STAUNTON CEMETERY
is in Staunton Township in Miami County Ohio. It is in northeast quart of Section 11, on the south side of the Troy-Concord Road (aka State Route 55), 1/8 mile east of the Troy-Dayton Road (aka State Route 504). This was the site of the Staunton Baptist Church where Samuel Deweese once preached. Two of the three Deweese Pioneers, who first came to Miami Co. in 1807, and their wives, are buried here (James buried in Shelby Co., Ohio).
| This list is a compilation completed by Jim and Deanna Peterson, Wichita, KS, from a variety of lists which were made over the years beginning in the early 1900's and going through 2003. The original lists are held by the Troy Historical Society at the Local History Library in Troy, Ohio. An attempt has been made to compile the most accurate information available. When discrepancies could not be resolved, they have been noted. Comments provide additional information or research results. |
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Birth Date Death Date Inscription Comments
| Bane | Jemima | 20 Aug 1844 | 43Y-4M-12D | Wife of McCraven Bane; surname also found Bean | ||||
| Bane | McCraven | 13 Aug 1860 | 63Y-22D | Earlier records show surname BEAN, later records show BANE. | ||||
| Bane | Theressa | 15 Jul 1835 | 4Y-2M-3D | dau of McCraven & Jemima | ||||
| Blue | Jacob | K. | 23 July 1810 | 19Y | born 1791 | Alternate death date 1840 age 19ys, 8 or 3 months. | ||
| Blue | Michael | 21 Dec 1854 | 79Y 1M 26D | born 25 Oct 1775 | Lot 141 Grave 4 War of 1812 | |||
| Blue | Sarah | 7-7-1840 | 26y-10m-0d |
| Clyne | Barbara | 1812 | 9Y 26D | born 1803 | Daughter of Ingram & Mary | |||
| DeWeese | Catharine | 26 Aug 1830 | 5y-20d | dau. of J.M. & Elizabeth | ||||
| DeWeese | Elizabeth | 12 Sept 1851 | 54y | wife of J. M. DeWeese | ||||
| DeWeese | Isaac | 13 Sept 1824 | infant | Son of Lewis & Hannah | ||||
| DeWeese | Jacob | 18 Mar 1833 | 1y-1m-16d | son of Lewis and Hannah DeWeese | see Jacob below | |||
| DeWeese | John | M. | 9 Feb 1857 | 57y | Sources also show first name as James but census records and probate records indicate the J. M. who died in 1857 was John M. ***** | |||
| DeWeese | Jacob | 18 Mar 1833 | 1y-1m | son of Lewis and Hannah DeWeese | Age also shown as 2 yrs | |||
| DeWeese | Joshua | 25 Jan 1819 | born 8 Aug 1742 | American Rev; Stone gone | ||||
| DeWeese | Lewis | 27 Aug 1840 | 70Y-9M-16D | |||||
| DeWeese | Lewis | 7 Sept 1848 | 35y-9m-1d | son of James | Aternate information d. 7 Apr 1848, aged 35 yrs 9 mos 4 das | |||
| DeWeese | Mary | Ann | 31 Aug 1839 | 3y-1m | dau of Joshua M. & Mary Ann (Gerard) DeWeese | Info received from DeWeese researcher Dora Smith | ||
| DeWeese | Mary | 14 Aug 1847 | 75Y-3M-26D | Widow of Lewis | ||||
| DeWeese | Olive | 3 Sep 1850 | 21Y | Dau of Lewis & Hannah | ||||
| DeWeese | Samuel | 25 Mar 1819 | 47Y | Pastor of the first Baptist Church | Lot 136 Grave 3 War of 1812 | |||
| DeWeese | Sarah | 10 Apr 1821 | 46y | wife of Samuel DeWeese | Estate probated 20 May 1822 | |||
| DeWeese | Thomas | 17 Feb 1838 | 37Y 11M 9D | Alternate death date 7 Feb 1838. | ||||
| Dye | David | Reason | 1849 | 7m | son of Nathan and Lucretia Dye | |||
