Riley Creek Cemetery
Riley Creek Cemetery is located along the bank of the Riley Creek in Ottawa Township, Putnam County, Ohio. The Cemetery is behind the Riley Creek Methodist Church. (This is a complete listing of this cemetery)
(more pictures coming soon)
Tombstones: In Memory of:
Clark, Prosper G Died: 1864 Aged: 2 weeks dau of Jas L & MA Clark
Clark, Margaret A Died: Mar 17, 1885 Aged: 34y 6m 2d wife of Jas L Clark
Carter, Ozetta Died: Oct 7, 1881 Aged: 58y 8m 12d wife of John Flemin
Emans, B Born: May 5, 1841 Died: Jun17, 1872 Aged: 31y 1m 7d wife of R Emans
Emans, Richard (unreadable)
Dice, Earl Born: Apr 7, 1876 Died: Dec 13, 1878 son of HB & CA Dice
Crawfis, Hap AB Died: Apr 17, 1890 Aged: 7y 10m 17d dau of MW & D Crawfis
Crawfis, Willie C Died: Mar 15, 1887 Aged: 2y 6m 5d
Crawfis, Charlie L Died: Feb 6 1887 Aged: 2 weeks
Crawfis, Nora B Died: Apr 17, 1890 Aged: ?
Crawfis, Ada Died May 20, 1883 Aged: 11d
(last 4 are children of HW & D Crawfis)
Crawfis, Zella E Died: Apr 4,1887 Aged: 2y 6m 12d dau of C M & A M Crawfis photo submitted by April Nienberg
Reed, Daisy Belle Died Sept 14, 1882 Aged: 9y 11m 16d dau of SM & Ada Reed
Reed, George H 1823-1884
Reed, Elizabeth 1827-1901 wife of George
Park, George W 1790-1864
Marks, Adam Died: Sept 24, 1905 Aged: 47y 10m 14d inscription: "A light from our house is gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts that never will be filled."
Marks, Clara 1863-1917 "Mother" photo submitted by April Nienberg
Pope, Pricilla W Died: Mar 16, 1885 Aged: 82y 8m 7d "Mother"
Pope, Henry Died Sept 20, 1878 Aged: 75y 5m 14d "Father" close-up
Crawfis, Sylvia Eve Born: May 3, 1886 Died Mar24, 1888 dau of JA & A Crawfis
Kitchen, Isadort Died: May 15, 1880 Dau of HG & SC Kitchen
Broken Stone (can't read)
Henderson, Corpel R Co D 1 I11 L A
Henderson, Martha E Died: May 1, 1869 Aged: 1y 3m 8d
Henderson, Early Died: Jul 11, 1883 Aged: 12d
Henderson, Pearly J Died: Jul 11, !883 Aged: 12d
Henderson, Earney Died: Jul 17, 1834 Aged: 18d
Henderson, Sarah J Died: Jul 11, 1883 Aged: 45y 8m 8d wife of R Henderson
Nabgger, Herman Died: Aug 21, 1882 Aged: 2y 4m
HAB (small stone with intials only)
Blunden, Walter J Died: Mar 20, 1885 Aged 64y 2m 5d
Blunden, William G Died: Aug 7, 1869 Aged 23y 6m 18d son of W J & J Bluden
Blunden, Harriet Ann Died: Jan 7, 1887 Aged: 36y 1m 13d
Blunden, Julia Died: Sept 29, 1893 Aged: 78y 4m 28d "She faltered by _____and the angels took her home."
