LaFollette Cemetery
Russell Township
Section 1
Latitude: 395139N;  Longitude: 0865449W
Read by Larry Tippin July 2001
Directions:
The LaFollette Cemetery is about one half mile north of the intersection of Co Rd 1350N and 350W, then about ¼ mile west down a lane between farm fields. The cemetery is at the end of the lane near some old farm buildings. As a point of reference, the cemetery is about ½ mile northwest of Raccoon and about ½ mile southwest of Parkersburg.
Condition: Good
Cemetery is being maintained.
The number at the left of each name corresponds with the map of the cemetery.
* = computed birth
Birth Death Age
Row: No. Surname First Name Other inscriptions M D Y M D Y Y M D
1 1 DRYER Lucille LaFollette          1900     1987      
2 DRYER George Lindley          1896     1962      
2 3 NOLAND Ruth LaFollette          1893     1982      
4 NOLAND Thomas Pierce         1895     1952      
5 FOSTER Nora LaFollette          1887     1952      
3 6a CLOE Charles C.          1875     1940      
6b CLOE Myrtle L.         1885     1979      
7 CLOE C. Eugene   Son       1916     1917      
8 CLOE Alice K.   Daughter       1908     1910      
9 LAFOLLETTE James Don    T/Sgt U.S. Air Corps WWII Africa, Italy   June 14 1919            
10 LAFOLLETTE Opal Williams          1895     1988      
11 LAFOLLETTE James Edgar          1889     1973      
12 LAFOLLETTE Milford Raymond          1904     1904      
13 LAFOLLETTE Nannie E.  Mother        1866     1908      
14 LAFOLLETTE James U.  Father        1862     1931      
15 LAFOLLETTE Angil S.   Lt. of F. A. U. S. A .       1896     1919      
4 16 RIGGLE George     * Mar 22 1790 Aug 27 1878 88 5 5
17 RIGGLE Mary  w/o George  * Mar 17 1793 Nov 3 1869 76 8  
18 RIGGLE George Riggle Almost illegible   Sept 5 1837 Apr 21 1864      
19 RIGGLE Nancy  w/o George - almost illegible   Sept 18 1841 Jan 1 1891      
20   "Father & Mother" Footstone for Thomas & Rebecca Coshow                      
21 RIGGLE John  s/o G. & N.     Sept 16 1860 Feb 25 1861      
22 COSHOW Allen  s/o J. & P.   No death date?   Jan 20 1854            
23 COSHOW Mariah  d/o J. & P.   No death date?   Feb 18 1855            
24 COSHOW Polly     * About   1825 Oct 1 1853 28    
25 COSHOW John T. J.  s/o J. & P.   * About   1880 June 2 1889 9    
26 COSHOW Mary A.     * Jan 9 1856 Feb 10 1878 22 1 1
27 COSHOW John     * May 15 1813 Sept 21 1877 64 4 6
5 28 UNKNOWN Jacob  no other info                    
29 WILSON Sarah E  w/o Charles M.   * Jan 2 1848 Mar 5 1874 26 2 3
30a COSHOW Jacob       Apr 19 1842 Aug 12 1861 19 3 24
30b COSHOW Rebecca G.  d/o T. A. & R. J.   * Apr 3 1856 July 3 1861 5 3  
31a COSHOW Rebecca J.  w/o Thomas     May 30 1817 Jan 18 1894      
31b COSHOW Thomas A.       Mar 21 1815 June 25 1858 42 3 1
32 COSHOW Mary J.  d/o T. A.  R. J.   * Dec 28 1849 Aug 20 1852 2 7 23
33 COSHOW Richard  s/o T. A. & R. J.   * Jan 11 1846 Aug 30 1852 6 7 19
34 COSHOW Thomas     * Oct 14 1788 Mar 3 1857 73 4 17  
