Blickenstaff Cemetery, Monroe Township, Miami Co., Ohio (inscriptions taken 26 March 1977 by Don Bowman.)

Located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27, Town 4, Range 6E. It is 800 feet East of County Road 25A, 500 feet south of Evanston Road, on the south bank of a stream. Cemetery fenced in and about 35 feet square.

ROW 1- west end of cemetery, north to south.

MCCLURE, Mary Ann  w/o Sileas died 1-10-1850 age 29y 6m 5d.
MCCLURE, Infant d/o S. & M.A. died 1-18-1850 age 18d.
_______, loose limestone
BLICKENSTAFF, Isaac s/o J. & H. died 12-21-1845 age 1y 8m 15d.
BLICKENSTAFF, Susan d/o C. & C. died 1-18-1838 age 17y 9d.

ROW 2- north to south

______, field stone
MAUGENS, Catharine w/o David died 3-19-1838 age 62y.
MAUGENS, John died 9-10-1845 age 37y 6m 22d.

ROW 3- north to south

B_____, broken stone  age 2y 11m 25d. Footmarker M. B..
SPEER, Robert died 11-14-1816 age 42y 10m 24d.
BLICKENSTAFF, Jacob 8-6-1852, __________6(part missing)
BLICKENSTAFF, David died 3-6-1859 age 47y 3m 23d.
BLICKENSTAFF, Christian died 12-1-1865 age 85y 15d.

ROW 4- north to south

_______, loose base
_______, loose limestone
_______, loose piece of stone base
McGREW, Henry  died 12-6-1852 age 74y 9m? 12d.

Also, The land grant lists Elizabeth Farr, widow of Michael 
Fair, Susannah, George, John Clark, Sophia and Catharine, 
children of said Michael Farr for south west quarter of section 
twenty seven of Township four in Range six.  July 25, 1812 
and recorded March 1st, 1813.

Also, Elizabeth Fair to Descendants of Elizabeth Fair and 
Michael Fair, deceased, lists the common burial ground for 
the aforementioned and  descendants forever a part of the 
southwest quarter section 27, township four in range six east, 
August 1, 1837.  This was recorded 3-2-1839.  

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