Salem Church Cemetery

Listing of Gravestone Information

August, 2006 by Steve Rockey

Tombstone Transcriptions
Family / Tombstone Name / Relationship Listed on Stone (if any) /
To / Dates / Age Inscription / Other Inscriptions / Transcriber Notes
Alexander / Paul E. Alexander
Georgia S. Alexander / Dad
Mom / Dec 28, 1923
April 23, 1995
Oct 23, 1927
April 29, 2004
Alexander / Jerry Eugene Alexander
Judy Ann
Alexander / Children of / Paul and Georgia / Oct 15, 1951
Oct 18, 1951
June 30, 1949
July 7, 1949
Alspach / Elizabeth / Wife of / John D. Alspach / Died June 18, 1849 / Age 33 yrs 6 mon
5 dys
Alspach / Elizabeth / Daughter of / John D & Elizabeth Alspach / Died Aug 1, 1849 / Age 1 Mon 27 dys
Alspach / Elizabeth / Wife of / C. Alspach / Died Feb 26, 1875 / Age 22 Y 9M 12 D
Benson / Daniel / In Loving Memory / Son of Jesse & Anna Benson / Born Dec 20, 1840. Died Jan 8, 1841 / Age 19 Days
Benson / Sarah Ann / Daughter of / Jesse & Hannah Benson / Died Oct 31, 1847 / Age 7 Mon 13 days
Benson / Daniel Benson / Died Jan 22, 1846 / Age 30 yrs 11 Mo
25 dys
Benson / Abraham Benson / Died May ? / Age 65 Yrs
Benson / Anna / Wife of / Jesse Benson / Born August 28, 1815
Died March 4, 1846 / Age 30 Years 6 Months 6 days / Oh let us fly, to Jesus fly,
Whose powerful Arm can save;
Then shall our hopes ascend on high
And triumph o'er the grave.
Benson / Katherine / Daughter of / Jesse and Anna Benson / Born Nov 21, 1843
Died Mar 11, 1844 / Age 3 months
18 days
Benson / Hannah / Wife of / J. Benson / Died Aug 16, 1883 / Age 68Y 11M 8D
Carney / Emma Mary / Daughter of / Elm. & Catherine Carney / Died Aug 22, 1862 / Age 4 months and 28 days
Cooper / Opal / Dau of / S.G & Elizabeth Cooper / May 7, 1888
Dec 8, 1894
Crites / Francise / Son of / Joseph and Margaret Crites / Died Sept 10, 1862 / Age 9 mo 27 days
Cross / Cordelia / Wife of / John Cross / Died June 1, 1851 / Age 48 Yrs, 2 M
Cross / Mary Ann / Daughter of / John and Cordelia Cross / Died July 17, 1851 / Age 18 Yrs 5 Mo
19 D
Cross / John T. Cross
Catherine / His Wife / 1830 – 1883
1837 – 1891
Cross / Bertie Cross / 1878 – 1878
Cross / Lucie Cross / 1880 – 1881
Cross / Jesse Cross / 1880 – 1880
Cross / Delbert Cross / 1877 – 1884
Cross / John E. Cross / 1859 – 1925
Finney / Frank and Mary Finney / Unusual grave marker. It is a fiberglass bench with the names glued to it. There is some evidence of cinderblocks below it. It could be a bench but style and condition indicate it is recent.
Foor / Hannah / Wife of / John Foor
French / Sarah / Daughter of / R. & S. French / Died Dec 30, 1846 / Age 19 yrs 11 M
15 dys
Gierhart / Ann Maria / Dau of / E & CC Gierhart / Died June 24, 1853 / Age 1 Yr 11 Mo 19 Ds
Gierhart / Eli / Stone is broken at bottom so dates not legible
Hamler / Doris E. Hamler / May 21, 1923
July 31, 1968
Hastings / Nancy E / Dau of / Wm and Lydia A. Hastings / Died Feb 10, 1859 / Age 2 Mos 1 day / Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God
Hedrick / Catherine E. / Wife of / Rufus Hedrick / Died Feb 22, 1884 / Age 35 Y.
