A Mystery At McComb

Cemeteries tend have have a lot of answers. But sometimes they create more questions then they answer. Kris Kreh Martin, a findagrave.com volunteer, did a great job transcribing McComb Union Cemetery. From what I can tell, findagrave.com has the only listing of all the graves at McComb Union Cemetery, McComb, Hancock County, Ohio online. This is one of our family's cemeteries that should be visited by all those family members that are interested in genealogy.

There are a few names that don't add up. Lets go over the Jameson's buried there. Before I start, I must say that there are two Jameson families buried there. Our family is one, the other is a few members of the John Jameson family from Hancock and Henry counties. As far as I can tell, there are no connections between the families.

To start, members we know- then their children:

Thomas and Mary (Sears) Jameson

Rev Thomas Jameson- born 12 Jun 1832; died 05 Sep 1877

wife: Mary Emaline (Sears) Jameson- born 03 Jul 1837; died 05 Aug 1894



Carl Woodward Jameson Line
Rev. Carl Woodward Jameson- born 05 Feb 1870; died 31 Mar 1926
wife: Jennie Leuretta (Walker) Jameson- born 25 Aug 1873; died 24 Feb 1930
child: Avis Pearl Jameson- born 20 Sep 1896; died 31 Dec 1901

child: Lois Ashley Jameson- born 09 Aug 1898; died 30 Dec 1901

grandchild: Thomas Alan Jameson- born 23 Sep 1934 (note- not on findagrave.com; Tom is still living)
grandchild's wife: Sandra Jean (Ballinger) Jameson- born 19 Jul 1940 (note- not on findagrave.com; Sandra is still living)

Charles William Jameson Line

Rev. Charles William Jameson- born 24 Aug 1961; died 04 Apr 1923 (note: transcriber gives wrong day of death on findagrave.com)

1st wife: Anna Elizabeth (Allen) Jameson- born 27 Sep 1863; died 26 Aug 1901 (note: transcriber gives wrong spelling of maiden name on findagrave.com)

child: Infant Jameson- born 26 Aug 1901; died 26 Aug 1901 (note: no other information other then infant is recorded on the grave. This most likely is the child who died in child birth along with Anna, the stone is near by Charles and Anna tombstone- transcriber does not list this infant with last name on findagrave.com)

Claude Erle Jameson Line

Claude Erle Jameson- born 31 Oct 1865; died 27 Mar 1916

wife: Mary Elizabeth (Dunn) Jameson- born 30 Mar 1866; died 28 Jan 1906

child: Marion Genevieve Jameson- born 28 Apr 1887; died 18 Apr 1889 (note: Marion is listed by transcriber as not having a tombstone. She listed a "Jennie Jameson" as a seperate person. Looking at the stone of "Jennie Jameson" under a negative, it says Jennie Marion Jameson (the stone is very weathered and worn). The transcriber lists the year incorrent of death on findagrave.com. It should say died 18 Apr 1889 age 1y 11m 21d which makes the birth date as listed above)

child: Thomas James Jameson- born 09 Jun 1892; died 25 May 1902

child: Infant Jameson- born 10 Feb 1898; died 17 Feb 1898 (note: this infant has no tombstone listed on findagrave.com, is listed from the cemetery registry. The transcriber has listed this child as child of J.C.  born 13 Feb 1899 and died 17 Feb 1899- this is incorrect according to the Henry County birth registry 1850-1899. This is most likely the 7th child of Claude and Mary Jameson. The dates are too similar.)

I hope this clears up the cemetery a little. I should write Ms. Martin and ask her to make these changes.