| Dye | Elizabeth | 29 Mar 1885 | 84Y 10M 11D | wife of James | ||||
| Dye | Elizabeth | 6 Jan 1852 | 76y-5m-18d | wife of John M. Dye | ||||
| Dye | James | 25 Apr 1870 | 72Y | Co. Death Records aged 69Y 9M 5D | ||||
| Dye | John | Minor | 1 Apr 1842 | 68Y 7M 7D | Lot 89 Grave 4; War of 1812 | |||
| Dye | John | 2 Jul 1850 | 1y-8m | son of John C. and Eliza Dye | ||||
| Dye | Lavina | 26 Oct 1849 | 25Y 5M 15D | wife of Thomas Dye | ||||
| Dye | Mary | 12 Dec 1840 | 53Y | b. 1787 | 2nd wife of Stephen Dye | |||
| Dye | Mehetable | 21 Mar 1827 | 52Y | 1st wife of Stephen; Mother of 16 children | ||||
| Dye | Merlie | 18 Jun 1889 | 1Y | dau of I & L | ||||
| Dye | Michael | 21 Mar 1859 | 3m | son of James Madison and Rebecca Dye | ||||
| Dye | Rebecca | J. | no dates | |||||
| Dye | Rebecca | 30 Aug 1880 | 46y-5m-17d | wife of James Madison Dye | ||||
| Dye | Simon | 12 Feb 1840 | 29Y | |||||
| Fauquier | Mary | 17 Apr 1852 | 5y | dau. of E. and M. Fauquier | ||||
| Fauquier | Phebe | 13 Sept 1850 | 50y | wife of Thomas Fauquier | Land records show surname Farquier, Farquire | |||
| Fauquier | Rebecca | 1837 | 2y | dau. of Thomas and Phebe Fauquier | ||||
| Fauquier | Thomas | May 1850 | 12y | son of Thomas and Phebe Farquier | Listed as age 10 in 1850 census; guardian appointed for him 17 July 1851 | |||
| Fauquier | Thomas | 2 Feb 1845 | 54y | Land records show surname Farquier, Farquire | ||||
| French | Susanna | 10-12-1842 | 36Y | Consort of Aaron | Daughter of Stephen & Mehetable Dye | |||
| Green | Abbott | 1848 | 10y | son of William and Priscilla Green | ||||
| Green | Abbott | 1839 | 10y | son of W. U. and Mary Green | ||||
| Green | Abel (?) | 2 Feb 1838 | 10Y | son of Geo. & Mary | ||||
| Green | Cassie | 1838 | 27Y | wife of William | ||||
| Green | Clarissa | 1852 | 15Y | daughter of William | ||||
| Green | Eliza | 23 Sept 1838 | 7Y-11M-13D | dau of Joseph & Ann | ||||
| Green | George | W | 12 Oct 1836 | 55Y-6M-14D | ||||
| Hamer | Rebecca | 10 Aug 1840 | 73y-4m-27d | wife of John Hamer | ||||
| Hathaway | Cordelia | 1 Dec 1842 | 1Y | dau. Of E.G. & G. | ||||
| Hathaway | Nancy | 29 Nov 1834 | 25y | wive of Enos Hathaway | ||||
| Heston | Rachel | 12 May 1856 | 41Y-5M-17D | wife of Thomas | Surname also found in some records as Huston | |||
| Heston | Warren | 17 Sep 1851 | 6Y | son of Thos. & Rachel | ||||
| Hutchens | Anderson | 15 Mar 1841 | b. 1781 | Surname also found Hutchins | ||||
| Hutchens | Eddy | Apr 1846 | b. 1798 | Wife of Anderson | ||||
| Jackson | Elizabeth | 23 Sept 1854 | 72Y-6M-10D | wife of William Jackson | ||||
| Jackson | William | 5 Dec 1843 | 74Y 11M 26 D | Lot 52 Grave 2 War of 1812; Alternate death date 9 Dec 1843 | ||||
| Kerr | Catherine | 15 June 1847 | 75Y 9M 29D | wife of Jesse | Research indicated correct age at death 45 yrs 9 mos 29 das. | |||
| Kerr | Jesse | 1796 | 7 May 1850 | Lot 144 Grave 1 War of 1812; Alternate birth date 5 Mar 1797 | ||||
| Kerr | Joshua | D. | 10 Jun 1817 | 9y-5m | son of Jesse and Catherine Kerr | |||
| Kerr | Mary | Ann | 12 Jun 1817 | 11y-1m | dau. of Catherine and Jesse Kerr | |||
