, 1883 - 1913

KINNEY
Lloyd L., 1891 - 1936
Amelia JONES, wife, 1895 -19__
Ralph C. 1917 - 1917 11d

RUGG
William L. 1847 – 1927  CO  L. 16th NYHA
Maria MARSHALL, wife, 1846 - 1885

SNYDER
Joseph C., 1867 - 1949
Cora B., wife, 1868 - 1937
Willie A., 1895 - 1960
Mabel E., wife W.A. 1900 - 1946

STAPLES
Catherine S., mother, 1887 - 1937

SCOTT
Robert S., 1862 - 1939
Robert, Jan 26, 1883 - Mar 21, 1913
Catherine, 1861 - 1932

BABCOCK
Stephen S., father, 1845 - 1908
Edna P., wife (sister) Carl J., 1885 - 1962
Alice L., wife S.S., 1845 - 1931
Carl J., 1883 - 1927

ROWLAND
Fred 1871 - 1912
Edmund R., father, 1843 - 1917, CO E 1st OLA
Eunice, mother, 1849 - 1937

FARNSWORTH
Emily B., wife S., d May 27, 1905, 59y 7m 16d
Soloman, d Jan 31, 1894, 66y 9m 20d
Mary Victoria, dau S., d Dec 20, 1881, 17y 2m 20d
Charles M., 1873 - 1951

BABCOCK
Carl, no dates

ROWLAND
William H., d Aug 12, 1871, 37y 4m 4d, CO I 33rd R, IA
Rosetta C., d July 1, 1880, 38y 3m, wife, W.H.
William H. Jr., Mar 28, 1875 - Apr 25, 1903

SKEES
Rhoda A., June 18, 1833 - Sept 5, 1882

PEARCE
Sarah A., 1835 - 1907
Joseph, 1823 - 1897

WILSON
Elen M., dau Perry & O. d Sept 1, 1854, 4y 3m

BOWEN
Frank H., d Feb 1, 1859, 31y 7m 11d

SQUIRES
Emma B., dau W B & G, d July 11, 1886, 5y 7m 24d
Mary E., dau W B & G, d Dec 30, 1865, 3y 5m 21d
John H., son W B & G, d Feb 12, 1870, 3m 14d

COWIE
Nathaniel Jr., Rochester Feb 3, 1870 - June 28, 1880
Nathaniel Sr., Scotland Nov 25, 1825 - Mar 22, 1900
Isabella SMITH, Scotland Oct 7, 1827 - Aug 15, 1890
Maggie, Ruggles, OH Aug 22, 1853 - ?

MEACH
Orrin, d Sept 21, 1865, 69y 5m 17d
Orrilla, wife, d Mar 20, 1873, 78y 1m 1d
George, Dec 23, 1826 - June 16, 1884, 57y 5m 23d
Jarvis, July 16, 1837 - May 30, 1903, 65y 10m 15d
John B., Oct 24, 1834 - June 14, 1905, 70y 7m 20d
Lorin, Sept 26, 1828 - Feb 3, 1903, 74y 4m 7d

HUGHES
Mary, wife D.W., d July 20, 1872, 41y 9m 4d
Laura, dau D.W., d Sept 27, 1872

SQUIRE
William B., 1830 - 1897
Charlotte, wife, 1831- 1907
Dorothy, d Feb 10, 1881, 86y 1m 11d

EDWARD
Ezra, son S & JA, d Sept 5, 1848, 2y 4m 15d

VANTASSEL
Charles E., son F & SA, d June 10, 1845, 7y 2m 20d
Mary A., dau F & SA, d Mar 1847, 2y 1m 1d

RANSFORD
Ollive M., wife S., d Dec 31 1878, 53y 6m 7d

SIMONSON
Hannah, d Oct 31, 1874, 56y

SNYDER
Lydia, wife,A.J., d Dec 21, 1872, 44y 7m 19d

SIMONSON
Christopher, d Oct 11, 1858, 68y
Ann GREENE, wife d Jan 19, 1861, 73y

CONANT
Walter, adopted son C.W., d Nov 3, 1861, 17y 2m

BUNCE
Rollin J., son Dr., NL & CA, d Aug 28, 1854, 3m 11d

CONANT
Alice Mary, dau W C & M A, Apr 15, 1853 - Oct 22, 1862
Augusta M., dau C W & M A, d Feb 2, 1852, 2m 20d
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Helen, illeg

LEACH
Corp. L. D., no dates, CO H 2d OLC

BALDWIN
Betsey E., wife Eli, d July 12, 1844, 58y
Oliver W., son E., d Nov 1, 1844, 23y

CUMMINGS
Nora, dau E L & IA, dates illeg - stone inscribed 1877 - 1892

TILLOTSON
Jennett M, dau D & L, d Sept 16, 1852, 22y 10m 28d

CHAMBERLAIN
E. E. d Sept 13, 1847, 2y 4m
Cyrenatia, wife J., d Oct 25, 1849, 24y 8m 24d

