Some Licking County, Ohio Cemetery Records


George's Chapel Cemetery
Luray, Licking County, Ohio

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Name Given Born Died Notes
Wells Richard, Sr.15 Mar 172212 Sep 1816 
Wells George 04 Apr 178009 Nov 184868 yrs, 7mo. 5 dys
George Jr
WellsMargaret179029 Jan 1828age 38 - wife
Wells Barbara1787Nov 28, 1875wife of Nathaniel Wells, aged 88
born in Hagerstown Md
Wells Nathaniel 1790Sep 30, 1847 aged 57 -- Our Father
WellsPersis09 Feb 184403 Aug 18517 yrs 5 mo. 24 dys. - daughter of Jas. & P. Wells
Wells Persis H. 181618 Feb 1844wife of James Wells in 28th yr.
Wells Harriet1819 14 Apr 1847 wife of James Wells in 28th yr
Wells James   son of (?)
Wells?Honor  A stone in memory of Honor, cousin of George Porth
Wells Samatha17 Feb 1813 21 Jun 184936 yr 4 mo. 4 dy. - wife of Alexander Wells
Wells Samatha Jun 184920 Oct 1849 4 mo 44? dys. - daughter of Alexander & Samatha Wells
Wells George1745 8/9 Oct 186186 years [this should be 1831 - Elaine Ramsten Wells 1975]
unreadable flat limestone slab - 1999
WellsElizabeth [no date noted] dau of George Wells Sr
Wells Elizabeth175215 Aug 1827wife of George Wells Sr., 75 yrs
To the memory of Elizabeth Wells late consort of George Wells Sen
Wells Caroline 27 Jan 1816daughter of James and Harriet
Wells Rhoda180421 Jan 1825daughter of Richard & Michel (Griffith) Wells
Wells Reason09 Jun 1787Nov 17 184629 y's 5 m. 8 d - son of Richard & Michel Wells
(could be 1816)
Holmes Emily20 May 1820 27 May 27 1865 wife of Wm Wigton aged 45y 7d
In family vault - dau of James Holmes,Jr.
Johnstown Genealogical Society recorded this as Lilly in 1975 and did not record her father on reverse side of stone
Holmes James 13 Jun 1785 13 J[a]n 1848 aged 62y 8m
James is reported to be preserved in a vault of alcohol
Holmes James 1748 1825unreadable flat limestone slab in 1999
James Senior - Rev. War marker - James was a Lieutenant in Capt. Richard Brown's company at the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776 where stepfather Richard Brown was captured and brother Alexander Holmes was killed - James was wounded in the leg and limped the rest of his life)
Holmes Lucinda Oct 1816 Mar 1840 aged 24 years
Holmes Francis Ann July 184030 Jan 1841aged 6 mo, dau of Lemuel & Lucy Jane Holmes
Holmes Betty 1827 1833Dau. of Eli & Catherine
Holmes Ann 1760 1829 [Unreadable in 1999]
Phumphrey Sarah 1808 1847Wife of H.W.W., Md., Dau. of Thomas Johnson, Wheeling, West Va.


Another cemetery - Not Identified
Luray, Licking County, Ohio

Name Given Born Died Notes
WellsPeter 17 Dec 189288 yrs 7 mo 19 dys
Wells Sarah 17 Dec 1892 75 yrs 3mo 5 dys
[suspect a date error on one of these]
WellsJoseph 01 Oct 1858- son- died

Sources:

  1. Mable Kennedy Brune. 20 Oct 1935
    "Buried at Luray, Licking County, Ohio in George's Chapel Cemetery. Luray not on the map. No chapel left at the cemetery. Located on US Highway 40 between Kirkersville & Hebron. From a little white church at crossroads turn north to large white house on little knoll, less than half mile from highway. Fork in the road and left turn circles cemetery. The other turns to east. 1½ acre cemetery, wire fence, no gate, sets about 5 feet above road. No graves in front of lot (probably the chapel was there). A lot of Wells buried there, some Holmes, Howards and Pumfrey. Found Richard Wells only 25 years old in old cemetery south of highway. A newer cemetery and more modern chapel."

  2. Lane Boughler - Columbus, Ohio 22 Jan 2000
    Mable's description of the location is still fairly accurate. Luray is at the intersection of State Route 40 (National Road) and State Route 37 (between Lancaster and Granville). The intersection of SR37 and Township Road 40 (Refugee Road) is 1/2 mile north of Luray. The cemetery is 1/10 mile west of this intersection. The intersection is no longer a fork, but the typical two way stop at a major road. Refugee Road makes an unusual detour to the north to avoid the cemetery. So George apparently laid out the cemetery straddling the Refugee Tract and U.S. Military District.

  3. Johnstown Genealogical Society recorded in June of 1970.

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