Graves are listed from north to south within each lot.
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 3
Lot 4
Lot 5
SHANE
Abram, died Sep. 23, 1861, aged 48y 4ms & 13d
Lot 6
McCOY
Thomas D., died Sept. 27, 1861 in the 18th year of his age
DAY
Sarah, wife of T., died Sept. 26, 1861 in her 56th year
DAY
Thomas, died Nov. 21, 1873, aged 74 yrs
Lot 7
Lot 8
Lot 9
MARTIN
C.L., son of J & J, died March 21, 1866, aged 1 year 4mo 5d
MARTIN
Agnes, wife of John, died April 9, 1873, aged 79ys 8mos
MARTIN
John, died July 21, 1856, aged 62y 9m
(Perrin, Battle and Goodspeed, History of Medina County, pg. 845. This publication gives John’s date of death and age as his tombstone cannot be found. The WPA map for this cemetery shows his grave in this location.)
MARTIN
Wylie, son of J & A, died Mar. 5, 1852, AE. 21y’rs 1m 5d’s
Lot 10
MARTIN
Joseph, died Sept. 12, 1866, aged 47 y 11m 7d, father
Nancy E., died Oct. 20, 1865, aged 21y 4m 3d “NANCY E.”
Wiley, died Feby 1, 1851, aged 2y 4d “WILEY”
(Joseph, Nancy, and Wiley appear on this headstone together but Joseph and Nancy each have their own separate headstones also. Joseph’s reads: “Joseph Martin, died Sept. 12, 1866, aged 47 yrs 11 mos & 7 ds”. Nancy’s reads: “Nancy E. Martin, dau. of J & S, died Oct. 20, 1865, aged 21 y’s 4 m’s & 3 d’s”.)
Lot 11
SHANE
Henry, Co. 166 Reg. O.N.G. died at Arlington Heights* July 7, 1864, aged 32 yrs 7mo 23d
* – misspelled “Hights” on this headstone.
SHANE
Luella, dau. of H & S.S., died Aug. 27, 1865, aged 3 years
SHANE
Elizabeth, wife of H., died July 16, 1852, aged 59 y’rs 6 mo’s, mother
Henry, died Mar. 28, 1873, aged 86 y’rs 8 mo’s 17 d’s, father
(Another headstone for Elizabeth Shane was found on private property (127 N. Vine St.) in the city of Medina. While it is unclear how the stone ended up there, it reads: “Elizabeth, wife of Henry Shane, died July 16, 1852”.)
Lot 12
PALMER
William D., died Nov. 3, 1867, aged 37 years 9mos & 2 days
PALMER
Mary, daughter of J & E, died Feb. 12, 1854, AE. 13y 10m
BARRETT
Leta Mabel, dau. of J & M, died May 2, 1861, AE. 1y 9m 4d
PALMER
Jonathan, died Oct. 4, 1875, aged 70 yrs 11ms 22ds, father
Elizabeth, died Dec. 28, 1882, aged 79ys 13ds, mother
Lot 13
Lot 14
Lot 15
KELLEY
D.B., died Dec. 29, 1863, aged 49 years
Lot 16
Lot 17
Lot 18
SLATON
Edwin, died Nov. 17, 1856, agd 23ys 5m ?d (says either 2d or 3d)
BARRETT
Sarah, wife of Lewis, died Apr. 21, 1877, aged 82ys 5m & 21d
BARRETT
Lewis, died Jan. 28, 1870, aged 74 yrs 11ms & 10 days
Lot 19
Lot 20
Lot 21
Lot 22
Lot 23
VAUGHN
Drusilla, wife of A., died Apr. 3, 1860, aged 47 yrs 7ms & 23ds
HUFFMAN
Charlotte, wife of Jacob, died Aug. 26, 1887, aged 77y 6m 12d
HUFFMAN
Jacob, died Sept. 16, 1863, aged 57 yrs
Lot 24
HUFFMAN
Henry, son of J & C, died Sep. 3, 1863, aged 7ys 8ms & 6ds
HUFFMAN
Mary Ann, dau. of J & C, died May 8, 1856, AE. 3y 5m 4d
HUFFMAN
Christena, dau. of J & C, died Sep. 10, 1854, AE. 9y 11mo 3ds
HUFFMAN
Elizabeth, daughter of J & C, died Dec. 13, 1867, aged 25ys 9ms & 21ds
HUFFMAN
Phillip G., born Oct. 31, 1839, died Feb. 24, 1897
Lot 25
COY
Ferdinand V., son of C & L.C., died July 2, 1863, AE. 6ys 11m
Chubil, died July 2, 1863, aged 35ys 2ms 12?d, Murdered in Medina
Lucy C., wife of C., died July 2, 1863, AE. 33ys 2ms 16?ds
(“Murdered in Medina” applies to all three members of the Coy family as listed on the monument. The story of this tragedy is detailed here.)
