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Early Shelby Co. Military Burials

The Burials listed below were taken from the official record at the Shelby County Recorder's Office. All of these burials are prior to April 1861, the start of the Civil War. The war in which the veteran saw service is not listed in the original records.

Name	War	Date of Death	Cemetery of Burial
Ailes, Moses H.	1812	21 Sept 1854	Wesley Chapel, Franklin twp
Applegate, Joseph	1812	7 Oct 1855	Pioneer, Green twp
Babcock, William	1812	11 Oct 1847	7th Day, Jackson Center
Boyer, Lewis	Rev	19 Sept 1843	Wesley Chapel, Orange twp
Brading, James	1812	25 April 1845	Wesley Chapel, Orange twp
Bull, William H.	Mex	10 Aug 1859	Orange Chapel, Orange twp
Campbell, John	1812	26 April 1842	Carey, Turtle Creek twp
Cook, John S.	1812	3 March 1858	Indian (Creek), Perry twp
Coon, David	1812	29 July 1849	Carey, Turtle Creek twp
Cooper, William H., Jr.	Mex	9 June 1850	Wesley Chapel, Orange twp
Cox, Joshua	1812	15 Feb 1847	Thompson, Perry twp
Curts, Thos.	Rev 1812	28 May 1842	Old Loramie Valley, Dinsmore twp
Davenport, Abraham	1812	3 Oct 1837	Carey, Turtle Creek twp
Dowden, William	1812	6 March 1851	Dowden, Jackson twp
Flinn, William N.	1812	15 Aug 1854	Houston, Loramie twp
Harvey, James	1812	2 May 1850	Lemoine, Loramie twp
Higgins, John V.	1812	17 Dec 1839	Wesley Chapel, Orange twp
Houser, Daniel	1812	17 Oct 1836	Pioneer, McLean twp
Houston, Harvey	Mex	5 Feb 1850	Houston, Loramie twp
Kean, John	1812	14 Aug 1854	Township (Reams), Newport
Laughlin, Robert	1812	22 Sept 1850	Pioneer, Green twp
Lemmon, Hector	1812	18 Apr 1851	Anna M.E., Dinsmore twp
Line, John	Rev	17 Aug 1854	Medaris, Perry twp
Line, Joseph	Rev	1841	Medaris, Perry twp
McClure, Thomas	1812	19 Dec 1855	Pioneer, McLean twp
McCormick, James	1812	3 Apr 1842	Bethel M.E., Salem twp
Morton, Washington	1812	17 Apr 1849	Graceland, Sidney
Platt, John H.	1812	3 Sept 1857	Pioneer, Green twp
Prillaman, Christian	1812	21 Dec 1840	Pioneer, McLean twp
Reedman, George**	1812	20 Nov 1845	Redman, VanBuren twp
Rinehart, Abraham	Rev		Indian (Creek), Perry twp
Rinehart, Peter	1812	27 Aug 1855	Medaris, Perry twp
Shank, Jacob	1812	10 Nov 1851	Lenox, Franklin twp
Shaw, Thomas	Rev	29 Dec 1835	Graceland, Sidney
Shaw, Thomas	1812	12 July 1849	Carey, Turtle Creek twp
Sipp, Abraham	1812	13 Oct 1855	Brookside, Turtle Creek twp
Wales, Timothy	Rev	1849	Howell, Jackson twp
Wiles, James	1812	22 March 1857	Wesley Chapel, Orange twp
Wilkinson, Samuel	1812	21 Feb 1823	Cedar Point, Perry twp
Wilkinson, Thos., Sr.	Rev	8 July 1828	Cedar Point, Perry twp
Wilson, Abraham C.	1812	28 Sept 1852	Beechwood, Washington twp
Wilson, John	1812	7 June 1841	Carey, Turtle Creek twp
Woodward, Samuel	Rev	25 Sept 1852	Pioneer, Green twp
Young, Philip	1812	29 May 1850	Wesley Chapel, Dinsmore twp

Information was gathered from the following source: "Shelbyana" Issue #51 April 1992 - pg. 13 **Date taken from "Memorial Records of Shelby Co., Ohio 1819-1875".