35 COSHOW Albirtie  d/o E. & L.   * Mar 22 1875 Oct 25 1875 0 7 3
36a FALL Henry   Father   June 19 1861 Apr 14 1927      
36b FALL Lottie   Mother   Dec 7 1861 Apr 23 1913      
6 37 HESTER Milton Hester  s/o J. R. & S. B.  * Nov 28 1857 Nov 1 1858 0 11 4
38a FLETCHER Nancy E.  d/o B. F. & H. A.   Oct 20 1865 Jan 29 1882      
38b FLETCHER Samuel O.  d/o B. F. & H. A.   Feb 18 1880 Feb 23 1880      
38c FLETCHER William F.  d/o B. F. & H. A.   Sept 30 1875 Feb 15 1882      
38d FLETCHER Infant  s/o B. F. & H. A.   Nov 24 1864 Nov 24 1864      
39 YOUNG Mary J.  w/o Newton   * Feb 9 1833 July 29 1852 19 5 20
40 LAFOLLETT Nancy  w/o Isaac    * Oct 25 1801 Sept 11 1864 62 10 17
41 LAFOLLETT Isaac      * Sept 22 1810 Dec 8 1878 68 2 16
42 LAFOLLETT Hester  w/o Joseph     Jan 6 1799 Oct 27 1873 74 9 21
43 LAFOLLETT Joseph       Apr 24 1801 Apr 30 1877 76 0 6
44 GOTT Verla L.       July 26 1874 Mar 13 1875      
45 HAMILTON Christiann F.      Oct 7 1836 Sept 25 1890 53 11 18
46 UNKNOWN Unknown Initials J. S. L. only thing on stone                    
47 UNKNOWN Unknown Initials J. L. only thing on stone                    
48 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
49 McLAUGHLIN Alvin      Co. E 150 Ind. Inf.                    
50 JAMES Merl  Son       1880     1896      
51a JAMES Laura A.           1860     1945      
51b JAMES Benton E.           1856     1937      
52 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
53 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
7 54a HESTER Conrad W.       Mar 8 1800 Feb 2 1882 81 10 24
54b HESTER Catherine    Age 88y, no other dates               88    
55 BLAIR Infant  d/o Wm. & Dorcas                      
56 BLAIR Infant  s/o Wm. & Dorcas                     
57 BLAIR Infant  d/o Wm. & Dorcas                      
58 BLAIR Infant  s/o Wm. & Dorcas                     
59 BLAIR Infant  d/o Wm. & Dorcas                      
60 BLAIR Infant  s/o Wm. & Dorcas                     
61 BLAIR William      * Sept 30 1777 Oct 2 1849 72 0 2
62 BLARE Dorcas  w/o William    * Feb 19 1814 Dec 17 1858 36 9 28
63 COSHOW Altie? Little Altie? s/o C. & L.    * Mar 27 1873 Jan 7 1874 0 9 11
64 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
65a RICHARDSON Ida F.      Dec 18 1893 Sept 21 1894      
65b RICHARDSON Hymer G.       Sept 19 1895 Aug 5 1896      
8 66 CLEAVELAND John C.       May 27 1821 Apr 26 1859      
67 CLEAVELAND Maria       Apr 19 1833 July 1 1849      
68a CLEAVELAND Robert      * Mar 23 1795 July 28 1882 87 4 5
68b CLEAVELAND Elizabeth  w/o Robert    * Dec 16 1794 Sept 26 1875 80 9 10
69 CLEAVELAND John D.  s/o J. H. & E.    * Sept 15 1859 Sept 12 1863 3 11 28
70 CLEAVELAND Carrie  d/o J. H. & E.    * Sept 22 1862 Sept 19 1863 0 11 28
71 RAY Jane     * Feb 22 1804 Sept 3 1877 73 6 12
9 72 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
73a FALLER Harley S.  s/o E. & M. A.     Aug 23 1890 May 26 1891      
