Gravel Hill Cemetery

Cheshire Twp.
Gallia County

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Boice, Mary S. Bradbury, wife of Jacob Boice, Jan. 28, 1804 - Oct. 18, 1884 Mary S. Bradbury married second to Jacob Boice after the death of Thomas Russell. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Boice, Mary S. Bradbury, wife of Jacob Boice, Jan. 28, 1804 - Oct. 18, 1884 Mary S. Bradbury married second to Jacob Boice after the death of Thomas Russell. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Boice, Jacob, Nov. 14, 1811 - Nov. 28, 1894 Jacob was the second husband of Mary S. (Bradbury) Russell. Jacob became guardian of Thomas Russell Fife when John M. Fife moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. Jacob was originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Boice, Mandana, Sept. 25, 1835 - May 27, 1856 Mandana was the son of Jacob & Mary S. (Bradbury) Russell Boice. He was originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Boice, Samuel R., July 13, 1845 - Aug. 9, 1895 Samuel was the son of Jacob & Mary S. (Bradbury) Russell Boice. He was originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Bradbury, C. Allison, 1873 - 1940; Flora J., 1876 - 1951 Clyde Allison Bradbury, son of A. William & Louisa Belle (Smith) Bradbury, married Flora Jenkins, dau. of Benjamin F. & Lucy (Evans) Jenkins.
Bradbury, William, Co. H, 53rd O.V. I., May 1, 1842 - Nov. 17, 1905; Louisa Belle, his wife, May 6, 1844 - Dec. 22, 1923 A. William Bradbury, son of Asa & Electa B. (Harding) Bradbury, married Louisa Belle Smith, dau. of Thomas Allison & Sarah (Draper) Smith.
Bradbury, Asa H., 1872 - 1946 Asa H., son of A. William & Louisa Belle (Smith) Bradbury, married Laura Powell, dau. of Paleman & Mary (Eakin) Powell.
Bradbury, Paul D., Jan. 29, 1938 - ; Carolyn J., Dec. 7, 1942 - July 28, 1971 -Parents of Steven Dale & Wendy Jo- Paul Dale Bradbury, son of Clyde Allison Bradbury, Jr. & Ethel L. Roush, married Carolyn Joyce McDaniel, dau. of Eugene C. & Delpha V. (King) McDaniel.
Bradbury, Clyde A., July 20, 1914 - Mar. 8, 1986; Ethel L., July 13, 1915 - -Parents of Paul Dale- Clyde Allison Bradbury, Jr., son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury, married Ethel L. Roush, dau. of Lester Dale & Mazie Lettie (Darst) Roush.
Bradbury, Horace Bion, Dec. 29, 1897 - July 30, 1944; Luella Rupe, Nov. 2, 1899 - Feb. 16, 1992 Horace Bion Bradbury, son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury, married Luella Rupe, dau. of David Perry & Laura Sidney (Lyle) Rupe.
Bradbury, Wm. Wendell, 1884 - 1910 William Wendell Bradbury, was the son of A. William & Louisa Belle (Smith) Bradbury.
Bradbury, H. Poe, 1930 - H. Poe Bradbury, Jr., son of H. Poe & Margaret Cecile (Stevens) Bradbury, married Nancy M. deSilva, daughter of William & Emily (Crandell) deSilva.
Bradbury, Nancy M., 1931 - 1966 Nancy M. deSilva married H. Poe Bradbury.
Bradbury, Phillip A., Sept. 6, 1952 - June 5, 1987; Faith J., Nov. 6, 1953 - Phillip A., son of Phillip Warren & Wanda Bradbury, married Faith Juanita Amos
Bradbury, Phillip A., Pvt. U.S. Army, 1952 - 1987 military marker
Bradbury, Thomas L., 1900 - 1962 Thomas L., son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury, married Grace V. (?)
Bradbury, Grace V., 1898 -
Bradbury, Cecil P., 1898 - 1986; Ferne L., 1903 - 1976 -Parents of Charles Asa P.- Cecil Powell, son of Asa H. & Laura (Powell) Bradbury, married Ferne L. McNamee.