| Knight | Priscilla | 29 Feb 1832 | 77Y | wife of William | Death dates given are 28th, 29th Feb 1833 & 11 March 1833 but by magnifying a picture of her tombstone, it appears to read "died Feb 29, 1832 in the 77th year of her age." | |||
| Knight | William | 30 Apr 1820 | 69Y | |||||
| Leming | Elizabeth | 1872 | Wife of Warren; alternate death yr 1876 | |||||
| Leming | Warren | 1850 | 59y | Surname also found Lemming | ||||
| Lloyd | David | 20 May 1833 | 78Y | b. May 1755 | Lot 70, Grave 2; Rev War; War of 1812 | |||
| Lloyd | Isabella | 3 Feb 1839 | 78Y | Wife of David; alternate death date 9 Feb 1839 | ||||
| Lloyd | Samuel | D. | 20 Mar 1849 | 9M 6D | s/o David & Sarah J. | |||
| Luker | Ralph | 30 Aug 1870 | 77Y-9M-18D | Age also given as 77 Y 7 M & 8 or 18 D | ||||
| Marshall | John | 1791 | 19 Jan 1847 | Lot 104 Grave 2; War of 1812 | ||||
| Martin | Delilah | 10 Jan 1839 | 64Y 7M 11D | b. 28 Feb 1775 | Wife of Levi, Sr. | |||
| Martin | Levi | Sr. | 22 Mar 1835 | 71Y | b. 1764 Chester Co. PA | Lot 114 Grave 8; Rev. War; some sources also show War of 1812 | ||
| Martin | Levi | Jr. | 11 Feb 1834 | 36Y | b. 1798 | Killed by a saw log | ||
| Martin | Michael | 30 Aug 1861 | 37Y 7M | |||||
| Martin | Samuel | 5 Oct 1869 | 74Y | |||||
| Martin | Sarah | 10 Oct 1833 | 38Y | Wife of Levi, Jr.; alternate death date 7 Oct 1833 | ||||
| McCoy | Maria | S. | 20 Oct 1824 | 10m | ||||
| Ravenscroft | Catherine | 20 Jan 1851 | 50Y 1M 19D | b. 1 Dec 1800 | Wife of George | |||
| Ravenscroft | George | 9 Jun 1849 | 42Y-5M-19D | |||||
| Sayers | Frances | M. | 6 June 1852 | 5Y-5M-27D | dau of Thos. J & Margaret | Middle initial also shown as H. | ||
| Sayers | Frances | 1853 | 76Y | Tombstone reads wife of Thos Sayer. | ||||
| Sayers | Thomas | 1844 | 73Y | Records show this surname as Sayre, Sayer, Sayers | ||||
| Slusser | Martha | 17 Feb 1831 | infant | dau of Henry & Mary | ||||
| Slusser | Polly | 7 Aug 1843 | 35Y-2M-14D | wife of Henry | ||||
| Smalley | Martha | 30 Sept 1850 | 60Y-7M | Wife of Amariah | ||||
| Spencer | Amos | Jr. | 8 Aug 1849 | 50Y 9M 6D | b. 2 Nov 1799 | |||
| Spencer | Amos | Sr. | 21 Sept 1847 | 88Y 4M 13D | b. 8 May 1759 | Lot 128, Grave 5; Rev War--served 3 yrs in VA State Line Troops | ||
| Spencer | Ruth | Rush | 19 Oct 1811 | 44y-6m-1d | wife of Amos Spencer, Sr. | |||
| Spencer | Thomas | 8 Aug 1849 | 50Y-9M-6D | |||||
| Stinchcomb | David | 11 Apr 1850 | 74Y | Lot 51 Grave 3 War of 1812--2 Reg (Prices) Ohio Militia | ||||
| Stinchcomb | Sarah | 12 Mar 1794 | 2 Dec 1839 | Wife of David Stinchcomb | ||||
| Tullis | Sarah | Ann | 23 May 1851 | 27y-3m-4d | wife of T. B. Tullis | |||
| Venamon | Edward | 24 Jun 1849 | 4d | son of John and Matilda Venamon | Surname possibly Venemon; Family in Staunton Twp. 1850 Census; siblings James, Margaret, Martha Ann, Sarah Jane, & Asa | |||
| Webb | Lizzie | J. | 25 Oct 1884 | 32y | wife of John A. Webb | John A. & Lizzie J. Webb were in Clark Co., OH in 1880 Census | ||
***** John M. Deweese one s/o Lewis the pioneer; one s/o Samuel - same generation; one grandson of Lewis son of Wm.
Records from Ohio State Library list J. M. Deweese d. Feb, 9, 1857 age 57 y
Local History Library listing says James Deweese d. Feb. 9, 1857 (b. 1800) (War of 1812 at age 12 ??)
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