Lot 26
UNKNOWN?
Marcus R., son of ?????
Lot 27
Lot 28
Lot 29
Lot 30
MORSE
Hannah D., died Nov. 28, 1875, aged 32ys 4m 11ds
Ethel, died May 16, 1876, aged 8ms 9ds
Lot 31
SPITZER
Nicholas, died Dec. 6, 1868, aged 84 yrs, father
Nancy, his wife, died Oct. 27, 1861, aged 69 yrs & 11ms, mother
Mary, daughter of N & N, died June 7, 1858, aged 24 yrs 9ms & 18ds
UNKNOWN?
Little Matthew, died Feb. 17, 1854, AE. 3m 17d
(The top of this headstone appears to have been broken off.)
SPITZER
Sarah, dau. of N & N, died Oct. 15, 1853, AE. 24 y’s
(Nicholas, Nancy, and Sarah Spitzer all appear on a tombstone at Spring Grove Cemetery in Medina, Ohio. The stone does not list Mary but does show a `Matthew Spitzer, 1822-1853’. Records for Spring Grove do not show any interment for these Spitzers. It is unclear why Mary isn’t listed on the tombstone at Spring Grove. If Matthew had a headstone at this cemetery it has since disappeared. Given that there is no record of interment at Spring Grove, the family is presumed still buried here.)
Lot 32
PROUTY
Juditha, wife of Stephen, died Dec. 16, 1856, aged 84 yrs
Lot 33
FOSTER
Azariah A., son of Azariah & Martha, who died March 5, 1847, aged 1yr 6m ???
Also 2 infants
Lot 34
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Lot 36
Lot 37
RUDD
Katharine, died Aug. 12, 1861, aged 47y’s 3m’s
Lot 38
ALBRO
Marshall, son of N.B. & E, Nov. 19, 1842 – Aug. 7, 1848
Lot 39
CHAPMAN
Sophie S., daughter of A & A, born in Chesterfield, N.H. Aug. 15, 1818, died Jan. 19, 1836, aged 17 yrs
Amasa, born in Athens, Vt. July 15, 1782, died June 11, 1865, aged 82 yrs
Anna Shortleff, wife of A., born in Ellington, Ct. Jan. 17, 1784, died Sep. 30, 1870, aged 86 years
CHAPMAN
Laura M., died Dec. 27, 1888, aged 73y
(Medina County Gazette, January 11, 1889 edition, pg. 2; mentions her death and that she was buried beside her parents in Lafayette. The 1850 and 1870 censuses for Lafayette Township show a Laura Chapman living with Amasa and Anna Chapman and whose age fits.)
Lot 40
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Lot 42
Lot 43
Lot 44
CARPENTER
Martha, died Nov. 14, 1864, aged 14 y’rs 6m’s
Lot 45
STUART
Mary E., daughter of J.B. & E.B., died Dec. 3, 1864, aged 10ys 3ms
Edwin N., son of J.B. & E.B., killed at the Battle of the Wilderness May 11, 1864, aged 18 years 8ms
Memr. of 12 Reg. US I Co. I, “My life for my Country”
Lot 46
Lot 47
HUFFMAN
James, Co. B 42 Regt. Ohio Inf., 1845-1862
Lot 48
(tombstone base)
Lot 49
RICHARDS
Catharine, wife of S., died June 14, 1849, aged 41 yrs 3 mos
Rufus R., son of S & C, died Sep. 14, 1849 (rest broken off)
RICHARDS
Esther, died July 26, 1894, aged 85 yrs 12ds
Lot 50
Lot 51
BARNETT
Lucy Bennett, wife of John, born at Partridgefield, Mass., Feb. 14, 1780, died Jan. 31, 1864
Lot 52
Lot 53
LONT
John F., died Sept. 19, 1866, aged 10ys 9ms & 5ds
Lot 54
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Lot 56
Lot 57
Lot 58
HUFFMAN
Christena, wife of Philip, died Oct. 9, 1872, aged 94 y’rs
HUFFMAN
Mary A., died Aug. 25, 1882, aged 69 yrs
Lot 59
Lot 60
HUGHES
George W., died Aug. 1, 1868, aged 45 years
Other known burials
The following individuals have no headstones and are known to be buried here from other sources:
CLAPP
Margaret Anne Huffman, wife of Edward, died Dec. 17, 1871
(Medina County Gazette, January 26, 1872 edition, pg. 3; mentions the death of Mrs. M. Clapp. It tells that her remains were taken first to the vault in Lodi and then on January 14 to the Spitzer Burying Ground. Marriage records show that she married Edward Lee Martin Clapp in 1869. The 1860 Lafayette census shows her being age 11 and apparently the daughter of Jacob and Ellen Huffman. In the 1870 Medina census she is married and age 19 which would make her around 20 years old when she died.)
