Tour - Greenwood Cemetary

Greenwood Cemetery Map

Adolph Strauch - Cemetery Designer

Sarah Bebb - Governor Bebb’s daughter and the first burial; Grave removed

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The individuals below may be buried at Greenwood:

Millikin

JOHN SUTHERLAND - 1899 - MIL 289

Joseph Hough - 1806 Merchant - 1853 - mil 205 10

Warren Corwin - Nephew of Thomas Corwin - 1863 - MIL 234

Judge Jesse Corwin - Brother to Governor Thomas Corwin - 1867 - MIL 234

Jane H. (McMechan) Corwin - Poet, writer and Women Rights Activist from early 1800’s

Greenwood Poem

Felix Straub - 1944 - MIL 69 6

EUGENE A. WEILER (Felix's son in law) - 1893

Stella Weiler Taylor, 1869-1953 Hamilton native who was an author, teacher and a popular long time columnist with the Hamilton Evening Journal. (Eugene's daughter). - 1953 - MIL 126 18

Daniel Beaver - 1864 - MIL 154 11

Matthew Hueston, 1771-1847 Farmer and businessman whose land was the basis for forming Hueston Woods State Park - 1869 - MIL 70 3

Dr. Rev. William Davidson - 1875 - MIL 38

Thomas Millikin - Lawyer - 1932 - MIL 182 6

Major George W. Rue, 1828-1911 Captured Confederate cavalry raider John Hunt Morgan in 1863, ending several weeks of fear in Ohio. - 1911 - MIL 312

Dan Millikin - 1914 - MIL 185-205 1

John W. Erwin - 1889 - MIL 369 1, John C. Skinner - 1889 - MIL 394 5, Henry S. Earheart, John S. Earheart

Hill

William C. Margedant Sr. - Civil War topographical engineer - 1900 1-E

William J. Morand - Owner: Wurmser, Sig. ​Hill Section Lot :605 Space :3

Susan Weller - Oldest burial in Greenwood. Third wife to California Governor John B. Weller - 1848 HIL 471 ​

Ferdinand Van Der Veer, 1823-1892 Hamilton lawyer, who rose to brigadier general during distinguished Civil War career, also served as sheriff, prosecutor, judge and school board member. - 1892 HIL 561

Emily Van Derveer (HIL 561)

Vault

Child of e.g. Dyer who died at the children’s home

Captain Alexander Delorac - 1870 - VLT 705 1

Dr. Henry Mallory - 1904 - VAU 624 9

William McClellan - 1945 - VLT 689 2

Michael Delorac - Ferryboat Operator - 1872 - VLT 705 5

George W. White - Master Painter - 1891 - VLT 6

Nelson Williams - poet - 1944 - VLT 624 10

East Hill

William Hamilton Miller - directed the formation of Camp Hamilton at the start of the Civil War in 1861. - EH 191 3 ​

John Woods - 1855 - EH 147 6

William Bigham - 1853 - EH 87 8

William Beckett - 1917 - EH 200 16

Lou J. Beauchamp (EH maybe under Miller)

1st East

Homer Gard, 1866-1952 Hamilton journalist for 65 years, who, along with his wife, in 1926 donated a camp to the YMCA in memory of their son Campbell Gard who passed away from injuries sustained during WWI. - 1952 - Section :1-E Lot :634 Space :8

Warren Gard

Clark Lane - 1907 Section :1-E Lot :580 Space :9

John P. Bruck - Service date 11/17/1898 - First Lieutenant of the Jackson Guards of the 19th Division of the Ohio Militia in hamilton - fought in civil war - Section :1-E Lot :426 Space :18

Captain Robert B. Huston - Commander of Theodore Roosevelts Rough Riders - 1895  SECTION :1-E LOT :633 SPACE :8

Henry Beardsley 1-E 477

Clark Lane, 1823-1907 Industrialist who built, stocked and ran the city’s first library, and who later donated the library to the City of Hamilton - 1907 - Section :1-E Lot :580 Space :9

Martin Mason 1856-1900 - 1900 1-E (I think)

Samuel R. John - First civil war casualty from Hamilton. His funeral was held on the courthouse square. - 1861 - Section :1-E Lot :546 Space :9

Franklin H. Scobey, 1837-1888 Hamilton soldier, journalist and agriculturist who was also a founding member of the Sigma Chi fraternity - 1888 - Section :1-E Lot :597 Space :1

1st West

James McBride - 1872 - 1W 679 7

James McBride - Hamilton’s 1st Historian - 1872 - 1W 679 7

John Kinch - 1875 - 1W 728 X

Carl W. Weilenman, 1889-1924 Lefthander who won 84 games in more than eight major league seasons while pitching for the Brown, perennial losers; he was nemesis to Detroit Tigers and Ty Cobb. W 173 1

2nd West

Mayor Russell Burrows - 1867 - 2W 888

J.W. Benninghofen

Zion

Peter Schwab - 1913 - ZIO 227 13

Samuel Davidson - 1895 - ZIO 160 13

Gar?

John Theurer - Greatest Athlete in the history of Butler County - 1917 - 01 R6 336

D?

Dr. Benjamin Hair - 1900

St. Stephens

CHarles stengel (invented the duel wheel caster) in st. stephens sec 5 row 1

C

Raymond H. Burke, 1881-1954 Author of Miami University fight song, helped draft Hamilton City Charter and served as mayor, state senator and member of Congress C 190 7 ​

WW1

Bernard Fromholtz WW1 R4 17 & raymond Tieman WW1 R4 18 - WWI Bombers that had a triple funeral and burial at Greenwood

Need help

Charles K. Carter - 1872 - MIA R3 108

Rudolph Thiem, 1859-1928 German immigrant created Hamilton’s most prominent landmark, the Civil War private (Billy Yank) on the Soldiers and Pioneers Monument. - 1928

John Reily, 1763-1850 Revolutionary War soldier and teacher who helped write the Ohio Constitution before holding numerous positions in Butler County. - 1850

John Sutherland - 1771 to 1834 - Hamilton’s first merchant came as the captain of packhorses under General Anthony Wayne. He stayed to open trade with the Indians and first settlers.

Wilkinson Beatty - Died 1866

49 Victims of 1913 Flood

Lida Myra Keck Wiggins? - Writer - not sure where she’s buried

C

GEORGE ADAM RENTSCHLER - 1923 - C 89 5

Frederick G. Mueller - Architect - 1947 - C 185 20