Bradbury, J. Perry, 1903 - 1973 J. Perry, son of Clyde Allison & Flora *Jenkins) Bradbury, married Malinda.
Bradbury, Malinda, 1902 -
Bradbury, Wendell, 1911 - 1988; Augrey, 1912 - William Wendell Bradbury, son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury. married Audrey A. Rife, daughter of Hollis & Ethel (Thomas) Rife. Audrey died April 24. 1999.
Bradbury, Phillip W., May 27, 1920 - Feb. 12, 1968 Phillip Warren Bradbury, son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury, married Wanda.
Bradbury, Phillip W. Bradbury, Ohio, TEC 5 Co. K, 128th Infantry, World War II, May 27, 1920 - Feb. 12, 1968 military marker
Bradbury, C. Comer, 1915 - 1995 Charles Comer, son of Clyde Allison & Flora (Jenkins) Bradbury, married Helen G. Darst.
Bradbury, Helen G., 1917 - 1971 Helen G. Darst married Charles Comer Bradbury.
Bradbury, Charles Asa, 1922 - 1991; Jeanne Anne, 1926 - Charles Asa Powell Bradbury, son of Cecil Powell & Ferne L. (McNamee) married Jeanne Anne Young.
Brickles, Dorothy Abbott, 1919 - 1948
Brickles, John W., 1891 - 1964; Mary E., 1892 - 1973
Fife, Elizabeth (Russell), wife of John M. Fife, October 13, 1824 - May 5, 1857 Elizabeth Hester Russell was the daughter of Thomas & Mary (Bradbury) Russell. Elizabeth married John Matthew Fife. Elizabeth & John M. Fife were my gg Grandparents. Elizabeth was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Church, Frances Marie (Fife), 1902 - 1924 Frances Marie Fife, daughter of William Henry & Amanda Esther (Rose) Fife married Wayne Church. Just three months after their marriage, Frances died of complictions of a pregnacy. Why she was buried under the name Fife is unknown.
Dittmar, Gertrude, 1902 - 1987 Gertrude (Hansher) was the daughter of James & Jennie (Fife) Hansher. She married first a Mr. Stoneking & second to a Mr. Dittmar.
Fife, William H., 1873 - 1967; Amanda E., 1883 - 1946 William Henry was the son of Joseph Warren & Mary Jane (Fife) Fife. Amanda Esther(Rose)Fife was the daughter of William & Caroline (Coverston) Rose.
Fife, Elmer, 1872 - 1961; Mary (Rose), 1875 - 1924 Elmer Fife was the son of Joseph Warren & Mary Jane (Fife) Fife, He married Mrs. Mary (Rose) Newborough. Mary was the daughter of William & Caroline (Coverston) Rose and sister to Amanda who married William H. Fife.
Fife, Mary G., dau. of J.M. & E.H. Fife, died Feb. 9, 1858, age 11y 10m 9d Mary G. was the daughter of John Matthew & Elizabeth Hester (Russell) Fife. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Fife, Bamzel E., 1904 - 1993; Helen E., 1910 - 1981 Bamzel Edward Fife also spelled "Bamsel" was the son of William Henry & Amanda Esther (Rose) Fife. Bamzel married Helen Elizabeth Sisson, daughter of Franklin & Nettie (Halfhill) Sisson.
Fife, Joseph W., Co. G, 13th W.Va, I., 1846 - 1923 Joseph Warren Fife was the son of George Adam & Margaret Freelove Rowley Fife. He married first to his first cousin Mary J. Fife, dau. of Enoch R. & Mary Ann (Thomas) Fife. He married second to Phoebe Ann Ralph. Joseph was sometimes called "Doc" & "The Boy in Blue".
Fife, Phoebe A., 1853 - 1934 -Mother- Phoebe Ann Ralph was the second wife of Joseph Warren Fife, and the daughter of Ansel Ralph & Betsey Spires.
