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).

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. (Their relation to my relative, Walter Dunham (#35) is unknown.) 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.

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 Directory as Jonathon) (Space 2), Elizabeth Harder Dunham (Space 1), Medary Dunham (Space 3), and Brough Dunham (Space 5).

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.)

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).

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), Err H. Dunham (Space 2), Elizabeth Dunham (Space 3), Silas P. Dunham (Space 4), and Hamer Dunham (Listed on directory as "Homer", Space 5).

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.