I rediscovered this picture some time ago. There is nothing other then its age, that makes this picture remarkable. The writing on the front appears to be that of Carl Woodward Jameson. On front, it states "Part of Grove Cemetery"; and on back, just the date "1884 8 21". The writing on the back doesn't appear to be the same handwriting as on the front. My guess, the writing belongs to Hugh Edward Jameson.
What is truly remarkable is the cemetery itself. Oak Grove Cemetery sits in the hilly farmland of north-eastern Morgan County. Morgan County was the first home in Ohio that the Jameson settled. It's the land where the Jameson's, Sears', and Blackburn's connected to make our family. William Jameson, the poor Scottish emmigrant, owned his first land there; lived for more then 40 years, and died there. Oak Grove Cemetery host his and his wife's remains. To call Oak Grove a Jameson family cemetery, would be incorrect. Only William and Mary (who share a stone), their children Agnes and Archibald (who also share a stone), and John R., have headstones in this graveyard. I would have to say the cemetery would be more the family graveyard of the Sears or the Blackburns (thou, the Blackburn's occupy many cemeteries within Morgan County like this).
I have a couple notes to give about the cemetery:
-The body of John R. Jameson does not rest within Oak Grove. The family placed a stone only in memorial for John at Oak Grove. John R. Jameson died October 04, 1864 at the Soldiers Hospital, David's Island, Westchester County, New York. John's true remains lay at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York (which he has a headstone there, also). John R. Jameson died while recovering from wounds received earlier in the year of 1864, while serving as a Private with Company I, 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
-It is unclear if Oak Grove Cemetery is the resting place of Martha (Richmond) Haggerty. Oak Grove appears to be one of two likely places where she was layed to rest. There is no headstone or record of her remains being at Oak Grove. The other more likely place would be in an unmarked grave on William Jameson's farm in Manchester Township, Morgan County, Ohio. Martha (Richmond) Haggerty was the mother of Mary (Haggerty) Jameson. It is known, that the widow, Martha and her youngest son Thomas
moved to Ohio along with William and Mary and their young children from Thistle (Ellicott Mills area), Maryland. The 1850 census records Martha living in the household of William Jameson in Morgan County. By 1850 Thomas Haggerty was married and had a family, living in Brookfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio.-My last point is, is that the fantastic genealogy site, http://www.findagrave.com/ has the cemetery listed under the another county. You will find Oak Grove Cemetery listed as being located in Muskingum County, Ohio. The true location of this site is on the border of Bristol Township, Morgan County and Meigs Township, Muskingum County, with the cemetery crossing into both counties.
Here are a few images found on http://www.findagrave.com/ of the Jameson's graves:
William Jameson's side of the joist stone with wife Mary
Mary Jameson's side of the joist stone with husband William
The joist stone of Archibald Jameson (top section) and Agnes Jameson (bottom section)
Grave marker of John R. Jameson at Oak Grove Cemetery