11 M. 27 D.
Hempleman / Sarah C. / Dau of / J.E. & A Hempleman / Died July 7, 1897 / Age 32 Y. 8M. 4D. / Opposite sides of the same stone
Hempleman / Angeline / Wife of / J.E. Hempleman / Died Jan 8, 1897 / Age 52Y. 5M. 22D.
Hempleman / John Hempleman / Died May 21, 1895 / Age 50 Y. 8M 18D.
Hempleman / Rev A.G. Hempleman
Angleline / His Wife / Died Mar 12, 1907
Died May 24, 1901 / Age 84Y. 6M. 3D
Hummel / Fannie / Dau of / D.W. & S. Hummel / Died Jan 19, 1883 / Age 15 Y 7M 18D
Hummel / Rufus L. / Son of / D.W. & S. Hummel / Died Dec 15, 1867 / Age 6 Y 2M 10D
Hummel / Isaac Hummel / Died April 30, 1884 / Age 80 Y 6M 24 D / Our Parents
Hummel / WM Hummel
Mary Alspach / His wife / 1832 to 1903
1839 to 1909
Hummel / Daniel W Hummel
Sarah Alspach / His Wife / 1835 to 1914
1837 to 1920
Hummell / Chauncey F. / Son of / W.W. and M. Hummell / Died May 11, 1880 / Me thinks I see Dear Chauncey there,
Amid the Angel Band;
A glitter crown upon his head, a harp within his hand.
His little hand the harp strings touch, and music flows there from it.
Me thinks if we, the sound could catch, T’would be I am safe at home.
Hummell / Willie W. / Son of / William W. and Mary Hummell / Died Aug 11, 1862 / Aged 2 Years
3 Mo, 12 Dy’s / O Darling we miss thee thou dear little dove.
But sweet is thy memory….(rest is illegible)
Hummell / Julia L. / Daughter of / SMC and M Hummell / Died Dec 13, 1847 / Aged 5 years, 11 Mo, 8 days
Morris / Susanna / Wife of / John P. Morris / Died Sept 20, 1874 / Age 44 Y 1M 2d
Morris / John P. Morris / May 22, 1815
April 1, 1899 / In Loving Memory of our Father
Oberle / Charles / Son of / N. & S.A. Oberle / Died April 15, 1861 / Age 4M 18D
Powel / Mary Isabella / Daughter of / George and Sarah Ann Powel / Died in 1852 / Age 1 Month
0 Days
Powel / Eliz Aletta (difficult to read) / Daughter of / Peter and ? Powel / Died (illegible)
Powel / Henry Wilson / Son of / George and Sarah Ann Powel / Died July 18, 1849 / Age 3 years, 7 months, 27 days
Powel / Daughter of / George & Sarah Ann Powel
Rockey / John Rockey / Died Octr 24 1824
Rockey / Elizabeth / Wife of / John / This stone was broken and separated. I moved them back together. Clearly they are broken from a base. I believe this to be Elizabeth Snider Rockey, wife of John Rockey because the stone is close to John Rockey and is the same style of engraving. If so, Elizabeth died in 1822.
Rockey / Daniel Rockey / Died June 9, 1852 / Age 63 Y 8M 11D / Inscription is hard to read
Rockey / Catherine Rockey / Died Feb 13, 1873 / Age 72Y 7M 26
Rockey / Elias / Son of / D. Rockey
Russell / J. A. Russell / Died Feb 12, 1881 / Aged 74 y, 1 m, 17 d
Russell / Magdalene / No Family name but sits next to J.A. Russell
Russell / Jemima / No family name but sits next to J.A. Russell
Schultz / John Schultz / Born July 4, 1808
Died July 21, 1856 / Age 48 Years
17 Days
Seeley / George W. / Son of / J.L &E.J. Seeley / Died Feb 24, 1897 / Age 23 Y 7M 12D
Showalter / Elizabeth Showalter / Died May 23, 1854 / Age 25 Yrs 7 M 8 d
Showalter / Ephraim S. Showalter / Died November 18, 1852 / Age 28 Yrs 2 M 4 d
Shultz / Susan / Wife of / J. Shultz / Died Dec 19, 1875 / Age 63 years
Smaltz / Mary Ann / Wife of / George Smaltz / Died Aug 5, 1849 / Aged 37 years, 2 months, 20 days / Inscription hard to read
Smaltz / Magdalene / Wife of / John Smaltz / Died April 1, 1857 / Age 81 years 10 months 21 ds
Smaltz / Nancy / Daughter of / Elias & Marta Smaltz / Died July 15, 1849 / Age 1 Yr 2 M 2 dys
Smaltz / John / Son of / John & Magdalene Smaltz / Died Sept 13. 1817 / Age 12 Yrs 1M 11 dys / This is the oldest visible tombstone in the cemetery. However the type of stone and the carving style match with other stones dated later. Could have been carved later.