Fife, Curtis, Apr. 22, 1878 - June 4, 1911 Curtis was the son of Joseph Warren Fife and his second wife of Phoebe (Ralph) Fife. Curtis never married and died of Gall Bladder trouble.
Fife, Dell, 1881 - 19__ Dell Fife was the son of Joseph Warren & Phoebe (Ralph) Fife. He died in 1970. Dell was married to Virgie Irene Mulford.
Fife, Virgie Irene, 1884 - 1964 Virgie Irene Nulford, daughter of George & Katherine (McCarty) Mulford, was married to Dell Fife.
Fife, Martha J., 1932 - 1986 Martha Jane Oiler, dau. of Marion Oiler and Bessie Snyder married Clarence Edward Fife, son of Ross Albert Fife and Bessie Garnet Hood.
Fife, George A., 1889 - 1962; Rena V., 1900 - 1978 George Adam Fife, II son of John Franklin and Maria (Rowley) Fife married Rena Violet Little dau. of Harvey Little and Etta Yeauger. George Adam, II was the grandson of George Adam Fife, and great grandson of John K. Fife.
Fife, George A., Ohio PFC 251 MIL Police Co., W W I, Aug. 3, 1899 - Oct. 1, 1962 military marker
Fife, Marvin L., 1916 - __; Doris, 1919 - 1987 Marvin Lewis Fife, son of Ross & Bessie G. (Hood) Fife. Married Inez Doris Abbott, dau. of Homer & Lula (McCollum)Abbott.
Fife, Darrell Donavan, Jan. 29, 1948 Dell Fife Darrell Donavan Fife was the stillborn son of Robert Donavan & Gladys Eileen (Kesterson) Fife. Darrell was the grandson of Dell & Virgie (Mulford) Fife and is buried on the same plot with his grandparents.
Fife, John F., 1861 - 1934 John Franklin Fife was the son of George Adam & Margaret Freelove (Rowley) Fife. He married a distant cousin Maria (pronounced Mariah) E. Rowley.
Fife, Maria E., 1856 - 1953 Maria E. Rowley was the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Dickerson) Rowley. She married John Franklin Fife.
Fife, Ross A., 1885 - 1963; Bessie G., 1891 - 1973 Ross Albert Fife was the son of John Franklin & Maria (Rowley) Fife. He married Bessie Garnet Hood, daughter of Asbury Hood & Elizabeth Wineger.
Fife, Raymond, 1908 - 1993; Myrtle, 1911 - 1992 Albert Raymond Fife was the son of Ross Albert Fife & B essie GArnet Hood. He married Anna Myrtle Ward, daughter of Lewis W. Ward & Anna R. Thompson.
Fife, Buddy L., April 29, 1937 - Nov. 2, 1993; Anita A., May 15, 1940 - ___ Raymond Lewis Fife "Buddy" was the son of Albert Raymond Fife and Anna Myrtle Ward. He married Anita Ann Scott, dau. of Charles Scott & Isis Peters.
Fife, John M., Sept. 21, 1912 - Dec. 26, 1994; Madge G., Feb. 2, 1916 - Apr. 28, 1991 John Miller Fife was the son of Ross Albert & Bessie Garnett (Hood) Fife. John married Madge G. Barrett, dau. of Clayton Barrett & Iva Taylor.
Frye, Louise Fife, March 26, 1936 - _; Virgil, Kine 21, 1931 - Sept. 9, 1996 Virgil Frye married Dorothy Louise Fife, dau. of John Miller & Madge G. (Barrett) Fife.
Greer, Esther Bradbury, April 19, 1900 - July 8, 1995 Esther L. Bradbury, daughter of Asa H. & Laura (Powell) Bradbury, married 1st O. Donovan Allen & 2nd to John Greer.
Grover, Mary Margaret, -daughter- 1904
Hansher, Joseph, 1851 - 1935; Thankful W., 1852 - 1905 Joseph Hansher was a minister. He married Thankful W. (Black).
Hansher, James L., 1880 - 1965 James Lewis Hansher was the son of Rev. Joseph & Thankful (Black) HAnsher.