I've never visited Oak Grove Cemetery. I would love to visit this place one day and find where the William Alfred Sears' and William Jameson had their homes. The following information is recorded by Judy Bedford some time ago on http://www.ohgen.net/ohmorgan/oakcem.htm. I cleaned the listing up and rearranged the names alphabetically to make the search a little more easy:
ALLEN, Eva May 1876 - 1922 Sister of John Vorhis
BLACKBURN, Alfred M b 7/19/1847 --d 9/7/1855 s/o Thomas & Anna
BLACKBURN, Anna Sears 9/17/1807 - 9/29/1855 w/o Thomas
BLACKBURN, Ansley 1/5/1817 - 10/31/1886 s/o Zachariah & Elizabeth
BLACKBURN, Blanche 8/9/1881 -11/23/1900 d/oPerley Blackburn
BLACKBURN, C Wesley 1853 - 1916 s/o David & Margaret Stone
BLACKBURN, David L 4//7/1809- 2/14/1899 s/o Joseph
BLACKBURN, Emma F 10/20/1885 - 4/21/1893 d/o Frank Blackburn
BLACKBURN, Frances 12/29/1849 -12/26/1890 d/o David
BLACKBURN, Frank 4/10/1860 - 1931
BLACKBURN, Hannah 1858 - 1928 w/o Wesley
BLACKBURN, Joel D 8/1/1845 - 9/21/1855 s/o Thomas Blackburn
BLACKBURN, John 5/23/1834 - 3/7/1878 f/o Belle Sears
BLACKBURN, Louisa Dye 12/15/1834 - 3/1/1915 w/o J M
BLACKBURN, Margaret Stone 10/23/1814 -2/8/1895 w/o David
BLACKBURN, Sadie Ewing 1860 - 6/1/1891 w/o Perlie Blackburn
BLACKBURN, Sadie Fulton 12/22/1862 - 4/7/1893 w/o Frank Blackburn
BLACKBURN, Thomas Blackburn b 2/20/1804 --d 3/21/1854
BLACKBURN, Velecta Wilson 9/1863 - 9/1939 w/o Frank Blackburn
BLACKBURN, William 11/9/1859 - 3/7/1863 s/o John & Louisa Blackburn
BRISCO, Ann T 10/12/1808 - 10/18/1855 w/o George Brisco
BURNS, Mary Burns 1846 - 3/5//1864
DICKINSON, Goldie George 1884 - 1933 w/o John H
DICKINSON, Harley 1891 - 1/1983 WWI Veteran, s/o Leander & Ella
DICKINSON, John H 1877 - 1933 s/o Leandor & Ella
DICKINSON, Leander 8/9/1839 - 3/12/1902 f/o Harley & John
DYE, Elizabeth Needham 5/27/1833 - 10/19/1899 Mother of Rev; d/o Isaac & Jane Needham
DYE, Ella Sears 6/22/1858 - 3/26/1926 wife d/o John & Louise Sears
FRAME, Ansley 1873 - 1942
FRAME, Ascenith Blackburn 10/8/1842 - 10/1926 w/o Norris
FRAME, Charles E 1/5/1863 - 7/10/1863 s/o Norris Frame
FRAME, Janie May
FRAME, Laura Jordan 1871 - 1951 w/o Ansley Frame
FRAME, Lula 1901 - 1902 Grand d/o Norris and Ascenith
FRAME, Norris 1840 - 1915
FULLER, Infant d/o C and E Fuller d 7/26/1852 9 days old
FULLER, Infant s/o C and E Fuller d 11/18/1851 5 days old
FULTON, Emma Garrett 3/9/1826 - 6/2/1906
FULTON, George 4/24/1829- 6/1/1906
FULTON, Sarah A 4/4/1857 - 5/25/1858 d/o Wm & Ann
GANDER , Harold Gander 1900 -- 9/1918 WWI Veteran, s/o John & Jessica Long Gander
GARRETT, Eleanor S 1835 - 1926
GARRETT, Flora Bay 1864 - 1923 W/o Samuel Garrett.
GARRETT, George W 1839- 1915 s/o Burton
GARRETT, Howard 1892- 7/1916 S/o Samuel & Flora Garrett
GARRETT, Hughs , M.D. b-- d --? S/o Robert & Merium
GARRETT, Lobella 4/8/1875 - 12/18/1878 D/o George & Ella Garrett
GARRETT, Merrium Needham 1836 - 1922 w/o RobertFRAME, Ascenith Blackburn 10/8/1842 - 10/1926 w/o Norris
FRAME, Charles E 1/5/1863 - 7/10/1863 s/o Norris Frame
FRAME, Janie May
FRAME, Laura Jordan 1871 - 1951 w/o Ansley Frame
FRAME, Lula 1901 - 1902 Grand d/o Norris and Ascenith
FRAME, Norris 1840 - 1915
FULLER, Infant d/o C and E Fuller d 7/26/1852 9 days old
FULLER, Infant s/o C and E Fuller d 11/18/1851 5 days old
FULTON, Emma Garrett 3/9/1826 - 6/2/1906
FULTON, George 4/24/1829- 6/1/1906
FULTON, Sarah A 4/4/1857 - 5/25/1858 d/o Wm & Ann
GARRETT, Eleanor S 1835 - 1926
GARRETT, Flora Bay 1864 - 1923 W/o Samuel Garrett.
