FIRST SETTLEMENT OF BLENDON TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN COUNTY

This cemetery not having been used by the people generally, the remains of the bodies were removed to the
Old Church Pioneer Cemetery, in the center of Blendon township, in October, 1902, and there given a prominent position.
In some of the graves, where the bodies had lain for fifty years, there were only small particles left,
but in every grave there was some evidence.
The eight children brought to Ohio by the two pioneer families were:
Edward Phelps, aged 16; married Elizabeth Jamison, June 26, 1817.
Abram Phelps, aged 15; married Lucy Bill, Feb. 15, 1827.
Azubah Phelps, aged 12; never married.
Lucuida Phelps, aged 9; married William Williams, JuJy 10,1817.
Chloe Phelps, aged: 7; married Menses Gillespie, Nov. 1, 1817,
William Phelps, aged 4; married Jane Watt, Aug. 21, 1824.
Isaac M. Griswold, aged 8; married Mary Osborn, Sept. 4, 1833.
Edwid B. Griswold, aged 1; never married.
One son, Homer Moore Phelps, was born at Blendon, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1812; married Elizabeth G. Connelly, Jan. 14, 1835.
All of the above were married by Rev. Ebenezer Washburn.
The pioneers buried in Old Church Central Pioneer Cemetery, in center of township, except otherwise stated:

GILLESPIE	Menses	Aug. 24, 1846	50 yrs 4 mo 10 ds	h/o Chloe Phelps	He was a soldier in the War of 1812; was in battle
PHELPS	Abraham	Aug. 18, 1834	43 yrs 4 mo 3 ds		He was a soldier in the War of 1812; was in battle
PHELPS	Azubah	April 14, 1860	65 yrs 10 mo 25ds
PHELPS	Azubah	Oct. 18, 1849	84 yrs 8 mos 15 ds	w/o Edward	maiden name Moore
PHELPS	Chloe	Oct. 9, 1865	66 yrs 4 mos 10ds	w/o Menses Gillespie
PHELPS	Edward Sr.	Aug. 10, 1840	81 yrs 11 mos 14 ds		He served in 8th Co., 1st Reg. Conn. Line in 1877 Revolutionary War
PHELPS	Edward Jr.	Feb. 22, 1845	54 yrs 9 mos 12 ds		He served in the Army in the War of 1812
PHELPS	Elizabeth G.	Aug 12, 1899	87 yrs 8 mo 4 ds	w/o Homer M.	maiden name Connelly
PHELPS	Elizabeth	Oct. 16, 1890	94 yrs 5 da	widow of Edward Jr.	maiden name Jamison, she received a widow's pension
PHELPS	Homer M.	June 1, 1883	71 yrs 3 mo 22 ds
PHELPS	Jane	Mar. 17, 1856	44yrs 2 mo 22 ds	w/o William	maiden name Watt buried in cemetery near Ft. Wayne Ind.
PHELPS	Lucinda	Nov. 25 1873	76yrs 9 mo 27 ds	w/o William Williams	buried in Yankee Street Pioneer Cemetery, Genoa, Delware Co., Ohio
PHELPS	Lucy Bill	1875	83 yrs	widow of Abram	buried in Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Ohio
PHELPS	William	Nov. 18, 1862	44 yrs 3 mo 7 ds		buried in Cemetery near Ft. Wayne Ind.
WILLIAMS	William	Nov. 18, 1862	73 yrs 6 mo 5 ds		He was a soldier in the War of 1812

