Fayette County Genealogy Project

Redstone Baptist Cemetery - Franklin Twp.

Transcribed from tombstones in 1989 by Todd Rittenhouse

In June 1989, local resident Todd Rittenhouse undertook a reading of the cemetery as an Eagle Scout project. His transcription includes names, dates, epitaphs and, in some cases, stone cutter's identification. In the interest of space, the epitaphs and stone cutter's information have been deleted.

Surname Given Name(s) Born Died Notes
A W small stone
Abraham Rebeka 4/7/1803 33; w/o James Abraham
Allen Addison 1823 1900
Allen Infant 7/16/1866 s/o A & R Allen
Allen Rebecca 1834 1890 w/o Addison
Arison Catherine Day 4/22/1796 6/6/1887 91y 1m 14d, w/o John Arison
Arison Harry W 2/11/1880 s/o C.D. & G Arison
Arison John 6/7/1790 79y 8m 21d
Arison Levi H 9/26/1865 29y 7m 21d
Arison William 1/24/1889 68y 1m 4d
Arthur William 4/21/1810 61
Bartley Elijah 3/11/1790 44
Blenay William K 6/5/1827 25y 3m
Boden Charlott 3/8/1851 34, w/o R Boden
Bowlby Elizabeth 11/17/1828 7/24/1906 w/o S.C. Bowlby
Bowlby Samuel C ?
Bowman Catherine 2/3/1822 45y 2m 23d
Brown ? 1/20/1855 75 5m 21d
Brown Margaret 11/14/18?2 68
Brown Mary ?
Brownfield Harriet Crable 5/31/18?? 22y 2m, w/o Thomas d/o John & Elizabeth
Carson Caroline 1/22/1835 2/7/1890 2nd w/o George Hazen
Collett Ashahel 1/24/1850 25y 8m 6d
Collett Hannah 7/18/1859 11y 2m 7d, d/o R & Elizabeth
Collett Margaret 5/31/1847 44y 5m 6d, d/o Robert & Elizabeth
Collette Elizabeth 6/14/1876 75, w/o Robert Collett
Collette Robert 12/11/1855 66y 2d
Collette Wm Henry 8/16/1848 5m 15d, s/o Robert & Elizabeth
Cook Frazier L 6/27/1868 25y 2m 17d
Cook Rachel Elizabeth 3/12/1838 1y 11m 18d
Cooke Thomas 4/3/1813 2/2/1907 s/o John & Rachel Cooke
Cope Henry Clay 8/29/1841 2y 7m 11d, s/o P & M Cope
Cope Mary E 8/20/1841 7y 7m 5d, d/o P & M Cope
Cope Matilda E 8/25/1841 4y 11m 5d, d/o P&M Cope
Cowell Adam 1852 49y 2m 11d, s/o ? & S Cowell
Cowell Ewin 4/1/1853 26y 6m 13d, s/o Mary Cowell
Cowell Isaac 11/8/1808 7/7/1878
Cowell Mary 5/12/1798 8/5/1885
Cowell Matthias 7/10/1767 4/13/187?
Cowell Peter 9/10/180? 10/1/1821
Cowell Polly 3/20/1772 9/21/1821 w/o Matthias Cowell
Cowell Rachel Elizabeth 3/15/1806 11/11/1821
Cowell Sarah 4/1/1810 8/5/1882 w/o Isaac Cowell
Crable Clark J 8/17/18?0 2m 7d, s/o J E & S Crabel
Crable Elizabeth 3/12/1852 56y 7m 6d, w/o John Crable
Crable John 1/9/1871 79
Crozier Mary 12/26/1813 62y 11d
Crozier Matthew 10/15/1824 95
Crumrine Margaret 7/8/1792 12/21/1824 w/o Peter Crumrine
Downs Lydda 1/29/1846 63y 6m 25d
Dunn Mary Oldham 10/12/1843 39y 5m 28d, 2nd w/o John Dunn
Essington? 3/11/1826 99y 10m 16d
Fetz Henry 6/16/1837 78
Fetz Jane 11/25/1839 80, w/o Henry Fetz
Frakes Jonathan 7/30/1821 6m 17d
Frasher Eliza J 12/11/1891 72, w/o James Frasher
Frasher Elizabeth 1823 1876
Frasher Elizabeth 4/19/1876 62, w/o Luke Frasher
Frasher James 10/9/1878 64
Frasher Luke 12/2/1832 45
Frasher Luke H 12/14/1853 1938 s/o James & Eliza J. Frasher
Frasher Mary Ann ? 12y 7m 2d, d/o James & E J
Frasher Peter 1818 1893
Frasher Sarah E 1849 18?? w/o Joseph Campbell
Frasher Turner 11/9/1858 Infant s/o James & E J Frasher
Frasher Wm Ross 10/7/1859 4/2/1942 s/o James & Eliza J. Frasher
Frey Anna 11/6/1818 3, d/o E J & M Frey
Frey Anzley G 12/1/1861 19y 2m, s/o Caleb T & S Frey
Frey Elder James 3/9/1841 70; Rev.