GARRETT, George W 1839- 1915 s/o Burton
GARRETT, Howard 1892- 7/1916 S/o Samuel & Flora Garrett
GARRETT, Hughs , M.D. b-- d --? S/o Robert & Merium
GARRETT, Lobella 4/8/1875 - 12/18/1878 D/o George & Ella Garrett
DYE, Louise 7/17/1891 - 11/16/1892 d/o Rev Wm Dye
DYE, Presley C 2/9/1825 - 7/19/1903 f/o Rev. Wm Dye
DYE, Rev, Wm 10/8/1852 - 3/10/1915
DYE, Presley C 2/9/1825 - 7/19/1903 f/o Rev. Wm Dye
DYE, Rev, Wm 10/8/1852 - 3/10/1915
GARRETT, Robert 1836 - 1920 s/o E Burton Garrett
GARRETT, Samuel 1858 - 1928 s/o Robert &Merium Garrett
-Eight Sandstone slabs here are unreadable (they are Garrett children)
GAY, Infant son d 5/16/1861 --s/o RJ and MJ Gay
GIBBS, Abrigal 9/7/1846 - 3/3/1899 w/o Samuel Gibbs
GIBBS, Elizabeth 2/7/1813 -11/5/1894 w/o Levi
GIBBS, Levi 8/11/1811 - 2/20/1873
GIBBS, Samuel 10/1/1842 - d ? s/o Levi Gibbs
GIBBS, Zana 5/18/1853 - 5/19/1854 d/o Levi
GORRELL, H Parker 12/3/1859 - 3/8/1938. f/o Sears Gorrell s/o Thos & Nancy Spillman Gorrell
GORRELL, John Sears 11/7/1894 - 10/30/1918 WWI Vet s/o J P Blanche Sears Gorrell
GORRELL, O Blanche Sears 5/23/1867 - 10/5/1958 Mother of Sears
HALL, Anna Mobley 10/29/1808 - 10/4/1878 w/o John Hall
HALL, Chalmer 8/4/1875 - 1/1877 s/o Nathaniel Hall
HALL, Charles (Scott) 1860 - 12/13/1912
HALL, Charles P. 1842-1921; Veteran of the Civil War s/o John & Anna Mobley Hall
HALL, Cynthia Blackburn 7/3/1844 -1/20/1872 w/o Charles Hall and d/o Ansley & Jane Blackburn
HALL, Daniel 6/9/1860 - 9/17/1864 s/o Richard
HALL, Dye 5/1875 - 1/4/1963 s/o J R & Tilda Dye Hall
HALL, Edna L 8/1901- 7/1962 w/o Edwin P and d/o Dye & Margaret Coulter Hall
HALL, Edwin P Hall 5 Jul 1901 -22 Mar 1991 s/o Dwight & Pearl Petty Hall
HALL, Elwood 1859 - 1946 s/o J Richard & Tilda Dye Hall
HALL, Evaline G 1850-1927 w/o Nathaniel
HALL, Francis Camp 1865 - 1943 w/o Elwood Hall
HALL, Harlan 1869 -1929 s/o Nathaniel Hall & Evaline Grandstaff
HALL, John 3/13/1805 - 3/26/1878 s/o John Hall Sr. & Elizabeth Stevens
HALL, John R. 1832 - 1882 s/o John and Anna Mobley Hall
HALL, John W. 1883-1961 s/o Charles P & Jane Barkhimer Hall
HALL, Louise McNutt 1/21/1889 - 8/31/1978; w/o John Hall
HALL, Margaret Coulter 1/1877 - 5/1969 w/o Dye Hall
HALL, Mary Belle 10/1897 - 5/1969 d/o Dye & Margaret
HALL, Mary Jane 1853-1940; w/o Charles P Hall d/o of Wm Berkheimer
HALL, Matilda Dye 1832 -11/1919 w/o John Richard Hall
HALL, Nathaniel 1845 -1931 s/o John & Elizabeth Stevens Hall
HALL, Ralph 3/18/1888 - 8/31/1888 s/o Dwight & Pearl Petty Hall
HALL, Zilla Fulton 9/23/1866 - 2/13/1922 w/o Scott Hall
HAMILTON, George b ? Company L th Regt OVI
HILL, Ivan S 8/1900 - 4/1959 adopted s/o Dr. Hill
HILL, Seth 7/17/1870 - 12/12/1947 h/o Armenia Hill Sears
HUFFMAN, Arza 12/3/1861 - 2/22/1888 s/o Samuel & Elizabeth