Smaltz / Elias Smaltz / Died July 1, 1891 / Age 72 Y 8M 20D
Smaltz / Mary Ann / Wife of / E. Smaltz / Died Sept 23, 1908 / Age 85Y 8M 6D
Smaltz / Margaret / Dau of / Dorothy Smaltz / Died Apr 14, 1835 / Age 13 Y. 6 M. 5 Ds. / Heavy damage to Stone. Fieldstone, artistic carved tombstone.
Smaltz / ? Smaltz / ? 1879 / Age 1 Y 8 D / Inscription is hard to read. Date appears to be 1879 but could be 1819
Thrash / Catherine Thrash / Born Nov 22 A.D. 1841 Died Sept 22, 1847 / Age 5 yr 10 mo / As you are now
So wonce(sic) was I
As I am now you soon must be
Prepare for Death & folow (sic) me. / This is an interesting stone. The lettering nearly runs off of one side and there are two spelling errors in the inscription. Also the stone itself is fieldstone rather that marble. However then lettering is rather stylish, even artistic. Could have been a home made job?
Thrash / America / Dau of / L & H.E. Thrash / 1867 - 1881
Thrash / Mary / Dau of / L & H.E. Thrash / 1884 - 1885
Thrash / Michael Thrash / Died June 9, 1863 / About 20 yrs?
Thrash / Eliza C / Dau of / Levi and H.E. Thrash / July 20, 1861
Dec 23, 1911
Thrash / Levi Thrash
Hanna E. / Father
Mother / Feb 22, 1843
Aug 15, 1912 / Aged 81Y. 7M. 6D
Aged 69Y. 3M. 8D / Dates must be for his birth and her death to make this work.
Thrash / Charles Leroy Thrash / March 29, 1887
Feb 17, 1979 / Sgt US Army
World War I
Thrash / Budd E. Thrash / July 1, 1890
Sept 8, 1968 / Ohio
CPL 13 Machine Gun BN
World War I
Thrash / Minnie / Wife of / Noah E. Thrash / Jan 19, 1868
Feb 4, 1930
Thrash / Noah E / Son / Levi & H.E. Thrash / April 1, 1863
Sept 13, 1895
Thrash / Freddie / Son of / E.J & E. Thrash / Sept 15, 1903
Mar 3, 1907 / Aged 3 Yr
5 Mo 28 D / Not sure of the initials of the father’s name. Hard to read
Willard / Infant Sons of / A. & D.E. Willard / June 1, 1909
Willard / Pearl David Williard / June 30, 1916
Aug 10, 1917 / Our Darling
Willard / Thomas Edward / Son of / Charles & Blanche Williard / April 20, 1926
Jan 22, 1927
Willard / Charlie A Williard / Nov 18, 1880
Jan 15, 1961 / At Rest
Willard / Williard / Miles L. / 1883 – 1935
Willard / Williard / Ida M. / 1893 -
Zaayer / Zaayer / Virgil H / 1862 – 1942
Zaayer / Zaayer / Emma / 1873 - 1960
Zaayer / Gustena A. / Dau of / Leroy & M.E. Zaayer / Nov 11, 1923
Feb 15, 1926
Zaayer / Lewis L. Zaayer / 1912 – 1913
Zaayer / Margaret E. Zaayer / Mother / Aug 31, 1901
July 3, 1956