CUMMINGS
David S., 1818 - 1881
Elizabeth CLOSE, wife, D.S. 1825 - 1901
Frances E., dau D.S., 1845 -1851
Infant ch D.S. 1852 - 1852
Wallace A., son D. S. - 1859 - 1964

CLARK
Ruth Ann, wife Dr. T.C., d July 6, 1844
Dr. T.C. d Dec 17, 1850. 46y, 9m 2d

DODGE
Deborah, wife Norman, d Jan 11, 1843, 25y 2d

BABCOCK
Oliver B., son SS & MM d July 18, 1852, 2y 11m 8d

LINSLEY
Deborah A., wife Wm., d Feb 2, 1844, 26y

BABCOCK
Patia, d Jan 15, 1867, 69y 6m
Abijah W., d Oct 19, 1841, 33y
Mary Ann, dau S & P, d Dec 20, 1851, 36y

SLAYMAN
Adeline D., wife John, d Oct 22, 1835, 26y
John, d Apr 8, 1876, 77y

OWEN
Charles, Illegible

SLAYMAN
Lucinda, wife John, D Mar 17, 1897, 90y

PECK
Marya SLAYMAN, wife Alfa. D Aug 25, 1856, 26y 1m (dau, J & AD)
Peter E., son A & MA, d Sept 16, 1854, 2m 13d

SMITH
Francis, son Geo & Laura, d Oct 6, 1842, 4y 6m 19d

REED
George, no dates, 1y 9m

OGDEN
Pary, no dates, 27y

OGDEN
Lois M., dau GG & SE, d June 22, 1844, 22y
George G., d Mar 21, 1861 58y 3m 9d

BOICE
Samuel, d Sept 13, 1842, 55y 2m 1d
Louise M., dau Sam., d Jan 27, 1842, 16y 3m 25d

HUMASTON
Isaac, father, June 14, 1783 - Oct 8, 1862
Susannah, mother, Sept 3, 1785 - Oct 10, 1865
Emery G., d Circleville, O, June 16, 1862, 39y, erected by pupils and teachers of the Circleville Union School

DICKSON
George, d May 27, 1855, 74y

PERKINS
Benjamin C., d Apr 21, 1845, 70y
Ebenezer W., d Oct 29, 1841, 29y
Lydia Elvira, wife E.W., d Sept 13, 1881, 65y
Hannah M., wife B.C., d Mar 28, 1847, 32y 8m

CHAMBERLAIN
Betsey, wife M, d Apr 1, 1856, 36y

O'DELL
Roswell, d Feb 23, 1856, 57y
Roswell, d 1829 - 1904
Rebecca OGDEN, mother, wife Roswell, no dates

MOTTER
Nellie, 1871 - 1965

NOLAN
P. F. (illegible)

PECK
Alva M., Mar 13, 1816 - Jan 2, 1899
Jane, wife, 1830 - 1912
Permelia A., wife Wm C. (stone broken)
Cyrus, son Wm. C., d Nov 13, 1841, 17y 3m 27d

CHATFIELD
Joseph, d Dec 8, 1849, 13y 7m 29d

MANN
Joanna, wife Asa, d May 17, 1854, 44y

SPERBECK
Helen M,, dau H & MA, d Sept 28, 1849. 2y 6m 17d

HARRISON
Wm H., son Asa MANN, d Mar 31, 1842, 2y 7m 23d

ARMSTRONG
Byron F., son GG & E., d Jan 20, 1852, 1y 5m 5d

STILLWILL
Anna, wife S., d Aug 9, 1851, 67y
Samuel, d Dec 5, 1850, 70y
Lucinda, dau FP? & GB, d Apr 1, 1851, 17y 4m

BARNS
Joan M., dau Moses A & E., d Dec 2, 1849, 4y 10m 22d

GOODWILL
John, d Sept 8, 1849, 52y 3m

SQUIRE
William F., 1858 - 1907
Eliza E. BOWERIZE, wife, 1857 - 1936

RICHARDS
Delno, 1874 - 1953
Henrietta, wife, 1875 -

RICHARDS
Samuel W., 1832 - 1897
Maria J., 1836 - 1904, wife
Jay, son SW, d Apr 21, 1890, 18y 11m 22d

BABCOCK
Stephen Smith, Aug 11, 1817 - Nov 23, 1888
Martha, wife, Feb 5, 1825 - Dec 29, 1878

DAVIS
John W., Sept 19, 1830 - May 8, 1877
Mary J., wife, July 4, 1837 - July 26, 1876
Mary, dau JW & MJ, July, 1875, 1m

SELYEM
Latimer, 1898 - 1969
Anna C., wife, 1901 - 1961
Richard, son L., 1931 - 1932

SNYDER
Inf dau GL & LD, 1900
Bertha, dau, AJ & L, d Nov 31, 1885, 15y 2m 16d
Etta, dau, AJ & V d May 28, 1885, 9y 3m 3d
Andrew J., 1847 - 1918
Victoria, wife, 1847 - 1918
Bertha M., 1870 - 1885
Etta A., 1875 - 1884

BOICE
James W., loved one of RB & NC
Hiram A., loved one of RB & NC
R. Dell, 1855 - 1933

MARSHALL
W. H. Apr 1811 - July 20, 1891
Sophronia H., wife, d Oct 6, 1881. 65y
Hurbert, son WH, d Dec 26, 1887, 28y
George, son WH, d Jan 31, 1852, 1m
Eddie, son WH, d Jan 10, 1858, 16d

PERKINS
Francis M, Sgt, Co E., 1st Ohio L.A.