Hansher, Jennie U., 1884 - 1978 Jennie Uretha (Fife) married James Lewis Hansher. Jennie was the daughter of Joseph Warren & Phoebe Ann (Ralph) Fife.
Harding, Ross E., 1895 - 1978; Hazel H., 1898 - 1983 Ross Evertt Harding was the son of Lewis Walter Harding & Susan Katherine Ward. He married Hazel Helen Fife, the daughter of Chauncy Edwin & Mittie Alma (Ball) Fife.
Kail, H. Alva, 1906 - 1966; Marguerite, 1906 - 1992 Horace Alva Kail was the son of George B. Kail & Leora Shaver. He married Marguerite Scott, dau. of Elza W. Scott and Ether M. Fife.
Lemley, Hilda E., Oct. 10, 1939 - Mar. 2, 1996 Hilda Fern (Eads) Lemley, was the dau. of James G. & Inez B. (Casto) Eads. She married Robert K. Lemley, son of Ray Elson & Alice (Thompson) Lemley.
Lemley, Ray E., 1912 - 1998; Mildred F., 1907 - 1982 Ray Eldon Lemley was the son of James Theodore & Cora Ellen (Ralph) Lemley. He married Mildred Frances (Jones) Ward. Mildred was the dau. of Claude & Melba Jones.
Lemley, Robert K., Mar.23, 1939 - ; Hilda E., Oct. 10, 1939 - Mar. 2, 1996 Robert K. is the son of Ray Eldon Lemley & Alice Thompson, married Hilda Fern Eads, dau. of James G. & Inez B. (Casto) Eads.
Lemley, Ray E., 1912 - 1998; Mildred V., 1907 - 1982 Ray Eldon Lemley, son of James Theodore & Cora Ellen (Ralph) Lemley, married 1st to Alice Thompson, dau. of James & Pearley (Halfhill) Thompson. Ray married 2nd to Mildred Frances (Jones) Ward, dau. of Claude & Melba Jones.
Lemley, George N., June 17, 1916 - ; Nancy J., July 31, 1913 - July 25, 1993 -parents of Georgena- George Newton Lemley, son of Roy F. & Mary Etta (Darst) Lemley. Nancy J., wife of George N. Lemley.
Matthews, Carroll E., PFC U.S. Army, W W II, Apr. 3, 1921 - Mar. 6, 1976 military marker
Mayes, William Grant, 1868 - 1947
Mayes, Della L., 1869 - 1941
Mayes, Clarence E., 1897 - 1963
Mayes, Lucille L., 1900 - 19__
Lucille L. Fife, married Clarence Edward Mayes. She died in 1998. Clarence was the son of William Grant & Della L. (Pickens) Mayes.
Porter, Curtis C., 1905 - 1989; Grace S., 1908 - 1973 Curtis Clay Porter, son of Chancy Clay Porter and Elma Plymale married first to Alma Grace Scott, dau. of Elza W. Scott and Ether M. Fife. After the death of Grace he married Mrs. Gertrude (Shong)Clark, dau. of Henry Shong and Lola Mae Archer.
Queen, Clifford E., 1918 - 1974
Queen, William D., 1880 - 1962; Victoria C., 1892 - 1970
Ralph, Kenneth, 1912 - 19__; Marie, 1914 - 1984 Kenneth Ralph, son of Blaine & Edith (Hicks) Ralph. Married Bessie Marie Fife, dau. of Ross Albert & Bessie G. (Hood) Fife. After Bessie Maries's death, Kenneth married second to Mrs. Leona Whitt.
Riggs, Malinda C., 1876 - 1961
Riggs, Sarah Frances, 1911 - 1930, aged 19y 2m 2d
Riggs, C. Manley, 1900 - 1986; Garnet S., 1905 - 1945
Riggs, Harvey B., 1888 - 1970; Belvia, 1886 - 1975
Russell, Harriet, dau. of Moses & Phoebe Russell, age 7y, 10m, 25d. Harriet is the daughter of Moses Russell, Jr. & Phoebe (Sisson). A granddaughter of Moses Russell the Rev. War Soldier. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Russell, Moses, Pvt. Continental Line Revolutionary War, May 17, 1759 - Oct. 29, 1825 Moses came to Gallia Co., from what is now Berkley Co., West Virginia. He married in Berekley Co. to Esther Mehetible Noland, dau of John Noland. They are my gggg Grandparents. This individual was originally buried in the Russell Cemetery, Cheshire Twp., but was moved to Gravel Hill and the headstone replaced, because of a coal belt providing coal to the AEP power plant.