Frey Martha 3/8/1841 66, w/o E. J. Frey
Frey Martha W 10/27/1838 18m, d/o J & Mary Frey
Gadd Joseph 3/13/185?
Gaddis Eliza J 10/13/1872 33
Gaddis John R 6/16/1787 9/15/1851
Gaddis Rachel 9/30/1863 w/o John R. Gaddis
Gaddis Ruth A 9/3/1828 3
Hagerty children of Wm & Anna M Hagerty
Hagerty Elizabeth 9/13/1830 11/25/1910
Hagerty James 4/15/1827 7/22/1895
Hagerty John H 3/3?/1891 40y 9m 12d
Hagerty Mary C 6/19/1864 9/20/1882 d/o J & J E Hagerty
Harford John 4/22/181? age?
Hazen Abraham 1/21/1861 4/10/1887
Hazen Abraham 8/22/1798 10/7/1870
Hazen Bowman 7/14/1825 2m 10d, s/o George & Nancy Hazen
Hazen David 2/6/1770 11/11/1848 78y 9m 5d
Hazen David 3/5/1814 3/5/1817 3y, s/o David & Elcy Hazen
Hazen David 3/19/1851 73 y, s/o Abraham & Dorcas Hazen
Hazen David D 12/18/1802 5m 22d, s/o G & M J Hazen
Hazen Dorcas 11/1/1802 4/15/1876 w/o Abraham Hazen
Hazen Elcy 7/9/1910 3/?2/1814 4y 9m 24d, d/o David & Elcy Hazen
Hazen Elcy 5/3/1850 73y 10m 14d
Hazen Elizabeth 5/23/1838 1y 8m, d/o Abraham & Dorcas Hazen
Hazen George 3/3/1829 7/5/1890
Hazen George D 3/6/1879 7, s/o George & Mary Hazen
Hazen Mary Jane 1/12/1875 40, w/o George Hazen
Hazen Moses 5/3/1837 32
Hazen Thomas 10/20/1800 11/2/1854 54y 12d
Hess Charlotte 1024/1824 60
Hess Elizabeth 12/7/1851 59y 11m 16d, w/o Martin Hess
Hess Maria 12/27/1834 4/26/1906
Hess Martin abt 1795 3/25/1872 81
Hess Martin V B 10/6/1844 6y 6m 12d, s/o Martin & Elizabeth
Hess Mary 7/13/1817 9/1/1896
Hess Washington 11/6/1880 59
Hill ? 8/?/18?? 10m 7d, d/o ? & H Hill
Hill ? 8/13/1838 5, d/o ? & H Hill
Hill Anne 12/25/18?? 35y 29d, d/o J & J Hill
Hill Hannah 12/20/1862 69, w/o Richard Hill
Hill Harriet 7/1865 7m 8d, d/o Wilson & Nancy Hill
Hill Jane 3/2/18?? 76y 6m, w/o Jonathan Hill
Hill Jonathan 4/26/1875 65y 9m 20d
Hill Nancy w/o Wilson Hill
Hill Neri 3/24/1817 3/17/1889
Hill Rachel 7/26/18?? 14y 11m 14d, d/o Wilson & Nancy Hill
Hill Richard 8/30/1866 82
Hill Sarah Jane 2/13/1826 16y 1m 13d, d/o Richard & H Hill
Jobes Martha 5/22/1811 11/28/1886 w/o Samuel Jobes
Jobes Rebecca J 1833 1834 d/o S & M Jobes
Jobes Samuel 6/15/1806 11/25/1894
Jobes William E 1831 1833 s/o S & M Jobes
Johnston Ann 8/25/1830 39, w/o Alexander Johnston
Johnston Elizabeth 9/21/1853 38, 2nd w/o Alexander Johnston
Jordan Chilesa ? d/o J & R Jordan
Jordan Edward 1813 1892
Jordan Elizabeth 1/5/18?? 19y 19d, w/o Hiram F. Jordan
Jordan George W 7/26/1879 2y 9m 16d, s/o J & R Jordan
Jordan Henry 10/15/1832 8y 11m 28d, d/o Joseph & Rebeckah
Jordan Hiram F 7/14/1894 57y 3m 12d
Jordan Jane 10/28/1852 8
Jordan Joseph 12/7/1878 78y 8m
Jordan Katharine 12/5/1812 d/o J & R Jordan
Jordan May 11/9/1870 59y 1m 6d
Jordan Rebecca 11/21/1884 87y 7m 8d, w/o Joseph Jordan
Jordan Ruth 4/25/1872 52y 8m 27d
Jordan Samuel ? 36y 3d
Martin Benjamin 6/18/1850 77 or 78
Martin Elizabeth 4/5/1835 16y 9m 8d, d/o Benjamin & Mary
Martin Margaret 3/1/18?6 55, w/o Wm Martin
Martin Mary 11/20/1842 62, w/o Benjamin
Martin Sarah 4/15/18?? 2y 14d, d/o W & M Martin
Martin William 11/11/18?1 69
Martin William W 8/17/1841 5y 7d, s/o W & M Martin
Maxley Luke 11/18?? s/o J & G Maxley
Maxley Robert 8/18/1854 1y 6m 2d, s/o J & G Maxley
McCloy Holmes 3/9/1886 31y 4m 20d, w/o James & Mary
McCloy Mary 4/26/1883 87, w/o James McCloy
McCoy Esther ?