Pioneers buried in West Pioneer Cemetery

BENTON	Elizabeth	Sept 15, 1862	73 Yrs	d/o Paul & Roxana Meacham and w/o Eliakim Benton
GRISWOLD	Edwin B.	May 19, 1839	35 yrs 8 mo 27 ds
GRISWOLD	Isaac	July 14, 1869	89 yrs 8 mo 17ds	He was a soldier in the War of 1812
GRISWOLD	Isaac M.	May 20, 1839	35yrs 5 mo 2 ds		Buried in Winchester, Illinois
GRISWOLD	Mary	Jan.12 1802		widow of Isaac M. Griswold w/o David Johnson	Buried in West Pioneer Cemetery
GRISWOLD	Ursula	Apr. 16, 1854	71yrs 3 mos 15 ds	w/o Isaac maiden name [ Clark ]
MEACHAM	Alfred	Apr. 30, 1828	25 yrs 5 mos
MEACHAM	Riley	May 29, 1876	76 yrs 7 mos 24 ds	married Hannah Baldwin Feb 28 1821 she died Apr. 8, 1848	married Elizabeth Follimer Crist June 2, 1808 she died June 12, 1888
MEACHAM	Worthy	May 17, 1870	69 yrs 5 mo 7 ds
MOORE	Benjamin Sr.	Oct. 16, 1825	69 yrs 7 mos 15 ds		Served in 8th Co. 1st Reg't Conn. Line Revolutionary War
MOORE	Laura	Apr. 14, 1829	37 yrs 1 mo 4 ds	1st w/o Simeon Moore Jr.	maiden name Meacham
MOORE	Laura	Jan, 19, 1891	80 yrs	2nd wife of Simeon Moore maiden name Patterson	Buried in Riverside Cemetery
MOORE	Roxanna	Aug. 10, 1847	73 yrs 8 mos ds	widow of Paul Meacham 3rd wife of Simeon Moore	madien name Phelps
MOORE	Simeon Sr.	June 26, 1825	64 yrs 3 mos		Served five years in Harmon's Co. 4th Reg't Conn. Line 1777-1782 Rev. War
MOORE	Simeon Jr.	Aug 2, 1853	62yrs 1 mo 25 ds		Served as soldier in War Of 1812
PALMER	Ethan	Mar. 30, 1818	35yrs 10 mos 20 ds

The descendants of all these pioneers now reside in nineteen states.
there was a cemetery located on lands of Matthew Westerveldt and Garrit Sharp,
in the north part of the township, about 1820, and was designated as the Methodist Cemetery.
In it the Westervelt Sharp, and other families buried their dead. It is still used for burial purposes.

BELL, Laura	Aug. 23, 1846	41 yrs 23 days	d/o. of Francis and Cloe [Case] Olmsted w/o Thomas Bell	Removed to Western Pioneer Cemetery
COLVILLE, Melinda	April16, 1859	aged 21 yrs 4 mos 5 days	w/o J.B. Colville d/o Horace & Didama Moon
INDIAN, Unknown	Mar.17,1839	aged 88 yrs		An Indian who came from Erie, N.Y., in 1832 with Wm. H. Grinnell
MOON, Celestia	July 13, 1858	aged 16 yrs 10 mo 14 days	d/o Horace & Didama Moon
MOON, Henry H.	Sept. 1, 1844	aged 10 mos	s/o Horace & Didama Moon
NOBLE, Catherine E.	Nov.18, 1878	aged 76 yrs	widow of Orrin	Maiden Name [Preston]
NOBLE, Hannah	April 17 1846	aged 66 yrs 3 mo 7 days	2nd wife and widow of Jonathan	came to Ohio from Conn. in 1815
NOBLE, Harry and ????			son and daughter of Orrin & Catherine
NOBLE, Henry	June 12, 1878	aged 41 years	son of Orrin & Catherine
NOBLE, Horace	Sept.14, 1844	aged 22 yrs, 9 mos	s/o Jonathan and Hannah
NOBLE, Infant	Nov. 1, 1839		d/o Orrin & Catherine
NOBLE, Jonathan	Mar. 28, 1832	aged 57 yrs		Born in Litchfield Co., Conn.
NOBLE, Lester	Apr. 21, 1865		son and daughter of Orrin & Catherine	Died while in Military, Sgt Co. H. 95th R.O.V.L. body removed to Riverside in 1890
NOBLE, Lucretia	Feb 24, 1867	32 yrs 2 mos 10 days	d/o Orrin & Catherine E.	widow of Osaac Perry and wife od Edwin Phillips
NOBLE, Mary	Sept.27,1877		w/o Henry	Maiden anme [Durant]
NOBLE, Mary	June 27, 1839	12 years	d/o Jonathan and Hannah
NOBLE, Mary E.	Aug. 2, 1853	20 yrs 11 mos 11 ds	d/o Orrin & Catherine E.
NOBLE, Orrin	Aug. 11, 1844	44 years	s/o Jonathan and his first wife
OLMSTED, Abigail	Jun. 28, 1856		w/o Francis C.
OLMSTED, Abigail Aurella	Apr. 16, 1833	6 yrs 1 mo 16 ds	d/o Francis C. and Abigail
OLMSTED, Cloe	Jun. 9, 1833	71 year	w/o Francis	maiden name [Case]
OLMSTED, Francis	Jan. 21, 1828	aged 68 yrs		He served 1778-1781 in Col.S.B. Webb's Conn. Regt in Revolutionary War pensioned in 1818
OLMSTED, Francis C.	July 1 1853	aged 66 yrs 16 ds	s/o Francis & Cloe
PERRY, Estella	???		d/0 Isaac & Lucretia [Noble]
PERRY, Isaaac	Mar. 9, 1859	27 yrs