River Road Cemetery

“Orange Hogsback Hill Cemetery,” “South Woodland Cemetery” and “River Road Cemetery” are three of the names for the cemetery at 3500 Chagrin River Road.  It is on private property. However MHHS members Katie Martin and Becky Elliott mapped and copied these grave inscriptions in November 1991.  For photos go to Find A Grave.

1991 2015 Death Last First Inscription
map map Year Name Name
1 17 1871 Hayden Frankey FRANKEY / SON OF / H. J. HAYDEN / DIED OCT 11, 1871 / AGED 2 YRS 5 MOS
2 16 1926 Luse Elliott ELLIOTT LUSE / 1856 – 1926
3 15 1941 Luse Helen C. HELEN C. LUSE / 1863 – 1941
HELEN COMMON / WIFE OF ELLIOT / BORN APRIL 11, 1863 / DIED APRIL 9, 1926
4 13 1923 Luse Jessee H. JESSEE H LUSE / 1894 – 1923
JESSIE H. LUSE / BORN JULY 13, 1894 / DIED DEC. 15, 1903
5 13 1891 Luce J. H. BORN APRIL 13, 1813 / DIED SEPT. 1, 1891
5 13 1897 [Luce} Syklphina SYLPHINA H. HANCHETT / WIFE OF / JESSEE H. LUCE / BORN OCT. 27, 1819 / DIED MAY 29, 1897
6 MOTHER
7 FATHER
8 10 1942 Luse Wesley M. WESLEY M LUSE / 1858 – 1942
9 9 1952 Luse Ella Dewey ELLA DEWEY / MAR. 17, 1865 / APR 2, 1952
10 8 1951 Luse Derrell W. DERRE W. LUSE / 1895 – 1951
11 7 1955 Luse Dwight H. DWIGHT H. LUSE / 1894 – 1955 [June 12, 1894 – Aug 13, 1955]
12 2 1898 [Abell?] Julia JULIA / 1820 – 1898
13 [ABELL]
14 1 1899 [Abell?] Henry HENRY / 1816 – 1899
15 10 1942 Luse Wesley M. WESLE M. LUSE / BORN DEC. 5, 1858 / DIED JULY 2, 1942
15 10 1966 Schultz Ethel Luse ETHEL LUSE SCHULTZ / JAN. 5, 1888 / MAY 29, 1966
16 21 1909 Hinman Harriet Hanchett HARRIET HANCHETT / HINMAN / 1831 – 1909
17 1882 JUNE 22, 1882 / AGE 25 YRS 3 MOS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
18 19 1868 Hanchett Elvira E. Luse ELVIRAE / DAUGHTER OF / WM & S. LUSE / WIFE OF / LAFAYETT HANCHETT / DIED NOV 25, 1868 / AGE 34 YRS 9 MOS
19 18 1868 H[anchett] Lafayett LAFAYETT H. / DIED NOV 25, 1868 / AGE 34 YRS 9 MOS / GONE HOME TO REST
20 8 1951 {Luse?] Derrell DERREL / AUG 13, 1895 / JULY 18, 1951/
20 7 1955 Luse Dwight H. DWIGHT H LUSE / JUNE 12, 1894 / AUG 13, 1955
20 Hanchett William H.
21 16 1926 Luse Elliott ELLIOTT LUSE / BORN DEC 25, 1856 / DIED FEB. 12, 1926
22 29 Gardner Stewart STEWARD GARDNER / DIED
23 28 1838 Burnet Charles CHARLES / SON OF / STEPHEN & LAMIRA / BURNET / BORN AUG. 19, 1836 / DIED SEPT 3, 1838 / [T. JONES]
24 27 1858 Burnet Serenus SERENUS BURNET / DIED / MAY 8, 1858 / AE 70 YRS.
25 26 1864 Burnet Jane JANE / WIFE OF / SERENUS BURNET / DIED / SEPT 22, 1864 – AGES 70 YRS
26 25 Beach Infant Daughter DAU. OF [?] & S. BE / AGED 6 DS
27 44 1838 Abell Adalaide ADALAIDE / DAUGHTER/ H & JA ABELL / DIED / MAY 26, 1838 / AGED 19?