HUFFMAN, Elizabeth 1821 - 1894
HUFFMAN, Harley 1888 - 1892 s/o Lily Frame Huffman
HUFFMAN, Infant b ? d 2/28/1885 child of Lily Frame Huffman
HUFFMAN, Mary E 11/17/1863 - 6/5//1886 d/o Samuel & Elizabeth
HUFFMAN, Minnie 1866 -1933 d/o Samuel & Elizabeth
HUFFMAN, Samuel 1823 -- 1908
HUFFMAN, W V 1855 - 1904 married Lily Frame; s/o Samuel Huffman
IRWIN, Martha Jane Knight Irwin 1846 - 1920 d/o John & Mary Knight
IRWIN, Vinnie Irwin 1871 -1936 d/o Martha Irwin
JAMESON, Agnes 1835 -10/18/1857 child of Wm & Mary H
JAMESON, Archibald 1834 - 7/30/1853 child of Wm & Mary H
JAMESON, John R 1842 - 10/4/1864
JAMESON, Mary Haggerty 6/20/1808 - 8/21/1884
JAMESON, William 3/22/1792 - 1/14/1884
JORDAN, Asa 1834 - 1917 Laura Frame's Father. Civil War Vet
JORDAN, Mary 1831 - 3/2/1866 first w/o Asa
JORDAN, Michael 1858 - 1921 s/o Asa & Mary Jordan
JORDAN, Orpha 1831 - 1881
JORDAN, Sarah 1842-1933 2nd w/o Asa
KNIGHT, Alta G 2/23/1853 - 3/10/1942 D/o Thomas &Nancy Spillman
LYLE, Everett 2/22/1852 - 3/25/1862 s/o
MAHONEY, John 3/9/1806 - 9/18/1891 parents of Lucinda & Sarah Smith ?
MAHONEY,Sarah 1//30/1799 - 4/20/1884 parents of Lucinda & Sarah Smith ?
McCALL, Mary 1809 - 10/6/1896
McCLINTICK, Abaline 4/16/1834 - ?
McCLINTICK, Abram 5/27/1828 - 4/11/1894
McDONALD Infant b ? d 3/3/1884
McLUCAS, James 1832 - 1911 Civil War Veteran
McLUCAS, Lucinda 1830 - 1913 d/o John & Sarah Mahoney; w/o James
MORRIS, Ansley 4/12/1855 - 5/27/1855 s/o Mary Blackburn & H Morris
MORRIS, John 3/28/1866 - 9/20/1869 s/o 2nd w/o H Morris
MORRIS, Mary 4/12/1855 - 5/17/1855 2nd w/o H Morris
MORRIS, Mary J 7/2/1822 - 8/14/1855
MORRIS, Sarah E. 6/25/1850 - 8/11/1855
MORRIS, ______ 2/7/1847 - 8/7/1855 child of Mary Jane Morris & H Morris
MURPHY, Ann 4/7/1853 - 4/17/1870
MURPHY, Rosalee 12/10/1863 - 6/6/1865 Maybe d/o Jim & Lottie Murphy
NEEDHAM, Amanda 1856 - 1893 Isaac Needham b 8/22/1880 --d 9/1/1885
NELSON, William 1867 - 19-- s/o John T & Matilda Rex Nelson
OGAN, Flora Wilson 8/6/1871 - 7/8/1944 w/o Grant
OGAN, Mildred C 5/1904 - 1949 d/o UG and Flora Wilson Ogan
OGAN, U Grant 1863 - 7/1922 f/o Mildred
OSMERB, Cora Hall 1882 - 1950 d/o Nathaniel & Eveline Hall
PEDICORD, Frank C 1863 - 1937
PEDICORD, Iva 1893 - 6/1915 d/o Frank & Louisa Smith Pedicord
PEDICORD, Louisa Smith 1871 - 6/19/1915 d/o Eli Smith
PHELPS, Gertrude S 11/15/1876 - 12/8/1945 d/o John & Louise Sears
QUARTERMAN, Charles 1869 - 1941 s/o John Quarterman
QUARTERMAN, Edward 1877 - 1958 Grands/o John Quarterman
QUARTERMAN, Jesse 1879 - 1952 s/o John & Louisa Quarterman
QUARTERMAN, John 5/12/1820 -2/13/1913 Father
QUARTERMAN, Louisa 1840 - 1929 third w/o John
RAMAGE, Ella D 1852 - 1930 Ella Garret. First husband Leander Dickinson; 2nd Church RamageQUARTERMAN, Jesse 1879 - 1952 s/o John & Louisa Quarterman