Pierman, Margaret A Died Mar 12, 1883 Aged: 45y 4m 20d wife of Samuel Pierman close-up
Pierman, Samuel Died: Jan 7, 1904 Aged: 76y 6m 10d close-up front of Pierman Monument
Pierman, William Died: June 1, 1851 Aged: 25y 10m 3d
Pierman, Sarah Died: Mar 30, 1863 Aged: 28y 3m 3d
Pierman, Mary Died: Mar 6, 1885 Aged 95y wife of J Pierman "Mother & Father" photo submitted by April Nienberg
Pierman, James Died: May6, 1870 Aged: 80y " Our mother and father are gone, they lie beneath. Dear parents though we miss you much, we know you rest with God." photo submitted by April Nienberg
Rice, Cilicia Died: Jun 8, 1881 Aged: 56y 9m 9d dau of Stillman and Mary Blodgett (broken stone)
Blodget, Stillman Born: Mar 14, (1788) Died: Dec 20, 1863 Aged: 75y 9m 4d "Father" close-up
Blodget, Mary Flint Born: Jun 17, 1794 Died: Sept 24, 1891 Aged: 97y 3m 7d
Blodget, William Born: Jul 13, 1828 Died: Aug 19, 1904
Blodget, Sarah Jane Born Sept 22, 1836 Died: Apr 5, 1874
Blodget, Eliza A Born: May 11, 1851 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Blodget, Royal N Died: Dec 27, 1884 "at Sanatoga, Pratt Co Kansas" Aged: 20y 1m 9d " Now he has left us, his spirit has fled, his body now slumbers in peace with the dead"
Rollins, Charles Died: Jun 19, 1879 Aged: 77y 6m 9d
Rollins, Eliza Died: Mar 19, 1880 Aged: 70y 9m 6d
Strambaugh, M A Born: Aug 18, 1829 wife of P S Strambaugh (broken stone)
Strambaugh, P S Born: 1811 Died: 1880 (broken stone)
Emlinger, Matilda Died: Jun 8, 1893 Aged: 69y 3m
Stambaugh, E J 1853-1951
Stambaugh, Ella 1866-1891 wife of E J Stambaugh
Badman, Homer Died: Oct 24, 1866 Aged:11y 5m 10d
Badman, Rebecca Died: Dec 5, 1864 Aged: 7y 3m 5d (children of J S Badman)
Badman, John Died: Oct 17, 1870 Aged 56y 3m 4d
Sackett, Violet A Born: Jul 10, 1876 Died: Dec 16, 1953 photo submitted by April Nienberg
Sackett, Stubert S Born: Dec 27, 1871 Died: Dec 13, 1934 photo submitted by April Nienberg
Sackett, Charles Born: Jun 23,1871 Aged: 28y 10m 1d
Sackett, Sumner C Born: Jan 23, 1867 Died: Dec 5, 1931 photo submitted by April Nienberg
Sackett, Homer W Born:Jul 3, 1836 Died: apr 9, 1912 son of J Y Sackett
Sackett, Mary Born:Apr 16, 1841 Died: Apr 30, 1899 wife of Homer W Sackett
Sackett, J Y Born:May 8, 1804 Died: Nov 11, 1880 photo submitted by April Nienberg close-up
Sackett, Rachel W Born: Nov 4, 1813 Died: Apr 7, 1883 wife of J Y Sackett photo submitted by April Nienberg
Sackett, William P Died: Nov 17, 1861 Aged: 23y 6m 12d son of J Y & R W Sackett
Sackett, Samuel L Died: Aug 27, 1841 Aged: 5m 24d son of J Y & R W Sackett
Sackett, Martha Died: Jun 5, 1840 Aged 7m 24d dau of J Y & R W Sackett
Sackett, William Putnam Aged: 23y 6m 13d
Sackett, Samuel Died: Aug27,1841 Aged: 24d son of S Y & R W Sackett
Heckerman, Daniel Member of Co G 99th OVI Died: Feb 2, 1880 Aged: 37y 3m
Marks, Caroline O Died: Jan 25, 1882 Aged: 12y 10m 4d "Farewell vain world, I am at home and I am waiting for you to come."