73b FALLER Mary A.  w/o Edward   Apr 10 1868 Feb 9 1891      
74 CARTER Robert S.  s/o James & Sarah    * July 16 1865 Oct 10 1876 11 2 24
75a CARTER Sophia A.  w/o J. E.     Aug 13 1847 June 10 1900      
75b CARTER John E.     Co B 78 Regt Ind In   Jan 9 1839            
76 UNKNOWN Unknown Initials S. A. C.                    
77a TROSPER John           1865     1906      
77b TROSPER Viola Ruark           1878     1921      
10 78 KENNEDY Infant  s/o W. B & L.   July 13 1856 July 13 1856      
79 KENNEDY Louisa Ann  w/o W. B.    * Apr 27 1820 Oct 7 1846 26 5 10
80 BAIRD Thomas S.      * Aug 6 1827 Oct 9 1848 21 2 3
81 KENNEDY John W.  s/o W. S. & Louisa A.    * Sept 3 1843 Dec 4 1843 0 3 1
82 BAIRD John R.  s/o Wm. & M.    * Nov 17 1839 Mar 13 1841 1 3 24
83 LAFOLLETT Jesse      * Aug 23 1781 Oct 2 1844 63 1 9
84a CLORE Eliza A.      * Nov 3 1828 Feb 21 1881 52 3 18
84b FRAME George W.      * Sept 15 1821 Jan 26 1863 41 4 11
85 HESTER Estel I.  d/o J. R. & S. B.     Jan 19 1865 Mar 4 1868      
86 LAFOLLETT Ora Robert  s/o J. S. & S. V.     Nov 4 1883 Oct 6 1884      
87 FRITTS Mary Alice  w/o J. W.      Nov 17 1867 Sept 21 1889 21 10 4
88 FRITTS Allie L.       Sept 13 1889 May 8 1893      
89 FINK Mamie E.          1892     1908      
11 90 BAIRD William H. H.  s/o Wm. & M.    * Mar 16 1844 Sept 10 1853 11 5 25
91 BAIRD Thomas M.   s/o Wm. & M.    * Oct 26 1848 Apr 11 1849 0 5 16
92 LAFOLLETT Mary Jane  d/o Rob't & Mary    * Mar 16 1827 Mar 25 1844 17 0 9
93 LAFOLLETT Lucinda   d/o Rob't & Mary    * Jan 30 1844 July 25 1844 0 5 25
94 LAFOLLETT Nancy Angeline   d/o Rob't & Mary    * Nov 2 1830 Feb 4 1847 16 3 2
95 LAFOLLETT Mary w/o R.      * Oct 1 1807 Aug 8 1881 73 10 7
96 LAFOLLETT Robert      * Aug 16 1803 Nov 3 1876 73 2 18
97 LONG Mary Abseline  d/o M. L. D. & M. L   * Oct 26 1861 Oct 14 1864 2 11 18
98a LONG Melvina  w/o M. L. D. Long    * Jan 19 1840 May 11 1876 36 3 22
98b LONG North side of stone of Melvina Long says My Beloved Annie                      
99a FINK Margaret           1891            
99b FINK Fred B.           1886     1962      
100a CARTER Othias Carter      Feb 8 1804 Feb 15 1879      
100b CARTER Artimissia       Feb 7 1806 Dec 13 1898      
101 CARTER John      * Dec 22 1793 May 14 1871 77 4 22
102 RAILESBACK Nancy Railesback       Apr 8 1826 Dec 25 1899      
103 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
104a ADAMS Elsie M.          1908     1932      
104b ADAMS Walter          1890     1947      
105 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
106 ADAMS Fount Adams        Pvt Co F 73 Ind Infrantry WWI   Feb 7 1887 June 10 1972      
12 107 LAFOLLETT Joseph    Age About 88y         1746 July   1834 88    
107    (Bronze Marker inscribed "Revolutionary Solider 1773-1783 erected by LaFollett  Family")                      
108 LEE Abigail      * Aug 1 1757 Nov 1 1829 72 3    
109 LAFOLLETT Uzal      * June 7 1772 Aug 14 1844 72 2 7