QUARTERMAN, John 5/12/1820 -2/13/1913 Father
QUARTERMAN, Louisa 1840 - 1929 third w/o John
RHOADS, Edward 7/17/1896 - 2/26/1979 H/o Ione Knight WWI Veteran
SCOTT, James 1828 - 1887 f/o Levi Scott, Elizabeth Detrick, & Tillie Conkel
SEARS, Anne 11/12/1834 -7/13/1858 d/o John Manley Sears II
SEARS, Dr. Armenia Sears 11/28/1872 - 8/22/1950 d/o J W Sears
SCOTT, Melissa Gibb 1844 - 1920 w/o James Scott & d/o Levi Gibbs
SEARS, Elbridge 7/20/1848 - 5/27/1884 s/o Alfred Sears SEARS, Franklin 10/9/1851 - 9/11/1861 s/o of Alfred Sears
SEARS, George Hissey 7/13/1860 - 1/11/1865 s/o of John W.
SEARS, Harry E. b 3/1893
SEARS, John Manley II 12/25/1803 - 4/13/1880 Brother of Alfred Sr.
SEARS, Louisa Fulton 12/8/1832 - 11/2/1919 w/o John Sears
SEARS, Margaret Blackburn 8/24/1808 - 8/18/1891 w/o Wm A Sears
SEARS, Martha Sealock 1809 - 7/19/1881 w/o John M. Sears II
SEARS, Patty 1770 - 1856 ?d 3/29/1862 Second w/o John M Sears Sr
SEARS, Thomas Benton 3/11/1835 - 8/25/1869 killed by fall into a well
SEARS, William Alfred b 2/20/1800 - 12/31/1884
SEARS, William Alfred 11/9/1845 -4/14/1861 s/o Alfred Sears
SMITH, Alice Belle 1877 - 1946 d/o Eli & Sarah Mahoney Smith
SMITH, John 1866 - 1945 s/o Eli & Sarah Mahoney Smith
VORHIS, Ephram 1855 - 1927 Brother of John [unmarried]
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Blackburn 2/26/1846 - 9/18/1872 w/o Sam Williams
BROTHERS, Charlotte 1881 - 1938 d/o Mark & Jane Alexander
BROTHERS, George Thomas 1863 - 1929 PO and Storekeeper at Knight.
BROTHERS, Pauline b & d 1917 d/o Tom & Lottie
BROTHERS, George Thomas 1863 - 1929 PO and Storekeeper at Knight.
BROTHERS, Pauline b & d 1917 d/o Tom & Lottie
Unfortunately the area of the homesteads of William and his son William have all been strip mined (the coal company was prevented from also moving the cemetary as they had wished). The site of the elder William's homestead is now a campground in the re-planted strip mine area. I think the Sears home is gone also. A neighbor just north of the Oak Grove Cemetary shared with us that her mother had written a history of the area, including a brief chapter on the Jamesons, which is at the McConnelsville Historical Soc.
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to contact the Historic Society to see if I can get a copy of that chapter. I'm still trying to find out what happened to the oldest three children of William H. Jameson. I guess that is another post thou. I do have description of where the Jameson homestead was from the location of the Sears farm. I also have a few pictures of the Jameson place. I know William H. Jameson's wife sold it on Jan. 3, 1889 (about 6 months after he died).
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