Marks John 1822-1905
Marks, Isabelle 1834-1912
Stevens, Geroge W Co O 175 Ohio Inf Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Stevens, Melissa 1855-1940 Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Stevens, Olive 1875-1894
Marks, Cordella 1859-1948 wife of David Marks
Marks, David Born: Nov 30, 1855 Died: Sept 25, 1897 Aged: 41y 9m 29d
Wilson, Margaret Died: Dec 7, 1863 Aged: 27y 9m 5d wife of William Wilson
Van Buskirks, Alfred Born: Oct 7, 1832 Died: Jul 5, 1896 BNYY VOL CAV
Tiema, ? Born: Aug 21, 1872 Died Jul 10, 1899
Gale, Ruth Born: Sept 2, 1897 Died: Oct 26, 1897 dau of Neal & Elsie Gale
Gale, Iva Born: Dec 20, 1870 Died: aug 4, 1889
Stevens, Elma Adelle Died: Oct 9, 1859 Aged: 5y 5d dau of A & A J Stevens
(previous 4 markers are together)
Gettman, Henry Died: Aug 11, 1892 Aged: 8y 2m 17d son of William & E J Gettman "Lovely whose sparkling eyes increased our joys, but now they are gone and we are lonely." close up
Van Buskirk, Winfield 1849-1897 "Father"
Pierman, George Born: Feb 19, 1830 Died: June 6, 1905 Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Butler, Nancy Winder 1843-1925 Wife of L W Butler
Butler, Lyman Wooster 1834-1915
Butler, Albert Vernon 1870-1909 FGB
Stevens, Elma Adell Died: Oct 9, 1859 Aged: 5w 5d dau of A & A J Stevens
Daub, Herman L Died: Jul 5, 1859 Aged 1y 2m
Smith, Pheby Died: Feb 9, 1855 Aged: 1y 11m dau of A W & S C Smith
Lutz, Goostem Died: ? wife of G Lutz
Lutz, Justena Died: Sept 10,1859 Aged: 38y 19d wife of George Lutz Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Lutz, Ellen Died: Sept 14,1859 Aged: 4m 12d dau of G & J Lutz
Lutz, George Died: Jun 28, 1898 Aged: 86y 7m Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Pope, George W Born: Feb 15, 1854 Died: Sept 26 ,1892 Aged: 38y 7m 11d close up
Fetters, Mary Died: Feb 7, 1895 Aged: 37y 15d
Seitz, Charles G 1857-1893
Seitz, F B Died: 1861
Unreadable Marker
St Clair, Paul Died: Feb 13, 1894 Aged: 2y 6m 26d son of D B & Annie Gallogly
Seitz, Philemon B Born: Jun 10, 1827 Died: Jun 30, 1916
Ketner, Andrew 1811-1897
Ketner, Mary A 1827-1901
Ketner, Isabella F 1859-1860
Ketner, George A 1869-1871
Ketner, Martha A Died: Jul 10, 1903 Aged: 20y 8m 8d dau of James & Alice
Jinkins, Mary Died: Apr 26, 1867 Aged: 82y 8m 16d
Jinkins, Mary A Died: Sept 11, 1896 Aged: 75y 5m 3d
Byers, Sally Died: Mar 27, 1861 Aged: 29y 10m
Siders, Rebecca Died: Dec 26, 1861 Aged: 24y 8m
Seitz, Nimrod Died: Mar 19, 1842 Aged: 15y 11m son of J & R Seitz Photo submitted by April Nienberg
Seitz, Daniel Died: Apr 18, 1841 Aged: 8y 11m son of J & R Seitz
Seitz, Abraham Died: Jun 6, 1864 Aged: 29y 5m 17d son of Abraham and Rebecca Seitz Photosubmitted by April Nienberg ahe intersection of Road M and Road 7
Seitz, Abraham Died: Jan 7, 1882 Aged: 85y 6m 12d
Seitz, Rebecca Died: Oct 22, 1857 Aged: 63y 10m 3d wife of Abraham
Levesque, Mercy Died: May 2, 1867 Aged: 85y wife of C W Levesque Photosubmitted by April Nienberg
marker "NIMRAL"
marker "Mother"
Blodget, Harriet Died: Aug 9, 1895 Aged: 61y 10m 16d
Carr, Solomon 1860-1935
Carr, Caroline H 1860-1893
Blodget, Harmon L Died: Oct 5, 1895 Aged: 25y 9m 2d
Miller, James Died: Dec 23, 1869 Aged: 43y 4m 21d
Miller, Sidney M Died: Oct 1, 1892 Aged: 63y 7m 17d
Shay, Gary Born: May 18, 1861 Died: Feb 22, 1869 son of S K & L Shay
Harden, Sophronia Born: May 8, 1857 Died: May 5, 1892 Aged: 34y 11m 27d wife of P Harden close-up Photosubmitted by April Nienberg
Clymer, Clarence M Died: Oct 17, 1900 Aged: 1y 2m 17d son of W O & A J Clymer (This stone was toppled over) front of stone
