Directions: From Fillmore, go south on State Route H. The cemetery is on
the east side of SR H, one mile from the intersection of H with A. Entry is by permission,
through private property.
Directions: From Fillmore, go south on State Route H. The cemetery is on
the east side of SR H, one mile from the intersection of H with A. Entry is by permission,
through private property.
Note: This cemetery was cleaned in October, 2005 as part of the Eagle Scout Project of Nathan Stone.
These pictures were taken by Nathan Stone's Eagle Scout Project, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. ©THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available
| Name | Inscription | Photograph(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bower Cemetery | Before and after clean-up | 007N 008 118 119 |
| Auld, Catharine |
Catharine
wife of John Auld Died Mar. 22, 1896 Aged 68 y's 11 m's Gone but not forgotten |
062 063 064 096 |
| Bennet, Margaret A |
Margaret A. Bennet
died July the 19, 1864 aged 21 Yr 4 Mo 21 Ds |
059 060 061 |
| Bennet, Sarah |
Sarah
wife of R. E. Bennet died Nov. 7, 1870 Aged 54 Yrs 4 Mo 17 d's |
057 058 061 |
| Bower, Catharine |
Catharine
dau. of H. & E. Bower Born Dec. 29, 1831 Died Feb. 4, 1850 |
079 |
| Bower, Catherine |
Catherine Bower
Died Nov. 1, 1893 Aged 47 Y 1 M 28 D |
099 100 |
| Bower, Elizabeth |
Elizabeth Bower
Died May 30, 1877 Aged 73 Y 1 M 11 D |
080 080N 083 |
| Bower, Elizabeth J. |
Elizabeth J.
wife of John Bower Died Apr. 16, 1879 Aged 37 Y 6 M 28 D John do not lonely be But live aright and come to me Children I am happy now With a crown so bright upon my brow Friends you must meet me here Where ne'er is known a sigh or tear. |
068 068N 069 070N |
| Bower, Elizabeth W |
Elizabeth W.
dau. of H. & E. Bower Born Feb. 12, 1828 Died Feb. 10, 1851 |
074 |
| Bower, George |
George Bower
Born Oct. 30, 1829 Died Mar. 21, 1905 |
055 056 102 |
| Bower, Henry |
Henry Bower
Died Oct. 8, 1859 Aged 63 Y 23 D |
081 082 084 |
| Bower, Louisa J. |
Louisa J. Bower
Born Nov. 14, 1848 Died Sep. 10, 1883 John do not lonely be But live aright and come to me George I am happy now With a crown so bright upon my brow Friends you must meet me here Where ne'er is known a sigh or tear. |
075 076 077 078 |
| Bower, Martha |
Martha
dau. of H. & E. Bower Born April 23, 1834 Died Feb. 5, 1851 |
104 105 106 |
| Bower, Mary A. |
Mary A.
wife of John Bower Died July 10, 1864 Aged 31 y'rs 9 mo's 14 days |
065 066 |
| Foster, William H. |
William H.
son of G. G. R. & Nancy J. Foster Born Aug. 26, 1873 Died Sept. 23, 1874 Sweet little bud For earth too fair Has gone to heaven To blossom there. |
072 073 |
| Hummon, John W. F. |
John W. F.
Died Aug. 11, 1874 Aged 11 M's Children of D. & Eliza Hummon Dearest, bitter tears for thee are shed Blossomed of being vision of beauty Who's all of life a rosy ray Blushed into dawn and gently passed away. |
071 |
| Hummon, Mary M. |
Mary M.
Died July 25, 18[67] Aged 7 Y's 6 D's Children of D. & Eliza Hummon Dearest, bitter tears for thee are shed Blossomed of being vision of beauty Who's all of life a rosy ray Blushed into dawn and gently passed away. |
071 |
| Kennedy, Elizabeth |
Our father and mother at rest
Elizabeth his wife Born Apr. 16, 1816 Died Apr. 12, 1903 |
092 094 095 |
| Kennedy, Thomas |
Our father and mother at rest
Thomas Kennedy Born Mar. 30, 1817 Died Oct. 24, 1888 |
092 093 093N 094 |
| Lincoln, Justus Alvin |
Our darling Justus Alvin
son of John & M. F. Lincoln died Feb. 4, 1880 aged 4 Y 6 M 24 D Kind angels watch his sleeping dust Till Jesus comes to raise the just; Then he may wake to sweet surprise And in his saviour's image rise. |
107 111 112 |
| Tipton, Reuben | [possible footstone] | 114 |
| Trapp, Fannie B. |
Fannie B
wife of U. G. Trapp Died Sep. 1, 1885 Aged 19 Y 7 M 13 D Lord, she was thine and not my own Thou hast not done me wrong I thank thee for the precious loan Afforded me so long. |
086 087 088 089 |
| unknown | … 8 d's [possibly Jeremiah Cole] | 053N |
| unknown | 091 | |
| unknown | 103 | |
| unknown | 116 | |
| unknown | 117 |
Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006:
Cole, Jeremiah [see fragment]
Cole, Rebecca
Kennedy, James O.
Messick, Mary J.
Messick, William
Pearman, Edward+
Pearman, Lizzie
Tipton, Ruben [see footstone, but has tombstone in Fillmore]
Tipton, Sarah [has tombstone in Fillmore]