110 LAFOLLETT Nancy  w/o Uzel   * Apr 1 1784 Oct 21 1865 81 6 20
111 LAFOLLETT Daniel E.  s/o J. & G.    * Oct 1 1855 Oct 17 1855 0 0 16
112 LAFOLLETT Sarah G.  d/o Jas. & Catharine    * Sept 21 1852 Feb 14 1860 7 4 24
113 LAFOLLETT Rebecca  d/o J. & C.    * Apr 10 1885 Dec 1 1887 2 7 21
114a LAFOLLETT Catharine     * About   1827 Mar 18 1909 82    
114b LAFOLLETT James      * Feb 11 1819 Sept 15 1890 71 7 4
115 SHOUSE Emaline  d/o Greenberry & Jane    * Feb 7 1944 June 29 1945 1 4 22
116 JAMES Charles T. B.  s/o C. S. & M. E.   * Sept 14 1860 Oct 4 1863 3 0 20
117 JAMES Mary E.  d/o C. S. & M. E. J   * May 12 1857 Oct 12 1864 6 5 16
118 JAMES Charles S.      * Oct 1 1819 Feb 16 1876 56 4 15
13 119 LAFOLLETT Abigail      * May 2 1779 Sept 2 1847 68 4  
120 LAFOLLETT Caty      * Nov 10 1806 Mar 15 1873 66 4 5
121 JAMES Lydia  w/o George    * Jan 10 1788 Oct 24 1854 66 9 14
122 JAMES George       Sept 12 1785 Sept 15 1866 81 0 3
123 JAMES Shelton      * Jan 15 1812 Sept 5 1863 51 7 21
124 SUTHERLIN Elonzo  s/o Talbott & N. J.    * Aug 6 1871 Sept 4 1872 1 0 29
125 SUTHERLIN Infant  d/o T. & N. J.   (assume b & d same day)   Nov  3 1874 Nov 3 1874      
126 SUTHERLIN Ethel  d/o T. & N. J.    * Feb 6 1888 June 3 1890 2 3 28
127 NORMAN Danny Lee    mortality marker       1970     1970      
128 SUTHERLIN Mary Alice  d/o Talbott & N. J.     Jan 13 1873 Apr 7 1906      
129a SUTHERLIN Talbott       Apr 25 1845 Feb 8 1912 66 9 13
129b SUTHERLIN Nancy J.  w/o Talbott   June 28 1848 Oct 3 1924 76 3 5
130 SUTHERLIN G. Thomas       Mar 31 1880 Dec 5 1928      
131 SUTHERLIN Joseph A.           1869     1945      
14 132 POWELL Infant  d/o J. & E.    Oct 27 1847 Dec 8 1847      
133 DICKERSON Leonora J.  d/o J. L. & Dialem    * Apr 16 1863 Dec 12 1867 4 7 26
15 134 HESTER John     Founder Presbyterian Church 1836, Born in PA   June 11 1765 Nov 21 1843      
134 HESTER     Son of John & Abigail Wright Hester who came to PA from Amsterdam 1740                      
16 135 HULET Infant  d/o W. & Eliza J.     May 1 1857 May 1 1857      
136 HULET Eliza Jane  w/o William Hulett d/o ? A. Hoster      May 7 1825 Oct 9 1861 36 5 2
137 HESTER John (stone hard to read, see stone 134 also)      July 11 1765 Nov 21 1843      
138a HESTER Anna M.     * Jan 16 1800 July 27 1863 62 6 11
138b HESTER Adam      * Mar 1 1799 Aug 2 1882 83 5 1
139a HICKS Jessie        no dates                    
139b HICKS Nancy      no dates                    
17 140 KELGH Michel      * Sept 10 1827 Sept 12 1872 45 0 4
141 UNKNOWN Unknown Illegible Stone                    
142 CRAMER Virginia O.  Wrenn w/o N.D.    * June 5 1836 Aug 14 1873 37 2 9
Stones in listing of Roxanne Vargo which I can't identify:
JAMES William Grant  s/o C. S. & M. E.      Mar 1 1864 Dec 18 1866 2 9 17
MYERS Ellen N.  d/o E. B. & M. R.      Sept 6 1859 Feb 18 1863 3 5 12
MYERS Susan E.  d/o E. B. & M. R.      Aug 13 1855 Feb 2 1861 5 5 20
McDANIEL John Henry  s/o J. & M. J.      Apr 26 1864 Oct 6 1866 2 5 10