28 43 Abell William H. WILLIAM H / SON OF / H & [?] ABELL / DIED / APRIL 13 [?] / AE 1 YR 10 MOS
29 42 1865 Luse Hanna H. HANNA H. HALL / WIFE OF / DAVID LUSE / DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCT 13, 1865 / IN HER 88TH YEAR
30 41 John H [broken]
31 1843 DIED OCT 13, 1843 [BROKEN]
32 [MISSING]
33 6 1915 Pugsley John JOHN PUGSLEY / 1842 – 1915 / C.O.E 105th & CORP. CO. K / 177th OVI
ADELINE ABELL PUGSLEY / 1848 – 1931
34 FATHER
35 47 1819 [Reed?] Lydia L. LYDIA L. / DIED / FEB 5, 1819 / AGED 3 YRS / 6 MOS [?] DS
36 46 Sheffield Thomas [broken – flat]
37 52 1817 [Lotridge?] Abigail ABIGAIL / WIFE OF / LOBIDGE / DIED / OCT. 31, 1817 / AGED 32 YRS
38 45 1860 White Jane C. JANE C. / WIFE OF / THOMAS WHITE ; DIED / OCT. 22, 1860 / AGE 58 YEARS
39 23 1864 Pelton Charles Oliver CHARLES OLIVER / SON OF / THO. & SUSAN P. LION / DIED SEPT 22, 1864 / AGED 3 YRS 1 MO 14 D / [BROKEN INTO 3 STONES]
40 22 Gillett Jacob JACOB GILLETT
41 33 1868 Gerstenmaier Jacob JACOB GERSTENMAIER / DIED AUG 24, 1868 / AGED 59 YEARS & 3 MOS
42 [missing]
43 [couldn’t read]
44 31 1911 Gastemire Jacob GASTEMIRE / JACOB / 1839-1911 / REGINA / 1865-1928 / C. HERMAN / 1884- 1911
44 31 1928 Gastemire Regina GASTEMIRE / JACOB / 1839-1911 / REGINA / 1865-1928 / C. HERMAN / 1884- 1911
44 51 1911 Gastemire C. Herman GASTEMIRE / JACOB / 1839-1911 / REGINA / 1865-1928 / C. HERMAN / 1884- 1911
45 53 1895 Metcalf Ransom RANSOM / METCALF / DIED / FEB. 17, 1895 / AGED / 67 YRS
46 AE 6 MOS 12 DS
47 JOSEPH (CHILD)
48 MOTHER
49 37 Luse William LUSE / WILLIAM LUSE / DIED [?] / SARAH / [?] 18- [?]
49 37 Luse Sarah LUSE / WILLIAM LUSE / DIED [?] / SARAH / [?] 18- [?]
50 FATHER
51 34 1874 Sheffield Russel RUSSEL SHEFFIELD / BORN 1800 / DIED 1874
51 1872 Sheffield Sybil SYBIL SHEFFIELD / BORN 1789 / DIED 1872
52 50 Eames Joseph JOSEPH EAMES / DIED FEB 26, 18[?] AGED / 75 YRS 2 MS 16 DS
53 49 1878 Eames Nancy Smith NANCY SMITH
53 50 1878 Eames Joseph JOSEPH EAMES / DIED / FEB 15, 1878 / 81 YRS & 1 MO 27 DS
54 56 1857 Christian Louisa LOUISA CHRISTIAN / WIFE OF / [?] GATHAN / DIED / MAY 27, 1857
55 55 1853 Baker Jane L. Christian JANE L CHRISTIAN / WIFE OF / GEO. N. BAKER / IN HER 28th YEAR / APRIL 13, 1853
56 [no marker]
57 59 1859 Burnett Edmond EDMOND / SON OF / SJ & MA BURNETT / DIED / OCT 1, 1859 / AE 1 YR 9 M 21D
58 58 1857 Burnett Mary MARY / WIFE OF / E. BURNETT / DIED / APRIL 27, 1857
59 57 1858 Ellsworth [Fanny or Jenny] DAU. OF / AB & MJ ELLSWORTH / DIED / JAN 12, 1858 / AE 1 YRS 8M FANNY [on back of stone] FANNY [ON BACK OF STONE]
60 61 1861 Frisbie Rebecca REBECCA FRISBIE / DIED / FEB 7. 1861 / AGED 65 YRS 2 MS
61 60 1857 Frisbie Nelson NELSON FRISBIE / DIED / SEPT 17, 1857[?] / AE 59 YRS
62 64 1856 Carter Betsey BETSEY / DAUGHTER OF / L & R CARTER / & WIFE OF / O. GATHAN / DIED / JUNE 17, 1856 / AE 50 YRS
63 63 1854 Shaw John JOHN SHAW / DIED / DEC 9, 1854 / AE 78 YRS
64 62 1854 Shaw Alexander ALEXANDER SHAW / DIED / SEPT 29, 1854 / AGED 21 YRS
40 Luse Henry
54 Hewitt Lucy R.
1966 Schultz Ethel Luse ETHEL LUSE SCHOLTZ / JAN. 5, 1888 / MAY 29, 1966