McCOY
Infant child of A.H., died March 1, 1906
(Medina County Gazette, March 9, 1906 edition, page 7; “interment in the Spitzer cemetery”)
LUDLOW
Nancy, died October 7, 1906, aged 71 years
(Medina County Gazette, October 12, 1906 edition, page 8; buried “Spitzer’s Cemetery”. Her death record refers to her as Vina Ludlow.)
FLEMING
Harriet, wife of Joseph, died September 14, 1905, aged 76 years
(Her death record and the register at the County Home give the above information. The Medina County Gazette, September 22, 1905 edition, page 8 states that a Mrs. Joseph Flemming died September 16, 1905 at the infirmary, aged 82 years. All three sources refer to the same woman but none give her place of burial. Given that her husband is buried here it is probable that she is here as well.)
FLEMING
Joseph, Jan. 11, 1824 – June 2, 1910
(buried “Spitzer’s Laf. Twp.”; from his death certificate and Longacre funeral home records.)
FISHER
Charles, Apr. 25, 1864 – Jan. 24, 1922
(buried “Spitzer Cem.”; from death certificate. Longacre funeral home records also confirm his burial here and even provide specifics about the location. They read: “Northwest corner about 20 foot from fence south & about 10 feet from west fence.” )
Moved elsewhere?
LEFFINGWELL
Lydia R., daughter of Matthew & Eveline, died July 10, 1835, aged 1y 4m 3d
(Matthew Leffingwell and his wife settled in Lafayette Township in 1834. They moved to Litchfield Township in 1854 and it is in Litchfield Cemetery where we find Matthew, his wife Eveline, and their daughter Lydia mentioned on a headstone. When his daughter Lydia died in 1835 she must have been buried in Lafayette Township. Matthew’s name appears as one of the original members of the Chippeway Cemetery Association so it would not be a stretch to assume that this was the cemetery where she was laid to rest. The section of the cemetery in Litchfield where her parents are buried wasn’t even purchased until 1858 – over twenty years after she died. The only question is whether or not her body was reinterred later at Litchfield Cemetery. There is no headstone for her at Spitzer Cemetery but, if she was originally laid to rest here, that would make her the earliest known burial.)
WILLIAMS
Clarinda I., wife of Roswell, died May 20, 1870, aged 58 yrs
Laurie A., daughter of R & C.I., died Mar. 18, 1871, aged 22 yrs
(Roswell Williams and his wife settled in Lafayette Township during the 1830’s. They never left as evidenced by their presence in the 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 Lafayette censuses. Currently his wife and child have their names engraved on a tombstone in Chatham Cemetery in neighboring Chatham Township but the section where they are buried was not even purchased until 1871 and laid out until the following year. They must have been buried elsewhere originally. Roswell’s name appears as one of the original members of the Chippeway Cemetery Association so it is certainly possible that they were buried in this cemetery and later moved. No other members of the Williams family are known to be interred in Spitzer cemetery today.)
CHILDS
Charles, died Mar. 1, 1873, aged 70ys 2ms 11ds
(Charles Childs and his wife settled in Lafayette Township during the 1830’s. They remained in this township as they can be found in the 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses for Lafayette. Charles and Sally Childs have their names engraved on an older looking obelisk in Medina’s Spring Grove Cemetery but that cemetery did not exist until a decade after Charles died. Records for Spring Grove Cemetery show that Charles was moved to that cemetery in 1894 but do not indicate where he was moved from. Charles is listed as one of the original members of the Chippeway Cemetery Association so it seems that the old obelisk might have once stood here in Spitzer cemetery.)