Russell, Thomas, January 14, 1799 - July 6, 1829 Thomas was a son of Moses & Esther (Noland) Russell. He married Mary Stevens Bradbury. They are my ggg Grandparents. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Russell, Soranus, son of Moses & Phoebe Russell Died Oct. 7, 1825, age 8m, 4d Soranus is the son of Moses Russell, Jr. & Phoebe (Sisson). A grandson of Moses Russell the Rev. War Soldier. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Russell, Nancy, daughter of Thos. & Mary Russell, died August 1, 1831, age 1y, 7m, 19d Nancy was the dau. of Thomas & Mary (Bradbury) Russell and sister of Elizabeth Hester (Russell) Fife. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Russell, Caleb, son of Thos. & Mary Russell, died Mch. 2, 1826, age 1m, 11d. Caleb was the son of Thomas & Mary (Bradbury) Russell and brother of Elizabeth Hester (Russell) Fife. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Russell, Joseph Newton, died Mch. 16, 1855, age 27y, 11m, 3d. Joseph Newton Russell was the son of Thomas & Mary (Bradbury) Russell and brother of Elizabeth Hester (Russell) Fife. He was a dentist. This individual was also originally buried at The Russell Cemetery.
Searles, James Kenneth, 1913 - 1957 James was the son of Margaret Ellen (Fife) Searls.
Searles, Hod, 1892 - 1963; Margaret E., 1893 - 1967 Margaret Ellen Fife, daughter of Joseph Warren & Phoebe (Ralph) Fife, married Hod Searls, son of James & Elma (Coughenour) Searls
Scott, Elza W., 1883 - 1946; Ether M., 1882 - 1969 Elza E. Scott was the son of Elisha Scott & Irene Hacobs. He married Ether M. Fife, dau. of John Franklin & Maria E.(Rowley) Fife. (Her name was Ether and not Esther)
Swisher, Leo E., 1904 - 1976; L. Vale, 1905 - 1967 Leo E. Swisher, son of Morris K. & Millie (Reese/Reece) Swisher, married Lena Vale Scott, the daughter of Elza W. & Ether M. (Fife) Scott.
Swisher, Geraldine R., Jan. 13, 1929 - Dec. 17, 1960; Lowell E., Jan. 15, 1926 - Mar. 23, 1989 Lowell Emerson Swisher was the son of Leo E. Fife & Lena Vale Scott. He married first to Gerald Ward & second to Mrs. Bonnie Howard.
Swisher, Lowell E., S1 U.S. Navy, World War II Military bronze marker
Thomas, Blanche, 1883 - 1940; Warren, 1876 - 1965 Warren Thomas was the son of Reuben & Rachel Ellen (Fife) Thomas. Warren married Blanch Hampton, dau. of James & Mary E. (McCarty Hampton.
Vance, Mary Ella, 1863 - 1962; William F., 1860 - 1931
Vance, George M., 1845 - 1921; Mary E., 1846 - 1929
Vance, Chauncy E., 1880 - 1958; Mabel E., 1882 - 1971 Chauncy Edward Vance was the son of Joshua W. Vance & Clarissa Minerva Fife. Chauncy married Mabel E. Ptive, dau. of William & Amanda (Hart) Price.
VanKirk, Hollis, 1874 - 19__; Amanda, 1887 - ___ John Hollis VanKirk was the son of William & Sarah Jane (Jones) VanKirk. He died April 15, 1965. He married Amanda Rupe, daughter of Darias Rupe & Nancy Phelps. Amanda died May 10, 1980.

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