McCoy Margaret ?
McCoy Martha 11/27/1845 71y 6d
McCoy Matthew 2/28/1839 66y 3m 21d
McVey John 8/22/18?? 72
McVey Richard 6/1/1815 75
McVey Ruth 4/1828 22
Merrell Mathias 1801
Moore Margaret 9/22/18?9 ?y 6m 40d
Moore W 8/14/1814 Spanish War Vet
Morris Ruthanna 2/19/1838 24y 7m 13d, w/o James Morris
Moyer Emily 2/15/1858 12/5/1876 w/o John Moyer
Nickel James 3/21/1887 80y 10m 13d
Nickel Rebecca 7/9/1880 81y 6m 24d, w/o James Nickel
Oldham Anne 3/28/1841 70, w/o Elisha Oldham
Oldham Elisha 6/3/1845 75y 2m 14d
Orsing Elizabeth 9/27/1840 75, w/o Wm Orsing
Orsing William 2/27/1841 80
Patterson Cornelius 4/12/1889 ?y 11m 22d
Patterson Martha McCoy 1805 3/9/18?? w/o Sidney Patterson
Patterson Sidney 12/12/1803 11/26/1876
Philips Benjamin ?
Philips Mary Ann ?
Philips Richard 1/1811
Piersel Grace 5/29/1896 21
Piersel Jeremiah 9/7/1817 1/28/1904
Piersel Jeremiah 11/20/1880 93y 8m 16d
Piersel Jeremiah W 3/25/1895 4/18/1930 Pvt HQ TRS CO 23rd INF
Piersel Maria 1/8/1831 12/20/1900
Piersel Mary 8/22/1865 74y 5m 10d, w/o Jeremiah Piersel
Piersel Samuel 9/1/1885 72
Poole ? ?
Poole Charles 8/31/1871 ?/14/1939
Reicheneker Elizabeth 11/20/1802 5/12/1851 49, d/o David & Elcy Wintermute Hazen
Richmond Nancy 3/28/1814 3y 3m 21d, d/o John & Mary
Rittenhouse Thomas W 1/2/1824 19y 11m 22d
Rittenhouse William 7/14/1816 61y 5m
Rosel Marget 1/30/180? 24
Rosel Mary ?
Shanks Jane 8/1/1838 80
Shanks William 2/23/1830 13y 2m, s/o William & Mary Shanks
Stephens Isaiah 6/18/1813 65y
Storer Christine 3/1/1829 47y 1m 14d
Swain Anthony 12/28/1834 82y 4m 16d
Swain Charity 10/20/1815 59
Todd Huston 5/16/1806 12/26/1849 42y 7m 10d
Todd John 8/16/1824 30y 5m 4d
Wells Susannah 8/1/1845 81y 3m 5d
Wells Thomas 7/27/1825 62
Wetsel 6/4/1855 ?y, s/o D & S Wetsel
Wetsel Charlie 9/30/1866 3d, s/o D E & R Wetsel
Wetsel Daniel 6/30/1855 48y 1m 9d
Wetsel Daniel 9/2/1835 77
Wetsel Daughter 6/4/1835 d/o D & S Wetsel, Age ? Years
Wetsel Elizabeth 2/5/1845 88, w/o Daniel Wetsel
Wetsel Freddie 8/4/18?? 1m 21d, s/o D E & R Wetsel
Wetsel Hannah 7/20/1865 57y 8m 12d, w/o M V Wetsel
Wetsel Hiram 9/1855 ?y 20d
Wetsel Louis H 10/16/1881 11m 9d, s/o D E & A M Wetsel
Wetsel Mary Ann 11/20/1837 3y 7m
Wetsel Rachel 7/26/18?? 32, w/o D E Wetsel
Wetsel Susan 6/4/1885 74
Wetsel Thomas J 3/20/1849 2y 10m 10d, s/o D & S Wetsel
Whetsel Daniel E ? 16th Pa Cav, Co B, Spanish War Vet
Whetsel Elizabeth 6/10/1873 76, w/o George Whetsel
Whetsel George 7/11/1879 78y 11m 12d
Whetsel Sarah E 3/3/1842 7/15/1882 w/o Jordan Whetsel
Whyel Laura 1892 1897 d/o J A & C Whyel
Winnett Margaret A 10/15/1874 55/58, d/o Rev A & L Winnett
Wintermute Ashfordby 3/30/1819 27y 3m 10d
Wintermute George 1/8/1837 89y 6m, Pvt, NJ Militia, Pvt, Rev War
Wintermute Mary 1/18?? 71y, w/o A. Wintermute