Directions for finding this Delaware County Cemetery in Lewis Center, Ohio:

Drive North from Columbus on Rt. 23. At County 72 (Cheshire Road), turn right. Continue on Cheshire Road. The cemetery will be on the north side of the highway, halfway between Gregory Road (County 96) and Lackey/Old State Road (County 10).

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This cemetery includes the remains of persons who were buried in old Cheshire Cemetery, Berlin Township House Cemetery, and Blockhouse (AKA McNamara) cemeteries. The remains from these cemeteries were relocated to this cemetery probably when the Alum Creek Dam was built 1970-74. The cemetery sections are labeled with signs. No Dunham tombstones are located in the Township House or Blockhouse Cemetery sections, but there were many stones labeled "Unknown" in those sections.

The directory for Cheshire Cemetery lists 24 Dunhams. On one side of the directory are the alphabetized names, section, lot, and space numbers. On the other side is the cemetery directory map. Information and photographs for this website were collected on 8 July 2007 by Susan L. Snyder and her husband, Jim.

Below in green is Information provided in an e-mail from Lee Ann Morris to Susan Snyder on March 10, 2009. Lee Ann obtained this information from the minutes of the reunions of the descendents of Jonathan Dunham and Lydia Butler. A family reunion takes place each August in Delaware, Ohio. [Note: Jonathan was the brother of Susan Snyder's ancestor Walter Dunham (#35)]

Section A:

Lot 181.5: 40° 14.452' N, 82° 59.733°W to 40° 14.452' N, 82° 59.730' W : Buried here are Jonathan Dunham (Listed on the Directory as Jonathon) (Space 2), Elizabeth Harder Dunham (Space 1), Medary Dunham (Space 3), and Brough Dunham (Space 5). Jonathan is the son of Jonathan Dunham and Lydia Butler. [Note: The Jonathan buried here is Walter Dunham's (#35) nephew.] Medary and Brough are the twin sons of Jonathan and Elizabeth. The History of Delaware County, published by O.L. Baskin & Company, Historical Publishers, 1880 listed them as Linn M. and Laurens R. (Linn is Linn Medary and Brough is Laurens R.) [Note: Medary and Brough were Walter's great nephews].

JONATHAN DUNHAM,
BORN NOV. 4, 1815,
DIED JUNE 9 1892.
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ELIZABETH HARDER,
DUNHAM,
BORN MAR. 21, 1823,
DIED MAR. 13, 1903

MEDARY DUNHAM
1844-1905

BROUGH DUNHAM
1844-1912

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Lot 191: 40° 14.426' N, 82° 59.738' W: Buried here are Grace H. Dunham (Space 3), Earl H. Dunham (Space 4), and Rexford J. Dunham (Listed on directory as "Bexford", Space 5). On the directory, there is an "Unknown" listed at Space 1. (There was no stone found.) The relation of these Dunhams to Walter Dunham (#35) is unknown.

Lot 191.5: 40° 14.428' N, 82° 59.739' W Buried here are Alice C. Dunham (Space 1), Alverdo A. Dunham (Listed on directory as "Alverto", Space 2), A. J. Dunham (Space 3), Oscar J. Dunham (Space 5) and Mary Dunham (Space 4). "Alice C. may be the daughter of Jonathan Dunham and Elizabeth Harder Dunham. She is listed in the Delaware County Genealogy Society Cemetery database as their daughter." [Note: If this is true, then Alice C. would be Walter Dunham (#35)'s great niece ]. "However, if it is, she may have married a cousin as she was buried with Alverado."

The photograph below shows both lot 191 and 191.5.

DUNHAM
GRACE H. ----EARL H.
1901-1978.----- 1895-1972.

The top of the stones says "BABY."

REXFORD J.
DUNHAM.
1885-1888

DUNHAM
ALICE C. -----ALVERDO A.
1866-1951----- 1864-1946

“BERT”
A. J. DUNHAM
1868-1943

OSCAR J. DUNHAM
1842-1913
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MARY DUNHAM
1839-1915

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Lot 212.5: 40° 14.440' N, 82° 59.748' W to 40° 14.440' N, 82° 59.744' W :

Buried here are:

James J. Dunham (Listed on directory as "Jack J." , Space 1). Jack's relationship to Walter Dunham (#35) is unknown.

Err H. Dunham (Space 2). Err Hardon:(16 Sept 1857-29 June 1943), was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Harder Dunham. [Note: Err would have been Walter Dunham (#35)'s great nephew].

Elizabeth Dunham (Space 3). Elizabeth Hannah Dunham:(19 Oct 1862-12 May 1937) was the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Harder Dunham. [Note: Elizabeth would have been Walter Dunham (#35)'s great niece].

Silas P. Dunham (Space 4) Silas was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Harder Dunham. [Note: Silas would have been Walter Dunham (#35)'s great nephew].

Hamer Dunham (Listed on directory as "Homer", Space 5). Hamer was Jonathan Hamer Dunham IV, the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Harder Dunham [Note: Hamer would have been Walter Dunham (#35)'s great nephew].

JAMES J. DUNHAM
1899-1970

ERR H. DUNHAM
1857-1943

ELIZABETH H. DUNHAM
1862-1937

SILAS P. DUNHAM
1853-1934

HAMER DUNHAM
1849-1918

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Section C:

Lot 1: 40° 14.506' N, 82° 59.719' W: Buried here are Ampudia A. Dunham (Space 3N), Isabell A. Dunham (Space 2N) and Emory J. Dunham (Space 1N). The directory also lists Anna L. Dunham in Space 4N. Her stone was not seen on 8 July 2007. This suggests a return trip to this lot is required for a closer examination. Ampudia Arista Dunham was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Harder Dunham. [Note: Ampudia was one of Walter Dunham's (#35) great nephews.] The others on this lot are his wife and son.

DUNHAM

AMPUDIA A.
1846-1920
CO G. 145, REGT. O.N.G.

ISABELL A. HIS WIFE
1847-1920

EMORY J.
1889-1935

Left: This Civil War Flag stand was next to Ampudia's tombstone.

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Section F:

Lot 359: 40° 14.431' N, 82° 59.694' W: Buried here are Neil B. Dunham (Space 1) and Anna C. Dunham (Space 2). The relationship of Neil and Anna to Walter Dunham (#35) is unknown.

NEIL B.
DUNHAM
1907-1946

ANNA C.
DUNHAM
1905-1957

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At the northern most part of the new Cheshire Cemetery are the Blockhouse Cemetery and Townhouse Cemetery

Use this hyperlink for the Berlin Township Cemetery Website. Use this hyperlink for additional information on this cemetery .

Contact person for this website is Susan Snyder: susanleachsnyder@gmail.com