BOICE
Roswell, d Sept 25, 1897, 82y 11m 13d
Nancy C., wife, d Feb 23, 1889, 71y 6m 6d

SNYDER
Leroy V., 1881 -1944
Elizabeth, 1892 - 1966

FOOTE
Carra PERKINS, 1873 - 1942

PERKINS
Wallie, son FM & LM, d Dec 5, 1874, 4y 10m
Lois BOICE, 1844 - 1927
Frances Marion, 1849 - 1915

MARSHALL
Martha A., wife B.H., 1848 - 1903
Benjamin H., 1842 - 1934, CO E. 1st O. V. L. A.
Avery, son BH d Mar 26, 1875, 1 m 14d

ELLIOTT
William, d Oct 20, 1880+ 29y
Harriet, wife, d Jan 25, 1886, 85y

GARISS
Matthias William, d Jan 18, 1860, 43y

FAY
Martha WING, d Oct 6, 1887 71y
Frank, d Mar 26, 1876. 20y

ROWLAND
Frank W., 1869 - 1962
Margaret J., wife, 1869 - 1942

BARNES
Inf son SS & AL, d Oct 1, 1875, 21d

FAY
Nathan W. 1784 - 1868
Olive B., wife, 1797 - 1873

RICHARDS
Julie FAY, 1859 - 1886

FAY
Flora, 1861 - 1920
Frank, 1864 - 1867

HIMSICKER
Florence R., wife Floyd, 1894 - 1964
Floyd R., 1888 -

SHINDLER
Martin, father, 1855 - 1910
Marilla E., wife, mother, 1855 - 1916

MEEKER
J. H., Co E. 1st O. L. A.

BRANSTON
Byron M., d Apr 11, 1884, 9m 23d, dau J & AS
Edna A., dau J & AS, d June 10, 1885, 1y 6m 10d
John B., d May 12, 1888, 34y 21d
John, Sr., d Feb 10, 1898, 79y
Sophia, 1851 - 1937
Anna, 1851 - 1937

NICHOLS
Grace M, mother, 1879 - 1932
Ernest P., father, 1875 - 1954

WOLFE
John F., 1869 - 1907
Phebe E., 1868 - 1868, 1mo

HAWKS
Anna LOVEJOY, 1826 - 1903
Duran, son TT & A, d Feb 11, 1878, 1y 6m

STEVENS
Lucretia, wife H.W., d Mar 25, 1857, 61y 4m 20d
Horatio W., d June 19, 1869, 70y
Eliza, wife H., died Jan 17, 1889, 73y 6m

EVERSON
George S., son S & HL, d Oct 10, 1854, 11y 3m 8d

PERRY
Arthur, no dates
Philena, wife, d June 6, 1859, 67y

MANN
Caroline CALKINS, 1859 - 1885

HAYDEN
Asa, d May 3, 1857, 59y

GRISWOLD
Phineas J., son D & CM, d Sept 17, 1847, 19y

AMES
Maryette F., wife Dec J., d Jan 11, 1836

BLAIR
Luther, son ML & L, d June 30, 1856, 29y 6m 20d
Luther, d Dec 20, 1851, 75y
Lucy, wife M. L., d Sept 23, 1851, 45y 2m 20d
Emblem, wife Luther, d Oct 1, 1852, 71y
Ellen A., dau ML & L, d Sept 23, 1852, 16y 2m 10d

MERWIN
Minnie, dau E & L, d Feb 26, 1863, 1y 3m 2d
Edwin, d Apr 24, 1870, 40y 1m 21d

FORD
L. MERWIN, mother, d Jan 12, 1896, 59y 6m

LIVERMORE
Baby, d June, 1923

BELL
Father, 1808 - 1841
Mother, 1818 - 1894

BLAIR
Mary P., no dates

MANN
Zelpha, d July 16, 1864, 74y 3m 6d

SHARP
Margaret, wife Wm., d May 9, 1853, 22y 8m 18d

LIVERMORE
Charles, 1874 - 1934
Jennie Lynn, 1884 - 1961

NOBLE
Lewis, son JO & M, d Mar 18, 1842, 1y 2d
Gustavus F., d Dec 14, 1848, 34y

MANN
Ira A., son A & L, d Sept 27, 1864, 14y 6m 11d
Caroline, wife Bradley C. d Mar., 1865, 39y 8m 5d

Additional Deceased not listed in the original publication.

BABCOCK
Esther S. - w/o Eugene
Eugene F

CARMEN
Emily E. SWARTZ

DOLLINS
Marian K.

KING
Infant Girl - d/o C.F. & N.F

SLAYMAN
Mary A. - d/o J.A. Slayman

WILCOX
Oron Kelsey

SCOTT
Carl
John

 
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